July12 Flashcards
neuroscientist
神经学家
endowment
n. 天赋 the action of endowing something or someone.
temperament
气质 a person’s or animal’s nature, especially as it permanently affects their behavior.
aptitude
能力倾向 a natural ability to do something.
guru
领袖 (in Hinduism and Buddhism) a spiritual teacher, especially one who imparts initiation.
forerunner
先行者 a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else.
adopt
采用 收养 legally take another’s child and bring it up as one’s own.
profoundly
adv. 深深 to a profound extent; extremely.
urgency
急迫性 importance requiring swift action.
毅力 an earnest and persistent quality; insistence.
deficient
匮乏 not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient
provoke
惹 挑衅 stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
stance
姿态 the way in which someone stands, especially when deliberately adopted (as in baseball, golf, and other sports); a person’s posture.
a ledge or foothold on which a belay can be secured.
consume
消费 消耗
(of a feeling) completely filling one’s mind and attention; absorbing.
eat, drink, or ingest (food or drink).
stake
赌注 gamble (money or something else of value) one the outcome of a game or race
royal flush
皇家同花顺 a straight flush including ace, king, queen, jack, and ten all in the same suit, which is the hand of the highest possible value when wild cards are not in use.
