Lesson 2-15 Flashcards
retaliate
報復;反擊
If someone insults you, don’t retaliate as it only makes the situation worse.
如果別人侮辱了你,不要報復,因為這樣只會使情況變得更糟。
reticent
沈默寡言的;不願交談的
He is very reticent about his past.
他不願談及他的過去。
retrench
削減費用;緊縮開支
The company had to retrench because of falling orders.
由於訂單減少,這間公司不得不緊縮開支。
retribution
嚴懲;應得的懲罰;報應
They fled because they feared retribution for the genocide.
他們逃跑是因為他們害怕會因犯下的種族滅絕罪行而遭到嚴懲。
retrieve
找回;取回;挽回
We taught our dog to retrieve a ball.
我們教狗撿球。
in retrospect
回顧;回想
In retrospect, I think my marriage was doomed from the beginning.
現在回頭看,我覺得我的婚姻從一開始就註定要破裂。
reverberate
回響,迴盪
The narrow street reverberated with/to the sound of the workmen’s drills.
狹窄的街道上迴盪著工人施工的電鑽聲。
reverence
尊敬;崇敬
She has/shows/feels great reverence for her professors.
她對教她的那些教授們很崇敬。
rhapsodize
大加讚揚;熱情讚美
He’s always rhapsodizing about/over the joys of having children.
他總是熱情讚美為人父母所享受到的天倫之樂。
rigorous
嚴密的,縝密的;嚴謹的
rigorous testing/checking/methods
精確的測試/嚴格的檢查/嚴謹的方法
riveting
引人入勝的,吸引人的
It was a riveting story.
那是個非常動聽的故事。
robust
(人或動物)強壯的,茁壯的;(東西或系統)堅固的,耐用的,結實的
He looks robust and healthy enough.
他看起來非常強壯健康。
rudimentary
基本的;初步的;粗淺的
Her knowledge is still only rudimentary.
她仍然只是粗通皮毛。
ruminate
沈思,長時間思考
She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.
幾個星期她一直在反復考慮是否要告訴他真相。
sagacity
睿智,聰慧[U]
a mariner of infinite resource and sagacity 一名機智聰慧的水手
salient
顯著的,突出的
She began to summarize the salient features/points of the proposal.
她開始總結提議中的重點/要點。
salubrious
(地方)環境宜人且有益健康的,宜居的
He doesn’t live in a very salubrious part of town.
他住的地方是鎮上不太適宜居住的地方。
sanguine
樂觀的,樂天的
They are less sanguine about the prospects for peace.
他們對和平的前景不看好。
satiate
(尤指飲食或享樂)使飽足,使厭膩
He drank greedily until his thirst was satiated.
他大口大口地喝得飽飽的。
savvy
常識;實際能力
business savvy
專業知識
scant
少量的;不足的;貧乏的
He pays scant attention to the needs of his children.
他很少關心自己孩子的需求。
scion
豪門望族的後裔,富家子弟
He’s the scion of a very wealthy newspaper-publishing family.
他出身於報業世家,家境富裕。
scout
偵察;搜索;尋找
He’s scouting about/around for somewhere better to live.
他到處尋找更好的住處。
scrap
放棄;取消
They’re considering scrapping the tax and raising the money in other ways.
他們正在考慮廢除這個稅目,用其他方法募集款項。