Lesson 2-4 Flashcards
conspicuous
顯眼的；醒目的；顯著的
In China, her blonde hair was conspicuous.
在中國，她的金髮十分顯眼。
conspiracy
陰謀；密謀；謀劃
The three men are accused of conspiracy.
這三人被指控圖謀不軌。
conspire
密謀；共謀；圖謀
[ + to infinitive ] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job.
他覺得同事們在密謀把他從工作崗位上擠走。
consternation
驚愕；驚恐；驚惶失措
The prospect of so much work filled him with consternation.
一想到要做這麽多事，他心裡驚恐不已。
constipation
constipation
便秘；受限制；受約束
constituency
選區
a rural/urban constituency
鄉村／城市選區
constitute
是；被看作，被視爲
This latest defeat constitutes a major setback for the Democrats.
最近的這次失敗是對民主黨的一次重挫。
contentious
有爭議的；引起爭論的；可能引發爭議的
a contentious decision/policy/issue/subject
有爭議的決定／政策／問題／話題
contiguous
相近的，相鄰的；毗鄰的；互相連接的
The two states are contiguous with/to each other, but the laws are quite different.
這兩個州相毗鄰，但其法律卻大不相同。
contingency
可能發生的事；意外事件，不測事件
You must be able to deal with all possible contingencies.
你必須能應付一切可能發生的意外事件。
contumacious
不聽命令的；（尤指對法庭命令）抗拒的
The court has the power to apply sanctions for contumacious conduct.
法庭有權對違抗法庭命令的行為進行制裁。
conundrum
難題；複雜的問題
Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be a real conundrum for working parents.
對雙職工家長來說，學校放假期間如何安排照顧孩子是個大難題。
converge
（幾條線或道路）會合，交會，匯合
The paths all converge at the main gate of the park.
這幾條小路都在公園正門處交會。
conversion
改變，轉變；轉化
Solar power is the conversion of the sun’s energy into heat and electricity.
太陽能動力是將太陽能轉化為熱和電。
corollary
必然結果，直接的結果
Unfortunately, violence is the inevitable corollary of such a revolutionary change in society.
不幸的是，這種社會大變革必然會導致暴力事件。
corpulent
肥胖的，臃腫的
a corpulent gentleman
肥胖的紳士
corroborate
證實，確證
Recent research seems to corroborate his theory.
最新研究似乎證實了他的理論。
counterfeit
僞造的；仿造的；假冒的
counterfeit jewellery/passports/coins
假珠寶／護照／錢幣
counterproductive
産生相反效果的；産生相反作用的；事與願違的，適得其反的
Improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster.
提高車輛安全性的措施可能會適得其反，因爲這會激勵人們開快車。
covert
隱蔽的；隱秘的；秘密的
covert actions
秘密活動
credence
支持；相信，信任
I’m not prepared to give credence to anonymous complaints.
我不會相信那些匿名投訴。
crevice
深的皺紋；身體上的皺痕
The harsh light revealed every crevice and wrinkle in his face.
他臉上每條深淺不一的皺紋在強光下都清晰可見。
culinary
烹飪的；廚房的
the culinary delights (= good food) of Beijing
北京的美味菜餚
culpability
應受譴責；有罪
The culpability of this car accident remains unclear. 這場車禍中誰該受譴責還不清楚。
cupidity
cupidity
（尤指對金錢或財産的）貪心，貪婪
curate
副牧師；助理牧師
The curate reprimanded his carelessness. 副牧師斥責了他的粗心大意。
cynosure
cynosure
引人注目的人（或事物）
dabble
淺嘗，嘗新鮮；涉獵
He first dabbled in politics when he was at law school.
他在法學院上學時首次接觸政治。
dawn on sb
使…明白，使…意識到
[ + that ] I was about to pay for the shopping when it suddenly dawned on me that I’d left my wallet at home.
我買完東西要付錢時，才突然發現我把錢包留在家裡了。
debauch
使變壞，使敗壞
Lenin said that the best way to destroy the capitalist system was to debauch the currency.
列寧說，摧毀資本主義體系的最好辦法是擊垮其貨幣。
debilitate
使虛弱；削弱，使衰弱
Chemotherapy exhausted and debilitated him.
化療使他感到非常疲憊虛弱。
debunk
駁斥；揭穿，揭露…的真相
The writer’s aim was to debunk the myth that had grown up around the actress.
作者的目的是為了揭穿圍繞這位女演員的種種傳聞。
deceptive
有欺騙成分的，騙人的；造成假像的
It’s deceptive - from the outside the building looks small, but inside it’s very big.
這是一種錯覺——從外面看這棟建築物很小，但內部空間卻相當大。
deciduous
deciduous
（樹木）落葉的
decimate
毀滅，大量殺戮；大幅削減
Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.
瀕臨動物的數量已經大幅減少。
decipher
辨認；破解，破譯
Can you decipher the writing on this envelope?
你能辨認出信封上的字嗎？
decorum
穩重，端莊
As young ladies we were expected to act/behave with proper decorum.
人們認為我們年輕女子的行為舉止應該沉穩端莊。
decry
斥責，譴責，抨擊
Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists.
律師們對幾名記者遭到監禁表示譴責。
deferential
尊重的，尊敬的，恭敬的
She is always extremely deferential towards anyone in authority.
她對權威人士總是畢恭畢敬。
deflect
（使）轉向，（使）偏斜
The ball deflected off my shoulder, straight into the goal.
球打在我的肩膀上反彈進了球門。
delineate
描述；勾畫
The main characters are clearly delineated in the first chapter.
主要人物在第一章裡得到了清晰的描述。
deluded
受騙的，上當的
Poor deluded girl, she thinks he’s going to marry her.
真可憐，受騙的女孩還以為他會和她結婚呢。
delve into sth
深入探索；探究
It’s not always a good idea to delve too deeply into someone’s past.
過分探究某人的過去並不見得總是一件好事。
demarcation
（界線或規則）分界；分界線
The river serves as the line of demarcation (= the line showing the separation) between the two counties.
那條河是兩國的分界線。
demeaning
羞辱的，貶低的
That advertisement is demeaning to women.
那個廣告是對婦女的侮辱。
dementia
（尤指老年性）癡呆
The most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease.
最常見的癡呆病是阿茲海默症。
demolish
（尤指為利用土地而）拆除，拆毀
A number of houses were demolished so that the supermarket could be built.
為了修建超級市場，很多房屋被拆除了。
denounce
（公開）譴責，痛斥
The government’s economic policy has been denounced on all sides.
政府的經濟政策受到了各方面的譴責。
deplete
消耗；耗費（資源、金錢、精力等）
If we continue to deplete the earth’s natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment.
如果我們繼續消耗地球上的自然資源，將對環境造成嚴重的破壞。
depraved
道德敗壞的，墮落的，惡毒的
a depraved character/mind
不良品質／思想
