Lesson 22 Flashcards
exterminate
根除;滅絕;消滅
Once cockroaches get into a building, it’s very difficult to exterminate them.
一旦屋裡有了蟑螂,就很難徹底消滅。
extinguish (2)
熄滅,撲滅(火或光)
It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.
消防隊員花了幾個小時才將烈火撲滅。
extirpation
extirpation
根絕;滅絕
extol (2)
讚揚;讚頌;讚美
His book extolling the benefits of vegetarianism sold thousands of copies.
他那本宣揚素食益處的書賣出了好幾千本。
extort
敲詐,勒索;強求
He had been extorting money from the old lady for years.
他向那個老太太勒索錢財長達數年之久。
extract (2)
取出;拔出;提取
They used to extract iron ore from this site.
他們曾經在這個地方開採鐵礦。
extradition
extradition
引渡逃犯,將亡命者送還本國
extraneous
無直接關係的;無關的
extraneous information
無關訊息
extravagance
奢侈,鋪張
I think she was shocked by my extravagance.
我想,我太鋪張了,她一定感到很震驚。
extravagant
奢侈的,鋪張的;浪費的
the extravagant lifestyle of a movie star
影星奢華的生活方式
extremity
末端,盡頭;(尤指)離中心最遠之處
The wood lies on the southern extremity of the estate.
樹林位於莊園的最南邊。
extricate (2)
使擺脫,使脫離;解救
It took hours to extricate the car from the sand.
用了幾個小時才把陷入沙地中的車拉出來。
extrude (2)
(尤指通過狹小的出口)擠壓出,擠壓成,壓製
extruded aluminium rods
壓製成形的鋁杆
extrusive
extrusive
擠出的;突出的
exuberance (2)
exuberance
豐富;充溢;繁茂;生氣勃勃的行動
exuberant (3)
(尤指人或其行為)精力充沛的,熱情洋溢的,興高采烈的
Young and exuberant, he symbolizes Italy’s new vitality.
青春年少、意氣風發,他代表了義大利朝氣勃勃的生力軍。
exude (2)
明顯地流露,充分顯露(愛、自信、痛苦等)
She just exudes confidence.
她顯得信心十足。
exultant (2)
(尤指因別人失敗而)歡欣鼓舞的,興高采烈的
an exultant cheer
因取勝而歡呼
fabricate (2)
捏造,虛構;偽造
He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.
他遲到了,就編了個理由以免惹上麻煩。
façade (3)
(尤指大型建築物或外型美觀的建築物的)正面
the gallery’s elegant 18th-century façade
美術館建於18世紀典雅的正面
facetious (3)
(尤指不問場合)好開玩笑的;滑稽的,詼諧的
facetious remarks
不合時宜的發言
facile (2)
(言語或理論)輕率的,未經深思熟慮的
a facile explanation
信口開河的解釋
facilitate (2)
促進;促使;使便利
The new ramp will facilitate the entry of wheelchairs.
新的坡道將可方便輪椅進入。
factitiously
factitiously
人為地;做作地
fall on sb
懷疑到…的頭上
He was the last person to see the woman alive, and suspicion immediately fell on him.
他是那個女人生前最後見到的人,所以一下就懷疑到他頭上。
fall out
吵架;失和
He left home after falling out with his parents.
和父母吵了一架後,他離開了家。
fallacious
錯誤的,謬誤的
His argument is based on fallacious reasoning.
他的論點是建立在錯誤的推理基礎上的。
falsify
篡改,偽造(文件)
The certificate had clearly been falsified.
這張證書很明顯是偽造的。
falter
衰弱;動搖;猶豫;畏縮
The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.
晚宴上的談話出現了一刻冷場。
fanfare
號角齊鳴
in a fanfare of publicity 大張旗鼓地
farce
鬧劇風格,滑稽戲風格
The play suddenly changes from farce to tragedy.
這齣戲突然從鬧劇轉變成悲劇。
farrago
大雜燴;混雜物
He told us a farrago of lies.
他向我們講了一大堆謊話。
fast and furious
快速激烈的,充滿速度與激情的
It’s not a relaxing movie - it’s pretty fast and furious.
這不是一部輕鬆的電影——它節奏很快,扣人心弦。
fastidious (6)
一絲不苟的;過分嚴謹的;苛求的
He is very fastidious about how a suitcase should be packed.
他對如何收拾行裝要求很嚴格。
fathom (2)
弄清;理解
For years people have been trying to fathom (out) the mysteries of the whale’s song.
多年來人們一直試圖弄清鯨魚歌聲之謎。
fatuous
愚蠢的;昏庸的;錯誤的;未經認真考慮的
a fatuous idea
愚蠢的想法
fauna
(某一地區的)動物群
While she was in Hawaii, she studied the local flora and fauna.
她在夏威夷的時候,研究了當地的動植物群。
faux pas (2)
失言;失禮
I made some remark about his wife’s family, and then realized I’d made a serious faux pas.
我談論了幾句他妻子的娘家,接著就意識到這很失禮。
fawning
奉承的,恭維的,討好的
a fawning young man
阿諛奉承的年輕人
fearsome
可怕的,嚇人的
a fearsome reputation
令人生畏的名聲
febrile
極活躍的;狂熱的;過分情緒化的
She sang with febrile intensity.
她縱情歌唱。
feckless
無氣力的;無精打采的
He was portrayed as a feckless drunk.
他被描述成一個有氣無力的醉漢。
fecund
多產的;肥沃的;生殖力旺盛的
fecund soil
肥沃的土壤
fecundity
fecundity
多產;豐饒;肥沃;繁殖力
feeble
虛弱的;衰弱的,無力的
He was a feeble, helpless old man.
他是一個虛弱無助的老人。
feign (2)
假裝(某種感情),裝作
You know how everyone feigns surprise when you tell them how old you are.
你知道當你告訴別人你的年齡時,他們如何故作驚訝。
felicitous
貼切的;恰當的;得體的
He summed up Jack’s achievements in one or two felicitous phrases.
他用一兩個詞語恰如其分地概括了傑克的成就。
felicity (3)
幸福;幸運;令人幸福的事
the dubious felicity of marriage
婚姻的憂喜未蔔
fence
柵欄
to sit on the fence 騎牆
to mend (one’s) fences 捐棄前嫌
feral
野生的(尤指原為家養的動物)
feral dogs/cats
野狗/貓