Lesson 3-3 Flashcards
felicity
幸福；幸運；令人幸福的事
the dubious felicity of marriage
婚姻的憂喜未蔔
ferocious
兇猛的，兇惡的；激烈的；可怕的
a ferocious dog
兇猛的狗
flagrant
駭人聽聞的；公然的；罪惡昭彰的
a flagrant misuse of funds/privilege
明目張膽的濫用資金／特權
flamboyant
炫耀的；賣弄的
a flamboyant gesture
炫耀的姿態
flank
在…側面
The president was flanked by senior advisors.
部長們簇擁在總統的兩側。
flimsy
很薄的；易破的；易損壞的
You won’t be warm enough in that flimsy dress.
你穿那麽薄的衣服不夠暖和。
flounder
困難重重；艱苦掙扎；不知所措
He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.
他把演講稿的下一頁弄丟了，支支吾吾了幾秒鐘。
fluctuate
（尤指持續）波動，起伏不定
Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
蔬菜價格隨著季節變化而漲落。
foment
挑起，激起，煽動（事端）
The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.
這首歌因可能挑起種族衝突被禁播了。
forfeit
（因違規而）喪失，被沒收
If you cancel now, you forfeit your deposit.
如果您現在取消的話，恐怕您不能拿回訂金。
formidable
可怕的；令人敬畏的；難對付的
a formidable obstacle/task
令人生畏的障礙／任務
fortitude
勇氣，堅韌，剛毅
I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period.
我認為她在那段時期表現出了驚人的勇氣。
frivolous
愚蠢輕浮的，不嚴肅的
I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.
我想他把她看成了輕浮的姑娘。
furtive
（人）偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的；（行動）秘密的
I saw him cast a furtive glance at the woman at the table to his right.
我看到他偷偷地掃了一眼坐在他右邊桌子旁的女人。
futility
無益，徒勞[U]
the futility of their attempts 他們的嘗試無效
garrulous
1.喋喋不休的；貧嘴的；饒舌的
The thing I fear the most when traveling on a plane is to have a garrulous neighbor. 我搭飛機旅行時，最怕有個喋喋不休的鄰座。
2.（小河）潺潺不息的
germinate
（使）（種子）發芽，萌芽；（使）開始生長
The beans will only germinate if the temperature is warm enough.
豆只有在溫度足夠高時才會發芽。
grapple
（尤指為了得到某物而）扭打，搏鬥
The children grappled for the ball.
孩子們為了爭球打成一團。
gratify
使高興；使滿意；滿足（某人的願望、需求等）
We were gratified by the response to our appeal.
呼籲得到積極的響應， 我們感到非常欣慰。
gratuitous
（不良行為等）不必要的，無謂的，無理由的
A lot of viewers complained that there was too much gratuitous sex and violence in the film.
很多觀眾抱怨說影片中有太多無謂的色情和暴力鏡頭。
gregarious
（人）愛交際的，不喜獨處的
Emma’s a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.
艾瑪是個喜歡交際、性情爽直的人。
gullible
容易上當的，易受欺騙的，輕信的
There are any number of miracle cures on the market for people gullible enough to buy them.
市場上有好多種所謂的奇效藥，專門誘騙那些輕信的人掏腰包。
haggle
（對價格或條件）討價還價
It’s traditional that you haggle over/about the price of things in the market.
傳統上買賣東西時都會討價還價。
haughty
不友好的，傲慢的
She has a rather haughty manner.
她的舉止非常傲慢。
heterogeneous
各種各樣的；混雜的
Switzerland is a heterogeneous confederation of 26 self-governing cantons.
瑞士是一個由26個不同的自治州組成的聯邦。
hubris
驕傲自大
He was punished for his hubris.
他因為自大而受到懲罰。
impartial
公正的，無偏見的
impartial advice
客觀公正的建議
impeccable
完美的，無可挑剔的
impeccable taste/manners/credentials
無可挑剔的品味／舉止／資歷
impede
妨礙，阻礙；阻止
Although he’s shy, it certainly hasn’t impeded his career in any way.
儘管他很害羞，但這顯然一點也沒有妨礙他的事業。
impediment
妨礙，阻礙；阻止
In a number of developing countries, war has been an additional impediment to progress.
在一些發展中國家，戰爭成了發展的另一阻礙。
impervious
不能滲透的
How does glue bond with impervious substances like glass and metal?
膠水黏玻璃和金屬之類不透水物質的效果如何？
impetuous
衝動的，魯莽的
He’s so impetuous - why can’t he think things over before he rushes into them?
他太衝動了——為甚麼他急著做事前不能仔細考慮一下呢？
implacable
不饒人的；堅定的；無法改變的
an implacable enemy
死敵
implicate
牽連，涉及
Have they any evidence to implicate him in the robbery?
他們有證據證明他涉嫌搶劫案嗎？
implicit
不明言的，含蓄的
He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.
他將她的評論理解為對政府的含蓄批評。
importune
沒完沒了地強求，糾纏
As a tourist, you are importuned for money the moment you step outside your hotel.
作為遊客，你一跨出旅館就會被人纏住要錢。
imposing
壯觀的，宏偉的；氣宇不凡的
an imposing mansion
雄偉壯觀的大廈
imprecation
罵人話
The old woman walked along the street muttering imprecations.
老婦沿街走著，嘴裡咕噥著罵人的話。
inadvertently
非故意地，無意地
He inadvertently deleted the file.
他不小心把檔案刪除了。
incipient
剛開始的；早期的
signs of incipient public frustration
公眾中開始出現的種種失望的跡象
incongruous
不協調的；不合適的；不一致的
The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library.
這台新電腦在放滿書的昏暗圖書館中顯得很不協調。
inconspicuous
不顯眼的，不引人注目的
This type of bird is very inconspicuous because of its dull feathers.
這種鳥因其羽毛灰暗而毫不起眼。
incubate
孵（卵），孵化
The female bird incubates the eggs for about 16 days.
雌鳥孵卵16天左右。
inculcate
反覆灌輸；諄諄教誨
Our coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in/into the players.
我們的教練努力給運動員灌輸團隊精神。
incumbent
現任的；在職的
The incumbent president faces problems which began many years before he took office.
現任總統面臨著他上任前很多年就已開始出現的種種問題。
indignant
憤怒的，憤慨的
She wrote an indignant letter to the paper complaining about the council’s action.
她給報紙寫了一封義憤填膺的信抗議市政會的做法。
indignation
憤怒；憤慨，義憤[U][（+about/at/over）]
Reports of child abuse aroused public indignation. 有關摧殘兒童的報導激起了公眾的義憤。
indolent
懶散的；懶惰的
an indolent wave of the hand
懶懶的揮手
inexplicable
無法說明的；費解的
For some inexplicable reason, he’s decided to cancel the project.
由於某種無法解釋的原因，他決定取消這個專案。
inherent
內在的；固有的，生來就有的
There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport.
幾乎每種運動本身都帶有危險／風險。
