Lesson 6 Flashcards
autonomous
自治的,有自治權的
an autonomous region/province/republic/council
自治地區/省/共和國/委員會
autonomy
自治,自治權
Demonstrators demanded immediate autonomy for their region.
遊行示威者要求立即實現該地區的自治。
autopsy
屍體解剖;驗屍
They carried out/performed an autopsy.
他們進行了檢屍。
avarice
貪得無厭;貪婪
Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice (= an extremely large amount of money).
她的商業帝國帶給她的財富之巨是做夢都不敢想像的。
avenue
(兩邊有樹或高樓的)大街;(鄉間寬闊的)林蔭大道
Fremont Avenue
弗里蒙特大街
averse
反對的;嫌惡的;不願意的
Few people are averse to the idea of a free holiday.
幾乎沒有人會反對免費假期這個主意。
avert
防止,避免
to avert a crisis/conflict/strike/famine
避免危機/衝突/罷工/饑荒
avocation
avocation
副業;興趣;愛好;【口】職業
awake (2)
(使)領悟;(使)醒悟;(使)意識到;(被)喚起
The chance meeting awoke the old passion between them.
這次邂逅使他們愛火重燃。
axiom
(被普遍接受的)公理,原則
It is a widely held axiom that governments should not negotiate with terrorists.
政府不應與恐怖分子談判,這是一個普遍認可的原則。
babble
牙牙學語,含糊不清地說;興奮地說;胡言亂語
The children babbled excitedly among themselves.
孩子們聚在一起,興奮地說個沒完沒了。
backlash (2)
(社會或政治方面的)強烈反應;強烈反對
the 60s backlash against bourgeois materialism
60年代對資產階級物質主義的強烈抵制
balefully
in a way that shows a threat to do something bad or hurt someone:
ex. She glared balefully at me.
banal (2)
平庸的,陳腐的
He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.
他整晚只是坐在那裡,說些老套的話。
the bane of sth
禍根,災星,掃把星,(麻煩或不幸的)根源
Keeping noise levels low is the bane of airport administration.
降低噪音一直是個令機場管理部門感到頭痛的難題。
banish
趕走;流放,放逐;(尤指)把(某人)驅逐出境
He was banished to an uninhabited island for a year.
他被流放到一個荒無人跡的小島上呆了一年。
bank on sb/sth
指望,信賴;依賴,依靠
Can I bank on your support?
我能指望你嗎?
barista
barista
咖啡店店員
baroque (2)
巴羅克式的
baroque architecture/painters
巴羅克風格的建築/畫家
barricade
(尤指迅速設置的)障礙物,路障
Inmates erected a barricade between themselves and the prison guards.
囚犯們設置了路障,把獄警和他們隔開。