List-11 Flashcards
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impetuous
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- *adj. 冲动的;鲁莽的;猛烈的
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- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
- marked by violent force
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impiety
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- *n. 不虔诚;不尊敬;无信仰;无信心
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- unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
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implausible
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- *adj. 难以置信的,不像真实的
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- having a quality that provokes disbelief
- highly imaginative but unlikely
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implement
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- *vt. 实施,执行;实现,使生效
n. 工具,器具;手段 - ——————————————**
- instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
- apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design
- ensure observance of laws and rules
- pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue
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implication
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- *n. 含义;暗示;牵连,卷入;可能的结果,影响
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- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
- an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
- a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q’; if p is true then q cannot be false
- a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
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imply
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- *vt. 意味;暗示;隐含
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- express or state indirectly
- suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
- have as a logical consequence
- suggest that someone is guilty
- have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail
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impolitic
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- *adj. 失策的;不明智的
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- not politic
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imponderable
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- *adj. 无重量的;无法计算的
n. 无法衡量的事物 - ——————————————**
- a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed
- difficult or impossible to evaluate with precision
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imposing
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- *adj. (建筑物等)壮观的;威风的;(仪表)堂堂的;给人深刻印象的
v. impose的ing形式 - ——————————————**
- impressive in appearance
- used of a person’s appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
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impostor
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- *n. 骗子;冒充者
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- a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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imposture
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- *n. 欺诈,欺骗;冒牌
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- pretending to be another person
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impound
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- *vt. 没收;拘留;将…关在圈中
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- take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
- place or shut up in a pound
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impracticability
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- *n. 固执;无法实施;不能实施的事项
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- the quality of not being usable
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impractical
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- *adj. 不切实际的,不现实的;不能实行的
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- not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
- not practical or realizable; speculative
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imprecise
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- *adj. 不精确的;不严密的;不确切的
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- not precise
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impressed
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- *adj. 印象深刻的;外加的;受感动的;了不起的
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- deeply or markedly affected or influenced
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impressionable
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- *adj. 敏感的;易受影响的
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- easily impressed or influenced
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impressive
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- *adj. 感人的;令人钦佩的;给人以深刻印象的
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- making a strong or vivid impression
- producing a strong effect
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impromptu
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- *n. 即兴曲;即席演出
adv. 即席地
adj. 即席的 - ——————————————**
- an extemporaneous speech or remark
- a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation
- with little or no preparation or forethought
- without advance preparation
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improper
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- *adj. 不正确的,错误的;不适当的;不合礼仪的
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- not suitable or right or appropriate
- not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
- not appropriate for a purpose or occasion
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impropriety
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- *n. 不适当;不正确;用词错误;[审计] 不正当行为
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- an improper demeanor
- the condition of being improper
- an indecent or improper act
- an act of undue intimacy
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improvident
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- *adj. 浪费的;无远见的;无先见之明的
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- not provident; not providing for the future
- not given careful consideration
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improvise
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- *vt. 即兴创作;即兴表演;临时做;临时提供
vi. 即兴创作;即兴表演;临时凑合 - ——————————————**
- perform without preparation
- manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
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improvised
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- *adj. 即兴的;临时准备的
v. 即兴创作;临时做,临时提供(improvise的过去分词) - ——————————————**
- done or made using whatever is available
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imprudent
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- *adj. 轻率的,鲁莽的;不小心的
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- not prudent or wise
- lacking wise self-restraint
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impudent
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- *adj. 无耻的;鲁莽的;放肆无礼的
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- marked by casual disrespect
- improperly forward or bold
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impugn
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- *vt. 指责,非难;抨击;反驳;对…表示怀疑
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- attack as false or wrong
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impulse
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- *n. 冲动;[电子] 脉冲;刺激;神经冲动;推动力
vt. 推动 - ——————————————**
- an instinctive motive
- a sudden desire
- the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
- (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- the act of applying force suddenly
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impulsive
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- *adj. 冲动的;受感情驱使的;任性的
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- proceeding from natural feeling or impulse without external stimulus
- without forethought
- having the power of driving or impelling
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
- characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
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impunity
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- *n. 不受惩罚;无患;[法] 免罚
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- exemption from punishment or loss
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impute
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- *vt. 归罪于,归咎于;嫁祸于
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- attribute or credit to
- attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source
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inadvertent
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- *adj. 疏忽的;不注意的(副词inadvertently);无意中做的
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- without intention (especially resulting from heedless action)
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inadvisable
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- *adj. 失策的,不明智的;不受劝告的
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- not prudent or wise; not recommended
- not advisable
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inalienable
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- *adj. 不可分割的;不可剥夺的;不能让与的
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- incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another
- not subject to forfeiture
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inane
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- *adj. 空洞的,空虚的;愚蠢的
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- devoid of intelligence
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inappropriate
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- *adj. 不适当的;不相称的
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- not suitable for a particular occasion etc
- not in keeping with what is correct or proper
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inaugurate
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- *vt. 创新;开辟;开创;举行开幕典礼;举行就职典礼
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- commence officially
- open ceremoniously or dedicate formally
- be a precursor of
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inborn
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- *adj. 天生的;先天的
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- present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
- normally existing at birth
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incandescent
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- *adj. 辉耀的;炽热的;发白热光的
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- emitting light as a result of being heated
- characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance
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incapacitate
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- *vt. 使无能力;使不能;使不适于
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- make unable to perform a certain action
- injure permanently
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incarnate
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- *adj. 化身的;人体化的;肉色的
vt. 体现;使…具体化;使实体化 - ——————————————**
- make concrete and real
- represent in bodily form
- possessing or existing in bodily form
- invested with a bodily form especially of a human body
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incendiary
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- *n. 燃烧弹;纵火犯,放火者;煽动者
adj. 煽动的;放火的,纵火的 - ——————————————**
- a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
- a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel)
- involving deliberate burning of property
- arousing to action or rebellion
- capable of catching fire spontaneously or causing fires or burning readily
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incense
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- *vt. 向…焚香;使…发怒
n. 香;奉承
vi. 焚香 - ——————————————**
- a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
- perfume especially with a censer
- make furious
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incentive
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- *n. 动机;刺激
adj. 激励的;刺激的 - ——————————————**
- a positive motivational influence
- an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output
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incessant
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- *adj. 不断的;不停的;连续的
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- occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted
- uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
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incidence
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- *n. 发生率;影响;[光] 入射;影响范围
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- the relative frequency of occurrence of something
- the striking of a light beam on a surface
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incidental
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- *adj. 附带的;偶然的;容易发生的
n. 附带事件;偶然事件;杂项 - ——————————————**
- (frequently plural) an expense not budgeted or not specified
- an item that is incidental
- (sometimes followed by `to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance or nature or occurring as a chance concomitant or consequence
- following as a consequence
- not of prime or central importance
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incipient
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- *adj. 初期的;初始的;起初的;发端的
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- only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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incise
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- *vt. 切;切割;雕刻
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- make an incision into by carving or cutting
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incisive
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- *adj. 深刻的;敏锐的;锋利的
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- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
- suitable for cutting or piercing
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incoherent
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- *adj. 语无伦次的;不连贯的;不合逻辑的
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- without logical or meaningful connection
- unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
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incommensurate
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- *adj. 不适应的;不相称的;不成比例
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- (often followed by `with’) not corresponding in size or degree or extent
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incompatibility
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- *n. 不相容;不协调;不一致
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- the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
- (immunology) the degree to which the body’s immune system will try to reject foreign material (as transfused blood or transplanted tissue)
- the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination
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incompatible
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- *adj. 不相容的;矛盾的;不能同时成立的
n. 互不相容的人或事物 - ——————————————**
- not compatible
- used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other’s effect
- not suitable to your tastes or needs
- incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
- of words so related that one contrasts with the other
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incompetent
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- *adj. 无能力的,不胜任的;不合适的;不适当的;无力的
n. 无能力者 - ——————————————**
- someone who is not competent to take effective action
- not qualified or suited for a purpose
- showing lack of skill or aptitude
- not doing a good job
- not meeting requirements
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incomplete
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- *adj. 不完全的;[计] 不完备的
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- not complete or total; not completed
- not yet finished
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incomprehensible
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- *adj. 费解的;不可思议的;无限的
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- incapable of being explained or accounted for
- difficult to understand