List 11 Flashcards
fussy
谨慎的:involving great care;过分雕琢的:excessively decorated;挑剔的:hard to please
fusty
过时的:old-fashioned;腐臭的:stale odors
futile
无效的,无用的:ineffective;不严肃的:lacking in seriousness
gadfly
刺激物:provocative stimulus;令人反感的人:annoys
gaffe
(社交上)失礼,失态:social blunder;明显的错误,错误判断:blatant mistake
gainsay
否认:declare false;反对:oppose
gall
(使)焦躁,激怒:irritate;深深的敌意:ill will;大胆,无耻:boldness
gallant
英勇的:brave, chivalrous;高贵的,慷慨的:dignified and generous
galvanize
(好似用电击)刺激:stimulate excite
gamble
赌博,孤注一掷:bet;(使)受到威胁,冒险:in danger
gambol
欢跳,雀跃:playfully
gangly
身材瘦长的:tall
garble
曲解,篡改,混淆(以至使无法理解):distort misleading;筛选,除杂:remove
gargantuan
巨大的:tremendous;
garish
过于鲜艳的,过于张扬的:strident color
garment
衣服:clothing
garrulous
啰嗦的,话多得令人厌烦的:tiresomely, talkative
gash
深长的伤口或切口:deep cut;砍伤,切开:make gash
gasification
气化:gas;
gauche
笨拙的,缺乏社交经验的:lacking grace
gaudy
俗丽的:excessively showy
gauge
测量标准:measurement standard;判定:determine
gear
调整(以配合):adjust
genial
和蔼亲切的:easygoing;友好的,热心的:kindly feeling;温暖的:neither too high nor too low
genteel
有教养的,不粗俗的:free from vulgarity
germane
有关的,适当的:relevant
gibe
嘲弄:taunting words
giddy
轻率不严肃的:lacking in seriousness;喜悦的:elated
gild
(带欺骗性地)修改,润色:deceptively attractive
gist
要点:main point
gladiator
角斗士:engaged fight death;参与打斗或辩论的人:engaging in controversy
glaze
给…上釉,妆点:coat glaze;使平滑:glossy surface
glib
流利圆滑的(常含有不真诚或欺诈的成分),油腔滑调的:fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的,肤浅的:lacking depth
glisten
闪光:shine sparkling
glitch
小故障:minor malfunction
gloat
幸灾乐祸,自鸣得意:self-satisfaction
gloomy
黯淡无光的:without light;忧郁的:low spirits
gloss
简短解释:brief explanation, obscure;(欺骗性的)光鲜外表:attractive appearance;敷衍潦草做事(甚至忽略):too lightly;开脱(罪名):less bad
glossy
平滑的,有光泽的:smooth surface
glut
使过量,使充满:beyond capacity
glutinous
胶状的粘的:glue
glutton
贪吃者:immoderate food
goad
刺激,驱使,激发:incite rouse
gobble
狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
goggle
凝视:look
goldbrick
逃避工作和责任:shirk responsibilities
gorge
峡谷:canyon;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
gossamer
虚无缥缈的东西:insubstantial;轻薄的,薄弱的:light
gourmand
嗜食者,大胃王:excessively fond of eating
gourmet
美食家:connoisseur food
grandeur
宏伟,壮丽:grand
grandiloquent
(语言等)浮夸的:extravagantly, bombastic
grandiose
自命不凡的,浮夸的:grandeur;宏大的:greatness
grandstand
为了给人留下印象而表演,哗众取宠:impress
grate
刮擦(以发出刺耳的声音):rasping;骚扰,惹恼:irritate
gratify
使满足:desired please
gratuitous
无根据的,无理由的:unwarranted;无报酬的,免费的:without return;多余的:not needed
green
无经验的:deficient experience
gregarious
爱社交的:enjoy the company;群居的:group with others
grieve
(使)感到悲伤:deep sadness
grimace
因痛苦而面部扭曲,(作)怪相,(作)鬼脸:contortion pain, disgust or disapproval
grin
咧嘴笑,咧嘴笑着表示:express an emotion
gripe
抱怨:dissatisfaction;(通过连续让人讨厌的举动)激怒,惹怒:disturb
grisly
令人反感的,令人恐惧的:repugnance
groove
享受,极其满意,过得快活:take pleasure in
grotesque
难看的:unpleasant
grovel
卑躬屈膝:draw back, fearful submission
grueling
费时间花心思的:requiring
guile
狡猾,狡诈:misleading
guilt
自责,悔恨:wrongdoing
gull
欺骗:untrue
gullible
易受骗的,易被利用的:cheated
gush
(使)大量涌出:great volume;(使)情感强烈外溢:exaggerated display
gust
情感爆发:sudden intense expression
guzzle
狂饮:drink greedily
hack
雇佣文人:writer commercial;乱砍;开辟:irregular blows;成功完成:skillfully or efficiently;忍受:put up with
hackneyed
陈腐的,缺乏创新的:lacking freshness originality
halcyon
宁静的,平静的:free from;繁荣的,丰富的:affluent
hale
强壮的,健壮的:free from infirmity or illness;拖,拉:cause to follow
half-baked
不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
hallmark
典型的特征:conspicuous feature
hallow
尊敬,把…视为神圣:respect
hallucination
错觉:false idea
ham-handed
笨手笨脚的:lacking dexterity
hammer
屡次重申:repeated
hamper
阻碍:restrict the movement, impede
hamstring
使无效,使无力:ineffective
hangdog
伤心的,沮丧的:sad, dejected
hanker
向往,渴望:desire, yearn
haphazard
无秩序的,无目标的:lack of plan, order or direction
harangue
(发表)长篇大论:long pompous
harass
烦扰:irritate persistently;耗尽…的体力:use up
harbinger
预言者:presages
harbor
提供住处,隐匿:provide habitat;心怀,牢记:keep in one’s mind
hard-bitten
顽强的,经受得住困境、压力的:able to withstand
hardy
顽强的:able to withstand;愿意冒风险的:willing to take risks
harmonious
和谐一致的:agreeably related
harness
利用:utilize
harrow
折磨,使苦恼:distress torment
harry
不断烦扰,骚扰:distress, harass