List 12 Flashcards
harsh
粗糙的,不具有美感的:coarse rough disagreeable sense;严厉的:exacting
hasten
促进:speed-up, accelerate
hasty
轻率的:superficial excessive or careless speed
haunt
常去拜访:frequent;不断地想起,萦绕心头:obsess
hauteur
傲慢,自大:arrogance
haven
安全的地方:place of safety
havoc
大混乱:out of order;大范围破坏:nonexistent unsound or useless
headlong
鲁莽的:without deliberation
hearken
倾听,关注:attention
hearten
给予鼓励,鼓舞:give strength courage, encourage
heartrending
令人心碎的:sorrow distress
hedonism
享乐主义:doctrine pleasure
hegemony
霸权,统治权:preponderant authority
heinous
可憎的,十恶不赦的:hatefully
hew
遵守:confirm, hold to something firmly;支持:steadfast support
herald
告知,宣布:make known;预示,预兆:indication of beforehand
heresy
异教,和普遍观点相悖的说话:controversial or unorthodox opinion
heretical
异教的,异端邪说的:departure standards
hermetic
深奥的:abstruseness
hesitance
犹豫,不情愿:hesitant, reluctant
heterodox
非正统的,异端的:unorthodox opinions
hidebound
死板的,极度保守的:tending to favor
hideous
非常丑陋的:ugly
hie
匆匆忙忙:hasten
hike
(使)上涨:rise up to a higher place or position
hilarious
非常好笑的:extremely funny
histrionic
戏剧的,演员的:relating to actors
hive
忙碌之地:activity;储备,积累:store up
hoard
贮藏,秘藏:keep hidden
hoary
极老的:extremely old
hoax
欺骗:cause to believe untrue
hodgepodge
大杂烩:mixture dissimilar
homage
尊敬,敬意:respect
homely
其貌不扬的,朴素简单的:not attractive
homily
冗长乏味的道德演讲或训诫:admonition
homogenize
使统一化:make agree single established standard
hone
磨快:sharpen
hoodwink
欺骗:deceptive
hortative
鼓励的:exhortation
hovel
茅屋:small wretched dirty
hubris
狂妄自大:exaggerated pride, self-confidence
humble
谦逊的:meekness, modesty;顺从的,谦卑的:humility or unseemly submissiveness
humility
谦卑,谦逊:absence of any feeling s better
humor
幽默,令人发笑的事物:comical or amusing;迎合,迁就:comply with
hurricane
飓风:a violent rotating storm;飓风般的事物,引起动荡的事物:resembling a hurricane
husband
节俭,勤俭持家:use economically
husk
(果类或谷物的)外壳:outer covering;剥去:remove
husky
(尤指声音)沙哑的,粗糙的:rough;高大威猛的:muscular
hybrid
杂交品种,混合品种:mixed origin;杂交的:parents of different races
hymn
赞歌,赞美诗:song of praise;赞美:proclaim the glory
hyperbole
夸张:exaggeration used for emphasis
hypnotic
催眠的:cause sleep
hypocritical
虚伪的:not being what one appears to be
iconoclast
特立独行的人:not conform accepted standards
idolatrize
(通常盲目)崇拜:admires intensely
idyll
无忧无虑的生活:carefree episode
ignite
点燃:set fire to;激起,唤起(感情):arouse the passions
ignominy
耻辱:lost the esteem
illiteracy
文盲:unable to read and write
illuminati
智者:enlightened;精英:best of a class
illuminate
照明:make shining;阐明:make plain;启迪,启发:spiritual understanding
illusory
幻觉的,虚幻的:illusion
imbibe
喝水,摄取水分:take in liquid
imbroglio
困境,复杂的局面:complicated situation;纷争:angry expression of differing opinions
imitation
仿制品:like something else
immaculate
干净的,纯净的:free from dirt;完美的,没有任何错误的:without fault
immanent
内在的:innermost
immaterial
非实体的:not composed of matter;无关的,不重要的:no relevance
immature
未完全发展的,未发育成熟的:lacking complete growth;(思维、举止)不够成熟的:lacking maturity
immemorial
古老的:from the distant past
immune
不易被感染的,有免疫力的:having resistance to infection;不受影响的:not affected by influence;不受约束的,免除的:not subject to an obligation
immure
监禁,禁闭;使闭门不出:confine
immutable
不可变的:not capable of changing
impassive
冷漠的,无感情的:no sign of feeling
impeccable
无罪的:free from sin;无暇的,无可挑剔的:free from fault
impecunious
贫穷的:no money
impede
妨碍,阻碍:slow the progress of
impending
即将发生的:soon to take place
impenetrable
不可渗透的,不可穿透的:impossible to get through;难以理解的:incapable of being comprehended
impenitent
不悔悟的:not regretful
imperative
命令:must be obeyed;命令的,强制性的:forcing one’s compliance;迫切的:needing immediate attention;必要的:impossible to do without
imperial
帝国的,帝王的:empire;巨大的,令人惊叹的:impressive in size
imperious
爱发号施令的:ordering people;傲慢的,专横呃:arrogantly domineering;迫切的:compelling
impertinent
无关紧要的:not having relevance;粗鲁无礼的,大胆的:insolent rudeness;不守礼节的,不为他人着想的:lack of manners
imperturbable
沉着冷静的,淡定的:extreme calm
impervious
不可渗透的,不可穿透的:not allowing entrance;不能被破坏的:not capable of being damaged;不为所动的:not capable of being affected
impetuous
冲动的,性急的,轻率的:impulsive vehemence;剧烈的,猛烈的:violence of movement
impious
不敬神的:lacking reverence
implacable
固执的:sticking to an opinion;无法平息的:not capable of being appeased
implement
工具:device;执行,实施:carry out
implode
(使)剧烈收缩,(使)坍塌,(使)内爆:collapse inward
imposing
恳求,迫切请求:urgent manner
importune
宏伟壮丽的:impressive
impostor
冒充者:assumes false identity
impotent
无生育能力的:unable to produce fruit;无力的,无能的:lacking in power
imprecise
不精确的:not precise
impromptu
即席的表演:done extemporaneously;即席的,即兴的:without previous preparation
improvise
即兴而作:perform with little or no preparation
imprudent
不明智的:lacking good judgment
impudent
放肆大胆的,无礼的:boldness or disregard