List 16 Flashcards
mingle
社交:social;混合,结合:mix
minimize
将…减到最少:reduce to smallest;刻意低估:underestimate;表示鄙夷:scornfully low opinion
mint
巨额:abundant amount;无损坏的:unmarred
miniscule
极小的:very small
minute
仔细的,谨小慎微的:careful scrutiny;小的,不重要的:of small importance
minutia
次要的细节,小事:minor detail
mirage
海市蜃楼,幻想:illusory
mire
困境:difficult situation;使陷入困境,拖后腿:hold back
mirth
欢乐,欢笑:gladness laughter
misanthropic
反人类:deep distrust of human
misbehaving
调皮的,行为不端的:childish misbehavior
mischievous
调皮的,淘气的:naughty teasing;有害的:causing harm
misconstrue
误解,曲解:mistake
miscreant
恶棍,罪犯:behaves criminally
misdemeanor
轻罪:crime less serious
miserly
吝啬的:penuriousness
misfortune
不幸:bad fortune
misgiving
担忧,忧虑:doubt
mishap
不幸之事:unfortunate
misrepresent
误传,篡改:give misleading representation
mite
微小的东西,很少的钱:small object
mitigate
减轻痛苦,使缓和:less severe
mobile
可移动的:capable moving;可变的:changeable
mockery
鄙视,嘲弄:ridicule;以嘲笑为目的的模仿:derisive imitation
moderate
使缓和:lessen intensify;适度的,中庸的:within limits
modicum
少量:small portion
mollify
平息,抚慰,缓和:calm
mollycoddle
宠爱,溺爱:excessive indulgence
molt
脱(羽、皮等):shed feathers
momentous
极重要的:utmost importance
momentum
动力;冲力;势头:impetus
mongrel
杂种的,混血儿的:mixed origin
monochromatic
单色的:one color;单调无味的:lacking variety
monologue
独白:by one actor
monotonous
(声音)单调的:unvarying tone;清一色的,无聊的:tediously unvarying
montage
大杂烩:collection
moratorium
延期,暂缓施行:suspension
morbid
疾病的,疾病所致的:by disease;(思想性格)变态的:unwholesome thoughts
mordant
尖酸刻薄的:biting caustic
moribund
即将结束的,垂死的:approaching death;即将过时:obsolete