List 17 Flashcards
nuance
细微的差异:subtle distinction
nudge
用肘推以引起注意:push elbow;说服某人做某事:persuade
nugatory
无关紧要的:consequence, inconsequential
nurture
提供营养:nourishment;培育,培养:provide with understanding
oath
誓言:formal promise
obdurate
固执的:resistant influences;冷酷无情的:lack of sympathy
obedient
服从的,顺从的:submissive authority
obeisance
敬礼,尊重:respect, submission
obfuscate
使困惑,使模糊:confused, opaque
obligatory
强制性的:compulsory;(见得多以至于)无聊的:dull
obliging
乐于助人的:do favors
oblique
斜的:inclined or twisted
obliterate
除去:remove
oblivious
不知道的,不知情的:lacking awareness, not informed
obloquy
谩骂,诽谤:abusively language;恶名,耻辱:lost the esteem
obscure
含义模糊的:not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning;平凡的,不知名的:famous;使模糊:indistinct
obsequious
谄媚的,奴性的:fawning attentiveness
obsess
迷住的,使困扰:haunt
obstinate
固执的:in spite of persuasion;难以减轻或治愈的:mot easily subdued
obstreperous
难驾驭的,任性的:unruly;吵闹的:loud and insistent cries
obstruct
妨碍,给…制造困难:impede, create difficulty;阻挡:prevent passage
obtuse
愚钝的:absorb ideas readily
obviate
排除,使不必要:unnecessary
occult
难以理解的:not easily apprehended, mysterious;使隐藏或神秘:keep secret
odium
憎恶,讨厌:strong dislike
offbeat
不平常的:different from generally found
offhand
即兴的,没有准备的:without preparation
officious
多管闲事的:thrusting oneself
offish
冷淡的:aloof
off-key
不寻常的,不合适的:out of accord with
ominous
凶兆的:omen, evil
omniscient
无所不知的:complete knowledge
onerous
费时间花心思的:requiring much time, effort
opaque
不透光的:impenetrable by light, neither transparent translucent;晦涩的:obscure
opine
表达观点;想,认为:express opinions
opportune
合适的,恰当的:convenient
opprobrious
辱骂的:reproach;臭名昭著的,令人鄙视的:infamous
oration
(颇有野心、自高自大的)演说:high-flown or pompous manner
orient
使确定方向,使熟悉或适应:determine position, make familiar
original
创新的:creative, inventive;最初的,最早的:before