List 2 Flashcards
creek
小溪，小河：smaller
creep
缓慢地行进：slowly；匍匐前进：body close to the ground
crescendo
（声音）渐强：gradual increase；（渐强之后到达的）顶峰：peak
crest
顶部，浪尖，山顶
crestfallen
垂头丧气的，沮丧的：depressed
cronyism
任人唯亲的，对好朋友的偏袒：favoritism friends
crook
使弯曲：away from a straight line
croon
低声歌唱或说话：murmuring
crouch
蹲伏：lower stance
crucial
非常重要的，决定性的：extremely significant
crumple
弄皱：bend；（因外力挤压而）垮塌：fall down
crutch
支撑，支柱：supports
crux
中点，关键点：critical point
cryptic
秘密的：secret；含义模糊的：ambiguous meaning；超出理解能力的：beyond one’s powers to know
culpable
该受谴责的，有罪的：deserving blame
cultivate
提升，加强：improve；种植，培养：promote growth
cumbersome
笨重的，难处理的：difficult to handle
cunning
狡猾的：artful deceptiveness；（手工）灵巧的：skillful；欺诈，欺骗：practice of misleading
curmudgeon
脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人：irritable and complaining
cursory
匆忙的，不注意细节的：excessive or careless speed
curt
言词简略的，直接（以至显得粗鲁）的：direct, brief, and potentially rude；言简意赅的：convey much information
curtail
缩短，削减：less in extent or duration
cynic
愤世嫉俗者：selfishness
dabble
涉猎，对…浅尝辄止：superficially
daft
神经错乱的：abnormal, sick state of mind；不明智的：lack of good sense or judgment
dais
主席台，嘉宾席：raised platform
dally
虚度时光：doing nothing；玩乐：amusement；慢吞吞，磨磨蹭蹭：slowly
damper
抑制因素：restrains, depresses
dandy
纨绔子弟，爱打扮的人：appearance；最佳的，最好的：very best kind
dank
阴湿的：wet
dapper
衣冠整洁的：strikingly neat and trim
dappled
有斑点的，花的：marked with small spots, mottled, spotted；色彩斑斓的：two or more colors
daredevil
大胆鲁莽的（人）：foolishly；不考虑后果的：a lack of concern for the consequence
dart
突然移动，猛冲，狂奔：suddenly；公开侮辱：intended to hurt another’s feelings
daunt
使胆怯，吓到：to lessen the courage
dawdle
闲荡，虚度光阴：spend time idly；拖拖拉拉：slowly
deadpan
无趣的，无生气的，不活泼的：impassively
dearth
供应不足：inadequate
debacle
溃败：complete failure
debark
（使）下船（飞机、车等）；卸（客、货）：unload, from a ship or an airplane
debase
贬低，贬损：lower standing
debilitate
使衰弱：impair strength
debris
废墟：discarded, useless material
debunk
揭穿…的真面目：true nature；证明…为假：false
debut
初次登台，出道：first appearance
decadence
衰落，颓废：deterioration, decline
decant
轻轻倒出：pour off without disturbing
decipher
破译：interpret；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
decode
解码：change into ordinary language；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
decorum
礼仪，得体：appropriateness, propriety
decrepit
虚弱的，衰老的，破旧的：weakened
default
不履行义务，玩忽职守：nonperformance
defer
推迟，延期：postpone；遵从：respect
deference
尊崇，顺从：yield to
deficiency
缺乏，不足：inadequate
defile
（山间）小道：a narrow passage；亵渎：treat with great disrespect；使腐坏，污损：make unfit for use
deft
灵巧的，熟练的：skill
defuse
抚慰，减轻：make less tense
defy
反抗，违抗：go against
dehydrate
去除水分，使干燥：remove water；使失去活力：deprive of vitality
deify
把…当作神来崇拜：offer honor or respect to；过分喜爱：love or admire；尊敬，尊崇：high status or value to
deject
使沮丧：lower the spirits, dishearten
deleterious
有害的：harmful
deliberate
深思熟虑的：careful
delicacy
（外貌、结构等）精致，极度兴奋，发狂：fineness
delirium
精神错乱；极度兴奋，发狂：mental disturbance confused
delusion
错觉，妄想：false
deluge
大暴雨：drenching rain；大量：great flow
delve
探究，钻研：detailed search for information
demagogue
蛊惑民心的政客：leader false claims
demanding
难以取悦的，难满足的：satisfied；费时间花心思的：requiring careful attention
demolition
破坏，毁坏：destroying
demonstrate
（通过证据）证明，表明：make clear using examples；使明白易懂：make plain or understandable；表现，表露：make known
demoralize
使士气低落：dishearten；贬低，使堕落：lower in character
demotic
通俗的，大众化的：common
demur
表示异议，反对：opposition, objection；犹豫：doubt acceptability qualm
denigrate
诋毁，污蔑：scornfully
denouement
（小说的）结局：final resolution
denounce
公开指责：public or formal disapproval；宣称…道德上错误、可耻：morally wrong
dent
凹陷，凹痕：depression；（数量，程度上）削弱：make smaller
denude
脱去，使赤裸：bare
deplete
耗尽，使衰竭：make complete use
deplore
哀悼：sorrow
deploy
（有目的地）展开；调度，部署：spread out
deportation
放逐：removal from a country
depose
宣誓作证：testify；废黜，罢免：remove from a throne；摆放：arrange
deposit
自然积累，沉积，矿藏：accumulation；存钱：put in account
depravity
道德败坏：immoral, harmful or offensive
deprecate
不喜欢：unfavorable opinion；贬低，轻视：express scornfully；降低…的重要性，使低调：play down
depreciate
贬低…的价值：lower value；轻视：lower estimation, esteem
depressed
不开心的，情绪不高的，消沉的：unhappiness；生活境况悲催的：healthful environment
deprivation
匮乏：privation
deracinate
根除：pull out
derelict
玩忽职守的，不认真的：lacking duty, carelessly；被社会遗弃的人：social misfit
deride
嘲弄，嘲笑：contemptuous mirth
derivative
非原创的：originality
descend
下降：downward；世代相传：pass by inheritance
descendant
后代：deriving directly from
desecrate
亵渎，玷污：treat shamefully
desiccate
使（食物）脱水以保存，使干燥：drying；使缺乏活力：deprive vitality
designate
任命：to pick for a specific position or duty；命名：give a name to
despicable
令人鄙视的：loathing and disgust；不荣耀的，不得体的：not honor
despise
极其不喜欢的：dislike strongly
despotic
专制的，暴虐的：tyrannical
desultory
无计划的，无目的的：lacking plan；令人失望的：disappointing
detach
使分离：separate
detain
拘留，扣留：hold, keep
deter
吓住，威慑：prevent, discourage
deterioration
恶化，堕落：sinking
detour
偏离正常标准：away from standard；改变方向或者路线，绕道：change direction
detract
贬低，降低价值：diminish；使分心：draw attention
detritus
废品，碎屑，遗骸：product disintegration, destruction, debris
devoted
投入的，忠诚的：loyalty, devotion；示爱的，恩爱的：love
devout
（对于宗教）虔诚的：devoted to religion；忠诚的：allegiance
dexterous
动作灵活的：ready, skilled；头脑灵活的：mentally adroit, skillful
diabolic
恶魔一般的：devil
diaphanous
模糊的；非实在的：vague insubstantial；（质地精致得）几乎透明的：transparent, translucent
diatribe
长篇抨击性演讲：long scolding；挖苦，讽刺的指责：ironic, satirical
didactic
喜欢说教的：teach
diehard
顽固的，保守的／顽固的人，保守的人：determined, devoted/opposes change, refuses new ideas
diffident
不自信的：lack self-confidence；内向的：reserved
diffuse
啰嗦的：verbose；不集中的，扩散的：not concentrated；扩展，散开：extend, scatter
digress
脱离主题：turn aside main subject
dilapidate
（使）荒废：ruin
dilate
（使）膨胀，扩大：enlarge, expand, wide；详细表达：more fully greater detail
dilatory
拖延的，磨蹭的：cause delay procrastination
dilettante
业余爱好者（对艺术或知识领域涉猎浅薄者）／缺乏专业技术的：superficial interest/lacking expert skill
diligent
勤勉的，辛勤的：steady, earnest, energetic
dilute
稀释／经稀释的：concentrated/low strength, concentration；削弱：diminish strength, flavor, brilliance
diminish
（使）变小，（使）减少：smaller, less；轻视，贬低：lessen, belittle
din
喧闹声，嘈杂声：loud noise；重复，使人厌烦地反复灌输：again
dingy
昏暗的；肮脏的：darkened, dirty
diocesan
主教管辖区的：diocese
diplomatic
使用策略的，机智的：tact
dire
不吉利的，不详的：calamity；可怕的，恐怖的：fear；迫切的：immediate, urgent；悲惨的：lacking cheer
dirge
挽歌：solemn, mournful music
disabuse
打消错误念头，纠正：free from error, fallacy, misconception
disaffected
不满的，叛逆的：discontented
disarm
解除武装：reduce armed forces；使息怒，平息，抚慰：lessen；使无害：harmless
disarray
混乱，无秩序：lack order；使混乱：undo order, arrangement
disavow
拒绝承认，否认：disclaim
discern
识别，辨别差异：perceive, detect
discharge
解雇：dismiss；释放：free；不承担责任：freeing obligation, responsibility
disciple
信徒，追随者：follower
discombobulate
使不安，使混乱：upset, confuse
discomfit
使尴尬：embarrassment；阻碍：prevent
discommode
打扰，使不便：trouble
discompose
使不安：disturb composure, perturb；使混乱：undo order, arrangement
disconcert
使不安：disturb
discord
意见不一致，不和谐：lack agreement, harmony
discredit
羞耻，使丧失名誉：damage reputation, disgrace；怀疑，不相信：not true, real
discrepancy
（在事实和宣称之间的）差异或矛盾：divergence, disagreement
discrete
离散的，不连续的：separate
discretion
谨慎：discreet, circumspection；自制，节制：checking
discretionary
自主决定的：one’s own discretion
discriminate
区分：perceive distinguishing, recognize；歧视：difference
discursive
（谈话内容）杂乱的：without order
disdain
轻视，鄙视：scorn
disengage
分开，使脱离：set free, entanglement
disgorge
呕吐出：discharge, vomit；被迫放弃：give up
disgruntle
使发怒，使不满意：discontented；使疏远，使不友好unfriendly
disguise
伪装（防止被认出）：prevent recognition；隐藏，掩饰：secret shut off
disinclination
不喜欢，厌恶，不情愿：lack willingness, desire
disinfect
消毒，使无菌：free from infection
disjointed
机能失调的：out orderly function；不连贯的：not connected
disinter
（从墓地里）掘出：take out
disinterested
公正的，无偏见的：free from selfish, unbiased；没有兴趣的：lack interest, concern
disjunctive
分离的：breaks disunity
dismantle
分解，分拆：pieces, destroy integrity
dismay
使失去勇气：lose courage；使不安，使焦虑：trouble, uneasy
disparage
贬低；轻蔑地说：lower, disrespectful
disparate
迥然不同的：distinct, different dissimilar
dispassionate
客观公正的，不易被情绪或偏见影响的：unaffected
dispatch
迅速：promptness；发送，派遣：one place to another；使死亡：deprive life；获胜，胜过…：victory
dispose
使倾向于：tendency incline；处理掉（与of连用，dispose of）：get rid of, throw out；有序地布置：orderly
disregard
漠视，不关注：no attention；缺乏兴趣，缺乏关心：interest concern
dissect
仔细分析：examine, analyze minute；切成片（尤其是为了解剖研究）：cut apart separate
dissemble
用假象隐藏真相，掩饰：false
disseminate
散播，传播：spread, promulgate
dissension
意见不合：difference, disagreement
dissent
持异议，不同意：differ；反对正统：departure accepted；不和谐：lack harmony
dissipate
驱散：drive away, disperse；浪费：wastefully, squander；放纵：indulge, intemperate
dissolute
放荡的，无节制的：restraint, indulging
dissolve
溶解融化：solution；解散：break into parts, disintegrate；驱散；（使）消失：cease visible；废除，撤销：end
dissonance
（音调）不和谐，刺身；不一致，分歧：disagreeable
dissuade
劝阻，反对：deter persuasion, exhortation
distain
贬损，伤害（某人的）名誉：lose honor, respect, reputation；弄脏：dirty
distal
远离中心的，（神经）末梢的：situated away
distend
（使）膨胀：expand
distill
对…用蒸馏法提高纯度：increase, purify；（使）渗出；（使）滴下：fall drops
distort
扭曲，歪曲：twist
distract
转移（注意力），使分心：draw, direct different；使焦虑，使不安：trouble, uneasy；疯狂的：insane, mad
distraught
精神狂乱的，极疯狂的：agitated, insane
diurnal
白天发生或行动的：daytime；每天的：every day；期刊：publication at regular intervals
diverge
改变方向：change；（使）分叉，散开：different directions central；分歧：different, differ；离题：depart from
diversity
多样性：variety, multiformity；分歧，不同点：different
divert
使转向：turn, deflect；使消遣：agreeably；使分心：draw something else
divestiture
剥夺：taking away
divulge
泄露（秘密）：known confidence, secret
dodder
蹒跚，颤巍巍地行进：progress unsteadily
dodge
躲避：avoid
doff
脱下：take off, remove
dogged
坚持的，坚决的：continuing, slackening, yielding]；固执的，任性的：sticking to
dogma
教条，信条：doctrine stated authoritatively
doldrums
低迷，中断：inactivity；情绪不佳：low spirits
dolorous
忧伤的：misery, grief
dolt
笨蛋：stupid
domicile
住所，住宅：residence；为…提供住处：provide domicile
dominant
处于支配地位的：controlling others；（基因）显性的：genetic dominance
don
穿上：put on
donor
捐赠人，给体：donates
doodle
（无目的）地乱涂乱画：aimlessly；漫无目的地打发时光：aimless activity
dormant
静止的，不活跃的：inactivity；（动物）冬眠的：suspended
dour
闷闷不乐的，死气沉沉的：gloomy；严厉的：harsh
douse
熄灭：put out；弄湿：wet
downplay
轻描淡写：，不予重视：minimize significance
downpour
倾盆大雨：heavy rain
doyen
有经验的人，资深人士：knowledge experience；（加入时间较长的）高级会员：senior member
doze
小憩：lightly
draconian
极其残酷的，十分严厉的：harsh
drawl
慢吞吞地说：speak slowly
dreary
单调乏味的：nothing cheer；令人不悦的：causing unhappiness
drench
使湿透，浸透：wet thoroughly
drivel
胡言乱语：meaningless；胡言乱语，说傻话：talk stupidity
drizzle
（下）细小、轻柔、似雾的雨，毛毛雨：misty rain
droll
古怪有趣的，离奇可笑的：amusingly odd
drone
低沉单调地说；嗡嗡地叫：talk monotonous；（昆虫振翅般）单调嗡嗡的声音：monotonous sound；混日子：doing nothing
drudgery
苦工；单调、卑贱或无趣的工作：tedious work
dubious
充满不定性的，值得怀疑的：uncertainty, questionable；（对事实等）持怀疑态度的：not feeling sure；迟疑不决的，不愿行动的：slow to begin because of doubts
ductile
可塑的，有延展性的：malleable；易受影响的：easily led
dulcet
悦耳的，令人愉悦的：melodious
dullard
笨蛋：stupid
dupe
复制品，复制：exactly like something else；易受骗的人：easily deceived；欺骗：deceive
duplicity
欺骗，口是心非：deceptiveness
dwindle
逐渐减少：gradually less
dyspeptic
脾气坏的：bad-tempered；消化不良的：dyspepsia
earnest
严肃认真的：serious
earshot
听力所及的范围：range hear
earsplitting
震耳欲聋的：distressingly loud
eavesdrop
偷听：listen secretly
ebullient
热情奔放的：zestfully
eccentric
行为出格的，不循规蹈矩的：deviating conventional
éclat
辉煌成就：success
eclipse
下降，衰退：lower state；使声望下降，使黯然失色：diminish importance；（在数量、品质上）超越：be greater
ecstasy
无法自控的情绪：beyond self-control；狂喜：intense joy
ecumenical
全球基督教会的：whole churches；世界范围的，普遍性的：worldwide
edible
可食用的：eaten
edifice
大厦；大建筑物：massive structure；基础，基本结构：basic form
efface
擦掉，抹去；使不明显：make indistinct
effervesce
冒泡：bubble；兴奋，热情洋溢：high spirits
effete
衰弱的，衰落的：depleted；缺乏信念的，懦弱的：lacking strength of will
effluvium
难闻的气味：offensive smell；没有的副产品，废品：by-product waste
effrontery
厚颜无耻，放肆大胆：disregard, courtesy
effulgent
光辉灿烂的：resplendent
effusive
感情泛滥的／溢于言表的；感情表达不节制的／过度的；过分多情的:unrestrained in emotional expression
egalitarian
平等主义的：promoting equal rights
egoistic
利己的，以自我为中心的：centered in oneself
elaborate
详细的，复杂的：complexity；详细阐述：in detail
elastic
有弹性的：resuming shape；能（迅速从伤痛中）恢复的：recovering from depression
elate
使开心，使自豪：fill with joy
eleemosynary
慈善的：charity
elegy
哀歌（诗），挽歌（诗）：expressing sorrow
elephantine
巨大的：enormous size；笨拙的：clumsy
elevate
（在道德、智力、文化水平上）提升：improve；使兴奋：raise spirits
elicit
激起，唤起：bring out
elliptical
含糊不清的：obscurity；椭圆的：ellipse
elucidate
阐明：make lucid
emaciate
使消瘦，使衰弱：become thin；削弱：feeble
emancipate
解放，解除束缚：free
embargo
贸易禁止令：prohibition on commerce
embark
上船：go abroad；开始从事：start
embarrass
使尴尬：experience distress；阻挠，制造障碍：create difficulty
embed
嵌入：enclose
embezzle
盗用：appropriate
embolden
鼓励，使大胆：instill courage
emboss
以浮雕效果妆点，装饰：ornament with raised work
embrace
乐于接受：willingly, eagerly；保围：surround
embroider
（时常伴有夸张和想象内容地）详细说明：give elaborate account
emigrate
移民，移居海外：leave
eminent
杰出：above others
emollient
起缓和作用的：less intense
emulate
效仿并努力超越：excel through imitation
enact
制定或颁布（法律）：establish
enamel
涂亮漆；使具有光滑或亮泽的表面：give a glossy surface；用亮丽的表面装饰：adorn
encomium
赞颂之词：praise
encompass
组成，包含：include；包围：envelop
encumber
阻碍，妨碍：impede；给…增添负担：place burden
endemic
地方性的：to a particular region
endorse
公开支持，推崇：express approval
enervate
使衰弱：weaken；使麻木：deprive of emotional vitality
enfranchise
给予…权力（例如选举权）：endow rights；解放：set free
engender
引起，使发展：cause；产生，出现：come into existence
engross
使全神贯注：occupy exclusively
enigma
难以理解或解释的事物，谜：hard to understand
enlighten
使知道，启发：inform, instruct；（在道德或精神上）进行教育：provide moral understanding
enmity
敌意：mutual hatred
ennoble
使尊贵：noble
ennui
倦怠；缺乏兴趣：listlessness, lack of interest
ensemble
合唱，合奏曲：two or move vocalists
ensconce
安置：settle securely；隐藏：hiding
ensue
紧随其后：afterward
entangle
使卷入，使纠缠：twist confused mass；使变复杂或困难：complex or difficult
enthusiasm
热情，兴趣：desire or interest
entice
诱使：tempt, lure
entrance
进入权，进入许可：means of entering or participation；使入迷：wonder, enchantment
entrap
诱骗：lure
entreat
恳求：plead persuade, ask urgently
enunciate
清晰地说：articulate；公开宣布，宣称：openly or publicity
ephemeral
短暂的：very short time
epic
宏大的，超凡脱俗的：surpassing the usual
epicure
美食家：discriminating tastes
epigram
机智的短诗，警句：short witty
epilogue
文学作品的结局：concluding section literary；戏剧的收场白：final scene of a paly
epithet
外号，绰号：descriptive name
epitomize
摘要，概括：short statement, main points；代表，体现，是…的典型范例：represent a typical example of
equable
（脾气、性情）温和的：serene
equity
不偏不倚，公平：lack of favoritism
equivalent
等价的，相等的：equal
equivocate
（带有欺骗目的地）模棱两可地说，说谎话：equivocal
erode
侵蚀，慢慢减少：consume gradually
errant
居无定所的：from place to place；误入歧途的，犯错误的：straying proper course or standards
erratic
善变的：not constant；异常的，不同寻常的：different from the ordinary
erudite
博学的：learned
escalate
（使）（战争等）升级，扩大：increase
eschew
刻意避开；戒绝：avoid
esoteric
深奥难懂的：difficult to understand；少数人知道的：not known by the general
espouse
支持；拥护：support；与…结婚：marriage, marry
esteem
尊重：respect, prize
estimable
值得尊敬的：admirable
estrange
使疏远，离间，使感情失和：enmity, indifference, friendliness
etch
蚀刻；留下深刻印象，铭记：produce a vivid impression
eternal
永恒的：infinite duration, everlasting, perpetual
ethereal
轻巧精致的：lightness, highly refined, delicate；天国的：heaven；非物质的，精神（上）的：spiritual, not composed of matter
ethics
道德规范：governing conduct
eulogize
称赞，颂扬：speak in high praise of
euphemism
婉言，委婉的说法：inoffensive expression
euphonious
悦耳的：pleasing
euphoria
感觉极其愉快：overwhelming usually pleasurable
evacuate
撤空：empty or remove；撤退：remove
evanescent
逐渐消失的，短暂的：vanish
evasive
难以发现，捕捉，分离的；含糊其辞的：equivocal
everlasting
永恒的，持久的：forever
evict
赶出，逐出：expel
evince
表明：make known
evoke
唤起，引发：call up
exacerbate
使加剧，使恶化：severe
exacting
严格的，苛求的：rigorous；费时间心思的：requiring time, effort, attention
exalt
提升，提拔：raise；赞扬：praise
exasperate
激怒：excite
excavate
挖掘，挖空：dig out
exceptional
例外的，特别的，非凡的：uncommon, extraordinary
excoriate
严厉批评：criticize harshly publicly
excrete
排泄：discharge
excruciate
折磨，使痛苦：pain
exculpate
声明无罪；开脱，使无罪：clear fault guilt
excursive
离题的；散漫的：passing
execrate
谴责：morally wrong or evil；痛恨：dislike strongly
exemplary
榜样的，值得效仿的：being a pattern, imitated；作为警告的：warning
exempt
使免除：release liability
exhaust
耗尽：consume entirely, complete use of；筋疲力尽：wear out
exhilarate
使高兴；使兴奋：cheerful, excited
exhort
敦促，力劝：urge strong
exigent
紧急的：immediate
exodus
大批离去：departure
exonerate
免除责备：free from blame
exorbitant
过度的：exceeding the customary or appropriate limits
exotic
外来的，不同寻常的：unusual
expansive
广阔的：great expanse；健谈的，外向的：open, talkative, effusive
expedite
加快进程：speed up the progress
expedition
动作迅速：speed
expiate
赎罪，纠正：extinguish the guilt
expire
断气，死亡：die；到期：come to an end
explicit
表达清晰的：fully revealed or expressed；成熟的，完全形成的：fully developed
exploit
英雄行为：notable act；最大程度地利用：employ
exponent
倡导者，支持者：advocates；实践者，典型代表：full realization
expurgate
净化（书等），删去（不当处）：remove
exquisite
成都强烈的：extreme；精致精巧的：refined taste
extant
现存的：not destroyed, extinct
extemporize
即兴表现：without prior preparation
extenuate
减轻罪过：lessen the seriousness
extinct
灭绝的：no longer existing
extinguish
熄灭：put out；终止：bring to a complete end
extol
赞美；吹捧：praise
extort
勒索：force, intimidation
extract
用力拔出：take out
extraction
血统：origin, ancestry
extraneous
无关的：no relevance；非主要因素的：not essential
extravagant
挥霍的：spending money freely；过度的，不必要的：beyond normal acceptable limit
extricate
使解脱，救出：free entanglement
exuberant
非常高兴的，热情洋溢的：joyously, unrestrained；大量的，充分的：abundance
exude
分泌，流出：flow forth
exult
感到欢喜：rejoice
fable
寓言故事：story teach a basic truth；神话，传说：story of supernatural happenings；谎言，虚构：statement in order to deceive
fabricate
捏造：make up；搭建，组建，打造：bring into being by combining
facetious
喜欢开玩笑的，轻浮的：joking
facile
表面的，浅尝辄止的：lack of depth；容易的，唾手可得的：easily accomplished
facilitate
使变容易，促进：make easy
faction
派系：a party that is often contentious
fallacious
谬误的，不合逻辑的：containing fallacy；欺骗性的：tending to deceive
fallow
休耕的：untilled；闲置的：not being in a state of use
fail-safe
保险措施：to preclude loss or injury；万无一失的：no chance of failure
falsehood
谎言：untrue, made in order to deceive
falter
蹒跚：walk unsteadily；犹豫踌躇：unsteady in purpose or action
fanatic
狂热者：unreasoning enthusiasm；狂热的；盲信的：intense uncritical devotion
fantasy
幻想：imaginative fiction；产生幻想：form a mental picture
farce
（带有嘲讽元素的）滑稽戏：broadly satirical comedy；闹剧：ridiculous
fascinate
强烈吸引，使入迷：hold an intense interest
fast
绝食，斋戒：abstaining from food；快速的：quick；忠诚的：firm in one’s allegiance；稳固的，难以拆卸的：firmly positioned
fastidious
挑剔的，极仔细的，追求完美的：meticulous attention to detail
fateful
意义重大的：momentous；带来灾难的，毁灭性的：bringing death
fathom
测量（深度）：measure the depth；彻底理解，弄懂：come to understand
fatigue
疲惫：weariness or exhaustion；（让人厌倦的）苦差事：causes weariness
fatuous
愚笨的，昏庸的：foolish
faultfinder
吹毛求疵的人：petty criticism
favorable
赞许的：expressing approval；有利的：promote
fawn
阿谀奉承：seek favor by flattery
faze
打扰，使尴尬：disturb the composure
feckless
无成果的，没有价值的：having no worth；粗心不负责任的：careless
fecund
多产，肥沃的：fruitful
feeble
衰弱的：lacking in strength
feign
制造假象，装出…的样子：give a false appearance
fender
缓存装置：cushioning device
feral
野生的：not domesticated；动物性的：nature of a lower animal
fertilize
使肥沃，使多产：make fertile
fervid
酷热的：high temperature；热情的：great passion
fervor
热情，狂热：great warmth
fester
感染，溃烂，腐烂：corrupt
fetid
恶臭的：offensive smell
fetter
枷锁，限制：limits one’s freedom；束缚：restrain from motion
fiasco
大失败：complete failure
fickle
易变的：likely to change；不忠诚的：not true in one’s allegiance
fictitious
虚构的：not real
fidelity
忠诚：being faithful
figurative
比喻的：denoting another
figurine
小雕塑：small statue
filibuster
拖延议事：for the purpose of delaying legislative action
filter
过滤：pass through a filter；去除杂质：remove impurities
finale
终场，结局：closing part
finesse
娴熟技巧：skill；精心策划：plan out with subtle skill；（巧妙地）躲避：keep away from
finicky
过分讲究的，挑剔的：extremely meticulous
flaccid
不结实的，松弛的：lacking firmness
flag
旗帜，象征：symbol；变得衰弱：become feeble
flamboyant
艳丽夺目的，炫耀的，充满装饰的：strikingly elaborate
flatter
拍马屁，奉承，讨好：praise excessively；自我感觉良好：think highly of；使显得更漂亮：show advantageously
flaw
瑕疵，缺点：imperfection；降低，破坏，使不完美：reduce perfection
fledgling
新生：starting out in a field
fleet
舰队，车队：group of a vehicles；迅速的：with great speed；快速涌过：pass swiftly
flexible
灵活的，可变的：readily changed；易受影响的：susceptible to influence
flinch
畏缩；退缩：draw back
flippancy
轻率，无礼：unbecoming levity
flirt
调情：behave amorously；无规则地快速运动：make irregular movements
flit
快速或突然地经过：pass quickly
flock
人群，兽群：creatures massed together；聚集，集体行动：travel in a flock
florid
辞藻华丽的，花哨的：fancy expressions；装饰华丽的：elaborately decorated
flounder
笨拙地行动，挣扎：act clumsily
flourish
茂盛，繁荣：achieve success；装饰：ornamentation
flout
嘲弄性不理会，蔑视：treat with disregard
fluctuate
波动，无规则地变动：shift back and forth
fluent
表达流利的：able to express well；不费力的：minimal difficulty
fluky
侥幸的：happening by good luck；偶然的：by chance
flush
（肤色）健康红润的：healthy reddish；富有的：money in abundance；大量的：abundance；冲洗：pour liquid
fluster
使慌乱：put into agitated confusion
foible
小缺点：minor flaw
foil
挫败：prevent from being successful
foment
助长，煽动：promote the growth
foolproof
十分简单以至于不会失败的：leave no opportunity for error, misuse or failure
footloose
无拘无束的，自由的：having no attachments
forbearance
克制，忍耐：tolerance and restraint；友好仁慈的态度：kind, gentle or compassionate treatment
forebear
祖先：an ancestor
forestall
预先阻止：prevent beforehand
foreword
前言：preface
forge
伪造：imitate falsely；铸造，铸就：form；
formidable
令人害怕的：causing fear；艰难的：requiring effort
forthright
直率的，说话率真的：free in expressing opinions；直接的，不绕弯子的：free from ambiguity or evasiveness：going straight to the point
fortify
加固，鼓励：give physical strength；做好心理准备：prepare mentally
foster
促进，鼓励，培养：help the growth；养育：bring to maturity
founder
建立者：one establishes；完败：fail utterly；沉没：become submerged
fracas
争吵，吵闹：physical dispute, noisy fight
fracture
破裂：breaking；打碎，破坏：separate into pieces
fragile
易碎的：broken；易受伤的，脆弱的：easily injured
frail
虚弱的：weak；（意志）薄弱的：weak；（希望）渺茫的：slight
fraudulent
欺诈的：fraud
fraught
充满的：full；令人忧虑的：emotional distress
frenzy
疯狂，狂怒：mental agitation
frequent
时常拜访：often；时常发生的，重复再现的：short intervals
fretful
易怒的，烦躁的：vexed
friable
易碎的：easily crumbled
friction
摩擦：rubbing；冲突，不和：clashing；
frigid
严寒的：cold；冷漠的：lacking warmth
fringe
边缘：border；与…接壤，位于…的边缘：be adjacent
frivolous
轻浮的：unbecoming levity；不重要的：little importance
frothy
用轻薄材料制作的：light；（内容等）快乐轻佻、不严肃的：gaily frivolous
frowsy
邋遢的：slovenly；味道难闻的：unpleasant smell
frugal
节约的：economy
frustrate
挫败，阻挠：prevent；使沮丧：lessen the courage
full-bodied
重要的：importance；味道浓烈的：richness flavor
fulminate
大声斥责：thunderous denunciation
fumble
笨拙地做：awkward attempts；（无意识的）失误：departure from truth
furor
喧闹，狂怒，激动，狂热：intense excitement
