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