List 20 Flashcards
prowess
英勇,勇敢:superior, courage
prowl
潜行于,巡游以猎取食物,徘徊:roam through search of prey
prude
过分正经的人:一个过分关心自己是否得体、谦逊、或正确的人:greatly concerned seemly behavior and morally
prudish
过分守礼的:prudery
prudent
明智的:wisdom, judiciousness, wise;小心谨慎的,审慎的:circumspection
prune
梅干:plum dried;修剪;修正
pry
刺探,打听:inquire closely, curiously;
pseudonym
假名,笔名:fictitious
psychology
心理学:science mental process and behavior;心理战术:subtle tactical action influence
pucker
撇(嘴),(使)收缩:contracted
puckish
淘气的,顽皮的:mischievous, impish
puerile
幼稚的,不成熟的:immature
puissance
权力:power
pulchritude
美丽:beauty
pulverize
将…研磨成粉;将…彻底摧毁:complete end
pun
双关语:humorous
punctilious
注意细节的,一丝不苟的:attentive details
pundit
权威人士,专家:opinions authoritative
pungent
辛辣的,讽刺的:use of wit cause hurt feelings
puny
微小的,弱小的:inferior size, weak
purity
纯净;纯洁,纯在:clean, morally pure
purlieu
常去的地方:socializing;临近的地区:adjoining region
purloin
偷窃:steal
purvey
(大量)供给,供应:supply
pusillanimous
懦弱的,胆小得令人鄙视的:timidity
quack
骗子医生,江湖郎中:pretender
quaff
大口地喝:drink heartily
quail
胆怯,畏缩:fear, cower
qualify
限定:reduce general;使有资格,使有能力:make competent
quandary
困惑,窘境:perplexity, doubt
quarantine
隔离:isolation
quarry
采石场:stone is obtained;目标,猎物:pursuit
quash
镇压,阻止:put a stop to
quaver
发颤音:quivering voice
quell
压制:suppress;使平静,使安静:pacify
quench
熄灭:put out;使满足:put a complete end to
querulous
抱怨的,爱发牢骚的:complaining
quibble
吹毛求疵:criticize, cavil;牵强之词:微不足道的差别或不切中要点的异议,小反对:minor objection
quiescent
平静的,静止的:quiet, inactive
quixotic
不切实际的,空想的:more by ideals than by reality