List 29 Flashcards
conditional
有条件的,受制约的:dependent
conflagration
大火:large destructive fire;武装冲突:armed violent struggle
conflate
混合:turn into a single mass
conform
使协调:bring into harmony;调整(以适应):change to make it suitable;遵照,遵从:obedient, compliant
conjure
请求,恳求:entreat earnestly;在脑海中浮现,想起:form a mental picture
consent
同意:approval
consign
转交,转移(给他人):control of another
consternation
惊愕,恐慌,恐惧:paralyzing dismay
constrict
压缩,压紧:binding or squeezing
contemplate
沉思,仔细考虑:consider
contempt
蔑视,鄙视:unworthy of one’s concern or respect
contend
竞争,争夺:strive or vie in contest;声明,声称:state as a fact
contradict
否认,反驳;与…相矛盾:contrary
contrived
不自然的,刻意的:lacking spontaneous quality
convene
召开,召集:bring together in assembly;聚集,集合:come together
correlate
使…相关联:mutual or reciprocal relation
counterpart
(地位、功能)对等的人或物:same function or characteristics
counterproductive
反效果的,阻碍预期目标的:not producing desired goal
courteous
礼貌的,谦恭有礼的:polished manners
coy
故作羞涩的:flirtatiously shy or modest;不愿与人交往的,内向的:tending to avoid people
credible
可信,值得信赖的:worthy of being accepted
credit
信任,信赖:mental conviction of the truth;表扬,赞扬:acknowledgment or admiration
crow
感到高兴:joy or triumph;自鸣得意:pride in one’s own possessions
damn
(在道德上)谴责:morally wrong or evil;非常地,极其地:great degree
dampen
(特指稍稍地)弄湿:wet;抑制,压抑(感情、精力等),泼冷水:diminish the feeling, activity or vigor
dashing
爱好冒险的,大胆的:take risks
dated
过时的:passed its time of use
deadlock
僵局:a state of inaction or neutralization;使陷入僵局,使停顿:to a deadlock
debonair
无忧无虑,不在乎的:freedom from worries or troubles;风度翩翩的:polished and worldly manners
decadent
堕落的,腐败的:lowered moral character;放纵的人:devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures;道德上堕落的人:moral decay
decry
强烈反对,否定:strong disapproval
deflect
使偏斜,使转向:turn aside from a straight course
defray
支付:undertake the payment
deign
(不情愿地)屈尊,俯就:condescend reluctantly
delegate
代理人,代表:representative for another;移交(权力,任务等):possession or safekeeping of another
delineate
勾勒,用线条描绘:by drawn or painted lines;描写,描绘:describe,portray
demote
降职,降级:a lower grade
dependable
可靠的,值得信赖的:depended on
deplorable
可鄙的,可耻的:condemnation or reproach;悲惨的,可悲的:cause great distress
desperate
绝望的:no hope