List 3 Flashcards
furtive
鬼鬼祟祟的;秘密的:stealth
fury
暴怒:rage
fussy
谨慎的:involving great care;过分雕琢的:excessively decorated;挑剔的:hard to please
fusty
过时的:old-fashioned;腐臭的:stale odors
futile
无效的,无用的:ineffective;不严肃的:lacking in seriousness
gadfly
刺激物:provocative stimulus;令人反感的人:annoys
gaffe
(社交上)失礼,失态:social blunder;明显的错误,错误判断:blatant mistake
gainsay
否认:declare false;反对:oppose
gall
(使)焦躁,激怒:irritate;深深的敌意:ill will;大胆,无耻:boldness
gallant
英勇的:brave, chivalrous;高贵的,慷慨的:dignified and generous
galvanize
(好似用电击)刺激:stimulate excite
gamble
赌博,孤注一掷:bet;(使)受到威胁,冒险:in danger
gambol
欢跳,雀跃:playfully
gangly
身材瘦长的:tall
garble
曲解,篡改,混淆(以至使无法理解):distort misleading;筛选,除杂:remove
gargantuan
巨大的:tremendous;
garish
过于鲜艳的,过于张扬的:strident color
garment
衣服:clothing
garrulous
啰嗦的,话多得令人厌烦的:tiresomely, talkative
gash
深长的伤口或切口:deep cut;砍伤,切开:make gash
gasification
气化:gas;
gauche
笨拙的,缺乏社交经验的:lacking grace
gaudy
俗丽的:excessively showy
gauge
测量标准:measurement standard;判定:determine
gear
调整(以配合):adjust
genial
和蔼亲切的:easygoing;友好的,热心的:kindly feeling;温暖的:neither too high nor too low
genteel
有教养的,不粗俗的:free from vulgarity
germane
有关的,适当的:relevant
gibe
嘲弄:taunting words
giddy
轻率不严肃的:lacking in seriousness;喜悦的:elated
gild
(带欺骗性地)修改,润色:deceptively attractive
gist
要点:main point
gladiator
角斗士:engaged fight death;参与打斗或辩论的人:engaging in controversy
glaze
给…上釉,妆点:coat glaze;使平滑:glossy surface
glib
流利圆滑的(常含有不真诚或欺诈的成分),油腔滑调的:fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的,肤浅的:lacking depth
glisten
闪光:shine sparkling
glitch
小故障:minor malfunction
gloat
幸灾乐祸,自鸣得意:self-satisfaction
gloomy
黯淡无光的:without light;忧郁的:low spirits
gloss
简短解释:brief explanation, obscure;(欺骗性的)光鲜外表:attractive appearance;敷衍潦草做事(甚至忽略):too lightly;开脱(罪名):less bad
glossy
平滑的,有光泽的:smooth surface
glut
使过量,使充满:beyond capacity
glutinous
胶状的粘的:glue
glutton
贪吃者:immoderate food
goad
刺激,驱使,激发:incite rouse
gobble
狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
goggle
凝视:look
goldbrick
逃避工作和责任:shirk responsibilities
gorge
峡谷:canyon;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
gossamer
虚无缥缈的东西:insubstantial;轻薄的,薄弱的:light
gourmand
嗜食者,大胃王:excessively fond of eating
gourmet
美食家:connoisseur food
grandeur
宏伟,壮丽:grand
grandiloquent
(语言等)浮夸的:extravagantly, bombastic
grandiose
自命不凡的,浮夸的:grandeur;宏大的:greatness
grandstand
为了给人留下印象而表演,哗众取宠:impress
grate
刮擦(以发出刺耳的声音):rasping;骚扰,惹恼:irritate
gratify
使满足:desired please
gratuitous
无根据的,无理由的:unwarranted;无报酬的,免费的:without return;多余的:not needed
green
无经验的:deficient experience
gregarious
爱社交的:enjoy the company;群居的:group with others
grieve
(使)感到悲伤:deep sadness
grimace
因痛苦而面部扭曲,(作)怪相,(作)鬼脸:contortion pain, disgust or disapproval
grin
咧嘴笑,咧嘴笑着表示:express an emotion
gripe
抱怨:dissatisfaction;(通过连续让人讨厌的举动)激怒,惹怒:disturb
grisly
令人反感的,令人恐惧的:repugnance
groove
享受,极其满意,过得快活:take pleasure in
grotesque
难看的:unpleasant
grovel
卑躬屈膝:draw back, fearful submission
grueling
费时间花心思的:requiring
guile
狡猾,狡诈:misleading
guilt
自责,悔恨:wrongdoing
gull
欺骗:untrue
gullible
易受骗的,易被利用的:cheated
gush
(使)大量涌出:great volume;(使)情感强烈外溢:exaggerated display
gust
情感爆发:sudden intense expression
guzzle
狂饮:drink greedily
hack
雇佣文人:writer commercial;乱砍;开辟:irregular blows;成功完成:skillfully or efficiently;忍受:put up with
hackneyed
陈腐的,缺乏创新的:lacking freshness originality
halcyon
宁静的,平静的:free from;繁荣的,丰富的:affluent
hale
强壮的,健壮的:free from infirmity or illness;拖,拉:cause to follow
half-baked
不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
hallmark
典型的特征:conspicuous feature
hallow
尊敬,把…视为神圣:respect
hallucination
错觉:false idea
ham-handed
笨手笨脚的:lacking dexterity
hammer
屡次重申:repeated
hamper
阻碍:restrict the movement, impede
hamstring
使无效,使无力:ineffective
hangdog
伤心的,沮丧的:sad, dejected
hanker
向往,渴望:desire, yearn
haphazard
无秩序的,无目标的:lack of plan, order or direction
harangue
(发表)长篇大论:long pompous
harass
烦扰:irritate persistently;耗尽…的体力:use up
harbinger
预言者:presages
harbor
提供住处,隐匿:provide habitat;心怀,牢记:keep in one’s mind
hard-bitten
顽强的,经受得住困境、压力的:able to withstand
hardy
顽强的:able to withstand;愿意冒风险的:willing to take risks
harmonious
和谐一致的:agreeably related
harness
利用:utilize
harrow
折磨,使苦恼:distress torment
harry
不断烦扰,骚扰:distress, harass
harsh
粗糙的,不具有美感的:coarse rough disagreeable sense;严厉的:exacting
hasten
促进:speed-up, accelerate
hasty
轻率的:superficial excessive or careless speed
haunt
常去拜访:frequent;不断地想起,萦绕心头:obsess
hauteur
傲慢,自大:arrogance
haven
安全的地方:place of safety
havoc
大混乱:out of order;大范围破坏:nonexistent unsound or useless
headlong
鲁莽的:without deliberation
hearken
倾听,关注:attention
hearten
给予鼓励,鼓舞:give strength courage, encourage
heartrending
令人心碎的:sorrow distress
hedonism
享乐主义:doctrine pleasure
hegemony
霸权,统治权:preponderant authority
heinous
可憎的,十恶不赦的:hatefully
hew
遵守:confirm, hold to something firmly;支持:steadfast support
herald
告知,宣布:make known;预示,预兆:indication of beforehand
heresy
异教,和普遍观点相悖的说话:controversial or unorthodox opinion
heretical
异教的,异端邪说的:departure standards
hermetic
深奥的:abstruseness
hesitance
犹豫,不情愿:hesitant, reluctant
heterodox
非正统的,异端的:unorthodox opinions
hidebound
死板的,极度保守的:tending to favor
hideous
非常丑陋的:ugly
hie
匆匆忙忙:hasten
hike
(使)上涨:rise up to a higher place or position
hilarious
非常好笑的:extremely funny
histrionic
戏剧的,演员的:relating to actors
hive
忙碌之地:activity;储备,积累:store up
hoard
贮藏,秘藏:keep hidden
hoary
极老的:extremely old
hoax
欺骗:cause to believe untrue
hodgepodge
大杂烩:mixture dissimilar
homage
尊敬,敬意:respect
homely
其貌不扬的,朴素简单的:not attractive
homily
冗长乏味的道德演讲或训诫:admonition
homogenize
使统一化:make agree single established standard
hone
磨快:sharpen
hoodwink
欺骗:deceptive
hortative
鼓励的:exhortation
hovel
茅屋:small wretched dirty
hubris
狂妄自大:exaggerated pride, self-confidence
humble
谦逊的:meekness, modesty;顺从的,谦卑的:humility or unseemly submissiveness
humility
谦卑,谦逊:absence of any feeling s better
humor
幽默,令人发笑的事物:comical or amusing;迎合,迁就:comply with
hurricane
飓风:a violent rotating storm;飓风般的事物,引起动荡的事物:resembling a hurricane
husband
节俭,勤俭持家:use economically
husk
(果类或谷物的)外壳:outer covering;剥去:remove
husky
(尤指声音)沙哑的,粗糙的:rough;高大威猛的:muscular
hybrid
杂交品种,混合品种:mixed origin;杂交的:parents of different races
hymn
赞歌,赞美诗:song of praise;赞美:proclaim the glory
hyperbole
夸张:exaggeration used for emphasis
hypnotic
催眠的:cause sleep
hypocritical
虚伪的:not being what one appears to be
iconoclast
特立独行的人:not conform accepted standards
idolatrize
(通常盲目)崇拜:admires intensely
idyll
无忧无虑的生活:carefree episode
ignite
点燃:set fire to;激起,唤起(感情):arouse the passions
ignominy
耻辱:lost the esteem
illiteracy
文盲:unable to read and write
illuminati
智者:enlightened;精英:best of a class
illuminate
照明:make shining;阐明:make plain;启迪,启发:spiritual understanding
illusory
幻觉的,虚幻的:illusion
imbibe
喝水,摄取水分:take in liquid
imbroglio
困境,复杂的局面:complicated situation;纷争:angry expression of differing opinions
imitation
仿制品:like something else
immaculate
干净的,纯净的:free from dirt;完美的,没有任何错误的:without fault
immanent
内在的:innermost
immaterial
非实体的:not composed of matter;无关的,不重要的:no relevance
immature
未完全发展的,未发育成熟的:lacking complete growth;(思维、举止)不够成熟的:lacking maturity
immemorial
古老的:from the distant past
immune
不易被感染的,有免疫力的:having resistance to infection;不受影响的:not affected by influence;不受约束的,免除的:not subject to an obligation
immure
监禁,禁闭;使闭门不出:confine
immutable
不可变的:not capable of changing
impassive
冷漠的,无感情的:no sign of feeling
impeccable
无罪的:free from sin;无暇的,无可挑剔的:free from fault
impecunious
贫穷的:no money
impede
妨碍,阻碍:slow the progress of
impending
即将发生的:soon to take place
impenetrable
不可渗透的,不可穿透的:impossible to get through;难以理解的:incapable of being comprehended
impenitent
不悔悟的:not regretful
imperative
命令:must be obeyed;命令的,强制性的:forcing one’s compliance;迫切的:needing immediate attention;必要的:impossible to do without
imperial
帝国的,帝王的:empire;巨大的,令人惊叹的:impressive in size
imperious
爱发号施令的:ordering people;傲慢的,专横呃:arrogantly domineering;迫切的:compelling
impertinent
无关紧要的:not having relevance;粗鲁无礼的,大胆的:insolent rudeness;不守礼节的,不为他人着想的:lack of manners
imperturbable
沉着冷静的,淡定的:extreme calm
impervious
不可渗透的,不可穿透的:not allowing entrance;不能被破坏的:not capable of being damaged;不为所动的:not capable of being affected
impetuous
冲动的,性急的,轻率的:impulsive vehemence;剧烈的,猛烈的:violence of movement
impious
不敬神的:lacking reverence
implacable
固执的:sticking to an opinion;无法平息的:not capable of being appeased
implement
工具:device;执行,实施:carry out
implode
(使)剧烈收缩,(使)坍塌,(使)内爆:collapse inward
imposing
恳求,迫切请求:urgent manner
importune
宏伟壮丽的:impressive
impostor
冒充者:assumes false identity
impotent
无生育能力的:unable to produce fruit;无力的,无能的:lacking in power
imprecise
不精确的:not precise
impromptu
即席的表演:done extemporaneously;即席的,即兴的:without previous preparation
improvise
即兴而作:perform with little or no preparation
imprudent
不明智的:lacking good judgment
impudent
放肆大胆的,无礼的:boldness or disregard
impugn
责难,攻击,抨击:attack as false
impuissance
无权,虚弱:lack of power
inadvertent
偶然发生的:by chance;疏忽的,不留意的:unintentional lack of care
inalienable
不可剥夺的,不能让与的:cannot be transferred
inane
空洞的:lacking significance
inanimate
无生命的:not living
inaugurate
使就职:induct into an office;开始:begin
incandescent
明亮灿烂的:bright;热情饱满的,感情强烈的:zeal
incantation
咒语:magic power
incarnate
化身的,人性化的:bodily nature and form;使(思想、理论)具体,体现:constitute an embodiment
incendiary
煽动者:person who stirs up;煽动性的:tending to inflame
incense
芳香:pleasant smell;激怒:extremely angry
inception
开端,开始:beginning
incessant
无间断的:without interruption
inch
少量,很短的距离:small degree;(使)慢慢移动:move slowly
inchoate
新生的,才开始的:early stage;未完全成型的:imperfectly formed
incinerate
将…烧成灰烬:burn to ashes
incipient
起初的,初现的:beginning to come into being
incite
煽动,激起:provoke
inclement
(天气等)恶劣的:lacking mildness;无情的,残酷的:unmerciful
incogitant
考虑不周到的,不体谅的:inconsiderate
incongruent
不全等的;不一致的:not conforming
inconsequential
不合逻辑的:not following good reasoning;不重要的:no significance
incontrovertible
无可争议的:not open to question
incorrigible
不可救药的,积习难改的:incapable of being corrected;无法管制的:impossible to control
incriminate
归罪于:accuse of a crime
incubate
孵化:cover and warm eggs;帮助,培养,促进:aid
inculpate
归罪于:incriminate
incursion
入侵:hostile entrance
indelible
(印记等)无法擦除的:impossible to remove;无法忘怀的:not easily forgotten
indemnity
(损害、伤害等的)保险赔偿:compensation
indict
起诉,控告:accuse
indifferent
公平的:impartiality;(质量、档次等)中规中矩的,一般的:average;不感兴趣的,冷漠的:lack of interest
indigenous
土产的,本地的:originating;与生俱来的,先天的:innermost nature
indigent
贫穷的:lacking money
indispensable
必不可少的,不可或缺的:impossible to do without
indoctrinate
教育,灌输思想:instruct
indolent
懒惰的:averse to activity
inducement
动机,刺激源:motive;劝说,游说:pleading with someone to accept
indulgent
(对己)放纵的,(对他人)纵容的:given to indulgence
indurate
铁石心肠的,冷酷无情的:a lack of sympathy;使变硬:physically firm;使习惯于(如艰苦或尴尬之境况):withstand physical hardship
industrious
勤勉的:diligent
ineffable
难以表达的:incapable expressed
ineluctable
无法逃避的,必然的:not to be avoided
inept
愚笨的,荒谬的:lack of judgment;不恰当的,不合时宜的:not appropriate;不称职的,无能力的:incompetent
inert
(人)懒惰缺乏活力的;(物品)惰性的:sluggish, deficient
inevitable
不可避免的,必然的:incapable avoided
inexorable
无法劝阻的,不为所动的:not persuaded
infamous
臭名昭著的:bad reputation
infatuate
使迷恋:inspire unreasoning love
inferno
大火:fire;地狱:resembles hell
infiltrate
秘密潜入:enter surreptitiously
infinite
无尽的,无限的:no boundaries
infirm
虚弱的:weak in body;不果断的,优柔寡断的:lacking firmness of will
inflame
点燃,燃烧:set on fire;使加剧:more violent
infelicitous
不愉快的,不幸的:unfortunate;不恰当的,不合时宜的:not appropriate
influx
涌入:coming in
infuse
激怒:make furious
infuriate
灌输,使…充满:fill;鼓舞:inspire
ingenious
聪明的,有创造才能的:resourceful, cleverness
ingenuity
独创性,创新性:inventive
ingenuous
天真纯朴的:lacking cunning;坦白的:straightforward
ingest
摄入,咽下:take into body
ingrained
本质的,根深蒂固的:firmly established
ingratiating
讨人喜欢的:winning favor;逢迎的,意在奉承的:gain favor
inherent
内在的,本质的:essential
inimical
带有敌意的:hostility;危及某人利益的,不利的:opposed to interests
inimitable
无法效仿的,独特的:not imitated
iniquity
邪恶,不公正:immorality, injustice
initiate
创造,发动促进:cause beginning;刚入门的新手:person initiation
inkling
轻微暗示,小提示:slight indication;略知:vague notion
innocuous
无害的:no injury;乏味的,不会引起敌意的:not arouse
innovative
创新性的:introducing innovations
inquisitive
过分好奇的:inordinately curious
insensible
无知觉的:lost consciousness;漠不关心的:not responsive;粗俗的,没品味的:lacking in refinement
insensitive
缺乏机智圆滑的,缺乏社交技巧的:lacking tact;不敏感的,麻木的:not responsive
insentient
无感觉的,无知觉的:lacking perception;一知半解的,略懂的:not having a deep understanding
insight
深刻的理解:apprehending nature
insipid
(食品)清淡无味的:lacking favor;平淡的,无聊的:lacking interest
insolent
粗野的,无礼的:rude
insouciant
无忧虑的,不在乎的:free from concern
instate
任命:establish rank
instigate
煽动,激起:urge forward, stir up
instill
慢慢滴入:enter;灌输:impart
institute
创立,制定:establish;机构:organization
insubordinate
不服从权威的:not submissive
insular
(观念、想法等)孤立狭隘的:narrow provincial viewpoint
insulate
使绝缘,使隔离:detached situation
insurgent
叛乱分子:opposes authority
intangible
无法感知的,无形的:capable perceived
integral
构成整体所必需的:essential;完整的:not lacking any part
integrity
正直:adherence moral;完整性:being whole
intelligible
可理解的:being understood
intemperate
无节制的,极端的,不温和的:not temperate
intensify
加强,激化:make intense
inter
埋葬:place in grave
intercessor
调停者:mediates
interdict
禁止:forbid;阻止:stop, seize or interrupt
interim
中间过渡时期,间隔:time between event;暂时的:for the time being
interlock
连锁,连结:joined closely
interminable
无尽头的:no end
intermittent
间歇的,断断续续的:not continuous;不定期的:lacking regularity
interregnum
过渡期:break
interrogate
质问,审问:question formally
intimate
有紧密联系的,亲密无间的:close association;不为人知的:not known;密友:person who has a strong liking;迂回地交流,间接地沟通:communicate indirectly
intimidate
威吓:frighten
intoxicant
使人陶醉的东西(尤指酒精饮料):intoxicates
intransigent
不妥协的,固执的:refusal to compromise
intrepid
无谓的:resolute fearlessness
intrigue
阴谋:a secret plan;激起…的兴趣:arouse curiosity
intrinsic
固有的,内在的:essential
intuitive
直觉的:by intuition
inundate
淹没:cover with flood
inure
使习惯接受不好的东西:accustom;使坚强:withstand physical hardship
invective
侮辱性的:characterized by insult
inveigh
激烈抗议,表示强烈不满:protest vehemently
inveigle
诱骗:win over by coaxing
inventory
存货清单:list all goods;(包含要点的)简介:short statement
inveterate
积习的:firmly established
invidious
惹人反感的:cause discontent;羡慕嫉妒恨的:resentment of another’s possessions
invigorate
使精神,使强壮,鼓舞激励:impart vigor
invincible
不可战胜的,不可超越的:incapable conquered
invoke
实施:put into effect;产生,造成:be the cause
irascible
易怒的:easily provoked anger
irate
极其愤怒的:extremely angry
iridescent
五颜六色的:lustrous colors
irk
令人烦恼的事物:source of irritation;使烦恼,使厌倦:irritating
ironclad
非常坚固的,坚不可摧的:unbreakable
irradicable
不能根除的:impossible destroy
irreducible
(数)不可约分的:incapable factored
irrigate
灌溉:supply water;冲洗:flush
irritate
刺激,惹恼:provoke anger
issue
(有争议的)话题,议题:matter that is in dispute;发布(期刊)等:produce and release;(使)流出:flow out
jabber
快而不清楚地说:talk rapidly, indistinctly
jaded
疲惫的:depleted in strength;厌倦的,没兴趣没热情的:patience exhausted
jape
嘲弄:mockingly
jargon
行业术语:specialized or technical language
jarring
刺耳的:discordant;震惊的:strong emotional reaction
jaundice
(因嫉妒或厌世而产生的)偏见:bias
jaunty
轻快呃,活泼的:sprightly
jejune
无趣乏味的:not interesting;幼稚的:annoying qualities children
jettison
丢弃,投弃:cast
jeopardy
危险: risk, danger
jest
轻浮的态度,戏谑:frivolous
jibe
意见一致:agree
jingoist
极端爱国激进分子(通常表现为好战的对外政策):extreme nationalism belligerent
jitters
紧张,不安:panic, nervousness
jocular
搞笑的,欢乐的:joking, playful
jocund
欢快的,高兴的:sprightly lighthearted
jog
慢跑:movement exercise;唤起:rouse
jolt
突然移动:move sudden;惊吓:unpleasant surprise
jot
简要记录:write briefly
jovial
愉快的:good-mannered, jollity, conviviality
jubilant
喜悦的:joyful
judicious
明智的,慎重的:judgment prudent
juggernaut
无法阻挡的力量的,摧毁一切的强大力量:overwhelming force
ken
视野范围:vision;知道,了解(人或物):know
kidnap
绑架勒索:detain unlawful force
kindle
点燃:set fire, ignite
kindred
类似的;具有相似或相近的起源、本性或性质的:similar origin
knack
诀窍,聪明的做法:clever
knead
揉捏,塑造:shape by folding
knit
编织(纱线):interlacing yarn with needles;连接,联系:join closely
knotty
多结的,复杂的,困难的:full of difficulties complications
kudos
名望,名声:fame;夸奖,赞扬:acclaim or praise
labile
易变的,不稳定的:unstable
laborious
勤奋的:industrious;费力的:long, hard work
labyrinthine
迷宫似的,复杂曲折的:extremely complex structure
lacerate
使非常痛苦:cause pain
lackluster
黯淡无光泽的:lacking brightness
laconic
简洁(以至于显得粗鲁或难以理解的):minimum of words, concise
lachrymose
催人泪下的,悲伤的:mournful
lambaste
严厉斥责:scold sharply
lament
悼词:composition grief;抱怨:resentment;为…哀悼,表达痛苦或遗憾:express sorrow
lamentable
值得惋惜的,悲哀的:deplorable
lampoon
讽刺:harsh satire
languid
没精打采的,虚弱的:lacking energy
languish
变得衰弱:become feeble
languor
懒惰:inertness;衰弱:weakness, weariness
lank
细长瘦弱的:long lean;不僵硬的,柔软松弛的:limp, not stiff
lapse
小过失:slight error;结束,终止:end
largesse
捐赠物:without expectation of a return;慷慨:liberality
lash
击打:hard strike;猛击,撞击:strike with force;捆扎:bind
lassitude
乏力,没精打采:diminished energy
latent
潜在的,不活跃的:potential, not evident
latitude
(行动或言论)自由:freedom
laudatory
表示赞扬的:praise
lavish
奢侈的,大量的,无节制的:extravagance and profusion;挥霍,浪费:give readily carelessly
leaven
在…中加入轻松、活泼或变更的因素:mingle permeate
leer
一瞥,斜眼看:sidelong
leery
怀疑的,不信任的:suspicious
legacy
遗产:handed down ancestor
legend
传奇,传说:popular myth;图例:explanatory list map
legion
大量的人,(尤指)军团:large body of men;大量的:numerous
lenient
宽大仁慈的:merciful
lethal
非常有害的,致命的:extremely harmful
lethargic
没精打采的,行动迟缓的:sluggish
levelheaded
明智的:sensible
levity
轻浮:frivolity
liability
责任:liable;障碍,不利条件:creates difficulty
liberal
思想前卫的:not bound;慷慨的,大方的:generosity
libertine
放荡不羁者:without moral restraint
licentious
放荡的,性欲强的:lacking restraints
liken
显示相似,把…比作:show as similar
limber
可塑的,柔软的:flexible
limp
柔软的,松散的:lacking firm;软弱的,没有精神的:lacking strength;跛行,艰难地行走:haltingly or unsteadily
limpid
透明清澈的:transparent clearness;镇定的,淡定的:free from agitation
linger
磨蹭,闲荡:proceed slowly
lissome
柔软的:easily bent;敏捷的,轻盈的:move with ease
list
(使)倾斜:at an angle
lithe
敏捷的,轻盈的:grace;柔软的:easily bent
loath
不情愿的,讨厌的:reluctant
loathe
厌恶:dislike
lofty
崇高的:elevated;高的:rising;自大的:superiority
loll
懒洋洋地行动:lazy;偷懒,打发时间:doing nothing
lopsided
歪的,倾斜的:leaning;不平衡的,不协调的:lacking in balance
loquacious
话多的:excessive talk
loutish
粗鲁的:awkward, stupid and boorish
lubricate
使润滑:reduce friction
lucid
有光亮的:suffused with light;神志清楚的:full use of one’s mind;表达清晰的,简单易懂的:easily understood
lug
拖动,拉动:cause to follow;费力搬运:laboriously
lugubrious
(故作夸张的)悲哀的:mournful
lull
相对平静时期,间隙:momentary halt;使镇静,使安心:free from distress
lullaby
催眠曲:song lull sleep;使镇静,使安心:free from distress
lumber
木材:tree logs;笨拙地行动:clumsiness;使负担(从而拖累):burden
luminary
杰出人物:eminence
lurch
蹒跚:swaying
lurk
潜伏:lie in wait
lush
茂盛呃:vigorously;多产的:producing abundantly;(声音、味道)优美的,令人愉悦的:appealing
lustrous
有光泽的:shiny
luxurious
豪华的:wealth and comfort;奢侈的:excessive gratification
lyric
(可以哼唱的)小曲:musical composition;如诗歌般流畅优美的:suggestive of poetry or music
macabre
恐怖的:horror of death
macerate
浸泡(以软化):soaking or steeping
maculate
使有斑点,弄脏;玷污,损坏:spot
maelstrom
漩涡:violent whirlpool;混乱、动荡的局势:turbulent
magnificent
壮丽的:strikingly impressive
maladroit
笨拙的:lack of nimbleness
malaise
不舒服:bodily discomfort
malcontent
不满分子:opposition;不满的:dissatisfied
malicious
恶意的:deliberately harmful
malign
恶意的:cause suffering;诽谤:utter injuriously
malinger
装病以逃避工作:pretend illness
malleable
可塑的:capable of being shaped;易控制的:capable of being controlled
malodorous
恶臭的:unpleasant smell
mandatory
强制的:forcing compliance
mangle
损毁,使伤残:injury;弄砸:ruin
mangy
卑劣的:contemptible
mania
热衷,狂热:intense enthusiasm
manifest
显然的,明显易懂:understanding;显现,显露:make evident
manipulate
巧妙操作:skillful;巧妙处理,暗中操控:deviously
mannered
不自然的,做作的:artificial
manumit
解放(奴隶):release from slavery
manuscript
手稿:written by hand
mar
污点,坏点:spoils the appearance;破坏,削弱:impair
marsh
沼泽,湿地:wet
martinet
纪律严明之人:strict
marvel
令人惊奇的事物:surprise, admiration or wonder;(因为壮观、美丽等而)表示惊讶:feel amazement
masquerade
捣碎:pulpy mass
mash
面具,伪装:display insincere;伪装,掩饰:disguise
mastery
技艺超群,精通:great skill
matriculate
入学;录取:admit or be admitted
maudlin
过于感伤的:tearfully sentimental
maven
专家:experienced
maverick
特立独行之人:does not conform;标新立异的,不合常规的:deviating
mawkish
过度伤感的:sentimental
meager
贫乏的:deficient
mean
卑贱的:ignoble;吝啬的:sharing little;打算,怀有目的:purpose or goal;意味着:convey, show or indicate
meander
闲逛,漫步:aimlessly and idly
measly
少得可怜的,微不足道的:small
measured
深思熟虑的,审慎的:calculated
meddle
干涉,管闲事:intrude
mediate
调解,调停:bring about an agreement
mediocre
平庸的,质量中等偏下的:moderate
medley
大杂烩,混合物:mixture
meek
谦恭的:humility;顺从的:submissive
meet
合适的:very proper
mellifluous
(曲调)优美的:smooth and sweet
melodramatic
感情夸张的,伤感的:exaggeratedly emotional
menace
威胁,使处于危险:intention to harm
mendacious
撒谎的,虚假的:lies
mentor
导师:guide;教导,指导:give advice
mercenary
(外国军队的)雇佣军:soldier hired;唯利是图的,贪婪的:monetary or material gain
mercurial
(情绪)善变的:changeableness of mood
merited
应得的,理所应当的:what is called for
mesh
诱捕:catch
mesmeric
催命的,催眠术的:mesmerism;令人着迷的,难以抗拒的:attracting
metamorphose
(使)变形:change
metaphysical
哲学上的,理论上的:idea;非尘世的:beyond universe
meteoric
流星般迅速而短暂的:brevity
methodical
井然有序的,有条理的:systematic order
meticulous
极为谨慎的:extreme or excessive care
mettle
勇气:strength of spirit;毅力,耐力:stamina
miff
使恼怒:annoyed
migratory
迁移的:moving from one region to another
milk
榨取(财富、信息等):coerce profit
mime
模仿:model