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