List 4 Flashcards
mimic
仿真的,伪造的:in appearance;滑稽地模仿(以取笑):copy or exaggerate;模仿:model
minatory
带来威胁的,有凶兆的:a sign of evil
mince
切碎:small pieces;小步走:short steps
mingle
mingle:social;混合,结合:mix
minimize
将…减到最少:reduce to smallest;刻意低估:underestimate;表示鄙夷:scornfully low opinion
mint
巨额:abundant amount;无损坏的:unmarred
miniscule
极小的:very small
minute
仔细的,谨小慎微的:careful scrutiny;小的,不重要的:of small importance
minutia
次要的细节,小事:minor detail
mirage
海市蜃楼,幻想:illusory
mire
困境:difficult situation;使陷入困境,拖后腿:hold back
mirth
欢乐,欢笑:gladness laughter
misanthropic
反人类:deep distrust of human
misbehaving
调皮的,行为不端的:childish misbehavior
mischievous
调皮的,淘气的:naughty teasing;有害的:causing harm
misconstrue
误解,曲解:mistake
miscreant
恶棍,罪犯:behaves criminally
misdemeanor
轻罪:crime less serious
miserly
吝啬的:penuriousness
misfortune
不幸:bad fortune
misgiving
担忧,忧虑:doubt
mishap
不幸之事:unfortunate
misrepresent
误传,篡改:give misleading representation
mite
微小的东西,很少的钱:small object
mitigate
减轻痛苦,使缓和:less severe
mobile
可移动的:capable moving;可变的:changeable
mockery
鄙视,嘲弄:ridicule;以嘲笑为目的的模仿:derisive imitation
moderate
使缓和:lessen intensify;适度的,中庸的:within limits
modicum
少量:small portion
mollify
平息,抚慰,缓和:calm
mollycoddle
宠爱,溺爱:excessive indulgence
molt
脱(羽、皮等):shed feathers
momentous
极重要的:utmost importance
momentum
动力;冲力;势头:impetus
mongrel
杂种的,混血儿的:mixed origin
monochromatic
单色的:one color;单调无味的:lacking variety
monologue
独白:by one actor
monotonous
(声音)单调的:unvarying tone;清一色的,无聊的:tediously unvarying
montage
大杂烩:collection
moratorium
延期,暂缓施行:suspension
morbid
疾病的,疾病所致的:by disease;(思想性格)变态的:unwholesome thoughts
mordant
尖酸刻薄的:biting caustic
moribund
即将结束的,垂死的:approaching death;即将过时:obsolete
morose
忧郁的:sullen, gloomy
mosaic
综合物,马赛克般的东西:collection
mosque
清真寺:worship Muslim
moth-eaten
过时的:passed its time
motile
能动的:movement
motivate
刺激,激发:provide incentive
motley
混杂的,富于变化的:variety
mottle
标记上杂色斑点:mark spots
motto
座右铭:guiding principle
mournful
悲伤的:expressing sorrow
movement
运动:moving
muddy
不干净的:not clean;浑浊的,不清晰的:lacking clarity;使难以理解:make unclear
muffle
使消声:deaden the sound
mulish
固执的:obstinate
mumble
说话含糊:utter confused
mundane
尘世的,世俗化的:relating to world;平凡的:commonplaces
munificent
慷慨的:liberal in giving
murky
黯淡的,昏暗的:without light;模糊的,晦涩的:lacking clarity
murmur
小声的话语:low sound;低声抱怨,发牢骚:grumble
mutate
(使)改变,(使)变异:undergo mutation
mute
不说话的,缄默的:refraining from speech;使颜色,音调等柔和:soften;减弱声音:muffle the sound
mutter
低声抱怨:murmur complainingly
myopic
缺乏远见的,缺乏辨别能力的:lack of foresight
myriad
无限的,大量的:indefinite number
nadir
最低点:lowest point
naïve
天真纯朴的:lacking worldly experience
narcissism
自恋:admiration of oneself
nascent
新生的:recently come into existence
natty
整洁的,时髦的:tidy
nauseate
(使)厌恶,(使)作呕:cause disgust
nautical
航海的:on water
naysay
拒绝,否认:oppose, deny
nebulous
模糊的:indistinct
needy
贫穷的:impoverished
nefarious
极坏的,邪恶的:wicked
negation
否定:opposite
negligent
疏忽大意的:failing care
negotiate
商量,谈判:by mutual agreement;谋划:plan out
neophyte
初学者,新手:beginner
nerve
(坚强的)意志,勇气:power of endurance;给予勇气,鼓励:give courage
nettle
惹怒:arouse anger
neutralize
中和:acid undergo neutralization;破坏,使无效:make inoperative or ineffective
nicety
连结:connection;核心,最重要的地带:greatest importance
nexus
小口咬:small bites
nibble
准确,精准:careful details;细微之处:fine point
nil
不存在,零:nothing
nip
少量:small amount;小口吃喝:in small amounts
nitpick
吹毛求疵:criticize
nocturnal
夜间的:in the night;夜间活动的:active at night
noisome
有害的,有毒的:harmful;恶臭的:offensive smell;非常令人厌恶的:objectionable
nomad
游牧的;居无定所的人:no fixed residence
nominal
不重要的:unimportant;名义上的:something in name
nonchalant
冷漠:indifference
nondescript
平凡的,不吸引人的:lacking distinctive, interesting
nonentity
不重要的人:little consequence;虚构的东西:created no objective reality
nonplus
使迷惑,使困窘:perplex
nonsense
无意义的话,废话:no meaning
notch
刻痕:cut;通过努力获得:obtain
novel
新奇的:new
noxious
有害的,有毒的:harmful, injurious to health;产生强烈厌恶的:causing intense displeasure
nuance
细微的差异:subtle distinction
nudge
用肘推以引起注意:push elbow;说服某人做某事:persuade
nugatory
无关紧要的:consequence, inconsequential
nurture
提供营养:nourishment;培育,培养:provide with understanding
oath
誓言:formal promise
obdurate
固执的:resistant influences;冷酷无情的:lack of sympathy
obedient
服从的,顺从的:submissive authority
obeisance
敬礼,尊重:respect, submission
obfuscate
使困惑,使模糊:confused, opaque
obligatory
强制性的:compulsory;(见得多以至于)无聊的:dull
obliging
乐于助人的:do favors
oblique
斜的:inclined or twisted
obliterate
除去:remove
oblivious
不知道的,不知情的:lacking awareness, not informed
obloquy
谩骂,诽谤:abusively language;恶名,耻辱:lost the esteem
obscure
含义模糊的:not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning;平凡的,不知名的:famous;使模糊:indistinct
obsequious
谄媚的,奴性的:fawning attentiveness
obsess
迷住的,使困扰:haunt
obstinate
固执的:in spite of persuasion;难以减轻或治愈的:mot easily subdued
obstreperous
难驾驭的,任性的:unruly;吵闹的:loud and insistent cries
obstruct
妨碍,给…制造困难:impede, create difficulty;阻挡:prevent passage
obtuse
愚钝的:absorb ideas readily
obviate
排除,使不必要:unnecessary
occult
难以理解的:not easily apprehended, mysterious;使隐藏或神秘:keep secret
odium
憎恶,讨厌:strong dislike
offbeat
不平常的:different from generally found
offhand
即兴的,没有准备的:without preparation
officious
多管闲事的:thrusting oneself
offish
冷淡的:aloof
off-key
不寻常的,不合适的:out of accord with
ominous
凶兆的:omen, evil
omniscient
无所不知的:complete knowledge
onerous
费时间花心思的:requiring much time, effort
opaque
不透光的:impenetrable by light, neither transparent translucent;晦涩的:obscure
opine
表达观点;想,认为:express opinions
opportune
合适的,恰当的:convenient
opprobrious
辱骂的:reproach;臭名昭著的,令人鄙视的:infamous
oration
(颇有野心、自高自大的)演说:high-flown or pompous manner
orient
使确定方向,使熟悉或适应:determine position, make familiar
original
创新的:creative, inventive;最初的,最早的:before
orthodox
传统的:established form, custom, or rules
oscillate
振动,摇晃:swing;犹豫,变化:vary
ossify
(使)硬化,(使)僵化:hardened, conventional, opposed to change
ostentatious
卖弄炫耀的:conspicuous, pretentious
ostracize
驱逐:exclude
oust
免职:remove from;驱逐:drive out
outgoing
友好的,外向的:extroverted
outlandish
古怪的,奇异的:out of the ordinary, bizarre
outmaneuver
以谋略取胜:overcome
outset
开端,开始:beginning
outwit
瞒骗,以智取胜:surpass cunning
overbearing
专横傲慢的:arrogant;压倒一切的,(在力量或重要性上)势不可挡的;支配的,显著的:overwhelming in power
overlap
(与…)部分重叠:same area
overt
明显的,公开的:open
overture
前言:introductory, preclude;序曲:introduction opera
oxymoron
矛盾修饰法:combination contradictory
pacify
使平静,安慰:ease the anger
padding
夸张,废话:go beyond the facts
paean
欢乐颂:joyous song praise
painstaking
煞费苦心的:diligent care
palatable
感到愉悦满足的:pleasure or contentment
palatial
宫殿般奢华的:ornateness
pall
失去兴趣:interest attraction
palliate
平息,减轻:less severe intense
pallid
无生气的,缺乏活力的:lacking radiance vitality;苍白无血色的:pale
palmy
繁荣的:prosperity
palpable
摸得到的:capable touched;明显的,易觉察的:obvious
palter
欺骗,讨价还价:insincerely deceitfully
paltry
无价值的,微不足道的:importance;让人厌恶的,让人鄙视的:loathing and disgust
pan
严厉批评:harsh criticism
panache
炫耀:flamboyance
pandemic
大范围流行的:widespread
pandemonium
喧嚣,骚动:noise
panegyric
赞颂之词,颂文:eulogistic
panoramic
全景的:complete view
parable
寓言:teach a basic truth
paradigm
典范,模范:pattern
paradise
天堂,极乐世界:perfection and happiness;快乐,狂喜:pleasurable emotion
paradox
表面矛盾实际可能正确的话,悖论:opposed to commonsense
paragon
优秀模范:example;把…比作,显示相似:compare
paramount
最重要的:chief importance
paranoid
多疑的,对他人极端恐惧和怀疑的:extreme fear of distrust
paraphrase
转述,意译,改写;in different words
parch
炽,烤,烤干:dry
parenthesis
间断:interruption
pariah
被排斥或鄙视的人:despised or rejected
parity
相称,同等,平等:being equal
parody
(以嘲笑原作作者的)模仿作品:imitated for ridicule;模仿(以嘲弄):copy to make fun
paroxysm
(感情、动作的)突发:outburst;(政治、社会领域呃)大动荡:disturbance
parrot
(机械地)模仿,复制:imitate without understanding
parry
躲避(问题):evade
parsimonious
过度节俭的,吝啬的:stinginess
partial
偏袒的,偏爱的:biased;部分的,不完整的:lacking
particularize
详述:give details
partisan
跟随者,信徒:follows;(狂热。坚定的)拥护者,支持者:excessively devoted;偏袒的:one side
pastiche
(带嘲讽的)模仿:imitates with satirical intent;大杂烩:hodgepodge