List 5 Flashcards
redolent
芳香的:fragrance
redoubtable
杰出的,值得尊敬的:worthy of respect;可怕的:arousing fear
redundant
多余的,冗余的:exceeding necessary
reel
感到眩晕:from being twirled around;蹒跚地走路:swaying from side to side
referee
仲裁者;裁判员:impartially resolves a dispute;(就纠纷或争论)给出意见:give an opinion
refine
提纯,精炼:free from impurities;改善,改进:improve or perfect
reflect
反射:change direction;反映,显露:make manifest;思考:think seriously
refractory
倔强的,不顺从的:resisting control
refulgent
辉煌的,灿烂的:shinning radiantly
refute
否认:declare not to be true;证明为假,证伪:prove wrong
regenerate
使重获新生,使焕然一新:bring back to life;(使)洗心革面:better in character
regimen
(政治上的)统治:lawful control
regress
后退:back;退化,恶化:worse
rehabilitate
使复原,使康复:restore to healthy condition;(使)洗心革面:better in character
rehearsal
排练,彩排:practicing in preparation
reign
统治权:right to command;占统治地位或盛行:be predominant
rein
抑制,限制:keeping within certain boundaries;抑制,控制:keep from exceeding
reiterate
重申:state again
rejoice
欣喜,喜悦:feel joy
relapse
故态复萌,再犯:fall back
release
排放:give off;释放,使获得自由:set free;解雇:let go from office
relentless
残酷的,无情的:no abatement or severity;固执的,不肯妥协的:yielding in one’s purpose
relevant
有关系的,重要的:having connection
religion
宗教,信仰:beliefs;(对于宗教信仰的)忠诚,虔诚:loyalty to God
relinquish
放弃(职位,权力等):give up;移交,交出:give control or possession
relish
喜好,偏好:appreciation or liking;(愿望达成时的)高兴,满足感:when wishes are met;享受,喜欢:take pleasure
reluctant
不情愿的,反感的:showing unwillingness
remiss
疏忽的,不留心的:carelessness
remodel
改造,改变结构:alter the structure
remonstrance
抗议,抱怨:expression of protect, complaint
remorse
懊悔,悔恨:bitter regret
remunerate
支付报酬,补偿:pay
rend
撕裂,猛拉:tear or split apart
renegade
背教者,叛徒:rejects allegiance
renounce
(正式地)放弃:give up;宣布与…决裂:refuse to follow
renovate
修复,维修:restore;使重获新生,使焕然一新:bring back to life
repartee
机智的回答:witty response;打趣,善意的玩笑:good-natured teasing
repatriate
遣返:return to country
repeal
撤销,废除(法律等):rescind or annul;宣布与…决裂:refuse to recognize
repel
抵制:fight against;使厌恶:cause aversion
repertoire
(技术、设备或原料等的)详单:complete list
repine
抱怨、表达不满:express discontent;渴望:long for
replete
彻底吃饱了的:appetite completely satisfied;充满…的,富于…的:possessing great numbers
repose
(劳作后的)休息:state of resting;平静,宁静:freedom from storm;休息:take a rest;放置,交给他人:safekeeping or another
reprehend
谴责,责难,批评:express unfavorable opinion
repress
镇压:put down by force;阻止(正常的表达、活动或发展等):prevent expression
reprieve
对…暂缓处刑,免罪:postpone or cancel punishment;维持…的运行:prevent from being closed
reproach
令人羞愧的事物,耻辱:causes shame;批评,责备:express criticism
reprobate
堕落者,道德败坏的人:unprincipled person;堕落的,放荡的:morally corrupt;谴责,痛斥:condemn strongly;拒绝,不提供:unwilling to grant
reproof
批评,反对:criticism
reprove
温和地责备,警告:scold gently;不欣赏,不喜欢:unfavorable opinion
repudiate
否认:declare not to be true;拒绝接受:unwillingness to accept
repugnant
令人厌恶的:arousing aversion;不和谐的,不协调的:not harmony
repulse
使厌恶,排斥:reject with denial
repute
(尤指好的)名声,名誉:good reputation
requite
酬谢,报答:make repayment;报仇:punish in kind
requisite
必需品:something necessary;必不可少的,必备的:necessary
rescind
废除,取消:make void
reserved
内向的,缄默的:restrained
residue
剩余物:remains
resign
辞职,放弃(职位):give up office
resilience
弹力:resume original shape;恢复能力:ability to recover quickly
resolute
坚定的:firm determination
resonant
(声音)洪亮的,共鸣的:strong in tone
resourceful
有创造力的,机智的:act imaginatively
respite
间歇,休息:rest
respire
呼吸:inhale, exhale air
resplendent
华丽辉煌的:brilliantly
responsive
反应的,敏感的:quick to respond
restive
急躁的,忧虑的:impatience, uneasiness;难以管束的:resisting control
restless
不平静的:lack of quite
restrain
限制,控制:limit, restrict
resurgence
复兴:restoration
resuscitate
使复活,使苏醒:restore consciousness
retainer
家仆:service
retaliate
报复,反击:pay back
retard
减速,延迟:cause slowly
retinue
随行人员:group of retainers
reticent
沉默不语的:inclined to be silent;不愿意的:slow to begin
retort
(尤指机智的)回应,回答:quick, witty reply
retouch
润饰,改进:improve
retract
收回,否认:take back
retrench
削减开支:curtail expenses
retribution
报酬,报应:reward or punishment
retrograde
倒退的:moving backward;退步,退化:decline
retrospective
回顾的:looking back
revelry
狂乐,喧闹的作乐:noisy partying
revenge
报复,复仇:retaliating;为…复仇:retaliating in kind
revere
(尤指对神的)尊崇,尊敬:respect
revise
更改,修正:improve
revive
恢复意识:return to consciousness;再获新生:active again
revoke
撤回,宣告无效:annul
revolt
使厌恶,使反感:fill with disgust;反叛:renounce allegiance
ribald
(举止、言语)下流粗鄙的:vulgar
rickety
不稳的:lacking stability
rider
骑马的人:rides;(议案的)附加条款:appended
ridicule
嘲笑:make fun
rife
丰富的,普遍的:great numbers
rift
分裂,不和:break friendly;使开裂:break
rile
刺激,惹怒:make agitated
ripen
使成熟,变成熟:make ripe
riot
喧闹,暴乱:public violence
rite
惯例,仪式:prescribed form
rive
撕开:tear apart
riveting
吸引人的,极迷人的:absorbing engrossing
rivulet
小河,小溪:small stream
robust
精力充沛的,强壮的,健康的:full of strength
roil
搅浑,使混乱:stir up;激怒:displease
roisterer
喝酒喧闹的人:engages in merrymaking
rookie
新兵;新生;菜鸟:recruit
roster
值勤表,花名册:list of personnel
rostrum
讲坛,演讲坛:stage speaking
rouse
激起,煽动:stir up;唤醒:stop sleeping
royalty
皇家身份:regal character;版税;专利权税:payment
rubicund
红润的,健康的:healthy rosiness
rudimentary
初始的,未发展的:earliest development;最根本的,基础的:first principles
rue
后悔,遗憾:feeling of regret
ruffle
皱褶,褶裥花边:strip edge;使粗糙:destroy smoothness;扰乱,打扰:disturb
ruminate
沉思:go over in the mind
rumple
使皱,弄皱:form creases;打乱,使不整齐:undo the proper order
run
(不间断的)连续演出:course of performances
runic
神秘的:mysterious
rupture
打破;打碎,破裂:part
ruse
诡计:subterfuge
rustic
乡下人,头脑简单的人:awkward or simple person;乡村的:open areas with few buildings;粗俗的:lacking polish
rustle
快速地行动:move or act with speed
sabotage
妨害,破坏:hinder a cause;从事破坏活动,阻止:practice sabotage
saccharine
像糖一样的,有甜味的:sugar;做作的,矫情的:appealing to the emotions
sacrilege
亵渎圣物:profanation sacred
saddle
使某人担负:load
safeguard
保护措施:prevent accident;保护:make safe
sage
智者:wisdom
salient
显著的,最突出的:conspicuously
salubrious
有益健康的:promoting health
salutary
有益健康的:promoting health;有利的,利好的:promoting well-being
salutation
致敬,打招呼(表示欢迎和礼貌):greeting;赞扬:praise
salvage
(从灾难中)抢救:save from loss
salve
减轻:缓解:assuage
sanctify
使神圣,将…敬为神:make holy
sanctimonious
假装虔诚的:hypocritically pious
sanction
批准,同意,许可:make valid;制裁:coercive measure
sanctuary
避难所:protection
sand
磨光:make smooth
sanguine
乐观的,确信的:free from doubt;面色红润的:healthy reddish
sanitary
健康的,清洁的:health
sap
削弱:weaken energy vitality;健康,活力:active strength
sapient
聪明的,有洞察力的:deep understanding, intelligent
sarcasm
讽刺,轻蔑:ironic
sartorial
裁缝匠的,裁缝的:clothes
sate
使饱足,充分满足:satisfy fully
satiate
(使)饱足(的),过分满足(的):satisfy fully
satire
讽刺诗,讽刺文学:literary ridicule
satirize
讽刺:ridicule
saturate
使饱和,浸透:wet thoroughly
saturnine
忧郁的,阴沉的:lacking in cheer;讽刺的:sardonic
saunter
闲逛,漫步:by foot
savant
博学之士,学者:learning
savory
口感好的,味道好的:appetizing taste, smell;令人愉悦的,pleasure or contentment
savvy
老练,机智:knowledge actually doing;明确了解:clear idea of;有见识的,精明能干的:practical cleverness or judgment
scads
许多,大量:large number
scant
不足的,缺乏的:scarcely
scathing
尖酸刻薄的:cause hurt feelings
schism
不一致:lack of agreement
scintillate
闪耀:sparks
scion
子孙:descendant
scission
切断,分离,分裂:division
scoff
嘲笑:derision, mock;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily
scorch
炙烤,烘干:burn, make dry
scorn
轻蔑,鄙视,不屑:reject contemptible
scotch
停止:put an end to
scour
用力擦洗:wash vigorously;搜查:to find or discover
scowl
皱眉(表现出不高兴):expression displeasure
scrappy
好斗的,好吵架的:aggressive
scrap
废料,废物:discarded or useless;抛弃:get rid of;终止,放弃原计划:put an end to
scrawl
乱涂,潦草地写:write carelessly
scribble
潦草地书写,乱写:meaningless
scrupulous
正直的:principled;一丝不苟的:great care and effort
scrutable
可以理解的:understood comprehensible
scrutinize
仔细检查:observe great care
scuff
(使)磨损:roughened by wear;脚步拖沓:move heavily
scurrilous
说粗话的:vulgar
scurvy
下流的,让人鄙视的:contemptible
seamy
肮脏的,堕落的:sordid, base
secluded
僻静的,隐蔽的:hidden
secrete
隐藏:conceal;分泌:generate
sedate
淡定的,安静的:free from agitation
sedentary
固定不动的:not migratory
seduce
劝说(使不忠,使不服从),诱…误入歧途:persuade
sedulous
勤奋认真的:careful perseverance
seemly
得体的,遵守礼节的:following the established traditions
segment
分割;部分:separate
self-abasement
自卑,自谦:humiliation
self-absorbed
自恋的,自私的:absorbed in one’s own
seminal
有发展性的:contributing later development;创新的:creative
sensation
感觉,知觉:sense;轰动事件:intense interest
sensitive
敏感的:susceptible
sentinel
哨兵,看守:watches over
sepulchral
阴沉的,丧葬的:lacking in cheer
septic
腐败的,感染的:putrefaction