List 6 Flashcards
creep
缓慢地行进:slowly;匍匐前进:body close to the ground
crescendo
(声音)渐强:gradual increase;(渐强之后到达的)顶峰:peak
crest
顶部,浪尖,山顶
crestfallen
垂头丧气的,沮丧的:depressed
cronyism
任人唯亲的,对好朋友的偏袒:favoritism friends
crook
使弯曲:away from a straight line
croon
低声歌唱或说话:murmuring
crouch
蹲伏:lower stance
crucial
非常重要的,决定性的:extremely significant
crumple
弄皱:bend;(因外力挤压而)垮塌:fall down
crutch
支撑,支柱:supports
crux
中点,关键点:critical point
cryptic
秘密的:secret;含义模糊的:ambiguous meaning;超出理解能力的:beyond one’s powers to know
culpable
该受谴责的,有罪的:deserving blame
cultivate
提升,加强:improve;种植,培养:promote growth
cumbersome
笨重的,难处理的:difficult to handle
cunning
狡猾的:artful deceptiveness;(手工)灵巧的:skillful;欺诈,欺骗:practice of misleading
curmudgeon
脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人:irritable and complaining
cursory
匆忙的,不注意细节的:excessive or careless speed
curt
言词简略的,直接(以至显得粗鲁)的:direct, brief, and potentially rude;言简意赅的:convey much information
curtail
缩短,削减:less in extent or duration
cynic
愤世嫉俗者:selfishness
dabble
涉猎,对…浅尝辄止:superficially
daft
神经错乱的:abnormal, sick state of mind;不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
dais
主席台,嘉宾席:raised platform
dally
虚度时光:doing nothing;玩乐:amusement;慢吞吞,磨磨蹭蹭:slowly
damper
抑制因素:restrains, depresses
dandy
纨绔子弟,爱打扮的人:appearance;最佳的,最好的:very best kind
dank
阴湿的:wet
dapper
衣冠整洁的:strikingly neat and trim
dappled
有斑点的,花的:marked with small spots, mottled, spotted;色彩斑斓的:two or more colors
daredevil
大胆鲁莽的(人):foolishly;不考虑后果的:a lack of concern for the consequence
dart
突然移动,猛冲,狂奔:suddenly;公开侮辱:intended to hurt another’s feelings
daunt
使胆怯,吓到:to lessen the courage
dawdle
闲荡,虚度光阴:spend time idly;拖拖拉拉:slowly
deadpan
无趣的,无生气的,不活泼的:impassively
dearth
供应不足:inadequate
debacle
溃败:complete failure
debark
(使)下船(飞机、车等);卸(客、货):unload, from a ship or an airplane
debase
贬低,贬损:lower standing