List2 Flashcards
fabricate
v制造,编造
ordinance
n法令,条例
Driving without a license is a violation of a city ordinance.
Rotundity
n圆形(物);(声音的)洪亮
incorrigible
adj无可救药的,不能被纠正的
Not correctable.
Smoking is an incorrigible habit.
Stigmatize
v. 打烙印;污蔑
A child who is not brave enough shouldn’t be stigmatized as a coward by parents.
Traverse
v. 横过,穿过
Chinese style of traversing the road has triggered a heated discussion recently.
Supercilious
adj. 自大的,傲慢的,目空一切的
(Arrogant, condescending, patronizing)
A monoculture like person is inclined to be supercilious about his own culture.
Dwindle
v. 缩小,减少 shrink, reduce
His fame dwindled because he was not active like before.
Mediocre
adj. 中等的,平庸的
Papyrus
n. 纸莎草纸
The ancient Egyptians firstly wrote on papyrus.
Elicit
v. 套出(信息),诱出 draw out by discussion
The policeman managed to elicit the truth from him.
警察设法从他那里探得了真相
Carat
n. 克拉
Balmy
adj. 温暖的,温和的,芳香的mild,fragrant
People from the south love the balmy Summer’s evening in the north very much
xenophobia
n. 仇外者,惧外者 fear or hatred of foreigners
Xenophobia hindered the country’s development.
wax
v. 变大,增大
The tension between the two countries waxed at an alarming rate.
Necromancy
n. 巫术,妖术
Black magic, dealings with the dead
Canto
n. 长诗的篇章
This is a canto of Dante’s The Divine Comedy
这是但丁《神曲》中的一章
Emulate
v. 效仿,模仿,竞争
He tried his utmost to emulate his younger brother at the English course.
Slothful
adj. 偷懒的 lazy
I recommend her without reservation as she has never been absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful.
Construe
v. 解释 explain, interpret
How do you construe what he did?
Harbor
v. 提供住所或栖息地
Disband
v. 解散,遣散
equable
n平静的,稳定的
consecrate
v献给
entail
v要求,使必要
garish
adj过分鲜艳的,俗气的
relevant
adj相应的,相关联的
satellite
n人造卫星
invocation
n祈祷,祈求神助
condiment
n调味品
plumage
n全身羽毛
ulterior
adj隐秘不明的,别有用心的,较远的
translucent
adj半透明的,半透彻的
alias
n别名,化名
tempo
n速度,拍子
protean
adj变化多端的
gusto
n兴致勃勃,热情
retrench
v紧缩,节约