LR Flashcards
Secrete
分泌
Tubular
管状的
Incarcerate
监禁
Reptile
爬行类动物
Corroborate
Give support by providing evidence
Forgo
放下、放弃
visceral
- 内脏的;2. 情绪的;3. 深深地
Exhort
叮嘱
Obdurate
固执己见
Preclude
Exclude from consideration
ferocity; ferocious
Fierce, violent, cruel
cholesterol
胆固醇
Intake
摄入
nylon
尼龙
embezzle
侵占公款
actuary
精算师
chimney
烟囱
metabolize
代谢
onset
Beginning of sth unpleasant
peat harvesting
泥炭开采
be contingent upon
Depend on
hum
Utter a sound like a long /m/
rodent
啮齿类动物
oil rig
油钻井平台
lighting rig
照明设备
sewer
下水道
scold
责骂
purport
据称(暗指实际不是)
specious
似是而非的
there are no genetically based traits
Only are nurtured traits
disinclination
不倾向
vs disposition
discount
打折扣、不考虑
fatigue
累、疲惫
malice aforethought
事先想的恶意
hose
软管
zone
分区
smudge
抹花了的痕迹;脏点
The action risks the consequence
Risk: might cause
red herring
红鲱鱼;distractor
commissioner
委员、专员
premier
总理
presuppose what it sets out to establish
循环论证
have good reflexes
身体反应能力强
unbeknownst/unbeknown to sth
adj. without knowledge of sth
denigrate
抹黑、污蔑
brittle
易碎的
molt
蜕皮
extemporaneous
即兴的