mid-term Flashcards
coalition
联盟a combination, union, or merger for some specific purpose
jaded
精疲力竭的wearied, worn-out, dull
meritorious
值得赞扬的worthy ,deserving recognition and praise
simulate
模拟,模仿to make pretense of, imitate
umbrage
生气,树荫shade cast by trees
drivel
鼻涕,口水saliva or mucus flowing from the mouth or nose
infringe
侵犯,违反to violate ,trespass , go beyond recognized bounds
millennium
千年期a period of one thousand years
permeate
渗透,弥漫to spread through
surmise
猜测,推测to think or believe without certain supporting evidence
ascribe
归因于,归咎于to assign or refer to
expiate
赎罪,补偿to make amends ,make up for
sangfroid
沉着composure or habitual inclination or tendency
tenuous
纤细的,稀薄的thin slender , not dense
vitriolic
刻薄的bitter, sarcastic
archetype
原型an original model on which something was patterned or replicated
erudite
博学的,有学问的scholarly , learned , bookish
inscrutable
神秘的,不可理解的incapable of being understood
repudiate
拒绝,否定to disown, reject, o
reverberate
使回响,使反射resound , to reflect
extricate
使解脱to free from entanglements or difficulties
fractious
易怒的,倔强的tending to be troublesome, unruly
scathing
严厉的bitterly severe
straitlaced
严格的,固执的extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct
vapid
无趣味的,无生气的dull , uninteresting , tiresome, lacking
bizarre
奇异的extremely strange , unusual , atypical
cajole
以甜言蜜语哄骗to coax哄劝, persuade flattery or artifice
contrive
设计,发明to plan with ingenuity , to bring through a plan
immutable
不变的,不可变的not subject to change , constant
transgress
违反,侵犯to go beyond a limit or boundary ,to sin