Set 2 Flashcards
indigenous
ADJ 当地的;本土的;土生土长的 Indigenous people or things belong to the country in which they are found, rather than coming there or being brought there from another country.
penitential
ADJ-GRADED 悔罪的;忏悔的 Penitential means expressing deep sorrow and regret at having done something wrong.
vacillate
VERB 犹豫不定;踌躇;拿不定主意 If you vacillate between two alternatives or choices, you keep changing your mind.
dawdle
VERB 闲逛;游荡 If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
fortitude
N-UNCOUNT 刚毅;坚忍 If you say that someone has shown fortitude, you admire them for being brave, calm, and uncomplaining when they have experienced something unpleasant or painful.
allegiance
N-VAR (对组织、人物、信仰的)忠诚,拥护 Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
emblazon
vt. 用纹章装饰,颂扬,盛饰
moniker
N-COUNT 名字;(尤指)曾用名;名称 The moniker of a person or thing is their name, especially when they have changed it.
flaunt
VERB 炫耀;夸耀;卖弄 If you say that someone flaunts their possessions, abilities, or qualities, you mean that they display them in a very obvious way, especially in order to try to obtain other people’s admiration.
menacing
ADJ-GRADED 威胁的;威吓的;危险的 If someone or something looks menacing, they give you a feeling that they are likely to cause you harm or put you in danger.
elation
N-UNCOUNT 得意洋洋;兴高采烈 Elation is a feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened.
allegiance
N-VAR (对组织、人物、信仰的)忠诚,拥护 Your allegiance is your support for and loyalty to a particular group, person, or belief.
severance
N-UNCOUNT (关系、联系的)断绝,中断 Severance from a person or group, or the severance of a connection, involves the ending of a relationship or connection.
cower
VERB (因恐惧而)蜷缩,畏缩 If you cower, you bend forward and downwards because you are very frightened.
hysterical
ADJ-GRADED 歇斯底里的;情绪狂暴失控的 Someone who is hysterical is in a state of uncontrolled excitement, anger, or panic.
stealthy
ADJ-GRADED 悄悄的;偷偷摸摸的;鬼鬼祟祟的 Stealthy actions or movements are performed quietly and carefully, so that no one will notice what you are doing.
lecherous
ADJ-GRADED (男子)好色的,淫荡的 If you describe a man as lecherous, you disapprove of him because he behaves towards women in a way which shows he is only interested in them sexually.
raunchy
ADJ-GRADED 色情的;淫秽的;惹火的;挑逗的 If a film, a person, or the way that someone is dressed is raunchy, they are sexually exciting.
somber
adj. 昏暗的;(颜色等)暗淡的;忧郁的;严峻的
insolent
ADJ-GRADED 傲慢的;无礼的;侮慢的 If you say that someone is being insolent, you mean they are being rude to someone they ought to be respectful to.
vagabond
N-COUNT 流浪汉;漂泊者;无业游民 A vagabond is someone who wanders from place to place and has no home or job
immensity
ADJ-GRADED 广大的;巨大的 If you describe something as immense, you mean that it is extremely large or great.
daunting
ADJ-GRADED 使人畏惧的;令人胆怯的;让人气馁的 Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
cephalopod
n. 头足纲动物(如章鱼)
platypus
鸭嘴兽
scorn
N-UNCOUNT 轻蔑;鄙视 If you treat someone or something with scorn, you show contempt for them.
lambaste
vt. 不断地狠打某人,鞭打;严厉斥责某人
imbued
VERB 向…灌输;使充满 If someone or something is imbued with an idea, feeling, or quality, they become filled with it.
使(某人/某事)充满或激起(感情等)
conspicuous
ADJ-GRADED 显眼的;引人注目的 If someone or something is conspicuous, people can see or notice them very easily.
posthumous
ADJ 死后的;身后的 Posthumous is used to describe something that happens after a person’s death but relates to something they did before they died.
emancipate
VERB 解放;使摆脱束缚 If people are emancipated, they are freed from unpleasant or unfair social, political, or legal restrictions.
indemnify
VERB 保证赔偿 To indemnify someone against something bad happening means to promise to protect them, especially financially, if it happens.
denigrated
VERB 贬低;诋毁;侮辱 If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
ribald
ADJ-GRADED 下流的;粗俗的;猥亵的 A ribald remark or sense of humour is rather rude and refers to sex in a humorous way.
lascivious
ADJ-GRADED 好色的;淫欲的 If you describe someone as lascivious, you disapprove of them because they show a very strong interest in sex.
diaspora
N-SING 移民社群 People who come from a particular nation, or whose ancestors came from it, but who now live in many different parts of the world are sometimes referred to as the diaspora .
momentous
ADJ-GRADED 重大的;关键的;有影响的 If you refer to a decision, event, or change as momentous, you mean that it is very important, often because of the effects that it will have in the future.
gratuitous
ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词无理由的;不必要的;无缘无故的 If you describe something as gratuitous, you mean that it is unnecessary, and often harmful or upsetting. 免费的,无偿的;
trifling
ADJ-GRADED 不重要的;微不足道的 A trifling matter is small and unimportant.
relent
VERB 变宽厚;变温和;心软 If you relent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do.
vi. 动怜悯心;发慈悲心