Ti要你命2701-2850 Flashcards
acquisitive
貪婪的:desirous
adjudicate
裁決,判定:settle
adversity
厄運,逆境:difficulty
affectation
虛偽,做作:not natural, not genuinely felt
affix
粘合:attach physically
affliction
痛苦,悲傷,折磨:great suffering
agape
急切盼望的:eagerly awaiting
agility
(身手)敏捷:quickness, ease and grace
alloy
合金;混合物:combing of two or more different things;摻雜,降低…的純度:debase by the addition
anachronistic
時代錯誤:chronologically misplaced
analogous
相似的,可比較的:in common
annex
裙樓,副樓:auxiliary building;添加,合併:join;吞併,奪取(土地等):incorporate
annotate
給…作注解:commentary or explanatory notes
antedate
比…早,早於:earlier date
antipathy
厭惡,反感:aversion, dislike;令人反感的事物:objection of aversion
antiquated
古老的,過時的:out of style
antithetical
完全對立的,相反的:direct and unequivocal opposition
apparition
鬼魂,幽靈:ghostly figure
apprehensive
知曉的,理解的:impressed on the mind;恐懼的,害怕的:anxious, fearful
arable
適合耕作的:growing of crops
arid
乾燥的:little or no precipitation;無趣的,無聊的:lack of interest
array
排列,陣列:arrangement;排列,擺放:arrange or display;裝飾,裝修:dress or decorate
assail
抨擊,嚴厲批評:criticize harshly;攻擊,猛攻:violent action against
atrophy
萎縮,衰退:waste away
attest
證實,為…作證:give evidence
attune
使協調,使和諧:into harmony
august
威嚴的,嚴重的:formal and serious or reserved manner;盛大的,令人印象深刻的:large and impressive
auspicious
好兆頭的:toward a happy outcome
austere
樸素的,樸實無華的:simple;嚴肅的,令人生畏的:stern and cold
avowal
承認,公開宣稱:declaration
backfire
產生相反的結果,事與願違:reverse
backslide
(情況等)倒退,故態復萌:revert to a worse condition
baffle
挫敗,阻撓:frustrate or check;使疑惑:mental uncertainty
baffling
令人疑惑的,難以理解的:hard to comprehend
bash
猛擊:forceful blow;攻擊,用力擊打:strike violently;抨擊,嚴厲批評:criticize harshly
bask
休息,悠然自得:lie or relax
beholden
欠他人人情的:owing gratitude
behoove
對…有利:necessary, proper, advantageous
beige
缺乏特徵的:lacking distinction
belligerence
好鬥,好戰:aggressive or truculent
beset
使苦惱,騷擾:cause persistent suffering;攻擊,襲擊:set upon
bewitching
迷人的,令人著迷的:attract
blackmail
敲詐,勒索:extortion of money
bluff
直率的,(說話)直截了當的:direct, brief, potentially rude;欺騙:deceive
bogus
偽造的,假冒的:being such in appearance only;虛偽的,做作的:lacking, spontaneous quality
bore
令人討厭的人或事物:causes boredom;使厭倦,使厭煩:make weary
brandish
(帶有威脅性地)揮舞:shake menacingly
brim
邊緣,邊界:outer margin;充滿:full often to overflowing;加滿,倒滿:as much as can be