Ti要你命451-600 Flashcards

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contentious

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引起爭論的:argumentative;好爭論的,好戰的:tendency quarrels

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contiguous

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接壤的,相鄰的:sharing an edge

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contort

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扭曲:twist

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contract

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契約,合同:binding agreement;收縮:reduce size;感染疾病:become affected

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contravene

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違反,反對:violate, oppose

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contrite

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(因為有罪孽或過錯而感到)後悔悲痛的:showing remorse

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contumacious

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不服從的,倔強的:disobedient

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conundrum

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無法解決的問題,謎:insoluble, dilemma

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convalesce

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漸漸康復,漸愈:recover gradually

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convention

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常規,習俗:agreement, acceptance;公約,協議:agreement;大會,集會:coming together

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converge

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彙集,交匯於一點:move toward one

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conversant

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熟悉的:familiar

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convex

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凸起的:curves outward

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conviction

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深信,確信:being convinced;證明有罪:proved guilty

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convoke

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召集開會:bring together

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convulsion

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痙攣(強烈的、無法控制的肌肉收縮):involuntary contraction;騷亂:disturbance

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coop

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監禁,困於…之中:confine

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coquette

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調情的女子:flirt;調情,不認真對待:playfully

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cordon

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警戒線:line preventing;圍成一道防線:form cordon

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cornucopia

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大量:overflowing

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coronation

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加冕,加冕禮:crowning

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corporeal

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肉體的:not spiritual;有形的,實體的:not immaterial

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corrosive

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腐蝕性的:destroy slowly;諷刺性的:sarcastic;

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corrugated

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褶皺的:folds

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cosmopolitan
有世界性眼光的,包容的:worldwide
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cosset
寵愛:pamper
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countenance
容忍:put up with;贊成,推崇:favorable opinion;沉著,冷靜:evenness
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counterfeit
仿製的,假冒的:imitation;仿製:fraudulent replica;偽裝成:false appearance
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countermand
取消,撤銷:revoke
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court
追求,獻殷勤:seek affections
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covert
隱蔽的,秘密的:not shown;隱秘庇護所:avoid others
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covetous
貪婪的,渴求財富的:inordinate desire
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cow
恐嚇,威脅:frighten
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cowardice
懦弱,不堅定:lack courage
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cower
畏縮:cringe
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cozen
誘騙:mislead
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cramp
痙攣,限制
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crass
粗俗的,愚鈍的:unrefined
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crave
熱望:intense desire
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craven
非常懦弱的,因膽小而遭人鄙視的:lacking courage
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crease
折痕:folding
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credence
堅信:firm brief
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credulous
輕信的,易受騙的:gullible
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creek
小溪,小河:smaller
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creep
緩慢地行進:slowly;匍匐前進:body close to the ground
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crescendo
(聲音)漸強:gradual increase;(漸強之後到達的)頂峰:peak
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crest
頂部,浪尖,山頂
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crestfallen
垂頭喪氣的,沮喪的:depressed
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cronyism
任人唯親的,對好朋友的偏袒:favoritism friends
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crook
使彎曲:away from a straight line
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croon
低聲歌唱或說話:murmuring
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crouch
蹲伏:lower stance
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crumple
弄皺:bend;(因外力擠壓而)垮塌:fall down
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crutch
支撐,支柱:supports
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crux
中點,關鍵點:critical point
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cryptic
秘密的:secret;含義模糊的:ambiguous meaning;超出理解能力的:beyond one’s powers to know
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culpable
該受譴責的,有罪的:deserving blame
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cumbersome
笨重的,難處理的:difficult to handle
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curmudgeon
脾氣壞的、愛抱怨的人:irritable and complaining
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curt
言詞簡略的,直接(以至顯得粗魯)的:direct, brief, and potentially rude;言簡意賅的:convey much information
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dabble
涉獵,對…淺嘗輒止:superficially
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daft
神經錯亂的:abnormal, sick state of mind;不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
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dais
主席臺,嘉賓席:raised platform
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dally
虛度時光:doing nothing;玩樂:amusement;慢吞吞,磨磨蹭蹭:slowly
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dandy
紈絝子弟,愛打扮的人:appearance;最佳的,最好的:very best kind
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dank
陰濕的:wet
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dapper
衣冠整潔的:strikingly neat and trim
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dappled
有斑點的,花的:marked with small spots, mottled, spotted;色彩斑斕的:two or more colors
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daredevil
大膽魯莽的(人):foolishly;不考慮後果的:a lack of concern for the consequence
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dart
突然移動,猛衝,狂奔:suddenly;公開侮辱:intended to hurt another’s feelings
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deadpan
無趣的,無生氣的,不活潑的:impassively
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dearth
供應不足:inadequate
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debacle
潰敗:complete failure
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debark
(使)下船(飛機、車等);卸(客、貨):unload, from a ship or an airplane
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debase
貶低,貶損:lower standing
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debilitate
使衰弱:impair strength
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debris
廢墟:discarded, useless material
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debunk
揭穿…的真面目:true nature;證明…為假:false
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debut
初次登臺,出道:first appearance
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decant
輕輕倒出:pour off without disturbing
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decipher
破譯:interpret;對…有清晰的想法,理解,解讀:clear idea
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decorum
禮儀,得體:appropriateness, propriety
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decrepit
虛弱的,衰老的,破舊的:weakened
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default
不履行義務,怠忽職守:nonperformance
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defer
推遲,延期:postpone;遵從:respect
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deference
尊崇,順從:yield to
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deficiency
缺乏,不足:inadequate
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defile
(山間)小道:a narrow passage;褻瀆:treat with great disrespect;使腐壞,汙損:make unfit for use
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defuse
撫慰,減輕:make less tense
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defy
反抗,違抗:go against
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dehydrate
去除水分,使乾燥:remove water;使失去活力:deprive of vitality
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deify
把…當作神來崇拜:offer honor or respect to;過分喜愛:love or admire;尊敬,尊崇:high status or value to
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deject
使沮喪:lower the spirits, dishearten
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deleterious
有害的:harmful
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deliberate
深思熟慮的:careful
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delicacy
(外貌、結構等)精緻,極度興奮,發狂:fineness
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delirium
精神錯亂;極度興奮,發狂:mental disturbance confused
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delusion
錯覺,妄想:false
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deluge
大暴雨:drenching rain;大量:great flow
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delve
探究,鑽研:detailed search for information
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demagogue
蠱惑民心的政客:leader false claims
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demolition
破壞,毀壞:destroying
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demoralize
使士氣低落:dishearten;貶低,使墮落:lower in character
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demotic
通俗的,大眾化的:common
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demur
表示異議,反對:opposition, objection;猶豫:doubt acceptability qualm
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denouement
(小說的)結局:final resolution
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denounce
公開指責:public or formal disapproval;宣稱…道德上錯誤、可恥:morally wrong
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dent
凹陷,凹痕:depression;(數量,程度上)削弱:make smaller
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denude
脫去,使赤裸:bare
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deplete
耗盡,使衰竭:make complete use
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deplore
哀悼:sorrow
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deploy
(有目的地)展開;調度,部署:spread out
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deportation
放逐:removal from a country
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depose
宣誓作證:testify;廢黜,罷免:remove from a throne;擺放:arrange
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deposit
自然積累,沉積,礦藏:accumulation;存錢:put in account
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depravity
道德敗壞:immoral, harmful or offensive
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deprecate
不喜歡:unfavorable opinion;貶低,輕視:express scornfully;降低…的重要性,使低調:play down
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depreciate
貶低…的價值:lower value;輕視:lower estimation, esteem
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deprivation
匱乏:privation
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deracinate
根除:pull out
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derelict
怠忽職守的,不認真的:lacking duty, carelessly;被社會遺棄的人:social misfit
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derivative
非原創的:originality
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descend
下降:downward;世代相傳:pass by inheritance
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descendant
後代:deriving directly from
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desecrate
褻瀆,玷污:treat shamefully
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desiccate
使(食物)脫水以保存,使乾燥:drying;使缺乏活力:deprive vitality
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designate
任命:to pick for a specific position or duty;命名:give a name to