Unit 12 Flashcards by Charlene Ruan

Hasten

促进

The man’s death was hastened by alcohol abuse

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Hasty

轻率的

A hasty decision

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Hauteur

傲慢，自大

behave with hauteur

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Havoc

大混乱

The blackout cause havoc

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Headlong

鲁莽的，草率的

A headlong retreat

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Hearken

倾听，关注

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Hegemony

霸权，统治权

Battle for hegemony in Asia

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Heinous

可憎的，十恶不赦的

A heinous crime

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Hew

遵守

Hew to tradition

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Herald

预示，预兆

Heralded the sweeping changes to come

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Heresy

异教，和普遍观点相悖的说法

Be convicted heresy

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Hermetic

深奥的

Wrote hermetic poetry

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Hagiography

捧为圣人的，过分谄媚的

The hagiographic portrayal

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Hidebound

死板的，极度保守的

The hidebound innkeeper

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Hie

匆匆忙忙

Hie home

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Humbug

骗子

A plot of political humbugs

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Histrionic

夸张做作的

Avoided a histrionic debate

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Hive

忙碌之地
A hive of activity
储备，积累
To store up

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Hoard

贮藏，秘藏

He’s been hoarding empty yogurt containers

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Hoary

极老的

Hoary legends

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Hoax

欺骗

Hoaxed the art world into believing

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Homily

冗长乏味的道德演讲或训诫

A solemn homily life

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Hoodwink

欺骗

Be hoodwinked into buying things

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hoodwink

欺骗

Be hoodwinked into buying things

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Hortative

鼓励的

Homely

其貌不扬的，朴素简单的 | Homely truth

Hubris

狂妄自大的 | His failure was brought on by his hubris

Hedge

闪烁其词 | She kept hedging...

Husband

节俭，勤俭持家 | Husbanding precious resource

Husk

剥去 | The tedious task of husking coconuts

Husky

(尤指声音）沙哑的，粗糙的 | A voice husky with emotion

Hyperbole

夸张 | Rhetorical hyperbole

Hypnotic

催眠的 | The hypnotic rhythm of the train’s wheels

Iconoclast

特立独行的人 | An eccentric iconoclast

Idyll

无忧无虑的生活 | A summer idyll

Ignominy

耻辱 | He spent the remainder of his life in ignominy

Illuminati

智者

Imbibe

喝水，摄取水分 | Plants can imbibe water

Imbroglio

困境，复杂的局面

Immaculate

完美的，没有任何错误的 | An immaculate rendering

Immanent

内在的 | Beauty is not something imposed but something immanent

Immaterial

无关的，不重要的 | That story is immaterial to the question of...

Immemorial

古老的 | An immemorial myth

Immure

监禁，禁闭 | Immure oneself for GRE

Impassive

冷漠的，无感情的 | She remained impassive

Impecunious

贫穷的 | Impecunious village children

Impenitent

不悔悟的 | Remain impenitent about her criminal past

Imperative

1 命令的，强制性的 | Requests that grew more and more imperative

Imperious

傲慢的，专横的 | An imperious movie star

Impertinent

1 无关紧要的 2 粗鲁无礼的，大胆的 Impertinent questions

Imperturbable

沉着冷静，淡定的 | Absolutely imperturbable

Impetuous

冲动的,性急的 | He is young and impetuous

Impious

不敬神的 | Make impious remarks

Implacable

1 固执的 2 无法平息的 An implacable enemy

Implode

(使）剧烈收缩，（使）内爆 | The flask imploded

Importune

恳求，迫切请求 | Beggars importuning passer-by

Impostor

冒充者，骗子 | An unforgivable imposter

Impotent

无能的，无力的 | An impotent ruler

Improvise

即兴而作 | I improvised an acceptance speech

Imprudent

不明智的 | An imprudent investment

Impudent

放肆大胆的，无礼的 | Impudent children