unit 31 Flashcards
skittish
1容易受到惊吓的，胆小的
skittish horses
1善变的，多变的
the skittish housing market
sparing
节俭的，节约的
be sparing with money
splutter
急切而说不清楚的
begin to splutter
squeamish
恶心的，晕船的
made the young sailor squeamish
staunch
忠诚的，坚定的
a staunch believer in the democratic system
succumb
1屈服
refused to succumb to her fears
2死亡
everyone thought he had succumbed
surly
脾气不好的
a surly and rude person
surmise
(根据不足的）推测，揣测
My surmise is that…
surmount
战胜，获得胜利
surmounted endless obstacles
teeming
大量的
ocean teeming with life
tentative
暂时性的，尝试的our plans are only tentative
thick-skinned
冷漠无情的，不顾及他人感受的
a cold and thick-skinned person
thrifling
细微的，不重要的
thrifling difference
tycoon
大亨，巨头
an oil tycoon
unavailing
徒劳的，无果的
unremitting
连续不断的
unremitting rain lasted for six days
vouchsafe
承诺，允许
refuse to vouchsafe an explanation
wayward
刚愎自用的，不服管束的
wayward children
willy-nilly
无秩序的，随意的
willy-nilly taxing laws
wilt
精神萎靡，憔悴
his brain wilted from…
wiretap
偷听，窃听
wiretap the hotel room
wistful
(带着忧伤而）渴望，怀念的
a wistful look in his eyes
wrest
辛苦的获得
wresting a living
