Unit 6 and 7 Flashcards
Crescendo
(渐强之后到达的)顶峰
Reach a crescendo
Crestfallen
垂头丧气的
Be crestfallen at the failure
Cronyism
任人唯亲的,对好朋友的偏袒
Officials practicing cronyism
Croon
低声歌唱或说话
Croon mellow tunes
Culminate
达到高潮
The Christmas party culminated in the distribution of presents
Crux
中心,关键点
The crux of the problem
Culpable
该受谴责的,有罪的
Culpable behaviors
Curmudgeon
脾气坏的,爱抱怨的人
A terrible old curmudgeon
Cursory
匆忙的,不注意细节的
A cursory glance
Curt
言辞简略,直接(以至显得粗鲁)的
His curt reply
Daft
不明智
This is a daft plan
Dally
虚度时光
I kept dallying at my desk
Damper
抑制因素
Rain put a damper on our picnic plans
Dank
阴湿的
In the dank cellar
Dapper
衣冠整洁的
Looked very dapper
Dappled
有斑点的,花的
A dappled fawn
Daredevil
大胆鲁莽的(人)
A daredevil test pilot
Daunt
使胆怯,吓到daunted by the size of the problem
Dawdle
拖拖拉拉
If you continue to dawdle
Deadpan
无趣的,无生气的
A deadpan comedy
Dearth
供应不足
A dearth of evidence
Debase
贬低,贬损
Debased our image
Debris
废墟
The unsightly debris
Decadence
衰落,颓废
The decadence of modern society