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
Decorous
得体端正的
Decorous behavior
Decrepit
虚弱的,衰老的
A decrepit old man
Document
证实
Document a link
Devious
狡猾的
A devious politician
Deft
灵巧的,熟练的
The pianist has deft fingers
Defuse
抚慰,减轻
Defuse the crisis
Defy
藐视
Defy the court
Deject
使沮丧
Dejects a TV pundit
Delirium
精神错乱的,极度兴奋的
Shoppers were running around in a delirium
Deluge
1 大暴雨
2 大量
A deluge of
Delve
研究,钻研
The book delves into the latest research
Demagogue
蛊惑民心的政客
The politician is just a demagogue
Demolition
The demolition of dangerous buildings
Demotic
通俗的,大众化的
Demotic entertainment
Denigrate
Denigrate one’s opponents
Dent
(数量、程度上)削弱
Dent our bank account