Vocab Flashcards
detrimental (adj)
有危害的
Indeed, computers are detrimental.
obscure
adj. 無名的;模糊的
The cause of the accident is still obscure.
v. 遮掩
conspicuous
顯眼的
The scar on his forehead is conspicuous.
flora and fauna
(某一地點的)動植物群
The flora and fauna of a place are its plants and animals
peripheral
Unfortunately, the speeds of peripheral devices have not kept pace.
次要的;附帶的
周邊的;邊緣的
superficial
膚淺的
He has a superficial knowledge of navigation.
implement
v. 實施
n. 工具
symbiotic
(動植物)共生的
used of organisms living together but not necessarily in a relation beneficial to each
millennium (n.) ㄇ
千年
rapid
迅速地
scenarios
各種場景 various scenarios
interpretation
解釋
outward reflection
外在反應
obligatory
強制性的;義務的
disturb
不安
My sleep was disturbed by the sound.
needle
針
downsize
縮減(勞動力);縮小
integrating
整合
shades
色調
anecdote ㄟ
n. 軼事
adj. anecdotal
vandalize
故意破壞
They vandalized my BMW!
Vulnerable
易受傷的
I felt very vulnerable,standing there without clothes on.
handful
少數的(一把)
spokesperson
發言人;代言人
compact
v. 使裝滿;使緊合
compact car 小型汽車
n. 合約
似:contract 合約
sage
聖人
render
使成為
The prime purpose of the profession is the rendering of a public service.
circular
通知;傳單
neatly
整齊地
depict
描繪
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.
mildly
略微的
I was mildly surprised to see him here.
engrossing
引人入勝的;使人著迷的
eccentric
怪異的;古怪的
apt
適當的;合適的
an apt comment/description
arson
縱火
Police suspect arson.
deliberately
故意地
persumably
據推測;大概
They can presumably afford to buy a bigger apartment.
side effect
副作用
backfire
適得其反
mock
嘲笑
nowhere
not in a successful
We’ll get nowhere if all you can do is criticize.
criteria
標準
rational
頭腦清醒的;理性的
rational determination
underpin
鞏固;支持
從下面支持;加強…的基礎
pour
倒
pourable
reinforce
鞏固
rein韁繩+force力量
stick
n. v.
n. 棍;呆頭呆腦的人
v. 黏;戳
conventional
傳統的;常見的
shortcomings
毛病
aroma
芳香的
ignition
點燃
Tom put the key in the ignition.
eliminate
消除;淘汰
virtually
事實上;實質上
幾乎
It would be virtually impossible to convince Tom to come along with us.
endlessly
不斷地
adamant
固執的;堅強的
She adamant that…
她堅信…
analogy
類比;類似
portion
部分;加大分量
straightforward
直接的;坦率的
直接了當地
lush
酒鬼
Tom is a lush.
(植物)豐富的
The vegetation was thick and lush.
mitigate
減輕;緩和
The interpreter tries to provide a mitigated definition.
tackle
處理;抓住
To begin with, we must tackle the problem.
supplanted
代替;排擠掉
morale
士氣
The morale of those men was excellent.
coaxing
引導
coaxing students away from seeing failure as an indication of their ability
infer
推測
I inferred from our conversation that he was unhappy with his job.
applaud
稱讚;喝采
conflate
合併
conflated with the …
subtle
微妙的
adolescents
青少年
proponent
支持者;建議者
The new method has already found proponents in many countries.
viable
可行的;能生育的
paradoxically
自相矛盾低
aspiration
渴望;抱負
delude
欺騙
I underestimated teenagers’ ability to delude themselves.
notion
概念;見解