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
laterally
橫向地
continents moved laterally 大陸橫向移動
plausible
貌似可信的;花言巧語的
Your explanation sounds plausible, but it just doesn’t hold water.
respects
方面
單數:敬重;問候
intriguing
感興趣的
The thought of being eaten alive was both frightening and intriguing.
intrigue 私通;策劃陰謀
entail
使承擔;使必須
The undertaking entailed great expense upon the government.
coherent
連貫的;一致的;明白的
terminology
術語
consistent account
一致的描述
contemporary
當時的
contemporary sources
pale
蒼白的
trample
踩踏;無視
textile
紡織物
textile industry
optimistic
樂觀的
The meeting ended on an optimistic note.
redundant
額外的;多餘的
prevail
主流
prevailing theory 一般理論~
strain
張力;拉緊
費力
endeavor
= endeavour
努力;盡力
undermine
逐漸損毀
glean
收集
He has gleaned knowledge from various books.
arbitrary
任意的
arbitrary decision
oval
橢圓形
oval tracks 橢圓賽道
bend
彎曲
utility
效用
Windscreen wipers haven’t any utility against ice.
公共設施
Public utility charges will go up next April.
possession
possessed by
財產,領地
…擁有
冷靜的,瘋狂的
embroidery
刺繡
Take a look at this beautiful embroidery made with great effort.
delicate
精美的;易碎的
bulky
體積龐大的;笨重的
inevitably
不可避免的;必然的
Due to his high grades, he will inevitably be accepted to the university.
accommodate
調解;適應
容納
poverty 🔊
貧窮
entertain
娛樂;款待
deprived
剝奪
缺乏食物的;缺乏足夠教育的
waterproof
防水的
convicts
證明…有罪
prison convicts
circumstances
環境;事件
slums
貧民;貧民區
suburbs
郊區
confined
v. 限制
adj. 狹窄的;有限制的
disuse
不被使用;停止使用
emblematic
象徵的
emblematic of modernisation
spectacles
大場面
The royal wedding was a great spectacle.
amphitheatre
(露天)圓形劇場
階梯教室
fabric
織物;布
構造;建築物
fabric of the city
scope
視野;眼界
The theory of evolution surpasses the scope of my imagination.
compactness
緊密度;緊湊性
turbine
渦輪
recollection
回憶;記憶
Does this document refresh your recollection?
preposterous
荒謬的
appalled
驚駭的;喪膽的
The destruction of the environment is appalling.
deftly
熟練地;靈巧地
tantalising
誘人的
wit
智慧
Wit gives zest to conversation.
niggle
拘泥小節
prevalent
普遍的
prevalent views
omit
省略
You should omit this word from the sentence.
deceit
欺騙
I think Tom is deceitful.
hardwearing
禁穿的;耐磨的
carpet
地毯
assortment
各種各樣;混雜
an assortment of statements
balked
猶豫不決
hestated
revulsion
強烈反感;憎惡
moral revulsion
discharged
排放
解雇,解除
discharge (a) debt
remnant
剩餘的
a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
benevolent
仁慈的;慈善的
benevolent to society
malevolent
惡毒的;有惡意的
The ancient Gnostics believed that this material world was innately malevolent.
forgo
放棄;對…斷念
plausible
貌似可信的
elucidate
闡明
officiate
v. 主持
Every wedding that Lily officiated received unanimous praise.
dictate
命令,口述
You can’t dictate to people how they should live.
refurbish
v. 刷新,擦亮
bounty
n. 慷慨,獎勵金
v. 發給…獎金
bounty hunter
diminish
v. 使減少,使變小
Personal liberty is diminishing nowadays.
scarcity
n. 不足,缺乏
A “Post-scarcity Economy” requires higher intelligence from its populace.
synthesize
合成
elusive
難以捉摸
hedonistic
享樂主義的
discrepancy
差一點
tendency
趨勢
fruition
成果
fledgling
初生之犢的
flair
天賦
creative flair
segregate
分離
has a tendency to segregate.
sprawl
蔓延
Urban sprawl is said to be a major contributor to global warming.
rebound
重新振作,回升
intemately
詳盡的;親密的
foster
促進
desperate
絕望的,危急
pitch
音高,腔
pitch perception
episodic
情節性的
impartial
公正的
spouse
配偶
retaliate
報復
re他liate
revere
尊重
Students revere the old professor.
nauseous
vomiting
噁心的
嘔吐
vicious
惡毒的
mobility
流動性
The team lacked mobility.
precipitous
險峻的;陡峻的
colossal
大量的,龐大的
Colossal numbers of
consign
把…交付
委託,托運
consigned to history
harassment
騷擾
computerized
電子化
staggering
蹣跚的,令人驚愕的
hectares
公頃
dwindling
decline
utilitarian
功利主義的
sequester
隔離
the power of courts to sequester the assets of unions
upon
根據
subterranean
n. 地下工作者
adj. 地下的,秘密的
subsoil
底土,下層土
implementation
履行
fulfillment, performances
footage
英尺長度
the square footage of the room
連續鏡頭
exuberance
豐富,茂盛
感情洋溢的言行
invaluable
無價的