Vocabulary Flashcards
to drive too closely behind the vehicle in front
📌 Police pulled him over for doing 90 mph, making rapid changes and __________ing.
tailgate
[intransitive] to be forced to stay somewhere or suffer something unpleasant for a long time
📌 She continues to __________ in a foreign prison.
languish
a strong, very unpleasant smell
📌 The __________ of burning rubber was overpowering.
stench
raining in small light drops
📌 It was dull and slightly __________ as we left.
drizzly
to consider or to weigh in
📌 The mother _______ed punishments to inflict on the child.
ponder
A person who is very unreliable.
📌 Mike is charming but a little ________.
flaky
moving slowly
I felt ______ all weekend.
sluggish
Even under the most favorable conditions.
That place can be sketchy __________.
at the best of times
Of questionable or doubtful quality
The site looks __________.
sketchy
自我猜疑
___ yourself: to doubt your own decisions
✏️Pull yourself together. You need to _____ yourself ever again. Have some confidence.
揣測
2. to seek to anticipate or predict
✏️There is no point in _____ing your boss. He gets to do what he wants with you.
to second guess
a way of saying that you hope something does not happen
______ that his parents should never find out.
God forbid
但願不會
doing things or reacting to things quickly and without thinking carefully first
She can be ______ and rash.
hotheaded
魯莽、性急
to just be able to manage, especially when you have financial difficulties
The zoology program was barely _____ing its _______ while I was there.
to keep one’s head above water
勉強度日
A question that is very important and/or difficult to answer. Sometimes used ironically.
🧑🏼 Do you want to get Italian or Chinese tonight?
👩🏻🦰 Well, that’s the ___________, isn’t it?
the million dollar question
nervous and worried, especially because you are frightened or guilty
My mother gets very __________ when she’s in the house alone.
jumpy
神經質的
with no more delay
And now, __________, here is our special guest speaker.
without further ado
廢話不多說
(especially of older people) complaining and easily annoyed
a __________ old man
crusty
壞脾氣的老頭
to become extremely angry
If your dad finds out you’ve been skipping school, he’ll __________.
go ballistic
(of a person) friendly and in a good mood, or (of a situation) enjoyable because of being friendly and pleasant
He seemed a very __________ guy.
jovial
__________ posh guy
裝模作樣、假掰
bumbling
I’m a __________ for anything New York.
瘋狂熱愛者
sucker
差不多;基本上是
The project was __________ a success.
more or less
behaving in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care
The cashier was surprisingly __________ about It.
nonchalant
to know or understand something, and be able to say exactly what it is:
Something seemed to be wrong, but I couldn’t __________ it.
put my finger on it