word list 1 Flashcards
surfeit
饮食过度;沉溺于
satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
expurgate
删改,删节
remove offensive parts of a piece of writing
yen
瘾;渴望
longing; urge
flinch
畏缩,退缩
hesitate, shrink
grandiloquent
夸张的,浮夸的
pompous; bombastic; using high-sounding language
gingerly
小心翼翼地,谨慎地
very carefully
invincible
不可战胜的
unconquerable
antiquated
陈旧的,过时的
old-fashioned; obsolete
buxom
丰满的
plump; full-bosomed
impale
刺穿
pierce
subdued
缓和的;柔和的
less intense; quieter
mendicant
乞丐
beggar
deft
灵巧的,熟练的,机敏的
neat; skillful
deliberate
深思熟虑,仔细地想
consider; ponder
aureole
光轮,日冕;(环绕圣像等的)光环
sun’s corona; halo
pummel
击,打
beat or pound with fists
divergent
有分歧的;分叉的
differing; deviating
fitful
间歇的,断断续续的
spasmodic; intermittent
hiatus
裂缝;间断
gap; interruption induration or continuity; pause
stint
限制,限量;(工作)限额
supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work
节约;限制
be thrifty; set limits
catechism
教师问答手册
book for religious instruction; instruction by question and answer
infuriate
使生气,激怒
enrage; anger
molecule
分子;小颗粒
the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance, having all the properties of that substance
reverent
尊敬的,虔诚的
respectful; worshipful
discomposure
心乱,不安;失去平衡
agitation; loss of poise
truism
不言而喻的道理
self-evident truth
annals
历史记载,历史
records; history
dissemble
伪装,假装
disguise; pretend
uncouth
古怪的;笨拙的;粗俗的
outlandish; clumsy; boorish
infidel
无信仰者;异教徒
unbeliever
concession
让步,妥协
the act of conceding or yielding
esoteric
深奥的;只有少数才懂的
hard to understand; know n only to the chosen few
bestow
给予
give
antidote
解毒剂
medicine to counteract a poison or disease
seethe
沸腾,激动
be disturbed; boil
unique
唯一的,独特的
without an equal; single in kind
conundrum
谜语
riddle
receptive
善于接受的,能接纳的
quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions, etc.
imperious
专横的;傲慢的
domineering; haughty
intimidate
胁迫
frighten