Word List 1 Flashcards
adj. irrational
- an irrational law
- an irrational belief
adj. 不理性的
not based on, or not using, clear logical thought:
-an irrational law 不合理的法律
-an irrational belief 荒谬的信念
adj. omnipresent
- The omnipresent spirit of competition in business
- The most omnipresent sign without words is the red and green traffic light
adj. 无所不在的，普遍存在的
present everywhere:
-the omnipresent spirit of competition in business 商业上普遍存 在的竞争精神
-The most omnipresent sign without words is the red and green traffic light. 最普遍存在的无文字 指示标记是交通红绿灯。
adj. formulaic
- formulaic poetry
- Traditional stories make use of formulaic expressions like Once upon a time
adj. 俗套的，老套的
made up of fixed patterns of words or ideas; being of no special quality or type:
-formulaic poetry 充满陈词滥调的诗歌
-Traditional stories make use of formulaic expressions like Once upon a time…. 传统的故 事总是以俗套的说法比如很久很久以前来开头。
v. displace
- I don’t want to be displaced in your heart by that young fool
v.t. 替代;取代
to take the job or position of (someone or something):
-I don’t want to be displaced in your heart by that young fool. 我不愿那个幼稚的傻瓜取代我在你心中的地位。
adj. unattainable
- an unattainable ideal
adj. 达不到的;不可获得的
not able to be reached or achieved:
-an unattainable ideal 实现不了的理想
v. topple
- The rebels tried to topple the dictator.
v.t. 推翻;颠覆
cause to become unsteady and fall:
-The rebels tried to topple the dictator. 叛军试图推翻独裁者。
adj. accessible
- Though he sometimes seems obsessed with numbers, his speeches are otherwise accessible.
adj. 可以理解的，易懂的
capable of being understood or appreciated:
-Though he sometimes seems obsessed with numbers, his speeches are otherwise accessible. 尽管他有时好像特别喜欢引用数字，除去这一点，他的演说 还是易懂的。
adj. instrumental
- He was instrumental in bringing about the negotiations.
- He saw the Minister of Defense instrumental in the formation of a military dictatorship
adj. 有帮助的，有助于……的
relating to something’s function as an instrument or means to an end:
-He was instrumental in bringing about the negotiations. 谈判得以开始多亏他从中斡旋。
-He saw the Minister of Defense instrumental in the formation of a military dictatorship. 他明白这位国防部长在军事独裁形成过程中是 起了推动作用的。
adj. misguided
- His misguided attempts to help only made things worse.
adj. 由错误的判断所导致的，不明智的
wrong because you have understood or judged a situation badly:
-His misguided attempts to help only made things worse. 他想帮忙，但指导思想不对头，因而把事情弄得更糟。
-近义词 ill-advised
adj. evasive
- an evasive answer
- an evasive maneuver
adj. 搪塞的，推诿的，含糊其辞的
tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation, especially by responding only indirectly:
-an evasive answer 搪塞
adj. 逃跑的，躲避的
directed toward avoidance or escape:
-an evasive maneuver 躲闪动作
-近义词 elusive
adj. intuitive
- intuitive knowledge
- an intuitive guess
adj. 凭直觉的;本能的
obtained by using your feelings rather than by considering the facts:
-intuitive knowledge 凭直 觉得到的知识
-an intuitive guess 基于直觉的猜测
adj. counterintuitive
- It may seem counterintuitive, but we do burn calories when we are sleeping.
adj. 违反直觉的，不合常理的
contrary to intuition or to common-sense expectation (but often nevertheless true):
-It may seem counterintuitive, but we do burn calories when we are sleeping. 听起来可能有点儿反直觉，但我们其 实睡觉时也会燃烧卡路里。
adj. uncanny
- an uncanny sense of direction
adj. 惊人的，非凡的
being beyond what is normal or expected ; suggesting superhuman or supernatural powers:
-an uncanny sense of direction 超凡的方向感
adj. comprehensible
- This news item is comprehensible only to a few insiders.
- We found his lecture comprehensible.
adj. 可理解的，易懂的
able to be understood; intelligible:
-This news item is comprehensible only to a few insiders. 只有少数人内部的人才看得懂这条消息。
-We found his lecture comprehensible. 我们觉得他讲的课能易懂。
adj. comprehensive
- make a comprehensive journey through Europe
- His account of the meeting was most comprehensive.
adj. 广泛的;无所不包的;综合的 complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something:
- make a comprehensive journey through Europe 在欧洲各地旅行
- His account of the meeting was most comprehensive. 他对会议的叙述面面俱到。
- 近义词 encyclopedic, exhaustive, polymathic
