word list 10 Flashcards
exclaim
呼喊,惊叫
cry out suddenly
stratum
地层;社会阶层
layer of Earth’s surface; layer of society
tractable
易驾驭的,驯良的
docile; easily managed
proscribe
禁止;放逐
ostracize; banish; outlaw
rend
扯破,撕碎
split; tear apart
abrogate
废除,撤销
abolish
dispirited
气馁的,心灰意冷的
lacking in spirit
causal
因果关系的
implying a cause-and-effect relationship
watershed
分水岭,转折点
crucial dividing point
defection
叛逃,变节
desertion
precipitate
突如其来的;鲁莽的;匆忙的
rash; premature; hasty; sudden
猛抛;催促,促进
throwing headlong; hasten
imperative
必要的,势在必行的;极重要的
absolutely necessary; critically important
需要;命令
need; order
dilapidated
荒废的,破坏的
ruined because of neglect
martial
战争的,军事的
warlike
covetous
贪婪的,占有欲强的
avaricious; eagerly desirous of
ancillary
辅助的,补充的
serving as an aid or accessory; auxiliary
astronomical
巨大的
enormously large or extensive
palliate
减轻,缓和;掩饰;为……找借口
lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses
mite
螨;小硬币
very small object or creature; small coin
flabbergasted
大吃一惊的,目瞪口呆的
astonished, overcome with surprise
minuscule
极小的
extremely small
unctuous
似油的,油质的;假殷勤的
oily; bland; insincerely suave
putrid
腐烂的
foul; rotten; decayed
conventional
常规的,惯例的
ordinary; typical