word list 11 Flashcards
onerous
繁重的,艰巨的
burdensome
décolleté
(女服)露肩的;穿露肩衣服的
having a low-necked dress
egoism
自大行为,自我主义
excessive interest in one’s self; belief that one should be interested in one’s self rather than in others
approbation
批准,认可
approval
spurn
轻蔑地拒绝;唾弃
reject; scorn
ethnic
种族的
relating to races
acoustics
声学;音响效果
science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
low
牛叫
moo
grievance
委屈,不平
cause of complaint
inchoate
开始的;不成熟的,未成形的
recently begun; rudimentary; elementary
fortuitous
偶然发生的,巧合的
accidental, by chance
pulchritude
美丽,标致
beauty; comeliness
chaffing
嘲弄的,玩笑的
bantering; joking
catharsis
宣泄;通便
purging or cleansing of any passage of the body
agnostic
不可知论者
one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a good or any ultimate reality
bowdlerize
删节
expurgate
refurbish
创新;再磨光,使恢复光亮
renovate; make bright by polishing
atrophy
萎缩
waste away
efface
擦,抹去
rub out
wistful
渴望的;愁闷的
vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful
ordain
命令;任命,授权;注定
decree or command; grant holy orders; predestine
futile
无用的,无效果的
useless; hopeless; ineffectual
insensible
失去知觉的;无反应的
unconscious; unresponsive
barren
贫瘠的;不结果实的;缺乏的
desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
camouflage
伪装,掩饰
disguise; conceal
hypocritical
伪善的;矫饰的
pretending to be virtuous; deceiving
criterion
标准
standard used in judging(复数形式为criteria)
scourge
苦难的根源;惩罚;鞭笞
cause of widespread devastation; severe punishment; whip
mawkish
自作多情的;感情脆弱的;多愁善感的
mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin
hybrid
杂种;混血儿;混合物
mongrel; mixed breed
混合的;杂种的
mixed; crossbred
imperceptible
难以察觉的
unnoticeable; undetectable
emanate
发源于,来自
issue forth
humane
仁慈的,人道的
marked by kindness or consideration
denounce
谴责,公开抨击
condemn; criticize
inconsequential
无关紧要的
insignificant; unimportant
anthology
选集,文选
book of literary selections by various authors
confrontation
面对;对抗
act of facing someone or something; encounter; often hostile
prompt
提示,促使;(给演员)提白
cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor
cavil
挑剔;吹毛求疵
make frivolous objections
dormant
睡着的;休眠的,蛰伏的
sleeping; lethargic; latent
respiration
呼吸,呼吸作用
breathing; exhalation
abash
使尴尬,使羞愧
embarrass
eon
长时间段;时代
long period of time; an age
fluctuate
波动;变动
waver; shift
burlesque
模仿嘲弄
give an imitation that ridicules
diva
歌剧中的女主角;出众的女歌唱家
operatic singer; prima donna
virtuoso
艺术名家,艺术大师
highly skilled artist
blighted
枯萎的;毁灭的
suffering from a disease; destroyed
arbitrator
公断人
judge
adorn
装饰
decorate
affected
假装的,做作的
artificial
fecundity
多产;生殖旺盛的
fertility; fruitfulness
archaic
古老的
antiquated
foreboding
不祥之兆,凶兆
premonition of evil
devotee
热心之士;爱好者
enthusiastic follower
generality
通则,概论
vague statement
interment
埋葬,葬礼
burial
smirk
得意的笑
conceited smile
protocol
草案,协议
diplomatic etiquette
engender
引起,产生
cause; produce
compunction
懊悔,后悔;内疚
remorse; guilt
hoary
须发已白的,年老的;古老的
white with age; ancient
abbreviate
缩短,缩略
shorten
partition
分割,分成部分
divide into parts
guise
外观;装束
appearance; costume
crevice
裂缝
crack; fissure
noisome
恶臭的,有害的
foul-smelling; unwholesome
collage
拼贴画
work of art put together from fragments
apparatus
器械,设备
equipment
debris
碎片
rubble
surpass
超越,胜过
exceed
nomadic
游牧的,流浪的
wandering
graphic
图解的;描写生动的
pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described
disapprobation
不以为然;非难
disapproval; condemnation
punitive
惩罚性的
punishing
unprecedented
空前的,没有先例的
novel; unparalleled
sententious
简洁的;警句的
terse; concise; aphoristic
egress
出口;外出,外出权
exit; way out; (right of) going out
lunge
冲,扑
quickly dive forward; thrust
attrition
消耗;人员自然缩减;磨损
gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment
founder
失败;沉没
fail completely; sink
创建者,缔造者
person who establishes (an organization, business)
disavowal
否认,不承认
denial; disclaiming
impetus
推动力,促进,冲力
incentive; stimulus; moving force
cavalier
随便的;傲慢的
offhand or casual; haughty
enumerate
列举,枚举
list; mention one by one
indigent
贫乏的,贫困的
poor; destitute
malapropism
荒唐的用词错误
comic misuse of a word
inequity
不公平,偏私
unfairness
inaugurate
开始;就职
start; initiate; install in office
perdition
被罚入地狱;彻底毁灭
damnation; complete ruin
cabal
阴谋集团
small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
severity
严肃,严格,严重
harshness; intensity; sternness; austerity
downcast
沮丧,悲哀的
disheartened; sad
sumptuous
豪华的,盛大的
lavish; rich
testy
易怒的,暴躁的
irritable; short-tempered
offensive
攻击的,无力的,讨厌的
attacking; insulting; distasteful
absolve
赦免
pardon (an offense)
adversity
贫穷;不幸
poverty; misfortune
vital
生机勃勃的;重大的;生命的
vibrant and lively; critical; living, breathing
implicate
使牵连其中;暗示
incriminate; show to be involved