word list 20 Flashcards
cleave
劈开;黏着;忠于
split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to
clip
剪辑,电影的片段
section of filmed material
dulcet
悦耳的,怡人的
sweet sounding
disjointed
脱节的
disconnected
indentation
槽口,凹陷处
notch; deep recess
facade
(尤指大型建筑的)正面;(掩盖真实感情的)外表
front (of building); superficial or false appearance
horde
大群,一帮
crowd
tranquility
宁静
calmness; peace
diatribe
抨击,谴责,谩骂
bitter scolding; invective
pristine
原始的;原来的,未受腐蚀的
characteristic of earlier times; primitive unspoiled
jabber
急促而含糊地说
chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
diverge
分歧,相异
vary; go in different directions from the same point
celerity
快速,迅速
speed; rapidly
discourse
演讲;正式的讨论;交谈;
speech; formal discussion; conversation
演讲,讨论
speak; converse; discuss
despondent
苦恼的,泄气地,失望的
depressed; gloomy
contrived
做作的,虚伪的,非自发的
forced; artificial; not spontaneous
misgivings
忧虑,担忧
doubts
ballast
压舱物
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
bucolic
田园的
rustic; pastoral
intermittent
间歇的,断断续续的
periodic
appraise
估价
estimate value of
dote
过分喜爱;智力衰退
be excessively fond of; show signs of mental
phobia
强烈的恐惧
morbid fear
voyeur
窥淫狂,窥阴癖
Peeping Tom
saga
英雄传奇
Scandinavian myth; any legend
enmity
仇恨,怨恨
ill will; hatred
opiate
安眠药,麻醉剂;鸦片制剂
medicine to induce sleep or deaden pain; something that relieves emotions or causes inaction
deadlock
僵局
standstill; stalemate
irreparable
不能修复的,无可挽救的
not able to be corrected or repaired
engross
专注于
occupy fully
evasive
模棱两可的;推脱的,回避的
not frank; eluding
travesty
滑稽的转写,模仿;歪曲
harshly distorted imitation; parody; debased likeness
jaunty
轻松的,活泼的
lighthearted; animated; easy and carefree
demented
发狂的,精神错乱的
insane
sophisticated
老于世故的,老练的;复杂的;精致的
worldly-wise and urbane; complex
academic
学院的;学术的,理论的
related to a school; not practical or directly useful
cognitive
认知的;认识过度的
having to do with knowing or perceiving; related to the mental process
malaise
身体不适的
uneasiness; vague feeling of ill health
explicate
解释;说明;阐明
explain; interpret; clarify
comprehensive
综合的,全面的
thorough; inclusive
plasticity
可塑性
ability to be molded
tundra
苔原,冻土地带
rolling, treeless plain in Siberia and arctic North America
cessation
中断,终止
stoppage
waylay
埋伏,伏击
ambush; lie in wait
affable
和蔼的,亲切友善的
friendly; cordial
omnipresent
无所不在的
universally present; ubiquitous
carnal
肉体的
fleshly
slake
消除,抑制,解渴
quench; sate
superfluous
过多的;不必要的;多余的
unnecessary; excessive; overabundant
myopic
近视的;目光短浅的
nearsighted; lacking foresight
hibernate
冬眠
sleep throughout the winter
obstreperous
吵闹的,喧嚣的
boisterous; noisy
draconian
残酷的,严厉的
extremely severe
obdurate
执拗的,顽固的
stubborn
lethargic
昏睡的;没精打采的
drowsy; dull
mimicry
模仿
imitation
clamor
喧闹
noise
captivate
迷住,迷惑
charm or enthrall
embed
把……嵌入
enclose; place in something
nirvana
涅槃,解脱
in Buddhist teachings, the ideal state in which individual loses himself in the attainment of an impersonal beatitude
welter
杂乱,混乱的一堆
turmoil; bewildering jumble
recrimination
反责,反控,反唇相讥
countercharges
arbitrary
武断的;任意的;霸道的
capricious; randomly chosen; tyrannical
filial
子女的,孝顺的
pertaining to a son or daughter
perfidious
不忠的,背信弃义的
treacherous; disloyal
firebrand
挑动争端者,煽动叛乱者
hothead; troublemaker
strew
散播,点缀,撒满
spread randomly; sprinkle; scatter
trajectory
弹道;轨道
path taken by a projectile
courier
信使
messenger
lilliputian
微小的,非常小的
extremely small
小人国的人,小东西
a very small person or thing
preternatural
超自然的
beyond what is normal in nature
guffaw
哄笑,狂笑
boisterous laughter
distinction
荣誉;对比,区分
honor; contrast; discrimination
scad
许多,大量
a great quantity
reprisal
报复
retaliation
doggerel
拙劣的诗
poor verse
disfigure
损毁……的外形,破坏
mar in beauty; spoil
raspy
刺耳的
grating; harsh
vex
使恼火;使痛苦
annoy; distress
pertinent
中肯的,恰当的;有关的
to the point; relevant
waft
吹送,飘荡
moved gently by wind or waves
authoritative
官方的,权威的;专横的
having the weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial
edify
教诲,教导
instruct; correct morally
assimilate
吸收,使相同
adsorb; cause to become homogeneous
vociferous
喧哗的,大声叫嚷的
clamorous; noisy
simulate
假装,模仿
feign
contortion
扭歪,弯曲
twisting; distortion
jubilation
欢腾,欢庆
rejoicing
debilitate
使虚弱
weaken; enfeeble
surly
粗暴的;乖戾的
rude; cross
grill
严加盘问
question severely
heterogeneous
异类的,完全不同的;混合的
dissimilar; mixed
intricate
复杂的;难以理解的
complex; knotty; tangled
obese
肥胖的,过胖的
fat
allude
暗指,间接提到
refer indirectly
annotate
评注,注解
comment; make explanatory notes
inviolable
无法攻破的;神圣的
secure form corruption, attack, or violation; unassailable
disconcert
使困惑;挫败;使窘迫
confuse; upset; embarrass
friction
矛盾;摩擦
clash in opinion; rubbing against
spectrum
光,光谱
colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism