word list 26 Flashcards
implore
恳求,哀求
beg
encomium
高度赞扬;赞词,颂词
high praise; eulogy
gustatory
尝味的,味觉的
affecting the sense of taste
ambidextrous
双手都善用的
capable of using either hand equal ease
paramount
最重要的,至高无上的
foremost in importance, supreme
transcendent
卓越的,出众的
surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; superior
depreciate
贬值
lessen in value
illicit
违法的,不正当的
illegal
bristling
竖立的;发怒的
rising like bristles; showing irritation
laggard
迟钝的,懒散的
slow; sluggish
vaporize
使蒸发,使汽化
turn into vapor (steam, gas, fog, etc.)
accord
一致,符合
agreement
regale
热情招待,款待
entertain
flora
植物群
plants of a region or era
imputation
归咎;非难;责备
accusation; charge; reproach
gullible
易受骗的
easily deceived
ornithology
鸟类学
study of birds
impudence
轻率;鲁莽;傲慢
impertinence; insolence
pernicious
有害的,恶性的
very destructive
corroborate
确证,支持
confirm; support
mammoth
巨大的;体积庞大的
gigantic; enormous
felon
(法律)重罪犯
person convicted of a grave crime
centigrade
摄氏的
measure of temperature used widely in Europe
rail
责骂,怒斥
scold; rant
temperate
有节制的,适度的;(气候等)温和的
restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature
plumb
测垂直的,垂直的
checking perpendicularity; vertical
查明,探明;用铅锤测深
examine critically in order to understand; measure depth (by sounding)
calamity
灾难,不幸
disaster; misery
objective
客观的,无偏见的
not influenced by emotions; fair
目标,目的
goal; aim
wry
扭曲的;嘲弄的
twisted; with a humorous twist
adhere
黏附
stick fast
enfranchise
给予……公民权(尤指选举权)
to admit to the rights of citizenship (especially the right to vote)
warranty
保证;保修证书
guarantee; assurance by seller
entity
实体
real being
sibling
兄弟姐妹;同胞
brother or sister
responsiveness
答应(性),反应(性)
state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.
saturate
浸透,使充满
soak thoroughly
swarthy
黝黑的,黑皮肤的
dark; dusky
progenitor
祖先,起源
ancestor
ellipsis
省略,漏词
omission of words from a text
nauseate
使恶心,使厌恶
cause to become sick; fill with disgust
repulsion
厌恶;排斥
distaste; act of driving back
amorous
(尤指性)爱的;爱情的,多情的
moved by sexual love; loving
inalienable
不可剥夺的;(指权利等)不能让与的
not to be taken away; nontransferable
passive
消极的,被动的
not active, acted upon
scavenge
从废物中提取(有用物质);以(腐肉)为食
hurt through discarded materials for usable items; search, especially for food
germinal
幼芽的,萌发的;有创造性的
pertaining to a germ; creative
ceremonious
正式的,隆重的
marked by formally
caldron
大水壶
large kettle
corrugated
弄皱的,起皱的
wrinkled; ridged
prodigal
极浪费的,挥霍的
wasteful; reckless with money
ameliorate
改善,改进
improve
venerate
崇敬,崇拜
revere
promiscuous
杂乱的;偶尔的;淫乱的
mixed indiscriminately; haphazard; irregular, particularly sexually
hypercritical
吹毛求疵的,批评苛刻的
excessively exacting
genesis
起源
beginning; origin
didactic
教学的,教导的;说教的
teaching; instructional
supposition
假定,推测
hypothesis; the act of supposing
buffoonery
滑稽
clowning
incentive
刺激;诱因,动机
spur; motive
baroque
巴洛克风格的
highly ornate
parasite
寄生虫;献媚者
animal or plant living on another; today; sycophant
ascendancy
优势,支配地位
controlling influence; domination
absolute
完全的,无限制的,绝对的
complete; totally unlimited; certain
uncanny
离奇的;神秘的
strange; mysterious
vestige
痕迹,残余
trace; remains
coy
害羞的,腼腆的
shy; modest; coquettish
neologism
新词
new or newly coined word or phrase
verve
气魄,神韵;活力
energy in expressing ideas, especially artistically; liveliness
enamored
喜爱的,迷恋的
in love
deplore
遗憾,悲叹;不满,谴责
regret; disapprove of
gentry
上流社会的人,乡绅 people of standing; class of people just below nobility
optimum
最佳的
most favorable
ascribe
归因于
refer; attribute; assign
garbled
混淆的,歪曲的
mixed up; jumbled; distorted
redolent
芬芳的
fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor
vicarious
替代别的人,替代的
acting as a substitute; done by a deputy
fatuous
愚蠢的;傻的
foolish; inane
arid
干旱的;贫瘠的
dry; barren
ephemeral
短命的,短暂的
short-lived; fleeting
doleful
悲伤的
sorrowful
entrance
使狂喜,使着迷
put under a spell; carry away with emotion
sustain
承受;支撑,维持
experience; support; nourish
flag
萎靡;变弱
droop; grow feeble
hardy
强壮的;坚强的;吃苦耐劳的
sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather
phoenix
死而复生的人或事
symbol of immortality or rebirth
elegy
挽歌,挽诗
poem or song expressing lamentation
plummet
暴跌
fall sharply
exertion
努力,费力
effort; expenditure of much physical work
arsenal
军械库
storage place for military equipment
corrosive
腐蚀的
eating away by chemicals or disease
inarticulate
说不出话的,无言的;口齿不清的
speechless; producing indistinct speech
indubitable
不容置疑的,确实的
unable to be doubted; unquestionable
elated
兴高采烈的,欢欣鼓舞的
overjoyed; in high spirits
rarefied
稀薄的
made less dense [of a gas]
wither
枯萎;衰退
shrivel; decay
lampoon
(用文章)挖苦,讽刺
ridicule
讽刺文章
a piece of writing that ridicules a person, a book, etc.
abundant
丰富的,充裕的
plentiful; possessing riches or resources
connubial
婚姻的
pertaining to marriage or matrimonial state
ichthyology
鱼类学
study of fish