word list 33 Flashcards
estranged
隔离的;疏远的
separated; alienated
insinuate
暗示,旁敲侧击地说;迂回
hint; imply; creep in
recuperate
复原,恢复
recover
sodden
浸透的;(因沉迷于酒而)呆头呆脑的,麻木的
soaked; dull, as if from drink
ramshackle
摇摇欲坠的
rickety; falling apart
frail
虚弱的
weak
penitent
忏悔的,悔过的
repentant
spurious
伪造的,假的;不合理的
false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
unscathed
未受伤的,无恙的
unharmed
philanthropist
慈善家,乐善好施者
lover of mankind; doer of good
whiff
一阵(风、气味等);微量,少许
puff or gust (of air, scent, etc); hint
assert
断言,坚持己见
declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward
boldly
perpetrate
做错事,犯罪
commit an offense
ennui
倦怠,无聊
boredom
dubious
引起怀疑的;疑惑的;未决的
questionable; filled with doubt; undecided
inkling
(对正在或即将发生的事)略知
hint
foreshadow
预示,预兆
give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure
nondescript
难以区别的,无明显特征的
undistinctive; ordinary
presumptuous
专横的,傲慢的;放肆的,冒昧的
overconfident; impertinently bold; taking liberties
tryst
约会,幽会
meeting
episodic
由许多松散片段组成的
loosely connected; divided into incidents
careen
倾斜,倾侧
lurch; sway from side to side
incontinent
不能自制的,无节制的
lacking self restraint; licentious
contend
斗争;竞争;声称
struggle; compete; assert earnestly
trespass
非法侵入,侵犯
unlawfully enter the boundaries of someone else’s
property
fruition
结果实;成就;实现
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
confluence
汇流,汇集
flowing together; crowd
capitulate
投降
surrender
inefficacious
不灵的,无效的
not effective; unable to produce a desired result
underscore
强调,加强
emphasize
unsightly
看上去不舒服的,难看的
ugly
augment
增加;提高
increase; add to
embryonic
萌芽阶段的,初步的
in an early stage of development
quadruped
四足动物
four-footed animal
crabbed
乖戾的,易怒的
sour; peevish
avocation
副业
secondary or minor occupation
devout
虔诚的,真诚的
pious
nonplus
使惊讶;使迷惑
bring to halt by confusion; perplex
sonorous
洪亮的,响亮的
resonant
chronicle
纪录,记载(按时间顺序)
report; report (in chronological order)