word list 35 Flashcards
impermeable
不能渗透的,不渗透性的
impervious; not permitting passage through its substance
practical
实践的,实用的
based on experience; useful
monarchy
君主政体;君主制国家
government under a single ruler; a country that is ruled by a ring or a queen
dogmatic
固执己见的;武断的;教条的
opinionated; arbitrary; doctrinal
demoniac
魔鬼(般)的,疯狂的
fiendish
implication
暗示的东西
something hinted at or suggested
blithe
愉快的
gay; joyous; carefree
torpor
不活泼;迟钝;冬眠
lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
farce
闹剧,滑稽剧;笑柄
broad comedy; mockery
parable
寓言
fable, allegory
cursory
粗略的,仓促的
casual; hastily done
incoherence
不连贯;没有条理
unintelligibility; lack of logic or relevance
veneer
薄板;虚饰,外表
thin layer; cover
palpitate
(心脏)剧跳,悸动,颤抖
throb; flutter
devise
想出;发明;设计
think up; invent; plan
sadistic
残酷成性的
inclined to cruelty
perforate
刺穿,打洞
pierce; put a hole through
consort
结交
associate with
配偶
husband or wife
incumbent
有义务的;在职的
obligatory; currently holding an office
missile
投射物
object to be thrown or projected
illusory
幻觉的,迷惑人的
deceptive; not real
embroil
使……卷入(纠纷);使……陷入(困境)
throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle
apprise
通知
inform
premonition
预兆,前兆
forewarning
catholic
广泛的,普遍的;宽容的
broadly sympathetic; liberal
palatable
合意的;可口的
agreeable; pleasing to the taste
precipitous
陡峭的;急躁的
steep; overhasty
concave
凹的
hollow
chronic
慢性的
long established as a disease
frolicsome
爱闹着玩,嬉戏的
prankish
salvage
抢救,营救
rescue from loss
trite
陈腐的,平庸的
hackneyed; commonplace
sustenance
支持物;维持体力的食物;营养品
means of support, food, nourishment
marred
损坏的
damaged; disfigured
atlas
地图册
a bound volume of maps, chars, or tables
momentous
重要的,重大的
very important
obscure
黑暗的,朦胧的,模糊的
dark; vague; unclear
使黑暗,使模糊
darken; make unclear
askew
歪斜的
crookedly; slanted; at an angle
cadence
(声音)抑扬顿挫;节奏
rhythmic rise and fall (of words or sounds); beat
seemly
适宜的
proper; appropriate
smolder
闷烧,郁积
burn without flame; be liable to break out at any moment
itinerary
旅行计划,行程表
plan of a trip
averse
不愿意的,反对的
reluctant; disinclined
abusive
辱骂的;虐待的
coarsely insulting; physically harmful
torso
裸体躯干雕像;(人体的)躯干
trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk
abridge
删节,削减,精简
condense or shorten
cache
隐藏处
hiding place
descry
看见
catch sight of
grimace
面部歪扭,苦相,鬼脸
a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.
indulgent
宽容的;放纵的
humoring; yielding; lenient
limerick
五行打油诗
humorous short verse
taciturn
沉默寡言的
habitually silent; talking little
rile
激怒,使烦恼
vex; irritate; muddy
meander
漫步;蜿蜒而流
wind or turn in its course
commiserate
同情,怜悯
feel or express pity or sympathy for
withstand
抵挡,经受住
stand up against; successfully resist
confiscate
没收,征用
seize; commandeer
vie
竞争,较量
contend; compete
prevalent
普遍的,流行的
widespread; generally accepted
meager
贫乏的;不足的
scanty; inadequate
officious
好管闲事的
meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services
squabble
口角;争吵
minor quarrel; bickering; quarrel noisily
expunge
删去,勾销
cancel; remove
lugubrious
可怜的,悲惨的
mournful
stanch
止住,止血
check flow of blood
dingy
昏暗的,肮脏的,无生气的
dull; not fresh; cheerless
contempt
轻视,蔑视
scorn; disdain
eclectic
兼收并蓄的,博采众长的
composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
kudos
奖赏;荣誉;称赞
honor; glory; praise
monolithic
整体式的;不屈的
solidly uniform; unyielding
indiscretion
不慎重,不明智
lack of tactfulness or sound judgment
patronize
支持,资助;光顾
support; act superior toward; be a customer of
befuddle
使迷惑
confuse thoroughly
repugnant
令人讨厌的
loathsome; hateful
profane
亵渎,玷污
violate; desecrate; treat unworthily
exploit
英勇业绩,英勇行为
deed or action, particularly a brave deed
剥削,利用
make use of, sometimes unjustly
transgression
违法,犯罪
violation of a law; sin
jeopardize
危及,损害
endanger; imperil; put at risk
purge
净化,清除;洗罪
remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanness or purify
nuance
细微差别
shade of difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
disdain
鄙视
view with scorn or contempt
precept
规范,准则
practical rule guiding conduct
zephyr
和风;西风
gentle; breeze; west wind
contemporary
同时代的人
person belonging to the same period
当代的;同时代的,属于同一时期的
belonging to the present time; belonging to the same time
brittle
易碎的;难相处的
easily broken; difficult
leaven
使更活跃
cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
sinewy
坚韧的,强壮有力的
tough; strong and firm
heedless
不注意的
not noticing; disregarding
figurative
比喻的,修辞丰富的
not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech
aviary
大型鸟舍
enclosure for birds
precise
精确的,准确的
exact
glib
口齿伶俐的,油腔滑调的
fluent; facile; slick
conifer
松类
pine tree; cone-bearing tree
insulated
与世隔绝的
set apart; isolated
franchise
特权;选举权;特许经营权
right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in a particular territory
improvise
即兴创作
compose on the spur of the moment
foment
激起;鼓动
stir up; instigate
irrefutable
无可辩驳的
indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable
refraction
折光,折射
bending of a ray of light
skiff
小船,单人小艇
small, light sailboat or rowboat
percussion
两物相撞;打击乐器组
striking of two (usu. hard) object together; instruments in an orchestra
ironic
讽刺的,啼笑皆非的
resulting in an unexpected and contrary outcome
visceral
内脏的,位于内脏的
felt in one’s inner organs
address
对……发表演说;集中讨论,设法处理
direct a speech to; deal with or discuss
requite
报答,酬谢;报仇
repay; revenge
malcontent
不满者
person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
不满的
dissatisfied
discredit
败坏……的名声,诽谤;破坏对……的信任,怀疑
defame; destroy confidence in disbelieve
debunk
揭穿;嘲弄
expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc. ridicule
demagogue
以达到私欲为目的的煽动者,整蛊性政客
person who appeals to people’s prejudice; false leader of people
decorum
得体,合宜,彬彬有礼
propriety; orderliness and good taste in manners
jargon
行话;术语;难懂的话
language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish
crass
粗糙的
very unrefined; grossly insensible
tirade
长篇的激烈演说;长篇的攻击性演说
extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
dint
手段,作用
means; effort
surmise
臆测;猜想
suspect; guess; imagine
anonymity
匿名
state of being nameless; anonymousness
introspective
內省的,反省的
lacking within oneself
treatise
论文
article treating a subject systematically and throughly
prodigious
巨大的,庞大的
marvelous, enormous
retort
回嘴;反驳
quick sharp reply
反驳
reply quickly to a comment
shimmer
发闪烁之微光
glimmer intermittently
periphery
边缘,外围
edge, especially of a round surface
disquiet
使不安,使忧虑
make uneasy or anxious
gusty
多风的,阵风的
windy
dumbfound
使惊讶,使吃惊
astonish
deluge
洪水,急流;(某事物)泛滥
flood; rush
使泛滥,淹没
cause floods
pact
条约,协议
agreement; treaty