word list 4 Flashcards
labyrinth
迷宫
maze
appease
平息,安抚
pacify or soothe; relieve
precursor
先驱
forerunner
paucity
缺乏;少量
scarcity
doctrinaire
教条主义的;不屈的,不让步的
unable to compromise about points of doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
belligerent
好争吵的
quarrelsome
grandiose
浮夸的,夸大的
pretentious; high-flown; ridiculously exaggerated
somber
忧郁的,郁闷的;昏暗的,阴暗的
gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
divulge
泄露
reveal
ovation
热烈欢呼,鼓掌
enthusiastic applause
bungle
搞糟;笨手笨脚地做
mismanage; blunder
premise
预述,假定
assumption; postulate
cavalcade
队伍,行列
procession; parade
beset
困扰;包围
harass or trouble; hem in
render
呈递;给予;表现
deliver; provide; represent
dappled
有斑点的
spottled
pittance
少量的钱
a small allowance or wage
automaton
机器人;机械般行动的人或动物
robot; person performing a task mechanically
illuminate
照亮;阐明;启发
brighten; clear up or make understandable; enlighten
disabuse
去除……的谬误,使醒悟
correct a false impression; undeceive
craftiness
狡猾
slyness; trickiness
knoll
圆丘,土墩
little round hill
assent
赞成
agree; accept
exotic
异国情调的;奇异的
not native; strange
extrapolation
推断,推知
projection; conjecture
salutary
有益的
tending to improve; beneficial; wholesome
anomaly
异常,不符合规律
irregularity
delusion
错觉,幻觉
false belief; hallucination
mock
嘲弄,以模仿的方式嘲笑
ridicule; imitate, often in derision
pejorative
贬义的,贬损的
negative in connotation; having a belittling effect; derogatory
reconnaissance
侦察,勘察
survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering
transitory
转瞬即逝的,短暂的
impermanent; fleeting
accessory
附件,附属物,配饰
additional object; useful but not essential thing
cornucopia
(象征丰饶的)丰饶角(通常用于绘画或雕刻中);丰饶的象征
horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
podiatrist
足医
doctor who treats ailments of feet
curmudgeon
脾气坏的人
churlish, miserly of an endeavor
chaff
无价值的东西
worthless products of an endeavor
lucid
浅显易懂的,明晰的
easily understood; clear; intelligible
delude
欺骗,迷惑
deceive
dismantle
拆开,解散
take apart
daud
涂抹
smear (as with paint)
涂抹;涂料
the act or a stroke of daubing; a soft, adhesive coating material, such as plaster, grease, or mud
knit
编织;使紧凑
contract into wrinkles; grow together
depravity
堕落,道德败坏
extreme corruption; wickedness
manipulate
熟练地操作;巧妙地处理
operate with one’s hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully
tangible
可触知的;真实的
able to be touched; real; palpable
rapport
彼此友爱的关系,和谐
emotional closeness; harmony
influx
流入
flowing into
eclipse
遮住……的光;盖过;使相形见绌
darken; extinguish; surpass
gist
要点,主旨
essence
unequivocal
明确的,不含糊的
plain; obvious; unmistakable
mandatory
命令的,强制的
obligatory; compulsory
persevere
坚持不懈,锲而不舍
persist; endure; strive
stalemate
僵局
deadlock
nefarious
邪恶的,穷凶极恶的
very wicked
stratagem
战略,计谋
deceptive
aggregate
使聚集,积聚
gather; accumulate
apposite
适当的,恰当的
appropriate; fitting
validate
确认;证实
confirm; ratify
seedy
破旧的,褴褛的,不适的
run-down; decrepit; disreputable
munificent
慷慨的
very generous
credo
信条
creed
disingenuous
不真诚的,不坦率的
lacking genuine candor; insincere
slander
诽谤
defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements
ravenous
饿极的
extremely hungry
liability
不利条件,障碍;债务,负债
drawback; debts
accessible
易接近的,易得到的
easy to approach; obtainable
saboteur
从事破坏工作者;怠工者
one who commits sabotage; destroyer of property
panache
神气十足,炫耀自负
flair; flamboyance
invidious
易招嫉妒的,招致不满的
designed to create ill will or envy
staid
沉着的;沉静的;一本正经的
sober; sedate
barb
(鱼钩等的)倒钩;讽刺的话
sharp projection from fishhook, etc.; openly cutting remark
deviate
背离,偏离
turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge
sojourn
逗留
temporary stay
drab
单调乏味的;无光彩的
dull; lacking color; cheerless
facet
(宝石的)刻面,琢面;(性格等的一个)方面
small plane surface (of a gem); a side
crestfallen
垂头丧气的,沮丧的
dejected; dispirited
fractious
难驾驭的;不驯服的;暴躁的,易怒的
unruly; disobedient; irritable
prolong
延长,拖延
make longer; draw out; lengthen
centrifugal
离心的
radiating; departing from the center
erode
侵蚀,腐蚀,削弱
eat away
dishearten
使沮丧,使失去勇气或希望
discourage; cause to lose courage or hope
mnemonic
记忆的,记忆性的
pertaining to memory
unfrock
剥去法衣,解除僧职
strip a priest or minister of church authority
convert
皈依者
one who has adopted a different religion or opinion
皈依;使改变
to persuade or induce to adopt a particular religion, faith, or belief; to change (something) from one use, function, or purpose to another; adapt to a new or different purpose
acrid
尖刻的,辛辣的
sharp; bitterly pungent
retroactive
有追溯效力的
taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)
wince
畏缩;退避
shrink back; flinch
congruent
一致的
in agreement; corresponding
emendation
修改,改善
correction of errors; improvement
duplicity
口是心非,搞两面派,欺骗;虚伪
double-dealing; hypocrisy
foster
抚育;鼓励
rear; encourage
arcane
神秘的;晦涩难懂的
secret; mysterious; know only to the initiated
defunct
已死的,已灭绝的;失效的
dead; no longer in use or existence
tremulous
颤抖的,战栗的
trembling; wavering
tactile
触觉的,有触觉的
pertaining to the organs or sense of touch
askance
斜着眼睛
with a sideways or indirect look
bard
游吟诗人
poet
anesthetic
麻醉剂,麻药
substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness
clapper
铃舌,钟锤
striker (tongue) of a bell
obliterate
彻底破坏或毁灭
destroy complete