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