撤空:empty or remove;撤煺:remove
submissive
服从的,顺从的,恭顺的:submitting
licentious
放荡的,性欲强的:lacking restraints
dispassionate
客观公正的,不易被情绪或偏见影响的:unaffected
supple
易弯曲的,柔软的:bent, pliant
wizen
(使)凋谢,(使)枯萎:become wrinkled;凋谢的,枯萎的:dried up
platitude
陈词滥调:banal statement;缺乏塬创性:lack of originality
schism
不一致:lack of agreement
lull
相对平静时期,间隙:momentary halt;使镇静,使安心:free from distress
petty
细微的,不重要的:small importance
incinerate
将…烧成灰烬:burn to ashes
ad-lib
即兴的:without previous thought or preparation
stupor
迟钝,麻痹,无知觉:suspended sense
unrequited
无报答的,无报酬的:not reciprocated
protean
善变的;多才多艺的:diversity, variety, versatile
condemn
谴责(...为不道德的、邪恶的):declare to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil
synthesis
合成,综合:combination
vacillate
犹豫不决:hesitate;摇动,摇摆:oscillate
dampen
(特指稍稍地)弄湿:wet;抑制,压抑(感情、精力等),泼冷水:diminish the feeling, activity or vigor
labile
易变的,不稳定的:unstable
prohibitive
禁止的,阻止的:prohibit, restrain;(价格高得)抑制购买的:purchase
anarchist
反抗权威的人:rebels against any authority
runic
神秘的:mysterious
emollient
起缓和作用的:less intense
resurgence
復兴:restoration
chameleon
变色龙,善变的人:changes or adopts opinions
duplicity
欺骗,口是心非:deceptiveness
placebo
安慰性的事物:used to appease or reassure
institute
创立,制定:establish;机构:organization
fawn
阿谀奉承:seek favor by flattery
spate
突发的洪水:sudden flood;大量:large number
stultify
使无效,抑制:render futile
procrastinate
(因为懒散)拖延:put off laziness
affinity
喜欢,倾向:attraction
incontrovertible
无可争议的:not open to question
supercilious
高傲的,傲慢的:haughty
thrill
强烈的兴奋感,快感:pleasurably intense stimulate;使兴奋,使激动:excitement
commonsensical
符合常识的,有依据的:common sense, sound
palter
欺骗,讨价还价:insincerely deceitfully
unremitting
连续不断的:without any interruptions
insipid
(食品)清淡无味的:lacking favor;平淡的,无聊的:lacking interest
dogged
坚持的,坚决的:continuing, slackening, yielding];固执的,任性的:sticking to
harass
烦扰:irritate persistently;耗尽…的体力:use up
bootless
无用的:useless
maneuver
巧妙地操纵:guide with adroitness and design
repertoire
(技术、设备或塬料等的)详单:complete list
annoy
不断烦扰:disturb, repeated
besmirch
弄脏,弄污:make dirty;诽谤,玷污:detract from the honor
tendentious
有偏见的:biased
alloy
合金;混合物:combing of two or more different things;掺杂,降低...的纯度:debase by the addition
undermine
削弱,破坏:weaken, injure, impair
unexceptionable
无懈可击的:beyond reproach
prate
閒聊,空谈:talk idly
inundate
淹没:cover with flood
gripe
抱怨:dissatisfaction;(通过连续让人讨厌的举动)激怒,惹怒:disturb
havoc
大混乱:out of order;大範围破坏:nonexistent unsound or useless
virtuous
品德高尚的,正直的:showing moral excellence
incumbent
义不容辞的,必须的:obligation duty
spleen
怒气,怨恨:anger or ill will
turgid
浮夸的,过分装饰的:embellished
dour
闷闷不乐的,死气沉沉的:gloomy;严厉的:harsh
defy
反抗,违抗:go against
daft
神经错乱的:abnormal, sick state of mind;不明智的:lack of good sense or judgment
squint
斜视,睥睨:glances sideways
dissolute
放荡的,无节制的:restraint, indulging
goad
刺激,驱使,激发:incite rouse
inimitable
无法效仿的,独特的:not imitated
integrity
正直:adherence moral;完整性:being whole
hauteur
傲慢,自大:arrogance
protract
延长,拖长:lengthen, prolong
offhand
即兴的,没有準备的:without preparation
torrid
酷热的:intensely hot;热情的,情感深厚的:great depth of feeling
loll
懒洋洋地行动:lazy;偷懒,打发时间:doing nothing
mangy
卑劣的:contemptible
substantive
本质的,关键的:relating to the essence
endorse
公开支持,推崇:express approval
sinecure
美差:requires little or no work
curmudgeon
脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人:irritable and complaining
malignant
恶毒的,邪恶的:desire to cause someone pain
impede
妨碍,阻碍:slow the progress of
miscreant
恶棍,罪犯:behaves criminally
pandemonium
喧嚣,骚动:noise
credible
可信,值得信赖的:worthy of being accepted
persevere
坚持不懈,不屈不挠:persist
veer
(使)转向,(使)改变航线:change direction
fallible
可能出错的:erroneous
fledgling
新生:starting out in a field
dissect
仔细分析:examine, analyze minute;切成片(尤其是为了解剖研究):cut apart separate
squat
又矮又胖的:broad in build, short in stature
vouch
担保,声称为真:give a guarantee
lackluster
黯淡无光泽的:lacking brightness
sanction
批准,同意,许可:make valid;制裁:coercive measure
idyll
无忧无虑的生活:carefree episode
callow
不老练的,不成熟的:lacking, experience
predestine
预先註定:in advance
racy
活泼生动的:vigorous
numb
失去感觉的:devoid of sensation;麻木的,无感情的:devoid of emotion
glide
轻鬆地行动,轻鬆地通过:smoothly, continuously, effortlessly
flounder
笨拙地行动,挣扎:act clumsily
abstruse
难以理解的:recondite