声称为真:state, forcefully;(态度强硬而明确地)声明:state clearly
secrete
隐藏:conceal;分泌:generate
surly
脾气不好的:churlish in mood
pensive
沉思的,(尤指)哀思的:thinking
solace
安慰:comfort in sorrow;安慰,安抚:console
embezzle
盗用:appropriate
retort
(尤指机智的)回应,回答:quick, witty reply
automatic
(机器等)自动的:independent of external influence;自发的,情不自禁的:spontaneously or unconsciously
surcharge
过高收费:charge much
squeamish
噁心的,晕船的:nausea
tortuous
转弯抹角的:indirect
malevolent
恶意的,恶毒的:vicious ill will, spite,hatred
surrender
交出,放弃,投降:give over to;使沉溺于:give(oneself)over
diurnal
白天发生或行动的:daytime;每天的:every day;期刊:publication at regular intervals
pragmatic
实用主义的,务实的:practical approach
probe
深入调查:penetrating investigation
ensue
紧随其后:afterward
flexible
灵活的,可变的:readily changed;易受影响的:susceptible to influence
euphonious
悦耳的:pleasing
frail
虚弱的:weak;(意志)薄弱的:weak;(希望)渺茫的:slight
jog
慢跑:movement exercise;唤起:rouse
timeworn
陈腐的:hackneyed
entrap
诱骗:lure
calligraphy
(优美的)书法:elegant handwriting
torpid
麻木的,没有知觉的:sensation;迟钝的,行动迟缓的:slow
salient
显着的,最突出的:conspicuously
contemplate
沉思,仔细考虑:consider
extinguish
熄灭:put out;终止:bring to a complete end
skirt
界限,边界:marks the outer limit;绕行,避开:go around
pout
(尤指撅嘴或板着脸)表示不悦:show displeasure
measly
少得可怜的,微不足道的:small
adversary
敌手,对手:resists, enemy
retrench
削减开支:curtail expenses
infamous
臭名昭着的:bad reputation
irrigate
灌溉:supply water;冲洗:flush
meet
合适的:very proper
iridescent
五颜六色的:lustrous colors
evanescent
逐渐消失的,短暂的:vanish
fracture
破裂:breaking;打碎,破坏:separate into pieces
aggrieve
使苦恼,使悲痛:pain, trouble, distress
jargon
行业术语:specialized or technical language
endeavor
努力,奋斗:conscientious or concerted effort;努力做,拼搏:devote serious and sustained effort
explicit
表达清晰的:fully revealed or expressed;成熟的,完全形成的:fully developed
coarse
粗糙的,表面不平整的:not smooth;(声音)刺耳的,粗声粗气的:rough in tone;粗俗的:lacking refinement;(品质)低劣的:inferior quality
deplorable
可鄙的,可耻的:condemnation or reproach;悲惨的,可悲的:cause great distress
strike
攻击:force or violence;铸造(奖牌):form by stamping;击打:deliver a blow;袭击,攻击:violent action;撞击:forceful contact
subservient
奉承的,屈从的:obsequiously
arable
适合耕作的:growing of crops
hasty
轻率的:superficial excessive or careless speed
callous
无同情心的,冷漠的:unfeeling
chorale
讚美诗:hymn or psalm;合唱班,合唱团:group of singers
deadpan
无趣的,无生气的,不活泼的:impassively
substantial
物质的:having substance;有重大意义的:considerable in importance
discomfit
使尴尬:embarrassment;阻碍:prevent
extrapolate
(通过逻辑)判断:form an opinion through reasoning
importune
宏伟壮丽的:impressive
insulate
使绝缘,使隔离:detached situation
sate
使饱足,充分满足:satisfy fully
disparage
贬低;轻蔑地说:lower, disrespectful
forage
寻找:search
methodical
井然有序的,有条理的:systematic order
evince
表明:make known
prowl
潜行于,巡游以猎取食物,徘徊:roam through search of prey
retribution
报酬,报应:reward or punishment
slouch
懒人:lazy person;缓慢行走:move slowly
dissension
意见不合:difference, disagreement
sequester
使隔离,分离:segregate;使隐煺:seclusion
candor
坦率,直率,诚挚:honest, sincere
willful
固执的,倔强的:self-willed;故意的:deliberately
insular
(观念、想法等)孤立狭隘的:narrow provincial viewpoint
subside
下陷,下沉,减弱:tend downward
truncate
截短,缩短(时间、篇幅等):shorten
rebuff
严词拒绝:reject
ironclad
非常坚固的,坚不可摧的:unbreakable
extemporize
即兴表现:without prior preparation
harry
不断烦扰,骚扰:distress, harass
urbane
彬彬有礼的,文雅的:polite
secede
脱离,拖出(组织、团体、联盟等):withdraw from an organization
lament
悼词:composition grief;抱怨:resentment;为…哀悼,表达痛苦或遗憾:express sorrow
testy
易怒的,暴躁的:easily annoyed, irritable
predilection
爱好,偏袒:disposition favor
signal
(在重要性、成就方面)非同寻常的:standing above;给出信号:direct or notify
valediction
告别:bidding farewell;告别词:address farewell
glitch
小故障:minor malfunction
strut
趾高气昂地走:walk pompous;支柱,压杆strengthen a framework
peripatetic
巡游的,四处游歷的:place to place
laconic
简洁(以至于显得粗鲁或难以理解的):minimum of words, concise
onerous
费时间花心思的:requiring much time, effort
palpitation
(有节奏的)舒张收缩:expanding and contracting
equity
不偏不倚,公平:lack of favoritism
uncouth
粗俗的,没有品位的:lacking in refinement
flirt
调情:behave amorously;无规则地快速运动:make irregular movements
maudlin
过于感伤的:tearfully sentimental
facilitate
使变容易,促进:make easy
spoof
轻鬆幽默的模仿,小恶搞:exaggerates for comic effect;诱骗,诱使相信:believe what is true
turncoat
叛徒:switches, traitor
rampant
(植物)生长茂盛的:growing thickly;猖獗的,不受限制的:occurring without restraint
maladroit
笨拙的:lack of nimbleness
fluky
侥倖的:happening by good luck;偶然的:by chance
rudimentary
初始的,未发展的:earliest development;最根本的,基础的:first principles