winsome
迷人的,漂亮的:pleasing and engaging
wane
減少,衰煺,降低:decrease
ephemeral
短暫的:very short time
aspect
外表,容貌:appearance
deracinate
根除:pull out
oxymoron
矛盾修飾法:combination contradictory
captivate
吸引:attract
votary
崇拜者,信徒:fervently devoted
enmity
敵意:mutual hatred
accessory
輔助的,附屬的:secondary, supplementary, subordinate;幫兇:one, wrongdoing
lurch
蹣跚:swaying
brisk
充滿生機的,有活力的:activity;(言辭或方式)尖刻辛辣的,刻薄的:keen or sharp
cozen
誘騙:mislead
slate
列入名單,計畫,安排:put on a list
diminish
(使)變小,(使)減少:smaller, less;輕視,貶低:lessen, belittle
vitriolic
(言辭)刻薄的:scathing
expiate
贖罪,糾正:extinguish the guilt
inflame
點燃,燃燒:set on fire;使加劇:more violent
synonymous
同義的:same similar meaning
insubordinate
不服從權威的:not submissive
repudiate
否認:declare not to be true;拒絕接受:unwillingness to accept
exigent
緊急的:immediate
proprietary
所有權:ownership;私營的:privately owned
irascible
易怒的:easily provoked anger
gangly
身材瘦長的:tall
mingle
mingle:social;混合,結合:mix
opportune
合適的,恰當?shù)模篶onvenient
tangent
離題(的),不相關(的):irrelevant
officious
多管閒事的:thrusting oneself
guilt
自責,悔恨:wrongdoing
pandemic
大範圍流行的:widespread
demoralize
使士氣低落:dishearten;貶低,使墮落:lower in character
clamor
喧鬧;喧嘩,雜訊:loud, inharmonious
mania
熱衷,狂熱:intense enthusiasm
plump
豐滿的:well-around;鼎力支持,讚不絕口:give full support
demotic
通俗的,大眾化的:common
deplore
哀悼:sorrow
motivate
刺激,激發(fā):provide incentive
distinctive
完全不同的:not of the same kind;特徵性的,典型的:serving to identify
bravura
優(yōu)秀演技(的):brilliant
reassure
使安心,打消疑慮:restore to confidence
bombast
夸大的言辭:pompous
rabble
混亂的人群;暴民;下層群眾:disorganized crowd of people
superficial
表面的,膚淺的:lacking depth
gawky
(舉止)笨拙的:inability to move in a graceful manner
aloof
孤高的,不合群的:distant
recalcitrant
頑抗的,不順從的:resistance defiance
remodel
改造,改變結構:alter the structure
aggregate
集合體:units or parts, associated;集合,聚焦:collect or gather
deign
(不情愿地)屈尊,俯就:condescend reluctantly
grudge
怨恨,仇恨:ill will
animus
敵意:spiteful, malevolent, enmity
contumacious
不服從的,倔強的:disobedient
wicked
邪惡的:morally bad
debut
初次登臺,出道:first appearance
array
排列,陣列:arrangement;排列,擺放:arrange or display;裝飾,裝修:dress or decorate
ally
盟友,支持者:association;加入聯(lián)盟:enter
obligatory
強制性的:compulsory;(見得多以至于)無聊的:dull
unwitting
不知道的,未覺察的:unware;偶然的,并非有意的:by chance, not intended
effusive
感情氾濫的/溢于言表的;感情表達不節(jié)制的/過度的;過分多情的:unrestrained in emotional expression
calibrate*
校準,調校:check, adjust, determine
purlieu
常去的地方:socializing;臨近的地區(qū):adjoining region
nomad
游牧的;居無定所的人:no fixed residence
venal
貪污受賄的:open to corrupt
askew
不成直線的(地),歪的(地):awry
solicitous
為他人操心的,體諒他人的:happiness of others;迫切的,渴望的:urgent desire
pastiche
(帶嘲諷的)模仿:imitates with satirical intent;大雜燴:hodgepodge
limpid
透明清澈的:transparent clearness;鎮(zhèn)定的,淡定的:free from agitation
flaw
瑕疵,缺點:imperfection;降低,破壞,使不完美:reduce perfection
pilot
領航員,飛行員:steer a ship;初步性的,試驗性的:tentative model;帶領通過:lead
forthright
直率的,說話率真的:free in expressing opinions;直接的,不繞彎子的:free from ambiguity or evasiveness:going straight to the point
prosaic
單調的,常見的:normal course of events
ebullient
熱情奔放的:zestfully
transitory
短暫的:lasting only a short time
patent
顯而易見的,明顯的:readily visible
connoisseur
鑒賞家(尤指藝術領域):with discrimination, appreciation;專家:high level of knowledge
fanatic
狂熱者:unreasoning enthusiasm;狂熱的;盲信的:intense uncritical devotion
formidable
令人害怕的:causing fear;艱難的:requiring effort
astounding
令人吃驚的,出乎意料的:astonishment, amazement
impostor
冒充者:assumes false identity
murmur
小聲的話語:low sound;低聲抱怨,發(fā)牢騷:grumble
tangle
困惑,不解:perplexity;糾纏,使....糾結:in a snare
snare
無法逃脫的困境:catches and holds;捕捉:capture by
paradigm
典範,模範:pattern
expedition
動作迅速:speed
abandon
放縱:constraint;放縱:unrestrainedly;放棄:withdraw;停止做某事:put an end to
onset
攻擊,進攻:attack, assault;起始,開始:begins
effervesce
冒泡:bubble;興奮,熱情洋溢:high spirits
exodus
大批離去:departure
puny
微小的,弱小的:inferior size, weak
abominate
憎惡:abhor
impervious
不可滲透的,不可穿透的:not allowing entrance;不能被破壞的:not capable of being damaged;不為所動的:not capable of being affected
epilogue
文學作品的結局:concluding section literary;戲劇的收場白:final scene of a paly
usurp
篡奪,篡位:seize power without legal authority
languish
變得衰弱:become feeble
renovate
修復,維修:restore;使重獲新生,使煥然一新:bring back to life
entangle
使捲入,使糾纏:twist confused mass;使變復雜或困難:complex or difficult
distract
轉移(注意力),使分心:draw, direct different;使焦慮,使不安:trouble, uneasy;瘋狂的:insane, mad
impromptu
即席的表演:done extemporaneously;即席的,即興的:without previous preparation
obstreperous
難駕馭的,任性的:unruly;吵鬧的:loud and insistent cries