sincere
真誠的,不做作的:without pretense
culpable
該受譴責(zé)的,有罪的:deserving blame
elude
躲閃,躲避:avoid adroitly;使無法理解,使困惑:escape the perception
sanguine
樂觀的,確信的:free from doubt;面色紅潤的:healthy reddish
cameo
栩栩如生的描繪,簡潔生動的描述或刻畫:brief, vivid portrayal;客串:brief but dramatic appearance
yoke
連接:become joined
disavow
拒絕承認(rèn),否認(rèn):disclaim
donor
捐贈人,給體:donates
miniscule
極小的:very small
revoke
撤回,宣告無效:annul
coop
監(jiān)禁,困于…之中:confine
wheedle
(用花言巧語)誘惑,哄騙:persuade by flattery
deify
把…當(dāng)作神來崇拜:offer honor or respect to;過分喜愛:love or admire;尊敬,尊崇:high status or value to
theatrical
做作的,夸張的,矯揉造作的:exaggerated unnatural
civility
彬彬有禮:courteous, politeness
painstaking
煞費(fèi)苦心的:diligent care
incriminate
歸罪于:accuse of a crime
recondite
深奧的,難解的:difficult to comprehend
somber
昏暗的,無光的:shaded;悲傷的,不愉快的:lacking in cheer
embed
嵌入:enclose
reprobate
墮落者,道德敗壞的人:unprincipled person;墮落的,放蕩的:morally corrupt;譴責(zé),痛斥:condemn strongly;拒絕,不提供:unwilling to grant
novel
新奇的:new
chronic
經(jīng)常發(fā)生的,復(fù)發(fā)的:frequent recurrence;習(xí)慣性的,不可能改變的:not likely, change
throng
大量聚集:crowd in great numbers
mirage
海市蜃樓,幻想:illusory
affluent
富裕的:sufficient
discretionary
自主決定的:one's own discretion
mellifluous
(曲調(diào))優(yōu)美的:smooth and sweet
untoward
倒楣的,不吉利的:not favorable, unpropitious;難以馴服的,難以駕馭的:resisting control or discipline
confront
直接對抗,直面:face to face
absent
未出現(xiàn)的,缺乏的:not present;不專心的,走神的:lost in thought
shackle
束縛:restrictions;限制,阻礙:create difficulty
daredevil
大膽魯莽的(人):foolishly;不考慮后果的:a lack of concern for the consequence
august
威嚴(yán)的,嚴(yán)重的:formal and serious or reserved manner;盛大的,令人印象深刻的:large and impressive
bore
令人討厭的人或事物:causes boredom;使厭倦,使厭煩:make weary
irate
極其憤怒的:extremely angry
equivalent
等價的,相等的:equal
manuscript
手稿:written by hand
drawl
慢吞吞地說:speak slowly
conspicuous
顯而易見的;吸引人的:obvious
seamy
骯臟的,墮落的:sordid, base
peruse
細(xì)讀:examine with great care
autocracy
獨(dú)裁政府:government, unlimited power
cosmopolitan
有世界性眼光的,包容的:worldwide
admonish
建議:give advice;責(zé)備:reprove gently
brash
愚勇的,魯莽的:foolishly adventurous;缺乏判斷力的,不明智的:poor judgment
countenance
容忍:put up with;贊成,推崇:favorable opinion;沉著,冷靜:evenness
cadge
乞討,乞求:beg
discord
意見不一致,不和諧:lack agreement, harmony
*agonize
折磨,使痛苦:agony;感到痛苦:suffer agony
rarefy
草率的,倉促的:lack caution
refulgent
輝煌的,燦爛的:shinning radiantly
paradise
天堂,極樂世界:perfection and happiness;快樂,狂喜:pleasurable emotion
evoke
喚起,引發(fā):call up
equable
(脾氣、性情)溫和的:serene
humor
幽默,令人發(fā)笑的事物:comical or amusing;迎合,遷就:comply with
arresting
吸引人的:attracting, striking
founder
建立者:one establishes;完?。篺ail utterly;沉沒:become submerged
taciturn
沉默寡言的,話少的:disinclined to talk
mollify
平息,撫慰,緩和:calm
lurid
恐怖的:令人反感的:causing revulsion;面色蒼白的,病態(tài)的:pale in appearance
bully
欺凌弱小者:intimidating manner;最好的,最棒的:best
rein
抑制,限制:keeping within certain boundaries;抑制,控制:keep from exceeding
diaphanous
模煳的;非實在的:vague insubstantial;(質(zhì)地精緻得)幾乎透明的:transparent, translucent
adapt
修改,使(適應(yīng)):modify
dictate
指令,命令:command;(仗著地位,權(quán)力)下令:request
tether
(用繩、鐵鍊)拴系、束縛:fasten, restrain;能力或忍耐力的極限:limit
meddle
干涉,管閒事:intrude
enlighten
使知道,啟發(fā):inform, instruct;(在道德或精神上)進(jìn)行教育:provide moral understanding
reproach
令人羞愧的事物,恥辱:causes shame;批評,責(zé)備:express criticism
barbarous
野蠻的,兇殘的:mercilessly;未開化的:uncivilized
largesse
捐贈物:without expectation of a return;慷慨:liberality
convenience
便利,方便:fitness suitability
perceptive
敏銳的:sense slight differences;洞察力強(qiáng)的:deep understanding
cling
粘結(jié),粘合:physical sticking;緊貼;堅持:adhere
incense
芳香:pleasant smell;激怒:extremely angry
gossamer
虛無縹緲的東西:insubstantial;輕薄的,薄弱的:light
grimace
因痛苦而面部扭曲,(作)怪相,(作)鬼臉:contortion pain, disgust or disapproval
synergic
合作的:cooperating
counterfeit
仿製的,假冒的:imitation;仿製:fraudulent replica;偽裝成:false appearance
dilute
稀釋/經(jīng)稀釋的:concentrated/low strength, concentration;削弱:diminish strength, flavor, brilliance
goggle
凝視:look
mongrel
雜種的,混血兒的:mixed origin
emboss
以浮雕效果妝點,裝飾:ornament with raised work
remiss
疏忽的,不留心的:carelessness
earshot
聽力所及的範(fàn)圍:range hear
procure
獲得,取得:get possession
downplay
輕描淡寫:,不予重視:minimize significance
somatic
肉體的:of the body
disinclination
不喜歡,厭惡,不情愿:lack willingness, desire
imbibe
喝水,攝取水分:take in liquid
panoramic
全景的:complete view
duplicate
復(fù)製品:exactly alike;復(fù)製:make a copy;重復(fù),反復(fù):do over or again
exquisite
成都強(qiáng)烈的:extreme;精緻精巧的:refined taste
suspend
暫停,中止:bring to a formal close;懸掛:hang
incubate ?
孵化:cover and warm eggs;幫助,培養(yǎng),促進(jìn):aid
lissome
柔軟的:easily bent;敏捷的,輕盈的:move with ease
paroxysm
(感情、動作的)突發(fā):outburst;(政治、社會領(lǐng)域呃)大動盪:disturbance
penalty
(對罪行的)處罰:punishment
preeminent
優(yōu)秀的,重要的:paramount