comprehend
理解,瞭解:grasp;包括,包含:contain or hold within
piquant
辛辣開胃的:pungent taste;令人振奮的:provocative
macerate
浸泡(以軟化):soaking or steeping
versatile
多才多藝的,全能的:different things;易改變的:fluctuating readily
smuggling
走私,私運(yùn):importation or exportation contrary to the law
appealing
吸引人的:attractive, inviting
blandishment
甜言蜜語,討某人好話:coax, cajole
naysay
拒絕,否認(rèn):oppose, deny
expansive
廣闊的:great expanse;健談的,外向的:open, talkative, effusive
mediate
調(diào)解,調(diào)停:bring about an agreement
doze
小憩:lightly
synopsis
摘要,概要:outline, abstract, summary
subjugate
征服,鎮(zhèn)壓:bring under control;剝奪...的自由:make subservient
vague
表達(dá)不清的:not clearly expressed;輪廓不清晰的:lacking definite shape
hew
遵守:confirm, hold to something firmly;支持:steadfast support
backfire
產(chǎn)生相反的結(jié)果,事與愿違:reverse
potentiate
啟動,加強(qiáng):more active
faction
派系:a party that is often contentious
rakish
放蕩的,行為不檢的:lowered moral character
dissipate
驅(qū)散:drive away, disperse;浪費(fèi):wastefully, squander;放縱:indulge, intemperate
proselytize
(使)改變信仰:change religious faith
meretricious
艷俗的,俗氣的:vulgar manner
éclat
輝煌成就:success
reproof
批評,反對:criticism
solemnity
莊嚴(yán),嚴(yán)肅:solemn
mulish
固執(zhí)的:obstinate
verbatim
逐字地,一字不差地:exact words
nudge
用肘推以引起注意:push elbow;說服某人做某事:persuade
caprice
一時衝動的決定:impulsive change;反復(fù)無常,善變:change, impulsively
despicable
令人鄙視的:loathing and disgust;不榮耀的,不得體的:not honor
intensify
加強(qiáng),激化:make intense
clasp
緊握:holding
atrocious
極壞的,極其殘忍的:extremely wicked;讓人極為不滿的:extremely unsatisfactory
warrant
向...保證品質(zhì):assume responsibility for the satisfactory quality;批準(zhǔn),認(rèn)可:give official acceptance
acme
頂點,極點:highest;最佳典範(fàn):most perfect type
scuff
(使)磨損:roughened by wear;腳步拖沓:move heavily
loathe
厭惡:dislike
skeptic
懷疑者:doubts, questions or disagrees
profligate
揮金如土的,揮霍的:wasteful;敗家子:spends money freely;墮落的人:below the normal moral standard
tepid
不太熱心的:little or no interest
mottle
標(biāo)記上雜色斑點:mark spots
carefree
無憂無慮的:no worries or troubles
disgruntle
使發(fā)怒,使不滿意:discontented;使疏遠(yuǎn),使不友好unfriendly
rile
刺激,惹怒:make agitated
complacent
自滿的,自鳴得意的:excessive or unjustified satisfaction;無所謂的,不關(guān)心的:lack of interest or concern
garment
衣服:clothing
buttress
扶墻:supporting, wall building;為...提供支撐的證據(jù)或者資訊:provide evidence or information for
kudos
名望,名聲:fame;夸獎,讚揚(yáng):acclaim or praise
apocalyptic
預(yù)言的,啟示的:prophetic;重要的,轉(zhuǎn)捩點的:major turning
coerce
(以武力)強(qiáng)制:force, threat
blunt
使變鈍:less sharp;減弱(力度等):weaken in strength or feeling;直率的:direct, brief
intrinsic
固有的,內(nèi)在的:essential
pucker
撇(嘴),(使)收縮:contracted
sanctify
使神圣,將...敬為神:make holy
scribble
潦草地書寫,亂寫:meaningless
svelte
(女人)體態(tài)苗條的,優(yōu)雅的:slim
propitious
吉祥的:favorably happy outcome
plumb
測深度:measure the depth;垂直的:vertical;仔細(xì)深入地檢查;探索,探究:examine deeply
relevant
有關(guān)係的,重要的:having connection
phlegmatic
冷靜的,無感情的,淡漠的:calm, sluggish temperament
satirize
諷刺:ridicule
lopsided
歪的,傾斜的:leaning;不平衡的,不協(xié)調(diào)的:lacking in balance
idle
閒置的,未使用的:not turned to use;懶散的:lazy;懶散度日,無所事事:without working
obtuse
愚鈍的:absorb ideas readily
congeal
凝固,固化:solid state
delirium
精神錯亂;極度興奮,發(fā)狂:mental disturbance confused
colossal
巨大的:size, degree, immense
assent
同意:agree
ingest
攝入,咽下:take into body
rife
豐富的,普遍的:great numbers
camaraderie
友情:friendly
watershed
重要關(guān)頭,分水嶺:turning point
glutton
貪吃者:immoderate food
sabotage
妨害,破壞:hinder a cause;從事破壞活動,阻止:practice sabotage
aseptic
消毒的,無菌的:preventing infection;缺乏活力的:lacking vitality;冷漠的:lacking emotion
wince
畏縮:shrink back from pain
gloat
幸災(zāi)樂禍,自鳴得意:self-satisfaction
shift
改變...的位置:change position;改變,變化:pass from;交換:in return
disjointed
機(jī)能失調(diào)的:out orderly function;不連貫的:not connected
reflect
反射:change direction;反映,顯露:make manifest;思考:think seriously
brake
剎車:less rapid
thorny
多刺的:full of thorns;棘手的:difficulties
mitigate
減輕痛苦,使緩和:less severe
deleterious
有害的:harmful
overwrought
十分激動的,非常不安的:agitation;(裝飾、文風(fēng)等)過分華麗的:excessively decorated
inherent
內(nèi)在的,本質(zhì)的:essential
swagger
大搖大擺地走,趾高氣昂地走:arrogant, pompous;自夸,吹噓:boast
cosset
寵愛:pamper
cow
恐嚇,威脅:frighten
affirm
聲稱...為真,肯定...屬實:valid or confirmed
preservative
防腐劑:protect against decay
brassy
厚臉皮的,不知羞恥的:rude boldness;華而不實地炫耀:showy
vestigial
煺化的,發(fā)育不全的:simple structure
full-bodied
重要的:importance;味道濃烈的:richness flavor
adhere
依附,粘著:stick;服從,遵守:according to the commands;堅定地支持:steadfast support
ticklish
易怒的:easily offended;棘手的,對技巧要求高的:exceptional skill or caution
dissolve
溶解融化:solution;解散:break into parts, disintegrate;驅(qū)散;(使)消失:cease visible;廢除,撤銷:end
jibe
意見一致:agree
quibble
吹毛求疵:criticize, cavil;牽強(qiáng)之詞:微不足道的差別或不切中要點的異議,小反對:minor objection
lucid
有光亮的:suffused with light;神志清楚的:full use of one's mind;表達(dá)清晰的,簡單易懂的:easily understood