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2009-07-19
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第六讲
abominable adj. 可厌的;可恶的
omin
ominous 不好的,诅咒性的,坏的,恶劣的
brainy adj. 聪明的;精明的
brainstorm 头脑风暴
deteriorate v. 使变坏
devastate 毁坏
exquisite adj. 精美的
quaint 古怪的
quiff 小卷发
incurable adj. 无可救药的
TYPICAL USE: Cancer is no longer an incurable disease nowadays; it can be remedied by using radioactivity.
manual adj. 手制的;n. 手册
potential. 可能的;潜在的
ruthless adj. 无情的;强忍的
rude 粗鲁的
voluble adj. 口若悬河的
volume 卷,册
valuable 有价值的
vociferous adj. 嘈杂的;喧哗的
bleak adj. 寒冷的;荒凉的
chill 寒冷的
castigate v. 惩治;苛评;谴责
agate
aggregate
instigate
propagate
fumigate
profligate
colligate
mitigate
irritable 易怒的,容易生气的
irrigate 灌溉
navigate 航行
investigate 调查
易怒的是桌子,灌溉的是大门,扔掉大门受惩罚,那六个大门在航行,投资大门为调查
irritate v.
irritation n.
castigation n.
irrigation n.
investigation n.
TYPICAL USE: The electric inspector was castigated for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to.
criticize 批评
enmity n. 敌意;不和
impartial adj. 公平的
partial 不公平的
prejudiced 不公平的,偏见的
lucid adj. 1. 明白的;清晰的 2. 神志清明的
obscure 晦涩的
absurd 荒谬的,可笑的
perpendicular adj. 垂直的
suspending 悬浮,暂停服务
impending 逼近,迫近
append 附加
retrospect n. 反顾;回顾
TYPICAL USE: In retrospect, many good opportunities were neglected in my life.
sagacity n. 睿智,聪敏
sage 圣人
urbane adj. 温文的;文雅的
ardent adj. 极热心的;热情的
earnest 热情的,认真的
estate 地产
modest 谦虚
humble
satiate
adulate
contemplate
considerate
derogatory adj. 损毁的;诽谤的
arrogant 傲慢的
interrogate 审问
surrogate 代理
discretion n. 1. 谨慎;明辩 2. 自由选择或决定
discrete 单独的 - separate
discreet 谨慎的
hilarious adj. 高兴的;热闹的
TYPICAL USE: The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.
paramount adj. 最重要的;至上的
compare 比较
mountebank 江湖骗子
parasite 寄生虫
paralyze 麻醉
analyze 分析
paramour 情妇
recede v. 后退
concede 让步
precede 领先
rife adj. 充斥的
spontaneous adj. 自然的;自发的
response 反应
tenuous adj. 细的;薄的
acme n. 顶点;极点
TYPICAL USE: A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.
candor n. 坦白;诚意
candidate 候选人
candle 蜡烛
condor 秃鹫
bald eagle 秃头鹰,白头鹰
dissuade v. 劝阻
persuade 劝说
gratuitous adj. 不需要的
impeach n. 检举;弹劾
imp 顽童
ostensible adj. 表面的;假装的
paltry adj. 无价值的;微不足道的
sordid adj. 污秽的;不洁的
TYPICAL USE: The poor family lived in a sordid log cabin in the valley.
tidy adj. 整洁的;整齐的
aloof adv. 远离;躲开
cardinal adj. 首要的;主要的
record 记录
accord 同意
disaccord 不同意
the disaccord of apple 祸水
drab adj. 1. 暗黄灰色;土褐色 2. 单调的;枯涩的
TYPICAL USE: 1. There are many drab houses in the smoky mining town.
feud n. 家族的累世;宿仇
duel 决斗
insolent adj. 粗野的;无礼的
humble
mitigate v. 使缓和;使减轻
TYPICAL USE: The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the man had treated the child.
pertinent adj. 中肯切题的
predecessor n. 某职位的前任
successor
tardy adj. 延迟的
retard 阻碍
whet v. 刺激
famine
famish v.
acquit v. 宣告无罪
brittle adj. 脆的;易碎的
fragile 脆的,易碎的
exile 流放
reconcile 调解
agile 灵敏的,敏捷的
fraction 部分
detract v. 去掉;减损
attract 吸引
tractable 性格温顺的
intractable 固执倔强的
contract v. 收缩;n. 合同
extract 提取;n. 提取物
distract 分散注意力,分散精神
concentrate on
be absorbed in
confine oneself to sth.
subtract 减掉
exaggerate 夸大
fabulous
extirpate v. 根除
establish 建立
indulgent adj. 1. 放任的 2. 宽容的
gull 海鸥
hull 硬壳
lull 安静
lullaby 摇篮曲
mull 思考
mull over sth.
bull 公牛
cow 母牛
dull 白痴的,郁闷的,无聊的,枯燥的,乏味的
cull 挑选,采摘
前面唱歌的是海鸥,海鸥喝水用硬壳,拉住海鸥快安静,飞到山后去思考,海鸥不同意变公牛,打它一下变白痴,只好重新去挑选
lullaby
gullible 易上当的
indulge in
indulgent
mendacious adj. 好说谎的;不诚实的
mend 修补
mendable 可修补的
plausible adj. 似乎合理的;似乎公平的
sanction n. 批准;认可
shallow adj. 浅的
verge n. 边;缘
fringe
border
margin
adjacent adj. 接近的;邻近的
calamity n. 不幸之事;灾难
devastate v. 毁灭;破坏
deteriorate
TYPICAL USE: The floods and storms which have no precedent in the recorded history devastated the country.
exultant adj. 狂欢的;大喜的
result 结果
insult 侮辱
mournful 悲伤的,悲痛的,极度难过的
inexhaustible adj. 无穷无尽的
maudlin adj. 易落泪的
lacrimose 悲伤的,易流泪的
plunder v. 抢夺
donate 捐献
donation n.
scrupulous adj. 谨慎的
sundry adj. 种种的
TYPICAL USE: From sundry hints, I guessed I was to be given a bicycle for my birthday present.
zealous adj. 热心的
zest
altruistic adj. 利他的
clamor n. 叫嚣
claim 声称,宣称
acclaim 欢迎
exclaim 大喊
declaim 抨击,朗诵
reclaim 收回,取回来
proclaim 宣布
disclaim 弃权
disintegrate v. 风化
integrity 诚信
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