09-25-1 Flashcards
(38 cards)
planter
[ˋplæntɚ]
n.[C] 【美】種植園主, 大農場主 He was the son of a wealthy planter . 他是一個富有的種植園主的兒子。; 種植者, 栽培者; 種植機; 播種機; 花盆, 花架; 【古】殖民者, 先驅者
aristocrat
[æˋrɪstə͵kræt]
n.[C] 貴族(指個人) The club membership was once limited to aristocrats . 這個俱樂部成員的資格一度僅給予貴族。; 具貴族氣派的人; 持貴族觀點的人, 主張貴族統治者; (同類事物中的)佼佼者 an aristocrat of scientists 科學界精英
sap
[sæp]
n. (樹等的)液, 汁[U] The weather was warming up and the sap was rising in the maples. 天氣在轉暖, 槭樹的樹液在上升。; 精力, 元氣[U] The world’s whole sap is sunk. 整個世界元氣大喪。; (樹皮和心材之間的)邊材[U]; 【美】【口】笨蛋[C] You don’t know what a sap she is. 你不知道她有多笨。 Don’t you know I was kidding, you sap ? 笨蛋, 你不知道我是在開玩笑嗎?; 【美】(中間灌鉛的)橡皮棍[C]
vt. 使大傷元氣 The long walk sapped the old lady’s strength. 長途跋涉耗盡了老太太的體力。; 使乾枯
agrarian
[əˋgrɛrɪən]
a. 土地的, 耕地的; 農業的
n. 平均地權論者
envision
[ɪnˋvɪʒən]
vt. 想像, 展望
appeal
[əˋpil]
vi. 呼籲, 懇求[(+to/for)][+to-v] He appealed to me for help. 他向我求援。 He appealed to his friends for support. 他請求朋友支持。; 訴諸, 求助[(+to)] We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information. 我們將求助於多種資料來源。; 有吸引力, 迎合愛好[W][(+to)] The idea appealed to Mary. 這主意正合瑪麗的心意。; 【律】上訴[(+to/against)] He appealed against the five-year sentence he had been given. 他對被判五年徒刑提出上訴。; (體育比賽中)訴諸裁判, 訴請裁決[(+to/against)]
vt. 【美】將…上訴, 對…上訴 He appealed his case to a higher court. 他向上一級法院申訴。
n. 呼籲, 請求[C][U][(+to/for)] He made one last appeal to his father to forgive him. 他最後一次懇求父親寬恕他。; 吸引力, 感染力[U] These subjects have lost their appeal for most students. 對多數學生來說, 這些學科已經失去了吸引力。; 上訴[C][U]; 訴諸裁判[C]
languish
[ˋlæŋgwɪʃ]
vi. 變得無生氣, 衰弱 We all languished in the tropical climate. 受熱帶氣候影響, 我們都變得倦怠乏力。; (植物等)凋萎; 長期受苦 He languished in poverty most of his life. 他大半輩子在貧窮中呻吟。; 焦思, 因渴望而苦惱[(+for)] She languished for her children who had migrated to Australia. 她苦苦思念著移居澳大利亞的兒女。
despondent
[dɪˋspɑndənt]
a. 沮喪的
originator
[əˋrɪdʒə͵netɚ]
n. 創作者; 發起人; 開山祖; 起因; 起源
concur
[kənˋkɝ]
vi. 同意, 一致[(+with)]; 贊成[(+in)] The brothers rarely concur on any issues. 他們兄弟在任何問題上都很少有一致的意見。 concur in supporting a cause 贊成支持某一事業; 同時發生 Wealth and happiness do not always concur . 財富與幸福並非總是並存的。; 合作; 共同起作用 Everything concurred to produce the desired effect. 所有的事湊合在一起產生了預期效果。
outward
[ˋaʊtwɚd]
a. [Z][B] 向外的; 往外去的 an outward voyage 往海外的航行; 外面的; 外表的; 表面的 MPs kept up their outward allegiance to the parties they belonged to. 議員們對各自所屬的黨派保持表面上的忠誠。; 可見的; 明顯的; 肉體的; 外界的
ad. 向外; 出海, 出港 The door opens outward . 門向外開。; 顯而易見地
n. [C] 外面; 外表; 外界; 物質世界
repression
[rɪˋprɛʃən]
n.[U] 抑制, 壓制; 鎮壓; 制止 They wanted to fight all forms of injustice and repression . 他們要與各種形式的不公正和壓制行為作鬥爭。; 【心】壓抑
frown
[fraʊn]
vi. 皺眉; 表示不滿[(+at/on/upon)] The father frowned on his son’s behavior. 父親不滿他兒子的行為。 Martin sat frowning . 馬丁皺著眉坐著。
vt. 用皺眉蹙額對…表示不滿; 用皺眉蹙額表示(不滿等) She frowned disapproval. 她皺起眉頭以示不贊成。
n. 皺眉, 蹙額; 不悅之色[C] She looked at her son’s composition with a frown . 她對兒子的作文皺眉頭。
organism
[ˋɔrgən͵ɪzəm]
n.[C] 生物, 有機體; 機體, 有機組織 Factories and cities are more complex organisms than self-sufficient villages. 工廠和城市是較自給自足的村莊更為複雜的社會組織。
arousal
[əˋraʊz!]
n. 喚起; 覺醒; 激勵
contraction
[kənˋtrækʃən]
n. 收縮; 縮短[U][S1] Cold weather causes a contraction of two inches in the bridge. 寒冷的天氣會使這座橋縮短兩英寸。; 【語】縮短, 縮約; 縮短形, 縮約形式[U][C] ‘Won’t’ is a contraction of ‘will not’. ‘won’t’是’will not’的縮短形。; 【解】收縮, 攣縮[U][C] contraction of a muscle 肌肉的收縮; 【經】收縮, 緊縮[U]; (疾病的)感染; (惡習的)沾染; (債的)背負[U] the contraction of a disease 疾病的感染
crow
[kro]
vi. (雄雞)啼, 報曉; (嬰兒)歡叫, 發格格聲; (因勝利而)歡呼; 得意洋洋, 幸災樂禍[(+about/over)] She crowed over his disappointment. 她因他受了挫折而幸災樂禍。 He crowed about his promotion. 他因獲得晉升而自鳴得意。
n. [S] (公雞)啼叫聲, 報曉聲 The rooster’s crow woke me. 雄雞的啼聲把我吵醒。; (嬰兒)歡叫聲; 歡呼聲
wrinkle
[ˋrɪŋk!]
n. [C] 皺; 皺紋 Her face was seamed with wrinkles . 她臉上佈滿皺紋。; 困難; 難題 It will take weeks to get all the wrinkles ironed out. 解決這些難題得要幾週時間。
vt. 使起皺紋[(+up)] She wrinkled her nose at the bad smell. 聞到臭氣, 她皺起了鼻子。
vi. 起皺紋, 皺起來 This shirt will not wrinkle . 這件襯衫不會起皺。
subtle
[ˋsʌt!]
a. 微妙的, 難捉摸的, 不可思議的 She smiled a subtle smile. 她神祕地笑了笑。; 纖細的; 微微的; 隱約的 I noticed a subtle change in his attitude. 我注意到他的態度發生了微妙的變化。; 精巧的, 精湛的; 精良的 Jimmy was a subtle worker in gold and silver. 吉米是一個技藝精湛的金銀匠。; 狡猾的; 詭祕的 This enabled us to see through their subtle scheme. 這使我們得以識破他們的詭計。; 不知不覺中起作用的 a subtle poison 慢性毒藥; 細心的, 敏銳的 The novelist has a subtle insight into human nature. 那位小說家對人性具有敏銳的洞察力。
stiff
[stɪf]
a. 硬的; 挺的 The shoes are brand new and the leather is still very stiff . 這雙鞋是全新的, 皮還很硬。 She cleaned the sink with a stiff brush. 她用硬毛刷清洗水槽。; (手足等)僵直的, 僵硬的[(+with)] I felt stiff after a long walk. 我走長路後覺得全身發僵。; 不易移動的, 不靈活的; (繩子等)拉緊的, 張緊的; 拘謹的, 不自然的, 生硬的 He has a stiff manner of speaking. 他演講的樣子很不自然。; 剛強的, 倔強的; 強烈的; 猛烈的[B] A stiff wind blew my hat off. 一陣狂風刮走了我的帽子。; (價格)堅挺的; 昂貴的; 艱難的; 費勁的 That was a stiff examination. 那是次困難的考試。; 凝固的, 黏稠的 The batter was too stiff to beat. 麵糊太稠了, 不容易攪拌。; 嚴厲的 inflict a stiff punishment on sb. 對某人處以嚴厲的懲罰
ad. 僵硬地; 堅硬地; 【口】完全地, 極其 She was scared stiff . 她非常害怕。
n. [C] 【俚】死屍; 醉漢; 特別拘謹的人; 流浪漢; (泛指)人, 傢伙
suppress
[səˋprɛs]
vt. 鎮壓, 平定; 壓制 The revolt was suppressed in a couple of days. 叛亂在幾天之內就被鎮壓下去了。; 查禁; 廢止; 封鎖 Each nation suppressed news that was not favorable to it. 每個國家都封鎖對它不利的消息。; 抑制, 忍住 Even the grave old gentleman could not suppress a laugh. 連那位嚴肅的老紳士都禁不住笑了。; 隱瞞, 藏匿 The government suppressed the truth. 政府隱瞞了真相。; 阻止…生長(或發展) suppress weeds 抑制野草生長
quiver
[ˋkwɪvɚ]
vi. 顫抖; 發抖[(+with/at)] The building quivered as the explosive went off. 當炸藥爆炸時, 大樓顫動不已。
vt. 使顫動; 抖動(翅膀等) The bird quivered its wings. 鳥兒抖動翅膀。
n. 顫抖, 抖動; 顫聲[C] There was a slight quiver in his voice as he spoke. 他說話時聲音有些顫抖。
uplift
[ʌpˋlɪft]
vt. 舉起, 抬起, 使上升; 使隆起; (社會、道德等)發展, 提高; 振奮; 鼓舞 His soul was uplifted by the music. 那音樂使他的精神振奮起來。
vi. 上升; 升起
epitome
[ɪˋpɪtəmɪ]
n. 梗概; 節錄; 縮影; 象徵
