10月 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Aberration
罕见的奇怪现象
Something strange that rarely occurs.
Different from the norm.
A disorder in one’s mental state.
An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image.
Abstinence
节制，禁欲，克制
Restraint, restraining.
Self-control.
Archaic
古老
Something outmoded 过时，belonging to an earlier period.
Little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type.
Arid
干燥，干旱
So dry that nothing will grow.
Terribly dull or lifeless.
Lack of water or rainfall.
Lack of vitality or spirit 没精神.
Capitulate
投降
Give in to something.
Agreeing to something you don’t really want.
Surrender under agreed conditions.
Condescending
居高临下的，看不起某人
Looking down on someone.
Cordial
亲切，友好，真诚，甜酒
A relationship that is friendly and sincere but not overly close.
Perfectly pleasant but doesn’t involve lots of hugging or excessive emotion.
Cordial relationship with most of the kids in your close, but only confide in your closest friend.
Medicine or drink that stimulates the heart, liqueur.
Deference
尊重，礼貌
Respect, courteous regard for people’s feelings, courteous expression of esteem or regard, yield.
Denounce
谴责，散布或泄露或公开反对某事
Tattle, rat out, or speak out against something.
Official end or termination of something, treaty.
Accuse or condemn openly or formally as disgraceful.
Give away information about somebody.
Dichotomy
二分法，一分二的想法或分娄，清楚地分了两件事
Idea or classification split in two.
Draw distinction between two things.
Contrast between two things.
War and peace, love and hate.
Twofold, two opposed parts or subclass.
Digression
题外话，跑题
Strayed from the main topic .
Departs from the main subject.
Turning aside.
Diligent
勤奋，认真，努力
Works hard, carefully.
Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness.
Edifice
大厦
Important building.
A structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.
Egregious
令人震惊的，引人注目
Stand out, but not in a good way - really bad or offensive 反感.
Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible.
Enervating
使人衰弱
Drain you of physical and emotional energy.
Causing weakness or debiliation.
Elusive
难以捉摸
Hard to find, pin down, or remember.
Slip right out of your grasp.
Skillful at eluding capture躲避追捕.
Difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze.
Difficult to describe.
Making great mental demands, hard to comprehend or solve or believe.
Fortuitous
偶然
By chance, lucky accident.
No downside, good thing.
No cause.
Heretic
异教徒
Religious beliefs are in contrast 相反 to the fundamental beliefs of the church.
Against the law, rules, or beliefs of some specific religion.
Someone whose ideas go against the norm.
Unorthodox opinions in any field.
Indifference
漠不关心，冷漠
Lacking interest or enthusiasm 热情 in things.
Neither like it nor dislike it.
Remaining clam and seeming not to care or concern.
Unbiased, impartial, unconcern.
Listless
无精打采，疲劳
Lethargic, low spirited, and limp.
Lack zest or vivacity.
Opulent
丰富的，华丽
Rich people looking to show off.
Rich and superior in quality.
Prominent
著名的，突出
Stick out above the rest, famous.
Big star, head honcho, top dog.
Conspicuous in position or importance.
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention.
Rancorous
怨恨的，苦涩
Describing someone’s bitter grudge.
Full of resentment and bitter and angry.
Bitterness or rancidness.
Unobtrusive
不引人注目的
Something that doesn’t attract much attention.
Not obtrusive or undesirablely noticeable.
