worldlist33 Flashcards
obsolete
ADJ. /废弃的,淘汰的/no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
obstetrician
N. /产科医生/physician specializing in delivery of babies.
obstinate
ADJ. /倔强的,难以驾驭的/stubborn; hard to control or treat
obstreperous
ADJ. /喧闹的,喧哗的boisterous; noisy.
obtrude
V. /强加,闯入;伸出/push (oneself or one’s ideas) forward or intrude; butt in; stick out or extrude
obtuse
ADJ. /迟钝的;愚笨的/blunt; stupid.
obviate
V. /使不必要;避免/make unnecessary; get rid of
odious
ADJ. /可恶的;可憎的/hateful; vile.
odium
N. /反感;憎恶;公愤/detestation; hatefulness; disrepute
odorous
ADJ. /有气味的/having an odor
odyssey
N. /漫长的冒险旅程/long, eventful journey.
offensive
ADJ. /无礼的;冒犯的/attacking; insulting; distasteful
offhand
ADJ. /漫不经心的,唐突的/casual; done without prior thought
officious
ADJ. /好管闲事的/meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services
ogle
V. /色迷迷地看;盯视/look at amorously; make eyes at.
olfactory
ADJ. /嗅觉的/concerning the sense of smell
oligarchy
N. /寡头政治/government by a privileged few
ominous
ADJ. /不吉利的;不祥的/threatening
omnipotent
ADJ. /全能的/all-powerful
omnipresent
ADJ. / 无所不在的/universally present; ubiquitous.
omniscient
ADJ. /全知的/all-knowing
omnivorous
ADJ. /杂食的/eating both plant and animal food; devouring everything.
onerous
ADJ. /繁重的,艰巨的burdensome.
onset
N. /开始,攻击/beginning; attack
onus
N. /义务;责任/burden; responsibility
opalescent
ADJ. /乳白的,乳色的/iridescent; lus