English Everything Day To Day Flashcards
(143 cards)
Dimple
酒窝
涟漪
都可数
Infuriating
making one extremely angry and impatient; very annoying
Morose
忧郁的
Pedicure
Noun. a cosmetic treatment of the feet and toenails.
Verb. give a pedicure to (the feet and toenails).
Manicure
Noun. a cosmetic treatment of the hands involving shaping and often painting of the nails, removal of the cuticles, and softening of the skin.
Verb. give a manicure to.
Reek
Verb. smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
“the yard reeked of wet straw and stale horse manure”
Noun. a foul smell.
foul
Adj. offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled.
“a foul odor”
Noun. (in sports) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.
Mirage
Noun. (可数) an optical illusion caused by atmospheric conditions, especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air.
Rewind
Verb. wind (a tape or film) back to the beginning.
“I rewound the film and stopped it”
Daunting
Adj. seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating.
“a daunting task”
Intimidating
Adj. having a frightening, overawing, or threatening effect.
“the intimidating defense attorney”
Flighty
Adj. fickle and irresponsible.
Fickle
Adj. changing frequently, especially as regards one’s loyalties, interests, or affection.
Acrylic
adjective
(of synthetic resins and textile fibers) made from polymers of acrylic acid or acrylates.
Lactate
Noun. Lactation
verb
gerund or present participle: lactating
(of a female mammal) secrete milk.
哺乳期
Ombre
Adj. having tones of color that shade into each other, graduating from light to dark.
Nostalgia
Noun. 怀旧之情
乡思
Digress
V. leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing.
Snazzy
Adj. stylish and attractive.
Reflex
Noun. An action that is performed as a response to a stimulus and without conscious thought.
Clumsiness
Noun. 笨拙
Soft-spoken
Adj. speaking or said with a gentle, quiet voice
Butt heads
Phase. to express different opinions about something often angrily
E.g. Our boss tries not to schedule Rosie and Mark for the same shifts, since the two often butt heads.
Capricious
Adj. given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior. 变化无常的