Lesson 4-2 Flashcards
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laconic
(語言)簡潔的,言簡意賅的
She had a laconic wit.
她說話言簡意賅。
languish
受苦,經歷苦難,受煎熬
After languishing in obscurity for many years, her early novels have recently been rediscovered.
她的早期小說在沈寂多年後最近被重新發掘出來。
loquacious
loquacious
健談的,話多的
mandatory
強制的;必須履行的;法定的
The minister is calling for mandatory prison sentences for people who assault police officers.
部長呼籲把襲警者須受的懲罰定為強制監禁。
manoeuvre
精巧動作
Reversing round a corner is one of the manoeuvres you are required to perform in a driving test.
駕照考試中的一個規定動作是倒車轉彎。
mendacious
虛假的,捏造的,不真實的
Some of these statements are misleading and some are downright mendacious.
這些陳述有些有誤導性,有些完全是捏造的。
mitigate
使緩和;減輕(危害等)
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
人們還不清楚如何減低旅遊業對這個島嶼的影響。
mollify
使平靜;撫慰
I tried to mollify her by giving her flowers.
我試圖送花來撫慰她。
moratorium
暫停,中止
a five-year worldwide moratorium on nuclear weapons testing
全球為期五年的核武器試驗中止期
obscure
無名的;鮮為人知的;默默無聞的
an obscure island in the Pacific
太平洋中的無名小島
obsequious
巴結的,諂媚的;卑躬屈膝的
She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.
她差不多對任何當權者都卑躬屈膝,真令人難堪。
obsolete
廢棄的;過時的;淘汰的;老化的
Gas lamps became obsolete when electric lighting was invented.
電燈發明以後煤氣燈就被淘汰了。
oscillate
來回擺動;震動;震盪
The needle on the dial oscillated between full and empty.
刻度盤上的指針在「滿」和「空」之間來回擺動。
ostensible
表面上的;假稱的,假託的
Their ostensible goal was to clean up government corruption, but their real aim was to unseat the government.
他們假稱要清除政府腐敗,可真正目的卻是要顛覆政府。
ostracize
故意避開;排擠,排斥
His colleagues ostracized him after he criticized the company in public.
他公開批評公司之後,同事們對他採取了排斥態度。
phlegmatic
冷靜的,沉著的,鎮定的
As a football player, his great asset was his calm, phlegmatic manner.
作為一名足球運動員,他最大的優點是他在場上沉著冷靜的風度。
platitude
陳腔濫調;老生常談
He doesn’t mouth platitudes about it not mattering who scores as long as the team wins.
他不會說這樣老掉牙的話;只要球隊贏了,誰進球都不重要。
precarious
危險的;不牢靠的,不穩的
The lorry was lodged in a very precarious way, with its front wheels hanging over the cliff.
卡車的位置很危險,前輪懸在峭壁上面。
precipitate
促成;使突如其來地發生;加速…的發生
An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
入侵肯定會加劇政治危機。
prerogative
獨有的權利(或權力),特權
Alex makes all the big decisions - that’s his prerogative as company director.
所有重大決定都是由亞歷克斯作出的——這是他作為公司主管的特權。
prevaricate
支吾,搪塞,含糊其詞;顧左右而言他
He accused the minister of prevaricating.
他指責部長一味搪塞。
proliferate
激增
Small businesses have proliferated in the last ten years.
在過去的十年裡,小型企業大量湧現。
promulgate
宣傳
the author promulgates his political beliefs in his latest book
作者在他的新書裡宣揚他的政治信仰
頒布,公佈(尤指新法律)
The new law was finally promulgated in the autumn of last year.
新法律最終於去年秋天頒布。
propensity
(尤指不良的)傾向,嗜好,癖好
[ + to infinitive ] She’s inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much.
她從她父親那裡遺傳了話多的毛病。