my vocab list 1 Flashcards
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velvet glove
外柔内刚; 怀柔政策
smirk
傻笑;得意地笑
grim
adj.- stern, merciless; fierce, savage, cruel syn.: dreadful, frightful, ferocious ant.: mild, merciful, delightful
qualm
疑虑;不安
showmanship ʃәʋmәn
引起公众注意的技巧;演技
solidarity
团结;一致
compunction [kәm’pʌŋkʃ(ә)n]
后悔;懊悔;良心责备;内疚
charlatan ʃɑ:lәtәn
庸医;江湖骗子
a person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill. a self-confessed con artist and charlatan.
vociferous vә’sifәrәs
喧哗的, 大声叫嚷的
vehement, outspoken, vocal,
acclimate [ә’klaimit]
使适应新环境, 使服水土
dilettante [dili’tænt]
浅薄的人;半瓶醋,只了解一点皮毛的
non-professional, non-specialist, layman
asceticism [ә`setisizәm]
禁欲主义,苦行
notoriety [͵nәtә’raiәti]
恶名, 丑名, 声名狼藉, 远扬的名声
contraband
走私;非法买卖;走私货
patronize
屈尊俯就;以恩人自居;神气十足
gallivant [ɡæli’vænt]
闲游,闲逛
linchpin [lintʃpin]
关键,关键人物,关键事物
echelon [eʃәlɔn]
a level or rank in an organization, a profession, or society: the upper echelons of the business world.
unhinged
精神错乱的
AWOL
擅离职守 (absent without leave)
desecrate [desikreit]
亵渎;玷污
violate, profane, treat sacrilegiously, treat with disrespect; pollute
polygraph
a lie-detector test carried out with a polygraph. if he passed the polygraph, of course, it would authenticate his story.
schmuck [ʃmʌk]
笨蛋,蠢货
holy grail
holy grail figurative (sought-after thing)
努力追求之物