Unit 12 Flashcards by Charlene Ruan | Brainscape

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Hasten

A

促进

The man’s death was hastened by alcohol abuse

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Hasty

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轻率的

A hasty decision

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Hauteur

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傲慢，自大

behave with hauteur

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Havoc

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大混乱

The blackout cause havoc

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Headlong

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鲁莽的，草率的

A headlong retreat

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Hearken

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倾听，关注

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Hegemony

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霸权，统治权

Battle for hegemony in Asia

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Heinous

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可憎的，十恶不赦的

A heinous crime

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Hew

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遵守

Hew to tradition

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Herald

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预示，预兆

Heralded the sweeping changes to come

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Heresy

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异教，和普遍观点相悖的说法

Be convicted heresy

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Hermetic

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深奥的

Wrote hermetic poetry

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Hagiography

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捧为圣人的，过分谄媚的

The hagiographic portrayal

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Hidebound

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死板的，极度保守的

The hidebound innkeeper

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Hie

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匆匆忙忙

Hie home

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Humbug

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骗子

A plot of political humbugs

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Histrionic

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夸张做作的

Avoided a histrionic debate

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Hive

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忙碌之地
A hive of activity
储备，积累
To store up

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Hoard

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贮藏，秘藏

He’s been hoarding empty yogurt containers

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Hoary

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极老的

Hoary legends

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Hoax

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欺骗

Hoaxed the art world into believing

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Homily

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冗长乏味的道德演讲或训诫

A solemn homily life

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Hoodwink

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欺骗

Be hoodwinked into buying things

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hoodwink

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欺骗

Be hoodwinked into buying things

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Hortative

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鼓励的

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Homely

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其貌不扬的，朴素简单的

Homely truth

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Hubris

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狂妄自大的

His failure was brought on by his hubris

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Hedge

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闪烁其词

She kept hedging…

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Husband

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节俭，勤俭持家

Husbanding precious resource

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Husk

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剥去

The tedious task of husking coconuts

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Husky

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(尤指声音）沙哑的，粗糙的

A voice husky with emotion

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Hyperbole

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夸张

Rhetorical hyperbole

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Hypnotic

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催眠的

The hypnotic rhythm of the train’s wheels

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Iconoclast

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特立独行的人

An eccentric iconoclast

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Idyll

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无忧无虑的生活

A summer idyll

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Ignominy

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耻辱

He spent the remainder of his life in ignominy

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Illuminati

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智者

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Imbibe

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喝水，摄取水分

Plants can imbibe water

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Imbroglio

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困境，复杂的局面

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Immaculate

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完美的，没有任何错误的

An immaculate rendering

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Immanent

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内在的

Beauty is not something imposed but something immanent

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Immaterial

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无关的，不重要的

That story is immaterial to the question of…

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Immemorial

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古老的

An immemorial myth

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Immure

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监禁，禁闭

Immure oneself for GRE

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Impassive

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冷漠的，无感情的

She remained impassive

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Impecunious

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贫穷的

Impecunious village children

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Impenitent

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不悔悟的

Remain impenitent about her criminal past

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Imperative

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1 命令的，强制性的

Requests that grew more and more imperative

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Imperious

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傲慢的，专横的

An imperious movie star

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Impertinent

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1 无关紧要的
2 粗鲁无礼的，大胆的
Impertinent questions

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Imperturbable

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沉着冷静，淡定的

Absolutely imperturbable

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Impetuous

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冲动的,性急的

He is young and impetuous

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Impious

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不敬神的

Make impious remarks

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Implacable

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1 固执的
2 无法平息的
An implacable enemy

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Implode

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(使）剧烈收缩，（使）内爆

The flask imploded

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Importune

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恳求，迫切请求

Beggars importuning passer-by

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Impostor

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冒充者，骗子

An unforgivable imposter

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Impotent

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无能的，无力的

An impotent ruler

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Improvise

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即兴而作

I improvised an acceptance speech

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Imprudent

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不明智的

An imprudent investment

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Impudent

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放肆大胆的，无礼的

Impudent children