Voca3 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Eulogy
悼词：A formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently.
Ravishing
令人陶醉：Stunningly beautiful.
Lectern
讲台：A desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer.
Aggrandize
夸大：To add details to.
Recollection
回忆：The process of remembering.
Clarion
号角：Loud and clear.
Extol
颂扬：To praise, glorify, or honor.
Eradication
根除：The complete destruction of every trace of something.
Sanctuary
避难所：Anywhere people go for peaceful tranquility.
Makeshift
临时的：Done or made using whatever is available.
Repress
抑：To conceal or hide.
Pallbearer
抬棺人：One of the mourners carrying the coffin at a funeral.
Absolve
赦免：To be let off the hook, to be set free from a certain obligation or to be forgiven for a wrongdoing.
Precocious
早熟的：Characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity.
Disoriented
迷失方向：Having lost your bearings; confused as to time or place or personal identity.
Appraise
评估：Consider in a comprehensive way.
Labyrinthine
迷宫状的：Resembling a maze in form or complexity.
Depraved
堕落：Deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper or good.
Lamentation
哀悼：The passionate and demonstrative activity of expressing grief.
Insufferable
难以忍受：Extremely unpleasant or annoying (of persons or their behavior).
Distinguish
区分：Mark as different; tell something apart.
Hospice
临终关怀：A program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.
Unconscionable
不合情理的：Something that is almost unimaginably unacceptable.
Voracious
缠：Devouring or craving food in great quantities.
