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本篇是基于托福词汇的基础上整理出GRE3K的难点单词和熟词生义,后续计划继续出形近词。
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advert | 引起注意,提到:refer |
aggravate | 加重,恶化:worse, serious, severe; 使恼火:disturb |
airtight | 无瑕疵的:no, flaw; 密封的,不透气的:impermeable to air |
alienate | 疏远,离间:make unfriendly; 转移,变卖(财产或权利):convey or transfer |
align | 使排成一行:line; 调准,校准:adjust |
amalgamate | 合并,混合:combine, unified, unite |
amenable | 顺从的,服从的:yield, submit |
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anonymous | 匿名的:not named, identified; 无特色的:lacking individuality |
antagonize | 与...敌对,反对:opposition, counteract; 激怒:incur, provoke, hostility |
apathy | 冷漠,缺乏情感:lack, feeling, emotion; 缺乏兴趣,不关心:lack, interest, concern |
apocalyptic | 预言的,启示的:prophetic; 重要的,转折点的:major turning 夸大的 |
appall | 使惊恐:consternation |
appeal | 申请:application; 起诉:charge, crime, accuse |
apprehension | 忧虑,恐惧:suspicion, fear; 逮捕:arrestment; 理解:understand |
appropriate | 私自挪用:take possession, without permission; 适当的:suitable, fitting |
apt | 恰当的,合适的:suitable, appropriate; 有倾向的,可能的:tendency, likely; 聪明的:intelligent, responsive |
aseptic | 消毒的,无菌的:preventing infection; 缺乏活力的:lacking vitality; 冷漠的:lacking emotion |
asperity | (举止、性情)粗暴:roughness; (环境)艰苦:rigor, severity |
assess | 评估(重要性、尺寸、价值等):determine; 征收费用(如罚款):charge, penalty |
atrocious | 极坏的,极其残忍的:extremely wicked; 让人极为不满的:extremely unsatisfactory |
augur | 预言家:predicts; 出现好兆头:signs of, successful outcome; 预言:tell, beforehand |
authority | (某领域的)权威人士:a high level of knowledge; 管辖权,控制:lawful control; 影响力:power to direct; (管束他人的)权力:right, control others; 根据,理由:warrant |
awry | 弯曲的,扭曲的:turned, twisted; 走样的(地),出差错的(地):off, course |
bait | 逗弄,激怒:persecute, exasperate; 引诱:lead away; 诱饵:something, luring |
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baroque | 装饰华丽的,过分雕琢的,复杂的:extravagance, complexity, flamboyance; (程度上)过分的:beyond, limit; baroque violence 过度的暴力 |
barrage | 弹幕:curtain; 有压倒之势的、集中倾泻的(如言语):overwhelming, outpouring; v. (同时)袭来:attack with, overwhelming outpouring |
beleaguer | 包围,围攻:to surround; 使困扰,使烦恼,使消沉:trouble; We are beleaguered by the problem. 我们仍然被问题困扰 |
benign | 好心的,仁慈的:kindness, gentleness; 无害的:not causing |
blunder | 过失:error, mistake; 在···方面犯了很愚蠢且通常很严重的错误,糟蹋:make a stupid, error; 蹒跚:unsteadily |
blunt | 使变钝:less sharp; 减弱(力度等):weaken in strength or feeling; 直率的:direct, brief |
boggle | (因为怀疑、恐惧)犹豫:hesitate; 笨拙地做:unskillful way |
bound | 界限:beyond which a person or thing cannot go; 给···设置界限:set limits; 投入的,坚定的:fully committed |
brassy | 厚脸皮的,不知羞耻的:rude boldness; 华而不实地炫耀:showy |
brazen | 蛮横大胆的,厚颜无耻的:contemptuous boldness; 大胆自信地去面对或从事:bold self-assurance |
brisk | 充满生机的,有活力的:activity; (言辞或方式)尖刻辛辣的,刻薄的:keen or sharp |
bristle | 怒不可遏,咆哮:anger; 供应充足,充满:copiously |
buttress | 扶墙:supporting, wall building; 为···提供支撑的证据或者信息:provide evidence or information for |
cadge | 乞讨,乞求:beg |
callous | 无同情心的,冷漠的:unfeeling |
canard | 谣传,误传:misleading |
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canvass | 仔细检查,详尽讨论:examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 游说,去(一个地区)的各处或找到(个人)来拉选票或订单:solicits votes or orders |
carve | 雕刻:three-dimensional representation; (通过长期不懈努力)开创,开拓:produce or bring about |
censure | 公开表示反对,谴责:public, formal disapproval |
chagrin | 沮丧,懊恼:mind |
check | 使突然停止,阻止:arrest, abruptly; 同意,一致:agreement |
chase | 镂雕(金属)以装饰:decorate; 驱赶:force out |
coalesce | 合并,融合:whole, fuse |
cogent | 令人信服的:convincing; 相关的:pertinent |
cognizant | 知道的,意识到的:aware |
comely | 漂亮的,吸引人的:pleasing, wholesome, attractive |
commencement | 开始:beginning; 毕业典礼:conferring 录取入学:matriculation |
commend | 赞扬:approbation, praise; 委托保管:entrust; 推荐:recommend |
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compound | 混合物:something composed;混合的:consisting;混合:together;扩大,增多:greater;和解:agree |
compromise | 妥协:concessions;使危险:danger |
compunction | 焦虑,内疚,良心不安:anxiety, guilt |
condign | 应得的,恰当的:deserved |
consolidate | 使联合,统一:join together;加固,使安全:make firm |
contagious | 传染的:communicate;(情绪等)唤起共鸣的:exciting a similar feeling |
contract | 契约,合同:binding agreement;收缩:reduce size;感染疾病:become affected |
cordon | 警戒线:line preventing;围成一道防线:form cordon |
crass | 粗俗的,愚钝的:unrefined |
crave | 热望:intense desire |
craven | 非常懦弱的,因胆小而遭人鄙视的:lacking courage |
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cronyism | 任人唯亲的,对好朋友的偏袒:favoritism friends |
curmudgeon | 脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人:irritable and complaining |
dally | 虚度时光:doing nothing;玩乐:amusement;慢吞吞,磨磨蹭蹭:slowly |
dandy | 纨绔子弟,爱打扮的人:appearance;最佳的,最好的:very best kind |
dapper | 衣冠整洁的:strikingly neat and trim |
dart | 突然移动,猛冲,狂奔:suddenly;公开侮辱:intended to hurt another’s feelings |
dawdle | 闲荡,虚度光阴:spend time idly;拖拖拉拉:slowly |
debase | 贬低,贬损:lower standing |
debunk | 揭穿…的真面目:true nature;证明…为假:false |
defile | (山间)小道:a narrow passage;亵渎:treat with great disrespect;使腐坏,污损:make unfit for use |
defuse | 抚慰,减轻:make less tense |
demoralize | 使士气低落:dishearten;贬低,使堕落:lower in character |
derivative | 非原创的:originality |
desecrate | 亵渎,玷污:treat shamefully |
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despicable | 令人鄙视的:loathing and disgust;不荣耀的,不得体的:not honor |
despotic | 专制的,暴虐的:tyrannical |
demotic | 通俗的,大众化的:common |
detritus | 废品,碎屑,遗骸:product disintegration, destruction, debris |
diffident | 不自信的:lack self-confidence;内向的:reserved |
din | 喧闹声,嘈杂声:loud noise;重复,使人厌烦地反复灌输:again |
dire | 不吉利的,不详的:calamity;可怕的,恐怖的:fear;迫切的:immediate, urgent;悲惨的:lacking cheer |
discharge | 解雇:dismiss;释放:free;不承担责任:freeing obligation, responsibility |
discomfit | 使尴尬:embarrassment;阻碍:prevent |
discretion | 谨慎:discreet, circumspection;自制,节制:checking |
disdain | 轻视,鄙视:scorn |
distain | 贬损,伤害(某人的)名誉:lose honor, respect, reputation;弄脏:dirty |
disgorge | 呕吐出:discharge, vomit;被迫放弃:give up |
disgruntle | 使发怒,使不满意:discontented;使疏远,使不友好unfriendly |
disjointed | 机能失调的:out orderly function;不连贯的:not connected |
disinterested | 公正的,无偏见的:free from selfish, unbiased;没有兴趣的:lack interest, concern |
dispatch | 迅速:promptness;发送,派遣:one place to another;使死亡:deprive life;获胜,胜过…:victory |
dissipate | 驱散:drive away, disperse;浪费:wastefully, squander;放纵:indulge, intemperate |
dissolute | 放荡的,无节制的:restraint, indulging |
deluge | 大暴雨:drenching rain;大量:great flow |
divulge | 泄露(秘密):known confidence, secret |
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doldrums | 低迷,中断:inactivity;情绪不佳:low spirits |
doodle | (无目的)地乱涂乱画:aimlessly;漫无目的地打发时光:aimless activity |
dour | 闷闷不乐的,死气沉沉的:gloomy;严厉的:harsh |
doyen | 有经验的人,资深人士:knowledge experience;(加入时间较长的)高级会员:senior member |
drawl | 慢吞吞地说:speak slowly |
drivel | 胡言乱语:meaningless;胡言乱语,说傻话:talk stupidity |
dyspeptic | 脾气坏的:bad-tempered;消化不良的:dyspepsia |
éclat | 辉煌成就:success |
eclipse | 下降,衰退:lower state;使声望下降,使黯然失色:diminish importance;(在数量、品质上)超越:be greater |
effervesce | 冒泡:bubble;兴奋,热情洋溢:high spirits |
effluvium | 难闻的气味:offensive smell;没有的副产品,废品:by-product waste |
elastic | 有弹性的:resuming shape;能(迅速从伤痛中)恢复的:recovering from depression |
elephantine | 巨大的:enormous size;笨拙的:clumsy |
elliptical | 含糊不清的:obscurity;椭圆的:ellipse |
emaciate | 使消瘦,使衰弱:become thin;削弱:feeble |
emulate | 效仿并努力超越:excel through imitation |
enamel | 涂亮漆;使具有光滑或亮泽的表面:give a glossy surface;用亮丽的表面装饰:adorn |
enfranchise | 给予…权力(例如选举权):endow rights;解放:set free |
ensconce | 安置:settle securely;隐藏:hiding |
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entrance | 进入许可:means of entering or participation;使入迷:wonder, enchantment |
errant | 居无定所的:from place to place;误入歧途的,犯错误的:straying proper course or standards |
espouse | 支持;拥护:support;与…结婚:marriage, marry |
ethereal | 轻巧精致的:lightness, highly refined, delicate;天国的:heaven;非物质的,精神(上)的:spiritual, not composed of matter |
evanescent | 逐渐消失的,短暂的:vanish |
evict | 赶出,逐出:expel |
evince | 表明:make known |
exacerbate | 使加剧,使恶化:severe |
exasperate | 激怒:excite |
excruciate | 折磨,使痛苦:pain |
execrate | 谴责:morally wrong or evil;痛恨:dislike strongly |
exhort | 敦促,力劝:urge strong |
exodus | 大批离去:departure |
expiate | 赎罪,纠正:extinguish the guilt |
expurgate | 净化(书等),删去(不当处):remove |
exquisite | 程度强烈的:extreme;精致精巧的:refined taste |
extort | 勒索:force, intimidation |
extricate | 使解脱,救出:free entanglement |
fallow | 休耕的:untilled;闲置的:not being in a state of use |
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fast | 快速的:quick;绝食,斋戒:abstaining from food;忠诚的:firm in one’s allegiance;稳固的,难以拆卸的:firmly positioned |
fateful | 意义重大的:momentous;带来灾难的,毁灭性的:bringing death |
fathom | 测量(深度):measure the depth;彻底理解,弄懂:come to understand |
faze | 打扰,使尴尬:disturb the composure |
finesse | 娴熟技巧:skill;精心策划:plan out with subtle skill;(巧妙地)躲避:keep away from |
finicky | 过分讲究的,挑剔的:extremely meticulous |
flirt | 调情:behave amorously;无规则地快速运动:make irregular movements |
flout | 嘲弄性不理会,蔑视:treat with disregard |
fluky | 侥幸的:happening by good luck;偶然的:by chance |
fluster | 使慌乱:put into agitated confusion |
founder | 建立者:one establishes;完败:fail utterly;沉没:become submerged |
frail | 虚弱的:weak;(意志)薄弱的:weak;(希望)渺茫的:slight |
fraught | 充满的:full;令人忧虑的:emotional distress |
frivolous | 轻浮的:unbecoming levity;不重要的:little importance |
fumble | 笨拙地做:awkward attempts;(无意识的)失误:departure from truth |
furtive | 鬼鬼祟祟的;秘密的:stealth |
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fussy | 谨慎的:involving great care;过分雕琢的:excessively decorated;挑剔的:hard to please |
fusty | 过时的:old-fashioned;腐臭的:stale odors |
futile | 无效的,无用的:ineffective;不严肃的:lacking in seriousness |
gaffe | (社交上)失礼,失态:social blunder;明显的错误,错误判断:blatant mistake |
garble | 曲解,篡改,混淆(以至使无法理解):distort misleading;筛选,除杂:remove |
gauche | 笨拙的,缺乏社交经验的:lacking grace |
giddy | 轻率不严肃的:lacking in seriousness;喜悦的:elated |
gild | (带欺骗性地)修改,润色:deceptively attractive |
glaze | 给…上釉,妆点:coat glaze;使平滑:glossy surface |
glib | 流利圆滑的(常含有不真诚或欺诈的成分),油腔滑调的:fluency insincere deceitful;缺乏深度的,肤浅的:lacking depth |
gloat | 幸灾乐祸,自鸣得意:self-satisfaction |
gloss | 简短解释:brief explanation, obscure;(欺骗性的)光鲜外表:attractive appearance;敷衍潦草做事(甚至忽略):too lightly;开脱(罪名):less bad |
glut | 使过量,使充满:beyond capacity |
grisly | 令人反感的,令人恐惧的:repugnance |
groove | 享受,极其满意,过得快活:take pleasure in |
guzzle | 狂饮:drink greedily |
hack | 雇佣文人:writer commercial;乱砍;开辟:irregular blows;成功完成:skillfully or efficiently;忍受:put up with |
hanker | 向往,渴望:desire, yearn |
haphazard | 无秩序的,无目标的:lack of plan, order or direction |
harrow | 折磨,使苦恼:distress torment |
harry | 不断烦扰,骚扰:distress, harass |
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hasten | 促进:speed-up, accelerate |
hasty | 轻率的:superficial excessive or careless speed |
haunt | 常去拜访:frequent;不断地想起,萦绕心头:obsess |
headlong | 鲁莽的:without deliberation |
herald | 告知,宣布:make known;预示,预兆:indication of beforehand |
hive | 忙碌之地:activity;储备,积累:store up |
homily | 冗长乏味的道德演讲或训诫:admonition |
hubris | 狂妄自大:exaggerated pride, self-confidence |
humor | 幽默,令人发笑的事物:comical or amusing;迎合,迁就:comply with |
husky | (尤指声音)沙哑的,粗糙的:rough;高大威猛的:muscular |
hyperbole | 夸张:exaggeration used for emphasis |
ignominy | 耻辱:lost the esteem |
immaculate | 干净的,纯净的:free from dirt;完美的,没有任何错误的:without fault |
imperturbable | 沉着冷静的,淡定的:extreme calm |
importune | 恳求,迫切请求:urgent manner |
impervious | 不可渗透的,不可穿透的:not allowing entrance;不能被破坏的:not capable of being damaged;不为所动的:not capable of being affected |
importune | 恳求,迫切请求:urgent manner |
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impuissance | 无权,虚弱:lack of power |
inaugurate | 使就职:induct into an office;开始:begin |
incarnate | 化身的,人性化的:bodily nature and form;使(思想、理论)具体,体现:constitute an embodiment |
incorrigible | 不可救药的,积习难改的:incapable of being corrected;无法管制的:impossible to control |
indelible | (印记等)无法擦除的:impossible to remove;无法忘怀的:not easily forgotten |
indemnity | (损害、伤害等的)保险赔偿:compensation |
indigent | 贫穷的:lacking money |
infelicitous | 不愉快的,不幸的:unfortunate;不恰当的,不合时宜的:not appropriate |
ingratiating | 讨人喜欢的:winning favor;逢迎的,意在奉承的:gain favor |
iniquity | 邪恶,不公正:immorality, injustice |
inquisitive | 过分好奇的:inordinately curious |
insouciant | 无忧虑的,不在乎的:free from concern |
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intimate | 有紧密联系的,亲密无间的:close association;不为人知的:not known;密友:person who has a strong liking;迂回地交流,间接地沟通:communicate indirectly |
intimidate | 威吓:frighten |
intransigent | 不妥协的,固执的:refusal to compromise |
inure | 使习惯接受不好的东西:accustom;使坚强:withstand physical hardship |
inveigle | 诱骗:win over by coaxing |
inveterate | 积习的:firmly established |
invidious | 惹人反感的:cause discontent;羡慕嫉妒恨的:resentment of another’s possessions |
jejune | 无趣乏味的:not interesting;幼稚的:annoying qualities children |
knead | 揉捏,塑造:shape by folding |
labile | 易变的,不稳定的:unstable |
labyrinthine | 迷宫似的,复杂曲折的:extremely complex structure |
lacerate | 使非常痛苦:cause pain |
lachrymose | 催人泪下的,悲伤的:mournful |
lassitude | 乏力,没精打采:diminished energy |
laudatory | 表示赞扬的:praise |
leaven | 在…中加入轻松、活泼或变更的因素:mingle permeate |
levelheaded | 明智的:sensible |
levity | 轻浮:frivolity |
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liberal | 思想前卫的:not bound;慷慨的,大方的:generosity |
libertine | 放荡不羁者:without moral restraint |
lugubrious | (故作夸张的)悲哀的:mournful |
luminary | 杰出人物:eminence |
lurk | 潜伏:lie in wait |
macabre | 恐怖的:horror of death |
macerate | 浸泡(以软化):soaking or steeping |
mangy | 卑劣的:contemptible |
malleable | 可塑的:capable of being shaped;易控制的:capable of being controlled |
malicious malign | 恶意的:cause suffering;诽谤:utter injuriously;恶意的:deliberately harmful |
mawkish maudlin | 过度伤感的:sentimental |
measly | 少得可怜的,微不足道的:small |
mellifluous | (曲调)优美的:smooth and sweet |
mercenary | (外国军队的)雇佣军:soldier hired;唯利是图的,贪婪的:monetary or material gain |
merited | 应得的,理所应当的:what is called for |
mesh | 诱捕:catch |
mettle | 勇气:strength of spirit;毅力,耐力:stamina |
miff | 使恼怒:annoyed |
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mirth | 欢乐,欢笑:gladness laughter |
miscreant | 恶棍,罪犯:behaves criminally |
misdemeanor | 轻罪:crime less serious |
miserly | 吝啬的:penuriousness |
moratorium | 延期,暂缓施行:suspension |
nonchalant | 冷漠:indifference |
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obdurate | 固执的:resistant influences;冷酷无情的:lack of sympathy |
oblivious | 不知道的,不知情的:lacking awareness, not informed |
obscure | 含义模糊的:not clearly, veiled, uncertain meaning;平凡的,不知名的:famous;使模糊:indistinct |
obsequious | 谄媚的,奴性的:fawning attentiveness |
obstinate | 固执的:in spite of persuasion;难以减轻或治愈的:mot easily subdued |
obstreperous | 难驾驭的,任性的:unruly;吵闹的:loud and insistent cries |
ostentatious | 卖弄炫耀的:conspicuous, pretentious |
ostracize | 驱逐:exclude |
oust | 免职:remove from;驱逐:drive out |
outset | 开端,开始:beginning |
paltry | 无价值的,微不足道的:importance;让人厌恶的,让人鄙视的:loathing and disgust |
panache | 炫耀:flamboyance |
pariah | 被排斥或鄙视的人:despised or rejected |
pastiche | (带嘲讽的)模仿:imitates with satirical intent;大杂烩:hodgepodge |
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peck | 大量:considerable amount;(不情愿地)小口咬:in small bites |
pedestrian | 行人:traveling on foot;平庸无奇的,令人厌倦的:causing weariness |
peer | 同等地位的人,同辈:equal;好奇地凝视:look |
peep | 一瞥:brief look;轻声:slight sound |
peremptory | 不容反抗的:not allowing contradiction;爱发号施令的:ordering people;傲慢的:feeling of superiority |
perfunctory | 例行公事的,敷衍的:superficially;不感兴趣的:lacking in interest |
pernicious | 有害的:injurious |
peruse | 细读:examine with great care |
petrify | 使僵化,使失去活力:become stiff |
piddling | 微不足道的:trifling or trivial |
pilfer | 偷窃:steal |
pillory | 当众嘲弄:public contempt |
plangent | 轰鸣的:loud sound;凄凉的,哀伤的:plaintive |
piquant | 辛辣开胃的:pungent taste;令人振奋的:provocative |
plastic | 可塑的:modified;虚假的,做作的:lacking in natural |
pluck | 敢于面对困难的勇气:courage;弹奏(弦乐):strings pulling releasing |
plumb | 测深度:measure the depth;垂直的:vertical;仔细深入地检查;探索,探究:examine deeply |
plump | 丰满的:well-around;鼎力支持,赞不绝口:give full support |
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portentous | 预兆性的,凶兆的:sign of evil;勾起兴趣的,令人遐想的:eliciting amazement |
potentiate | 激活,加强:more active |
pout | (尤指撅嘴或板着脸)表示不悦:show displeasure |
precipitate | 匆忙的:careless speed;促使,导致:cause to happen |
precipitation | 沉积物,尤指降水:deposit, rain, snow;仓促:disorderly speed |
precipitous | 非常陡峭的:steep;匆忙的:careless speed |
preen | 整理(羽毛):smooth feathers;打扮修饰:dress oneself elaborate;自满:take pride |
pregnant | 重要的,意味深长的:full of meaning;怀孕的:containing offspring |
primp | 精心打扮:adorn finicky |
prod | 促使…行动:persuade |
profligate | 挥金如土的,挥霍的:wasteful;败家子:spends money freely;堕落的人:below the normal moral standard |
promulgate | 正式宣布:make known |
propitiate | 抚慰,劝解:appease |
propitious | 吉祥的:favorably happy outcome |
proselytize | (使)改变信仰:change religious faith |
prostrate | 平躺(的),使平躺:lying flat;衰弱的,使衰竭:weakness |
protean | 善变的;多才多艺的:diversity, variety, versatile |
provident | 节俭的:frugal, economical;有远见的:awareness for the future |
providential | 天意的,幸运(的):divine intervention |
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prowl | 潜行于,巡游以猎取食物,徘徊:roam through search of prey |
pucker | 撇(嘴),(使)收缩:contracted |
puny | 微小的,弱小的:inferior size, weak |
pusillanimous | 懦弱的,胆小得令人鄙视的:timidity |
quandary | 困惑,窘境:perplexity, doubt |
querulous | 抱怨的,爱发牢骚的:complaining |
rabble | 混乱的人群;暴民;下层群众:disorganized crowd of people |
rakish | 放荡的,行为不检的:lowered moral character |
rambunctious | 喧闹的,骚乱的:noisy |
rapport | 和睦,友好:friendly relationship |
rapscallion | 流氓,恶棍:evil |
rash | 草率的,仓促的:lack caution |
raspy | 声音刺耳的:harsh;容易生气的:easily irritated |
rave | 狂热赞扬:exaggerated display of affection;(发疯般的)怒吼:talk as if in delirium |
reassure | 使安心,打消疑虑:restore to confidence |
ravish | 使陶醉,使沉迷:overcome with emotion |
recessive | (基因等)隐性的,由隐性基因控制的:does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele;内向的,内敛的:not comfortable around people |
recidivate | 回到原先的习惯,尤指重新犯罪:return to criminal habits |
reciprocate | 往复运动:forward and backward;报答,回报:return |
recluse | 隐士:lives away;隐居的,不爱社交的:withdrawal from society |
rectitude | 正直:moral integrity |
recumbent | 躺着的:lying down |
recuperate | 恢复(健康或力量),康复:recover health |
redoubtable | 杰出的,值得尊敬的:worthy of respect;可怕的:arousing fear |
reel | 感到眩晕:from being twirled around;蹒跚地走路:swaying from side to side |
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refractory | 倔强的,不顺从的:resisting control |
remonstrance | 抗议,抱怨:expression of protect, complaint |
repine | 抱怨、表达不满:express discontent;渴望:long for |
repose | (劳作后的)休息:state of resting;平静,宁静:freedom from storm;休息:take a rest;放置,交给他人:safekeeping or another |
reprieve | 对...暂缓处刑,免罪:postpone or cancel punishment;维持...的运行:prevent from being closed |
resourceful | 有创造力的,机智的:act imaginatively |
reticent | 沉默不语的:inclined to be silent;不愿意的:slow to begin |
retort | (尤指机智的)回应,回答:quick, witty reply |
revelry | 狂乐,喧闹的作乐:noisy partying |
revolt | 使厌恶,使反感:fill with disgust;反叛:renounce allegiance |
rile | 刺激,惹怒:make agitated |
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ruffle | 皱褶,褶裥花边:strip edge;使粗糙:destroy smoothness;扰乱,打扰:disturb |
ruse | 诡计:subterfuge |
roil | 搅浑,使混乱:stir up;激怒:displease |
saccharine | 像糖一样的,有甜味的:sugar;做作的,矫情的:appealing to the emotions |
salubrious | 有益健康的:promoting health |
sanguine | 乐观的,确信的:free from doubt;面色红润的:healthy reddish |
sap | 削弱:weaken energy vitality;健康,活力:active strength |
saturnine | 忧郁的,阴沉的:lacking in cheer;讽刺的:sardonic |
savant | 博学之士,学者:learning |
scoff | 嘲笑:derision, mock;狼吞虎咽:eat greedily |
scrap | 废料,废物:discarded or useless;抛弃:get rid of;终止,放弃原计划:put an end to |
scribble | 潦草地书写,乱写:meaningless |
scrutable | 可以理解的:understood comprehensible |
scrutinize | 仔细检查:observe great care |
scurrilous | 说粗话的:vulgar |
scurvy | 下流的,让人鄙视的:contemptible |
secrete | 隐藏:conceal;分泌:generate |
seemly | 得体的,遵守礼节的:following the established traditions |
seminal | 有发展性的:contributing later development;创新的:creative |
sepulchral | 阴沉的,丧葬的:lacking in cheer |
septic | 腐败的,感染的:putrefaction |
serendipity | 意外发现珍奇(或称心)事物的本领:by accident |
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serpentine | 弯曲的:winding |
servile | 低下的,卑屈的:submissive, abject |
shackle | 束缚:restrictions;限制,阻碍:create difficulty |
shadow | 偷偷尾随:secretly trail;遮蔽,(使)变暗:gloomy |
shiftless | 胸无大志的,懒惰的:lacking ambition |
shred | 少量:small amount |
shrewd | 精明的,机敏的:cleverness or judgment;刺骨的,强烈的:discomfort |
shirk | 逃避,规避:keep away from;表示出不情愿,犹豫:hesitate |
shrug | 轻视,忽略:dismiss;脱下(衣物等):rid |
sinecure | 美差:requires little or no work |
skirt | 界限,边界:marks the outer limit;绕行,避开:go around |
slate | 列入名单,计划,安排:put on a list |
slack | 松弛的:not tightly fastened;疏忽的,大意的:failing to give proper care |
slake | 使满足:satisfy |
slant | (看待问题、思考的)角度,看法:way of looking;倾斜的:slanting direction;歪曲(事实等):create a wrong impression |
slew | 大量,许多:large amount |
slippery | 光滑的:slide;隐秘的:acting in secret;意义不明确的:not precise in meaning |
slipshod | 粗心的,随意的:indifference to exactness, precision, and accuracy |
smirk | (自鸣得意地)笑:offensively self-satisfied |
smug | 自大的,自鸣得意的:opinion of oneself;整洁的,有序的:good order |
smart | 反应敏捷的,聪颖的:sharp quick thought;整洁的:strikingly neat;感到疼痛,感到痛苦:suffer acutely |
snare | 无法逃脱的困境:catches and holds;捕捉:capture by |
snobbish | 谄上傲下的,自大的:offensive air of superiority |
snub | 轻视,不理睬:contempt or neglect |
solicitous | 为他人操心的,体谅他人的:happiness of others;迫切的,渴望的:urgent desire |
solvent | 有偿付能力的:able to pay debts;溶剂:another substance is dissolved |
somber | 昏暗的,无光的:shaded;悲伤的,不愉快的:lacking in cheer |
sop | 安慰物:placate or soothe;贿赂,回扣:improperly influence a person's conduct;浸湿,湿透:wet thoroughly |
soporific | 催眠的药剂,安眠药:induces sleep;催眠的:cause sleep;慵懒的,困倦的:sleepiness or lethargy |
sordid | 肮脏的,不干净的:not clean;卑鄙的:baseness |
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spoof | 轻松幽默的模仿,小恶搞:exaggerates for comic effect;诱骗,诱使相信:believe what is true |
squalid | 污秽的,肮脏的:dirty;道德败坏的:repulsive |
squall | (通常伴随雨或雪的)风暴,暴风雪,暴风雨:violent windstorm;尖叫:scream |
squander | 使分散:apart;浪费:spend wastefully |
steep | 浸泡:make wet;陡峭的:approaching perpendicular;过分的,过高的:beyond limit |
sterile | 贫瘠的:not productive;无菌的:free from bacteria |
stifle | 抑制(声音、呼吸等);阻止,扼杀:hold back |
stigma | 耻辱,污名:mark of shame |
stockade | 栅栏,围栏:enclosure;监狱:confinement |
stodgy | 平庸的,乏味的:dull;非常守旧的:old-fashioned |
stolid | 无动于衷的,感情麻木的:little emotion |
strait | 海峡:channel joining water;痛苦:suffering |
strand | 绳,线之一股:single filament;遗弃,使置之困境:leave in a unfavorable place |
stray | 漫无目的:lacking purpose;离群,迷途,偏离:move away, deviate |
stringent | 紧绷的:tight;严格的:marked by rigor |
strut | 趾高气昂地走:walk pompous;支柱,压杆strengthen a framework |
stultify | 使无效,抑制:render futile |
stygian | 极阴暗的:extremely dark |
stymie | 阻碍:present an obstacle |
subliminal | 下意识的,潜在意识的:below perception |
subterfuge | 诡计:deception to conceal |
suffocate | 使窒息:deprive of oxygen |
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superfluous | 多余的,过剩的:exceeding sufficient |
superimpose | 添(声)加(色)(使形象、某因素或性质更加清楚):add distinct |
supine | 懒散的,倦怠的,消极的,漠不关心的:lethargy, indifference |
supplicate | 恳求,乞求:make a request earnest or urgent; furtive |
surfeit | (使)过量,(使)饮食过度:supply excess |
surreptitious | 偷偷摸摸的,保密的:escape being observed |
suture | 缝合:joining |
svelte | (女人)体态苗条的,优雅的:slim |
sweltering | 酷热的:hot |
synergic | 合作的:cooperating |
taciturn | 沉默寡言的,话少的:disinclined to talk |
tangy | 刺激的:powerfully stimulating |
tantalize | 激起,挑逗,引诱:excite |
tantrum | 勃然大怒,发脾气:bad temper |
taunt | 嘲弄性质疑,挑衅:challenge, jeer at |
taut | 紧绷的:not loose;整洁的:proper order, trim shape |
tempestuous | 突然的,剧烈的:sudden or violent |
tenable | 有据可依的,无懈可击的:capable defended, reasonable |
tepid | 不太热心的:little or no interest |
testy | 易怒的,暴躁的:easily annoyed, irritable |
theatrical | 做作的,夸张的,矫揉造作的:exaggerated unnatural |
throng | 大量聚集:crowd in great numbers |
ticklish | 易怒的:easily offended;棘手的,对技巧要求高的:exceptional skill or caution |
tiff | 小争吵:petty quarrel |
toady | 马屁精;拍马屁:flatters, gaining favors |
tonic | 滋补的,有益健康的:stimulating vigor, beneficial |
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torpor | 缺乏兴趣:lack of interest;(肉体或精神上的)迟钝,懒散:inertness |
torrid | 酷热的:intensely hot;热情的,情感深厚的:great depth of feeling |
tortuous | 转弯抹角的:indirect |
tout | 极力赞扬:praise |
toy | 草率或不认真地对待:handle thoughtlessly |
travail | 辛苦劳动:arduous |
travesty | 拙劣的,嘲弄性模仿:exaggerated imitation |
trepidation | 恐惧,战栗:apprehension |
trite | 陈腐的,陈词滥调的:hackneyed |
trivial | 琐碎的,无足轻重的:little importance |
truant | 逃避责任(的);逃避责任者:shirking responsibility, shirks duty |
truss | 系紧,扎紧:into a tight mass |
turbid | 混浊的:deficient in clarity |
turncoat | 叛徒:switches, traitor |
unassailable | 无可争辩的,无法否认的,不可亵渎的:not to be violated |
unctuous | 油嘴滑舌的,谄媚的:flattering;夸张的,做作的:affected, exaggerated |
unflappable | 镇定的,从容不迫的:not easily upset |
ungainly | 笨拙的,不雅的:inability in a graceful manner |
unimpeachable | 无可置疑的:unquestionable |
unkempt | 凌乱的,无序的:lacking in order |
unproductive | 徒然的,无效的:not productive |
urbane | 彬彬有礼的,文雅的:polite |
vacillate | 犹豫不决:hesitate;摇动,摇摆:oscillate |
vacuous | 茫然的,愚蠢的:lack of intelligence |
vagary | 不可预测的思想或行为:erratic, unpredictable |
vaunt | 吹嘘:boastfully |
veneer | 薄木板,用以贴在家具外面的饰面板:thin surface layer, wood;粉饰(不好的东西):conceal defect |
venal | 贪污受贿的:open to corrupt |
venial | 可宽恕的:easily excused |
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veritable | 真正的,确实的:not false |
veracious | 诚实的,说实话的:telling the truth;精确的,准确的:precise |
voracious | 有很大食量的,贪吃的:huge appetite;贪婪的,如饥似渴的:insatiable |
vicarious | 代理的,取代的:substitute for another |
vicissitude | 自然变化,变迁兴衰:natural change |
vicious | 凶恶的,恶毒的:desire to inflict;猛烈的:violence or ferocity |
victimize | 使受骗:subject to deception |
vigilant | 警醒的,警惕的:alertly watchful |
vignette | 简介,短文:vivid representation |
virtuous | 品德高尚的,正直的:showing moral excellence |
virulent | 有毒的:poisonous;凶残的:destructive course |
vitriolic | (言辞)刻薄的:scathing |
voluble | 健谈的,多话的:ready speech |
voluptuous | 奢侈逸乐的,沉湎酒色的:enjoyments luxury |
waffle | 胡扯:talk foolishly |
waft | 飘荡,漂浮:float |
wan | 苍白的,病态的:poor health |
wastrel | 肆意挥霍的人,败家子:expends self-indulgently |
waylay | 埋伏,伏击:attack |
welter | 混乱,动乱:disorder |
wheedle | (用花言巧语)诱惑,哄骗:persuade by flattery |
whet | 磨快:sharpen |
whimsical | 反复无常的:sudden illogical changes |
windy | 冗长的:verbosity |
winsome | 迷人的,漂亮的:pleasing and engaging |
withhold | 抑制;扣压,不给予:refrain from giving |
wrangle | 纷争,争端:differing opinions;争吵:quarrel |
wretched | 极差的:poor in quality;沮丧的:dejected |
xenophobe | 仇视(或畏惧)外国人(或外国事物)者:fearful of what is foreign |
yokel | 乡下人,天真纯朴的人:inhabitant of a rural area |
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adjudicate | 裁决,判定:settle |
affectation | 虚伪,做作:not natural, not genuinely felt |
affix | 粘合:attach physically |
annex | 裙楼,副楼:auxiliary building;添加,合并:join;吞并,夺取(土地等):incorporate |
apparition | 鬼魂,幽灵:ghostly figure |
arable | 适合耕作的:growing of crops |
atrophy | 萎缩,衰退:waste away |
auspicious | 好兆头的:toward a happy outcome |
austere | 朴素的,朴实无华的:simple;严肃的,令人生畏的:stern and cold |
backfire | 产生相反的结果,事与愿违:reverse |
baffle | 挫败,阻挠:frustrate or check;使疑惑:mental uncertainty |
baffling | 令人疑惑的,难以理解的:hard to comprehend |
bask | 休息,悠然自得:lie or relax |
beholden | 欠他人人情的:owing gratitude |
behoove | 对...有利:necessary, proper, advantageous |
beige | 缺乏特征的:lacking distinction |
belligerence | 好斗,好战:aggressive or truculent;belligerent |
beset | 使苦恼,骚扰:cause persistent suffering;攻击,袭击:set upon |
bewitching | 迷人的,令人着迷的:attract |
brandish | (带有威胁性地)挥舞:shake menacingly |
bustle | 忙乱,喧嚣:noisy, energetic;(快速地)行走,奔忙:move briskly |
canonize | 过分宠爱,过分崇拜:admire too much;使崇高,使神圣:high status or value |
careen | 蹒跚而行。不稳定行走:to lurch or swerve;狂奔,快速运动:rush |
chaperone | 同行,护送:go along with |
chorale | 赞美诗:hymn or psalm;合唱班,合唱团:group of singers |
cleave | 紧贴,坚持:adhere;分隔,割裂,劈开:divide |
commiserate | 表示怜悯,同情:sympathy |
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conflagration | 大火:large destructive fire;武装冲突:armed violent struggle |
conflate | 混合:turn into a single mass |
conjure | 请求,恳求:entreat earnestly;在脑海中浮现,想起:form a mental picture |
contempt | 蔑视,鄙视:unworthy of one's concern or respect |
contrived | 不自然的,刻意的:lacking spontaneous quality |
coy | 故作羞涩的:flirtatiously shy or modest;不愿与人交往的,内向的:tending to avoid people |
crow | 感到高兴:joy or triumph;自鸣得意:pride in one's own possessions |
debonair | 无忧无虑,不在乎的:freedom from worries or troubles;风度翩翩的:polished and worldly manners |
deflect | 使偏斜,使转向:turn aside from a straight course |
defray | 支付:undertake the payment |
deign | (不情愿地)屈尊,俯就:condescend reluctantly |
delineate | 勾勒,用线条描绘:by drawn or painted lines;描写,描绘:describe,portray |
demote | 降职,降级:a lower grade |
deplorable | 可鄙的,可耻的:condemnation or reproach;悲惨的,可悲的:cause great distress |
dichotomy | 一分为二,分割:division into two |
dike | 堤坝,水坝:control or confine water;水沟,水渠:long narrow channel |
disenchant | 使清醒:free from illusion |
eclectic | 混合的,多元化的:from various sources |
elude | 躲闪,躲避:avoid adroitly;使无法理解,使困惑:escape the perception |
enamored | 迷恋的,热爱的:intense or excessive love |
enthrall | (像用魔咒般)吸引:hold the attention |
escort | 护卫队,护送者:accompanying another;同行,护送:go along with |
exterminate | 根除,消灭:killing off |
extrapolate | (通过逻辑)判断:form an opinion through reasoning |
fad | (短暂的)流行,时尚:popular for a short time |
feisty | 好斗的,好争论的:aggressiveness |
felony | 重罪:grave crimes |
fervent | 充满感情的,热情洋溢的:great intensity of feeling |
figment | 虚构的事物,幻觉:made up |
fitful | 无规律的,缺乏周期的:erratic or intermittent |
forebode | 预示,预兆:show signs |
foreground | 强调,重视:indicate the importance |
forfeit | 罚金:punishment |
forsake | 彻底放弃,抛弃:renounce |
germinate | 发芽:begin to grow;出现:come into being |
glower | 怒目而视:stare with anger |
graft | 移植,移接:implant surgically |
grit | (面对困难时所表现出来的)毅力:endure pain or hardship |
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groggy | 虚弱的,(走路)不稳的:weak and unsteady;无法思考的,头脑不清的:not able to think or move |
halfhearted | 不感兴趣的,不热情的:lacking heart |
heckle | 起哄,使难堪:harass |
hobble | 跛行,蹒跚而行:haltingly or with difficulty;阻碍,妨碍:hamper the action |
humdrum | 千篇一律,单调:lack of variety;无聊的,乏味的:lacking excitement |
idiosyncrasy | 独特而奇怪的习惯:odd or peculiar habit |
ill-bred | 没有教养的,没有礼貌的:impolite |
illustrious | 著名的,杰出的:distinguished |
lustrous | 有光泽的:shiny; |
implicit | 不言而喻的,心照不宣的:understood though unexpressed;无疑问的,无保留的:without doubt |
impunity | 免责,免受处罚:freedom from punishment |
incumbent | 义不容辞的,必须的:obligation duty |
indecorous | 不合礼节的,不得体的:conflicting with accepted standards |
infraction | 违背,违反:failure to uphold the requirements |
lag | 最终的,最后的:following all others;缓慢行走:slowness;萎靡,失去活力:lose bodily strength |
lax | 松弛的,不紧的,不严格的:not tense, firm, or rigid;懈怠的,漫不经心的:failing to give proper care |
lionize | 追捧,把...捧为名人:celebrity |
lurid | 恐怖的:令人反感的:causing revulsion;面色苍白的,病态的:pale in appearance |
machination | 诡计:scheming or crafty action |
madcap | 热爱冒险的人:seeks our very dangerous or foolhardy adventures;大胆的,鲁莽的:foolishly adventurous or bold |
malevolent | 恶意的,恶毒的:vicious ill will, spite,hatred;malicious,malign,vicious |
menial | 仆人,奴仆:servant;卑贱的,低下的:spirit of humility or unseemly submissiveness |
meretricious | 艳俗的,俗气的:vulgar manner |
nirvana | 彻底放松的状态:disregardful or unconscious;天堂,极乐世界:utter perfection and happiness |
notoriety | (尤指因为丑闻而出名的)名人:widely known something bad;坏名声:ill fame |
nullification | (尤指法律条文等正式的)废除,废弃:doing away |
oaf | 愚蠢的人:stupid person |
ostensible | 表面上的,佯装的:appearing to be true |
override | 不顾:set aside |
overshadow | 使变黯淡:make dark, dim;(在重要性上)超越,超过:exceed in importance |
overwhelm | 淹没:cover;(感情上、精神上)使无所适从,使难以忍受:subject to mental stress |
overwrought | 十分激动的,非常不安的:agitation;(装饰、文风等)过分华丽的:excessively decorated |
palaver | 对话,交流:exchange of views;闲聊:profusely or idly |
palpitation | (有节奏的)舒张收缩:expanding and contracting |
panacea | 万能药,万灵药:remedy for all ills |
perilous | 危险的:potential loss or injury |
perquisite | 额外的好处:given in addition |
petulant | 易怒的,爱发脾气的:easily irritated |
pious | (信仰上)虔诚的:devotion to divine worship;忠诚的:firm in one's allegiance |
pitfall | 陷阱:capture and hold animals;(不易察觉的)危害:hidden danger |
plebeian | 平民的,社会下层:low social or economic rank |
plush | (味道等)浓郁的:abundance quality;奢华的,豪华的:notably luxurious |
poach | 水煮:cook in a liquid |
pragmatic | 实用主义的,务实的:practical approach |
prerogative | 特权,权力:right, power, privilege |
redeem | 实践,履行(诺言等):required;改过自新:make better |
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renege | 放弃,摒弃:formally reject |
restitution | 补偿,赔偿:for some injury |
resurrect | 使重生,使复苏:bring back to life |
retentive | 记性好的:retain knowledge or information |
rhetorical | 语言上的,文字上的:words or language;言辞华丽(却往往无内涵)的:fancy but meaningless |
rigmarole | 混乱而无意义的话:confused or meaningless talk |
ruthless | 没有怜悯心的,残忍的:no pity |
sacrosanct | 极为神圣的,不可侵犯的:most sacred |
scourge | 祸害:source of harm |
scrimp | 节俭:avoid waste |
scruple | (良心上的)不安:uneasy feeling about the rightness |
secede | 脱离,拖出(组织、团体、联盟等):withdraw from an organization |
sectarianism | 宗派主义,顽固:adherence prejudices |
secular | 世俗的,尘世的:worldly or temporal |
sequel | 结果:result |
shifty | (显得)狡诈的,(显得)欺诈的:deceitful character |
skittish | 容易受到惊吓的,胆小的:easily frightened;容易激动的:easily excited;善变的,多变的:likely to change |
splinter | 尖细条,刺:sharp, slender piece;将...切成细条:break into sharp, slender pieces |
splutter | 急切而不清楚地说:hastily and incoherently |
squeamish | 恶心的,晕船的:nausea |
stasis | 平衡,停滞:balance |
staunch | 忠诚的,坚定的:steadfast in loyalty |
stereotype | 成见,老套的理念:conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified opinion |
stigmatize | 使蒙上污名:disgraceful or ignominious |
succumb | 屈服:yield to superior strength;死亡:death |
supersede | 取代,替代:displace |
surly | 脾气不好的:churlish in mood |
surmise | (根据不足的)推测,揣测:based on scantly evidence |
surveillance | 监视,监控:close observation |
tame | 被驯化的:reduced from a state of native wildness;无聊的,乏味的:lacking spirit;控制,抑制:keep from exceeding |
temporal | 世俗的,尘世的:earthly life |
tentative | 暂时性的,尝试的:not fully developed |
thick-skinned | 冷漠无情的,不顾他人感受的:unaffected |
trifle | 不重要的事:little importance or value;不正经地对待,玩弄:without serious intent |
trifling | 细微的,不重要的:lacking in significance |
tyrant | 暴君:oppressively or brutally |
umbrage | 不悦,生气:feeling of being offended or resentful |
unavailing | 徒劳的,无果的:producing no results |
unremitting | 连续不断的:without any interruptions |
versed | 熟知的:having information;精通的:exceptional knowledge |
vile | 丑陋的:unpleasant to look at;(道德上)可鄙的,卑鄙的:morally despicable |
vouchsafe | 允诺,给予:grant in a gracious or condescending manner |
voyeur | 窥淫狂:observing unsuspecting individuals |
wanting | 未出现的,缺少的:not present;未达到要求的:not being up to standards |
wayward | 刚愎自用的,不服管束的:following one's own inclinations |
weather | 安全度过(危机等),经受住:come through |
willful | 固执的,倔强的:self-willed;故意的:deliberately |
willy-nilly | 不论是否愿意地:desired or not;无秩序的,随意的:without order |
wilt | (花、植物等)萎焉:limp or flaccid;精神萎靡,憔悴:fatigue or exhaustion |
wily | 狡诈的,狡猾的:deceptive means |
wiretap | 偷听,窃听:get information |
wrest | 拧,扭动:wringing or twisting movements;辛苦地获得:gain with difficulty |
wrongheaded | 固执己见的,坚持(错误观点)的:stubborn in adherence |
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