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yuweiyuwei1978 发表于 2008-12-13 17:17

audacious  a. 大胆的,放肆的,无礼的,厚颜无耻的
例句与用法:
Brazenly daring; audacious.  鲁莽的;蛮干的
Audacious and gallant; spirited.  闯劲足的闯劲足的而且英勇的;精力充沛的
A person regarded as aggressive, audacious, or fierce.  凶恶的人,虎狼之徒被认为是有野心、卤莽或凶残的人
词形变化:名词:audaciousness 副词:audaciously
英英解释:形容词 audacious:
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
同义词:brave, dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unfearing
unrestrained by convention or propriety- Bertrand Russell
同义词:barefaced, bodacious, bald-faced, brassy, brazen, brazen-faced, insolent
disposed to venture or take risks
同义词:daring, venturesome, venturous
browbeat  v. (用神情、言词) 威吓,严词厉色地斥责;vt. 吓唬,威逼
例句与用法:
For many Britons accustomed to watching Thatcher browbeat enemies and dress down aides, it seemed like only a matter of time before her support for Major would cool. 对很多看惯撒切尔向她的政敌怒目而视或斥责僚属的英国人来说,她对梅杰的支持迟早都会冷却。
I won't be browbeaten into accepting your proposals. 我不会在威迫之下接受你的提议.
The judge browbeat the witness. 那法官威吓证人.
词形变化:动词过去式:browbeat 过去分词:browbeaten 现在分词:browbeating 第三人称单数:browbeats 名词:brow-beater
英英解释:动词 browbeat: be bossy towards
同义词:strong-arm, bully, bullyrag, ballyrag, boss around, hector, push around
discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
同义词:bully, swagger
bogus a. 假的,伪造的
例句与用法:
The company was bogus, the prospectus was all got up. 那公司全属子虚乌有,所谓的创办计划是胡编乱造出来的。
英英解释:形容词 bogus:fraudulent; having a misleading appearance
同义词:fake, phony, phoney, bastard bravado 虚张声势
carp   [kɑ:p]   n. 鲤鱼 v. 吹毛求疵
Other experiments in crossing bighead and silver carp have produced a new variety of fish.  
使大头鱼和银色鲤鱼杂交的其他试验获得了一个新品种。
I like the white carp most.  我最喜欢白色的鲤鱼。
词形变化:名词:carper 动词过去式:carped 过去分词:carped 现在分词:carping 第三人称单数:carps 名词复数:carp
英英解释:
名词 carp:the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
动词 carp:raise trivial objections
同义词:cavil, chicane captious 吹毛求疵
censorious   a. 受批判的
词形变化:名词:censoriousness 副词:censoriously
英英解释:形容词 censorious:harshly critical or expressing censure curmudgeons 脾气坏的人
clamorous  a. 吵闹的
例句与用法:
The silent night has the beauty of the mother and the clamorous day of the child.  静悄悄的黑夜具有母亲的美丽,而吵闹的白天具有孩子的美丽。
The meeting began to become clamorous.  会议开始变得喧哗了。
词形变化:名词:clamorousness 副词:clamorously
英英解释:形容词 clamorous:conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
同义词:blatant, clamant, strident, vociferous catcalls 奚落反对的尖叫声
capitulate  v. 有条件投降
词形变化:动词过去式:capitulated 过去分词:capitulated 现在分词:capitulating 第三人称单数:capitulates 名词:capitulant
英英解释:动词 capitulate:surrender under agreed conditions
capitulated 投降的
chagrined a. 失望的,灰心的
例句与用法:He was chagrined at his failure.  他为自己的失败而感到懊恼。
英英解释:动词 chagrin:cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
同义词:humiliate, mortify, chagrin, humble, abase contrail 凝结,尾流
consecrate v. 供神用,奉献,使神圣 a. 被献给神的,神圣的
例句与用法:
A doctor's life is consecrated to curing sick people. 医生献身于医治病人。
This battle field is consecrated to the memory of the soldiers who died here. 这个战场被视为圣地以纪念战死在这里的战士。
词形变化:名词:consecrator 形容词:consecrative 动词过去式:consecrated 过去分词:consecrated 现在分词:consecrating 第三人称单数:consecrates
英英解释:
动词 consecrate:appoint to a clerical posts
同义词:ordain, ordinate, order
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
同义词:give, dedicate, commit, devote
dedicate to a deity by a vow
同义词:vow
render holy by means of religious rites
同义词:bless, hallow, sanctify
形容词 consecrate:
solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose
同义词:consecrated, dedicated canonized 正式宣布为圣徒
cannibalize  vt. 同型装配,调拨人员,拆用配件
词形变化:动词过去式:cannibalized 过去分词:cannibalized 现在分词:cannibalizing 第三人称单数:cannibalizes 名词:cannibalization
英英解释:
动词 cannibalize:eat human flesh
同义词:cannibalise
use parts of something to repair something else
同义词:cannibalise
cologne n. 科隆香水,古龙香水
例句与用法:
By this letter we inform you that we shall send these wines to our friends at Cologne.  我们将这些葡萄酒邮寄给在科隆的客户,特此函告。
Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt of, not swallowed.  恭维话好比古龙水(科隆香水),是为了闻,而非为吞的东西。
英英解释:
名词 cologne:
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
同义词:Koln
a perfumed liquid made of essential oils and alcohol
同义词:cologne water, eau de cologne
caprice  n. 反覆无常,善变,任性
例句与用法:A caprice or fancy. 空想,幻想
英英解释:
名词 caprice:a sudden desire
同义词:impulse, whim
capricious a. 变化无常的,任性的
例句与用法:
Capricious or whimsical.  反复无常的,三心两意的
The novelist characterizes his heroine as capricious and passionate.  这位小说家把女主人公刻画成反覆无常而又多情的人.
The climate on grassland is capricious.  草原的气候变化无常。
Romantic heroines are often capricious.  浪漫的女主人公往往难以捉摸。
词形变化:
名词:capriciousness 副词:capriciously
英英解释:形容词 capricious:changeable
同义词:freakish
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
同义词:impulsive, whimsical capsized 倾覆
coddle  娇养,溺爱,细心照料,煮鸡蛋
例句与用法:
He'll need to be coddled after his illness.  他病後需要悉心照料.
词形变化:
名词:coddler 动词过去式:coddled 过去分词:coddled 现在分词:coddling 第三人称单数:coddles
英英解释:
动词 coddle:treat with excessive indulgence
同义词:pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge
cook in nearly boiling water
chipper a. 爽朗的,活泼的,爽快的
词形变化:
动词过去式:chippered 过去分词:chippered 现在分词:chippering 第三人称单数:chippers
英英解释:形容词 chipper:having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air
同义词:debonair, debonaire, jaunty dementia 痴呆,智力衰退

yuweiyuwei1978 发表于 2008-12-13 17:20

nimiety   [ni'maiəti] n. 过多,过剩
英英解释:名词 nimiety:a quantity much larger than is needed
同义词:excess, surplus, surplusage
nemesis   [ni'misis]  n. 报应,给与惩罚的人,天罚,复仇的人
词形变化:名词复数:nemeses
英英解释:名词 nemesis:(Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
something causes misery or death
同义词:bane, curse, scourge
committal   [kə'mitl] n. 委托, 承担义务, 赞助
例句与用法:
At the committal proceedings the police withdrew their case.警方在转交诉讼程序中撤销了案件。Articulated her strong committal to world peace.  明确表达她对世界和平的强烈支持
英英解释:
名词 committal:
the official act of consigning a person to confinement (as in a prison or mental hospital)
同义词:commitment, consignment
the act of committing a crime
同义词:perpetration, commission
noncommittal   ['nɔn'kɔmitəl]  a. 不表示意见的(不承担义务的)
例句与用法:
I asked him if he approved our plan, but he was noncommittal.我问他是否赞同我们的计划,但他态度不明朗。He was rather noncommittal.  他说得很活络。An intentionally noncommittal or ambiguous statement. 暧昧的回答,故意的不信任故意说得模棱两可的话,不明确的话
词形变化:副词:noncommittally
英英解释:形容词 noncommittal:refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like
neap   [ni:p]  a. 小潮的,最低潮的
英英解释:名词 neap:a less than average tide occurring at the first and third quarters of the moon
同义词:neap tide
opulence   ['ɔpjuləns]  n. 富裕(丰富)
例句与用法:He owes his opulence to work hard.他的财富乃辛勤工作得来。
The room was decorated with stagy opulence.  那房间装饰得富丽堂皇, 像戏台似的.
词形变化:异体字:opulency
英英解释:名词 opulence:wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
同义词:luxury, luxuriousness, sumptuousness
obstreperous   [əb'strepərəs] a. 吵闹的,喧嚣的,乱闹的
词形变化:名词:obstreperousness 副词:obstreperously
英英解释:
形容词 obstreperous:noisily and stubbornly defiant
boisterously and noisily aggressive
obtuse   [əb'tju:s] a. 钝的,不尖的,圆头的,迟钝的
例句与用法:
An obtuse leaf.  钝形圆头的叶子尖
An obtuse, boring, or bothersome person; a pest.  
讨厌的人愚钝的、无聊的或讨厌的人;害人精
词形变化:
形容词比较级:obtuser 最高级:obtusest 名词:obtuseness 副词:obtusely
英英解释:
形容词 obtuse:of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
lacking in insight or discernment- Jasper Griffin
同义词:purblind
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
同义词:dense, dim, dull, dumb, slow
protist   ['prəutist]  n. 原生生物
词形变化:形容词:protistan 名词:pro-tistology
英英解释:
名词 protist:free-living or colonial organisms with diverse nutritional and reproductive modes
同义词:protistan
pundit   ['pʌndit]  n. 学者,梵学者,博学的人
例句与用法:
A political pundit.  政治评论家The pundits disagree on the best way of dealing with the problem.如何妥善处理这一问题, 专家众说纷纭.
词形变化:名词:punditry
英英解释:名词 pundit:someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
同义词:initiate, learned person, savant
procrastinate   [prəu'kræstineit]   v. 延迟,迁延,耽搁
例句与用法:
He procrastinated until it was too late to do anything at all.他因循坐误, 一事无成.
词形变化:名词:procrastination 动词过去式:procrastinated 过去分词:procrastinated 现在分词:procrastinating 第三人称单数:procrastinates
英英解释:
动词 procrastinate:postpone doing what one should be doing
同义词:stall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels, shillyshally, dilly-dally, dillydally
postpone or delay needlessly
primordial   [prai'mɔ:djəl]  a. 原始的,自原始时代的,最初的
Life's primordial reality is spirit.  生命的根本真实性是精神。
Play a primordial role.  担任主要角色
词形变化:副词:primordially
英英解释:形容词 primordial:
having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state
同义词:aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval
in the words of 正如。。。所说

yoohan 发表于 2008-12-15 18:29

不错。。。。

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