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abate:
v. [减弱,减少] subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
abduct:
v. [绑架,拐走] carry off by force; kidnap
abhor:
v. [憎恨] fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
abject:
a. [穷困潦倒,卑微] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
abominable:
a. [可恶的,非常糟糕] detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
abstain:
v. [控制,限制(自己)] refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice
abstruse:
a. [难以理解的,复杂的] obscure; profound; difficult to understand
absurdity:
n. [荒谬] quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction
abyss:
n. [深渊,深坑,无底洞] enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
accommodation:
n. [住处,住所,适应,调节,通融] living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
accomplice:
n. [共犯,同伙] partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
acquiesce:
v. [默许] assent; agree without protesting
acrid:
a. [尖锐,尖酸] unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
adamant:
a. [坚硬,不动摇] extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
admonish:
v. [警告,训斥] warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
adoration:
n. [爱慕,崇拜] act of playing honor to a divine being; worship paid to God; the act of addressing as a god
adore:
v. [崇拜,热爱] worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
adversary:
n. [对手] the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
affable:
a. [平易近人的] easily approachable; warmly friendly
affirmative:
a. [赞成的,肯定的] confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
agency:
n. [代理,代办,代理处,经销处,社,机构,作用,力量] a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
aghast:
a. [吓坏了的] struck by shock, terror, or amazement
agitate:
v. [激怒,打扰] cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
agrarian:
a. [耕地的,耕种的] pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
aisle:
n. [(教堂的)走廊,耳堂,(剧院观众席间的)狭长过道] passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
alacrity:
n. [欢快的情绪] cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
albeit:
ad. [虽然,纵使] even though; although; notwithstanding
allegiance:
n. [忠诚] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
alleviate:
v. [解脱,释放,释然] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
alley:
n. [小巷,小径] a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
allot:
v. [按份额分配] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
ambiguous:
a. [模棱两可] unclear or doubtful in meaning
ambush:
n. [埋伏,伏击] disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
amiable:
a. [可爱的,友好的,惬意的] good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
amicable:
a. [温和的,友好礼貌的] exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
amiss:
a. [错误] out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
amnesty:
n. [原谅] the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
amorous:
a. [爱情的] moved by sexual love; loving
amphitheater:
n. [椭圆形的剧院,斗兽场] oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
anarchy:
n. [无政府主义] absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
animation:
n. [兴奋,活跃] act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
ankle:
n. [脚踝] the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
annals:
n. [记录,历史] a chronological record of the events of successive years
antagonism:
n. [反抗,敌对] active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
antagonist:
n. [敌手,对手] one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
apathy:
n. [漠不关心] lack of interest, or the attitude of not caring resulting from it; the indifference
appalling:
a. [骇人的,可怕的] causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
apparel:
n. [(精致的)衣服] external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
apparition:
n. [鬼,幽灵] ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible
appease:
v. [平静,安抚] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
appellation:
n. [名字,标题] name; title; the act of naming; the act of appealing for aid, sympathy
appraise:
v. [估价] estimate value of; evaluate, especially in an official capacity
apprehend:
v. [逮捕,惧怕,领会] take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
apprehensive:
a. [恐惧的,担心的] capable of knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
apprise:
v. [告诉] inform; give notice to; make aware
approbation:
n. [同意,批准] expression of warm approval; praise
apron:
n. [围裙] an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
arable:
a. [可耕种的] fit for growing crops, as by plowing
arrogance:
n. [傲慢,骄傲] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
arrogant:
a. [傲慢的,自大的,傲慢] arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
ascending:
a. [上升的,向上的] climbing; rising; increasing in size or value
ascertain:
v. [确认,确证] find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascetic:
a. [苦行,禁欲] leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
assail:
v. [攻击] assault; attack with or as if with violent blows
assassination:
n. [暗杀] act of assassinating; killing by treacherous violence; the murder of public figure by a surprise attack
assiduous:
a. [勤奋] constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
assign:
v. [分配,指定,让与] appoint; allot; point out authoritatively or exactly
astray:
a. [迷路的,误入歧途的] away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
asunder:
ad. [分裂,分开] into separate parts or pieces; apart
asylum:
n. [庇护所] place of refuge or shelter; protection
atone:
v. [补偿,偿还] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
atrocity:
n. [暴行] brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness
attentive:
a. [专心的,专注的,全神贯注] alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
attic:
n. [阁楼,顶楼] story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
audacious:
a. [大胆的,鲁莽的] fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold
audacity:
a. [大胆,鲁莽] daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
auditory:
a. [听觉的] of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing
august:
a. [威严的,令人印象深刻的] impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
auspicious:
a. [幸运的,吉祥的] attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
austere:
a. [严厉的,朴素的] strict or severe in the discipline; severely simple and unornamented
automaton:
n. [机器人] the mechanism that imitates actions of humans
avarice:
n. [贪婪,贪财] greediness for wealth; the insatiable desire to gain
avenge:
v. [复仇] take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
aver:
v. [断言,声明,证明] declare to be true; affirm
azure:
a. [天蓝] sky blue; light purplish-blue
bacchanalian:
a. [喝醉的,耍酒疯] drunken; relating to reveling and drunkenness
bacon:
n. [熏猪肉,培根肉] back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
baffle:
v. [挫败] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
bait:
v. [欺负,玩弄,折磨] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
balcony:
n. [阳台,(戏院的)楼座] platform projecting from the wall of a building
ballad:
n. [歌谣,小曲] popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
bamboo:
n. [竹,竹茎] plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
banish:
v. [放逐,摒弃] drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
baron:
n. [男爵,大财主,大老板] title or degree of nobility
bashful:
a. [害羞的,羞怯的] abashed; daunted; very modest, or modest excess; constitutionally disposed to shrink from public notice
bathe:
v. [游泳,浸,洗,笼罩] wash by immersion, as in a bath; subject to bath; lave; immerse or cover one's self
beaver:
n. [海狸] amphibious rodent about two feet in length; fur of the beaver; tall hat, originally made from beaver fur
beckon:
v. [向致意,示意,吸引,引诱] signal or summon, as by nodding or waving; attract because of inviting or enticing appearance
bellicose:
a. [好斗的,好战的] warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having the impulse to be combative
belligerent:
a. [好斗的,好斗嘴的] inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
belly:
n. [腹部,腹状物] part of the human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
benefactor:
n. [恩人,赞助人] gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
beneficiary:
n. [(遗产)受益人] a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
benevolent:
a. [慈善的] generous in providing aid to others; charitable
bequeath:
v. [遗赠,遗留] leave to someone by a will; hand down
berth:
n. [(船)停泊] space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
beseech:
v. [乞求,恳求] beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
beset:
v. [困扰] attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
bicker:
v. [争吵] engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel
birch:
n. [桦树,赤杨] tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula
blatant:
a. [喧闹,俗丽] flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
blot:
n. [污斑,污迹,污渍,(品行上的)污点] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
blunder:
n. [错误] serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
bohemian:
a. [不合习俗,放荡不羁] unconventional in an artistic way
boisterous:
a. [狂暴,喧嚣] rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
bolt:
v. [冲刺,快速移动] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
bother:
v. [打扰,烦扰,麻烦] annoy; trouble; make agitated or nervous; fluster
bounty:
n. [慷慨,奖金,补助金] goodness, kindness; virtue; liberality in giving
bower:
n. [凉亭,树荫下凉快之处] shady shelter or recess in a garden or woods; anchor carried at the bow of the ship; a muscle that bends a limb
brace:
n. [使稳固,架稳 支撑物] something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
brake:
n. [煞车 减速,阻止] a piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by friction
brand:
n. [商标,牌子,燃烧的木头,烙印] a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
brazen:
a. [厚颜无耻,傲慢] having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
breakthrough:
n. [突破,冲破防线,突破性的发现] act of overcoming or penetrating an obstacle or restriction
bribe:
n. [贿赂,贿赂] something serving to influence or persuade; reward or gift to prevent judgment
bridle:
n. [马笼头 抑制,控制] headgear with which a horse is directed and which carries a bit and reins
brilliant:
a. [辉煌的,才气焕发的] full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
brink:
n. [(峭壁的)边沿,边缘] edge, margin, or border of a steep place verge
broach:
v. [介绍,提出,引见] introduce;  bring up for discussion or debate; announce
brood:
v. [闷想] think long and anxiously;  be in a state of gloomy, serious thought
brutal:
a. [残忍的,严酷的] like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
buck:
v. [(马)跳跃,振作精神,高兴起来] move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
bucket:
n. [水桶,吊桶,倾泻] vessel for drawing up water from a well; a vessel for hoisting and conveying coal, ore, grain
bully:
n. [欺负,威协] noisy, blustering fellow; one who is threatening and quarrelsome; insolent, tyrannical fellow
burial:
n. [埋葬,葬礼] grave or tomb; the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave; concealing something under the ground
butcher:
n. [屠夫,肉商,屠宰,残杀,滥杀] one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers; vendor, especially on a train or in theater
buttress:
v. [支持] support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence
cable:
n. [缆索,钢丝绳,电缆] solid thick rope made of twisted steel or metal wire
cajole:
v. [哄骗,勾引] influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering
calamity:
n. [灾难,不幸] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
calendar:
n. [历法,日历,月历,一览表,记录表] the orderly arrangement as years, months, weeks, and days; a table showing months, weeks, and days
canon:
n. [经典,真作] law, rule, or constitution made by authority; books of the Bible officially accepted; a group of literary works
canvass:
v. [调查,投票] determine votes; examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; scrutinize
cape:
n. [披风,斗篷,岬,海角] piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; sleeveless outer garment
caprice:
n. [反复无常,一时幻想,奇怪的想法] sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
capricious:
a. [反复无常的] fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly
captivate:
v. [迷住,迷惑] charm; enthrall; seize by force, as an enemy in war, or anything belonging to an enemy
carnage:
n. [残杀,大屠杀] destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
carpenter:
n. [木匠,木工] a skilled worker who makes, finishes, and repairs wooden objects and structures
caste:
n. [社会等级,等级] any of the hereditary social classes and subclasses of South Asian societies
cataclysm:
n. [巨变,剧变,灾难] an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; deluge or overflowing of water
catalogue:
n. [目录表] list or enumeration of names; articles arranged methodically, often in alphabetical order
caustic:
a. [腐蚀,挖苦] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
cavalier:
a. [随便,傲慢] offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
cement:
n. [水泥,胶泥,结合剂] any substances used for making bodies adhere to each other; bond of union; concrete pavement
cemetery:
n. [坟墓,公墓] place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; graveyard
censor:
n. [审查] overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
censure:
v. [责怪,批评] expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame
certificate:
n. [证书,凭证,执照] the document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts; document issued to a person completing a course
cessation:
n. [停止] bringing or coming to an end; cease
champagne:
n. [香槟酒] light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the province of Champagne, in France
chant:
v. [诵经,喃喃地唱,单调重复地唱] utter with a melodious voice; celebrate in song; make melody with the voice
chasm:
n. [深渊] deep opening in the earth surface
chicanery:
n. [强辩,狡辩,欺骗] mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry
chide:
v. [斥责] scold mildly so as to correct or improve; express disapproval
chivalrous:
a. [武士的,勇武的,有武士风度的,有骑士气概的] having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
circus:
n. [马戏团,流动戏班,马戏] public entertainment of performances by acrobats, clowns, and trained animals
clandestine:
a. [秘密] secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
clasp:
n. [扣合,紧密合作] fastening device; firm grip
cleft:
n. [裂缝,裂口] crack or crevice; a split or indentation between two parts, as of the chin
cliche:
n. [陈词滥调] obvious remark; overused expression or idea
client:
n. [委托人,(律师的)当事人,顾客,主顾] someone who pays to get goods or services
climax:
n. [顶点,极点,巅峰] upward movement; steady increase; the highest point; the greatest degree
closet:
n. [壁橱,衣橱,碗橱,私室] a small room or apartment; room for privacy
clump:
n. [草丛,树丛,灌木丛,一块,一团] cluster or close group of bushes, trees; mass; the sound of heavy treading
comely:
a. [清秀,美丽,漂亮,有吸引力的] pleasing or attractive to the eye; handsome; graceful
commence:
v. [开始,倡导] have a beginning or origin; originate; start; begin
commend:
v. [称赞,颂扬] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
commotion:
n. [骚动,动乱] disturbed or violent motion; agitation; public disturbance; riot; excitement
compartment:
n. [分隔间,火车车厢里的小房间] one of parts or spaces into which an area is subdivided; separate room, section, or chamber
compelling:
a. [强制的] overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
composure:
n. [镇定,沉着] mental calmness; calm or tranquil state of mind
conceit:
n. [自负,自大,离奇古怪的想法] overly high self-esteem; feelings of excessive pride
conceivable:
a. [想像得出的,可信的] capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood
concession:
n. [让步] act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
concoct:
v. [调制,捏造] digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
concord:
n. [和谐,和睦,条约] agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
confidential:
a. [机密的,秘密的,参与机密的] treated with confidence; trusted in; trustworthy; secret
confiscate:
v. [没收,充公] seize as forfeited to the public treasury; appropriate to the public use
confound:
v. [谜的] cause to become confused or perplexed; fail to distinguish; mix up
conjunction:
n. [会合的时机或状态,社团组织] state of being conjoined, united, or associated; union; association; league
console:
v. [安慰,抚慰] cheer from distress or depression; alleviate grief and raise spirits of; relieve; comfort
consummate:
a. [完全的,完美的,完成] carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest quality; complete; perfect
contempt:
n. [轻视,鄙视] state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
contemptible:
a. [令人轻视的] worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean
contemptuous:
a. [轻蔑的,傲慢的] scornful; expressing contempt; showing a lack of respect
contradiction:
n. [矛盾,反驳] the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
contribute:
v. [捐献,贡献,投稿] provide; bestow a quality on
contrive:
v. [计划,设计] form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
convey:
v. [运送,运输,通知,通报,传达] carry from one place to another; bear or transport
conveyance:
n. [运输,交通工具] act of conveying; tools of conveying, especially vehicle for transportation
copious:
a. [丰富的,很多的] plentiful; containing plenty; affording ample supply
cordial:
a. [亲切,衷心] gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
cork:
n. [软木,软木塞] lightweight elastic outer bark, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats
corporal:
a. [(士兵)下士,肉体的,身体的] belonging or relating to the body; bodily; noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant
corporeal:
a. [肉体的,物质的] bodily; of material nature; tangible
corpulent:
a. [肥胖] very fat; large in the body; overweight
correspondent:
a. [通讯员,记者] one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
corroborate:
v. [确认,支持] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
covenant:
n. [契约,立书保证] mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties; contract; stipulation
covert:
a. [隐蔽的,暗地里的,偷偷摸摸的] secretive, not openly shown
cowardice:
n. [胆小,懦弱] lack of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit
cradle:
n. [婴儿摇篮,策源地,吊架,支持物] small low bed for an infant, often furnished with rockers;  infancy, or very early life
crafty:
a. [狡诈的] relating to, or characterized by, skill; dexterous; skillful
crave:
v. [渴望,热望] ask with earnestness or importunity; ask with submission or humility; beg
crease:
n. [折缝,皱痕] a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
crisp:
a. [干的,硬的,易碎的,脆的,新鲜的] firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle
crouch:
v. [蹲伏,弯腰] bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
crucial:
a. [极重要的,有决定性的] of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
cruise:
v. [巡航,巡弋,慢速行车] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
cryptic:
a. [秘密的,神秘的] having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher
cumulative:
a. [累积] increasing by successive addition
curb:
v. [控制,抑制,约束] bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
curl:
v. [卷曲,蜷缩,缭绕] form into a coiled or spiral shape; twist into ringlets or coils; move in curve or spiral
curt:
a. [简略的,草率的,粗鲁的,三言两语的] having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
curtail:
v. [减短,降低] cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
custody:
n. [监管,保管] keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for keeping, preservation, or security
cynical:
a. [愤世嫉俗] skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
dangle:
v. [悬挂,吊胃口] hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion; swing, as something suspended loosely
deceit:
n. [欺骗,欺诈] attempt or disposition to deceive or lead into error; any declaration that misleads another to believe a false thing
decipher:
v. [破译,解密] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
declivity:
n. [下坡] downward slope, as of a hill
dedicate:
v. [贡奉,奉献] set apart for a deity or special purposes; devote; consecrate
deem:
v. [认为,视为] decide; judge; sentence; condemn
define:
v. [解释,下定义,阐述,定范围] determine the nature of; give a definition; describe the nature or basic qualities of; explain
defraud:
v. [诈取,诈骗,骗取] deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
defy:
v. [不服从,蔑视,挑战] refuse to submit to or cooperate with; be unaffected by; resist or withstand
degenerate:
v. [恶化] become worse; decline; fall
dejected:
a. [沮丧的,失望的] being in low spirits; depressed
deluge:
n. [大洪水] great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
delusion:
n. [错觉] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
demise:
n. [死] end of existence or activity; termination
denial:
n. [否认,否定] act of refusing or disowning; negation; refusal to admit the truth; refusal to grant; rejection of a request
deputy:
n. [代理人,代表,副职] one appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him; substitute in office
derelict:
a. [遗弃的,废弃的] left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
deride:
v. [打趣,取消] ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt
descry:
v. [看到] catch sight of; discover by careful observation or scrutiny
desecrate:
v. [亵渎] violate with violence, especially to a sacred place
desiccate:
v. [弄干] dry up thoroughly; make dry, dull, or lifeless; preserve foods by removing the moisture
desist:
v. [停止,中止] cease to proceed or act; stop; forbear
destitute:
a. [一贫如洗] extremely poor; utterly lacking; devoid
desultory:
a. [慢无目的的,断断续续的] aimless; haphazard; at random; not connected with the subject
detach:
v. [分开,拆开,分离,分遣] part; separate or disunite; disengage
detain:
v. [拘留,使延迟] keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
deviate:
v. [背离] turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
devout:
a. [虔诚的,诚恳的] expressing devotion or piety; earnest in the religious field
dexterity:
n. [纯熟,灵巧] right-handedness; readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease in using the hands; expertness in manual acts
dexterous:
a. [灵巧的,右撇子] skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill
dingy:
a. [肮脏的,褪色的] darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
dip:
v. [降下一点,浸渍,蘸湿] insert into a fluid and withdraw again; immerse for baptism; wet, as if by immersing; moisten
disclose:
v. [揭露,揭发,泄露] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
discord:
n. [冲突的,不和谐的] conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things
discrepancy:
n. [相差,缺乏一致] lack of consistency; the difference
disdain:
v. [蔑视] view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion
disparity:
n. [不同,差距] difference; condition or fact of being unequal, as in age, rank, or degree
dissolution:
n. [解散,终止,解体] breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay
ditch:
n. [沟,沟渠,抛弃,摆脱,逃脱,逃避] the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
diverge:
v. [多样的,各异的] vary; go in different directions from the same point
divulge:
v. [揭开,暴露] reveal; make known to the public
dock:
v. [剪短,扣除] deprive someone of benefits; remove or shorten the tail of an animal
dodge:
v. [闪开,躲避] avoid a blow by moving or shifting quickly aside; a shifty or ingenious trick
doleful:
a. [悲伤] sorrowful; filled with or expressing grief; mournful
dome:
n. [圆屋顶] building or house, especially as the great hall, church, or temple; anything shaped like a cupola
dose:
n. [(药)剂量,一剂] quantity of medicine given; sufficient quantity; portion
downcast:
a. [沮丧] low in spirits; depressed; directed downward
doze:
v. [瞌睡,假寐,微睡] slumber; sleep lightly; be in dull or stupefied condition, as if half asleep; be drowsy
dreadfully:
ad. [可怕地] terribly; with alarm; fearfully
drench:
v. [湿透,浸透,喝过量] wet through and through; soak; put potion down the throat of; steep in moisture; wet thoroughly
drown:
v. [淹死,淹溺] kill by submerging and suffocating in water; overwhelm in water; deaden one's awareness of
dubious:
a. [可疑的] questionable; filled with doubt
duel:
n. [决斗] combat between two persons; fought with deadly weapons by agreement;
dumbfound:
v. [使人惊讶] fill with astonishment and perplexity; confound
dunce:
n. [蠢材,笨人] backward in book learning; child or another person dull or weak in intellect; dullard or dolt
dwindle:
v. [缩水,减少] shrink; reduce in size; become less
ecology:
n. [生态学] science of the relationships between organisms and their environments
ecstasy:
n. [全神贯注,入迷,高兴] intense joy or delight; any overpowering emotion
eddy:
n. [漩涡] swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
editorial:
a. [编辑的,社论] of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
eerie:
a. [怪异的] suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious
efface:
v. [抹掉] rub or wipe out; make indistinct as if by rubbing
effectual:
a. [有效的] able to produce the desired effect; valid
elastic:
a. [有弹性的,灵活的] springing back; having the power of rebounding; able to return quickly to a former state or condition
elderly:
a. [较老的] somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age
electrical:
a. [与电有关的,用电的] pertaining to electricity;  electric
elucidate:
v. [解释,启迪] make clear or plain, especially by explanation; clarify
elude:
v. [逃避,逃脱,记不起] avoid cleverly; escape the perception of
emanate:
v. [散发,发出] come or send forth from a source, used chiefly of an intangible thing, as light
embark:
v. [开始旅程,开始,登机,上船,上车] commence; go onboard a boat or airplane; begin a journey
embassy:
n. [大使馆人员,大使馆] the diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work; diplomatic representatives headed by an ambassador
emerald:
a. [祖母绿,翡翠 翠绿色的] of precious stone of rich green color; of a rich green color