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 |
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