2023.08.01
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01【extinguish】
V.熄灭,扑灭
02【exhilaration】
N.高兴
[例句]
She was still languid(慵懒倦怠的) from her brief sleep and the exhilaration of the evening.
昨晚由于兴奋,夜间睡眠时间太少,她现在仍倦怠无力。
03【exalt】
V.提升,赞扬,使得意
[例句]
Complementary colors exalt each other.
互补色加浓了彼此的色彩。
04【loath】
Adj.不情愿的,勉强的
[例句]
Loath to disappoint the children, he was ready to climb the tree.
他不想使孩子们失望,便准备爬上树去。
05【suspend】
V.暂停,悬浮
06【hoary】
Adj.陈腐的,老掉牙的,(因年老)灰白的
[例句]
Tackling this hoary puzzle requires expertise(专业知识) in several fields, including cryptography, linguistics and medieval history.
要解决这个古老谜团,必须旁及好几个领域的专门知识,包括密码学、语言学和中世纪历史等。
07【wayward】
Adj.难以控制的,任性的,刚愎自用的
[例句]
I feel as if I\''m always dragging my wayward brain back to the text.
我感觉自己仿佛常常要强拖着自己任性的脑袋瓜回到文章上来。
08【obnoxious】
Adj.讨厌的,令人作呕的
[例句]
But he handles his pathetic characters with an acute sympathy, and his obnoxious ones with acute distaste(厌恶反感).
不过,他同情笔下可怜的人物,鄙夷可憎之徒。
09【agility】
N.机敏,敏捷
[例句]
We were all attracted by his agility in the performance.
他敏捷的表演吸引了我们。
10【complacency】
N.自满,自鸣得意
[例句]
It is not altogether with a feeling of complacency that I again mention that she had not rendered these honourable victories public.
我怀着遗憾的心情(即不自满的心情)再一次指出,她没有把那些光荣的成绩公之于众。
11【confiscate】
V.没收,充公,查抄
[例句]
The police are making a concentrated effort to confiscate pirated(翻印的,盗版的,pirate海盗) books across city.
警方对全市的盗版图书进行了一次集中查缴。
12【mania】
N.狂热
[例句]
Football mania is sweeping the country.
足球热正风靡全国。
13【rend】
V.撕开,撕碎,分裂
[例句]
Another fierce glare(刺眼的光,怒目而视) lit up the forest and an instant crash followed that seemed to rend the treetops right over the boys\'' heads.
又一道强光照亮了树林,响雷紧随其后,仿佛就要把孩子们头顶上的树梢一劈两半。
14【foreground】
N.前景,瞩目地位,重要位置 V.强调,突出
[例句]
In the foreground, the lobby was dark, sleepy.
在前景,大厅是黑暗的,令人昏昏欲睡。
15【prescription】
N.处方,药方,解决方法 Adj.凭处方可购买的
16【lithe】
Adj.轻盈的,柔软的,易弯曲的,柔韧性好的
[例句]
Meditation send our thoughts into the lithe world.
冥想使人的思绪进入一个轻盈的世界。
17【conversant】