abhorrent
[?b'h?:r?nt]adj. 令人憎惡的;厭惡的，可惡的
disgusting, loathsome, or repellent; feeling repugnance or loathing
adeptly
[?'deptli]adv. 熟練地
in terms of thoroughly proficient
adroit
[?'dr??t]adj. 靈巧的，熟練的，敏捷的
having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
adroitly
[?'dr??tli]adv. 熟練地，機(jī)敏地，靈巧地
in terms of having or showing skill, cleverness, or resourcefulness in handling situations
aerosol
['er?s?:l]n. 浮質(zhì)，噴霧劑，氣溶膠
a substance, such as paint, detergent, or insecticide, packaged under pressure with a gaseous propellant for release as a spray of fine particles
altruistic
[,æltru'?st?k]adj. 利他主義的，無私的
unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
amplify
['æmpl?fa?]v. 擴(kuò)大;詳述;增強(qiáng)
to make larger or more powerful, increase; to add to, as by illustrations, make complete; to exaggerate
animus
['æn?m?s]n. 敵意;意圖，基本態(tài)度
a feeling of animosity, ill will; an attitude that informs one's actions, disposition
ape
[eip]n. 猿，猩猩
any of two families (Pongidae and Hylobatidae) of large tailless semierect primates (as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)
aplomb
[?'plɑ:m]n. 自信，沉著，鎮(zhèn)靜
complete and confident composure or self-assurance, poise
arresting
[?'rest??]adj. 醒目的，引人注意的，有趣的
catching the attention: striking, impressive
audacity
[?:'dæs?ti]n. 大膽，厚顏
the quality or state of being audacious: as intrepid boldness
awash
[?'w?:?]adj. 被淹沒的，泛濫的
filled, covered, or completely overrun as if by a flood
baseless
['be?sl?s]adj. 無根據(jù)的
having no basis or foundation in fact; unfounded
bemoan
[b?'mo?n]v. 惋惜，哀嘆，為...遺憾
to express deep grief or distress over
blithe
[bla?ð]adj. 快樂的，無憂無慮的
of a happy lighthearted character or disposition
brass
[bræs]n. 黃銅
an alloy consisting essentially of copper and zinc in variable proportions
buff
[b?f]v. 拋光;緩沖
to polish or shine with a piece of soft material; to give a velvety surface to
cachet
[kæ'?e?]n. (證明品質(zhì)的)優(yōu)良標(biāo)志;威望，聲望
a mark or quality, as of distinction, individuality, or authenticity; a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige
caterwaul
['kæt?rw?:l]n. 刺耳的尖叫聲
a shrill, discordant sound
chagrin
[??'ɡr?n]v. 使...懊惱
to vex or unsettle by disappointing or humiliating
characteristic
[,kær?kt?'r?st?k]adj. 典型的，特有的
revealing, distinguishing, or typical of an individual character
chatty
['t?æti]adj. 愛閑聊的;非正式的
inclined to chat, friendly and talkative; full of or in the style of light informal talk
collision
[k?'l??n]n. 碰撞，沖突
the act or process of colliding, a crash or conflict
colorfulness
['k?l?f?l]n. 華美，有趣
a state of having striking colors or full of variety or interest
commercial
[k?'m?:r?l]adj. 商業(yè)的
occupied with or engaged in commerce or work intended for commerce
conciseness
[k?n'sa?sn?s]n. 簡潔，簡明
a state marked by brevity of expression or statement
conservative
[k?n's?:rv?t?v]adj. 保守的，守舊的
tending or disposed to maintain existing views, conditions, or institutions
conversant
[k?n'v?:rsnt]adj. 熟悉的
familiar, as by study or experience
cornea
['k?:rni?]n. 角膜
the transparent convex anterior portion of the outer fibrous coat of the eyeball that covers the iris and the pupil and is continuous with the sclera
corridor
['k?:r?d?:r]n. 走廊
a narrow hallway, passageway, or gallery, often with rooms or apartments opening onto it
coterie
['ko?t?ri]n. 小圈子，小集團(tuán)，志同道合的一伙
a small, often select group of persons who associate with one another frequently
culprit
['k?lpr?t]n. 被控犯罪的人，罪犯
one accused of or charged with a crime
decontaminate
[,di:k?n'tæm?ne?t]v. 凈化，排除污染
to rid of contamination (as radioactive material)
deftly
[deftli]adv. 靈巧地，敏捷地
in the manner which characterized by facility and skill
denunciatory
[d?,n?nsi'e?t?ri]adj. 非難的，攻擊的
containing warning of punishment
description
[d?'skr?p?n]n. 描述，刻畫，說明書
a statement or an account describing something
diligent
['d?l?d??nt]adj. 勤奮的，用功的
marked by persevering, painstaking effort
dissected
[d?'sekt?d]adj. 切開的，分割的
divided into many deep, narrow segments
domesticated
[d?'mest?ke?t?d]adj. 馴服的，馴養(yǎng)的
adapting (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans
dough
[do?]n. 錢，現(xiàn)款
money
ecstatic
[?k'stæt?k]adj. 狂喜的
being in a state of ecstasy, joyful or enraptured
elitism
[e?'li:t?z?m]n. 精英主義
consciousness of being or belonging to an elite
enamored
[?'næm?rd]adj. 傾心的，被迷住的
having been caused to feel a strong or excessive interest or fascination
euphoria
[ju:'f?:ri?]n. 幸福愉快感
a feeling of great happiness or well-being
excitable
[?k'sa?t?bl]adj. 易興奮的，易怒的
capable of being readily roused into action or a state of excitement or irritability
exigent
['eks?d??nt]adj. 緊急的，迫切的，急需的
requiring immediate action or remedy
exiguous
[eɡ'z?ɡju?s]adj. 稀少的，極度不足的
excessively scanty: inadequate
fastidiousness
[fæ'st?di?sn?s]n. 挑剔，過分講究
in the state of having high and often capricious standards: difficult to please
fearlessness
['f?rl?sn?s]n. 無畏，勇敢
in the state of free from fear
feckless
['fekl?s]adj. 軟弱的，無用的;不負(fù)責(zé)任的
lacking purpose or vitality, feeble or ineffective; careless and irresponsible
feisty
['fa?sti]adj. 活躍的
having or showing a lively aggressiveness : spunky
galvanize
['ɡælv?na?z]v. 刺激，激勵
to arouse to awareness or action: spur
germane
[d??:r'me?n]adj. 有密切關(guān)系且恰當(dāng)?shù)?BR> being both pertinent and fitting
gloomy
['ɡlu:mi]adj. 憂郁的，憂悶的;令人傷心的
showing or filled with gloom; causing or producing gloom
gravitas
['ɡræv?tɑ:s]n. 莊嚴(yán)的舉止，莊嚴(yán)
high seriousness (as in a person's bearing or in the treatment of a subject)
grizzle
['ɡr?zl]v. 使...變成灰色，使...人煩躁的哭泣
gripe, grumble
hagiographic
[,hæɡi'ɑ:ɡr?fik]adj. 關(guān)于圣徒言行錄的
of, relating to, or being biography of saints or venerated persons
hallucinatory
[h?'lu:s?n?t?:ri]adj. 幻想的，幻覺的
resembling, involving, or being a hallucination
homogenize
[h?'mɑ:d??na?z]v. 使...均勻
to reduce the particles of so that they are uniformly small and evenly distributed
impulsiveness
[?m'p?ls?vn?s]n. 沖動
the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
inadequately
[?n'æd?kw?tli]adv. 不夠地，不夠好地
in the term of not adequate and insufficient
indicative
[?n'd?k?t?v]adj. 指示的，表示...的，象征的
serving to indicate
inevitable
[?n'ev?t?bl]adj. 不可避免的，必然(發(fā)生)的
incapable of being avoided or evaded
inscrutable
[?n'skru:t?bl]adj. 難以了解的，不可知的
not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
insipidity
[?ns?'p?d?ti]n. 枯燥無味的事物
lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge
insolence
['?ns?l?ns]n. 傲慢，無禮
the quality or state of being insolent
insufferable
[?n's?fr?bl]adj. 令人無法忍受的
difficult or impossible to endure: intolerable
intentional
[?n'ten??nl]adj. 存心的，故意的
done by intention or design: intended
intercontinental
[,?nt?r,kɑ:nt?'nentl]adj. 洲際的，跨洲的，大陸間的
extending among continents or carried on between continents
interloper
['?nt?rlo?p?r]n. 闖入者，干涉他人事務(wù)者
one that interlopes: as one that intrudes in a place or sphere of activity
irascible
[?'ræs?bl]adj. 易怒的，暴躁的
marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
jubilation
[,d?u:b?'le??n]n. 歡騰，喜悅
an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant
kelp
[kelp]n. 巨藻，海草灰
a mottled sea bass (Paralabrax clathratus) that occurs along the Pacific coast of the U.S. and is animportant sport fish
kiln
[k?ln]n. 窯，爐
an oven, furnace, or heated enclosure used for processing a substance by burning, firing, or drying
knuckle
['n?kl]v. 用指關(guān)節(jié)敲打
to shoot (a marble) with the thumb over the bent forefinger
lethargy
['leθ?rd?i]n. 昏睡，倦怠，無精打采
a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy
logarithmic
[,l?:ɡ?'r?ðm?k]adj. 對數(shù)的
the exponent that indicates the power to which a base number is raised to produce a given number
long-winded
['l??'w?d?d]adj. 啰嗦的，冗長的
tediously long in speaking or writing
loquacious
[l?'kwe???s]adj. 多話的，嘮叨的
very talkative: garrulous
malinger
[m?'l??ɡ?r]v. 裝病(以逃避工作)
to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work)
malleable
['mæli?bl]adj. 可塑的，易改變的，有延展性的
capable of being shaped or formed, as by hammering or pressure
mendacity
[men'dæs?ti]n. 虛假，撒謊
the quality or state of being mendacious
merger
['m?:rd??r]n. 合并
the act or an instance of merging; union
milkweed
['m?lkwi:d]n. 乳草
any of various plants that secrete latex especially: any of a genus (Asclepias of the family Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed family) of erect chiefly perennial herbs with milky juice and umbellate flowers
misconstrue
[,m?sk?n'stru:]v. 誤解，曲解
to interpret in the wrong way
monologue
['mɑ:n?l?:ɡ]n. 獨白，獨角戲
a dramatic soliloquy, a literary composition in the form of a soliloquy
monopolize
[m?'nɑ:p?la?z]v. 獨占，壟斷
to get a monopoly of: assume complete possession or control of
mussel
['m?sl]n. 貽貝
a marine bivalve mollusk (esp. genus Mytilus) usually having a dark elongated shell
nirvana
[n?r'vɑ:n?]n. 涅盤
the final beatitude that transcends suffering, karma, and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness
nomad
['no?mæd]n. 游牧部落一員，流浪者
a member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons from place to place in search of food, water, and grazing land
oasis
[o?'e?s?s]n. 綠洲
a fertile or green area in an arid region (as a desert)
obtrude
[?b'tru:d]v. 強(qiáng)迫，打擾
to force or impose (as oneself or one's ideas) without warrant or request
opprobrium
[?'pro?bri?m]n. 恥辱
disgrace arising from exceedingly shameful conduct: ignominy
orangutan
[?'ræ? ?tæn]n. 猩猩
an arboreal anthropoid ape (Pongo pygmaeus) of Borneo and Sumatra, having a shaggy reddish-brown coat, very long arms, and no tail
ostensible
[ɑ:'stens?bl]adj. 表面的，假裝的
represented or appearing as such: ostensive
paleoanthropologist
[,pæli:o?,ænθr?'pɑ:l?d??st]n. 古人類學(xué)家
a person learned in a branch of anthropology dealing with fossil hominids
pastoral
['pæst?r?l]adj. 鄉(xiāng)村的，鄉(xiāng)村生活的;恬靜的，田園式的
of or relating to the country or country life, rural; charmingly simple and serene, idyllic
patrol
[p?'tro?l]v. 巡邏，巡查
to carry out a patrol
pecuniary
[p?'kju:nieri]adj. 金錢上的，金錢的
consisting of or measured in money
pensiveness
['pens?vn?s]n. 沉思
the state of in musingly or dreamily thoughtful
peregrination
[,per?ɡr?'ne??n]n. 游歷，旅行
the act to walk or travel over
peripatetic
[,per?ɡr?'ne??n]n. 走來走去的人，行商
one who walks from place to place, an itinerant
pessimistic
[,pes?'m?st?k]adj. 悲觀的，悲觀主義的
of, relating to, or characterized by pessimism: gloomy
pharmaceutics
[,fɑ:rm?'sju:t?ks]n. 配藥學(xué)，制藥學(xué)
the science of preparing and dispensing drugs
placebo
[pl?'si:bo?]n. 安慰劑
improvement in the condition of a patient that occurs in response to treatment but cannot be considereddue to the specific treatment used
pompous
['pɑ:mp?s]adj. 傲慢的，自大的
having or exhibiting self-importance: arrogant
precarious
[pr?'ker?ri?s]adj. 不穩(wěn)定的，不安全的
dangerously lacking in security or stability
precocious
[pr?'ko???s]adj. 早熟的
manifesting or characterized by unusually early development or maturity, especially in mental aptitude
proboscis
[pr?'bɑ:s?s]n. 喙
the slender, tubular feeding and sucking organ of certain invertebrates, such as insects, worms, and mollusks
prolix
['pro?l?ks]adj. 啰嗦的，冗長的
marked by or using an excess of words
propitiate
[pr?'p??ie?t]v. 慰撫，勸解，使…平息
to conciliate (an offended power), appease
puncture
['p??kt??r]v. 刺穿;削弱
to pierce with or as if with a pointed instrument or object; to make useless or ineffective as if by a puncture
purposefully
['p?:rp?sf?li]adv. 有目的地，蓄意地，果斷地
in a purposeful manner
querulous
['kwer?l?s]adj. 喜歡抱怨的，愛發(fā)牢騷的;不滿的，抱怨的
habitually complaining; fretful, whining
rarified
['re?r?fa?d]adj.崇高的;機(jī)密的
elevated in character or style, lofty; belonging to or reserved for a small select group, esoteric
recipe
['res?pi]n. 食譜
a set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food
recondite
['rek?nda?t]adj. 深奧的，難解的
not easily understood: abstruse
reconsideration
[,ri:k?n,s?d?'re??n]n. 重新考慮，再審，再議
the act to consider again especially with a view to changing or reversing
reelection
['ri:?'lek?n]n. 再選，改選
the act to elect for another term in office
renewable
[r?'nu:?bl]adj. 可更新的，可再生的
capable of being renewed
rigmarole
['r?ɡm(xù)?ro?l]n. 冗長無聊的廢話
confused or meaningless talk
scorn
[sk?:rn]v. 輕蔑，鄙視
to consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy
serendipity
[,ser?n'd?p?ti]n. 善于發(fā)掘新奇事物的天賦，易遇奇緣的運氣
the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for
slim
[sl?m]adj. 苗條的，細(xì)長的
small in girth or thickness in proportion to height or length, slender
snappy
['snæpi]adj. 精力充沛的，敏捷的
marked by vigor or liveliness
snobbish
['snɑ:b??]adj. 勢利的
being, characteristic of, or befitting a snob
sociable
['so???bl]adj. 好交際的，社交的
inclined by nature to companionship with others of the same species
solicitude
[s?'l?s?tu:d]n. 關(guān)心，掛念，焦慮
the state of being solicitous, care or concern, as for the well-being of another
soporific
[,sɑ:p?'r?f?k]adj. 催眠的，想睡的
inducing or tending to induce sleep
spiteful
['spa?tfl]adj. 惡意的，懷恨的
filled with, prompted by, or showing spite: malicious
splendor
['splend?r]n. 光輝，壯麗
magnificent appearance or display; grandeur
spuriousness
['spj?ri?sn?s]adj. 假的，偽造的
the state of falsified or erroneously attributed origin
stagnation
[stæɡ'ne??n]n. 停滯
the state to become or remain stagnant
stiffness
[st?fn?s]n. 僵硬，硬度
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
stinting
['st?nt??]v. 節(jié)儉
to be sparing or frugal
streamlined
['stri:mla?nd]adj. 流線型的
contoured to reduce resistance to motion through a fluid (as air)
sullied
['s?lid]adj. 被玷污的，被弄臟的
have been made soiled or tarnished
taciturn
['tæs?t?:rn]adj. 沉默寡言的
temperamentally disinclined to talk
thrift
[θr?ft]n. 節(jié)儉，節(jié)約
careful management especially of money
timidity
[t?'m?d?ti ]n. 膽小，膽怯，羞怯
the state of lacking in courage or self-confidence
ubiquity
[ju:'b?kw?ti]n. 到處存在
presence everywhere or in many places especially simultaneously: omnipresence
unabashed
[,?n?'bæ?t]adj. 不畏懼的
not disconcerted or embarrassed, poised
unanimity
[,ju:n?'n?m?ti]n. 一致同意，全體一致
the quality or state of being unanimous
unconfrontational
[,?nkɑ:nfr?n'te??nl]adj. 不具對抗性的
incapable of confronting
unfazed
[?n'fe?zd]adj. 無畏的，無顧慮的
not fazed or disturbed
uninspiring
[,?n?n'spa??r??]adj. 不鼓舞人的，引不起興趣的
not having an animating or exalting effect
unplausible
[?n'pl?:z?bl]adj. 難信的，不像真實的
seemingly or apparently incredible
unruffled
[?n'r?fld]adj. 平靜的，鎮(zhèn)定的
poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion
unsullied
[?n's?lid]adj. 沒弄臟的，清白的，純潔的
spotlessly clean and fresh
ursine
['?:rsa?n]adj. 熊的，像熊的
of or characteristic of bears or a bear
vainglorious
[,ve?n'ɡl?:ri?s]adj. 非常自負(fù)的，虛榮心強(qiáng)的
characterized by or exhibiting excessive vanity: boastful
valediction
[,væl?'d?k?n]n. 告別，告別演說，告別辭
an act of bidding farewell
vertical
['v?:rt?kl]adj. 垂直的
being or situated at right angles to the horizon: upright
vociferous
[vo?'s?f?r?s]adj. 喧嘩的，大叫大嚷的
marked by or given to vehement insistent outcry
volubility
[vɑ:lj?'b?l?ti]n. 健談，流暢
the state of easily rolling or turning
wiretap
['wa??rtæp]v. 竊聽
to tap a telephone or telegraph wire in order to get information
yield
[ji:ld]v. 投降，屈服
to give up, as in defeat, surrender or submit