brisk

轻快地

Eve walked briskly down the corridor to her son’s room.

伊芙轻快地沿着走廊走到她儿子的房间

exalted

!=exhausted

Someone or something that is at an exalted level is at a very high level, especially with regard to rank or importance. (地位、重要性) 很高的

例：

You must decide how to make the best use of your exalted position.

你必须决定如何充分利用你的显赫地位。

blessed

If someone is blessed with a particular good quality or skill, they have that good quality or skill. 有幸具有的

例：

Both are blessed with an uncommon ability to fix things.

俩人都有幸具有不寻常的修理东西的能力。

elation

Elation is a feeling of great happiness and excitement about something that has happened. 兴高采烈

例：

His supporters have reacted to the news with elation.

他的支持者们听到这个消息后兴高采烈

tingle

When a part of your body tingles, you have a slight stinging feeling there. 略感刺痛

例：

The backs of his thighs tingled.

他的两条大腿后侧略感刺痛。

If you tingle with a feeling such as excitement, you feel it very strongly. 强烈感到

例：

She tingled with excitement.

她感到非常兴奋。

ravish

If a woman is ravished by a man, she is raped by him. 强奸; 强暴

例：

She’ll never know how close she came to being dragged off and ravished.

她永远都不会知道她差一点就被人拖走强暴了

[多用于被动语态]使(某人)欣喜若狂；使陶醉；使入迷：

Julius Caesar was ravished by Cleopatra’s beauty.

克娄巴特拉的美貌使恺撒一见倾心。

strain

If strain is put on an organization or system, it has to do more than it is able to do. 压力

例：

The prison service is already under considerable strain.

监狱系统已受到很大的压力。

Strain is a state of worry and tension caused by a difficult situation. 压力

例：

She was tired and under great strain.

她疲倦且处于巨大的压力之下。

formidable

If you describe something or someone as formidable, you mean that you feel slightly frightened by them because they are very great or impressive. 可怕的; 令人敬畏的

例：

We have a formidable task ahead of us.

我们面前有一项艰巨的任务。

fright

N-UNCOUNT Fright is a sudden feeling of fear, especially the fear that you feel when something unpleasant surprises you. 惊吓

例：

The steam pipes rattled suddenly, and Franklin jumped with fright.

蒸汽管突然发出咯咯的声音，弗兰克林吓得跳了起来。

N-COUNT Afright is an experience which makes you suddenly afraid. 惊吓

例：

The snake picked up its head and stuck out its tongue which gave everyone a fright.

那条蛇昂起头，吐出信子，把每个人都吓了一大跳。

menace

N-COUNT If you say that someone or something is a menace to other people or things, you mean that person or thing is likely to cause serious harm. 威胁

例：

In my view, you are a menace to the public.

在我看来，你对公众是一个威胁。

V-T If you say that one thing menaces another, you mean that the first thing is likely to cause the second thing serious harm. 威胁

例：

They seem determined to menace the United States and its allies.

他们好像决心要威胁美国及其盟国。

satiate

V-T If something such as food or pleasure satiates you, you have all that you need or all that you want of it, often so much that you become tired of it. 充分满足; 使厌腻

例：

The dinner was enough to satiate the gourmets.

这顿饭足够让美食家们吃个够。

solicitous

ADJ A person who is solicitous shows anxious concern for someone or something. 挂念的;渴望的；焦虑的

例：

He was so solicitous of his guests.

他是如此挂念自己的客人们。

Historically, this stuff has often worked, even against white candidates considered too solicitous of African-American concerns.

从历史上看来，这些玩意儿常常很有用，就算是用来攻击一位对美非关系过于关心的白人，也效果明显。然而，到了今年，真的有一位黑人来竞选总统了，这些老招术却无人提及。

impassive

ADJ If someone is impassive or their face is impassive, they are not showing any emotion. 无动于衷的; 无表情的

例：

He searched Hill’s impassive face for some indication that he understood.

他在希尔没有表情的脸上搜寻着一些他理解的迹象。

sentimental

ADJ Someone or something that is sentimental feels or shows pity or love, sometimes to an extent that is considered exaggerated and foolish. 伤感的; 多愁善感的

例：

I’m trying not to be sentimental about the past.

我尽力不为过去的事情而多愁善感。

ADJ Sentimental means relating to or involving feelings such as pity or love, especially for things in the past. 情感的

例：

Our paintings and photographs are of sentimental value only.

我们的画和照片只有情感价值。

avid

ADJ You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. 热切的

例：

He misses not having enough books because he’s an avid reader.

他遗憾没有足够的书，因为他是一个热爱读书的人。

zest

ADJ You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do. 热切的

例：

He misses not having enough books because he’s an avid reader.

他遗憾没有足够的书，因为他是一个热爱读书的人。

hail

N-UNCOUNT Hail consists of small balls of ice that fall like rain from the sky. 冰雹

例：

…a sharp short-lived storm with heavy hail.

…一场来去匆匆的带着大冰雹的暴风雨。

V-T If a person, event, or achievement is hailed as important or successful, they are praised publicly. 称赞

例：

Faulkner has been hailed as the greatest American novelist of his generation.

福克纳被赞颂为他那一代人中最伟大的美国小说家。

suspicion

N-VAR Suspicion or a suspicion is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong. 怀疑

例：

There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for drug testing.

存在这名赛跑运动员试图逃避药检的怀疑。

N-VAR If there is suspicion of someone or something, people do not trust them or consider them to be reliable. 猜疑

例：

This tendency in his thought is deepened by his suspicion of all Utopian political programmes.

他思想中这种倾向因他对所有乌托邦政治计划的猜疑而加深。

N-COUNT A suspicion is a feeling that something is probably true or is likely to happen. 不确定的感觉

例：

I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.

我有种隐约的感觉他们会成功。

misgiving

N-VAR If you have misgivings about something that is being suggested or done, you feel that it is not quite right, and are worried that it may have unwanted results. 疑虑

例：

She had some misgivings about what she was about to do.

她对自己要做的事有些疑虑。

scruple

N-VAR Scruples are moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong. 道德良知

例：

…a man with no moral scruples.

…一个毫无道德良知的男人。

incredulity

N-UNCOUNT If someone reacts with incredulity to something, they are unable to believe it because it is very surprising or shocking. 怀疑

例：

The announcement has been met with incredulity.

该公告受到了人们的质疑。

hideous

ADJ If you say that someone or something is hideous, you mean that they are very ugly or unattractive. 极丑的

例：

She saw a hideous face at the window and screamed.

她在窗口看到一张奇丑无比的脸，尖叫了起来。

ADJ You can describe an event, experience, or action as hideous when you mean that it is very unpleasant, painful, or difficult to bear. 非常可怕的; 令人难以忍受的

例：

His family was subjected to a hideous attack by the gang.

他一家子遭到了匪帮的可怕袭击。

grievance

N-VAR If you have a grievance about something that has happened or been done, you believe that it was unfair. 委屈; 不满

例：

They had a legitimate grievance.

他们的委屈是合乎情理的。

hatred

N-UNCOUNT Hatred is an extremely strong feeling of dislike for someone or something. 憎恨

例：

Her hatred of them would never lead her to murder.

她对他们的仇恨永远不会将她引向凶杀。

abhor

V-T If you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons. 憎恶

例：

He was a man who abhorred violence and was deeply committed to reconciliation.

他是一个憎恶暴力并极其致力于和解的人。

形容词：abhorrent

obliging

ADJ If you describe someone as obliging, you think that they are willing and eager to be helpful. 乐于助人的

例：

He is an extremely pleasant and obliging man.

他这人非常和蔼可亲，且乐于助人。

sympathestic

ADJ If you are sympathetic to someone who is in a bad situation, you are kind to them and show that you understand their feelings. 同情的

例：

She was very sympathetic to the problems of adult students.

她对成年学生的问题很同情。

liberal

ADJ Someone who has liberal views believes people should have a lot of freedom in deciding how to behave and think. 开明的

例：

She is known to have liberal views on divorce and contraception.

大家知道，她对于离婚和避孕持开明的观点。

N-COUNT Liberal is also a noun. 开明者

例：

…a nation of free-thinking liberals.

…一个思想自由的开明者的国家。

ADJ A liberal system allows people or organizations a lot of political or economic freedom. 自由的

例：

…a liberal democracy with a multiparty political system.

…多党政体的自由民主国家。

N-COUNT Liberal is also a noun. 自由主义者

例：

These kinds of price controls go against all the financial principles of the free market liberals.

这些价格控制违反了支持自由市场的自由主义者的所有金融原则。

ADJ A Liberal politician or voter is a member of a Liberal Party or votes for a Liberal Party. 自由党的

例：

She withdrew because she did not wish to split the Liberal vote.

她退出是因为不想分散自由党的选票。

N-COUNT Liberal is also a noun. 自由党人

例：

The Liberals hold twenty-three seats.

自由党拥有23个席位。

ADJ Liberal means giving, using, or taking a lot of something, or existing in large quantities. 慷慨的; 大量的

例：

As always he is liberal with his jokes.

他总有讲不完的笑话。

ADV 慷慨地; 大量地

例：

Chemical products were used liberally over agricultural land.

化学产品被大量用于农田。

instrumental

ADJ Someone or something that is instrumental in a process or event helps to make it happen. 起作用的

例：

In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company’s wider profile.

在刚担任董事长的头几年，他在提升公司形象方面发挥了作用。

champion

N-COUNT If you are a champion of a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. 拥护者; 捍卫者

例：

He received acclaim as a champion of the oppressed.

他作为被压迫者的捍卫者而受到了赞誉。

V-T If you champion a person, a cause, or a principle, you support or defend them. 拥护; 捍卫

例：

He passionately championed the poor.

他曾热情地捍卫穷人。

deport

V-T If a government deports someone, usually someone who is not a citizen of that country, it sends them out of the country because they have committed a crime or because it believes they do not have the right to be there. 把…驱逐出境

例：

…a government decision earlier this month to deport all illegal immigrants.

…本月早些时候政府一项驱逐所有非法移民的决定。

displace

V-T If one thing displaces another, it forces the other thing out of its place, position, or role, and then occupies that place, position, or role itself. 取代

例：

These factories have displaced tourism as the country’s largest source of foreign exchange.

这些工厂已经取代了旅游业而成为该国最大的外汇来源。

V-T If a person or group of people is displaced, they are forced to move away from the area where they live. 使背井离乡

例：

More than 600,000 people were displaced by the tsunami.

超过60万人被海啸搞得背井离乡。

glean

V-T If you glean something such as information or knowledge, you learn or collect it slowly and patiently, and perhaps indirectly. 慢慢地收集

例：

At present we’re gleaning information from all sources.

目前我们正从所有渠道慢慢收集信息。

scrap

N-COUNT A scrap of something is a very small piece or amount of it. 小块; 碎片

例：

A crumpled scrap of paper was found in her handbag.

在她的手提包里找到了一张弄皱的小纸片。

N-PLURAL Scraps are pieces of unwanted food which are thrown away or given to animals. 残羹剩饭

例：

…the scraps from the Sunday dinner table.

…周日餐桌上的残羹剩饭。

V-T If you scrap something, you get rid of it or cancel it. 取消; 放弃

例：

President Hussein called on all countries in the Middle East to scrap nuclear or chemical weapons.

侯赛因总统呼吁中东各国放弃核武器或化学武器。

ADJ Scrap metal or paper is no longer wanted for its original purpose, but may have some other use. 废弃的; 剩余的

例：

There’s always tons of scrap paper in Dad’s office.

爸爸的办公室里总有大量的废纸。

N-UNCOUNT Scrap is metal from old or damaged machinery or cars. 废金属

例：

Thousands of tanks, artillery pieces and armoured vehicles will be cut up for scrap.

成千上万的坦克、大炮和装甲车将被切割成废金属。

N-UNCOUNT You can refer to a fight or a quarrel as a scrap, especially if it is not very serious. 打架; 斗嘴

例：

He had suffered a mild concussion in a scrap for a loose ball.

在一次争球引起的打架中他被打成轻度脑震荡。

V-I Scrap is also a verb. 打架; 斗嘴

例：

Our guys scrapped and competed and went right to the wire.

我们的小伙子们一边吵着，一边比赛，一直到比赛结束。

demur

V-I If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. 表示异议

例：

The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.

医生表示异议，但是皮尔西坚持不懈。

defection

N The state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)背叛

例：

Do they gamble on cooperation (high payoff) or defection (low, but sure payoff)?

他们是在赌合作（高回报）还是背叛（低，但是肯定有回报）吗？

uprising

!=riot riot暴乱，只是暴徒闹事，并不是要造反

N-COUNT When there is an uprising, a group of people start fighting against the people who are in power in their country, because they want to bring about a political change. 起义

例：

…an uprising against the government.

…反对政府的一次起义。

uproar

N-UNCOUNT If there is uproar, there is a lot of shouting and noise because people are very angry or upset about something. 骚动

例：

The announcement caused uproar in the crowd.

公告在人群中引起了一阵骚动。

N-UNCOUNT You can also use uproar to refer to a lot of public criticism and debate about something that has made people angry. 哗然

例：

The town is in uproar over the dispute.

该城对此争端一片哗然。

gainsay

V-T If there is no gainsaying something, it is true or obvious and everyone would agree with it. 否认

例：

There is no gainsaying the fact that they have been responsible for a great building.

不可否认这个事实，他们一直在负责这个伟大的建筑

succumb

V-I If you succumb to temptation or pressure, you do something that you want to do, or that other people want you to do, although you feel it might be wrong. (向诱惑、压力) 屈服

例：

Don’t succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette.

不要屈服于只抽一支烟的诱惑。

enthrall

V-T to captivate or charm

例：

a performer whose grace, skill, and virtuosity enthrall her audiences.

“Physics of the Future,” let me add, has the ability to surprise and enthrall and frighten as well.

《未来的物理》——容我来补一句，能够给你惊喜、让你着迷并且吓你一跳。

to put or hold in slavery; subjugate

例：

to be enthralled by illusions and superstitions.

Except you enthrall me, never shall be free.

倘若不被你奴役，我绝不会自由自在。

defer

V-T If you defer an event or action, you arrange for it to happen at a later date, rather than immediately or at the previously planned time. 推迟

例：

Customers often defer payment for as long as possible.

顾客们经常尽可能地推迟付款。

V-I If you defer to someone, you accept their opinion or do what they want you to do, even when you do not agree with it yourself, because you respect them or their authority. 听从; 服从

例：

Doctors are encouraged to defer to experts.

鼓励医生们听从专家的意见。

sustain

V-T If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time. 保持

例：

He has sustained his fierce social conscience from young adulthood through old age.

他从青年时代到晚年一直保持着强烈的社会良知。

V-T If you sustain something such as a defeat, loss, or injury, it happens to you. 遭受

例：

Every aircraft in there has sustained some damage.

那里的每架飞机都遭到了一些损坏。

V-T If something sustains you, it supports you by giving you help, strength, or encouragement. 支撑

例：

The cash dividends they get from the cash crop would sustain them during the lean season.

他们从经济作物中得到的那些现金红利能支撑他们度过歉收季节。

entail

V-T If one thing entails another, it involves it or causes it. 牵连; 导致

例：

Such a decision would entail a huge political risk in the midst of the presidential campaign.

这样的决定会在总统大选之际导致一个巨大的政治风险。

embellish

V-T If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive. 装饰

例：

The boat was embellished with carvings in red and blue.

这艘船饰有红、蓝雕刻。

V-T If you embellish a story, you make it more interesting by adding details that may be untrue. 添油加醋

例：

I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details.

我开始投入地讲这个寓言，编了些对话和额外细节为故事添油加醋。

balk

V-T

阻碍，阻止；妨碍；挫败；使落空：be balked in one’s purpose达不到目的；The police balked the attempt to kidnap the child.警方挫败了诱拐小孩的企图。

推诿(责任等)；故意回避(问题)：He balked his responsibility.他推卸自己的责任；to balk the question故意回避问题
漏掉，失掉，(无意中)错过；放过；未加利用，让(机会等)溜过：to balk a golden opportunity错过一个绝好的机会

V-I

(遇到障碍时)停止并拒绝向前，中止并拒绝做(指定的事情)；在…面前犹豫，踌躇，畏缩，从…退缩，回避(通常与at连用)：He balked at making the suggestion.他畏缩不肯提建议。
(马、驴等)逡巡不前，突然拒绝前行(通常与at连用)：The horse balked at the high fence.马在高栅栏前逡巡不前。

prod

V-T If you prod someone or something, you give them a quick push with your finger or with a pointed object. (用手指或尖物) 捅

例：

He prodded Murray with the shotgun.

他用猎枪捅了默里一下。

N-COUNT Prod is also a noun. 捅

例：

He gave the donkey a mighty prod in the backside.

他在驴的屁股上狠狠地捅了一下。

V-T If you prod someone into doing something, you remind or persuade them to do it. 敦促

例：

The question is intended to prod students into examining the concept of freedom.

这个问题旨在敦促学生探究自由这个概念。

elicit

V-T If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something that makes other people respond or react. 引起 (反应)

例：

Mr. Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response.

诺里斯先生说他希望他的要求会引起积极的回应。

V-T If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions. 探得 (信息)

例：

My letters to her have elicited no response.

我写给她的信没有得到回应。

foment

V-T If someone or something foments trouble or violent opposition, they cause it to develop. 煽动

例：

They accused strike leaders of fomenting violence.

他们指责罢工领导人煽动暴力事件。

incite

V-T If someone incites people to behave in a violent or illegal way, they encourage people to behave in that way, usually by making them excited or angry. 煽动

例：

He incited his fellow citizens to take their revenge.

他煽动他的同胞们进行报复。

例：

The party agreed not to incite its supporters to violence.

该党同意不再鼓动其支持者使用暴力。

prompt

V-T To prompt someone to do something means to make them decide to do it. 促使

例：

Japan’s recession has prompted consumers to cut back on buying cars.

日本的经济衰退已促使消费者们削减购车花销。

V-T If you prompt someone when they stop speaking, you encourage or help them to continue. If you prompt an actor, you tell them what their next line is when they have forgotten what comes next. 提示; 给 (演员) 提示词

例：

“You wouldn’t have wanted to bring those people to justice anyway, would you?” Brand prompted him.

“你本不想将那些人绳之以法的，是吧？”布兰德提示他说。

ADJ A prompt action is done without any delay. 立即的 (行动)

例：

It is not too late, but prompt action is needed.

还不太晚，但需要立即行动。

ADJ If you are prompt to do something, you do it without delay or you are not late. (做某事) 迅速的

例：

You have been so prompt in carrying out all these commissions.

你执行所有这些任务非常迅速。

commission

V-T If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you. 委托

例：

The Department of Agriculture commissioned a study into organic farming.

农业部委托了一项有机耕作的研究。

例：

You can commission them to paint something especially for you.

你可以委托他们专门为你画点什么。

N-VAR Commission is also a noun. 委托

例：

Our china can be bought off the shelf or by commission.

我们的瓷器可以现货购买或委托定做。

N-COUNT A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for. 委托任务

例：

Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.

就在几天之前我完成了一项委托任务。

N-VAR Commission is a sum of money paid to a salesperson for every sale that he or she makes. If a salesperson is paid on commission, the amount they receive depends on the amount they sell. 销售佣金

例：

The salespeople work on commission only.

推销员只拿销售佣金。

N-UNCOUNT If a bank or other company charges commission, they charge a fee for providing a service, for example for exchanging money or issuing an insurance policy. 服务费

例：

Travel agents charge 1 per cent commission on tickets.

旅行社收1%的购票服务费。

N-COUNT-COLL A commission is a group of people who have been appointed to find out about something or to control something. 委员会

例：

The government has set up a commission to look into those crimes.

政府已成立一个委员会调查那些罪行。

N-COUNT If a member of the armed forces receives a commission, he or she becomes an officer. 任命

例：

He accepted a commission as a naval officer.

他接受了海军军官的任命。

procure

V-T If you procure something, especially something that is difficult to get, you obtain it. 获得 (尤指难以获得的东西)

例：

It remained very difficult to procure food, fuel, and other daily necessities.

当时仍然很难获得食品、燃料和其他日用必需品。

转载于:https://www.cnblogs.com/DianeSoHungry/p/7102664.html

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