feign

假装
If someone feigns a particular feeling,attitude,or physical condition,they try to make other people think that they have it or are experiencing it,although this is not true.
One morning,I didn't want to go to school,and decide to feign illness

sneak

潜行
If you want to sneak somewhere,you go there very quietly on foot,trying to avoid being seen or heard.
Sometimes he would sneak out of his house late at night to be with me

secluded

隐蔽的
A secluded place is quiet and private.
We found a secluded beach a few miles further on

lurk

躲藏
If someone lurks somewhere,they wait there secretly so that they cannot be seen,usually because they intend to do something bad.
He thought he saw someone lurking above the chamber during the address

limp

If a person or animal limps,they walk with difficulty or in an uneven way because one of their legs or feet is hurt.
I wasn't badly hurt,but I injured my thigh and to limp
柔软的，无力的
If you describe something as limp,you mean that it is soif or weak when it should be firm or strong.
A residue can build up on the hair shaft,leaving the hair limp and dull looking

impotence

Importance is a lack of power to influence people or events.
a sense of impotence in the face of deplorable events

frail

虚弱的
Someone who is frail is not very strong or healthy
She lay in bed looking particularly frail

emaciated

虚弱的
A person or animal that is emaciated is extremely thin and weak because of illness or lack of food
horrfic televison pictures of emaciated prisoners.

pitiful

可怜的
Someone or something that is pitiful is so sad,weak or small that you feel pity for them
It was the most pitiful sight I have ever seen

entice

诱惑
To entice someone to go somewhere or to do something means to try to persude them to go to that place or to do that thing.
Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors

engross

使全神贯注于
If you are engrossed in something,it holds your attention completely
The football game engrossed Tom completely

enrapture

使出神
If something or someone enrapture you,you think they are wonderful or fascinating.
The place at one enraptured me

conspicuous

引人注目的
If someone or something is conspicuous,people can see or notice them very easily.
You may feel tearful in situations where you feel conspicuous.

concave

凹入的，内凹的
A surface that is concave curves inwards in the middle
A concave stomach

convex

凸起的
Convex is used to describe somthing curves outwards in the middle
The large convex mirror above the fireplace

slant

斜面
Something is slant is sloping,rather than horizontal or vertical
The moring sun slanted though the glass roof

dangle

悬摆
If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere,it hangs or swings loosely.
He and I were sitting out on his jetty dangling our legs in the water

abate

If something bad or undesirable abates.it become much less strong or sereve
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.

hoist

升起
If you hoist something heavy somewhere,you lift it or pull it up there.
Hoisting my suitcase on to my shoulder,I turned and headed toward my hotel...

hike

上升
A hike is a sudden or large increase in prices,tates,taxes,or quantities means to increase them suddenly or by a large amount.
A sudden 1.75 percent hike in Italian interest rates.

ascent

上升
An ascent is an upward journey,especially when you are walking or climbing
In 1955 he led the first ascent of kangchenjunga,the world's third highest mountain

dwindle

减少
If something dwindlws,it becomes smaller,weaker,or less in number
The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4000 to a few hundred

haphazard

偶然的，随便的
If you describe something as haphazard,you are critical of it because it is not at all organized or is not arranged according to a plan
The investigation does seem haphazard.

contingent

（警察、士兵、军车）批
A contingent of police,soliders,or military vehicles is a group of them
There are contingents from the navies of virtually all EU countries.

curtail

缩减
If you curtail something,you reduce or limit it.
Plans to curtail the number of troops,you reduce or limit it

deplete

耗尽
To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it
substances that deplete the ozone layer.

scanty

贫乏的
You describe something as sacanty when there is less of it than you think there should be.
So far,what what scanty evidence we have points to two suspects.

fitful

断续的
Something that is fitful happens for irregular periods of time or occurs at irregular times,rather than being continuous.
Colin drifted off into a fitful sleep

meager

贫乏的，不足的
If you describe an amount or quantity of something as meager(meagre),you are critical of it because it is very small or not enough
The bank's staff were already angered by a meager 3.1% pay rise.

incessant

不断的
An incessant process or activity is one that continues without stopping.
incessant rain

languish

受折磨
If someone languishes somewhere,they are forced to remain in suffer in an unpleasant situation
Pollard continues to languish in prision
If something languishes,it is not successful,ofen because of a lack of effort or because of a lack of difficulties
Without the founder's drive and direction,the conpany gradually languished.

decadence

颓废
If you say that a person or society is decadent,you think that they have low moral standards and are interested mainly in pleasure
the excesses and stresses of their decadent rock and roll lifestyle

needy

贫穷的
Needy people do not have enough food,medicine,or clothing,or adequate houses
a multinational force aimed at ensuring that food and medicine get to needy somalis

forfeit

丧失，剥夺
If you forfeit something,you lose it or are forced to give it up because you have broken an rule or done something wrong
He was ordered to forfeit more than 1.5m in profits.

stingy

吝啬的
If you describe someone as stingy,you are criticizing them for being unwilling to spend money
Winston was not a stingy man.

dilate

使膨胀，使扩大
When things such as blood vessels or the pupils of your eyes dilate or when something dilates them,they become wider or bigger.
Exercise dilates blood vessels on the surface of the brain.

convene

集合
If someone convenes a meeting or conference,they arrange for it to take place.You can also say that people convene or that a meeting convenes
Last August he convened a meeting of his closest advisers at Camp David...

muddle

使混乱
If people or things are in a muddle,they are in a state of confusion or disorder
My sense are in a muddle

disarray

杂乱
If people or things are in disarray,they are disorganized and confused
The nation is in disarray following rioting led by the military

jumble

混杂
A jumble of things is a lot of different things that are all mixed together in a disorganized or confused way.
The shoreline was made up of a jumble of huge boulders

befuddle

使混乱
If something befuddles you,it confuses your mind or thoughts
problem that befuddles them

revive

复兴
When something such as the economy,a business,a trend,or a feeling is revived or when it revives,it becomes active,popular,or successful again.
an attempt to revive the British economy

pacify

镇定
If you pacify someone who is angry,upset,or not pleased,you succeed in making them calm or pleased
Is this a serious step,or is his just something to pacify the critics?

slacken

使松弛
If something slackens or if you slacken it,it becomes slower,less active,or less intense.
Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month

mitigate

缓和
To mitigate something means to make it less unpleasant,serious,or painful
ways of mitigating the effects of an explosin

mollify

缓和
If you mollify someone,you do or say something to make them less upset or angry
The investigation was undertaken primarily to mollify pressure groups

assuage

缓和
If you assuage an unpleasant feeling that someone has,you make them feel it less strongly
To assuage his wife's grief,he took her on a tour of Europe

console

安慰
If you console someone who is unhappy about something,you try to make them feel more cheerful
'never mind,Ned'he consoled me

placate

抚慰
If you placate someone,you do or say something to make them stop feeling angry
He smiled,try to placate me

beget

引起
To beget something means to cause it to happen or be created.
Poverty begets debt

engender

产生
If someone or something engenders a particular feeling,atmosphere,or situation,they cause it to occur
It helps engender a sense of common humanity

rend

分离
To rend something means to tear it.
pain that rend the heart

climax

The climax of something is the most exciting or important moment in it,usually near the end.
For Pritchard,reaching an Olympics was the climax of her career

onset

开始
The onset of something is the beginning of it,used especially to refer to something unpleasant
Most of the passes have been closed with the onset of winter

culmination

顶点，高潮

incipient

初期的
An incipient situation or quality is one that is starting to happen or develop
an incipient economic recovery

impale

刺穿
To impale something on a pointed object means to cause the point to go into it or through it
Researchedr observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus

transfix

使呆住
If you are transfixed by something,it capture all of your interest or attention,so that you are unable to think of anything else or unable to act
We all transfixed by the image of the war

expound

解释
If you expound an idea or opinion,you give a clear and detailed explanation of it
Schmidt continued to expound his views on economics and politics

coax

哄
If you coax someone into doing something,you gentley try to persuade them to do it
She watched,listened and coaxed Bobby into talking about himself

demur

抗议
If you demur,you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do
The workers demur at working on sundays.

defiant

反抗的
If you say that someone is defiant,you mean they show aggression or independence by refusing to obey someone
The players are in defiant mood as they prepare for tomorrow's game

avert

转移
If you avert something unpleasant,you prevent it from happening
Talks with the teacher's union over the weekend have averted a strike

dodge

躲开，逃避责任
If you dodge,you move suddenly,often to avoid being hit,caught,or seen
The politian dodged many controversial issues in her speech

eschew

逃离，离开
If you eschew something,you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it.
If you eschew something,you deliberately avoid doing it or becoming involved in it.

sly

A sly look,expression,or remark shows that you know something that other people do not know or that was meant to be a secret
His lips were spread in a sly smile.

elude

躲避
If something that you want eludes you,you fail to obtain it
At 62,Brain found the celebrity and status that had eluded hime for so long

shun

躲开
If you shun someone or something,you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them
From that time forward everybody shun him

headway

进展
If you make headway,you progress towards achieving something
There was concern in the city that police were making little headway in the investigation

incipient

初期的
An incipient situation or quality is one that is starting to happen or develop
an incipient economic recovery

admonish

警告
If you admonish someone,you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong
They admonish me for taking risks with my health

emulate

努力赶上
If you emulate something or someone,you imitate them because you admire them a great deal

frown

皱眉
If someone frowns,their eyebrows become drawn together,because they are annoyed,worried,or puzzled,or because they are concentrating.
Nancy shook her head,frowning...

impale

刺穿
To impale something on a pointed object means to cause the point to go into it or through it
Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus

fulminate

爆发
If you fulminate against someone or something,you critize them angrily.
They all fulminated against the new curriculum

tantalize

逗弄
If someone or something tantalizes you,they make you feel hopeful and excited about getting what you want,usually before disappointing you by not leeting you have what they appeared to offer
the dream of democracy that have so tantalized them

thump

重击
If you thump something,you hit it hard,usually with your fist
He thump my shoulder affectionately,nearly knocking me over...

contend

争斗
If you have to contend with a problem or difficulty,you have to deal with it or overcome it
It's time,once again,to contend with a problem or difficulty,you have to deal with it or overcome it

repulse

拒绝
If you are repulsed by something,you think taht it is horrible and disgusing and you want to avoid it
Evil has charisma.Though people are repulse by it,they also are drawn to its power

sheathe

入鞘
When someonesheathes a knife,they put it in its sheathe
He sheathed the knife and strapped it to his shin

stab

刺
If someone stabs you,they push a knife or sharp object into you your body
Bess stabbeb a slice of cucumber

feud

世仇
A feud is a quarrel in which two people or groups remain angry with each other for a long time,although they are not always fighting or arguing
A long and bitter feud between the state government and the villagers

repulsive

排斥的
If you describe something or someone as repulsive,you mean that they are horrible and disgusing and you want to avoid the,
replusive fat white slugs

belligerent

好战的
A belligerent people is hostile and aggressive
He was almost back to his belligerent mood of twelve months ago

copious

丰富的
A copious amount of something is a large amount of it.
I went out for a meal last night and drank copopis amount of red wine

profuse

丰富的

exposition

说明
An expostion of an idea or theory is a detailed explanation or account of it
The fuuest exposition of Coleridge's thought can be found in the Statesman's manual
展览
An exposition is an exhibition in which something such as goods or works of are shown to the public
an art exposition
accost
向人搭话
If someone accosts another person,especially a stanger,they stop them or go up to them and speak to them in a way that seems rude or threating
A man had accosted in the street

enunciate

发音
when you enunciate a word or part of a word,you prouounce it clearly.
His voice was harsh as he enunicated each word carefully

guile

狡猾的
guile is the quality of being good at deceiving people in a clever way
I love children's innocence and lack of guile

dangle

悬摆
If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere,it hangs or swings loosedly
A gold bracelet dangled from his left wrist

veer

If something veers in a certain direction,if suddenly moves in that direction
The plane veered off the runway and careered through the perimeter fence

mighty

巨大的
mighty is used to describe something that is very large and powerful

chaste

纯洁的
If you describe a person or their behaviour as chastemyou mean that they do not have sex with anyone,or they only have have sex with their husband or wife
He remained chaste

prodigious

巨大的
Something that is prodigious is very large or impressive
This business generetes cash in prodigious amounts

assiduous

Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly
Podulski had been assiduous in learning his adopted language

engulf

吞食
If one thing enfulfs another,it completely covers or hides it,often in a sudden and unexpected way
The flat in engulfed in flames

devour

吞食
If a person or animal devours something,they eat it quickly and eagerly
A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day

raze

摧毁
If buildings,villages or towns are razed or razed to the groundly,they are completely destroyed
Dozens of villages have been razed

shatter

脆片
If something shatters or is shattered,it breaks into a lot of small pieces
safety glass that won't shatter if it's broken

illigible

难辨认的
Writing that is illegible is so unclear that you cannnot reat it

ravage

A town,country,or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed
For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention

loot

掠夺
If people loot shops or houses,they steal things from them,for example during the war or riot.
The trouble began when gangs began breaking windows and looting shops

harry

掠夺
If someone *harries* you,they bothering you trying to get something from you
He is increasing active in harrying the government in late-night debates.

instigate

唆使
Someone who instigates an event causes it to happen
Jenkinson instigated a refurbishment of the old gallery

labyrinth

错综复杂的事情
If you describe a situation,process,or field of knowledge as labyrith,you mean that it is very complicated and difficult to understand
a labyrinth of conflicting political and sociological interpretations

torment

折磨
Torment is extreme suffering,usually mental suffering
The torment of having her baby kidnapped is written all over her face

divulge

If you divulge a piece of secret or private information,you tewll it to someone.
Official refuse to divulge details of the negotiations

fortitude

坚毅
If you say that someone has shown fortitude,you admire them being brave,calm,and uncomplaining when they have experienced something unpleasant
He suffered a long series of illnesses with tremendous dignity and fortitude

sturdy

坚毅的
someone or something that is sturdy looks strong and is unlikely to be easily injured or damaged
The camera was mounted on a sturdy tripod

scrutinize

细查
If you scrutinize something,you examine it very carefully,often to find out some information from it or about it.
He purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man.

haven

避难所
A haven is a place where people or animals feel safe,secure and happy
Lake Baringo,a fresh water haven for a mixed variety of birds

flounder

挣扎
If something is floundering,it has many problems and may soon fail completely
What a pity that his career was left to flounder

hinge on

依...而定
Something that hinge on one thing or event depends entirely on it
The plan hinges on a deal being struck with a new economy

furnish

供应
If you furnish someone with something,you provide or supply it
They'll able to furnish you with the rest of the details.

quaint

古雅的
Something that is quiant is attractive is attractive because it is unusual and rather old-fashioned
a small,quaint town with narrow streets and traditional half-timbered houses

queer

奇怪的
Something that is queer is strange
If you ask me,there's something a bit queer going on

erratic

古怪的
Something that is erratic does not follow a regular pattern,but happends at unexpected times or moves along in an irregular way
Argentina's erratic inflation rate threatens to upset the plans

bough

大树枝
A bough is a large branch of tree
I rested my fishing rod against the pint bough

beguile

使着迷
If something *beguiles* you,you are charmed and attracted by it
I am beguiled by the romance and exotic atmosphere of the souks in Marrakech

provident

有远见的
节俭的

auspice

预兆，前兆

agrarian

耕地的
Agrarian means relationg to the ownership and use of land,especially farmland,or realting to the part of a socety or economy that is concerned with agriculture

sustenance

生计
For sustenance,the vegetarian ate fruits,nuts,and vegetables
Sustenance is food or drink which a person,animal,or plant needs to remain alive and healthy

desolate

A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort
A desolate landscape of flat green fields broken by marsh

genre

种类
A genre is a particular type of literature,painting,music,film,or other art form which people consider as a c;ass necaise ot jas special characteristics
his love of films and fil, in the horror genre.

imperative

重要的
If it is imperative that something is done,that thing is extremely important and must be done
It was imperative that he act as naturally as possible
命令的

culpable

该受谴责的
If someone or their conduct is culpable,they are responsible for something wrong or bad that has happened
Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable

chide

If you chide someone,you speck to them angrily because they speck they have done something wicked or foolish
He gently chided the two children

decry

责难
If someone decries an idea or action,they criticize it strongly
He is impatient with those who decry the scheme

solicit

征求
If you solicit money,help,support help or an opinion from someone,you ask them for it
He's already solicited their support on health care reform...

repudiate

拒绝
If you repudiate something or someone,you show that you strongly disagree with them and do not wan to be connected with them in any way
Leaders urged people to turn out in large numbers to repudiate the violence

confide

吐露
If you confide in someone,you tell them a secret
I knew she had some fundamental problems in her marriage because she had confided me a year earlier

remit

汇寄
If you remit money to someone,you send it to them
Many immigrants regularly remit money to their families

pretentious

自命不凡的
If you say someone or something is pretentious,you mean that they try to seem important or significant,but you do not think that they are
His response is was full of pretentious nonsense

reciprocal

相互的
The reciprocal action or agreement involves two people or groups who do the same thing to each other or gree to help each another in a similar way
The expected a reciprocal gesture before more hostages could be freed

contrive

设计
If you contrive an event or situation,you succeed in making it happen,often by tricking someone
The oil companies were accused of contriveing a shortage of gasoline to justify price increase

purge

消除
To purge an organization of its unacceptable members means to remove from it
The leadership voted to purge the party of 'hostile and anti-party' members

jettison

抛弃
If you jettison something,for example an idea or a plan,you deliberately reject it or decide not to use it
The government seems to have jettisoned the plan

harness

If you harness something such as an emotion or natural source of energy,you bring it under your control and use it
Turkey plans to harness the waters of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for big hydro-electric power projects

dissipate

When something dissipates or when you dissipate it,it become less or becomes less strong until it desappears or goes away completely
The tension in the room had dissipated

bestow

To bestow somethong on someone means to give or present it to them
The Queen has bestowed a knighthood on him

munificent

A munificent person is very generous
A munificent donation

ardor

热情的
Ardour is a strong,intense feeling of love or enthusiasm for someone or something
song of genuine passion and ardour

avid

热情
You use avid to describe someone who is very enthusiastic about something that they do
He messes not having enough books because he is an avid reader

fishy

If you describe a situation as fishy,you feel that someone is not telling the truth or behaving completely hhosestly
There seems to be something fishy going on

hideous

可怕的
If you say that someone or something is hideous,you mean that they are very ugly or unattractive
She saw a hideous face at the window and screamed

assert

维护
If someone assert a fact or belief,they state it firmly
Mr.Helm plans to assert that the bill violates the First Amendment

municipal

市政的
municipal means associated with or belonging to a city or town that has its own local government
next month municipal elections

headquarter

总部
headquarters of an organization are its main offices

foam

泡沫
Foam consists of a mass of small bubbles that are formed when air and a liquid are miexed together
The water curved around the rocks in great bursts of foam

prop

If you prop an object on or against something,you support it by putting something underneath it or by resting it somewhere
He rocked back in the chair and propped his feet on the dest

proclaim

宣布，声明
If people proclaim something,they formally make it known to the public
Britain proudly proclaims that it is a nation of animal lovers

confer

协商
When you confer with someone,you discuss something with them in order to make a decision.You can also say that two people confer
He conferred with Hill and the others in the office.

tug

拖，拉
If you tug something or tug at it,you give it a quick and usually strong pull.
A little boy came running up and tugged at his sleeve excitely

chafe

擦伤
If you skin chafes or is chafed by something,it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it
His wrist began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them

pivotal

起中心作用的
A pivotal role,point or figure in something is one that is very important and affects the success of that thing
The court of Appeal has a pivotal role in the English legal system

lithe

柔软的