VOCABULARY FOR PERSONALITY
vain
too interested in your own appearance orachievements
虛榮的流码;自負(fù)的
He was very vain about his hair and hisclothes.
他很虛榮胖秒,在發(fā)型和衣著方面非常講究惹悄。
conscientious
?putting a lot of effort into your work
認(rèn)真的歉摧;盡心盡責(zé)的;一絲不茍的
a conscientious student認(rèn)真的學(xué)生
reserved
Reserved people do not often talk about orshow their feelings or thoughts.
拘謹(jǐn);矜持坞琴;內(nèi)向
a quiet, reserved woman一位安靜作郭、矜持的女子
The English have a reputation for being
reserved.英國(guó)人以矜持聞名陨囊。
eccentric
strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorousway
怪異的,古怪的所坯;異乎尋常的
eccentric behaviour怪異的行為
eccentric clothes奇裝異服
as stubborn as a mule
insecure
Insecure people have little confidence andare uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them.
無(wú)把握的谆扎;不自信的
I wonder what it was about her upbringing
that made her so insecure.我想知道究竟是什么樣的成長(zhǎng)經(jīng)歷造成她如此不自信。
He still feels insecure about his ability
to do the job.他對(duì)自己是否有能力勝任這項(xiàng)工作仍沒(méi)有把握芹助。
calm: keeping his head in a crisis
keep a cool head: to stay calm in adifficult situation:
I don't know how you manage to keep such acool head in such a hectic, stressful office!
keep one‘s head : to remain calm
possessive
If you are possessive about something thatyou own, you do not like lending it to other people or sharing it with otherpeople.
不愿與人分享的
He's pretty possessive about his iPod - Iwouldn't dare ask to borrow it.
他不大愿意把CD借給別人——我都不敢開(kāi)口堂湖。
C2 Someone who is possessive in his or herfeelings and behaviour towards or about another person wants to have all ofthat person's love end attention and will not share it with anyone else.
獨(dú)占欲強(qiáng)的,占有欲強(qiáng)的
a possessive mother獨(dú)占欲很強(qiáng)的母親
Her boyfriend was getting too possessive soshe finished with him.
她的男友占有欲越來(lái)越強(qiáng)状土,所以她和他分手了无蜂。
impulsive
showing behaviour in which you do things
suddenly without any planning and without considering the effects they may have沖動(dòng)的
Don't be so impulsive - think before you
act.不要如此沖動(dòng)——要三思而后行。
an impulsive man/decision/gesture沖動(dòng)的人/決定/舉動(dòng)
insincere
pretending to feel something that you do
not really feel, or not meaning what you say 虛偽的蒙谓;不誠(chéng)懇的
an insincere apology虛情假意的道歉
And all this praise just because the poorman has died - doesn't it strike you as a bit insincere?
所有這些贊揚(yáng)僅僅是因?yàn)檫@可憐的人已經(jīng)去世了——你不覺(jué)得這有點(diǎn)虛偽嗎斥季?
well balanced
well balanced person is calm and reasonableand shows good judgment.
(人)穩(wěn)重的;明智的
[ before noun ] happy, well-balanced
children這些幼兒園是否像那些老師和家長(zhǎng)們說(shuō)的那樣能培養(yǎng)出快樂(lè)且全面發(fā)展的孩子累驮?
Idioms:
hard/tough as nails
not feeling or showing any emotions such assympathy, fear, or worry
cold fish
someone who seems unfriendly and who doesnot share their feelings
have a heart of gold
to be very kind and generous:
She has a heart of gold.
a pain (in the neck)
INFORMAL
someone or something that is very annoying:
That child is a real pain in the neck.
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