1. abject /??bd?ekt/? ? adj. 卑鄙的七婴;可憐的祟偷;不幸的;(境況)凄慘的打厘,絕望的
? ? ab- from (away from修肠、not、opposite户盯、ab-=av-=absc-=abst-)
? ? ject- throw cast
Make an abject apology.
She thought he would make an abject fool of himself.
Thanks to years of spectacular growth, more people have been pulled from abject poverty in modern Asia than at any other time in history.
The fear of death is something abject and ignoble.
His firend with a look of abject apprehension.
The original flower-like daughter become so abject.
I never, in my life, met with such abject thing as she is.
2. advocate /'?dv?ke?t嵌施;-?t/? ? n. 擁護(hù)者;辯護(hù)者莽鸭;辯護(hù)律師吗伤,出庭律師;律師硫眨;為(某團(tuán)體)謀利益者
v. 提倡足淆,擁護(hù);為……辯護(hù)
? ? ad- goto
? ? voc- call voice
? ? -ate n. people or social status
He had been a staunch PC advocate, and nothing, I mean nothing, would have changed his mind.
He was a good fellow in his way and a very good advocate.
30 points for suggesting that Einstein, in his later years, was groping his way towards the ideas you now advocate.
3. brutal?/?bru?tl/ ? ?adj. 殘忍的礁阁;野蠻的巧号,不講理的
? ? brute?adj. 蠻干不動(dòng)腦筋的;根本而令人不快的姥闭,赤裸裸的丹鸿;不理智的,野獸似的棚品;嚴(yán)酷的靠欢;基本的弥姻;不可避免的;純粹的掺涛,絕對(duì)的n. 殘酷的人庭敦,暴君;令人不快的人薪缆;麻木不仁的人秧廉;大野獸,牲畜拣帽;笨重難看的東西疼电,麻煩事
? ? -al adj.
Campaigns can be a brutal business.
After nearly two brutal years, the Great Recession appears to be over, at least technically.Yet a return to normalcy seems far off.
4. clumsy /?kl?mzi/ ? ?adj. 笨拙的、笨拙地减拭、不得當(dāng)?shù)谋尾颉⒉坏卯?dāng)?shù)?/p>
? ? cl- 粘連聚集成塊
Oh!Sorry, it was very clumsy of me.
It was clumsy, but I couldn't help myself.
5. dignity?/?d?ɡn?ti/ ? ?n. 尊嚴(yán)拧粪;高貴
human dignity
6. ferocious?/f??r????s/ ? ?adj. 殘忍的修陡;驚人的
? ? fer- wild
? ? -ious adj. (化學(xué)領(lǐng)域表示亞酸的、低價(jià)金屬的)
The storm is growing more ferocious.
The polar bears are ferocious wild animal.
7. hound /ha?nd/? ? v. 追獵可霎;煩擾魄鸦;迫使某人離開;激勵(lì)n. 獵犬癣朗;追逐者拾因;(非正式)卑劣的人
The skinny bustles briskly all day like a hound searching for tough promblems to tackle, as if the world wouldn't turn without them.
8. idle?/?a?dl/????adj. 閑置的;懶惰的旷余;停頓的vt. 虛度绢记;使空轉(zhuǎn)vi. 無(wú)所事事;虛度正卧;空轉(zhuǎn)
It was because he had made a serious affair of an idel matter, by thinking of it as if it were of any consequnence.
idle chatter夸夸其談
A day seems short when it is full of enioyable things but it seems like an eternity if one is idle or stuck with a boring job.
9. lavish?/?l?v??/ ? ?adj. 浪費(fèi)的蠢熄;豐富的;大方的vt. 浪費(fèi)穗酥;慷慨給予护赊;濫用
No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die.
to be lavish with money
10. nasty?/?nɑ?sti/ ? ?n. 令人不快的人(或物)惠遏;可惡砾跃;恐怖錄像或影片adj. 極差的;惡心的节吮;惡意的抽高;有害的;嚴(yán)重的(傷透绩、疾睬搪睢)壁熄;粗魯?shù)模铝鞯奶季梗豢蓯旱牟萆ィ浑y對(duì)付的n. (Nasty) (俄、美莹桅、硬础)耐史迪(人名)
Got a nasty scarpe.
There was a nasty tone in her voice that let me know for sure how angry she was.
Nasty cast as basketball stopped shooting skills of a offensive strong score by means of each layer, engaged in basketball highly valued.
It is a nasty business.
11. miser?/?ma?z?(r)/ ? ?n. 守財(cái)奴;吝嗇鬼诈泼;(石油工程上用的)鑿井機(jī)n. (Miser)人名懂拾;(英)邁澤;(德)米澤铐达;(西)米塞爾
If my uncle was certainly a miser, he was one of that thorough breed that goes near to make the vice respectable.
Tom had a reputation as a miser who hoarded every penny he could get his hands on.
12. optimism?/??pt?m?z?m/ ? n. 樂(lè)觀岖赋;樂(lè)觀主義
But pessimism associated with movement, motivation and energy is excatly what people are talking about in terms of the best of optimism.
They also say that while optimism in general does seem to be related to better health, it is hard to tell which comes first.
13. renowned?/r??na?nd/ ? ?v. 使有聲譽(yù)(renown的過(guò)去分詞)adj. 著名的;有聲望的
A tree and building adjacent to the renowned National Museum caught on fire.
Cleopatra VII, the last Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt, has always been a cultural figure, renowned for her alluring beauty.
But he was a renowned pervert.
14. rigorous?/?r?ɡ?r?s/ ? ?adj. 嚴(yán)格的瓮孙,嚴(yán)厲的唐断;嚴(yán)密的;嚴(yán)酷的
Setting up a blog, coming up with a plan and committing to a rigorous posting schedule all add up to a lot of work on the front end.
The company in line with the rigorous objective manner, provides the high quality service positively for the general customers.
Work seriously, careful, rigorous, with a strong planning ability, with full sense of responsibility and good team spirit.
rigorous training/process/woman/policy/trials
15. talented?/?t?l?nt?d/ ? ?adj. 有才能的杭抠;多才的
16. vigorous?/?v?ɡ?r?s/ ? ?adj. 有力的栗涂;精力充沛的
Size of the two pairs of stone lions guarding the door on both sides, surrounded by ancient trees vigorous straight into the sky.
A is as vigorous as B. A像B一樣如火如荼地做某事
vigorous measures/program/debate/air/walking
17. virtuous?/?v??t?u?s/ ? ?adj. 善良的;有道德的祈争;貞潔的斤程;正直的;有效力的
With luck, this will produce a virtuous circle in which an improving economy strengthens the banks, which then become more willing to lend.
virtuous circle/woman
18. vulgar?/?v?lɡ?(r)/ ? ?n. 平民菩混,百姓adj. 粗俗的忿墅;通俗的;本土的
Usually have to speak a little elegant, and not allowed to say vulgar slang.
His dream lover - Daisy is just a vulgar superficiality and hedonism, there is no sense of moral responsibility of the woman.
19. wisdom?/?w?zd?m/ ? ?n. 智慧沮峡,才智疚脐;明智;學(xué)識(shí)邢疙;至理名言n. (Wisdom)人名棍弄;(英)威茲德姆
Today, I trying to listen to your wisdom, how's to get out of trouble.
Until about the 1960s, the conventional wisdom was that bilingualism was a disadvantage. Some of this was xenophobia.
Wisdom, resilience and a mature perspective are often cited as the hard-won prizes of aging.?But growing old itself is an accomplishment.
20. spiritual?/?sp?r?t?u?l/ ? ?adj. 精神的,心靈的疟游;宗教的呼畸;(人)高尚的n. 圣歌(尤指美國(guó)南部黑人的)
spiritual culture/leader/pursuit/search/communication/dimension
21. vegetarian?/?ved???te?r??n/ ? ?n. 素食主義者;食草動(dòng)物adj. 素食的颁虐;素的
Vegetarian food is often associated with religious beliefs; most of Buddhists are vegans.
vegetarian diet/food/restaurant/