allegory
n. 寓言; 變形 復數(shù): allegories
The book is a kind of allegory of Latin American history.
bathetic
adj. 平庸的,陳腐的懊渡,頓降的鹃觉;
devoid
adj. 缺乏,沒有;
I have never looked on a face that was so devoid of feeling...
asperity
n. 粗暴铜涉; (表面的)粗糙; (環(huán)境的)艱苦
’I told you Preskel had no idea,’ remarked Kemp with some asperity.
cloture
n. 討論終結(jié)遂唧; vt. 結(jié)束辯論芙代;
encomium
n. 贊美詞,頌詞盖彭,極度頌譽之詞纹烹; 變形 復數(shù): encomia encomiums
cadge
vt.& vi. 乞討,乞得召边,索绕毯恰; 變形 過去式: cadged 過去分詞: cadged 現(xiàn)在分詞: cadging 第三人稱單數(shù):
Can I cadge a cigarette?...
bauxite
n. 鋁土礦掌实,鋁礬土陪蜻;
discretionary
adj. 任意的; 自由決定的贱鼻; 酌情行事的
Magistrates were given wider discretionary powers...
episodic
adj. (小說、劇本等)由松散片段組成的滋将,插曲般的邻悬;
...episodic attacks of fever.
bombastic
adj. 夸夸其談的,空洞的随闽; 唐父丰; 虛夸
He was vain and bombastic.
deciduous
adj. (指樹木)每年落葉的;
enjoin
vt. 命令掘宪; 變形 過去式: enjoined 過去分詞: enjoined 現(xiàn)在分詞: enjoining 第三人稱單數(shù):
She enjoined me strictly not to tell anyone else...
averse
adj. 不樂意的蛾扇; 反對的; [植]與莖方向相反的
He’s not averse to publicity, of the right kind.
complaisant
adj. 恭敬的魏滚; 懇切的镀首; 殷勤的
...his pretty and complaisant wife.
doldrums
n. 憂郁; 無生氣鼠次,沉悶更哄; 赤道無風帶
The economy is in the doldrums.
conviviality
n. 歡宴,高興腥寇,歡樂成翩;
...looking forward to a convivial evening...
duplicity
n. 表里不一; 欺騙赦役,欺詐麻敌; 雙重性
Malcolm believed he was guilty of duplicity in his private dealings.
apropos
adj. 恰當?shù)模?關(guān)于,就…而言掂摔; adv. 恰當?shù)?/p>
All my suggestions apropos the script were accepted...
alimentary
adj. 食物的术羔,營養(yǎng)的职辅;
abrogate
vt. 廢除(法律等); 取消聂示; 去掉
The next prime minister could abrogate the treaty.
calumniate
vt. 誹謗域携,中傷; 變形 過去式: calumniated 過去分詞: calumniated 現(xiàn)在分詞: calumniating 第三人稱單數(shù):