第六讲 abominable adj. 可厌的;可恶的 omin ominous 不好的,诅咒性的,坏的,恶劣的
brainy adj. 聪明的;精明的 brainstorm 头脑风暴
deteriorate v. 使变坏 devastate 毁坏
exquisite adj. 精美的 quaint 古怪的 quiff 小卷发
incurable adj. 无可救药的 TYPICAL USE: Cancer is no longer an incurable disease nowadays; it can be remedied by using radioactivity.
manual adj. 手制的;n. 手册
potential. 可能的;潜在的
ruthless adj. 无情的;强忍的 rude 粗鲁的
voluble adj. 口若悬河的 volume 卷,册 valuable 有价值的
vociferous adj. 嘈杂的;喧哗的
bleak adj. 寒冷的;荒凉的 chill 寒冷的
castigate v. 惩治;苛评;谴责 agate aggregate instigate propagate fumigate profligate colligate mitigate irritable 易怒的,容易生气的 irrigate 灌溉 navigate 航行 investigate 调查 易怒的是桌子,灌溉的是大门,扔掉大门受惩罚,那六个大门在航行,投资大门为调查 irritate v. irritation n. castigation n. irrigation n. investigation n. TYPICAL USE: The electric inspector was castigated for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to. criticize 批评
enmity n. 敌意;不和
impartial adj. 公平的 partial 不公平的 prejudiced 不公平的,偏见的
lucid adj. 1. 明白的;清晰的 2. 神志清明的 obscure 晦涩的 absurd 荒谬的,可笑的
perpendicular adj. 垂直的 suspending 悬浮,暂停服务 impending 逼近,迫近 append 附加
retrospect n. 反顾;回顾 TYPICAL USE: In retrospect, many good opportunities were neglected in my life |