begrudge
vt.羨慕,嫉妒(grudge, stint, envy, admire)
She begrudged the little girl's youth.
她嫉妒那個小女孩的年輕。
contrite
adj.悔悟的(repentant,remorseful)
The driver who caused the car accident was very contrite over it.
造成車禍的司機對此非常懊悔。
desperate
adj.不顧一切的;嚴重的(extremely serious)
Mary was desperate for a raise because her bills were mounting.
瑪麗急需加薪,因為她的賬單越來越多。
flatter
vt.奉承,阿諛,諂媚
He was good at flattering others.
他善于奉承別人。
forlorn
adj.絕望的;被遺棄的(wretched, lonely)
indifferent
adj.冷漠的,不積極的(uninterested, nonchalant)
People were annoyed at the boss's indifferent attitude toward those who died in theaccident.
老板對在事故中喪生的人漠不關心,人們為此感到惱火。
jealous
adj.妒忌的(envious);猜疑的
profane
vt./adj.褻瀆(的)(humiliate, disrespectful)
Please don't profane things that are sacred to other people.
請不要褻瀆對別人神圣的東西。
demur
vi.躊躇
Anne demurred at the statement that she assigned too much homework.
安妮對她布置太多家庭作業的說法表示反對。
scruple
n./v.躊躇,猶豫
flounder
vi.躊躇
hesitate
vi.猶豫,躊躇
He hesitated before he answered because he didn't know what to say.
他猶豫了一下才回答,因為他不知道該說什么。
indecision
n.優柔寡斷
His indecision caused him to lose the chance of a new challenging job.
他的優柔寡斷使他失去了得到一份有挑戰性的新工作的機會。
vacillate
vi.猶豫不定,躊躇不決