bleak
adj.寒冷的；荒涼的
The weather in early December was bleak and unpleasant.
十二月初的天氣是寒冷且令人不快的。
castigate
v.懲治；苛評；譴責(zé)
The electric inspector was castigated for having failed to check the wire as he was supposed to.
電工因沒有把他份內(nèi)的電線檢查好而被譴責(zé)。
enmity
n.敵意；不和
We should overcome the worst that the tyrant's enmity can do.
我們應(yīng)該克服那暴君的仇恨所能到的最壞程度。
impartial
adj.公平的
In any case, parents should be impartial to their every child.
無論如何，父母應(yīng)對他們的每個(gè)孩子不偏不倚。
lucid
adj.1.明白的；清晰的 2.神志清明的
The teacher asked me to give a lucid explanation of my being late for class.
老師要求我對上課遲到給出清晰的解釋。
The old man is confused most of the time but he does have lucid moments.
那老人大部分的時(shí)間頭腦不清醒，但也有神志清明的時(shí)候。
perpendicular
adj.垂直的
A square has four 90-degree angles made by its four perpendicular sides.
正方形的四個(gè)直角是由它四條垂直的邊所作成的。
retrospect
n.反顧；回顧、
In retrospect, many good opportunities were neglected in my life.
回想起來，我一生中坐失了很多好機(jī)會(huì)。
sagacity
n.睿智；明敏
The politician showed a good sagacity in avoiding the mistakes he'd made in the previous campaign.
那位政治家精明的避免了發(fā)生和前次選舉同樣的錯(cuò)誤。
urbane
adj.溫文的；文雅的
Urbane speech is educated speech, as distinguished from the speech of the ignorant.
溫文的言語是受過教育的言辭，和無知者的言論有所區(qū)別。
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ardent
adj.極熱心的，熱情的
After reading about the lives of several great Americans, John became an ardent student of American history.
讀了有關(guān)幾個(gè)美國偉人的生平事績之后，約翰成為一個(gè)對美國歷史很熱心的學(xué)生。
derogatory
adj.損毀的；誹謗的
I can't bear his derogatory remarks about my brother's character.
我無法忍受他對我弟弟個(gè)性的誹謗之言。
discretion
n.1.謹(jǐn)慎；明辨 2.自由選擇或決定
I won't tell you that time to leave; you're old enough to use your own discretion.
我不告訴你什么時(shí)候離開；你已到了用自己的判斷力的年齡了。
The house of the meetings will be fixed at the chairman's discretion.
會(huì)議廳將以主席的選擇而定。
hilarious
adj.高興的；熱鬧的
The party got quite hilarious after they brought more wine.
他們帶來更多的酒之后，派對變得相當(dāng)熱鬧。
paramount
adj.最重要的；至上的
It is a paramount responsibility of every officer to take care of his men before caring for himself.
每一軍官的最高職責(zé)是在照顧自己之前先照料好他的弟兄。
recede
v.后退
House and trees seem to recede as we ride past in a trian.
當(dāng)我們乘火車經(jīng)過時(shí)，房屋和樹木似乎向后退。
rife
adj.充斥的
The whole city was rife with rumors of political corruption and bribery.
全城充斥著政治腐敗和賄賂的謠言。
spontaneous
adj.自然的；自發(fā)的
Both sides burst into spontaneous cheers at the magician's skillful tricks.
兩方對魔術(shù)師熟練的技藝不自主地發(fā)出贊嘆聲。
tenuous
adj.細(xì)的；薄的
The air ten miles above the earth is very tenuous.
地面上十英里處的氣體是非常稀薄的。
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acme
n.頂點(diǎn)，極點(diǎn)
A baseball player usually reaches the acme of his skill before he is thirty.
一個(gè)棒球員通常在他三十歲之前，到達(dá)球技高峰。
candor
n.坦白，誠意
He spared no one's feelings and expressed is views with great candor.
他在不傷害他人的感情下，把自己的意見表示得很坦白。
dissuade
v.勸阻
The father finally dissuaded his son from leaving school.
那父親終于說動(dòng)了他的兒子不輟學(xué)。
gratuitous
adj.不需要的
Her advice was quite gratuitous; I can think for myself.
她的忠告相當(dāng)不需要；我會(huì)為自己著想。
impeach
v.檢舉；彈劾
The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach an officer of the United States Government.
美國眾議院有特權(quán)彈劾美國政府的官員。
ostensible
adj.表面的；假裝的
He ostensible purpose was to borrow some sugar, but she really wanted to see her neighbor's new furniture.
她表面上目的是來借糖，但她真正的目的是來看看她鄰居的新家具。
paltry
adj.無價(jià)值 的；微不足道的
The poor painter sold his paintings for a paltry sum of money.
那位窮畫家以微不足道的數(shù)目賣了他的畫。
sordid
adj.污穢的；不潔的
The poor family lived in a sordid log cabin in the valley.
這個(gè)窮人家住在山谷中一污穢的小木屋內(nèi)。
tidy
adj.整潔的，整齊的
She makes it a rule to keep her room neat and tidy after coming back from school.
放學(xué)后，她習(xí)慣保持房間的整齊和清潔。
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aloof
adv.遠(yuǎn)離；躲開
One tall boy stood aloof from all the small children.
一個(gè)高的男孩站得遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)地，離開所有矮的孩子。
cardinal
adj.首要的，主要的
Regular meals and exercise are of cardinal importance to our health.
規(guī)律的飲食和運(yùn)動(dòng)對我們的健康是最首要的。
drab
adj.1.暗黃色；土褐色 2.單調(diào)的；枯澀的
There are many drab houses in the smoky mining town.
冒煙的礦城內(nèi)有許多土褐色的房子。
The life of a person who never does anything is dull and drab.
一個(gè)從未做過任何事的人的生活是索然無味的。
feud
n.家族的累世宿仇
The two families had been at feud with each other for three generations.
這兩家已有三代的冤仇了。
insolent
adj.粗野的；地禮的
His insolent speech and behavior upset everyone in the room.
他粗野的言論和行為使房間內(nèi)的每個(gè)人煩惱。
mitigate
v.使緩的；使減輕的
The judge said that nothing could mitigate the cruelty with which the man bad treated the child.
法官說沒有任何事能減輕那人對小孩的殘暴行為。
pertinent
adj.中肯切題的
A summary of the events leading up to this situation would be pertinent information.
把造成這情況的先前事件作一簡略說明，才是適當(dāng)?shù)馁Y料。
predecessor
n.某職位的前任
His predecessor quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.
他的前任因?qū)@種工作一點(diǎn)也沒興趣；所以離職了。
tardy
adj.延遲的
Let me apologize for my being tardy in answering your letter.
讓我為我的遲遲回信道歉。
whet
v.刺激
You'd think she would never climb again, after falling down the mountain , but it just whetted her appetite.
你也許會(huì)想起她從山上摔下來后不會(huì)再爬山，但那正好磨出了她的胃口。
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acquit
v.宣告無罪
The man accused of stealing the money was acquitted for lack of witnesses.
那人以偷錢被起訴，但因缺乏目擊者被宣告無罪。
brittle
adj.脆的；易碎的
Be careful not to break the box of glass; that thin glass is hard but brittle.
小心不要打破那玻璃盒；那薄的玻璃雖堅(jiān)硬，但易碎。
detract
v.去掉；減損
The ugly frame detracts from the beauty of the famous picture.
難看的框子減損這幅名畫的美麗。
extirpate
v.根除
To extirpate weeds in not only to destroy their visible parts but to pull them out by the roots.
除草不只是破壞其可見部分，而是連根拔起。
indulgent
adj.放任的；寬容的
The indulgent mother bought her children everything they wanted.
這個(gè)溺愛的母親買給孩子任何他們要的東西。
The indulgent teacher praised every poem we wrote.
這位寬容的老師稱贊我們所作的每一首詩。
mendacious
adj.好說謊的；不誠實(shí)的
The mendacious beggar told a different tale of woe at every house.
那個(gè)好說謊的乞丐在每家說不同的悲哀故事。
plausible
adj.似乎合理的，似乎公平的
For my own sake , I've told a plausible lie at the club meeting, but te members did not believe me at all.
為我自己的緣故，我在俱樂部的會(huì)議上說了一個(gè)似乎合理的謊言，但那兒的人一點(diǎn)也不相信我。
sanction
adj.批準(zhǔn)；認(rèn)可
We have the sanction of the recreation department to play ball in this park.
康樂部門允許我們在這公園里玩球。
shallow
adj.淺的
Youngsters usually rush into marriage with only the shallow notions of what love and responsibility mean.
年青的人通常對愛和責(zé)任只有一些膚淺的觀念，就匆匆地結(jié)婚。
verge
n.邊；緣
We parked the car on the grass verge at the side of highway.
我們將車停在高速公路邊上的草坪邊界上。