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testy
【考法 1】 adj. 易怒的，暴躁的： easily annoyed: irritable
【例】 That coworker would be easier to get along with if she weren't so testy all the time. 如果那個同伴不是一直那么暴怒的話，她還是挺好相處的。
【近】 choleric, irascible, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant
【反】 affable, good humor, unable to irritate, imperturbable, patient 和藹可親的，冷靜的，忍耐的
tether
【考法 1】 vt.（用繩，鐵鏈）拴系，束縛： to fasten or restrain by or as if by a tether
【例】 They tethered the horses in the shade. 他們把馬摔在棚子里
【反】 detach, tear loose 分開，撕裂
【考法 2】 n. 能力或忍耐力的極限： the limit of one's strength or resources
【例】 drought-stricken farmers at the end of their tether 受干旱打擊的農(nóng)民忍無可忍
theatrical
【考法 1】 adj. 做作的，夸張的，矯揉造作的： marked by exaggerated self-display and unnatural behavior
【例】 assumed a theatrical pose 擺出夸張的姿勢
【近】 dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, stagy
【反】 natural, understated, reserved, restraint 自然的
therapeutic
【考法 1】 adj. 治療的： of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods
【例】 Gentle exercise can be therapeutic for hospital patients. 適量的運動對病人恢復(fù)有好處。
【近】 curative, healing, officinal, remedial, restorative
thorny
【考法 1】 adj. 多刺的： full of thorns
【例】 Stay out of the thorny brambles unless you want a ton of scratches. 離那些荊棘叢遠一點，除非你想滿身都是窟窿。
【反】 smooth 平滑的
【考法 2】 adj. 棘手的： full of difficulties or controversial points : ticklish
【例】 a thorny problem 棘手的問題
【近】 catchy, delicate, knotty, prickly, ticklish
threadbare
【考法 1】 adj. 陳腐的： overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed
【例】 a novel filled with nothing but threadbare clichés 一部滿是陳詞濫調(diào)的小說
【近】 banal, cliché, commonplace, hackney, shopworn, trite
【考法 2】 adj. 貧窮的： lacking money or material possessions
【例】 never knew that she had so many threadbare relatives until she won the lottery 贏了彩票之后才知道她有這么多窮親戚
【近】 beggared, destitute, down-and-out, famished, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needful,
pauperized, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, skint
【反】 affluent, deep-pocketed, flush, opulent, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do 富裕的
【考法 3】 adj. 破爛的： worn or torn into or as if into rags
【例】 I loved that threadbare shirt, but after 10 years of wear, it was time to throw it away. 我很喜歡那件舊舊的襯衣，但是已經(jīng)穿了 10 年了，是該扔了。
【近】 frayed, raggedy, ratty, seedy, shabby, tattered, worn-out
throng
【考法 1】 vi./n. 大量聚集： to crowd together in great numbers
【例】 commuters thronging the MTR platform 持月票的乘客擁向地鐵站
【近】 flock, mob, swarm
thwart
【考法 1】 vt. 阻撓： to oppose successfully
【例】 She did all she could to thwart his plans. 她竭盡所能阻撓他的計劃。
【近】 baffle, balk, checkmate, discomfit
【反】 advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, foster, further, nurture, promote, support, aid, bolster, abet, foment, facilitate 促進，支持
ticklish
【考法 1】 adj. 易怒的： easily offended or upset; touchy
【例】 ticklish about his baldness 大家一提起他的禿頭，他就暴怒【近】 huffy, tetchy, thin-skinned
【反】 imperturbable 鎮(zhèn)靜的
【考法 2】 adj. 棘手的，對技巧要求高的： requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling
【例】 Trying to tell him that his zipper is down without embarrassing him will be a ticklish task. 如何體面得體地提醒他拉鏈沒關(guān)好是一個技巧活兒。
【近】 catchy, delicate, difficult, dodgy, knotty, prickly, problematic, sensitive, spiny, sticky, thorny, touchy, tough, tricksy
tiff
【考法 1】 n./v. 小爭吵： a petty quarrel
【例】 got into a little tiff about what color sheets to buy for their bed 對于買什么顏色的床單爭吵
【近】 altercate, bicker, brabble, hassle, quarrel, quibble, row, scrap, spat, squabble
v. 奔流，發(fā)紅，沖洗，迅速流過
n. 臉紅，
