versed .
【考法 1】 adj. 熟知的: having information especially as a result of study or experience
【例】 versed in the latest developments in aeronautics 熟知當(dāng)今航空業(yè)的發(fā)展情況
【近】 abreast, acquainted, conversant, informed, knowledgeable, well-informed
【近】 ignorant, unacquainted, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowledgeable 無知的
【考法 2】 adj. 精通的: having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor
【例】 well versed in the techniques of laser surgery 精通激光手術(shù)方面的技術(shù)
【近】 accomplished, adept, complete, consummate, experienced, expert, master, practiced, professed, skilled, veteran, virtuoso
【近】 amateur, inexperienced, inexpert, jackleg, unprofessional, unseasoned, unskilled 業(yè)余的,不精通的
vocation .
【考法 1】 n. 職業(yè): the work in which a person is regularly employed
【例】 finally made soccer her vocation instead of just a hobby 終于將足球從愛好升級為謀生的職業(yè)
【近】 calling, employment, occupation, profession, trade, work
【反】 hobby 愛好
【派】 vocational adj. 職業(yè)的,為職業(yè)做準(zhǔn)備的
voyeur .
【考法 1】 n. 淫窺狂: one obtaining sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
【例】 They accidentally found out that their ostensibly benign neighbor is actually a voyeur. 他們偶然間發(fā)現(xiàn)那個(gè)表面和善的鄰居居然是一個(gè)偷窺狂。
【近】 peeper
【派】 voyeurism n. 偷窺癖
willful .
【考法 1】 adj. 固執(zhí)的,倔強(qiáng)的: obstinately and often perversely self-willed
【例】 Finally the parents sought professional counseling for the willful child. 最終家長不得不為倔強(qiáng)的小孩尋求專業(yè)咨詢。
【近】 adamant, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate, pertinacious, perverse, stubborn, unyielding, wrongheaded
【反】 acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding 易受影響的
【考法 2】 adj. 故意的: done deliberately
【例】 a willful attempt to cheat her siblings out of their rightful inheritance 一個(gè)想將繼承權(quán)從她的姊妹手里騙過來的故意企圖
【近】 conscious, deliberate, intended, intentional, knowing, purposeful, voluntary, willed, witting
【反】 accidental, chance, haphazard, inadvertent, incidental, random 不經(jīng)意的,偶然的
wistful .
【考法 1】 adj. (帶著憂傷而)渴望的,懷念的: full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
【例】 There was a wistful look in his eyes when he spoke of his childhood. 當(dāng)他談起他的童年時(shí),眼眶中不禁流露出一種帶有憂傷的懷念之情。
【近】 longing, nostalgic, reminiscent, yearning
【反】 apathetic, indifferent, insouciant, nonchalant, perfunctory, unconcerned 無所謂的,不感興趣的
wrongheaded .
【考法 1】 adj. 固執(zhí)己見的,堅(jiān)持(錯(cuò)誤觀點(diǎn))的: stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
【例】 In spite of other's objections, he is always wrongheaded in his opinions. 他總是不管他人的反對而堅(jiān)持自己哪怕是錯(cuò)誤的觀點(diǎn)。
【近】 adamant, headstrong, immovable, implacable, inconvincible, inflexible, intransigent, mulish, obdurate,pertinacious, perverse, stubborn, unyielding, willful
【反】 acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding 易受影響的
adj. 靈活的,易彎曲的,柔韌的,可變通的