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1、贪婪 voracious贪婪的；贪吃的；狼吞虎咽的 voracity贪食，贪婪gluttonous贪吃的，暴食的；饕餮的 gluttony glutton 酷爱的人；贪吃的人ravenous贪婪的；渴望的；狼吞虎咽的 If you areravenous, you are extremely hungry.avid渴望的，贪婪的；热心的hog猪，象猪般的人；贪婪者 vt. 使拱起 vi. 拱起 hoggishadj. 利己的；贪婪的；猪一般的直觉 intuitiveIf you have anintuitiveidea or feeling about something, you feel

2、that it is true although you have no evidence or proof of it. 直觉的instinctiveAninstinctivefeeling, idea, or action is one that you have or do without thinking or reasoning. 本能的presentative 表象的；直觉的；有圣职推荐权的 able to be known or perceived immediately 能被感觉的 /capable of knowing or perceiving in this way 能感

3、觉的蔑视；高傲的，自满的；disdainIf you feeldisdainforsomeone or something, you dislike them because you think that they are inferior or unimportant. 轻蔑complacent自满的；得意的；满足的Acomplacentperson is very pleased with themselves or feels that they do not need to do anything about a situation, even though the situation

4、 may be uncertain or dangerous.imperiousIf you describe someone asimperious, you mean that they have a proud manner and expect to be obeyed. 专横的; 傲慢的; 飞扬跋扈的_增强，促进，加深，加重， 恶化 ；污染；传染，感染的； 邪恶，堕落exacerbate使加剧；使恶化；激怒If somethingexacerbatesa problem or bad situation, it makes it worse.expeditekspdatIf youe

5、xpeditesomething, you cause it to be done more quickly. 加快contaminateIf somethingis contaminatedbydirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful. 污染contagiousA disease that iscontagiouscan be caught by touching people or things that are infected with it. Compare . 接触传染的 A feeling or at

6、titude that iscontagiousspreads quickly among a group of people. 有感染力的vitiate损害，弄坏；使无效；污染 If somethingis vitiated, its effectiveness is spoiled or weakened. 损害.的效能; 削弱.的效能depravityvery dishonest or immoral behaviour. 堕落 nefariousIf you describe an activity asnefarious, you mean that it is wicked and

7、 immoral. 恶毒的; 不道德的pernicious有害的；恶性的；致命的；险恶的 If you describe something aspernicious, you mean that it is very harmful. 极为有害的profaneProfanebehaviour shows disrespect for a religion or religious things. 亵渎的; 渎神的 Something that isprofaneis concerned with everyday life rather than religion and spiritual

8、 things. 非宗教的; 世俗的改善，平息，缓和；减弱，阻止，阻碍，使虚弱，使衰弱debilitate 使衰弱；使虚弱If youare debilitatedbysomething such as an illness, it causes your body or mind to become gradually weaker. 虚弱 Todebilitatean organization, society, or government means to gradually make it weaker. 逐步削弱enervate to deprive of strength or v

9、itality; weaken physically or mentally; debilitate 使失去活力; 使衰弱ameliorateIf someone or somethingamelioratesa situation, they make it better or easier in some way. 改善assuageIf youassuagean unpleasant feeling that someone has, you make them feel it less strongly. 缓解; 减轻 If youassuagea need or desire for

10、 something, you satisfy it. 使满足mitigate_浪费、挥霍；卖弄的，夸耀的extravagantsquanderIf yousquandermoney, resources, or opportunities, you waste them. 浪费 (金钱、资源或机会)profusion If there is aprofusion ofsomething or if it occursin profusion, there is a very large quantity or variety of it. 大量; 丰富dissipate When somet

11、hingdissipatesor when youdissipateit, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely. 驱散; 消散 When someonedissipatesmoney, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way. 浪费 (金钱、时间、努力等)improvident 浪费的；无远见的；无先见之明的 not provident; thriftless, imprudent, or prodigal 浪

12、费的; 轻率的ostentatious If you describe something asostentatious, you disapprove of it because it is expensive and is intended to impress people. If you describe someone asostentatious, you disapprove of them because they want to impress people with their wealth or importance. 炫耀的pomposity 自大；炫耀；浮夸 Pomp

13、ositymeans speaking or behaving in a very serious manner that shows you think you are more important than you really are.supercilious If you say that someone issupercilious, you disapprove of them because they behave in a way that shows they think they are better than other people. 自大的; 过分骄傲的condesc

14、ending If you say that someone iscondescending, you are showing your disapproval of the fact that they talk or behave in a way which shows that they think they are superior to other people. 显得高人一等的blatant喧嚣的；公然的；炫耀的；俗丽的 You useblatantto describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious

15、way. 公然的强调小气，节俭，贫穷的，无足轻重的， 琐碎的 pettinessmiser If you say that someone is amiser, you disapprove of them because they seem to hate spending money, and to spend as little as possible. 吝啬鬼; 守财奴penurious pnjrs吝啬的；缺乏的；贫困的frugalitypaltry 不足取的；无价值的；琐碎的；卑鄙的 Apaltryamount of money or of something else is one

16、 that you consider to be very small. 微小的; 微不足道的negligible_简明，简单，朴素succinct Something that issuccinctexpresses facts or ideas clearly and in few words. 简明的austere If you describe something asaustere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance. 朴素的 If you describe someone asaustere, you disapprove

17、 of them because they are strict and serious. 严厉的concise Something that isconcisesays everything that is necessary without using any unnecessary words. 简洁的spartan Aspartanlifestyle or existence is very simple or strict, with no luxuries. 简朴的laconic If you describe someone aslaconic, you mean that th

18、ey use very few words to say something, so that they seem casual or unfriendly. 寡言的; 言简意赅的pithy Apithycomment or piece of writing is short, direct, and full of meaning. 简明扼要的复杂 complicatedintricacy / intricateYou useintricateto describe something that has many small parts or plexSomething that iscom

19、plexhas many different parts, and is therefore often difficult to understand. Acomplexis a group of buildings designed for a particular purpose, or one large building divided into several smaller plexityComplexityis the state of having many different parts connected or related to each other in a com

20、plicated way.convoluteto form into a twisted, coiled, or rolled shape 盘旋; 卷曲 rolled longitudinally upon itself 旋转的convolutedIf you describe a sentence, idea, or system asconvoluted, you mean that it is complicated and difficult to understand. 晦涩的; 复杂的inscrutable_和蔼的，友好，易接近的; 仁慈的，亲切的； 慷慨的；宽宏大量benevol

21、ent 仁慈的；慈善的；亲切的 If you describe a person in authority asbenevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair. 仁慈的profusion丰富，充沛；慷慨lavish浪费的；丰富的；大方的unstinting慷慨的；大方的；无限制的 Unstintinghelp, care, or praise is great in amount or degree and is given generously. (帮助、关爱、赞扬)慷慨的liberality,lbrlti慷慨，大方；心胸宽阔，胸怀广阔bou

22、ntiful丰富的；慷慨的；宽大的munificenceliberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit.magnanimity 宽宏大量；慷慨Magnanimityis kindness and generosity toward someone, especially after defeating them or being treated badly by them. 宽宏大量magnanimousbenign任性的；鲁莽的，好斗的；挑剔，苛刻 ;易怒的；严格，严厉，苛刻，有敌意audacio

23、usdesSomeone who isaudacioustakes risks in order to achieve something. 大胆的belligerent 交战的；好战的；交战国的Abelligerentperson is hostile and aggressive. 好斗的contentious诉讼的；有异议的，引起争论的；爱争论的 Acontentiousissue causes a lot of disagreement or arguments. 引起争议的capriciouskprsSomeone who iscapriciousoften changes thei

24、r mind unexpectedly. 反复无常的; 易变的cantankerous脾气坏的；爱吵架的；难相处的 Someone who iscantankerousis always finding things to argue or complain about. 爱找碴的; 爱发牢骚的fastidious 挑剔的；苛求的，难取悦的；（微生物等）需要复杂营养地 If you say that someone isfastidious, you mean that they pay great attention to detail because they like everythin

25、g to be very neat, accurate, and in good order. 极其注重细节的squeamish 易呕吐的；易生气的；神经质的；过于拘谨的；洁癖的If you aresqueamish, you are easily upset by unpleasant sights or situations. 神经质的acrimonious 严厉的；辛辣的；刻薄的Acrimoniouswords or quarrels are bitter and angry. (言辞或争辩) 激烈的antagonisticn,tnstkIf a person isantagonisti

26、ctosomeone or something, they show hatred or dislike toward them. 仇恨的; 不相容的inimical 敌意的；有害的 Conditions that areinimicaltosomething make it difficult for that thing to exist or do well. 不利的irascibleIf you describe someone asirascible, you mean that they become angry very easily. 易怒的; 爱生气的petulant 暴躁的

27、；任性的；难以取悦的Someone who ispetulantis unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way.peevish 易怒的，暴躁的；带怒气的；撒娇的 Someone who ispeevishis bad-tempered.precipitous 险峻的；急躁的，鲁莽的 Aprecipitousslope or drop is very steep and often dangerous. 险峻的; Aprecipitouschange is sudden and unpleasant. (变化)突然的; 急剧的 Aprecipi

28、tousaction happens very quickly and often without being planned. 轻率的; 仓猝的pugnacity好斗，好战 Pugnacityis the quality of being pugnacious.querulous易怒的，暴躁的；爱发牢骚的，抱怨的；爱挑剔的Someone who isquerulousoften complains about things. 爱发牢骚的tumultuousAtumultuousevent or period of time involves many exciting and confusi

29、ng events or feelings. 激动的; 混乱的 Atumultuousreaction to something is very noisy, because the people involved are very happy or excited. 欢腾的; 喧哗的hostilityimpugn_顺从，服从 ；沉默的，缄默的；默许的；阿谀奉承的；reticent 沉默的；有保留的；谨慎的 Someone who isreticentdoes not tell people about things. 缄默的tacit缄默的；不言而喻的；心照不宣的；默许的 If you re

30、fer to someonestacitagreement or approval, you mean they are agreeing to something or approving it without actually saying so, often because they are unwilling to admit to doing so.deference顺从；尊重Deferenceis a polite and respectful attitude toward someone, especially because they have an important po

31、sition. 敬重obsequiousbsikws If you describe someone asobsequious, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to help or agree with someone more important than them. 奉承的; 谄媚的slavish奴隶的；奴性的；卑屈的；盲从的 You useslavishto describe things that copy or imitate something exactly, without any attempt to

32、be original. 照搬的; 刻板模仿的servile 奴隶的；奴性的；卑屈的；卑屈的 If you say that someone isservile, you disapprove of them because they are too eager to obey someone or do things for them. 奴性的; 恭顺的fawning 奉承的；摇尾乞怜的 to seek attention and admiration (from) by cringing and flatteringreticent 沉默的；有保留的；谨慎的 Someone who isr

33、eticentdoes not tell people about things. 缄默的sycophant skfnt Asycophantis a person who behaves in a sycophantic way. 阿谀奉承者tractable If you say that a person, problem, or device istractable, you mean that they can be easily controlled or dealt with. 易驾驭的docileA person or animal that isdocileis quiet,

34、 not aggressive, and easily controlled. 易管教的多话的，喋喋不休的，爱管闲事的loquacious If you describe someone asloquacious, you mean that they talk a lot. 喋喋不休的officious多管闲事的；非官方的 If you describe someone asofficious, you are critical of them because they are eager to tell people what to do when you think they shoul

35、d not. 好管闲事的; 爱指手画脚的抗议，反对，抵抗，谴责 remonstrance抗议；规劝；谏书remonstratermnstret If youremonstratewithsomeone, you protest to them about something you do not approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped.protestdisapprovedisputeAdisputeis an argument or disagreement between people or gro

36、ups. If youdisputea fact, statement, or theory, you say that it is incorrect or untrue. dissentDissentis strong disagreement or dissatisfaction with a decision or opinion, especially one that is supported by most people or by people in authority.antagonisticn,tnstk If a person isantagonistictosomeon

37、e or something, they show hatred or dislike toward them.deplore谴责；悲悼；哀叹；对深感遗憾 If you say that youdeploresomething, you think it is very wrong or immoral.deprecatedprketvt. 反对；抨击；轻视；声明不赞成If youdeprecatesomething, you criticize it.insurgent 叛乱的；起义的 Insurgentsare people who are fighting against the gov

38、ernment or army of their own country. 起义者recalcitrant反抗的；反对的；顽强的If you describe someone or something asrecalcitrant, you mean that they are unwilling to obey orders or are difficult to deal with. 不服从命令的; 难对付的renegade Arenegadeis a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical belief

39、s that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs. 叛徒; 叛逆者; 改变信仰者intractable Intractablepeople are very difficult to control or influence. (人) 难对付的 Intractableproblems or situations are very difficult to deal with. 棘手的_敏锐，敏捷，灵敏；深刻的；acute quickly perceptive; keen; brief and sev

40、ere.incisive You useincisiveto describe a person, their thoughts, or their speech when you approve of their ability to think and express their ideas clearly, briefly, and forcefully. 敏锐的; 深刻的表赞许谨慎，小心，细致 scrupulousScrupulousmeans thorough, exact, and careful about details. 谨小慎微的 Someone who isscrupul

41、oustakes great care to do what is fair, honest, or morally right. 讲良心的diffident羞怯的；缺乏自信的；谦虚谨慎的 Someone who isdiffidentis rather shy and does not enjoy talking about themselves or being noticed by other people. 羞怯的meticulous If you describe someone asmeticulous, you mean that they do things very care

42、fully and with great attention to detail. 小心谨慎的笨拙，迟钝maladroitIf you describe someone asmaladroit, you mean that they are clumsy or handle situations badly. 笨拙的_厌恶，不情愿averse If you say that you are notaversetosomething, you mean that you like it or want to do it. 不喜欢的aversion If you have anaversiontosomeone or something, you dislike them very much. 厌恶loathe If youloathesomething or someone, you dislike them very much. 厌恶reluctant If you arereluctanttodo something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly and without enthusiasm. 不愿意的; 勉强