334.perfidy
perfidy /?p??f?d?/
N-UNCOUNT Perfidy is theaction of betraying someone or behaving very badly toward someone. 背信弃义; 不仁不义 [文学性]
335.profligacy
profligacy /?pr?fl?ɡ?s?/
N-UNCOUNT Profligacy is thespending of too much money or the using of too much of something. 挥霍; 浪费 [正式]
例:
...the continuing profligacy of certain states.
...某些州持续存在的挥霍浪费现象。
336.propitiate
propitiate /pr??p????e?t/ (propitiating, propitiated, propitiates )
V-T If you propitiatesomeone, you stop them from being angry or impatient by doing something toplease them. 使息怒; 和解 [正式]
例:
I've never gone out of my wayto propitiate people.
我从未违心安慰过别人。
例:
These ancient ceremonies propitiate the spirits of the waters.
这些古老的仪式平息水中神灵的怒气。
337.sinecure
sinecure /?sa?n??kj??, ?s?n-/( sinecures )
N-COUNT A sinecure is a jobfor which you receive payment but which does not involve much work orresponsibility. 闲职
例:
She found him an exalted sinecure as a Fellow of the Library ofCongress.
她给他找了一个级别很高的闲职:国会图书馆研究员。
338.squander
squander /?skw?nd?/ TEM4 ( squandering, squandered, squanders )
V-T If you squander money,resources, or opportunities, you waste them. 浪费 (金钱、资源或机会)
例:
Hobbs didn't squander his money on flashy cars or other vices.
霍布斯没有把钱挥霍在奢华汽车或其他恶习上。
339.triage
triage /?tri??ɑ??/
N-UNCOUNT Triage is theprocess of quickly examining sick or injured people, for example, after anaccident or a battle, so that those who are in the most serious condition canbe treated first. (如事故、战斗后迅速查看伤员以决定哪些人应优先治疗的)伤病员鉴别分类 [医学][oft N n]
例:
...the triage process.
...伤病员鉴别分类过程。
340.triumvirate
triumvirate /tra???mv?r?t/
N-SING-COLL A triumvirate isa group of three people who work together, especially when they are in chargeof something. (尤指负责某事的)三人工作组 [正式] [oft N 'of' n]
例:
...the triumvirate of women who worked together on the TVdramatization of the novel.
...合作将这部小说搬上电视荧屏的三位女负责人。
341.vacuous
vacuous /?v?kj??s/
ADJ If you describe a personor their comments as vacuous, you are critical of them because they lackintelligent thought or ideas. 思想贫乏的 [表不满]
例:
Male models are not always so vacuous as they are made out to be.
男模特儿并不总像人们说的那样没有思想。
342.vertiginous
vertiginous /v???t?d??n?s/
ADJ A vertiginous cliff ormountain is very high and steep. 高而陡峭的 [文学性] [usu ADJ n]
343.zealous..
zealous/?z?l?s/ TEM4
ADJSomeone who is zealous spends a lot of time or energy in supporting somethingthat they believe in very strongly, especially a political or religious ideal. (尤指对政治或宗教理想) 热衷的
例:
She wasa zealous worker for charity.
她是个热衷于慈善事业的工作者。
344.copious
copious /?k??p??s/
ADJ A copious amount ofsomething is a large amount of it. 大量的
例:
I went out for dinner lastnight and drank copious amounts of red wine.
昨晚我出去吃饭,喝了许多红酒。
345.acerbic
acerbic /??s??b?k/
ADJ Acerbic humour iscritical and direct. 尖刻的 [正式]
例:
He was acclaimed for hisacerbic wit and repartee.
他以自己尖刻的风趣和巧妙的应答迎来喝彩。
346.solicitous
solicitous /s??l?s?t?s/
1. ADJ A person who issolicitous shows anxious concern for someone or something. 挂念的 [正式] [oft ADJ 'of' n]
例:
He was so solicitous of his guests.
他是如此挂念自己的客人们。
2. solicitously ADV
例:
He took her hand in greetingand asked solicitously how everything was.
他拉住她的手以示问候,还关切地问到她的近况。
347.adhere
adhere /?d?h??/ CET6 TEM4 ( adhering, adhered, adheres )
1. V-IIf you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says youshould. 遵守
例:
Allmembers of the association adhere to a strict code ofpractice.
所有该协会的成员都遵守严格的业务守则。
2. V-IIf something adheres to something else, it sticks firmly to it. 紧贴
例:
Smallparticles adhere to the seed.
微小的粒子紧贴着种子。
348.authenticity
/,?θ?n't?s?ti/
n. 真实性,确实性;可靠性
349.thrive
thrive/θra?v/ CET4 TEM4 ( thriving, thrived,thrives )
1. V-IIf someone or something thrives, they do well and are successful, healthy, orstrong. 兴旺发达; 茁壮成长
例:
He appears to be thriving.
他看起来兴旺发达蒸蒸日上。
例:
Todayher company continues to thrive.
如今,她的公司继续蓬勃发展。
2. V-IIf you say that someone thrives on a particular situation, you mean that theyenjoy it or that they can deal with it very well, especially when other peoplefind it unpleasant or difficult. 喜欢; 从容应对 (尤指别人不喜欢或认为困难的事)
例:
Manypeople thrive on a stressful lifestyle.
许多人喜欢有压力的生活方式。
350.antediluvian
antediluvian /??nt?d??lu?v??n/
ADJ Antediluvian things areold or old-fashioned. 陈旧的; 过时的 [幽默]
例:
...antediluvianattitudes to women.
...对妇女的过时态度。
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