gustatory ADJ. /味觉的/affecting the sense of taste. The Thai restaurant offered an unusual gustatory experience for those used to a bland cuisine.
gusto N. /爱好,嗜好;喜欢/enjoyment; enthusiasm. He accepted the assignment with such gusto that I feel he would have been satisfied with a smaller salary.
gusty ADJ. /多风的/windy. The gusty weather made sailing precarious. hackneyed ADJ. /常见的;不希罕,陈腐/commonplace; trite. When the reviewer criticized the movie for its hackneyed plot, we agreed; we had seen similar stories hundreds of times before.
haggard ADJ. /枯槁的;憔悴的/wasted away; gaunt. After his long illness, he was pale and haggard.
haggle V. /讨价还价/argue about prices. I prefer to shop in a store that has a one-price policy because, whenever I haggle with a shopkeeper, I am never certain that I paid a fair price for the articles I purchased.
hallowed ADJ. / 神圣化的/blessed; consecrated. Although the dead girl's parents had never been active churchgoers, they insisted that their daughter be buried in hallowed ground.
hallucination N. /幻觉,幻想/delusion. I think you were frightened by a hallucination you created in your own mind.
halting ADJ. /犹豫的/hesitant; faltering. Novice extemporaneous speakers often talk in a halting fashion as they grope for the right words.
hamper V. /阻挡,牵制,妨碍/obstruct. The new mother didn't realize how much the effort of caring for an infant would
hamper her ability to keep an immaculate house.
haphazard ADJ. /随机的/random; by chance. His haphazard reading left him unacquainted with the authors of the books.
harangue N. /夸大的讲话/noisy speech. In her lengthy harangue, the principal berated the offenders. also V.
harass V. /烦恼/to annoy by repeated attacks. When he could not pay his bills as quickly as he had promised, he was
harassed by his creditors.
harbinger N. /先驱/forerunner. The crocus is an early harbinger of spring.
harbor V. /庇护;隐藏/provide a refuge for; hide. The church harbored illegal aliens who were political refugees.
hardy ADJ. /艰苦的;勇敢的/sturdy; robust; able to stand inclement weather. We asked the gardening expert to recommend particularly hardy plants that could withstand our harsh New England winters.
harrowing ADJ. /痛苦;悲怆/agonizing; distressing; traumatic. At first the former prisoner did not wish to discuss his harrowing months of captivity as a political hostage.
haughtiness N. /傲慢;不逊/pride; arrogance. When she realized that Darcy believed himself too good to dance with his inferiors, Elizabeth took great offense at his haughtiness.
hazardous ADJ. d/危险/angerous. Your occupation is too hazardous for insurance companies to consider your application.
hazy ADJ. /朦胧的;模糊的/slightly obscure. In hazy weather, you cannot see the top of this mountain.
headlong ADJ. /轻率的/hasty; rash. The slave seized the unexpected chance to make a headlong dash across the border to freedom.
headstrong ADJ. /硬脖子;任性;不屈/stubborn; willful; unyielding. Because she refused to marry the man her parents had chosen for her, everyone scolded Minna and called her a foolish headstrong girl.
heckler N. /质问者/person who harasses others. The heckler kept interrupting the speaker with rude remarks. heckle,V.
hedonist N. /享乐主义者/one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life. A thoroughgoing hedonist, he considered only his own pleasure and ignored any claims others had on his money or time.
heed V. /注意,关注,留意/pay attention to; consider. We hope you heed our advice and get a good night's sleep before the test. also N.
heedless ADJ. /轻蔑的;不理睬的/not noticing; disregarding. He drove on, heedless of the danger warnings placed at the side of the road.
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