Baulk (Balk): 猶豫 eg: It was a beautiful necklace, but I baulked at the high price.
Taboo: 禁忌的 eg: Sex is a taboo subject among Chinese people.
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:35
Macabre(adj): 可怕的, 恐怖的 unpleasant and strange because connected with death and frightening things eg: a macabre tale/joke/ritual
meagre(adj): 貧乏的 small in quantity and poor in quality eg: a meagre diet of bread and water She supplements her meagre income by cleaning at night.
feat(noun): 技藝, 武藝, 功績, 業績, 英勇事跡 an action or piece of work that needs skill, strength or courage eg: The tunnel is a brilliant feat of engineering.
fraught(adj): 充滿 (不愉快事物的) eg: a situation fraught with danger/difficulty/problems
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:44
Vindicate: 1.證實 2. 辯解
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:45
to squint(v): 瞇著眼看 to look at something with your eyes partly closed. eg: The bright sun makes me squint.
to alleviate(v, formal): 減輕, 緩和 to make something unpleasant less severe; to ease eg: The government is trying to come up with measures to alleviate unemployment problems.
to stand(v): 忍受 to bear, to tolerate, to put up with eg: His singing is awful. I can't stand it.
to entitle(v): 給予權利 to have the right to have something or do something eg: This card entitles you to a 10 per cent discount.
decapitate(v): 殺頭, 斬首 to cut off sb's head eg: His decapitated body was found floating in a canal.
machete(n): 大刀, 大砍刀 a broad heavy knife used as a cutting tool and as a weapon
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:46
blunder(n/v): 愚蠢 (或粗心) 的錯誤 a stupid or careless mistake eg: to make a terrible blunder The government had blundered in its handling of the affair.
to indulge(v): 縱容 to do something enjoyable eg: I got a big bonus, so I'm going to indulge myself with a meal at a top restaurant.
deprivation(n): 剝奪, 短缺 a situation when you don't have what you need eg: A lot of people nowadays suffer from sleep deprivation which can lead to health problems.
eg: A courteous young man eg: The hotel staff are friendly and courteous
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:47
righteous (adj):
1. morally right and good 公正的, 正直的, 正當的
eg: a righteous God
2. that you think is acceptable or fair from a moral point of view 公平合理的, 正義的
eg: righteous anger/indignation/rage
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:49
beverage (n) (formal) 除水以外的飲料
any type of drink except water
eg: Iaws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:50
outrage (n/v)
1. a strong feeling of shock and anger 憤怒; 義憤; 憤慨 eg: The judge's remarks caused public outrage.
2. an act or event that is violent, cruel or very wrong and that shocks people or makes them very angry. 暴行; 駭人聽聞的事 eg: No one has yet claimed responsibility for this latest bomb outrage.
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:51
spouse (noun) (formal or law) 配偶
a husband or wife
eg: Fill in your spouse's name here.
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:52
cohabit (verb) (formal) 同居
to live together and have a sexual relationship without being married
eg: She refused to cohabit with him before the wedding.
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:53
unprecedented (adj) 前所未有的; 空前的; 沒有先例的
that has never happened because it changes a lot or depends on too many different things
eg: unprecedented levels of unemployment
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:53
depict (verb) (rather formal)
1. to show an image of sb/sth in a picture 描繪, 描畫 eg: a painting depicting the Virgin and Child
2. to describe sth in words, or give an impression of sth in words or with a picture 描寫, 描述, 刻畫 eg: The novel depicts French society in the 1930s.
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:53
refute (verb) (formal)
1. to prove that sth is wrong 駁斥, 批駁 eg: to refute an argument/a theory syn: rebut
2. to say that sth is not true or fair 反駁, 否認 eg: she refutes any suggestion that she behaved unprofessionally. syn: deny
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:54
treachery (noun)
behaviour that involves betraying sb who trusts you 背叛; 變節; 背信
eg: an act of treachery
samshlau
2005-08-10 19:54
instil (BrE) /instill (AmE) (verb)
instil sth (in/into sb)
to gradually make sb feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time 灌輸;培養
