1. omnipresent (a.)
present or having an effect everywhere at the same time:
▪ The singer became an omnipresent icon of style and beauty.
2. hyperactive ( a.)(esp. of children) extremely or unusually active:
▪ She wanted to keep her hyperactive son busy.
3. hypersensitive (a.)very easily changed or damaged by physical conditions, or easily upset:
▪ He’s hypersensitive about his height.
4. antipathy (n.)
a feeling of strong dislike, opposition, or anger:
▪ Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement.
5. antibiotic (n.)a medicine or chemical that can destroy harmful bacteria in the body or limit their growth:
▪ I’m taking an antibiotic for a throat infection.
2013年11月8日 星期五
2013年11月7日 星期四
2013.11.07 word (week9-4)
1. gregarious (a.)
liking to be with other people: Leo was an open, gregarious, kind individual, who loved people.
2. terrain (n.)an area of land, esp. when considering its natural features: rugged mountain terrain
3. misanthrope (n.)
someone who dislikes other people and avoids involvement with society
4. foreboding (n.)the feeling that something bad is going to happen: The gloomy weather gave me a sense of foreboding.
5. sedition ( n.)language or behavior intended to persuade other people to oppose their government and change it, sometimes by using violence:He himself was tried for sedition and sentenced to ten years in jail.
liking to be with other people: Leo was an open, gregarious, kind individual, who loved people.
2. terrain (n.)an area of land, esp. when considering its natural features: rugged mountain terrain
3. misanthrope (n.)
someone who dislikes other people and avoids involvement with society
4. foreboding (n.)the feeling that something bad is going to happen: The gloomy weather gave me a sense of foreboding.
5. sedition ( n.)language or behavior intended to persuade other people to oppose their government and change it, sometimes by using violence:He himself was tried for sedition and sentenced to ten years in jail.
2013年11月6日 星期三
2013.11.06 word (week9-3)
1. sophomoric (a.)(of an adult) typical of someone acting like a child: ▪sophomoric behavior
2. immature (a.)not completely developed physically, mentally, or emotionally, or lacking the expected type of responsible behavior for your age: ▪Some of the boys in my class are so immature – they’re always doing silly things.
3. insult (v.)to act in a way or say something that is offensive or rude to someone: ▪Don’t insult me just because I can’t dance.
4 slander (n.)
a false, spoken statement about someone which damages that person's reputation, or the making of such a statement:
▪Political campaigns are full of shameless slander.
5. smuggle (v.)to take things or people to or from a country or place illegally and secretly: ▪He was caught trying to smuggle goods across the border.
2. immature (a.)not completely developed physically, mentally, or emotionally, or lacking the expected type of responsible behavior for your age: ▪Some of the boys in my class are so immature – they’re always doing silly things.
3. insult (v.)to act in a way or say something that is offensive or rude to someone: ▪Don’t insult me just because I can’t dance.
4 slander (n.)
a false, spoken statement about someone which damages that person's reputation, or the making of such a statement:
▪Political campaigns are full of shameless slander.
5. smuggle (v.)to take things or people to or from a country or place illegally and secretly: ▪He was caught trying to smuggle goods across the border.
2013年11月5日 星期二
2013.11.05 word (week9-2)
1. paradigm (n.)
a very clear or typical example used as a model: ▪His ruthless accumulation of wealth stands as a paradigm of greed in the business world.
2.telepathy (n.)
communication with another person by thinking rather than by using words or other signals
3. culpable (a.)
deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad: ▪The landowner could be proved culpable for starting the fire.
4. euphemism (n.)
the use of a word or phrase to avoid saying another word or phrase that may be unpleasant or offensive, or the word or phrase used: ▪The phrase “left to pursue other interests” is a euphemism for “fired.”
5. antediluvian (a.)extremely old-fashioned:
a very clear or typical example used as a model: ▪His ruthless accumulation of wealth stands as a paradigm of greed in the business world.
2.telepathy (n.)
communication with another person by thinking rather than by using words or other signals
3. culpable (a.)
deserving to be blamed or considered responsible for something bad: ▪The landowner could be proved culpable for starting the fire.
4. euphemism (n.)
the use of a word or phrase to avoid saying another word or phrase that may be unpleasant or offensive, or the word or phrase used: ▪The phrase “left to pursue other interests” is a euphemism for “fired.”
5. antediluvian (a.)extremely old-fashioned:
▪My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women.
2013年11月4日 星期一
2013.11.04 word (week9-1)
1. benign (a.)
pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe:
▪His humor was benign, never cruel or hurtful.
2. fruitful (a.)
producing good results:
▪He had a long and fruitful career as a research chemist.
3. dissipate (v.)to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually:
▪It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea.
4. inescapable (a.)impossible to avoid or not to accept:
▪The evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that he is guilty of the crime.
5. ignorant (a.)having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general:
▪We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men.
pleasant and kind; not harmful or severe:
▪His humor was benign, never cruel or hurtful.
2. fruitful (a.)
producing good results:
▪He had a long and fruitful career as a research chemist.
3. dissipate (v.)to disappear gradually, or to cause something to disappear gradually:
▪It took months of effort to dissipate the oil spill in the North Sea.
4. inescapable (a.)impossible to avoid or not to accept:
▪The evidence points to the inescapable conclusion that he is guilty of the crime.
5. ignorant (a.)having no knowledge or awareness of something or of things in general:
▪We were very young, ignorant, unskilled men.
2013年11月1日 星期五
2013.11.01 word (week8-5)
1. gradual (a.)
changing or developing slowly or by small degrees:
▪He has suffered a gradual decline in health over the past year.
2. ramp (n.)
a surface connecting a higher and a lower level; a slope:
▪Wide ramps flanked the stairs at the entrance.
3. incline (v.)
to lean down, or to place something with one part toward the ground and the opposite part raised:
▪Marge inclined her head to whisper something to me.
4. cacophony (n.)
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds:
▪What a cacophony!
5. moribund (a.)
used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful: ▪The figures show a moribund remortgage market.
changing or developing slowly or by small degrees:
▪He has suffered a gradual decline in health over the past year.
2. ramp (n.)
a surface connecting a higher and a lower level; a slope:
▪Wide ramps flanked the stairs at the entrance.
3. incline (v.)
to lean down, or to place something with one part toward the ground and the opposite part raised:
▪Marge inclined her head to whisper something to me.
4. cacophony (n.)
an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds:
▪What a cacophony!
5. moribund (a.)
used to describe a business, market, etc. that is not active or successful: ▪The figures show a moribund remortgage market.
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