# 英语词汇 **URL:** https://eijil.com/c/vocabulary/10.md?page=3 [Latest](https://eijil.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://eijil.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://eijil.com/tags.md) **Page:** 4 --- ## [Iconoclast](https://eijil.com/t/topic/228)
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词性：n 音标： \[aɪˈkɑnəklæst\] 释义：反传统者，反崇拜偶像者 Are you always challenging the establishment? Or provoking popular thought by … --- ## [profligate](https://eijil.com/t/topic/229)
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词性：adj. n. 音标： \[ˈprɑflɪgət\] 释义：挥霍的，浪费的，行为不检点的，放荡的 – recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources Profl… --- ## [Insipid](https://eijil.com/t/topic/227)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ɪnˈsɪpɪd\] 释义：枯燥的，不吸引人的，无生气的，乏味的，\[饮食\]清淡的 Something insipid is lacking in flavor or interest. You’ll proba… --- ## [sweeping](https://eijil.com/t/topic/224)
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词性：adj. 音标：\[ˈswipɪŋ\] 释义：彻底的，全面的，大规模的，范围广的，影响大的；一概而论的说法/笼统的说法(贬义)；弯曲的，弧线的 Something that’s sweeping is wide-ranging or… --- ## [prominent](https://eijil.com/t/topic/216)
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词性：adj. 音标：\[ˈprɑːmɪnənt\] 释义：凸起的，突出的，杰出的，著名的 If you’re looking for an adjective that means “sticking out above the res… --- ## [sluggish](https://eijil.com/t/topic/221)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ˈslʌɡɪʃ\] 释义：行动缓慢，行动迟缓，懒惰的，不景气的，萧条的 When you are feeling draggy — positively slug-like — you are sluggish,… --- ## [subtle](https://eijil.com/t/topic/223)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ˈsʌtl\] 释义：微妙的，含蓄的，隐晦的，难以捉摸的，不明显的; 敏感的，敏锐的; 狡猾的; 巧妙的 Something that is subtle is not obvious: a professio… --- ## [substaintial](https://eijil.com/t/topic/222)
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词性：adj. 音标：\[səbˈstænʃl\] 释义：大量的，重大的，坚固的，结实的 Something substantial is large in size, number, or amount: If you want to … --- ## [shrewd](https://eijil.com/t/topic/220)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ʃruːd\] 释义：精明的，敏锐的，有洞察力的，奸诈的，狡猾的 If you are shrewd in your spending, you can make a small salary go a lon… --- ## [renowned](https://eijil.com/t/topic/218)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[rɪˈnaʊnd\] 释义：著名的，有名声/声望的 renowned as/for Celebrated, gushed over, and even legendary, something that’s r… --- ## [Altruism](https://eijil.com/t/altruism/312)
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词性：n. 音标： \[ˈæltruˌɪzəm\] 释义：利他主义，利人主义，无私 Synonyms: selflessness, compassion, goodwill If you see a stranger getting beaten up on the playground and you rush in to rescue them, you have done something unselfish to help… --- ## [unanimous](https://eijil.com/t/topic/238)
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词性：v 音标：\[juˈnænɪməs\] 释义：意见一致的，一致通过的，无异议的 When a group or a decision is unanimous, it means that everyone is in total … --- ## [unprecedented](https://eijil.com/t/topic/239)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ʌnˈpresɪdentɪd\] 释义：史无前例的，空前的 Something that is unprecedented is not known, experienced, or done before. … --- ## [venerable](https://eijil.com/t/topic/240)
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词性：adj. n 音标： \[ˈvɛnərəbəl\] 释义：受人尊敬的，庄严的；法师 To be venerable is to be admired and respected because of your status or a… --- ## [abysmal](https://eijil.com/t/topic/243)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[əˈbɪzməl\] 释义：极坏的，极差劲的，深不见底的，深不可测的 If you want to say something is really, really bad — then call it abys… --- ## [vigorous](https://eijil.com/t/topic/241)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ˈvɪɡərəs\] 释义：精力旺盛的，朝气蓬勃的，充满活力的，强度大的，积极的 Anything vigorous is done with force and energy. Vigorous exerci… --- ## [volatile](https://eijil.com/t/topic/242)
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词性：adj. 音标：\[ˈvɑːlətl\] 释义：善变的，反复无常的，不稳定的，动荡不定的，易挥发的，易激动的，易发作的，易怒的；挥发物 Watch out when a situation becomes volatile — it… --- ## [antagonistic](https://eijil.com/t/topic/244)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ænˌtæɡəˈnɪstɪk\] 释义：对抗的，敌对的，不相容的 antagonistic to/towards If you’re antagonistic, you’re hard to get alon… --- ## [apace](https://eijil.com/t/topic/245)
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词性：adv. 音标： \[əˈpes\] 释义：急速地，飞快地 When something happens apace, it happens quickly. You could say that despite the rain,… --- ## [preposterous](https://eijil.com/t/topic/250)
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词性：v. 音标：\[prɪˈpɑːstərəs\] 释义：荒谬的，反常的 To a vegetarian, the idea of eating a 52-ounce T-bone steak would seem prepostero… --- ## [contemplate](https://eijil.com/t/topic/247)
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词性：v. 音标：\[ˈkɑːntəmpleɪt\] 释义：考虑，思索，沉思 Before you accept a job offer, or a college’s offer of admission, you should tak… --- ## [contend](https://eijil.com/t/topic/248)
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词性：v. 音标： \[kənˈtend\] 释义：声称，主张，争论，竞争，对抗 contend for 争夺； contend (that) 声称，主张； contend with 必须处理，不得不应付\[困难，窘境\] To defend a belief or keep affirming that it’s true is to contend. People used to contend that the earth w… --- ## [deteriorate](https://eijil.com/t/topic/249)
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词性：v. 音标： \[dɪˈtɪriəreɪt\] 释义：\[变得\]恶化，堕落，退化；~ into sth. 恶化成某事 When something gets worse due to neglect or an unfortunate… --- ## [concede](https://eijil.com/t/topic/252)
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词性：v. 音标： \[kənˈsiːd\] 释义：\[不得不\]承认，让步，认输，\[勉强\]让与，同意，失球，失分 concede sth to sb 把sth让与sb，同意sb的sth If you concede something, … --- ## [Curb](https://eijil.com/t/curb/255)
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词性：v. n. 音标： \[kɜːrb\] 释义：约束，抑制，控制，规范；路缘(侧石，马路牙子) The hard thing about learning how to parallel park is trying to get the car close enough to the curb without hitting it. A curb is the edge of the sidewalk beside the ro… --- ## [irresistible](https://eijil.com/t/topic/254)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbl\] 释义：无法抗拒的，非常诱人的，\[力量太强大而\]不可抑制的，不可避免的，扛不住的 If something is irresistible, you have to have it, like the plate of gooey chocolate chip cookies sitting in front of a group of dieters who one by on… --- ## [Deprive](https://eijil.com/t/deprive/256)
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词性：v. 音标： \[dɪˈpraɪv\] 释义：剥夺 deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人需要或者应该有的东西 Deprive means to keep from having. If your little brother gets loud and hyper every time he eats sweets, your parents might deprive him of sugary cereal a… --- ## [Remorse](https://eijil.com/t/remorse/261)
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词性：adj. 音标： \[rɪˈmɔrs\] 释义： a feeling of deep regret Synonyms: contriteness, contrition, guilt, penitence, regret, remorsefulness, repentance, rue, self-reproach, shame Remorse, a noun, is what you feel if you regret y… --- ## [Herald](https://eijil.com/t/herald/258)
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词性：v. n. 音标： \[ˈherəld\] 释义：预示着，预告，作先锋，传达，通报，欢呼，公开称赞；使者，先驱，通报者，传令官 A herald is a sign of things to come. A chilly day in October is a herald of the coming winter. Years ago, a herald was an official who announced impo… --- ## [Forge](https://eijil.com/t/forge/257)
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词性：v. n. 音标： \[fɔːrdʒ\] 释义：锻造，伪造\[文书，笔记\]，形成，缔结\[牢固的关系\]，稳步前进，坚定地继续；锻造车间，铁匠铺，锻铁炉 Have you ever seen a blacksmith make a horseshoe? Well, no, probably not, but they use a special furnace which is called a forge, and “to forg… [Previous page](https://eijil.com/c/vocabulary/10.md?page=2) [Next page](https://eijil.com/c/vocabulary/10.md?page=4)