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• 例：added spices to the stew with complete abandon 肆无忌惮地向炖菜里面加调料

近义词：unconstraint, uninhibitedness, unrestraint

• 例：abandon oneself to emotion 感情用事，abandon herself to a life of complete idleness 放纵自己过着闲散的生活

近义词：indulge, surrender, give up

• 例：abandon the ship/homes 弃船，离家

反义词：salvage 救援

• 例：the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch 坏天气迫使NASA停止了发射

近义词：abort, drop, repeal, rescind, revoke, call off

反义词：keep, continue, maintain, carry on 继续

• 例：was unwilling to abase himself by pleading guilty to a crime that he did not commit 不愿意屈就自己去承认一个莫须有的罪名

近义词：debauch, degrade, profane, vitiate, discredit, foul, smirch, take down

反义词：elevate, ennoble, uplift, aggrandize, canonize, deify, exalt 使高贵，使有声望

• 例：Nothing could abash him. 没有什么可以使他感到难堪。

近义词：discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, fluster, nonplus, mortify

反义词：embolden 使大胆

• 例：abate his rage/pain 平息他的愤怒/减轻痛苦

近义词：moderate, recede, subside, remit, wane, die (away or down or out), let up, phase down, ratchet (down)，taper off

反义词：intensify

• 例：abate a tax 降低税收

近义词：de-escalate, deplete, downscale, dwindle,

反义词：augment, promote 增加

• 例：abate a nuisance 停止伤害

近义词：abrogate, annul, invalidate, nullify, rescind, vacate

• 例：abbreviate the word “building” as “bldg.” 将“building”缩写作“bldg”

近义词：abridge, curtail, cut back, syncopate，truncate

反义词：extend, protract, elongate, lengthen, prolong 延长

• 例：abdicate the throne/crown 退位

近义词：cede, relinquish, renounce, resign, step down (from)

反义词：constitute, assume, usurp 任命，承担，篡位

• 例：This behavior might be aberrant enough to draw attention. 这样的行为已经异常得足以引起人们的注意。

近义词：abnormal, anomalous, peculiar, singular, unwonted，uncustomary

反义词：normal, natural, regular, standard, typical 正常的，标准典型的

• 例：aid and abet (法律)协助教唆

近义词：ferment, foment, provoke, instigate, stir (up), whip (up)

近义词：aid, assist, back, support, prop (up)

反义词：stymie, frustrate, obstruct, thwart, impede, forestall, hinder 阻挠

• 例：hold the plan in abeyance 使计划暂停

近义词：doldrums, quiescence, moratorium, latency, dormancy, suspension, cold storage, deep freeze

反义词：continuance, fulfillment 继续，履行

• 例：He abhors the way people leave their trash at the picnic sites in the park. 他很厌恶人们把垃圾留在公园的野餐点。

近义词：abominate, despise, detest, execrate, loathe

反义词：greatly admire 非常崇拜

• 例：an abiding love of Espanol 对西班牙语持久的热爱

近义词：ageless, enduring, eternal, everlasting, perennial, perpetual, timeless

反义词：evanescent, ephemeral 短暂的

• 例：a man made abject by suffering 被生活折磨得无精打采的人

近义词：spiritless

反义词：spirited, excited, exultant 狂喜的，令人兴奋的

• 例：abject poverty 让人绝望的贫穷

• 例：abject flattery 卑躬屈膝般的恭维； an abject apology 讨好般的、真心的道歉

近义词：base, humble, menial, servile, slavish

• 例：abjure one’s belief 发誓放弃信仰

近义词：recant, renege, renounce, abnegate, forswear (also foreswear), repudiate

反义词：affirm, espouse, embrace 拥护

• 例：abjure extravagance 抵制铺张浪费

近义词：keep (from), refrain (from), withhold (from)

反义词：bow to, give in to, submit to, succumb to, surrender to, yield to 屈从于

• 例：abnegated the idea of freedom 放弃自由的观念

近义词：recant, renege, repudiate, unsay, forswear (also foreswear), take back,

反义词：reaffirm 再肯定，重申

• 例：abnegated her powers 交出她拥有的权力

近义词：cede, resign, step aside (from), step down (from)

反义词：adhere to 依附，坚持

• 例：We abominate jokes that make fun of people who have physical disabilities. 我们鄙视对有生理缺陷的人开玩笑。

近义词：despise, detest, execrate, loathe

反义词：esteem, love, adore 尊敬，爱

• 例：This transaction was totally aboveboard, so there was no reason to question it. 这项交易完全公开公正，没有必要质疑。

反义词：chicanery, surreptitious, underhanded 偷偷摸摸的

• 例：My skin was abraded. 我的皮肤被磨损了。

近义词：chafe, excoriate, rasp, graze, scuff

反义词：augment 增加

• 例：a group of youths riding four abreast 四个一排骑着车的孩子们

近义词：alongside, side by side

反义词：aimlessly, desultorily, erratically, haphazardly, irregularly, randomly, willy-nilly 随意地

• 例：She tried to keep abreast of the latest fashion trends. 她总是尽可能地跟上时尚的潮流。

近义词：acquainted, conversant, informed, knowledgeable, versed, well-informed

反义词：ignorant, unacquainted, unfamiliar, uninformed, unknowledgeable 无知的，不熟悉的

• 例：modern transportation abridges distance 现代运输方式缩短了路途

近义词：curtail, truncate, cut back

反义词：extend in length, protract, amplify 延长，放大

• 例：an abridged edition 精简版

近义词：abbreviate, curtail, condense, syncopate

• 例：abrogate the law/ treaty 废除法律、条约

近义词：disannul, invalidate, nullify, quash, rescind, roll back, strike down

反义词：embrace, uphold, institute 采纳，支持，建立

• 例：abrogate their responsibilities 抛开、不顾他们的责任

• 例：abscond from the prison 越狱

近义词：flee, lam, run off, break out (of), clear out

• 例：The city's usual stir of activity was conspicuously absent due to the report of an escaped lion from the zoo. 一则动物园狮子逃跑的消息让这座城市缺少往日的繁华。

近义词：away, lacking, missing, nonexistent, wanting

反义词：existent, present 存在的，出现的

• 例：seemed absent because he nodded but didn’t say anything 他只点了点头但没说话，看起来像是走神了

近义词：abstracted, distracted, preoccupied

反义词：alert, vigilant, watchful, wary 警惕的；attentive, heedful, mindful 专注的

• 例：absolute ruler 专制的统治者

近义词：arbitrary, autocratic, despotic, dictatorial, monocratic, tyrannical

• 例：absolute silence 鸦雀无声

近义词：complete, utter, deadly, downright, out-and-out

反义词：qualified 有限的，有保留的

• 例：absolute alcohol 无水酒精（纯酒精）

近义词：plain, refined, unadulterated, unalloyed, undiluted, unmixed

反义词：adulterated, alloyed, diluted, impure, mixed 掺杂的，不纯的

• 例：absolute proof 确凿的证据

近义词：clear, deciding, decisive, definitive

反义词：inconclusive, indecisive, unclear 不明确的

• 例：absolve somebody from blame 使某人免受责备

近义词：acquit, exonerate, vindicate

反义词：blame, criminate, incriminate 定罪

• 例：abstain from smoking/voting 戒烟，弃权

近义词：forgo, keep from, refrain from, withhold (from)

反义词：bow to, give in to, submit to, succumb to, surrender to, yield to 屈服于

• 例：an abstemious diet 有节制的饮食， abstemious meals 节俭的晚餐

近义词：continent, temperate, self-abnegating, self-denying

反义词：indulgent 放纵的

• 例：abstracted the 135-page report in three short paragraphs 将一份135页的报告概括为三段话

近义词：digest, recapitulate, synopsize, sum up, boil down

反义词：elaborate 详细描述

• 例：personal problems abstracted him 私人问题让他分心

近义词：detract, divert, call off, throw off

反义词：attention 关注

派生词：abstraction n. 心不在焉

• 例：the abstruse calculations 复杂深奥的计算

近义词：arcane, esoteric, hermetic (also hermetical), recondite

反义词：accessible, patent, shallow, superficial 可了解的，肤浅的

• 例：an absurd argument 无稽之谈

近义词：wild, bizarre, ludicrous, insane, nonsensical, preposterous, half-baked

反义词：rational, sensible, realistic, reasonable 理性的，合理的

• 例：a abundant land 一片富饶的土地

近义词：ample, cornucopian, teeming, replete, abounding

反义词：infrequent, rare, uncommon, inadequate, scanty, scarce 稀少的，罕见的

• 例：He alleged that he was verbally abused by his colleagues. 他声称受到了同事的言语攻击。

近义词：assail, bash, castigate, excoriate, lambaste

派生词：abusive 辱骂的

• 例：abuse a privilege 滥用特权； abuse alcohol 酗酒

近义词：misemploy, misuse

• 例：Our land abuts a wildlife preserve. 我们的土地靠近一片野生动物保护区。

近义词：skirt, verge on, border on, butt on, march with

• 例：abysmal living conditions 极可怜的生活条件

近义词：bottomless

反义词：shallow shoal

• 例：abysmal ignorance 极端的无知；an abysmal cliff 深不见底的悬崖

近义词：profound

反义词：skin-deep, superficial 肤浅的

• 例：acceded to their pleas 同意了他们的请愿

近义词：acquiesce, assent, consent, subscribe, come round

反义词：demur, dissent 反对

• 例：accede to the throne 就任国王

• 例：accelerate his steps 加快脚步

近义词：balloon, escalate, snowball, mushroom, proliferate, burgeon, build up

反义词：retard 减速

• 例：accelerate their departure 提前离开

• 例：toy purchases accelerate dramatically during the Christmas season 玩具销售量在圣诞期间暴涨

近义词：accumulate, balloon, enlarge, escalate, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, roll up

反义词：contract, decrease, diminish, dwindle, lessen, recede, wane

• 例：the town accessible by rail 有铁路通达的城镇

近义词：handy, reachable

反义词：inconvenient, unhandy, unreachable, untouchable

• 例：The information ought to be made more accessible. 信息应该更清晰易懂。

近义词：apprehensible, fathomable, legible, scrutable

反义词：abstruse, incoherent, incomprehensible, inscrutable, insensible 深奥的

• 例：The data is not currently accessible. 数据目前还不可用。

近义词：available, attainable, obtainable, procurable

反义词：unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable

• 例：accessory features such as call-waiting 类似呼叫等待的附属功能

近义词：accessory, peripheral, supplementary

反义词：of primarily importance, chief, main, principal 主要的

• 例：two accessories, the driver of the getaway car and the dishonest bank teller, were charged in the robbery case 两个帮凶，逃逸车辆的司机和不诚信的银行出纳，在抢劫案中被控告

近义词：abettor, confederate

• 例：The discovery of gold was entirely accidental. 黄金的发现纯属偶然。

近义词：incidental, fortuitous, unintended, unintentional, unpremeditated, unwitting

反义词：calculated, deliberate, intended, planned, premeditated 预先计划好的

• 例：Its commercial value was accidental. 它的商业价值微乎其微。

近义词：alien, extraneous, external, adventitious

反义词：inherent, innate, intrinsic 内在的，固有的

• 例：Many people were involved in the search, but the person who actually found the missing girl got all the acclaim. 许许多多的人都参与了搜救行动，但是只有真正找到那个迷失的小女孩的人才受到称赞。

近义词：accolade, applause, credit, distinction, homage, honor, kudos, laud, laurels

• 例：He was acclaimed as the country's greatest modern painter. 他被盛赞为国内最优秀的现代画家。

近义词：accredit, applaud, cheer, commend, endorse, exalt, hail, praise, salute, tout

反义词：castigate, excoriate, lambaste, pan, slam 猛烈抨击

• 例：acclimate oneself to a nine-to-five office job 适应朝九晚五的坐班生活

近义词：adjust, accommodate, shape, suit, tailor

反义词：make unfamiliar with 使不熟悉

• 例：won virtually every accolade that the film world has to offer 赢得了电影界几乎一致的赞赏

近义词：applause, credit, distinction

反义词：disapprobation 不赞成

反义词：excoriation, criticism, reprobation, castigation, cutting remark, derogation, reproof. denigration, denunciation, swearword 批评，谴责

• 例：This cruise ship was big enough to accommodate over 600 people. 该游轮可以为超过600人提供食宿。

近义词：fit, hold, take

• 例：accommodated the lectern to the height of the guest speaker 将讲台的高度调节得适合讲演者

近义词：acclimate, adjust, condition, conform, doctor, edit, shape, suit, tailor

• 例：The idea that the United States could harmoniously accommodate all was a fiction. 认为美国能够和谐一切就是幻想。

近义词：attune, conciliate, conform, coordinate, reconcile

反义词：disharmonize 使不和谐

• 例：I don’t think we can accomplish our goal unless we cooperate. 我认为只有合作才能实现我们的目标。

近义词：achieve, commit, execute, fulfill, make, perpetrate, prosecute, carry out

反义词：fail 失败

派生词：accomplishment n. 成就；accomplished adj. 有造诣的

• 例：This map doesn't seem to be in accord with the current layout of the streets. 这幅地图似乎与当前的街道情况不尽一致。

近义词：accordance, agreement, conformity, congruence, congruity, consonance, harmony, tune

反义词：conflict, disagreement, incongruence, incongruity, incongruousness 不一致

• 例：a theory that accords with the known facts 与已知事实相一致的理论‖He claims that the newspaper’s quote does not accord with what he actually said. 他声称报纸引用的他的话与原文并不相符。

近义词：agree, chord, cohere, coincide, conform, correspond, fit, harmonize, jibe, sort, square, tally

反义词：differ, disagree 不相同，不一致

• 例：Women were finally accorded the right to vote in 1920. 女性最终在1920年获得了投票权。

近义词：accord, award, grant, vest, vouchsafe

反义词：withhold 保留，不给予；recant, retract, withdraw 撤回，收回

派生词：accordance n. 一致，和谐

• 例：accosted by three gang members 被三个混混搭讪

• 例：silt accreting at the mouth of the river 泥沙在河口淤积

近义词：accumulate, build up, pile (up), stack (up)

反义词：wear away, reduction in substance caused by erosion 侵蚀，减少

派生词：accretion n. 慢慢增加

• 例：accumulate a fortune 积攒了一笔财富

近义词：mount, swell, garner, snowball, build up, bulk (up)

反义词：dissipate, diminish, dwindle, recede, wane 消散，减少

• 例：acerbic commentary 尖酸的评论

近义词：pungent, sardonic, satiric, scalding, scathing

反义词：sweet, saccharin 甜的，糖精（甜）

派生词：acerbity n. 酸

• 例：He refused to acknowledge the fact that her daughter has gone. 他拒绝承认女儿已经死去的事实。

近义词：admit, agree, allow, concede, confess, grant, own

反义词：deny 否认

派生词：acknowledgement n. 承认

• 例：the acme of his career 他事业的巅峰

近义词：culmination, pinnacle, tip-top, high-water mark

反义词：bottom, nadir, rock bottom 最低点

• 例：a movie that has come to be regarded as the acme of the Hollywood musical 这部影片被认为是好莱坞音乐剧的最佳典范

近义词：apotheosis, epitome, exemplar

• 例：acquiesce to my own fleecing 默许我的敲竹杠行为

近义词：assent, consent, subscribe, come round

反义词：resist, defy, dissent 抵制，不同意

• 例：bacteria that acquire tolerance to antibiotics 产生了抗药性的细菌‖I have never acquired a taste for wine. 我从来就不具备对葡萄酒酒的品味能力。

近义词：attain, capture, draw, gain, garner, get, make, obtain, procure, realize, reap, secure, win, bring in

反义词：forfeit, lose 丧失

• 例：Acquisitive developers are trying to tear down the ancient temple and build a shopping mall instead. 贪婪的开发商打算铲平这座古老的神庙，取而代之地建造一座购物中心。

近义词：avaricious, avid, coveting, covetous, grabby, grasping, mercenary, moneygrubbing, rapacious

反义词：benevolent, generous, liberal, philanthropic, munificent 慷慨的

• 例：acrid smell of tobacco 烟草刺鼻的味道

• 例：acrid temper 刻薄的性情

反义词：gentle 温和的

• 例：the acrimonious debate between the two candidates 候选人之间言辞激烈的辩论

近义词：embittered, hard, rancorous, resentful, sore

• 例：the business acumen 商业方面的洞察力

近义词：keenness, shrewdness, canniness, clear-sightedness, hardheadedness

反义词：unable to discerning 不能辨别的

• 例：an acute thinker 思维敏锐的思想者

近义词：delicate, fine, keen, perceptive, sensitive

• 例：acute appendicitis 急性阑尾炎

近义词：exigent, imperative, compelling, urgent

反义词：mild, noncritical, nonurgent 轻微的，不严重的

• 例：experiencing acute distress over the misunderstanding with her best friend 因误会她的死党陷入了深深的痛苦

近义词：dreadful, excruciating, profound

反义词：light, moderate, soft 程度温和的

• 例：not bad for an ad-lib comedy routine 对即兴喜剧表演来说已经不错了

近义词：extemporary, impromptu, improvisational, offhanded

反义词：considered, planned, premeditated, rehearsed

• 例：adamant about staying here 执意留下来

近义词：hardheaded, headstrong, intransigent, pertinacious, obdurate, uncompromising

反义词：vacillatory, incline to yield, amenable, compliant, relenting, yielding 动摇的，易屈从的

• 例：adapt to the change 适应变化； adapt the novel for the screen 改编小说为影视作品

近义词：adjust, conform, edit, accommodate, shape, suit, tailor

• 例：be addicted to drug/ alcohol 沉溺于毒品、酒

• 例：science-fiction addicts who eagerly await each new installment in the series 科幻小说爱好者，等待着系列的每一次更新

近义词：devotee, enthusiast, fanatic, maniac

反义词：nonfan 非粉丝

• 例：adhere to the surface 附着在表面

近义词：cleave, cling, hew

反义词：detach 分离

• 例：adhere to the rules 遵守规定

近义词：cling to, hew to, stand by, stick to, comply with

反义词：defy, disobey, rebel against 不服从，反抗

• 例：our coach adheres to the belief that we can win this game if we just have a positive attitude 我们的教练坚定地相信，只有我们有积极的态度，我们就能拿下比赛

近义词：keep to, stand by, stick to or with

反义词：defect from 叛变, forerunner 先行者

派生词：adherent n. 追随者：a follower of a leader, party, or profession

• 例：The meeting adjourned for a week. 会议延期一周。

近义词：prorogate, prorogue, recess, suspend

反义词：convoke 召集，召开会议

• 例：When my wife and I asked the salesclerk to adjudicate our disagreement, she agreed with me that the white shoes looked better. 我和我妻子要求售货员来裁决我们之间的争论，最后她还是同意了我的观点，认为白色的鞋子看起来更漂亮。

近义词：adjudge, arbitrate, decide, determine, judge, referee, settle, umpire

• 例：Massage therapy can be used as an adjunct along with the medication. 按摩治疗可以作为药物治疗的补充疗法。

近义词：appendage, appliance, attachment, add-on

反义词：essential element 重要部分

• 例：admonished the patient to eat more healthy foods 建议患者多吃健康食品

近义词：counsel

• 例：admonished her for littering 责备她乱扔垃圾

近义词：chide, reprimand, reproach, reprove, tick off

派生词：admonishment n. 责备

• 例：I adore those earrings. 我相中那对耳环了。

近义词：fancy, relish, savor, delight in, rejoice in

• 例：adored his wife 宠爱他的妻子

近义词：cherish

反义词：abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, loathe 讨厌，嫌弃

• 例：incompetent assistants who spend all their time adulating her 成天恭维她的不称职的下属

近义词：overpraise, belaud, soft-soap, butter up

反义词：scorn, disdain, vituperate, disparage 鄙视

• 例：adulterate its products with cheap additives 在产品中掺杂廉价的添加剂

近义词：alloy, contaminate, pollute, taint, water down

反义词：enrich, fortify, strengthen 加入养分

• 例：adumbrate a plan 透露计划

反义词：revelation 完全显示

• 例：The strife in Bloody Kansas adumbrated the civil war that would follow. 发生在堪萨斯州的流血冲突预示了之后的南北内战的爆发。

近义词：forerun, harbinger, herald, prefigure

• 例：Moral considerations are adventitious to the study of art. 道德的考量对于艺术研究来说是不必要的。

近义词：alien, extraneous, external, foreign, supervenient

反义词：constitutional, essential, intrinsic, inborn, inbred, innate, inherent 天生的

• 例：political adversary 政敌

近义词：antagonist, foe, opponent

反义词：ally, amigo, friend 联盟，朋友

• 例：The fire is the test of gold, adversity of strong man.(Martha Graham) 烈火试真金，逆境炼勇士。——玛莎?葛兰姆‖finally overcame all the adversities of the Great Depression and rebuilt their fortunes 终于度过了大萧条的困境，开始重新创造他们的财富

近义词：ill, hardship, misadventure, mischance, mishap, tragedy

反义词：fortune, luck, serendipity 好运气

• 例：He adverted to the problem in the opening paragraph. 他开门见山地引出了问题。

反义词：inattentive, remiss, heedless, negligent 疏忽的

派生词：advertent a 留意的

• 例：advocates traditional teaching methods 提倡传统教学方法

近义词：back, champion, endorse, patronize

反义词：impunge 提出异议

• 例：an affable manner 随和的举止

近义词：cordial, genial, hospitable, sociable, good-natured, good-tempered, well-disposed

反义词：irascible, testy, ill-tempered, unamiable, ungenial易怒的，不随和的

• 例：the rolling of the ship made the young sailor squeamish 摇晃的船只让年轻的水手感到恶心

近义词：fa?ade, guise, mannerism, pose, pretense, show

反义词：artlessness, genuineness, innocence, naivety 天真，淳朴

• 例：always had an affinity for nurturing living things 喜欢培养活物

近义词：bent, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity

反义词：aversion, repugnance, antipathy 厌恶

• 例：a study showing an affinity between obesity and socioeconomic status 一项表现了肥胖程度和社会经济水平之间相似性的研究

近义词：association, bearing, kinship

• 例：He was unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt. 在缺乏进一步研究的情况下，他不愿意声称这幅画作是出自伦布兰特的正品。

近义词：allege, assert, aver, avouch, avow, contend, declare, insist, maintain, profess, protest, purport, warrant

反义词：deny, gainsay 否定，反对

派生词：affirmation n. 肯定，确认

• 例：affix a stamp to a letter 把邮票贴在信封上

近义词：attach, bend, fix

反义词：detach, undo, unfasten, unhook 松开，分开

• 例：She listened with deep affliction as her daughter told her about the latest trouble she was in. 她怀着巨大的痛苦聆听着女儿告诉她目前艰难的处境。

近义词：agony, anguish, dolor, excruciation, grief, hurt, misery, pain, rack, torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe

反义词：bliss, cheer, delight, ecstasy, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, joy, jubilation, pleasure, rapture 喜悦，高兴

• 例：affluent society 富裕的社会

近义词：opulent, loaded, deep-pocketed, silk-stocking, well-endowed, well-off, well-to-do

反义词：needy, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, penurious 贫困的

• 例：At the sound of the sleigh bells the children were all agape, waiting for Santa to appear. 听到雪橇铃，孩子们开始好奇地等待圣诞老人的到来。

近义词：agog, anticipant, anticipatory

反义词：apathetic, indifferent, unconcerned, uninterested 不感兴趣的，不为所动的

• 例：exploited the situation to aggrandize himself 借势而上使得自己地位提升、财富增长

近义词：augment, boost, expand, magnify, add (to), pump up

反义词：relegate, disparage, efface, abase, demean 降级，贬低

• 例：Stress and lack of sleep could aggravate the situation. 压力和睡眠不足使情况恶化。

近义词：complicate, worsen

反义词：alleviate, succor, console, assuage, mitigate, relieve 减轻，安慰

• 例：it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already 我在号称的打烊时间前10分钟到达，但发现商店已经关门了，让我很不爽

近义词：annoy, bother, nettle, vex

• 例：An empire is the aggregate of many states under one common head. 帝国是以一个共同领袖领导的若干国家的集合体。

近义词：sum, summation, totality

反义词：isolated units 隔离的单位

• 例：aggregates content from many other sites 搜罗集合了其他网站的内容

近义词：coalesce, join together 结合，连接

反义词：disperse 分散

派生词：disaggregate v. 分解

• 例：aggressive behavior 具有攻击性的行为

近义词：fierce, assaultive, combative, militant, confrontational, go-getting, self-assertive, truculent, pugnacious

反义词：even-tempered, nonbelligerent, pacific, uncombative, uncontentious 心平气和的，不好斗的

• 例：an aggressive campaign to win the African-American vote 一次能够获得非裔美国人选票的强有力的竞选

近义词：dynamic, energetic, full-blooded, vigorous

• 例：a line of aggrieved ticket-holders, demanding a refund for the cancelled play 一队怨念的购票者，为取消的话剧要求退款

近义词：discontent, disgruntled, displeased, dissatisfied, malcontent

反义词：gratify 使高兴，满足

派生词：aggrieved adj. 苦恼的，怨念的

• 例：His agility on the parallel bars has won him several medals. 他在双杠上的矫捷身姿助他赢得了数枚奖牌。

近义词：deftness, dexterity, nimbleness, sleight, spryness

反义词：awkwardness, clumsiness, gaucheness, gawkiness, gracelessness, ungainliness （行动）笨拙

• 例：agitate for better conditions 为得到更好的工作条件而煽动

近义词：debate, dispute, bat (around or back and forth), hash (over or out), talk over

• 例：There's no need to agitate the patient about little things. 没必要因为鸡毛蒜皮的事让患者烦躁。

近义词：bother, discomfort, discompose, perturb

反义词：calm, compose, soothe, tranquilize 平息抚慰，淡定

• 例：Children were agog over new toys. 孩子们见到了新玩具极其兴奋。

近义词：avid, ardent, enthusiastic, solicitous, voracious

反义词：apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic 漠不关心的，无情的

• 例：She got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother. 她惹上了更多的麻烦，进一步加剧了她可怜的母亲所遭受的痛苦。

近义词：bedevil, beset, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, persecute, plague, rack, torment, torture

反义词：comfort, console, solace, soothe 安抚，安慰

• 例：She agonized for days over the moral issues involved. 一连几天她都为被卷入的道德纠纷而感到痛苦。

近义词：anguish, bleed, hurt, mourn, sorrow, suffer

反义词：cheer, crow, delight, exult, joy, rejoice 感到高兴

• 例：Would you mind putting on some agreeable music for dinner ? 你介意为晚饭放一些令人愉快的音乐吗？‖the agreeable melancholy resulting from a sense of the transitoriness of natural beauty 因为感慨自然之美稍纵即逝而产生的令人愉悦的忧伤

近义词：congenial, delectable, delicious, delightful, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, palatable, pleasing, satisfying, savory

反义词：abhorrent, abominable, disagreeable, disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting 令人厌恶的

• 例：I have an agreeable art teacher who lets me do pretty much whatever I want. 我的艺术老师性格非常好，总是允许我去做我想做的事情。

近义词：affable, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, mellow, nice, pleasant, sweet, well-disposed

反义词：choleric, dyspeptic, fussy, grouchy, irascible, irritable, peevish, touchy 脾气不好的，易怒的

• 例：These new security measures

• 例：an airtight argument 滴水不漏、无懈可击的论断

• 例：an airtight seal 不透气的封口

• 例：accepted the invitation with alacrity 欣喜地接受了邀请

近义词：amenability, gameness, obligingness, willingness

反义词：dilatoriness, hesitance and reluctance 拖延，犹豫和不情愿

• 例：He always has a very creative alibi for undone homework. 他对于不完成作业总是有各种新奇的借口。

近义词：defense, justification, plea, reason

• 例：His heartless treatment of their mother during the divorce proceeding has completely alienated the two children. 他在离婚过程中对妻子表现出来的残酷，已经彻底地让两个孩子与他疏远起来。

近义词：alien, disaffect, disgruntle, sour

反义词：reconcile 使…重归于好

• 例：A landowner has a right to alienate his right of ownership - in other words, he can sell the land if he wants to. 地主拥有转让所有权的权力——也就是说如果愿意，他可以出售他的土地。

近义词：assign, cede, convey, deed, make over

反义词：expropriate 接纳他人财产

派生词：unalienable adj. 不可予夺的，不可转让的

• 例：align the cars with the curb 使车与路缘对齐

反义词：askew, awry, warped 歪斜的

• 例：align the wheels of the truck 调整卡车的轮子

反义词：improperly adjusted, irregular 调整不当的，不规则的

• 例：allay one’s fears or doubts 减轻某人的恐惧或怀疑

近义词：assuage, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe

反义词：excite, aggravate, foment, increase the intensity of, exacerbate 激起，加重

• 例：They swore their allegiance to the USA. 他们宣誓效忠美国。

近义词：commitment, dedication, piety, faithfulness, steadfastness

反义词：inconstancy, infidelity, perfidiousness, treachery

• 例：alleviate pain/suffering 减轻痛苦

近义词：ease, assuage, mitigate, mollify, palliate, soothe

反义词：exacerbate 加剧

• 例：Brass is an alloy, consisting of copper and zinc. 黄铜是一种由铜和锌组成的合金。‖Television news has always been an alloy of journalism and show business. 电视新闻一直以来都是新闻界和演艺圈的混合体。

近义词：admixture, amalgam, cocktail, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix, mixture, synthesis

反义词：element （构成整体的）单个元素

• 例：idealism that was alloyed with political skill 因为掺入了政治技能而被削弱理想主义

近义词：adulterate, contaminate, dilute, extend, lace, pollute, sophisticate, thin

反义词：purify 纯化

派生词：unalloyed adj. 纯粹的，未掺杂的

• 例：He also alluded to his rival's past marital troubles. 他间接提到了对手过去的婚姻问题。

近义词：imply, indicate, infer, insinuate, intimate, suggest

• 例：an alluring smile 迷人的微笑

近义词：entice, seduce, solicit, tempt, captivate, enchant, lead on

反义词：unattractive 无吸引力的

派生词：alluring 诱惑的，有吸引力的

• 例：allured by the promise of big bucks, he decided to have a go at a job on the trading floor of the stock market 被赚大钱的许诺所引诱，他决定投身股票市场工作

近义词：bait, beguile, decoy, entice, seduce, lead on

• 例：enter the war as an ally of America 以美国的同盟者身份加入战争

近义词：supporter, confederate, sympathizer

反义词：adversary, rival 对手

• 例：several tribes allied to fend off the invaders 几个部落联合起来抵抗侵略者

反义词：disband 解散

• 例：The balloon stayed aloft for days 气球在空中停留了很多天。

近义词：overhead

反义词：grounded 着陆地

• 例：an aloof church 一座孤零零的教堂； stood apart with aloof dignity 带着超然的尊严站在一旁

近义词：detached, offish, unsociable, withdrawn, standoffish

反义词：sociable 好社交的

• 例：Ambition that is masked as altruism. 在利他主义掩盖下的野心。

反义词：egoism利己主义, egotistic, self-centered, self-concerned, selfish 自私的

派生词：altruistic adj.利他的

• 例：to amalgamate with an American company 与一家美国公司合并

近义词：mix, fuse, intermix, compound, meld, comingle, integrate, intermingle

反义词：separate, isolate分开，隔离

• 例：Students have ambiguous feelings about their role in the world. 学生们为他们在世界中的角色感到迷茫。Frustrated by ambiguous instructions因为不明确的指示而受挫

近义词：doubtful, equivocal, unclear, uncertain

反义词：distinct, pellucid, patent, blatant, explicit, lucid, perspicuous 清楚的，明显的

• 例：He maintained an ambivalent attitude to religion throughout his life. 他一生都对宗教抱有矛盾的心态。

近义词：conflicting, contradictory, mixed

反义词：certain, decided, definite, positive, resolute, sure, unquestioning 明确的，毫无疑问的

派生词：ambivalence n. 矛盾心理

• 例：Every evening, they ambled along the bank. 他们每晚沿河边散步。

近义词：ramble, saunter, stroll, wander, dally, dawdle

反义词：step quickly 快走

• 例：The ambrosial aroma of the roast stimulated our appetites. 烤肉的美味香气刺激了我们的食欲。

近义词：savory, aromal, aromatic, perfumed, redolent, odorous

反义词：fetid, noisome, stenchy, malodorous, rancid 恶臭的

• 例：to ameliorate the suffering of people who have lost their jobs 改善失业人员的痛苦

近义词：improve, convalesce, recuperate

反义词：aggravate, worsen, deteriorate恶化, damper n. 抑制因素

派生词：ameliorator n. 改良物

• 例：a high-spirited and rebellious girl not at all amenable to persuasion. 一个泼辣而反叛的女孩根本不听从劝告。

近义词：compliant, docile, submissive, tractable, obedient

反义词：intransigent, contumacious不妥协的；intractable, recalcitrant, refractory 倔强的；uncontrollable, ungovernable, unruly 难管束的

• 例：the amenity of the new surroundings 新环境的宜人之处

近义词：comfort, convenience, affability

• 例：a discussion conducted in perfect amenity 在和谐融洽的气氛中进行的讨论

近义词：agreeability, cordiality, harmony, accord, concord, consonance

反义词：discordance, inharmony 不和谐

• 例：an amiable teacher not easily annoyed 一个不易惹恼易相处的老师

近义词：friendly, affable, amicable, genial, easy to get along with

反义词：disagreeable, ill-natured, ill-tempered, unamiable, ungenial, ungracious, unpleasant 坏脾气的，令人不愉快的

• 例：maintain amicable relations 保持友好关系；an amicable divorce 和平离婚

近义词：friendly, affable, amicable, genial, easy to get along with

反义词：antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly有敌意的

• 例：live in amity with his neighbors 与邻居和谐相处；They parted in amity. 他们很友好地分别了。

近义词：friendship

反义词：enmity, hostility敌意

• 例：an amorphous cloud mass 一团无定形的云

近义词：shapeless, unformed, unshaped

• 例：an amorphous segment of society 不可归类的社会阶段

近义词：unclassifiable

• 例：Despite the occasional anachronistic word or concept, he has a good feel for the period. 尽管有时会犯一些词汇和概念上的时代性错误，但他对于那个时代的整体把握还是不错的。

近义词：anachronic, anachronous

反义词：accurate 准确的

• 例：Aspirin is a kind of analgesic. 阿司匹林是一种止痛剂。

同义词：anesthetic, anodyne

• 例：Bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face - it's just as bad. 说你姐姐的坏话和当面扇她耳光是类似的——它们都是不好的行为。

近义词：akin, cognate, comparable, connate, corresponding, matching, parallel, resembling, similar, suchlike

反义词：different, disparate, dissimilar, diverse, unlike 不同的，不相似的

近义词：chaos, disarray, topsy-turviness, commotion, turmoil

同义词：rebel, insurgent

反义词：order 有序

派生词：anarchy n. 混乱 ：a state of lawlessness or political disorder due to the absence of governmental authority

近义词：curse, execration, imprecation, malediction

反义词：benediction, benison, blessing 祝福

• 例：The company hopes to boost its sales through ancillary products. 公司想通过辅助产品来增加销量。

近义词：subordinate, subsidiary

反义词：main 主要的；paramount 最主要的

• 例：the need for ancillary evidence 对补充证据的需要
• 例：Some practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillary to the study of natural science. 熟练使用文字的练习对于自然科学的研究也是有帮助的。

近义词：auxiliary, supplementary

• 例：He told us all sorts of humorous anecdotes about his childhood. 他告诉了我们所有关于他童年的奇闻趣事。
• 例：He is a master raconteur with endless anecdotes. 他是讲故事的超级高手，总有讲不完的奇闻趣事。

• 例：an anemic economic recovery. 毫无活力的经济复苏
• 例：Investors are worried about the stock's anemic performance. 投资者担心股市低迷的表现。

近义词：sapless, infirm, feeble, decrepit, wan, pale, pallid, effete, lethargic

反义词：vigorous, spirited 精力充沛的；forceful有力量的

• 例：The dentist waited until the anesthetic took effect. 牙医等止痛药生效。

近义词：analgesic, anodyne

• 例：be anesthetic to their feelings 对他们的感受麻木不仁

反义词：sensate有感觉的

• 例：The lecture was about ancient worship of animate and inanimate objects. 演讲是关于对生命体和非生命体的古代崇拜。

近义词：breathing, live, living

反义词：dead, expired, deceased, lifeless, nonliving 无生命的

• 例：Animate dance will get the blood pumping. 有活力的舞蹈会让人热血沸腾。

近义词：bouncing, brisk, energetic, sprightly, vivacious

反义词：inactive, lackadaisical, languid, listless, leaden 没有活力的，无精打采的

• 例：The writer's humor animates the novel. 作者的幽默使小说富有生命力。

近义词：brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, ginger (up), pep up, vitalize 使有活力

反义词：damp, dampen, deaden使没活力, lassitude, lethargy疲倦, 疲乏

派生词：animation 生命力，活力：the quality or condition of being alive, active, spirited, or vigorous.

• 例：a criminal animated by greed 一个受贪婪驱使的罪犯

近义词：goad, prod, spur, galvanize, stimulate

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• 例：She felt no animus toward those who had wronged her. 她对那些冤枉了她的人没有敌意。

近义词：animosity, antagonism, antipathy, hostility, rancor

反义词：friendliness, amity, amenity 友好

• 例：The new annex that will serve as the permanent home for the school library. 新的裙楼将成为学校图书馆的永久住所。

近义词：addition, extension, penthouse

• 例：plans to annex the supply room so as to make the classroom bigger 计划将工具房并入教室，从而扩充其容量

近义词：adjoin, affix, append, attach, subjoin, tack

反义词：abate, deduct, remove, subtract 削减

• 例：Rome annexed the Nabatean kingdom in 106 AD. 公元前106年罗马帝国吞并了古城那巴顿。

近义词：acquire, appropriate, arrogate, expropriate, seize, take over

反义词：lose 失去

• 例：The advent of e-books enables user to freely annotate what they are reading without worrying about being fined by libraries. 电子书的出现使得用户可以在不用担心被图书馆处以罚金的情况下自由地在读物上作注。

近义词：commentate, footnote, gloss

派生词：annotation n. 注解，注释

• 例：Mosquitoes annoy us in the summer. 夏天蚊子总是不断烦扰我们。
• 例：The sound of footsteps on the bare floor annoyed the downstairs neighbors. 楼上地板的脚步声吵得楼下住户心烦。

近义词：aggravate, bother, chafe, gall, grate, irk, nettle, peeve, pique, rile, ruffle, spite, vex

反义词：soothe, defuse, allay, conciliate, propitiate, mitigate, assuage, appease, pacify, placate, calm, settle, subdue, solace, mollify 平息，抚慰

• 例：The marriage was annulled last month. 婚约上个月取消了。

近义词：disannul, cancel, invalidate, abrogate, nullify, repeal, rescind

反义词：make legal使合法；enact 制定

• 例：Unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people. 不幸的是，他傲慢的态度抵消了他之前对人民的慷慨恩惠。

近义词：counterbalance, neutralize

• 例：He is in an anomalous position as the only part-time teacher in XDF. 他和别人不一样的是，他是XDF唯一的兼职老师。

近义词：aberrant, abnormal, atypical, phenomenal, singular, uncustomary, unwonted

反义词：unexceptional, unextraordinary 普通的，平常的

派生词：anomaly n. 反常 deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.

• 例：an anomalous burst of anger from this usually easygoing person 一个随和的人的一反常态的暴怒

反义词：natural 自然的；standard 标准的

• 例：He made an anonymous phone call to the police. 他给警察打了一个匿名电话。
• 例：The donor wishes to remain anonymous. 捐赠者希望保持匿名身份。

近义词：incognito, innominate, unnamed, unidentified, untitled

反义词：dubbed, named, termed 有名字的

• 例：the anonymous faces in the crowd大众脸

• 例：He did not mean to antagonize you. 他并没有要反对你。
• 例：antagonize a bill 反对一项议案

近义词：counteract, disagree

反义词：agree, concede, grant 同意；win over 使某人同意

• 例：His remark antagonized his friends. 他的评述激怒了他的朋友。

近义词：aggravate, exasperate, gall, inflame, nettle, provoke, peeve, pique, irritate, rile, roil, chafe, grate, ruffle, vex

反义词：soothe, defuse, allay, conciliate, propitiate, mitigate, assuage, appease, pacify, placate, calm, settle, subdue, solace, mollify 平息，抚慰

• 例：The church antedates the village itself. 这座教堂甚至在村庄之前就存在了。‖Dinosaurs antedate cavemen by millions of years. 恐龙比穴居人要早几百万年出现。

近义词：antecede, forego, predate, preexist

反义词：follow, postdate, succeed 晚于

• 例：He has antediluvian notions about the role of women in the workplace. 他对职场女性抱有老掉牙的看法。
• 例：an antediluvian automobile 古董级的汽车

近义词：aged, age-old, prehistoric, antique, aged, immemorial

反义词：modern, new, recent 新的

• 例：an antediluvian who thought a woman without talent is virtuous 一个认为“女子无才便是德”的保守的人

近义词：reactionary

反义词：modern, trendy 潮人

• 例：finish the work anterior to the schedule 提早完成任务
• 例：tests anterior to the college entrance examination 高考前的考试

近义词：antecedent, foregoing, former, forward, precedent, preceding, prior

反义词：after, ensuing, following, posterior, subsequent, succeeding 后面的，后来的

• 例：The clown came on with many antic gestures. 小丑上场表演许多滑稽动作。

近义词：chucklesome, comedic, comic, droll, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, hilarious

反义词：humorless, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous 不好笑的grave 庄重的；serious, solemn, somber 严肃的

• 例：I feel no antipathy towards any of my opponents in the tournament. 我对锦标赛中碰到的任何对手都不存在反感。

近义词：animosity, animus, antagonism, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jaundice, rancor

反义词：amity 友好，和睦；liking, partiality, predilection, prepossession 偏爱，喜爱

• 例：Cruelty to animals is one of my most deeply felt antipathies. 虐待动物是最让我反感的行为之一。

近义词：abhorrence, abomination, anathema, aversion, detestation, execration

反义词：beloved, darling, dear, love 令人喜爱的人或事物

• 例：We saw an antiquated hand-cranked rope-making machine at the textiles museum. 我们在纺织博物馆里看到了一台手摇式古董制绳机。‖antiquated methods of farming 已经过时的耕种技术

近义词：antique, archaic, dated, fossilized, moribund, moth-eaten, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, outworn, prehistoric, rusty

反义词：contemporary, current, modern, recent 当前的，现代的

• 例：Spiritual ideals seem antithetical to the materialism embraced by modern society. 精神上的理想境界往往同当代社会所推崇的唯物主义相抵触。

近义词：antipodal, antipodean, contradictory, contrary, diametric, opposite, polar

反义词：equivalent, identical, same 完全一致的，相等的

• 例：People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems. 人们对于这些重要的社会问题显示出了令人惊讶的冷漠。

近义词：affectlessness, emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, numbness, phlegm

反义词：emotion, feeling, sensibility 有感情

• 例：She heard the story with apathy. 她毫无兴趣的听完了这个故事。
• 例：Her poor grades are proof enough of her apathy concerning all matters academic. 她可怜的分数足以证明他对所有学术问题都没兴趣。

近义词：disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

反义词：concern, interest, regard 关心，有兴趣，在意

• 例：When decorating, remember the familiar aphorism, “less is more.” 装修时需要记住的一句格言是“少即是多”。

近义词：adage, epigram, maxim, proverb

• 例：No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions. 没有人听她的预言。

近义词：prophetic, predictive, prognostic, farsighted

• 例：the apocalyptic Battle of Stalingrad leading to the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany 具有转折点意义的斯大林格勒战役导致了最后纳粹德国的战败

反义词：trivial, petty, minor, immaterial, inconsequential, insignificant 不重要的

• 例：apocalyptic tone 夸大的语气

• 例：an apocryphal story about the president's childhood 一个假的关于总统童年的故事

近义词：spurious, unauthentic, ungenuine

反义词：factual, true, truthful, authentic真的

• 例：He became apoplectic about wasteful government spending. 他对于政府的浪费开销变得怒不可遏。
• 例：The coach was so apoplectic when the player missed the free throw that he threw his clipboard onto the court. 教练对球员罚篮不进非常气愤以至于把战术板扔到了球场上。

近义词：choleric, enraged, furious, incensed, indignant, infuriated, irate, ireful, outraged

反义词：angerless, delighted, pleased 不生气的，高兴的

• 例：Some people completely abandon the faith after apostasy. 有些人在放弃自己的宗教信仰后就再也不相信任何其他宗教信仰了。

• 例：He was looked down upon for apostasy. 他因为背叛而受到鄙视。

近义词：defection, perfidy, treacherousness, recreancy

反义词：fidelity, allegiance, loyalty, piety 忠诚，虔诚

• 例：He felt appalled by the whole idea of marriage so we broke up. 结婚使他恐惧，因此我们分手了。

近义词：dismay, terrify, intimidate, frighten, horrify, daunt, deter

反义词：embolden, encourage, nerve 使大胆，鼓起勇气

• 例：An eccentric claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house. 一个行为怪异的人声称在她的住所里拍到了一张幽灵的照片。

近义词：ghost, phantasm, phantom, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, spook, sprite, vision, visitant, wraith

反义词：entity, substance 实体

• 例：A piteous appeal for help. 虔诚的请求帮助。
• 例：to make an appeal to the public to donate needed blood 向公众提出献血请求

近义词：adjuration, conjuration, entreaty, petition, pleading, supplication

• 例：My lawyer said the court's decision wasn't correct and that we should file for an appeal. 我的律师说法庭的判决不对我们应该起诉。

近义词：charge, accuse, incriminate, inculpate, indict

反义词：absolve 赦免；exonerate, exculpate 开脱免罪；vindicate 辩护

• 例：The large salary made Goldman Sachs’s offer more appealing to him. 高薪使高盛的工作对他更有吸引力。

近义词：alluring, captivating, charismatic, charming, enchanting, engaging, entrancing, luring, seductive

反义词：repellent, repelling, repugnant, repulsive, unalluring 令人厌恶的，不吸引人的

• 例：Her appearance was greeted with applause. 她的表现赢得了认可。

近义词：acclamation, cheer, cheering, ovation, plaudit, rave

反义词：hissing, booing 发出嘘声

• 例：Is that Act applicable in this case where suspect is a foreigner? 那条法规适用于这个嫌犯不是本国公民的案件么？

近义词：actionable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, useful, workable

反义词：impractical, inapplicable, unusable, unworkable, useless 不可用的，不可行的

• 例：He rarely makes comment that is applicable to our discussion. 他的评论很少和我们讨论的题目搭边。

近义词：apposite, apropos, germane, material, pointed, relative, relevant

反义词：extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite, irrelevant, pointless 无关的

• 例：He has been busy in selecting the most applicable word for his PhD thesis. 他一致忙于为自己的博士论文选择最为恰当词汇。

近义词：appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fitting, meet, pretty, proper, right, suitable

反义词：improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, malapropos, misbecoming, unbecoming, unfitting, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong 不恰当的

• 例：to enrich his essay with some very apposite quotations from famous people 用名人名言来丰富他的文章

近义词：applicable, apropos, germane, pointed, relative, relevant

反义词：extraneous, irrelevant, impertinent, irrelative, pointless 无关的

• 例：the appreciable changes in temperature 气温明显的变化
• 例：There doesn't seem to be any appreciable difference between this piece and that one. 这个和那个看上去没什么差别。

近义词：apprehensible, perceptible, detectable, discernible, palpable, distinguishable, sensible

反义词：impalpable, imperceptible, inappreciable, indistinguishable, insensible, undetectable 不能感知的

• 例：She had a strong apprehension about her sister's health 她非常担心她姐姐的健康。

近义词：dread, foreboding, misgiving, anxiousness, unease, uneasiness, worry

反义词：composure, equanimity 镇定；unconcern 冷漠

• 例：apprehension of the thief 逮捕小偷

近义词：arrest

反义词：discharge 释放

• 例：a good apprehension of how computer systems work 对计算机是如何工作的有很好的理解

近义词：understanding, comprehension

反义词：incomprehension

• 例：I am fully apprehensive of the options, I assure you. 我向你保证这些观点我都理解了。

近义词：alive, aware, cognizant, mindful, sensible, sentient, ware, witting

反义词：ignorant, insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unwitting 不知晓的，无知觉的

• 例：People apparently haven’t recovered from the devastating terrorist attack and are still terribly apprehensive about the future. 人们显然没有从那场严重的恐怖袭击中恢复过来，对于未来仍然充满了恐惧。

近义词：afraid, aghast, fearful, frightened, horrified, hysterical, scared, shocked, terrified

反义词：dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unafraid 无所畏惧的；confident 充满自信的

派生词：apprehension n. 理解；忧虑，恐惧

• 例：apprise him of the danger that may be involved 告知他可能涉及的危险

近义词：inform, acquaint, make known to

反义词：withhold information 隐瞒信息

• 例：The proposal met his approbation. 这项建议得到了他的同意。

近义词：approval, favor

反义词：disapproval, disapprobation, disfavor不同意

• 例：to appropriate private property 盗用私人财产
• 例：The economy has been weakened by corrupt officials who have appropriated the country's resources for their own use. 经济因为腐败的官员们私自挪用国家资源而被削弱了。

近义词：purloin, pirate, embezzle, peculate, usurp

• 例：Red wine is a more appropriate choice with the meal. 红酒更适合这顿饭。
• 例：I don't think jeans and a T-shirt are appropriate attire for a wedding. 我觉得穿牛仔和T恤去婚礼不太得体。

近义词：apt, becoming, felicitous, fitting, proper, meet, suitable, apposite, apropos

反义词：improper, inapposite, inappropriate, inapt, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable 不合适的

• 例：The actor announced to reporters that he would only answer to apropos questions about the movie. 演员向记者表示，他只回答那些和电影有关的问题。

近义词：appliacable, apropos, germane, pointed, relative, relevant

反义词：extraneous, irrelevant, impertinent, irrelative, pointless 无关的

• 例：to make a number of telling observations apropos the current political situation 做了很多关于当前政治形势有力的观察

近义词：apropos, apropos of, as far as, as for, as regards (also as respects), as to, concerning, of, on, regarding, respecting, touching, toward (or towards)

• 例：apt remark/ choice/ description 恰当的评述、选择、描述

近义词：apropos, germane, relative, relevant, appropirate

反义词：extraneous, irrelevant, impertinent, irrelative无关的；inappropriate, improper, unseemly 不恰当的，不合时宜的

• 例：He is apt to fly out in rage. 他容易发脾气。

近义词：likely, inclined, tending, given

反义词：unlikely 不可能的；disinclined 没有…倾向的

• 例：an apt pupil 一个聪明的小学生
• 例：He is apt at mathematics. 他擅长数学。

近义词：brilliant, clever, quick-witted, ready-witted, smart

反义词：foolish, dull, dumb, stupid, unintelligent 傻的

• 例：explore the west for arable land 向西探索适合耕种的土地

近义词：cultivable, tillable

反义词：barren, sterile, infertile, unfruitful, unproductive 贫瘠的

• 例：an arbitrary piano teacher who makes all her students do the same exercises over and over again 一个让学生反复练习同一首曲子的专横的老师

近义词：dictatorial, imperious, peremptory, willful

• 例：a nation with no tradition of democracy, only a long history of arbitrary rulers 一个从来没有民主的传统，只有长期的独裁统治的国家

近义词：autocratic, czarist, despotic, monocratic, tyrannic, tyrannous

反义词：limited （权力）受限的；democratic 民主的；republican 共和的

• 例：The order of the names of the 10 semifinalists is entirely arbitrary. 半决赛上十名上场选手的顺序完全是随机的。

近义词：aimless, desultory, erratic, haphazard, scattered, slapdash, stray, willy-nilly

反义词：methodical, orderly, organized, regular, systematic, systematized 有序的，有组织的

• 例：The rebate form uses arcane language, the only purpose of which seems to be to disqualify buyers from actually getting a rebate. 折扣单上的条文晦涩难懂，这样做的唯一目的也许就是让消费者不能真正地享受到折扣。

近义词：ambiguous, dark, elliptical, equivocal, murky, mysterious, mystic, nebulous, occult, opaque

反义词：accessible, clear, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal 清晰明了的，明确的

• 例：Grammatical rules seem extremely arcane to generations of students who were never taught grammar in the first place. 对那些从未学习过语法的几代学生来说，语法规则犹如天书。

近义词：abstruse, cryptic, deep, enigmatic, esoteric, hermetic, impenetrable, inscrutable, recondite, uncanny

反义词：easy, facile, shallow, simple, superficial 浅显易懂的

• 例：archaic laws 过时的法律

近义词：antiquated, outdated, outmoded, prehistoric, superannuated

反义词：fashionable 流行的；up-to-date, fresh, modern, new, novel 新的, modern diction 新语

派生词：archaism 古语：the use of archaic diction or style

• 例：an archetype of the successful entrepreneur 成功企业家的典范

近义词：ideal, a perfect example, quintessence

• 例：The abacus is sometimes cited as the archetype of the modern digital calculator 算盘是现代计算器的鼻祖

近义词：antecedent, foregoer, forerunner, precursor, predecessor, prototype

• 例：“‘Frankenstein’... ‘Dracula’... ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde’... the archetypes that have influenced all subsequent horror stories”(New York Times) “‘弗兰肯斯坦’…‘德秋拉’…‘杰基尔博士和海德先生’影响了所有继之而来的恐怖故事的原型”(纽约时报)

近义词：archetype, prototype

• 例：His ardor was damped. 他的热情被泼了冷水。

近义词：avidity, zeal, fervor, fervency, fervidness, passion, passionateness, vehemence

反义词：apathy, torpor, impassivity, insensitivity 冷漠，麻木

• 例：a long and arduous undertaking 一项长期艰苦的任务
• 例：an arduous journey across miles of desert 艰苦的沙漠之旅

近义词：grueling, laborious, taxing, onerous, burdensome

反义词：easy, simple, unchallenging, undemanding, facile, effortless不费劲的

• 例：groups communicating in their own secret argots 用他们秘密的行话交流的团体

近义词：argot, cant, jargon, shoptalk

反义词：standard language 标准的语言；common verbalism大众的言语

• 例：The couple’s arguments were often loud enough to be heard all over the neighborhood. 这对夫妻吵架的声音往往大到能被邻居听见。

近义词：altercation, controversy, disagreement, dispute, hassle, imbroglio, quarrel, squabble, tiff, wrangle

• 例：In his argument the author committed several logical fallacies which undermined its soundness. 在作者的论述中出现了若干逻辑谬误，从而降低了它论证的力度。

近义词：account, accounting, argumentation, case, explanation, rationale, reasoning

• 例：It is and will always be my argument that we have too many problems here on earth to concern ourselves with manned trips to Mars. 我现在和以后的观点都将会是：在我们解决地球上的问题之前，不应该花太多的心思考虑载人火星计划的事情。

近义词：assertion, point, position, stand, thesis

• 例：arid wastelands unfit for human habitation 不适合人类居住的干燥荒原

近义词：droughty, dry, sere, thirsty, waterless

反义词：damp, dank, humid, moist, wet 湿润的，潮湿的

• 例：arid wastelands unfit for human habitation 不适合人类居住的干燥荒原

近义词：dreary, dull, flat, humdrum, jading, jejune, monochromatic, monotonous, pedestrian, stale, stodgy, tedious, wearisome

反义词：absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting 有趣的，吸引人的

• 例：a marching band’s carefully choreographed array 前进中的乐队所摆出的经过复杂编排的方针

近义词：arrangement, disposal, disposition, distribution, ordering, sequence, setup

反义词：disorder, disorganization 混乱，无序

• 例：data arrayed in descending order 按照降序排列的数据‖arrayed his baseball cards in order of their rarity and consequent monetary value 把他的棒球卡按照稀有程度——也即价值排列

近义词：arrange, classify, codify, dispose, marshal, organize, range, systematize, draw up, lay out

反义词：derange, disarrange, disarray, disorder, mess, rumple, upset 弄乱，打乱

• 例：He had already arrayed himself in his best clothes. 他已经穿上了他最好的服装。‖a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath 被美丽的常青花环妆点的节日大门

近义词：adorn, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, embellish, emblaze, emboss, enrich, garnish, ornament, trim

反义词：blemish, deface, disfigure, mar, scar, spoil 破坏，

• 例：arrest the growth of the tumor 抑制肿瘤生长

近义词：check, rein, curb, contain, hamper, thwart, bring to a halt

反义词：vitalize, activate, animate, invigorate 使有生气；prod, goad, spur, galvanize, provoke, stimulate 刺激

• 例：Science cannot yet arrest the process of aging. 科学不能阻止衰老。

近义词：cease, cessation, closure, conclusion, discontinuance, discontinuation, ending, halt, stop, termination; check, stop

反义词：continuance, continuation 继续

• 例：She was charged with resisting arrest. 她因为拘捕受到起诉。

近义词：apprehend

反义词：discharge 释放

• 例：The behavior of the daredevil arrested pedestrians. 冒失鬼的行为吸引了行人们的注意力。

近义词：enchant, fascinate, bedazzle, grip, hypnotize, mesmerize

• 例：an arresting spectacle 吸引人的奇观

近义词：absorbing, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, gripping, immersing, intriguing, riveting

反义词：boring, drab, tedious, monotonous, uninteresting 乏味的，单调的

• 例：arrhythmic pulse 不规律的脉搏

近义词：irregular, disorderly

反义词：regular, orderly 规律的

• 例：Her arrogance has earned her a lot of enemies. 她的傲慢给她带来了很多敌人。

近义词：assumption, bumptiousness, haughtiness, hauteur, imperiousness, loftiness, peremptoriness, pomposity, pompousness, presumptuousness, superciliousness

反义词：humility, modesty, humbleness, unassumingness 谦虚

• 例：He cannot articulate his thoughts. 他不能清楚地表达他的想法。
• 例：a theory first articulated by ancient philosophers 被古时哲学家阐明的理论

近义词：enunciate

反义词：murmur, mumble, mutter, slur 模糊地说

• 例：The television crew covering the science fair were looking for photogenic and articulate students to explain their projects on the air

近义词：eloquent, fluent, silver-tongued, well-spoken

反义词：inarticulate, ineloquent, unvocal 表达不清楚的

• 例：This idea was in the ascendant. 这种思想处于主导地位。

近义词：superior, dominant, sovereign

反义词：having no influence/ power 没有影响力的

• 例：The teacher told the students to write even numbers in ascendant order. 老师让学生们按升序写出偶数。

反义词：declining 下降的

• 例：This is an ascetic diet of rice and beans. 这是一顿禁欲的隐私，只有米饭和豌豆。

近义词：abstemious, abstinent, self-denying

反义词：sumptuous, luxurious 奢侈的；licentious, sybaritic, voluptuous 放荡的，沉溺于酒色的

• 例：We normally see an ascetic meditating in a Yogic pose. 我们通常会看见一个苦行者以瑜伽的姿势来冥想。

近义词：stoic, spartan

反义词：sybarite, hedonist, voluptuary 奢侈逸乐的，人享乐主义者，酒色之徒

• 例：Surgery must be in aseptic environments. 手术必须处在无菌环境下

近义词：sterile, germfree

反义词：germy, unsterile 有细菌的；contaminated, tainted 被污染的

近义词：inactive, lackadaisical, languid, listless, spiritless

反义词：active, animated, energetic, energetic, vivacious 有活力的

• 例：aseptic essays 没有感情的文章；an aseptic smile 漠然的微笑

近义词：affectlessness, emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, numbness, phlegm

反义词：emotion, feeling, sensibility 有感情

• 例：The picture hung askew. 画挂歪了。
• 例：His tie was askew. 他的领带歪了。

近义词：crooked, cockeyed, oblique, lopsided, skewed, aslant, slanted, slanting, listing, tilted, awry

反义词：aligned 列成一行的；straight, erect 直的

• 例：His face had a frightening aspect. 他的脸很吓人。

近义词：appearance, look, figure, presence, mien

• 例：She responded with such asperity that we knew she was offended by the question. 她如此粗鲁的回答问题以至于我们知道这个问题冒犯到了她。

近义词：roughness, crudity, rudeness, poignancy, harshness

反义词：softness, mildness 脾气好

• 例：He has encountered more than his share of asperities on the road to success. 在成功的道路上他已经遇到过比他应该承受的更多的艰辛。

近义词：severity, hardness, hardship, rigor

• 例：cast aspersions on my loyalty 诽谤我的忠诚

近义词：defamation, besmirchment, calumny, calumniation, maligning, obloquy, vilification

反义词：glowing tribute, eulogy, extolling, laudation, praise, commendation, compliment 热情赞赏，表扬；flattery, adulation拍马屁

• 例：a bevy of ever-smiling aspirants for the Miss America title 一群想当美国小姐的少女
• 例：Envy can make oneself backward, self-confidence can tells him to be a aspirant. 妒忌能使自己落后，自信能使自己上进。

近义词：seeker

反义词：noncandidate 非候选人

• 例：The pilot was an aspirant astronaut. 这个飞行员想成为航天员。

• 例：The union organizers assailed the chemical company for failing to provide a safe working environment. 工会主席因为这家化工企业不能为员工提供安全的生产环境而对其进行了严厉的抨击。

近义词：abuse, bash, belabor, blast, castigate, excoriate, lambaste, savage, scathe, slam, trash, vituperate

反义词：acclaim, commend, compliment, hail, laud, praise 表扬，称赞

• 例：He was assailed by a young man with a knife. 他被一个持刀的年轻人揍了一顿。

近义词：assault, attack, beset, charge, raid, rush, storm, strike, set on

反义词：defend, guard, protect, shield 防御，守卫

派生词：assailable adj. 易受攻击的

• 例：The general proposed a detailed plan and the president assented. 将军提出了一个细节化的计划，总统同意了该计划。

近义词：accede, agree, assent, consent, subscribe, come round

反义词：dissent, disagree 不同意

• 例：asserted one’s innocence.坚称自己无罪
• 例：He asserted that there were corrupt officials in the government. 他断言道政府里面一定存在腐败的官员。

近义词：aver, allege, avow, avouch, insist

反义词：deny, gainsay 否认

• 例：You will have to make many personal judgments when being assertive. 当武断的时候你不得不做出很多个人选择。

近义词：assertory, self-assured, self-assertive, peremptory

反义词：diffident 不自信的

• 例：We need to assess whether or not the system is working. 我们需要评估这个系统是否工作。

近义词：evaluate, appraise, guesstimate

• 例：The utility company will assess a fee if your payment is late. 如果你付款晚了，公共事业公司会罚款。

近义词：assess, charge, exact, fine, lay, levy, put

反义词：remit 免除（债务）

• 例：tended his garden with assiduous attention 专心仔细地照看他的花园
• 例：The project required some assiduous planning. 项目需要细心的规划。

近义词：diligent, industrious, sedulous

反义词：idle, inactive, unbusy, unemployed, unoccupied 空闲的

派生词：assiduity n. 勤勉：persistent application or diligence; unflagging effort.

• 例：He couldn't assuage his guilt over the divorce. 他无法减轻自己在离婚中的罪行。

反义词：aggravate, exacerbate 加强，恶化

• 例：Life contains sorrows that cannot be assuaged, and it is important to be honest in acknowledging this. 生活中存在着无法平息的悲伤，诚实地承认这个事实才是重要的。

近义词：compose, soothe, calm, pacify, placate, appease, lighten, relieve, alleviate, assuage, allay, mitigate, moderate, conciliate, propitiate

反义词：aggravate, annoy, enrage, exasperate, incense, infuriate, ire, irk, irritate, madden, nettle, peeve, provoke, rile, roil, vex 煽动，激起

• 例：assuage his thirst 消渴
• 例：That meal certainly assuaged my hunger. 那顿大餐满足了我的口腹之欲。

近义词：satisfy, sate, satiate, quench

• 例：The richness and variety of the undersea environment are astounding．富饶而多样的海底环境是令人惊奇的。

近义词：amazing, astonishing, blindsiding, dumbfounding, shocking, startling, stunning, stupefying

反义词：unsurprising 平常的

• 例：Astute salesmen know how to invest emotionally. 精明的推销员知道如何进行感情投资。

近义词：canny, smart, shrewd, perspicacious, clear-eyed, clear-sighted, savvy, hardheaded

反义词：unknowing 无知的

• 例：broken asunder 打碎
• 例：Buildings were burst asunder. 建筑物已经被炸成碎片了。

近义词：piecemeal

反义词：in a piece 完整一片；together 在一起

• 例：A quite conscience sleeps in thunder, but rest and guilt live far asunder. 平静的良心能在雷声中入睡，而安宁和负罪则无法毗邻。
• 例：Our opinions are wide as the poles asunder. 我们的意见完全相反。

近义词：apart

反义词：together 在一起

• 例：an insane asylum 疯人院
• 例：The embassy serves as an asylum for that country's nationals in need of help. 大使馆作为那国需要帮助的公民的保护所。

近义词：harbor, haven, refuge, sanctuary, sanctum

• 例：the asymmetrical construction 非对称的建筑

近义词：asymmetric, nonsymmetrical, unsymmetrical, unbalanced

反义词：symmetrical 对称的；balanced 平衡的

• 例：functional asymmetry of cerebral hemispheres 大脑两半球功能不对称性

近义词：disproportion, imbalance

反义词：symmetry 对称；balance, proportion 平衡

派生词：asymmetric adj. 不对称的

• 例：Blood must atone for blood. 以命抵命。
• 例：Even death cannot atone for the offence. 罪不容诛。

近义词：redeem

• 例：Murder is an atrocious crime. 犯罪是一种极其恶劣的犯罪活动。

近义词：heinous

反义词：benign, kind, kindhearted, benignant, good-hearted, humane, sympathetic, tenderhearted 善良的，好的

• 例：The service on plane was atrocious. 飞机上的服务让人极为不满意。

反义词：satisfactory 令人满意的； wonderful 精彩的，极好的

• 例：The years following the closing of the last textile mill, the town atrophied. 随着最后一家纺织厂的倒闭，整个城镇开始衰退。

近义词：crumble, decay, decline, degenerate, descend, devolve, ebb, regress, retrograde, rot, sink, worsen

反义词：ameliorate, improve, meliorate 改善，提升

• 例：an investment attenuated by inflation 一份因通货膨胀而贬值的投资.

近义词：cheapen, devalue, downgrade, reduce, write down

反义词：appreciate, enhance, upgrade, mark up 升值，提升

派生词：attenuation n. 弱化，贬值

• 例：Her fine work attests her ability. 她的优秀作品能够证明她的能力。‖I can attest that she was at the party. 我可以为她当时在聚会上作证。

近义词：argue, authenticate, certify, corroborate, substantiate, support, testify, validate, verify, vindicate

反义词：contradict, disprove, gainsay, rebut, refute 反驳，否定

• 例：After years spent in academia, he found it difficult to attune himself to the corporate culture. 在学术圈摸爬滚打多年之后，他发现自己很难融入企业文化之中。

近义词：accommodate, conciliate, conform, coordinate, key, reconcile

反义词：disharmonize 使不和谐；disarray, disorder, disorganize, disrupt 弄乱，打乱

派生词：attunement n. 调音，协调

• 例：an audacious plan 一个冒进的计划

近义词：bold, adventurous, brash, brassy, brazen, rash, reckless

反义词：cautious, circumspect, guarded, wary 小心谨慎的

近义词：impertinent, impudent, insolent

反义词：timid, meek 温顺的

• 例：audacious adventurers risking everything they had for a shot at glory 为了荣誉而孤注一掷的冒险家们

近义词：daring, emboldened, enterprising, nervy, venturesome

• 例：an audacious interpretation of two dramas 对两部戏剧的创造性阐述

派生词：audacity n. 胆量，不敬

• 例：The ancient Roman augurs predicted the future by reading the flight of birds. 古罗马的预言家们通过鸟类的航线来预测未来

近义词：forecaster, foreseer, diviner, foreteller, prophesier, visionary

• 例：This augurs well for us. 这是一个好兆头

近义词：forebode, promise

• 例：The fortune-teller augured nothing but a series of calamities for me. 占卜人预言在我身上将会有一系列大灾难发生

近义词：forecast, predict, presage, prognosticate, prophesy

• 例：Unsurprisingly, the head of the bank is an august white-haired gentleman. 不出所料的，银行的总裁是一名白发苍苍的、令人顿生敬意的绅士。

近义词：distinguished, imposing, portly, solemn, staid, stately

反义词：flighty, frivolous, giddy, goofy, silly, undignified 轻浮的，不庄重的

• 例：an august golden anniversary celebration for the company 盛大的周年庆祝会

近义词：baronial, epic, grandiose, imperial, magnificent, majestic, massive, monumental, noble, regal, splendid

反义词：common, humble, mediocre, ordinary, unimposing, unimpressive 普通的，一般的

• 例：began the season with an auspicious win against their strongest football rival 在赛季之初就战胜了最强的对手，为整个赛季赢得了好兆头

近义词：bright, encouraging, golden, heartening, hopeful, promising, propitious

反义词：baleful, dark, direful, doomy, foreboding, gloomy, menacing, minatory, ominous, portentous, sinister, threatening 不详的，凶兆的

• 例：For the private office of the CEO of the large corporation, the room is unexpectedly austere. 出人意料的是，大公司总裁的私人办公室居然十分朴素。

近义词：plain, spartan, stark, unadorned

反义词：deluxe, lavish, luxurious, plush, sumptuous 奢华的；elaborate, fancy 花哨的

• 例：an austere fortress at the top of some formidable cliffs 建立在悬崖峭壁之上的一座令人畏惧的堡垒‖In his memory his deceased grandfather is an austere, distant, cold person. 在他的记忆之中，已过世的祖父是一个严肃、冷漠而难以接近的人。

近义词：dour, fierce, flinty, forbidding, formidable, gruff, intimidating, lowering, rough, rugged, severe, steely

反义词：benign, benignant, gentle, mild, tender 和蔼的，温柔的

• 例：found an authentic Native American arrowhead 发现了一支美洲土著的箭头

近义词：bona fide, certified, genuine

反义词：bogus, counterfeit, fake, mock, phony, spurious 伪造的

• 例：an authentic reconstruction of the Parthenon 帕台农神殿的准确复刻

近义词：accurate, exact, precise, right, veracious

反义词：corrupt, false 错误的

派生词：authenticity n. 真实，真实性

• 例：a leading authority on neural anatomy 一名神经解剖学领域的权威人士

近义词：expert, connoisseur, maestro, master, virtuoso

反义词：amateur 业余爱好者 inexpert 非专家

• 例：The sheriff had authority over the whole county. 郡守对于整个郡都有管辖权

近义词：administration, governance, regime, regimen

• 例：He speaks with a persuasive authority on matters of public health. 他就公共健康事务发表了带有影响力的、令人信服的评论

近义词：clout, credit, leverage, weight

• 例：By the authority vested in me, I now pronounce you married. 依我所拥有的权力，我宣布你们成为夫妻

近义词：arm, command, control, dominion, reign

反义词：impotence, powerlessness 无权力

• 例：On what authority do you make such a claim? 你的指控有何理由？

近义词：grounds, justification

• 例：It signified the British rejection of autocracy by constituting the first formal restraining of the power of the monarch 英国对于独裁体制的反抗表现在它对君王权力进行的正式约束

近义词：absolutism, dictatorship, totalitarianism, tyranny

反义词：democracy 民主，民主制度

派生词：autocratic adj. 独裁的

• 例：Will your next car be a manual or an automatic? 你下辆车是手动挡还是自动挡？‖Modern subwaysare equipped with automatic screen doors. 现代地铁都装备了自动屏蔽门。

近义词：automated, robotic, self-acting, self-operating, self-regulating

反义词：manual 手动的

• 例：Carl’s automatic use of the brakes narrowly averted a collision. 卡尔不经意间所踩的刹车勉强避免了一场车祸。

近义词：impulsive, instinctive, involuntary, mechanic, mechanical, natural, spontaneous

反义词：calculated, deliberate, intentional, planned, predetermined, premeditated, studied 有计划的，蓄意的

派生词：automatically adv. 自动地

• 例：The province has been granted autonomy. 这个省份被授予了自治权

近义词：self-governance, sovereignty

反义词：dependence, subjection 附属，依赖

• 例：a teacher who encourages individual autonomy 一个鼓励精神独立的老师

近义词：independence, liberty, free will

反义词：constraint, duress 限制

派生词：autonomous adj. 自治的

• 例：The bank official's embezzlement was motivated by pure avarice. 银行官员盗用公款纯粹是出于贪婪

近义词：acquisitiveness, avidity, covetousness, cupidity, greediness, rapacity

反义词：generosity, magnanimity慷慨

派生词：avaricious adj. 贪婪的

• 例：was tearfully averring his innocence 涕泪俱下地声明他的清白

近义词：allege, assert, avouch, avow, declare, purport, warrant

反义词：deny, gainsay 否认

• 例：She averred that she didn't need any help choosing her own clothes. 她态度强硬地声明：在买衣服的问题上不需要别人指手画脚

近义词：affirm, insist, maintain, profess

• 例：a natural aversion toward insects 天生对昆虫的反感

近义词：distaste, horror, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion

• 例：Clichés should be the aversion of every good writer. 陈词滥调应该是让每个优秀的作家都感到厌恶的

近义词：abhorrence, abomination, antipathy, detestation, execration

反义词：love 令人喜爱的事物

• 例：avid movie fans 急切的影迷

近义词：agog, ardent, eager, keen, impatient, thirsty

反义词：apathetic, indifferent 不在乎的

• 例：She stared at the jewels with an avid glint in his eye. 她带着贪婪的目光注视着那些珠宝

近义词：acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, greedy, rapacious

派生词：avidity n. 贪婪

• 例：With jingoism rampant, the peace candidate felt compelled to make an avowal of his patriotism. 在沙文主义肆虐的情况下，爱好和平的候选人被迫承认自己是个爱国主义者。

近义词：affirmation, assertion, asseveration, avouchment, claim, declaration, insistence, profession

反义词：disavowal 否认，否定

• 例：The streets were awash from the heavy rains. 街道因为大雨被水淹没了

近义词：doused, drenched, saturated, sodden, soggy, soaked, afloat

反义词：dry, arid, dehydrated, drained 干燥的

• 例：The program is currently awash in submissions and will not be accepting any more until next term. 该项目的申请人数过多，因此下一轮之前不会再接受任何申请

近义词：abounding, abundant, flush, fraught, replete, swarming, teeming, thronging

反义词：dearth, insufficient, scant 匮乏的

• 例：She gazed in awe at the great stone. 她敬畏地凝视着那块巨石

近义词：admiration, reverence, respect, veneration

反义词：irreverence, insolence, scorn, superciliousness 蔑视，不敬

派生词：awesome adj. 令人敬畏的

• 例：awkward with a needle and thread 缺乏灵巧的针线活技术

近义词：handless, maladroit

反义词：adroit, deft, dexterous, proficient, skilled 灵巧的

• 例：Her awkward handling of the seating arrangements resulted in many hurt feelings. 她那缺乏智谋的座次安排伤害了许多人的感情

近义词：botched, bungling, fumbled, inept, inexpert, maladroit

• 例：an awkward design 一份粗劣的设计

近义词：clumsy, gauche, graceless, gawkish

反义词：elegant, graceful, polished, lithe, coordinated 优雅的

• 例：the awkward situation of having to listen as your host and hostess quarrel loudly in the next room 不得不听着你的主人和她太太在隔壁大声争吵的尴尬境地

近义词：discomfiting, disturbing, disconcerting, embarrassing, flustering

• 例：The manual can opener is too a

• 例：stayed under the awning outside the Starbucks during the rainstorm 在星巴克外面的遮阳棚里躲雨

近义词：awning, ceiling, cover, roof, tent

• 例：Her sunglass is awry. 她墨镜戴歪了

近义词：askew, aslant, lopsided, slanted

反义词：aligned, direct, even, straight 成行的，笔直的

• 例：Operation Redwing was initially launched by US special-operation troops in hopes of capturing or killing a Taliban leader but went awry. 由美军特种部队发起、代号为“红翼”的军事行动的起初目的是捕获或击杀一名塔利班头目，然而行动在执行过程中出现了差错

近义词：amiss, aside, astray, erroneous

反义词：right, well 无差错的

• 例：Euclidean geometry is based on five axiomatic principles. 欧几里得几何学是在五条公理的基础上建立的

近义词：dictum, fundamental, maxim

• 例：an axiomatic truth 一个不言而明的真理

近义词：self-evident, prima facie

反义词：controversial 有争议的

派生词：axiom n. 公理

• 例：Babies babble before they can talk. 婴儿在会说话以前含糊不清地发音

近义词：drivel, gabble, gibber, jabber, prattle, abracadabra

反义词：articulate 清晰地说出

• 例：The little girls babbled contentedly for the whole ride home. 两个小姑娘在回家的路上高兴地闲聊

近义词：chatter, prate

• 例：My plan to throw her a surprise party backfired when she ended up sobbing that everyone had forgotten her birthday. 我本想给她的生日开一个聚会作为惊喜，但没想到事与愿违：她啜泣着说所有人都忘记了她的生日。