C2 英语词汇

Something that hinders progress; a speech disability

障碍，阻碍；口吃

Resembling or full of water; overly diluted

水的；稀薄的

Elaborately and excessively decorated; highly embellished in style

华丽的，装饰繁复的

A vegetable with glossy dark-purple skin; aubergine

茄子

To use up or consume a resource

花费；消耗；用尽

Able to recover quickly from difficulties; elastic

有韧性的，能迅速恢复的；有弹性的

Unpredictable and inconsistent; deviating from normal behavior

变化无常的，不稳定的，古怪的

To drive away or eliminate doubts, fears, or misconceptions

驱散；消除（疑虑等）

A device used to inject or withdraw fluids; to inject or clean with a syringe

注射器；用注射器注射或冲洗

To completely surround or enclose something

包围，笼罩

To formally give up a right or claim; to disown or reject

放弃；宣布放弃；否认

To leave one's country to settle in another

移居国外；移民

Money given to corrupt someone's judgment; to offer such payment

贿赂；行贿，收买

To move with quick side-to-side motions; such a movement

扭动；摆动

To exaggerate or describe something as more than it really is

夸大，夸张地陈述

To flinch or recoil in fear or embarrassment; to feel very embarrassed

畏缩；感到尴尬难堪

To retch or suppress speech; a device or order preventing speech

作呕；堵嘴，压制言论；口塞，封口令

Misleadingly oversimplified; treating complex issues as simple

过分简单化的；过于单纯化的

Having mixed or contradictory feelings about something

矛盾的；态度不明确的

The diameter of a gun barrel; the quality or level of ability

口径；才干，水准

To block or hinder progress or movement

阻塞，妨碍，阻挡

To walk slowly and heavily; a long tiring walk

步履沉重地走；长途跋涉

To gather information or grain bit by bit

逐渐收集（信息等）；拾落穗

A small, single-storey house

平房，单层住宅

A tap controlling the flow of water from a pipe

水龙头，旋塞，阀门

To hide or store something secretly; a hidden supply

藏起来；秘密储存；秘密储藏物

A sharp fragment of broken glass or pottery

碎片（玻璃、陶瓷等的碎片）

To gradually decrease in size or amount

逐渐减少，缩小，衰退

The male head of a family or tribe; a revered founder or senior leader

家长，族长；创始人；大主教

To steal goods by force; goods seized illegally

抢劫；掠夺；赃物

A plant that keeps its leaves all year; remaining fresh or popular

常绿植物；常绿的；经久不衰的

Clothing, especially formal dress; to dress or clothe someone

服装，盛装；使穿着，打扮

To capture again after a loss; the act of doing so

重新夺回；再捕获

Magnificent beauty, grandeur, or brilliance

光辉；壮丽；华丽

Completely obvious and shameless; offensively noticeable

明目张胆的，公然的，厚颜无耻的

A cone-shaped utensil for pouring liquids; to channel or direct through a narrow passage

漏斗；引导，集中

The practice of refraining from food, alcohol, or other desires

节制，禁欲；戒酒

An indirect or unintended consequence of an action

（间接的）影响，后果

Not serious or sensible; silly and trivial

轻浮的，轻率的；琐碎的

A lure used to attract someone into danger; to entice into a trap

诱饵，圈套；诱骗，引诱

Showy and attention-getting, sometimes tastelessly so

浮华的，炫耀的

Written works based on real facts and events

非虚构类作品

A large wild bovine animal with a shaggy mane

野牛

A sudden, humiliating failure or disaster

惨败，大失败

A biological classification ranking below family and above species

（生物分类的）属；种类

A loud harsh noise; to make such a noise

刺耳的巨响；高声鸣叫

To eat hastily and greedily; to swallow up

狼吞虎咽；贪婪地吞食

A sudden sharp shake or shock; to shake abruptly

震动，颠簸；使震惊