C2 英语词汇

A person holding beliefs contrary to established religious or accepted doctrine

异端者；异教徒

To shout or cry out loudly; to weep noisily

大声喊叫；放声大哭

To overrun a place in large, harmful numbers

大批出没，侵扰，寄生于

A standard used to judge or evaluate quality

试金石；检验标准

Stern, gloomy, and unfriendly in manner

阴沉的，严厉的，不苟言笑的

To expose the falseness of an idea or claim

揭穿，戳穿谎言或假象

Mentally ill or wildly irrational; suffering from dementia

精神错乱的，疯狂的；患痴呆症的

To completely destroy or kill an entire group

消灭，根绝，彻底消除

A person or animal that eats its own kind

食人者；同类相食的动物

A small natural or artificial cave

洞穴，岩洞

Rebirth of a soul in a new body; a fresh embodiment

转世；轮回；化身

A domed theater projecting images of stars and planets

天文馆，天象仪

To annoy or irritate someone; to cause distress or worry

使烦恼，使苦恼，惹怒

To fish with a dragnet; to search thoroughly; a large fishing net

用拖网捕鱼；彻底搜寻；拖网

Impossible to stop or prevent; relentlessly severe

无情的，冷酷的；不可阻挡的

The main point or essential meaning of something

要点，要旨

A substance used as food or food ingredient

食品，食材

To undergo fermentation; a state of agitation or unrest

发酵；动荡，骚动

A religious sermon or moralizing lecture

布道，说教

A mythological half-woman, half-fish sea creature

美人鱼

A chemical that transmits nerve signals between neurons across a synapse

神经递质，在神经元之间传递信号的化学物质

A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen

预感，凶兆

To cause hostility or opposition in someone

使对立，激怒

A force or weight that offsets another; to balance an opposing force

平衡力；抵消，使平衡

Unmarried or abstaining from sex, especially for religious reasons

独身的；独身者

Characterized by sensual pleasure; curvaceous and sexually attractive

妖娆的；丰满性感的；沉溺于感官享乐的

A precursor or harbinger of something to come

先驱，前兆，先行者

A formal speech of praise, especially delivered at a funeral

颂词，悼词

A small, cheap ornament or piece of jewellery

小饰物；廉价小玩意儿

To irritate or annoy someone

使烦恼，使厌烦

In a final way that cannot be cancelled or undone

不可撤销地；无法改变地

The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy

光合作用

A strong feeling of dislike or aversion

反感；厌恶

In a cautious or restrained manner

保守地；谨慎地

To give pleasure or satisfaction; to fulfill a desire

使满足；使高兴

To walk with short steps, swaying from side to side

摇摇摆摆地走，蹒跚而行

A fungal growth on damp surfaces; to become mouldy

霉，霉菌；发霉

Involving or characterized by deep, quiet thought

冥想的，沉思的

The educated intellectual elite of a society

知识分子阶层，知识界

A small short-handled axe used with one hand

短柄小斧，手斧

Narrow-minded or isolated; relating to an island

孤立的，保守的；岛屿的

Arriving or happening later than expected

迟来的，姗姗来迟的

Unable to produce offspring or crops; not fertile

不育的，不孕的；贫瘠的

The ceremony of crowning a new monarch

加冕典礼

A crazy or idle person; a large diving bird

疯子；懒汉；潜鸟

To isolate or set apart; to seize property by legal authority

使隔离；扣押，没收

To express internal feelings outwardly; to attribute emotions to external causes

使外在化，将内心感受表现于外

Flashy and attention-grabbing in appearance

华而不实的，炫耀的