C2 英语词汇

A stinging wild plant; to irritate or annoy

荨麻；刺痛；激怒

In a sarcastic, mocking manner

讽刺地；挖苦地

In an obsessive, compulsive manner

着迷地；强迫性地

The ability to make quick, accurate judgments; keen insight

敏锐，洞察力，精明

Feeling sad and longing for home while away

思乡的，想家的

To deliberately ignore or slight someone; a deliberate slight

冷落，怠慢；轻视

Able to operate or live both on land and in water

两栖的；水陆两用的

Deserving strong criticism or moral condemnation

应受谴责的，可耻的

A flat area beside a river prone to flooding

泛滥平原，洪泛区

The principle of rejecting violence and using peaceful means

非暴力主义，和平抗争

To secure a boat in place; a broad open boggy landscape

系泊船只；荒野；旷野

A structure where bees live; any very busy place; a tall dome-shaped women's hairstyle

蜂箱，蜂巢；繁忙的地方；蜂巢式发型

To feel smug pleasure, especially at another's misfortune

幸灾乐祸，得意洋洋

A loud confused commotion or uproar; violent disorder

喧嚣，骚动，混乱

To do something badly; a clumsy or ruined piece of work

把……搞砸；拙劣的工作

A quality that evokes feelings of pity or sorrow in an audience

悲怆感；令人同情的特质

A statement of personal beliefs or guiding principles

信条，信念

The quality of being mild and kind

温柔；温和

Property or money left to someone in a will

遗赠物，遗产

Done secretly to avoid being noticed; stealthy

鬼鬼祟祟的，偷偷摸摸的

To damage someone's reputation or purity; to soil or stain

玷污，弄脏，损害名誉

A complete standstill due to equally matched opposition; to cause such a situation

僵局；使陷入僵局

Surgical removal of tissue; deletion of text

切除（术）；删除

The act of examining one's own thoughts and feelings

内省；自我反省

Brief and concise in speech or writing; sometimes abruptly short

简洁的；扼要的

To assign too low a value to; to underestimate

低估；看轻

To make someone or something famous or remembered forever

使不朽；使名垂千古

A violent rotating windstorm; a tropical storm.

气旋，旋风

Truthfulness; the quality of being accurate and honest

诚实，真实性

A tall pointed tower on a church

（教堂的）尖塔

Slim, flexible, and graceful in movement

柔软灵活的，体态轻盈的

A serious split within a group or church

（团体或教会的）分裂，分歧

To agree or consent; to assume an office; to join a treaty

同意，答应；就任；加入

Sly and cunning

狡猾的，诡计多端的

Extremely offensive or disgusting; conflicting with

令人厌恶的，使人反感的；相抵触的

A heavy iron block for shaping metal by hammering

铁砧

The state of being criminal; criminal behaviour

犯罪性；犯罪行为

Full of foam or bubbles; lacking depth or substance

多泡沫的；肤浅的，空洞的

Stubbornly resistant to authority; an uncooperative person

顽固抵抗的，不服从的；顽固抵抗者

Sexual desire or drive

性欲，性冲动

To vaccinate or introduce a substance to produce immunity

接种疫苗；使免疫

To confirm or guarantee the truth or reliability of something or someone

担保；证明；为……作保

A small, roughly built shack; a sailors' work song

简陋小屋；水手号子

A grotesque misrepresentation or poor imitation; to parody something

拙劣的模仿；歪曲；滑稽模仿

An animal without a backbone; lacking a backbone

无脊椎动物；无脊椎的

To develop or exploit something primarily for financial profit

使商业化，使商品化

Exposed to and shaped by strong winds

暴露在风中的，被风吹扫的

The circumference around something, especially the waist

周长，腰围