C2 英语词汇

A substance that makes dough rise; to cause fermentation or gradual change

酵母；发酵剂；使发酵；渐变影响

The practice of travelling or working at sea

航海，航海业

To use resources carefully and avoid waste

节约，节省

Unfair favoritism shown to close friends, especially in political appointments

任人唯亲，裙带关系

To deflect an attack or avoid a difficult question; a defensive move

格挡，招架；回避

To force something unwanted onto someone; to pass off as genuine

强行加于；以次充好

The tendency to escape from reality through fantasy

逃避现实，逃避主义

Remaining as a trace; having lost original function through evolution

退化的，残留的

To behave in a listless or depressed manner; a spiritless person

郁郁寡欢；无精打采的人

Relating to non-woody, soft-stemmed plants

草本的；非木质的

A group of attendants accompanying an important person

随行人员，侍从队伍

A musician who plays percussion instruments

打击乐器演奏者

Playful flirtation; a brief casual romantic involvement; idle time-wasting.

调情；短暂的风流韵事；虚度时光

A large continuous area of land, such as a continent

大陆，陆块

A wine merchant or wine maker

葡萄酒商，酿酒者

Dull, monotonous, and lacking variety

单调乏味的；平淡无奇

Lacking professional skill or polish

业余水平的；不够专业的

To push outward; to shape by forcing through an opening

挤出，压出；使突出

To take away private property for public use

征用，没收（私人财产）

A passageway or temporary walkway; make way!

通道，跳板；让路！

To live together as a couple without being married

同居，未婚共同生活

Treating serious matters too lightly; frivolity

轻率，轻浮，不严肃

Generous giving of gifts or money, often ostentatiously

慷慨的赠予，大方的赏赐

To suffer from intense heat; oppressive heat

热得难受；闷热，酷热

To flick through pages or shuffle cards; a shallow fast-flowing stream

快速翻阅；弹牌洗牌；浅滩，急流

Fortunate, as if arranged by divine providence

天意的，幸运的

Very thin and nearly transparent

透明的，轻薄透明的

To triple in amount; the highest musical voice or part; three times as much

增至三倍；最高音部；三倍的

Characterized by strong, sudden bursts of wind

多阵风的，狂风阵阵的

The state of no longer being used; to stop using something

废弃不用；停止使用

A formal assembly or the act of calling one together

召集；正式集会

A dissatisfied, rebellious person; feeling discontented

不满现状的人；心怀不满的

A keyboard instrument that plucks strings, common in Baroque music

羽管键琴

In a carefully planned, strategic manner

战术上；策略性地

To make someone appear guilty of a crime

使负罪，牵连，归罪于

Easily bent; readily yielding to influence

柔韧的；顺从的

A decorative wooden floor; the ground-floor seating in a theatre

镶木地板；剧场正厅座位

A scene of noisy chaos and confusion

混乱嘈杂的场面

A person or animal lacking normal pigmentation; having albinism

白化病患者；白化的

A noisy, disorderly quarrel or brawl

喧闹的争吵，骚乱

Lacking purpose, responsibility, or effectiveness

无能的，不负责任的

Not recognized or valued for one's worth

未被赏识的，不受重视的

Again from the beginning in a new way

重新，再次

Capable of being split; able to sustain nuclear fission

可分裂的；可裂变的

The leader or conductor of a musical band

乐队指挥，乐队领班

The husks of grain; worthless material; to tease or banter

谷壳；糠；开玩笑；戏弄

Relating to statistical calculation of insurance risks

精算的，保险统计的

Lacking caution or good judgment; rash

轻率的；鲁莽的