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大魔導士 十七級
1樓 發表于:2024-8-27 11:42
大魔導士 十七級
2樓 發表于:2024-8-27 11:42
tenuity 


Definition:  (noun) Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width. 
Synonyms:  thinness, slenderness  
Usage:  She marveled at the tenuity of the cotton threads delicately woven together to create a durable fabric.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:a usage:

have tenuity effect in = not effective enough in

  2024-9-6 08:54 回復
啊啊是谁都对:another usage: the tenuity of a hair
  2024-9-6 08:55 回復
大魔導士 十七級
3樓 發表于:2024-8-28 19:52
irreverent 


Definition:  (adjective) Characterized by a lightly pert and exuberant quality.  
Synonyms:  impertinent, pert, saucy  
Usage:  Sally's irreverent gaiety and ease of manner drew people to her and made her immediately likeable.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:That is definition of "irreverent" in Oxford Dictionary: not showing respect to sb/sth that other people usually respect
  2024-9-6 08:52 回復
啊啊是谁都对:"pert" in this sentence means "showing a lack of respect, often in a humorous way"
  2024-9-6 08:57 回復
啊啊是谁都对:"exuberant" means "full of energy, excitement and happiness"
  2024-9-6 08:57 回復
啊啊是谁都对:gaiety: the state of being cheerful and full of fun
  2024-9-6 08:58 回復
啊啊是谁都对:In "draw people to her" of this sentence, draw = attract
  2024-9-6 09:01 回復
大魔導士 十七級
4樓 發表于:2024-8-29 15:14
intemperance 


Definition:  (noun) Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence.  
Synonyms:  self-indulgence  
Usage:  A slouching, moody, drunken sloven, wasted by intemperance and vice, sat on the stoop and lamented his lot in life.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:Definition in Oxford Dictionary: a lack of control over yourself, especially when this is a habit
  2024-9-7 15:45 回復
啊啊是谁都对:slouching is the adjective form of slouch, which means: to stand, sit or move in a lazy way, often with your shoulders and head bent forward
  2024-9-7 15:47 回復
啊啊是谁都对:moody: having moods that change quickly and often
  2024-9-7 16:26 回復
啊啊是谁都对:sloven: a careless person in appereance
  2024-9-7 16:28 回復
啊啊是谁都对:vice: behaviour that is evil or immoral; a quality in sb’s character that is evil or immoral
  2024-9-7 16:28 回復
啊啊是谁都对:stoop: if sb has a stoop, their shoulders are always bent forward
  2024-9-7 16:29 回復
啊啊是谁都对:lament: to have or express very sad feelings about sb/sth
  2024-9-7 16:29 回復
啊啊是谁都对:lot:  a person’s luck or situation in life
  2024-9-7 16:30 回復
大魔導士 十七級
5樓 發表于:2024-8-30 13:38
gutsy 


Definition:  (adjective) Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited.  
Synonyms:  plucky  
Usage:  Though she lost her arm in a violent shark attack, the gutsy teen refused to abandon her dream of becoming a world-class surfer and soon returned to the water.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:plucky: having a lot of courage; being very determined
  2024-9-11 16:30 回復
大魔導士 十七級
6樓 發表于:2024-8-31 13:26
facet 


Definition:  (noun) A distinct feature or element in a problem.  
Synonyms:  aspect  
Usage:  He carefully studied every facet of the question before offering his response.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
7樓 發表于:2024-9-1 14:50
fractious 


Definition:  (adjective) Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.  
Synonyms:  recalcitrant, refractory  
Usage:  The young horse was a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness; no one could ride her.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:recalcitrant: unwilling to obey rules or follow instructions; difficult to control
  2024-9-11 16:33 回復
大魔導士 十七級
9樓 發表于:2024-9-2 12:05
I must remark: Daily Word from TheFreeDictionary is updated not at Beijing Time 0:00, perhaps at American Time 0:00?
 
啊啊是谁都对:I have to say that the first some explaination of words are too difficult: these explainations need to be explained...
  2024-9-11 16:37 回復
大魔導士 十七級
10樓 發表于:2024-9-3 13:34
biennial 


Definition:  (adjective) Happening every second year.  
Synonyms:  biyearly  
Usage:  They met at the biennial convention and lamented the fact that they would not see each other until the next meeting two years later.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:lament: to have or express very sad feelings about sb/sth
  2024-9-11 16:35 回復
啊啊是谁都对:By the way, some conference and comptitions are held biennially.
  2024-9-11 16:36 回復
大魔導士 十七級
11樓 發表于:2024-9-4 13:18
ingenuous 


Definition:  (adjective) Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness.  
Synonyms:  artless  
Usage:  His ingenuous delight in it was a delight to her, and a new and mutual love-thrill was theirs—because of a flower.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:artless: simple, natural and honest
  2024-9-12 06:30 回復
啊啊是谁都对:cunning: able to get what you want in a clever way, especially by tricking or cheating sb
  2024-9-12 06:30 回復
啊啊是谁都对:guile: the use of clever but dishonest behaviour in order to trick people
  2024-9-12 06:30 回復
啊啊是谁都对:worldiness:  the fact of having a lot of experience of life and therefore being difficult to shock
  2024-9-12 06:31 回復
大魔導士 十七級
12樓 發表于:2024-9-5 12:55
doddering 


Definition:  (adjective) Infirm, feeble, and often senile.  
Synonyms:  gaga, senile  
Usage:  His mother was doddering and frail, so he hired aides to care for her around the clock.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:senile: behaving in a confused or strange way, and unable to remember things, because you are old
  2024-9-12 06:42 回復
啊啊是谁都对:frail: (especially of an old person) physically weak and thin
  2024-9-12 06:42 回復
啊啊是谁都对:around the clock: all day and all night without stopping
  2024-9-12 06:43 回復
大魔導士 十七級
13樓 發表于:2024-9-6 13:04
hearth 


Definition:  (noun) The floor of a fireplace, usually extending into a room and paved with brick, flagstone, or cement.  
Synonyms:  fireside  
Usage:  They sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
14樓 發表于:2024-9-7 15:47

unsteady 


Definition:  (adjective) Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.  
Synonyms:  unfirm  
Usage:  He climbed carefully up the unsteady ladder and cleaned the leaves that had clogged the gutter around the house.  

  
 
啊啊是谁都对:clog:to block sth or to become blocked
  2024-9-14 09:28 回復
啊啊是谁都对:gutter: a long curved channel made of metal or plastic that is fixed under the edge of a roof to carry away the water when it rains
  2024-9-14 09:28 回復
大魔導士 十七級
15樓 發表于:2024-9-8 18:54
ignoble 


Definition:  (adjective) Not of the nobility; common.  
Synonyms:  ungentle, untitled  
Usage:  The princess loved the stable boy, but he was of ignoble birth, and her father refused to let them marry.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
16樓 發表于:2024-9-10 15:27
duster 


Definition:  (noun) A loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles.  
Synonyms:  gaberdine, smock  
Usage:  In the office he wore also a linen duster with huge pockets into which he continually stuffed scraps of paper.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:.

linen:a type of cloth made from flax, used to make high-quality clothes, sheets, etc.


  2024-9-16 07:28 回復
啊啊是谁都对:stuff: to fill a space or container tightly with sth
  2024-9-16 07:32 回復
啊啊是谁都对:scrap: a small piece of sth, especially paper, cloth, etc.
  2024-9-16 07:33 回復
大魔導士 十七級
17樓 發表于:2024-9-11 12:23
stoop 


Definition:  (verb) Debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way.  
Synonyms:  condescend, lower oneself  
Usage:  The neighborhood bully constantly shouts insults at the children, but they refuse to stoop to his level and instead choose to ignore his rude remarks.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:debase:  to make sb/sth less valuable or respected
  2024-9-16 07:33 回復
大魔導士 十七級
18樓 發表于:2024-9-12 12:51
cocksure 


Definition:  (adjective) Marked by excessive confidence.  
Synonyms:  overconfident, positive  
Usage:  He was arrogant and cocksure but also sensitive and understanding, and I loved him dearly.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
19樓 發表于:2024-9-13 13:20
lore 


Definition:  (noun) Accumulated facts, traditions, or beliefs about a particular subject.  
Synonyms:  traditional knowledge  
Usage:  He had taught the children something of the forest lore that he had himself learned from Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell, and knew that in their dire hour they were not likely to forget it.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:In some fandom wikis of games by Mihoyo, lores means character stories and voice-overs.
  2024-9-13 14:15 回復
啊啊是谁都对:Tiger Lily and Tinker Bell seems two kinds of flowers.
  2024-9-17 06:01 回復
大魔導士 十七級
20樓 發表于:2024-9-14 12:55
laic 


Definition:  (adjective) Of or relating to the laity.  
Synonyms:  lay, secular  
Usage:  He was a laic leader, but many of his followers believed him to be a prophet.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:.

laity: all the members of a Church who are not clergy

clergy: the priests or ministers of a religion, especially of the Christian Church

  2024-9-17 06:02 回復
大魔導士 十七級
21樓 發表于:2024-9-15 13:26
gullible 


Definition:  (adjective) Easily deceived or duped.  
Synonyms:  fleeceable, green  
Usage:  Maddie was a gullible young girl, and we easily convinced her that our homely history teacher was actually a runaway princess in disguise.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:dupe: to trick or cheat sb
  2024-9-19 15:25 回復
大魔導士 十七級
22樓 發表于:2024-9-16 12:52
imitative 


Definition:  (adjective) (Of words) Formed in imitation of a natural sound.  
Synonyms:  echoic, onomatopoeic  
Usage:  Onomatopoeic words like "buzz" and "murmur" are imitative of the noises they describe.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
23樓 發表于:2024-9-17 15:50
callous 


Definition:  (adjective) Emotionally hardened; unfeeling.  
Synonyms:  indurate, pachydermatous  
Usage:  He was a callous man and cared not for the suffering of others.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:callous: not caring about other people’s feelings, pain or problems
  2024-9-19 15:26 回復
大魔導士 十七級
24樓 發表于:2024-9-18 13:31
smug 


Definition:  (adjective) Exhibiting or feeling great or offensive satisfaction with oneself or with one's situation; self-righteously complacent.  
Synonyms:  self-satisfied  
Usage:  On his face was the smug look of a toad breakfasting on fat marsh flies.  

 
啊啊是谁都对:complacent: too satisfied with yourself or with a situation, so that you do not feel that any change is necessary; showing or feeling complacency
  2024-9-20 15:35 回復
大魔導士 十七級
25樓 發表于:2024-9-19 12:09
interpenetrate 


Definition:  (verb) Spread or diffuse through.  
Synonyms:  imbue, permeate, pervade, diffuse, riddle, penetrate  
Usage:  Crossing his arms on his chest, as if to control this new sensation of delight, he drank in delicious draughts of that mysterious air which interpenetrates at night the loftiest forests.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
26樓 發表于:2024-9-20 14:35
suppliant 


Definition:  (noun) One praying humbly for something.  
Synonyms:  petitioner, requester, supplicant  
Usage:  "Oh, God!" prayed the kneeling suppliant, "protect my husband, guard my son, and take my wretched life instead!"  

 
大魔導士 十七級
27樓 發表于:2024-9-21 13:54
dusky 


Definition:  (adjective) Characterized by little or inadequate light; shadowy.  
Synonyms:  twilight, twilit  
Usage:  I met him on the road one dusky evening, and he insisted on seeing me safely home.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
28樓 發表于:2024-9-22 13:18
embodiment 


Definition:  (noun) A new personification of a familiar idea.  
Synonyms:  avatar, incarnation  
Usage:  The State is the visible embodiment of justice under the conditions of human society.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
29樓 發表于:2024-9-23 15:54
mesa 


Definition:  (noun) A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.  
Synonyms:  table  
Usage:  They scaled forest-clad heights until they emerged on a naked mesa.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
30樓 發表于:2024-9-24 11:26
mesa 


Definition:  (noun) A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more clifflike sides, common in the southwest United States.  
Synonyms:  table  
Usage:  They scaled forest-clad heights until they emerged on a naked mesa.  

 
大魔導士 十七級
31樓 發表于:2024-9-25 12:25
acerbic 


Definition:  (adjective) Sharp or biting, as in character or expression.  
Synonyms:  blistering, caustic, acid, vitriolic, acerb, acrid, sulfurous, virulent, bitter  
Usage:  The comedienne's acerbic wit drew laughs from the crowd, though some found her jokes offensive. Discuss.  

 

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