专八word list 20.4

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专八word list 20.4

• bemoan
  • v
    • to complain or say that you are disappointed about sth 抱怨，叹息，惋惜
    • bemoan the lack/absence/loss of sth
    • an article bemoaning the lack of sports facilities in the area.
• reserve
  • v
    • to arrange for a palce in a hotel,restaurant,plane to kept for you to use at a particular time in the future 预订
    • reserve sth for sb/sth
      • a separate room is reserved for smokers.
    • to keep sth so that it can be used by a particular person or for a particular purpose【为某人或某种用途】保留，留出
    • Reserve a little of the mixture to sprinkle over the top of the pie.
    • to keep part of sth for use at a later time during a process-used especially when describing how to cook sth 留出【一部分稍后使用，描述烹调过程】
    • to use or show sth only in one particular situation 留作，用于【特定场合】
    • reserve the right to do sth 保留做某事的权利
    • reserve(your)judgment(on)sth保留最你的看法
  • n
    • a supply of sth kept to be used if it is needed储备
    • in reserve 备用 ready be used if needed
    • 含蓄，寡言 a quality in someone's character that makes them not like expressing their emotions or talking about ther problems
    • 后备队员，替补队员an extra player who plays in a team if one of the other players is injured or ill
    • the reserves 预备队
    • the reserve 后备军，后备部队
    • 【野生生物】保护区 an area of land where wild animals and plants are protected.
    • 居留地 为印第安人
    • reserve price 【拍卖】最低价
• wane
  • v
    • if sth such as power, influnence, or a felling wanes, it becomes gradually less strong or less important.【权利、影响、感觉】逐渐减弱
    • My enthusiasm for the project was waning.
    • when the moon wanes, you gradually see less of it.月亮亏，缺
  • n
    • on the wane
    • becoming smaller, weaker, or less important 正在减小，日渐衰败
    • By the fifth century, the power of the Roman Empire was on the wane.
• fainthearted
  • not trying very hard, because you do not want to do sth, or you are not confident that you can succed,【因不想做或没有信心而】未尽全力
  • She made a rather fainthearted attempt to stop him from leaving.
• didactic
  • adj
    • speech or writing that is didactic is intended to teach people a moral lesson 道德说教，教诲的
    • someone who is didactic is too eager to teach people things or give instructions 好说教的，好为人师的
• opaque
  • adj
    • opaque glass or liquid is difficult to see through and often thick【玻璃或液体】不透明
    • 反义词 transparent
    • a shower with an opaque glass door
    • difficult to understand难懂的，隐晦的，晦涩的
    • an opaque style of writting.
• fallacious
  • adj
    • containing or based on false ideas谬误的，虚妄的
    • Such an argument is misleading, if not wholly fallacious.
• lateral
  • adj
    • relating to the sides of sth,or movement to the side 侧面
    • The wall is weak and requries lateral support.
    • relating to positions, jobs, relationships that are at the same level or rank【职位、工作、关系】平级的，同级的
    • Employees can expect lateral moves to different departments, to gain experience.
• shamble
  • v
    • to walk slowly and awkwardly, not lifting your feet much, for examplebecauseyou are tired, weak, or lazy.【因疲倦、虚弱、懒惰】蹒跚而行、拖着脚走
    • shuffle
    • ＋over/past/along
    • The old man shamnled out of the room muttering to himself
    • shambling gait 步履蹒跚
• estimable
  • adj
    • deserving respect and admiration 值得尊敬的
    • 反义词 inestimable