list 3 arrhythmic
--- bigot
arrhythmic [E`rITmIk] adj. 无节奏的
lacking rhythm or regularity
arrhythmic<>regular
无节奏的<>规则的
arrogance [`ArE^Ens] n．傲慢，自大
a feeling or an impression of superiority manifested in an overbearing manner or presumptuous claims
mean:prodigality=meek:arrogance
吝啬的:慷慨; 丰富=谦恭的:自大 （人物个性及其反面特征）
confidence:arrogant=inquiry:interrogatory
自信:傲慢的=调查:质问的 (程度比较)
intentional:accidental=arrogant:humble
故意的:意外的=傲慢的:谦逊的 （反义关系）
arrogance:defer=lassitude:stir
傲慢:服从=疲倦的:激起 （人物特征及其反面行为）
languid:stir=arrogant:defer
无精打采的:刺激=傲慢的:服从（人物特征及其反面行为）
Synonyms: PRIDE , disdain, disdainfulness, haughtiness, hauteur, loftiness, morgue, superbity, superciliousness
Sample:The arrogance of the nobility was resented by the middle class.
arroyo [E`rRIEJ] n.干枯的河床, 峡谷, 小河
a brook; a creek ；a water-carved gully or channel
grotto:cavern=arroyo:channel
小洞穴:巨洞=小河:海峡 （小与大）
Synonyms: RAVINE, chasm, cleft, clough, clove, gap, gorge, gulch
Sample:Until the heavy rains of the past spring, this arroyo had been a dry bed.
arsenal [5B:sEn(E)l] n. 兵工厂,军械库
a:an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
b:a collection of weapons
archive:manuscript=arsenal:weapon
文件储存室:手稿=军械库:兵器 （事物及其储存地）
Synonyms: ARMORY, depot, dump
Sample:The military maintains arsenals all over the country.
articulate [B:5tIkjJleIt] vt. 以关节连接,接合,明白地说
to give clear and effective utterance to:put into words
ratiocination:thinking:articulation:talking
推理:思考=清晰发音:说话 （ 行为及其特殊化形式）
Synonyms: VOCAL , eloquent, fluent, smooth-spoken
Sample:Her articulate presentation of the advertising campaign impressed her employers.
artifacts [5B:tIfAkts] n. 史前古器物
something created by humans usually for a practical purpose; especially :an object remaining from a particular period
archive:records=museum:artifacts
文件储存室:记录=博物馆:史前古器物
Sample:Archaeologists debated the significance of the artifacts discovered in the ruins of Asia Minor and came to no conclusion.
artifice [5B:tIfIs] n. 巧办法，诡计
false or insincere behavior
artifice<>candor
诡计<>坦白
Synonyms: CUNNING, art, artfulness, cageyness, canniness, craft, craftiness, foxiness, slyness, wiliness
Sample:The Trojan War proved to the Greeks that cunning and artifice were often more effective than military might.
artless [5B:tlIs] adj. 朴质的; 率直的; 拙劣的
free from guile or craft:sincerely simple
blemish:impeccable=guile:artless
污点:无瑕疵的=狡猾:率直的 （行为及其反面特征）
artlessness:guile=dabbler:dedication
天真:诡计=业余学者:奉献（人物及其反面特征）
guile:artless=bias:impartial
欺骗:朴实=偏见:公正（反义关系）
artless<>cunning/guileful
率直的<>狡猾的/狡猾的
artlessness<>urbanity
朴质<>都市风格
sly<>artless
狡猾的<>率直的
artless<>disingenuous
无虚饰的<>虚伪的
artless<>affected{eccentric ,diligent}
朴实的<>做作的
artless<>duplicity
朴实<>狡猾 【注:词性不符】
ostentation<>artlessness
卖弄<>朴实
Synonyms: NATURAL, ingenuous, naive, simple, unaffected, unartful, unartificial, unschooled, unsophisticated, unstudied
Sample:Early critics of Emily Dickinson's poetry mistook for simplemindedness the surface of artlessness that in fact she constructed with such cunning.
ascendant [E5sendEnt] n. 运星,运道,支配力,优势
adj.上升的, 优越的
governing or controlling influence:DOMINATION
ascendant<>having no influence
占优势的<>没有影响力的
ascendant<>having no power
占优势的<>没有影响力的
ascendent<>declining
上升的<>衰退中的
ascendant<>nonentity
优势<>无足轻重
Synonyms: SUPREMACY, ascendancy, dominance, domination, dominion, masterdom, preeminence, preponderance, prepotence, sovereignty
Sample:In an age without radio or recordings, an age dominated by print, fiction gained its greatest ascendancy.
ascent [E5sent] n. 上升,上坡路
an upward slope or rising grade:ACCLIVITY
Synonyms: ascension, rise, rising
Sample:The ascent of the hummock is not difficult and the view from the hilltop is ample reward tor the effort.
ascetic [E5setIk] adj. 禁欲的 n. 苦行者
austere in appearance, manner, or attitude
glutton:overindulgence=ascetic:self-denial
暴食者:放纵=修道者:禁欲，克己 （特征人物及其正面特征）
ascetic:self-denial=busybody:intrusive
修道者:禁欲，克己=好管闲事的人:打扰的 （人物及其正面特征）
sybarite<>ascetic
沉于奢侈逸乐者<>苦行者
voluptuary<>ascetic
耽于酒色的<>苦行的
indulgent<>ascetic
放纵的<>苦行的
ascetic<>voluptuary
禁欲者，苦行者<>酒色之徒
ascetic<>sumptuous
苦行的<>奢侈的
hedonist/hedonic<>ascetic
享乐主义者<>禁欲者
ascetic<>sumptuous
禁欲<>奢侈
Synonyms: SEVERE, astringent, austere, mortified, stern
Sample:The wealthy young man could not understand the ascetic life led by the monks.
aseptic [e5septIk] adj. 无菌的，洁净的
preventing infection
aseptic:disinfections=anesthetic:numbs
防腐剂:消毒=麻醉剂:麻木 （药品及其作用）
Sample:Hospitals succeeded in lowering the mortality rate as soon as they introduced asceptic conditions.
askew [E5skju:] adj. 歪斜的 v. 歪斜，弯曲
out of line:AWRY
aligned<>askew{curve}
一行的<>歪斜的 {弯曲的} 【注:curve词性不符，且对应上没有与“bring into line”形成工整的反义关系】
Sample:When he placed his hat askew upon his head, his observers laughed.
aspect [5Aspekt] n.样子, 外表, 面貌, (问题等的)方面
a position facing a particular direction:EXPOSURE
transfigure:aspect=transfer:location {transfix:attention}
使变形:样子=转移:位置 {使呆住:注意力} (行为及其作用对象)
Synonyms: APPEARANCE,
look, mien, seeming
Sample:The prospects of discovering new aspects of
the life of a painter as thoroughly studied as Vermeer are not, on the surface
encouraging.
asperity [A5sperItI] n.严酷, 粗暴, 刻薄
roughness of manner or of temper:HARSHNESS
asperity:optimistic =??
严酷:乐天的=?? (人物个性及其反面特征)
asperity<>mildness of temper
严酷<>脾气温和
asperity<>soothingness
粗暴<>安抚
asperity<>amiability
粗暴<>友善
Sample:These remarks, spoken with asperity, stung the boys to whom they had been directed.
aspersion [Es5pE:FEn] n.洒水, 诽谤, 中伤
an unfavorable or damaging remark; slander
panegyric:praise=aspersion:discredit
赞扬:表扬=诽谤:使丧失信誉 （行为及其目的）
rationalization:explain=aspersion:discredit
推理:解释=诽谤:侮辱（行为及结果）
Synonyms： ANIMADVERSION, obloquy, reflection, slam, slur, stricture
Sample: Do not cast aspersions on her character.
aspirant [5AspIrEnt] n.有抱负者, 有野心者
One who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position.
aspirant:quarry=hunter:prey
有抱负者:目标=狩猎者:猎物 （人物及其追求对象）
Synonyms: CANDIDATE, applicant, hopeful, seeker
Sample:Although I am as aspirant for public office, I am not willing to accept the dictates of the party bosses.
aspiration [AspE5reIF(E)n] n．渴望，热望
a strong desire to achieve something high or great
Synonyms: DIFFICULTY , hardness, hardship, rigor, vicissitude
Sample:Youth's aspirations should be as lofty as the stars.
assert [E5s\:t] vt. 主张,声明,断言
to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
calumny:assertion=perjury:testimony
诽谤:断言=伪证:证言 （行为及其特殊化形式（假的））
obsequious:servile=belligerent:assertive
谄媚的:卑曲的=好战的:；过分自信的 (同义关系)
assert:belabor=tend:fuss
断言:冗长的分析=照顾:不必要的关心的状态
（正常与过分）
bumptious:assertive=garish:colourful{compendious:succinct}{exuberant:happy}
盲目自大的:武断的=过分装饰的:华丽的（褒贬程度类比）【注：判分数据确认】
brassy<>unassertive
厚脸皮的<>谦逊的
Synonyms: affirm, aver, avouch, avow, constate, declare, depose, predicate, profess, protest
Sample:If the theory is self-evidently true, as its proponents assert, then why does opposition to it still exist among well-informed people?
assess [E5ses]
v. 估价，评价
to determine the importance, size, or value
of
assess:value=plumb:depth
评价:价值=测水深:深度 （动宾关系）
Synonyms:
estimate, appraise,
evaluate, value, rate
Sample:I would like to have your assessment of the
situation in South Africa.
asset [5Aset] n. 资产，有用的东西
the entire
property of a person, association, corporation, or estate applicable or subject
to the payment of debts
asset<>liability
资产<>债务
Synonyms:
capital, resources, wealth
Sample:That company's assets are $1 million, and it
owes $700,000, so its net assets are $300,000.
assiduous [E5sIdVJEs] adj．勤勉的，专心的
marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent
application
rakish:restraint=slothful:assiduity
放荡的:抑制=偷懒的:刻苦 （反面特征）
assiduous:careless=probity:dishonest
刻苦的：粗心的＝正直:不诚实（反义关系） 【注:词性不符】
assiduous<>remiss
勤勉的<>玩忽职守的
assiduous<>remiss/desultory
勤勉的<>玩忽职守的/散漫的
assiduous<>slipshod
勤勉的<>草率的
Synonyms:
busy, industrious, diligent,
sedulous
Sample:The Chinese, who began systematic
astronomical and weather observations shortly after the ancient Egyptians, were
assiduous record-keepers, and because of this, can claim humanity's longest
continuous documentation of natural events.
assuage [E5sweIdV]
vt. 缓和，减轻，镇定
to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or
distresses):EASE
assuage:sorrow=dampen:ardor
抚慰，缓和:悲伤=泼凉水:热情 （减少关系）
gall<>calm/assuage
使生气<>安抚
assuage/subdue<>inflame
缓和/抑制<>激怒，使燃烧
assuage<>intensify
缓和<>加强
assuage<>exacerbate
缓和<>激怒
assuage<>aggravate
缓和<>加重
assuage<>incite
缓和<>煽动
Synonyms: relieve, alleviate, lighten, assuage,
mitigate, allay
Sample:The king assuaged the fears of his nobles
about a war.
assume [E5su:m] vt. 接受，承担，假定，摆架子
to take to or upon oneself:UNDERTAKE
abdicate<>assume
放弃，退位<>承担
assume<>refuse/reject
承担<>拒绝
unassuming<>overbearing
谦虚的<>傲慢的
usurp <> assume rightfully
篡权<>正当的就职
unassuming<>imperious
谦虚的<>傲慢的
Synonyms:
affect, pretend, simulate,
feign, counterfeit, sham
Sample:Belying his earlier reputation for
intransigence as a negotiator, Morgan had recently assumed a more conciliatory
stance for which many of his erstwhile critics praised him.
astringent [Es5trindVEnt]
n.收敛剂 adj.收敛性的, 严酷的, 涩的
A substance or preparation,
such as alum, that draws together or constricts body tissues and is effective
in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.
astringent:pucker=coagulant:congeal
收缩剂:收缩=凝结剂:凝结（药剂及其作用）
Sample:
The
astringent quality of unsweetened lemon juice made swallowing difficult.
astounding [E`staJndIN] adj. 令人惊骇的
causing astonishment or amazement
indelible:forget=astounding:expect
难忘的，消除不去的:忘记=出乎意料的:预期 (反面特征)
astound:wonder=appall:horror
使……吃惊：奇迹=使……惊骇：恐怖 （事物及其正面特征）
Sample:I was astounded at how high
the repair bill was.
astute [E5stu:t] adj. 机敏的,狡猾的
having or showing shrewdness and perspicacity
fatuous<>astute
愚笨的<>机敏的
Synonyms:
shrewd, sagacious,
perspicacious
Sample:She is an astute investor in the stock
market and always knows which stocks to avoid.
asymmetrical [AsI5metrIkl]adj.
不匀称的,不对称的,不均匀的
not of equal size or similar shape:
circular:asymmetrical=protean:rigid
圆形的:不对称的=变化多端的:僵硬死板的（反义关系）
Sample:Most striking among the many asymmetries
evident in an adult flatfish is eye placement:before maturity one eye migrates，so that in an adult flatfish both eyes are on the
same side of the head.
asylum [E5saIlEm] n.庇护, 收容所, 救济院, 精神病院
an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving
shelter to criminals and debtors:SANCTUARY
refugee:asylum=??
难民:收容所=?? （人物及其活动场所）
Synonyms:
REFUGE , harborage,
sanctuary, shelter
Sample:The refugees sought asylum from religious
persecution in a new land.
atone [E5tEJn] v. 赎罪，补偿，弥补
to supply satisfaction for:EXPIATE
guilt:expiation/atonement=fatigue:repose ( take a
rest )
罪行:赎罪=疲劳:休息 （消除关系）
Sample:He knew no way in which he could atone for
his brutal crime.
atrocious [E5trEJFEs] adj. 残忍的，凶恶的
extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel:BARBARIC
atrocious:bad=momentous:important
恶劣的，糟透的:坏的，恶的=重要的:重要的，重大的（程度类比）
Synonyms:
OUTRAGEOUS, monstrous,
shocking
Sample:The most technologically advanced societies
have been responsible for the greatest atrocities; indeed, savagery seems to be
in direct proportion to development.
attenuate [E5tenjJeIt]
v.变薄,变弱, 削弱
to lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or
value of:WEAKEN
attenuate:force=decelerate:speed
减弱:力量=减速:速度 （行为及其作用对象）
attenuate:thickness=enervate:vitality
使变稀薄:浓度=使虚弱:活力 （行为及其作用对象）
collapse:volume=attenuate:thickness
倒塌，崩溃:体积(卷，册；音量 )=变薄(变稀):厚度(浓度)（行为及其作用对象）
debase:value=attenuate:force
降低价值:价值=使消瘦:力量（行为及其作用对象）
abate:force=attenuate/tenuate:thickness
减轻:力量=使...薄:厚度 (动宾关系)
abridge:length=attenuate:thickness
缩短:长度=使…变薄:厚度 (动宾关系)
attenuate:force/thickness=simplify:complexity
减弱:力量=简化：复杂 (动宾关系)
attenuate:thickness=cool:temperature
使变薄:厚度=使变冷:温度 (动宾关系)
alleviate:power=attenuate:force
减轻:能力=削弱:力量 （动宾关系）
attenuate:force=retrenchment:money
减轻:压力=削减:开支 (动宾关系)
attenuation:strength=bluntness:sharpness
降低:浓度=使钝:尖锐 (动宾关系)
attenuate:thickness=weaken:potence
削弱：厚度=减弱：力量（动宾关系）
attenuate<>intensify
削弱<>加强
Synonyms: WEAKEN, blunt, cripple,
debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, unbrace, undermine, unstrengthen
Sample:The two people argued so much that their
friendship was attenuated.
attorney [E5t\:nI] n.<美>律师, (业务或法律事务上的)代理人
A person legally appointed by
another to act as his or her agent in the transaction of business, specifically
one qualified and licensed to act for plaintiffs and defendants in legal
proceedings
attorney:defendant=??
律师:被告=??
Sample:The prosecutor presented a well-reasoned
case, but the defense attorney's compelling arguments for leniency won over the
jury.
audacious [C:5deIFEs]
adj. 大胆的，愚勇的，无礼的
intrepidly daring:ADVENTUROUS
audacious:trepidation=laconic:volubility
大胆的:恐惧=说话简洁的:口若悬河 （反义关系）
audacious:caution=inedible:food
卤莽的:谨慎:不能食用的:食物 （事物及其反面特征）
circumspect<>audacious/reckless/direct
encounter
小心的<>鲁莽的
audacious<>timid
大胆的<>胆小的
audacious<>circumspect
{ meticulous }
鲁莽的<>谨慎的
Synonyms:
bold, courageous, adventuresome,
daredevil, daring
Sample:Audiences cheered as Luke Skywalker and
Princess Leia made their audacious, death-defying leap to freedom and escaped
Darth Vader's troops.
audible [5C:dIb(E)l] adj. 听得见的
heard or capable of being heard
audible:stentorian=discernable:obvious
可听见的:声音洪亮的=可分辨的:明显的 （程度类比）
audible:stentorian=discernible:manifest
可听见的:声音洪亮的=可辨别的:明显的（程度比较）
audible:stentorian=comprehensible:lucid
听得见的:声音洪亮的=可理解的:明晰的(程度类比)
Synonyms:
aural, auricular
Sample:music and laughter were audible from the
street outside the nightclub.
augur [5C:^E(r)] n. 占兆官,占卜师,相命者
to foretell especially from omens
intercessor:mediate=translator:interpret/augur:prediction
仲裁者:调解=翻译:解释/占卜者:预言(人物及其本征动作) 【注:词性不符】
augur:predict=pundit:opine
预言家:预言=博学者:发表意见 （人及其正面特征行为）
pundit:opinion=augur:prediction
博学者:意见=预言家:预言（人及其正面特征行为）
maven:experience=luminary:eminence/augur:prediction
专家:经验=权威者:显赫/预言者:预言（人及其正面特征）
worship:sacrifice=prediction:augury
尊崇:献祭=预示:预言 （一般/抽象:具体)
augury:appearance=??
预言:表象=??
Synonyms: prophet, auspex, forecaster, foreseer,
foreteller, haruspex, Nostradamus, predictor
Sample:Although a change in management may appear to augur a shift in a company’s
fortunes, more often than not its impact is inconsiderable.
auspicious [C:5spIFEs] adj.吉兆的；幸运的
affording a favorable auspice:PROPITIOUS
auspicious<>boding ill {ill-bred}
吉兆的<>不吉祥的 { 没有教养的 }
auspicious<>untoward
吉兆的<>不幸的
auspicious<>unfavorable
吉兆的<>不宜的
inauspicious<>propitious
不吉利的<>吉利的
auspicious<>ominous
吉兆的<>不吉利的
Synonyms: favorable, benign, bright, dexter, fortunate,
propitious
Sample:With favorable weather conditions, it was an auspicious moment to set sail.
austere [R5stIE(r)]
adj. 朴素的，(人)正经的；(经济)紧缩的
markedly simple or unadorned
abstemious:indulge=austere:decorate
有节制的:沉迷，放纵=简朴的:修饰（反义关系特征）
laconic:speech=austere:design
简洁的:演讲=朴素的(严厉的，紧缩的):设计 （直接修饰）
imperial:significant=spartan:austere
{grotesque:fascinate}
至尊的：重要的=简朴的：简朴的 {怪诞的：着迷} （程度类比）
baroque<>austere
结构复杂的<>简朴的
lavish<>austere
浪费的<>朴素的
Synonyms:
severe, stern, ascetic
Sample:His austere demeanor prevented us from
engaging in our usual frivolous activities.
authenticity [9R:Wen`tIsEtI] n. 确实性，真实性
not false or imitation:REAL, ACTUAL
genuine:authenticity =entire:integrity
{honest:trust}
真实的:真实性=完整:完整 （同义关系）
discompose:pacific=fabricate:authentic
使不安:平静的=伪造:真实的 （反义关系特征）
specious:authenticity=??
华而不实:真实性=??（反义关系）
apocryphal:authentic=??
假冒的:可信的=?? （反义关系）
spuriousness<>authenticity
伪造，欺骗<>真实
semblance<>authentic article
伪装<>真实的物品
Synonyms: genuine, undoubted, undubitable,
unquestionable, veritable
Sample:The authenticity of the painting as one of
Picasso's was proven by an expert.
authority [C:5WRrItI]n.权威,
威信, 权威人士, 权力, 职权, 典据, 著作权威
power to influence or command thought,
opinion, or behavior
authoritative:acceptance=conspicuous:attention
权威的:接受=出众的:注意力 （因果关系）
authoritativeness:pundits=allegiance:partisans
权威性:博学者=忠诚:教徒 （人及其正面特征）
contumacious:authority
=reactionary:change=hidebound:innovation=conservative:novelty
不听命令的:权威=保守分子:改变=顽固的:创新=保守的:新颖 （缺乏关系）
recalcitrant/refractory:authority
=reactionary:change
顽抗的/执拗的:权威=保守的:改变
（反义关系特征）
impostor:identity=usurper:authorization
{barbarian:property }
冒名顶替者:身份=篡位者:权利
( 特征人物及其追求目标)
Synonyms: EXPERT, master, professional, proficient,
virtuoso, wizard
Sample:By forcing our surrender to the
authority of the clock systematic timekeeping has imposed a form of tyranny on
society.
autocracy [C:5tRkrEsI] n.独裁政治, 独裁政府
government in which one person possesses
unlimited power
pundit:??=autocracy:power
博学者:??=独裁者:权利
Synonyms: TYRANNY, despotism, dictatorship, totalitarianism
Sample:He ran his office like an autocrat, giving no
one else any authority.
avarice [5AvErIs]
n.贪财, 贪婪
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or
gain:GREEDINESS, CUPIDITY
avarice:money=gluttony:food
贪婪:钱=贪吃:食物 （动作及其对象）
stoic:perturb=avaricious:satisfy
禁欲的，冷静的:扰乱=贪婪的:满足 （特征及其无法实现的动作）
impassive:perturb=voracious/avaricious:satisfy
冷漠的:打扰=贪婪的:满足（人物个性及其反面被动特征）
avarice<>generosity {sobriety}
贪婪<>慷慨
contented<>avaricious
满足<>贪婪
avarice<>generosity
贪财的<>慷慨的
Synonyms:
CUPIDITY, avariciousness,
avidity, greed, rapacity
区别:variance（n．矛盾，不同）
aversion [E5v\:Vn]
n. 嫌恶，憎恨，反感
a feeling of
repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from
aversion:disinclination=adulation:admiration
厌恶:不喜欢=奉承:称赞 （褒贬程度类比）
aversion:inclination=??
厌恶:偏好=?? （反义关系）
affinity<>aversion
亲密关系，吸引力<>厌恶
aversion<>court
厌恶<>对女性献殷勤
penchant<>aversion
喜欢<>嫌恶
propensity/proclivity<>aversion
倾向<>嫌恶
proclivity<>aversion
倾向<>厌恶
aversion<>inclined
厌恶的人，事<>倾向于的人，事
craving<>aversion
渴望<>厌恶
Synonyms:
ANTIPATHY , allergy,
dyspathy
Sample:Their mutual aversion was so great that they
refused to speak to one another.
avid [5AvId] adj. 热切的，贪婪的
characterized by enthusiasm and vigorous
pursuit
reverence:respect=avidity:enthusiasm
敬礼:尊敬=渴望:热心（程度类比）
avid<>indifferent
热切的<>冷谈的，漠然的
Synonyms:
EAGER, anxious, appetent,
ardent, athirst
Sample:He was avid for learning and
read everything he could get.
avulse [E`vQls] vt.(由于意外的事故或通过外科手术)把(身体的一部分)撕脱, 抽出
to separate, cut,
or tear off by avulsion
avulse<>link
撕脱<>连接
avulse<>suture
撕脱<>缝合
awash [E5wRF] adj. 与水面齐平的，被浪冲打的
covered with water:FLOODED
awash<>dry
浸水的<>干燥的
Sample:After the flood, the ground floors of houses
were awash with water and mud.
awe [C:] n. 敬畏
an emotion variously combining dread, veneration, and
wonder that is inspired by authority or by the sacred or sublime
redoubtable:regard/awe=despicable:scorn/contempt/disregard
令人敬畏的:敬畏=可鄙的:鄙视 （因果关系）
awe<>irreverence
敬畏<>不尊敬
Synonyms:
REVERENCE , fear
Sample:Their piety was expressed in quotidian
behavior:they worshipped regularly, according all the regenerative processes of
nature respect, and even awe..
awkward [5C:kwEd] adj. 笨拙的
lacking dexterity or skill
craven:admirable=deft:awkward
怯懦的:令人钦佩的=灵巧的:笨拙的（反义关系）
dexterous:awkward=??
灵巧的:笨拙的=?? （反义关系）
lithe<>awkward
优雅<>笨拙
svelte<>paunchy and awkward
苗条的，瘦的<>大腹便便且笨拙的
Synonyms:
CLUMSY , lumbering, lumpish,
ungainly
Sample:Martha Graham introduced a form of
choreography that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on
classic ballet.
awl [C:l] n.
锥子,尖钻
a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small
holes (as in leather or wood)
awl:pierce=pestle:mash
尖钻:刺穿(洞察)=杵:捣成糊状 （事物及其功能）
Sample:She used an awl to punch additional holes in
the leather belt she had bought.
awning [5C:nIN] n. 雨篷，遮阳篷
a rooflike cover extending over or in front of a place
(as over the deck or in front of a door or window) as a shelter
awning:sun=umbrella:rain
遮阳蓬:太阳=雨伞:雨（事物及其功能）
Sample:Not wanting to get wet, they waited under the
awning for a lull in the rain.
awry [E5raI] adj. 扭曲的，走样的.
in a turned or twisted position or
direction:ASKEW
awry<>orderly/aligned
扭曲的<>有序的，整洁的/排列的
Synonyms:
cockeyed
Sample:He held his head awry, giving the impression
that he had caught cold in his neck during the night.
babble [5bAb(E)l] vt. 唠叨；说话不清；胡说
to utter meaningless or unintelligible sounds
babble:sense=parrot:originality
唠叨:理性=学舌:创新（缺乏关系）
babble/waffle<>express succinctly
闲聊，胡扯<>简洁地表达
Synonyms:
gabble, prate, prattle,
twaddle, waffle
Sample:None of these translations to screen and stage，however，dramatize
the anarchy at the conclusion of A Connecticut Yankee，which ends with the
violent overthrow of Morgan’s three-year-old progressive order and his return
to the nineteenth century，where he apparently commits suicide after being
labeled a lunatic for his incoherent babblings about drawbridges and
battlements.
backhanded [5bAkhAnd] adj.反手拍击的, 间接的
INDIRECT,
DEVIOUS; especially:SARCASTIC
backhanded<>forthright
间接的<>直接的
backset [`bAkset] n. 倒退,逆流,涡流
SETBACK
backset<>hike
倒退<>远足，增加
Synonyms:
SETBACK, check, reversal,
reverse
badge [bAdV]
n.徽章，标记
a device or token especially of membership in
a society or group
chevron:badge=caisson:cart
V型袖章:徽章=弹药车:马车 （特殊和一般，种属关系）
Synonyms:
INSIGNIA, emblem
Sample:The military officer wore a badge showing his rank.
badger [5bAdVE(r)]
vt. 纠缠, 迫使(某人吐露实话), 诱使(某人暴露自己)
to harass or annoy persistently
badger:bother=belabor:mention
纠缠:使烦恼=啰唆的提示:提示（重复和正常）
Synonyms:
BAIT , heckle, hector,
hound, ride
Sample:She was forced to change her telephone number
because she was badgered by obscene phone calls.
badinage [bAdEn5B:V]
n. 打趣，嘲弄
playful repartee:BANTER
badinage<>serious conversation
打趣<>严肃的对话
badinage<>sincere conversation
打趣<>真诚的对话
badinage<>serious discourse
打趣<>严肃的谈话
Synonyms:
BANTER, backchat
Sample:Her friends at work greeted the news of her
engagement with cheerful badinage.
baffle [bAf(E)l] vt.困惑, 阻碍, 为难
to check or break the force or flow of by or as if by a
baffle
Synonyms: FRUSTRATE,
balk, beat, bilk, circumvent, dash, disappoint, foil, ruin, thwart
Sample:The new code baffled the enemy agents.
bait [beIt]
n. 饵；引诱物 v. 使生气，欺负
ENTICE, LURE
to attack in speech or writing as by derision or insult;
to gall or exasperate by repeated wanton attacks
bait<>disarm
使生气<>赢得…的好感；把…争取过来
bait<>mollify
使生气<>平息
Synonyms:
MOLEST, heckle, persecute,
torment
Sample:The soldiers baited the prisoners,
terrorizing them.
baleful [5beIlfJl] adj. 邪恶的，恶意的，有害的
deadly or pernicious in influence
bale<>mirth
悲哀<>高兴
Synonyms:
sinister, malefic,
maleficent, malign
Sample:Casting a baleful eye at his successful
rival, the rejected suitor stole off, vowing to have his revenge.
balk [bC:lk] n. 障碍，错误，失败 vt. 阻止，突然停止，退缩
to check or stop by or as if by an
obstacle:BLOCK
balk<>move ahead willingly
突然停止<>欣然前行
Synonyms:
FRUSTRATE , baffle,
circumvent, foil, thwart
Sample:The chief of police balked at sending his
officers into the riot-torn area.
balky [`bR:kI]
adj. 停蹄不前的，倔强的
refusing or likely to refuse to proceed, act, or function
as directed or expected
balky<>tractable
倔强的<>温顺的
balky<>acquiesce
倔强的<>默认的
Synonyms: cross-grained, ornery, perverse, restive,
wrongheaded
ballad [5bAlEd]
n.民歌, 歌谣, 叙事歌, 流行歌曲, 情歌
a narrative composition in rhythmic verse
suitable for singing
ballad:song=
lyric:poem=comedian:actor
民谣:歌曲=抒情诗:诗歌=喜剧演员:演员 （种属）
Sample: In a most impressive demonstration, Pavarotti sailed through Verdi's
"Celeste Aida," normally a tenor's nightmare, with the casual
enthusiasm of a folk singer performing one of his favorite ballads.
ballast [5bAlEst] n.压舱物, 沙囊
Heavy material that is placed
in the hold of a ship or the gondola of a balloon to enhance stability.
ballast:stability=truss:support
压舱物:稳定性=托架:支持作用 （物品及其增强对象）
Sample:The ship was listing badly to one side; it was
necessary to shift the ballast in the hold to get her back on an even keel.
ballet [5bAleI] n. 芭蕾舞
a theatrical art form using dancing, music, and scenery
to convey a story, theme, or atmosphere
instrumentalist:symphony=dancer:ballet
乐器演奏家:交响乐=舞蹈家:芭蕾舞（人及其职业:表演关系）
Sample:Martha Graham introduced a form of
choreography that seemed awkward and alien to those who had been brought up on
classic ballet.
balm [bB:m]
n.(止痛或疗伤的)香油, 香膏, 安慰物
a balsamic resin, especially:one from small tropical
evergreen trees
antidote:poisoning=balm:irritation
解毒:毒=温和物质=刺激物 （消除关系）
balm<>piquant
温和物质<>辛辣物
Sample:Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs
of disappointed love.
balmy [5bB:mI]
adj. 气候温和的(芬芳的；止痛的)
having the qualities of balm:SOOTHING
inclement<>balmy
气候酷烈的(人无情的，严酷的)<>气候温和的
balmy<>piquant
芬芳的<>辛辣的
Synonyms:
GENTLE , bland, faint,
lenient, mild, smooth, soft
Sample:A balmy breeze refreshed us after the sultry
blast.
bamboozle [bAm5bu:z(E)l] v. 欺骗，隐瞒
to deceive by underhanded methods:DUPE,
HOODWINK
Synonyms:
DUPE, befool, fool, gull,
hoax, hoodwink, trick
Sample:I was bamboozled when I bought that bad used
car.
ban [bAn]
n. 禁令
to prohibit especially by legal means ban:protect
Sample:The government put a ban on the
sale of that drug.
banal [5beInl]
adj.平凡的, 陈腐的, 老一套的
lacking originality, freshness, or
novelty:TRITE
postulate:presumptive=platitude:banal
推测:假定的=陈词滥调:陈腐的(行为及其正面特征)
arresting<>banal
引人注意的<>陈腐的
banality<>freshness
陈腐<>新鲜
banality<>original
陈腐<>新颖
Synonyms:
insipid, vapid, flat, jejune
Sample:Although Harry, Stack Sullivan is one of the
most influential social scientists of this century, his ideas are now so
commonplace in our society that they seem almost banal.
baneful [`beInfJl]
adj.有害的，致祸的
productive of destruction or woe:seriously
harmful
salubrious<>baneful
有益健康的<>有害的
bane<>benefit
祸害<>好处
Synonyms:
pernicious, noxious,
deleterious
Sample:A bad, aching back is the bane of her
existence.
banish [5bAnIF] vt. 驱逐，消除
to drive out or remove from a home or place of usual
resort or continuance, especially compulsory removal from a country not
necessarily one's own
evict:residence=banish:country
逐出（租户）:住宅=驱逐出（国境）:国家 （动宾关系）
Synonyms:
exile, deport, transport
Sample:The king banished the murderer from the land.
banister [5bAnIstE(r)] n. 栏杆的支柱,楼梯的扶栏
a handrail with its supporting posts
staircase:banister=garden:fence
楼梯:扶栏=花园:围墙（事物及其附属物关系）
Synonyms:
RAILING, balustrade, rail
Sample:Children like to slide down a banister.
banquet [5bANkwIt] n. 盛宴丰盛、豪华的筵席
a sumptuous feast; especially :an elaborate and often
ceremonious meal for numerous people often in honor of a person
writer/author:novel=sculptor:marble {chef:banquet}
作家:小说=雕塑家:大理石作品 （人物及其创作加工对象）
recluse:banquet=??
遁世者:盛宴=??
Sample:He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was
called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many banquet.
barb [bB:b]
n. 尖锐而严厉的批评
a biting or pointedly critical remark or
comment
barb:caustic=pan:harsh
尖锐批评:尖刻的=严厉批评:严厉的 （行为及其正面特征）
Sample:The barb from the fishhook caught in his finger
as he grabbed the fish.
barbarous [5bB:bErEs]
adj.野蛮的, 残暴的, 粗野的, (声音)刺耳的, 沙哑的
mercilessly harsh
or cruel
barbarous<>quiescent
刺耳的<>安静的
barbarous<>civilized
野蛮的<>文明的
barbarize<>civilize
野蛮化<>教化
Synonyms: barbaric, barbarian, Gothic, Hunnic, Hunnish, rude, savage,
uncivil, uncivilized, uncultivated, wild
Sample:Some people think
capital punishment is barbarous.
barefaced [beE5feIst]
adj. 公然的，无耻的，无面具的
OPEN, UNCONCEALED
barefaced/aboveboard<>surreptitious
公然的/光明正大的<>暗中的
Synonyms: SHAMELESS, arrant, brassy, brazen,
brazenfaced, impudent, overbold, unabashed, unblushing
Sample:Shocked by Huck Finn's barefaced lies, Miss
Watson prayed the good Lord would give him a sense of his unregenerate
wickedness.
bargain [5bB:^In] n. 交易,买卖,物美价廉的东西 v. 讨价还价
to negotiate over
the terms of a purchase, agreement, or contract:HAGGLE
debate:issue=bargain:price
争论:议题=讨价还价:价钱 （动宾关系）
Sample:Her stay in the hospital cost her $30,000,
which was a lot more than she bargained for.
baroque [bE5rEJk]n./adj.
(艺术、建筑等)高度装饰的，过份雕琢的
characterized by
grotesqueness, extravagance, complexity, or flamboyance
baroque<>austere
过分修饰的<>简朴的
Synonyms:
ORNATE, flamboyant, florid,
luscious, rich
Sample:Accustomed to the severe, angular lines of
modern skyscrapers, they found the flamboyance of baroque architecture amusing.
barren [5bArEn] adj.不生育的, 不孕的, 贫瘠的, 没有结果的, 无益的, 单调的, 无聊的,
空洞的
lacking vegetation, especially useful
vegetation
barren<>prolific
不育的<>大量繁殖的
verdant<>barren
翠绿的<>贫瘠的
Synonyms: STERILE, effete, impotent, infecund, infertile,
unfruitful
Sample:Agronomists are increasingly worried about
"desertification," the phenomenon that is turning many of the world's
fertile fields and pastures into barren wastelands, unable to support the
people living on them.
barter [5bB:tE(r)]n.
物物交换，实物交易
to trade by exchanging one commodity for
another
jog:exercise=barter:trade
慢跑:运动=以物易物:交易 （种属关系）
correspond:letters=barter:commodities
通信:信=以物易物:商品 （动宾关系）
Synonyms:
TRADE , bargain, exchange,
swap, traffic, truck
Sample:Years ago, hunters bartered furs
for guns.
base [beIs] adj. 卑鄙的,低级的 n. 底层
being of
comparatively low value and having relatively inferior properties
debase:value=attenuate:force
贬低:价值=削弱:力量 （动宾关系）
base:prestige=damp:ardor
降低地位:特权=抑制:热情 (动宾关系)
base<>virtuous
卑鄙的<>品德高尚
base<>noble
底层社会<>贵族
sublime<>base/common
崇高的<>低级的／平凡
base<>patrician
底层社会<>贵族
Synonyms:
low, vile
CF:abase（v．贬抑，使卑下） debase（v．贬低，贬损）
Sample:It is almost impossible to protect oneself from such a base canard.
baseboard [`beIsbR:d] n. 护壁板,脚板
a molding covering the joint of a wall and
the adjoining floor
veneer:furniture=baseboard:wall
木片:家具=护壁板:墙（事物及其保护对象关系）
bathetic [bE`WetIk]
adj. 平凡的,陈腐的,顿降的
exceptional commonplaceness:TRITENESS
offbeat<>bathetic
离奇的<>平庸的
offbeat<>hackneyed
离奇的<>平庸的
Synonyms: TRITE, commonplace, hack, hackneyed, stale,
stereotyped, stereotypical, tired
bedeck [bI5dek] vt. 装饰,修饰
to clothe with finery:DECK
bedeck<>strip
装饰<>剥去
Synonyms: ADORN, beautify, deck, decorate, dress (up),
embellish, garnish, ornament, prank, trim
Sample:The walls were bedecked with flags and the tables
with flowers.
bedlam [5bedlEm] n. 混乱,骚乱,疯人院
a place, scene, or state of uproar and
confusion
tumultuous:bedlam=active:hive
吵闹的:吵闹的地方=活跃的:热闹场所（事物及其正面特征）
tumult/bedlam/riot<>serenity
骚动/混乱/骚乱<>平静
Synonyms:
LUNATIC , dement, loon,
loony, madling, maniac
Sample:With three children, our house is bedlam
sometimes.
belabor [bI5leIbE(r)]
vt. 冗长的解释，痛打
to explain or insist on excessively
badger:bother=belabor:mention
一直烦:烦=啰唆的提示:提示 （重复和正常）
assert:belabor=tend:fuss
断言:冗长的分析=照顾:不必要的关心的状态 （正常与过分）
Synonyms:
BEAT , baste, drub,
lambaste, pound, pummel, wallop
Sample:The debate coach warned her student not to
bore the audience by belaboring his point.
beleaguer [bI5li:^E(r)] vt. 使困扰，使烦恼，围攻
TROUBLE, HARASS
beleaguer<>delight
使烦恼<>使愉悦
beleaguer<>mollify
使烦恼<>使平静
beleaguer<>sooth
使烦恼<>安慰
Synonyms:
BESIEGE, beset, blockade,
invest
Sample:Many industries are so beleaguered by the impact of government sanctions,
equipment failure, and foreign competition that they are beginning to rely on
industrial psychologists to salvage what remains of employee morale.
belie [bI5laI] v.掩饰，证明为假
to show (something) to be false or wrong
belie<>affirm
证明为假<>确认
belie<>confirm
证明为假<>确认
belie<>show to be correct
证明为假<>证明为真
Synonyms: MISREPRESENT, color, distort, falsify,
garble, miscolor, misstate, pervert, twist, warp
Sample:It is disappointing to note that the latest
edition of the bibliography belies its long-standing reputation for
exhaustiveness by omitting some significant references to recent publications.
belittle [bI5lIt(E)l] vt. 轻视，使渺小
to speak slightingly of:DISPARAGE
Synonyms: derogate, detract (from), diminish, discount,
disparage, minimize, write off
Sample:Parents should not belittle their children's
early attempts at drawing, but should encourage their efforts.
bellicose [5belIkEJs] adj. 好战的，好斗的
favoring or inclined to start quarrels or
wars
imperious:servile=bellicose:peaceable
傲慢的:卑屈的=好战的:和平的 （反义关系）
bellicose<>appeasing
好战的<>和平的
bellicose<>incline to peace
好战的<>爱好和平的
bellicose<>peaceful
好战的<>和平的
bellicose<>conciliatory
好战的◇调和的
Synonyms:
belligerent, pugnacious,
quarrelsome, contentious
Sample:His bellicose disposition alienated his
friends.
belligerence [bI5lIdVErEns] n. 交战，好战性，斗争性
an aggressive or truculent attitude, atmosphere, or
disposition
obsequious:servile=belligerent:assertive
谄媚的:卑曲的=好战的:攻击性的
(同义关系)
belligerent<>peaceful
好战的<>爱好和平的
belligerent<>conciliatory
好战的<>调和的
Synonyms: ATTACK , aggression, aggressiveness,
combativeness, fight, pugnacity
Sample:Whenever he had too much to drink, he became
belligerent and tried to pick fights with strangers.
bellwether n.
系铃的公羊, 前导, 领导者, 群众的首领
One that serves as a leader or
as a leading indicator of future trends
bellwether:leadership=advisor:consultant
领导者:领导阶层=顾问:顾问
（同义关系）
bemoan [bI5mEJn] vt. 惋惜，认为遗憾，哀叹
to express deep grief or distress over
Synonyms:
deplore, lament, bewail
Sample:She bemoans the fact that she did not finish
high school.
bend [bend] vi. 弯曲，屈服
to make submissive:SUBDUE，COMPROMISE
bend:rigid=submerge:buoyant=dissolve:insoluble
弯曲:不曲=下沉:浮起=溶解:不溶解的 （反义关系）
Synonyms:
CURVE, bow, crook, round
Sample:The director of personnel bends over
backwards to help each new employee.
benediction [benI5dIkF(E)n] n. 祝福
the invocation of a blessing
curse<>benediction
诅咒，咒语<>祝福
Synonyms:
BLESSING , benison
Sample:Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's benefactor
and gave him a benediction.
beneficent [bI5nefIsEnt] adj. 仁慈的，慈善的，善行的，有益的
doing or
producing good; especially :performing
acts of kindness and charity
beneficent:harm=tenacious:yield
有利的:伤害=顽固的:屈服（反义关系）
philanthropist:beneficence=comedian:humor
慈善家:仁慈=喜剧演员:幽默（人及其正面特征）
noxious<>beneficial
有害的<>有益的
toxic<>beneficial
有毒的<>有益的
Sample:Certainly Murray's preoccupation with the
task of editing the Oxford English Dictionary begot a kind of monomania, but it
must be regarded as a beneficent or at least an innocuous one.
benign [bI5naIn] adj.(病)良性的, (气候)良好的, 仁慈的, 和蔼的
a:showing kindness and
gentleness b:FAVORABLE,
WHOLESOME
benignant<>vicious
仁慈的<>恶的
Synonyms: FAVORABLE , auspicious,
bright, dexter, fortunate, propitious, white
Sample:The old man was well liked because of his
benign attitude toward friend and stranger alike.
bent [bent]
n.倾向, 爱好
a strong inclination or interest:BIAS
Synonyms: LEANING, disposition, inclination, inclining, penchant,
predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency
Sample:Because the high seriousness of their
narratives resulted in part from their metaphysics, Southern writers were
praised for their philosophical bent.(9504)
bequest [bI5kwest] n. 遗赠物,遗产,遗赠
something bequeathed:LEGACY
heirloom:ancestor=bequest:testator
传家宝:祖先=遗产:立遗嘱的人（人及其作用对象）
Synonyms:
LEGACY , devise, inheritance
Sample:Though many medieval women possessed
devotional books that had belonged to their mothers, formal written evidence of
women bequeathing books to their daughters is scarce, which suggests that such
bequests were customary and required no documentation.
berate [bI5reIt] v. 严责
to
scold or condemn vehemently and at length
berate<>commend
严厉指责<>称赞
berate<>praise
严厉指责<>赞扬
Synonyms: SCOLD, bawl out, ||chew out, jaw, rail, rate, revile, tongue-lash, upbraid, vituperate
beseech [bI5si:tF] v. 祈求，恳求
to request earnestly:IMPLORE
supplicant:beseeching=coquette:flirtatious
恳求者:恳求=轻浮的人:轻浮的 （人及其正面特征）
Synonyms: beg, appeal, crave, entreat, implore,
importune, invoke, plead, pray, supplicate
Sample:In his will, Father bequeathed his watch to
Phillip; the bequest meant a great deal to the boy.
besmirch [bI5sm\:tF] v. 诽谤，玷污
SULLY, SOIL
besmirch<>honor
诽谤<>尊敬
Synonyms: taint, besmear, defile, discolor, smear,
soil, stain, sully, tar, tarnish
Sample:The scandalous remarks in the newspaper
besmirch the reputations of every member of the society.
betray [bI5treI] vt. 背叛；辜负；泄漏
to deliver to an enemy by treachery
betray:trust=astray:path=transgress:rules
背叛:信任=迷路:道路=违反:规则（动宾关系）
Synonyms:
reveal, disclose, divulge
Sample:The actual rigidity of Wilson's position was
always betrayed by his refusal to compromise after having initially agreed to
negotiate a settlement.
bibliography [7bibli5C^rEfi] n.(有关一个题目或一个人的)书目, 参考书目
a list often with descriptive
or critical notes of writings relating to a particular subject, period, or
author
list:bibliography=painting:portrait
目录:书目=画:肖象画（种属关系）
Sample:No work illustrated his disdain for a
systematic approach to research better than his dissertation, which was
rejected primarily because his bibliography constituted, at best, a haphazard
survey of the major texts in his field.
bibliophile [`bIblIEJfaIl] n. 爱书者，藏书家
a lover of books especially for qualities of
format; also :a book collector
bibliophile:books=gourmet:food
{calligrapher:handwriting}
藏书家:书籍=美食家:食物 {书法家:书法}（人及其职业特征）
bigot [5bI^Et] n.（宗教，政治等的）盲信者，顽固者
a person obstinately or intolerantly
devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices
bigot:tolerance=turncoat:constancy
顽固者:容忍=背叛者:一致性 （人及其反面特征）
bigot:dedication=rage:anger
盲信者:奉献=狂怒者:愤怒（人及其正面特征）
bigoted:advice=conservative:change
顽固的:忠告=保守的:变迁（前者拒绝后者）
posturer:unaffected=bigot:tolerant
装模作样者:不矫饰的=顽固者:忍受的（人及其反面特征）
bigot:tolerant=provincial:cosmopolitan
{servile:domination}
顽固者:忍受的=乡下人:城市的 {卑屈的:支配} （人及其反面特征）
Synonyms: ENTHUSIAST, bug, fanatic, fiend, freak,
maniac, nut, zealot
Sample:Brought up in a democratic atmosphere,
student was shocked by the bigotry and narrowness expressed by several of his
classmates.