外刊精读108 / 泰晤士报 / 对完美的病态追求 (难度高)

外刊精读 / 泰晤士报 / 对完美的病态追求
- cult n. 狂热迷恋;偶像;邪教
- devalue v. 使贬值
- give way to 给…让路 My excitement gave way to fear when I drove a car for the first time.
- bland adj. 平淡的,枯燥乏味的;清淡的
Pop music these days is so bland. The soup is very bland.
- surfeit v. 过度沉溺,过分放纵
- confront v. 面对,正视 We are frequently confronted with statements about the alarming rate of loss of tropical rainforests.
- fabric n. 布料,织物;结构=structure cotton fabrics纯棉布料 the fabric of society社会结构
- flawless adj. 完美的 (flawed adj. 有缺点的 The flaw in this theory lies in the lack of proof to support it.
- sublimity [səˈblɪməti] n. 崇高,高贵
- disfigured adj. 损毁的,被毁容的
- be accustomed to 习惯 It will take time for me to accustom myself to the changes.
- commonplace adj. &n. 平凡的,常见的
- hallmark n. 印记;特点
- identical adj. 一模一样的
- issue v. 发布,发表 n. 问题 issue a statement/ issues directives
- composition n. 成分;作品;构图
- aesthetic adj.&n. 审美 The new building has little aesthetic value/appeal.
- homogenize [həˈmɑːdʒənaɪz] v. 使雷同,同质化
- characterise vt. 是…的特征 Massive traffic jams characterise big cities. /Big cities are characterized by massive traffic jams.
- plump 胖乎乎的,丰满的
- exhaustive adj. 详尽的 an exhaustive survey/study
- tune v. 调整; n. 曲调 He was humming a tune as he washed the dishes.
- be subjected to (subject sb/sth to sth) 遭受 =suffer from
They have been subjected to unfair treatment
- triumphant adj. 胜利的,洋洋得意的
- infantile adj. 婴儿的,初期的
- minimalism n. 极简主义
- legible [ˈledʒəbl] adj. 清晰的
- ornament n. 装饰品
- elaboration n. 详细阐述;精细 (elaborate adj.)
- a horror of 不要....
- reassurance n. 安慰,慰藉
I couldn’t cope with the situation and was in desperate need of some reassurance.
- buttock [ˈbʌtək] n. 半边臀部 pastel [pæˈstel] n. 淡雅柔和的色彩
- blocky adj. 块状的
- Corinthian [kəˈrɪnθiən] 科林斯式
- citadel [ˈsɪtədel] n. 城堡
- Hadrian [ˈheɪdrɪən] n. 哈德良
- emerge as 成为
- empire 帝国
- chicly 潇洒地,帅气地
- spartan [ˈspɑːrt(ə)n] 斯巴达式的
- rise to a morning 早上起来
- flat white 馥芮白
- tasteful 高雅的,有品位的
- glossy 光滑的,有光泽的
- uncluttered 整齐的,整洁的
- upholstered 经过布置的,(沙发等)装软垫的
- civic adj. 公民的,市政的 civic buildings市政建筑
- incarnation [ˌɪnkɑːrˈneɪʃn] n. 化身
- embody v. 体现,代表 She embodied good sportsmanship on the playing field.
- infantilize [ɪnˈfæntɪlaɪz] vt. 使幼儿化
- eye-catching adj. 引人注目的
- bum n. 屁股
- unadorned adj. 朴素的,未装饰的
- babyish adj. 孩子气的,幼稚的
- iconic adj. 标志性的,符号的
- the Shard, the Cheesegrater, the Walkie-Talkie, the Gherkin 碎片、奶酪刨、对讲机、小黄瓜
- aspire all too desperately to “iconic” status 非常渴望获得“标志性”的地位
- ostentatiously [ˌɑːstenˈteɪʃəsli]招摇地,炫耀地
- suspicious 可疑的 Her behaviour was very suspicious.
- eschew [ɪsˈtʃuː] v. 避免,避开
- monotonous 单调乏味的
- make do with sth 凑合着用
- cost-effective adj. 划算的,性价比高的 (cost-efficient)
- consolation n. 安慰
- leviathan [ləˈvaɪəθən] n. 庞然大物 silvery leviathans摩天大楼
- healthy profit 大量客观的利润
- garner v. 获得
- eccentricity n. 古怪,怪癖
- shear v. 修建,折断
- converge v. 汇聚,集中
- idealized adj. 理想化的
- barren adj. 贫瘠的
- monochrome 黑白的,单色的
- concourse [ˈkɑːnkɔːrs] n. 大厅
- mosaice [moʊˈzeɪɪk] v. 用马赛克装饰; n. 马赛克 arches n. 拱桥
- cavern [ˈkævərn] n. 洞穴
- escalator 自动扶梯
- out of place 不适合,不相配
- objectionable 有异议的,反对的 (object v. 反对)
- inoffensive 不冒犯人的,无害的
- offense(offence) n. 违法; 讨厌的东西
I really didn’t mean to cause any offence. I was just stating my opinion.
No offence, but I find your sister a little rude.
- spring v. 涌现,突然出现 Where did you spring from? I didn’t see you come in.
- pre-engineered 预先设计/策划
- impoverish v. 使贫困