20230421单词汇总

· baffle /ˈbæfəl/

o 1.V-T If something baffles you, you cannot understand it or explain it. 使困惑

• An apple tree producing square fruit is baffling experts.
一棵结方形果实的苹果树正令专家们感到困惑。

o 2.ADJ 令人困惑的

• I was constantly ill, with a baffling array of symptoms.
我不断地生病，还伴有一大堆莫名其妙的症状。

glider n. /ˈɡlaɪdə(r)/

a light aircraft that flies without an engine 滑翔机

un·ser·vice·able adj. /ʌnˈsɜːvɪsəbl/

not suitable to be used 不适用的；不正常运转的

OPP serviceable

ser·vice·able adj. /ˈsɜːvɪsəbl/

suitable to be used 能用的

• • The carpet is worn but still serviceable. 地毯旧了，但还能用。

fi·asco n. /fiˈæskəʊ/

( pl. -osNAmE also -oes)

something that does not succeed, often in a way that causes embarrassment 惨败；可耻的失败；尴尬的结局

SYN disaster

· • What a fiasco! 真是使人下不了台！

· self-congratulatory

o ADJ If you describe someone or their behaviour as self-congratulatory, you mean that they keep emphasizing how well they have done or how good they are. 自夸的

• Officials were self-congratulatory about how well the day had gone.
官员们对那天的顺利度过自鸣得意。

· verifiable /ˌvɛrɪˈfaɪəbəl/

o ADJ Something that is verifiable can be proved to be true or genuine. 可证实的

• This is not a romantic notion but verifiable fact.
这不是一个不切实际的念头，而是一个有依据的事实。

lu·nacy n. /ˈluːnəsi/

[ U]

1.behaviour that is stupid or crazy 愚蠢的行为；疯狂

SYN madness

•It's sheer lunacy driving in such weather. 天气这样糟糕还开车，真是疯了。

2.( old-fashioned) mental illness 精神病；精神错乱；精神失常

in·scrut·able adj. /ɪnˈskruːtəbl/

if a person or their expression is inscrutable , it is hard to know what they are thinking or feeling, because they do not show any emotion 难以捉摸的；难以理解的；神秘莫测的

DERIVATIVES 派生词

http://1.in·scrut·abil·ity /ɪnˌskruːtəˈbɪləti/ n. [ U]

http://2.in·scrut·ably /ɪnˈskruːtəbli/ adv.

be·queath v. /bɪˈkwiːð/

( formal )

1.to say in a will that you want sb to have your property, money, etc. after you die （在遗嘱中）把…遗赠给

SYN leave

[ VNVNN]

•He bequeathed his entire estate to his daughter. 他把全部财产遗赠给他的女儿。

•He bequeathed his daughter his entire estate. 他把全部财产遗赠给他的女儿。

2.[ VNVNN] to leave the results of your work, knowledge, etc. for other people to use, especially after you have died 将（工作成果、知识等）流传（给后世等）