Barron词表 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W XYZ |
2097. macabre
释义: gruesome; grisly
例句: The city morgue is a macabre spot for the uninitiated.
2098. mace
释义: ceremonial staff; clublike medieval weapon
例句: The Grand Marshal of the parade raised his mace to signal that it was time for the procession to begin.
2099. macerate
释义: soften by soaking in liquid; waste away
例句: The strawberries had been soaking in the champagn for so long that they had begun to macerate: they literally fell apart at the touch of a spoon.
2100. machiavellian
释义: crafty; double-dealing
例句: I do not think he will be a good embassador because he is not accustomed to the machiavellian maneuverings of foreign diplomats.
2101. machinations
释义: schemes
例句: I can see through your wily machinations.
2102. maculated
释义: spotted; stained
例句: Instead of writing that Gorbachev had a birthmark on his forehead, the pompous young poet sang of the former premier's maculated brow.
2103. madrigal
释义: pastoral song
例句: His program of folk songs included several madrigals which he sang to the accompaniment of a lute.
2104. maelstrom
释义: whirlpool
例句: The canoe was tossed about in the maelstrom.
2105. magisterial
释义: authoritative; imperious
例句: The learned doctor laid down the law to his patient in a magisterial tone of voice.
2106. magnanimity
释义: generosity
例句: Noted for his magnanimity, philanthropist Eugene Lang donated millions to charity.
2107. magnate
释义: person of prominence or influence
例句: The steel magnate decided to devote more time to city politics.
2108. magniloquent
释义: boastful, pompous
例句: In their stories of the trial, the reporters ridiculed the magniloquent speeches of the defense attorney.
2109. magnitude
释义: greatness; extent
例句: It is difficult to comprehend the magnitude of his crime.
2110. maim
释义: mutilate; injure
例句: The hospital could not take care of all who had been mangled or maimed in the railroad accident.
2111. maladroit
释义: clumsy; bungling
例句: In his usual maladroit way, he managed to upset the cart and spill the food.
2112. malaise
释义: uneasiness; distress
例句: She felt a sudden vague malaise when she heard sounds at the door.
2113. malapropism
释义: comic misuse of a word
例句: When Mrs. Malaprop criticizes Lydia for being "as headstrong as an allegory on the banks of the Nile," she confuses "allegory" and "allegator" in a typical malapropism.
2114. malcontent
释义: person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs
例句: He was one of the few malcontents in the Congress; he constantly voiced his objections to the Presidential program.
2115. malediction
释义: curse
例句: The witch uttered maledictions against her captors.
2116. malefactor
释义: criminal
例句: We must try to bring these malefactors to justice.
2117. malevolent
释义: wishing evil
例句: We must thwart his malevolent schemes.
2118. malfeasance
释义: wrongdoing
例句: The authorities did not discover the campaign manager's malfeasance until after he had spent most of the money he had embezzled.
2119. malicious
释义: dictated by hatred or spite
例句: The malicious neighbor spread the gossip.
2120. malign
释义: speak evil of; defame
例句: Because of her hatred of the family, she maligns all who are friendly to them.
2121. malignant
释义: having an evil influence; virulent
例句: This is a malignant disease; we must have to use drastic measures to stop its spread.
2122. malingerer
释义: one who feigns illness to escape duty
例句: The captain ordered the sergeant to punish all malingerers and force them to work.
2123. malleable
释义: capable of being shaped by pounding
例句: Gold is a malleable metal.
2124. malodorous
释义: foul-smelling
例句: The component heap was most malodorous in summer.
2125. mammal
释义: vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young
例句: Many people regard the whale as a fish and do not realize that it is a mammal.
2126. mammoth
释义: gigantic
例句: The mammoth corporations of the twentieth century are a mixed blessing
2127. manacle
释义: restrain; handcuff
例句: The police immediately manacled the prisoner so he could not escape.
2128. mandate
释义: order; charge
例句: In his inaugural address, the President stated that he had a mandate from the people to seek an end to social evils such as poverty and poor housing.
2129. mandatory
释义: obligatory
例句: These instructions are mandatory; any violation will be severely punished.
2130. mangy
释义: shabby; wretched
例句: We finally thew out the mangy rug that the dog had destroyed.
2131. maniacal
释义: raving mad
例句: His maniacal laughter frightened us.
2132. manifest
释义: understandable; clear
例句: His evil intentions were manifest and yet we could not stop him.
2133. manifestation
释义: outward demonstration; indication
例句: Mozart's early attraction to the harsichord was the first manifestation of his pronounced musical bent.
2134. manifesto
释义: declaration; statement of policy
例句: The Communist Manifesto by Marx and Engels proclaimed the principles of modern communism.
2135. manifold
释义: numerous; varied
例句: I cannot begin to tell you how much I appreciate your manifold kindnesses.
2136. manipulate
释义: operate with the hands; control or change by artful means
例句: How do you manipulate these puppets?
2137. mannered
释义: affected; not natural
例句: Attempting to copy the style of his wealthy neighbors, Gatsby adopted a mannered, artificial way of speech.
2138. manumit
释义: emancipate; free from bondage
例句: Enlightened slave owners were willing to manumit their slaves and thus put an end to the evil slavery in the country.
2139. marital
释义: pertaining to marriage
例句: After the publication of his book on marital affairs, he was often consulted by married people on the verge of divorce.
2140. maritime
释义: bordering on the sea; nautical
例句: The maritime Provinces depend on the sea for their wealth.
2141. marked
释义: noticeable; targeted for vengeance
例句: He walked with a marked limp, a souvenir of an old IRA attack. As British ambassador, he knew he was a marked man.
2142. marred
释义: damaged; disfigured
例句: She had to refinish the marred surface of the table.
2143. marshal
释义: put in order
例句: At a debate tournament, extemporaneous speakers have only a minute or two to marshal their thoughts before addressing their audience.
2144. marsupial
释义: one of a family of mammals that nurse their offspring in a pouch
例句: The most common marsupial in North America is the opposum.
2145. martial
释义: warlike
例句: The sound of marital music was always inspiring to the young poet.
2146. martinet
释义: strict disciplinarian
例句: The commanding officer was a martinet who observed each regulation to the ltter.
2147. masochist
释义: person who enjoys his own pain
例句: The masochist begs, "Hit me." The sadist smiles and says, "I won't."
2148. masticate
释义: chew
例句: We must masticate our food carefully and slowly in order to avoid digestive disorders.
2149. materialism
释义: preoccupation with physical comforts and things
例句: By its nature, materialism is opposed to idealism, for where the materialist emphasizes the needs of the body, the idealist emphasizes the needs of the soul.
2150. maternal
释义: motherly
例句: Many animals display maternal instincts only while their offspring are young and helpless.
2151. matriarch
释义: woman who rules a family or larger social group
例句: The matriarch ruled her gypsy tribe with a firm hand.
2152. martrix
释义: point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die
例句: Some historians claim the Nile Valley was the matrix of the Western civilization.
2153. maudlin
释义: effusively sentimental
例句: I do not like such maudlin pictures. I call them tearjerkers.
2154. maul
释义: handle roughly
例句: The rock star was mauled by his overexcited fans.
2155. mausoleum
释义: monumental tomb
例句: His body was placed in the family mausolem.
2156. mauve
释义: pale purple
例句: The mauve tint in the lilac bush was another indication that spring had finally arrived.
2157. maverick
释义: rebel; nonconformist
例句: To the masculine literary establishment, George Sand with her insistence on wearing trousers and smoking cigars was clearly a maverick who fought her proper womanly role.
2158. mawkish
释义: sickening; insipid
例句: Your mawkish sighs fill me with disgust.
2159. maxim
释义: proverb; a truth pithily stated
例句: Aesop's fables illustrate moral maxims.
2160. mayhem
释义: injury to the body
例句: The riot was marked not only by mayhem, with its attendant loss of life and limb, but also by arson and pillage.
2161. meager
释义: scanty; inadequate
例句: His salary was far too meager for him to afford to buy a new car.
2162. mealymouthed
释义: indirect speech; hypocritical; evasive
例句: Rather than tell Jill directly what he disliked, Jack made a few mealymouthed comments and tried to change the subject.
2163. meander
释义: to wind or turn in its course
例句: It is difficult to sail up this stream because of the way it meanders through the countryside.
2164. meddlesome
释义: interfering
例句: He felt his marriage was suffering because of his meddlesome mother-in-law.
2165. mediate
释义: settle a dispute through the services of an outsider
例句: Let us mediate out differences rather than engage in a costly strike.
2166. mediocre
释义: ordinary; commonplace
例句: We were disappointed because he gave a rather mediocre performance in this role.
2167. meditation
释义: reflection; thought
例句: She reached her decision only after much meditation.
2168. medley
释义: mixture
例句: The band played a medley of Gershwin tunes.
2169. meek
释义: submissive; patient and long-suffering
例句: Mr. Barrett never expected his meek daughter would dare to defy him by eloping with her suitor.
2170. megalomania
释义: mania for doing grandiose things
例句: Developers who spend millions trying to build the world's tallest skyscraper suffer from megalomania.
2171. melee
释义: fight
例句: The captain tried to ascertain the cause of the melee that had broken out among the crew members.
2172. mellifluous
释义: flowing smoothly; smooth
例句: Italian is a mellifluous language.
2173. memento
释义: token; reminder
例句: Take this book as a memento of your visit.
2174. memorialize
释义: commemorate
例句: Let us memorialize his great contribution by dedicating this library in his honor.
2175. mendacious
释义: lying; false
例句: He was pathological liar, and his friends learned to discount his mendacious stories.
2176. mendicant
释义: beggar
例句: From the moment we left the ship, we were surrounded by mendicants and peddlers.
2177. menial
释义: suitable for sevants; low
例句: I cannot understand why a person of your ability and talent should engage in such menial activities.
2178. mentor
释义: counselor; teacher
例句: During this very trying period, she could not have had a better mentor, for the teacher was sympathetic and understanding.
2179. mercantile
释义: concerning trade
例句: I am more interested in the opportunites available in the mercantile field than I am in those in the legal profession.
2180. mercenary
释义: motivated solely by money or gain
例句: "I'm not in this war because I get my kicks waving flags," said the mercenary soldier. "I'm in it for the dough."
2181. mercurial
释义: fickle; changing
例句: He was of a mercurial temperament and therefore unpredictable.
2182. meretricious
释义: flashy; tawdry; falsely attractive
例句: Her jewels were inexpensive but not meretricious.
2183. merger
释义: combination (of two business corporations)
例句: When the firm's president married the director of financial planning, the office joke was that it wasn't a marriage, it was a merger.
2184. mesmerize
释义: hypnotize
例句: The incessant drone seemed to mesmerize him and place him in a trance.
2185. metallurgical
释义: pertaining to the art of removing metals from ores
例句: During the course of his metallurgical research, the scientist developed a steel alloy of tremendous strength.
2186. metamorphosis
释义: change of form
例句: The metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly is typical of many such changes in animal life.
2187. metaphor
释义: implied comparison
例句: "He soared like an eagle" is an example of a simile; "He is an eagle in flight," is a metaphor.
2188. metaphysical
释义: pertaining to speculative philosophy
例句: The modern poets have gone back to the fanciful poems of the metaphysical poets of the seventeenth century for many of their images.
2189. mete
释义: measure; distribute
例句: He tried to be impartial in his efforts to mete out justice.
2190. meteoric
释义: swift; momentarily brilliant
例句: We all wondered at his meteoric rise to fame.
2191. methodical
释义: systematic
例句: An accountant must be methodical and maintain order among his financial records.
2192. meticulous
释义: excessively careful
例句: He was meticulous in checking his accounts and never made mistakes.
2193. metropolis
释义: large city
例句: Every evening this terminal is filled with the thousands of commuters who are going from this metropolis to their homes in the suburbs.
2194. mettle
释义: courage; spirit
例句: When challenged by the other horses in the race, the thoroughbred proved its mettle by its determination to hold the lead.
2195. miasma
释义: swamp gas; heavy, vaporous atmosphere, often emanating from decaying matter; pervasive corrupting influence
例句: The smog hung over Victorian London like a dark cloud; noisome, reeking of decay, it was a visible miasma.
2196. microcosm
释义: small world
例句: In the microcosm of our rural village, we find illustrations of all the evils that beset the universe.
2197. migrant
释义: changing its habitat; wandering
例句: These migrant birds return every spring.
2198. migratory
释义: wandering
例句: The return of the migratory birds to the northern sections of this country is a harbinger of spring.
2199. milieu
释义: environment; means of expression
例句: His milieu is watercolors, although he has produced excellent oil paintings and lithographs.
2200. militant
释义: combative; bellicose
例句: Althoughat this time he was advocating a policy of neutrality, one could usually find him adopting a more militant attitude.
2201. militate
释义: work against
例句: Your record of lateness and absence will militate against your chances of promotion.
2202. millenium
释义: thousand-year period; period of happiness and prosperity
例句: I do not expect the milennium to come during my lifetime.
2203. mimicry
释义: imitation
例句: Her gift for mimicry was so great that her friends said that she should be in the theater.
2204. minatory
释义: menacing; threatening
例句: Jabbing a minatory forefinger at Dorothy, the Wicked Witch cried, "I'll get you, and your little dog, too!"
2205. mincing
释义: affectedly dainty
例句: Yum-Yum walked across the stage with mincing steps.
2206. minion
释义: a servile dependent
例句: He was always accompanied by several of his minions because he enjoyed their subservience and flattery.
2207. minuscule
释义: extremely small
例句: Why should I involve myself with a project with so minuscule a chance for success?
2208. minute
释义: extremely small
例句: The twins resembled one another closely; only minute differences set them apart.
2209. minutiae
释义: petty details
例句: She would have liked to ignore the minutiae of daily living.
2210. mirage
释义: unreal reflection; optical illusion
例句: The lost prospector was fooled by a mirage in the desert.
2211. mire
释义: entangle; stick in swampy ground
例句: Their rear wheels became mired in mud.
2212. mirth
释义: merriment; laughter
例句: Sober Malvolio found Sir Toby's mirth improper.
2213. misadventure
释义: mischance; ill luck
例句: The young explorer met death by misadventure.
2214. misanthrope
释义: one who hates mankind
例句: We thought the hermit was a miantrope because he shunned our society.
2215. misapprehension
释义: error; misunderstanding
例句: To avoid msapprehension, I am going to ask all of you to repeat the instructions I have given.
2216. miscellany
释义: mixture of writings on various subjects
例句: This is an interesting miscellany of nineteenth-century prose and poetry.
2217. mischance
释义: ill luck
例句: By mischance, he lost his week's salary.
2218. misconstrue
释义: interpret incorrectly; misjudge
例句: She took the passage seriously rather than humourously because she misconstrued the author's ironic tone.
2219. miscreant
释义: wretch; villain
例句: His kindness to the miscreant amazed all of us who had expected to hear severe punishment pronounced.
2220. misdemeanor
释义: minor crime
例句: The culprit pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor rather than face trial for a felony.
2221. miserly
释义: stingy; mean
例句: The miserly old man hoarded his coins not out of prudence but out of greed.
2222. misgivings
释义: doubts
例句: Hamlet described his misgivings to Horatio but decided to fence with Laertes despite his foreboding of evil.
2223. mishap
释义: accident
例句: With a little care you could have avoided this mishap.
2224. misnomer
释义: wrong name; incorrect designation
例句: His tyrannical conduct proved to all that his nickname, King Eric the Just, was a misnomer.
2225. misogamy
释义: hatred of marriage
例句: He remained a bachelor not because of misogamy but because of ill fate: his fiancee died before the wedding.
2226. misogynist
释义: hater of women
例句: She accused him of being a misogynist because he had been a bachelor all his life.
2227. missile
释义: object to be thrown or projected
例句: Scientists are experimenting with guided missiles.
2228. missive
释义: letter
例句: The ambassador received a missive from the Secretary of State.
2229. mite
释义: very small object or creature; small coin
例句: Gnats are annoying mites that sing.
2230. mitigate
释义: appease
例句: Nothing he did could mitigate her wrath; she was unforgiving.
2231. mnemonic
释义: pertaining to memory
例句: He used mnemonic tricks to master new words.
2232. mobile
释义: movable; not fixed
例句: The mobile blood bank operated by the Red Cross visited our neighborhood today.
2233. mode
释义: prevailing style
例句: She was not used to their lavish mode of living.
2234. modicum
释义: limited quantity
例句: Although his story is based on a modicum of truth, most of the events he describes are fictitious.
2235. modish
释义: fashionable
例句: She always discarded all garments that were no longer modish.
2236. modulation
释义: toning down; changing from one key to another
例句: When we she spoke, it was with quiet modulation of voice.
2237. mogul
释义: powerful person
例句: The oil moguls made great profits when the price of gasoline rose.
2238. molecule
释义: the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance that has all the properties of that substance
例句: In chemistry, we study how atoms and molcules react to form new substances.
2239. mollify
释义: soothe
例句: We tried to mollify the hysterical child by promising her many gifts.
2240. mollycoddle
释义: pamper; indulge excessively
例句: Don't mollycoddle the boy, Maud! You'll spoil him.
2241. molt
释义: shed or cast off hair or feathers
例句: The male robin molted in the spring.
2242. molten
释义: melted
例句: The city of Pompeii was destroyed by volcanic ash rather than by molten lava flowing from Mount Vesuvius.
2243. momentous
释义: very important
例句: On this momentous occasion, we must be very solemn.
2244. momentum
释义: quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus
例句: The car lost momentum as it tried to ascend the steep hill.
2245. monarchy
释义: government under a single hereditary ruler with varying degrees of power
例句: England today remains a monarchy.
2246. monastic
释义: related to monks
例句: Wanting to live a religious life, he took his monastic vows.
2247. monetary
释义: pertaining to money
例句: Jane held the family purse strings: she made all monetary decisions affecting the household.
2248. monochromatic
释义: having only one color
例句: Most people who are color blind actually can distinguish several colors; some, however, have a truly monochromatic view of a world all in shades of gray.
2249. monolithic
释义: solidly uniform; unyielding
例句: Knowing the importance of appearing resolute, the patriots sought to present a monolithic front.
2250. monotheism
释义: belief in one God
例句: Abraham was the first to proclaim his belief in monotheism.
2251. monotony
释义: sameness leading to boredom
例句: He took a clerical job, but soon grew to hate the monotony of his daily routine.
2252. monumental
释义: massive
例句: Writing a dictionary is a monumental task.
2253. moodiness
释义: fits of depression or gloom
例句: We could not discover the cause of her recurrent moodiness.
2254. moratorium
释义: legal delay of payment
例句: If we declare a moratorium and delay collection of debts for six months, I am sure the farmers will be able to meet their bills.
2255. morbid
释义: given to unwholesome thought; gloomy
例句: These morbid speculations are dangerous; we must lighten our spirits by emphasizing more pleasant matters.
2256. mordant
释义: biting; sarcastic; stinging
例句: Actors feared the critic's mordant pen.
2257. mores
释义: customs
例句: The mores of Mexico are those of Spain with some modifications.
2258. moribund
释义: at the point of death
例句: The doctors called the family to the bedside of the moribund patient.
2259. morose
释义: ill-humored; sullen
例句: When we first meet Hamlet, we find him morose and depressed.
2260. mortician
释义: undertaker
例句: The mortician prepared the corpse for burial.
2261. mortify
释义: humiliate; punish the flesh
例句: She was so mortified by her blunder that she ran to her room in tears.
2262. mosaic
释义: picture made of smell, colorful inlaid tiles
例句: The mayor compared the ciry to a beautiful mosaic made up of people of every race and religion on earth.
2263. mote
释义: small speck
例句: The tiniest mote in the eye is very painful.
2264. motif
释义: theme
例句: This simple motif runs throughout the score.
2265. motility
释义: ability to move spontaneously
例句: Certain organisms exhibit remarkable motility; motile spores, for example, may travel for miles before coming to rest.
2266. motley
释义: parti-colored; mixed
例句: The captain had gathered a motley crew to sail the vessel.
2267. mottled
释义: spotted
例句: When he blushed, his face took on a mottled hue.
2268. mountebank
释义: charlatan; boastful pretender
例句: The patent medicine man was a mountebank.
2269. muddle
释义: confuse; mix up
例句: His thoughts were muddled and chaotic.
2270. muggy
释义: warm and damp
例句: August in New York City is often muggy.
2271. mulct
释义: defraud a person of something
例句: The lawyer was accused of trying to mulct the boy of his legacy.
2272. multifarious
释义: varied; greatly diversified
例句: A career woman and mother, she was constantly busy with the multifarious activities of her daily life.
2273. multiform
释义: having many forms
例句: Snowflakes are multiform but always hexagonal.
2274. multilingual
释义: having many languages
例句: Because they are bordered by so many countries, the Swiss people are multilingual.
2275. multiplicity
释义: state of being numerous
例句: He was appalled by the multuplicity of details he had to complete before setting out on his mission.
2276. mundane
释义: worldly as opposed to spiritual
例句: He was concerned only with mundane matters, especially the daily stock market quotations.
2277. munificent
释义: very generous
例句: The munificent gift was presented to the bride by her rich uncle.
2278. murkiness
释义: darkness; gloom
例句: The murkiness and fog of the waterfront that evening depressed me.
2279. muse
释义: ponder
例句: For a moment he mused about the beauty of the scene, but his thought soon changed as he recalled his own personal problems.
2280. musky
释义: having the odor of musk
例句: She left a trace of musky perfume behind her.
2281. muster
释义: gather; assemble
例句: Washington mustered his forces at Trenton.
2282. musty
释义: stale; spoiled by age
例句: The attic was dark and musty.
2283. mutable
释义: changing in form; fickle
例句: His opinion were mutable and easily influenced by anyone who had any powers of persuasion.
2284. muted
释义: silent; muffled; toned down
例句: In the funeral parlor, the mourners' voices had a muted quality.
2285. mutilate
释义: maim
例句: The torturer threatened to mutilate his victim.
2286. mutinous
释义: unruly; rebellious
例句: The captain had to use force to quiet his mutinous crew.
2287. myopic
释义: nearsighted
例句: In thinking only of your present needs and ignoring the future, you are being rather myopic.
2288. myriad
释义: very large number
例句: myriads of mosquitoes from the swamps invaded our village every twilight.
2289. mutter
释义: murmur or grumble
例句: The child muttered at the doll.
2290. millinery
释义: person who makes or sells women's hats
例句: The millinery displayed fashionable hats in the street where many women passed by.
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| You can memorize words in an efficient way if you pronounce them reasonably. Say words correctly, and you will learn them easily. Correct pronunciation means correct spelling of the words. English spelling is not good to guide its pronunciation. But spelling and pronunciation have closed relationship. They match each other perfectly. Sometimes we can pronounce a word according to its spelling. English pronunciation can also guide its spelling. This is a two-way communication. |
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