Friday, January 06, 2012
prowess 英勇
1. Superior skill or ability.
2. Superior strength, courage, or daring, especially in battle.
Having an address in Central confers prowess.
Mesmerizing - attractive 催眠
mesmerizing - attracting and holding interest as if by a spell; "read the bedtime story in a hypnotic voice"; "she had a warm mesmeric charm"; "the sheer force of his presence was mesmerizing"; "a spellbinding description of life in ancient Rome"
mesmeric, spellbinding, hypnotic
attractive - pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm; "a remarkably attractive young man"; "an attractive personality"; "attractive clothes"; "a book with attractive illustrations"
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Sagged
My spirits sagged after I had been rejected for the job.
1. To sink, droop, or settle from pressure or weight.
2. To lose vigor, firmness, or resilience: My spirits sagged after I had been rejected for the job.
3. To decline, as in value or price: Stock prices sagged after a short rally.
4. Nautical To drift to leeward.
1. To sink, droop, or settle from pressure or weight.
2. To lose vigor, firmness, or resilience: My spirits sagged after I had been rejected for the job.
3. To decline, as in value or price: Stock prices sagged after a short rally.
4. Nautical To drift to leeward.
sullenly
not happy
he said sullenly.
Adv. 1. sullenly - in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly"
he said sullenly.
Adv. 1. sullenly - in a sullen manner; "he sat in his chair dourly"
Perilous
Adj. 1. perilous - fraught with dangerperilous - fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the precarious life of an undersea diver"; "dangerous surgery followed by a touch-and-go recovery"
Fervently
1. fervently - with passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book"
fervidly, fierily
fervidly, fierily
Monday, January 02, 2012
Relented
re·lent (r-lnt)
v. re·lent·ed, re·lent·ing, re·lents
v.intr.
To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving. See Synonyms at yield.
v.tr. Obsolete
1. To cause to slacken or abate.
2. To cause to soften in attitude or temper.
[Middle English relenten, to melt, from Anglo-Norman relenter, from relent, damp : Latin re-, re- + Latin lentus, sticky, slow.]
relent [rɪˈlɛnt]
vb (intr)
1. to change one's mind about some decided course, esp a harsh one; become more mild or amenable
2. (of the pace or intensity of something) to slacken
3. (of the weather) to become more mild
[from re- + Latin lentāre to bend, from lentus flexible, tenacious]
v. re·lent·ed, re·lent·ing, re·lents
v.intr.
To become more lenient, compassionate, or forgiving. See Synonyms at yield.
v.tr. Obsolete
1. To cause to slacken or abate.
2. To cause to soften in attitude or temper.
[Middle English relenten, to melt, from Anglo-Norman relenter, from relent, damp : Latin re-, re- + Latin lentus, sticky, slow.]
relent [rɪˈlɛnt]
vb (intr)
1. to change one's mind about some decided course, esp a harsh one; become more mild or amenable
2. (of the pace or intensity of something) to slacken
3. (of the weather) to become more mild
[from re- + Latin lentāre to bend, from lentus flexible, tenacious]
disgruntled
Only 48% think they receive suitable recognition, as individuals, for their work, compared with 68% of workers in supposedly collectivist China. Only Japanese workers are more disgruntled.
Adj. 1. disgruntled - in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
dissatisfied
discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
Adj. 1. disgruntled - in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
dissatisfied
discontent, discontented - showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position"
bluntly
Adv. 1. bluntly - in a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly"
bluffly, brusquely, flat out, roundly
bluffly, brusquely, flat out, roundly
proliferate
The hagparazzi are rewarded with a share of any fines imposed on errant educational establishments. Yet still the hagwon proliferate. By the government’s count, there are nearly 100,000.
pro·lif·er·ate (pr-lf-rt)
v. pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing, pro·lif·er·ates
v.intr.
1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.
v.tr.
To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
proliferate - cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"
manifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
proliferate - grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
pro·lif·er·ate (pr-lf-rt)
v. pro·lif·er·at·ed, pro·lif·er·at·ing, pro·lif·er·ates
v.intr.
1. To grow or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells, or offspring.
2. To increase or spread at a rapid rate: fears that nuclear weapons might proliferate.
v.tr.
To cause to grow or increase rapidly.
proliferate - cause to grow or increase rapidly; "We must not proliferate nuclear arms"
manifold, multiply - combine or increase by multiplication; "He managed to multiply his profits"
proliferate - grow rapidly; "Pizza parlors proliferate in this area"
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
cantankerous
can·tan·ker·ous (k n-t ng k r- s). adj. 1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: disliked her cantankerous landlord. ...
Thursday, April 17, 2008
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