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| www.iselong.com 日期:2006-03-06 10:36
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flatter vt. 过分夸赞,奉承,阿谀,使高兴
to praise excessively especially from motives of self-interest
flatter : praise :: loquacious : talkative
sabbatical: leave :: flattering: infatuation
scorn : reject :: adulate : flatter :: disparage : ignore
sycophant : flattery :: extortionist : intimidation
toady : flatter::??
flaw n. 瑕疵,v. 生裂缝
a defect in physical structure or form
glitch : flaw :: peccadillo : error / sin / offense
impeccable : flaw :: ingenuous : guile
flax n. 亚麻,麻布,亚麻织品
any of a genus (Linum of the family Linaceae, the flax family) of herbs; especially : a slender erect annual (L. usitatissimum) with blue flowers commonly cultivated for its bast fiber and seed
clay : porcelain :: flax : linen
fledge vi. 长羽毛
to acquire the feathers necessary for flight or independent activity
fledging <> molt
flexible a. 易曲的,灵活的,可通融的,能变形的,柔软的
capable of being flexed : PLIANT
adamant : flexibility :: refractory : control
limber : flexibility :: spindly : frailty
static : move :: pliable : inflexible
calcification <> flexibility
flexible <> mulish
pliant a. 易曲折的,柔软的,柔顺的
easily influenced : YIELDING
evanescent : disappear :: pliant : yield
flinch v.畏缩,退缩
to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : WINCE; also : to tense the muscles involuntarily in anticipation of discomfort
grisly : flinch :: droll : laugh
stoic:flinch::??
flint n. 打火石,燧石,极硬的东西
a massive hard quartz that produces a spark when struck by steel
pestle : grind :: flint stone : sharpen
flippancy n.无礼,言语尖刻
unbecoming levity or pertness especially in respect to grave or sacred matters
flippancy <> seriousness
flirt vi. 调情,玩弄,摆动,轻率地对待
to behave amorously without serious intent
flirt : decency ::??
supplicant:beseeching::coquette::flirtatious
flock n. 群,一群人,大量
a group of birds or mammals assembled or herded together
clique : intimates :: flock : sheep
flounder vi. 挣扎,折腾,挣扎着前进
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
flounder:process::??
flounder <>slide
flourish vi.繁荣,茂盛,兴旺
to grow luxuriantly : THRIVE
flourish <> waste away
flout v\n.嘲弄,愚弄,轻视
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