Vocabulary Lecture Notes Flashcards

A comprehensive collection of vocabulary terms, idioms, and translation concepts extracted directly from the lecture notes.

Avert

Prevent

Blagging

Making stuff up

Beset with

Troubled with, filled with

Dwarf

跟…相比…显得很小 (To appear small by comparison)

Callousness

冷酷无情

Furtive

鬼鬼祟祟的

Tormentor

使苦痛之人

Harangue

热烈的演说，高谈阔论，训斥

前所未有

Unprecedented

Attenuate, play down

淡化

供不应求

Demand exceeds supply

约定俗成

Established by popular usage

栩栩如生

Vivid, lively

跻身

Ascend, join the ranks of

Run amok

失控，胡作非为

Startle

使吓一跳，震惊

Embattled

处于绝境的，受艰难环境的

Trifecta

三重事件, perfect combination

Down in the dumps

情绪低落

In the wake of

随…而来

Hinge on

关键在于，取决于

Hangs in the balance

悬而未决

Dressing-down

严厉批评 (A severe telling-off)

Shirk responsibility

逃避责任

Pitfall

陷阱，易犯的错误

Cumbersome

笨重，麻烦

Wordy

唠叨，冗长

Facilitate

使便利的，促进

Manifest

证明，表明