staunch 英 /stɔːntʃ/ 美 /stɔːntʃ/adj. 坚定的;忠诚的;坚固的 vt. 止住;止血
考点1:adj.忠诚的,坚定的: steadfast in loyalty or principle
■e.g.a staunch believer in the democratic system 民主制度的坚定拥护者 No matter what happens I will be your staunchest supporters. 不论发生什么,我都会是你最忠诚的支持者。
■同: constant, dedicated, devoted, devout, faithful, fast, loyal, pious, steadfast, steady, true, true-blue
■反: disloyal, inconstant, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous 不忠诚的;fickle 善变的
complaisance 英 /kəmˈpleɪzəns/ 美 /kəmˈpleɪzəns/n. 殷勤;彬彬有礼;柔顺
考点1:n.愿意顺从,讨好,彬彬有礼: disposition to please or comply: affability
■e.g.She speaks with complaisance 说话彬彬有礼;The complaisance of his girlfriend is such that she meekly goes along with everything he says他的女朋友讨好他,对他言听计从。
■同: affability, amenability, amiability, good-naturedness
■反: obstinacy 固执;churlishness 粗野
hoodwink 英 /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/ 美 /ˈhʊdwɪŋk/vt. 蒙蔽;欺骗;遮眼
考点1:vt.欺骗: to take in by deceptive means; deceive
■e.g.Don‘t let yourself be hoodwinked into buying things you don‘t need.别被忽悠着去买用不着的东西。
■同: beguile, con, delude, dupe, fool, hoax, humbug
■反: disabuse消除错误念头
commingle 英 /kəˈmɪŋɡl/ 美 /kəˈmɪŋɡl/vt. 使混合;掺和 vi. 混合
考点1:v.充分混合: to blend thoroughly into a harmonious whole
■e.g.Ground waters originating in different beds commingle来源于不同层位的地下水相互混合;Fact and fiction commingle in the story事实和虚构混昆合成了故事。
■同: amalgamate, fuse, mix, immix, commix, compound, mingle, immingle, intermingle, intermix, merge
■反: break down, break up, separate, unmix 分开
temperate 英 /ˈtempərət/ 美 /ˈtempərət/adj. 温和的;适度的;有节制的
考点1:adj.言行举止有分寸的: avoiding extremes in behavior or expression
■e.g.rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great 对于电影的赞赏很适度,说其“还好”而不是“很棒”
■反: immoderate, extreme, frivolous 极端的
考点2:adj.有节制的: given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one‘s appetites
■e.g.a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits 一个说话温和、认真严肃的人,兴趣爱好都很适度
■同: abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober
■反: self-indulgent放纵的