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BRS PreCollege Vocab: Words From Europe

Terms in this set (30)

adroit
(An adroit businesswoman, she knew every trick in the book and was very successful in her field.)
(adj) very clever or skillful
熟练的；机敏的
aficionado
(She was a pizza aficionado and would take an hour to slowly eat one so she could taste each flavor and herb.)
(n) a person who likes and knows a lot about something
酷爱者
amateur
(The amateur golf player and took weekly lessons to improve her game.)
(n) a person who is not skilled at an activity
业余爱好者
avant-garde
(The avant-garde dance troop was innovative and exciting and performed moves no one had ever seen before.)
(adj) bringing in or developing new ideas
先锋派
bizarre
(She had a bizarre sense of fashion and thought her blue lipstick was stylish.)
(adj) strange; odd; not normal
离奇的；奇特的
bonanza
(Their marriage was a publicity bonanza for the movie.)
(n) something that produces very good results for someone or something
财源；幸运
bravado
(He delivered his lines with an unforgettable bravado that helped him become a famous actor.)
(n) confident talk that is meant to impress others
虚张声势
cargo
(The ship was carrying a cargo of toys and furniture from China.)
(n) something that is carried from one place to another by boat, truck, or airplane
货物；荷重
chauvinist
(Like most men from my city, he was a male chauvinist who believed women should stay at home and take care of the family.)
(n) one who believes his or her country, sex, etc., are better than any other
沙文主义者；沙文主义
chic
(The clothes at the Milan fashion show were always chic.)
(n) following the latest style
漂亮的；时髦的
connoisseur
(The art connoisseur gave weekly lectures at his studio, explaining ideas and introducing new artists to his students.)
(n) an expert in a subject
鉴赏家；行家
coquette
(The office coquette flirted with every man in the office.)
(n) a woman who likes to win the attention of men for fun and pleasure
卖弄风情的女子
embargo
(The United States' embargo on Cuban cigars meant my father could no longer get his favorite brands.)
(n) a government order that limits trade
禁运
ensemble
(She designed a three-piece ensemble that included a jacket, blouse and skirt in shades of blue.)
(n) a group of people or things that make up a unit
全体
finesse
(She felt she had done well at the interview since she had answered the questions with finesse.)
(n) the cleverness that is shown in the way someone acts or deals with a situation
手段；技巧
gauche
(At my first dance I ended up with a gauche junior who didn't have a clue how to move.)
(adj) socially awkward; not knowing how to act
笨拙的；不善社交的
guerrillas
(The guerrillas met in the forest and talked about how to attack the army that night.)
(n) irregular soldiers who are not in the regular army and fight in a unit
游击队；游击战
gusto
(He drank with gusto while everyone else just sipped their drinks.)
(n) great enjoyment and enthusiasm
热情；乐趣
loco
(The crowd went loco when she came into sight.)
(adj) crazy, wildly insane
发疯的
machismo
(She was worried that his machismo attitudes would be passed on to their son.)
(n) a way of behaving like a traditional, agressive, strong male
男子气概
nuance
(The winery owner taught me to taste the nuances between the different grapes.)
(n) a very small difference in size or tone or other quality
细微差别
passe'
(The dress my mother picked out was just too passe' and I had to find something more stylish.)
(adj) outdated; no longer popular
凋谢的
pique (n)
(In a fit of pique, my little brother screamed he was going to run away from home and never come back.)
(n) a sudden feeling of anger
怨恨
pique (v)
(The toddler's interest was piqued by the balloons and she couldn't notice anything else.)
(v) to make something interesting or cause curiosity
刺激
renegade
(The renegades from the factory gathered outside and shouted at anyone who tried to go in.)
(n) a person who leaves a group and joins the opposition; a troublemaker
叛徒；变节者
rendezvous (n)
(She was so late for their rendezvous that he worried she wasn't really going to come.)
(n) a secret meeting
约会
rendezvous (v)
(They rendezvoused at a secret beach that only he knew about.)
(v) to meet at a specific time and place
相会；约会
savvy
(She was a savvy educator who knew all kinds of tricks to keep the students working.)
(n) having a common sense or practical knowledge of something
悟性
villain
(The villain was seen running off with the packages from my car.)
(n) a bad person; a character in a book who does bad things
坏人；恶棍；戏剧中的反派人物
vigilante
(The vigilante group from the Old West chased down and executed over 20 suspected criminals before the US Marshall office made them stop.)
(n) a person who tries to catch criminals but is not an official policeman or authorized crime fighter.
义务警员
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