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BRS PreCollege Vocab: Words From Europe
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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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