[法] former，previous，ago，agone，fore ；

[例句] 道格拉斯29岁，是个技术不错的拳击手，在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。 Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.

[例句] 把以前的衣服随便搭配一下就能拼凑出一套。 You can cobble it together from any old combination of garments.

smooth，slippery，[医] glabrate，glabrous，alabastrine ；

[例句] 柔软光滑的丝绸和天鹅绒 luscious silks and velvets

[例句] 能使皮肤柔软光滑的护肤液 a lotion to make your skin feel soft and smooth

allied，analogous，homologous，quasi，homothetic ；

[例句] 被告要求考虑到类似的21起违法行为的情况。 The defendant asked for 21 similar offences to be taken into account.

[例句] 说来也巧，两个曼城队球迷杰夫·沃茨和霍华德·戴维斯给俱乐部写了类似的信。 Two Manchester City fans, Geoff Watts and Howard Davies, coincidentally wrote similar letters to the club.

attractive，charming，flossy，glamorous，catching ；

[例句] 性感迷人的沃顿小姐对我羞涩地会心一笑。 The luscious Miss Wharton gave me a demure but knowing smile.

[例句] 这种有趣迷人的动物是婆罗洲独有的。 This interesting and charming creature is unique to Borneo.

cool，coldhearted，standoff，fishlike，icy ；

[例句] 沉闷、明显不友好和冷淡的场面多次出现。 There were periods of sulking, of pronounced distance, of coldness.

[例句] 房间里一片冷淡的气氛。 There was a frigid atmosphere in the room.

fine，good，hunk，plummy，bon ；

[例句] 别抱怨不好的事，要对好的事心存感恩。 Instead of complaining about what's wrong, be grateful for what's right.

[例句] “我想发份电报。”——“好的，发给谁？” "I want to send a telegram." — "Fine, to whom?"

arduous，operose，taxing，toilsome，exertive ；

[例句] 他发现自己已无力应对那份劳神费力的工作了。 He found he could no longer cope with his demanding job.

[例句] 他派我去干白费力的事。 He sent me on a fool's errand .

ebullient，hot，[医] sanguine，hotheaded，intense ；

[例句] 热情的女招待会一再推荐，最后点的餐多到吃不下! Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering more than you can eat!

[例句] 曼德拉先生在华盛顿受到热情的款待。 Mr Mandela was given a tumultuous reception in Washington.

eccentric，odd，curious，whimsical，crankish ；

[例句] 他们不会放过你这些古怪的念头的。 They will not allow your more way-out ideas to pass unchallenged.

[例句] 一位女招待端来一道样子相当古怪的菜。 One of the waitresses arrived with a very odd-looking dish.

mysterious，cryptic，[医] anagogic，mystic，occult ；

[例句] 黑利打量着她，脸上带着神秘的笑容。 Haley studied her, an enigmatic smile on his face.

[例句] 多年以来表演教学一直蒙着神秘的面纱。 For years the teaching of acting has been shrouded in mystery.

strong，violent，blazing，consuming，forceful ；

[例句] 嘲笑声的背后潜伏着一种越来越强烈的不安。 Behind the mocking laughter lurks a growing sense of unease.

[例句] 心头涌起一阵强烈的感情，模糊了他的判断力。 A tide of emotion rose and clouded his judgement.

proud，self-important，[法] overbearing，arrogant，bouncy ；

[例句] 由于他老是装出一副自以为是的架势,所以同学们就叫他“自大的夜郎”. His classmates called him a show - off because of his bumptious airs.

[例句] 你怎么能容忍那个自大的糊涂虫 呢 ? How can you tolerate that pompous idiot?

overconfident，pretentious，vain，boastful，conceited ；

[例句] 他常不招人待见，而且被看作是个自负的大傻帽儿。 He was generally disliked and regarded as a pompous ass.

[例句] 他是我所见的最自负的人。 He has the biggest ego of anyone I've ever met.

simple，plain，chaste，frugal，homemade ；

[例句] 用镶边、系带和流苏装饰朴素的床罩和窗帘。 Embellish basic covers and curtains with borders, ties and fringing.

[例句] 她脱下了朴素的套装，换上了一身古怪的少女装。 She swapped her plain suit for an absurdly girlie dress.

greedy，avaricious，vulturine，avid，cormorant ；

[例句] 他牺牲了自己的事业，这样他贪婪的弟弟才能成功。 He sacrificed his own career so that his avaricious brother could succeed.

[例句] 贪婪的老板为了攫取利润无所不为. The greedy boss stopped at nothing to gain profit.

naive，babyish，[医] infantile，juvenile，childish ；

[例句] 我对自己写出这么幼稚的东西感到羞愧。 I'm ashamed of the babyish nonsense I write.

[例句] 我们终于对他幼稚的行为忍无可忍. We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.

ordinary，oversimplified，[计] straight-forward，plain，simple ；

[例句] 遗憾的是，过于简单的情节使得这部电影差强人意。 Sadly, the film is let down by an excessively simple plot.

[例句] 画一些简单的形状让孩子涂上颜色。 Draw simple shapes for your child to colour in.

mad，maniac，[医] phrenetic，crazy，daffy ；

[例句] 几乎是凭着一股疯狂的热情，马克斯警告人们不要刻意追求晒成一身古铜色。 With almost evangelical fervour, Marks warns against deliberately seeking a tan.

[例句] 这名男子在一次疯狂的袭击中被刺死。 The man was stabbed to death in a frenzied attack.

cruel，barbaric，brutal，savage，Gothic ；

[例句] 这是一种极端野蛮的行为. This was an act of extreme brutality.

[例句] 母马容忍后代粗暴和野蛮的程度教人意外. Mares are surprisingly tolerant of the roughness and rudeness of their own offspring.

baroque，eerie，eery，uncanny；形 bizarre，barpque ；

[例句] 他那些快节奏的小说里充满了怪诞的场景和荒唐的行为。 His fast-paced novels are full of bizarre situations and madcap antics.

[例句] 那是怪诞的一幕。 It was a bizarre scene.