angular，curt，harsh，incondite，abrupt ；

[例句] 他那直截了当、往往还粗鲁生硬的办事方式无疑会激怒一些人。 His direct, often abrasive approach will doubtless ruffle a few feathers.

[例句] “ 当然肯定罗, " 他说, 他那生硬的口气只是稍稍有一点缓和. " Of course we are, " he said, with the slightest modification of sharpness.

clear，obvious，[法] unambiguous，unequivocal，explicit ；

[例句] 他们对将会出现什么情况已作了明白的暗示。 They've been giving broad hints about what to expect.

[例句] 这些至少是明白的. Thus much at least is clear.

clever，smart，cute，apt，bright ；

[例句] 最出色、最聪明的学生们竞相展示他们的才智。 The best and the brightest pupils competed to demonstrate their intellectual prowess.

[例句] 我接触到一些非常聪明的哈佛和耶鲁的学生。 I came into contact with very bright Harvard and Yale students.

capricious，headstrong，unruly，wilful，impulsive ；

[例句] 她是个任性的孩子. She was a willful child.

[例句] 舍不得回家的并不限于任性的男客. The reluctance to go home was not confined to wayward men.

elvish，hoyden，hoydenish，mischievous，naughty ；

[例句] 我甚至见过她在扎拉淘气的时候使劲摇晃她。 I've even seen her shake Zara when she's been naughty.

[例句] 那淘气的男孩借口头疼,离开了教室. The naughty boy left the classroom on the plea of a headache.

enthusiastic，fervent，[医] ardent，aspiring，eager ；

[例句] 她在摇滚乐迷中拥有一批热心的追随者. She has a keen following among rock fans.

[例句] 他是个热心的朋友，也是友善待客的主人。 He was a warm-hearted friend and genial host.

impassioned，ardent，vehement，enthusiastic，fierce ；

[例句] 这份报告并未收到热烈的反响。 The report had not been received with undiluted enthusiasm.

[例句] 在访问东帝汶期间，教皇约翰·保罗受到了热烈的欢迎。 Pope John Paul received a rapturous reception when he visited East Timor.

argumentative，contestable，[法] conflict，controversial，eristic ；

[例句] 在此我们概述一些有时影响争论的相互对立的力量。 Here we outline some of the some-times conflicting forces moulding the debate.

[例句] 他是个爱出风头、性格外向而且喜欢争论的人。 He was a showman, an extrovert who revelled in controversy.

clever，wise，argute，gumptious，pretty ；

[例句] 她关掉了煤气,够机灵的. She was intelligent enough to turn off the gas.

[例句] 她有一双机灵的大眼睛. She has large, intelligent eyes.

bored，boring，dull，unimaginative，arid ；

[例句] 在东柏林就餐曾经是一件危险而且沉闷无趣的事情。 Eating in East Berlin used to be a hazardous and joyless experience.

[例句] 道格拉斯呆板无趣的名声并不副实。 Douglas has an undeserved reputation for being dull and dry.

pure，simple，simpleminded，pute，artless ；

[例句] 我想他们的罪行比单纯的剥削更残忍。 I think their crime is a blacker one than mere exploitation.

[例句] 这些台词用朗诵比起单纯的读效果要好得多. These lines make far more sense when declaimed than when simply read out.

ascendant，ascendent，uplifted，ascending，anabatic ；

[例句] 突然上升的高度让她晕头转向，她抓得紧紧的。 The sudden height dizzied her and she clung tightly.

[例句] 上升的失业数字会很快稳定下来. The rise in the unemployment figure should level out soon.

grey，ashen，[化] gray，ambiguous，cinerous ；

[例句] 这幢楼刷的是浅灰色的灰泥，看上去有些陈旧。 The building was of greyish plaster and looked old.

[例句] 一块灰色的地毯被揭开，露出了原来的松木地板。 A grey carpet was removed to reveal the original pine floor.

stubborn，fractious，indocile，intractable，hard-nosed ；

[例句] 严肃、严谨、倔强的他同时又冷漠、多疑、敏感、不会变通。 Formal, exact and obstinate, he was also cold, suspicious, touchy and tactless.

[例句] 我叔叔是位严格而又倔强的军医,他曾身经两次大战. My uncle was a hard - nosed army officer who had seen service in two wars.

breathtaking，amazing，astonishing，alarming，egregious ；

[例句] 体制之间有着多得惊人的共性。 There are an amazing number of commonalities between systems.

[例句] 我们从欧洲大陆进口数量惊人的奶酪。 We import an incredible amount of cheese from the Continent.

astute，shrewd，prudent，calculative，cannily ；

[例句] 12名特别漂亮精明的青年男子被选为参加决赛的选手。 Twelve extremely good-looking, smooth young men have been picked as finalists.

[例句] 精明的乡下人正纷纷逃回各郡。 Smart country people are fleeing back to the shires.

athletic，motorial，[医] cinetic，kinesic，Tractarian ；

[例句] 参加运动的人们在各种仪式上点起一垛垛篝火以纪念周年庆典。 Campaigners lit scores of bonfires in ceremonies to mark the anniversary.

[例句] 华盛顿看上去是个典型的体魄强健、崇尚运动的人。 Washington looks like a poster boy for strength and athleticism.

flabby，limply，[医] aneuros，slack ；

[例句] 对于学校松弛的纪律她感到震惊. She was shocked at the slack discipline in the school.

[例句] 每天只锻炼20分钟，即使最松弛的臀部也会变挺翘。 Exercise for just 20 minutes a day to firm up even the saggiest bottom.

aureate，gilded，gilt，plated；名 gold-plated，gold-filled ；

[例句] 这些盘子的边是镀金的. The plates have a gilt edge.

[例句] 那只戒指不过是镀金的. The ring was only plated ( with gold ).

revolving，rolling，[医] rotary，rotating，gyral ；

[例句] 旋转的涡轮形成了一块真空区域。 The spinning turbine creates a vacuum.

[例句] 漩涡是由不断快速旋转的水形成的. A whirlpool is formed by water going round very fast.