inflexible，stereotyped，formalistic，pedestrian，cut-and-dry ；

[例句] " 不在. " 瑞德的声音是呆板的. " No. " Rhett's voice was blunt.

[例句] 起先, 纯粹是以呆板的形式来装点门面. At first, appearances were kept up through sheer inertia.

happy，merry，cheerful，chirk，alacritous ；

[例句] 赫特森是个快活的小个子男人。 Hutson is a small, chirpy bloke.

[例句] 菲利浦先生是个生性快活的人. Mr. Phillips was a cheery man.

rash，abrupt，boldfaced，fresh，bold-faced ；

[例句] 他能够亲眼看到开车冒失的危害. He could see for himself the results of careless driving.

[例句] 你为什么要忍受那个冒失的家伙 呢 ? Why will you tolerate that impudent fellow?

outstanding，predominant，surpassing，prominent，eximious ；

[例句] 我之所以得到提拔是由于立下了所谓的英勇卓越的功勋。 I had been promoted for what was called gallant and meritorious service.

[例句] 奖章上刻有“功勋卓越”的字样。 The medal bears the inscription "For distinguished service".

happy，joyful，festival，gay，chirrupy ；

[例句] 人生就应该是快乐的，要抓住每一天，孩子们，让你们的生活变得非凡起来。 Carpe diem. Seize the day, boys. Make your lives extraordinary.

[例句] 为什么不接受新的培训，找一份让你更快乐的工作？ Why not retrain for a job which will make you happier?

dull，insipid，unattractive，bland，drab ；

[例句] 上班时，他淹没在枯燥乏味的会海中。 At work, he was chained to a system of boring meetings.

[例句] 古板乏味的50年代被多姿多彩的60年代所取代。 The stuffy "50s gave way to the swinging "60s.

connate，heaven-born，heaven-sent，ingrown，congenital ；

[例句] 即使是最有天赋的人也可能会被错误的导师摧毁自信。 Even the most gifted can have confidence destroyed by the wrong instructor.

[例句] 他生来就是个有设计天赋的机械师。 He was a born mechanic with a flair for design.

dummy，fabled，mythological，translunary，fancied ；

[例句] 这部戏剧中的人物是虚构的。 It is drama featuring fictional characters.

[例句] 几乎所有小说中的侦探都是虚构的。 Almost all fictional detectives are unreal.

intimate，close，chummy，familiar，hand-in-glove ；

[例句] 即使他最亲密的盟友也认为他强硬决断、咄咄逼人，不达目的誓不罢休。 Even his closest allies describe him as forceful, aggressive and determined.

[例句] 贝琳达难以与孩子建立起亲密的关系。 Belinda was having difficulty bonding with the baby.

botchy，malformed，rebarbative，shameful，grotty ；

[例句] 多难看的东西啊，扔掉，扔掉。 What ugly things; throw them away, throw them away.

[例句] 山坡上有幢难看的灰色大房子。 Above on the hillside was a large, gaunt, grey house.

bottommost，knock-down，[医] minimal，lowermost，lowest ；

[例句] 埃塞俄比亚的人均石油耗费量几乎是全世界最低的。 Ethiopia has almost the lowest oil consumption per capita in the world.

[例句] 在舰船上，级别最低的副舰长也位列级别最高的轮机官之上。 The most junior executive officer outranked the senior engineer officer aboard ship.

lifelike，living，realistic，true to life，breathing ；

[例句] 周三晚上，我做了个十分逼真的梦，让我很不安。 On Wednesday night I had a very vivid dream which really upset me.

[例句] 周三晚上，我做了个十分逼真的梦，让我很不安。 On Wednesday night I had a very vivid dream which really upset me.

brilliant，splendent，glorious，illustrious，noble ；

[例句] 阿里安航天火箭项目取得了辉煌的成功。 The Ariane space-rocket project has had a shining success.

[例句] 他辉煌的事业因心脏病发作而被迫终止。 His glittering career was cut short by a heart attack.

dangerous，hazardous，[机] critical，parlous，perilous ；

[例句] 这些是极危险的工作，差不多准保能毁了你的事业。 These are kamikaze jobs, the ones almost guaranteed to end your career.

[例句] 由于存在着危险的下层逆流，在大部分海岸线附近游泳都不安全。 Dangerous undertows make swimming unsafe along most of the coastline.

buckish，dashing，flashy，foppish，showy ；

[例句] 浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的. The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.

[例句] 他对那浮华的词藻还是很敏感的. He was sensitive to rhetoric.

crazy，mad，[医] delirious，demented，disordered ；

[例句] 那些对他仰慕得发狂的人看见他时,激动得尖声大叫. The fans screamed with excitement when they saw him.

[例句] 这些灯象发狂的交通灯一样不停地闪动着. These lights flickered continuously like traffic lights which have gone mad.

heavy，lumpish，[建] clumpy，ponderous，cumbersome ；

[例句] 他们提着笨重的行李气喘吁吁地来到他门口。 They came panting up to his door with their unwieldy baggage.

[例句] 房子里摆放着笨重的旧式家具。 The interior of the house was furnished with heavy, old-fashioned pieces.

cripple，deformed，[医] crippled，disabled，handicapped ；

[例句] 他们对于残废的人怜悯有加, 慷慨施舍. They heap pity on the disabled, smother them in charity.

[例句] 雇主受鼓励雇用残废的工人. Employers are being encouraged to hire disabled workers.

old-style，old-fashioned，antique，out-of-date，antiquated ；

[例句] 当他推开门时，一口旧式的钟丁零零地响了起来。 An old-fashioned bell tinkled as he pushed open the door.

[例句] 玛丽好像陶醉在他那旧式的骑士风度里。 Marie seemed to revel in his old-fashioned chivalry.

careful，cautious，discreet，painstaking，cautelous ；

[例句] 一名警察迈着小心的步子慢慢走过. A policeman walked by with a slow, measured tread.

[例句] 这个品种是经过小心的选择与淘汰才培育出来的. By careful selecting and roguing the strain was evolved.