discreet，deliberative，prudent，careful，circumspect ；

[例句] 她那更为慎重的答复会受到选民的欢迎。 Her more measured response will appeal to voters.

[例句] 他以慎重的态度来做这件事. He did it in a deliberate manner.

calm，composed，[化] sedative，undisturbed，collected ；

[例句] 他的直系亲属都在场，这显然起到了让他镇定的作用。 The presence of his immediate family is obviously having a calming effect on him.

[例句] 这样很可能对他产生一种镇定的效用. It is likely to have a soothing effect on him.

defamatory，evil，libellous，invidious，calumniatory ；

[例句] 有人正在捏造虚假诽谤的故事。 Scurrilous and untrue stories were being invented.

[例句] 在这儿, 丑事愈真实,诽谤的罪就愈大. Here, the truer the scandal, the more libelous it is.

cankered，carious，[医] putrilaginous，decomposed，putrid ；

[例句] 蛞蝓以腐烂的动植物为食。 Slugs feed on decaying plant and animal material.

[例句] 它们大多以腐烂的蔬菜为食。 They feed mostly on decaying vegetable matter.

reflective，catoptric，[计] refleeted，reverberatory，reflected ；

[例句] 反射的阳光可使这些城市节约用电. The reflected sunlight would allow these cities to save up electricity.

[例句] 他们可以观察月亮反射的光的光谱. They could look at the spectra of the light the moons reflected.

serpentine，sinister，snaky，insidious，Jesuitical ；

[例句] 他给人一种冷酷阴险的感觉。 There was something cold and sinister about him.

[例句] 那个阴险的家伙几乎见人便说我的坏话。 That insidious man bad mouthed me to almost everyone else.

ceaseless，endless，never-ending，unceasing，incessant ；

[例句] 不停的下雨使我厌倦. I am tired of this continual rain.

[例句] 吠个不停的狗会惹邻居烦恼. A dog that barks constantly can be a source of annoyance to the neighbours.

glad，jolly，joyful，laughing，mirthful ；

[例句] 这个晚上最让人高兴的就是精彩的焰火表演。 The most pleasurable experience of the evening was the wonderful fireworks display.

[例句] 这附近有个动物园？我的孩子们一定会很高兴的。 There's a zoo round here? That's dandy for my kids.

depressing，depressive，dreary，oppressive，ponderous ；

[例句] 他的小说都是些肤浅沉闷的玩意儿，只有一本除外。 With one exce-ption his novels are shallow and lifeless things.

[例句] 他让这场总体很沉闷的辩论时不时迸出了些火花。 He managed to lighten the generally lifeless debate at times.

classy，crackajack，first-rate，good，choice ；

[例句] 上等的波尔图葡萄酒必须倒入其他容器中以滤除自然沉淀物。 Vintage ports must be decanted to remove natural sediments.

[例句] 在挑选长筒靴的时候，购买上等的好皮靴将是明智的选择。 When selecting boots, fine, quality leather will be a wise investment.

stingy，niggard，mean，miserly，chary ；

[例句] 他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪. His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.

[例句] 埃莉诺从年轻时候起就一直是个非常吝啬的人. Eleanor is always a penny - pinch ever since she has been young.

circuitous，devious，[经] round，roundabout，derious ；

[例句] 历史的发展是曲折的,迂回的. History moves in zigzags and by roundabout ways.

[例句] 虽然他的方法是迂回的,但这些方法并非不诚实. Though his methods are indirect they are not dishonest.

first-class，outstanding，preeminent，excellent，fine ；

[例句] 她一直因其优秀的短篇小说享有很高的声望。 She has always had a high reputation for her excellent short stories.

[例句] 他确实是战后英国最优秀的拳击手之一。 He really was one of the finest boxers in post-war Britain.

clear，distinct，[法] clear-cut，unambiguous，legible ；

[例句] 入口处在马伯里路，有清晰的路标。 The entrance is well signposted and is in Marbury Road.

[例句] 太空望远镜拍摄到了迄今为止最清晰的冥王星的照片。 The space telescope has taken the clearest pictures ever of Pluto.

sober，calm，dispassionate，inexcitable，self-possessed ；

[例句] 那需要运动员有高超的技巧、冷静的头脑和迅速的反应能力。 It takes great skill, cool nerves and the reflexes of an athlete.

[例句] 显然，她是全家口才最好、最沉着冷静的人。 She is clearly the most articulate and self-possessed member of her family.

pale，pallid，sallow，cadaverous，paly ；

[例句] 灯光照在满是灰尘的墙上，反射回苍白的冷光。 Lights reflected off dust-covered walls creating a ghostly luminescence.

[例句] 脸色苍白的艾丽斯靠在他身上，像在寻求支撑。 Alice, very pale, was leaning against him as if for support.

common，informal，[经] popular，pedestrian，exoteric ；

[例句] 这里雪莱用的是通俗的嘲讽手法。 The style Shelley is using here is that of popular lampoon.

[例句] 这种疾病更通俗的名称是疯牛病。 The disease is more commonly known as Mad Cow Disease.

complex，complicated，intricate，mazy，involute ；

[例句] 在这本新作中，哈里森巧妙地理顺了那些纷繁复杂的争论。 In this new book, Harrison brilliantly disentangles complex debates.

[例句] 蜜蜂之间所用的交流方式是昆虫中最为复杂的方式之一。 Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect.

accordant，coincidental，congruent，congruous，coincident ；

[例句] 宣告真理与保卫这个王国是不相符合的两件事. Truth telling is not compatible with the defense of the realm.

[例句] 从波形图可以写出与给定波型相符合的数字序列. From these waveforms, a sequence of numbers may be written which correspond to the given waveforms.

composed，calm，[医] calmative，sedans，abirritative ；

[例句] 整个事件中,他始终保持着镇静的头脑. He kept a level head through the whole incident.

[例句] 他显得格外疲劳, 但他的心情是镇静的. He looked exceedingly tired, but his mood was philosophical.