frank,straightforward,invigorating,kindly,chipper ;
[例句] 他们很爽快的回答表明他们已经等待这个(要求)很久了. Their ready answer suggested that they had long bided that.
[例句] 我感觉到,仿佛我愿意永远在那种清新爽快的气息中过日子似的. I felt as if I should like to go on for ever through that balmy freshness.
clamorous,furious,loquacious,obstreperous,turbulent ;
[例句] 活泼爱吵闹的家伙 a hearty and boisterous fellow
[例句] 一群吵闹的年轻人 a group of raucous young men
bodily,corporal,[医] Indian physic,personal,physical ;
[例句] 老人撩起开襟毛衣挠了挠身体的一侧。 The old man lifted his cardigan to scratch his side.
[例句] 运动对身体的好处可以分为3个方面。 The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors.
empty,hollow,[医] cavernous,cavitary,barren ;
[例句] 亚太经合组织似乎为一大堆空洞的胡言乱语所淹没。 APEC seems be drowning in an ocean of jargon.
[例句] 他发出低沉空洞的笑声. He gave a hollow laugh.
braggart,magniloquent,rodomontade,thrasonical,gassy ;
[例句] 我讨厌爱吹牛的人. I hate the man who enjoys talking big.
[例句] 他是所有小贩中最会吹牛的. He is the braggest of all pedlars.
audacious,barefaced,brazen,cheeky,flagitious ;
[例句] 广告标准管理局控告房地产代理商使用无耻的谎言。 The Advertising Standards Authority accused estate agents of using blatant untruths.
[例句] 这位大名鼎鼎的电影制片人声色俱厉地抨击了这些说法,称之为“无耻的谎言”。 The famed film-maker slammed the claims as "an outrageous lie"
compact,concise,laconic,sententious,succinct ;
[例句] 我们供应制作清淡、样式简洁的传统法国菜肴。 We serve traditional French food cooked in a lighter way, keeping the presentation simple.
[例句] 女性开始在办公室上班后,就会选择朴素而简洁的着装,以看上去持重冷静。 When women started working in offices, they opted for severity in dress in order to imply sobriety.
clear,clear-cut,[法] plain,copperplate,distinct ;
[例句] 这首诗再怎么晦涩,至少有一点是清楚的。 Whatever its obscurities, the poem was clear on at least one count.
[例句] 我们对正在发生的事有着相当清楚的认识。 We have a fairly good idea of what's going on.
tremendous,giant,huge,enormous,gigantic ;
[例句] 头顶上,直升机在呼啸,巨大的螺旋桨叶片搅动着空气。 Overhead, the chopper roared and the big blades churned the air.
[例句] 在南大街上,一座巨大的砖砌建筑赫然出现在人们的视线中。 On South Main Street, a huge brick building looms into view.
cabined,confined,[医] constrictive,stegnotic,incommodious ;
[例句] 帆船停泊在狭窄的水道上。 Sailing boats lay at anchor in the narrow waterway.
[例句] 他和其他10名犯人被囚禁在一间狭窄的牢房里。 He is cooped up in a cramped cell with 10 other inmates.
quiet,peaceful,restful,sedate,pacific ;
[例句] 我们应该找个安静的地方好好谈一谈。 We should go somewhere quiet, and talk it over.
[例句] 她算得上是个蛮安静的女孩。 She is a quiet girl really.
exaggerated,high-flown,grandiloquent,inflated,high-sounding ;
[例句] 她往往以夸张的姿势结束舞蹈。 She tended to finish dancing with a flourish.
[例句] 这种工作需要具备无限的精力和夸张的想象力。 The work demanded boundless energy and theatrical imagination.
goody,hypocritical,insincere,[法] double dealing,Pecksniffian ;
[例句] 不要相信他那伪善的言词。 Don't believe his pharisaic words.
[例句] 诚实的怀疑胜过伪善的信任. Honest doubt is better than in a pious fraud.
careless,negligent,harebrained,slapdash,hairbrained ;
[例句] 粗心的驾驶员对于公众是一种危险. A careless driver is a danger to the public.
[例句] 据传这场大火是由一位粗心的吸烟者造成的. It transpired that the fire was caused by a careless smoker.
lay,mundane,profane,secular,temporal ;
[例句] 他喜爱世俗的享乐. He is fond of worldly enjoyments.
[例句] 戴利主教已经说过,教堂不应该用于非宗教或世俗的目的。 Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
carnivorous,flesh-eating,zoophagous,meat-eating,carnassial ;
[例句] 有些动物, 如狗,猫等是食肉的. Some animals, As dogs and cats, eat meat.
[例句] 食肉的幼崽从出生后3个月开始就可进食肉类. 不幸的是, 这些幼崽非常脆弱. The carnivorous cubs start eating meat just 3 months after birth. Unfortunately, the cubs are vulnerable.
informal,free and easy,wanton,wilful,casual ;
[例句] 看见主人和领班侍者打招呼时轻薄随便的样子,她简直按捺不住惊讶。 She needed to control her surprise at the easy familiarity with which her host greeted the head waiter.
[例句] 那是随便的闲谈, 带几分勉强的笑. It was an informal conversation , but their laughter sounded rather forced.
ceaseless,constant,uninterrupted,continuous,incessant ;
[例句] 在全面质量管理原则下,对质量的追求是持续不断的。 Under TQM principles the search for quality is continuous.
[例句] 我们总是遭到排挤、剥削和不断的恐吓。 We've always been marginalized, exploited, and constantly threatened.
famous,well-known,[计] named,celebrated,eminent ;
[例句] 他们来到了全世界最有名的寻花问柳之地。 They had come to the world's most famous pick-up joint.
[例句] 旧时一些有名的巫师经常以祭品祈求他们所供奉神灵的助佑。 The great magicians of old always invoked their gods with sacrifice.
ordinary,common,platitudinous,trite,banal ;
[例句] 他们极其平凡的生活 their oh-so ordinary lives
[例句] 油漆罩面能够使普通而平凡的东西看上去更加精致。 A paint finish can transform something everyday and mundane into something more elaborate.