01

crutch

英 /krʌtʃ/ 美 /krʌtʃ/

【考法1】n./v.支撐，支柱: something that supports or sustains

【例】a crutch for local economy 當地的經濟支柱

【近】brace, buttress, column, stay, support, underpinning, underpropping

02

denude

英 /dɪˈnjuːd/ 美 /dɪˈnuːd/

【考法1】vt.脫去，使赤裸: to divest of covering; make bare

【例】Drought has completely denuded the hills of grass幹旱脫去了山上的草使山變得光秃秃的。

【反】cover遮蓋

03

particularize

英 /pəˈtɪkjələraɪz/ 美 /pərˈtɪkjələraɪz/

【考法1】vt.詳述: to go into or give details or particulars

【例】particularize the rules you must observe 詳述了你需要遵守的規定

【近】detail, specificate, specify

【反】abbreviate, abridge, condense, shorten 删減内容

04

squeamish

英 /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/ 美 /ˈskwiːmɪʃ/

【考法1】adj.惡心的，暈船的: affected with nausea

【例】the rolling of the ship made the young sailor squeamish搖晃的船隻讓年輕的水手感到惡心

【近】ill, nauseated, qualmish, queasy, queer, queerish, sick, sickish

【反】healthy, well狀态良好的

05

unctuous

英 /ˈʌŋktjuəs/ 美 /ˈʌŋktʃuəs/

【考法1】adj.油嘴滑舌的，谄媚的: overly or insincerely flattering

【例】an unctuous appraisal of the musical talent shown by the boss's daughter拍老闆馬屁，說他女兒音樂劇的才能非常卓越

【近】adulatory, gushing, hagiographic, oily, oleaginous, soapy

【考法2】adj.誇張的，做作的: characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness

【例】an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters過分做作想在選民面前表現地虔誠

【近】artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, fake, feigned, hypocritical, phony, pretended

【反】artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned 真實的

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