(单词翻译:单击)
fender
【考法 1】 n. 缓冲装置: a cushioning device, such as a bundle of rope or a piece of timber, used on the side of a vessel or dock to absorb impact or friction
【例】 a fender on the SUV 运动越野车的一个防护板
【近】 buffer, bumper, cocoon, cushioning, pad
feral
【考法 1】 adj. 野生的: not domesticated or cultivated
【例】 Animal experts discourage homeowners from trying to adopt feral animals as pets. 动物专家们不建议户主们将野生动物收养为宠物
【近】 undomesticated, untamed, wild
【反】 cultivated 人工培养的;domestic, tame 家养的,被驯化的
【考法 2】 adj. 动物性的:having or showing the nature and appetites of a lower animal
【例】 The movie reveals just how thin the veneer of civilization is and how feral we are at bottom. 这部电影展示了所谓文明只不过是薄薄的一层纱,而内心深处我们仍然是野兽
【近】 animalistic, beastly, brutal
【反】 rational 理性的
fertilize
【考法 1】 vt. 使肥沃,使多产: to make fertile
【例】 Reading will fertilize vocabulary. 阅读丰富词汇
【近】 enrich, manure
【反】 deplete, drain, exhaust 消耗,耗尽
【派】 fertilizer n. 化肥
fervid
【考法 1】 adj. 酷热的: having a notably high temperature
【例】 set out when the fervid heat subsides 当酷热消散之后才出发
【近】 boiling, hot, scorching, searing, sultry, sweltering, torrid
【反】 arctic, chilling, cold, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, icy 冰冷的,寒冷的
【考法 2】 adj. 热情的: marked by great passion or zeal
【例】 a fervid patriot 热情洋溢的爱国者
【近】 ardent, fervent, impassioned, passionate, perfervid
【反】 cold, cool, dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional 淡定的,不为所动的
fervor
【考法 1】 n. 热情,狂热: great warmth and intensity of emotion
【例】 A blind patriotic fervor is called chauvinism. 盲目的爱国热情就被称为沙文主义
【近】 ardor, enthusiasm, passion, zeal, zealotry
【反】 apathy, indifference, impassiveness, unconcern 冷漠
fester
【考法 1】 v. 感染溃烂,腐烂: to infect, inflame, or corrupt
【例】 A dirty wound will probably fester. 伤口弄脏了有可能会化脓
【近】 corrupt, decompose, putrefy, rot, spoil
【反】 heal, cure 愈合
fetid
【考法 1】 adj. 恶臭的: having a heavy offensive smell
【例】 Ammonia has a fetid odor that sickened the people. 氨气有着令人作呕的气味
【近】 foul, fusty, malodorous, noisome, reeking, smelly, stinky, strong
【反】 ambrosial, aromatic, balmy, fragrant, redolent, scented 芳香的
fetter
【考法 1】 n. 枷锁,限制: something that limits one's freedom of action or choice
【例】 a fetter that prevents us from trying something new 阻碍我们尝试新事物的枷锁
【近】 circumscription, constraint, curb, limitation, restraint, stricture
【考法 2】 v. 束缚: to restrain from motion, action, or progress
【例】 be fettered by family responsibilities 被家庭责任所束缚
【近】 chain, clog, enfetter, hamper, manacle, restrain, shackle, trammel
【反】 enfranchise, free, liberate, unbind, unfetter, unshackle 解放;facilitate 促进
【派】 enfetter v. 束缚
fiasco
【考法 1】 n. 大失败: a complete failure
【例】The Hitler's plot ended in a fiasco. 希特勒的阴谋最终以失败告终
【近】catastrophe, debacle, disaster, failure
【反】blockbuster, éclat, success 成功
fickle
【考法 1】 adj. 易变的: likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly
【例】 a fickle lover 感情善变的情人
【近】 capricious, fluid, mercurial, mutable, temperamental, volatile
【反】 constant, immutable, invariable, stable, steady 稳定的,不变的
【考法 2】 adj. 不忠诚的: not true in one's allegiance to someone or something
【例】 When the family's fortune disappeared, so did their fickle friends. 当这个家庭的财富消逝殆尽时,他们的那些虚伪的朋友也无影无踪了
【近】 disloyal, perfidious, recreant, traitorous, treacherous, unfaithful
【反】 faithful, loyal 忠诚的