querulous:
/'kwɛrʊləs/ a. Syn. fretful; whining
(鳴不平的,易發牢騷的) habitually complaining; expressing complaint or grievance | quixotic:
/kwɪk'sɒtɪk/ a.
(空想的,狂想的) idealistic without regard to practicality |
raconteur:
/rækɒn'tə:(r)/ n. Syn. storyteller
(善談的人,滿肚子故事的人) storyteller; one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit | radical:
/'rædɪk(ə)l/ a. Syn. drastic; extreme
(根本的,激進的) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic |
ramification:
/ræmɪfɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. subdivision
(分叉) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch | raze:
/reɪz/ v. Syn. demolish; ruin
(徹底摧毀) destroy completely; scrape or shave off |
recapitulate:
/ri:kə'pɪtjʊleɪt/ v. Syn. summarize
(概括,總結) summarize; repeat in concise form | reciprocal:
/rɪ'sɪprək(ə)l/ a. Syn. mutual; exchangeable; interacting
(互相的,互動的,互惠的) concerning each of two or more persons or things; exchangeable; interacting |
recumbent:
/rɪ'kʌmbənt/ a. Syn. reclining
(靠著的,斜躺的,不動的,休息的) reclining; lying down completely or in part | redolent:
/'rɛdələnt/ a. Syn. fragrant; odorous
(有味道的,有香味兒的) fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor |
redoubtable:
/rɪ'daʊtəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. formidable
(可怕的) formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor | refute:
/rɪ'fju:t/ v. Syn. disprove
(反駁) disprove; prove to be false or incorrect |
reiterate:
/ri:'ɪtəreɪt/ v.
(重申,重複) say, state, or perform again or repeatedly | remunerative:
/rɪ'mju:nərətɪv/ a. Syn. compensating; rewarding
(有利益的,有報酬的) compensating; rewarding; profitable or paying |
renegade:
/'rɛnɪgeɪd/ n. Syn. deserter; traitor
(變節者) disloyal person; traitor or rebel | reprisal:
/rɪ'praɪz(ə)l/ n. Syn. retaliation
(報復) action taken in return for injury or offense |
resentment:
/rɪ'zɛntmənt/ n. Syn. indignation; bitterness; displeasure
(怨恨,憤恨) indignation; deep sense of injury; strong displeasure | resilient:
/rɪ'zɪlɪənt/ a. Syn. elastic; flexible; rebounding
(彈性的) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily |
respite:
/'rɛspaɪt/ n. Syn. pause
(暫緩) usually short interval of rest or relief; delay in punishment | retribution:
/rɛtrɪ'bju:ʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. vengeance; compensation
(復仇,補償,懲罰) something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses |
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