828.hilarious (a.) 喧闹的,极可笑的
Easier to access are such less-trafficked(Web)sites as Ren&Stimpy creator Spumco(),with its hilarious Japanese pizza commercial.
较容易进入的是较少人上网的网站,如创作出《林和史亭比》的“史盘柯”,里面有令人笑破肚皮的日本比萨广告。
829.hip (a.) 内行的,时髦的
[同]trendy
Friends quoted in the press say Bessette is hip and determined,a natural socializer who knows how to get what she wants.
媒体引用碧瑟的朋友的话说,碧瑟时髦且意志坚定,是天生的社交高手,知道如何得到她想要的东西。
830.impromptu (a.) 即兴的,临时起意的
[同]spontaneous
The following day Coetsee paid an impromptu,unannounced visit to the world's most famous political prisoner.
翌日,科特西在没有预先声明的情况下,即兴走访了这位世上最著名的政治犯。
831.invincible (a.) 1无敌的;2(精神、理念等)不屈的,顽强的
[同] 1unbeatable
Some analysts were saying Netscape had an invincible lead in the browser business, even against Microsoft.
有些分析家说,网景在浏览器市场拥有所向无敌的领先优势,甚至微软也不是它的对手。
832.lackluster (a.) 乏善可陈的,平凡的
Sasser triumphed in their first debate,but Frist turned his lackluster performance into another sign that he wasn’t a smoothie from the big city. (TIME,Nov. 21,1994,p. 54)
在第一场演讲中,萨塞获胜,而弗利斯特的表现虽然乏善可陈,却让人了解到他的另一面,那就是他不是来自大城市的滑头小子。? ※smoothie(n.)油嘴滑舌的人
833.malign (a.) (影响)有害的,恶意的
[同]harmful? [反]benign
Presenting four-year-old information and focusing on just one of China's hundreds of orphanages,it boldly concludes that“the pattern of cruelty,abuse and malign neglect…now constitutes one of the country's gravest human-rights problems.”
这份报告提供的是4年前的旧资料,而且焦点只放在中国数百家孤儿院中的一家,却武断地下结论说“对于孤儿的残忍、虐待和恶意忽视是中国最严重的人权问题之一”。
注:grave (a.) 严重的
834.maverick (a. n.)不合流俗的(人),特立独行的(人)
[同]outsider
Maverick director Ann Hui should feel flush now:her sweet,minor-key family drama Summer Snow just won four of Taiwan's Golden Horse awards,including Best Picture and Best Actress.(TIME, Jan.29,1996,p.42)
特立独行的导演许鞍华现在应该很有钱,因为她的温馨小品《女人四十》刚赢得4项金马奖,包括最佳影片与最佳女主角。
注:flush (a.) (口语)很有钱的;minor-key较小规模的
835.mercurial (a.)善变的
[同]volatile
In contrast with the mercurial Campbell,Chretien projected a calming image to voters,buttressed by his plain-folks persona.
与性格善变的坎贝尔相比,克雷提昂给选民一个稳重的形象,而且他那平民作风更加强了这
种形象。?
注:buttress(v)支持,加强
836.microscopic (a.) 非常微小的
LSD first won fame for its power,in microscopic doses,to induce hallucinations and a psychotic state.? LSD首度声名大嗓,是因为其仅服用极少药量,即可使人产生妄想和精神病的药力。
注:hallucination (n.)幻想,妄想;psychotic (a.) 精神病的
837.nascent (a.) 初期的,刚开始的
[同]budding
The country’s nascent green lobby has found an ally in the 25-member Supreme Court,which has ordered several polluting factories to close.(TIME,Mar. 25,1996,P.46)
该国新组成的环保游说团体找到了并肩作战的盟友:25人的最高法院,该法院已下令几家造成污染的工厂关门。