grimace
【考法 1】 v./n. 因痛苦而面部扭曲: a sharp contortion of the face expressive of pain, disgust or disapproval
【例】 she made a grimace when she tasted the medicine 她尝了一口药,然后做了一个鬼脸
【近】 frown, moue, pout, scowl
grin
【考法 1】 vi. 咧嘴笑: to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward
【例】 The boss grinned his approval. 老板咧嘴一笑表示赞许。
【近】 beam
【反】 pout 噘嘴生气
gripe
【考法 1】 v. 抱怨: to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
【例】 All workers were griping about the new regulations. 所有的工人都在抱怨新规章。
【近】 carp, fuss, grouch, grouse, grumble, wail
【反】 crow, delight, rejoice 欢快,喜悦
【考法 2】 v. 通过连续让人讨厌的举动激怒,惹怒: to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by
repeated disagreeable acts
【例】 constant complaints from the customers griped her to the point where she started snapping back 顾
客持续的抱怨让她也到了爆点
【近】 aggravate, annoy, bother, chafe, exasperate, nettle, peeve, pique, rile, ruffle, vex
grisly
【考法 1】 adj. 令人反感的,令人恐惧的: inspiring repugnance; gruesome
【例】 a series grisly murders 一系列令人恐惧的谋杀
【近】 appalling, dreadful, ghastly, gruesome, hideous, horrifying, macabre
groove
【考法 1】 v. 享受,极其满意,过得快活: to take pleasure in
【例】 thrill-seekers who groove on skiing will love snowboarding 那些乐在滑雪中的追求刺激的人们也会喜欢
滑雪板的 || just sitting around, grooving on the music 随便坐坐,在音乐中享受一下
【近】 adore, fancy, savor, relish, get off on, rejoice in, revel in, delight in
grotesque
【考法 1】 adj. 难看的: unpleasant to look at
【例】 that bloody Halloween mask is grotesque 那个血腥的万圣节面具丑死了
【近】 hideous, homely, ill-favored, monstrous, unappealing, unattractive, uncomely, unsightly
【反】 aesthetic, attractive, beautiful, bonny, comely, fetching, gorgeous, knockout, ravishing, seemly, sightly,stunning, taking, well-favored 悦目的,吸引人的
grovel
【考法 1】 vi. 卑躬屈膝: to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission
【例】 He made a groveling apology to the girl. 他放下身段,给那姑娘道歉。
【近】 cringe, creep, slither, wriggle
【派】 groveler n. 卑躬屈膝者:the one who lies with the body prostrate in token of subservience or abasement grueling
【考法 1】 adj. 费时间花心思的: requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
【例】 cutting diamonds can be grueling work 切割钻石是项劳神的活儿
【近】 arduous, burdensome, laborious, onerous, taxing, toilsome
【反】 effortless, light, unchallenging, undemanding, undemanding, facile 不费力气的
guile
【考法 1】 n. 狡猾,狡诈: the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery
【例】 a person so full of guile he can't even be trusted to give you the correct time of day 他这个人狡诈成性,说的话都不足为信
【近】 artfulness, canniness, craft, cunningness, deviousness, slyness, subtleness, wiliness
【反】 artlessness, forthrightness, ingenuousness, sincerity 朴实
【派】 guileless adj. 朴实的:free of guile; artless
【反】 manipulative 操纵的
guilt
【考法 1】 n. 自责,悔恨: a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing
【例】 he was wracked with guilt after he accidentally broke his sister's antique grandfather clock
【近】 contrition, penitence, remorse, repentance, self-reproach, shame
【反】 impenitence, remorselessness 无罪
n. 乞怜者,卑躬屈膝者