laconic
【考法 1】 adj. 简洁（以至于显得粗鲁或难以理解）的： using or involving the use of a minimum of words:
concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
【例】 His mentor's comment tends to be laconic but very much to the point. 他导师的点评很简短，但是却总
能说到点子上
【近】 apothegmatic, brief, capsule, compact, compendious, curt, pithy, succinct, summary, telegraphic, terse
【反】 circuitous, circumlocutory, diffuse, prolix, rambling, verbose, windy, wordy 冗长的
lachrymose
【考法 1】 adj.催人泪下的，悲伤的：tending to cause tears, mournful
【例】The lachrymose mourners at the funeral required a steady supply of tissues. 葬礼上多愁善感的哀悼者对纸巾提出了巨大的需求
【近】doleful, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, mournful, tearful, teary, weepy, woeful
【反】cheerful, delighted, jocund, jovial 欢乐的，快乐的
lambaste
【考法 1】 vt. 严厉斥责： to scold sharply; berate
【例】 Critics lambasted his performance. 评论家严厉斥责了他的表演
【近】 assail, baste, belabor, berate, castigate, excoriate, reprimand, reproach, scathe, slam, upbraid, vituperate
【反】 carol, extol, glorify, hymn, laud, magnify, praise 表扬,赞美
lament
【考法 1】 n. 悼词： a composition expressing one's grief over a loss
【例】 her lament for her grandmother 她为她祖母写的悼词
【近】 dirge, elegy, requiem
【考法 2】 n. 抱怨： an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
【例】 the career woman's lament that there aren't any good men left 职场女性的抱怨：好男人都死光了
【近】 carp, complaint, fuss, grievance, gripe, grouch, grouse, grumble, moan, murmur
【考法 3】 vi. 哀悼，表达痛苦或遗憾： to express sorrow or regret; mourn
【例】 lament an innocent death 为无辜的死者而悲痛
【近】 bemoan, deplore, grieve, moan, mourn, wail
【反】 delight, exult, joy, rejoice 感到高兴
lamentable
【考法 1】 adj. 值得惋惜的，悲哀的： inspiring or deserving of lament or regret; deplorable or pitiable; mournful
【例】 The lamentable cries of the women for their lost sons were heard throughout the village. 女人们由于
丧子之痛的哀嚎响彻整个山谷
【近】 deplorable, distressful, grievous, heartbreaking,, lugubrious, plaintive, plangent, sorrowful, woeful
【反】 cheerful, delighted, jocund, jovial 欢乐的，快乐的
lampoon
【考法 1】 n 讽刺： a harsh satire usually directed against an individual
【例】 a lampoon of the movie business at the time 对当时电影产业的一种讽刺
【近】 burlesque, caricature, farce, mockery, parody, ridicule, spoof, travesty
【反】 eulogy, ode, paean 颂歌
languid
【考法 1】 adj. 没精打采的，虚弱的： lacking energy or vitality; weak
【例】 be languid for weeks after surgery 术后的几周都无精打采的
【近】 debilitated, effete, enervated, feeble, frail, infirm, lackadaisical, spiritless, debilitated, sapped, enfeebled
【反】 animated, energetic, vehement, vivacious 有精力的；mighty, powerful, stalwart, stout, strong 强壮的
languish
【考法 1】 vi. 变得衰弱： to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
【例】 languishing during the prolonged heat wave 在持续的热浪下变得虚弱
【近】 decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, sag, wither
【反】 burgeon, flourish, thrive, prosper 旺盛生长
languor
【考法 1】 n. 懒惰： physical or mental inertness
【例】 He enjoyed the languor brought on by a hot summer afternoon. 他很享受夏日午后的慵懒
【近】 collapse, exhaustion, frazzle, lassitude, listlessness, stupor, torpor, prostration
【反】 verve, vim,animation,vitality 有活力
【考法 2】 n. 衰弱： weakness or weariness of body or mind
【例】 The tropical heat sapped our strength, leaving us in a state of unaccustomed languor. 热带的炎热气候消磨着我们的力量，让我们感到一阵虚弱的不适
【近】 debilitation, enervation, enfeeblement, fragility, infirmity
【反】 robustness, strength, vivacity 强壮，有力
lank
【考法 1】 adj. 细长瘦弱的： long, straight, and limp; not stiff in structure
【例】 a woman with long, lank hair 有着长而稀疏头发的女子
【近】 emaciated, lean, slender, svelte, tenuous, thin
【反】 fat, fleshy, gross, obese 肥胖的
【考法 2】 adj. 不僵硬的，柔软松弛的： not stiff in structure
【例】 Right after a shower, her lank hair hung down to her shoulders. 刚出浴的她柔软的头发搭在她的肩上
【近】 droopy, flaccid, floppy, lank, yielding
【反】 inflexible, rigid, stiff, sturdy, tense 僵硬的；resilient 有弹性的