topsy-turvy
【考法 1】 adj. 混乱的: lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness
【例】 He left his room topsy-turvy. 他把他的房间弄的很乱。
【近】 disordered, chaotic, messy, anarchic, jumbled
【反】 kempt, neat, orderly, organized, shipshape, tidy, trim, uncluttered, well-ordered 有序的
torpid
【考法 1】 adj. 麻木的,没有知觉的: lacking in sensation or feeling
【例】 My tongue and throat remained torpid for a time following the endoscopy. 胃镜检查之后,我的舌头和喉咙一直是麻木的。
【近】 asleep, benumbed, dead, insensitive, numbed, unfeeling
【反】 feeling, sensible, sensitive
【考法 2】 adj. 迟钝的,行动迟缓的: slow to move or act
【例】 a torpid sloth that refused to budge off its tree branch 趴在树枝上一动不动的树獭
【近】 dull, inert, lethargic, quiescent, sleepy, sluggish, torpid
【反】 active 活跃的
torpor
【考法 1】 n. 缺乏兴趣: lack of interest or concern
【例】 After a lifetime of setbacks, defeats, and failures, he could only greet the latest bad news with a resigned
fatalism and dull torpor. 一生都充满了挫折、失败,他只能用宿命论和麻木不仁来迎接又一次的坏消息。
【近】 apathy, casualness, complacence, disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, insouciance, nonchalance
【反】 concern, interest, regard 有兴趣
【考法 2】 n. (肉体或精神上的)迟钝: physical or mental inertness
【例】 Following Thanksgiving dinner, we spent the rest of the day lounging about in a contented torpor. 吃完感恩节晚餐后,我们慵懒地靠在沙发上打发剩下的时间。
【近】 languor, lassitude, listlessness, stupor
【反】 vigor, vim, vitality, vivacity 活力
torrential
【考法 1】 adj. 急流的: caused by or resulting from action of rapid streams
【例】 a torrential rain 倾盆大雨
【反】 trickling 涓涓细流的
torrid
【考法 1】 adj. 酷热的: intensely hot
【例】 the dry, torrid summers in southern Arizona 南亚利桑那州干燥、炎热的夏天
【近】 hot, scalding, scorching, sweltering
【反】 arctic, bone-chilling, freezing, frigid, frozen, glacial, icy 寒冷的
【考法 2】 adj. 热情的,情感深厚的: having or expressing great depth of feeling
【例】 torrid love affair 炙热的爱
【近】 ardent, burning, fervid, flaming, glowing, impassioned, incandescent, intense, passionate, vehement
【反】 dispassionate, emotionless, impassive, unemotional 冷漠的
tortuous
【考法 1】 adj. 转弯抹角的: marked by devious or indirect tactics: crooked, tricky
【例】 a tortuous path 一条蜿蜒的道路
【近】 bending, curling, curvy, devious, serpentine, sinuous, twisted, windy
【反】 direct, straightforward 直接的
tout
【考法 1】 vt. 极力赞扬: to promote or praise energetically; publicize
【例】 to tout victory in the war 鼓吹战果
【近】 acclaim, laud, praise, ballyhoo, tout
【反】 asperse, censure, denounce, berate, rate, revile, vituperate 指责
toy
【考法 1】 vi. 草率或不认真地对待: to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously
【例】 That microscope is a delicate instrument, not something to be toyed with. 那个显微镜是精密仪器,不是随随便便的一个玩具。
【近】 diddle with, fiddle with, fool with, mess with, monkey with, tinker with, twiddle with
tractable
【考法 1】 adj. 易驾驭的,温顺的: readily giving in to the command or authority of another
【例】 a tractable horse 一匹温顺的马
【近】 obedient, amenable, docile, flexible, manageable, compliant, submissive, tame
【反】 balky, contumacious, defiant, disobedient, incompliant, insubordinate, obstreperous, rebellious,
recalcitrant, refractory, restive, unamenable, ungovernable, unruly, untoward, wayward, willful 任性的,难以驯服的
tranquility
【考法 1】 n. 宁静,淡定: a state of freedom from storm or disturbance
【例】 enjoyed the tranquillity of the snow-covered field at dusk 享受傍晚时分被雪覆盖的田野的静谧
【近】 calm, quiet, silence, serenity
【反】 bustle, commotion, hubbub, pandemonium, tumult, turmoil, unquietness, unrest, uproar 喧闹,骚乱
adj. 易办的,易管理的,易控制的