vivacious
【考法 1】 adj. 活泼的,快活的: lively in temper, conduct, or spirit
【例】 a vivacious girl who became a successful sales rep 一个成为了成功销售代表的活泼女孩
【近】 active, animated, bouncing, brisk, energetic, frisky, kinetic, mettlesome, spirited, sprightly, vital, zippy
【反】 dead, inactive, inanimate, languid, languorous, leaden, lifeless, listless, spiritless, vapid 无活力的
【派】 vivacity n. 活力,活泼
vociferous
【考法 1】 adj. 喧哗的,大叫大嚷的: making, given to, or marked by noisy and vehement outcry
【例】 Vociferous opponents of the bill protested angrily outside the Congress. 议案的反对者在国会外愤怒地举行了声势浩大的抗议活动
【近】 blatant, boisterous, clamant, clamorous, obstreperous, strident, yowling
【反】 reticent, taciturn 沉默的;serene, tranquil 宁静的
volatile
【考法 1】 adj. 多变的: characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
【例】 a boss of volatile moods 一个性情多变的老板‖The stock market can be very volatile. 股市瞬息万变。
【近】 capricious, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mercurial, skittish, temperamental, variable, versatile
【反】 certain, changeless, constant, immutable, invariable, settled, stable, stationary, steady, unchangeable, unvarying 固定的,不变的
【派】 volatility n. 易变性,易挥发性
volition
【考法 1】 n. 意志,自愿选择的行为: the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions
【例】 beyond his volition or control 超出了他的意志和控制范围
【近】 choice, decision, discretion, will
【反】 coercion, compulsion, constraint, duress, force, pressure 强迫,迫使
voluble
【考法 1】 adj. 健谈的,话多的: characterized by ready or rapid speech
【例】 The voluble gadfly ruined the party. 聚会被那个话又多又让人讨厌的人破坏了。
【近】 chatty, eloquent, garrulous, glib, loquacious, talkative, vocative
【反】 reticent, taciturn 沉默的;laconic, reserved, succinct 惜字如金的
【派】 volubility n. 口若悬河
voluminous
【考法 1】 adj. 卷数多的,大量的,庞大的: having great volume, fullness, size, or number
【例】 trying to keep a track of voluminous academic database 尝试追踪数目庞大的学术数据库
【近】 colossal, considerable, elephantine, enormous, gargantuan, gigantic, mammoth, numerous, oversize
【反】 scanty, scarce 缺乏的;dwarf, little, small, undersized 数量少的
voluptuous
【考法 1】 adj. 奢侈逸乐的,沉溺酒色的: given to or spent in enjoyments of luxury, pleasure, or sensual gratifications
【例】 They spent a long and voluptuous holiday in Venice. 他们在威尼斯度过了一个漫长而奢华的假期。
【近】 carnal, epicurean, luscious, lush, luxurious, indulgent, sensual, sensuous
【反】 ascetic, spartan, self-denying 克己的,自制的
【派】 voluptuary n. 酒色之徒
voracious
【考法 1】 adj. 有很大食量的,贪吃的: having a huge appetite
【例】 He has a voracious appetite. 他的食量惊人。
【近】 edacious, esurient, gluttonous, swinish
【反】 abstemious, abstentious 有节制的
【考法 2】 adj. 贪婪的,如饥似渴的: having or marked by an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit
【例】 a voracious reader who locked himself up in the study 一个把自己锁在书房的贪婪的读者
【近】 acquisitive, avid, covetous, grasping, greedy, hungry, rapacious, ravenous, thirsty
【反】 apathetic, indifferent, uneager, unenthusiastic 无所谓的
【派】 voracity n. 食欲,贪婪
votary
【考法 1】 n. 崇拜者,信徒: a person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or ideal; a faithful follower
【例】 votaries of the religious leader 宗教领袖的追随者们
【近】 acolyte, adherent, devotee, disciple, fan, fanatic, partisan, pupil, zealot
【反】 bellwether, leader 领导;apostate, defector, renegade, traitor, turncoat 叛徒
vouch
【考法 1】 vi. 担保,声称为真: to declare (something) to be true or genuine; to give a guarantee
【例】 willing to vouch for her integrity 愿意担保她的人格
【近】 attest, avouch, guarantee, testify, warrant
adj. 安静的,宁静的,稳定的,不变的