beseech
【考法1】v. (急切地)懇求:to beg for urgently or anxiously
【例】They besought the military to act immediately. 他們懇求軍方立即採取行動
【近】appeal, conjure, entreat, implore, petition, plead, supplicate
【反】demand (依據權力等)要求
besmirch
【考法1】v. 弄髒,弄汙:to make dirty; soil
【例】besmirched the white bed sheets with their dirty hands 用他們的髒手把白床單弄髒了
【近】foul, smirch, smudge, taint
【反】clean, cleanse清潔
【考法2】v. 誹謗,玷污:to detract from the honor or luster of
【例】besmirch your reputation by fabricating scandals 通過捏造醜聞來玷污你的名聲
【近】defile, smear, soil, stain
【反】honor 授予榮譽
bifurcate
【考法1】vi./vt. (使)分成兩支:(to cause) to divide into two branches or parts
【例】Their visions of the company’s future slowly began to bifurcate. 我們關於公司未來的構想慢慢出現分歧
【近】divide, diverge, fork
【反】coalesce 聯合
converge 匯合
bigot
【考法1】n. 固執己見者,有偏見的人:a person obstinately devoted to his own opinions and prejudices
【例】He is a bigot, or “a slave of dogma”. 一個固執己見的人,換而言之就是——教條主義的奴隸
【近】dogmatist, partisan
【反】depreciator, disparager 貶低他人的人
【派】bigoted 固執己見的
bland
【考法1】adj. 味道平淡的: not irritating or stimulating; soothing
【例】stick to bland diet to lose weight 堅持清淡的飲食以減肥
【近】mild, light, soft, soothing, tender
【反】pungent, tangy, zesty 味道刺激的
【考法2】adj. 無趣的: dull, insipid
【例】a bland story with naive plot一個情節幼稚的無聊故事
【近】banal, sapless, insipid
【反】riveting, enchanting 誘人的
【考法3】adj. 溫和的,和藹的: not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect
【例】bland food that was good for babies and invalids 對嬰兒和病患有益的溫和的食物
【近】balmy, benign, bland, delicate, mellow, nonabrasive
【反】abrasive, caustic, coarse, hard, harsh, rough, scathing, stern 刺激性的
