umbrage 英 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ] 美 [ˈʌmbrɪdʒ] n. 不快,生气;树荫;怀疑
考点: n.不悦,生气: the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity
■e.g. He would take umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect. 哪怕是一点点得不敬也会让他不悦。
■同: dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, peeve, resentment
■反: contentment, delight, gratification, happiness, pleasure 满意,高兴
futile 英 [ˈfjuːtaɪl] 美 [ˈfjuːtl] adj. 无用得;无效得;没有出息得;琐细得;不重要得
考点1: adj.无效得,无用得: serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective
■e.g. It would be an undoubtedly futile effort to persuade him. 想说服他毫无疑问是徒劳得
■同: abortive, bootless, fruitless, ineffective, useless, vain
■反: effectual, efficacious 有效得
考点2: adj.不严肃得: lacking in seriousness or maturity the futile chatter of gossip columnists about the comings and goings of Hollywood celebrities 八卦得专栏作家们对于好莱坞名人来来往往得随意闲谈
■同: flighty, frivolous, frothy
■反: earnest, serious 严肃认真得
■派: futility n.徒劳,无益
kidnap 英 [ˈkɪdnæp] 美 [ˈkɪdnæp] vt. 绑架;诱拐;拐骗
考点: vt.绑架勒索: to seize and detain by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom
■e.g. the child was kidnapped and held for ransom歹徒绑架了孩子,并且向家属勒索赎金
■同: abduct
■反: release, set free 释放
windbag 英 [ˈwɪndbæɡ] 美 [ˈwɪndbæɡ] n. 风囊;饶舌之人
考点: n.健谈得人: an exhaustively talkative person
■e.g. With a windbag like that, who needs a wind farm to meet our energy needs?有了他这样一个多话得“吹风机”,谁还要风力发电厂来满足电力需求呢?
■同: babbler, conversationalist, gabbler, gasbag, prattler
sermon 英 [ˈsɜːmən] 美 [ˈsɜːrmən] n. 布道;训诫;启示;冗长得讲话 vt. 对…布道;对…说教 vi. 布道
考点: n.布道,说教: public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift