◎ becoming(穿、戴)合适的/合宜的;适当的
his laughter was not becoming on that solemn occasion.他在那种严肃场合笑是不适宜的。
◎ customary:traditional 通常的;习惯的;惯例的
it is customary to give people gifts on their birthday.
送生日礼物是一种社会风气。
◎ name做adj,有reputed; famous之意
pushy adj.爱出风头的;热心过头的;(为自己的利益)积极的 (亦作: pushing)
同义:bossy; domineering; controlling; aggressive; extremely self-assertive
square作adj :公平的;正直的/互无借贷的,清了账的/保守的;不时髦的
play a square game进行公平的比赛
he was square with his landlord.他不欠房东的账。
quality adj. 上流社会的/上等品质的
bring quality people to her wedding
请上流社会的人们参加她的婚礼
society 也有“社会名流;上流社会”之意。例如:
leaders of society上流社会的领袖
unless prep.(=except)除非; 除...之外
nothing will come out of it unless disaster.这种事除非引起灾祸之外不会有什么结果。
base adj.卑鄙的/不纯的,伪造的
a base coin伪造的硬币
common 低俗的;质劣的;粗鄙的
"i don't like him, for he's as common as muck.; he's as common as dirt.""他这人粗俗不堪,我不喜欢他。"
willing adj. 心甘情愿的, 欣然的, 自愿的/很听话的, (马等)温驯的; [喻]正好的, (风)顺利的
part 作adv.部分地, 有几分地
类似 somewhat
surface adj. 表面的, 肤浅的/(与航空邮寄相对而言)陆路邮寄的,水路邮寄的
surface mail普通邮件
rank adj.繁茂的, 过于茂盛的; 过于肥沃的/(气味)难闻的, 令人讨厌的/粗鄙的, 下流的/极坏的; 极端(荒唐, 恶劣)的/倔强的
rank grass丛生的杂草
rank soil过于肥沃的土壤
rank language下流话
rank fraud大骗局
rank injustice极端的不公正
elect 作adj. 当选而尚未就任的(chosen for office but net yet formally installed)