abrogate
v. to put an end to the effect of something废止；取消
The company was forced to abrogate its practice of rejecting all workers' compensation claims.
该公司被迫停止拒绝工人要求赔偿的做法。
Synonym
同义词：annul; abolish
Antonym
反义词：institute; establish
bankrupt
adj 1. insolvent 破产的 2. devoid 缺乏的
The company went bankrupt after it gambled its funds in the futures market and lost.
该公司在将资金做期货投机失败后破产了。
Dr. Henderson's theories of human behavior are bankrupt of any consideration for the effects of local economics.
韩德森博士有关人类行为的理论，丝毫未考虑当地经济状况的影响。
* futures
期货
* economics
经济状况
consanguinity
n. relationship by blood 血缘；亲族
Consanguinity was never considered when Eric decided to fire his brother from the company.
当艾瑞克决定将他的弟弟解雇时，完全没考虑到血缘关系。
Synonym
同义词：kinship
consecrate
v. 1. to make sacred 奉为神圣 2. to dedicate 献身
The local people believed that this site was consecrated and that anyone who went there would be cured of any illness.
当地居民相信此地非常神圣，有病的人到这儿来都可以治愈。
Synonym
同义词：1. hallow 2. devote
Antonym
反义词：1. desecrate; profane
deride
v. to scorn 嘲笑
n. derision
The principal derided the teachers' suggestions for improving the learning environment for the students.
校长嘲笑老师们所提出有关改善学生学习环境的建议。
Synonym
同义词：mock; jeer; ridicule
derogatory
adj. disparaging 毁损的；贬抑的
Americans' racism is apparent in the multitude of derogatory terms for immigrants and minorities.
美国人的种族歧视，由众多针对移民和少数民族的贬义字眼，可看得出来。
* racism
种族歧视主义
* multitude
多数
Synonym
同义词：belittling; defamatory
Antonym
反义词：flattering; laudatory
desultory
adj. not continuous; without purpose 散漫的；随便的
No one ever took his desultory promises to help with the housework seriously.
他随便答应要帮忙做家事，但从未没有人把他的话当真。
Synonym
同义词：rambling; random
Antonym
反义词： assiduous; methodical; steady
execrate
v. 1. to express or feel hatred 憎恶 2. to curse 咒骂
Peter spat out hateful words at the boy, execrating him in front of all his schoolmates.
彼得对那个男孩口出恶言，在所有同学面前咒骂他。
* spit
激烈地说出（坏话等）；吐（唾沫等）
Synonym
同义词：1. abominate; detest 2. condemn
Antonym
反义词：1. admire 2. eulogize
interrogate
v. to question 审问；质问
The prisoner was dragged from his cell into a dimly lit room where the officer began to interrogate him.
犯人从牢房中被带进一间灯光幽暗的房间，接受警官的审问。
Synonym
同义词：inquire; query
Antonym
反义词：respond; reply
interrupt
v. to break in 打断；妨碍
Don't interrupt Cathy when she is speaking, or she is likely to get mad.
凯西讲话时别打断她，否则她可能会生气。
prerogative
n. privilege 特权
Special prerogatives were given to club members who introduced new patrons to the club.
介绍新客人到俱乐部的会员享有特权。
* patron
赞助者；顾客
rapacious
adj. greedy 贪婪的
n. rapacity
In the story of King Midas, the king learned the price of his rapacious desire for wealth.
在麦得斯王的故事中，国王因为贪婪地渴望财富而付出代价。
Synonym
同义词：voracious; ravening; avaricious; ravenous
ravage
v. 1. to plunder 抢夺 2. to destroy 毁坏
n. ravage
The tornado ravaged a cornerof the town, destroying houses, cars and lives.
龙卷风袭卷那个城镇的一个区域，摧毁了房子、汽车和生命。
* tornado
龙卷风
Synonym
同义词：1. pillage; despoil 2. demolish
Antonym
反义词：2. construct; rehabilitate
ravening
adj. rapacious; seeking prey 掠食的；贪婪捕食的
After a long hard winter, ravening packs of wolves began to hunt farmers' livestock.
在漫长的严冬之后,饥饿的狼群开始猎取农人的家畜。
* livestock
家畜
Synonym
同义词：ravenous; covetous
Antonym
反义词：satiated; glutted
rectify
v. to put right; to correct 改正
n. rectification
Phillip wished to rectify the strained relations between him and his father.
菲利浦希望話改善他和父亲之间紧张的关系。
* strained
紧张的
Synonym
同义词：amend
rectitude
n. uprightness 正直
Molly Sharp's moral rectitude makes her an excellent candidate for mayor of our town.
莫莉·夏普的正直使她成为竞选本镇镇长理想的候选人。
Synonym
同义词：righteousness
Antonym
反义词：corruption
resilient
adj. 1. able to spring back 有弹性的 2. buoyant 活泼的
Laura's resilient, "never say die," attitude has led her to many successes in her career.
罗拉那种「不要气馁」的开朗态度，使她一生的事业中获得许多成功。
Synonym
同义词：1. elastic; flexible 2. animated; vivacious
Antonym
反义词：1. rigid; stiff 2. gloomy; depressed
risible
adj. inclined to laugh; causing laughter 能笑的；可笑的
Brian's attempt to entertain the party by singing opera selections was quite risible.
布莱恩试着演唱歌剧选曲，来娱乐参加宴会的宾客，结果相当可笑。
Synonym
同义词：laughable; ludicrous
rupture
n. break 1. 破裂 2. 绝交
The dam's rupture would send millions of tons of water down upon the towns in the valley below.
水坝破裂将使百万顿的水冲泻到山谷下的城镇。
Synonym
同义词：1. breach; split 1. breach; split; severance
sacrilegious
adj. showing no respect to something sacred 亵渎的
The man's sacrilegious act of spitting on a monk was quickly punished by a crowd nearby.
那个人向和尚吐口水，这种亵渎的行为很快就受到附近群众的惩罚。
Synonym
同义词：blasphemous; profane
Antonym
反义词：reverent; religious; pious
sacrosanct
adj. too sacred to be violated 神圣不可侵犯的
Mother's crystal vase collection was sacrosanct in our house and no one dared touch any of it.
母亲收藏的水晶花瓶在我们家是神圣不可侵犯的东西，没有人敢去碰它一下。
salient
adj. easily noticed; outstanding 显著的；突出的
Cyrano's enormously long nose was his most salient feature.
西拉诺超长的鼻子，是他容貌中最突出的特征。
Synonym
同义词：noticeable; protruding
sangfroid
n. calmness in the face of danger or in an emergency 沉着；冷静
After witnessing the murder, Michelle responded to the police officer's questions with amazing sangfroid.
目睹谋杀案之后，蜜雪儿以惊人的冷静态度回答警官的问话。
Synonym
同义词：composure; equanimity; sedateness
Antonym
反义词：perturbation; agitation
sanguinary
adj. with much bloodshed 血腥的
The sanguinary violence regularly shown on TV and in movies is very disturbing.
电视和电影中经常出现的血腥暴力，令人不安。
sanguine
adj. optimistic 乐天的；自信的
The coach was sanguine about his team's chances of winning the soccer match.
教练自信他的球队会赢足球比赛。
Synonym
同义词：confident; hopeful
Antonym
反义词：morose; pessimistic