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The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic. // My favourite writer is really imaginative. // Your solution to this problem is quite imaginative. 开始学习
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good at thinking of new, original, and clever ideas:
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She is a charming woman // We had dinner with our director and his charming wife. // What a charming street this is // He's very charming but I wouldn't trust him. 开始学习
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pleasant and attractive (to describe people or a place)
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He is so generous, he got her a brand new car. // It is very generous of you to pay my college fees. // She's been very generous with her time. 开始学习
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willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected:
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a generous slice of cake // a generous pay increase 开始学习
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larger than usual or expected:
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She was a quick-tempered woman. // He could be quick-tempered with those who opposed him. // He's so short-tempered - he snaps at people over such stupid things. // She would be a great leader if she wasn't so short-tempered. 开始学习
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likely to become angry very easily:
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He made an opportunistic grab for power, which resulted in a civil war. 开始学习
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using a situation to get power or an advantage // using situations for own benefit
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He has very strong conservative views. // She belongs to a conservative party. // Older people tend to be more conservative and a bit suspicious of anything new. // He has a very conservative approach to management. 开始学习
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not usually liking or trusting change, especially sudden change:
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Tom is a very methodical person and writes lists for everything. // The police were doing things in their own methodical way, no doubt. 开始学习
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Methodical people do things in a very ordered, systematic, careful way:
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a conscientious student // Greg Smith is a conscientious and dedicated worker who will be an asset to your company. 开始学习
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putting a lot of effort into your work: serious about your work and putting a lot of effort into doing it in a careful way // sumienny, skrupulatny
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Employees are expected to carry out their duties conscientiously. // He went over things carefully and conscientiously in his mind. 开始学习
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In a conscientious manner; attentively.
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It is a deeply chauvinist community where the few women who have jobs are ridiculed. // The crowd was enthusiastically singing chauvinistic patriotic songs. 开始学习
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believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important believing that or behaving as if women are naturally less important, intelligent, or able than men
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Her reply showed that she was very sensitive to criticism. // He was very sensitive about his scar and thought everyone was staring at him. 开始学习
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easily upset by the things people say or do, or causing people to be upset, embarrassed, or angry
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He's a very emotional man. // I felt quite emotional during the wedding ceremony. 开始学习
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having and expressing strong feelings
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There's far too much food - I'm afraid I got a bit carried away. // Apologies - I just got carried away by the excitement of the game. 开始学习
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to become so excited about something that you do not control what you say or do:
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Kate is so stubborn that she just never listens. // They have huge arguments because they're both so stubborn. 开始学习
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a person who is determined to do what he or she wants and refuses to do anything else
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rebellious // disobedient Her teachers regard her as a rebellious, trouble-making girl. // hey looked angry and almost rebellious // a disobedient child 开始学习
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difficult to control and do not behave in the way that is expected
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It was a courageous decision to resign in protest at the company's pollution record. // It was courageous of her to challenge the managing director's decision. 开始学习
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having or showing courage = brave
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an affectionate kiss // He's an affectionate little boy. // I love her affectionate smile. 开始学习
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showing feelings of liking or love:
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He found an obliging doctor who gave him the drugs he needed. // I would like to thank the Commissioner for the most obliging answer he has given. 开始学习
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Why be sentimental about that old coat? There's no point in keeping it just because you were wearing it when you first met me. // It's a cheap ring but it has great sentimental value for me. // silly sentimental songs/stories 开始学习
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a person who is strongly influenced by emotional feelings, especially about happy memories of past events or relationships with other people
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He's fun to be with, but he's very superficial. // It's a very superficial description. // I don't trust his superficial friendliness 开始学习
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(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important:
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Maybe if you'd put in some effort you wouldn't be so insecure // I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure. // He still feels insecure about his ability to do the job. 开始学习
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little confidence and are uncertain about their own abilities or if other people really like them
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She's such a perfectionist that she notices even the tiniest mistakes. // He was a perfectionist, and the job took a long time. // Someone who isn't satisfied if things aren't 100% perfect 开始学习
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a person who wants everything to be perfect and demands the highest standards possible
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A gifted dancer/musician // Schools often fail to meet the needs of gifted children. // Gifted can also be used more generally to mean intelligent or having a great range of abilities. 开始学习
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having special ability in a particular subject or activity
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It was tactless of you to invite his ex-girlfriend. // Inclined to say things that upset or offend people // Given their recent history, the question was both loaded and tactless. 开始学习
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not careful about saying or doing something that could upset someone
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He did not look like a man much inclined to small talk. // 开始学习
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likely or wanting to do something
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Good agents are certainly extroverted, but are grounded, rather than intuitive. // There's something about women who have a strong intuitive power. 开始学习
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able to know or understand something because of feelings rather than facts or proof
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He's really stingy and never buys anyone a drink when we go out. // The landlords are so stingy - they refused to pay for new carpets. // He is so stingy he walks to work to save on bus tickets. 开始学习
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Not all my students are diligent // If you are a diligent employee, you will get a promotion // Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case. 开始学习
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careful and using a lot of effort // hard working doing things in a careful and detailed way
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She was a strong, independent woman. // It's time I started being more independent. 开始学习
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not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things
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a slow-moving and placid river // She was a very placid (= calm and not easily excited) child who slept all night and hardly ever cried. // He turns to look at me, and his face is placid. 开始学习
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having a calm appearance or characteristics (+synonym)
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Outgoing people make friends easily // Sales reps need to be outgoing, because they are constantly meeting customers // She has an outgoing personality. 开始学习
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(of a person) friendly and energetic and finding it easy and enjoyable to be with others
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It would be a bit selfish to keep them all for myself. // Perhaps I'm just being a very selfish old man. 开始学习
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Someone who only thinks of their own advantage
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people who are clever at planning something so that they get what they want, especially by tricking other people, or things that are cleverly made for a particular purpose
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He's a sly old devil - I wouldn't trust him with my money. // She looked into his eyes and gave him a sly smile. 开始学习
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deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want:
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You have such a witty child // He was witty and very charming. // I think she’s one of the wittiest comics on television. 开始学习
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using words in a clever and funny way
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A pithy remark // She gave pithy interviews as interest in her work grew. 开始学习
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(of speech or writing) expressing an idea cleverly in a few words
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They tend to be distrustful of outsiders. // Large sections of Britain's poorest communities are alienated and distrustful of authority. 开始学习
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not trusting someone or something:
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an industrious worker // She's extremely competent and industrious. // Every employee is expected to be competent and industrious. 开始学习
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I felt her shrewd eyes looking me up and down. // He was shrewd enough not to take the job when there was the possibility of getting a better one a few months later. // It was a shrewd move to buy your house just before property prices started to rise. 开始学习
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having or based on a clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, resulting in an advantage
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showing agreement and giving encouragement
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You need to be more decisive. // Usually so decisive, he had no idea which way to go. 开始学习
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able to make decisions quickly and confidently, or showing this quality
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I'm going to buy extravagant things for no reason at all. // It was very extravagant of you to buy strawberries out of season. 开始学习
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spending too much money, or using too much of something
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She's a down-to-earth woman with no pretensions. 开始学习
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practical, reasonable person
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I doubt whether her motives for donating the money are altruistic - she's probably looking for publicity. // He took a moment to talk about his altruistic activities. 开始学习
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showing a wish to help or bring advantages to others, even if it results in disadvantage for yourself (+synonym)
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Why are you so morose these days? // Michael became morose and withdrawn after he lost his job. // 开始学习
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unhappy, annoyed, and unwilling to speak or smile
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He was always fair and just, never sarcastic or sharp-tongued. // She could be sharp-tongued or sweet-talking, depending on her mood. 开始学习
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often criticizing people and speaking in a severe way
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He's very intellectual for a pop star. // She was more intellectual than her husband, and much better read. // I'm no intellectual, but I do know how this works. 开始学习
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very educated and interested in studying and other activities that involve careful thinking and mental effort
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Doctors these days tend to be more open-minded about alternative medicine. // We would like to thank her for being so open-minded. 开始学习
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willing to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to your own
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It was naive of her to think that she would ever get her money back. // She was very naive to believe that he'd stay with her. // They make the naive assumption that because it's popular it must be good. 开始学习
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too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that someone’s intentions are good, esp. because of a lack of experience
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We live in a materialistic age where there seems to be a growing obsession with money 开始学习
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believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life
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It was generous of you to lend me the money. // She's been very generous with her time. // It is very generous of you to pay my college fees. // She was quite unstinting in her praise. // Most of all, they liked his unstinting focus on cutting taxes. 开始学习
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willing to give money, help, kindness, etc., especially more than is usual or expected (+synonym)
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She's utterly resolute in her refusal to apologize. // Their resolute opposition to new working methods was difficult to overcome. // He is dogged in his pursuit of his dreams. // She was a dogged advocate of the struggle against injustice. 开始学习
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determined in character, action, or ideas (+synonym) zdecydowany, stanowczy (o człowieku)
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thrifty // frugal // parsimonious He built up his savings by being very frugal. // They have plenty of money now, but they still tend to be thrifty. // I had to be a little parsimonious with the fresh thyme. // She's too parsimonious to heat the house properly. 开始学习
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showing a careful use of money, especially by avoiding waste (+ 2 synonyms) careful when using money or food, or (of a meal) cheap or small in amount
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diligent // industrious // hard-working Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case // Not all my students are diligent. // She's extremely competent and industrious. 开始学习
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careful and using a lot of effort (+ 2 synonyms) pilny, staranny, sumienny, gorliwy
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When I was young and idealistic I believed it was possible to change the world. // She supports a number of idealistic causes. 开始学习
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believing that very good things can be achieved, often when this does not seem likely to other people
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She was a very principled woman. // The Church is taking a principled stand against the conflict. // He seems very principled and interested in issues of freedom 开始学习
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always behaving in an honest and moral way:
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He has written a stimulating but dogmatic book. // If you are dogmatic, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong. // 开始学习
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(of a person or a group) strongly expressing your beliefs as if they were facts
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The prime minister has adopted an inflexible position on immigration. // This type of computer is too slow and inflexible to meet many business needs. 开始学习
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fixed and unable or unwilling to change
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News of the tragedy sobered us. 开始学习
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to become more calm and serious, or to make someone do this
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He wasn't exactly chatty, but there was something a bit exciting about him. 开始学习
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liking to talk a lot in a friendly, informal way
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brusque // terse // abrupt His secretary was a little brusque with me. // I'm sorry if I was a bit brusque with you. // "Are you feeling any better?" "No!" was the terse reply. // He is sometimes very abrupt with clients. 开始学习
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quick and rude in manner or speech (+2 synonyms)
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unprincipled // unscrupulous It had been totally unprincipled of him to try to manipulate her. // In the hands of an unscrupulous man, there seemed no limit to his power. 开始学习
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having or showing no moral rules or standards of good behaviour (+synonym) niemający skrupułów, nie przebierający w środkach
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Yet the program as a whole was much too verbose. // Early sound films were often noted for being too verbose. 开始学习
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using or containing more words than are necessary mówiący zbyt dużo / przegadany, rozwleczony
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I had talked too much about myself and felt like a garrulous old fool // The shop assistant was clearly a garrulous woman who enjoyed chattering to her customers 开始学习
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having the habit of talking a lot, especially about things that are not important
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He can be very obstinate at times. // Teenagers may get very obstinate when it comes to defending their rights. 开始学习
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unreasonably determined, especially to act in a particular way and not to change at all, despite what anyone else says (+synonym) zawzięty, uparty, uporczywy
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But I never could believe these people were so devious. // You have to be devious if you're going to succeed in business. 开始学习
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people or plans or methods: dishonest, often in a complicated way, but often also clever and successful
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