職稱英語考試:常考的形容詞
1、angry: filled with anger
發(fā)怒的;憤怒的
There is nothing worse than having to face an angry wife.
(沒有什么比不得不面對(duì)一個(gè)憤怒的妻子更糟糕了。)
I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.
(他讓我等了這么久,我真的生他的氣了。)
2、awful: very bad; dreadful
很壞的;糟透的
I‘m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.
(我很抱歉脾氣這么壞,但是我頭疼得要命。)
* The film was awful.
(那部電影真是糟透了。)
3、boring: not interesting in any way
無趣的;無聊的
There is no way I am sitting through another boring meeting.
(要我再次坐著開這種無聊的會(huì)議絕不可能。)
He is about the most boring person I‘ve ever met.
(他可能是我見過的最無趣的人了。)
4、careless: not taking care; inattentive
粗心的;疏忽的
My son could get better grades if he wasn‘t so careless.
(如果我兒子不是粗心的話,他可以得更高的分?jǐn)?shù)。)
* He‘s a very careless driver: he never thinks about what he’s doing.
(他是一個(gè)粗心大意的駕駛員,從來也不考慮自己在做什么。)
5、cunning: clever at deceiving people
狡猾的;狡詐的;善于欺騙的
I don‘t trust your new secretary, she’s just too cunning.
(我不信任你的新秘書,她太狡猾了。)
He‘s a cunning old fox.
(他是詭計(jì)多端的老狐貍。)
6、depressing: make one feel depressed
令人憂愁的;令人沮喪的
I hated that movie. It was too depressing.
(我討厭那部電影,太令人沮喪了。)
It‘s a totally depressing thought.
(這完全是個(gè)令人沮喪的主意。)
7、gloomy: sad; depressed
陰沉的;陰暗的;憂愁的;沮喪的
I don‘t know why you stay in such a gloomy room all day when the weather is so beautiful.
(我不明白天氣這么好為什么你還呆在一個(gè)陰沉沉的房間里。)
What are you so gloomy about? Cheer up!
(你為什么情緒這么低落?振作起來吧!)
8、hopeless: showing or giving no hope; useless;
沒有希望的;令人絕望的; 沒用的
I just have to give up on you. You‘re just hopeless.
(我不得不放棄你了,你真是令人絕望。)
It‘s hopeless trying to convince her.
(要說服她是沒有希望的。)