wanderlust 旅行癖
Someone who has wanderlust has a strong desire to travel
wastrel(spendthrift:败家子
If you describe someone as a wastrel you mean that they are lazy and spend their time and money on foolish things
dissipate:消散
- When something dissipates or when you dissipate it, it becomes less or becomes less strong until it disappears or goes away completely
- When someone dissipates money, time, or effort, they waste it in a foolish way
squander 浪费
If you squander money, resources, or opportunities, you waste them
fritter:挥霍的人)
Fritters are round pieces of fruit, vegetables, or meat that are dipped in batter and fried
warrant(warranty:保修
A warranty is a written promise by a company that, if you find a fault in something they have sold you within a certain time, they will repair it or replace it free of charge
guarantee:保证
- If one thing guarantees another, the first is certain to cause the second thing to happen
- Something that is a guarantee of something else makes it certain that it will happen or that it is true
- If you guarantee something, you promise that it will definitely happen, or that you will do or provide it for someone
arrest:逮捕
- If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have commited a crime
- If something or someone arrests a process, they stop it from continuing
warrant:值得)
- If something warrants a particular action, it makes the action seem
necessary or appropriate for the circumstances - A warrant is a legal document that allows someone to do something, especially one that is signed by a judge or magistrate and giveds te police permission to arrest someone or search their house
whelm(overwhelm:压倒
to engulf entirely with or as if with water
consensus:共识
A consensus is general agreement among a group of people
submerge:淹没
If something submerges or if you submerge it, it goes below the surface of some water or another liquid
emerge:出现
- To emerge means to come out from an enclosed or dar space such as a room or a vehicle, or from a position where you could not be seen
- If you emerge from a difficuld or bad experience, you come to the end of it
- If a fact or result emerges from a period of thought, discussion, or investigation, it becomes known as a result of it
- If someone or something emerges as a particular thing, they become recognized as that thing
immerge:侵入
an archaic word for immense
immerse:浸泡
- If you immerse yourself in something that you are doing, you become completely involved in it
- If something is immersed in a liquid, someone puts it into the liquid so that it is completely covered
merge:合并)
- If one thing merges with another, or is merged with another, they combine or come together to make one whole thing. You can also say that two things merge, or are merged
- If one sound, colour, or object merges into another, the first changes so gradually into the second that you do not notice the change
wile(wily:狡猾的
- Trickery, cunning, or craftiness
- To lure, beguile, or entice
crafty:狡猾的
If you describe someone as crafty, you mean that they achieve what they want in a clever way, often by deceiving people
artful:巧妙的
- If you describe someone as artful, you mean that they are clever and skillful at achieving what they want, especially by deceiving people
- If you use artful to describe the way someone has done or arranged something, you approve of it because it is clever or elegant
withdraw(withstand:耐压
If you withdraw something from a place, you remove it or take it away
withhold:隐瞒)
If you withhold something that someone wants, you do not let them have it
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