考点词汇就是指雅思阅读中常出现的对句意、题意有着重要影响的词汇。考点词汇也就是雅思阅读中的高频词汇,是考生的必备词汇。今天长沙新航道雅思小编为大家整理的雅雅思词汇解析 :人物性格(一),希望能给大家带来帮助!
1. overbearing /əʊvə'beərɪŋ/
adj. often trying to control the behavior of other people in an annoying or unwanted way. 傲慢的;专横的;
e.g. After years of living with a bossy and overbearing wife, Max decided to divorce her.
注:bossy=overbearing = domineering
2. patronizing /'petrənaɪzɪŋ/
adj. showing that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people 自视高人一等的;
e.g. She was always rather patronizing towards her less well-off friends.
注:well-off 富裕的;家境好的
3. calculating /'kælkjʊleɪtɪŋ/
adj. carefully thinking about and planning actions for selfish or improper reasons. 有心计的;诡计多端的
e.g. Ben Gurion was a cool, calculating and clever politician.
其他意思接近的单词:
adj. scheming
注:scheme n. 诡计,计谋
e.g. She is a smart, scheming woman, skilled at lying.
adj. manipulative
注:manipulate v. 摆布,操纵,控制(他人)
e.g. He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality.
4. clingy /'klɪŋɪ/
adj. someone who is very attached to people and depend on them too much. 过于依赖别人的; 粘人的
e.g. They tend to be more clingy and less competent, both socially and intellectually.
5. oversensitive /ˌəuvə'sensitiv/
adj. too easily upset or offended 过分敏感的;玻璃心的
e.g. He is oversensitive – it's difficult to establish a rapport with him.
注:rapport 友好关系
其他玻璃心表达:
n. snowflake
e.g. Don't criticize her for what anything. She's a snowflake and you'll only upset her.
adj. touchy
e.g. You have to be careful what you say to Kevin - he's rather touchy.
以上就是今天的词汇,咱们下期见!
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