MBA加油站-英语晨读2017-07-12

1. awkward   ['ɔːkwəd]

adj. 令人尴尬的，难处理的，笨拙的

I hoped he would stop asking awkward questions .

我希望他不要再问令人难堪的问题。

2. clumsy    ['klʌmzɪ]

adj. 笨拙的，不灵活的

The first mobile phones were heavy and clumsy to use.

第一代手机用起来很笨重。

3. formidable   ['fɔːmɪdəb(ə)l]

adj. 令人敬畏的，可怕的

We have a formidable task ahead of us.

我们面前有一项艰巨的任务。

4. thorny  ['θɔːnɪ]

adj. 有刺的，棘手的

The young captain is thinking about a thorny problem.

年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。

thorn  n. 〔玫瑰等植物茎上的〕刺

5. rage   [reɪdʒ]

n/v.  狂怒，大怒

His face was red with rage.

他气得满脸通红。

6. outrage    ['aʊtreɪdʒ]

n. 愤慨，义愤   v. 使...震怒

These murders have provoked outrage across the country.

这些谋杀事件激起了全国公众的愤慨。

7.irritate     ['ɪrɪteɪt]

v. 激怒

After a while her behavior really began to irritate me.

过了一会儿，她的行为真让我恼火了。

irritating  adj. 使人恼火的    irritated   adj.  感到恼火的，被激怒的

8. furious  ['fjʊərɪəs]

adj. 狂怒的

Residents in the area are furious at the decision.

该地区的居民对这一决定感到愤怒。

fury   n. 狂怒，暴怒

9. indignant  [ɪn'dɪgnənt]

adj. 愤愤不平的，义愤的

Liz was indignant at the way her child had been treated.

利兹对自己孩子受到的待遇非常气愤。

10. hatred  ['heɪtrɪd]

n. 憎恨，怨恨，敌意

He looked at me with hatred in his eyes. 

他以憎恨的眼光望着我。

11. resent   [rɪ'zent]

v. 憎恨

She bitterly resented her father's new wife.

她对她父亲新娶的妻子恨之入骨。

resentment   n. 愤恨，怨恨