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turncoat
【考法 1】 n. 叛徒： one who switches to an opposing side or party; specifically: traitor
【例】 He was labeled as a turncoat. 他是一个叛徒。
【近】 renegade, traitor, apostate, recreant, betrayer, quisling
【反】 loyalist, partisan, adherent, supporter 支持者，追随者
turpitude...
【考法 1】 n. 卑鄙： inherent baseness: depravity
【例】 moral turpitude 道德上的卑鄙行为
【近】 abjection, corruptness, debasement, debauchery, decadency, degeneration, degradation, demoralization, depravity, dissipatedness, dissoluteness, libertinism, perversion, rakishness
【反】 probity 正直
twig .
【考法 1】 v. 了解： to have a clear idea of
【例】 It took me a while to twig the true nature of the relationship between the two women. 我花了很久时间才搞清楚这俩女人之间的关系。
【近】 appreciate, apprehend, cognize, compass, conceive, decipher, decode, dig, discern, perceive, recognize, savvy, seize, sense, tumble to, catch on to, make out
typo
【考法 1】 n. 打字错误： an error in typed or typeset material
【例】 make one typo on the memo 在样张上打错一个字
【近】 misprint, bug
tyro
【考法 1】 n. 新手，业余爱好者： a beginner in learning: novice
【例】 a tyro in the art of piano 钢琴界的新手
【近】 novice, apprentice, neophyte, rookie, amateur, dabbler, dilettante, fledgling, recruit
【反】 old hand, old-timer, vet, expert, professional, veteran 专家
ubiquitous
【考法 1】 adj. 无所不在的，普通的： being everywhere at the same time; often observed or encountered
【例】 The conflict between opposites is ubiquitous. 对立的冲突无所不在。
【近】 omnipresent, universal, general, common
【反】 extraordinary, infrequent, rare, seldom, uncommon, unfamiliar, unusual, unique, particular 独特的，不常见的
unassailable
【考法 1】 adj. 无可争辩的，无法否认的，不可亵渎的： not to be violated, criticized, or tampered with
【例】 an unassailable article 无可争辩的文章
【近】 undeniable, inviolable, sacrosanct , irrefutable, indisputable, unexceptionable, unimpeachable
【反】 controversial 有争议的
uncanny
【考法 1】 adj. 离奇的，奇异的： being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature
【例】 The silence was uncanny. 静得出奇
【近】 magical, miraculous, phenomenal, preternatural, superhuman, supernormal, transcendent, transcendental, uncanny, unearthly
【反】 ordinary, commonplace, normal 平凡的
uncouth
【考法 1】 adj. 粗俗的，没有品位的： lacking in refinement or good taste
【例】 the movie's uncouth humor seemed to be purposely offensive 电影里一些恶俗的幽默貌似是故意的
【近】 crass, rude, discourteous, disgracious, ungraceful, crude, ill-bred, ill-mannered, uncivil, unrefined
【反】 genteel, cultivated, cultured, polished, urbane, seemly 得体的，有教养的
unctuous
【考法 1】 adj. 油嘴滑舌的，谄媚的： overly or insincerely flattering
【例】 an unctuous appraisal of the musical talent shown by the boss's daughter 拍老板马屁，说他女儿音乐剧的才能非常卓越
【近】 adulatory, gushing, hagiographic, oily, oleaginous, soapy
【考法 2】 adj. 夸张的，做作的： characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
【例】 an unctuous effort to appear religious to the voters 过分做作想在选民面前表现地虔诚
【近】 artificial, backhanded, counterfeit, fake, feigned, hypocritical, phony, pretended
【反】 artless, candid, genuine, heartfelt, honest, sincere, undesigning, unfeigned 真实的
adj. 到处存在的，遍在的
