Cranky/暴躁的/焦躁的

Cranky/暴躁的/焦躁的

What's wrong with him? He is being cranky all day.

Mirror(v.)/真實反應/依樣畫葫蘆

Mirror(v.)/真實反應/依樣畫葫蘆：

These are just basic rules. You don't have to mirror everything.

Pervade(v)/瀰漫/滲透/遍佈/流行

Pervade(v)/瀰漫/滲透/遍佈/流行：

A smell of coffee pervades the air.

Picture-perfect(a)/如畫般美好、完美的

Picture-perfect(a)/如畫般美好、完美的：

The picture-perfect hues pervade every corner of the city.

A glimmer of hope/一絲希望

A glimmer of hope/一絲希望：

They will continue rescue operation as long as there is a glimmer of hope.

Exacerbate(v.)/加劇/加重/使惡化

Exacerbate(v.)/加劇/加重/使惡化：

The constantly changing statements exacerbated the confusion and anger of the public.

5個人中有3個人.../three in five ....

5個人中有3個人.../three in five ....：

Three in five (or three out of five) survey respondents say that they travel abroad at lease once a year.

Tackle(v)/處理/對付/交涉

Tackle(v)/處理/對付/交涉：

The boss has assigned Johnson to tackle the problem.

Wreathe(v.)/環繞/包圍/圍繞

Wreathe(v.)/環繞/包圍/圍繞：

The mountain is wreathed in cloud all year round.

Black smog has wreathed the city for more than a week.

Spew(v.)/噴出/嘔吐

Spew(v.)/噴出/嘔吐：

There is black smoke spewing from the chimney.

I spewed after having seafood at the restaurant.

Bovine(a)/(像牛一樣)遲鈍的

Bovine(a)/(像牛一樣)遲鈍的：

I have never met anyone as bovine as he is.

粉筆摩擦黑板的聲音/chalk squeaking

粉筆摩擦黑板的聲音/chalk squeaking：

Chalk makes a squeaking noise on a blackboard.

淡定的/placid

淡定的/placid：

He was all placid when his girlfriend broke up with him.

Circumlocution/婉轉

Circumlocution/婉轉：

Businessman is good in circumlocution.

Ephemeral(a)/短暫的

Ephemeral(a)/短暫的：

Material success is ephemeral.

所有可能發生的狀況/ramifications(C/usually plural)

所有可能發生的狀況/ramifications(C/usually plural)：

He has thought through all the ramifications of his decision.

一些/一點(關愛/信心/尊重等正面的力量)/a modicum of

一些/一點(關愛/信心/尊重等正面的力量)/a modicum of ：

All he needs is a modicum of understanding and respect.

Dubious(a)/猶豫不決的/半信半疑的/曖昧的/含糊的/未定的

Dubious(a)/猶豫不決的/半信半疑的/曖昧的/含糊的/未定的：

I am dubious about his commitment.

He gave me a dubious answer.

Specious(a)/華而不實的/好似真實或正確的，實際上卻是假的或錯的

Specious(a)/ˈspiː.ʃəs/華而不實的/好似真實或正確的，實際上卻是假的或錯的：

His comment is specious as far as I am concerned.

Retrospect(n.v.)/回憶/回顧

Retrospect(n.v.)/回憶/回顧：

First love is more beautiful in retrospect than in reality.