Wednesday, May 12, 2010

5-13-2010 New English Words learned

cement: Concrete; 水泥
Cement is needed to build a bridge.

rebuff: to reject or criticize sharply; snub
He was rebuffed.
He rebuffed back.

snub: 冷落;严厉斥责

dispersant:分散剂 dispersing agent
oil dispersant, dispersant system

impartial:公平的 treating all equally, not biased
impartial system, impartial advice

defy: 藐视,挑衅
defy stains

coherent: 连贯的,一致的

render: 致使

shoddy:劣质的;假冒的
shoddy evaluation system

impending:即将发生的
Workers are angry about impending layoffs.

Neanderthal:穴居人的

Papuan:巴布亚人