begrudge
vt.羡慕,嫉妒(grudge, stint, envy, admire)
She begrudged the little girl's youth.
她嫉妒那个小女孩的年轻。
contrite
adj.悔悟的(repentant,remorseful)
The driver who caused the car accident was very contrite over it.
造成车祸的司机对此非常懊悔。
desperate
adj.不顾一切的;严重的(extremely serious)
Mary was desperate for a raise because her bills were mounting.
玛丽急需加薪,因为她的账单越来越多。
flatter
vt.奉承,阿谀,谄媚
He was good at flattering others.
他善于奉承别人。
forlorn
adj.绝望的;被遗弃的(wretched, lonely)
indifferent
adj.冷漠的,不积极的(uninterested, nonchalant)
People were annoyed at the boss's indifferent attitude toward those who died in theaccident.
老板对在事故中丧生的人漠不关心,人们为此感到恼火。
jealous
adj.妒忌的(envious);猜疑的
profane
vt./adj.亵渎(的)(humiliate, disrespectful)
Please don't profane things that are sacred to other people.
请不要亵渎对别人神圣的东西。
demur
vi.踌躇
Anne demurred at the statement that she assigned too much homework.
安妮对她布置太多家庭作业的说法表示反对。
scruple
n./v.踌躇,犹豫
flounder
vi.踌躇
hesitate
vi.犹豫,踌躇
He hesitated before he answered because he didn't know what to say.
他犹豫了一下才回答,因为他不知道该说什么。
indecision
n.优柔寡断
His indecision caused him to lose the chance of a new challenging job.
他的优柔寡断使他失去了得到一份有挑战性的新工作的机会。
vacillate
vi.犹豫不定,踌躇不决