barron词汇 K |
barron词汇 K
1977. kaleidoscope
释义: tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc., produce interesting symmetrical effects
例句: People found a new source of entertainment while peering through the kaleidoscope; they found the ever-changing patterns fascinating.
1978. ken
释义: range of knowledge
例句: I cannot answer your question since this matter is beyond my ken.
1979. killjoy
释义: grouch; spoilsport
例句: At breakfast we had all been enjoying our bacon and eggs until that killjoy John started talking about how bad animal fats and cholesterol were for our health.
1980. kindle
释义: start a fire; inspire
例句: Her teacher's praise kindled a spark a hope inside her.
1981. kindred
释义: related; similar in nature or character
例句: Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn were two kindred spirits.
1982. kinetic
释义: producing motion
例句: Designers of the electric automobile find that their greatest obstacle lies in the development of light and efficient storage batteries, the source of the kinetic energy needed to propel the vehicle.
1983. kismet
释义: fate
例句: kismet is the Arabic word for "fate."
1984. kleptomaniac
释义: person who has a compulsive desire to steal
例句: They discovered that the wealthy customer was a kleptomaniac when they caught her stealing some cheap trinkets.
1985. knavery
释义: rascality
例句: We cannot condone such knavery in public officials.
1986. knead
释义: mix; work dough
例句: Her hands grew strong from kneading bread.
1987. knell
释义: tolling of a bell, especially to indicate a funeral, disaster, etc.; sound of the funeral bell
例句: "The curfew tolls the knell of parting day."
1988. knit
释义: contract into wrinkles
例句: Whenever David worries, his brow knits in a frown.
1989. knoll
释义: little, round hill
例句: Robert Louis Stevenson's grave is on a knoll in Samoa; to reach the grave site, you must climb uphill and walk a short distance along a marked path.
1990. knotty
释义: intricate; difficult; tangled
例句: What to Watson had been a knotty problem to Sherlock Holmes was simplicity itself.
1991. kudos
释义: honor; glory; praise
例句: The singer complacently received kudos on his performance from his entourage.
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