v. 困擾

synonyms: annoy, pester, worry

antonyms: assuage, please

Example:

She always badgers me with silly questions.

v. 揶揄

synonyms: banter, badinage, chaff, derision, jeer, jest, mockery

antonyms: seriousness, praise, respect

Example:

His suggestions were greeted with badinage.

synonyms: old, ordinary, hackneyed, banal, trite

antonyms: fresh, vivid, striking, new

Example:

Though once popular, these ideas are considered bathetic nowadays.

adj. 好戰的；好爭吵的

synonyms: belligerent, pugnacious, quarrelsome, contentious

antonyms: agreeable, compromising, pacifistic, passive, peaceful

Example:

The bellicose nation caused uproar in the Middle East.

n. 遺贈

synonyms: legacy, devise, inheritance

Example:

Such bequests from mothers to daughters were customary and traditional in this region.

v. 玷辱

synonyms: dishonor, defile, smear, soil, stain, taint, tarnish

antonyms: commend, compliment, credit, esteem, exalt, flatter, honor, laud, praise

Example:

The man’s reputation was besmirched.

v. 出言褻瀆(神)

(n.) blasphemy, blasphemer (adj.) blasphemous.

synonyms: befoul, blaspheme, commit sacrilege

antonyms: sanctify, worship

Example:

He was accused of blasphemy.

n. 大錯, 疏忽 v. 犯大錯

synonyms: error, mistake, oversight.

antonyms: achievement, correct, success

Example:

The officer made a serious blunder.

adj. 暴烈的；粗暴的

synonyms: violent; rough; stormy, turbulent

antonyms: calm, laid-back, quiet, restrained, silent

Example:

The crowd became boisterous upon hearing the announcement.

adj. 鹵莽的

synonyms: hasty, rash, hot-headed, incautious, inconsiderate, reckless

Example:

The brash salesman almost forced us to buy his products.

n. 裂口, 違背

synonyms: aperture, chasm, cleft, discontinuity

antonyms: connection, adherence

Example:

The rally was considered a breach of the peace.

(a breach of the peace: illegal noisy or violent behavior in a public place)

n. 賄賂 v. 行賄

synonyms: (v.) corrupt, schmear, graft

         (n.) corruption, malversation, buyoff, enticement

antonyms: chasten, dignify, purify

Example:

The man was accused of accepting bribes.

v. 嚴詞威嚇

synonyms: intimidate, bluster, bulldoze, bully, castigate, dragoon

antonyms: boost, compliment, praise

Example:

I won’t let him browbeat me into handing over my asset.

adj. 大言不慚的

synonyms: arrogant, audacious, boldfaced, brash, conceited,

antonyms: humble, modest, timid, uncertain

Example:

His action indicated that he is a bumptious man.

v. 萌芽

synonyms: bloom, blossom, burgeon, develop, effloresce, flourish

antonyms: fade, shrivel, wane, wither

Example:

The burgeoning IT industry in India creates many job opportunities.