Lesson 30

情绪过度紧张, 过度激动的

She was overwrought after receiving the bad news.

收到坏消息后，她心烦意乱。

超重, 太胖

John is overweight because he eats large portions and rarely exercises.

约翰超重是因为他吃大份量而且很少运动。

自负的, 傲慢的

His overweening confidence often alienated his colleagues.

他的过度自信常常疏远了他的同事。

跳过, 遗漏

最高统治者, 霸主

The medieval lord acted as an overlord over the neighboring villages.

中世纪的领主作为最高统治者统治着邻近的村庄。

生产过剩, 过度生产

侵占, 压倒

The enemy forces attempted to overrun the border, catching the defenders off guard.

敌军试图突破边界，使防御者措手不及。

热心的, 热情的

She was an ardent supporter of the environmental movement, dedicating her weekends to clean-up drives.

她是环保运动的热情支持者，把周末都奉献给了清洁活动。

热情, 激情

Her ardor for her children was evident in every loving gesture she made.

她对孩子们的热情在她所做的每一个充满爱意的举动中都显而易见。

艰巨的, 费力的

The climb up the mountain was an arduous task for the hikers.

对于徒步旅行者来说，爬山是一项艰巨的任务。

不可食用的, 不适合消费的

He accidentally took a bite of the inedible fruit and quickly spat it out.

他不小心咬了一口不可食用的水果，并迅速吐了出来。

不可言喻的, 难以形容的

She was overwhelmed by ineffable gratitude when strangers rallied to her aid.

当陌生人们聚集起来帮助她时，她被难以形容的感激之情淹没了。

无效的, 效果不佳的

The medication proved to be inefficacious in alleviating the patient's symptoms, leading to the exploration of alternative treatments.

该药物被证明在缓解患者症状方面无效，从而导致了替代治疗的探索。

周期性

不可避免的

As technology advances, it becomes increasingly inevitable that automation will replace certain jobs.

随着技术的进步，自动化取代某些工作变得越来越不可避免。

逍遥学派的人, 亚里士多德的追随者

外围的, 边缘的

The peripheral vision allows us to detect movement on the sides without directly looking at it.

周边视觉使我们能够在不直接看的情况下检测侧面的运动。

外围, 边缘