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常考1 v. 破坏；摧毁 ：to have a deleterious effect on ; ruin
近义 afflict, infest, plague, scourge; wither, mar, taint, blast
举例 thousands of families whose lives were blighted by unemployment
常考2 v. 使枯萎 ：to cause (a plant, for example) to undergo blight
近义 wither, shrivel
举例 The apple trees were blighted by frost.
苹果树因严寒而枯萎。
常考 n. 幸福无比；非常快乐 ： extreme happiness ; ecstasy
近义 beatitude, blessedness, cheer, cheerfulness, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness
举例 It was a scene of such domestic bliss.
这是一派天伦之乐的场景。
常考1 adj. 轻率的；漫不经心的 ：lacking due thought or consideration: casual, heedless
近义 carefree, debonair, light, lighthearted
举例 It does so with blithe disregard for best scientific practice.
常考2 adj. 无忧无虑的；快乐无忧的 ：of a happy lighthearted character or disposition
近义 blithesome, boon, convivial, gay, gleeful, jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful, carefree, debonair, light, lighthearted
举例 She said “hi” with the blithe assurance of someone who knew how much she’d been missed.
她高兴地说了声“嗨”，好像确信大家非常想念她似的。
常考 n. 轰动一时的电影；一度热卖的畅销书 ：something, such as a film or book, that sustains widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales
近义 megahit, smash, success, supernova, winner
举例 a blockbuster movie 一部轰动一时的电影
常考1 n. 花 ：a flower or cluster of flowers
近义 bloom, floret, flower
举例 The cherry blossom came out early in Washington this year.
常考2 n. 全盛期（迅速生长和发展的时期） ：a state or time of great activity, thriving , or achievement
近义 florescence, floruit, flower, flush, heyday, high noon, prime, salad days, springtime
举例 in the full blossom of her career as a writer
常考1 n. 蓝图；设想 ：a detailed plan of action
近义 design, game plan, idea, layout, plan, project, schema, scheme, strategy
举例 The country’s president will offer delegates his blueprint for the country’s future.
该国总统会向代表们展示他构想的国家未来发展的蓝图。
常考2 v. 为……制订计划；提前计划 ：to lay a plan for, to work out the details of (something) in advance
近义 arrange, design, frame, organize, prepare, project
举例 blueprinted the schedule of events for the festival right down to the last detail 为节假日的所有的活动事无巨细地提前做好计划
常考1 adj. 坦率的；直言的 ： rough and blunt but not unkind in manner
近义 abrupt, crusty, curt, downright, short-spoken, snippy
举例 He comes across as a man with a bluff exterior who, beyond that, is difficult to get to know.
他给人感觉是一个直来直去的人，但内心却让人捉摸不透。
常考2 v. 欺骗；虚张声势 ：to mislead or deceive;to impress, deter, or intimidate by a false display of confidence
近义 beguile, betray, cozen, deceive, delude, double-cross, dupe, fool, hoodwink, humbug, mislead, take in, trick
举例 He tried to bluff his way through another test and failed it.
常考 v. 犯愚蠢的错误；失误 ：to make a stupid, usually serious error in; botch
近义 flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, goof (up), louse up, mess (up), screw up, slip up, stumble, trip
举例 No doubt I had blundered again.
无疑，我又犯了一个愚蠢的错误。
常考1 adj. 说话率直的，不转弯抹角的 ：abrupt and often disconcertingly frank in speech
近义 abrupt, brusque, crusty, snippy, unceremonious
举例 On screen, John Wayne was a blunt talker and straight shooter.
常考2 adj. 理解或感觉慢的；迟钝的 ： slow to understand or perceive; dull
举例 somewhat blunt of hearing 有点听觉迟钝的
常考3 adj. 不敏感的 ：lacking in feeling; insensitive
近义 anesthetic, bloodless, dull, insensate, insensible
举例 His isolation has made him blunt about the feelings of others.
常考4 v. 使迟钝；使减弱 ：to make less effective; weaken
近义 benumb, deaden, desensitize, dull, numb
举例 blunting the criticism with a smile 用微笑冲淡批评
派生 bluntness[ ] n. 钝；直言不讳；直率；迟钝
常考 v. 使模糊 ：to make indistinct and hazy in outline or appearance; obscure
近义 becloud, bedim, befog, blear, cloud, dim, dull, eclipse, fog, gloom, mist, obfuscate, obscure, overcast, overshadow, shadow
举例 This creates a spectrum of colors at the edges of objects which blurs the image.
这在物体的边缘形成了一道色谱，使图像变得模糊不清。