Vocabulary Cards C1
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C1 noun
Quack
江湖医生
Meaning
a person who pretends to be a doctor but has no medical training; the sound a duck makes
Example
People should be careful not to trust medical advice from a quack.
C1 adjective
Quadruple
四倍的
Meaning
four times as much or as many; consisting of four parts
Example
The company's profits have shown quadruple growth this year.
C1 noun
quagmire
泥潭，困境
Meaning
a soft, wet area of land that gives way underfoot; a complex or dangerous situation
Example
The hikers were trapped in a political quagmire.
C1 verb, noun
quail
感到恐惧; 一种小的短尾鸟
Meaning
verb: to feel or show fear; noun: a small, short-tailed bird
Example
She quailed at the sight of the approaching storm.
C1 adjective
quaint
古雅的
Meaning
attractively unusual or old-fashioned
Example
They stayed in a quaint little cottage by the sea.
C1 noun
qualm
怀疑
Meaning
a feeling of doubt, worry, or fear about something
Example
She had no qualm about speaking her mind.
C1 noun (plural)
qualms
疑虑
Meaning
feelings of doubt, worry, or uneasiness
Example
He had serious qualms about accepting the offer.
C1 noun
Quandary
困境; 为难
Meaning
a difficult situation where you cannot decide what to do; dilemma
Example
She was in a quandary about which job offer to accept.
C1 adjective
quantifiable
可量化的
Meaning
Able to be expressed or measured as a quantity; capable of being counted or calculated.
Example
The impact of the project is quantifiable.
C1 adjective
Quarrelsome
好争斗的；好争论的；爱吵架的
Meaning
given to arguing and fighting; argumentative and confrontational
Example
His quarrelsome nature makes it difficult to work with him.
C1 noun/verb
quarry
采石场 / 猎物
Meaning
A place where stone or minerals are extracted; also means prey when hunted.
Example
The workers quarried limestone from the hill.
C1 noun
quartet
四重奏
Meaning
A group of four people playing music or singing together.
Example
The string quartet performed beautifully at the concert.
C1 verb
quash
撤销
Meaning
To reject or void something legally or to put an end to something forcefully.
Example
The court quashed the decision due to lack of evidence.
C1 noun
quay
码头
Meaning
A platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
Example
The cargo was unloaded at the quay.
C1 adjective
queasy
恶心
Meaning
Feeling sick to one's stomach; nauseated.
Example
She felt queasy after the long boat ride.
C1 adjective
Queer
奇怪的; 不寻常的; 特殊的
Meaning
strange; unusual; peculiar; odd
Example
The old house had a queer atmosphere that made visitors uncomfortable.
C1 verb
quell
镇压
Meaning
To suppress or put an end to something, usually by force.
Example
The police were called to quell the violent protest.
C1 verb
quench
解渴
Meaning
to satisfy thirst by drinking; to extinguish fire
Example
He drank water to quench his thirst after the long run.
C1 verb
quenching
解渴 / 熄灭
Meaning
The act of satisfying thirst or extinguishing something like fire.
Example
Drinking cold water was quenching her thirst.
C1 verb/noun
quibble
Meaning
To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter; a petty objection.
Example
They quibbled over who should pay the bill.
C1 noun
Quick-sand
流沙
Meaning
loose wet sand that yields easily to pressure and sucks in anything on its surface
Example
The explorer got trapped in quicksand while crossing the desert.
C1 verb
quicken
加快
Meaning
to make or become faster; to accelerate
Example
His pulse began to quicken as he approached the finish line.
C1 noun
quintessence
精髓
Meaning
The purest or most perfect example of something.
Example
She is the quintessence of elegance.
C1 adjective
quintessential
典型的完美或典型的例子
Meaning
representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
Example
The artist's work is the quintessential example of modernism.