Unit 41

morbid / moribund / mordant

morbid adj. 不健康的 (not healthy or normal) /ˈmôrbəd/

• Charlotte's morbid interest in death led her to pursue a career in forensic science.

moribund adj. 濒临死亡的 (approaching death) /ˈmɔrəˌbənd/

• The dying man's face took on gray cast as his body became increasingly moribund.

mordant adj. 尖酸刻薄的 (expressing harsh criticism, especially in a way that is funny) /ˈmɔrdnt/

• The comedian's mordant humor made his audience roar with laughter at his harsh yet hilarious jokes.

tepid / torpid / turbid / turgid / timid / intrepid / tumid

tepid adj. 冷淡的，不热情的 (not energetic or excited) /ˈtɛpəd/

• The musical received a tepid review from critics who cited its banal plot and average score.

torpid adj. 迟钝的 (having or showing very little energy or movement; not active) /ˈtɔrpəd/

• When the temperature reached more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit, we could do little more than lay torpidly around the house, fanning ourselves.

turbid adj. 浑浊的 (having sediment or foreign particles stirred up or suspended) /ˈtərbəd/

• The flood waters swelled the once clear stream, making it become a rough river that was turbid with particles of dirt and rock churned up from its bed.

turgid adj. 枯燥无味的，晦涩难懂的 (very complicated and difficult to understand) /ˈtərdʒəd/

• The English teacher assigned a text so turgid that none of her students could understand its complex prose.

timid adj. 胆小的，缺乏自信的 (feeling or showing a lack of courage or confidence) /ˈtimid/

• The shy child timidly clung to her mother's skirts during the strangers' visit.

intrepid adj. 勇猛的，无畏的 (feeling no fear; very bold or brave) / ɪnˈtrɛpəd/

• Jude's intrepid nature saw him sample a variety of adventure sports from scuba diving to sky diving.

tumid adj. 浮夸的 (bombastic, turgid) /ˈt(j)uməd/

• The historian wrote in a prose so tumid that his readers felt as if they were wading through a sea of bombasticism.