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effrontery

/ɛˈfɹʌntəɹi/

Meanings
noun

厚颜无耻， brazenness.

Insolent and shameless audacity.

Examples :

"We even had the effrontery to suggest that he should leave the country."
我们甚至厚颜无耻地建议他离开这个国家。
attitude character moral society

Related Words

Illustration should

should verb

/ʃʊd/ /ʃəd/

应当，应该

"I hope that we shall win the game."

我希望我们将会赢得比赛。

Illustration refusal

refusal noun

/ɹɪˈfjuːzl̩/

拒绝，谢绝.

"My refusal to eat broccoli annoyed my mother. "

我不吃西兰花这件事惹恼了我的妈妈。

Illustration salute

salute noun

/səˈl(j)uːt/ /səˈlut/

敬礼，致敬。

"The soldiers greeted the dignitaries with a crisp salute."

士兵们用干脆利落的敬礼向贵宾们致意。

Illustration president

president noun

/ˈpɹɛzɨdənt/

先例, 前例

"The president of the student council used last year's debate as a precedent for this year's election rules. "

学生会主席将去年的辩论作为先例，来制定今年的选举规则。

Illustration shameless

shameless adjective

/ˈʃeɪmləs/

厚颜无耻，不知羞耻

"He told a shameless lie to his boss to get out of work. "

他为了逃避工作，对老板撒了一个厚颜无耻的谎言。

Illustration leave

leave verb

/liːv/ /liv/

留下，遗留。

"The party left behind a mountain of empty pizza boxes. "

聚会过后留下了一大堆空的披萨盒子。

Illustration suggest

suggest verb

/səˈdʒɛst/ /sə(ɡ)ˈdʒɛst/

暗示， 示意.

"Are you suggesting that I killed my wife?"

你这是在暗示我杀了我的妻子吗？

Illustration audacity

audacity noun

/ɔːˈdæsɪti/ /ɔˈdæsɪti/

大胆, 鲁莽，放肆.

"Somebody never pays his loans, yet he has the audacity to ask the bank for money."

他欠着一身债不还，居然还敢厚着脸皮向银行要钱，真是胆大包天！

Illustration counted

counted verb

/ˈkaʊntɪd/

数数，点数

"Can you count to a hundred?"

你能数到一百吗？

Illustration insolent

insolent noun

/ˈɪnsə.lənt/

傲慢的人，无礼之徒

"The teacher punished the insolent for repeatedly talking back and disrupting the class. "

老师惩罚了那个傲慢无礼的学生，因为他屡次顶撞和扰乱课堂秩序。

Illustration shall

shall verb

/ˈʃæl/ /ʃ(ə)/

将，会

"I hope that we shall win the game."

我希望我们将会赢得比赛。

Illustration country

country noun

/ˈkɐntɹi/ /ˈkʌntɹi/

地区，区域。

"The country surrounding our small village is mostly farmland. "

我们小村庄周围的地区大多是农田。