debilitate
Y
D
–verb (used with object)
to make weak
or
feeble; enfeeble: The siege of [pneumonia] debilitated her completely.
Some artists thrive [on] defending their work, on the idea of being in combat with the culture; Anderson is not among them. By the time he was finished promoting Aquatic overseas, in the summer of 2005, he says he found himself feeling depressed. This was not a monumental or debilitating sadness, more like the [low]-simmering melancholy that defines his characters.
。女性
。男性
。改變。不改變
。婚姻
。年老。幼小
Nubile
。最高點
Tumescent
。減法
implacable
not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified, inexorable
Just implacable, poker-faced, flat, [uninflected] death.
reprieve
Filming at the Monroeville Mall took place during the winter of 1976-77, with a three week [reprieve] during the Christmas shopping season.
However, I have it in my power to grant a reprieve. That is why I summoned you here tonight.
respite
a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief
temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death, reprieve
To [toil] without respite.
There are moments of [respite]. Airplanes fly from England to a landing field on the grounds of a Baron to exchange personnel and bring in supplies and instructions. Gerbier and Jardie are taken to London for a brief ceremony with DeGaulle and see "Gone With the Wind." Then they are back in France.
assuage
to assuage one's [grief] [hunger] [fears]
abate
to abate a [tax]
to abate one's [enthusiasm]
The [storm] has abated.
The [pain] in his shoulder finally abated.
abatement
The scene shot outside Danvers when Bill and Gordon are discussing the bid for the [asbestos] abatement job,
attenuate
weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value
In "The Future," Sophie and Jason (Hamish Linklater) have been together about four years. They live in a sort of [indefinitely] attenuated present tense.
mitigate
mollify, allay, appease
Seething with acidic ill will and [un]mitigated vitriol,
Mr. Ozon's movie is sure to enthrall Fassbinder fans, for whom the great bad boy's death in 1982, at the unthinkable age of 36, remains an [im]mitigable loss.
militate
have effect or influence
This criticism in no way militates [against] your going ahead with your research.
palliate
mitigate or extenuate
This is a rare [palliative] for Caden, the rest of whose existence is a [rash] of displeasure and doom.
slake
allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying
Haneke seemed to suggest that recent cinema has cheapened such [slaking] of emotion [into] a near-pornographic fake
slaked [lime]
salve
to soothe with or as if with salve, a medicinal ointment , assuage
The way Jackson sees it, he's simply doing his job, and while Lisa's job requires her to salve egos and [smooth] over mishaps, Jackson arranges to have people killed.
quell
The [troops] quelled the rebellion quickly.
Coppola was quick to quell the director's [insecurities]
Every screenplay of Russell’s that I know, so far filmed or not, is pretty [darn] good so I’m inclined to believe him. And it’s good to know the creator is on side, at the very least to quell [worries] of bad PR and creative battles.
vanquish
conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle
to vanquish one's [opponent] in an argument.
to overcome or overpower: He vanquished all his [fears]
Together this lord and lady of the [woodlands] ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor.
placate
by concessions or conciliatory gestures
to placate an [outraged] citizenry.
As if the filmmakers felt the need to [placate] modern viewers who might wonder why they should emotionally indulge Nazi authority figures
This declaration [stuns] the other guests, who try to make amends, but Christian won't be [placated]; he repeatedly makes toasts that [add] damning details to his earlier charges.
EMI's three-disc Platinum Collection does an [awfully] good job of placating fans of both reservoirs, focusing on the Thin White Duke's [mercurial] 1969-1987 offerings.
debilitate
make weak, enfeeble
The siege of [pneumonia] debilitated her completely.
This was not a monumental or debilitating [sadness], more like the [low]-simmering melancholy that defines his characters.
The problem is not one of bad taste, to which the director is welcome, but the obviousness—dare I say, the dullness—with which he nags away at the sight of [debilitation], in body and spirit alike.
The figure in question is Ayers, a man whose promising career in music was cut short due to a debilitating [bout] with mental illness.
You never question the [debilitating] nature of Nathaniel's disorder, but you also never question that he's able to take care of himself to the best of his ability,
expunge
an altruistic priest who believes that any sin can be [expunged] by a good [dose] of faith.
the unrelentingly righteous headmistress begins a merciless crusade to reveal the beloved clergyman as a [lecherous] child molester and have him permanently [expunged] from the school.
efface
to wipe out, expunge
She would efface [herself] before her father's visitors.
Lane's close companion has been Howard, the quiet, [self]-effacing neighbor.
while Keanu Reeves [approaches] his role with such surprisingly [self]-effacing grace, you almost want to [pat] him on the back.
obliterate
to remove or destroy all traces of
The heavy [rain] obliterated all footprints.
trying to find her missing boyfriend Richard P (his last name is forever [obliterated] by on-screen source sounds),
A lot of good animals are probably going to die, because of you!We've been digging in circles for 3 days. Half the woods have been obliterated. Nobody can get out. My wife's huddled at the bottom of a flint-mine with no food, no water, and 27 starving animal brats!
To get them to do that, we have to obliterate every aspect of the state's case.
obviate
anticipate and prevent or eliminate by effective measures
to obviate the [possibility] of a mistake.
lop
cut off (branches, twigs, etc.) from a tree or other plant
cut off (a limb, part, or the like) from a person, animal, etc
A man is innocent till proven guilty. I'm gonna lop your power helmet right off.
pare
Weir has [pared] seven minutes [from] an already lean and evasive film.
The [potatoes] were pared and cut into chunks.
prune
He pruned every [branch] that did not bear fruit.
Most importantly, film no longer plays as a vanity project centered on Gallo himself, as shots of the actor have been radically [pruned].
Action [sags] somewhat in the stretch shortly before the attack on Fred, indicating that a little [pruning] could make a sharp film even better.
such a plum when dried.
shear
that the picture was [shorn] of 22 minutes for its American release.
to shear [wool] from [sheep].
[garden] shear.
[Shorn] of the vitality and vulgarity that should course through the veins of any picture about politicians and newspapermen... is supposed to be a cautionary tale about populism run [amok],
There is never an explanation as to why the birds have run [amok], but once the [onslaught] begins, there's virtually no [letup].
snip
to cut with a small, quick stroke
He snipped off the [corner] of the packet.
snippet
As it cuts among three time periods—Ana at 9, Ana a few years earlier at the time of the death of her mother (also played by Miss Chaplin), and snippets of the grown-up Ana—one begins to wonder whether the movie is much more than an outline for another movie.
abridge
The film was not screened publicly in its own country (and then only in an abridged form) until 1972, three years after winning the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
truncate
square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely
stump
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off
a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed
Missed every shot? No, one bull's-eye in a stump.
whittle
cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood) with a knife
I recommend that Kelly keep right on [cutting] until he whittles it [down] to a ukulele pick.
retrenchment
This is a [handsomely]-mounted, well acted Depression era drama about the effect of rail-road [retrenchment] on a group of boarding-house people.
riddance
You'd think the Organization would let him have his $93,000, and good [rid]dance.
divest
to strip of clothing
sequence in which Sister Luke divests [herself] of her religious [robes], dons street garb, and walks out to an uncertain future.
elide
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation
Law. to annul or quash.
Postscript noting the fates of certain characters conveniently [elides] the sad and/or ironic destinies awaitin[g s]ome of them.
vacuous
without contents, empty
So now you just want cheap thrills and plenty of'em, and it don't matter how [tawdry] or vacuous they are as long as it's new, as long as it flashes and fucking bleeps in 40 different colors.
vacate
give up possession or occupancy of
give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.)
The Nazis had vacated the city a mere two months before director Roberto Rossellini [commenced] shooting; only [grainy] low-grade stock was available; and most of Rome's studios were bombed out from the war.
。罪與罰
Stygian
。加法
。中心
Tumescent
Debilitate
Y
D
–verb (used with object)
to make weak
or
feeble; enfeeble: The siege of [pneumonia] debilitated her completely.
Some artists thrive [on] defending their work, on the idea of being in combat with the culture; Anderson is not among them. By the time he was finished promoting Aquatic overseas, in the summer of 2005, he says he found himself feeling depressed. This was not a monumental or debilitating sadness, more like the [low]-simmering melancholy that defines his characters.
。女性
。男性
。改變。不改變
。婚姻
。年老。幼小
Nubile
。最高點
Tumescent
。減法
implacable
not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified, inexorable
Just implacable, poker-faced, flat, [uninflected] death.
reprieve
Filming at the Monroeville Mall took place during the winter of 1976-77, with a three week [reprieve] during the Christmas shopping season.
However, I have it in my power to grant a reprieve. That is why I summoned you here tonight.
respite
a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief
temporary suspension of the execution of a person condemned to death, reprieve
To [toil] without respite.
There are moments of [respite]. Airplanes fly from England to a landing field on the grounds of a Baron to exchange personnel and bring in supplies and instructions. Gerbier and Jardie are taken to London for a brief ceremony with DeGaulle and see "Gone With the Wind." Then they are back in France.
assuage
to assuage one's [grief] [hunger] [fears]
abate
to abate a [tax]
to abate one's [enthusiasm]
The [storm] has abated.
The [pain] in his shoulder finally abated.
abatement
The scene shot outside Danvers when Bill and Gordon are discussing the bid for the [asbestos] abatement job,
attenuate
weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value
In "The Future," Sophie and Jason (Hamish Linklater) have been together about four years. They live in a sort of [indefinitely] attenuated present tense.
mitigate
mollify, allay, appease
Seething with acidic ill will and [un]mitigated vitriol,
Mr. Ozon's movie is sure to enthrall Fassbinder fans, for whom the great bad boy's death in 1982, at the unthinkable age of 36, remains an [im]mitigable loss.
militate
have effect or influence
This criticism in no way militates [against] your going ahead with your research.
palliate
mitigate or extenuate
This is a rare [palliative] for Caden, the rest of whose existence is a [rash] of displeasure and doom.
slake
allay (thirst, desire, wrath, etc.) by satisfying
Haneke seemed to suggest that recent cinema has cheapened such [slaking] of emotion [into] a near-pornographic fake
slaked [lime]
salve
to soothe with or as if with salve, a medicinal ointment , assuage
The way Jackson sees it, he's simply doing his job, and while Lisa's job requires her to salve egos and [smooth] over mishaps, Jackson arranges to have people killed.
quell
The [troops] quelled the rebellion quickly.
Coppola was quick to quell the director's [insecurities]
Every screenplay of Russell’s that I know, so far filmed or not, is pretty [darn] good so I’m inclined to believe him. And it’s good to know the creator is on side, at the very least to quell [worries] of bad PR and creative battles.
vanquish
conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle
to vanquish one's [opponent] in an argument.
to overcome or overpower: He vanquished all his [fears]
Together this lord and lady of the [woodlands] ruthlessly kill or vanquish all who fall out of favor.
placate
by concessions or conciliatory gestures
to placate an [outraged] citizenry.
As if the filmmakers felt the need to [placate] modern viewers who might wonder why they should emotionally indulge Nazi authority figures
This declaration [stuns] the other guests, who try to make amends, but Christian won't be [placated]; he repeatedly makes toasts that [add] damning details to his earlier charges.
EMI's three-disc Platinum Collection does an [awfully] good job of placating fans of both reservoirs, focusing on the Thin White Duke's [mercurial] 1969-1987 offerings.
debilitate
make weak, enfeeble
The siege of [pneumonia] debilitated her completely.
This was not a monumental or debilitating [sadness], more like the [low]-simmering melancholy that defines his characters.
The problem is not one of bad taste, to which the director is welcome, but the obviousness—dare I say, the dullness—with which he nags away at the sight of [debilitation], in body and spirit alike.
The figure in question is Ayers, a man whose promising career in music was cut short due to a debilitating [bout] with mental illness.
You never question the [debilitating] nature of Nathaniel's disorder, but you also never question that he's able to take care of himself to the best of his ability,
expunge
an altruistic priest who believes that any sin can be [expunged] by a good [dose] of faith.
the unrelentingly righteous headmistress begins a merciless crusade to reveal the beloved clergyman as a [lecherous] child molester and have him permanently [expunged] from the school.
efface
to wipe out, expunge
She would efface [herself] before her father's visitors.
Lane's close companion has been Howard, the quiet, [self]-effacing neighbor.
while Keanu Reeves [approaches] his role with such surprisingly [self]-effacing grace, you almost want to [pat] him on the back.
obliterate
to remove or destroy all traces of
The heavy [rain] obliterated all footprints.
trying to find her missing boyfriend Richard P (his last name is forever [obliterated] by on-screen source sounds),
A lot of good animals are probably going to die, because of you!We've been digging in circles for 3 days. Half the woods have been obliterated. Nobody can get out. My wife's huddled at the bottom of a flint-mine with no food, no water, and 27 starving animal brats!
To get them to do that, we have to obliterate every aspect of the state's case.
obviate
anticipate and prevent or eliminate by effective measures
to obviate the [possibility] of a mistake.
lop
cut off (branches, twigs, etc.) from a tree or other plant
cut off (a limb, part, or the like) from a person, animal, etc
A man is innocent till proven guilty. I'm gonna lop your power helmet right off.
pare
Weir has [pared] seven minutes [from] an already lean and evasive film.
The [potatoes] were pared and cut into chunks.
prune
He pruned every [branch] that did not bear fruit.
Most importantly, film no longer plays as a vanity project centered on Gallo himself, as shots of the actor have been radically [pruned].
Action [sags] somewhat in the stretch shortly before the attack on Fred, indicating that a little [pruning] could make a sharp film even better.
such a plum when dried.
shear
that the picture was [shorn] of 22 minutes for its American release.
to shear [wool] from [sheep].
[garden] shear.
[Shorn] of the vitality and vulgarity that should course through the veins of any picture about politicians and newspapermen... is supposed to be a cautionary tale about populism run [amok],
There is never an explanation as to why the birds have run [amok], but once the [onslaught] begins, there's virtually no [letup].
snip
to cut with a small, quick stroke
He snipped off the [corner] of the packet.
snippet
As it cuts among three time periods—Ana at 9, Ana a few years earlier at the time of the death of her mother (also played by Miss Chaplin), and snippets of the grown-up Ana—one begins to wonder whether the movie is much more than an outline for another movie.
abridge
The film was not screened publicly in its own country (and then only in an abridged form) until 1972, three years after winning the International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
truncate
square or broad at the end, as if cut off transversely
stump
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off
a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed
Missed every shot? No, one bull's-eye in a stump.
whittle
cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood) with a knife
I recommend that Kelly keep right on [cutting] until he whittles it [down] to a ukulele pick.
retrenchment
This is a [handsomely]-mounted, well acted Depression era drama about the effect of rail-road [retrenchment] on a group of boarding-house people.
riddance
You'd think the Organization would let him have his $93,000, and good [rid]dance.
divest
to strip of clothing
sequence in which Sister Luke divests [herself] of her religious [robes], dons street garb, and walks out to an uncertain future.
elide
to omit (a vowel, consonant, or syllable) in pronunciation
Law. to annul or quash.
Postscript noting the fates of certain characters conveniently [elides] the sad and/or ironic destinies awaitin[g s]ome of them.
vacuous
without contents, empty
So now you just want cheap thrills and plenty of'em, and it don't matter how [tawdry] or vacuous they are as long as it's new, as long as it flashes and fucking bleeps in 40 different colors.
vacate
give up possession or occupancy of
give up or relinquish (an office, position, etc.)
The Nazis had vacated the city a mere two months before director Roberto Rossellini [commenced] shooting; only [grainy] low-grade stock was available; and most of Rome's studios were bombed out from the war.
。罪與罰
Stygian
。加法
。中心
Tumescent
Debilitate
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