Some critics reject impactful as an illogical, unnecessary, and clumsy piece of jargon. Yes, impactful is a word, but it’s likely to annoy at least some of your readers. If you want to substitute another word for impactful, use a synonym such as influential, powerful, or effective. Are...
【释】v. 使不安 (make (someone) anxious or unsettled) 【例】They were perturbed that the bank had begun switching some of its problem loans. 【近】worry, upset, disturb 【反】reassure colloquial/kəˈloʊkwiəl/ 【释】adj. 口语的 (language used in ordinary or familiar conversation...
maladroit笨拙的 "bad right hand",clumsy,awkward maladroitness clumsiness malaise不适 feeling of bodily discomfort malicious恶意的,恶毒的 malice恶意,怨恨,预谋 malady弊病,疾病,腐败 maladjusted失调的 malcontent不满的 malpractice玩忽职守 malnutrition营养不良 2.与malus相反,bonus(bene):good benign良性的,和蔼...
clumsy /ˈklʌmzi/ 【释】adj. 笨拙的 (awkward in movement) 【例】His choice of words was clumsy. 【近】awkward, unwieldy, cumbersome 【反】graceful, elegant detrimental /ˌdetrɪˈmentl/ 【释】adj. 不利的;有害的 (harmful) 【例】The detrimental effects of smoking are well known...
Someone who is lumbersome may be called a lumberer, but this word may also be used to refer to someone in the lumber trade. Lumbersexual is a 21st century word referring to a man projecting the image of a rugged, outdoor individual....
Deep down Tony knows he’s right but his clumsy attempts to machinate a successful exit prove to be destructive. The music Biddu chooses for each scene complements the film. Some of lyrics feel a little on the nose. When Tony leaves the gents after trying to engineer the deal to leave ...
board.fsfor high level board support words example applications in the Wiki (or other places) About timer code: blocking timers are a stable of "imperative single-issue programming". Next level up the ladder is "imperative loop-test programming". This is much better, but it's clumsy (code...
translate- express, as in simple and less technical language; "Can you translate the instructions in this manual for a layman?"; "Is there a need to translate the psychiatrist's remarks?" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. ...
The Human Library encourages people to challenge their own long-held beliefs — to truly get to know, and learn from someone they might otherwise make a quick judgment about. According to its website, the Human Library is “a place where difficult questions are expected, appreciated...
That new shirt you bought is "too" cute for words! In the top sentence, the first "to" is a particle (as described above); it is part of the verb "to come." The word "too" in the first example means also, additionally, or as well. In the second example, the word "too" is ...