雅思词汇解析（18） | 人物性格（消极类上）

　　雅思词汇解析（18） | 人物性格（消极类上）。雅思词汇解析，释义到用法，清清楚楚，每一次的进步，都是来自点点滴滴的积累。

　　本期作者：张悦

　　本期大家和新航道南京雅思培训班小编一起学习人物性格相关的词汇~

　　1. overbearing /əʊvə'beərɪŋ/

　　adj. often trying to control the behavior of other people in an annoying or unwanted way. 傲慢的;专横的;

　　e.g. After years of living with a bossy and overbearing wife, Max decided to divorce her.

　　注：bossy=overbearing = domineering

　　2. patronizing /'petrənaɪzɪŋ/

　　adj. showing that you believe you are more intelligent or better than other people 自视高人一等的;

　　e.g. She was always rather patronizing towards her less well-off friends.

　　注：well-off 富裕的;家境好的

　　3. calculating /'kælkjʊleɪtɪŋ/

　　adj. carefully thinking about and planning actions for selfish or improper reasons. 有心计的;诡计多端的

　　e.g. Ben Gurion was a cool, calculating and clever politician.

　　其他意思接近的单词:

　　adj. scheming

　　注：scheme n. 诡计，计谋

　　e.g. She is a smart, scheming woman, skilled at lying.

　　adj. manipulative

　　注：manipulate v. 摆布，操纵，控制(他人)

　　e.g. He is sharp and manipulative with a strong personality.

　　4. clingy /'klɪŋɪ/

　　adj. someone who is very attached to people and depend on them too much. 过于依赖别人的; 粘人的

　　e.g. They tend to be more clingy and less competent, both socially and intellectually.

　　5. oversensitive /ˌəuvə'sensitiv/

　　adj. too easily upset or offended 过分敏感的;玻璃心的

　　e.g. He is oversensitive – it's difficult to establish a rapport with him.

　　注：rapport 友好关系

　　其他玻璃心表达：

　　n. snowflake

　　e.g. Don't criticize her for what anything. She's a snowflake and you'll only upset her.

　　adj. touchy

　　e.g. You have to be careful what you say to Kevin - he's rather touchy.

　　以上就是新航道南京雅思培训班小编分享的今天的词汇，咱们下期见!