职称英语考试：常考的形容词
1、angry： filled with anger
发怒的；愤怒的
There is nothing worse than having to face an angry wife.
(没有什么比不得不面对一个愤怒的妻子更糟糕了。)
I was angry with him for keeping me waiting so long.
(他让我等了这么久，我真的生他的气了。)
2、awful： very bad; dreadful
很坏的；糟透的
I‘m sorry to be so short-tempered but I have an awful headache.
(我很抱歉脾气这么坏，但是我头疼得要命。)
* The film was awful.
(那部电影真是糟透了。)
3、boring： not interesting in any way
无趣的；无聊的
There is no way I am sitting through another boring meeting.
(要我再次坐着开这种无聊的会议绝不可能。)
He is about the most boring person I‘ve ever met.
(他可能是我见过的最无趣的人了。)
4、careless： not taking care; inattentive
粗心的；疏忽的
My son could get better grades if he wasn‘t so careless.
(如果我儿子不是粗心的话，他可以得更高的分数。)
* He‘s a very careless driver： he never thinks about what he’s doing.
(他是一个粗心大意的驾驶员，从来也不考虑自己在做什么。)
5、cunning： clever at deceiving people
狡猾的；狡诈的；善于欺骗的
I don‘t trust your new secretary， she’s just too cunning.
(我不信任你的新秘书，她太狡猾了。)
He‘s a cunning old fox.
(他是诡计多端的老狐狸。)
6、depressing： make one feel depressed
令人忧愁的；令人沮丧的
I hated that movie. It was too depressing.
(我讨厌那部电影，太令人沮丧了。)
It‘s a totally depressing thought.
(这完全是个令人沮丧的主意。)
7、gloomy： sad; depressed
阴沉的；阴暗的；忧愁的；沮丧的
I don‘t know why you stay in such a gloomy room all day when the weather is so beautiful.
(我不明白天气这么好为什么你还呆在一个阴沉沉的房间里。)
What are you so gloomy about？ Cheer up！
(你为什么情绪这么低落？振作起来吧！)
8、hopeless： showing or giving no hope; useless;
没有希望的；令人绝望的； 没用的
I just have to give up on you. You‘re just hopeless.
(我不得不放弃你了，你真是令人绝望。)
It‘s hopeless trying to convince her.
(要说服她是没有希望的。)