1. au courant /ˌəʊku:ˈrɑ:ŋ/

-- well-informed; up-to-date

By reading reviews, you can keep au courant with new developments in literature, films, television and the theater.

读评论可使你熟知文学、电影、电视、剧院等的新发展。

 

 

2. blase /'blɑ:zeɪ/

-- tired of pleasures; bored

Edna has been attending too many parties during the holidays; she appears blasé.

埃德娜在假日里已经参加了太多舞会，她似乎厌倦了享乐。

 

 

3. chic /ʃi:k/

-- stylish

She looked very chic in her new hat.

她戴着新帽子，看起来很时髦。

 

 

4. debonair /ˌdebəˈneə/

-- affable and courteous; gay; pleasant

The headwaiter was debonair with the guests but firm with the waiters.

领班对客人温文有礼，但是对侍者却很强硬。

 

 

5. maladroit /ˌmæləˈdrɔɪt/

-- unskillful; clumsy

Our new supervisor is clever in matters in which his predecessor was maladroit.

我们的新主管在他的前任做得笨拙的事上很聪明。

 

 

6. naive /nɑ:ˈi:v/

-- simple in nature; artless; ingenuous

You are naive if you believe implacable foes can be reconciled easily.

如果你认为残忍的敌人能轻易和解，那么你就太天真的。

 

 

7. nonchalant /ˌnɔnʃəˈlɑ:nt/

-- without concern or enthusiasm; indifferent

I am amazed that you can be so nonchalant about the coming test when everyone else is so worried.

每个人都担心即将来临的考试，你却毫不在乎，真令我惊讶。