4400_新东方GRE词汇

4400. threaten

威胁

🎤例句
  • Postal workers are threatening a strike if they don’t receive a pay increase. (邮政工人威胁如果不加薪,他们就要罢工。)
🤔同义词
  • indicate, forecast, shadow, cow (威胁;恐吓;预示)

  • to menace, hang over (威胁;可能来临)

4401. pharmacology

药理学, 药物学; 药理

🤩短语
  • clinical pharmacology (临床药理学)
🎤例句
  • Some biodegradable polymers such as polyesters hae already been employed as excipients in pharmacology. (一些生物可降解聚合物,例如聚酯,已经作为辅料应用在药理学中。)

  • A9 To master the basic knowledge of the area of biomedicine production, including pharmaceutical technology, pharmacology, pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Analysis, etc. (A9掌握生物制药工艺学、药理学、药剂学、药物分析等生物工程制药领域的基本知识;)

  • Baroness GREenfield, professor of pharmacology at Oxford University, believes the growth of internet 'friendships' – as well as GREater use of computer games – could effectively 'rewire' the brain. (牛津大学药理学教授贝洛尼斯•格林菲尔德认为,网络“友谊”的增长以及电脑游戏的风行,会有效地“改装”人的大脑。)

🤔同义词
  • psychopharmacology ([药]药物学,药理学)

4402. rhetoric

修辞, 修辞学; 浮夸的言辞

🎤例句
  • The speech was dismissed by some people as merely political rhetoric . (有些人认为这场演讲只是华而不实的政治空谈。)
🤔同义词
  • trope, eloquence ([语]修辞,修辞学;华丽的词藻)

  • smooth-tongued, plausible (花言巧语的)

4403. pathological

病态的, 不理智的; 病理学的

🤩短语
  • pathological changes (病变)

  • pathological process ([医]病变)

  • pathological anatomy (病理解剖学)

🎤例句
  • a pathological hatred of women (对女人的病态憎恨)

  • a pathological liar (病态说谎者)

🤔同义词
  • sick, wan ([病理]病理学的;病态的;由疾病引起的(等于pathologic))

4404. recital

独奏会, 独唱会, 小型舞蹈表演会; 吟诵

🎤例句
  • a piano recital (钢琴独奏会)
🤔同义词
  • oral reading, repetition (朗诵,吟诵;独奏会;背诵;独唱会)

4405. respite

休息; 暂缓

🎤例句
  • a brief respite from persecution (暂时停止迫害)
🤔同义词
  • remission (缓解;暂缓;暂时的休息;[法]缓期执行)

  • stay of execution (使缓解;使暂缓;使延期;[法]缓期执行)

4406. tangle

缠结

纷乱

🤩短语
  • tangle with (与…吵架,争吵;与…争论;与…有纠葛)
🎤例句
  • My hair tangles easily. (我的头发很容易打结。)

  • His parachute became tangled in the wheels of the plane. (他的降落伞缠在了飞机的轮子上。)

🤔同义词
  • dissension, entanglemant (纠纷;混乱状态)

  • intertangle, entangle (使纠缠;处于混乱状态)

  • rough and tumble (缠结;乱作一团)

4407. visible

可见的, 看得见的; 能注意到的; 明显的, 可察觉到的

🤩短语
  • visible light (可见光)

  • visible spectrum (可见光谱)

  • visible image (可见象;可见像;视像)

  • visible range (可见范围,可见光谱区)

  • visible trade (有形贸易)

  • visible laser (可见激光;可见激光器;可见镭射)

🎤例句
  • The comet is visible to the naked eye (= can be seen without using special equipment ). (这颗彗星肉眼看得见。)

  • Check the plant for any visible signs of disease. (检查一下植物是否有患病的迹象。)

🤔同义词
  • obvious, distinct, seen, evident (明显的;看得见的;现有的;可得到的)

4408. prorogue

休会; 延期

4409. intrigue

密谋; 引起…的兴趣

🎤例句
  • Other people’s houses always intrigued her. (别人的房子总令她好奇。)
🤔同义词
  • scheme, designing, fraud, plot, conspiracy (阴谋;诡计;复杂的事;私通)

  • plot, collogue (私通;密谋)

4410. orient

上升的

确定方向; 使熟悉情况

🤩短语
  • orient express (东方快车)
🎤例句
  • She looked at the street names, trying to orient herself. (她看看街名,试图确定自己的方位。)
🤔同义词
  • adapt, condition, suit, season (使适应;确定方向;使朝东)

  • east (东方;东方诸国)

  • eastern (东方的)

  • to the east (向东)

4411. irremediable

无法治愈的, 无法纠正的

🎤例句
  • His memory suffered irremediable damage. (他的记忆受到了无法补救的损害。)
🤔同义词
  • uncorrectable, remediless (不能挽回的;不能补救的)

4412. recurring

反复的; 再次发生的

🤔同义词
  • circular, cyclic (循环的;再发的)

  • returning (返回(recur的现在分词))

4413. upswing

上升, 增长; 进步, 改进

🤩短语
  • on the upswing (在高涨)
🎤例句
  • ...an upswing in the economy. (...经济的忽然上扬。)
🤔同义词
  • enhancement, increase, gain, rise, upgrade (上升;增加;向上摆动)

  • rebound, step up (提高;回升;向上摆动)

4414. dependable

可靠的, 可信赖的

🤩短语
  • dependable performance (性能可靠)
🎤例句
  • our most dependable ally (我们最可靠的盟友)

  • a dependable source of income (可靠的收入来源)

🤔同义词
  • reliable, responsible, tried, honest, safe (可靠的,可信赖的;可信任的)

4415. unsurpassed

未被超越的

4416. veer

转向, 改变

🤩短语
  • veer away (松出)
🎤例句
  • The plane veered off course. (飞机偏离了航线。)

  • Follow the path and veer left after 400m. (沿着这条小路走400米,然后向左转。)

  • The wind was veering north. (风向往北偏了。)

🤔同义词
  • swing, turn towards (转向;改变观点;风向顺时针转;调转船尾向上风)

  • deflect (使转向;使顺风;使船尾向上风)

  • turning, obversion (转向;方向的转变)

4417. hysteria

歇斯底里症; 过度兴奋

🤩短语
  • mass hysteria (集体歇斯底里;集体发疯)
🎤例句
  • In a fit of hysteria, Silvia blamed me for causing her father’s death. (西尔维娅一阵歇斯底里,指责我害死了她父亲。)
🤔同义词
  • conniption (癔病,[内科]歇斯底里;不正常的兴奋)

4418. keen

锋利的, 锐利的; 敏锐的, 灵敏的; 热心的

🤩短语
  • keen on (喜爱;热衷于…)

  • keen competition (剧烈竞争)

  • keen interest (强烈的兴趣)

🎤例句
  • keen students (求知若渴的学生)

  • The kids in my class are all very keen. (我班上的学生都很好学。)

  • She was new in the job and keen as mustard (= very keen ). (她刚开始做这工作,热情很高。)

🤔同义词
  • acute, intense, eager, pointed, burning (敏锐的,敏捷的;渴望的;强烈的;热心的;锐利的)

  • elegy, dirge (痛哭,挽歌)

4419. ingenuously

in'dʒenjuəsli 纯真地; 坦率地

🤔同义词
  • unreservedly, candidly (率直地;正直地)

4420. indifferent

不感兴趣的, 漠不关心的

🎤例句
  • an indifferent cook (手艺平平的厨师)
🤔同义词
  • neutral, insignificant (漠不关心的;无关紧要的;中性的,中立的)

4421. overhaul

彻底检查; 大修

🤩短语
  • overhaul period (大修周期)

  • major overhaul (大修;全面检修)

  • complete overhaul (大修;全面检修)

🎤例句
  • A mechanic is coming to overhaul the engine. (一名机修工要来彻底检修引擎。)
🤔同义词
  • major repair (分解检查,大修;追上并超过)

  • permanent repair (彻底检修,详细检查)

4422. solemn

严肃的; 庄严的, 隆重的; 黑色的

🤩短语
  • solemn promise (庄严承诺;誓言)

  • solemn ceremony (隆重的典礼)

🎤例句
  • a solemn expression (严肃的表情)

  • Their faces suddenly grew solemn. (他们的脸突然变得严肃起来。)

  • a solemn procession of mourners (庄重的送葬队伍)

🤔同义词
  • serious, sacred, majestic, grave (庄严的,严肃的;隆重的,郑重的)

4423. acute

灵敏的, 敏锐的; 剧烈的; 急性的

🤩短语
  • acute myocardial infarction (急性心肌梗塞)

  • acute pancreatitis (胰腺炎;急性胰腺炎)

  • acute toxicity (急性毒性,急性中毒)

  • acute leukemia (急性白血病)

  • severe acute respiratory syndrome (严重急性呼吸系统综合症)

  • acute appendicitis (急性阑尾炎)

  • acute phase (急性期)

  • acute abdomen ([医]急腹症)

  • acute angle (锐角)

  • acute disease (急性病)

  • acute pain (急性痛;剧烈的疼痛)

  • acute gastroenteritis (急性胃肠炎)

  • acute bronchitis (急性支气管炎)

  • acute infection (急性感染;急性传染)

  • acute lymphocytic leukemia (急性淋巴细胞白血病;急性淋巴细菌性白血病)

  • acute care (急性照护;急症护理)

  • acute pyelonephritis (急性肾盂肾炎)

  • acute gastritis ([医]急性胃炎)

  • acute tonsillitis (急性扁桃体炎;急乳蛾)

  • acute exposure ([核]急性照射)

🎤例句
  • {"COLLOINEXA":["acute pain"]} (剧痛)

  • acute embarrassment (万分的尴尬)

  • acute anxiety (极度的忧虑)

🤔同义词
  • serious, bad, keen (严重的,[医][植]急性的;[数][生物]敏锐的;激烈的;尖声的)

4424. unsure

缺乏自信的; 不确定的

🎤例句
  • Chris seemed nervous and unsure of herself. (克丽丝显得紧张,没有自信。)
🤔同义词
  • indefinite, inconclusive (不确定的;不肯定的;没有自信的)

4425. rocky

多岩石的; 坚若磐石的

🤩短语
  • rocky mountain (落基山(脉);洛矶山(脉))

  • rocky desert (岩质沙漠)

  • rocky coast (岩石海岸)

  • rocky road (坎坷崎岖的路)

🎤例句
  • a rocky cliff (岩石嶙峋的峭壁)

  • They hurried over the rough rocky ground . (他们匆匆穿过那崎岖不平的石头地。)

🤔同义词
  • petrous, lithological (岩石的,多岩石的;坚如岩石的;摇晃的;头晕目眩的)

4426. strive

奋斗, 努力

🤩短语
  • strive for (争取,奋斗)

  • strive to develop (努力发展;大力发展)

  • strive after (奋斗;争取)

  • strive against (反抗)

  • strive for freedom (力争自由)

🎤例句
  • He strives hard to keep himself very fit. (他努力使自己保持非常的健康。)
🤔同义词
  • apply oneself, struggle, labor (努力;奋斗;抗争)

4427. wearisome

使人感到疲倦或厌倦的

🎤例句
  • a wearisome task (烦人的任务)
🤔同义词
  • stupid, pathetic (使疲倦的;使厌倦的;乏味的)

4428. scorching

灼热的

🤩短语
  • scorching heat (炎热)
🎤例句
  • the scorching desert heat (沙漠里的酷热)

  • a scorching hot day (酷热的一天)

🤔同义词
  • acute, acid (灼热的;激烈的;讽刺的;[化工]过早硫化的)

  • slitting, excising (把…烧焦;严厉批评;切割;[化工]过早硫化(scorch的ing形式))

4429. inert

惰性的; 呆滞的, 迟缓的

🤩短语
  • inert gas (惰性气体)

  • inert atmosphere (惰性气氛)

🎤例句
  • inert gases (惰性气体)
🤔同义词
  • noble, useless ([化学]惰性的;呆滞的;迟缓的;无效的)

4430. stipulation

规定, 约定

🎤例句
  • Its reciprocity is merely an added stipulation. (它的互惠只是一个附加的约定。)

  • Compared with the legislation of other countries and regions, the stipulation of criminal summon in our country is too simple. (与国外一些国家和地区的立法相比,我国有关刑事拘传的规定过于简略。)

  • After that, we affirmed this abstract concept as the logical starting point of modern archival theories was based on the description and stipulation in philosophy. (接着,根据哲学对逻辑起点特征的描述和约定,再将这一抽象概念确认为现代档案学理论的逻辑起点。)

🤔同义词
  • provision, item, convention, do, appointment (规定;约定;[法]条款;契约)

4431. pertinacious

固执的, 坚决的; 坚持的

🤔同义词
  • difficult, resistant, stubborn (顽固的;执拗的)

4432. enzyme

酵素, 酶

🤩短语
  • enzyme activity (酶活力)

  • immobilized enzyme (固定化酶)

  • enzyme engineering ([生]酶工程;[生]酶工程学)

  • enzyme preparation ([生]酶制剂)

  • enzyme immunoassay ([化]酶免疫分析法)

  • enzyme technology (酶工程学)

  • enzyme system (酶系统)

  • enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (酶联免疫吸附测定,酶标法)

  • restriction enzyme (限制性内切酶;限制酶)

  • digestive enzyme (消化酶)

  • enzyme reaction (酶反应)

  • antioxidant enzyme (抗氧化酶)

  • enzyme kinetics (酶动力学)

  • proteolytic enzyme (蛋白酶;蛋白水解酶;解朊酶)

  • hydrolytic enzyme ([化]水解酶;水解酵素)

🤔同义词
  • zyme ([生化]酶)

4433. sloppy

邋遢的, 粗心的

🎤例句
  • Ann was dressed in a sloppy brown sweater. (安穿了一件邋遢的棕色羊毛衫。)
🤔同义词
  • brief, rare, thin, subtle, careless (草率的;粗心的;泥泞的;肥大的;稀薄的)

4434. breach

打破,突破;违背

裂缝, 缺口

🤩短语
  • breach of contract (违约;违反合同)

  • material breach (重大违约;实质违约)

  • breach of trust ([律]违反信托)

  • breach of duty (失职;违反职责)

  • anticipatory breach (期前违约)

  • security breach (安全漏洞)

  • breach of warranty (违反保证;违背诺言)

  • breach of faith (背信,违约)

  • be in breach of (违反)

  • a clear breach (【航海学】无碍冲刷浪(冲过甲板而未损害物件))

  • fundamental breach (根本性违约;重大违约;根本违反合同)

🎤例句
  • The company accused him of breaching his contract. (公司控告他违反合同。)
🤔同义词
  • separation, gap, violation, infringement (违背,违反;缺口)

  • destroy, violate (违反,破坏;打破)

4435. granule

小粒, 微粒

🤩短语
  • starch granule (淀粉颗粒;淀粉粒)
🎤例句
  • coffee granules (咖啡颗粒)
🤔同义词
  • particle, grain ([微]颗粒)

4436. stimulus

刺激物, 激励

🤩短语
  • economic stimulus (经济刺激)

  • stimulus package (刺激计划)

  • fiscal stimulus (财政刺激)

🎤例句
  • At this age, the infant begins to react more to visual stimuli. (到了这个年龄段,婴儿开始对视觉刺激有了更多的反应。)
🤔同义词
  • incentive, animation, excitement, needle, irritation ([医]刺激;[电子]激励;刺激物)

4437. forswear

誓绝, 发誓放弃

🤩短语
  • forswear oneself (发伪誓;作伪证;违背誓言)
🎤例句
  • The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence. (若发誓停用暴力,这个政党即可得到部分行政权。)
🤔同义词
  • foreswear (作伪证)

  • foreswear (发誓抛弃)

4438. terminal

末端的

终点, 末端

🤩短语
  • terminal market (农产品集散市场)

  • container terminal (集装箱码头;货柜码头)

  • terminal equipment (终端设备)

  • airport terminal (航站楼;机场候机楼)

  • bus terminal (公车总站,公车终站,巴士站)

  • terminal unit (终端设备)

  • terminal point (终点;端点)

  • terminal cancer (癌症晚期)

  • ferry terminal (渡轮码头;车船联运港;客轮码头)

  • terminal voltage (端电压;高压电极电压;终端电压)

  • display terminal (显示终端)

  • terminal building (航站楼;候机楼;机场大厦;候机室建筑物)

  • remote terminal (远程终端)

  • terminal station (终点站;终端局)

  • terminal system (终端系统)

  • output terminal (输出端)

  • terminal device ([计]终端设备)

  • computer terminal (计算机终端)

  • terminal user (终端机用户;联机检索订户)

  • receiving terminal (油库;收油站;接收端)

🎤例句
  • So that the security policy from the network and network promotion between extended to each network terminal. (从而使安全策略从网络与网络之间推广延伸到每个网络末端。)
🤔同义词
  • destination, limitation, threshold, bottom, goal (末端;[交]终点;[计]终端机;极限)

  • advanced, finishing, marginal ([动]末端的;[交]终点的;晚期的)

4439. incommensurate

不成比例的, 不相称的

🎤例句
  • North Korea is a more extreme example of external power being incommensurate with internal stability and wealth. (朝鲜是一个外部力量与内部稳定和财富不相称的更极端例子。)
🤔同义词
  • inappropriate, unadapted (不适应的;不相称的;不成比例)

4440. surpass

超过

🤩短语
  • surpass the advanced (赶超先进)
🎤例句
  • He had surpassed all our expectations . (他超越了我们所有的预期。)

  • The number of multiple births has surpassed 100,000 for the first time. (多胎产首次突破了 10 万例。)

🤔同义词
  • overcome, top, exceed, cap, transcend (超越;胜过,优于;非…所能办到或理解)

4441. aloof

远离的; 冷淡的, 冷漠的

🤩短语
  • aloof from (远离;不与…接近;不参加)
🎤例句
  • Beneath that aloof exterior, Gayle is a warm, sympathetic person. (在冷漠的外表下,盖尔是个有同情心的热心人。)
🤔同义词
  • removed, cold, distant, off, lukewarm (冷淡的;远离的;冷漠的)

  • away from, far from (远离;避开地)

4442. gouge

挖出;敲竹杠

半圆凿

🤩短语
  • fault gouge (断层泥;断层破碎物;耳巴泥)
🎤例句
  • He heard the heavy rounds gouge the ancient concrete, followed by the panicked cries of Grunts in the distance as they dove for cover—and into the semi-gelatinous, ankle-deep liquid. (子弹凿击古老混凝土的声音清晰可辨,接着远处传来了野猪兽卧倒在深及脚踝的半凝胶状液体中隐蔽时恐慌的呼喊声。)
🤔同义词
  • sell, fox (用半圆凿子挖;欺骗)

  • sulcus, reen (沟;[木]圆凿;以圆凿刨)

4443. shiny

有光泽的; 发光的

🤩短语
  • shiny surface (发光面,光滑面;磨光)
🎤例句
  • shiny black shoes (锃亮的黑皮鞋)

  • a shiny polished table (擦得光亮的桌子)

  • Her hair was thick and shiny. (她的头发浓密且有光泽。)

🤔同义词
  • brilliant, wearing, fair, fine, clear (有光泽的,擦亮的;闪耀的;晴朗的;磨损的)

4444. succumb

屈从, 屈服; 因…死亡

🎤例句
  • Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette. (不要屈服于只抽一支烟的诱惑。)
🤔同义词
  • to surrender, genuflect (屈服;死;被压垮)

4445. disproportionate

不成比例的

🎤例句
  • the disproportionate amount of money being spent on defence (比例失衡的国防开支)

4446. unfold

展开, 打开; 逐渐呈现

🎤例句
  • As the story unfolds, we learn more about Max’s childhood. (随着故事的展开,我们对马克斯的童年有了更多的了解。)
🤔同义词
  • crack, assume, open up (打开;呈现)

  • expand, develop (展开;显露)

4447. hearten

鼓励, 激励

🎤例句
  • The news heartened everybody. (这个消息鼓舞了每个人。)
🤔同义词
  • stimulate, power, uphold (激励;鼓励;使振作)

  • stir oneself, nerve oneself (振作)

4448. translucent

透明的

🤩短语
  • translucent paper (半透明纸,半透媒;不透明纸)
🎤例句
  • Blue veins showed through her translucent skin. (她半透明的皮肤下青筋显现。)
🤔同义词
  • crystal, limpid ([光]透明的;半透明的)

4449. conciliatory

抚慰的, 调和的

🎤例句
  • Brooks felt in no mood to be conciliatory. (布鲁克斯不想作出和解。)
🤔同义词
  • propitiatory, harmonistic (安抚的;调和的;调停的)

4450. arbitrate

仲裁, 公断 as an arbitrator)

🎤例句
  • He arbitrates between investors and members of the association. (他在投资者与该协会成员之间做仲裁。)
🤔同义词
  • umpire (仲裁;公断)

4451. plough

犁地

🤩短语
  • disc plough (圆盘犁)
🎤例句
  • In those days the land was plowed by oxen. (在那个年代是用公牛来犁地的。)

  • a ploughed field (犁过的地)

🤔同义词
  • till, plow ([农机]犁;耕)

  • open circuit, clear the way for (用犁耕田;开路)

  • cultivated land, arable land ([农机]犁;耕地(等于plow))

4452. brink

边沿, 边缘

🤩短语
  • on the brink of (濒于,濒临;在…的边缘)
🎤例句
  • Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. (他们的经济正摇摆于崩溃的边缘。)
🤔同义词
  • margin, suburb, beaded edge ((峭壁的)[地理]边缘)

4453. equity

公平, 公正

🤩短语
  • private equity (私募股权;私人股本)

  • equity investment (产权投资;股本投资)

  • equity financing (发行股票筹资;产权筹资)

  • brand equity (品牌价值;商标资产)

  • equity capital (权益资本;产权资本;股本权益)

  • equity market (股票市场;股本市场;权益市场;产权投资市场)

  • in equity (依衡平法)

  • equity fund (股票基金;自有资金;股票资金)

  • owner's equity (业主权益)

  • return on equity (净资产收益率;股本回报;股权收益)

  • equity interest (股权;股本权益;股东权益)

  • equity ownership (业主权益;产权所有权)

  • equity participation (参与股权;股东权益分享)

  • equity stake (股权)

  • home equity (房屋净值;房屋净值贷款;资产净值)

  • equity theory (公平理论;等价学说)

  • negative equity (负资产抵押;负资产净值)

  • equity ratio (产权比率;主权比率;衡平权比率)

  • equity method (权益法)

  • gender equity (性別平等;男女平等;两性公平)

🎤例句
  • a society run on the principles of equity and justice (以公平、正义为原则的社会)
🤔同义词
  • fairness, righteousness (公平,公正;衡平法;普通股;抵押资产的净值)

4454. acquiescent

默认的

🤔同义词
  • conniving (默认的;默许的;甘心接受的)

4455. corrugated

起皱纹的

🤩短语
  • corrugated board (瓦楞纸板;波纹纸板)

  • corrugated pipe (n. 波纹管)

  • corrugated paper (瓦楞纸;波状纸板)

  • corrugated cardboard (波状纸板,瓦楞纸板)

  • corrugated steel (波纹钢)

  • corrugated tube (波纹管)

  • corrugated plate (波纹板;波形板)

  • corrugated iron (波状钢;陨铁)

  • corrugated carton (瓦楞纸箱;瓦楞纸板箱)

  • corrugated sheet (波形片,波纹板)

  • corrugated paper box (波状纸盒)

  • corrugated case (瓦楞纸箱)

  • corrugated surface (皱褶面;波纹曲面)

🎤例句
  • corrugated cardboard (瓦楞纸板)
🤔同义词
  • damascene (波纹的;缩成皱纹的;有瓦楞的)

4456. aversion

厌恶, 反感

🤩短语
  • risk aversion (风险规避;厌恶风险)

  • aversion therapy ([心理]厌恶疗法)

🎤例句
  • Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects. (很多人对昆虫有一种天生的厌恶之感。)
🤔同义词
  • abomination, allergy (厌恶;讨厌的人)

4457. matriculate

录取

🎤例句
  • He matriculated in the English Literature Department at the Tokyo Imperial University. (他被东京帝国大学英语文学系录取了。)

4458. pitiless

无情的, 冷酷的, 无同情心的

🎤例句
  • a pitiless tyrant (冷酷无情的暴君)

  • the pitiless bombing of Guernica (对格尔尼卡镇的残酷轰炸)

🤔同义词
  • frozen, grim (冷酷的,无情的;无同情心的)

4459. perch

栖息

🎤例句
  • A blackbird flew down and perched on the parapet outside his window. (一只乌鸫飞下来,栖息在他家窗外的矮墙上。)
🤔同义词
  • pole, high-order (高位;栖木;杆)

  • inhabit, take post (栖息;就位;位于;使坐落于)

  • sit, take post (栖息;就位;位于)

4460. allusive

暗指的, 间接提到的

🎤例句
  • His new play, Arcadia, is as intricate, elaborate and allusive as anything he has yet written. (他的新剧本《阿卡狄亚》是他迄今为止创作的最错综复杂、煞费苦心和让人琢磨不定的。)
🤔同义词
  • implied (暗指的;引用典故的)

4461. rejoinder

回答

🎤例句
  • He tried to think of a snappy rejoinder. (他试图想出一句简短的话来反驳。)
🤔同义词
  • contradiction, response, reply, answer (反驳;回答;(被告的)[法]第二次答辩)

4462. saucy

粗鲁的; 俏皮的; 漂亮的

🎤例句
  • saucy postcards (不雅的明信片)
🤔同义词
  • alive, pretty, lively, smart, pushing (漂亮的;活泼的;莽撞的;俏丽的)

4463. escapism

逃避现实

🎤例句
  • Books were a form of escapism from the real world. (看书是一种逃避现实世界的消遣。)
🤔同义词
  • imagination, revery (逃避现实,空想;逃避主义)

4464. snappish

脾气暴躁的

🎤例句
  • "That is beautiful, Tony," Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish. (“真美呀,托尼,”妈妈说道,话里的呵斥腔调不见了。)
🤔同义词
  • fierce, cranky (厉声说话的;暴躁的)

4465. carve

雕刻; 切成片

🤩短语
  • carve out (创业;开拓;雕刻)

  • carve up (v. 瓜分;划分)

  • carve out of (从……切出(引伸为修建))

🎤例句
  • carved wooden chairs (木雕椅子)
🤔同义词
  • grave, engrave (雕刻;切开;开创)

  • slice from, cut open (切开;做雕刻工作)

4466. veil

以面纱掩盖

面纱;遮蔽物

🤩短语
  • under the veil of (以…为借口)
🎤例句
  • A black kerchief modestly veiled her hair. (一条黑色头巾端庄地裹着她的头发。)
🤔同义词
  • yashmak, facemask (面纱;[服装]面罩;遮蔽物;托词)

  • shadow, shield, curtain (遮蔽;掩饰;以面纱遮掩;用帷幕分隔)

4467. hierarchy

阶层; 等级制度

🤩短语
  • social hierarchy (社会等级;社会阶层)

  • hierarchy system (体系;分级系统)

  • inheritance hierarchy (继承层次;继承体系;继承阶层架构)

  • hierarchy of needs (需要层次;需求层次理论)

  • knowledge hierarchy (知识体系)

  • hierarchy of needs theory (需要层次理论;需要阶梯理论)

  • object hierarchy (对象阶层架构;对象层次结构)

  • feudal hierarchy (封建等级制度)

🎤例句
  • a rigid social hierarchy (严格的社会等级制度)

  • She worked her way up through the corporate hierarchy to become president. (她在公司一步步升到了总裁的位置。)

4468. uncanny

神秘的, 离奇的

🎤例句
  • an uncanny coincidence (不可思议的巧合)
🤔同义词
  • extraordinary, mysterious, terrible (神秘的;离奇的;可怕的)

4469. huffish

不高兴的, 发怒的; 傲慢的

🤔同义词
  • shirty, arrogant (发怒的;傲慢的;不高兴的)

4470. canyon

峡谷

🤩短语
  • grand canyon (n. (美)大峡谷)

  • grand canyon national park ((美国)大峡谷国家公园)

🎤例句
  • As I relayed the yoga teacher incident, my voice echoed across the canyon between who I was and what I was saying. (我跟她说了瑜伽老师的事情之后,我感觉的声音像环绕在峡谷里,在我是谁和我在说什么之间回荡着。)

  • In the desert, a canyon that snakes through the landscape could also prevent crossing without creating an eyesore. (在沙漠中,一个蜿蜒地穿过景观的峡谷也可以让视线穿过而没有任何障碍。)

  • Made of plywood Okoume, this lightweight pieces are constructed by a series of layers rings pile up together, simulating the shape of a canyon or mountain. (这套轻质家具由奥古曼产的胶合板制作而成。他们是由一层层的圆环累积而成,模拟出峡谷或山的形状。)

🤔同义词
  • glen, coomb, kloof ([地理]峡谷)

4471. impenetrable

不能穿透的; 不可理解的

🎤例句
  • The trees formed a dark and impenetrable barrier. (这些树形成了一道无法通过的黑暗屏障。)

  • the impenetrable blackness of the night (夜晚伸手不见五指的黑)

🤔同义词
  • resistant, stubborn (不能通过的;顽固的;费解的;不接纳的)

4472. presuppose

预先假定; 以…为先决条件

🎤例句
  • The idea of heaven presupposes the existence of God. (天堂的说法首先认定了上帝的存在。)
🤔同义词
  • expect, to suppose (假定;预料;以…为先决条件)

4473. apocryphal

假冒的, 虚假的

🎤例句
  • These are apocryphal advertisements in order to racket from customers. (那些都是欺骗顾客花钱的虚假广告。)
🤔同义词
  • suspicious, doubtful (伪的;可疑的)

4474. briny

盐水的, 咸的

🎤例句
  • She swallowed her briny tears. (她咽下自己的咸咸的眼泪。)
🤔同义词
  • salty, salinous (海水的;咸的;盐水的)

4475. exacerbate

使加重, 使恶化

🎤例句
  • The recession has exacerbated this problem. (经济衰退使这个问题更加严重。)

  • I don’t want to exacerbate the situation. (我不想使情况变得更糟。)

🤔同义词
  • anger, aggravate (使加剧;使恶化;激怒)

4476. upstart

突然升官的人, 暴发户

🎤例句
  • a cheeky young upstart (一个无礼的后生小子)
🤔同义词
  • nouveau riche, bounder ([经]暴发户;自命不凡的人;傲慢自负的人)

  • self-glorifying, pretentious (暴富的;自命不凡的)

4477. heterodox

异端的, 非正统的

🤔同义词
  • unorthodox, heretical (异端的;非正统的)

4478. verdure

葱郁, 青翠; 生机勃勃

4479. anterior

较早的, 以前的

🤩短语
  • anterior chamber ([医]前房)

  • anterior cruciate ligament (前交叉韧带)

  • anterior pituitary (垂体前叶;脑下腺前叶)

  • anterior horn (n. [医]前角;[医]腹角)

  • anterior lobe (前叶;垂体前叶)

🎤例句
  • anterior vertebrae (前椎)
🤔同义词
  • front, foregoing (前面的;先前的)

4480. reluctance

勉强, 不情愿

🤩短语
  • reluctance motor (磁阻电动机)

  • reluctance generator (磁阻发电机)

🎤例句
  • Wells finally agreed, but with reluctance. (韦尔斯最终同意了,但很勉强。)
🤔同义词
  • magnetic resistance, magnetoresistance ([电磁]磁阻;勉强;不情愿)

4481. recourse

求助, 依靠

🤩短语
  • without recourse (无追索权)

  • have recourse to (依靠;求助于)

  • right of recourse (追索权;偿还请求权)

  • with recourse ([经]有追索权)

🎤例句
  • We may conclude that he never had recourse to this simple experiment. (我们也许可以断定,他根本就没有试过这个简单的实验。)

  • Surgery may be the only recourse. (手术可能是唯一的办法。)

🤔同义词
  • dependence on, life-line (求援,求助;[经]追索权;依赖;救生索)

4482. extinction

消灭, 废除

🤩短语
  • extinction ratio (消光比;消减比率)

  • extinction coefficient (消光系数)

  • mass extinction (大量消亡)

  • fire extinction (灭火)

  • arc extinction (消弧,灭弧)

  • light extinction (消光;消光法)

  • extinction angle (消光角)

🎤例句
  • An operation is beginning to try to save a species of crocodile from extinction. (一项行动正在展开来拯救一个鳄鱼种类使其免遭灭绝。)
🤔同义词
  • evaporation, disappearance (消失;消灭;废止)

4483. relinquish

放弃, 让出

🎤例句
  • No one wants to relinquish power once they have it. (人一旦有了权就不想放弃。)
🤔同义词
  • desert, yield, quit (放弃;放手;让渡)

4484. blasphemy

亵渎

🎤例句
  • He has acted out every kind of blasphemy, including dressing up as the pope in Rome. (他做过各种亵渎行为,包括在罗马装扮成教皇。)

4485. sidestep

横跨一步躲避; 回避

🎤例句
  • The report sidesteps the environmental issues. (报告回避了环境问题。)
🤔同义词
  • shun, shy away from (回避;横跨一步躲避)

  • steps (台阶;横跨的一步)

4486. trapeze

高空秋千, 吊架

🤔同义词
  • swing, lifting frame (秋千;吊架)

4487. irredeemable

无法挽回的, 不可救药的

🎤例句
  • Very few children are irredeemable. (孩子很少有不可救药的。)
🤔同义词
  • unredeemable, hopeless ([金融]不能赎回的;不能兑现的;不可救药的)

4488. alternate

轮流的, 交替的

轮流, 交替

候选人, 代替者

🤩短语
  • alternate with (相间)

  • alternate between (在两种状态中交替变化;时而…时而…)

  • alternate name (又名)

  • alternate current (交流电)

  • every alternate (每隔)

  • alternate energy (替代能源)

  • alternate days (隔日)

  • on alternate days (隔日地)

  • alternate stress (交变应力;反复应力)

  • alternate form (复本;更替卷;变形)

  • alternate route (替换路线)

🎤例句
  • alternate blue and red stripes (蓝红相间的条纹)

  • Arrange the leeks and noodles in alternate layers . (一层韭葱、一层面条地交替放置。)

  • In most jurisdictions, twelve jurors and two alternates are chosen. (在大多数审判中,12名陪审员和2名替补人员会被选出。)

🤔同义词
  • turn by one's, take one's turn (交替;轮流)

  • rotate (使交替;使轮流)

  • rotary, vicissitudinary ([物]交替的;轮流的)

  • refill (替换物)

4489. unbridgeable

'ʌn'bridʒəbl 不能架桥的, 不能逾越的

🎤例句
  • ...the so-called unbridgeable gap between the world of humans and that of chimpanzees. (...人类社会和黑猩猩社会间所谓的不可逾越的鸿沟。)

4490. assuage

缓和, 减轻

🎤例句
  • Nothing could assuage his guilt. (什么都不能减轻他的内疚。)
🤔同义词
  • relax, moderate (平息;缓和;减轻)

4491. survivor

幸存者

🎤例句
  • Don’t worry about Kurt; he’s a survivor. (不用担心库尔特,他是个坚强的人。)
🤔同义词
  • leavings (幸存者;生还者;残存物)

4492. obligated

有义务的, 有责任的

🎤例句
  • I felt obligated to let him read the letter. (我觉得有责任让他读到这封信。)

  • He had got a girl pregnant and felt obligated to her and the child. (他让一个姑娘怀孕了,他觉得自己有义务照顾她和孩子。)

🤔同义词
  • bound, liable, indispensable (有义务的;责无旁贷的)

4493. repulsion

厌恶, 反感; 排斥力

🤩短语
  • coulomb repulsion ([电工]库仑排斥)
🎤例句
  • I felt a mixture of amazement and repulsion. (我感到既吃惊又反感。)
🤔同义词
  • contradiction, hate (排斥;反驳;反感;厌恶)

4494. emissary

密使, 特使

🎤例句
  • Japan is sending two emissaries to Washington to discuss trade issues. (日本将派两位特使去华盛顿商讨贸易问题。)
🤔同义词
  • illegal, envoy (使者;间谍;密使)

4495. renascent

再生的, 复活的, 新生的

🎤例句
  • Voters have come back to a renascent Labour Party. (选民又回来支持东山再起的工党了。)
🤔同义词
  • neonatal, newborn (新生的,复活的;复兴的)

4496. enchant

使陶醉; 施魔法于

🎤例句
  • I was enchanted by the way she smiled. (她微笑时的样子让我着迷。)

  • The garden enchanted her. (花园使她陶醉其中。)

🤔同义词
  • bemuddle, bewilder (使迷惑;施魔法)

4497. decipher

破译; 解开

🎤例句
  • She studied the envelope, trying to decipher the handwriting. (她仔细地看信封,试图辨认上面的字迹。)

4498. clarify

澄清

🎤例句
  • Reporters asked him to clarify his position (= say exactly what his beliefs are ) on welfare reform. (记者们要求他阐明他在福利改革问题上的立场。)
🤔同义词
  • illustrate, elucidate (澄清;阐明)

4499. vent

发泄;开孔

孔, 口

🤩短语
  • give vent to (发泄;吐露)

  • vent on someone (拿某人出气)

  • air vent (通气孔)

  • vent gas (排出气)

  • vent hole (通气孔,通风孔;风眼)

  • vent pipe ([机]通气管)

  • vent system (排气系统;通风系统;通气管系统)

  • hydrothermal vent (深海热泉;深海热液喷口)

  • gas vent (气孔;排气孔;通气管;气体出口)

  • vent on (迁怒)

  • volcanic vent (火山口,火山道)

  • vent valve (排气阀)

  • vent air (通风空气)

🎤例句
  • The meeting gave us a chance to vent our spleen (= anger ). (这次会议给了我们一次泄愤的机会。)
🤔同义词
  • exit, way out ((感情的)发泄;出口;[机][矿业]通风孔)

  • relieve one's feelings (发泄感情;放出…;给…开孔)

  • reel out, let off (放出;(通过排泄等)减轻压力)