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英语词汇(2008-06-22 20:47:24)

abide  遵循(…by);容忍  The one thing she cannot abide is lying.

abrupt  突然的,意外的  an abrupt departure(离开,离去)

absorb  吸收,吸进  A sponge(海绵,骗取,敲诈,揩油) absorbs water.

absurd  荒谬的,荒唐的  The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.

accomplish  达到(目的),完成(任务),实现(计划,诺言等)  accomplish one's purpose

account   记述,叙述  give a brief account of what has happened

acquaint  使认识,使了解

activate  使活动起来,使开始起作用,启动  They have planted secret agents(特工人员,特务) in many countries who could be activated whenever needed.

adjacent  临近的,毗邻的(to)  a city and its adjacent suburbs (郊区)

adverse  不友好的,敌对的  She felt adverse to her husband's friends.

affliliate  使隶属(或附属)于,使成为会员  a government affiliated company

aggravate  加重,加剧,恶化,激怒,恼火  aggravate the declining economy

aggressive  侵犯的,侵略的  an aggressive weapon

alarm  惊恐,忧虑  The bandits(土匪,强盗) scattered(分散) in alarm.

alert  警惕的,留神的  In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.

allege  断言,宣称  The newspaper alleges the mayor's(市长) guilt.

allowance  津贴,补贴,零用钱  a housing allowance

amateur  (艺术,科学等的)业余爱好者  an amateur golfer

amaze  使惊愕,使惊异  I am amazed that he should get the post.(得到这个职位)

keep sb. posted 不断传递最新消息给某人

ambiguous  含糊不清的,模棱两可的  an ambiguous answer

cut both ways 对双方起作用, 模棱两可

on the line 与观者的眼睛相平, 模棱两可, 处于危险中, 立即

amuse  逗乐,逗笑,给...提供娱乐(或消遣)  The clown(丑角,小丑) at the circus amused the children.

annoy  使恼怒,使生气  She was annoyed at (with) his light heard attitude.

anonymous  匿名的,无名的  an anonymous letter (phone call)

It takes (sb.) sometime to do sth.是一个句型,意思是“某事花费了某人多少时间”。

answer  回答,响应  Henry took ages to answer the door.

the high ground指的应该是不同政见者之间的辩论要维持体面,不要转化为人身攻击。

appraise  估量,估计  appraise the infant's weight

apprehend  对...担心 ,理解,担忧,逮捕 Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?

arbitrary  随心所欲的,个人武断的,任意的  an arbitrary choice

at one's pleasure随心所欲=follow one's inclinations

inclination倾向, 趋势 意愿, 爱好 倾斜, 点头 斜坡, 倾度;【数】倾角, 偏角[差, 转], 弯曲;

do as one wants为所欲为=have one's full swing

array  排列,队形  The troops were formed in battle array.

articulate  发音清晰的,善于表达的  He is articulate about everything in the field of economics.

In the cloud想入非非,在高空

ashamed  惭愧的,羞耻的  I am ashamed for being so stupid.

ashamed  惭愧的;局促不安的

assert  肯定地说(出),坚定地断言  He asserted his innocence(清白,无辜,天真,单纯).

associate  (使)联系,(使)结合  We naturally associated the name of Darwin with the doctrine(教条,教义,学说) of evolution.

assume  假定,假设  Farmers will have a bumper(保险杠,缓冲器,特大的,丰盛的) harvest, assuming (that) the weather si favarable.

astonish  使惊讶  I was astonished at his sudden appearance.

attach  系,贴,连接  attach a label(标签,称号,符号) to a suitcase

auxiliary  辅助的  an auxiliary rocket(火箭,斥责,快速上升)

avail  有利于,有助于  Will force alone avail us?

avert  挡开,防止,避免  Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.

award  授予(奖品等)  The university awarded him an honorary(荣誉) degree.

bang  (突发的)爆炸声,猛击,猛撞  sudden loud bang

bare  赤裸的,光秃的,空无内容的  walk in bare feet

bald光秃的, 单调的, 枯燥的

bold大胆的;勇敢的; 冒险的冒失的, 鲁莽的; 无礼的

audacious大胆的; 无畏的; 不受约束的,颜无耻的; 无礼的

daring大胆的;勇敢的,意气风发的 鲁莽的

foolhardy有勇无谋的;蛮干的

brazen黄铜的; 黄铜制的; 如黄铜色的,黄铜制的, 厚颜无耻的

saucy莽撞的, 无礼的,漂亮的, 时髦的,[俚]灵活的; 愉快的; 活泼的

impudent厚颜无耻的; 冒失的; 无礼的, 卑鄙的

coward胆小的人;懦弱的人;懦夫

weakling虚弱的(人); 软弱的(人); 低能的(人), 意志薄弱的(人)

sprang into跳进,闯入,想出

bewilder  使迷惑,使糊涂  I’m bewildered as to which one to buy.

blame  责备,责怪  Public opinion blames Mrs Smith for leading the girl astray(歧途,迷路).

blast  一阵(风),一股(气流)  a blast of wind

blaze  火焰  The fire sprang into a blaze.

blunt  钝的 ,迟钝的,率直的 was blazing down and the heat was oppressive.(暴虐的,残酷的,不公平的,郁闷的,难以忍受的)

tyrannous暴政的, 专横的暴君的

blush  (因害羞、激动、窘困)脸红  blush with(或for) joy

bolt  螺栓,(门,窗的)插销 ,冲出去,逃跑l bag of nuts and bolts

boom  低沉有回响的声音,激增,猛增,繁荣at bell tolled with a deep boom.

Toll:通行费,耗损,慢而有节奏的声音

border  边界,边境,边沿  a district on the Kampuchean side of the border with Thailand(泰国

bore  钻孔,挖(通道),讨厌,麻烦 through a wall

bounce  弹起,反弹 ,活力,生气all doesn’t bounce well.

bound  跳跃,弹回  ,一定的必定的,界限,范围,被束缚的 feet and waved her right hand triumphantly(成功地,耀武扬威地)

boycott  (联合起来)抑制,拒绝参加  boycott uncooperative manufactures(制造,捏造

brace  托架,支架  He braced his muscles and lifted the weight.

breed  (使)繁殖,引起,招致its breed families rapidly.

invited邀请,招致,引起

brief  短暂的,简短的,简洁的,生气勃勃的 ,兴荣的繁忙的 a brief holiday

brittle  易碎的,一碰就破的,冷淡的,不友好的

.capture  夺取,占领 捕获

cast  投,扔,抛,撒,掷  cast doubt(s) on the feasibility of a scheme(计划,阴谋,诡计,图谋,方案

casual  偶然的,无计划的,随便的,非正式的  a casual meeting

certify  证明,证实  The accounts were certified (as) correct.

vouch保证, 担保, 证明, 确定, 担保, 推荐, 证明, 断定, 传出庭作证

character  (事物的)性质,特质  The furniture in Tom’s apartment was pretentious(自命不凡的; 自夸[负]的虚伪的, 做作的, 矫饰的)nd without character.

flashy浮华的;外表好看的华而不实的无味的, 引不起兴趣的

ostentatious夸张的; 虚饰的; 招摇的

showy浮华的, (过分)艳丽的, 炫耀的, 卖弄的

swanky吹牛的, 爱出风头的; 赶时髦的

charm  魅力,魔力  This thriving resort town has retained its village charm.

enchantment迷惑, 着迷, 魔法, 妖术, 魅力

witchery巫术,魔法魅力,诱惑力

chase  追捕追求  The police chased the escaping thief and caught him at last.

check  使突然停止,制止  check one’s steps

cherish  珍爱,珍视  cherish one’s native land

indulge放任;沉溺

spoil损伤; 弄坏, 弄脏, 糟踢; 搞糟宠坏, 溺爱; 姑息

spoil for迫切地想做,渴求做,引起对不满

choke 填塞,噎住  be choked by smoke

chronic  (疾病)慢性的,(人)久病的  chronic indigestion(消化不良

clumsy  笨拙的  a clumsy boy

awkward难使用的, 笨拙的,尴尬的

cumber妨碍, 拖累

cumbersome笨重的;不方便的

ungainly笨拙地, 难看地, 不雅地

clutch  紧抓,紧握  clutch at an opportunity掌握,控制

coherent  一致的,协调的  lack coherent political goals条理清晰的

coin  硬币,钱币,金属货币  a silver coin,制造,伪造

collapse  倒坍,崩溃,瓦解  The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.

collide  碰撞,互撞  The car collided with the truck.

commemorate  纪念,庆祝  commemorate a holiday

commend  表扬,称赞  commend a soldier for bravery托付,委托

compact  紧密的,坚实的  a compact piece of luggage条约,契约

compatible  能和睦相处的,合的来的  You should choose a roommate more compatible to your tastes.相容的,兼容的

compile  汇编,编制  compile an anthology(选集)poems

comprise  包含,包括  The shipyard comprises three docks(码头,被告席,减少,扣除

compromise  妥协,折衷  compromise over the hard-fought next.

compulsory  必须做的,义务的  a compulsory subject

censure指责, 批评; 谴责, 不友善的批评,非难

reproach责备

denounce指责, 谴责, 斥责, 声讨

condemn  谴责  We all condemn cruelty to children.

boastful自夸的, 自负的, 傲慢的

conceited自负[夸]的, 逞能的, 骄傲自满的; 高傲的

cocky骄傲自大的; 过分自信的; 趾高气扬的

egocentric自我中心的;利己的

fruitless无结果的;不成功的;无用的

futile琐细的, 无用的, 无效果的, (人)没有出息的

vain无用的;无结果的;徒劳的

haughty傲慢的;目中无人的

lofty极高的, 巍峨的骄傲的, 傲慢的

scornful嘲笑的, 藐视的

disdainful轻视的;鄙视的;不屑一顾的

overt明显的; 公开的, 公然的

conspicuous  显眼的,明显的,引人瞩目的  He felt as conspicuous as if he had stood on a stage.

consult  请教,与......商量  consult a doctor about one’s illness

contaminate弄脏,污染,玷污,毒害: Fumes(烟雾,气味,愤怒) contaminate the air

contempt轻视,轻蔑:show a contempt for sb

despise轻视, 鄙视

disdain轻视, 蔑视不屑于(做某事)

spurn践踏, 一脚踢开(away) 轻蔑地拒绝, 摒弃, 唾弃

disown否认...是自己的; 声明与(子女等)脱离关系否认...的权威性[正确性、有效性]

disowning of offspring声明脱离关系,否认后裔关系

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