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詞匯
antic n. 滑稽動a. 古怪的
例句:Everyone laughed at his foolish antics. 大家都笑他那種愚蠢的滑稽動作。
advocate n. 提倡者, 擁護(hù)者vt. 主張, 提倡
例子:He will be his own best advocate. 他自己就是最好的辯護(hù)人。
詞組:an advocate of peace擁護(hù)或提倡和平的人
同義詞:defend support
反義詞:impugn
critic n. 批評家, 評論家, 吹毛求疵者
例句:Critics really slapped the play around. 劇評家們把那個劇本簡直批評得體無完膚。
詞組:film critic電影評論sports critic體育評論家armchair critic 閉門造車的批評家, 不做調(diào)查研究的批評家; 不負(fù)責(zé)任的批評家
consequence n. 結(jié)果, 重要性
派生:consequent a. 隨之發(fā)生的 consequently ad. 因而,所以
例句:In consequence of his bad work, I was forced to dismiss him. 由于他工作表現(xiàn)不好,我只好把他辭退。
詞組:answer for the consequences 對后果負(fù)責(zé)as a consequence 因而, 結(jié)果face the consequences of one's action 自食其果in consequence 因此, 結(jié)果in consequence of…… 的結(jié)果, 因?yàn)椤木壒剩?由于of consequence 有勢力的; 重要的take the consequences 自食其果, 承擔(dān)責(zé)任take upon oneself the consequences 自己承擔(dān)后果without negative consequence 沒有副作用without reflecting on the consequences 不顧后果
反義詞:cause
deepen vi. 深化vt. 使加深, 使強(qiáng)烈
例句:We'll have to deepen the well if we want more water. 想獲得更多的水,我們必須把井加深。
詞組:deepen a trench使壕溝加深
dispute n. 爭論vt. 爭論vi. 爭論
派生:disputable a. 可爭議的;可疑的 disputation n. disputatious a. 愛爭論的
例句:A judge may direct a defendent to admit matters not really in dispute. 法官可以指示被告承認(rèn)基本沒有爭議的事情。
詞組:beyond dispute 無爭論余地; 的確, 無疑past dispute 無爭論余地; 的確, 無疑without dispute 無爭論余地; 的確, 無疑out of dispute 無爭論余地; 的確, 無疑in dispute 在爭論中; 尚未解決under dispute 在爭論中; 尚未解決settle a dispute with sb. 同某人解決爭端settle disputes between 調(diào)解……之間的爭端dispute with sb. about 與某人爭論某事dispute with sb. on 與某人爭論某事
同義詞:argue bicker contest debate fight oppose quarrel resist
反義詞:agree
depletion n. 消耗, 耗盡, 放血
例句:We must seek immediate solutions for problems leading to the rapid depletion of the earth's ozone layer. 我們必須尋求立即解決引起地球臭氧層快速損耗的問題的辦法。
elimination n. 除去, 消除, 消滅
派生:eliminate vt. 消滅,消除
例句:Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise. 他們在比賽中遭到淘汰是個很大的意外。
epithet n. 渾名, 綽號, 稱號
例句:A name, especially a descriptive nickname or epithet acquired through usage over a period of time. 綽號名,尤指一描述性的綽號或因一段時間的習(xí)慣而得的諢名。
enlightened a. 有知識的, 進(jìn)步的, 文明的
例句:An enlightened government should permit the free expression of political opinion. 一個開明的政府應(yīng)當(dāng)允許自由發(fā)表政見。
industrial a. 工業(yè)的, 供工業(yè)用的, 工業(yè)高度發(fā)展的, 產(chǎn)業(yè)的n. 工業(yè)工人, 工業(yè)股票
例句:The river forms the division between the heavy industrial and light industrial areas of the city. 這條河成了這座城市重工業(yè)區(qū)和輕工業(yè)區(qū)的分界線。
詞組:industrial areas工業(yè)區(qū)industrial workers產(chǎn)業(yè)工人an industrial country工業(yè)國industrial alcohol工業(yè)用酒精an industrial crop勞做收獲
lump n. 塊, 瘤, 很多, 腫塊, 笨人vt. 使成塊狀, 混在一起vi. 結(jié)塊
例句:He is not a mere lump of clay but a feeling creature. 他不僅具有血肉之軀而且是一個有感情的人。
詞組:lump it 勉強(qiáng)忍受, 將就忍受
同義詞:bump chunk hunk mass swelling
mathematician n. 數(shù)學(xué)家
例句:He is an English mathematician. 他是個英國數(shù)學(xué)家。
manifesto n. 宣言, 聲明
例句:The party set out (released) its manifesto yesterday. 該黨昨天發(fā)表了它的聲明。
詞組:issue a manifesto發(fā)表一個宣言
notably ad. 顯著地, 著名地, 尤其, 特別
例句:Many members were absent, notably the vice-chairman. 許多成員都缺席,特別是副主席也未到場。
ozone n. 臭氧層
例句:Many groups of scientists quickly began monitoring the Antarctic ozone layer. 許多科學(xué)家小組很快開始了對南極臭氧層的檢測。
詞組:ozone layer臭氧層(距地球表面20-40英里, 為同溫層的外緣)
phenomena pl. 現(xiàn)象
派生:phenomenon
例句:These phenomena is very universal. 這些現(xiàn)象己經(jīng)非常普遍了。
schism n. 分裂, 分立, 分裂教會罪
例句:When one intends to integrate a schism, so it will be. 當(dāng)你意愿整合一個分裂時,它就將如你所愿。
smallpox n. 天花
例句:He was inoculated against smallpox. 他接種了預(yù)防天花的疫苗。
scorn n. 輕蔑, 藐視, 嘲笑, 被嘲弄的人vt. 輕蔑, 不屑做
例句:He scorns to tell a lie. 他不屑于撒謊。
詞組:be a scorn to (=be the scorn of) 是……的嘲笑對象; 遭到……的鄙視feel ( have) scorn for 對……表示藐視hold in (up to) scorn (ridicule) 藐視, 瞧不起; 奚落laugh sb. (sth.) to scorn (=pour scorn on sb. (sth.)) 嘲笑或挖苦某人(某事) point the finger of scorn at sb. 奚落某人, 嘲笑某人think (hold) it scorn to (do) 不屑(做) think scorn of 藐視, 瞧不起
tag n. 標(biāo)簽, 附屬物, 碎片, 結(jié)束語, 口頭禪, 附加語, 渾名, 標(biāo)記, 標(biāo)記符vt. 附以簽條, 尾隨, 添飾, 起渾名, 連接vi. 緊緊跟隨
例句:He could hardly open his mouth without using one or other of his tags. 他開口說話總帶口頭禪。
詞組:keep a tag on 記錄; 檢查, 監(jiān)視tag along (口)尾隨, 緊緊跟隨; 溫順地陪著tag (oneself) on to (口)(未經(jīng)同意或邀請)硬跟著, 纏著tag sth on (onto, to) 把某物附加于……上面tag, rag and bobtail 烏合之眾; 下層人民; 下層社會; 衣衫不整的人們
同義詞:brand call designate follow heel label name pursue shadow trail
utopia n. 烏托邦
例句:Sir Thomas More is remembered today as the author of Utopia. 當(dāng)今,托馬斯•莫爾先生還被銘記為烏托邦的作者。
virus n. 病毒, 濾過性病毒, 毒害
例句:Scientists have isolated the virus causing the epidemic. 科學(xué)家們已分離出引起這種流行病的病毒。