新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List30:Unit10
日期:2016-05-30 18:27

(单词翻译:单击)

efficacious
【考法 1】 adj. 有效的: having the power to produce a desired effect
【例】 Taking break with a cup of coffee while studying is one of the most efficacious ways of rejuvenating the mind that I have ever discovered. 在紧张的学习中休息一会,喝杯咖啡,是我发现的最能提神的方法之一。
【近】 effective, effectual, efficient, fruitful, operative, potent, productive
【反】 bootless, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inoperative, unproductive, useless 无效的
elude
【考法 1】 vt. 躲闪,躲避: to avoid adroitly
【例】 managed to elude capture 成功躲过了追捕‖The millionaire had been eluding his fair share of taxes for years before getting caught. 在被逮捕之前,这名富翁逃税已经有若干年了。
【近】 avoid, dodge, duck, eschew, evade, finesse, scape, shirk, shun, sidestep, weasel
【反】 confront 直面,面对
【考法 2】 vt. 使无法理解,使困惑: to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of
【例】 a metaphor that eluded them 一个让他们无法理解的比喻
【近】 baffle, befog, befuddle, bewilder, confound, discombobulate, disorient, maze, mystify, perplex, puzzle, vex
【反】 clarify, elucidate, explicate, expound, illuminate, illustrate 解释,阐明
【派】 elusive adj. 隐秘的;难懂的
enamored .
【考法 1】 adj. 迷恋的,热爱的: filled with an intense or excessive love for
【例】 Many teenage girls became enamored of the movie idol for her boyish good looks. 很多年轻的女孩子因为影星男性化的帅气面庞而对她深深迷恋。
【近】 besotted, bewitched, captivated, crazy, dotty, enraptured, fascinated, infatuated, mad, nuts, obsessed
【反】 apathetic, detached, indifferent, insouciant, nonchalant 无所谓的,冷漠的
enthrall
【考法 1】 vt. (像用魔咒般)吸引: to hold the attention of as if by a spell
【例】 Enthralled by the flickering aurora in the sky, we lost all track of time. 我们被夜空里变化莫测的极光深深地吸引,以至于忘却了时间。
【近】 absorb, arrest, bedazzle, enchant, engross, fascinate, grip, hypnotize, immerse, mesmerize, spellbind
【反】 bore, jade, pall, tire, weary 使厌恶
【派】 enthralling adj. 吸引人的
ethos
【考法 1】 n. 道德准则: the code of good conduct for an individual or group
【例】 Rigorous self-discipline was central to the ethos of the ancient Spartans. 严格的自律是古代斯巴达人所尊崇的核心道德准则。
【近】 ethics, morality, morals, norms, principles, standards
exorcise
【考法 1】 vt. 除去: to get rid of (something troublesome, menacing, or oppressive)
【例】 Please exorcise that offensive word from your vocabulary. 请把那个粗鲁的词从你的字典里删掉。
【近】 cashier, cast, ditch, dump, fling, jettison, lose, pitch, reject, scrap, shed, slough, throw, toss, unload
【反】 adopt, employ, use, utilize 采用,使用
【派】 exorcism n. 除魔,驱鬼
explicate
【考法 1】 vt. 解释,说明: to give a detailed explanation of
【例】 The physicist did his best to explicate the wave theory of light for the audience of laymen. 物理学家尽其所能向一群非专业的群众解释了光的波动性理论。
【近】 clarify, clear, construe, demonstrate, demystify, elucidate, explain, expound, illuminate, illustrate, interpret, simplify, unriddle
【反】 obscure 使晦涩
【派】 explication n. 解释
exterminate
【考法 1】 vt. 根除,消灭: to get rid of completely usually by killing off
【例】 We hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison. 我们希望所有的蟑螂都能被杀虫剂根除,因为任何幸存者都可能产生抗药性。
【近】 annihilate, decimate, efface, eradicate, expunge, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, raze, sweep, wipe out
【反】 conserve, preserve, protect 保护;rescue, save 拯救
【派】 extermination n. 消灭
extrapolate
【考法 1】 vt. (通过逻辑)推断: to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information
【例】 We can extrapolate from past economic recessions the probable course of the current one. 通过以往经济衰退的原因我们可以推断出本次危机的可能起源。
【近】 conclude, decide, deduce, derive, gather, judge, reason, understand
【反】 conjecture, guess, speculate, surmise (无根据地)猜测,揣测
【派】 extrapolation n. 推论
fallible .
【考法 1】 adj. 可能出错的: tending or likely to be erroneous or capable of making an error
【例】 They are only human and all too fallible. 他们都是人类,因此难免犯错。‖a hasty, fallible generalization 有可能出错的匆促总结
【近】 errant
【反】 fail-safe, foolproof, infallible, unfailing 万无一失的,不可能出错的
【派】 fallibility n. 易错
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