新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List11:Unit3
日期:2015-05-27 18:05

(单词翻译:单击)

gaudy
【考法 1】adj. 俗丽的: ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented, excessively showy
【例】 gaudy movie posters 俗丽的电影海报
【近】 blatant, brazen, flashy, garish, glaring, meretricious, tawdry
【反】 austere, homely, plain 朴素的;conservative, understated, unflamboyant, unflashy 不张扬的
gauge
【考法 1】 n. 测量标准: a measurement (as of linear dimension) according to some standard or system
【例】 polls as a gauge of voter satisfaction 用以衡量选民满意度的选票结果
【近】 standard, benchmark, criterion, measure, touchstone, yardstick
【考法 2】 vt. 判定: to determine the capacity or contents of
【例】 It is hard to gauge his mood. 要判断他的情绪很困难
【近】 assess, determine, evaluate, figure, measure, scale
gear
【考法 1】 v. 调整(以配合): to adjust or adapt so as to make suitable
【例】 geared the speech towards a conservative audience 调整演讲以适应保守的观众
【近】 adapt, adjust, fit, suit, tailor
genial
【考法 1】 adj. 和蔼亲切的: having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations
【例】 a genial host who makes a point of speaking personally to each and every guest 一个强调与每个客人
私下交流的亲切的主人
【近】 affable, agreeable, gracious, mellow, nice, pleasant, sweet
【反】 caustic, mordant 尖酸刻薄的;truculent 凶残的
【考法 2】 adj. 友好的,热心的: having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
【近】 amicable, companionable, cordial, warmhearted
【反】 antagonistic, hostile 有敌意的
【考法 3】adj. 温暖的: marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low
【例】 genial sunshine in winter 冬日的暖阳
【近】 balmy, equable, gentle, mild, moderate, soft, temperate
【反】 harsh, inclement, intemperate, severe 严峻的
【派】 geniality n. 和蔼
genteel
【考法 1】 adj. 有教养的,不粗俗的: free from vulgarity or rudeness
【例】 Her genteel behaviors at the ball make others conjecture that she must come from a distinguished noble family. 舞会上她极有教养的举止让他人纷纷猜测她一定来自名门望族
【近】 courteous, decent, decorous, mannerly, polite, polished, respectable, urbane, couth, cultured, refined
【反】 churlish 粗暴的;loutish 蠢笨的
germane
【考法 1】 adj. 有关的,适当的: being at once relevant and appropriate
【例】 details not germane to the discussion 与讨论无关的细节
【近】 applicable, apropos, apposite, pertinent, relevant
【反】 extraneous, irrelevant 无关的;inappropriate 不适当的
gibe
【考法 1】 vt. 嘲弄: to deride or tease with taunting words
【例】 gibe at the umpire 嘲弄裁判员
【近】 deride, jeer, ridicule, mock, scoff, sneer, taunt
【反】 respect, revere, venerate 尊敬
giddy
【考法 1】 adj. 轻浮不严肃的: lacking in seriousness or maturity
【例】 teach a bunch of giddy Girl Scouts how to make a fire 教一群漫不经心的女童子军如何生火
【近】 flighty, frivolous, frothy
【反】 grave, serious 严肃的;earnest 认真的
【考法 2】 adj. 喜悦的: joyfully elated
【例】 He's clearly giddy at the news that his ailing grandfather will be fine. 听到他祖父的病将无大恙,他的喜悦之情溢于言表
【近】 elated, elevated, euphoric, exhilarated, exultant, intoxicated, rapturous
【反】 depressed, melancholy 忧郁的
gild
【考法 1】 vt. (带欺骗性地)修改,润色: to give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to
【例】 Any further retouch would be gilding the lily. 任何形式的润色都会是画蛇添足
【近】 polish, refine, smooth
gist
【考法 1】 n. 要点: the main point or part
【例】 the gist of the argument 论证的要点
【近】 core, essence, kernel, pivot, quintessence, substance
【反】 divergence 偏离主旨

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