新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List15:Unit1
日期:2015-08-12 14:20

(单词翻译:单击)

liberal
【考法 1】 adj. 思想前卫的: not bound by traditional ways or beliefs
【例】 parents who take a very liberal attitude toward letting their children stay out late 思想开放,同意让他们的小孩晚归的家长们
【近】 nonconventional, nonorthodox, nontraditional, open-minded, progressive, radical
【反】 conservative, conventional, hidebound, old-fashioned, stodgy, traditional 守旧的,传统的
【考法 2】 adj. 慷慨的,大方的: marked by generosity
【例】 a doctor who has been very liberal in dispensing low-cost care to patients who could not otherwise afford it
一个慷慨的医生,愿意帮助无法支付低额药费的病人
【近】 charitable, munificent, unselfish, unsparing, unstinting
【反】 closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy, tightfisted 吝啬的
libertine
【考法 1】 n. 放荡不羁者: one who acts without moral restraint; a dissolute person
【例】 The legend of Don Juan depicts him as a playboy and libertine. 有关唐璜的传说把他描绘成一个放荡不
羁的花花公子
【近】 backslider, debaucher, decadent, deviate, pervert, profligate
【反】 ascetic 禁欲者
licentious
【考法 1】 adj. 放荡的,性欲强的: lacking legal or moral restraints ; having a strong sexual desire
【例】 a moralist who decried what she regarded as the licentious and corrupt culture of the entertainment
industry 一个公开谴责在她看来无比堕落和放荡的娱乐圈文化的道德家
【近】 concupiscent, horny, lascivious, lecherous, libidinous, lubricious, salacious, wanton
【反】 frigid, undersex 性冷淡的
【派】 licentiousness n. 放荡
liken
【考法 1】 vt. 显示相似,比较: to see, mention, or show as similar; compare
【例】 Life is often likened to a journey. 生活经常被比作一次旅行
【近】 analogize, bracket, equate, equalize
【反】 contrast 对比,对照以产生反差
limber
【考法 1】 adj. 可塑的,柔软的: capable of being shaped: flexible
【例】 She shaped the basket out of limber branches. 她用柔软的树枝编了一个筐
【近】 flexible, lissome, lithesome, pliable, pliant, supple
【反】 inflexible, rigid, stiff, stiffened 僵硬的
limp
【考法 1】 adj. 柔软的,松散的: lacking firm texture, substance, or structure
【例】 Her hair hung limp about her shoulders. 她的头发软沓沓地垂在肩上
【近】 droopy, flaccid, floppy, lank, yielding
【反】 firm, stiff, sturdy, tense 坚硬的;resilient 有弹性的
【考法 2】 adj. 软弱的,没有精神的: lacking strength or firmness; weak or spiritless
【例】 The team's limp performance has many people calling for the head coach's resignation. 队伍不给力
的表现让许多人呼吁教练下课
【近】 enervated, lackadaisical, languid, languishing, languorous, spiritless
【反】 ambitious, enterprising 有雄心壮志的; animated, energetic, motivated 精力充沛的,有积极性的
【考法 3】 vi. 跛行,艰难地行走: to move or proceed haltingly or unsteadily
【近】The project limped along with half its previous funding. 项目靠着之前一半的资金艰难地进展
【近】blunder, bumble, lumber, plod, struggle, stumble, trudge
limpid
【考法 1】 adj. 透明清澈的: characterized by transparent clearness
【例】 limpid streams 清澈的小溪
【近】 crystal, clear, lucent, pellucid, transparent
【反】 cloudy, murky, opaque, unclear, turbid 模糊不清的
【考法 2】 adj. 镇定的,淡定的: free from emotional or mental agitation
【例】 the limpid outlook of a man who is at peace with himself as he awaits death 一个人在平静等待死亡的
过程当中所体现出来的淡然的世界观
【近】 collected, composed, cool, level, peaceful, placid, possessed, sedate, serene, smooth, tranquil
【反】 agitated, discomposed, disturbed, flustered, perturbed 焦躁的
linger
【考法 1】 vi. 磨蹭,闲荡: to proceed slowly; saunter
【例】 fans lingered outside the door 粉丝们在门外徘徊
【近】 crawl, creep, dally, dawdle, lag, loiter
【反】 hurry, run, rush 飞奔
【派】 lingering adj. 闲荡的
lissome
【考法 1】 adj. 柔软的: easily bent; supple
【例】 Rattan is such a lissome material that it can be used for all manner of furniture and baskets. 藤是一种非常柔软而有韧性的材料,因此可以被用于形形色色的家具和篮子之中
【近】 flexible, limber, lithe, pliable, pliant, supple
【反】 solid 坚硬的;inflexible, rigid, stiff, stiffened 僵硬的
【考法 2】 adj. 敏捷的,轻盈的: having the ability to move with ease; limber
【例】 a lissome ballerina 身姿矫捷的女芭蕾舞演员
【近】 agile, featly, feline, gracile, lithesome, nimble
【反】 awkward, clumsy, graceless, ungainly 笨拙的
list
【考法 1】 v. 倾斜: to set or cause to be at an angle
【例】 The sudden lift of the load on the deck listed the ship badly. 甲板上货物被突然提起,船陡然倾斜
【近】 angle, cant, heel, incline, pitch, slant, slope, tilt, tip
【反】 erect 竖立

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