新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List16:Unit5
日期:2015-08-26 14:33

(单词翻译:单击)

morose
【考法 1】 adj. 忧郁的: having a sullen and gloomy disposition
【例】 morose job seekers who are inured to rejection 习惯了被拒的郁郁寡欢的求职者
【近】 bleak, chill, dark, depressed, dire, dour, gloomy, lugubrious, saturnine, solemn, sulky, sullen, surly
【反】 bright, cheerful, festive, jovial, jocund, sanguine, lighthearted, rejoiced 高兴的,欢快的
mosaic
【考法 1】 n. 综合物,马赛克般的东西: an unorganized collection or mixture of various things
【例】 a mosaic of testimony from various witnesses 从不同证人中得来的综合证词
【近】 agglomerate, collage, hodgepodge, jumble, montage, motley, muddle, salad, shuffle, variety, welter
mosque
【考法 1】 n. 清真寺: a building used for public worship by Muslim
【例】 a deadly suicide attack at the mosque 在清真寺发生的致命自杀性袭击
【近】 cathedral, chapel, church, temple
moth-eaten
【考法 1】adj. 过时的:having passed its time of use or usefulness
【例】dressed in a moth-eaten style 过时的衣着
【近】 antiquated, archaic, dated, fossilized, moribund, outdated, outworn, rusty
【反】fresh, new 崭新的;promising 充满希望的
motile
【考法 1】adj. 能动的:exhibiting or capable of movement
【例】Aircraft carriers are recognized as a motile combat platform. 航空母舰是一种移动作战平台
【近】mobile, movable, portable, transportable
【反】immobile 不可移动的
【派】motility n. 可运动性
motivate
【考法 1】 vt. 刺激,激发: to provide with an incentive; move to action
【例】 questions that excite and motivate youth 激发青年人的问题
【近】 excite, galvanize, impel, innervate, provoke, rouse, stimulate
【反】 discourage, dishearten 使泄气
【派】 motivation n. 动机;motivated adj. 被激励的
motley
【考法 1】 adj. 混杂的,富于变化的: (especially of colors) having elements of great variety or incongruity
【例】 an arrangement of motley flowers 多种不同花束的组合
【近】 assorted, chromatic, kaleidoscopic, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, magpie, piebald, variegated
【反】 homogeneous, monochromatic, monotonous, unvaried 单一的,同一性的
mottle
【考法 1】 vt. 标记上杂色斑点: to mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors
【例】 a black horse mottled with white 身上带有白色斑点的黑马
【近】 blotch, dapple, dot, marble, splotch, spot, stain
【反】 blanch 漂白
【派】 mottled adj. 斑驳的
motto
【考法 1】 n. 座右铭: a short expression of a guiding principle
【例】"Semper fidelis" is the motto of US Marine Corps. "永远忠诚"是美国海军陆战队的格言
【近】 catchword, doctrine, dogma, idiom, slogan
mournful
【考法 1】 adj. 悲伤的: feeling or expressing sorrow or grief
【例】 The mournful survivors of the disaster were faced with the grim task of burying the dead. 悲伤的幸存者面临着掩埋灾难中死者尸体的可怕任务‖Mrs. Murphy fainted at the mournful news of her son's death. Murphy
太太听到她儿子的死讯后晕了过去
【近】 aching, agonized, anguished, doleful, dolorous, grievous, lamentable, lugubrious, melancholy, sad, woeful
【反】 cheerful, delighted, jocund, jovial, jubilant 快活的
【派】 mournfulness n. 悲伤
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