新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List17:Unit2
日期:2015-09-02 14:41
(单词翻译:单击)
obliging
【考法 1】 adj. 乐于助人的： willing to do favors
【例】 an obliging concierge used his pull to get us reservations at the town's hottest restaurant 一个好心的看房人利用他的影响力帮我们在镇上最火爆的餐厅订到了座
【近】 accommodative, friendly, indulgent
oblique
【考法 1】 adj. 斜的： inclined or twisted to one side
【例】 gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance 给了偷听者一个白眼
【近】 askew, cant, inclined, leaning, listing, slanted, sloping, tilted
【反】 direct, even, level, straight 笔直的
obliterate
【考法 1】 vt. 除去： to remove from existence
【例】 the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring 三月的暴风雪摧毁了我们对于一个早春的念想
【近】 efface, eradicate, expunge, expurgate, exterminate, extirpate, wipe out
oblivious
【考法 1】 adj. 不知道的，不知情的： lacking conscious awareness; not informed about or aware of something
【例】 He seemed oblivious to the fact that he had hurt her. 他似乎并不在意他伤害了她.
【近】 incognizant, insensible, unaware, unconscious, uninformed, unwitting
【反】 mindful, vigilant, acquainted, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful, witting 留意的，机警的
obloquy
【考法 1】 n. 谩骂，诽谤： abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny
【例】 she unleashed a torrent of obloquy on her opponent 她滔滔不绝地辱骂了对手一顿
【近】 billingsgate, fulmination, invective, scurrility, vitriol, vituperation
【反】 adulation 极度谄媚
【考法 2】 n. 恶名，耻辱： the state of having lost the esteem of others
【例】 the accused murderer was condemned to live out his days in perpetual obloquy 凶手终将在骂名中度
过余生
【近】 discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame
【反】 esteem, honor, respect 敬重，好名声
obscure
【考法 1】 adj. 含义模糊的： not clearly understood or expressed; having an often intentionally veiled or
uncertain meaning
【例】 a fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references in her tales of wizards and warlocks 一个喜欢在巫师故事中添加很多含义模糊的引用的魔幻小说作家
【近】 ambiguous, arcane, enigmatic, equivocal, fuliginous, inscrutable, opaque
【反】 explicit, manifest, clear, certain, accessible, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal
明晰的，没有歧义的
【考法 2】 adj. 平凡的，不知名的： not prominent or famous
【例】 an obscure poet 无名的诗人
【近】 noteless, uncelebrated, unfamous, unknown, unrecognized, unsung
【反】 legendary, celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known 有名的
【派】 obscurity 无名之辈
【反】 celebrity 名人
【考法 3】 v. 使模糊： to make dark, dim, or indistinct
【例】 when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular 如果在晴朗的天气，从天文台看出去的城市全景非常赞
【近】 blear, blur, darken, dim, overshadow, shroud
【反】 elucidate, brighten, illuminate, light up, lighten 阐明
obsequious
【考法 1】 adj. 谄媚的，奴性的： marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
【例】 She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything. 她总是有一群谄媚的跟班，原意为她赴汤蹈火。
【反】 supercilious 目中无人的
obsess
【考法 1】 vt. 迷住，使困扰： to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of
【例】 The war obsesses her-she talks about nothing else. 她被战争彻底迷住了，张口闭口都谈这个。
【反】 intense disgust 极度厌恶
obstinate
【考法 1】 adj. 固执的： perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
【例】 obstinate resistance to change 坚决抵制改变
【近】 adamant, headstrong, intransigent, stubborn, uncompromising, unyielding, willful
【反】 acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding 顺从服从的
【考法 2】 adj. 难于减轻或治愈的： not easily subdued, remedied, or removed
【例】 obstinate fever 高烧不退 || an obstinate headache 难以治愈的头痛
obstreperous
【考法 1】 adj. 难驾驭的，任性的： stubbornly resistant to control; unruly; given to resisting authority or another's control
【例】 the club's president was at his wits' end with obstreperous members who refused to cooperate 俱乐部主席拿那些不合作的会员一点办法都没有
【近】 balky, defiant, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory
【反】 disciplined, amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable 守纪律的，顺从的
【考法 2】 adj. 吵闹的： engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
【例】 an obstreperous crowd protesting the government's immigration policy 一堆吵闹的民众游行抗议政府的移民政策
【近】 blatant, clamant, clamorous, squawking, vociferant
【考法 1】 adj. 乐于助人的： willing to do favors
【例】 an obliging concierge used his pull to get us reservations at the town's hottest restaurant 一个好心的看房人利用他的影响力帮我们在镇上最火爆的餐厅订到了座
【近】 accommodative, friendly, indulgent
oblique
【考法 1】 adj. 斜的： inclined or twisted to one side
【例】 gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance 给了偷听者一个白眼
【近】 askew, cant, inclined, leaning, listing, slanted, sloping, tilted
【反】 direct, even, level, straight 笔直的
obliterate
【考法 1】 vt. 除去： to remove from existence
【例】 the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring 三月的暴风雪摧毁了我们对于一个早春的念想
【近】 efface, eradicate, expunge, expurgate, exterminate, extirpate, wipe out
oblivious
【考法 1】 adj. 不知道的，不知情的： lacking conscious awareness; not informed about or aware of something
【例】 He seemed oblivious to the fact that he had hurt her. 他似乎并不在意他伤害了她.
【近】 incognizant, insensible, unaware, unconscious, uninformed, unwitting
【反】 mindful, vigilant, acquainted, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, knowing, mindful, witting 留意的，机警的
obloquy
【考法 1】 n. 谩骂，诽谤： abusively detractive language or utterance; calumny
【例】 she unleashed a torrent of obloquy on her opponent 她滔滔不绝地辱骂了对手一顿
【近】 billingsgate, fulmination, invective, scurrility, vitriol, vituperation
【反】 adulation 极度谄媚
【考法 2】 n. 恶名，耻辱： the state of having lost the esteem of others
【例】 the accused murderer was condemned to live out his days in perpetual obloquy 凶手终将在骂名中度
过余生
【近】 discredit, disesteem, dishonor, disrepute, ignominy, infamy, odium, opprobrium, reproach, shame
【反】 esteem, honor, respect 敬重，好名声
obscure
【考法 1】 adj. 含义模糊的： not clearly understood or expressed; having an often intentionally veiled or
uncertain meaning
【例】 a fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references in her tales of wizards and warlocks 一个喜欢在巫师故事中添加很多含义模糊的引用的魔幻小说作家
【近】 ambiguous, arcane, enigmatic, equivocal, fuliginous, inscrutable, opaque
【反】 explicit, manifest, clear, certain, accessible, nonambiguous, obvious, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal
明晰的，没有歧义的
【考法 2】 adj. 平凡的，不知名的： not prominent or famous
【例】 an obscure poet 无名的诗人
【近】 noteless, uncelebrated, unfamous, unknown, unrecognized, unsung
【反】 legendary, celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known 有名的
【派】 obscurity 无名之辈
【反】 celebrity 名人
【考法 3】 v. 使模糊： to make dark, dim, or indistinct
【例】 when it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular 如果在晴朗的天气，从天文台看出去的城市全景非常赞
【近】 blear, blur, darken, dim, overshadow, shroud
【反】 elucidate, brighten, illuminate, light up, lighten 阐明
obsequious
【考法 1】 adj. 谄媚的，奴性的： marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
【例】 She's constantly followed by obsequious assistants who will do anything. 她总是有一群谄媚的跟班，原意为她赴汤蹈火。
【反】 supercilious 目中无人的
obsess
【考法 1】 vt. 迷住，使困扰： to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of
【例】 The war obsesses her-she talks about nothing else. 她被战争彻底迷住了，张口闭口都谈这个。
【反】 intense disgust 极度厌恶
obstinate
【考法 1】 adj. 固执的： perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
【例】 obstinate resistance to change 坚决抵制改变
【近】 adamant, headstrong, intransigent, stubborn, uncompromising, unyielding, willful
【反】 acquiescent, agreeable, amenable, compliant, complying, flexible, pliable, pliant, relenting, yielding 顺从服从的
【考法 2】 adj. 难于减轻或治愈的： not easily subdued, remedied, or removed
【例】 obstinate fever 高烧不退 || an obstinate headache 难以治愈的头痛
obstreperous
【考法 1】 adj. 难驾驭的，任性的： stubbornly resistant to control; unruly; given to resisting authority or another's control
【例】 the club's president was at his wits' end with obstreperous members who refused to cooperate 俱乐部主席拿那些不合作的会员一点办法都没有
【近】 balky, defiant, incompliant, insubordinate, intractable, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory
【反】 disciplined, amenable, biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, ruly, submissive, tractable 守纪律的，顺从的
【考法 2】 adj. 吵闹的： engaging in or marked by loud and insistent cries especially of protest
【例】 an obstreperous crowd protesting the government's immigration policy 一堆吵闹的民众游行抗议政府的移民政策
【近】 blatant, clamant, clamorous, squawking, vociferant
