新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List25:Unit7
日期:2015-12-26 13:48
(单词翻译:单击)
taxing
【考法 1】 adj. 繁重的,费力的: requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
【例】 The journey proved to be very taxing. 旅途很艰辛。
【近】 arduous, burdensome, exacting, grueling, laborious, onerous, toilsome
【反】 light, easy 轻快的
tedious
【考法 1】 adj. 冗长乏味的: tiresome because of length or dullness: boring
【例】 a tedious public ceremony 冗长无聊的公开仪式
【近】 drab, dreary, jading, monotonous, stale, stodgy, stuffy, weary, drudging
【反】 entertaining, absorbing, stimulating, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting 令人愉快的,吸引人的
teeter
【考法 1】 vi. 蹒跚,不稳定的行走: to move unsteadily: wobble
【例】 She teetered down the street in her high heels. 她穿着高跟鞋,在街上摇摇欲坠。
【近】 careen, dodder, lurch, reel
【反】 stabilize 使…稳固
【考法 2】 v. 犹豫不决: to show uncertainty about the right course of action
【例】 was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college
【近】 balance, dither, falter, hang back, scruple, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble
【反】 dive in, plunge in
teetotalism
【考法 1】 n. 禁酒: the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
【反】 intemperance 饮酒过度
telling
【考法 1】 adj. 有效的,显著的: effective, expressive
【例】 the most telling evidence 最有力的证据
【近】 compelling, conclusive, convincing, forceful, persuasive, satisfying
【反】 inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive 无效的
temerity
【考法 1】 n. 鲁莽,冒失: foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness
【例】 She was punished for his temerity. 她因冒失迟到了苦头。
【近】 audacity, brashness, presumption, presumptuousness
【反】 circumspection, cautious approach, pusillanimity 谨慎
temporize
【考法 1】 v. 行动躲躲闪闪以争取时间、躲避争论等: to act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
【例】“Colonial officials . . . ordered to enforce unpopular enactments, tended to temporize, to find excuses for evasion”(J.H. Parry) “被命令来执行不受欢迎法案的殖民地官员们倾向于敷衍了事,去寻找逃避的理由”(J.H. 帕里)
temperate
【考法 1】 adj. 言行举止有分寸的: avoiding extremes in behavior or expression
【例】 rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great 对于电影的赞赏很适度,说其“还好”而不是“很棒”
【反】 immoderate, extreme, frivolous 极端的
【考法 2】 adj. 有节制的: given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
【例】 a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits 一个说话温和、认真严肃的人,兴趣爱好都很适度
【近】 abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober
【反】 self-indulgent 放纵的
tempestuous
【考法 1】 adj. 突然且剧烈的变化: marked by sudden or violent disturbance
【例】 In terms of social change, the 1960s are generally considered the most tempestuous decade in recent American history. 就社会变革来说,20 世纪 60 年代是近现代美国历史上最动荡的十年。
【近】 cataclysmal, tumultuous, turbulent
【反】 serene 平静的
tenable
【考法 1】 adj. 有据可依的,无懈可击的: capable of being held or defended; reasonable
【例】 a tenable theory 一个站得住脚的理论 || a tenable outpost 一个守得住的前哨
【近】 defendable, justifiable, maintainable, supportable, sustainable
【反】 unjustified, unsound, specious, indefensible, fallacious 不合理的
【考法 1】 adj. 繁重的,费力的: requiring much time, effort, or careful attention
【例】 The journey proved to be very taxing. 旅途很艰辛。
【近】 arduous, burdensome, exacting, grueling, laborious, onerous, toilsome
【反】 light, easy 轻快的
tedious
【考法 1】 adj. 冗长乏味的: tiresome because of length or dullness: boring
【例】 a tedious public ceremony 冗长无聊的公开仪式
【近】 drab, dreary, jading, monotonous, stale, stodgy, stuffy, weary, drudging
【反】 entertaining, absorbing, stimulating, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting 令人愉快的,吸引人的
teeter
【考法 1】 vi. 蹒跚,不稳定的行走: to move unsteadily: wobble
【例】 She teetered down the street in her high heels. 她穿着高跟鞋,在街上摇摇欲坠。
【近】 careen, dodder, lurch, reel
【反】 stabilize 使…稳固
【考法 2】 v. 犹豫不决: to show uncertainty about the right course of action
【例】 was teetering on the brink of making a decision about college
【近】 balance, dither, falter, hang back, scruple, shilly-shally, stagger, vacillate, waver, wobble
【反】 dive in, plunge in
teetotalism
【考法 1】 n. 禁酒: the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks
【反】 intemperance 饮酒过度
telling
【考法 1】 adj. 有效的,显著的: effective, expressive
【例】 the most telling evidence 最有力的证据
【近】 compelling, conclusive, convincing, forceful, persuasive, satisfying
【反】 inconclusive, indecisive, ineffective, uncompelling, unconvincing, unpersuasive 无效的
temerity
【考法 1】 n. 鲁莽,冒失: foolhardy disregard of danger; recklessness
【例】 She was punished for his temerity. 她因冒失迟到了苦头。
【近】 audacity, brashness, presumption, presumptuousness
【反】 circumspection, cautious approach, pusillanimity 谨慎
temporize
【考法 1】 v. 行动躲躲闪闪以争取时间、躲避争论等: to act evasively in order to gain time, avoid argument, or postpone a decision
【例】“Colonial officials . . . ordered to enforce unpopular enactments, tended to temporize, to find excuses for evasion”(J.H. Parry) “被命令来执行不受欢迎法案的殖民地官员们倾向于敷衍了事,去寻找逃避的理由”(J.H. 帕里)
temperate
【考法 1】 adj. 言行举止有分寸的: avoiding extremes in behavior or expression
【例】 rather temperate in his appraisal of the movie, calling it good but not great 对于电影的赞赏很适度,说其“还好”而不是“很棒”
【反】 immoderate, extreme, frivolous 极端的
【考法 2】 adj. 有节制的: given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites
【例】 a soft-spoken, serious-minded person of temperate habits 一个说话温和、认真严肃的人,兴趣爱好都很适度
【近】 abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober
【反】 self-indulgent 放纵的
tempestuous
【考法 1】 adj. 突然且剧烈的变化: marked by sudden or violent disturbance
【例】 In terms of social change, the 1960s are generally considered the most tempestuous decade in recent American history. 就社会变革来说,20 世纪 60 年代是近现代美国历史上最动荡的十年。
【近】 cataclysmal, tumultuous, turbulent
【反】 serene 平静的
tenable
【考法 1】 adj. 有据可依的,无懈可击的: capable of being held or defended; reasonable
【例】 a tenable theory 一个站得住脚的理论 || a tenable outpost 一个守得住的前哨
【近】 defendable, justifiable, maintainable, supportable, sustainable
【反】 unjustified, unsound, specious, indefensible, fallacious 不合理的
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