新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List27:Unit6
日期:2016-04-26 10:26
(单词翻译:单击)
vulgar
【考法 1】 adj. 粗俗的,无教养的: morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate
【例】 He is a vulgar man but his music is quite divine. 虽然他是一个粗俗的人,但他的音乐却十分神圣。
【近】 bawdy, coarse, crass, crude, dirty, filthy, gross, lowbred, indecent, nasty, obscene, ribald, rude, uncouth
【反】 civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, urbane, well-bred 有教养的
【考法 2】 adj. 口头的,非正式的: used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
【例】 Latin was once the language of scholars, and English the vulgar language used by the common people. 很久以前拉丁语才是学术界的官方语言,而英语是普通百姓所使用的。
【近】 conversational, informal, nonliterary, unliterary, vernacular
【反】 bookish, formal, learned, literary 书面的,正式的
vulnerable
【考法 1】 adj. 易受攻击的,脆弱的: open to attack or damage
【例】 The troops were deployed in a vulnerable position. 部队被部署在了一个容易遭受攻击的位置。‖The fort was undefended and vulnerable. 堡垒没有设防,十分脆弱。
【近】 assailable, endangered, exposed, subject, susceptible
【反】 guarded, protected, shielded 有保护的;invincible, invulnerable 无敌的
【派】 vulnerability n. 弱点,易受伤害
waddle
【考法 1】 vi. 摇摇摆摆地走: to walk with short steps that tilt the body from side to side
【例】 The duck waddled back into the water. 鸭子一摇一摆地回到了水中
【近】 careen, dodder, reel, teeter, totter
【派】 waddling adj. 摇摇摆摆的
waffle
【考法 1】 vi. 胡扯: to talk or write foolishly
【例】 This lecturer will waffle on for hours. 这个老师会胡说八道地扯几个小时。
【近】 babble, blather, drivel, gabble, prattle
【反】 articulate 清楚地说
waft
【考法 1】 vt. 飘荡,漂浮: to float easily and gently, as on the air
【例】 Heavenly aromas wafted from the kitchen. 令人欣悦的香气从厨房飘出。‖A feather wafted past us and settled on the grass. 一片羽毛飘过我们身边,落在草地上。
【近】 buoy, drift, glide, hang, hover, raft
【反】 flounder, sink 沉没;submerge 下沉
wag
【考法 1】 n. 幽默诙谐的人: a humorous or droll person
【例】 Some wag wrote a droll satire on the scandal. 一些有才的人就丑闻写了一个搞怪的讽刺。
【近】 comedian, comic, droll, humorist, joker, wit
【考法 2】 vt. 摆动: to move to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions
【例】 The dog wagged its tail. 狗摆动着它的尾巴。
【近】 swish, switch, waggle
wan
【考法 1】 adj. 苍白的,病态的: suggestive of poor health
【例】 She looks a little wan after all that tiring work. 在完成那些繁重的工作之后她看起来有些虚弱。
【近】 ashen, ashy, blanched, livid, lurid, sickly, pale, pallid
【反】 blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine 红润的,健康的
wanderlust
【考法 1】 n. 旅行癖: a very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
【例】 His wanderlust would not allow him to stay long in one spot. 他对旅行的渴望让他不可能在一处久待。
wane
【考法 1】 vi. 减少,衰退,降低: to decrease in size, extent, or degree
【例】 In the evening the storm finally waned. 傍晚时分风暴终于减弱了。‖The moon waxes and then wanes. 月有阴晴圆缺。
【近】 abate, decline, diminish, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, lessen, lower, moderate, recede, shrink, subside, taper
【反】 accumulate, balloon, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mushroom, rise,
snowball, soar, wax 增加,扩大,上升
【派】 waning adj. 衰退的,减少的
want
【考法 1】 n. 短缺: the condition or quality of lacking something usual or necessary
【例】 There's a notable want of teachers in rural areas. 农村地区存在着值得注意的师资短缺问题
【近】 absence, dearth, deficiency, drought, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, scarcity, shortage
【反】 abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth 丰富,大量
【考法 2】 vt. 渴望: to have a strong desire for
【例】 I want a new car so badly! 我太想要一辆新车了!‖She wanted more time to finish the test. 她希望能有更多的时间来完成考试。
【近】 ache, covet, crave, hunger, itch, long, lust, pine, repine, thirst, wish, yearn
【反】 abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe 厌恶,反感
【考法 1】 adj. 粗俗的,无教养的: morally crude, undeveloped, or unregenerate
【例】 He is a vulgar man but his music is quite divine. 虽然他是一个粗俗的人,但他的音乐却十分神圣。
【近】 bawdy, coarse, crass, crude, dirty, filthy, gross, lowbred, indecent, nasty, obscene, ribald, rude, uncouth
【反】 civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, urbane, well-bred 有教养的
【考法 2】 adj. 口头的,非正式的: used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing
【例】 Latin was once the language of scholars, and English the vulgar language used by the common people. 很久以前拉丁语才是学术界的官方语言,而英语是普通百姓所使用的。
【近】 conversational, informal, nonliterary, unliterary, vernacular
【反】 bookish, formal, learned, literary 书面的,正式的
vulnerable
【考法 1】 adj. 易受攻击的,脆弱的: open to attack or damage
【例】 The troops were deployed in a vulnerable position. 部队被部署在了一个容易遭受攻击的位置。‖The fort was undefended and vulnerable. 堡垒没有设防,十分脆弱。
【近】 assailable, endangered, exposed, subject, susceptible
【反】 guarded, protected, shielded 有保护的;invincible, invulnerable 无敌的
【派】 vulnerability n. 弱点,易受伤害
waddle
【考法 1】 vi. 摇摇摆摆地走: to walk with short steps that tilt the body from side to side
【例】 The duck waddled back into the water. 鸭子一摇一摆地回到了水中
【近】 careen, dodder, reel, teeter, totter
【派】 waddling adj. 摇摇摆摆的
waffle
【考法 1】 vi. 胡扯: to talk or write foolishly
【例】 This lecturer will waffle on for hours. 这个老师会胡说八道地扯几个小时。
【近】 babble, blather, drivel, gabble, prattle
【反】 articulate 清楚地说
waft
【考法 1】 vt. 飘荡,漂浮: to float easily and gently, as on the air
【例】 Heavenly aromas wafted from the kitchen. 令人欣悦的香气从厨房飘出。‖A feather wafted past us and settled on the grass. 一片羽毛飘过我们身边,落在草地上。
【近】 buoy, drift, glide, hang, hover, raft
【反】 flounder, sink 沉没;submerge 下沉
wag
【考法 1】 n. 幽默诙谐的人: a humorous or droll person
【例】 Some wag wrote a droll satire on the scandal. 一些有才的人就丑闻写了一个搞怪的讽刺。
【近】 comedian, comic, droll, humorist, joker, wit
【考法 2】 vt. 摆动: to move to and fro or up and down especially with quick jerky motions
【例】 The dog wagged its tail. 狗摆动着它的尾巴。
【近】 swish, switch, waggle
wan
【考法 1】 adj. 苍白的,病态的: suggestive of poor health
【例】 She looks a little wan after all that tiring work. 在完成那些繁重的工作之后她看起来有些虚弱。
【近】 ashen, ashy, blanched, livid, lurid, sickly, pale, pallid
【反】 blooming, florid, flush, full-blooded, glowing, red, rosy, rubicund, ruddy, sanguine 红润的,健康的
wanderlust
【考法 1】 n. 旅行癖: a very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
【例】 His wanderlust would not allow him to stay long in one spot. 他对旅行的渴望让他不可能在一处久待。
wane
【考法 1】 vi. 减少,衰退,降低: to decrease in size, extent, or degree
【例】 In the evening the storm finally waned. 傍晚时分风暴终于减弱了。‖The moon waxes and then wanes. 月有阴晴圆缺。
【近】 abate, decline, diminish, dwindle, ease, ebb, fall, lessen, lower, moderate, recede, shrink, subside, taper
【反】 accumulate, balloon, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mushroom, rise,
snowball, soar, wax 增加,扩大,上升
【派】 waning adj. 衰退的,减少的
want
【考法 1】 n. 短缺: the condition or quality of lacking something usual or necessary
【例】 There's a notable want of teachers in rural areas. 农村地区存在着值得注意的师资短缺问题
【近】 absence, dearth, deficiency, drought, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, scarcity, shortage
【反】 abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, plenitude, plenty, sufficiency, wealth 丰富,大量
【考法 2】 vt. 渴望: to have a strong desire for
【例】 I want a new car so badly! 我太想要一辆新车了!‖She wanted more time to finish the test. 她希望能有更多的时间来完成考试。
【近】 ache, covet, crave, hunger, itch, long, lust, pine, repine, thirst, wish, yearn
【反】 abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe 厌恶,反感
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