新东方GRE核心词汇考法精析 List30:Unit2
日期:2016-05-22 18:17
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alloy
【考法 1】 n. 合金,混合物: a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
【例】 Brass is an alloy, consisting of copper and zinc. 黄铜是一种由铜和锌组成的合金。‖Television news has always been an alloy of journalism and show business. 电视新闻一直以来都是新闻界和演艺圈的混合体。
【近】 admixture, amalgam, cocktail, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix, mixture, synthesis
【反】 element (构成整体的)单个元素
【考法 2】 vt. 掺杂,降低纯度: to debase by the addition of an inferior element
【例】 idealism that was alloyed with political skill 因为掺入了政治技能而被削弱理想主义
【近】 adulterate, contaminate, dilute, extend, lace, pollute, sophisticate, thin
【反】 purify 纯化
【派】 unalloyed adj. 纯粹的,未掺杂的
ambivalent .
【考法 1】 adj. (尤指感情、态度)矛盾的: having a mixture of opposing feelings
【例】 He maintained an ambivalent attitude to religion throughout his life. 他一生都对宗教抱有矛盾的心态。
【近】 conflicting, contradictory, mixed
【反】 certain, decided, definite, positive, resolute, sure, unquestioning 明确的,毫无疑问的
【派】 ambivalence n. 矛盾心理
analogous
【考法 1】 adj. 相似的,可比较的: having qualities in common
【例】 Bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face - it's just as bad. 说你姐姐的坏话和当面扇她耳光是类似的--它们都是不好的行为。
【近】 akin, cognate, comparable, connate, corresponding, matching, parallel, resembling, similar, suchlike
【反】 different, disparate, dissimilar, diverse, unlike 不同的,不相似的
annotate
【考法 1】 vt. 做注解: to furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes
【例】 The advent of e-books enables user to freely annotate what they are reading without worrying about being fined by libraries. 电子书的出现使得用户可以在不用担心被图书馆处以罚金的情况下自由地在读物上作注。
【近】 commentate, footnote, gloss
【派】 annotation n. 注解,注释
antipathy .
【考法 1】 n. 厌恶,反感: settled aversion or dislike
【例】 I feel no antipathy towards any of my opponents in the tournament. 我对锦标赛中碰到的任何对手都不存在反感。
【近】 animosity, animus, antagonism, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jaundice, rancor
【反】 amity 友好,和睦;liking, partiality, predilection, prepossession 偏爱,喜爱
【考法 2】 n. 令人反感的事物: an object of aversion
【例】 Cruelty to animals is one of my most deeply felt antipathies. 虐待动物是最让我反感的行为之一。
【近】 abhorrence, abomination, anathema, aversion, detestation, execration
【反】 beloved, darling, dear, love 令人喜爱的人或事物
antiquated
【考法 1】 adj. 古老的,过时的: outmoded or discredited by reason of age: being out of style or fashion
【例】 We saw an antiquated hand-cranked rope-making machine at the textiles museum. 我们在纺织博物馆里看到了一台手摇式古董制绳机。‖antiquated methods of farming 已经过时的耕种技术
【近】 antique, archaic, dated, fossilized, moribund, moth-eaten, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, outworn, prehistoric, rusty
【反】 contemporary, current, modern, recent 当前的,现代的
antithetical .
【考法 1】 adj. 完全对立的,相反的: being in direct and unequivocal opposition
【例】 Spiritual ideals seem antithetical to the materialism embraced by modern society. 精神上的理想境界往往同当代社会所推崇的唯物主义相抵触。
【近】 antipodal, antipodean, contradictory, contrary, diametric, opposite, polar
【反】 equivalent, identical, same 完全一致的,相等的
apparition .
【考法 1】 n. 鬼魂,幽灵: a ghostly figure
【例】 An eccentric claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house. 一个行为怪异的人声称在她的住所里拍到了一张幽灵的照片。
【近】 ghost, phantasm, phantom, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, spook, sprite, vision, visitant, wraith
【反】 entity, substance 实体
applicable
【考法 1】 adj. 可用的,可行的: capable of being put to use or account
【例】 Is that Act applicable in this case where suspect is a foreigner? 那条法规适用于这个嫌犯不是本国公民的案件么?
【近】 actionable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, useful, workable
【反】 impractical, inapplicable, unusable, unworkable, useless 不可用的,不可行的
【考法 2】 adj. 相关的,有关的: having to do with the matter at hand
【例】 He rarely makes comment that is applicable to our discussion. 他的评论很少和我们讨论的题目搭边。
【近】 apposite, apropos, germane, material, pointed, relative, relevant
【反】 extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite, irrelevant, pointless 无关的
【考法 3】 adj. 合适的,恰当的: meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
【例】 He has been busy in selecting the most applicable word for his PhD thesis. 他一致忙于为自己的博士论文选择最为恰当词汇。
【近】 appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fitting, meet, pretty, proper, right, suitable
【反】 improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, malapropos, misbecoming, unbecoming, unfitting, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong 不恰当的
apprehensive
【考法 1】 adj. 知晓的,理解的: having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
【例】 I am fully apprehensive of the options, I assure you. 我向你保证这些观点我都理解了。
【近】 alive, aware, cognizant, mindful, sensible, sentient, ware, witting
【反】 ignorant, insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unwitting 不知晓的,无知觉的
【考法 2】 adj. 恐惧的,害怕的: anxious or fearful about the future
【例】 People apparently haven't recovered from the devastating terrorist attack and are still terribly apprehensive about the future. 人们显然没有从那场严重的恐怖袭击中恢复过来,对于未来仍然充满了恐惧。
【近】 afraid, aghast, fearful, frightened, horrified, hysterical, scared, shocked, terrified
【反】 dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unafraid 无所畏惧的;confident 充满自信的
【派】 apprehension n. 理解;忧虑,恐惧
【考法 1】 n. 合金,混合物: a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things
【例】 Brass is an alloy, consisting of copper and zinc. 黄铜是一种由铜和锌组成的合金。‖Television news has always been an alloy of journalism and show business. 电视新闻一直以来都是新闻界和演艺圈的混合体。
【近】 admixture, amalgam, cocktail, composite, compound, fusion, intermixture, mix, mixture, synthesis
【反】 element (构成整体的)单个元素
【考法 2】 vt. 掺杂,降低纯度: to debase by the addition of an inferior element
【例】 idealism that was alloyed with political skill 因为掺入了政治技能而被削弱理想主义
【近】 adulterate, contaminate, dilute, extend, lace, pollute, sophisticate, thin
【反】 purify 纯化
【派】 unalloyed adj. 纯粹的,未掺杂的
ambivalent .
【考法 1】 adj. (尤指感情、态度)矛盾的: having a mixture of opposing feelings
【例】 He maintained an ambivalent attitude to religion throughout his life. 他一生都对宗教抱有矛盾的心态。
【近】 conflicting, contradictory, mixed
【反】 certain, decided, definite, positive, resolute, sure, unquestioning 明确的,毫无疑问的
【派】 ambivalence n. 矛盾心理
analogous
【考法 1】 adj. 相似的,可比较的: having qualities in common
【例】 Bad-mouthing your sister is analogous to slapping her in the face - it's just as bad. 说你姐姐的坏话和当面扇她耳光是类似的--它们都是不好的行为。
【近】 akin, cognate, comparable, connate, corresponding, matching, parallel, resembling, similar, suchlike
【反】 different, disparate, dissimilar, diverse, unlike 不同的,不相似的
annotate
【考法 1】 vt. 做注解: to furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes
【例】 The advent of e-books enables user to freely annotate what they are reading without worrying about being fined by libraries. 电子书的出现使得用户可以在不用担心被图书馆处以罚金的情况下自由地在读物上作注。
【近】 commentate, footnote, gloss
【派】 annotation n. 注解,注释
antipathy .
【考法 1】 n. 厌恶,反感: settled aversion or dislike
【例】 I feel no antipathy towards any of my opponents in the tournament. 我对锦标赛中碰到的任何对手都不存在反感。
【近】 animosity, animus, antagonism, bitterness, enmity, gall, grudge, hostility, jaundice, rancor
【反】 amity 友好,和睦;liking, partiality, predilection, prepossession 偏爱,喜爱
【考法 2】 n. 令人反感的事物: an object of aversion
【例】 Cruelty to animals is one of my most deeply felt antipathies. 虐待动物是最让我反感的行为之一。
【近】 abhorrence, abomination, anathema, aversion, detestation, execration
【反】 beloved, darling, dear, love 令人喜爱的人或事物
antiquated
【考法 1】 adj. 古老的,过时的: outmoded or discredited by reason of age: being out of style or fashion
【例】 We saw an antiquated hand-cranked rope-making machine at the textiles museum. 我们在纺织博物馆里看到了一台手摇式古董制绳机。‖antiquated methods of farming 已经过时的耕种技术
【近】 antique, archaic, dated, fossilized, moribund, moth-eaten, obsolete, outdated, outmoded, outworn, prehistoric, rusty
【反】 contemporary, current, modern, recent 当前的,现代的
antithetical .
【考法 1】 adj. 完全对立的,相反的: being in direct and unequivocal opposition
【例】 Spiritual ideals seem antithetical to the materialism embraced by modern society. 精神上的理想境界往往同当代社会所推崇的唯物主义相抵触。
【近】 antipodal, antipodean, contradictory, contrary, diametric, opposite, polar
【反】 equivalent, identical, same 完全一致的,相等的
apparition .
【考法 1】 n. 鬼魂,幽灵: a ghostly figure
【例】 An eccentric claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house. 一个行为怪异的人声称在她的住所里拍到了一张幽灵的照片。
【近】 ghost, phantasm, phantom, shade, shadow, specter, spirit, spook, sprite, vision, visitant, wraith
【反】 entity, substance 实体
applicable
【考法 1】 adj. 可用的,可行的: capable of being put to use or account
【例】 Is that Act applicable in this case where suspect is a foreigner? 那条法规适用于这个嫌犯不是本国公民的案件么?
【近】 actionable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, useful, workable
【反】 impractical, inapplicable, unusable, unworkable, useless 不可用的,不可行的
【考法 2】 adj. 相关的,有关的: having to do with the matter at hand
【例】 He rarely makes comment that is applicable to our discussion. 他的评论很少和我们讨论的题目搭边。
【近】 apposite, apropos, germane, material, pointed, relative, relevant
【反】 extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapposite, irrelevant, pointless 无关的
【考法 3】 adj. 合适的,恰当的: meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation
【例】 He has been busy in selecting the most applicable word for his PhD thesis. 他一致忙于为自己的博士论文选择最为恰当词汇。
【近】 appropriate, apt, becoming, befitting, felicitous, fitting, meet, pretty, proper, right, suitable
【反】 improper, inappropriate, inapt, incongruous, malapropos, misbecoming, unbecoming, unfitting, unmeet, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong 不恰当的
apprehensive
【考法 1】 adj. 知晓的,理解的: having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind
【例】 I am fully apprehensive of the options, I assure you. 我向你保证这些观点我都理解了。
【近】 alive, aware, cognizant, mindful, sensible, sentient, ware, witting
【反】 ignorant, insensible, oblivious, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unwitting 不知晓的,无知觉的
【考法 2】 adj. 恐惧的,害怕的: anxious or fearful about the future
【例】 People apparently haven't recovered from the devastating terrorist attack and are still terribly apprehensive about the future. 人们显然没有从那场严重的恐怖袭击中恢复过来,对于未来仍然充满了恐惧。
【近】 afraid, aghast, fearful, frightened, horrified, hysterical, scared, shocked, terrified
【反】 dauntless, fearless, intrepid, unafraid 无所畏惧的;confident 充满自信的
【派】 apprehension n. 理解;忧虑,恐惧