时间:2018-11-27 作者:英语课 分类:刘毅GRE3000字汇


英语课

  Test 55

1. His being demoted to bellboy was the nadir 1 of his career.

2. One should beware of the baleful influence of alcohol.

3. His genre 2 paintings mostly depict 3 the daily life of fisher folk.

4. Don’t try to delude 4 him with such bogus claim.

5. She was upset by his callous 5 treatment of her.

6. All humans are fallible; the Pope is no exception.

7. His remarks showed signs of arrogance 6 and egotism

8. His frivolous 7 lifestyle is the antithesis 8 of what he teaches in the classroom.

9. He decided 9 to wait until a better time to bring up such a factious 10 issue.

10. The old professor decried 11 the decadence 12 of modern youth.

11. Artists cannot paint without palettes.

12. The two concurrent 13 events significantly changed the outcome.

Vocabulary:

Nadir/baleful/genre/delude/callous/fallible/egotism/antithesis/factious/decadence/ palette/concurrent

Test 56

1. Though a member of the gentry 14, he seldom entered the palace grounds.

2. The police failed to elicit 15 any information from the criminal.

3. Their trek 16 was hampered 17 by heavy snow.

4. She tried to ignore the lecherous 18 expression on his face.

5. We saw no connection between the two discrete 19 events.

6. Her incisive 20 mind made her an outstanding journalist.

7. You can often see myriads 21 of stars twinkling in the sky on midsummer nights.

8. The mayor was impeached 22 for accepting illegal campaign contributions.

9. We refused to believe his delusive 23 assertions.

10. They paid a visit to the hermit 24 in his remote hermitage.

11. The doctor assured her that the tumor 25 in her liver was not malignant 26.

12. They enjoyed the jocund 27 atmosphere of the carnival 28.

Vocabulary:

Gentry/elicit/hamper/lecherous/discrete/incisive/myriad/impeach/delusive/hermitage/ malignant/jocund

Test 57

1. Janet is quick in grasping the gist 29 of a book.

2. I gave her a lucid 30, frank account of the incident.

3. He was as canny 31 in the use of time as in spending money.

4. The clever journalist exposed their covert 32 plan.

5. The abused hireling fled before the contract had expired.

6. Islanders tend to be insular 34 in their outlook on life.

7. There is a dubious 35 character hanging about our neighborhood.

8. She urged him to stop having such a defeatist attitude.

9. Edger Allan Poe’s “Silence” is a profound apologue.

10. The atheistic 36 iconoclast 37 was driven out of town.

11. She felt depressed 38 in such a funereal 39 atmosphere.

12. He was one of the rare breed of wise and erudite men.

Vocabulary:

Gist/lucid/canny/covert/hireling/insular/dubious/defeatist/apologue/atheistic/funereal/ erudite

Test 58

1. She had pink-rimmed eyes and a wan 40 complexion 41.

2. Later we found out that his threat was just a hoax 42.

3. A hot-air balloon must be inflated 43 before it is capable of flight.

4. Buddhist 44 monks 45 are required to lead an ascetic 46 life.

5. It seemed impolitic to pay much attention to these trivial matters.

6. The priest pronounced an eulogy 47 on the dead at the funeral.

7. His argument follows the rules of inductive reasoning.

8. They signed the covenant 48 in front of a witness.

9. There are many amazing parallelisms between apes and humans.

10. Growing up on a ranch 49 taught her animal husbandry.

11. His usurpation 50 of power didn’t win him the admiration 51 of the masses.

12. You must show proper discretion 52 in carrying out the project.

Vocabulary:

Wan/hoax/inflate/ascetic/impolitic/eulogy/inductive/convenant/parallelism/husbandry/ usurpation/discretion

Test 59

1. Her constant complaints were irksome.

2. Ancient barterers would often accept food in exchange for goods.

3. He won the match by default, because his opponent refused to play.

4. They are canvassing 53 the neighborhood for new subscribers.

5. His evasive answers convinced his wife that he was withholding 54 the truth.

6. They gave a eulogistic 55 speech at his banquet.

7. He was nothing but a sadistic 56 alcoholic 57.

8. Jet engines provide enormous propulsive 58 force to get an airplane off the ground.

9. He had to take up the gauntlet thrown down by his adversary 59.

10. Clowns are supposed to be jocose 60.

11. The effect of technology on our daily lives is imponderable.

12. Asceticism 61 is still practiced in many parts of the world.

Vocabulary:

Irksome/barterer/default/canvass/evasive/eulogistic/sadistic/propulsive/gauntlet/ jocose/imponderable/asceticism

Test 60

1. He had been gazing at the lady with a brazen 62 glance of lechery 63.

2. His inaction further muddled 64 the situation.

3. He gazed down at the turbid 65 waters of the Tamsui River.

4. The company advertised regularly in the local gazettes.

5. The unwonted event caused quite a commotion 66 in the community.

6. The pupils in this elementary school are very tractable 67.

7. Can you come up with a deducible explanation for this?

8. Adolescents tend to be more impulsive 68 and mercurial 69 than adults.

9. Scientists are trying to invent better propellants for the new space shuttle.

10. She was overcome by nausea 70 and vertigo 71.

11. National parks were established to protect the perennial 72 beauty of the wilderness 73.

12. “Be no more” is an euphemism 74 for “be dead”.

Vocabulary:

Brazen/muddle/turbid/gazette/unwonted/tractable/deducible/mercurial/propellant/ vertigo/perennial/euphemism

Test 61

1. The day proved to be as muggy 75 as the weatherman had predicted.

2. He avowed 76 that he has committed bribery 77.

3. Narcissus looked at his reflection in the limpid 78 waters.

4. The thief groveled in front of the magistrate 79.

5. We were all astounded 80 at the grisly news of the murder.

6. The illness put her in a temporary state of delirium 81.

7. There is a high incidence of heart disease among middle-aged 82 men.

8. They found the inquisitiveness 83 of the meddlesome 84 woman highly annoying.

9. It was an auspicious 85 start to their election campaign.

10. Combustible 86 materials should be put in this container.

11. He was charged with perjury 87 for making fallacious statements under oath.

12. The bourgeois 88 seldom mingle 89 with the poor.

Vocabulary:

Muggy/avow/limpid/grovel/grisly/delirium/incidence/meddlesome/auspicious/ combustible/fallacious/bourgeois

Test 62

1. The versatile 90 gymnast is noted 91 for her agility 92.

2. His cattle ranch covers a large tract 33 of land.

3. It takes much stamina 93 to be able to run the full distance of a marathon.

4. There is a caption 94 for each photograph in this newspaper.

5. Janet’s popularity in school is due to her suave 95 manners.

6. The revelry continued until the wee hours.

7. The satyr was put into jail for sexually assaulting women.

8. You must tell the truth under oath of face the consequences of committing perjury.

9. The convicted felon 96 asked for clemency 97.

10. The man was polite and his general demeanor 98 had the air of a clergyman.

11. I abominate 99 those who deceive and tell lies.

12. He was excommunicated for making blasphemous 100 statements.

Vocabulary:

Agility/tract/stamina/caption/suave/revelry/satyr/perjury/clemency/demeanor/ abominate/blasphermous

Test 63

1. The old woman’s complexion was pallid 101 and unhealthy.

2. I didn’t have the slightest inkling of the cause of the delay.

3. Bennie’s hostelry was a place of great revelry.

4. The head chef at that restaurant is a famous French gourmet 102.

5. A dialectician is a person very skilled in dialectics.

6. His uniform was embellished 103 with many medals.

7. Inflation is not a serious problem during incipient 104 economic expansion.

8. Only the discerning readers will appreciate the humor of the book.

9. The fastidious boss checked and rechecked all the arrangements.

10. The weather bureau warned of an impending 105 typhoon.

11. His haphazard 106 remarks caused a political storm.

12. All those who were exposed to the disease were put in quarantine.

Vocabulary:

Pallid/inkling/hostelry/gourmet/dialectics/embellish/incipient/discerning/fastidious/ impending/haphazard/quarantine

Test 64

1. The zephyr 107 felt refreshing 108 in the mid-day heat.

2. Her quizzical glance showed that she knew exactly what was going on.

3. After the scourge 109 of flood usually comes the scourge of disease.

4. A lavish 110 supply of victuals 111 were prepared by the chef.

5. Bears are torpid 112 when they hibernate 113 during the winter.

6. The representatives all agreed that the proposal was sagacious.

7. He made the decision after only cursory 114 consideration.

8. The ship passing through the channel was barely discernible in the fog.

9. Beware of ravenous 115 tigers on the prowl.

10. There are many amusing epitaphs in that cemetery 116.

11. We attended the unction in the cathedral last Saturday.

12. A large proportion of terrestrial life exists in tropical rain forests.

Vocabulary:

Zephyr/quizzical/scourge/victuals/torpid/sagacious/cursory/disernible/ravenous/ epitaph/unction/terrestrial

Test 65

1. The pensive 117 look of the girl in the painting impressed us all.

2. You have disgrace your entire family by committing such knavery 118.

3. In order to get large blooms, you have to pinch out the lateral 119 buds.

4. We could hear the howling of the ravening 120 wolves that night.

5. Such a hackneyed event escaped my attention.

6. Hunting in packs is an intrinsic trait of wolves.

7. It seemed a totally quixotic and illusory dream.

8. The young girl’s uncouth 121 remarks upset her mother.

9. Soliloquy is often used in live performances on stage.

10. The imminent 123 arrival of winter gave them an impetus 124 to store up wood.

11. Big multinational 125 corporations typically have many subsidiary companies.

12. The gregarious 126 neighbors often got together to play bridge.

Vocabulary:

Pensive/knavery/lateral/ravening/hackneyed/intrinsic/quixotic/uncouth/soliloquy/impetus/subsidiary/gregarious/

Test 66

1. Trying to curry 127 favor with such a vindictive 128 man could backfire.

2. She was furious at his alluding 129 to her multiple boyfriends.

3. They accepted my credit card in lieu of cash.

4. We couldn’t see what was going on inside because of the opaque 130 glass.

5. The nubile 131 young woman had many suitors to choose from.

6. The ancient citadel 132 overlooking the harbor has become a popular tourist attraction.

7. The young men were caught trying to exhume 133 a corpse 134.

8. The architect used oblique 135 angles to make this house unique.

9. He shows forbearance in dealing 136 with children.

10. He was magnanimous towards his adversary.

11. The disingenuous 137 lawyer swindled many of his clients.

12. A caterpillar 138 will have a metamorphosis into a moth 122 or butterfly.

Vocabulary:

Curry/allude/lieu/opaque/nubile/citadel/exhume/oblique/forbearance/magnanimous/ disingenuous/metamorphosis

Test 67

1. We surmised 139 the motive 140 of the arsonist 141.

2. She was of the opinion that Professor Miller 142 was a useless pedant 143.

3. Modern women tend to neglect the culinary arts.

4. The unmanned space probe is now passing through an asteroid 144 belt.

5. The house was spoilt by a profusion 145 of unnecessary ornaments 146.

6. The village was encompassed 147 by enemy forces for months.

7. A sense of foreboding made him decide to abandon the plan.

8. Her moral rectitude earned her much respect.

9. The misapprehension between them was soon cleared up.

10. We were shocked at the atheist’s sacrilegious behavior.

11. The old legends were written down so they wouldn’t pass into oblivion.

12. Some species of insects have very ephemeral lives.

Vocabulary:

Surmise/pedant/culinary/asteroid/profusion/encompass/foreboding/rectitude/ misapprehension/sacrilegious/oblivion/ephemeral

Test 68

1. The dictator was avid 148 for complete power.

2. The editor decided to collate 149 the latter edition with the earlier one.

3. He used to be an aspirant 150 to game and fortune.

4. The malefactor 151 was handcuffed and taken away by the police.

5. Bear in mind that none of us is infallible.

6. The manifesto 152 affected 153 the relations between the two adjoining countries.

7. Success should not make one complacent 154.

8. It was no surprise that the disputatious student joined a debating society.

9. In spite of some obnoxious 155 qualities, he is quite reliable.

10. Pediatricians are doctors who specialize in child-care.

11. Etymology 156 is a branch of linguistics 157.

12. His impromptu 158 speech won general applause.

Vocabulary:

Avid/collate/aspirant/malefactor/infallible/manifesto/complacent/disputatious/ obnoxious/pediatrician/etymology/impromptu

Test 69

1. The prisoner was shackled 159 and brought before the magistrate.

2. The bumper 160 harvest brought them a copious 161 supply of grain.

3. Salmon 162 swim upstream to spawn 163.

4. Being an heir to a large fortune, he is prodigal 164 of money.

5. They brought in a medium to exorcise the ghost.

6. He didn’t receive the residue 165 until all the inheritance taxes had been paid.

7. Waves on the surface cause a refraction.

8. The students went to the operating room to observe the dissection 166.

9. A college student should attempt to assimilate a variety of knowledge.

10. A good actor can improvise 167 on stage.

11. As the economic recession got worse, the number of malcontents increase dramatically.

12. The voracious 168 lion was desperate for food.

Vocabulary:

Shackle/copious/spawn/prodigal/exorcise/residue/refraction/dissection/assimilate/ improvise/malcontent/voracious

Test 70

1. They held him culpable 169 for the blunder.

2. They sonorous 170 tone of the foghorn 171 warned the sailors that they were approaching shore.

3. My intuition told me that he is not trustworthy.

4. The resonant 172 notes of the violin filled the concert hall.

5. The engineer was relegated 173 to a clerical position.

6. The prosecutor 174 attempted to convince the jury that the accused acted with malevolent 175 intent.

7. Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” served as a prototype for many later English writers.

8. The unilateral declaration sparked a fierce debate.

9. The intermittent 176 rain didn’t interfere 177 with their travel plans.

10. She was nauseated 178 by the movement of the boat.

11. In ancient times the Romans led very voluptuous 179 lives.

12. The misanthrope 180 withdrew to the mountains and became self-sufficient, avoiding other people.

Vocabulary:

Culpable/sonorous/intuition/resonant/relegate/malevolent/prototype/unilateral/ intermitten/nauseate/voluptuous/misanthrope

Test 71

1. The wrecked 181 coach lay askew 182 on the railway track.

2. Only a dolt 183 would miss the boat.

3. The covetous 184 politician was convicted of accepting bribes 185.

4. Many endangered species of birds are extant on this island.

5. The thieves were unaware 186 that they had stolen a replica 187 of the priceless sculpture.

6. With celerity she was introduced to all the guests at the party.

7. Politicians from that state are known for their bombastic 188 speech.

8. The citizens of that town have a tendency to incredulity.

9. Many of its residents consider the population of San Francisco a microcosm of the rest of the world.

10. An acrimonious 189 debate ensued over the proposed budget.

11. The choreography Martha Graham introduced was superb.

12. At sunset the sky became a kaleidoscope of colors.

Vocabulary:

Askew/dolt/covetous/extant/replica/celerity/bombastic/incredulity/microcosm/ acrimonious/choreography/kaleidoscope

Test 72

1. They doffed 190 their hats before entering the temple.

2. His caustic 191 style of writing earned him the enmity of the CIA.

3. The ambrosia 192 she made was fit for a king.

4. Scientists are studying the spasmodic activity of the volcano.

5. Her normally rubicund 193 face was white with tension.

6. Ghosts have no corporeal 194 existence.

7. The pretentious 195 musician was irate 196 when he wasn’t nominated for an award.

8. The nurse cleaned the wound with an antiseptic.

9. To sign a contract is an irrevocable act.

10. The incontrovertible evidence brought before the court assured his conviction.

11. Many well-known journalists wrote under pseudonyms 197.

12. The young couple are not quite homogeneous in their marital 198 philosophy.

Vocabulary:

Doff/caustic/ambrosia/spasmodic/rubicund/corporeal/pretentious/antiseptic/ irrevocable/incontrovertible/pseudonym/homogeneous

Test 73

1. Carnal pleasure can destroy a man’s soul.

2. She wore a solid gold necklace with a ruby 199 pendant.

3. The police broke up their midnight carousal 200 when the neighbors complained.

4. The patient was given an opium 201 tablet to palliate the severe pain.

5. After the traffic accident, the man suffered from partial amnesia 202.

6. The teacher reiterated 203 her instructions to the class.

7. The band’s rendition of Bowie’s “Fame” was terrific.

8. The climber had only a precarious 204 hold on the slippery rock.

9. His meticulous 205 preparations insured that the undertaking 206 was concluded without incident.

10. His inarticulate speech confused the audience.

11. A visit to Athens must be included in the itinerary 207.

12. Found guilty of plagiarism 208, Professor Smith was dismissed from the faculty 209.

Vocabulary”

Carnal/pendant/carousal/palliate/amnesia/riterate/rendition/precarious/meticulous/ inarticulate/itinerary/plagiarism



1 nadir
n.最低点,无底
  • This failure was the nadir of her career.这次失败是她事业上的低谷。
  • The demand for this product will reach its nadir within two years.对此产品的需求在两年内将达到最低点。
2 genre
n.(文学、艺术等的)类型,体裁,风格
  • My favorite music genre is blues.我最喜欢的音乐种类是布鲁斯音乐。
  • Superficially,this Shakespeare's work seems to fit into the same genre.从表面上看, 莎士比亚的这个剧本似乎属于同一类型。
3 depict
vt.描画,描绘;描写,描述
  • I don't care to see plays or films that depict murders or violence.我不喜欢看描写谋杀或暴力的戏剧或电影。
  • Children's books often depict farmyard animals as gentle,lovable creatures.儿童图书常常把农场的动物描写得温和而可爱。
4 delude
vt.欺骗;哄骗
  • You won't delude him into believing it.你不能诱使他相信此事。
  • Don't delude yourself into believing that she will marry you.不要自欺,别以为她会嫁给你。
5 callous
adj.无情的,冷淡的,硬结的,起老茧的
  • He is callous about the safety of his workers.他对他工人的安全毫不关心。
  • She was selfish,arrogant and often callous.她自私傲慢,而且往往冷酷无情。
6 arrogance
n.傲慢,自大
  • His arrogance comes out in every speech he makes.他每次讲话都表现得骄傲自大。
  • Arrogance arrested his progress.骄傲阻碍了他的进步。
7 frivolous
adj.轻薄的;轻率的
  • This is a frivolous way of attacking the problem.这是一种轻率敷衍的处理问题的方式。
  • He spent a lot of his money on frivolous things.他在一些无聊的事上花了好多钱。
8 antithesis
n.对立;相对
  • The style of his speech was in complete antithesis to mine.他和我的讲话方式完全相反。
  • His creation was an antithesis to academic dogmatism of the time.他的创作与当时学院派的教条相对立。
9 decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
10 factious
adj.好搞宗派活动的,派系的,好争论的
  • Many of the old puritan colonist retain their factious temperament in the new world.许多清教徒殖民者在新大陆仍保持他们好争论的脾气。
  • Fabvier was factious;Bavoux was revolutionary.法布维埃是暴动分子,巴武是革命党人。
11 decried
v.公开反对,谴责( decry的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The measures were decried as useless. 这些措施受到指责,说是不起作用。
  • The old poet decried the mediocrity of today's writing. 老诗人抨击了现代文体的平庸无奇。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
12 decadence
n.衰落,颓废
  • The decadence of morals is bad for a nation.道德的堕落对国家是不利的。
  • His article has the power to turn decadence into legend.他的文章具有化破朽为神奇的力量。
13 concurrent
adj.同时发生的,一致的
  • You can't attend two concurrent events!你不能同时参加两项活动!
  • The twins had concurrent birthday. 双胞胎生日在同一天。
14 gentry
n.绅士阶级,上层阶级
  • Landed income was the true measure of the gentry.来自土地的收入是衡量是否士绅阶层的真正标准。
  • Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末。
15 elicit
v.引出,抽出,引起
  • It was designed to elicit the best thinking within the government. 机构的设置是为了在政府内部集思广益。
  • Don't try to elicit business secrets from me. I won't tell you anything. 你休想从我这里套问出我们的商业机密, 我什么都不会告诉你的。
16 trek
vi.作长途艰辛的旅行;n.长途艰苦的旅行
  • We often go pony-trek in the summer.夏季我们经常骑马旅行。
  • It took us the whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间艰难地穿过那片遍布岩石的地带。
17 hampered
妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。
18 lecherous
adj.好色的;淫邪的
  • Her husband was described in court as a lecherous scoundrel.她的丈夫在法庭上被描绘成一个好色的无赖。
  • Men enjoy all the beautiful bones,but do not mistake him lecherous.男人骨子里全都喜欢美女,但千万别误以为他好色。
19 discrete
adj.个别的,分离的,不连续的
  • The picture consists of a lot of discrete spots of colour.这幅画由许多不相连的色点组成。
  • Most staple fibers are discrete,individual entities.大多数短纤维是不联系的单独实体。
20 incisive
adj.敏锐的,机敏的,锋利的,切入的
  • His incisive remarks made us see the problems in our plans.他的话切中要害,使我们看到了计划中的一些问题。
  • He combined curious qualities of naivety with incisive wit and worldly sophistication.他集天真质朴的好奇、锐利的机智和老练的世故于一体。
21 myriads
n.无数,极大数量( myriad的名词复数 )
  • Each galaxy contains myriads of stars. 每一星系都有无数的恒星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The sky was set with myriads of stars. 无数星星点缀着夜空。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
22 impeached
v.控告(某人)犯罪( impeach的过去式和过去分词 );弹劾;对(某事物)怀疑;提出异议
  • Elected officials can be impeached. 经过选举产生的官员可以被弹劾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The judge was impeached for taking a bribe. 这个法官被检举接受贿赂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
23 delusive
adj.欺骗的,妄想的
  • Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a delusive snare.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。
  • Everyone knows that fairy isles are delusive and illusive things,still everyone wishes they were real.明知神山缥缈,却愿其有。
24 hermit
n.隐士,修道者;隐居
  • He became a hermit after he was dismissed from office.他被解职后成了隐士。
  • Chinese ancient landscape poetry was in natural connections with hermit culture.中国古代山水诗与隐士文化有着天然联系。
25 tumor
n.(肿)瘤,肿块(英)tumour
  • He was died of a malignant tumor.他死于恶性肿瘤。
  • The surgeons irradiated the tumor.外科医生用X射线照射那个肿瘤。
26 malignant
adj.恶性的,致命的;恶意的,恶毒的
  • Alexander got a malignant slander.亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤。
  • He started to his feet with a malignant glance at Winston.他爬了起来,不高兴地看了温斯顿一眼。
27 jocund
adj.快乐的,高兴的
  • A poet could not but be gay in such a jocund company.一个诗人在这种兴高采烈的同伴中自然而然地会快乐。
  • Her jocund character made her the most popular girl in the county.她快乐的个性使她成为这个郡最受欢迎的女孩。
28 carnival
n.嘉年华会,狂欢,狂欢节,巡回表演
  • I got some good shots of the carnival.我有几个狂欢节的精彩镜头。
  • Our street puts on a carnival every year.我们街的居民每年举行一次嘉年华会。
29 gist
n.要旨;梗概
  • Can you give me the gist of this report?你能告诉我这个报告的要点吗?
  • He is quick in grasping the gist of a book.他敏于了解书的要点。
30 lucid
adj.明白易懂的,清晰的,头脑清楚的
  • His explanation was lucid and to the point.他的解释扼要易懂。
  • He wasn't very lucid,he didn't quite know where he was.他神志不是很清醒,不太知道自己在哪里。
31 canny
adj.谨慎的,节俭的
  • He was far too canny to risk giving himself away.他非常谨慎,不会冒险暴露自己。
  • But I'm trying to be a little canny about it.但是我想对此谨慎一些。
32 covert
adj.隐藏的;暗地里的
  • We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
  • The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。
33 tract
n.传单,小册子,大片(土地或森林)
  • He owns a large tract of forest.他拥有一大片森林。
  • He wrote a tract on this subject.他曾对此写了一篇短文。
34 insular
adj.岛屿的,心胸狭窄的
  • A continental climate is different from an insular one.大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
  • Having lived in one place all his life,his views are insular.他一辈子住在一个地方,所以思想狭隘。
35 dubious
adj.怀疑的,无把握的;有问题的,靠不住的
  • What he said yesterday was dubious.他昨天说的话很含糊。
  • He uses some dubious shifts to get money.他用一些可疑的手段去赚钱。
36 atheistic
adj.无神论者的
  • She has the gift of the gab.她口才很好。
  • With his gift of gab, he should make an excellent politician.以其雄辩之才,他应该可以成为出色的政治家。
37 iconoclast
n.反对崇拜偶像者
  • Cage was an iconoclast.He refused to be bound by western musical traditions of harmony and structure.凯奇是个反传统的人,他拒绝接受西方有关和声和结构的音乐传统的束缚。
  • But he shows little sign of being an iconoclast.但他表现出他是一个信念很强的人。
38 depressed
adj.沮丧的,抑郁的,不景气的,萧条的
  • When he was depressed,he felt utterly divorced from reality.他心情沮丧时就感到完全脱离了现实。
  • His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
39 funereal
adj.悲哀的;送葬的
  • He addressed the group in funereal tones.他语气沉痛地对大家讲话。
  • The mood of the music was almost funereal.音乐的调子几乎像哀乐。
40 wan
(wide area network)广域网
  • The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。
41 complexion
n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格
  • Red does not suit with her complexion.红色与她的肤色不协调。
  • Her resignation puts a different complexion on things.她一辞职局面就全变了。
42 hoax
v.欺骗,哄骗,愚弄;n.愚弄人,恶作剧
  • They were the victims of a cruel hoax.他们是一个残忍恶作剧的受害者。
  • They hoax him out of his money.他们骗去他的钱。
43 inflated
adj.(价格)飞涨的;(通货)膨胀的;言过其实的;充了气的v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨
  • He has an inflated sense of his own importance. 他自视过高。
  • They all seem to take an inflated view of their collective identity. 他们对自己的集体身份似乎都持有一种夸大的看法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
44 Buddhist
adj./n.佛教的,佛教徒
  • The old lady fell down in adoration before Buddhist images.那老太太在佛像面前顶礼膜拜。
  • In the eye of the Buddhist,every worldly affair is vain.在佛教徒的眼里,人世上一切事情都是空的。
45 monks
n.修道士,僧侣( monk的名词复数 )
  • The monks lived a very ascetic life. 僧侣过着很清苦的生活。
  • He had been trained rigorously by the monks. 他接受过修道士的严格训练。 来自《简明英汉词典》
46 ascetic
adj.禁欲的;严肃的
  • The hermit followed an ascetic life-style.这个隐士过的是苦行生活。
  • This is achieved by strict celibacy and ascetic practices.这要通过严厉的独身生活和禁欲修行而达到。
47 eulogy
n.颂词;颂扬
  • He needs no eulogy from me or from any other man. 他不需要我或者任何一个人来称颂。
  • Mr.Garth gave a long eulogy about their achievements in the research.加思先生对他们的研究成果大大地颂扬了一番。
48 covenant
n.盟约,契约;v.订盟约
  • They refused to covenant with my father for the property.他们不愿与我父亲订立财产契约。
  • The money was given to us by deed of covenant.这笔钱是根据契约书付给我们的。
49 ranch
n.大牧场,大农场
  • He went to work on a ranch.他去一个大农场干活。
  • The ranch is in the middle of a large plateau.该牧场位于一个辽阔高原的中部。
50 usurpation
n.篡位;霸占
  • The struggle during this transitional stage is to oppose Chiang Kai-shek's usurpation of the fruits of victory in the War of Resistance.过渡阶段的斗争,就是反对蒋介石篡夺抗战胜利果实的斗争。
  • This is an unjustified usurpation of my authority.你是在非法纂夺我的权力。
51 admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
52 discretion
n.谨慎;随意处理
  • You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
53 canvassing
v.(在政治方面)游说( canvass的现在分词 );调查(如选举前选民的)意见;为讨论而提出(意见等);详细检查
  • He spent the whole month canvassing for votes. 他花了整整一个月四处游说拉选票。
  • I'm canvassing for the Conservative Party. 我在为保守党拉选票。 来自辞典例句
54 withholding
扣缴税款
  • She was accused of withholding information from the police. 她被指控对警方知情不报。
  • The judge suspected the witness was withholding information. 法官怀疑见证人在隐瞒情况。
55 eulogistic
adj.颂扬的,颂词的
  • This is a formal eulogistic composition.这是一篇正式的颂扬性文章。
  • One is the eulogistic word freedom,and the other is the opprobrious word chance. 一个是表示褒义的词“自由”,另一个是表示贬义的词“偶然”。
56 sadistic
adj.虐待狂的
  • There was a sadistic streak in him.他有虐待狂的倾向。
  • The prisoners rioted against mistreatment by sadistic guards.囚犯因不堪忍受狱警施虐而发动了暴乱。
57 alcoholic
adj.(含)酒精的,由酒精引起的;n.酗酒者
  • The alcoholic strength of brandy far exceeds that of wine.白兰地的酒精浓度远远超过葡萄酒。
  • Alcoholic drinks act as a poison to a child.酒精饮料对小孩犹如毒药。
58 propulsive
adj.推进的
  • The fish uses its tail fins for propulsive force throgh the water.鱼靠尾鳍在水中前进。
  • Interest in jet propulsive force was now growing at the Air Ministry.航空部对喷气推进的兴趣正在增加。
59 adversary
adj.敌手,对手
  • He saw her as his main adversary within the company.他将她视为公司中主要的对手。
  • They will do anything to undermine their adversary's reputation.他们会不择手段地去损害对手的名誉。
60 jocose
adj.开玩笑的,滑稽的
  • Dr. Daniel was a gleg man of a jocose nature.丹尼尔大夫是一位天生诙谐而反应机敏的人。
  • His comic dialogues are jocose and jocular,thought-provoking.他的小品诙谐,逗乐,发人深省。
61 asceticism
n.禁欲主义
  • I am not speaking here about asceticism or abstinence.我说的并不是苦行主义或禁欲主义。
  • Chaucer affirmed man's rights to pursue earthly happiness and epposed asceticism.乔叟强调人权,尤其是追求今生今世幸福快乐的权力,反对神权与禁欲主义。
62 brazen
adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的
  • The brazen woman laughed loudly at the judge who sentenced her.那无耻的女子冲着给她判刑的法官高声大笑。
  • Some people prefer to brazen a thing out rather than admit defeat.有的人不愿承认失败,而是宁肯厚着脸皮干下去。
63 lechery
n.好色;淫荡
  • When they are idle,they indulge themselves into comfort,lechery,crapulence and gluttony.他们闲散时,就沉溺于安乐、纵欲、暴饮、暴食。
  • His lechery made him the enemy of every self-respecting husband and father in the county.他的好色放浪使他成为全县所有自尊自重的丈夫和父亲的公敌。
64 muddled
adj.混乱的;糊涂的;头脑昏昏然的v.弄乱,弄糟( muddle的过去式);使糊涂;对付,混日子
  • He gets muddled when the teacher starts shouting. 老师一喊叫他就心烦意乱。
  • I got muddled up and took the wrong turning. 我稀里糊涂地拐错了弯。 来自《简明英汉词典》
65 turbid
adj.混浊的,泥水的,浓的
  • He found himself content to watch idly the sluggish flow of the turbid stream.他心安理得地懒洋洋地望着混浊的河水缓缓流着。
  • The lake's water is turbid.这个湖里的水混浊。
66 commotion
n.骚动,动乱
  • They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵,引起了一阵骚乱。
  • Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间,整条街道变得一片混乱。
67 tractable
adj.易驾驭的;温顺的
  • He was always tractable and quiet.他总是温顺、恬静。
  • Gold and silver are tractable metals.金和银是容易加工的金属。
68 impulsive
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
  • She is impulsive in her actions.她的行为常出于冲动。
  • He was neither an impulsive nor an emotional man,but a very honest and sincere one.他不是个一冲动就鲁莽行事的人,也不多愁善感.他为人十分正直、诚恳。
69 mercurial
adj.善变的,活泼的
  • He was of a mercurial temperament and therefore unpredictable.他是个反复无常的人,因此对他的行为无法预言。
  • Our desires and aversions are mercurial rulers.我们的欲望与嫌恶是变化无常的统治者。
70 nausea
n.作呕,恶心;极端的憎恶(或厌恶)
  • Early pregnancy is often accompanied by nausea.怀孕期常有恶心的现象。
  • He experienced nausea after eating octopus.吃了章鱼后他感到恶心。
71 vertigo
n.眩晕
  • He had a dreadful attack of vertigo.他忽然头晕得厉害。
  • If you have vertigo it seems as if the whole room is spinning round you.如果你头晕,就会觉得整个房间都旋转起来
72 perennial
adj.终年的;长久的
  • I wonder at her perennial youthfulness.我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。
  • There's a perennial shortage of teachers with science qualifications.有理科教学资格的老师一直都很短缺。
73 wilderness
n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠
  • She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
  • Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
74 euphemism
n.婉言,委婉的说法
  • Language reflects culture and euphemism is a mirror of culture.语言反映文化,而婉语则是各种文化的一面镜子。
  • Euphemism is a very common and complicated linguistic phenomenon.委婉语是一种十分常见而又非常复杂的语言现象。
75 muggy
adj.闷热的;adv.(天气)闷热而潮湿地;n.(天气)闷热而潮湿
  • We may expect muggy weather when the rainy season begins.雨季开始时,我们预料有闷热的天气。
  • It was muggy and overcast.天气闷热潮湿,而且天色阴沉。
76 avowed
adj.公开声明的,承认的v.公开声明,承认( avow的过去式和过去分词)
  • An aide avowed that the President had known nothing of the deals. 一位助理声明,总统对这些交易一无所知。
  • The party's avowed aim was to struggle against capitalist exploitation. 该党公开宣称的宗旨是与资本主义剥削斗争。 来自《简明英汉词典》
77 bribery
n.贿络行为,行贿,受贿
  • FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
  • He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。
78 limpid
adj.清澈的,透明的
  • He has a pair of limpid blue eyes.他有一双清澈的蓝眼睛。
  • The sky was a limpid blue,as if swept clean of everything.碧空如洗。
79 magistrate
n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官
  • The magistrate committed him to prison for a month.法官判处他一个月监禁。
  • John was fined 1000 dollars by the magistrate.约翰被地方法官罚款1000美元。
80 astounded
v.使震惊(astound的过去式和过去分词);愕然;愕;惊讶
  • His arrogance astounded her. 他的傲慢使她震惊。
  • How can you say that? I'm absolutely astounded. 你怎么能说出那种话?我感到大为震惊。
81 delirium
n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋
  • In her delirium, she had fallen to the floor several times. 她在神志不清的状态下几次摔倒在地上。
  • For the next nine months, Job was in constant delirium.接下来的九个月,约伯处于持续精神错乱的状态。
82 middle-aged
adj.中年的
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
83 inquisitiveness
好奇,求知欲
  • It especially excited their inquisitiveness. 这尤其引起了他们的好奇心。
  • This attitude combines a lack of class consciousness, a somewhat jaunty optimism and an inquisitiveness. 这种态度包括等级观念不强,得意洋洋的乐观劲儿和刨根问底的好奇心。
84 meddlesome
adj.爱管闲事的
  • By this means the meddlesome woman cast in a bone between the wife and the husband.这爱管闲事的女人就用这种手段挑起他们夫妻这间的不和。
  • Get rid of that meddlesome fool!让那个爱管闲事的家伙走开!
85 auspicious
adj.吉利的;幸运的,吉兆的
  • The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of my career.我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。
  • With favorable weather conditions it was an auspicious moment to set sail.风和日丽,正是扬帆出海的黄道吉日。
86 combustible
a. 易燃的,可燃的; n. 易燃物,可燃物
  • Don't smoke near combustible materials. 别在易燃的材料附近吸烟。
  • We mustn't take combustible goods aboard. 我们不可带易燃品上车。
87 perjury
n.伪证;伪证罪
  • You'll be punished if you procure the witness to commit perjury.如果你诱使证人作伪证,你要受罚的。
  • She appeared in court on a perjury charge.她因被指控做了伪证而出庭受审。
88 bourgeois
adj./n.追求物质享受的(人);中产阶级分子
  • He's accusing them of having a bourgeois and limited vision.他指责他们像中产阶级一样目光狭隘。
  • The French Revolution was inspired by the bourgeois.法国革命受到中产阶级的鼓励。
89 mingle
vt.使混合,使相混;vi.混合起来;相交往
  • If we mingle with the crowd,we should not be noticed.如果我们混在人群中,就不会被注意到。
  • Oil will not mingle with water.油和水不相融。
90 versatile
adj.通用的,万用的;多才多艺的,多方面的
  • A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
  • He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。
91 noted
adj.著名的,知名的
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
92 agility
n.敏捷,活泼
  • The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
  • His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。
93 stamina
n.体力;精力;耐力
  • I lacked the stamina to run the whole length of the race.我没有跑完全程的耐力。
  • Giving up smoking had a magical effect on his stamina.戒烟神奇地增强了他的体力。
94 caption
n.说明,字幕,标题;v.加上标题,加上说明
  • I didn't understand the drawing until I read the caption.直到我看到这幅画的说明才弄懂其意思。
  • There is a caption under the picture.图片下边附有说明。
95 suave
adj.温和的;柔和的;文雅的
  • He is a suave,cool and cultured man.他是个世故、冷静、有教养的人。
  • I had difficulty answering his suave questions.我难以回答他的一些彬彬有礼的提问。
96 felon
n.重罪犯;adj.残忍的
  • He's a convicted felon.他是个已定罪的重犯。
  • Hitler's early "successes" were only the startling depredations of a resolute felon.希特勒的早期“胜利 ”,只不过是一个死心塌地的恶棍出人意料地抢掠得手而已。
97 clemency
n.温和,仁慈,宽厚
  • The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题,将由国王决定。
  • They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
98 demeanor
n.行为;风度
  • She is quiet in her demeanor.她举止文静。
  • The old soldier never lost his military demeanor.那个老军人从来没有失去军人风度。
99 abominate
v.憎恨,厌恶
  • All the teachers abominate cheating in examinations.所有教师都憎恶考试作弊。
  • It has been my tragedy that I abominate the English countryside.我不喜欢英格兰农村,这一直是我的不幸。
100 blasphemous
adj.亵渎神明的,不敬神的
  • The book was declared blasphemous and all copies ordered to be burnt.这本书被断定为亵渎神明之作,命令全数焚毀。
  • The people in the room were shocked by his blasphemous language.满屋的人都对他那侮慢的语言感到愤慨。
101 pallid
adj.苍白的,呆板的
  • The moon drifted from behind the clouds and exposed the pallid face.月亮从云朵后面钻出来,照着尸体那张苍白的脸。
  • His dry pallid face often looked gaunt.他那张干瘪苍白的脸常常显得憔悴。
102 gourmet
n.食物品尝家;adj.出于美食家之手的
  • What does a gourmet writer do? 美食评论家做什么?
  • A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.像他这样的美食家总是到豪华的餐馆用餐。
103 embellished
v.美化( embellish的过去式和过去分词 );装饰;修饰;润色
  • The door of the old church was embellished with decorations. 老教堂的门是用雕饰美化的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue. 船尾饰有红色和蓝色的雕刻图案。 来自辞典例句
104 incipient
adj.起初的,发端的,初期的
  • The anxiety has been sharpened by the incipient mining boom.采矿业初期的蓬勃发展加剧了这种担忧。
  • What we see then is an incipient global inflation.因此,我们看到的是初期阶段的全球通胀.
105 impending
a.imminent, about to come or happen
  • Against a background of impending famine, heavy fighting took place. 即将发生饥荒之时,严重的战乱爆发了。
  • The king convoke parliament to cope with the impending danger. 国王召开国会以应付迫近眉睫的危险。
106 haphazard
adj.无计划的,随意的,杂乱无章的
  • The town grew in a haphazard way.这城镇无计划地随意发展。
  • He regrerted his haphazard remarks.他悔不该随口说出那些评论话。
107 zephyr
n.和风,微风
  • I feel very comfortable in the zephyr from the sea.从海上吹来的和风令我非常惬意。
  • Zephyr,the West Wind,blew away the clouds so that Apollo,the sun god,could shine and made this flower bloom.西风之神吹散了云朵,太阳神阿波罗得以照耀它并使它开花。
108 refreshing
adj.使精神振作的,使人清爽的,使人喜欢的
  • I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
  • The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼,特别解乏提神。
109 scourge
n.灾难,祸害;v.蹂躏
  • Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
  • The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后,不称职的人就遭殃了。
110 lavish
adj.无节制的;浪费的;vt.慷慨地给予,挥霍
  • He despised people who were lavish with their praises.他看不起那些阿谀奉承的人。
  • The sets and costumes are lavish.布景和服装极尽奢华。
111 victuals
n.食物;食品
  • A plateful of coarse broken victuals was set before him.一盘粗劣的剩余饭食放到了他的面前。
  • There are no more victuals for the pig.猪没有吃的啦。
112 torpid
adj.麻痹的,麻木的,迟钝的
  • He just walked and his mind drifted slowly like a torpid stream.他只是埋头走,脑袋里思想都凝滞了,有如一汪流不动的溪水。
  • Even when he was awake he was completely torpid.他醒着的时候也完全麻木不动。
113 hibernate
v.冬眠,蛰伏
  • Bears often hibernate in caves.熊常在山洞里冬眠。
  • Some warm-blooded animals do not need to hibernate.一些温血动物不需要冬眠。
114 cursory
adj.粗略的;草率的;匆促的
  • He signed with only a cursory glance at the report.他只草草看了一眼报告就签了名。
  • The only industry mentioned is agriculture and it is discussed in a cursory sentence.实业方面只谈到农业,而且只是匆匆带了一句。
115 ravenous
adj.极饿的,贪婪的
  • The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。
  • Most infants have a ravenous appetite.大多数婴儿胃口极好。
116 cemetery
n.坟墓,墓地,坟场
  • He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
  • His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。
117 pensive
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
  • He looked suddenly sombre,pensive.他突然看起来很阴郁,一副忧虑的样子。
  • He became so pensive that she didn't like to break into his thought.他陷入沉思之中,她不想打断他的思路。
118 knavery
n.恶行,欺诈的行为
  • Knavery may serve,but honesty is best.欺诈可能有用,诚实却是上策。
  • This is flat knavery.这是十足的无赖作风。
119 lateral
adj.侧面的,旁边的
  • An airfoil that controls lateral motion.能够控制横向飞行的机翼。
  • Mr.Dawson walked into the court from a lateral door.道森先生从一个侧面的门走进法庭。
120 ravening
a.贪婪而饥饿的
  • He says the media are ravening wolves. 他说媒体就如同饿狼一般。
  • If he could get a fare nothing else mattered-he was like a ravening beast. 他只管拉上买卖,不管别的,像一只饿疯的野兽。 来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子
121 uncouth
adj.无教养的,粗鲁的
  • She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。
  • His nephew is an uncouth young man.他的侄子是一个粗野的年轻人。
122 moth
n.蛾,蛀虫
  • A moth was fluttering round the lamp.有一只蛾子扑打着翅膀绕着灯飞。
  • The sweater is moth-eaten.毛衣让蛀虫咬坏了。
123 imminent
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
124 impetus
n.推动,促进,刺激;推动力
  • This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.这是促使经济复苏的主要动力。
  • Her speech gave an impetus to my ideas.她的讲话激发了我的思绪。
125 multinational
adj.多国的,多种国籍的;n.多国籍公司,跨国公司
  • The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
  • He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。
126 gregarious
adj.群居的,喜好群居的
  • These animals are highly gregarious.这些动物非常喜欢群居。
  • They are gregarious birds and feed in flocks.它们是群居鸟类,会集群觅食。
127 curry
n.咖哩粉,咖哩饭菜;v.用咖哩粉调味,用马栉梳,制革
  • Rice makes an excellent complement to a curry dish.有咖喱的菜配米饭最棒。
  • Add a teaspoonful of curry powder.加一茶匙咖喱粉。
128 vindictive
adj.有报仇心的,怀恨的,惩罚的
  • I have no vindictive feelings about it.我对此没有恶意。
  • The vindictive little girl tore up her sister's papers.那个充满报复心的小女孩撕破了她姐姐的作业。
129 alluding
提及,暗指( allude的现在分词 )
  • He didn't mention your name but I was sure he was alluding to you. 他没提你的名字,但是我确信他是暗指你的。
  • But in fact I was alluding to my physical deficiencies. 可我实在是为自己的容貌寒心。
130 opaque
adj.不透光的;不反光的,不传导的;晦涩的
  • The windows are of opaque glass.这些窗户装着不透明玻璃。
  • Their intentions remained opaque.他们的意图仍然令人费解。
131 nubile
adj.结婚期的
  • Rich old men often like to be surrounded by nubile young women.一些上了年纪的富翁总喜欢被到了适婚年龄的年轻女人围绕。
  • What is this current television obsession with older men and nubile young women?现在的电视节目为什么这么喜欢描写老男人和妙龄性感女郎的故事呢?
132 citadel
n.城堡;堡垒;避难所
  • The citadel was solid.城堡是坚固的。
  • This citadel is built on high ground for protecting the city.这座城堡建于高处是为保护城市。
133 exhume
v.掘出,挖掘
  • His remains have been exhumed from a cemetery in Queens,New York City.他的遗体被从纽约市皇后区的墓地里挖了出来。
  • When the police exhume the corpse,they discover trace of poison in it.警方掘出尸体,发现有中毒的痕迹。
134 corpse
n.尸体,死尸
  • What she saw was just an unfeeling corpse.她见到的只是一具全无感觉的尸体。
  • The corpse was preserved from decay by embalming.尸体用香料涂抹以防腐烂。
135 oblique
adj.斜的,倾斜的,无诚意的,不坦率的
  • He made oblique references to her lack of experience.他拐弯抹角地说她缺乏经验。
  • She gave an oblique look to one side.她向旁边斜看了一眼。
136 dealing
n.经商方法,待人态度
  • This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
  • His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。
137 disingenuous
adj.不诚恳的,虚伪的
  • It is disingenuous of him to flatter me.他对我阿谀奉承,是居心叵测。
  • His brother Shura with staring disingenuous eyes was plotting to master the world.他那长着一对狡诈眼睛的哥哥瑞拉,处心积虑图谋征服整个世界。
138 caterpillar
n.毛虫,蝴蝶的幼虫
  • A butterfly is produced by metamorphosis from a caterpillar.蝴蝶是由毛虫脱胎变成的。
  • A caterpillar must pass through the cocoon stage to become a butterfly.毛毛虫必须经过茧的阶段才能变成蝴蝶。
139 surmised
v.臆测,推断( surmise的过去式和过去分词 );揣测;猜想
  • From the looks on their faces, I surmised that they had had an argument. 看他们的脸色,我猜想他们之间发生了争执。
  • From his letter I surmised that he was unhappy. 我从他的信中推测他并不快乐。 来自《简明英汉词典》
140 motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
141 arsonist
n.纵火犯
  • You're pretty sure you can identify a single arsonist?你确信你能鉴别出一个特定的纵火者?
  • The arsonist confessed that he set fire to six businesses.那纵火犯承认他给6家商场纵过火。
142 miller
n.磨坊主
  • Every miller draws water to his own mill.磨坊主都往自己磨里注水。
  • The skilful miller killed millions of lions with his ski.技术娴熟的磨坊主用雪橇杀死了上百万头狮子。
143 pedant
n.迂儒;卖弄学问的人
  • He's a bit of a pedant.这人有点迂。
  • A man of talent is one thing,and a pedant another.有才能的人和卖弄学问的人是不一样的。
144 asteroid
n.小行星;海盘车(动物)
  • Astronomers have yet to witness an asteroid impact with another planet.天文学家还没有目击过小行星撞击其它行星。
  • It's very unlikely that an asteroid will crash into Earth but the danger exists.小行星撞地球的可能性很小,但这样的危险还是存在的。
145 profusion
n.挥霍;丰富
  • He is liberal to profusion.他挥霍无度。
  • The leaves are falling in profusion.落叶纷纷。
146 ornaments
n.装饰( ornament的名词复数 );点缀;装饰品;首饰v.装饰,点缀,美化( ornament的第三人称单数 )
  • The shelves were chock-a-block with ornaments. 架子上堆满了装饰品。
  • Playing the piano sets up resonance in those glass ornaments. 一弹钢琴那些玻璃饰物就会产生共振。 来自《简明英汉词典》
147 encompassed
v.围绕( encompass的过去式和过去分词 );包围;包含;包括
  • The enemy encompassed the city. 敌人包围了城市。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I have encompassed him with every protection. 我已经把他保护得严严实实。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
148 avid
adj.热心的;贪婪的;渴望的;劲头十足的
  • He is rich,but he is still avid of more money.他很富有,但他还想贪图更多的钱。
  • She was avid for praise from her coach.那女孩渴望得到教练的称赞。
149 collate
vt.(仔细)核对,对照;(书籍装订前)整理
  • They have begun to collate their own statistics on racial abuse. 他们已经开始整理自己有关种族歧视的统计数据。
  • You may collate the latter with the earlier edition. 你可将新版与旧版相对照。
150 aspirant
n.热望者;adj.渴望的
  • Any aspirant to the presidency here must be seriously rich.要想当这儿的主席一定要家财万贯。
  • He is among the few aspirants with administrative experience.他是为数不多的几个志向远大而且有管理经验的人之一。
151 malefactor
n.罪犯
  • If he weren't a malefactor,we wouldn't have brought him before you.如果他不是坏人,我们是不会把他带来见你的。
  • The malefactor was sentenced to death.这个罪犯被判死刑。
152 manifesto
n.宣言,声明
  • I was involved in the preparation of Labour's manifesto.我参与了工党宣言的起草工作。
  • His manifesto promised measures to protect them.他在宣言里保证要为他们采取保护措施。
153 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
154 complacent
adj.自满的;自鸣得意的
  • We must not become complacent the moment we have some success.我们决不能一见成绩就自满起来。
  • She was complacent about her achievements.她对自己的成绩沾沾自喜。
155 obnoxious
adj.极恼人的,讨人厌的,可憎的
  • These fires produce really obnoxious fumes and smoke.这些火炉冒出来的烟气确实很难闻。
  • He is the most obnoxious man I know.他是我认识的最可憎的人。
156 etymology
n.语源;字源学
  • The hippies' etymology is contentious.关于嬉皮士的语源是有争议的。
  • The origin of OK became the Holy Grail of etymology.OK的出典成了词源学梦寐以求的圣杯。
157 linguistics
n.语言学
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • Linguistics is a scientific study of the property of language.语言学是指对语言的性质所作的系统研究。
158 impromptu
adj.即席的,即兴的;adv.即兴的(地),无准备的(地)
  • The announcement was made in an impromptu press conference at the airport.这一宣布是在机场举行的临时新闻发布会上作出的。
  • The children put on an impromptu concert for the visitors.孩子们为来访者即兴献上了一场音乐会。
159 shackled
给(某人)带上手铐或脚镣( shackle的过去式和过去分词 )
  • The hostage had been shackled to a radiator. 当时人质被铐在暖气片上。
  • He was shackled and in darkness of torment. 他被困在黑暗中备受煎熬。
160 bumper
n.(汽车上的)保险杠;adj.特大的,丰盛的
  • The painting represents the scene of a bumper harvest.这幅画描绘了丰收的景象。
  • This year we have a bumper harvest in grain.今年我们谷物丰收。
161 copious
adj.丰富的,大量的
  • She supports her theory with copious evidences.她以大量的例证来充实自己的理论。
  • Every star is a copious source of neutrinos.每颗恒星都是丰富的中微子源。
162 salmon
n.鲑,大马哈鱼,橙红色的
  • We saw a salmon jumping in the waterfall there.我们看见一条大马哈鱼在那边瀑布中跳跃。
  • Do you have any fresh salmon in at the moment?现在有新鲜大马哈鱼卖吗?
163 spawn
n.卵,产物,后代,结果;vt.产卵,种菌丝于,产生,造成;vi.产卵,大量生产
  • The fish were madly pushing their way upstream to spawn.鱼群为产卵而疯狂地向上游挤进。
  • These fish will lay spawn in about one month from now.这些鱼大约一个月内会产卵。
164 prodigal
adj.浪费的,挥霍的,放荡的
  • He has been prodigal of the money left by his parents.他已挥霍掉他父母留下的钱。
  • The country has been prodigal of its forests.这个国家的森林正受过度的采伐。
165 residue
n.残余,剩余,残渣
  • Mary scraped the residue of food from the plates before putting them under water.玛丽在把盘子放入水之前先刮去上面的食物残渣。
  • Pesticide persistence beyond the critical period for control leads to residue problems.农药一旦超过控制的临界期,就会导致残留问题。
166 dissection
n.分析;解剖
  • A dissection of your argument shows several inconsistencies.对你论点作仔细分析后发现一些前后矛盾之处。
  • Researchers need a growing supply of corpses for dissection.研究人员需要更多的供解剖用的尸体。
167 improvise
v.即兴创作;临时准备,临时凑成
  • If an actor forgets his words,he has to improvise.演员要是忘记台词,那就只好即兴现编。
  • As we've not got the proper materials,we'll just have to improvise.我们没有弄到合适的材料,只好临时凑合了。
168 voracious
adj.狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的
  • She's a voracious reader of all kinds of love stories.什么样的爱情故事她都百看不厌。
  • Joseph Smith was a voracious book collector.约瑟夫·史密斯是个如饥似渴的藏书家。
169 culpable
adj.有罪的,该受谴责的
  • The judge found the man culpable.法官认为那个人有罪。
  • Their decision to do nothing makes them culpable.他们不采取任何行动的决定使他们难辞其咎。
170 sonorous
adj.响亮的,回响的;adv.圆润低沉地;感人地;n.感人,堂皇
  • The sonorous voice of the speaker echoed round the room.那位演讲人洪亮的声音在室内回荡。
  • He has a deep sonorous voice.他的声音深沉而洪亮。
171 foghorn
n..雾号(浓雾信号)
  • The foghorn boomed out its warning.雾角鸣声示警。
  • The ship foghorn boomed out.船上的浓雾号角发出呜呜声。
172 resonant
adj.(声音)洪亮的,共鸣的
  • She has a resonant voice.她的嗓子真亮。
  • He responded with a resonant laugh.他报以洪亮的笑声。
173 relegated
v.使降级( relegate的过去式和过去分词 );使降职;转移;把…归类
  • She was then relegated to the role of assistant. 随后她被降级做助手了。
  • I think that should be relegated to the garbage can of history. 我认为应该把它扔进历史的垃圾箱。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
174 prosecutor
n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
  • The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
175 malevolent
adj.有恶意的,恶毒的
  • Why are they so malevolent to me?他们为什么对我如此恶毒?
  • We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。
176 intermittent
adj.间歇的,断断续续的
  • Did you hear the intermittent sound outside?你听见外面时断时续的声音了吗?
  • In the daytime intermittent rains freshened all the earth.白天里,时断时续地下着雨,使整个大地都生气勃勃了。
177 interfere
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
  • If we interfere, it may do more harm than good.如果我们干预的话,可能弊多利少。
  • When others interfere in the affair,it always makes troubles. 别人一卷入这一事件,棘手的事情就来了。
178 nauseated
adj.作呕的,厌恶的v.使恶心,作呕( nauseate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • I was nauseated by the violence in the movie. 影片中的暴力场面让我感到恶心。
  • But I have chewed it all well and I am not nauseated. 然而我把它全细细咀嚼后吃下去了,没有恶心作呕。 来自英汉文学 - 老人与海
179 voluptuous
adj.肉欲的,骄奢淫逸的
  • The nobility led voluptuous lives.贵族阶层过着骄奢淫逸的生活。
  • The dancer's movements were slow and voluptuous.舞女的动作缓慢而富挑逗性。
180 misanthrope
n.恨人类的人;厌世者
  • While not a commercial success-a pattern largely unbroken until I'm Your Man-this lackadaisical triumph is an inspiration to the misanthrope in us all. 尽管并不是一个商业上的成功,这一模式直到《我是你的男人》才被打破。 这个漫不经心的胜利是对独来独往的我们的一个激励。
  • If this all strikes you as fancy, handlebar moustache talk from an old misanthrope who doesn't get things like whatever the hell we're calling “conversations” this week, maybe you're on to something. 如果你觉得我所说的复杂,就像我们今周所说的一个守旧的不愿与他人来往的人在自言自语,那可能你准备做其他事。
181 wrecked
adj.失事的,遇难的
  • the hulk of a wrecked ship 遇难轮船的残骸
  • the salvage of the wrecked tanker 对失事油轮的打捞
182 askew
adv.斜地;adj.歪斜的
  • His glasses had been knocked askew by the blow.他的眼镜一下子被打歪了。
  • Her hat was slightly askew.她的帽子戴得有点斜。
183 dolt
n.傻瓜
  • He's a first-class dolt who insists on doing things his way.他一意孤行,真是蠢透了。
  • What a donke,dolt and dunce!真是个笨驴,呆子,兼傻瓜!
184 covetous
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
  • She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
  • He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来,贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
185 bribes
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
186 unaware
a.不知道的,未意识到的
  • They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
  • I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
187 replica
n.复制品
  • The original conservatory has been rebuilt in replica.温室已按原样重建。
  • The young artist made a replica of the famous painting.这位年轻的画家临摹了这幅著名的作品。
188 bombastic
adj.夸夸其谈的,言过其实的
  • The candidate spoke in a bombastic way of all that he would do if elected.候选人大肆吹嘘,一旦他当选将要如何如何。
  • The orator spoke in a bombastic manner.这位演说家的讲话言过其实。
189 acrimonious
adj.严厉的,辛辣的,刻毒的
  • He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
  • His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。
190 doffed
v.脱去,(尤指)脱帽( doff的过去式和过去分词 )
  • He doffed his hat. 他脱掉帽子。 来自互联网
  • The teacher is forced to help her pull next pulling again mouth, unlock button, doffed jacket. 老师只好再帮她拉下拉口,解开扣子,将外套脱了下来。 来自互联网
191 caustic
adj.刻薄的,腐蚀性的
  • He opened his mouth to make a caustic retort.他张嘴开始进行刻薄的反击。
  • He enjoys making caustic remarks about other people.他喜欢挖苦别人。
192 ambrosia
n.神的食物;蜂食
  • Later Aphrodite herself brought ambrosia.后来阿芙洛狄特亲自带了仙肴。
  • People almost everywhere are buying it as if it were the biggest glass of ambrosia in the world for a nickel.几乎所有地方的人们都在买它,就好像它是世界上能用五分钱买到的最大瓶的美味。
193 rubicund
adj.(脸色)红润的
  • She watched the colour drain from Colin's rubicund face.她看见科林原本红润的脸渐渐失去了血色。
  • His rubicund face expressed consternation and fatigue.他那红通的脸显得又惊惶又疲乏。
194 corporeal
adj.肉体的,身体的;物质的
  • The body is the corporeal habitation of the soul.身体为灵魂之有形寓所。
  • He is very religious;corporeal world has little interest for him.他虔信宗教,对物质上的享受不感兴趣。
195 pretentious
adj.自命不凡的,自负的,炫耀的
  • He is a talented but pretentious writer.他是一个有才华但自命不凡的作家。
  • Speaking well of yourself would only make you appear conceited and pretentious.自夸只会使你显得自负和虚伪。
196 irate
adj.发怒的,生气
  • The irate animal made for us,coming at a full jump.那头发怒的动物以最快的速度向我们冲过来。
  • We have received some irate phone calls from customers.我们接到顾客打来的一些愤怒的电话
197 pseudonyms
n.假名,化名,(尤指)笔名( pseudonym的名词复数 )
  • But on newspaper websites, pseudonyms are allowed and are widely used. 但在报纸的网站上,读者可用假名评论且普遍会这么做。 来自互联网
  • All materials should bear the writer's name, address and phone number andbe published under pseudonyms. 文章可用笔名发表,惟投稿者须附真实姓名、地址及联络电话。 来自互联网
198 marital
adj.婚姻的,夫妻的
  • Her son had no marital problems.她的儿子没有婚姻问题。
  • I regret getting involved with my daughter's marital problems;all its done is to bring trouble about my ears.我后悔干涉我女儿的婚姻问题, 现在我所做的一切将给我带来无穷的烦恼。
199 ruby
n.红宝石,红宝石色
  • She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
  • On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。
200 carousal
n.喧闹的酒会
201 opium
n.鸦片;adj.鸦片的
  • That man gave her a dose of opium.那男人给了她一剂鸦片。
  • Opium is classed under the head of narcotic.鸦片是归入麻醉剂一类的东西。
202 amnesia
n.健忘症,健忘
  • People suffering from amnesia don't forget their general knowledge of objects.患健忘症的人不会忘记关于物体的一些基本知识。
  • Chinese medicine experts developed a way to treat amnesia using marine materials.中国医学专家研制出用海洋物质治疗遗忘症的方法。
203 reiterated
反复地说,重申( reiterate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • "Well, I want to know about it,'she reiterated. “嗯,我一定要知道你的休假日期,"她重复说。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some twenty-two years later President Polk reiterated and elaborated upon these principles. 大约二十二年之后,波尔克总统重申这些原则并且刻意阐释一番。
204 precarious
adj.不安定的,靠不住的;根据不足的
  • Our financial situation had become precarious.我们的财务状况已变得不稳定了。
  • He earned a precarious living as an artist.作为一个艺术家,他过得是朝不保夕的生活。
205 meticulous
adj.极其仔细的,一丝不苟的
  • We'll have to handle the matter with meticulous care.这事一点不能含糊。
  • She is meticulous in her presentation of facts.她介绍事实十分详细。
206 undertaking
n.保证,许诺,事业
  • He gave her an undertaking that he would pay the money back with in a year.他向她做了一年内还钱的保证。
  • He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking.他太胆小,不敢从事任何事业。
207 itinerary
n.行程表,旅行路线;旅行计划
  • The two sides have agreed on the itinerary of the visit.双方商定了访问日程。
  • The next place on our itinerary was Silistra.我们行程的下一站是锡利斯特拉。
208 plagiarism
n.剽窃,抄袭
  • Teachers in America fight to control cheating and plagiarism.美国老师们努力对付欺骗和剽窃的问题。
  • Now he's in real trouble.He's accused of plagiarism.现在他是真遇到麻烦了。他被指控剽窃。
209 faculty
n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员
  • He has a great faculty for learning foreign languages.他有学习外语的天赋。
  • He has the faculty of saying the right thing at the right time.他有在恰当的时候说恰当的话的才智。
学英语单词
a bee in one's bonnet
address sort
all funds-combined balance sheet
Alyxia funingensis
arcing tip
arteria iliaca communis
backsourced
big shots
blue-malachite (azurite)
bullectomies
cablecar
cat butter
cephalometer
circumstances
clearer production technology
combined metal oxide semiconductor
command gate
comparations
complex cutan
crawler-drawn
CSYS
current accounts
cuyama r.
Cyclobalanopsis oxyodon
day release
demography
denebs
dptt (double-pole three-throw)
dress cap
endocrine cell
eriospathus
erratic cell structure
exhibition gallery
extension gene
favus pilaris
Fersilicite
field control station
flusteration
formulated medium
frullania moniliate (reinw.bl.et nees) mont.
gable louver
Gentiana esquirolii
Glaser, Milton
gonoph
hand sth around
have one over the eight
hepatic flexure
Hestia
high temperature shor-time pasteurization
hip-shooting
holberton
ikuyo
iPed
jalrez
local level post
Lonchura
lustre yarn
lymphangioma xanthelasmoideum
magnesium couple
mega-meter
menacing
micro-tumor
miniskirt
monarchic
Mosla exfoliata
most important conditions for the growth of plants
nitrophenyl diethyl phosphate
normal electrode potential
number of satellites
numerous family
nuttall oaks
ossifying
oyster banks
pantopan
petcock
philonotis cernua
Pittosporopsis kerrii
polyzoas
Profundulinae
psychogalvanometer
pulleyless
puss-in-the-corner
red laver
religious ceremonies
scale feeder
seganti
shark repellents
sipatrigine
Sokal'
solarization curve
specing
Statistical Commission
stobwort
stripper plate mo(u)ld
Styrax subniveus
supply-marketing-operating center
symmetrical lighting fitting
t'bilisi
the middle way
UnionPay
unsintered
X chromosome inactivation