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美国高中生要掌握的100个单词终极收录篇http://www.sina.com.cn
2009年12月04日 12:06 新浪教育
abjure v. 发誓放弃 [例句]: Some of the Roman Emperors tried to make Christians abjure theirreligion。 一些罗马皇帝企图迫使基督徒放弃信仰。 abrogate v. 废除 [例句]: Washington decided to abrogate the “eternal” treaty with France’scurrent government and declared the United States neutral, despiteharsh criticisms in the press and in his own government。 尽管遭受来自媒体和政府内部的批评,华盛顿决定彻底废除和法国现政府的“永久”条约,宣布美国中立。 abstemious adj. 节制的 [例句]: To be abstemious in eating and drinking 饮食节制 [笔记]: 和abstain 对比, abstain是回避,戒除;而abstemious则是节约,朴素。 acumen n. 锐敏,聪明 [例句]: Her business acumen has made her very successful。 她灵活的经商头脑使她的生意十分兴隆。 antebellum adj. 战前的,尤指美国南北战争前 [例句]: The capital of Louisiana, in the southeast-central part of thestate on a bluff above the Mississippi River. It has notableantebellum houses. Population, 219,531. 巴吞鲁日美国路易斯安那州的首府,位于密西西比河下峭壁的东南中心部,保留许多闻名的南北战争前古建筑。人口219,531 auspicious n. 吉兆的,幸运的 [例句]: The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of mycareer。 我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。 belie v. 掩饰,与…不符,使…失望 [例句]: Practical experience belies this theory。 实际经验证明这个理论是错误的。 His cheerful manner belied his real feelings。 他那快活的样子掩饰了他真实的感情。 bellicose adj. 好战的,好斗的 [例句]: Some irresponsible politicians made a bellicose remarks。 一些不负责任的政客做出一些好战的话语。 bowdlerize v. 删去 [例句]: There is no need to bowdlerize your speech when dealing with anyonefrom a legal standpoint。 从法律角度说,你不需要再跟任何人修订你的演讲稿了。 chicanery n. 欺诈,欺骗 [例句]: They are skilled at chicanery and lies。 他们擅长于谎言和欺骗。 The world is full of chicanery。 世界充满了欺骗 chromosome n. 染色体 [例句]: The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome。 基因座在一条染色体上某种给定基因所占的位置 churlish adj. 粗野的 [例句]: It seems churlish to refuse such a generous offer。 拒绝这样慷慨的建议未免有些失礼。 Churlish as it may be to criticise those who set out to do good,many charities behave as if they were unaccountable。 许多的慈善机构表现得很不负责,虽然我们这样责备这些从事善行的人可能显得不礼貌。 circumlocution n. 迂回累赘的陈述 [例句]: He is a master at circumlocution, but it’s easier for me tounderstand him now than before。 他讲话很会兜圈子,不过我现在已经比以前容易理解他的意思了。 [笔记]: circum 迂回 locution 惯用语 circumnavigate vt. 环航 网友评论
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