英語六級(jí)詞匯解析 Lesson 17
Abnormal a.反常的,異常的
EL Nino has resulted in the abnormal weather in many parts of the world.厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致了世界很多地區(qū)的氣候反常.
amplity vt.放大,增強(qiáng);擴(kuò)大,詳述,進(jìn)一步闡述
The radio signal can be amplified.無線電的信號(hào)可以放大.
Can you amplify your statement so that we will understand the overall problem?你能否對(duì)你的說法進(jìn)一步說明以使我們理解整個(gè)問題.
Bewilder vt.使迷惑,使難住
Benny looked around,a bewildered expression on his face.本尼東張西望,臉上盡是 迷茫的表情.
The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.蜿蜒彎曲的洞穴使我們很快便失去了方向.
commentary n.實(shí)況報(bào)道,解說詞;評(píng)論,評(píng)論文章
Stop shouting!I cant hear Huang Jianxiangs commentary about the football match.別吵了,我都聽不清黃建翔對(duì)這場(chǎng)球賽的解說了.
Most housewives never show a slight interest in political commentary.大多數(shù)家庭主婦對(duì)于政治評(píng)論沒有一丁點(diǎn)興趣.
Concise a.簡明的,簡要的
Your comment is quite concise and to the point.你的評(píng)論簡明扼要,一語中的.
contaminate vt.弄臟,污染
The water that we have to drink and the air we have to breathe every day have been badly contaminated.我們每天必須飲用的水,每天必須呼吸的空氣,遭到嚴(yán)重的污染.
Defy vt.違抗,藐視;使成為不可能;挑,激
The tabloid in England defies the censure of some people and keeps on publishing the Page 3 Girl- a picture of a pretty, scantily clad young woman each day.英國的這家小報(bào)不顧一些人的指責(zé), 繼續(xù)刊登第三版女郎--即每天在第三版刊登一幅著裝性感的摩登女郎的玉照.
Diminish vi.變少,變小,降低vt.減少,降低
Time will never cause our love to diminish.時(shí)光不會(huì)使我們的愛情稍減分毫.
With the popularity of TV,the number of movie viewers has diminished sharply.隨著電視的普及,電影觀眾的數(shù)量成逐年下降的趨勢(shì).
Duplicate n.完全一樣的東西,復(fù)制品a.完全一樣的,復(fù)制的 vt.復(fù)制,復(fù)印;重復(fù)
This research merely duplicates work already done elsewhere .這項(xiàng)研究僅僅是重復(fù)別人已經(jīng)做過的工作.
Is this a duplicate or the original?這是復(fù)制件還是原件?
entrepreneur n.企業(yè)家
Born into a poor family,Li Jiacheng had endured many hardships imaginable before he finally became a famous entrepreneur.李嘉成生于蓬門蓽戶,不知吃了多少苦李嘉成才
成了現(xiàn)在盡人皆知的名企業(yè)家.
extravagant a.奢侈的,鋪張的;過度的,過分的;放肆的
Its quite extravagant for a student to spend 2,000 yuan on a dress.花兩千元買一套衣服對(duì)于一個(gè)學(xué)生來說也太奢侈了.
Most inexperienced young persons tend to hold extravagant hopes for the future.大多數(shù)未經(jīng)世事的年輕人都對(duì)未來抱有奢望.
Foster vt.收養(yǎng),養(yǎng)育;培養(yǎng),促進(jìn) a.收養(yǎng)的,收養(yǎng)孩子的
People who cannot have a baby of their own sometimes foster a child.不能生育的人有時(shí)收養(yǎng)別人的孩子.
The Summit Sessions held in Shanghai can foster better relations and cooperation between the six countries.在上海舉行的峰會(huì)會(huì)大大促進(jìn)六國之間的友好關(guān)系與合作.
Immerse vt.使浸沒;使沉浸在,使專心于
The naughty boy immensed himself in the water for quite a while, which frightened his parents a great deal.頑皮的男孩長時(shí)間地將整個(gè)身子浸沒在水下,把他的父母嚇個(gè)半死.
Nowadays in a world full of material desires ,very few men can immense themselves completely in research work in a true sense.在當(dāng)今物欲橫流的世界里有幾個(gè)人能夠真正潛心研究學(xué)問.
Hoist vt.舉起,升起,吊起 n.起重設(shè)備;升起,舉起,吊起
The child was quite interested in watching the sailors hoisting the cargo onto the ship.小孩饒有興致地看著水手們將貨物吊到輪船上去.
infectious a.傳染的,有傳染性的;有感染力的
Mind you! Hepatitis is a highly infectious type of disease that can be passed on in the food.千萬當(dāng)心!肝炎是一種可以通過食物傳染且傳染性極強(qiáng)的疾病.
Her infections laughter filled the room.房間里充滿了她那有感染力的笑聲.
Intent n.意圖,意向,目的 a.專心的,專注的急切的
Dont reproach her any more.Anyway,she seemed to behave foolishly but with good intent.別再責(zé)備她了,雖說她的行為是有些魯莽,但她的出發(fā)點(diǎn)是好的.
Judging from what she has been doing after taking power,it seems that the President is intent on stirring up trouble throughout the world.從這位總統(tǒng)上臺(tái)后的所作所為不難看出,他似乎是想把這個(gè)世界搞得亂七八糟.
jeopardize vt.危及,損害
As a businessman, you must do everything to avoid jeopardizing your fortune by making bad investments.作為商人,你應(yīng)該千方百計(jì)地避免因投資不當(dāng)而損失一大筆錢.
manipulate vt.操縱,控制,影響;操作,使用
Qiong Yao made thousands of readers and audience, especially the female,crazy for her plaintive and touching novels and TV plays by manipulating her characters and plots to create interest. 瓊瑤迷倒了千千萬萬的讀者和觀眾,他們被她哀婉動(dòng)人的小說和電視劇陶醉,她通過巧妙地處理人物和情節(jié)來激發(fā)興趣.
Nasty a.令人討厭的,令人厭惡的;難弄的,困難的;a.嚴(yán)重的,惡劣的,險(xiǎn)惡的 下流的,道德敗壞的
I had intended to take her as my wife,but her nasty habits her nasty mind,in addition to her nasty temper made me change my mind.我原想娶她為妻,然而她身上的惡習(xí)、卑鄙骯臟的思想加上她火暴的脾氣,這一切都使我改變了主意.
orientation n.方向,目標(biāo),方位;熟悉情況,適應(yīng),情況介紹
The winding trail caused the hikers to lose their orientation.彎彎曲曲的小徑使使徒步旅行者迷失了方向.
Our school has an orientation towards practical skills.我們學(xué)校著重使用技術(shù)的教學(xué).
This is the orientation week for all the freshmen.本周是專門讓大一新生熟悉情況的.
patrolvt.在 巡邏,巡查 n.巡邏,巡查;巡邏兵;巡邏隊(duì)
The waters here are patrolled by the enemy mariners day and night .敵人的潛艇日日夜夜都在這一帶海域巡邏.
The army intensified its patrol along the frontier.軍隊(duì)加強(qiáng)了邊境的巡邏.
Preclude vt.阻止,排除,妨礙
The suicide note precluded the possibility of murder.那封絕命書排除了他殺的可能性.
Probe n.探針,探測(cè)器;探索,調(diào)查 v.探索;查究;探索,探測(cè)
Its impolite to probe too deeply into a ladys peronal affairs.對(duì)女士的私事刨根究底是不禮貌的.
The police have launched a probe into the suspected drug dealing.警方已對(duì)這起涉嫌毒品交易的案子展開了調(diào)查.
Radiant a.容光煥發(fā)的,喜形于色的;光芒四射的,光輝燦爛的
This is a radiant morning.The brides hands are radiant with rings.這是一個(gè)陽光明媚的早晨,新娘子雙手的戒指光彩奪目.
She is radiant with joy.她滿臉是華光照人的幸福狀.
Radiate vt.發(fā)出,輻射;流露,顯示
There was a tenderness that radiated from her that touched and ached me.從她的身上我可以感受到她輻射出的柔情,讓我感動(dòng),讓我心痛.
Reproach vt.責(zé)備,批評(píng)
You have got nothing to reproach yourself, for the society should be responsible for it.你不要自責(zé)了,社會(huì)才應(yīng)該對(duì)此負(fù)責(zé).
Scrap vt.廢棄,拋棄 n.碎片,碎屑;殘羹冷飯;少量,點(diǎn)滴
He wrote down his adress and telephone number on a scrap of paper.他將他的地址和電話號(hào)碼寫在一個(gè)小紙頭上.
There was not a single scrap of evidence to connect him with the murder of the Nepalese King.沒有一丁點(diǎn)證據(jù)表明他與尼泊爾國王的遇刺有任何牽扯.
Startle vt.使吃驚,使驚嚇
The murder of the Nepalese King startled the whole world.尼泊爾國王遇刺身亡讓全世界感到震驚.
Suppress vt.壓制,鎮(zhèn)壓;禁止發(fā)表查禁;抑制,忍住;阻止的生長
The revolt was ruthlessly suppressed by the military.叛亂被軍隊(duì)無情地鎮(zhèn)壓下去了.
The Pentagon attempted to suppress documents connected with the case.五角大樓試圖阻止將與此案有關(guān)的文件公諸于世.
Warehouse n.倉庫,貨棧
A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.貨倉就是用于儲(chǔ)存大量貨物的建筑物.
Abnormal a.反常的,異常的
EL Nino has resulted in the abnormal weather in many parts of the world.厄爾尼諾現(xiàn)象已經(jīng)導(dǎo)致了世界很多地區(qū)的氣候反常.
amplity vt.放大,增強(qiáng);擴(kuò)大,詳述,進(jìn)一步闡述
The radio signal can be amplified.無線電的信號(hào)可以放大.
Can you amplify your statement so that we will understand the overall problem?你能否對(duì)你的說法進(jìn)一步說明以使我們理解整個(gè)問題.
Bewilder vt.使迷惑,使難住
Benny looked around,a bewildered expression on his face.本尼東張西望,臉上盡是 迷茫的表情.
The twists and turns in the cave soon bewildered us.蜿蜒彎曲的洞穴使我們很快便失去了方向.
commentary n.實(shí)況報(bào)道,解說詞;評(píng)論,評(píng)論文章
Stop shouting!I cant hear Huang Jianxiangs commentary about the football match.別吵了,我都聽不清黃建翔對(duì)這場(chǎng)球賽的解說了.
Most housewives never show a slight interest in political commentary.大多數(shù)家庭主婦對(duì)于政治評(píng)論沒有一丁點(diǎn)興趣.
Concise a.簡明的,簡要的
Your comment is quite concise and to the point.你的評(píng)論簡明扼要,一語中的.
contaminate vt.弄臟,污染
The water that we have to drink and the air we have to breathe every day have been badly contaminated.我們每天必須飲用的水,每天必須呼吸的空氣,遭到嚴(yán)重的污染.
Defy vt.違抗,藐視;使成為不可能;挑,激
The tabloid in England defies the censure of some people and keeps on publishing the Page 3 Girl- a picture of a pretty, scantily clad young woman each day.英國的這家小報(bào)不顧一些人的指責(zé), 繼續(xù)刊登第三版女郎--即每天在第三版刊登一幅著裝性感的摩登女郎的玉照.
Diminish vi.變少,變小,降低vt.減少,降低
Time will never cause our love to diminish.時(shí)光不會(huì)使我們的愛情稍減分毫.
With the popularity of TV,the number of movie viewers has diminished sharply.隨著電視的普及,電影觀眾的數(shù)量成逐年下降的趨勢(shì).
Duplicate n.完全一樣的東西,復(fù)制品a.完全一樣的,復(fù)制的 vt.復(fù)制,復(fù)印;重復(fù)
This research merely duplicates work already done elsewhere .這項(xiàng)研究僅僅是重復(fù)別人已經(jīng)做過的工作.
Is this a duplicate or the original?這是復(fù)制件還是原件?
entrepreneur n.企業(yè)家
Born into a poor family,Li Jiacheng had endured many hardships imaginable before he finally became a famous entrepreneur.李嘉成生于蓬門蓽戶,不知吃了多少苦李嘉成才
成了現(xiàn)在盡人皆知的名企業(yè)家.
extravagant a.奢侈的,鋪張的;過度的,過分的;放肆的
Its quite extravagant for a student to spend 2,000 yuan on a dress.花兩千元買一套衣服對(duì)于一個(gè)學(xué)生來說也太奢侈了.
Most inexperienced young persons tend to hold extravagant hopes for the future.大多數(shù)未經(jīng)世事的年輕人都對(duì)未來抱有奢望.
Foster vt.收養(yǎng),養(yǎng)育;培養(yǎng),促進(jìn) a.收養(yǎng)的,收養(yǎng)孩子的
People who cannot have a baby of their own sometimes foster a child.不能生育的人有時(shí)收養(yǎng)別人的孩子.
The Summit Sessions held in Shanghai can foster better relations and cooperation between the six countries.在上海舉行的峰會(huì)會(huì)大大促進(jìn)六國之間的友好關(guān)系與合作.
Immerse vt.使浸沒;使沉浸在,使專心于
The naughty boy immensed himself in the water for quite a while, which frightened his parents a great deal.頑皮的男孩長時(shí)間地將整個(gè)身子浸沒在水下,把他的父母嚇個(gè)半死.
Nowadays in a world full of material desires ,very few men can immense themselves completely in research work in a true sense.在當(dāng)今物欲橫流的世界里有幾個(gè)人能夠真正潛心研究學(xué)問.
Hoist vt.舉起,升起,吊起 n.起重設(shè)備;升起,舉起,吊起
The child was quite interested in watching the sailors hoisting the cargo onto the ship.小孩饒有興致地看著水手們將貨物吊到輪船上去.
infectious a.傳染的,有傳染性的;有感染力的
Mind you! Hepatitis is a highly infectious type of disease that can be passed on in the food.千萬當(dāng)心!肝炎是一種可以通過食物傳染且傳染性極強(qiáng)的疾病.
Her infections laughter filled the room.房間里充滿了她那有感染力的笑聲.
Intent n.意圖,意向,目的 a.專心的,專注的急切的
Dont reproach her any more.Anyway,she seemed to behave foolishly but with good intent.別再責(zé)備她了,雖說她的行為是有些魯莽,但她的出發(fā)點(diǎn)是好的.
Judging from what she has been doing after taking power,it seems that the President is intent on stirring up trouble throughout the world.從這位總統(tǒng)上臺(tái)后的所作所為不難看出,他似乎是想把這個(gè)世界搞得亂七八糟.
jeopardize vt.危及,損害
As a businessman, you must do everything to avoid jeopardizing your fortune by making bad investments.作為商人,你應(yīng)該千方百計(jì)地避免因投資不當(dāng)而損失一大筆錢.
manipulate vt.操縱,控制,影響;操作,使用
Qiong Yao made thousands of readers and audience, especially the female,crazy for her plaintive and touching novels and TV plays by manipulating her characters and plots to create interest. 瓊瑤迷倒了千千萬萬的讀者和觀眾,他們被她哀婉動(dòng)人的小說和電視劇陶醉,她通過巧妙地處理人物和情節(jié)來激發(fā)興趣.
Nasty a.令人討厭的,令人厭惡的;難弄的,困難的;a.嚴(yán)重的,惡劣的,險(xiǎn)惡的 下流的,道德敗壞的
I had intended to take her as my wife,but her nasty habits her nasty mind,in addition to her nasty temper made me change my mind.我原想娶她為妻,然而她身上的惡習(xí)、卑鄙骯臟的思想加上她火暴的脾氣,這一切都使我改變了主意.
orientation n.方向,目標(biāo),方位;熟悉情況,適應(yīng),情況介紹
The winding trail caused the hikers to lose their orientation.彎彎曲曲的小徑使使徒步旅行者迷失了方向.
Our school has an orientation towards practical skills.我們學(xué)校著重使用技術(shù)的教學(xué).
This is the orientation week for all the freshmen.本周是專門讓大一新生熟悉情況的.
patrolvt.在 巡邏,巡查 n.巡邏,巡查;巡邏兵;巡邏隊(duì)
The waters here are patrolled by the enemy mariners day and night .敵人的潛艇日日夜夜都在這一帶海域巡邏.
The army intensified its patrol along the frontier.軍隊(duì)加強(qiáng)了邊境的巡邏.
Preclude vt.阻止,排除,妨礙
The suicide note precluded the possibility of murder.那封絕命書排除了他殺的可能性.
Probe n.探針,探測(cè)器;探索,調(diào)查 v.探索;查究;探索,探測(cè)
Its impolite to probe too deeply into a ladys peronal affairs.對(duì)女士的私事刨根究底是不禮貌的.
The police have launched a probe into the suspected drug dealing.警方已對(duì)這起涉嫌毒品交易的案子展開了調(diào)查.
Radiant a.容光煥發(fā)的,喜形于色的;光芒四射的,光輝燦爛的
This is a radiant morning.The brides hands are radiant with rings.這是一個(gè)陽光明媚的早晨,新娘子雙手的戒指光彩奪目.
She is radiant with joy.她滿臉是華光照人的幸福狀.
Radiate vt.發(fā)出,輻射;流露,顯示
There was a tenderness that radiated from her that touched and ached me.從她的身上我可以感受到她輻射出的柔情,讓我感動(dòng),讓我心痛.
Reproach vt.責(zé)備,批評(píng)
You have got nothing to reproach yourself, for the society should be responsible for it.你不要自責(zé)了,社會(huì)才應(yīng)該對(duì)此負(fù)責(zé).
Scrap vt.廢棄,拋棄 n.碎片,碎屑;殘羹冷飯;少量,點(diǎn)滴
He wrote down his adress and telephone number on a scrap of paper.他將他的地址和電話號(hào)碼寫在一個(gè)小紙頭上.
There was not a single scrap of evidence to connect him with the murder of the Nepalese King.沒有一丁點(diǎn)證據(jù)表明他與尼泊爾國王的遇刺有任何牽扯.
Startle vt.使吃驚,使驚嚇
The murder of the Nepalese King startled the whole world.尼泊爾國王遇刺身亡讓全世界感到震驚.
Suppress vt.壓制,鎮(zhèn)壓;禁止發(fā)表查禁;抑制,忍住;阻止的生長
The revolt was ruthlessly suppressed by the military.叛亂被軍隊(duì)無情地鎮(zhèn)壓下去了.
The Pentagon attempted to suppress documents connected with the case.五角大樓試圖阻止將與此案有關(guān)的文件公諸于世.
Warehouse n.倉庫,貨棧
A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.貨倉就是用于儲(chǔ)存大量貨物的建筑物.