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SAT考前必备词汇(11-20)
11. matured
mature /məˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə/ CET4 TEM4 ( maturing, matured, maturer,maturest, matures )
V-I When a child or young animal matures, it becomes an adult. (小孩、幼崽) 发育成熟
例:
You will learn what to expectas your child matures physically.
当你的孩子身体发育成熟时,你将知道会发生什么。
12. fulfilling
fulfil /fʊlˈfɪl/ CET4 TEM4 (fulfilling, fulfilled, fulfils )
V-T If you fulfil somethingsuch as a promise, dream, or hope, you do what you said or hoped you would do. 完成 (许诺、梦想、期望等)
例:
President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.
卡翁达总统完成了他的关于宣告投票公决日期的诺言。
13. severe
severe /sɪˈvɪə/ CET4 TEM4 ( severer, severest )
ADJ You use severe to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense. 严峻的
例:
...a business with severe cash flow problems.
…一个有严峻现金流通问题的企业。
14. upbraid
upbraid /ʌpˈbreɪd/ (upbraiding, upbraided, upbraids )
V-T If you upbraid someone,you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doingit. 叱骂 [正式]
例:
His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed.
他母亲把他叫来,叱骂了他。然后母亲哭着做了祷告。
15. underdog
underdog /ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ/ TEM8 (underdogs )
N-COUNT The underdog in acompetition or situation is the person who seems least likely to succeed orwin.处于劣势者
例:
Most of the crowd werecheering for the underdog to win just this onetime.
人群中大多数人在为那位处于劣势者赢得一次比赛而加油打气。
16. pioneer
pioneer /ˌpaɪəˈnɪə/ CET4 TEM4 ( pioneering, pioneered, pioneers )
N-COUNT Someone who isreferred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is one of the firstpeople to be involved in it and develop it. 前驱
例:
...one of the leading pioneers of photojournalism.
…摄影新闻界的首要前驱之一。
17. vanguard
vanguard /ˈvænˌɡɑːd/
N-SING If someone is in the vanguard of something such as a revolution or an area of research, they are involved in the most advanced part of it. You can also refer to the peoplethemselves as the vanguard. 前锋
例:
Students and intellectualshave been in the vanguard of revolutionary change inChina.
学生和知识分子一直是中国革命革新的前锋。
18. complicity
complicity /kəmˈplɪsɪtɪ/ TEM4
N-UNCOUNT Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan. 共谋 [正式]
例:
Recently a number ofpolicemen were sentenced to death for their complicity in the murder.
近来很多差人因参加这起谋杀而被判死刑。
19. exonerated
exonerate /ɪɡˈzɒnəˌreɪt/ TEM8 ( exonerating, exonerated, exonerates)
V-T If a court, report, orperson in authority exonerates someone, they officially say or show that that person is not responsible for something wrong or unpleasant that has happened. 宣判···无罪; 证明...的洁白 [正式]
例:
The official report basically exonerated everyone.
该官方陈述根本洗脱了所有人的干系。
20. rampant
rampant /ˈræmpənt/ CET6+ TEM8
ADJ If you describe something bad, such as a crime or disease, as rampant, you mean that it is very common and is increasing in an uncontrolled way. 猖獗的; 众多的
例:
Inflation is rampant and industry in decline.
通货膨胀肆虐,工业生产下降。
以上是辛达整理的SAT考前必备词汇,供大家参考。 |
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