单词精讲(词汇真记讲解)
单词精讲(词汇真记讲解)2.invaluable [in'væljuəbl] 参考译文:然而,在青春期结束时,大脑就会把其中一半的能力关闭,仅留下那些在生命最开始十年左右的时间里似乎最有价值的思维模式。worthy preciosity【真题例句】At the end of adolescence however the brain shuts down half of that capacity preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.(2009阅读1)
Value
1.valuable ['væljuəbl]
a. 贵重的,有价值的 n. (pl.)贵重物品,财宝
【同义词】
worthy preciosity
【真题例句】
At the end of adolescence however the brain shuts down half of that capacity preserving only those modes of thought that have seemed most valuable during the first decade or so of life.(2009阅读1)
参考译文:然而,在青春期结束时,大脑就会把其中一半的能力关闭,仅留下那些在生命最开始十年左右的时间里似乎最有价值的思维模式。
2.invaluable [in'væljuəbl]
非常宝贵的,无价的
3.evaluate [i'væljueit]
v. 估价,评价;求…的值
[同义词]
assess
[真题例句]
In all the study concludes that whereas prosecutors should only evaluate a case based on its merits they do seem to be influenced by a company’s record in corporate social responsibility. (2016考研英语阅读Test3)
参考译文:总之,这项研究得出结论,尽管起诉方应该仅依据案件的实际情况来评估案件,但他们似乎被一家公司在企业社会责任方面的记录所影响。
4.valid ['vælid]
a. 有效的;有根据的;正当的
【同义词】
available effective
【真题例句】
The evidence had to be economic in order to be valid.(2010翻译)
参考译文:证据必须有实用价值,才能站得住脚。
5.invalid ['invəli:d]
n. 病人,伤残人 a. 有病的,伤残的;无效的
Now the company is suddenly claiming that the 2002 agreement is invalid because of the 2006 legislation and that only the federal government has regulatory power overnuclear issues.(2012考研英语阅读Text 2)
现在,该公司突然宣称,根据2006年的立法,2002年的协议无效,而且只有联邦政府有监管权处理核问题。
6.equivalent [i'kwivələnt]
a. (to)相等的,等价的 n.相等物,等价物
[同义词]
equal
[真题例句]
This view holds that torturing a monkey is morally equivalent to chopping wood.(1997翻译)
参考译文:这种观点认为,折磨猴子从道义上讲无异于劈柴。
7.interval ['intəvəl]
n. 间隔,间歇;(幕间或工间)休息
8.medieval [ medi'i:vəl mi:-]
a. 中世纪的,中古(时代)的,老式的,原始的
9.prevalent ['prevələnt]
a. 流行的,普遍的
【同义词】
universal;popular
【真题例句】
has helped explain certain prevalent trends.(2010考研英语阅读Text 3)
参考译文:有助于解释某些流行趋势。
10.valley ['væli]
n. (山)谷;流域
【同义词】
hollow hill and dale
【真题例句】
Carter sifted through rubble in the Valley of the Kings for seven years before he located the tomb in 1922.(2014新题型)
参考译文:他花了七年时间仔细寻找帝王谷的碎石瓦砾,直到1922年才发现陵墓的位置。