gre单词汇总(GRE单词三遍graft)
gre单词汇总(GRE单词三遍graft)考点1: vt.使吓一跳,使大吃一惊: to frighten or surprise suddenly and usually not seriouslystartle 英 [ˈstɑːtl] 美 [ˈstɑːrtl] vt. 使吓一跳;使惊奇 vi. 惊吓;惊跳;惊奇 n. 惊愕;惊恐考点2: vi.闲聊: to talk profusely or idly■e.g. Mothers were palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play. 母亲们一边看着她们的孩子玩耍,一边喝着咖啡闲谈。■同: babble chatter converse gabble jabber prate prattle rattle twitter
palaver 英 [pəˈlɑːvər] 美 [pəˈlɑːvər pəˈlævər] n. 谈判,交涉;奉承 vi. 唠叨;空谈;奉承,拍马 vt. 奉承
考点1: n.对话,交流: an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue
■e.g. seemingly endless palaver between the negotiating parties谈判双方之间看似没有尽头的对话
■同: argument colloquy conference consult council counsel debate dialogue parley
考点2: vi.闲聊: to talk profusely or idly
■e.g. Mothers were palavering and drinking coffee while watching their children play. 母亲们一边看着她们的孩子玩耍,一边喝着咖啡闲谈。
■同: babble chatter converse gabble jabber prate prattle rattle twitter
startle 英 [ˈstɑːtl] 美 [ˈstɑːrtl] vt. 使吓一跳;使惊奇 vi. 惊吓;惊跳;惊奇 n. 惊愕;惊恐
考点1: vt.使吓一跳,使大吃一惊: to frighten or surprise suddenly and usually not seriously
■e.g. They were startled at the prohibitive price. 他们被高得离谱的价格吓到了
■同: amaze astonish astound dumbfound rock scare shock stun stupefy
■反: reassure消除恐惧或疑虑
■派: startling adj.惊人惊奇的
graft 英 [ɡrɑːft] 美 [ɡræft] n. 嫁接;移植;辛苦的工作;贪污 v. 嫁接;移植;辛苦地工作;贪污;植根;引入;(尤指不恰当地)将(某物)永久地插入别的物体
考点1: vt.移植,移接: to implant (living tissue) surgically or as if surgically
■e.g. The top layer of skin has to be grafted onto the burns.顶层的皮肤需要被移植到烧伤的伤口上。graft old traditions onto the new ones 把老传统移植到新的习俗之上
■同: implant transplant
ridicule 英 [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl] 美 [ˈrɪdɪkjuːl] n. 嘲笑,奚落 v. 嘲笑,奚落
考点1: vt.嘲笑: to make fun of
■e.g. always ridiculed everything she said 总是嘲笑她说的话 The term "big bang theory" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion. “大爆炸理论”期初是为了嘲笑一种观点而创造的,这种观点认为宇宙源自一场巨大的爆炸。
■同: deride gibe jape jeer lout mock taunt
■反: commend praise 表扬
■派: ridiculous adj.荒谬的
stench 英 [stentʃ] 美 [stentʃ] n. 恶臭;臭气 vt. 使…散发恶臭 vi. 发恶臭
考点1: n.臭气,恶臭: a strong foul odor
■e.g. We finally discovered the dead rat that was causing the stench in the living room.我们终于发现是死老 鼠带来了卧室里的恶臭。
■同: fetor funk malodor reek stink
■反: aroma fragrance perfume scent 香气