gre英语单词书电子版（GRE单词elephantine）

gre英语单词书电子版（GRE单词elephantine）■反: graceful优雅的■同: awkward graceless maladroit■反: microscopic minute tiny infinitesimal 细微的考点2: adj.笨拙的: clumsy ponderous■e.g. elephantine movements 笨拙的行动

elephantine 英 /ˌelɪˈfæntaɪn/ 美 /ˌelɪˈfæntiːn/ adj. 似象的；巨大的；粗笨的，笨拙的

考点1: adj.巨大的: having enormous size or strength

■e.g. an elephantine meteor crate巨大的陨石坑

■同: huge colossal enormous gargantuan gigantic massive prodigious tremendous

■反: microscopic minute tiny infinitesimal 细微的

考点2: adj.笨拙的: clumsy ponderous

■e.g. elephantine movements 笨拙的行动

■同: awkward graceless maladroit

■反: graceful优雅的

pique 英 /piːk/ 美 /piːk/ n. （尤指自尊心受损而引起的）恼怒，愤恨；凹凸织物；（皮克牌用语）30比0 vt. 使愤恨，使恼怒；激起（兴趣，好奇心）；赢（某人）三十分

考点1: vt.使愤怒: to arouse anger or resentment in

■e.g. She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation. 他们拒绝她的邀请让她很生气。

■同: aggravate annoy exasperate infuriate irritate peeve provoke rile roil ruffle vex

■反: delight gratify rejoice 使高兴

考点2: vt.激起，剌激: to excite or arouse especially by a provocation challenge or rebuff

■e.g. radical remarks that pique their curiosity引起他们兴趣的激进评论

■同: arouse encourage excite fire impassion incite instigate move stimulate stir

■反: allay alleviate assuage ease mitigate mollify palliate relieve soothe 平息，缓和

proofread 英 /ˈpruːfriːd/ 美 /ˈpruːfriːd/ v. 校对，校阅

考点1: vt.校对: to read (copy or proof) in order to find errors and mark corrections

■e.g. She proofread the paper carefully. 她仔细把论文校对了。

dulcet 英 /ˈdʌlsɪt/ 美 /ˈdʌlsɪt/ adj. 美妙的；悦耳的；怡人的

考点1: adj.悦耳的，令人愉悦的: pleasing to the ear; melodious; generally pleasing or agreeable

■e.g. dulcet tones from harps and flutes 竖琴和长笛发出的悦耳音调

■同: sweet agreeable delightful euphonic mellifluous tuneful winsome

■反: cacophonous grating 剌耳的

seamy 英 /ˈsiːmi/ 美 /ˈsiːmi/ adj. 丑恶的；露出线缝的

考点1: adj.肮脏的，堕落的: sordid; base

■e.g. the seamy side of urban life城市生活的肮脏面

■同: sordid base

■反: decent and respectable适当而值得尊敬的