2019备考GRE填空高频词汇积累part12
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1. capture v. 捕获 , 俘获 , 夺取 4 ['kæptʃə]
近义词:snatch;taking / prize / acquiring
例句:The propulsive energy they were able to capture helps push Visiter into bold new territory for The Dodos.(NPR: Dodos No Longer an Extinct Species)
2. betray v. 出卖 , 背叛 4 [bi'trei]
近义词:reveal / sell
例句:Chris has been forced to betray his brothers-in-arms: if he doesn't, his family will be killed. (NEWSWEEK: Culture)
3. hasten v. 催促 , 加速 , 促进 4 ['heisn]
近义词:crowd / soup;hurry up / get a move on
例句:The costs imposed on its own citizens would stifle economic activity and hasten the military decline.(FORBES: Names You Need To Know: David Murrin)
4. frustrate v. 挫败 , 使沮丧 4 [frʌs'treit]
近义词:defeat / discomfit;founder / come to naught;thwarted / unprofitable
例句:Investors have worried that recent sharp gains in energy costs could frustrate the global economic recovery.(WSJ: Asian Shares Rise)
5. overwhelm v. 打击 , 压倒 4 ['əuvə'welm]
近义词:flood / flow
例句:Me too, but not because its bells and whistles overwhelm its editorial content, as Jeff implies.(FORBES: Richard Branson's 'Project': Not there yet)
6. downplay v. 低估 , 不予重视 4 ['daunplei]
例句:But that part of our nature is something that leaders may be best to downplay. (FORBES: Comfort Can Undermine a Leader's Effectiveness)
7. reverse v. 反转 , 逆行 a. 相反的 , 反面的 4 [ri'və:s]
近义词:failure / loss / contrary / losing / defeat;bottom up / head over heels;upside-down / perversive;retrogress / step backward
例句:When the crowd is too bullish or bearish, the trend is about to reverse.(FORBES: Bernie Schaeffer: Tech And Gold Harmony)
8. replicate v. 复制 4 ['replikit]
近义词:repeat / fold;read back / hammer;scored / reproductive;reproduction / ectype
例句:Steven Farris is hoping to replicate the success Apache has already had in the basin.(FORBES: Apache Buys Exxon's North Sea Fields)
9. ameliorate v. 改善 , 改进 4 [ə'mi:ljəreit]
近义词:improve / moderate;improve / get better
例句:The intention here was to ameliorate the risks of mining and encourage more investment.(FORBES: Connect)
10. modify v. 更改 , 缓和 , 修饰 4 ['mɔdifai]
近义词:alter / dizen;alter / touch up
例句:The US, in particular, has been trying to apply pressure to Opec to modify any output cuts.(BBC: Opec agrees hefty cuts)
11. incorporate v. 合并 , 组成公司 a. 合并的 4 [in'kɔ:pəreit]
近义词:involve / contain / absorb / comprise;merge / mix together;amalgamative / pooled
例句:The tapestry will incorporate codes which will lead smartphone users to history depicted in each panel.(BBC: Codes to be sewn into Scottish Diaspora tapestry)
12. collaborate v. 合作 , 通敌 4 [kə'læbəreit]
近义词:team / work together
例句:Keep your eyes open for ways to help, partner, and collaborate with other entrepreneurs. (FORBES: Move up http://i.forbesimg.com t Move down)
13. discredit v. 怀疑 , 破坏名声 , 使丢脸 4 [dis'kredit]
近义词:misbelieve / disbelieve;doubt / challenge / suspicion
例句:Embarrassed by its findings, the White House is attempting to discredit the McKinsey report. (FORBES: Will Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance Survive ObamaCare?)
14. confound v. 混淆 , 使迷惑 , 挫败 4 [kən'faund]
近义词:defeat / cloud
例句:Congress will find a way to avoid, evade, delay, or otherwise confound these spending limits. (FORBES: A Grim Prognosis For Deficit Reduction)
15. minimize v. 减到最少 , 极度轻视 4 ['minimaiz]
例句:But he argued that limiting ultrawideband gadgets to very low power would minimize interference. (FORBES: Freeing the Airwaves)
16. forestall v. 领先 , 先发制人 , 垄断 4 [fɔ:'stɔ:l]
近义词:corner / monopolize
例句:There does not appear to be any signs of a last-minute effort to forestall that. (WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing)
17. foster v. 领养 , 培养 , 促进 4 ['fɔstə]
近义词:cultivate / rear / raise / plant / mother
例句:Beyond the domain we also strive to provide support to our companies to foster success. (FORBES: Build Your Startup On A Vacant Domain Name)
18. exterminate v. 灭绝 , 根除 4 [ik'stə:mineit]
近义词:destroy / kill off
例句:We shouldn't exterminate bees because some people have terrible reactions to bee stings.( FORBES: Fact and Comment)
19. exclude v. 排除在外 , 排斥 , 拒绝 4 [iks'klu:d]
近义词:preclude / rule out
例句:We cannot be so willing to exclude someone from the protection that that document affords.(CNN: To ban mosque is to subvert Constitution)
20. impose v. 强加 , 征收 , 强制实行 4 [im'pəuz]
近义词:do with / trade on;force / levy tax
例句:Representative Marion Berry (D-Ark.) has a bill to impose federal price controls on prescription drugs through Medicare. (FORBES: Spin Doctors)
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