2019年SAT考生必背高频词汇整理2

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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. 实现 (承诺、梦想、希望等)

例：

President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.

卡翁达总统实现了他的关于宣布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. 严重的

例：

...a business with severe cash flow problems.

…一个有严重现金流转问题的企业。

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. 责骂 [正式]

例：

His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed.

他母亲把他叫来，责骂了他。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鼓劲。

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. 先驱

例：

...one of the leading pioneers of photojournalism.

…摄影新闻界的主要先驱之一。

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. 先锋

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变革的先锋。

18. complicity

complicity /kəmˈplɪsɪtɪ/ TEM4

N-UNCOUNT Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan. 同谋 [正式]

例：

Recently a number ofpolicemen were sentenced to death for their complicity in the murder.

近来很多警察因参与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...的清白 [正式]

例：

The official report basically exonerated everyone.

该官方报告基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; 泛滥的

例：

Inflation is rampant and industry in decline.

通货膨胀肆虐，工业生产下降。

21. proscribed

proscribe /prəʊˈskraɪb/ (proscribing, proscribed, proscribes )

V-T If something is proscribed by people in authority, the existence or the use of that thing is forbidden. 正式宣布被禁止[正式] [usu passive]

例：

In some cultures surgery is proscribed.

在有些文化里，外科手术是被禁止的。

22. spare

spare /spɛə/ CET4 TEM4 ( sparing, spared, spares )

ADJ You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that youdo not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. 备用的

例：

If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your mainpair is broken or lost.

如有可能留一副备用眼镜以防你常用的那副打碎或丢失。

23. dispute

dispute /dɪˈspjuːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( disputing, disputed, disputes )

N-VAR A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups. 争论

例：

They have won previous pay disputes with the government.

他们曾赢过前几起与政府的工资纠纷。

24. strenuous

strenuous /ˈstrɛnjʊəs/ CET6+ TEM8

ADJ A strenuous activity oraction involves a lot of energy or effort. 艰苦的; 剧烈的

例：

Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening.

应避免在傍晚进行剧烈的运动。

25. crucial

crucial /ˈkruːʃəl/ CET4 TEM4

ADJ If you describe somethingas crucial, you mean it is extremely important. 至关重要的

例：

He had administrators underhim but made the crucial decisions himself.

尽管他手下有许多官员，但重要的决定还是他自己做。

26. recruiting

recruit /rɪˈkruːt/ CET4 TEM4 ( recruiting, recruited, recruits )

V-T If you recruit people foran organization, you select them and persuade them to join it or work for it. 招收; 招募

例：

The police are trying to recruit more black and Hispanic officers.

警方正试图招收更多的黑人和西班牙裔的警官。

27. longevity

longevity /lɒnˈdʒɛvɪtɪ/ CET6+ TEM4

N-UNCOUNT Longevity is longlife. 长寿 [正式]

例：

Human longevity runs in families.

人类长寿是有遗传的。

28. characterize

characterize /ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz/ CET4 TEM4 ( characterizing, characterized,characterizes )

BRIT also characterise

V-T If something ischaracterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is anobvious part of it.以…为特征 [正式] [usu passive]

例：

This election campaign has been characterized by violence.

这次竞选运动以暴力为特征。

29. mountainous

mountainous /ˈmaʊntɪnəs/ CET6 TEM4

ADJ A mountainous place has alot of mountains. 多山的

例：

...the mountainous region of New Mexico.

…新墨西哥州的多山地区。

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