2019年SAT考生必背高频词汇整理5

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75. confound

confound /kənˈfaʊnd/ ( confounding, confounded, confounds )

V-T If someone or somethingconfounds you, they make you feel surprised or confused, often by showing you that your opinions or expectations of them were wrong. 使吃惊; 使困惑

例：

He momentarily confounded his critics by his cool handling of thehostage crisis.

他通过冷静处理人质危机顿时使他的批评者们大吃一惊。

76. abashed

abashed /əˈbæʃt/

ADJ If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed. 窘迫的 [书面][usu v-link ADJ]

例：

He looked abashed and uncomfortable.

他看起来既窘迫又不自在。

77. eclectic

eclectic /ɪˈklɛktɪk/ TEM8

ADJ An eclectic collection ofobjects, ideas, or beliefs is wide-ranging and comes from many different sources. 兼收并蓄的 [正式]

例：

...an eclectic collection of paintings, drawings, and prints.

…一批油画、素描、版画兼有的藏品。

78. languorous

languorous /ˈlæŋɡərəs/

ADJ If you describe an activity as languorous, you mean that it is lazy, relaxed, and not energetic,usually in a pleasant way. 懒洋洋的; 慢悠悠的 [文学性] [usu ADJ n]

例：

...languorous morning coffees on the terrace.

...清晨在露台上悠然自得地啜着咖啡。

79. quiescent

quiescent /kwɪˈɛsənt/

ADJ Someone or something that is quiescent is quiet and inactive. 静态的[文学性]

例：

...a society which was politically quiescent and above all deferential.

...一个遵循顺从至上及政治上平静的社会。

80. exacting

exacting /ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ/

ADJ You use exacting to describe something or someone that demands hard work and a great deal of care. 费劲的; 难办的

例：

She didn't think that he was well enough to carry out such an exacting task.

她认为他身体不是很好，不能执行如此艰巨的任务。

81. unnerved

unnerve /ʌnˈnɜːv/ TEM8 ( unnerving, unnerved, unnerves )

V-T If you say that something unnerves you, you mean that it worries or troubles you. 使不安

例：

The news about Dermot had unnerved me.

有关德莫特的消息已让我不安了。

82. renegade

renegade /ˈrɛnɪˌɡeɪd/ TEM8 (renegades )

N-COUNT A renegade is a person who abandons the religious, political, or philosophical beliefs that he or she used to have, and accepts opposing or different beliefs. 叛徒; 叛逆者; 改变信仰者

例：

He has shown himself to be a renegade without respect for the rule of law.

他已经表现出自己是个毫不尊重法规的叛逆者。

83. arrest

V-T If something or someonearrests a process, they stop it from continuing. 抑制 [正式]

例：

The sufferer may have to make major changes in his or her life to arrest the disease.

患者可能得对自身生活作大的调整以抑制病情。

84. sequestered

sequestered /sɪˈkwɛstəd/

ADJ A sequestered place isquiet and far away from busy places. 幽静的; 与世隔绝的 [文学性]

85. negligible

negligible /ˈnɛɡlɪdʒəbəl/ CET6TEM8

ADJ An amount or effect thatis negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about. 微不足道的

例：

The pay that the soldiers received was negligible.

士兵们得到的津贴微乎其微。

86. digression

digression [dai'ɡreʃən]n.

(谈话或写作的)离题，漫笔，漫谈离题话，枝节话，闲话，离题的段落(或部分)，枝节内容

偏离，背离

【天文学】距角

87. vexing

vex /vɛks/ TEM8 ( vexing,vexed, vexes )

V-T If someone or something vexes you, they make you feel annoyed, puzzled, and frustrated. 使烦恼; 使迷惑; 使沮丧

例：

It vexedme to think of others gossiping behind my back.

想到别人在我背后说闲话让我很恼火。

88. stymied

stymie /ˈstaɪmɪ/ ( stymieing,stymied, stymies )

V-T If you are stymied by something, you find it very difficult to take action or to continue what youare doing. 妨碍 [非正式] [usu passive]

例：

Companies have been stymied by the length of time it takes to reach an agreement.

数个公司因耗费很长时间以达成协议而受到阻碍。

89. pedestrian

pedestrian /pɪˈdɛstrɪən/ CET6 TEM4 ( pedestrians )

N-COUNT A pedestrian is a person who is walking, especially in a town or city, rather than travelling in a vehicle. 行人

例：

Ingrid was a walker, even in Los Angeles, where a pedestrian is a rare sight.

英格丽德是个步行者，即使在行人少见的洛杉矶也是如此。

90. verve

verve /vɜːv/ TEM8

N-UNCOUNT Verve is lively and forceful enthusiasm. 激情 [书面]

例：

He looked for the dramatic,like the sunset in this painting, and painted it with great verve.

他追求画面的表现力—就像这幅画里的落日—而且创作时充满激情。

91. evocation

evocation /ˌɛvəˈkeɪʃən/ (evocations )

N-VAR An evocation of something involves creating an image or impression of it. (形象)重现 [正式][usu N 'of' n]

例：

...a perfectevocation of the period.

...该时代的一个完美的重现。

92. partisan

partisan /ˌpɑːtɪˈzæn, ˈpɑːtɪˌzæn/ CET6+ TEM8 ( partisans )

义项partisan读作ˈpɑːtɪzn。

ADJ Someone who is partisan strongly supports a particular person or cause, often without thinking carefully about the matter. 盲目拥护的

例：

He is clearly too partisan to be a referee.

他显然过于偏袒，不适合担任裁判。

93. bias

bias /ˈbaɪəs/ CET6 TEM4 ( biasing, biased, biases )

N-VAR Bias is a tendency to prefer one person or thing to another, and to favour that person or thing. 偏见

例：

...his desire to avoid the appearance of bias in favour of one candidate or another.

…他想避免表现出对这个或那个候选人有偏好。

94. dearth

dearth /dɜːθ/

N-SING If there is a dearth of something, there is not enough of it. 不足 [usu N 'of' n]

例：

Construction had slowed because of a dearth of labourers.

建筑进程缓慢是因为劳动力不足。

95. diminution

diminution /ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/

N-UNCOUNT A diminution of something is its reduction in size, importance, or intensity. 减小; 减弱 [正式] [usu N 'of/in' n]

例：

...despite a slight diminution in asset value.

...尽管资产价值略有减少。

96. mosaic

mosaic /məˈzeɪɪk/ TEM8 ( mosaics )

N-VAR A mosaic is a design which consists of small pieces of coloured glass, pottery, or stone set inconcrete or plaster. 马赛克

例：

...a Roman villa which once housed a fine collection of mosaics.

…一座曾藏有一批精美的马赛克收藏品的罗马别墅。

97. 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。

98. foster

foster ['fɔstɚ] vt. 培养;养育，抚育;抱(希望等)adj. 收养的，养育的

V-T To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop. 促进

例：

He said that developed countries had a responsibility to foster globale conomic growth to help new democracies.

他说发达国家有一种促进全球经济增长以帮助新兴民主国家的责任。

99. exhort

exhort /ɪɡˈzɔːt/ TEM8 (exhorting, exhorted, exhorts )

V-T If you exhort someone to do something, you try hard to persuade or encourage them to do it. 劝告; 勉励 [正式]

例：

Kennedy exhorted his listeners to turn away from violence.

肯尼迪劝告他的听众要远离暴力。

例：

He exhorted his companions,"Try to accomplish your aim with diligence."

他勉励他的同志，“尝试以勤奋来实现目标。”

100. flexible

flexible ['flɛksəbl] adj. 灵活的;柔韧的;易弯曲的

ADJ Something or someone that is flexible is able to change easily and adapt to different conditions and circumstances as they occur. 灵活的 [表赞许]

例：

...flexible working hours.

…弹性工作时间。

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