高级英语Lesson6词汇整理
Lesson 6
Part 1. V ocabulary
1. deterioration [di,ti?ri?'rei??n]
n. a、a symptom of reduced quality or strength
b、process of changing to an inferior state
e.g. deterioration in the quality of goods货物品质的降低
mental deterioration精神衰颓
There will also be much discussion of the deterioration of global economic prospects since 11 September.
Synonyms: corruption , regression , degradation
Antonyms:amelioration (改进)
2. premeditate [ pri'mediteit ]
V. a. consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand 预谋
b. think or reflect beforehand or in advance 预先考虑
e.g. "premeditated murder" “谋杀”
代代相传She carefully premeditated each step of her plan.
And actually , the strategy already " premeditate long already " Synonym: prepend
e.g. to make jokes with malice prepended 怀着恶意开玩笑
3.farcical [ 'fɑ:sikl ]
adj. broadly or extravagantly humorous; rembling farce滑稽的；闹剧的；引人发笑的
e.g. a farcical afterpiece in the ancient Roman theater.
在古罗马喜剧里引人发笑的短喜剧。
The Equitable Members' Action Group said Sir John's work was
now becoming "farcical" and "dangerous".
Synonyms: funny , humouristic, ludicrous
4.prop [ pr?p ]
n.
屋顶做防水a) a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from
shaking or falling
b)any movable articles or objects ud on the t of a play or
movie
e.g. Mr. Helton was the hope and the prop of the family.
"Before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"
Synonyms: backbone, mainstay
v.support by placing against something solid or rigid
电影失孤e.g. He ud a box to prop the door open.
Synonyms: maintain , support , uphold , sustain
prop up支撑; 支持
The Indian government is supporting the effort as a way to prop up its energy industry.
Prop- :proper, properly, propo, proposition, proprietary, proprietor, propeller, property
5.prentiment [ pri'zentim?nt ]
n. a feeling of evil to come (尤指不祥的)预感
e.g. I have a prentiment that something bad will happen.
I have neither a fear, nor a prentiment, nor a hope of death. Synonyms: anticipation , foreboding
6.vigil [ 'vid?il ] n.
a) a period of sleeplessness不眠
b)the rite of staying awake for devotional purpos (especially on
the eve of a religious festival) 守夜
c) a purpoful surveillance to guard or obrve监视
e.g. In London's Trafalgar Square, fans planned a candlelight vigil
(烛光守夜) under the backdrop of songs that made the singer famous.
All night the mother kept vigil over the sick child.
Synonyms: obrvation , guard , surveillance
7字春联7.desultory [ 'des?lt?ri ]
Adj. marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpo; jumping from one thing to another散漫的；不连贯的，
e.g. "Desultory thoughts";
“The desultory conversation characteristic of cocktail parties"
His conduct during the first weeks had been desultory beyond
description .
Synonyms: loo, intermittent
8.corrugate [ 'k?:ruɡeit ]
策略管理v. fold into ridges
e.g. The wind corrugates the surface of the a
Surfaces speedily corrugated
corrugate the forehead 皱起前额
Synonyms: wrinkle , crea
9.brui [bru:z]
n. an injury that doesn't break the skin but results in some discoloration v.
a. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of.
"I bruid my knee"
b. hurt the feelings of
砂锅土豆粉怎么做Her unkind remark bruid his feeling.
c break up into small pieces for foo
d preparation
"brui the berries with a wooden spoon and strain them"
d damag
e (plant tissue) by abrasion o
f pressure
"The customer bruid the strawberries by squeezing them" Synonyms: hurt injure wound
10.blemish ['blemi?]
n. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
"a facial blemish"
古诗高中同义词：defect | mar
千人糕v.
a) mar or spoil the appearance of
同义词：deface | disfigure
b)mar or impair with a flaw
"her face was blemished"
同义词：spot
c)add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
同义词：flaw
e.g. Mrs. Hook Eagles was a woman blemish in her character.
11. ru [ ru:z, ru:s ]
n. a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture) 计策；诡计
e.g.
The criminal adopted ru to escape detection .
They believed the ru would deter the cats as tigers rarely attack a person from the front .
Synonyms: strategy , device , fraud, deception,
12. revulsion [ ri'v?l??n ]
n. inten aversion 厌恶；强烈反感
e.g. That film caud revulsion , not least among the education circles.
She was swept with revulsion for the emptiness of her life . Like other girls in her position, she began to bemoan her fate .
