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GRE写作必背单词和短语
写作必背单词和短语
1.counterproductiveadj.产生相反效果(结果)的
e.g.Itiscounterproductivetobetootough:
itjustmakesthestaff
resentful.
e.g.Althoughthespeakeroverlookscertaincircumstancesinwhichundue
skepticismmightbecounterproductive,andevenharmful,onbalanceI
agreethatweshouldnotpassivelyacceptwhateverispassedoffasfact;
otherwise,humanknowledgewouldneveradvance.
2.seminaladj.萌芽的,潜在的;开创性的;有重大影响的
e.g.intheseminalstate(在萌芽状态)||seminalthoughts||seminal
principle(基本原则)
e.g.aseminalbook/poet||Thisexperimentwastohaveaseminal
influenceonhisownpoliticaldevelopment.
3.forgov.放弃
e.g.Thechoicetoforgohissecurityisalwaysavailable,althoughitmight
carryunpleasantconsequence.
4.intuitionn.直觉
e.g.Iwilltrustmystrongintuitionthatfreewillisanessentialpartofour
beingashumans.
5.satisfyv.证明是正当的,公证的;为…寻找正当理由
e.g.Suchactioncanbesatisfiedonthegroundsofgreaterefficiency.
e.g.Inthefinalanalysis,governmentcannotphilosophicallysatisfy
assistinglargecitiesforthepurposeofeitherpromotingorpreservingthe
nation'sculturaltraditions;norisgovernmentassistancenecessarytoward
theseends.
6.resortto…诉诸…
e.g.thereisnonecessitytoresorttoviolentactionssuchasdemonstration,
riotorrebel.
7.hingeon…以…为转移,靠…转动
e.g.Theclaimthatsociety’sdestinyhingesonhowchildrenaresocialized,
whileappealinginsomerespects,isanover-statementatbest.
8.atbest最多,充其量;以最乐观的观点来看
9.collaborateto…
e.g.Forexample,scientists,researchers,andevencomputerprogrammers
mustcollaboratetoestablishcommongoals,coordinateefforts,and
meettimelines.
10.lendsomecredenceto…提供支持
e.g.Whileoureverydayexperiencemightlendcredencetothisassertion.
e.g.Recentadvancesinmolecularbiologyandgeneticslendsome
credencetothisposition,bysuggestingthatthesedeterminingphysical
forcesincludeourownindividualgeneticmakeup.
11.dimensionn.大小;体积;程度;范围
e.g.acreatureofhugedimensions.||Ididnotrealizethedimensionsof
theproblem.
e.g.Thereisadimensiontotheproblemthatwehavenotdiscussed.||
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variousdimensionsofhumanexperience.
12.detractorn.损毁者;贬低者
13.amountto…相当于;等于
e.g.Whatyousayamountstoadirectaccusation.
e.g.Evenwhereafictionworkamountstopurefantasy,withnohistorical
context,itcanstillholdmorelastingsignificancethanafactualaccount.
14.fruitionn.享用,结果实,成就,实现
e.g.Itisthefamousfewthatprovidevisionofthefuture,visionswhich
groupsthenbringtofruition.
e.g.bringone'splanstofruition||Afteryearsofhardwork,hishopescame
tofruition.
reapv.收获;收割
e.g.Theconsumerreapsrichrewardsfromthiscompetitivespirit.
15.inspirev.激励或鼓舞
e.g.Tobeginwith,learningaboutkeyhistoricalfiguresinspiresusto
achievegreatthingsourselves---farmoresothanlearningaboutthe
conditionsofgroupsofpeople.
16.providenecessaryimpetusfor…给与…动力
e.g.Itisalmostalwaysakeyindividualwhoprovidethenecessary
imputesforwhatotherwisemightbeagroupeffort,asdiscussedbelow.
17.favorv.赐予;给与
e.g.Hewasfavoredwithgreatintelligence.||adducefactstofavorone’s
contention.
18.paradigmn.样式;典范;范例
e.g.educationalparadigms
19.obscurev.使阴暗;使朦胧
e.g.Generallyspeaking,then,undueattentiontotheeffortsand
contributionsofvariousgroupstendstoobscurethecauseandeffect
relationshipwithwhichthestudyofhistoryischieflyconcerned.
20.takestepsto…采取措施…
e.g.takesteptohelpalleviatesocialproblems
21.serveusefulpurposesfor…有益于…
e.g.Iagreeinsofarassomecommoncorecurriculumwouldserveuseful
purposesforanynation
e.g.immediatedisclosurewouldhaveservednousefulpurposeand
mightevenhaveresultedinmasshysteria.
22.nascentadj.初生的
e.g.inanascentcondition/stage/state||anascentindustry/literature/art
23.reacha(fullyinformed)consensusasto…对于…达成共识
24.unfetteredadj.除去脚镣的;自由而不受约束的
25.irrespectiveofwhether…无论如何
e.g.Whilewemustinvestinresearchirrespectiveofwhetherthe
resultsmightbecontroversial.
26.drawadistinctionbetween…区分…
e.g.Oneusefulapproachistodrawadistinctionbetweenpersonal
moralityandpublicmorality.
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27.catalystn.催化剂;刺激因素
e.g.circumstanceoftenservesasacatalystforheroism.
28.accountfor…解释原因
e.g.Thiscombinationofveryhighdensityofpopulation,goodsand
services,andmachines,allincreasingwithalmostbrutalspeed,does
accountforsomereallyantisocialtendenciesinmodernurbangrowth.
29.provison.限制性条款;(附带)条件
e.g.Thecarpenteragreedtodothework,withtheprovisothathewas
paidinadvance.
e.g.Asidefromthetwoforgoingprovisos,however,Ifundamentally
disagreewiththespeaker’sclaim.
30.converselyadv.相反的
e.g.holdconverseopinions.||Withoutknowledge,wecanhardlysurvive
throughabominableconditions,dependingsolelyontheadmirationofthe
beingsderivedfromimagination.Conversely,withoutimagination,we
canaswellnotpossibletogetthroughduetotheimpedimentof
knowledgeandthedepletionofspiritualasylums.
31.corevaluesuponwhichany(democratic)societydependsto
thrive.一个社会赖以繁荣的价值核心
32.besuperior(in…)to…比更好,更优秀
e.g.thisengineissuperiorineveryrespecttothat.||whenevermoving
imagesarecentraltoaneventthevideocameraissuperiortoawritten
word.
33.proceedingn.行动,进行,会议录,学报
e.g.legalproceeding||governmentalproceedings
34.thwartv.反对;妨碍;挫败
e.g.thegovernment’sstrategiesforthwartingspecificplansofan
internationalterroristoradrugtrafficker.
35.publicpanic公众恐慌
36.unprecedentedadj.空前的,史无前例的
e.g.thesocietyischangingataspeedwhichisquiteunprecedented.
37.inexorableadj.不可阻挡的;坚持不懈的;无情的
e.g.Factsareinexorable||theinexorablemarchofscience
38.Scienceisonthemarch.||themarchofscience/events/time
39.makegreateffort努力;makeeveryeffort尽一切努力;
overcomeamyriadofpoliticalimpediments克服政治障碍
40.amyriadof无数,数不清
e.g.Eachgalaxycontainsamyriadofstars.
41.takeprecedenceover…居先于…;优先于…
e.g.Thisinterestmighttakeprecedenceoverthehistoricvalueofanold
structurethatstandsinthewayofaparkingstructure.
42.strikeabalanceamongcompetinginterest
43.serveasasubstitutefor…取代…
besupercededby代替;取代
e.g.Pragmaticbehaviorguaranteessurvival,whereasidealisticviewstend
tobesupercededbysimpler,moreimmediateoptions.
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44.源自于:
emergefrom…(ineveryageandculturesomeworthwhileartand
literatureemergesfromthemediocrity.)
stemfrom…(prevailingattitudesaboutsexualmoralitystemfromthe
ideasofkeyreligiousleaders)
springfrom…(thisdesiretoidentifyoneselfwithanexclusivesocial
groupseemstospringfromsomeinnatepsychologicalneedtodefine
one'sselfthroughone'spersonalassociations.)
45.坏影响;负面影响:
detrimentaleffectsof…(Inpolitics,thedetrimentaleffectsof
competitionareblatant.)
negative/adverseeffectson/to…
46.名人
notablefigures
celebrity
elite
personality(televisionpersonalities)
47.普遍;普及
prevailingadj.普遍的;流行的;占优势的(theprevailingviewin
Westerncorporateculture||prevailingprinciple)
popularadj.
prevalentadj.(Thehabitoftravelingbyaircraftisbecomingmore
prevalenteachyear.)
48.灌输;教育
instillv.(Courtesymustbeinstilledinchildhood||Moralitymaybe
instilledintotheirminds)
inculcatev.(inculcatetheyoungwithasenseofduty.)
impartv.(Agoodteacherimpartswisdomtohispupils.)
fosterv.养育,抚育,培养,鼓励(Frequentculturalexchangewill
certainlyhelpfosterfriendlyrelationsbetweenourtwouniversities.||
detectandfosterartistictalent.||tofosteraninterestinmusic)
nurturev.养育,给与营养物,教养(Whilethespeakermightoverlook
thebenefitsofnurturingcertainemotionsandfeels,onbalanceIagree
that…)
49.充满;装满
beladenwith…(Historyisladenwithunusualclaims||beladen
withresponsibility)
berepletewith…(Modernpoliticsisrepletewithexamplesof
whatmostpeoplewouldconsiderpersonalethicalfallings)
befraughtwith…(acomplexissuethatisfraughtwiththe
problemsofdefiningethics,morality,andsuccessfulleadership)
50.癖性;偏好
idiosyncraticadj.特性的;癖性的(Givenachoicetheywillpursuetheir
ownidiosyncraticareaofinterest.)
inclinationn.(followone'sowninclination||Ihavenoinclinationto
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beadoctor.)
51.若干重;若干刃
adouble-edgedsword双刃剑
e.g.Thistypeofadvertisementcanbeadoubt-edgedsword,whenthe
productdoesnotmaketheperson“belike”thepersoninthe
advertisement,therecanbedisappointmentanddisillusionmentwiththe
product.
atwo-edgedweapon双重武器
e.g.Asissooftenpointedout,knowledgeisatwo-edgedweaponwhich
canbeusedequallyforgoodorevil.
twofold/threefold/manifoldadj.双重/三重/多种
e.g.Wehavetoaskourselvesveryseriouslywhatwillhappenisthis
twofolduseofknowledge,withitsever-increasingpower,continues.
e.g.TheCityCouncilhasamanifoldplantobeautifythecity.
52.havelittlebearingon…与…无关
e.g.Moreover,assistinglargecitieswouldhavelittlebearingonour
distinctculturaltraditions,whichabideelsewhere.
withrespectto…关于
e.g.Personaleconomicsuccessmightbedueeithertoone'sinvestment
strategyortoone'sworkorcareer.Withrespecttotheformer,
non-conformistswithenoughrisktoleranceandpatienceinvariablyachieve
moresuccessthanconformists.Withrespecttothelatter,while
non-conformistsaremorelikelytosucce