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vocabulary词汇表
Word
Meaning
AssociatedWord
Category
Example
narrative
consistingoforcharacterizedbythetellingofastory
narration
adj
narrativepoetry
chronological
∙arrangedintheorderinwhichtheyhappened
chronologic
adj
Thefactsshouldbepresentedinchronologicalorder.
plagiarism
anactofplagiarizingsomething;somethingthathasbeenplagiarized
plagiarist
n
atextfullofplagiarisms
genre
aparticulartypeorstyleofliterature,art,filmormusicthatyoucanrecognizebecauseofitsspecialfeatures
n
agenreofart
compose
(notusedintheprogressivetenses)composesomething(formal)tocombinetogethertoformawhole
composed
v
Tenmencomposethecommittee.
synthesise
toproduceasubstancebymeansofchemicalorbiologicalprocesses
synthesization
v
Hehastosynthesisetheinformationhegets.
hinder
tomakeitdifficultforsomebodytodosomethingorforsomethingtohappen
Hinderance
v
Someteachersfelthinderedbyalackofresources.
template
ashapecutoutofahardmaterial,usedasamodelforproducingexactlythesameshapemanytimesinanothermaterial
plate
n
Pressingthetemplatefirmlydownontheplastic,cutarounditwithaknife.
trough
aperiodoftimewhenthelevelofsomethingislow,especiallyatimewhenabusinessortheeconomyisnotgrowing
n
Therehavebeenpeaksandtroughsinthelong-termtrendofunemployment.
tough
havingorcausingproblemsordifficulties
tougher-toughest
Adj
Itwasatoughdecisiontomake.
cirrhosis
aseriousdiseaseoftheliver,causedespeciallybydrinkingtoomuchalcohol
cirrhosed
n
lexicography
thetheoryandpracticeofwritingdictionaries
lexicographer
n
immerse
toputsomebody/somethingintoaliquidsothattheyoritarecompletelycovered
immersed
v
Theseedswillswellwhenimmersedinwater.
multicultural
fororincludingpeopleofseveraldifferentraces,religions,languagesandtraditions
culture
adj
amulticulturalapproachtoeducation
verbally
inspokenwordsandnotinwritingoractions
verbal
adv
Thecompanyhadreceivedcomplaintsbothverballyandinwriting.
synchronous
happeningorexistingatthesametime
synchronic
adj
radically
concerningthemostbasicandimportantpartsofsomething;thoroughandcomplete
radical
adj
theneedforradicalchangesineducation
gadget
asmalltoolordevicethatdoessomethinguseful
n
confess
toadmit,especiallyformallyortothepolice,thatyouhavedonesomethingwrongorillegalAfterhoursofquestioning,thesuspectconfessed.
confessed
v
Sheconfessedtothemurder.
consequent
happeningasaresultofsomething
consequently
v
theloweringoftaxesandtheconsequentincreaseinspending
asynchronous
(oftwoormoreobjectsorevents)notexistingorhappeningatthesametime
asynchronously
adj
exemplify
tobeatypicalexampleofsomething
exemplification
v
Herearlyworkisexemplifiedinherbook,‘AStudyofChildren'sMinds’.
dough
amixtureofflour,water,etc.thatismadeintobreadandpastry
n
Kneadthedoughonaflouredsurface
mnemonics
aword,sentence,poem,etc.thathelpsyoutoremembersomething
mnemonical
n
'MACRO'isamnemonicforthefivemaintechniques:
Memory,Aims,Concentration,ReviewandOrganization.
hygiene
thepracticeofkeepingyourselfandyourlivingandworkingareascleaninordertopreventillnessanddisease
n
Intheinterestsofhygiene,pleasewashyourhands.
catastrophe
asuddeneventthatcausesmanypeopletosuffer
catastropphic
n
Earlywarningsofrisingwaterlevelspreventedanothermajorcatastrophe.
manufacture
tomakegoodsinlargequantities,usingmachinery
manufactured
v
manufacturedgoods
pharmaceutial
connectedwithmakingandsellingdrugsandmedicines
pharmaceutials
adj
pharmaceuticalproducts
mumble
[intransitive,transitive]tospeakorsaysomethinginaquietvoiceinawaythatisnotclear
mutter
v
Icouldhearhimmumblingtohimself
tease
+speechtolaughatsomebodyandmakejokesaboutthem,eitherinafriendlywayorinordertoannoyorembarrassthem
v
Don'tgetupset—Iwasonlyteasing.
slurp
tomakealoudnoisewhileyouaredrinkingsomething
v
Hewasslurpinghistea.
spectacular
veryimpressive
spectacularly
adj
Messiscoredaspectaculargoal.
via
throughaplace
prep
WeflewhomeviaDubai.
borough
atownorpartofacitythathasitsownlocalgovernment
n
theLondonboroughofWestminster
amendment
asmallchangeorimprovementthatismadetoalaworadocument;theprocessofchangingalaworadocument
amend
n
Parliamentpassedthebillwithoutfurtheramendment.
adjacent
nexttoornearsomething
adj
Theplaneslandedonadjacentrunways.
hurricane
aviolentstormwithverystrongwinds,especiallyinthewesternAtlanticOcean
typhoon
n
HurricaneBettyisnowapproachingthecoastofFlorida
divorce
thelegalendingofamarriage
divorced
n
Themarriageendedindivorcein1996.
moral
concernedwithprinciplesofrightandwrongbehaviour
amoral
adj
amoralissue/dilemma/question
mechanical
operatedbypowerfromanengine
mechanically
adj
mechanicalparts
instead
intheplaceofsomebody/something
adv
LeewasillsoIwentinstead.
repetition
thefactofdoingorsayingthesamethingmanytimes
repeat
n
Inherworkwefindtheconstantrepetitionofthesamethemes.
define
tosayorexplainwhatthemeaningofawordorphraseis
defining
v
Lifeimprisonmentisdefinedas60yearsunderstatelaw.
carnival
apublicfestival,usuallyonethathappensataregulartimeeachyear,thatinvolvesmusicanddancinginthestreets,forwhichpeoplewearbrightlycolouredclothes
n
Thereisalocalcarnivaleveryyear.
nun
amemberofareligiouscommunityofwomenwhopromisetoserveGodalltheirlivesandoftenlivetogetherinaconvent
nuns
n
rugby
agameplayedbytwoteamsof13or15players,usinganovalballwhichmaybekickedorcarried.Teamstrytoputtheballovertheotherteam'sline.
rugbyfootball
n
Helikestoplayrugby.
aggressive
angry,andbehavinginathreateningway;readytoattack
aggressively
adj
Hegetsaggressivewhenhe'sdrunk.
narrative
theact,processorskilloftellingastory
story
n
Thenovelcontainstoomuchdialogueandnotenoughnarrative
expiry
anendingoftheperiodoftimewhenanofficialdocumentcanbeused,orwhenanagreementisvalid
n
theexpiryofafixed-termcontract
currency
thesystemofmoneythatacountryuses
n
tradinginforeigncurrencies
controversial
causingalotofangrypublicdiscussionanddisagreement
controversy
adj
oneofthemostcontroversialofLondon'snewofficeblocks
criterion
astandardorprinciplebywhichsomethingisjudged,orwiththehelpofwhichadecisionismade
criteria
n
Themaincriterionisvalueformoney.
consecutive
followingoneafteranotherinaseries,withoutinterruption
consecutively
adj
Aftersixconsecutivedefeats,theteamwasalmostreadytogiveup.
mutual
usedtodescribefeelingsthattwoormorepeoplehaveforeachotherequally,oractionsthataffecttwoormorepeopleequally
mutuality
adj
mutualrespect/understanding
exert
tousepowerorinfluencetoaffectsomebody/something
v
Themoonexertsaforceontheearththatcausesthetides.
attain
tosucceedingettingsomething,usuallyafteralotofeffort
v
Mostofourstudentsattainedfive‘A’gradesintheirexams.
virtuous
behavinginaverygoodandmoralway
virtuously
adj
Shelivedanentirelyvirtuouslife.
dilemma
asituationwhichmakesproblems,oftenoneinwhichyouhavetomakeaverydifficultchoicebetweenthingsofequalimportance
predicament
n
tofaceadilemma
astray
tobecomelost;tobestolen
adv
Welockedupourvaluablessotheywouldnotgoastray.
salutary
havingagoodeffectonsomebody/something,thoughoftenseemingunpleasant
beneficial
adj
Theaccidentwasasalutaryreminderofthedangersofclimbing.
unutterable
usedtoemphasizehowgreataparticularemotionorqualityis
utter
adj
unutterablesadness
magnitude
thegreatsizeorimportanceofsomething;thedegreetowhichsomethingislargeorimportant
adj
Wedidnotrealizethemagnitudeoftheproblem.
aquire
togainsomethingbyyourownefforts,abilityorbehaviour
v
ShehasacquiredagoodknowledgeofEnglish.
heritage
thehistory,traditionsandqualitiesthatacountryorsocietyhashadformanyyearsandthatareconsideredanimportantpartofitscharacter
n
Spain'srichculturalheritage
expose
toshowsomethingthatisusuallyhidden
reveal
v
Myjobasajournalististoexposethetruth.
warrior
(especiallyinthepast)apersonwhofightsinabattleorwar
n
awarriornation(=whosepeopleareskilledinfighting)
monopoly
thecompletecontroloftradeinparticulargoodsorthesupplyofaparticularservice;atypeofgoodsoraservicethatiscontrolledinthisway
n
Inthepastcentralgovernmenthadamonopolyontelevisionbroadcasting.
moral
concernedwithprinciplesofrightandwrongbehaviour
morality
adj
Thenewspaperswerefullofmoraloutrageattheweaknessofothercountries.
sprawl
tositorliewithyourarmsandlegsspreadoutinarelaxedorawkwardway
sprawling
v
HewassprawlinginanarmchairinfrontoftheTV.
aggressive
angry,andbehavinginathreateningway;readytoattack
aggresive
adj
Hegetsaggressivewhenhe'sdrunk.
tremendous
extremelygood
remarkable
adj
Itwasatremendousexperience.
tribe
(indevelopingcountries)agroupofpeopleofthesamerace,andwiththesamecustoms,lang