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GRE抽象词不全自己整理的
distinction n.差别;区分;优秀;荣誉,优待
empirical [imˈpirikəl]a.以经验(或观察)为依据的,经验(主义)的
psychological [ˌsaikəˈlɔdʒikəl]a.心理(学)的
reality n.现实,实际;真实
appraise
verb[VN]
(formal)toconsiderorexaminesb/sthandformanopinionaboutthemorit:
anappraisingglance/look◆Shesteppedbacktoappraiseherworkmanship.◆Hiseyescoollyappraisedtheyoungwomanbeforehim.
tomakeaformaljudgementaboutthevalueofaperson'swork,usuallyafteradiscussionwiththemaboutit:
Managersmustappraiseallstaff.
intensity [inˈtensiti]
n.强烈,剧烈;强度
intensity
noun(pluralintensities)
[U,sing.]thestateorqualityofbeingintense:
intensityoflight/sound/colour◆intensityoffeeling/concentration/relief◆Hewaswatchingherwithanintensitythatwasunnerving.◆Thestormresumedwithevengreaterintensity.◆Thediscussionsreachedanewlevelofintensityandbylunchtimetheexchangeswerebecomingveryheated.
[U,C](usuallytechnical)Thestrengthofsth,forexamplelight,thatcanbemeasured:
continuouslyvaryingintensitiesofnaturallight
correspond
verb[V]
~(to/withsth)tobethesameasormatchsth:
Youraccountofeventsdoesnotcorrespondwithhers.◆Youraccountandhersdonotcorrespond.◆Thewrittenrecordoftheconversationdoesn'tcorrespondto(=isdifferentfrom)whatwasactuallysaid.
~(tosth)tobesimilartoorthesameassthelse:
TheBritishjobofLecturercorrespondsroughlytotheUSAssociateProfessor.
~(withsb)(formal)towriteletterstosbandreceivelettersfromthem
observation
noun
[U,C]theactofwatchingsb/sthcarefullyforaperiodoftime,especiallytolearnsth:
Mostinformationwascollectedbydirectobservationoftheanimals'behaviour.◆resultsbasedonscientificobservations◆Wemanagedtoescapeobservation(=wewerenotseen).◆Thesuspectisbeingkeptunderobservation(=watchedcloselybythepolice).◆Shehasoutstandingpowersofobservation(=theabilitytonoticethingsaroundher).◆anobservationpost/tower(=aplacefromwheresb,especiallyanenemy,canbewatched)
[C]~(about/onsth)acomment,especiallybasedonsthyouhaveseen,heardorread:
Hebeganbymakingafewgeneralobservationsaboutthereport.◆Shehassomeinterestingobservationsonpossiblefuturedevelopments
identical [aiˈdentikəl]
a.(to,with)相同(等)的;同一的
identical
adjective
~(to/withsb/sth)similarineverydetail:
arowofidenticalhouses◆Herdressisalmostidenticaltomine.◆Thenumberonthecardshouldbeidenticalwiththeoneonthechequebook.◆Thetwopicturesaresimilar,althoughnotidentical.
(theidentical)[onlybeforenoun]thesame:
Thisistheidenticalroomwestayedinlastyear.
identicallyadverb:
Thechildrenweredressedidentically.
perceive [pəˈsi:
v]
vt.感知,感觉,察觉;意识到,理解
perceive
verb(written)
tonoticeorbecomeawareofsth:
[VN]Iperceivedachangeinhisbehaviour.◆[Vthat]Sheperceivedthatallwasnotwell.◆[VNtoinf]Thepatientwasperceivedtohavedifficultyinbreathing.
HelpNote:
Thispatternisusuallyusedinthepassive.
~sth(assth)tounderstandorthinkofsthinaparticularway:
[VN]Thisdiscoverywasperceivedasamajorbreakthrough.◆Shedidnotperceiveherselfasdisabled.◆Asciencedegreeandartisticinterestsareoftenperceivedasincompatible.◆[VNtoinf]Theywerewidelyperceivedtohavebeenunlucky.
HelpNote:
Thispatternisusuallyusedinthepassive.
WORDFAMILY
perceivev.
perceptionn.
perceptiveadj.
perceptibleadj.(=/=imperceptible
acceptance n.接受,接纳;赞同,承认;容忍
acceptance
/əkˈseptəns;əkˋsɛptəns/n
[C,U](actof)acceptingorbeingaccepted接受;答应;同意;认可:
Sincewesentouttheinvitationswe'vereceivedfiveacceptancesandonerefusal.我们发出请帖以後,收到的回覆是五位接受,一位推辞.
[U]favourablereception;approval赞成;赞同:
Thenewlawsgainedwidespreadacceptance.新法例广获赞同.
[C](commerce商)(a)agreementtopayabill承兑,认付(票据).(b)billacceptedinthisway承兑汇票.
accidental
/ˏæksɪˈdentl;ˏæksəˋdɛntl/adjhappeningunexpectedlyorbychance意外的;偶然的:
averdictofaccidentaldeath意外死亡的裁决*anaccidentalmeetingwithafriend偶然遇到一位朋友.>accidentally/-təlɪ;-tlɪ/adv.
accommodate
/əˈkɔmədeɪt;əˋkɑməˏdet/v
[Tn]providelodgingorroomfor(sb)供给(某人)住宿或房间:
Thishotelcanaccommodateupto500guests.这旅馆可供达500位来宾住宿.
[Tn.pr]~sthtosthchangeoradjuststhsothatitfitsorharmonizeswithsthelse适应;迁就;迎合:
Iwillaccommodatemyplanstoyours.我修改一下计划以便和你的计划相适应.
(fml文)(a)[Tn,Tn.pr]~sb(withsth)grantorsupply(sth)tosb准予或提供某人(某事物):
Thebankwillaccommodateyouwithaloan.银行将贷给你一笔款.(b)[Tn]do(sb)afavour;oblige帮(某人的)忙;施恩惠於:
Ishallendeavourtoaccommodateyouwheneverpossible.只要有可能,我将尽力帮你.
[Tn](fml文)caterfor(sth/sb);takeintoconsideration顺应(某事物[某人]);考虑到:
accommodatethespecialneedsofminoritygroups照顾少数团体的特殊需要.
>accommodatingadj(ofaperson)easytodealwith;willingtohelp;obliging(指人)随和的,乐於助人的,施恩惠的.
acknowledgment n.承认;鸣谢
acquiesce
/ˏækwɪˈes;ˏækwɪˋɛs/v[I,Ipr]~(insth)(fml文)acceptsthwithoutprotest;offernoopposition(toaplan,conclusion,etc)默认;顺从;默许(一计划﹑结论等):
Herparentswillneveracquiesceinsuchanunsuitablemarriage.她的父母决不会答应这门不相宜的婚事.
>acquiescence/ˏækwɪˈesns;ˏækwɪˋɛsns/n[U].
acquiescent/-ˈesnt;-ˋɛsnt/adjreadytoacquiesce默认的;顺从的:
anacquiescentnature和顺的性情*Sheistooacquiescent,ietooreadytocomply.她太百依百顺了
address [əˈdres]
n.地址;演说vt.写地址;演说;对付
address1
/əˈdres;USˈædres;ˋædrɛs/n
detailsofwhereapersonlives,worksorcanbefound,andwhereletters,etcmaybedelivered住址;地址;通讯处:
Tellmeifyouchangeyouraddress.如果你的地址改变了,请告诉我.*Myhome/businessaddressis3WestSt,Oxford.我家[办公处]的地址是牛津西街3号.
speechmadetoanaudience演说;演讲.
(computing计)partofacomputerinstructionthatspecifieswhereapieceofinformationisstored(计算机指令中标明某信息储存於何处的)位址.
(idm习语)aformofaddress=>form1.
address2
/əˈdres;əˋdrɛs/v
[Tn,Tn.pr]~sth(tosb/sth)writeon(aletter,parcel,etc)thenameandaddressoftheperson,firm,etcthatitistobedeliveredto(在信件﹑包裹等上)写收件人或公司等的名字及地址:
Thecardwaswronglyaddressedto(usat)ouroldhome.那张(给我们的)明信片误写了我们的旧地址.
[Tn]makeaspeechto(apersonoranaudience),espformally向(某人或听众)讲话(尤指正式地):
Thechairmanwillnowaddressthemeeting.现在由主席向与会者讲话.
[Tn.pr]~sthtosb/sthdirect(aremarkorwrittenstatement)tosb/sth对某人[某事物]提出(意见或书面陈述):
Pleaseaddressallcomplaintstothemanager.一切意见均请向经理提出.
[Cn.n/a]~sbassthuse(aparticularnameortitle)inspeakingorwritingtosb用(某姓名或头衔)称呼某人:
Don'taddressmeas`Colonel':
I'monlyamajor.不要称我‘上校’,我只是少校.
[Tn.pr]~oneselftosth(fml文)directone'sattentionto(aproblem);tacklesth把注意力集中於(某问题);致力於某事:
Itistimeweaddressedourselvestothemainitemontheagenda.现在我们该把注意力集中到议事日程上的主要项目上来了.
[Tn]takeaimat(theball)ingolf(高尔夫球戏中)瞄准(球).
[Tn](computing计)storeorretrieve(apieceofinformation)byusinganaddress1(3)(用计算机中的位址指令)存入或取出(信息).
>addressee/ˏædreˈsiː;ˏædrɛˋsi/npersontowhomaletter,etcisaddressed收信人;收件人.
aesthetic
/iːsˈθetɪk;ɛsˋθɛtɪk/(USalsoesthetic/esˈθetɪk;ɛsˋθɛtɪk/)adj[usuattrib通常作定语]
(a)concernedwithbeautyandtheappreciationofbeauty有关美的;美学的:
aestheticstandards美学标准*anaestheticsense美感.(b)appreciatingbeautyandbeautifulthings对美和美的事物欣赏的;审美的:
anaestheticperson有美感的人.
pleasingtolookat;artistic;tasteful悦目的;艺术的;雅致的:
aestheticdesign美观的设计*Theirfurniturewasmoreaestheticthanpractical.他们的家具华而不实.
>aesthetically(USalsoes-)/-klɪ;-klɪ/adv:
aestheticallypleasing美观可爱的.
aestheticism/iːsˈθetɪsɪzəm;ɛsˋθɛtɪˏsɪzəm/(USalsoes-)n[U].
aesthetics(USalsoes-)n[singv]branchofphilosophydealingwiththeprinciplesofbeautyandartistictaste美学(哲学中的一门学科,研究美和艺术鉴赏的原理).
anecdotal [an·ec·do·tal||‚ænek'dəʊtl]
adj. 轶事的,趣闻的;含轶事的;多轶事的
antithesis
/ænˈtɪθəsɪs;ænˋtɪθəsɪs/n(pl-ses/nˈtɪθəsiːz;nˋtɪθəˏsiz/)
(a)[Cususing通常作单数]~(of/tosth/sb)directopposite正相反;对立:
Slaveryistheantithesisoffreedom.奴役与自由是对立的.(b)[U]~(ofsthtosth);~(betweenAandB)contrast;opposition对照;相反:
Thestyleofhisspeechwasincompleteantithesistomine.他和我的讲话方式完全相反.
[C,U]contrastofideasmarkedbythechoiceandarrangementofwords对语;对句;对偶;对照:
`Givemeliberty,orgivemedeath'isanexampleofantithesis.‘不自由,毋宁死’是对语的一个例子.>antithetic/æntɪˈθetɪk;æntɪˋθɛtɪk/,antithetical/-ɪkl;-ɪkl/adjs.antithetically/-klɪ;-klɪ/adv.
apparently [əˈpærəntli]
ad.显然,表面上地
apportion
/əˈpɔːʃn;əˋpɔrʃən/v[Tn,Tn.pr,Dn.n]~sth(among/tosb)givesthasashare;allotsth分配某事物;分派某事物:
Idon'twishtoapportionblameamongyou/toanyofyou.我不愿意怪罪你们大家[你们任何人].*Heapportionedthemembersoftheteamtheirvarioustasks.他已把各项任务分配给队员们.Cf参看portionv.>apportionmentn[U].
appraise
/əˈpreɪz;əˋprez/v[Tn]assessthevalueorqualityof(sb/sth)评价;估价;鉴定;评定:
appraiseastudent'swork评定学生的作业*anappraisingglance估量的眼光*Itwouldbeunwisetobuythehousebeforehavingitappraised.买房子不事先估价是不明智的.
>appraisal/əˈpreɪzl;əˋprezl/n[C,U](actof)appraisingsb/sth;valuation评价;估价;鉴定;评定
ap·praise
Pronunciation:
ə-'prāz
Function:
transitiveverb
InflectedForm:
ap·praised;ap·prais·ing
Etymology:
MiddleEnglishappraysen,probablyfromAnglo-French*appreiser,froma-(fr.Latinad-)+preisertoprize,praise
Date:
15thcentury
1:
tosetavalueon:
estimatetheamountof
2:
toevaluatetheworth,significance,orstatusofespecially:
togiveanexpertjudgmentofthevalueormerit