剑桥雅思词汇详解Word List3文档格式.docx

1、 n. appraisee / appraiser 【用】 appraisal of 【例】 The collector made an appraisal of $2000 on the drawing. 收藏家对那幅画的估价是2000美元。 valid a.有确实根据的，有效的，正当的 【释】 based on truth or reason; able to be accepted 【派】 ad. validly; n. validity 【用】 be valid for 【例】 My passport is valid for two years. 我的护照有效期是两年。 It wou

2、ld be possible to administer a curative drug to that girl. 有可能采用一种疗效显著的药物为那女孩治病。 curative a.治病的，有治病效力的 【释】 able to cure or cause to get better 【派】 n. / v. cure 【例】 We are confident in the curative properties of the bottle of medicine. 我们对这种瓶装药品的疗效很有信心。 What were seeing is natural capriciousness and

3、how much is the consequence of human activity. 我们所看到的是大自然的变幻莫测和一些人类活动所导致的恶果。 capriciousness n.任性，善变 【释】 a sudden and usually foolish desire to have or do something, or a sudden and foolish change of mind or behaviour 【派】 n. caprice; a. capricious; ad. capriciously 【例】 Hitlers capriciousness helped h

4、im a lot in waging the war. 希特勒的反复无常对他发动战争起到很大作用。 consequence n.结果，后果 【释】 an often bad or inconvenient result of a particular action or situation 【派】 a. consequent; ad. consequently 【用】 of little / no consequence 【例】 Im quite willing to accept the consequences. 我完全愿意承担后果。 Defendants of mining point

5、out that, environmentally, local mining has two important factors in its favor. 采矿方被告指出，地方采矿在两个重要方面对环境是有利的。 defendant n.被告 【释】 a person in a law case who is accused of having done something illegal 【派】 v. defend; n. defender 【例】 The defendant is accused of theft. 被告被控偷窃。 Democratic centralism is a s

6、ystem that integrates centralism on the basis of democracy with democracy under centralized guidance. 民主集中制是民主基础上的集中和集中指导下的民主相结合的制度。 democratic a.民主的 【释】 the belief in freedom and equality between people, or a system of government based on this belief, in which power is either held by elected repres

7、entatives or directly by the people themselves 【派】 n. democracy / democrat / democratization; ad. democratically; v. democratize 【例】 Many people were elected to take part in democratic involvement. 很多人被选举参与民主管理。 Newman, however, believes the study demonstrates that the auto-dependent city model is i

8、nefficient and grossly inadequate in economic as well as environmental terms. 然而，纽曼认为，这项研究表明，自给自足的城市模型无论在经济还是在环境方面都是行不通的。 grossly ad.非常，大体上 【释】 totally 【派】 a. / n. gross 【例】 He thought he would be promoted to be the chairman, but he was grossly mistaken. 他认为他将晋升为主席，但是他大错特错。 inadequate a.不充分的，不适当的 【释

9、】 not good enough or too low in quality 【派】 n. inadequacy; ad. inadequately 【例】 Hes inadequate for the job. 他不能胜任那个工作。 A few years ago, it was one of the most fascinating and disturbing experiments in behavioral psychology. 几年前，它还是行为心理学中最有趣、最令人不安的实验之一。 disturbing a.烦扰的 【释】 making you feel worried or

10、 upset 【派】 v. disturb; n. disturbance; ad. disturbingly; a. disturbed 【例】 He has had some disturbing experience. 他有过一些使他很不安的经历。 Research has shown that there is a genetic or inherited element to handedness. 研究表明左右手的使用习惯与遗传因素有关。 inherit v.继承 【释】 to receive money, a house, etc. from someone after they

11、 die 【派】 n. inheritance / inheritor; a. inherent; ad. inherently 【用】 inherit from 【例】 He inherited his fathers farm. 他继承了父亲的农场。 handedness n.用右手或左手的习惯 【释】 the property of using one hand more than the other A modem hard-core sociobiology might even go so far as to claim that this aggressive instinct

12、evolved as an advantageous trait. 现代社会生物学核心人士甚至可能会宣称，这种攻击性本能演化为一种优势特性。 hard-core a.核心部分的，绝对的 【释】 a small group of people within a larger group, who strongly believe in the groups principles and usually have a lot of power in it 【派】 n. hard core 【例】 The hard-core in the party make all the decisions.

13、这个党的核心成员决定一切。 sociobiology n.社会生物学 【释】 the branch of biology that conducts comparative studies of the social organization of animals （including human beings） with regard to its evolutionary history aggressive a.侵犯的;攻击性的;有进取心的 【释】 behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person; behaving

14、in a very determined and forceful way in order to succeed 【派】 n. aggressiveness / aggression; ad. aggressively 【例】 A successful businessman must be aggressive. 个成功的商人必须有进取心。 trait n.特征，特点，特性，品质 【释】 a particular characteristic that can produce a particular type of behaviour 【例】 Jims two most pleasing

15、 traits are generosity and energy.吉姆最讨人喜欢的两个特征是豪爽和充满活力。 Even among identical twins who have the exactly genes, one in six pairs will differ in their handedness. 即使是基因几乎相同的双胞胎，每六对中就有一对在左右手的使用习惯上是不同的。 identical a.相同的，同一的 【释】 exactly the same, or very similar 【派】 n. identity; ad. identically 【用】 identi

16、cal to; identical with 【例】 Theyre wearing identical clothes. 他们穿着完全相同的衣服。 differ v.不一致，不同 【释】 to be not like something or someone else, either physically or in another way 【派】 n. difference; a. different; ad. differently 【用】 differ from sb. / sth.; differ with sb.; differ about / on sth. 【例】 The bro

17、thers differ widely in their tastes. 他们兄弟的爱好大相径庭。 A popular explanation of play has been that it helps juveniles develop the skills they will need to hunt, mate and socialize as adults. 对游戏的一种普遍解释是：它帮助青少年发展成年后所需的猎食、择偶和社交的能力。 juvenile a.青少年的 n.青少年 【释】 relating to a young person who is not yet old eno

18、ugh to be considered as an adult 【例】 He wrote down to the juvenile readers. 他的作品面向青少年读者。 Throughout its time as a larva, approximately 15 months, the glow-worm emits a green light. 在近15个月的幼虫期内，这种发光虫发出绿色的光。 larva n.幼虫 【释】 a form of an insect or an animal such as a frog that is not yet completely deve

19、loped 【派】 a. larval 【例】 I think this worm is a larva of a butterfly. 我觉得这虫子是蝴蝶的幼虫。 approximately ad.近似地，大约 【释】close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time 【派】v. / a. approximate; n. approximation 【例】The plane will be taking off in approximately five minutes.飞机大约五分钟后就

20、起飞。 The children of the newly-literate mothers were also better nourished than those of women who could not read. 这些刚刚脱盲的妈妈要比那些文盲妈妈更懂得如何培养他们的孩子。 literate a.精通文学的，受过教育的 【释】 able to read and write; having knowledge of a particular subject, or a particular type of knowledge 【派】 n. literature; a. litera

21、ry; ad. literarily 【例】 Every literate person should read this book. 凡有文化的人都应读一读此书。 nourish v.滋养，使健壮;怀有 【释】 to provide people or living things with food in order to make them grow and keep them healthy 【派】 n. nourishment; a. nourishing 【例】 We need good food to nourish the starving infants. 我们需要营养食品滋养

22、这些挨饿的婴儿。 The star as magnified human self is one of cinemas most strange and enduring legacies. 电影最奇特、最持久的遗产之一是象征着被夸大的人类的明星。 magnify v.放大 【释】 to make something look larger than it is, especially by looking at it through a specially cut piece of glass 【派】 n. magnification 【例】 Tom wanted to magnify th

23、at picture. 汤姆要把那张照片放大。 endure vt.耐久，忍耐，容忍 【释】 to suffer something difficult, unpleasant or painful 【派】 n. endurance; a. endurable 【例】 The old man had to endure a toothache. 这位老人不得不忍受牙痛。 legacy n.祖先传下来之物，遗赠物 【释】 money or property that you receive from someone after they die 【用】 legacy of 【例】 His aun

24、t left him a legacy of $50,000. 他阿姨给他留下五万美元遗产。 The vision is objectified or captured through photographs, postcards, films and so on. 这些影像通过照片、明信片和胶片等形式被捕捉到并呈现出来。 objectify vt.具体化（体现） 【释】 make external or objective, or give reality to; make impersonal or present as an object 【例】 Experiments in chemi

25、cals objectify the principles. 化学实验使这些原理具体化。 It celebrated scientific and engineering achievements by openly parading the sophisticated techniques used in construction. 为了庆祝科学和工程上的成就，他们公开展示了应用于建设中的尖端技术。 parade v.游行 【释】 to walk somewhere in a formal group of people, in order to celebrate or protest a

26、bout sth. 【例】 The victorious team will parade through the city tomorrow morning. 明天上午获胜队将在城内举行庆祝游行。 sophisticated a.久经世故的;尖端的 【释】 having a good understanding of the way people behave and / or a good knowledge of culture and fashion 【派】 n. sophistication; v. sophisticate 【例】 Managerial economics is b

27、ecoming a sophisticated art.管理经济学正在成为一门高深的艺术。 There are interesting parallels with the study of deviance. 这和变异研究有很多有趣的相似之处。 parallel n.平行线;相似 【释】 something very similar to something else, or a similarity between two things 【用】 in parallel 【例】 Im trying to see if there are any obvious parallels betwe

28、en the two cases. 我试着寻找两个案件中是否有明显的相似处。 deviance n.异常，偏差 【释】 a state or condition markedly different from the norm 【派】 a. / n. deviant 【例】 social deviance 社会异常 Annual per capita water withdraws in the USA. 美国每年的人均水消耗量在减少。 per capita 人均 【释】 If you state an amount per capita, you mean that amount for e

29、ach person. 【例】 Our per capita incomes rose sharply last year. 去年我们的人均收入剧增。 withdraw v.撤回，取回，撤退 【释】 to take or move out or back, or to remove 【派】 a. withdrawable / withdrawn; n. withdrawer /withdrawal 【用】 withdraw from 【例】 The old coins have been withdrawn from circulation. 旧硬币已经收回不再流通了。 Estimates of the ratio of basic to service workers range from 1: 4 to 1: 8. 估计基本工人和服务人员的比例从一比四到一比八不等。 range v.排列，归类于;延伸 【释】 to vary between two particular amounts, size, etc., including others between them 【用】 range from. to.; rang