2017年12月六級大綱新增詞彙(七)
301 sinister['sɪnɪstə]
a.邪惡的,險惡的
✎ 示例:
There is a sinister side to these events. 這些事件有邪惡的一面。
302 smartphone[smɑːtfəʊn]]
n.智能手機
✎ 示例:
On the way to the office, you can listen to a podcast on your smartphone.在去公司的路上,你可以用智能手機收聽播客。
303 snob [snɒb]
n.勢利之人,諂上欺下之人
✎ 示例:
Stop being such a snob. 別這麼勢利眼。
304 sodium ['səʊdɪəm]
n.鈉
✎ 示例:
Salt decomposes into sodium and chlorine. 鹽分解成鈉和氯。
305 solicit [sə'lɪsɪt]
v.①請求,懇求 ②(指妓女)拉(客)
✎ 示例:
May I solicit your advice on a matter of some importance? 我有一件要事可以請教你嗎?
306 soothe [suːð]
vt.①安慰 ②減輕,緩和(疼痛)
✎ 示例:
Lucy soothed the baby by rocking it in her arms. 露西把寶寶抱在懷裏搖晃着,讓他安靜下來。
307 spaghetti [spə'geti]
n.意大利式細麪條
✎ 示例:
Standing in the next room, in the middle of what looked like piles of concrete spaghetti, I began to feel overpowered. 站在下一個房間裏,在這一大堆看起來就像水泥做的意大利麪條中間,我真有點受不了了。
308 spotlight ['spɒtlaɪt]
n.①聚光燈 ②衆人注目的焦點
✎ 示例:
I was sweating under the spotlight. 聚光燈照得我出汗了。
309 sprawl [sprɔːl]
vi.四肢攤開着坐、臥或倒下
✎ 示例:
He sprawled out on the sofa. 他攤開手腳躺在沙發上。
310 stagnate [stæg'neɪt]
vi.停滯,不發展
✎ 示例:
His career had stagnated. 他的事業停滯不前了。
311 stammer ['stæmə]
v.結結巴巴地說n.結巴
✎ 示例:
Whenever he was angry he would begin to stammer slightly. 他一生氣說話就開始有點結巴。
312 stance [stɑːns]
n.①站立的姿勢 ②立場,觀點
✎ 示例:
What is your stance on environmental issues? 你在環境問題上持什麼觀點?
313 stark [stɑːk]
a.①無裝飾的 ②完全的ad.完全地
✎ 示例:
In the cold dawn light, the castle looked stark and forbidding. 在黎明冰冷的光線下,城堡看上去了無生氣且令人生畏。
314 stationery ['steɪʃ(ə)n(ə)ri]
n.文具
✎ 示例:
She travels in stationery. 她到處推銷文具用品。
315 stifle ['staɪf(ə)l]
vt.①使窒息 ②抑止,壓制
✎ 示例:
He was almost stifled by the fumes. 他差點被煙燻得窒息了。
316 stigma ['stɪgmə]
n.①(植物的)柱頭 ②恥辱,羞辱
✎ 示例:
In the US, smoking carries a stigma. 在美國,吸菸是不光彩的。
317 strangle ['stræŋg(ə)l]
vt.①勒死 ②抑制,扼殺
✎ 示例:
The victim had been strangled with a belt. 受害者是被人用皮帶勒死的。
318 superstition [,suːpə'stɪʃ(ə)n]
n.迷信(行爲)
✎ 示例:
There are several possible origins for this superstition.關於這個迷信有一些可能的起源。
319 surveillance [sə'veɪl(ə)ns]
n.監視,盯梢
✎ 示例:
They were under constant close surveillance day and night. 他們白天黑夜都受到嚴密監視。
320 syndicate ['sɪndɪkət]
vt.發表 n.辛迪加
✎ 示例:
His column is syndicated throughout America. 他的專欄文章在全美各地的報刊發表。
321 synonym ['sɪnənɪm]
n.同義詞
✎ 示例:
Give the synonym and antonym of this word. 給出這個詞的同義詞和反義詞。
322 tact [tækt]
n.圓滑,機敏
✎ 示例:
With great tact, Clive persuaded her to apologize. 克萊夫十分巧妙地說服了她去道歉。
323 tactic ['tæktɪk]
n.手段,策略
✎ 示例:
Shock tactics are being used in an attempt to stop drunk drivers. 正在採取“震驚策略”來制止司機酒後駕車。
324 tenure ['tenjə]
n.①保有期(權) ②終身教職
✎ 示例:
It's becoming increasingly difficult to acquire academic tenure. 要獲得終身教職現在越來越難了。
325 tertiary ['tɜːʃ(ə)ri]
a.第三等的,第三的
✎ 示例:
Since then government poured more money in, the whole tertiary industry has flourished. 自從政府投資增多了,第三產業便興旺發達起來。
326 thrift [θrɪft]
n.節儉,節約
✎ 示例:
They were rightly praised for their thrift and enterprise. 他們因勤儉節約和開創精神而受到了應得的表揚。
327 toil [tɒɪl]
vi.①辛苦工作 ②艱難跋涉n.苦役
✎ 示例:
I've been toiling away at this essay all weekend. 我整個週末都在埋頭寫這篇論文。
328 topple ['tɒp(ə)l]
v.①(使)倒塌 ②推翻,打倒
✎ 示例:
A stack of plates swayed, and began to topple over. 一大摞盤子搖搖晃晃,然後開始倒下來。
329 tornado [tɔː'neɪdəʊ]
n.龍捲風
✎ 示例:
The tornado rubbished the whole village. 龍捲風毀掉了整個村莊。
330 tranquil ['træŋkwɪl]
a.平靜的,安寧的
✎ 示例:
The tranquil atmosphere of the inn allows guests to totally at home. 這家客棧的寧靜氛圍讓客人們感到賓至如歸。
331 trauma ['trɔːmə]
n.①痛苦,創傷 ②[術]外傷
✎ 示例:
I'd been through the trauma of losing a house. 我已經歷過失去房子的痛苦。
332 tread [tred]
v.踩,踐踏
✎ 示例:
Sorry, did I tread on your foot? 對不起,我踩到你的腳了嗎?
333 treasury ['treʒ(ə)ri]
n.[C]①(theT)(英、美等國的)財政部 ②(城堡中的)寶庫
✎ 示例:
Treasury officials have said this would be “catastrophic”. 財政部官員表示這將是“災難性的”。
334 trek [trek]
n.旅行vi.長途跋涉地旅行
✎ 示例:
He is on a trek through the South Gobi Desert. 他正徒步穿越南戈壁沙漠。
335 tribune ['trɪbjuːn]
n.護民官,保民官
✎ 示例:
For a time Jack was consul, then proconsul and eventually a tribune. 傑克曾做了一段時間的執政官, 然後是總督,最後是保民官。
336 trickle ['trɪk(ə)l]
vi.①滴,淌 ②緩慢地移動
✎ 示例:
The tears trickled down her cheeks. 淚水順着她的面頰流了下來。
337 trophy ['trəʊfi]
n.①(體育比賽的)獎品 ②戰利品
✎ 示例:
A lion's head was among the trophies of his African trip. 在他的非洲之行的戰利品中有一個獅子頭。
338 tropic ['trɒpɪk]
n.①迴歸線 ②(thes)熱帶地區
✎ 示例:
Dry rosin is best in tropic and soft rosin in cold climate. 乾的松香在熱帶最適用,而軟的松香適用於寒冷的氣候。
339 turmoil ['tɜːmɒɪl]
n.(sing.)騷動,混亂
✎ 示例:
She lived through the turmoil of the French Revolution. 她經歷過法國大革命的混亂之後仍舊活着。
340 ultra ['ʌltrə]
n.(尤指政治上的)過激分子
✎ 示例:
Her father is an ultra-conservative who is still opposed to freedom to choose her spouse. 她爸是個老古董,現在還反對她自由戀愛。
341 underlie [ʌndə'laɪ]
vt.構成……的基礎
✎ 示例:
Its ideas of harmony with nature underlie many aspects of Chinese culture, from calligraphy and painting to architecture and medicine. 其自然和諧的思想是中國文化多方面的基礎,從書法和繪畫到建築和醫術。
342 unleash [ʌn'liːʃ]
vt.①解開皮帶以放開(狗) ②把(情緒等)宣泄出來
✎ 示例:
The announcement unleashed a storm of protest from the public. 公告引發了一場公衆的抗議風暴。
343 upload [ʌp'ləʊd]
v.上載,上傳 n.上傳
✎ 示例:
It might take a while for this to upload. 上載這個可能要花些時間。
344 uprising ['ʌpraɪzɪŋ]
n.起義,暴動
✎ 示例:
Yet the uprising itself did not come as a surprise, only perhaps its speed and its bloodiness. 然而暴動本身並不令人驚訝,只是偶爾詫異於它的速度及血腥程度。
345 uranium jʊ'reɪnɪəm]
n.鈾
✎ 示例:
The fuel was enriched with uranium 235 for the nuclear reactor. 核反應堆的燃料被鈾 ②35濃縮。
346 urine ['jʊərɪn]
n.尿
✎ 示例:
The doctor took a urine sample and a blood sample. 醫生取了尿樣和血樣。
347 viable ['vaɪəbl]
a.(計劃等)切實可行的
✎ 示例:
The committee came forward with one viable solution. 委員會提出了一個切實可行的解決方法。
348 vogue [vəʊg]
n.流行,盛行,時尚
✎ 示例:
Short skirts are very much in vogue just now. 短裙目前非常流行。
349 volatile ['vɒlətaɪl]
a.①動盪不定的 ②易怒的
✎ 示例:
There have been riots before and the situation is volatile. 先前一直就有暴亂,局勢變化無常。
350 waive [weɪv]
vt.放棄(自己的權利等)
✎ 示例:
She waived her right to a lawyer. 她放棄了請律師的權利。
351 warranty ['wɒr(ə)nti]
n.保證書,保單
✎ 示例:
The car is still under warranty. 這輛汽車還在保修期內。
352 wed [wed]
v.娶,嫁
✎ 示例:
In 1952 she wed film director Roger Vadim. 1952年,她嫁給了電影導演羅傑·瓦丹。
353 wharf [wɔːf]
n.碼頭
✎ 示例:
Our ship is on to the wharf. 我們的船靠向碼頭。
354 whereabouts [weərə'baʊts]
ad.在哪裏,靠近哪裏 n.(pl.同sing.)下落,行蹤,所在
✎ 示例:
Whereabouts do you live?你住在哪一帶?
355 wholesome ['həʊls(ə)m]
a.①有益健康的 ②有道德的
✎ 示例:
Water is a wholesome drink. 水是有益健康的飲料。
356 wield [wiːld]
vt.行使,運用(權力、影響力等)
✎ 示例:
That woman wields a lot of influence. 那個女人是一個很有影響力的人。
357 wink ['wɪŋk]
v.①眨眼(示意) ②(光)閃爍n.眨眼
✎ 示例:
The strong wind made me wink. 大風吹得我直眨眼。
358 wither ['wɪðə]
v.(使)凋殘,(使)枯萎
✎ 示例:
Flowers withered up soon after they were cut. 花兒摘下不久就枯萎了。
359 wrestle ['res(ə)l]
v.摔跤,格鬥
✎ 示例:
They taught me to wrestle. 他們教我去摔跤。
360 yearn [jɜːn]
vi.(for)嚮往,渴望
✎ 示例:
He yearned for freedom. 他曾渴望自由。
361 zeal [ziːl]
n.熱情,激情
✎ 示例:
He worked for the cause with great zeal. 他懷着極大的熱忱爲理想而努力。