GMAT 02 Flashcards
1
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iden·ti·fy
verb
\ī-ˈden-tə-ˌfī\
A
- VERB 认出;识别;分辨出 If you can identify someone or something, you are able to recognize them or distinguish them from others.
There are a number of distinguishing characteristics by which you can identify a Hollywood epic…
好莱坞的史诗大片有着一些与众不同的特点。
I tried to identify her perfume…
我试图分辨出她用哪种香水。 - VERB 确认;指认;验明 If you identify someone or something, you name them or say who or what they are.
Police have already identified around 10 murder suspects…
警方已经确认了约10名谋杀案疑凶。
The reporters identified one of the six Americans as an Army Specialist…
记者们认出6名美国人中有一位是陆军技术兵。 - VERB 发现;察觉 If you identify something, you discover or notice its existence.
Scientists claim to have identified natural substances with cancer-combating properties…
科学家们声称已经发现自然界的某些物质具有抗癌特性。
Having identified the problem, the question arises of how to overcome it.
发现问题后，如何克服它的问题又出现了。 - VERB 是…的标志;显示出 If a particular thing identifies someone or something, it makes them easy to recognize, by making them different in some way.
She wore a little nurse’s hat on her head to identify her…
她头戴一顶小护士帽，很容易辨认。
His boots and purple beret identify him as commanding the Scottish Paratroops.
他的长靴和紫色贝雷帽表明他统领着苏格兰伞兵部队。 - VERB 认同;理解;体会 If you identify with someone or something, you feel that you understand them or their feelings and ideas.
She would only play a role if she could identify with the character…
她只愿扮演她能认同的角色。
I could speak their language and identify with their problems because I had been there myself.
我会讲他们的语言，能体会他们的难处，因为我自己曾在那里呆过。 - VERB 把…(与…密)切联系;认为…(与…)有关联 If you identify one person or thing with another, you think that they are closely associated or involved in some way.
She hates playing the sweet, passive women that audiences identify her with…
她讨厌扮演那些漂亮可爱、消极被动的女人，观众们已把她定型为这类角色。
The candidates all want to identify themselves with reform.
候选人都想把自己与改革密切联系起来。
2
Q
ideo·graph
noun
\ˈi-dē-ə-ˌgraf\
A
adj.表意的
— ideo·graph·ic \ˌi-dē-ə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective
— ideo·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
3
Q
id·io·glos·sia
noun
-ˈglä-sē-ə\
A
n.自解(言)语症， 自语症
4
Q
id·io·syn·cra·sy
noun
\ˌid-ē-ə-ˈsiŋ-krə-sē\
A
- N-VAR (个人特有的)癖好，嗜好;(物品的)特色，特点 If you talk about the idiosyncrasies of someone or something, you are referring to their rather unusual habits or characteristics.
Everyone has a few little idiosyncrasies…
每个人都有点小嗜好。
The bike has style, it has looks, it has its little idiosyncrasies…
这辆自行车品质一流，外观漂亮，有一些细节之处与众不同。
5
Q
idle
adj
\ˈī-dəl\
A
- ADJ 无事可做的;闲散的 If people who were working are idle, they have no jobs or work.
Employees have been idle almost a month because of shortages.
由于原料短缺，员工们已将近一个月无事可做。 - ADJ (机器、工厂等)闲置的 If machines or factories are idle, they are not working or being used.
Now the machine is lying idle.
如今机器闲置着。
…factories that had been idle for years.
已经闲置多年的工厂 - ADJ 懒散的;懒惰的;无所事事的 If you say that someone is idle, you disapprove of them because they are not doing anything and you think they should be.
…idle bureaucrats who spent the day reading newspapers…
无所事事、整天看报纸的官僚们
I never met such an idle bunch of workers in all my life!
我一辈子都没碰到过像他们这样吃白饭的工人！
idleness: Idleness is a very bad thing for human nature.懒散是人性中很糟糕的一面。 - ADJ 琐碎无聊的;毫无意义的 Idle is used to describe something that you do for no particular reason, often because you have nothing better to do.
Brian kept up the idle chatter for another five minutes.
布赖恩又絮絮地唠叨了5分钟。
…idle curiosity.
无聊的好奇心
idly: We talked idly about magazines and baseball…我们漫不经心地谈论杂志和棒球。’Has there been an accident?’ Gary asked, idly curious.“出什么事故了吗?”加里问道，漫不经心又好奇。 - ADJ 徒劳的;徒然的;无用的 If you say that it is idle to do something, you mean that it is not worth doing it, because it will not achieve anything.
It would be idle to pretend the system is perfect.
假装系统完美无疵是徒劳的。 - ADJ 虚张声势的;唬人的 You refer to an idle threat or boast when you do not think the person making it will or can do what they say.
It was more of an idle threat than anything…
那其实是唬人的话。
His statement isn’t merely an idle boast.
他的话不仅仅是虚张声势的自夸。 - VERB 无所事事;闲混;闲逛 If you idle, you spend time in a lazy way, doing nothing in particular.
When they reached his house, Scobie idled a bit, finishing his cigarette…
他们到他家后，斯科比闲逛了一会儿，抽完了他的香烟。
We spent many hours idling in one of the cafes that line three sides of the tiny piazza…
露天小市场的三面都有小餐馆，我们在其中一家餐馆闲呆了很长时间。 - VERB 使（工厂等）停工 To idle a factory or other place of work means to close it down because there is no work to do or because the workers are on strike.
…idled assembly plants.
停业的装配厂
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 shut down - VERB 使闲散;使无事可做 To idle workers means to stop them working.
The strike has idled about 55,000 machinists.
罢工使约 55,000 名机械师无事可做。
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 lay off - VERB (发动机、车辆)空转 If an engine or vehicle is idling, the engine is running slowly and quietly because it is not in gear, and the vehicle is not moving.
Beyond a stand of trees a small plane idled…
在树林的那一边,一架小飞机停在那里,发动机在空转。
Her Daimler limo waits with its engine idling.
她的戴姆勒豪华轿车原地待命,发动机在空转。
6
Q
ig·ni·tion
noun
\ig-ˈni-shən\
A
- N-VAR 点火装置;点火器 In a car engine, the ignition is the part where the fuel is ignited.
The device automatically disconnects the ignition.
该装置使点火器自动断开。 - N-SING (汽车里的)点火开关 Inside a car, the ignition is the part where you turn the key so that the engine starts.
- N-UNCOUNT 着火;起火 Ignition is the process of something starting to burn.
The ignition of methane gas killed eight men.
甲烷起火，致使 8 人丧生。
7
Q
igua·na
noun
\i-ˈgwä-nə\
A
- N-COUNT 鬣蜥(产于美洲的一种大蜥蜴) An iguana is a type of large lizard found in America.
8
Q
il·lit·er·ate
adj
(ˌ)i(l)-ˈli-t(ə-)rət\
A
- ADJ 文盲的;不会读写的 Someone who is illiterate does not know how to read or write.
A large percentage of the population is illiterate.
文盲人口占有相当高的比例。
An illiterate is someone who is illiterate.文盲
…an educational centre for illiterates.
扫盲中心 - ADJ (音乐、科技、经济上)知之甚少的,接近无知的 If you describe someone as musically, technologically, or economically illiterate, you mean that they do not know much about music, technology, or economics.
Many senior managers are technologically illiterate.
许多高级经理都对技术知之甚少。
— illiterate noun
— il·lit·er·ate·ly adverb
— il·lit·er·ate·ness noun
9
Q
il·lu·mi·nate
adj
\i-ˈlü-mə-nət\
A
- VERB 照亮;照明;照射 To illuminate something means to shine light on it and to make it brighter and more visible.
No streetlights illuminated the street…
这条街上没有照明的路灯。
The black sky was illuminated by forked lightning.
叉状的闪电照亮了黑沉沉的天空。 - VERB 阐释;说明 If you illuminate something that is unclear or difficult to understand, you make it clearer by explaining it carefully or giving information about it.
They use games and drawings to illuminate their subject.
他们用游戏和图画来阐明他们的主题。
illuminating: His autobiography provides an illuminating insight into his mind.他的自传可以让读者深入洞察他的精神世界。
10
Q
il·lu·sion·ary
adj
\i-ˈlü-zhə-ˌner-ē\
A
adj.错觉的，幻影的
11
Q
il·lu·so·ry
adj
\i-ˈlüs-rē\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 幻觉的;虚假的;不切实际的 If you describe something as illusory, you mean that although it seems true or possible, it is in fact false or impossible.
His freedom is illusory.
他的自由是虚幻的。
…the illusory nature of nationhood.
国家的虚假本质
12
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im·ma·te·ri·al
adj
\ˌi-mə-ˈtir-ē-əl\
A
- ADJ 不重要的;无关紧要的 If you say that something is immaterial, you mean that it is not important or not relevant.
Whether we like him or not is immaterial.
我们是否喜欢他无关紧要。
13
Q
im·me·di·ate
adj
\i-ˈmē-dē-ət\
A
- ADJ 立即的;即刻的;即时的 An immediate result, action, or reaction happens or is done without any delay.
These tragic incidents have had an immediate effect…
这些悲剧性事件造成的后果即刻显现。
My immediate reaction was just disgust.
我当时的第一反应就是反感。 - ADJ-GRADED 急迫的;紧急的 Immediate needs and concerns exist at the present time and must be dealt with quickly.
Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.
救援机构称最紧迫的问题不是食物匮乏,而是运输不畅。 - ADJ 最接近的;紧接的 The immediate person or thing comes just before or just after another person or thing in a sequence.
In the immediate aftermath of the riots, a mood of hope and reconciliation sprang up…
暴乱过后紧接着出现了期待未来与盼望和解的气氛。
His immediate superior, General Geichenko, had singled him out for special mention.
他的直接上级盖琴科将军特别提到了他。 - ADJ 临近的;贴近的 You use immediate to describe an area or position that is next to or very near a particular place or person.
Only a handful had returned to work in the immediate vicinity…
仅有几个人回到临近地区工作。
I was seated at Sauter’s immediate left.
我紧挨着索特左手边坐着。 - ADJ 直系的 Your immediate family are the members of your family who are most closely related to you, for example your parents, children, brothers, and sisters.
The presence of his immediate family is obviously having a calming effect on him.
他的直系亲属都在场,这显然起到了让他镇定的作用。
14
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im·mi·nent
adj
\ˈi-mə-nənt\
A
- ADJ (尤指不愉快的事)临近的，即将发生的，逼近的 If you say that something is imminent, especially something unpleasant, you mean it is almost certain to happen very soon.
There appeared no imminent danger…
眼前似乎没有危险。
They warned that an attack is imminent.
他们警告袭击即将发生。
imminence: The imminence of war was on everyone’s mind.每个人都感受到了战争的迫近。
— im·mi·nent·ly adverb
We are awaiting their imminent arrival.
These patients are facing imminent death.
15
Q
im·mor·al
adj
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmȯr-əl\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 不道德的;道德败坏的 If you describe someone or their behaviour as immoral, you believe that their behaviour is morally wrong.
…those who think that birth control and abortion are immoral.
那些认为节育与堕胎是不道德行为的人
immorality: …a reflection of our society’s immorality.我们的社会道德败坏的反映
— im·mor·al·ly -ə-lē\ adverb
Don’t condemn her: there was nothing immoral about what she did.
It was immoral of her to tell lies like that.
16
Q
im·mune
adj
\i-ˈmyün\
A
- ADJ (对疾病)免疫的,有免疫力的 If you are immune to a particular disease, you cannot be affected by it.
This blood test will show whether or not you’re immune to the disease…
这个血检会显示你是否对这种疾病具有免疫力。
Most adults are immune to Rubella.
大多数成人对风疹具有免疫力。
immunity: Birds in outside cages develop immunity to airborne bacteria.养在户外笼子里的鸟会对空气传播的细菌产生免疫力。 - ADJ (反应等)免疫的，免疫系统的 An immune response or reaction is a reaction by the body’s immune system to something harmful that is affecting it.
It is hoped the procedure will trigger an immune response that will wipe out HIV-infected cells while leaving non-infected cells unharmed.
希望这一治疗会激发免疫反应,清除感染了艾滋病病毒的细胞，同时又不损伤未感染细胞。 - ADJ 不受影响的 If you are immune to something that happens or is done, you are not affected by it.
Whilst Marc did gradually harden himself to the poverty, he did not become immune to the sight of death…
尽管马克逐渐对贫困现象无动于衷,但他对于死亡的惨象还是不免动容。
Football is not immune to economic recession.
足球不可能不受到经济衰退的影响。 - ADJ 免除的;豁免的 Someone or something that is immune from a particular process or situation is able to escape it.
Members of the Bundestag are immune from prosecution for corruption…
德国联邦议院的成员可免受贪腐罪的起诉。
No one is immune from scandal.
谁都难免会有丑闻。
immunity: The police are offering immunity to witnesses.警方对证人将免予起诉。diplomatic immunity
— immune noun
17
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im·mu·nol·o·gy
noun
\ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jē\
A
adj.免疫学的
— im·mu·no·log·ic -nə-ˈlä-jik\ or im·mu·no·log·i·cal adjective -ˈlä-ji-kəl\
— im·mu·no·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
— im·mu·nol·o·gist \ˌi-myə-ˈnä-lə-jist\ noun
18
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im·mu·ta·ble
adj
(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmyü-tə-bəl\
A
- ADJ 永远不变的;永恒的 Something that is immutable will never change or cannot be changed.
…the eternal and immutable principles of right and wrong.
永恒不变的对错法则
— im·mu·ta·bil·i·ty -ˌmyü-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— im·mu·ta·ble·ness -ˈmyü-tə-bəl-nəs\ noun
— im·mu·ta·bly -blē\ adverb
the immutable laws of nature
<one of the immutable laws of television is that low ratings inevitably lead to cancellation>
19
Q
im·pact
verb
\im-ˈpakt\
A
- N-COUNT 影响;作用 The impact that something has on a situation, process, or person is a sudden and powerful effect that it has on them.
The noun is pronounced /’ɪmpækt/. The verb is pronounced /ɪm’pækt/. 名词读作 /’ɪmpækt/,动词读作 /ɪm’pækt/。
They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact on the future of the country…
他们称他们预期会议对国家的未来会产生显著影响。
The major impact of this epidemic worldwide is yet to come…
这种传染病在世界范围内的重大影响还未完全显现。 - N-VAR 撞击;碰撞;撞击力 An impact is the action of one object hitting another, or the force with which one object hits another.
The plane is destroyed, a complete wreck: the pilot must have died on impact…
飞机遭到毁坏,完全成了一堆残骸：飞行员肯定死于撞击。
A running track should be capable of absorbing the impact of a runner’s foot landing on it.
跑道应该能够吸收奔跑者踩踏地面时产生的撞击力。 - VERB (对…)产生影响 To impact on a situation, process, or person means to affect them.
Such schemes mean little unless they impact on people.
这些计划没什么意义,除非它们对人民产生影响。
That, in turn would increase pressure for higher wages and that, in turn, would impact on inflation and competition.
那样就会增加工资上涨的压力,而那样又会对通货膨胀和竞争产生影响。
impacted: Somebody who is a foreign investor and more sensitive about the public profile will be more impacted by that pressure.对公众形象较注意的外国投资者会更多地受到那种压力的影响。 - VERB 撞击;冲击;碰撞 If one object impacts on another, it hits it with great force.
…the sharp tinkle of metal impacting on stone…
金属撞击石头发出的刺耳叮当声
According to the air force, the missile merely impacted with the ground prematurely…
根据空军提供的消息，导弹只是提前撞向了地面。
— im·pact·ful \im-ˈpakt-fəl\ adjective
— im·pac·tive \im-ˈpak-tiv\ adjective
— im·pac·tor also im·pact·er -tər\ noun
20
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im·part
verb
\im-ˈpärt\
A
- VERB 传授;告知 If you impart information to people, you tell it to them.
The ability to impart knowledge and command respect is the essential qualification for teachers…
具备传授知识并赢得尊敬的能力是对教师的基本要求。
I am about to impart knowledge to you that you will never forget.
我会向你传授让你终生牢记的知识。 - VERB 给予(特定品质) To impart a particular quality to something means to give it that quality.
She managed to impart great elegance to the unpretentious dress she was wearing…
她使自己朴素的衣着看起来也十分优雅。
His production of Harold Pinter’s play fails to impart a sense of excitement or danger.
他所执导的哈罗德·品特的剧作没能表现出紧张、危险感。
— im·par·ta·tion \ˌim-ˌpär-ˈtā-shən\ noun
— im·part·ment \im-ˈpärt-mənt\ noun
