GMAT 07 Flashcards
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quant noun \ˈkwänt\
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量子(quantum的复数形式)
n.<物>量子( quantum的名词复数 )； 定量，总量
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quar·an·tine noun \ˈkwȯr-ən-ˌtēn\
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- N-UNCOUNT 检疫；隔离 If a person or animal is in quarantine, they are being kept separate from other people or animals for a set period of time, usually because they have or may have a disease.
She was sent home to Oxford and put in quarantine…
她被送回牛津的家中隔离起来。
No mammals other than people may enter the country without lengthy quarantine.
除人之外，所有的哺乳动物进入这个国家都必须经过长期隔离。 - VERB 对…进行隔离检疫 If people or animals are quarantined, they are stopped from having contact with other people or animals. If a place is quarantined, people and animals are prevented from entering or leaving it.
Dogs have to be quarantined for six months before they’ll let them in.
狗要进行6个月的隔离检疫之后才被允许进入。
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quar·ry noun \ˈkwȯr-ē\
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- N-COUNT 采石场;露天矿场 A quarry is an area that is dug out from a piece of land or the side of a mountain in order to get stone or minerals.
…an old limestone quarry.
废旧的石灰岩采石场 - VERB 开采(石料或矿产);在…开采 When stone or minerals are quarried or when an area is quarried for them, they are removed from the area by digging, drilling, or using explosives.
The large limestone caves are also quarried for cement.
同时还在这些大石灰岩洞里开采水泥原料。
…locally quarried stone.
当地采掘的石头
quarrying: Farming, quarrying and other local industries have declined.农业、采矿业以及其他地方工业都已陷入衰退。 - N-SING 追捕的对象；猎物 A person’s or animal’s quarry is the person or animal that they are hunting.
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qua·sar noun \ˈkwā-ˌzär\
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- N-COUNT 类星体 A quasar is an object far away in space that produces bright light and radio waves.
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qui·es·cent adj -sənt\
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- ADJ-GRADED 沉寂的;静态的;不活动的 Someone or something that is quiescent is quiet and inactive.
…a society which was politically quiescent and above all deferential.
政治上波澜不兴、甚至马首是瞻的社会
…a quiescent Southern seaside town.
宁静的南方海滨小城
quiescence: …a long period of quiescence.长期的沉寂
— qui·es·cent·ly adverb
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quin·tes·sence noun \kwin-ˈte-sən(t)s\
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- ADJ-GRADED 典范的;典型的 Quintessential means representing a perfect or typical example of something.
This was quintessential Midwestern farming country…
这就是典型的中西部农村。
Everybody thinks of him as the quintessential New Yorker.
大家都视他为典型的纽约人。
quintessentially: It is a familiar, and quintessentially British, ritual.这是一个常见的典型英式仪式。 - ADJ 本质的;精髓的 Quintessential means representing the central nature of something.
…the quintessential charm of his songs.
他的歌声中最本质的魅力
— quin·tes·sen·tial \ˌkwin-tə-ˈsen(t)-shəl\ adjective
— quin·tes·sen·tial·ly adverb
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quo·tient noun \ˈkwō-shənt\
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- N-COUNT 程度;系数 Quotient is used when indicating the presence or degree of a characteristic in someone or something. →see: IQ;
Being rich doesn’t actually increase your happiness quotient…
有钱不见得能提高你的幸福指数。
The island has a high quotient of clergymen.
牧师占了小岛人口的很大一部分。 intelligence quotient
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rab·ble noun \ˈra-bəl\
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- N-SING 乌合之众；乱民；暴民 A rabble is a crowd of noisy people who seem likely to cause trouble.
He seems to attract a rabble of supporters more loyal to the man than to the cause.
他似乎吸引了一群忠于他个人超过忠于这项事业的乌合之众的支持。 - N-SING 贱民；下等人 People sometimes refer to ordinary people in general as the rabble to suggest that they are superior to them.
In 40 years, the Guards’ Polo Club has changed, but it has managed to keep most of the rabble out.
40年间，御林军马球俱乐部虽有变化，但却一直成功地把绝大多数下层民众拒之门外。
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ra·bies noun \ˈrā-bēz\
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- N-UNCOUNT 狂犬病 Rabies is a serious disease which causes people and animals to go mad and die. Rabies is particularly common in dogs.
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rac·coon noun \ra-ˈkün\
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- N-COUNT 浣熊（见于中北美洲及西印度群岛） A raccoon is a small animal that has dark-coloured fur with white stripes on its face and on its long tail. Raccoons live in forests in North and Central America and the West Indies.
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rac·ist noun or adjective -sist\
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- ADJ-GRADED 持种族偏见的;种族主义的 If you describe people, things, or behaviour as racist, you mean that they are influenced by the belief that some people are inferior because they belong to a particular race.
You have to acknowledge that we live in a racist society.
你得承认我们生活在一个有种族偏见的社会中。
A racist is someone who is racist.种族主义者；持种族偏见的人
He has a hard core of support among white racists.
他得到了白人种族主义者强有力的支持。
rac·ism noun \ˈrā-ˌsi-zəm\
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ra·di·al adj \ˈrā-dē-əl\
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- ADJ 辐射状的；向各方向伸展的；放射状的 Radial refers to the pattern that you get when straight lines are drawn from the centre of a circle to a number of points round the edge.
The white marble floors were inlaid in a radial pattern of brass.
白色的大理石地板镶嵌在铜质的放射形图案中。 - N-COUNT 子午线轮胎 A radial or a radial tyre is a tyre which is strengthened inside by cords that point towards the centre of the wheel. Radials are less likely to slide sideways on wet or icy roads than other tyres.
— ra·di·al·ly -ə-lē\ adverb
the radial form of a starfish
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ra·di·ant adj \ˈrā-dē-ənt\
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- ADJ-GRADED 容光焕发的;喜气洋洋的 Someone who is radiant is so happy that their happiness shows in their face.
Kathy smiled at her daughter’s radiant face…
凯茜对着女儿容光焕发的面孔微笑着。
On her wedding day the bride looked truly radiant.
婚礼那天，新娘看上去真是光彩照人。
radiantly: He smiled radiantly and embraced her…他高兴地笑着拥抱了她。She looks radiantly happy.她看上去喜气洋洋。 - ADJ-GRADED 光辉灿烂的；光芒四射的 Something that is radiant glows brightly.
The evening sun warms the old red brick wall to a radiant glow.
夕阳为古老的红砖墙罩上了一层暖暖的炫目光辉。
Out on the bay the morning is radiant.
海湾里的早晨阳光灿烂。
radiantly: The sun was still shining radiantly.太阳依旧光芒四射。 - ADJ （热量、能量等）辐射的 Radiant heat or energy is sent out in the form of rays.
The earth would be a frozen ball if it were not for the radiant heat of the sun.
如果没有太阳辐射的热量，地球将是一个冰封的世界。
— ra·di·ant·ly adverb
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rad·i·cal adj \ˈra-di-kəl\
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- ADJ-GRADED 重大的;根本的;基本的;彻底的 Radical changes and differences are very important and great in degree.
The country needs a period of calm without more surges of radical change…
国家需要一段时间的稳定，其间不要再有重大的变革。
The Football League has announced its proposals for a radical reform of the way football is run in England.
足联宣布了它关于对目前英格兰足球运作方式进行彻底改革的提议。
radically: …two large groups of people with radically different beliefs and cultures.信仰和文化上存在根本差异的两大群体 - ADJ-GRADED 激进的；激进派的 Radical people believe that there should be great changes in society and try to bring about these changes.
…threats by left-wing radical groups to disrupt the proceedings.
来自于左翼激进团体可能破坏会议进程的威胁
…political tension between radical and conservative politicians.
激进派和保守派政治人士之间的紧张对峙
A radical is someone who has radical views.激进派；激进分子
— rad·i·cal·ness noun
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ra·dio·met·ric adj \ˌrā-dē-ō-ˈme-trik\
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adj.辐射度的， 放射性测量的
— ra·dio·met·ri·cal·ly -tri-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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ra·di·us noun \ˈrā-dē-əs\
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- N-SING 半径范围；半径距离 The radius around a particular point is the distance from it in any direction.
Nigel has searched for work in a ten-mile radius around his home.
奈杰尔一直在他家周围10英里的范围内找工作。 - N-COUNT 半径 The radius of a circle is the distance from its centre to its outside edge.
He indicated a semicircle with a radius of about thirty miles.
他标示出了一个半径大约为30英里的半圆形。
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ra·don noun \ˈrā-ˌdän\
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- N-UNCOUNT 氡 Radon is a radioactive element in the form of a gas.
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rage noun \ˈrāj\
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- N-VAR 狂怒；盛怒 Rage is strong anger that is difficult to control.
He was red-cheeked with rage…
他气得满脸通红。
I flew into a rage…
我勃然大怒。 - VERB 肆虐；猖獗 You say that something powerful or unpleasant rages when it continues with great force or violence.
Train services were halted as the fire raged for more than four hours…
火灾肆虐超过4个小时，期间列车停止了运行。
…the fierce arguments raging over the future of the Holy City…
关于圣城未来的激烈争论 - VERB 发脾气；大怒 If you rage about something, you speak or think very angrily about it.
Monroe was on the phone, raging about her mistreatment by the brothers…
门罗正在打电话，怒不可遏地说着她被这几个兄弟虐待的事。
Inside, Frannie was raging…
弗兰妮正在屋里大发脾气。 - N-UNCOUNT See also: road rage （尤指引发暴力或攻击行为的）暴怒,盛怒 You can refer to the strong anger that someone feels in a particular situation as a particular rage, especially when this results in violent or aggressive behaviour.
Cabin crews are reporting up to nine cases of air rage a week.
乘务人员一周内报告的飞机上闹事行为多达9起。 - N-SING 风靡一时;非常流行 When something is popular and fashionable, you can say that it is the rage or all the rage .
The 1950s look is all the rage at the moment.
目前，20世纪50年代的装扮正流行。 - See also: raging
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rag·time noun \ˈrag-ˌtīm\
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- N-UNCOUNT 雷格泰姆音乐（20世纪初流行于美国的一种爵士乐） Ragtime is a kind of jazz piano music that was invented in America in the early 1900s.
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raid noun \ˈrād\
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- VERB See also: air raid 突袭;突击 When soldiers raid a place, they make a sudden armed attack against it, with the aim of causing damage rather than occupying any of the enemy’s land.
The guerrillas raided banks and destroyed a police barracks and an electricity substation.
游击队突袭了银行，摧毁了一处警察驻地和一个变电站。
Raid is also a noun.
The rebels attempted a surprise raid on a military camp…
叛军试图突袭一处军营。 - VERB （警察）突击搜捕，搜查 If the police raid a building, they enter it suddenly and by force in order to look for dangerous criminals or for evidence of something illegal, such as drugs or weapons.
Fraud squad officers raided the firm’s offices.
反欺诈小组的工作人员突击搜查了这家公司的办公室。
They were arrested early this morning after a raid on a house by thirty armed police.
今天早上30名武装警察突击搜查一所房子后将他们逮捕。 - VERB （入室）抢劫；打劫 If someone raids a building or place, they enter it by force in order to steal something.
A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of raiding a bank.
一个19岁的男子被判抢劫银行罪。
…an armed raid on a small Post Office…
对一家小邮局实施的武装抢劫 - VERB 扫荡（冰箱、食品柜等处）的食物 If you raid the fridge or the larder, you take food from it to eat instead of a meal or in between meals.
She made her way to the kitchen to raid the fridge.
她走向厨房去扫荡冰箱。
