GMAT 09 Flashcards
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mu·nic·i·pal
adj
\myu̇-ˈni-s(ə-)pəl\
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- ADJ 城市的;市政的 Municipal means associated with or belonging to a city or town that has its own local government.
The municipal authorities gave the go-ahead for the march.
市政当局批准了这次游行。
…next month’s municipal elections.
下个月的市政选举
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mu·ral
adj
\ˈmyu̇r-əl\
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- N-COUNT 壁画 A mural is a picture painted on a wall.
…a mural of Tangier bay.
描绘丹吉尔湾的壁画
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mu·ta·tion
noun
\myü-ˈtā-shən\
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n.变化； 转变； 突变； 变异
— mu·ta·tion·al -shə-nəl\ adjective
— mu·ta·tion·al·ly adverb
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mute
adj
\ˈmyüt\
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- ADJ 缄默的;哑口无言的 Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak.
He was mute, distant, and indifferent…
他一句话也不说，显得疏远而冷漠。
I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula.
我默默地向葆拉投去恳求的目光。
Mute is also an adverb.
mutely: I crouched by him and grasped his hand, mutely offering what comfort I could.我蹲在他身旁，握住他的手，默默地，尽我所能地安慰他。 - ADJ 哑的;不能说话的 Someone who is mute is unable to speak.
Marianna, the duke’s daughter, became mute after a shock.
公爵的女儿玛丽安娜在遭受了一次电击后失声了。 - VERB 抑制(情感);减弱，缓和(活动强度) If someone mutes something such as their feelings or their activities, they reduce the strength or intensity of them.
The corruption does not seem to have muted the country’s prolonged economic boom.
腐败似乎没有影响国家经济的持续繁荣。
muted: The threat contrasted starkly with his administration’s previous muted criticism…这一威胁和他这届政府之前低调的指责形成了鲜明的对比。The financial markets gave a muted response to the Democrats’ triumph.金融市场对民主党的胜利反响不大。 - VERB 降低，减弱(音量) If you mute a noise or sound, you lower its volume or make it less distinct.
They begin to mute their voices, not be as assertive…
他们开始压低嗓门，不再那么肯定了。
At first the wooded hillsides muted the sounds.
最初长满树木的山坡吸收了噪音。
muted: ‘Yes,’ he muttered, his voice so muted I hardly heard his reply…他小声说：“是。”声音低得我几乎听不到。There were muted cheers from the public gallery.旁听席传出了轻微的欢呼声。 - N-COUNT （乐器上的）弱音器 A mute is a device which can be used to make a musical instrument produce a quieter, softer sound.
— mute·ly adverb
— mute·ness noun
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mu·ti·ny
noun
\ˈmyü-tə-nē\
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- N-VAR (通常指士兵或水手的)反叛，哗变，暴动 A mutiny is a refusal by people, usually soldiers or sailors, to continue obeying a person in authority.
A series of coup attempts and mutinies within the armed forces destabilized the regime…
军队内部一连串的政变图谋和暴动动摇了该政权。
They were shot yesterday after being convicted of mutiny and high treason.
在被宣判犯有叛乱罪和叛国罪后，他们昨天被枪决了。 - VERB (通常指士兵或水手)反叛，哗变，暴动 If a group of people, usually soldiers or sailors, mutiny, they refuse to continue obeying a person in authority.
Units stationed around the capital mutinied because they had received no pay for nine months…
驻扎在首府周边的部队因9个月没有领到军饷而哗变。
Sailors at a naval base had mutinied against their officers.
某海军基地的士兵不服从军官领导，发生了兵变。
— mutiny intransitive verb
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mu·tu·al
adj
\ˈmyü-chə-wəl\
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- ADJ 相互的;彼此的 You use mutual to describe a situation, feeling, or action that is experienced, felt, or done by both of two people mentioned.
The East and the West can work together for their mutual benefit and progress…
东西方可以为彼此共同的利益和发展而合作。
It’s plain that he adores his daughter, and the feeling is mutual.
明摆着他很喜欢自己的女儿，而且女儿也喜欢他。
mutually: Attempts to reach a mutually agreed solution had been fruitless…试图达成一个双方都赞成的解决方案的努力毫无结果。A meeting would take place at a mutually convenient time.会议拟在双方都方便的时候召开。 mutually exclusiveexclusive - ADJ 共同的;共有的 You use mutual to describe something such as an interest which two or more people share.
They do, however, share a mutual interest in design…
不过他们确实都对设计感兴趣。
We were introduced by a mutual friend.
我们一个共同的朋友介绍我们认识了。 - ADJ (指建屋互助会或保险公司)互助的，相互保险的 If a building society or an insurance company has mutual status, it is not owned by shareholders but by its customers, who receive a share of the profits.
Britain’s third largest building society abandoned its mutual status and became a bank.
英国第三大建屋互助会准备放弃其互助性质，转变为银行。
— mu·tu·al·ly adverb
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my·o·pia
noun
\mī-ˈō-pē-ə\
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- ADJ-GRADED 目光短浅的;缺乏远见的 If you describe someone as myopic, you are critical of them because they seem unable to realize that their actions might have negative consequences.
The Government still has a myopic attitude to spending.
政府在开支问题上仍然目光短浅。 - ADJ-GRADED 近视的;看不远的 If someone is myopic, they are unable to see things which are far away from them.
— my·o·pic -ˈō-pik\ adjective
— my·o·pi·cal·ly -pi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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mys·tic
adj
\ˈmis-tik\
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- N-COUNT 神秘主义者 A mystic is a person who practises or believes in religious mysticism.
…an Indian mystic known as Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.
人称巴格万·什里·劳伊尼希的印度神秘主义者 - ADJ-GRADED 同 mystical Mystic means the same as mystical .
…mystic union with God.
和上帝的神秘结合
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myth·o·log·i·cal
adj
\ˌmi-thə-ˈlä-ji-kəl\
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adj.神话的； 虚构的
— myth·o·log·i·cal·ly -ji-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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na·dir
noun
\ˈnā-ˌdir\
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- N-SING 最低点;最不幸的时刻 The nadir of something such as someone’s career or the history of an organization is its worst time.
1945 to 1946 was the nadir of Truman’s presidency.
1945至1946年的那段时间是杜鲁门总统执政最艰难的时期。 - N-SING 天底(Compare 比较 zenith.) In astronomy, the nadir is the point at which the sun or moon is directly below you, on the other side of the earth.
The relationship between the two countries reached a nadir in the 1920s.
<the discussion really reached its nadir when people resorted to name-calling>
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nar·cis·sis·tic
adjective
\ˌnär-sə-ˈsis-tik\
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- ADJ-GRADED 自我陶醉的;自我欣赏的 If you describe someone as narcissistic, you disapprove of them because they think about themselves a lot and admire themselves too much.
He was insufferable at times — self-centred and narcissistic.
他有时让人难以容忍——自我中心，自我陶醉。
…the image of the vain, narcissistic man.
自负自恋的男人形象
nar·cis·sism noun \ˈnär-sə-ˌsi-zəm\
nar·cis·sist \ˈnär-sə-sist\ noun or adjective
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nar·rate
verb
\ˈner-ˌāt\
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n.(故事的)讲述者，(戏剧、电影等的)解说员
— nar·ra·tor \ˈner-ˌā-tər\ noun
The author narrates her story in great detail.
a documentary narrated by a famous actor
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na·tal
adj
\ˈnā-təl\
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adj.出生的，出生时具有的，先天的
of, relating to, or present at birth; especially : associated with one’s birth <a natal star>
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- N-PROPER 北大西洋公约组织 NATO is an international organization which consists of the USA, Canada, Britain, and other European countries, all of whom have agreed to support one another if they are attacked. NATO is an abbreviation for (缩略=) ‘North Atlantic Treaty Organization’.
NATO says it will keep a reduced number of modern nuclear weapons to guarantee peace.
北约宣称将削减现代核武器的数量并将其维持在这一水平，以保障和平。
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natural number
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n.自然数
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na·val
adj
\ˈnā-vəl\
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- ADJ 海军的 Naval means belonging to, relating to, or involving a country’s navy.
He was the senior serving naval officer.
他那时是现役海军高级军官。
…the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay.
关塔那摩湾美国海军基地
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nav·i·ga·tion
noun
\ˌna-və-ˈgā-shən\
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- N-UNCOUNT See also: navigate 航行;航海 You can refer to the movement of ships as navigation .
Pack ice around Iceland was becoming a threat to navigation.
冰岛周围的浮冰群曾一度对船只航行构成威胁。
— nav·i·ga·tion·al -shə-nəl\ adjective
— nav·i·ga·tion·al·ly adverb
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negative number
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负数
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neo·or·tho·doxy
noun
-ˌdäk-sē\
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n.新正教运动
neo·or·tho·dox adj \ˌnē-ō-ˈȯr-thə-ˌdäks\
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ne·ol·o·gism
noun
\nē-ˈä-lə-ˌji-zəm\
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- N-COUNT 新词;新义 A neologism is a new word or expression in a language, or a new meaning for an existing word or expression.
The newspaper used the neologism ‘dinks’, Double Income No Kids.
报纸使用了新词“丁克族”，即“双收入无子女”。
— ne·ol·o·gis·tic -ˌä-lə-ˈjis-tik\ adjective
