List 06 | 22/04/2022 | GRE

Question 1

temerity /tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ/

Answer 1

temerity /tɪˈmɛrɪtɪ/

1. N-UNCOUNT If you say that a person has the temerity to do something, you are annoyed about something they have done which you think showed a lack of respect. 失礼 [usu N to-inf] [表不满]

“Difficult” patients have the temerity to challenge their doctors’ decisions.
“难缠”的病号会冒然挑战他们的医生的决定。

> > > n. 鲁莽，冒失；蛮勇

The temerity of the pirate crew cost them their ship.
海盗们的鲁莽使他们失去了自己的船
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reckless /ˈrɛklɪs/

> > > noun recklessness

1. ADJ If you say that someone is reckless, you mean that they act in a way which shows that they do not care about danger or the effect their behaviour will have on other people. 鲁莽的; 不顾后果的

He is charged with reckless driving.
他被控莽撞驾驶。

2. recklessly ADV 鲁莽地; 不计后果地

He was leaning recklessly out of the open window.
他鲁莽地从开着的窗户探出身子。

Question 2

depredate /ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪt/

Answer 2

depredate /ˈdɛprɪˌdeɪt/

1. V to plunder or destroy; pillage 掠夺 [RARE]

Question 3

plunder /ˈplʌndə/

Answer 3

plunder /ˈplʌndə/ (plundering, plundered, plunders)

> > > synonyms: depredate | pillage

1. V-T If someone plunders a place or plunders things from a place, they steal things from it. 掠夺 [文学性]

He plundered the palaces and ransacked the treasuries.
他洗劫了各个宫殿，将那些财宝掠夺一空。

She faces charges of helping to plunder her country’s treasury of billions of dollars.
她面临协从窃取国库中数十亿美元的指控。

2. N-UNCOUNT Plunder is also a noun. 掠夺

…a guerrilla group infamous for torture and plunder.
…一支以酷刑和掠夺而臭名昭著的游击队。

Question 4

pillage /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/

Answer 4

pillage /ˈpɪlɪdʒ/ (pillaging, pillaged, pillages)

> > > synonyms: depredate | pillage | plunder

1. V-T If a group of people pillage a place, they steal property from it using violent methods. 掠夺

Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.
士兵狂暴地掠夺商店，不停地扫射。

2. N-UNCOUNT Pillage is also a noun. 掠夺

There were no signs of violence or pillage.
没有暴力和掠夺的迹象。

3. pillaging N-UNCOUNT

…pillaging by people looking for something to eat.
…被觅食的人一扫而空。

Question 5

genuflect /ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt/

Answer 5

genuflect /ˈdʒɛnjʊˌflɛkt/ (genuflecting, genuflected, genuflects)

> > > vi. 屈服；跪拜（尤指做宗教仪式时）

1. V-I If you genuflect, you bend one or both knees and bow, especially in church, as a sign of respect. (尤指在教堂里)施屈膝礼 [正式]

He genuflected in front of the altar.
他在祭坛前屈膝施礼。

2. V-I You can say that someone is genuflecting to something when they are giving it a great deal of attention and respect, especially if you think it does not deserve this. 膜拜 [journalism]

They refrained from genuflecting to the laws of political economy.
他们拒不向政治经济学定律顶礼膜拜。

Question 6

worship /ˈwɜːʃɪp/

Answer 6

worship /ˈwɜːʃɪp/ (worshipping, worshipped, worships)

> > > AM worshiping, worshiped

1. V-T/V-I If you worship a god, you show your respect to the god, for example, by saying prayers. 敬奉

..disputes over ways of life and ways of worshipping God.
…一些在生活方式和敬奉上帝方式上的争论。

He prefers to worship in his own home.
他更喜欢在自己的家里敬奉神明。

2. N-UNCOUNT Worship is also a noun. 敬奉

…the worship of the ancient Roman gods.
…对古罗马众神的敬奉。

3. worshipper N-COUNT 敬神者

She burst into tears and loud sobs that disturbed the other worshippers.
她突然哭起来，大声抽噎，干扰了其他拜神者。

4. V-T If you worship someone or something, you love them or admire them very much. 爱慕

She had worshipped him for years.
她爱慕他已有好多年了。

Question 7

wend /wɛnd/

Answer 7

wend /wɛnd/ (wending, wended, wends)

1. PHRASE If you wend your way in a particular direction, you walk, especially slowly, casually, or carefully, in that direction. 慢走; 缓行 [文学性] [usu PHR prep/adv]

Sleepy-eyed commuters were wending their way to work.
睡眼朦胧的通勤者拖着沉重的步子去上班。

Question 8

pelagic /pɛˈlædʒɪk/

Answer 8

pelagic /pɛˈlædʒɪk/

> > > adj. 浮游的；远洋的，深海的

1. ADJ of or relating to the open sea 远洋的

pelagic whaling
远洋捕鲸

The pelagic organism was only found in the deepest part of the ocean.
这种深海生物只在海洋的最深处被发现。

Question 9

triviality /ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ/

Answer 9

triviality /ˌtrɪvɪˈælɪtɪ/

1. N-VAR If you refer to something as a triviality, you think that it is unimportant and not serious. 琐事

He accused me of making a great fuss about trivialities.
他指责我为一些琐事大惊小怪。

The reporter apologized for the triviality of his question.
这位记者为他的琐碎问题致歉。

Question 10

etiquette /ˈɛtɪˌkɛt/

Answer 10

etiquette /ˈɛtɪˌkɛt/

> > > n. 礼节，礼仪；规矩
synonyms: ceremony, manner, protocol

1. N-UNCOUNT Etiquette is a set of customs and rules for polite behaviour, especially among a particular class of people or in a particular profession. (尤指特定阶层的) 礼仪; (尤指特定行业的) 规矩

This was such a great breach of etiquette, he hardly knew what to do.
这是一起规矩的严重违反，他几乎不知所措了。

China is a nation of etiquette.
中国是礼仪之邦。

Question 11

proscribe /prəʊˈskraɪb/

Answer 11

proscribe /prəʊˈskraɪb/ (proscribing, proscribed, proscribes)

1. V-T If something is proscribed by people in authority, the existence or the use of that thing is forbidden. 正式宣布被禁止 [正式] [usu passive]

In some cultures surgery is proscribed.
在有些文化里，外科手术是被禁止的。

They are proscribed by federal law from owning guns.
根据联邦法律规定，他们不准拥有枪支。

Question 12

resemble /rɪˈzɛmbəl/

Answer 12

resemble /rɪˈzɛmbəl/ (resembling, resembled, resembles)

1. V-T If one thing or person resembles another, they are similar to each other. 像 [no cont]

Some of the commercially produced venison resembles beef in flavour.
一些商业化生产的鹿肉味道像牛肉。

Question 13

demographic /ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk/

Answer 13

demographic /ˌdɛməˈɡræfɪk/

1. N-PLURAL The demographics of a place or society are the statistics relating to the people who live there. 人口统计数据

…the changing demographics of the United States.
…变化的美国人口统计数据。

2. N-SING In business, a demographic is a group of people in a society, especially people in a particular age group. 特定年龄段的人口 [商业]

The station has won more listeners in the 25-39 demographic.
这个电台吸引了更多25-39岁年龄段的听众。

Question 14

mangrove /ˈmæŋɡrəʊv/

Answer 14

mangrove /ˈmæŋɡrəʊv/

1. N-COUNT A mangrove or mangrove tree is a tree with roots which are above the ground and that grows along coasts or on the banks of large rivers in hot areas. 红树 [oft N n]

…mangrove swamps.
…红树林沼泽。

Question 15

comprise /kəmˈpraɪz/

Answer 15

comprise /kəmˈpraɪz/ (comprising, comprised, comprises)

1. V-T If you say that something comprises or is comprised of a number of things or people, you mean it has them as its parts or members. 包含; 由…组成 [正式]

The special cabinet committee comprises Mr. Brown, Mr. Mandelson, and Mr. Straw.
这一特殊内阁委员会包括布朗先生、曼德尔森先生和斯特劳先生。

The task force is comprised of congressional leaders, cabinet heads and administration officials.
该任务队由国会领导人、内阁首脑和行政官员构成。

Question 16

buffer /ˈbʌfə/

Answer 16

buffer /ˈbʌfə/ (buffering, buffered, buffers)

1. N-COUNT A buffer is something that prevents something else from being harmed or that prevents two things from harming each other. 缓冲物

Keep savings as a buffer against unexpected cash needs.
备有存款来作为急需现金时的缓冲。

2. V-T If something is buffered, it is protected from harm. 受保护

The company is buffered by long-term contracts with growers.
这家公司受到了与种植者签订长期合同的保护。

3. N one of a pair of spring-loaded steel pads attached at both ends of railway vehicles and at the end of a railway track to reduce shock due to contact (铁路)缓冲器
4. N-COUNT A buffer is an area in a computer’s memory where information can be stored for a short time. 缓冲区 [计算机]
5. N any device used to shine, polish, etc; buff 抛光轮
6. N a stupid or bumbling man (esp in the phrase old buffer) 无能的人 [英国英语] [非正式，侮辱]

> > > less buffering against storms
减少对风暴的缓冲

Question 17

suspicion /səˈspɪʃən/

Answer 17

suspicion /səˈspɪʃən/

1. N-VAR Suspicion or a suspicion is a belief or feeling that someone has committed a crime or done something wrong. 怀疑

There was a suspicion that this runner attempted to avoid the procedures for drug testing.
存在这名赛跑运动员试图逃避药检的怀疑。

The police said their suspicions were aroused because Mr. Owens had other marks on his body.
警方说他们的怀疑产生于欧文斯先生身上留有其他印迹。

2. N-VAR If there is suspicion of someone or something, people do not trust them or consider them to be reliable. 猜疑

This tendency in his thought is deepened by his suspicion of all Utopian political programmes.
他思想中这种倾向因他对所有乌托邦政治计划的猜疑而加深。

3. N-COUNT A suspicion is a feeling that something is probably true or is likely to happen. 不确定的感觉

I have a sneaking suspicion that they are going to succeed.
我有种隐约的感觉他们会成功。

> > > Almost no one regards corn with suspicion.
几乎没有人怀疑玉米。

Question 18

ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs/

Answer 18

ingenious /ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs/

1. ADJ Something that is ingenious is very clever and involves new ideas, methods, or equipment. 灵巧的; 新颖的

…a truly ingenious invention.
…一项的确新颖的发明。

Question 19

hostility /hɒˈstɪlɪtɪ/

Answer 19

hostility /hɒˈstɪlɪtɪ/

1. N-UNCOUNT Hostility is unfriendly or aggressive behaviour toward people or ideas. 敌意; 敌对

The last decade has witnessed a serious rise in the levels of racism and hostility to black and ethnic groups.
过去的10年里，种族主义及对黑人和少数民族的敌意变得更加严重了。

2. N-UNCOUNT Your hostility to something you do not approve of is your opposition to it. 反对

There is hostility among traditionalists to this method of teaching history.
传统主义者中有人反对这种教授历史的方法。

> > > Genetically modified (GM) crops are viewed with such hostility that they are barely grown in Europe.
转基因作物被如此敌视，以至于在欧洲几乎没有种植。

Question 20

aversion /əˈvɜːʃən/

Answer 20

aversion /əˈvɜːʃən/

1. N-VAR If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much. 厌恶

Many people have a natural and emotional aversion to insects.
很多人对昆虫有一种天生的厌恶之感。

Question 21

Almost no one regards corn with suspicion. But the same can’t be said for humans’ ingenious ability to engineer the plants we eat. Genetically modified (GM) crops are viewed with such hostility that they are barely grown in Europe. However, a new study by an independent group of scientists, who have done the most comprehensive review of the evidence so far, shows that our aversion to GM food is pointless, unscientific, and harmful to farmers.

Answer 21

Almost no one regards corn with suspicion. But the same can’t be said for humans’ ingenious ability to engineer the plants we eat. Genetically modified (GM) crops are viewed with such hostility that they are barely grown in Europe. However, a new study by an independent group of scientists, who have done the most comprehensive review of the evidence so far, shows that our aversion to GM food is pointless, unscientific, and harmful to farmers.

几乎没有人怀疑玉米。但人类改造食用植物的天才能力就不一样了。转基因作物被如此敌视，以至于在欧洲几乎没有种植。然而，一个独立的科学家小组的一项新研究表明，我们对转基因食品的厌恶是毫无意义的、不科学的，而且对农民有害。他们对迄今为止的证据做了最全面的审查。

Question 22

admit /ədˈmɪt/

Answer 22

admit /ədˈmɪt/ (admitting, admitted, admits)

1. V-T/V-I If you admit that something bad, unpleasant, or embarrassing is true, you agree, often unwillingly, that it is true. 承认 (不好、不快或尴尬的事实)

I am willing to admit that I do make mistakes.
我愿意承认我确实会犯错误。

Up to two thirds of 14 to 16 year olds admit to buying alcohol illegally.
14至16岁的少年中有多达2/3的少年承认非法买过酒。

None of these people will admit responsibility for their actions.
这些人中没有人原意承认为他们的行为负有的责任。

2. V-T If someone is admitted to a hospital, they are taken into the hospital for treatment and kept there until they are well enough to go home. 接收 (入院)

She was admitted to the hospital with a soaring temperature.
她因高烧被接收入院。

3. V-T If someone is admitted to an organization or group, they are allowed to join it. 接收 (加入)

He was admitted to the Académie Culinaire de France.
他被接收加入法国厨艺学会。

4. V-T To admit someone to a place means to allow them to enter it. 准许进入

Embassy security personnel refused to admit him or his wife.
使馆保安人员拒绝让他或他的妻子进入。