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英语综合考研李观仪新编英语教程4》翻译短语考研复习

英语综合考研李观仪新编英语教程5》翻译短语考研复习一、词汇短语Text I1clumsy [5klQmzi] adj. moving or doing things in a very awkward way 笨拙的,拙劣的:I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me. 我把你的咖啡弄洒了。

对不起,我太笨了。

2hammer [5hAmE] v.敲打n. a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle 锤子:To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole. 为了避免毁坏这棵树,把一只木钉敲进那个洞里。

3deft [deft] adj. skilful and often quick灵巧的,敏捷熟练的:With a deft flick of his wrist, he extinguished the match. 他的手腕灵巧地一抖,就熄灭了火柴。

【扩展】近义词:dexterous 灵巧的,熟练的4squarely [‘skwɛrli] adv. directly or in the middle, rather than indirectly or at an angle 正好、正中地:I kept the gun aimed squarely at his eyes. 我一直把枪直直瞄准他的眼睛。

5apt [Apt] adj. exactly suitable适当的,恰当的:The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929. 这份报告的措辞在当今如在1929年一样恰当。

6scrupulous [5skru:pjulEs] adj. correct even in the smallest detail;exact 严格认真的,审慎的:You’re being very scrupulous, but to what end? 你表现得很认真,但目的是什么呢?7subtle [5sQtl] adj. not very noticeable or obvious 细致的,微妙的,不易察觉的:The truth is subtly different. 事实略有不同。

8shade [Feid ] n. a slight difference in degree轻微的区别;不同的程度9chap [tFAp] n. a man or boy家伙:“I am a very lucky chap,”he commented. “The doctors were surprised that I was not paralyzed.”“我是个非常幸运的家伙”,他解释说,“医生们都很惊奇我没有瘫痪。

”10constitute [5kCnstitju:t] v. to form or make up构成,组成:China’s ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 percent of its total population. 中国的少数民族构成总人口的不到7%。

11ultimately [5QltimEtli] adv. in the end;after everything or everyone else has been taken in to account 最终地,最后地:Whatever the scientists ultimately conclude, all of their data will immediately e disputed. 无论科学家们最终得出什么结论,他们的所有数据将随即受到质疑。

12kinship [5kinFip] n. a) the fact of being related in a family 亲属the ties of kinship 家庭纽带;b) a feeling of being close to somebody because you have similar origins or attitudes 亲切感:We tend to feel kinship with those who share the same values. 我们更倾向于和有相同价值观的人表现亲切感。

【扩展】近义词:affinity n.密切关系13substitute [5sQbstitju:t] n. a person or thing acting or used in place of another替代者,替代物:Paul’s father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother. 保罗的父亲只把他当作逝世的哥哥的替身。

14cowardice [5kaJEdis] n. lack of courage怯懦,胆小:His girlfriend is disgusted at his cowardice. 他的女友讨厌他的懦弱。

【扩展】同根词:coward n.懦弱的人15rife [raif] adj. widespread 普遍的;充满…的,流行的:The streets were rife with rumors of the President’s resignation. 大街小巷都充斥着总统辞职的谣传。

16manliness [5mAnlinis] n. qualities typical of or suitable to a man刚毅,男子气17singularity [7sin^ju5lAriti] n. strangeness奇特,特性,非凡:One cannot fail to be struck by the singularity of his sculptures. 没有人不为他的雕塑的魅力所折服。

18malapropism [5mAlE5prCpizEm] n. an often amusing misuse of a word, such that the word incorrectly used sounds similar to the intended word but means something quite different词语误用19oddity [5Cditi] n. strangeness; a strange or unusual person, thing, etc. 古怪,怪癖的人或事:I was puzzled by the oddity of her behavior. 她行为古怪我感到莫名其妙。

【扩展】同根词:odd adj.古怪的,奇怪的20leader [5li:dE] n. an article in a newspaper giving the papers opinion on a matter, rather than reporting information 社论21coercion [kEu5E:FEn] n. the act of making(an unwilling person or group) do something by force, threats, etc. or fact of being made to do something by force强迫,威压,高压政治:He paid the money under coercion. 他被迫付了钱。

22epitomize [i5pitEmaiz] v. be typical of; serve as the typical example of 成……的缩影,是……的典型范例:A fascinating part of this tremendous societal change is the people who epitomize it. 这个巨大的社会变化中的一个迷人的部分,是那些有代表性的人们。

23distill [di5stil] v. to take and separate the most important parts of(a book,a subject,etc. )提炼,吸取……的精华:The notes I made on my travels were distilled into a book. 我对旅游的注释来自于一本书。

24indigent [5indidVEnt] adj. poor, lacking money and goods贫穷的,贫困的:How do you know when someone is indigent? 不过,你怎么知道谁是穷人呢?25equivalent [i5kwivElEnt] n. If one amount or value is the equivalent of another, they are the same 对等物,同等物【扩展】同根词:equivalence n.等值,等效26patrol [pE5trEul] v. to go at regular times round (an area,building,etc.)to see that there is no trouble,that no one is trying to get in or out illegally…巡逻,巡查【扩展】形近词:petrol n.汽油27tread [tred] v. to walk along, follow; step踩,踏:tread sth. 踩碎28strut [strQt] v. to walk proudly and stiffly, with the chest pushed forwards and trying to look important高视阔步,大摇大摆地走:He struts around town like he owns the place. 他在城里趾高气扬地走着,好像他拥有着这地方似的。

29stroll [strEul] v. to walk a short distance slowly or lazily for pleasure漫步,闲逛:After dinner, I strolled around the city. 晚饭后,我绕着城溜达了一圈。

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