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研究生英语单词详解

1.savor ['seɪvə]['sevɚ] CET6+ TEM8•vt. 尽情享受;使有风味;加调味品于;品尝,欣赏•vi. 有…的滋味;带有…的性质•n. 滋味;气味;食欲•Savor the joy of simple pleasures.尽情享受简简单单的乐趣。

•While they bite intothe fruit, they could savor the various blends of fiber andjuices.当他们咬一口水果,他们可以尝到各种水果纤维和汁液的混合。

•Savor the feeling of change; as we will see in the next section, it is part of what makes you human.尽情享受改变的滋味;正如我们将在下个章节所见,它是让你成为人类的一部分。

2. refine [rɪ'faɪn][rɪ'faɪn]CET4 TEM4•vt. 精炼,提纯;改善;使…文雅•V-T When a substance is refined, it is made pure by having all other substances removed from it. 提炼[usu passive]例:Oil is refined to remove naturally occurring impurities.油经过提炼去除天然生成的杂质。

refining N-UNCOUNT提炼例:...oil refining.…炼油。

V-T If something such as a process, theory, or machine is refined, it is improved by having small changes made to it. 完善[usu passive]例:Surgical techniques are constantly being refined.外科手术技术正在不断得到完善。

3. matriculate [mə'trɪkjʊleɪt] [mə'trɪkjulet] TEM8•vt. 准许…入学;录取…入大学•vi. 准许入学;录取•n. 被录取者•V-I In some countries, if you matriculate, you register formally as a student at a university, or you satisfy the academic requirements necessary for registration for acourse. (大学)注册入学; 被录取入学例:He matriculated in the English Literature Department at the Tokyo Imperial University.他被东京帝国大学英语文学系录取了。

matriculation N-UNCOUNT例:In secondary schools across South Africa, students are taking matriculation exams.南非全国各地的中学生正在参加大学入学考试。

4.ensue [ɪn'sjuː; en-] [ɪn'su] CET6 TEM8•vi. 跟着发生,接着发生;继起•vt. 追求V-I If something ensues, it happens immediately after another event, usually as a result of it. 随即发生[no cont]例:If the Europeans did not reduce subsidies, a trade war would ensue.如果欧洲不减少补贴,贸易战将随即爆发。

5. fraudulent ['frɔːdjʊl(ə)nt]['frɔdʒələnt] TEM8•adj. 欺骗性的;不正的ADJ A fraudulent activity is deliberately deceitful, dishonest, or untrue. 欺骗性的例:...fraudulent claims about being a nurse.…谎称自己是护士。

fraudulently ADV欺骗性地[ADV with v]例:All 5,000 of the homes were fraudulently obtained.5000所房子全都是骗取的6. likelihood ['laɪklɪhʊd] ['laɪklɪhʊd] CET6 TEM4•n. 可能性,可能•N-UNCOUNT The likelihood of something happening is how likely it is to happen.可能性例:The likelihood of infection is minimal.传染的可能性微乎其微。

• 2.N-SING If something is a likelihood, it is likely to happen. 可能发生的事情例:But the likelihood is that people would be willing to pay if they were certain that theirmoney was going to a good cause.但有可能的是,如果人们确信自己的钱将用于善事,他们会愿意出钱的。

7. encounter [ɪn'kaʊntə; en-] [ɪn'kaʊntɚ]CET4 TEM4•vt. 遭遇,邂逅;遇到•n. 遭遇,偶然碰见•vi. 遭遇;偶然相遇•V-T If you encounter problems or difficulties, you experience them. 遭遇例:Every day of our lives we encounter major and minor stresses of one kind or another.生活中的每一天,我们会遇到或大或小的这样那样的压力。

• 2.V-T If you encounter someone, you meet them, usually unexpectedly. 邂逅[正式]例:Did you encounter anyone in the building?你在那栋大楼里偶然遇到什么人了吗?• 3.N-COUNT An encounter with someone is a meeting with them, particularly one that is unexpected or significant. 邂逅例:The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.作者讲述了他与一群南越士兵的惊人邂逅。

• 4.N-COUNT An encounter is a particular type of experience. 特殊经历例:...a sexual encounter.…一次性经历。

8. impel [ɪm'pel][ɪm'pɛl] TEM8•vt. 推动;驱使;激励V-T When something such as an emotion impels you to do something, it affects you so strongly that you feel forced to do it. 驱策; 迫使例:...the courage and competitiveness which impels him to take risks....驱策他冒险的勇气和竞争精神。

9. bewilder [bɪ'wɪldə][bɪ'wɪldɚ]CET6 TEM4•vt. 使迷惑,使不知所措V-T If something bewilders you, it is so confusing or difficult that you cannot understand it.使迷惑例:The silence from Alex had hurt and bewildered her.亚历克斯的沉默令她伤心和迷惑不解10.piercing ['pɪəsɪŋ]['pɪrsɪŋ]•adj. 刺穿的;敏锐的;尖刻的;打动人心的•n. 熔化穿孔•v. 刺穿;感动;洞察(pierce的ing形式ADJ A piercing sound or voice is high-pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way. 刺耳的例:A piercing scream split the air.一声刺耳的尖叫划破天空。

ADJ If someone has piercing eyes or a piercing stare, they seem to look at you very intensely. (目光) 锐利的[书面]例:...his sandy blond hair and piercing blue eyes.…他那淡金色的头发和犀利的蓝眼睛。

ADJ A piercing wind makes you feel very cold. 刺骨的例:Warm clothing is recommended as the wind can be piercing.寒风刺骨,建议穿暖和些的衣服。

→see pierce11.clarity [ 'klærəti ] n. CET6 TEM4The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand. 明晰; 清楚例:...the ease and clarity with which the author explains difficult technical and scientific subjects.…该作者用于解释难懂的科技主题的轻松与明晰。

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