真题超纲词汇Word List40showy [ˈʃəʊi]adj.引人注目的;过分装饰的;太华丽的【例句】The tie is showy. 领带颜色有点艳丽。
(2018年A类初赛)repayment [rɪˈpeɪmənt]n.偿还;报答;偿付的钱物arbitrate [ˈɑ:bɪtreɪt]vt.仲裁;公断【例句】The WTO arbitrates international trade disputes. 世界贸易组织仲裁国际贸易纠纷。
(2018年A类初赛)handcuff [ˈhændkʌf]n.手铐;思想上的桎梏‖vt. 限制;给……戴上手铐【例句】David Schoo and his wife Sharon were handcuffed by waiting police. 大卫·肖奥和妻子沙伦被等候的警察给逮捕了。
(2018年A类初赛)pinnately [ˈpɪneɪtlɪ]adv. 羽状地glossy ['glɒsɪ]adj.有光泽的;光滑的;虚有其表的;似是而非的rivet ['rɪvɪt]n.铆钉‖vt. 铆接;把……固定住;加深(爱情,友谊等);使心醉【例句】The fabrication of eight iron oxen and eight iron men on the banks of the Yellow River were used to rivet the pontoon bridge. 黄河两岸各铸造了四座铁牛铁人,以稳固河桥。
(2018年A类初赛)fortification [ˌfɔ:tɪfɪˈkeɪʃn]n.防御工事;筑垒;设防bovine [ˈbəʊvaɪn]adj.牛的;迟钝的‖n. 牛nimbly ['nɪmblɪ]adv.敏捷地;机敏地【例句】Mr Chimwanga climbs nimbly up the trunk. Chimwanga先生敏捷地爬上树干。
(2018年A类初赛)alight [əˈlaɪt]vi.降落;下来;飞落;偶然发现‖adj. 点着的;烧着的【例句】A match then sets the reeds alight. 一支火柴就把芦苇点燃了。
(2018年A类初赛)enlightenment [ɪnˈlaɪtnmənt]n.启蒙运动;启发;教化【例句】We obtain enlightenment from meaningful things. 我们从有意义的事情中获得启迪。
(2018年A类初赛)gloss [glɒs]n.光彩;注释;假象‖vt. 发光;注释;掩饰(错误)【例句】They glossed over their experiences in the war. 他们对自己在战争中的经历只字不提。
(2018年A类决赛)incredulously [ɪn'kredjələslɪ]adv.不相信地;怀疑地【例句】His eyes were widening incredulously. 他不可置信的瞪大了眼。
(2018年A类决赛)sardonically [sɑ:'dɒnɪklɪ]adv.讽刺地;冷嘲地【例句】The phantom RAF pilot smiled sardonically at him. 幻影皇家空军飞行员对着他讥诮的笑了笑。
(2018年A类决赛)bulky [ˈbʌlki]adj.笨重的;庞大的,体积大的quill [kwɪl]n.(刺猬或豪猪的)刺;羽毛管renal [ˈri:nl]adj.肾脏的scruffy [ˈskrʌfi]adj.邋遢的;破旧的;肮脏的;不整洁的【例句】Vultures’ reputation and appearance may be unpleasant, scruffy and scary to Western eyes.在西方人眼中,秃鹰的形象或许是不好的、肮脏的、可怕的。
(2018年A类决赛)backlash [ˈbæklæʃ]n.反击;后坐;激烈反应【例句】Thinking computers and household robots failed to materialise, and a backlash ensued.有思维能力的电脑和家用机器人都没能问世,紧接着又出现强烈反对的言论。
(2018年A类决赛)undue [ˌʌnˈdju:]adj.不适当的;过度的,过分的;未到期的【例句】There was undue optimism in the early 1980s. 在二十世纪八十年代早期,大家对人工智能都过于乐观。
(2018年A类决赛)retrenchment [rɪ'trentʃmənt]n.节省;删除【例句】Then when people realised these were hard problems, there was retrenchment. 当人们意识到这些问题的困难性,就纷纷退缩了。
(2018年A类决赛)mundane [mʌnˈdeɪn]adj.世俗的;平凡的;宇宙的;寻常的【例句】Whenever an apparently mundane problem was solved, the problem was deemed not to have been AI in the first place. 每当解决一个现实世界中的问题,人们都不会将此归功于人工智能。
(2018年A类决赛)camouflage [ˈkæməflɑ:ʒ] n.伪装;掩饰‖vt. 伪装;掩饰【例句】HNC claim that their system could be used to spot camouflaged vehicles on a battlefield.HNC声称,其系统可以用来定位战场上的伪装车辆。
(2018年A类决赛)exacerbate [ɪgˈzæsəbeɪt]vt.激怒;使恶化;使加重【例句】The problem of information overload is exacerbated by the growth of e-mail. 电子邮件数量的激增加剧了信息超载问题。
(2018年A类决赛)encapsulate [ɪnˈkæpsjuleɪt]vt.封装;概述‖vi. 形成囊状物【例句】HAL thus encapsulated the optimism of the 1960s. 因此,HAL集中体现了20世纪60年代的乐观情绪。
(2018年A类决赛)outrageous [aʊtˈreɪdʒəs]adj.粗暴的;无法容忍的;反常的;令人惊讶的【例句】Designers try to see who can be the most extreme and outrageous. 设计师们想看看,谁穿的最极端最夸张。
(2018年B类初赛)inception [ɪnˈsepʃn]n.开始,开端,初期synthesize [ˈsɪnθəsaɪz]vt.综合;人工合成【例句】Learners in groups set a staged task which involves having to evaluate and synthesize informatio n.小组的学习者会设定一个阶段性的任务,包括必须评估和综合利用互联网资源发现的信息。
(2018年B类初赛)brevity [ˈbrevəti]n.简洁;短暂disquieting [dɪsˈkwaɪətɪŋ]adj.令人不安的‖v. 使不安;使忧虑【例句】There’s something disquieting about hearing a doctor say such a thing. 听医生说这个事,感到有点不安。
(2018年B类初赛)ghastly [ˈgɑ:stli]adj.可怕的;(脸色)苍白的;极坏的【例句】One can’t help thinking ghastly monster created by D r. Frankenstein. 人们会控制不住去想弗兰肯斯坦博士创造出来的可怕怪物。
(2018年B类初赛)faltering ['fɔ:ltərɪŋ]adj.犹豫的;支吾的;蹒跚的【例句】Leaning on Jon, Michael took faltering steps to the bathroom. 迈克尔倚着乔恩,踉跄地走到浴室。
transformative [ˌtræns'fɔ:mətɪv]adj.有改革能力的;变化的;变形的detached [dɪˈtætʃt]adj.超然的;分离的;公平的;不带感情的【例句】The reader becomes a detached spectator. 读者就成了冷眼旁观的人。
(2018年B类初赛)contemplative [kənˈtemplətɪv]adj.沉思的;出神的【例句】The best reading is therefore that which leads us into this contemplative mood. 所以,最好的读物是那种带我们到这种沉思心境里去的读物。
(2018年B类初赛)observance [əbˈzɜ:vəns]n.庆祝;惯例;遵守【例句】Jews adopted the Babylonian customs, including the ob servance of the “sabattu” days.犹太人承袭了巴比伦习俗,其中包括庆祝“沙巴图”月等。
(2018年B类初赛)stipend [ˈstaɪpend]n.(尤指牧师的)薪俸burglary [ˈbɜ:gləri]n.夜盗;盗窃cutback [ˈkʌtbæk]n.削减,缩减【例句】We used to have a police force that was in a class by itself, but now we hear of nothing but cutbacks. 过去我们有专门的警力人员,而现在我们只听到人员不断裁减的消息。
(2018年B类决赛)vigilant [ˈvɪdʒɪlənt]adj.机警的;警惕的;警觉的【例句】Meanwhile, we would ask all members of the public to be vigilant and to report anything suspicious to the police. 与此同时,我们会告诫广大市民保持警惕,并将可疑之事随时上报给警察。