Word List 6

crutch /krʌtʃ/

【释】n./v. 支撑

【例】He gave up the crutch of his family.

【近】support

goggle /ˈɡɑːɡl/

【释】n./v. 瞪视

【例】He goggled in amazement at the huge statue.

【近】gape

【释】n. 护目镜

pane /peɪn/

【释】n. 窗格玻璃

neon /ˈniːɑːn/

【释】adj. 霓虹的

【例】In the city squares the neon lights flashed in turn.

【释】n. 氖元素

【例】Inert gases like neon and argon have eight electrons in their outer shell.

remuneration /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn/

【释】n. 酬金 (payment for the work)

【例】Jacky was given generous remunerations for her work.

retribution /ˌretrɪˈbjuːʃn/

【释】v. 惩罚

【例】He was jailed in retribution for his crimes.

【释】n. 报复

【例】He didn’t want any further involvement for fear of retribution.

【近】revenge

sanity /ˈsænəti/

【释】n. 精神正常

【例】She was losing her sanity.

【反】lunacy

【释】n. 理智

【例】The sanity of the decision was never in question.

wry /raɪ/

【释】adj. 挖苦的；讽刺的

【例】His books are noted for their wry humor.

【近】ironic

【释】v./adj. 扭曲(的)

【例】a wry expression

【近】twist, distort

animosity /ˌænɪˈmɑːsəti/

【释】n. 敌意

【例】The betrayal would cause eternal animosity between two friends.

【近】animus, grudge, hostility

【反】amity

resound /rɪˈzaʊnd/

【释】v. 回响，鸣响 (fill a place with sound)

【例】The whole place resounded with music.

【近】echo

【释】v. 传颂

【例】His speech resounded throughout the world.

【形】resounding

gust /ɡʌst/

【释】n. 一阵风 (a brief, strong rush of wind)

【近】blast

【释】v. 猛刮 (blows with short, strong, sudden rushes)

【例】The wind gusted up to 164 miles an hour.

【近】blow

tavern /ˈtævərn/

【释】n. 客栈，小酒馆

【近】lounge

dosage /ˈdoʊsɪdʒ/

【释】n. 剂量

【例】He was put on a high dosage of vitamin C.

cyclical /ˈsɪklɪkl/

【释】adj. 循环的，周期的

【例】cyclical changes in the weather

vista /ˈvɪstə/

【释】n. 景色 (a view from a particular place)

【例】The summit greets us with a vista arranged from snow and ice, water and clouds.

【释】n. 前景；展望 (a vision of a situation or of a range of possibilities)

【例】These uprisings come from desperation and hopeless vista.

【近】prospective

overture /ˈoʊvərtʃər/

【释】n. 序曲；开端 (an introduction to something more substantial)

【近】prelude

ripe /raɪp/

【释】adj. 成熟的，老练的 (mature)

【例】These grapes are ripe.

superimpose /ˌsuːpərɪmˈpoʊz/

【释】v. 叠加，附加 (place or lay (one thing) over another, typically so that both are still evident)

【例】You ought to superimpose the great trust of mine on your heart.

mime /maɪm/

【释】n. 哑剧

【释】v. 假装演奏

【例】He mimed playing a guitar.

【近】imitate, mimic

eschew /ɪsˈtʃuː/

【释】v. 避免，避开 (deliberately avoid using)

【例】Apple’s decision to eschew Google Maps in IOS 6 is a big deal.

【近】dodge, evade, shun

rendition /renˈdɪʃn/

【释】n. 演绎

【例】a wonderful rendition of Black Swan

【近】interpretation, presentation

squander /ˈskwɑːndər/

【释】v. 挥霍

【例】Jerry squandered all his money gambling in casinos.

【近】waste

【反】conserve

glimmer /ˈɡlɪmər/

【释】n./v. 闪光 (a faint or wavering light)

【例】The moon glimmered faintly through the mists.

【近】sparkle, twinkle

margarine /ˈmɑːrdʒərən/

【释】n. 人造黄油

retract /rɪˈtrækt/

【释】v. 收回，撤回

【例】The plane’s landing gear failed to retract.

【近】take back, withdraw

condone /kənˈdoʊn/

【释】v. 宽恕

【例】No teachers will condone piracy.

【近】forgive, excuse

【释】v. 纵容

【例】I have never encouraged nor condoned violence.

tingle /ˈtɪŋɡl/

【释】n./v. (感到)刺痛

【例】The backs of his thighs tingled.

【释】n./v. 激动

【例】I felt a sudden tingle of excitement.

【近】thrill

genesis /ˈdʒenəsɪs/

【释】n. 起源 (the origin or mode of formation of something)

【例】The project had its genesis two years earlier.

【近】inception, onset

replenish /rɪˈplenɪʃ/

【释】v. 再装满 (fill up again)

【例】He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter.

【反】use up, exhaust

uproar /ˈʌprɔːr/

【释】n. 喧闹，混乱 (a lot of shouting and noise)

【例】The announcement caused uproar in the crowd.

【近】disorder, chaos, disturbance

crutch /krʌtʃ/

【释】n. 支撑

【例】He gave up the crutch of alcohol.

【近】support

buoy /bɔɪ/

【释】v. 鼓励；使浮起

【例】The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.

【近】uplift

【反】depress

【释】n. 浮标

【近】float

sanitation /ˌsænɪˈteɪʃn/

【释】n. 公共卫生

【例】We have programs for clean water and sanitation.

elucidate /iˈluːsɪdeɪt/

【释】v. 阐明 (make (something) clear)

【例】Please elucidate the reasons for your decision.

【近】demonstrate, clarify

【反】obscure

scoff /skɑːf/

【释】v. 嘲弄

【例】They scoffed at her article.

【近】mock, gibe

【释】v. 狼吞虎咽

hoot /huːt/

【释】n./v. 尖声(嘲笑)

【例】His confession was greeted with derisive hoots.

rehabilitate /ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt/

【释】v. 恢复

【例】He’s still rehabilitating the knees he injured last summer.

【近】regenerate

righteous /ˈraɪtʃəs/

【释】adj. 正直的 (morally right or justifiable)

【例】Everyone admires his spirit of doing boldly what is righteous.

【近】upright

daze /deɪz/

【释】v. (使)茫然 (a state of stunned confusion or bewilderment)

【例】For 35 minutes I was walking around in a daze.

【近】stun

【释】n./v. 眼花缭乱

babble /ˈbæbl/

【释】v./n. 喋喋不休

【例】He’ll babble on sports all night if you let him.

appease /əˈpiːz/

【释】v. 抚慰；平息

【例】They appeased the dictator by accepting his demands in an effort to avoid war.

【近】conciliate

【反】incense

besiege /bɪˈsiːdʒ/

【释】v. 包围，围攻

【例】The troops besieged the fort.

【释】v. 烦扰，纠缠

sear /sɪr/

【释】v. 烧灼

【例】The heat of the blast seared his face.

【释】v. 轻煎

【例】Sear the meat before adding the other ingredients.

【近】fry

【释】v. 使疼痛

【例】His betrayal had seared her terribly.

【反】hurt, wound

【形】searing

liquidation /ˌlɪkwɪˈdeɪʃn/

【释】n. 清算

【例】The owners were ordered to liquidate the company and pay their creditors.

【释】v. 偿还

kinetic /kɪˈnetɪk/

【释】adj. 动力的 (something that is concerned with movement)

【例】kinetic energy

scuttle /ˈskʌtl/

【释】v. 小步疾走

【例】A mouse scuttled across the floor.

spire /ˈspaɪər/

【释】n. 尖顶 (a tall tower that forms the super-structure of a building)

【释】v. 耸立

【例】Some new buildings spired in the city.

catapult /ˈkætəpʌlt/

【释】n./v. (使用)弹弓 (a weapon used in the past to throw heavy stones)

【释】n./v. (使用)飞机弹射器(发射)

【例】They catapulted rocks toward the castle.

【近】cast, launch

【释】v. 使处境提升 (bring into prominence)

【例】The novel catapulted him from unknown to best-selling author.

serpent /ˈsɜːrpənt/

【释】n. 巨蛇

【释】n. 阴险狡诈的人

【形】serpentine

conveyance /kənˈveɪəns/

【释】n. 运输

【例】the conveyance of bicycles on trains

【近】transportation

【释】n. 交通工具

【例】three-wheeled conveyances

【近】vehicle

【释】n. 产权转让

【形】convey

inconceivable /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəbl/

【释】adj. 难以置信的

【例】Even his oldest rivals thought the charges of treason against him were inconceivable.

【近】unbelievable

【反】credible, plausible

debacle /deɪˈbɑːkl/

【释】n. 溃败

【例】The Watergate break-in became a debacle of the highest order.

【近】fiasco

vertex /ˈvɜːrteks/

【释】n. 顶点

【例】the vertex of a mountain

【近】apex, peak

meditate /ˈmedɪteɪt/

【释】v. 冥想 (think about something carefully for a long time)

【例】He spent hours meditating on his future.

【近】contemplate, think

【形】meditation

detest /dɪˈtest/

【释】v. 憎恶 (dislike intensely)

【例】No students detest TPO.

【近】hate, despise

【反】love

bosom /ˈbʊzəm/

【释】n. 乳房；胸部 (a woman’s chest)

【例】The shirt has a plain color and ruffles at the bosom.

【释】adj. 亲密的 (the security and closeness likened to being held in a warm familial embrace)

【例】Tom and Jerry promised to remain bosom friends for the rest of their lives.

【近】intimate

instigate /ˈɪnstɪɡeɪt/

【释】v. 唆使，煽动 (cause to happen)

【例】The talks are taking place at the instigation of Germany.

【近】provoke, incite, stir

【反】halt

pamper /ˈpæmpər/

【释】v. 纵容

【例】She pampered herself with a day at the spa.

【近】spoil

distraught /dɪˈstrɔːt/

【释】adj. 心烦意乱的 (deeply upset and agitated)

【例】Distraught relatives are waiting for news of the missing children.

【近】upset

magnification /ˌmæɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/

【释】n. 放大 (the act of making things look larger)

【例】We used a microscope to examine the cells under magnification.

quell /kwel/

【释】v. 消除；镇压 (put an end to)

【例】Troops eventually quelled the unrest.

【近】end, quench

custodian /kʌˈstoʊdiən/

【释】n. 管理人，保管人 (person who is officially in charge of buildings or assets)

【例】The custodian made his usual rounds of the building to make sure that everything was OK.

【近】guardian, watchman

doze /doʊz/

【释】v./n. 瞌睡 (sleep lightly)

【例】I dozed off for a few seconds.

【近】nap

fiasco /fiˈæskoʊ/

【释】n. 惨败

【例】The British claimed that the government’s policy was a fiasco.

【近】failure

cringe /krɪndʒ/

【释】v. 畏缩

【释】v. 感到难堪

【例】Jerry cringed at the thought of taking advantage of his family.

【近】tremble

tarnish /ˈtɑːrnɪʃ/

【释】v. 玷污 (lose or cause to lose luster)

【例】The scandal tarnished his reputation.

【近】mar, taint

【反】polish, brighten, enhance

panorama /ˌpænəˈræmə/

【释】n. 全景

【例】They admired the breathtaking panorama from the top of the mountain.

【近】view

【释】n. 概述

【近】overview

supplant /səˈplænt/

【释】v. 取代 (supersede and replace)

【例】He was hanged for plotting to supplant the king.

【近】replace, displace

vulture /ˈvʌltʃər/

【释】n. 乘人之危者

【例】As soon as they learned of his arrest, the media vultures started circling.

【释】n. 秃鹫

flinch /flɪntʃ/

【释】v. 畏缩

【例】The bill was much higher than expected, but he paid it without flinching.

【近】shrink

meddle /ˈmedl/

【释】v. 干涉

【例】Stop meddling in my affairs.

【近】interfere

halo /ˈheɪloʊ/

【释】n./v. (以)光环(围绕)

【例】His speech haloed the party.

【近】light, glory

malice /ˈmælɪs/

【释】n. 恶意 (ill will)

【例】She claimed her criticism was without malice.

【近】venom

trudge /trʌdʒ/

【释】v. 沉重缓慢地走

【例】They trudged through two miles of wet snow.

【近】tramp

congregate /ˈkɑːŋɡrɪɡeɪt/

【释】v. 聚集 (gather into a crowd or mass)

【例】Tourists congregated outside the palace.

【近】assemble, rally, cluster

【反】disperse

【形】congregation

italic /ɪˈtælɪk/

【释】n./adj. 斜体字(的)

vile /vaɪl/

【释】adj. 邪恶的

【例】His demise brought the end of a vile reign.

【近】nasty, disagreeable, dreadful

outstrip /ˌaʊtˈstrɪp/

【释】v. 超过

【例】The new hotel outstrips all other hotels in the area in size and luxury.

【近】surpass

exalt /ɪɡˈzɔːlt/

【释】v. 颂扬 (think or speak very highly of)

【例】His work exalts all those virtues that we are taught to hold dear.

【近】extol, praise, acclaim

【反】degrade, humiliate

【形】exaltation

euphoria /juːˈfɔːriə/

【释】n. 狂喜

【例】The drug produces intense feelings of euphoria.

apex /ˈeɪpeks/

【释】n. 顶点，顶端 (the top or highest part of something)

【例】the apex of the pyramid

【近】peak, summit, pinnacle, top

rummage /ˈrʌmɪdʒ/

【释】n./v. 翻找 (search unsystematically and untidily through a mass)

【例】He rummaged in his pocket for a coin.

ingest /ɪnˈdʒest/

【释】v. 摄入

【例】The drug is more easily ingested in pill form.

【近】consume

benefactor /ˈbenɪfæktər/

【释】n. 捐助人

【例】With the help of a rich benefactor, he set up a charity.

【近】patron

inexplicable /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbl/

【释】【释】adj. 无法解的

【例】No one understood his inexplicable acts.

【近】incomprehensible, baffling

nocturnal /nɑːkˈtɜːrnl/

【释】adj. 夜间的 (done, occurring, or active at night)

【例】Most owls are nocturnal.

porous /ˈpɔːrəs/

【释】adj. 多孔的 (having minute spaces or holes through which liquid or air may pass)

【例】Sand was added to the soil, making it more porous.

【释】adj. 可渗透的 (not retentive or secure)

【例】He ran through a porous defense to score easily.

【近】permeable

raucous /ˈrɔːkəs/

【释】adj. 喧闹的 (making or constituting a disturbingly harsh and loud noise)

【例】a raucous party

dabble /ˈdæbl/

【释】v. 涉猎

【例】He dabbled in business.

【释】v. 嬉水

swerve /swɜːrv/

【释】v. 突然转向 (change or cause to change direction abruptly)

【例】He lost control of the car and swerved toward a tree.

【近】deviate, veer

inert /ɪˈnɜːrt/

【释】adj. 不活泼的；无生命力的

【例】an inert and lifeless body

【近】dormant

【反】active

【释】adj. 惰性的

【例】inert gases

grimace /ɡrɪˈmeɪs/

【释】n./v. (做)鬼脸

【例】The patient made a painful grimace as the doctor examined his wound.

【近】frown

exude /ɪɡˈzuːd/

【释】v. 渗出；散发

【例】The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance.