SSAT必背真題詞匯系列(三)

　　SSAT測驗並無官方的辭匯書，這給考生的ssat辭匯備考事情帶來了不小的難度，為贊助考生更好的備考，留學ssat測驗頻道為考生網絡整頓了SSAT必背真題辭匯系列，供考生進修。

　　21. BENEFACTOR

　　英文說明：a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity

　　中文說明：捐錢人;資助人

　　同義詞：helper

　　例句：He is a great public benefactor and gave land for building the sea wall.他是一名了不得的公益捐助者，捐出地盤來建築海堤。

　　22. BENCHMARK

　　英文說明：something which can be measured and used as a standard that other things can be compared with

　　中文說明：基準

　　同義詞：standard

　　例句：Tests at the age of seven provide a benchmark against which the child’s progress at school can be measured.七歲時舉行的測試為孩子在黌舍中的進修成長供給了一個丈量基準。

　　23. JADED

　　英文說明：tired and bored, usually because you have had too much of sth

　　中文說明：筋疲力盡的;厭煩的

　　同義詞：tired/satiated

　　例句：I felt terribly jaded after working all weekend.全部周末事情以後我覺得疲乏不勝。

　　It was a meal to tempt even the most jaded palate.這頓飯能使最沒有胃口的人發生食欲。

　　24. INVERT

　　英文說明：to change the normal position of sth, especially by turning it upside down or by arranging it in the opposite order.

　　中文說明：使倒轉，倒置

　　同義詞：turn upside down

　　例句：Place a plate over the cake tin and invert it.在蛋糕烤模上蓋一個盤子，然後將其翻倒過來。

　　25. IOTA

　　英文說明：an extremely small amount

　　中文說明：微量;極少許

　　同義詞：bit

　　例句：I don’t think that would help one iota.我以為那樣毫無贊助。

　　There is not one iota of truth(=no truth at all) in the story. 這類說法沒有涓滴真實性。

　　26. CLANK

　　英文說明：to make a loud sound like pieces of metal hitting each other; to cause sth to make this sound

　　中文說明：使發出叮當聲，發出當啷聲

　　同義詞：jangle

　　例句：I heard a door clank shut.我聽見門咣一聲關上了。

　　The guard clanked his heavy ring of keys.看管把他的那串沉甸甸的鑰匙弄得叮當響。

　　27. CLERICAL

　　英文說明：relating to the clergy

　　中文說明：神職職員的

　　同義詞：ecclesiastical/church

　　例句：the clerical opposition to the reforms神職職員的否決改造

　　28. DUELING

　　英文說明：a formal fight with weapons between two people, used in the past to settle a disagreement, especially over a matter of honor

　　中文說明：決戰

　　同義詞：duel

　　例句：Feelings were so intense that they fought a duel.兩邊憤怒之極， 成果舉行了一場決戰。

　　29. DUET

　　英文說明：a piece of music for two players or singers

　　中文說明：二重奏

　　同義詞：無

　　例句：I don’t think I know of any duets for piano and trumpet.我想我從未據說過有甚麽鋼琴與小號的二重奏。

　　30. DUNE

　　英文說明：a small hill of sand formed by the wind, near the sea or in a desert

　　中文說明：沙丘

　　同義詞：bank

　　例句：The wind carves it into gulleys and later into sand dunes.風吹刮這片戈壁，構成一條條溝壑，厥後又構成一座座沙丘。