SSAT必背真題詞匯系列(六)

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  51. DELUGE

  英文說明:a sudden very heavy fall of rain

  中文說明:大水

  同義詞:flood

  例句:Fifty people drowned in the deluge.大水中有50小我被淹死。

  The sky was blackening and making ready to release a deluge.天逐漸變黑,一場滂沱大雨就要降下。

  a deluge of letters and phone calls大批湧來的信件和手機

  52. DEMEAN

  英文說明:to do something that makes people have less respect for you

  中文說明:使下降身份

  同義詞:discredit

  例句:He felt demeaned because his wife had to clean houses at$10 a day.他覺得辱沒,由於他老婆不能不為一天掙10美金而去替身家掃除房子。

  demean oneself by taking a bribe因納賄而為人不齒

  53. HYPOTHERMIA

  英文說明:a medical condition in which the body temperature is much lower than normal

  中文說明:體溫太低

  同義詞:illness/exposure

  例句:Hypothermia is one of the main causes of death among the elderly.體溫太低是老年人滅亡的重要緣故原由之一。

  54. HYPERBOLE

  英文說明:a way of speaking or writing that makes sth sound better, more exciting, dangerous,etc. Than it really is

  中文說明:誇大

  同義詞:exaggeration

  例句:speak in hyperbole誇大地說

  55. BARTER

  英文說明:exchange goods, property, services, etc. for other goods, etc.without using money

  中文說明:以物易物

  同義詞:trade

  例句:The local people bartered wheat for tools.本地人用小麥換對象。

  56. BANAL

  英文說明:very ordinary and containing nothing that is interesting or important

  中文說明:平淡的

  同義詞:trite

  例句:There was nothing new in his banal lecture.他的報告平淡之極,沒有一點新器械。

  57. CATALYST

  英文說明:a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen faster without being changed itself/ a person or thing that causes a change

  中文說明:催化劑/增進變更的人;激發變更的身分

  同義詞:無

  例句:I see my role as being a catalyst for change.我以為我的腳色是促進變更。

  58. CARP

  英文說明:to keep complaining about sb/sth in an annoying way

  中文說明:一直埋怨

  同義詞:complain

  例句:She is always carping at her husband.她總是找她丈夫茬兒。

  59. DROLL

  英文說明:amusing, but not in a way that you expect

  中文說明:瑰異好笑的

  同義詞:funny

  例句:His way of speaking is very droll.他發言的方法很幽默。

  60. DROUGHT

  英文說明:a long period of time when there is little or no rain

  中文說明:旱災

  同義詞:dry spell/dry period

  例句:one of the worst droughts on record有記錄以來最緊張的旱災之一

  Natural disasters such as droughts, earthquakes, or typhoons幹旱、地動或台風之類的天災