SSAT必背真題詞匯系列(六)

　　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。

　　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