SSAT必背真題詞匯系列(九)

　　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。

　　81. GARRULOUS

　　英文說明：talking a lot, especially about unimportant things

　　中文說明：絮聒的

　　同義詞：talkative/loquacious/verbose

　　例句：...his fat, garrulous wife...他那位饒舌的胖太太...

　　82. GASEOUS

　　英文說明：like or containing gas

　　中文說明：氣體的;有氣體特點的

　　同義詞：無

　　例句：water in its gaseous state氣態水

　　83. MUFFLE

　　英文說明：to make a sound quieter or less clear/to wrap or cover sb/sth in order to keep them/it warm

　　中文說明：壓制;使聽不清;裹住

　　同義詞：deaden/dampen/mute/wrap

　　例句：He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.他把鬧鐘塞在枕頭底下，想減低聲音。

　　She muffled the child up in a blanket.她用毯子將孩子裹得嚴嚴實實。

　　84. MUNDANE

　　英文說明：not interesting or exciting/

　　中文說明：單調的;平常的;世俗的

　　同義詞：dull/ordinary/non-spiritual/earthly/worldly

　　例句：I lead a pretty mundane existence.我過著相稱平庸的生存。

　　noting but a mundane businessman不外是個庸俗的販子

　　85. RUSE

　　英文說明：a way of doing sth or of getting sth by cheating sb

　　中文說明：陰謀;騙術

　　同義詞：trick/stratagem/device/ploy

　　例句：They dismissed the offer as a ruse to gain time.他們謝絕這項發起，以為是個爭奪時光的陰謀。

　　His ruse has failed.他的陰謀失敗了。

　　86. RUSTIC

　　英文說明：typical of the country or of country people;simple

　　中文說明：村莊的;渾厚的

　　同義詞：rural/pastoral/bucolic

　　例句：an old cottage full of rustic charm充斥了村莊魅力的舊農舍

　　87. TACITURN

　　英文說明：tending not to say very much, in a way that seems unfriendly

　　中文說明：一本正經的/緘默寡言的

　　同義詞：untalkative/reticent

　　例句：a brooding and taciturn man內心不安又緘默寡言的人

　　a taciturn and iron-bound visage不茍言笑的鐵板面貌

　　88. TACTFUL

　　英文說明：careful no to say or do anything that will annoy or upset other people

　　中文說明：光滑油滑的/得體的/不得犯人的

　　同義詞：considerate/sensitive/delicate/diplomatic

　　例句：That wasn’t a very tactful thing to say!說這類話可不太得體!

　　I tried to find a tactful way of telling her the truth.我想法找一個妥當的方法，把真相告知她。

　　89. WADE

　　英文說明：walk with an effort through sth, especially water or mud

　　中文說明：蹚水

　　同義詞：ford/cross/traverse

　　例句：He waded into the water to push the boat out.他蹚進水裏把船推出來。

　　Sometimes they had to wade waist-deep through mud.偶然他們地蹚過齊腰深的泥漿。

　　They waded the river at a shallow point.他們在水淺處蹚過河。

　　90. WALLOW

　　英文說明：(of large animals or people) to lie and roll about in water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure/to enjoy sth that causes you pleasure

　　中文說明：打滾/沉淪

　　同義詞：loll about/take pleasure

　　例句：hippos wallowing in the river在河裏打滾的河馬

　　He loves to wallow in a hot bath after a game.他在競賽後愛好泡個熱水澡。

　　She wallowed in the luxury of the hotel.她沉淪於旅店奢華奢靡的享樂當中。