2016年SAT考試高頻詞匯&例句(1-50)

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　　1.diverse

　　diverse /da??v??s/

　　ADJ If a group of things is diverse, it is made up of a wide variety ofthings. 各式各樣的

　　例：

　　The building houses a wideand diverse variety of antiques.

　　這棟樓裏擺放著大批各種各樣的骨董。

　　2. devised

　　devise /d??va?z/ ( devising, devised, devises )

　　V-T If you devise a plan,system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it. 構想; 計劃

　　例：

　　We deviseda scheme to help him.

　　咱們想出了一個籌劃來贊助他。

　　3. ignominy

　　ignominy /??ɡn??m?n?/

　　N-UNCOUNT Ignominy is shame or public disgrace. 羞辱; 公然恥辱 [正式][oft N 'of' n/-ing]

　　例：

　　...the ignominy of being fired.

　　...被解雇的恥辱。

　　4. acolyte

　　acolyte /??k??la?t/ (acolytes )

　　N-COUNT An acolyte is afollower or assistant of an important person. 跟隨者 [正式]

　　例：

　　To his acolytes, he is known simply as "the Boss."

　　對付他的助手來講，他就只是“老板”。

　　5. compassion,

　　compassion /k?m?p???n/

　　N-UNCOUNT Compassion is a feeling of pity, sympathy, and understanding for someone who is suffering. 憐憫

　　例：

　　Elderly people need time and compassion from their physicians.

　　老年人須要大夫的時光和憐憫心。

　　6. ruthless

　　ruthless /?ru?θl?s/ CET6+ TEM4

　　ADJ If you say that someoneis ruthless, you mean that you disapprove of them because they are very harsh or cruel, and will do anything that is necessary to achieve what they want. 殘暴的 [表不滿]

　　例：

　　The president was ruthless in dealing with any hint of internalpolitical dissent.

　　這位總統對任何內部政治不合的苗頭都絕不包涵。

　　7. ubiquitous

　　ubiquitous /ju??b?kw?t?s/ TEM8

　　ADJ If you describe somethingor someone as ubiquitous, you mean that they seem to be everywhere. 無所不在的 [正式]

　　例：

　　Sugaris ubiquitous in the diet.

　　糖在飲食中隨處可見。

　　8. apoplectic

　　apoplectic /??p??pl?kt?k/

　　ADJ If someone is apoplectic, they are extremely angry aboutsomething. 勃然盛怒的; 拊膺切齒的 [正式]

　　9. charismatic

　　charismatic /?k?r?z?m?t?k/ TEM8

　　ADJ A charismatic personattracts, influences, and inspires people by their personal qualities. 有魅力的

　　例：

　　With her striking looks and charismatic personality, she was noticed far and wide.

　　她以出眾的邊幅和富有魅力的本性著名遐邇。

　　10. provisional

　　provisional /pr??v???n?l/ CET6+ TEM8

　　ADJ You use provisional todescribe something that has been arranged or appointed for the present, but maybe changed in the future. 暫時的; 臨時的

　　例：

　　...the possibility of settingup a provisional coalition government.

　　…樹立一個暫時的結合當局的大概性。

　　11. matured

　　mature /m??tj??, -?t???/ CET4 TEM4 ( maturing, matured, maturer,maturest, matures )

　　V-I When a child or young animal matures, it becomes an adult. (小孩、幼崽) 發育成熟

　　例：

　　You will learn what to expectas your child matures physically.

　　當你的孩子身材發育成熟時，你將曉得會產生甚麽。

　　12. fulfilling

　　fulfil /f?l?f?l/ CET4 TEM4 (fulfilling, fulfilled, fulfils )

　　V-T If you fulfil somethingsuch as a promise, dream, or hope, you do what you said or hoped you would do. 實現 (許諾、妄想、願望等)

　　例：

　　President Kaunda fulfilled his promise of announcing a date for the referendum.

　　卡翁達總統實現了他的關於宣告投票公決日期的信譽。

　　13. severe

　　severe /s??v??/ CET4 TEM4 ( severer, severest )

　　ADJ You use severe to indicate that something bad or undesirable is great or intense. 緊張的

　　例：

　　...a business with severe cash flow problems.

　　…一個有緊張現金流轉題目的企業。

　　14. upbraid

　　upbraid /?p?bre?d/ (upbraiding, upbraided, upbraids )

　　V-T If you upbraid someone,you tell them that they have done something wrong and criticize them for doingit. 叱罵 [正式]

　　例：

　　His mother summoned him, upbraided him, wept and prayed.

　　他母親把他叫來，叱罵了他。然後母親哭著做了祈禱。

　　15. underdog

　　underdog /??nd??d?ɡ/ TEM8 (underdogs )

　　N-COUNT The underdog in acompetition or situation is the person who seems least likely to succeed orwin.位於劣勢者

　　例：

　　Most of the crowd werecheering for the underdog to win just this onetime.

　　人群中大多半人在為那位位於劣勢者博得一次競賽而加油鼓勁。

　　16. pioneer

　　pioneer /?pa???n??/ CET4 TEM4 ( pioneering, pioneered, pioneers )

　　N-COUNT Someone who isreferred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is one of the firstpeople to be involved in it and develop it. 前驅

　　例：

　　...one of the leading pioneers of photojournalism.

　　…拍照消息界的重要前驅之一。

　　17. vanguard

　　vanguard /?v?n?ɡɑ?d/

　　N-SING If someone is in the vanguard of something such as a revolution or an area of research, they are involved in the most advanced part of it. You can also refer to the peoplethemselves as the vanguard. 前鋒

　　例：

　　Students and intellectualshave been in the vanguard of revolutionary change inChina.

　　門生和常識份子一向是中國革命變更的前鋒。

　　18. complicity

　　complicity /k?m?pl?s?t?/ TEM4

　　N-UNCOUNT Complicity is involvement with other people in an illegal activity or plan. 合謀 [正式]

　　例：

　　Recently a number ofpolicemen were sentenced to death for their complicity in the murder.

　　最近許多警員因介入這起行刺而被判極刑。

　　19. exonerated

　　exonerate /?ɡ?z?n??re?t/ TEM8 ( exonerating, exonerated, exonerates)

　　V-T If a court, report, orperson in authority exonerates someone, they officially say or show that that person is not responsible for something wrong or unpleasant that has happened. 宣判···無罪; 證實...的明凈 [正式]

　　例：

　　The official report basically exonerated everyone.

　　該官方申報根本洗脫了全部人的相幹。

　　20. rampant

　　rampant /?r?mp?nt/ CET6+ TEM8

　　ADJ If you describe something bad, such as a crime or disease, as rampant, you mean that it is very common and is increasing in an uncontrolled way. 猖狂的; 泛濫的

　　例：

　　Inflation is rampant and industry in decline.

　　通貨膨脹殘虐，產業臨盆降低。

　　21. proscribed

　　proscribe /pr???skra?b/ (proscribing, proscribed, proscribes )

　　V-T If something is proscribed by people in authority, the existence or the use of that thing is forbidden. 正式宣告被制止[正式] [usu passive]

　　例：

　　In some cultures surgery is proscribed.

　　在有些文化裏，外科手術是被制止的。

　　22. spare

　　spare /sp??/ CET4 TEM4 ( sparing, spared, spares )

　　ADJ You use spare to describe something that is the same as things that you are already using, but that youdo not need yet and are keeping ready in case another one is needed. 備用的

　　例：

　　If possible keep a spare pair of glasses accessible in case your mainpair is broken or lost.

　　若有大概留一副備用眼鏡以防你經常使用的那副打壞或喪失。

　　23. dispute

　　dispute /d??spju?t/ CET4 TEM4 ( disputing, disputed, disputes )

　　N-VAR A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.爭辯

　　例：

　　They have won previous pay disputes with the government.

　　他們曾贏過前幾起與當局的人為膠葛。

　　24. strenuous

　　strenuous /?str?nj??s/ CET6+ TEM8

　　ADJ A strenuous activity oraction involves a lot of energy or effort. 艱難的; 激烈的

　　例：

　　Avoid strenuous exercise in the evening.

　　應防止在薄暮舉行激烈的活動。

　　25. crucial

　　crucial /?kru???l/ CET4 TEM4

　　ADJ If you describe somethingas crucial, you mean it is extremely important. 相當主要的

　　例：

　　He had administrators underhim but made the crucial decisions himself.

　　只管他部下有很多官員，但主要的決議照樣他本身做。

　　26. recruiting

　　recruit /r??kru?t/ CET4 TEM4 ( recruiting, recruited, recruits )

　　V-T If you recruit people foran organization, you select them and persuade them to join it or work for it. 招收; 招募

　　例：

　　The police are trying to recruit more black and Hispanic officers.

　　警樸直試圖招收更多的黑人和西班牙裔的警官。

　　27. longevity

　　longevity /l?n?d??v?t?/ CET6+ TEM4

　　N-UNCOUNT Longevity is longlife. 長命 [正式]

　　例：

　　Human longevity runs in families.

　　人類長命是有遺傳的。

　　28. characterize

　　characterize /?k?r?kt??ra?z/ CET4 TEM4 ( characterizing, characterized,characterizes )

　　BRIT also characterise

　　V-T If something ischaracterized by a particular feature or quality, that feature or quality is anobvious part of it.以…為特點 [正式] [usu passive]

　　例：

　　This election campaign has been characterized by violence.

　　此次競選活動以暴力為特點。

　　29. mountainous

　　mountainous /?ma?nt?n?s/ CET6 TEM4

　　ADJ A mountainous place has alot of mountains. 多山的

　　例：

　　...the mountainous region of New Mexico.

　　…新墨西哥州的多山地域。

　　30. ameliorate

　　ameliorate /??mi?lj??re?t/ (ameliorating, ameliorated, ameliorates )

　　V-T If someone or something ameliorates a situation, they make it better or easierin some way. 改良 [正式]

　　31. exacerbate

　　exacerbate /?ɡ?z?s??be?t/ TEM8 ( exacerbating, exacerbated, exacerbates )

　　V-T If something exacerbates a problem or bad situation, it makes itworse. 使…惡化 [正式]

　　例：

　　Longstanding poverty has been exacerbated by racial divisions.

　　由來已久的貧苦因種族決裂而加倍惡化了。

　　32. remuneration

　　remuneration /r??mju?n??re???n/TEM8 ( remunerations )

　　N-VAR Someone's remunerationis the amount of money that they are paid for the work that they do. 待遇; 報答[正式]

　　例：

　　...the continuing marked increases in the remuneration of the company'sdirectors.

　　…公司主管們薪酬的連續明顯增長。

　　33. abstemious

　　abstemious /?b?sti?m??s/

　　ADJ Someone who is abstemious avoids doing too much of somethingenjoyable such as eating or drinking.有控制的 [正式]

　　34. malicious

　　malicious /m??l???s/ CET6 TEM4

　　ADJ If you describe someone'swords or actions as malicious, you mean that they are intended to harm peopleor their reputation, or cause them embarrassment and upset. 歹意的

　　例：

　　That might merely have been malicious gossip.

　　那大概只是歹意閑言。

　　35. controversial

　　controversial /?k?ntr??v????l/ CET4 TEM4

　　ADJ If you describe somethingor someone as controversial, you mean that they are the subject of intensepublic argument, disagreement, or disapproval. 有爭議的

　　例：

　　Immigration is a controversial issue in many countries.

　　移民在許多國度都是一個有爭議的題目。

　　36. hypothesis

　　hypothesis /ha??p?θ?s?s/ CET6 TEM8 ( hypotheses )

　　N-VAR A hypothesis is an ideawhich is suggested as a possible explanation for a particular situation orcondition, but which has not yet been proved to be correct. 假如 [正式]

　　例：

　　Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats.

　　在老鼠身上驗證這一假如的事情如今要開端了。

　　37. suspended

　　suspend /s??sp?nd/ CET4 TEM4 ( suspending, suspended, suspends )

　　V-T If you suspend something,you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is madeabout it. 停息

　　例：

　　The union suspended strike action this week.

　　工會本周停息了歇工行為。

　　38. obstinate

　　obstinate /??bst?n?t/ TEM4ADJ If you describe someone as obstinate,you are being critical of them because they are very determined to do what theywant, and refuse to change their mind or be persuaded to do something else. 執拗的 [表不滿]

　　例：

　　He is obstinate and determined and will not give up.

　　他執拗、果斷，不會廢棄。

　　39. olfactory

　　olfactory /?l?f?kt?r?, -tr?, ??l-/

　　ADJ Olfactory means concernedwith the sense of smell. 嗅覺的 [正式][ADJ n]

　　例：

　　This olfactory sense develops in the womb.

　　這一嗅覺在子宮內構成。

　　40. obstreperous

　　obstreperous /?b?str?p?r?s/

　　ADJ If you say that someoneis obstreperous, you think that they are noisy and difficult to control. 鬧熱熱烈繁華的; 不平束縛的 [表不滿]

　　例：

　　You know I have no intentionof being awkward and obstreperous.

　　你曉得我偶然居心尷尬刁難。

　　41. iconoclast

　　iconoclast /a??k?n??kl?st/ (iconoclasts )

　　N-COUNT If you describesomeone as an iconoclast, you mean that they often criticize beliefs and thingsthat are generally accepted by society. 反社會風俗者; 鞭撻社會傳統看法者 [正式]

　　42. skewered

　　skewer /?skj??/ ( skewers )

　　N-COUNT A skewer is a longpin made of wood or metal that is used to hold pieces of food together duringcooking. 串肉扡; 烤肉叉

　　43. nuance

　　nuance /nju??ɑ?ns/ CET6+ TEM8( nuances )

　　N-VAR A nuance is a smalldifference in sound, feeling, appearance, or meaning. (聲音、感到、表面或意義等方面的) 渺小差異

　　例：

　　We can use our eyes andfacial expressions to communicate virtually everysubtle nuance of emotion there is.

　　咱們可以用眼睛和臉部臉色來照實地轉達情緒上的每絲渺小差異。

　　44. deceit

　　deceit /d??si?t/ CET6+ TEM4 ( deceits )

　　N-VAR Deceit is behaviourthat is deliberately intended to make people believe something which is nottrue. 誘騙

　　例：

　　He was living a secret lifeof deceit and unfaithfulness.

　　他過著誘騙和不忠的遮蓋生存。

　　45. underestimated

　　underestimate /??nd?r??st??me?t/ CET6 TEM4 ( underestimating, underestimated,underestimates )

　　V-T If you underestimatesomething, you do not realize how large or great it is or will be. 低估 (某事)

　　例：

　　None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face incareer advancement.

　　咱們誰都不該低估主婦在職業成長中所面對的艱苦水平。

　　46. complexity

　　complexity /k?m?pl?ks?t?/ CET6

　　N-UNCOUNT Complexity is thestate of having many different parts connected or related to each other in acomplicated way. 龐雜性

　　例：

　　...a diplomatic tangle of great complexity.

　　…一場異常龐雜的交際膠葛。

　　47. undaunted

　　undaunted /?n?d??nt?d/

　　ADJ If you are undaunted, youare not at all afraid or worried about dealing with something, especiallysomething that would frighten or worry most people. 未被嚇倒的

　　例：

　　Undaunted by the scale of the job, Lesley set about planning howeach room should look.

　　萊斯利沒有被該工程的範圍所嚇倒，開端計劃每一個房間的擺設。

　　48. parity

　　parity /?p?r?t?/

　　N-UNCOUNT If there is paritybetween two things, they are equal. 同等;相稱 [正式]

　　例：

　　Women have yet to achieve wage or occupational parity in many fields.

　　主婦們在很多範疇另有待得到薪酬或職業的同等。

　　49. synthesize

　　synthesize /?s?nθ??sa?z/ TEM4 ( synthesizing, synthesized, synthesizes)

　　BRIT also synthesise

　　V-T To synthesize a substancemeans to produce it by means of chemical or biological reactions. 合成 [技巧]

　　例：

　　After extensive research,Albert Hoffman first succeeded in synthesizing the acid in 1938.

　　經由大批研討以後，艾伯特·霍夫曼於1938年初次勝利合成為了迷幻劑。

　　50. interweaving

　　interweave /??nt??wi?v/ CET6 ( interweaving, interwove, interwoven,interweaves )

　　V-RECIP If two or more thingsare interwoven or interweave, they are very closely connected or are combinedwith each other. 交錯

　　例：

　　For these people, land is inextricably interwoven with life itself.

　　對那些人來講，地盤和生存自己慎密交錯在一路。