第179天:每天5个单词

2024-01-15 13:38:18来源:西游留学网作者:木念 阅读量:5321

01

ballad

英/BLD/美/BLD/

【考法1】n .由简单的诗节和叠句组成的民歌: a narrative poem,oftenoffolkoriginandintendedtobesung,consistingofsimplestanzasandusuallyhaving

【例】a haunting ballad about loneliness笼罩在寂寞内心的民间传说

【近】ditty,jingle,lyric,vocal

02

rapscallion

英/rpskljn/美/rpskljn/

【想法1】n .流氓,恶棍: a mean,evil,or unprincipled person

【例】anunsafeplacefrequentedbydrunkardsandrapscallions酒鬼和流氓经常光顾的不安全的地方

【近】brute、devil、evildoer、fiend、knave、miscreant、rascal、reprobate、rogue、savage、scamp、varlet、wretch

【反】saint圣人; cavalier,chevalier (特别是对女性有礼貌的绅士

03

carefree

英/kefri/美/kerfri /

【想法1】adj .不担心: freefromcareashavingnoworriesortroubles

【例】passengersonaluxurycruiseshipenjoyingacarefreevacation豪华游轮上安心旅行的乘客carefreecollegestudentsonspringbreak春假期间无忧无虑的大学生

【近】blithe,debonair,gay,insouciant,lighthearted,lightsome,slaphappy,unconcerned

【反】careworn不安的

04

错误

英/fstl/美/frstl/

【思考方法1】vt .事前阻止: to delay,hinder,orpreventbytakingprecautionarymeasuresbeforehand

【例】youcanoftenforestallskiddingontheicesimplybydrivingmoreslowly通常,只要慢慢开车,就可以防止车在冰上失控打滑

【近】avert,deter,obviate,preclude,prevent

【反】abet、assist、facilitate、further、precipitate、promote帮助,促进

05

brevity

英/BreVTI/美/BreVTI/

【思考方法1】n .简短、简洁: shortness of duration

【例】thebestqualityagraduationspeechcanhaveisbrevity好的毕业演讲必须简洁

【近】briefness,conciseness,shortness

【反】长度冗馀

【想法2】n .精炼: thequalityorstateofbeingmarkedbyorusingonlyfewwordstoconveymuchmeaning

【例】如果说if brevity is the soul of wit,then that speech wasn't at all witty精益求精是智慧的灵魂,那么演讲是没有智慧的

【近】conciseness,pithiness,sententiousness,terseness

【反】diffuseness,long-windedness,prolixity,verbosity,wordiness冗长繁琐

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