SAT考前必背高频词(201-250)

209.residual

residual /r??z?dj??l/ TEM4

ADJ Residual is used todescribe what remains of something when most of it has gone. 残留的

例：

...residual radiation from nuclear weapons testing.

…来自核武器试验的残留放射物。

210.stuffed

stuffed /st?ft/

ADJ filled with something,esp (of poultry and other food) filled with stuffing 塞满了的; 吃饱了的

211.agent动因

212.usurped

usurp /ju??z??p/ TEM8 ( usurping, usurped, usurps )

V-T If you say that someoneusurps a job, role, title, or position, they take it from someone when theyhave no right to do this. 篡夺; 夺取 [正式]

例：

Did she usurp his place in his mother's heart?

她夺取了他在他母亲心目中的地位吗?

213.adroitness

adroit [?'dr?it]

adj.

灵巧的;熟练的

巧妙的，机灵的，机敏的;聪明的;精明的(at，in)

214.conviviality

conviviality

n.convivial的变形

convivial[k?n'vivi?l]

adj.

喜吃喝交际的，好饮酒作乐的

欢宴的;适于盛宴的

215.pomposity

pomposity /p?m?p?s?t?/

N-UNCOUNT Pomposity means speaking or behaving in a veryserious manner that shows you think you are more important than you really are.摆架子 [表不满]

例：

Einstein was a scientist who hated pomposity and disliked being called a genius.

科学家爱因斯坦不喜欢摆架子，也不喜欢被称为天才。

216.misanthrope

misanthrope /?m?z?n?θr??p/ (misanthropes )

N-COUNT A misanthrope is a person who does not like other people. 遁世者; 厌恶世人者 [正式]

217.curmudgeon

curmudgeon /k???m?d??n/ (curmudgeons )

N-COUNT If you call someone a curmudgeon, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered. 坏脾气的人 [老式]

例：

...such a terrible old curmudgeon.

...一个脾气如此糟糕的老头。

218.animus

animus /??n?m?s/

N-UNCOUNT If a person has ananimus against someone, they have a strong feeling of dislike for them, evenwhen there is no good reason for it. 敌意 [正式] [usu N prep]

例：

Your animus toward him suggests that you are the wrong man for the job.

你对他的敌意说明你不适合这份工作。

219.acuity

acuity /??kju??t?/

N-UNCOUNT Acuity is sharpness of vision or hearing, or quickness of thought. (视觉或听觉)敏锐度; (思维)敏捷度 [正式]

例：

We work on improving visual acuity.

我们致力于提高视觉敏锐度。

220.fastidious

fastidious /f??st?d??s, f?-/ TEM8

ADJ If you say that someoneis fastidious, you mean that they pay great attention to detail because theylike everything to be very neat, accurate, and in good order. 极其注重细节的

例：

...her fastidious attention to historical detail.

…她对历史细节极为细致的关注。

221.ingenuous

ingenuous /?n?d??nj??s/ TEM8

ADJ If you describe someoneas ingenuous, you mean that they are innocent, trusting, and honest. 天真的; 老实的 [正式] [ADV with v, ADV adj]

例：

He seemed too ingenuous for a reporter.

他好像太天真诚实，不适合做记者。

222.prosaic

prosaic /pr???ze??k/

ADJ Something that is prosaic is dull and uninteresting. 枯燥乏味的[正式]

例：

His instructor offered a more prosaic explanation for the surge in interest.

他的老师对利率的急剧上升给出了一个更枯燥乏味的解释。

223.nurtured

nurture /?n??t??/ CET6 TEM8 ( nurturing, nurtured, nurtures )

1. V-T If you nurture something such as a young child or ayoung plant, you care for it while it is growing and developing. 养育[正式]

例：

Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood.

父母们想了解把他们的孩子养育成人的最好方法。

2. V-T If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encouragethem or help them to develop. 培养 [正式]

例：

She had always nurtured greatambitions for her son.

她一直在培养她儿子的雄心大志。

例：

...parents whose political views were nurtured in the sixties.

…政治观点形成于60年代的父母们。

224.contagious

contagious /k?n?te?d??s/ CET6+ TEM4

1. ADJ A disease that is contagious can be caught bytouching people or things that are infected with it. Compare . 接触传染的

例：

...a highly contagious disease of the lungs.

…一种高度接触传染的肺病。

2. ADJ A feeling or attitude that is contagious spreadsquickly among a group of people. 有感染力的

例：

Laughing is contagious.

笑是有感染力的。

225.protean

protean /pr???ti??n/

ADJ If you describe someone or something as protean, youmean that they have the ability to continually change their nature, appearance,or behaviour. 多变的; 变化多端的[正式] [usu ADJ n]

例：

He is a protean stylist whocan move from blues to ballads and grand symphony.

他是一位富有变化的艺术家，能从布鲁斯转换到民谣以及雄壮的交响乐。

226.spry

spry /spra?/

ADJ Someone, especially an old person, who is spry, is livelyand active. (尤指老人)精力充沛的; 精神矍铄的 [usu v-link ADJ]

例：

The old gentleman was as spry as ever.

这位老先生依然精神矍铄。

227.flourish

flourish /?fl?r??/ CET4 TEM4 ( flourishing, flourished, flourishes )

V-I If something flourishes, it is successful, active, orcommon, and developing quickly and strongly. 繁荣; 兴旺

例：

Business flourished andwithin six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.

生意兴隆，6个月中他们每天挣18000卢布。

228.adversarial

adversarial /??dv???s??r??l/

ADJ If you describe somethingas adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizationswho are opposing each other. 对立的 [正式]

例：

In our country there is an adversarial relationship between government andbusiness.

在我们的国家，在政府和商界之间存有一种敌对关系。