SAT考前必背高频词(201-250)

229.ascribed

ascribe /??skra?b/ CET6 TEM8 ( ascribing, ascribed, ascribes )

V-T If you ascribe an eventor condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused bythat thing. 将…归因于 [正式]

230.anachronistic

anachronistic /??n?kr??n?st?k/

ADJ You say that something isanachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned. 过时的

例：

Many of its practices seem anachronistic.

它的很多做法似乎过时了。

231.dilatory

dilatory /?d?l?t?r?/

ADJ Someone or something thatis dilatory is slow and causes delay. 拖拉的 [正式]

例：

You might expect politiciansto smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.

当公务员办事拖拉时，你可能期望政治家们能够把事情顺利解决。

232.equanimity

equanimity /?i?kw??n?m?t?, ??k-/

N-UNCOUNT Equanimity is acalm state of mind and attitude to life, so that you never lose your temper orbecome upset. 平静; 坦然 [正式] [oft 'with' N]

例：

His sense of humour allowedhim to face adversaries with equanimity.

他的幽默感让他在面对对手时也不失平静。

232.exploitative

exploitative /?k?spl??t?t?v/

ADJ If you describe somethingas exploitative, you disapprove of it because it treats people unfairly byusing their work or ideas for its own advantage, and giving them very little inreturn. 剥削性的 [正式]

例：

The expansion of Westerncapitalism incorporated the Third World into an exploitative world system.

西方资本主义的扩张将第三世界纳入了一个剥削性的世界体系。

233.forestall

forestall /f???st??l/ TEM8 ( forestalling, forestalled, forestalls)

V-T If you forestall someone,you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it. 预先阻止

例：

Large numbers of police werein the square to forestall any demonstrations.

大批警察在广场上以预先阻止任何游行示威。

234.thwarted

thwart /θw??t/ TEM4 ( thwarting, thwarted, thwarts )

V-T If you thwart someone orthwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. 阻挠; 挫败

例：

The security forces weredoing all they could to thwart terrorists.

安全部队正尽其所能挫败恐怖分子。

235.unpremeditated

unpremeditated /??npr??m?d??te?t?d/

ADJ not planned beforehand;spontaneous 非预谋的

236.vituperative

vituperative /v??tju?p?r?t?v/

ADJ Vituperative remarks arefull of hate, anger, or insults. 辱骂的 [正式] [ADJ n]

例：

He is often the victim of vituperative remarks concerning hiswealth.

他经常因为他的财富而遭受辱骂。

237.expurgate

expurgate /??ksp??ɡe?t/ TEM8 ( expurgating, expurgated, expurgates )

V-T If someone expurgates apiece of writing, they remove parts of it before it is published because theythink those parts will offend or shock people. (作品出版前因考量内容尺度而做的)删减 [正式]

例：

He heavily expurgated the work in its second edition.

在第二版中，他大幅删减了该作品。

238.galling

galling /?ɡ??l??/

ADJ irritating, exasperating,or bitterly humiliating 使愤怒的; 羞辱性的

239.demagogue

demagogue /?d?m??ɡ?ɡ/(also demagog) TEM8 ( demagogues )

N-COUNT If you say thatsomeone such as a politician is a demagogue you are criticizing them becauseyou think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotionsrather than using reasonable arguments. 煽动者 [oft adj N] [表不满]

240.nimble

nimble /?n?mb?l/ TEM8 ( nimbler, nimblest )

1. ADJ Someone who is nimble is able to move theirfingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily. 敏捷灵巧的

例：

Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers.

样样都是莫利敏捷灵巧的手缝制成的。

2. ADJ If you say that someone has a nimble mind, youmean they are clever and can think very quickly. 机智的

例：

A nimble mindbacked by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters.

一个机智头脑加上一个经济学学位使他对金融问题能准确把握。

241.impermeable

adj. 不渗透性的;(对水等)不能渗透的

242.buoyancy

buoyancy /?b???ns?/ TEM8

1. N-UNCOUNT Buoyancy is theability that something has to float on a liquid or in the air. 浮力

例：

Air can be pumped into thediving suit to increase buoyancy.

可以往潜水衣中打气增加浮力。

2. N-UNCOUNT Buoyancy is afeeling of cheerfulness. 愉快

例：

...a mood of buoyancy and optimism.

…愉快、乐观的情绪。

3. N-UNCOUNT There iseconomic buoyancy when the economy is growing. 繁荣

例：

The likelihood is that theslump will be followed by a period of buoyancy.

有可能在衰退之后出现一段繁荣时期。

243.pounce

pounce /pa?ns/ TEM8 ( pouncing, pounced, pounces )

1. V-I If someone pounces onyou, they come up toward you suddenly and take hold of you. (向某人) 猛扑

例：

Hepounced on the photographer, beat him up, and smashed his camera.

他猛扑向那个摄影师，揍了他，并砸碎了他的相机。

2. V-I If someone pounces onsomething such as a mistake, they quickly draw attention to it, usually inorder to gain an advantage for themselves or to prove that they are right. (对某事) 抓住不放

例：

The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes.

民主党人准备要抓住共和党人的瑕疵或错误不放。

244.deftly

deftly

adv. deft的变形

deft [deft]

adj. 灵巧的，敏捷的，聪明的;熟练的，娴熟的，技巧的

245.discreet

discreet /d??skri?t/ CET6 TEM8

ADJ If you are discreet, youare polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoidembarrassing or offending someone. (言行)谨慎的

例：

They were gossipy and not always discreet.

他们爱说闲话，而且不总是言语谨慎。

246.antipathy

antipathy /?n?t?p?θ?/ TEM8

N-UNCOUNT Antipathy is astrong feeling of dislike or hostility toward someone or something. 憎恶 [正式]

例：

...the voting public's antipathy toward the president.

…投票民众对总统的憎恶。

247.abstruse

abstruse /?b?stru?s/

ADJ not easy to understand;recondite; esoteric 深奥的

248.allusion

allusion /??lu???n/ TEM8 ( allusions )

N-VAR An allusion is anindirect reference to someone or something. 暗指

例：

This last point wasunderstood to be an allusion to the long-standing hostility between the two leaders.

这最后一点曾被理解为对这两位领导人之间长久敌意的一种影射。

249.wrongheaded

wrongheaded /?r????h?d?d/

ADJ If you describe someoneas wrongheaded, you mean that although they act in a determined way, theiractions and ideas are based on wrong judgments. 执迷不悟的

例：

He told them exactly how wrongheaded they were.

他实实在在地跟他们说他们有多执迷不悟。

250. chicanery

chicanery /???ke?n?r?/ (chicaneries )

N-UNCOUNT Chicanery is usingcleverness to cheat people. 耍花招对他人的哄骗 [正式] [also N in pl]

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