gre考试:gre出国留学必备词汇1

2013-03-23 14:20:46 gre考试gre词汇

  Abacus abacus[5AbEkEs ]n. 算盘

  (考) abacus: calculate / sextant: navigate

  (算盘用来计算/六分仪用来航海)

  Abandon abandon[E5bAndEn]v./n.放弃; 放纵

  (英) v./n.放弃(to give up completely; desert, forsake);

  放纵(unrestrained freedom or emotion)

  (考) inhibition: abandon / agitation: tranquility

  (禁欲不放纵 / 躁动不宁静)

  abandon : inhibition / despair : hope

  (放纵无禁止/绝望无希望)

  (记) 尤其要记住GRE中常考的"放纵"一义(abandoned behavior)

  (同) n. abandonment

  Abase ABASE v.贬抑,使卑下(to humble or humiliate;disgrace)

  (记)a+base(降低) →贬低

  Abashed abase[E5beIs]v.贬抑,使卑下

  (英) v.贬抑,使卑下(to humble or humiliate; disgrace);

  (记) a+base(降低)→贬低

  (同) 同根词:debase(贬低); basement(地下室)

  abate abate[E5beIt]v.减轻,减少

  (英) v.减轻,减少(to make less in amount; wane)

  (考) abate : tax / alleviate : distress

  (减少税收/减轻压力)

  反义词: augment(增加); intensify(加强); promote(促进)

  (记) a+bate(走,打)→走下去→减轻

  (同) 同根词:rebate(回扣), debate(辩论)

  Abbreviate abbreviate[E5brI:vIeIt]缩短;缩写

  (英) v. 缩短(make shorter);缩写(shorten a word or phrase);

  (考) abbreviate : sentence / abridge : essay

  (缩短句子/缩写文章)

  反义词: extend(扩展); prolong(延长)

  (记) ab+brev(短)+iate

  (同) 派生词: abbreviation(缩短, 缩写)

  同根词:brevity(简短)

  abdicate abdicate[5AbdIkeIt]v.让位,辞职,放弃

  (英) v.让位,辞职,放弃(to give up a throne, authority)

  (考) abdicate : throne / resign : office

  (放弃王位/放弃职位)

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