英语综合考研李观仪新编英语教程4》翻译短语考研复习

英语综合考研李观仪新编英语教程5》翻译短语考研

复习

一、词汇短语

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1clumsy [5klQmzi] adj. moving or doing things in a very awkward way 笨拙的，拙劣的：I spilt your coffee. Sorry—that was clumsy of me. 我把你的咖啡弄洒了。对不起，我太笨了。

2hammer [5hAmE] v.敲打n. a tool that consists of a heavy piece of metal at the end of a handle 锤子：To avoid damaging the tree, hammer a wooden peg into the hole. 为了避免毁坏这棵树，把一只木钉敲进那个洞里。

3deft [deft] adj. skilful and often quick灵巧的，敏捷熟练的：With a deft flick of his wrist, he extinguished the match. 他的手腕灵巧地一抖，就熄灭了火柴。【扩展】近义词：dexterous 灵巧的，熟练的

4squarely [‘skwɛrli] adv. directly or in the middle, rather than indirectly or at an angle 正好、正中地：I kept the gun aimed squarely at his eyes. 我一直把枪直直瞄准他的眼睛。

5apt [Apt] adj. exactly suitable适当的，恰当的：The words of this report are as apt today as in 1929. 这份报告的措辞在当今如在1929年一样恰当。

6scrupulous [5skru:pjulEs] adj. correct even in the smallest detail；exact 严格认真的，审慎的：You’re being very scrupulous, but to what end? 你表现得很认真，但目的是什么呢？

7subtle [5sQtl] adj. not very noticeable or obvious 细致的，微妙的，不易察觉的：The truth is subtly different. 事实略有不同。

8shade [Feid ] n. a slight difference in degree轻微的区别；不同的程度

9chap [tFAp] n. a man or boy家伙：“I am a very lucky chap,”he commented. “The doctors were surprised that I was not paralyzed.”“我是个非常幸运的家伙”，他解释说，“医生们都很惊奇我没有瘫痪。”

10constitute [5kCnstitju:t] v. to form or make up构成，组成：China’s ethnic minorities constitute less than 7 percent of its total population. 中国的少数民族构成总人口的不到7%。

11ultimately [5QltimEtli] adv. in the end；after everything or everyone else has been taken in to account 最终地，最后地：Whatever the scientists ultimately conclude, all of their data will immediately e disputed. 无论科学家们最终得出什么结论，他们的所有数据将随即受到质疑。

12kinship [5kinFip] n. a) the fact of being related in a family 亲属the ties of kinship 家庭纽带；b) a feeling of being close to somebody because you have similar origins or attitudes 亲切感：We tend to feel kinship with those who share the same values. 我们更倾向于和有相同价值观的人表现亲切感。【扩展】近义词：affinity n.密切关系

13substitute [5sQbstitju:t] n. a person or thing acting or used in place of another替代者，替代物：Paul’s father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother. 保罗的父亲只把他当作逝世的哥哥的替身。

14cowardice [5kaJEdis] n. lack of courage怯懦，胆小：His girlfriend is disgusted at his cowardice. 他的女友讨厌他的懦弱。【扩展】同根词：coward n.懦弱的人

15rife [raif] adj. widespread 普遍的；充满…的，流行的：The streets were rife with rumors of the President’s resignation. 大街小巷都充斥着总统辞职的谣传。

16manliness [5mAnlinis] n. qualities typical of or suitable to a man刚毅，男子气

17singularity [7sin^ju5lAriti] n. strangeness奇特，特性，非凡：One cannot fail to be struck by the singularity of his sculptures. 没有人不为他的雕塑的魅力所折服。

18malapropism [5mAlE5prCpizEm] n. an often amusing misuse of a word, such that the word incorrectly used sounds similar to the intended word but means something quite different词语误用

19oddity [5Cditi] n. strangeness; a strange or unusual person, thing, etc. 古怪，怪癖的人或事：I was puzzled by the oddity of her behavior. 她行为古怪我感到莫名其妙。【扩展】同根词：odd adj.古怪的，奇怪的

20leader [5li:dE] n. an article in a newspaper giving the papers opinion on a matter, rather than reporting information 社论