美国高中生必须掌握的100个单词

美国高中生必备词汇

abjure

v. 发誓放弃

[例句]:

Some of the Roman Emperors tried to make Christians abjure theirreligion。

一些罗马皇帝企图迫使基督徒放弃信仰。

abrogate

v. 废除

[例句]:

Washington decided to abrogate the “eternal” treaty with France’scurrent government and declared the United States neutral, despiteharsh criticisms in t he press and in his own government。

尽管遭受来自媒体和政府内部的批评，华盛顿决定彻底废除和法国现政府的“永久”条约，宣布美国中立。

abstemious

adj. 节制的

[例句]:

To be abstemious in eating and drinking

饮食节制

[笔记]:

和abstain 对比， abstain是回避，戒除；而abstemious则是节约，朴素。

acumen

n. 锐敏，聪明

[例句]:

Her business acumen has made her very successful。

她灵活的经商头脑使她的生意十分兴隆。

antebellum

adj. 战前的，尤指美国南北战争前

[例句]:

The capital of Louisiana, in the southeast-central part of thestate on a bl uff above the Mississippi River. It has notableantebellum houses. Population, 2 19,531.

巴吞鲁日美国路易斯安那州的首府，位于密西西比河下峭壁的东南中心部，保留许多闻名的南北战争前古建筑。人口219，531

auspicious

n. 吉兆的，幸运的

[例句]:

The publication of my first book was an auspicious beginning of mycareer。

我的第一本书的出版是我事业吉祥的开始。

belie

v. 掩饰，与…不符，使…失望

[例句]:

Practical experience belies this theory。

实际经验证明这个理论是错误的。

His cheerful manner belied his real feelings。

他那快活的样子掩饰了他真实的感情。

bellicose

adj. 好战的，好斗的

[例句]:

Some irresponsible politicians made a bellicose remarks。

一些不负责任的政客做出一些好战的话语。

bowdlerize

v. 删去

[例句]:

There is no need to bowdlerize your speech when dealing with anyonefrom a l egal standpoint。

从法律角度说，你不需要再跟任何人修订你的演讲稿了。

chicanery

n. 欺诈，欺骗

[例句]:

They are skilled at chicanery and lies。

他们擅长于谎言和欺骗。

The world is full of chicanery。

世界充满了欺骗

chromosome

n. 染色体

[例句]:

The position that a given gene occupies on a chromosome。

基因座在一条染色体上某种给定基因所占的位置

churlish

adj. 粗野的

[例句]:

It seems churlish to refuse such a generous offer。

拒绝这样慷慨的建议未免有些失礼。

Churlish as it may be to criticise those who set out to do good,many charit ies behave as if they were unaccountable。

许多的慈善机构表现得很不负责，虽然我们这样责备这些从事善行的人可能显得不礼貌。

circumlocution

n. 迂回累赘的陈述

[例句]:

He is a master at circumlocution, but it’s easier for me tounderstand him now than before。

他讲话很会兜圈子，不过我现在已经比以前容易理解他的意思了。

[笔记]:

circum 迂回

locution 惯用语

circumnavigate

vt. 环航

[例句]:

Magellan was the first person to circumnavigate the globe。

麦哲伦是第一个环球航行的人。

It’s said that Zhe n He in China Ming dynasty was the first personwho circu mnavigate the globe