新SAT高频词(一).docx

新SAT高频词（一）1.receptive1）ADJ-GRADED （对新思想或建议）乐于接受的，能接纳的，善于听取的 Someone who is receptive to new ideas or suggestions is prepared to consider them or accept them.搭配模式：oft ADJ to nEG: The voters had seemed receptive to his ideas.2）ADJ-GRADED（对治疗）反应良好的，能接纳的If someone who is ill is receptive to treatment, they start to get better when they are given treatment.EG: .those patients who are not receptive to treatment.2.pound1）N-COUNT 英镑（英国货币单位，等于100便士）；镑（埃及等国的货币单位） The pound is the unit of money which is used in Britain. It is represented by the symbol . EG: Beer cost three pounds a bottle.2）N-COUNT 磅（英美等一些讲英语的国家的重量单位，合0.454千克） A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken.搭配模式：num NEG: Her weight was under ninety pounds.3）VERB用力击打；连续砰砰地猛击If you pound something or pound on it, you hit it with great force, usually loudly and repeatedly.EG: He pounded the table with his fist.4)VERB 把捣成粉状；捣碎；舂烂 If you pound something, you crush it into a paste or a powder or into very small pieces.EG: She paused as she pounded the maize grains.5)VERB （常因恐惧而心脏）剧烈跳动，怦怦地跳 If your heart is pounding, it is beating with an unusually strong and fast rhythm, usually because you are afraid.EG: Im sweating, my heart is pounding. I cant breathe.3.reluctantADJ 不愿意的; 勉强的 EG: If you are reluctant to do something, you are unwilling to do it and hesitate before doing it, or do it slowly without enthusiasm. 4.cozy1)ADJ 温暖舒适的a house or room that is cozy is comfortable or warm EG: Downstairs theres a breakfast room and guests can relax in the cozy bar.2)ADJ 亲切的You use cozy to describe activities that are pleasant and friendly, and involve people who know each other well.EG: .a cozy chat between friends. 3)VERB 抚慰;取悦;蒙骗give (someone) a feeling of comfort or complacency.EG: She cozied him, pretending to find him irresistibly attractive.5.glance1）N-COUNT 一瞥 A glance is a quick look at someone or something.EG: Trevor and I exchanged a glance. 2）PHRASE 看(一眼就.) If you see something at a glance, you see or recognize it immediately, and without having to think or look carefully. EG: One could tell at a glance that she was a compassionate person.3）PHRASE 乍一看 If you say that something is true or seems to be true at first glance, you mean that it seems to be true when you first see it or think about it, but that your first impression may be wrong.EG: At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer. 6.deferentialADJ 谦恭的Someone who is deferential is polite and respectful toward someone else. EG: They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.7.sincerityNOUN 真实，诚挚the quality of being free from pretense, deceit, or hypocrisy.EG: The sincerity of his beliefs is unquestionable.8. nasty1)ADJ 可恶的 (人或行为) If you describe a person or their behavior as nasty, you mean that they behave in an unkind and unpleasant way. EG：What nasty little snobs you all are. 2)ADJ 低俗可厌的 (事物) If you describe something as nasty, you mean it is unattractive, undesirable, or in bad taste. EG: They should put warning labels on those nasty little devices. 3)ADJ难对付的 (问题、情况等) A nasty problem or situation is very worrisome and difficult to deal with. EG: A spokesman said this firm action had defused a very nasty situation. 4)ADJ (伤、疾病等) 严重的 If you describe an injury or a disease as nasty, you mean that it is serious or looks unpleasant. EG: My little granddaughter caught her heel in the spokes of her bicycle it was a very nasty wound. 5)N-PLURAL 令人不愉快的人或事物；危害别人的人或事物an unpleasant or harmful person or thing.EG: Decaffeinated coffee still contains some stimulants and other nasties linked with cancer.9.earnest1)PHRASE 严肃地; 正式地 If something is done or happens in earnest, it happens to a much greater extent and more seriously than before.EG:Campaigning will begin in earnest tomorrow. 2)ADJ 真挚的 Earnest people are very serious and sincere in what they say or do, because they think that their actions and beliefs are important. EG: Catherine was a pious, earnest woman. 10.endearingADJ-GRADED 惹人喜爱的;讨人喜欢的;可爱的 If you describe someones behavior as endearing, you mean that it causes you to feel very fond of them. EG: She has such an endearing personality.11. candidacyN-VAR 候选人资格(或身份)Someones candidacy is their position of being a candidate in an election. EG: Today he is formally announcing his candidacy for President.12. consent1)N-UNCOUNT 准许 正式 If you give your consent to something, you give someone permission to do it. EG: At approximately 11:30 p.m., Pollard finally gave his consent to the search. 2) V-T/V-I 同意 正式 If you consent to something, you agree to do it or to allow it to be done. EG: He asked Ginny if she would consent to a small celebration after the christening. 3)PHRASE 经一致同意;经双方同意 If something happens by common consent or by mutual consent, it happens as the result of an agreement between the people or groups involved.EG: By common consent their talk avoided the reason for their being there at all.4) PHRASE 经普遍同意 You can use by general consent or by common consent to indicate that most people agre