很好的英语词汇.ppt

1、detriment,Something that causes damage/harm/loss cause detriment to to the detriment of eg. In his forties he consumed three packets of cigarettes a day, to the grave (great, serious) detriment of his health. without detriment to eg. It will be difficult to solve the refugee problem without detrimen

2、t to the progress of peace.,Syn disadvantage, damage, injury, cost,dexterous,skillful in using the hands or body a dexterous surgeon/ dexterous fingers be dexterous at sth eg. She is dexterous at mental arithmetic be dexterous in doing sth eg. The new manager is dexterous in handling men. be dextero

3、us with eg. The juggler is dexterous with his hands.,syn,adroit熟练的,灵巧的 / deft敏捷熟练的,灵巧的 / nimble敏捷的,伶俐的,精明的 / skillful,discretion,1. the freedom or power to decide what should be done in a particular situation: curtail / demand /exercise / lack / trust / use sbs discretion use ones discretion in doin

4、g sth Eg. Ill leave it up to you to use your discretion. Eg. How much to tell terminally ill patients is left to the discretion of the doctor. 2. care in what you say or do, in order to keep sth secret or to avoid causing embarrassment to or difficulty for sb; the quality of being discreet:,Eg. This

5、 is confidential, but I know that I can rely on your discretion. eg. answer with due discretion eg. speak without due discretion Syn: prudence审慎,慎重 / caution /tact机智,手法 / volition自决,自主 / diplomacy/ calculation,facetious,trying to appear amusing and intelligent at a time when other people do not thin

6、k it is appropriate, and when it would be better to be serious a facetious comment/remark Eg. Stop being facetious; this is serious. eg. Dont be facetious about serious matters. Syn: jocular好笑的,滑稽的 /sensational / flippant轻率的,没礼貌的,嘴碎的,gregarious,(of a person) fond of company; sociable (of animals) li

7、ving in flocks eg. Hermits are not gregarious eg. Sheep and cattle are gregarious animals Syn: extrovert/outgoing/sociable Ayn: anti-social,optimum,1. (also optimal) the best possible; producing the best possible results Eg. optimum growth Eg. the optimum use of resources Eg. the optimum conditions

8、for effective learning 2. the optimum-sing. the best possible result, set of conditions, etc. eg. optimum choice / childbearing age / weather conditions / growth temperature Syn: ideal,ostentatious,meant to impressed others; flashy eg. a simple design that is glamorous without being ostentatious eg.

9、 appallingly / horribly ostentatious eg. Americans are lavish, generous and ostentatious. eg. ostentatious in dress / behavior Syn: flamboyant艳丽的,炫耀的 /pretentious自负的,自命不凡的 /flashy浮华的/showy / blatant 吵闹的,俗丽的 / pompous傲慢的,自大的,夸大的,scrupulous,1. careful about paying attention to every detail be scrupulo

10、us about sth Eg. You must be scrupulous about hygiene when youre preparing a babys feed. eg. He is absolutely scrupulous about his choice of words / dress.,2. scrupulous (in sth/in doing sth) -careful to be honest and do what is right Eg. He was scrupulous in all his business dealings. be scrupulous

11、 in doing sth eg. He is always scrupulous in performing his duties. Syn: meticulous一丝不苟的,精确的 /honest /careful /accurate OPP unscrupulous,sensory,usually before noun - (technical) connected with your physical senses: Eg. sensory organs eg. a sensory perception / input eg. a sensory nerve / organ Eg.

12、sensory deprivation,vicarious,only before noun felt or experienced by watching or reading about sb else doing sth, rather than by doing it yourself Eg. He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal. eg. vicarious pleasure / thrill / satisfaction / punishment eg. This catal

13、ogue brings vicarious pleasure in luxury living Syn: indirect,Any employee who wants to use _ would simply ignore a piece of spinach on the bosss front tooth. Playing with blocks and puzzles makes children more _ with their hands. My roommate used to be _, but since he was mugged, hes begun to avoid

14、 people. Lonnie is so _ about filling out his tax return that he even reported the $12.50 he was paid for jury duty. The performer Oscar Levant had a tendency to cause disasters. He once made the _ comment, In my hands, Jell-O is a deadly weapon.,Jasmine wants to practice her vocabulary skills, so s

15、hes not just being _ when she uses long words. Do you think a spectator sport gives the fans _ triumphs and defeats, or real ones? The _ order in which to answer test questions is from easiest to most difficult, so that you can write the answers you know before time runs out. Wandering through the b

16、ee-filled fields of red and yellow flowers was an amazing _ experience, one that appealed to the eyes, ears, and nose. A weak voice is a serious _ to a stage actors or actresss _ career., You have to use _ in choosing your friends, my father said. If your associates are dishonest, people will think

17、that you yourself may not be _. Tyra is being when she says shes as _ a dancer as a ballerina. Thats her way of making fun of her own clumsiness. When you take vitamins, be sure to take only the recommended dose. Anything more than this _ amount can be a dangerous _ to your health.,My neighbors give

18、 a lot of parties, but not because theyre _. They just want to impress the guests with their _ home and furnishings. Our cousin in Nigeria writes great letters, filled with _ details that give us a(n) _ acquaintance with the sights and sounds of an African village.,collaborate,to work together with

19、sb in order to produce or achieve sth collaborate (with sb) (on sth) | collaborate (with sb) (in sth/in doing sth) Eg. We have collaborated on many projects over the years. Eg. She agreed to collaborate with him in writing her biography. Eg. Researchers around the world are collaborating to develop

20、a new vaccine. Syn: ally/ cooperate,despondent,sad, without much hope be despondent about / over sth (ones failure, health, future) Eg. She was becoming increasingly despondent about the way things were going. eg. If physical diseases are awesome, then mental melees makes one despondent like a zombi

21、e. exceedingly / extremely / increasingly despondent,Syn: dejected沮丧的,灰心的 /depressed /gloomy/downhearted/ crestfallen垂头丧气的, 气馁的/despairing/ dispirited/ downcast气馁的,悲哀的 /melancholy气馁的,悲哀的 /pessimistic,instigate,1. (especially BrE) to make sth start or happen, usually sth official Eg. The government h

22、as instigated a programme of economic reform. 2. to cause sth bad to happen Eg. They were accused of instigating racial violence.,instigate sb to do sth/ to sth eg. He instigated the two boys to quarrel. eg. his experience in such matters instigated him to swift action. instigate a war / rebellion /

23、 fight Syn: provoke / stir up/ arouse /induce /launch /bring sth about/ arouse/ engender产生,引起,resilient,1. able to feel better quickly after sth unpleasant such as shock, injury, etc. 2. (of a substance) returning to its original shape after being bent, stretched, or pressed be resilient to sth eg.

24、She is very resilient to change .,eg. I believe, men also are sometimes sentimental, not resilient, buried in the past, stingy, and destructible. a resilient financial system / body Syn: adaptable/elastic有弹性的 / springy有弹性的,retrospect,in retrospect- thinking about a past event or situation, often wit

25、h a different opinion of it from the one you had at the time eg. I think that in retrospect, I could have used a different tone, a different rhetoric. Eg. In retrospect, I think that I was wrong. a brief historical retrospect / a short retrospect a retrospect report/ exhibition Syn: hindsight后见之明,ru

26、dimentary,(formal) dealing with only the most basic matters or ideas Eg. They were given only rudimentary training in the job. Eg. Some dinosaurs had only rudimentary teeth. a rudimentary education / knowledge / stage of evolution SYN basic/crude/elementary/fundamental/primary/primitive /rough,scoff

27、,scoff (at sb/sth)- to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes it clear that you think they are stupid or ridiculous eg. scoff at sbs belief / everything eg. My husband scoffs at the idea of my going professional, but Im going to give it a try. eg. He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. Eg. Dont scoffshes absolutely right. Syn: belittle/sniff/deride/cynical/flout/mock/ scorn,squelch,1. to stop sth from growing, increasing or developing Eg. squelch an annoying child / an attempted coup / a rumor / an ideas / a student demonstration/strike/fire eg. Property developers tried