ruffle 英 [ˈrʌfl] 美 [ˈrʌfl] v. （用手指）将头发弄乱；（鸟发怒或炫耀）竖起羽毛；（使）起伏不平；（使某人）变得不平静；给……打褶裥；自大 n. 皱褶饰边；生气；混乱；连续轻擂的鼓声；起伏
考点1: n.皱褶，褶裥花边: a strip of fabric gathered or pleated on one edge
■同: rumple, wrinkle
■派: ruffled adj.有褶裥边修饰的
考点2: vt.使粗糙: to destroy the smoothness or evenness of
■e.g. The acid ruffled the surface of the catalyst. 酸使得催化剂的表面变得粗糙。
■同: abrade, chafe, erode, roughen, rub, wear
■反: glaze, smooth使平滑
考点3: vt.扰乱，打扰: to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
■e.g. The stream of minor complaints finally ruffled him into snapping, “If you don't like the way I'm doing it, do it yourself!” 一系列的抱怨终于让他爆发: “如果你不喜欢我做事的方法，你就自己去做！”
■同: annoy, bother, chafe, frost, gall, grate, itch, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, rasp, rile, vex
■反: allay, alleviate, assuage, ease, mitigate, mollify, palliate, relieve, soothe 平息，缓和
variance 英 [ˈveəriəns] 美 [ˈveriəns,ˈværiəns] n. 变异；变化；不一致；分歧；[数] 方差
考点1: n.不一致，不和谐: a lack of agreement or harmony
■e.g. Persistent variance within the band eventually caused it to break up.乐团中持续不断的分歧最终导致了它的解散。
■同: conflict, disaccord, discordance, disharmony, dissent, division, friction, schism, variation, war
■反: accord, agreement, concord, concordance, harmony, peace和谐，一致
■派: variant adj.变体的，不同的
requite 英 [rɪˈkwaɪt] 美 [rɪˈkwaɪt] vt. 报答，回报；酬谢
考点1: vt.酬谢，报答: to make repayment or return for
■e.g. requited her love with hatred 恩将仇报
■同: indemnify, reciprocate, recompense, recoup, reimburse, remunerate, repay
考点2: vt.报仇: to punish in kind the wrongdoer responsible for
■e.g. The future writer would later requite the abuse he suffered at the hands of his classmates by creating scathing portraits of them in his novels.未来的作家会把在同学那受的委屈的帐算清的——他会在小说中把他们描绘成恶人。
■同: avenge, redress, retaliate, revenge
■反: absolve, condone, forgive, pardon 饶恕，宽恕
champion 英 [ˈtʃæmpiən] 美 [ˈtʃæmpiən] n. 冠军；拥护者；战士 vt. 支持；拥护 adj. 优胜的；第一流的
考点1: vt.支持 / n支持者: to fight for, defend, or support as a champion
■e.g. to champion the cause of civil rights 支持民权事业
■同: advocate, back, endorse, patronize, plump for
■反: disparage, impugn, oppose 贬低，反对
resplendent 英 [rɪˈsplendənt] 美 [rɪˈsplendənt] adj. 光辉的；华丽的
考点1: adj.华丽辉煌的: shining brilliantly
■e.g. Geography teacher showed us a picture of the resplendent aurora borealis. 地理老师给我们展示了一张壮丽的北极光的照片。
■同: brilliant, glorious, gorgeous, grand, magnificent, splendid, sublime, superb
■反: dim, dull, lackluster 黯淡无光的
■派: resplendence n. 辉煌
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