gre词汇精选专业版(GRE每天5个GRE词汇)(1)

panacea 英 [ˌpænəˈsiːə] 美 [ˌpænəˈsiːə] n. 灵丹妙药;万能药

考点1: n.万能药,万灵药: a remedy for all ills or difficulties

e.g. a woman who seems to believe that chicken soup is a panacea for nearly everything 一个相信鸡汤是 万能灵药的妇女

Bicycles are not a panacea for the traffic problem.自行车并不是解决交通问题的万能药。

: catholicon, cure-all, elixir, nostrum

hasten 英 [ˈheɪsn] 美 [ˈheɪsn] vt. 加速;使赶紧;催促 vi. 赶快;急忙

考点1: vt.促进: to speed up; accelerate

e.g. The man's death was hastened by alcohol abuse.酗酒加速了老人的死亡。

: accelerate, bundle, fast-track, rush, speed up

: slow the progress of, check, retard, brake, decelerate, retard, slow down 阻碍,放慢

enamored [ɪˈnæmərd] adj. 迷恋的;倾心的 v. 迷住,使迷恋(enamor的过去分词形式)

考点1: adj.迷恋的,热爱的: filled with an intense or excessive love for

e.g. Many teenage girls became enamored of the movie idol for her boyish good looks.很多年轻的女孩子因为影星男性化的帅气面庞而对她深深迷恋。

: besotted, bewitched, captivated, crazy, dotty, enraptured, fascinated, infatuated, mad, nuts, obsessed

: apathetic, detached, indifferent, insouciant, nonchalant 无所谓的,冷漠的

lurk 英 [lɜːk] 美 [lɜːrk] vi. 潜伏;潜藏;埋伏 n. 潜伏;埋伏

考点1: vi.潜伏: to lie in wait in a place of concealment especially for an evil purpose

e.g. Dangers lurk in the path of wilderness. 在这条荒野的小路上隐伏着危险

: ambush, snake, steal

: appear, come out 出来

excoriate 英 [ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt] 美 [ɪkˈskɔːrieɪt] vt. 严厉的责难;擦破……的皮肤

考点1: v.严厉批评: to criticize harshly and usually publicly

e.g. She was excoriated as a racist她被指责是一个种族歧视者。

: abuse, assail, belabor, castigate, excoriate, lambaste, vituperate

: accolade, extol, flatter, praise lavishly 赞扬

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