Day 5 低频词
masculine [ˈmæskjəlɪn] adj.男性的,男子的;男子气的
例句 He likes to show off his masculine physique.
他喜欢炫耀他的阳刚之气。
翻译 She presented an intriguing combination of feminine looks with a masculine mind(男子的志气).
同义替换 vigorous adj. 有男子气的;雄健的 manly adj. 有男子气概的
compensation [ˌkɒmpenˈseɪʃn] n. 补偿;赔偿金
例句 The victims of war claimed compensation.
战争受害者要求赔偿。
衍生 compensate v. 补偿,赔偿
翻译 He didn’t get any compensation(他未得任何补偿)because his insurance policy had lapsed.
同义替换 offset n. 抵消,补偿
compliment [ˈkɒmplɪmənt] n. 恭维;问候;致意;称赞 [ˈkɔmpliment]v. 恭维;称赞
例句 Her guests complimented her on her cooking.
客人们对她的烹饪技艺大加赞扬。
衍生 complimentary adj. 问候的;称赞的
翻译 He was expecting a compliment.(他认为会得到赞扬。)
同义替换 praise n. 称赞;赞扬 v. 赞美 flatter v. 奉承;称赞commend v.(尤指公开地)称赞;表扬
comprehend [ˌkɒmprɪˈhend] v. 理解;领会
例句 The child read the story but did not comprehend its meaning.
这个孩子读了这篇故事,但理解不了它的意思。
衍生 comprehension n. 包含;理解力
翻译 Growing up unable to comprehend the world around her, Helen became wild and unruly.(在成长的过程中,因为无法了解周围的一切,海伦变得很任性。)
同义替换 understand v. 理解;领会;熟悉
concise [kənˈsaɪs] adj. 简明的,简要的
例句 I gave a concise answer about this.
我对此事给了一个简要的答复。
衍生 conciseness n. 简明,简洁
翻译 This example is simple and concise.
(这个例子简单明了。)
同义替换 brief adj. 简短的;简洁的terse adj. 简洁的;精练的curt adj. 简略的;简要的
condense [kənˈdens] v. 浓缩;凝结
例句 He managed to condense his letter of application to one page. 他设法将他的申请信压缩成一页。
衍生 condensation n. 冷凝;凝结;压缩
翻译 We tried to condense it to no more than 20,000 characters.(我们总是想把它缩短到两万字以内。)
同义替换 compress v. 压缩,压紧;精简 concentrate v. 集中;(使)浓缩
confer [kənˈfɜː(r)] v. 授予;给予;协商;颁发
例句 I must confer with my lawyer before I decide.
我必须先同我的律师商量一下才能做出决定。
衍生 conference n. 会议;协商;讨论
翻译 If you confer a benefit, never remember it.
(施恩莫图报。)
同义替换 consult v. 商量;商议 award v. 授予 allow v. 允许;给予 grant v. 授予;允许
consecutive [kənˈsekjətɪv] adj. 连续不断的;连贯的
例句 There is even a law requiring employers to provide four consecutive weeks of holiday in the summer. 甚至有一项法律要求雇主在夏天提供连续四个星期的假日。
翻译 with 4 consecutive months of housing price falls
(在住房价格连续4个月下跌的同时)
同义替换 continuous adj. 连续的,持续的 sucessive adj. 连续的serial adj. 连续的
constrain [kənˈstreɪn] v. 限制;束缚;克制;强制
例句 Sometimes environments constrain those people and sometimes environments give those people opportunity.环境有时候限制一些人,有时候又给那些人机会。
衍生 constraint n. 约束;强制
翻译 I could no longer constrain a string of yearning tears from sliding down.(我思念的泪水止不住地滑落。)
同义替换 restrain v. 抑制,限制 chain v. 束缚 confine v. 限制restrict v. 限制;约束 limit v. 限制
contaminate [kənˈtæmɪneɪt] v. 污染,弄脏
例句 The river was contaminated by waste from the factory.
这条河流被从工厂流出的废水所污染。
衍生 contamination n. 污染,玷污;污染物
翻译 Dispose of that nuclear waste properly or it will contaminate the groundwater.(必须妥善处理那些核废料,不然就会造成地下水污染。)
同义替换 pollute v. 污染;弄脏 defile v. 弄脏;污染
contempt [kənˈtempt] n. 轻视,蔑视;耻辱;藐视;不理
拆分 con(共同)+ tempt(藐视)→大家共同看不起→轻视
例句 She looked at him with undisguised contempt.
她看着他,毫不掩饰她的蔑视。
衍生 contemptuous adj. 轻蔑的;侮辱的
翻译 Some people often speak of tramps with contempt.
(有些人常常轻蔑地谈起流浪者。)
同义替换 despite n. 轻视;憎恨 defiance n. 蔑视;挑战
escort [esˈkɔːt] n.护卫者,护送者 [iˈskɔːt] v. 护送,护卫
例句 The prisoners were taken to another jail under escort.
囚犯们被送到另一个监狱。
翻译 It’s cold and dark, so I’m going to escort her home(我打算护送她回家).
同义替换 accompany v. 陪同 conduct v. 引导,带领
convict [kənˈvɪkt] v. 证明……有罪;宣告……有罪[ˈkɔnvikt] n. 罪犯
拆分 con(全部)+ vict(征服)→把对方彻底征服→证明对方有罪
例句 I have all the evidence necessary to convict this young criminal now.
我掌握一切必要的证据来给这个年轻犯人定罪。
衍生 conviction n. 确信,坚定的信仰;说服,信服;定罪,判罪
翻译 There is insufficient evidence to convict him.
(没有足够证据给他定罪。)
同义替换 condemn v. 判刑;定罪 doom v. 注定;判定;宣判sentence v. 判决;宣判
correlate [ˈkɒrəleɪt] v. 使有相互关系;相互关联
拆分 cor(共同)+ relate(有联系)→使相互关联
例句 It is interesting to correlate the history of the 20th century with its literature.
把20世纪的历史与文学联系起来是很有趣的。
衍生 correlation n. 相关,关联;相互关系
翻译 Now correlate each skill to the current opening.
(现在把你的每项技能与将要申请的工作关联。)
同义替换 relate v.使有联系 connect v. 连接;关联
coverage [ˈkʌvərɪdʒ] n. 新闻报道;覆盖范围
拆分 cover(覆盖)+ age(场所)→覆盖范围
例句 There’s little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.
报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
翻译 the precision of that coverage(新闻报道的精确度)
crisp [krɪsp] adj. 脆的;易碎的;新鲜的
例句 Such as processed cake, crisp skin incense and very delicious.经这样处理过的月饼,皮酥脆香,十分可口。
翻译 Again he felt the roll of crisp bills in his pocket.(他再一次摸了摸袋里一大沓沙沙作响的钞票。)
同义替换 brittle adj. 易碎的,脆弱的 crumbly adj. 脆的;易碎的friable adj. 易碎的;脆弱的 brickle adj. 易碎的;脆的
criterion [kraɪˈtɪəriən] n.(批评判断的)标准;准则
例句 Only social practice can be the criterion of truth.
社会实践是检验真理的唯一标准。
翻译 the criterion I apply to any problem
(我用于衡量任何问题的标准)
同义替换 standard n. 标准 formula n. 公式;准则 prototype n.原型;标准 norm n. 规范;基准
culminate [ˈkʌlmɪneɪt] v. 达到高潮;达到顶点;以某种结果)告终
例句 The Christmas party culminated in the distribution of presents. 圣诞晚会在分发礼物时达到高潮。
衍生 culmination n. 顶点;高潮
翻译 culminate in a war(以一场战争告终)
同义替换 top v. 结束;达到顶点
distill [dɪˈstɪl] v. 蒸馏,用蒸馏法提取;吸取,提炼
拆分 dis(分开)+(s) till(小水滴)→使液体蒸发再变成小水滴→蒸馏
真题 Water can be made pure by distilling it.
水可通过蒸馏净化。
衍生 distillation n. 蒸馏 distillable adj.蒸馏而得的
翻译 Whiskey is distilled from malt(以麦芽蒸馏而成的).
同义替换 extract v. 提炼;提取
dazzle [ˈdæzl] v. 使目眩;使眼花n. 耀眼的光
例句 The lights of the car dazzled me.
汽车前灯的灯光使我目眩。
翻译 though the gleams blind and dazzle
(尽管这光芒使人眼花缭乱)
同义替换 glow v. 照耀;显露 flash v. 使闪光;反射 shine v. 发光;照耀 glare v. 瞪眼;发眩光
handicap [ˈhændikæp] n.(身体或智力等方面的)缺陷;障碍,不利条件vt. 妨碍,使不利
例句 Losing our best player was a handicap to the team.
失去最棒的运动员对我队不利。
衍生 handicapped adj. 有生理缺陷的,残障的;智力低下的
翻译 Slow reading is a major handicap(最主要的障碍) in university studies.
同义替换 disadvantage n. 缺点,不利
defy [dɪˈfaɪ] v. 藐视;公然反抗
翻译 defy her wishes(违背她的意愿)
同义替换 resist v. 抵抗,抗拒;忍耐 disregard v. 忽视;不理ignore v. 忽视;不理 disobey v. 违反;不服从
doctrine [ˈdɒktrɪn] n.教义,教条,主义;信条
拆分 doct( teach )+ rine →教义
真题 The scholastic doctrine, opposed to nominalism, that universals exist independently of their being thought.
唯实论是与唯名论相对的一种哲学信条,认为宇宙与其被认为的形态是独立存在的。
翻译 I wish to preach, not the doctrine of ignoble ease
(贪图安逸的人生哲学).
同义替换 creed n. 信条 belief n. 信仰
destruction [dɪˈstrʌkʃn] n. 破坏,毁灭
例句 Ambition is the mother of destruction as well as of evil.
野心不仅是罪恶的根源,也是毁灭的根源。
衍生 destructive adj. 破坏的;毁灭性的
翻译 the destruction of connective rainstorm(连续暴雨的破坏)
同义替换 disruption n. 分裂;瓦解;破坏 demolition n.拆除;破坏 breaking n. 破坏
deteriorate [dɪˈtɪəriəreɪt] v. 恶化,变坏
例句 The patient’s condition has deteriorated over the last few hours. 几个小时前患者的病情已恶化。
衍生 deterioration n. 恶化;退化;堕落
翻译 Her condition suddenly began to deteriorate.
(她的病情突然开始恶化。)
同义替换 exasperate v. 恶化;使恼怒
diffuse [dɪˈfjuːz] v. 传播;扩散;弥漫
例句 The printing press helped diffuse scientific knowledge.
印刷机有助于传播科学知识。
衍生 diffusion n. 扩散,传播
翻译 diffuse the special knowledge(传播特别的知识)
同义替换 permeate v. 弥漫;渗透 scatter v. 分散;散播 disperse v.分散;使散开 spread v. 传播;伸展
diligent [ˈdɪlɪdʒənt] adj. 勤勉的,勤奋的
例句 To speak good English, I think one year of study should be enough for any diligent and intelligent person. 对于勤奋和聪明的人,要想说一口流利的英语,我认为一年的学习就应该足够了。
衍生 diligence n. 勤奋,勤勉
翻译 diligent working attitude(勤奋的工作态度)
同义替换 industrious adj. 勤勉的 hardworking adj. 勤勉的assiduous adj. 勤勉的;刻苦的sedulous adj. 勤勉的;刻苦工作的
dimension [daiˈmenʃn] n. 维(构成空间因素);尺寸;特点
例句 Length is one dimension, and width is another.
长是一种度量,宽又是一种度量。
衍生 dimensional adj. 空间的;尺寸的;……维的
翻译 to create the first dimension(创造第一个维度)
同义替换 size n. 大小;尺寸 measurement n. 度量
disable [dɪsˈeɪbl] v. 使残废;使失去能力
例句 The illness disabled her and left her unable to study and work. 疾病使她残疾,使她不能学习和工作。
衍生 disabled adj. 残废的,有缺陷的
翻译 There are two ways to disable a croc.
(有两种方法可以让鳄鱼失去杀伤力。)
同义替换 cripple v. 使残废 maim v. 使残废
discriminate [dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt] v. 区别;辨别;歧视
拆分 dis + crimin(分辨)+ ate→分辨开
例句 You must learn to discriminate fact from opinion.
你必须学会把事实和看法区分开。
衍生 discrimination n. 歧视;辨别,区别;偏袒
翻译 Global warming knows no borders, it does not discriminate.(全球变暖不分国界,不分种族。)
同义替换 distinguish v. 区分;辨别 differentiate v. 区分;区别separate v. 使分离;使分开
disguise [dɪsˈɡaɪz] v. 假装;掩饰;掩盖
例句 She tried to disguise her real feelings.
她试图掩饰自己的真实情感。
衍生 disguised adj. 伪装的
翻译 without any cheat or disguise
(没有一丝欺诈,没有一点伪装)
同义替换 conceal v. 隐藏;隐瞒 camouflage v. 伪装;掩饰 mask v. 掩饰;化装 hide v. 隐藏;隐瞒
harassment [ˈhærəsmənt] n.骚扰,扰乱;烦恼,烦乱
例句 There is a report about a sexual harassment in the office on this newspaper.
今天的报纸上有一篇关于办公室性骚扰的报道。
衍生 harass v. 使烦恼,烦扰;不断骚扰
翻译 Immigrants are often greeted with bigotry and harassment(外来移民往往被待之以偏见和刁难), often even from native groups that would benefit from the immigration.
disposition [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn] n. 性情;倾向
例句 John resembles his father very much in disposition and appearance. 约翰在性格和外表上都很像他的父亲。
衍生 dispositional adj. 意向的
翻译 a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice
(一种仁慈、自信、正义的情怀)
同义替换 temperament n. 气质;性情;性格 character n. 性格;品质 nature n. 性质;本性
domain [dəˈmeɪn] n. 领域,范围;领地
例句 Information is power; the information domain is the future battlefield !
信息就是力量,信息领域是未来的战场!
翻译 outside my domain(一窍不通)
同义替换 realm n. 领域,范围 sphere n. 范围 field n. 领域 area n. 区域;范围 province n. 省;领域
drastic [ˈdræstɪk] adj. 激烈的;猛烈的
例句 The war had a drastic effect on the economy. 这场战争对经济有剧烈的影响。
衍生 drastically adv. 激烈地;彻底地
翻译 Which plays drastic motile role in people’s life(它在人们的生活中具有强大的能动作用)
同义替换 severe adj. 严厉的;苛刻的;剧烈的 violent adj. 暴力的;猛烈的 fierce adj.凶猛的;猛烈的 intense adj.强烈的;紧张的
drawback [ˈdrɔːbæk] n. 缺点,不利条件
例句 This is the major drawback of the system.
这就是该系统的主要缺点。
翻译 The rainy weather was a drawback.
(阴雨天气是一个不利因素。)
同义替换 handicap n. 障碍;不利条件 shortcoming n. 缺点;短处 objection n. 异议;缺点 obstacle n. 障碍;干扰failing n. 缺点;过失 fault n. 故障;缺点 disadvantage n. 缺点;损失 flaw n. 缺点;瑕疵
eccentric [ɪkˈsentrɪk] adj. 古怪的,反常的 n. 古怪的人
例句 The old lady has some eccentric habits.
这个老妇人有一些古怪的习惯。
翻译 Giant pandas have eccentric temperament.
(大熊猫性情古怪。)
同义替换 unusual adj. 不寻常的 erratic adj. 古怪的 n. 古怪的人odd adj. 古怪的 n. 怪人 peculiar adj. 独特的;奇怪的 queer adj. 奇怪的 n. 怪人 abnormal adj. 反常的
elapse [ɪˈlæps] v. 时间过去;消逝
例句 Fifteen minutes elapsed before the performance began.
过了15分钟演出才开始。
翻译 Here people may sense the hallucination of the elapse of hour.(在这里让人们有一种时光逆转的幻觉。)
同义替换 pass v. 经过;传递