aggrandize
v. to increase 加大
Terrance tried to aggrandize his meager accomplishments to impress his interviewer.
泰伦斯试图夸大他那微不足道的成就,让面试者留下深刻的印象。
* meager
贫乏的
Synonym
同义词:amplify; enlarge
Antonym
反义词:reduce
aggregate
n. sum; total 总数
v. aggregate
The aggregate of the village farmers' harvest was still not enough to feed the starving families.
村子里农夫的总收获量,仍然不足以养活他们挨饿的家人。
bigamy
n. marriage to two persons at the same time 重婚
Bigamy is considered a crime in most countries, although some societies take it as the norm.
虽然有些社会把重婚看做是种常规,但在大部分的国家却被认为是不合法的。
* norm
准则;规范
digressive
adj. wandering away 离题的
v. digress
The professor criticized the student's remarks on the topic as too digressive and not relevant to the discussion.
教授批评那位学生对于这项主题的评论太过离题,与讨论的内容无关。
egregious
adj. exceptional (for bad reasons); shocking 异常的;骇人的
No one wished to do business with Mr. Li because of his egregious lust for money.
没有人想和李先生做生意,因为他太爱钱了。
egress
n. going out; exit 出去;出口
After the baseball game ended, the egress of people from the stadium seemed endless.
棒球比赛结束之后,从体育馆出来的人潮似乎一直川流不息。
Synonym
同义词:departure; outlet
Antonym
反义词:entry; access
epigram
n. pithy, witty saying 警辟语;警句
Our teacher enjoyed using epigrams to illustrate her point during what we would normally have considered dull lectures.
老师在讲授我们认为很枯燥无味的课时,喜欢引用警辟语句来阐述她的观点。
Synonym
同义词:witticism; aphorism
eugenic
adj. connected with the improvement of the human race 优生的
n. eugenics
There are many ethical questions raised by eugenic theories and practices.
优生学的理论与实行引发了许多伦理方面的问题。
genealogy
n. history of a particular family 总谱
After reading a book about family histories of his hometown, Martin became curious about his own genealogy.
马丁在读完一本关于故乡家族史的书之后,便开始对他自己的家谱十分好奇。
Synonym
同义词:ancestry; lineage; pedigree
gestate
v. to develop 孕育;妊娠
n. gestation
With the longest incubation period of all mammals, elephant babies gestate for almost two years before they are born.
大象的婴儿孕育期是哺乳类动物中最长的,大约要两年的时间才会出生。
* incubation
孵化
grandiloquent
adj. using long, important-sounding words 夸张的
Darren's friends laughed at him when he spoke in such a grandiloquent manner.
当达伦说话说得很夸张时,朋友都会取笑他。
Synonym
同义词:pompous; bombastic
grandiose
adj. imposing; grand 宏伟的;盛大的
A grandiose celebration was planned to take place on the Capitol lawn for the nation's national day.
国庆日时在国会大厦的草地上将举行盛大的庆祝活动。
* Capitol
(the ~)美国国会大厦
Synonym
同义词:magnificent; majestic
Antonym
反义词:humble; unpretentious
graphic
adj. 1. of diagram 图表的 2. vivid 生动的
The book gives a graphic description of life in poverty in modern India.
这本书生动地描写了现代印度贫穷的生活。
Synonym
同义词:1. diagrammatic; pictorial 2. picturesque
Antonym
反义词:1. obscure; confused
gregarious
adj. living in groups; fond of the company of others 群居的;社交的
Wilma is a gregarious woman who enjoys throwing large parties for her friends.
威玛是个很爱交际的女人,她喜欢为朋友举行大型的宴会。
Synonym
同义词:social; outgoing
Antonym
反义词:antisocial; reserved
homogeneous
adj. of the same kind 同类的
In this small town, all the restaurants have a very homogeneous selection of food.
在这个小镇里,所有的餐厅提供的食物都很类似。
Synonym
同义词:similar; identical
Antonym
反义词:disparate; heterogeneous
indigestion
adj. difficulty in digesting food 消化不良的
Each Thanksgiving, I overeat because there is so much delicious food, but at the end of the night, I always have indigestion.
每年感恩节,我因为吃太多美食,到了晚上都会消化不良。
ingenuous
adj. honest 老实的
With so many dishonest people in this world, finding a truly ingenuous person is rare.
世上不诚实的人很多,真正老实的人非常少见。
Synonym
同义词:guileless; candid
Antonym
反义词:crafty; tricky
monogamy
n. marriage to one person 一夫一妻制
Although monogamy is the law in this country, many men openly keep mistresses.
虽然一夫一妻制是国家法律明文规定的,仍然有许多男人公开养小老婆。
polygamy
n. having many wives or husbands at the same time 一夫多妻;一妻多夫
Although the practice is losing popularity, polygamy is still accepted in Muslim countries.
虽然一夫多妻制已不再流行,但在回教国家仍然是被接受的。
progenitor
n. ancestor 祖先
Looking at his family tree, Christopher discovered that George Washington was his progenitor.
克里斯多夫由家谱中发现乔治·华盛顿是他的祖先。
Synonym
同义词:forefather
Antonym
反义词:descendant
progeny
n. offspring; descendants (集合名词)子孙;后裔
Royal officials were required to verify that the king's children were truly his progeny to prevent impostors from usurping the throne.
皇室大臣被要求证明国王的小孩真的是他的后裔,以免有人冒名顶替,篡夺王位。
* verify
证实
* impostor
冒名顶替者
* usurp
篡夺
Synonym
同义词:posterity
Antonym
反义词:ancestors
retrograde
v. to go backwards 退化
adj. retrograde
From the mini-skirts and bell-bottoms one can see being worn today, one might think fashion had retrograded to the 1960's.
从今天随处可见的迷你裙与喇叭裤的穿着看来,大家可能会觉得流行已经回退到一九六0年代了。
* bell-bottoms
pl. 喇叭裤
Synonym
同义词:degenerate; deteriorate
Antonym
反义词:advance; progress; proceed
segregate
v. to set apart from 隔离;分开
It is no longer legal to segregate people by their race in the United States.
在美国,种族隔离已经是不合法的行为了。
Synonym
同义词:isolate; separate
Antonym
反义词:mix; integrate
stenography
n. shorthand 速记
Secretaries often study stenography for taking dictation quickly.
为了使听写的速度加快,秘书常常会学速记。
* dictation
听写
transgression
n. violation of a law 违反
The judge promised the young man that any future transgressions would definitely land him in jail.
法官警告那个年轻人说,以后如果再有违法的行为,一定会把他送进监狱。
Synonym
同义词:breach; infringement