高级词汇总结补全篇

高级英语词汇总结（一）

1. intermittent: adj stopping and starting often over a period of time, but not regularly

断断续续的；间歇的

Something that is intermittent happens occasionally rather than continuously.

After three hours of intermittent rain, the game was abandoned.

= sporadic

intermittently

The talks went on intermittently for three years.

2. havoc: n a situation in which there is a lot of damage, destruction or disorder

大损坏；大破坏；浩劫

1

）

Havoc is great disorder, and confusion.

Rioters caused havoc in the centre of the town.

2

）

If one thing plays havoc with another or wreaks havoc on it, it prevents it from continuing or functioning as normal, or

damages it.

The weather played havoc with airline schedules.

3. punchy: adj. of a speech, song, etc. If you describe something as punchy, you mean that it expresses its meaning in a

forceful or effective way.

简洁有力的；言简意赅的；简练的

A good way to sound confident is to use short punchy sentences.

4. onerous: adj needing great effort; causing trouble or worry

费力的；艰巨的；令人焦虑的

parents who have had the onerous task of bringing up a very difficult child.

5. sanguine: adj cheerful and confident about the future

充满信心的；乐观的

sanguine (about sth)

If you are sanguine about something, you are cheerful and confident that things will happen in the way you want them to.

He's remarkably sanguine about the problems involved...

6. sloven n.

A man or boy habitually negligent of neatness and order

懒散的人

;

散漫的人

Slovenly people are careless, untidy, or inefficient.

Lisa was irritated by the slovenly attitude of her boyfriend Sean.

= sloppy

7. discontented

adj.

unhappy because you are not satisfied with your situation

不满的；

不满足的

discontented (with sth)

If you are discontented, you are not satisfied with your situation.

The government tried to appease discontented workers.

= dissatisfied

8. formulation n

1) The formulation of something such as a medicine or a beauty product is the way in which different ingredients are

combined to make it. You can also say that the finished product is a formulation.

There have been problems with the formulation of the vaccine...

You can buy a formulation containing royal jelly, pollen and vitamin C.

2) The formulation of something such as a policy or plan is the process of creating or inventing it.

规划

;

构想

...the

process of policy formulation and implementation.

3) A formulation is the way in which you express your thoughts and ideas.

公式 化

(

的表述

)

This is a far weaker formulation than is in the draft resolution which is being proposed.

9. spontaneity n.

the quality of being spontaneous

自发性；自然

Spontaneity is spontaneous, natural behaviour.

He had the spontaneity of a child.

10. decouple: v to end the connection or relationship between two things

（使两事物）分离，隔断

If two countries, organizations, or ideas that were connected in some way are decoupled, the connection between them is

ended.

a conception which decouples culture and politics

The issue threatened to decouple Europe from the United States.

11. brash: adj

1) confident in an aggressive way

盛气凌人的；自以为是的

Beneath his brash exterior, he's still a little boy inside.

他外表盛气凌人，内心里还是个孩子。

2) of things and places too bright or too noisy in a way that is not attractive

耀眼的；嘈杂的

If two countries, organizations, or ideas that were connected in some way are decoupled, the connection between them is

ended.

12. monopoly : n

1) the complete control of trade in particular goods or the supply of a particular service; a type of goods or a service that is

controlled in this way

垄断；专营服务；被垄断的商品（或服务）

monopoly in/of/on sth.

In the past central government had a monopoly on television broadcasting.

过去，中央政府对电视节目播放实行垄断。

Electricity, gas and water were considered to be natural monopolies.

电、煤气和水垄断经营过去被认为是自然而然的。

2) the complete control, possession or use of something; a thing that belongs only to one person or group and that other

people cannot share

独占；专利；专利品

1) If a company, person, or state has a monopoly on something such as an industry, they have complete control over it, so

that it is impossible for others to become involved in it.

Russian moves to end a state monopoly on land ownership.

the governing party's monopoly over the media

2

）

A monopoly is a company which is the only one providing a particular product or service.

a state-owned monopoly

3

）

If you say that someone does not have a monopoly on something, you mean that they are not the only person who has

that thing.

Women do not have a monopoly on feelings of betrayal.

13. fidgety: adj. of a person unable to remain still or quiet, usually because of being bored or nervous

坐立不安的

informal

unable to stay still, especially because of being bored or nervous

The boys get fidgety if they can't play outside.

14. ornery: adj. bad-tempered and difficult to deal with

脾气暴躁的；难对付的；别扭的

The old lady was still being ornery, but at least she had consented to this visit.

= mean

15. chastise: v.

1) to criticize somebody for doing something wrong

批评；指责；责备

chastise sb. (for sth./for doing sth.)

He chastised the team for their lack of commitment.

他指责球队未竭尽全力。

2) to punish somebody physically

体罚

Thomas Rane chastised Peters for his cruelty.

I just don't want you to chastise yourself.

= reprimand

The Securities Commission chastised the firm but imposed no fine.

16. condemn

：

in a condemnatory tone

1

）

If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.

Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence.

Graham was right to condemn his players for lack of ability, attitude and application..a document that condemns sexism as

a moral and social evil.

= denounce

≠ condone

2

）

If someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given this punishment.

He was condemned to life imprisonment.

appeals by prisoners condemned to death.

= sentence

3

）

If circumstances condemn you to an unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way.

Their lack of qualifications condemned them to a lifetime of boring, usually poorly-paid work...

= doom

4

）

If authorities condemn a building, they officially decide that it is not safe and must be pulled down or repaired.

State officials said the court's ruling clears the way for proceedings to condemn buildings in the area.

17. denounce

1

）

If you denounce a person or an action, you criticize them severely and publicly because you feel strongly that they are

wrong or evil.

Some 25,000 demonstrators denounced him as a traitor.

German leaders denounced the attacks and pleaded for tolerance.

2

）

If you denounce someone who has broken a rule or law, you report them to the authorities.

informers who might denounce you at any moment

18. trounce : If you trounce someone in a competition or contest, you defeat them easily or by a large score.

In Rugby League, Australia trounced France by sixty points to four.

= thrash

19. lecture

It was a shame for me to be lectured in front of the whole class.

当着整个班级的面被训斥了一顿，真让我感到羞辱。

1

）

A lecture is a talk someone gives in order to teach people about a particular subject, usually at a university or college.

a series of lectures by Professor Eric Robinson

2

）

If you lecture on a particular subject, you give a lecture or a series of lectures about it.

She then invited him to Atlanta to lecture on the history of art.

She has danced, choreographed, lectured and taught all over the world.

3

）

If someone lectures you about something, they criticize you or tell you how they think you should behave.

He used to lecture me about getting too much sun.

Chuck would lecture me, telling me to get a haircut.

She was no longer interrogating but lecturing.

n.

Our captain gave us a stern lecture on safety.

20. reprimand

If someone is reprimanded, they are spoken to angrily or seriously for doing something wrong, usually

by a person in authority.

He was reprimanded by a teacher for talking in the corridor.

Her attempts to reprimand him were quickly shouted down.

n.

He has been fined five thousand pounds and given a severe reprimand.

21. berate

严责

If you berate someone, you speak to them angrily about something they have done wrong.

Marion berated Joe for the noise he made.

= chide, rebuke

22. rebuke

斥责，指责，阻止

If you rebuke someone, you speak severely to them because they have said or done

something that you do not approve of.

She rebuked him strongly for his negligence.

她严厉斥责他的疏忽。

The president rebuked the House and Senate for not passing those bills within 100 days.

= reprimand

n.

UN member countries delivered a strong rebuke to both countries for persisting with nuclear testing programs.

= reprimand

He received a stern rebuke from his superior.

他受到上司的严厉斥责。

23. remonstrate

表示异议，

抗议，

责备

If you remonstrate with someone, you protest to them about something you do not

approve of or agree with, and you try to get it changed or stopped.

I remonstrated with him about his rudeness.

他粗暴无礼，我给他提了意见。

He remonstrated with the referee.

I jumped in the car and went to remonstrate.

24. lambaste

痛打，痛骂

to criticize someone or something very strongly, usually in public

= slate

Democrats lambasted the President's budget plan for being 'inadequate'.

25. excoriate

撕去皮，

严厉批评

To excoriate a person or organization means to criticize them severely, usually in public.

He proceeded to excoriate me in front of the nurses.

= berate

26. objurgate

怒斥，谴责

a harsh rebuke

27. revile

If someone or something is reviled, people hate them intensely or show their hatred of them.

Their much reviled system in fact works far better than many highly praised ones elsewhere.

< br>他们那套遭到许多非难的设备

操纵起来实际上要比别的地方许多备受赞扬的设备好 得多。

He was just as feared and reviled as his tyrannical parents.

What right had the crowd to revile the England players for something they could not help.

= hate

reviled

He is probably the most reviled man in contemporary theatre.

28. vituperate

痛斥，辱骂

synonyms see scold

vt.

: to abuse or censure severely or abusively : berate

vi.

: to use harsh condemnatory language

v.

vituperate against sb./sth.

use abusive languageor bitter criticism; revile sb./sth.

责骂

;

斥责

;

辱骂某人

[

某事物

]:

The

prince vituperated against the developers for ruining London's skyline.

王子斥责土地开发商破坏了伦敦市建筑物映在空中

< br>的轮廓线之美

.

vituperation

n.

[U] abusive language or bitter criticism

责骂

;

斥责

;

辱骂

.

vituperative adj. :

vituperative debate, criticism, etc

辱骂式的辩论﹑批评等

.

29. chide

If you chide someone, you speak to them angrily because they have done something wicked or foolish. (

温和

地）责备

;

指责

She chided him for his laziness.

她责备他懒惰。

He chided his son for being clumsy.

他斥责儿子笨手笨脚。

Cross chided himself for worrying.

He gently chided the two women.

= scold

30. censure

非难，责备，公开谴责

If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you

strongly disapprove of it.

The senate was censured for income tax evasion.

这名参议员因逃避缴纳所得税而受到指责。

They were censured as traitors.

他们被指责为叛徒。

The ethics committee may take a decision to admonish him or to censure him.

I would not presume to censure Osborne for hating his mother.

= criticize

n.

It is a controversial policy which has attracted international censure.

31. vilify

诽谤，中伤

If you are vilified by someone, they say or write very unpleasant things about you, so that people

will have a low opinion of you.

She is vilified by the press for her controversial view.

因她持有异议，新闻界对她横加挞伐。

The agency has been vilified by some doctors for being unnecessarily slow to approve life-saving drugs.

He was vilified, hounded, and forced into exile by the FBI.

vilification

Clare did not deserve the vilification she had been subjected to.

33. decry

责难，诽谤

If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.

The mayor decry gambling in all its form.

市长谴责各式各样的赌博。

He decried her efforts (as a waste of time).

< br>他贬低她所作的努力

(

认为是浪费时间

< br>).

He is impatient with those who decry the scheme.

People decried the campaign as a waste of money.

= denounce

34. wager: n/v

1) to bet money

打赌；押（赌注）

wager sth. (on sth.)

wager sth./sb.

that…

She always wagered on an outsider.

她总是把赌注押在不大可能获胜的马上。

to wager ?

50 on a horse

在一匹马上押

50

英镑的赌注

I had wagered a great deal of money that I would beat him.

我下了大赌注打赌，这次比赛我会赢他的。

2) used to say that you are so confident that something is true or will happen that you would be willing to bet money on it

打

赌；打包票

If you wager on the result of a horse race, football match, or other event, you give someone a sum of money which they

give you back with extra money if the result is what you predicted, or which they keep if it is not.

Just because people wagered on the Yankees did not mean that they liked them.

Golfers had wagered a good deal of money on Nick Faldo winning the championship.

= bet, gamble

n.

There have been various wagers on certain candidates since the Bishop announced his retirement.

3

）

If you say that you will wager that something is the case, you mean you are confident that it is the case.

She was

willing to wager that he didn't own the apartment he lived in.

= bet

35. debonair: usually of men

通常指男人

fashionable and confident

温文尔雅的；潇洒的

He was a handsome, debonair, death- defying racing-driver.

= suave

36. sedate:

1) slow, calm and relaxed

镇定的；泰然的；不慌不忙的

2) quiet, especially in a way that lacks excitement

宁静的；不热闹的

a sedate country town

宁静的乡间小镇

3) of a person

人

quiet and serious in a way that seems formal

庄重的；严肃的；不苟言笑的

1

）

If you describe someone or something as sedate, you mean that they are quiet and rather dignified, though perhaps a bit

dull.

She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins.

sedately

sedately dressed in business suit with waistcoat.

2

）

If you move along at a sedate pace, you move slowly, in a controlled way.

We set off again at a more sedate pace.

sedately

He pulled sedately out of the short driveway.

3

）

If someone is sedated, they are given a drug to calm them or to make them sleep.

The patient is sedated with intravenous use of sedative drugs.

Doctors have been told not to sedate children with an anaesthetic that may be linked to five deaths.

sedated

Grace was asleep, lightly sedated.

37. contortion: a movement which twists the body out of its natural shape

扭曲的动作（或姿势）

I had to admire the contortions of the gymnasts.

38. ludicrous: ridiculous and unreasonable; that you cannot take seriously

荒唐的；不合理的；不能当真的

If you describe something as ludicrous, you are emphasizing that you think it is foolish, unreasonable, or unsuitable.

It was ludicrous to suggest that the visit could be kept secret.

It's a completely ludicrous idea.

= ridiculous

ludicrously

By Western standards the prices are ludicrously low.

39. squash: to press something so that it becomes soft, damaged or flat, or changes shape

压软

（或挤 软、

压坏、

压扁等）

；

把

…

压（或挤）变形

1

）

If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their

shape.

Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car.

Whole neighbourhoods have been squashed flat by shelling.

She made clay models and squashed them flat again.

2

）

If people or things are squashed into a place, they are put or pushed into a place where there is not enough room for

them to be.

The stage is squashed into a small corner of the field.

= cram

3

）

If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squash, you mean that it is only just possible for them all

to get into it.

It all looked a bit of a squash as they squeezed inside the small hatchback.

= squeeze

4

）

If you squash something that is causing you trouble, you put a stop to it, often by force.

The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.

5

）

Squash is a game in which two players hit a small rubber ball against the walls of a court using rackets.

6) Squash is a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water. Squash is sold in bottles in a concentrated form to which you

add water.

a glass of orange squash.

= cordial

7) A squash is one of a family of vegetables that have thick skin and soft or firm flesh inside.

40. treadmill

1) work or a way of life that is boring or tiring because it involves always doing the same things

枯燥无味的工作（或生活方

式）

I'd like to escape the office treadmill.

我想摆脱办公室的枯燥工作。

Mr Stocks can expect a gruelling week on the publicity treadmill.

2) an exercise machine that has a moving surface that you can walk or run on while remaining in the same place

（锻炼身

体的）跑步机，走步机

41. exasperating: extremely annoying

使人恼怒的；惹人生气的

If you describe someone or something as exasperating,

you mean that you feel angry or frustrated by them or by what they do.

Hardie could be exasperating to his colleagues.

42. enmesh: v to involve sb./sth. in a bad situation that it is not easy to escape from

使

陷入，使卷入（困境等）

enmesh sb./sth. (in sth.)

v. [Tn usu passive

通常用於被动语态

, ] ~ sb/sth (in sth) (

usu fig

通常作比喻

) entangle (as) in a net

使（似）陷入网中

:

He was enmeshed in a web of deceit and lies.

他陷入坑拐骗的圈套

.

43. provenance: n.

the place that something originally came from

发源地；起源；出处

Kato was fully aware of the provenance of these treasures.

44. phenomenal: adj.

very great or impressive

了不起的；非凡的

Exports of Australian wine are growing at a phenomenal rate.

The performances have been absolutely phenomenal.

= incredible

phenomenally

Scots-born Annie, 37, has recently re-launched her phenomenally successful singing career.

45. revenue: n.

the money that a government receives from taxes or that an organization, etc. receives from its business

财政收

入；税收收入；收益

see also Inland Revenue

a boom year at the cinema, with record advertising revenue and the highest ticket sales since 1980.

46. sober: adj

1) not drunk (= not affected by alcohol)

未醉

I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight.

我答应过他，今晚我不会喝醉。

He was as sober as a judge(= completely sober).

他一点没醉。

2) of people and their behaviour

人及其行为

serious and sensible

持重的；冷静的

a sober assessment of the situation

对形势的冷静估计

He is honest, sober and hard-working.

他诚实、稳重、勤奋。

On sober reflection(= after some serious thought), I don't think I really need a car after all.

冷静地想了想以后，我觉

得我并不真正需要车。

3) of colours or clothes

颜色或服装

plain and not bright

素净的；淡素的

He dresses in sober grey suits.

soberly

`There's a new development,' he said soberly.

sober-suited middle-aged men.

= sombre

soberly

She saw Ellis, soberly dressed in a well-cut dark suit.

sober up :

If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk.

He was left to sober up in a police cell.

the idea that a cup of strong black coffee sobers you up.

47. lucid adj

1) clearly expressed; easy to understand

表达清楚的；易懂的

a lucid style/explanation

明白易懂的风格；清楚的解释

a lucid account of the history of mankind

His prose as always lucid and compelling.

= clear

2) able to think clearly, especially during or after a period of illness or confusion

（尤指生病期间或病愈后，

糊涂状态中或

过

后）头脑清晰的，清醒的

He wasn't very lucid, he didn't quite know where he was.

lucidly

Both of them had the ability to present complex matters lucidly.

= clarity

lucidity

His writings were marked by an extraordinary lucidity and elegance of style.

The pain had lessened in the night, but so had his lucidity.

48. ulterior

adj.

of a reason for doing something

行事的理由

that somebody keeps hidden and does not admit

隐秘的；

不可告人的；

秘密的；矢口否认的

Sheila had an ulterior motive for trying to help Stan.

49. indictment

n.

1) a sign that a system, society, etc. is very bad or very wrong

（制度、社会等的）衰败迹象，腐败迹象

The poverty in our cities is a damning indictment of modern society.

我们的城市中的贫民苦况是现代社会的一大败象。

It's a sad indictment of society that policemen are regarded as easy targets by thugs.

2) a written statement accusing somebody of a crime

刑事起诉书；公诉书

3) the act of officially accusing somebody of a crime

控告；起诉

Prosecutors may soon seek an indictment on racketeering and fraud charges.

= charge

50. unabashed

不畏惧的，不害躁的

If you describe someone as unabashed, you mean that they are not ashamed,

embarrassed, or shy about something, especially when you think most people would be.

Tim appeared unabashed by all the media attention.

蒂姆成了传播媒介的焦点，却也满不在乎。

Unabashed by his rejection, Mr. Collins proposes again, but finally concedes defeat.