SAT核心词汇

v. 打呵欠 n. 呵欠

He stretched himself with a yawn.

他打了个呵欠伸了伸懒腰。

v. 转移；调任；换乘

She has been [transferred] to another department.

她已被调往另一部门。

n. 洪水；一阵；大雨；突然迸发

The police are investigating a spate of burglaries in the area.

警察正在调查这一地区发生的大量盗窃案。

v. 报复,反击

The terrorists retaliated by killing three policemen.

恐怖分子以杀死三名警察相报复。

v. 加速,促成

Fears about the solvency of the banks [precipitated] the great economic crash.

对银行偿付能力出现恐慌加速了经济的崩溃。

ad. 任何地方都不，没有地方

[Nowhere] else will you find such a good book.

你在其他任何地方都找不到这么好的书。

n. 皮革，皮革制品

That's a beautiful leather wallet, but it costs too much.

那是一种很漂亮的皮夹子，但价钱太贵了。

adj. 人道主义的

In the design field, the theory of humanistic care is drawing increasing attention.

在设计领域里，人文关怀的理论日益受到人们的重视。

n./a. 闪光（的） v. 发闪光，闪亮；闪现

The stars flashed in the night sky.

夜空中群星闪烁。

n.居住者

As he is a big-city dweller, he is always very arrogant.

由于是大城市的居民，所以他总是很高傲。

v. 压碎，碾碎；弄皱；压垮

Don't crush this box, there are flowers inside.

别压坏这个盒子，里面有花。

adj. 听得见的

Her voice was scarcely audible above the noise of the wind.

在风声中，她的声音几乎听不见。

n. 愤怒,大怒

The children’s unruly behavior incurred the teacher’s wrath.

孩子们不守规矩，惹得老师发怒。

v. 使文明，开化

Knowledge can civilize people.

知识能够使人有教养。

v. （快速地）爬，攀登；互相争夺，争先

The children [scrambled] out of the hollow tree.

孩子都从树洞里爬出来了。

a. 被动的，消极的

The slaves gave passive obedience to their master.

奴隶们乖乖地服从他们的主人。

a. 无限的，无穷的 n. 无限

Teaching little children takes infinite patience.

教幼儿需有极大的耐心。

adj. 不好意思的，尴尬的

I was very embarrassed for my mistakes.（尴尬的）

因为犯错误，我觉得很尴尬。

n. 收藏品，珍藏，收集

She selected a diamond ring from the collection.

她从收藏品中挑选了一枚钻石戒指。

n. 老手，老兵

This washing machine is really a veteran.

这台洗衣机真是老古董了。

n. 优先；优先权

Safety has a high priority in factories.

工厂里安全至关重要。

v. 损害，损伤；削弱，减少

Loud noise can impair your hearing.

巨大的噪音有损听觉。

v. 建设，建造，构造；创立

It took them two years to construct the bridge.

他们用了两年时间建这座桥。

n./v.嘲笑，奚落人的话

I ignored the taunts of the opposition.

我没有理睬对方的嘲笑。

n. 一瞥，瞥见

He caught a glimpse of me when I passed by.

当我走过时, 他瞥了我一眼。

v. 涉水，趟水

We had to wade through the river to the opposite bank.

我们只好涉水过河到对岸。

n. 激进分子

He was a political radical.

他曾是政治上的激进分子。

adj. 外部的，外面的；外表的

They did it in response to external pressures.

他们这么做是迫于外界的压力。

adv. 仅仅，只不过

She is merely a child.

她只不过是个孩子。

v. （使）接触，联系，交往

It will be easier if I contact him by telephone.

我用电话跟他联络会更简单。

n. 坏事，不道德的行为

You'll answer for your wrongdoing one day.

你总有一天会为做的坏事而受到惩罚。

n. 交易，事务

His failure in this transaction was due to nothing else than his own carelessness.

他在这笔交易中的失利完全是由于他自己的粗心大意。

n. 火花，火星 v. 发火花，发电花

[Sparks] rained down from the burning roof.

火花从燃烧着的屋顶上似雨滴般地落下。

v. 恢复；再继续；重新开始

He resumed his former position with the company.

他恢复了原公司职位。

a. 在前的，在先的

This phrase serves as a connecting link between the preceding and the following.

这个短语起到了承上启下的作用。

n. 声名狼藉；丑名

A crime or scandal brings much notoriety to those involved in it.

罪行或丑闻常使有牵连的人声名狼藉。

n. 跳跃，飞跃

He got over the stream with a single leap.

他一跃就跳过了小溪。

n. 嗡嗡声，嘈杂声

He could hear the hum of the bees in the garden.

他听得见花园里蜜蜂的嗡嗡声。

v./n. 闪耀，闪烁

The fire flared up as I put more logs onto it.

我加了几块木材, 火顿时亮了起来。

n. 持久；期间；持续时间

He finished the work of three years' duration.

他用三年的时间完成了这项工作。