SAT常頻詞匯之Word List 28

armistice ['ɑ:mistis] n. 停戰(zhàn)，休戰(zhàn)

【記】 arm(武器)+ istice(停止)→停戰(zhàn)

【例】 They dismissed our offer of an armistice. 他們拒絕了我們的停戰(zhàn)建議。

armor ['ɑ:m?] n. 盔甲，鎧甲;裝甲;甲殼;防護物

【例】 Their sense of justice gave them armor against the contempt of others. 他們的正義感使他們頂住了別人的輕蔑。

aromatic [??r?u'm?tik] adj. 有香味的，芳香的

【例】 The whole plant is highly aromatic. 整株植物馥郁芬芳。

arousal [?'rauz?l] n. 喚起，激起

【例】 The impulse to attack involves the immediate arousal of acute fear. 攻擊的沖動與立即被激起的強烈恐懼有關。

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arraign [?'rein] v. 傳訊，提審

【記】 ar(向)+ raign(理由)→向某人講理由→提審

【例】 He had just been arraigned on a charge of murdering his wife. 他剛以殺妻指控被傳訊。

arrant ['?r?nt] adj. 十足的，徹頭徹尾的

【例】 That was probably the most arrant piece of folly you have committed in your life. 那很可能是你有史以來所做的最大蠢事。

arrears [?'ri?z] n. 應付欠款，逾期債款

【記】 ar(向)+ rear(后面)+ s →向后延期→逾期債款

【例】 They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years. 他們保證在隨后的5 年內(nèi)償付逾期債款。

arrogate ['?r?geit] v. 篡奪，霸占;越權(quán)

【例】 He arrogated the privilege to himself alone. 他為自己僭取特權(quán)。

arsenal ['ɑ:s?n?l] n. 武器庫，軍火庫;儲存的武器

【例】 The superpowers have a vast arsenal of nuclear weapons. 超級大國儲存著大批核武器。

arson ['ɑ:s?n] n. 縱火

【例】 They vented their anger by carrying out arson attacks. 他們縱火泄憤。

artery ['ɑ:t?ri] n. 動脈;主干道，干線

【例】 The street is one of the north-bound arteries of the central business district. 這條街是中央商業(yè)區(qū)北段部分的主干路之一。

【例】 The country was overrun by barbarians. 該國被野蠻人征服。

barometer [b?'r?mit?] n. 晴雨表;變化的標志

【記】 baro(壓力)+ meter(儀，表)→晴雨表

【例】 The recent press statements have been the most telling barometer of the government’s anxiety. 最近向新聞界發(fā)表的聲明最明顯地表露出政府的焦慮。

baroque [b?'r?k] adj. 巴洛克風格的

【例】 The baroque church of San Leonardo is worth seeing. 圣萊昂納多的巴洛克式教堂值得一看。

barrage [b?'rɑ:?] n. 連續(xù)的炮火;接二連三的批評、抱怨等

【例】 He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor. 他受到與會者一連串憤怒的質(zhì)詢。

bask [b?sk] v. 曬太陽;沉浸于

【例】 I want to spend the whole holiday basking in the sun. 我想把整個假日都用來曬太陽。

bastion ['b?st??n] n. 堡壘

【例】 They regard the wealth-producing system as a bastion of capitalistic privilege. 他們把這一創(chuàng)造財富的制度視為維護資本主義特權(quán)的堡壘。

bated ['beitid] adj. 焦急的，屏息的

【例】 Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report. 過去每到周一，整個辦公室都會焦急地等待他的報告。

battalion [b?'t?lj?n] n. 營

【記】 battal(戰(zhàn)斗)+ ion(名詞后綴)→戰(zhàn)斗集體→營

【例】 Major Rodin commanded the battalion. 羅丁少校指揮該營。

bauble ['b?:bl] n. 廉價小飾品

【例】 The Christmas trees are decorated with colored baubles. 圣誕樹綴滿各色小飾物。

bawdy ['b?:di] adj. 色情的，淫穢的

【例】 After a few drinks, they were singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices. 喝了幾杯酒之后，他們就扯著嗓門唱一些下流歌曲。

bawl [b?:l] n. & v. 大聲喊叫，大聲訓斥

【例】 I was used to being bawled out at school for not doing homework. 我習慣于因未做家庭作業(yè)而在學校受到大聲訓斥。

bazaar [b?'zɑ:] n. 集市，市場

【例】 Kamal was a vendor in Egypt’s open-air bazaar. 卡邁勒是埃及露天集市的一個小販。

becalmed [bi'kɑ:md] adj. 因無風而停航的;停滯不前的

【記】 be(使成為)+ calm(平靜)+ ed(形容詞后綴)→變平靜的→停滯不前的

【例】 Industry in this country is generally becalmed. 該國工業(yè)普遍停滯。

bedlam ['bedl?m] n. 混亂;喧鬧

【例】 The crowd went absolutely mad. It was bedlam. 人們變得徹底瘋狂了，亂作一團。

bedraggled [bi'dr?gld] adj. 濕漉漉;臟兮兮的

【例】 He looked weary and bedraggled. 他看上去又疲憊，又邋遢。

befuddle [bi'f?dl] v. 使迷惑，使困惑

【記】 be(使成為)+ fuddle(混亂)→使混亂→使迷惑

【例】 They never thought that old age could ever befuddle their senses. 他們從未想到年老竟會使他們的神志糊涂。

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