不同语境掌握GRE词汇的不同意思

　　不同语境掌握GRE词汇的不同意思

　　Allay缓和;减轻

　　To allay fears/concerns/suspicion减轻恐惧;减轻忧虑;减少怀疑

　　Interplay相互影响

　　...the interplay of many factors...许多因素的相互作用

　　I am interested in the interplay between practical and theoretical linguistics...我对实用语言学和理论语言学之间的相互影响很感兴趣...

　　Array部署;排列

　　Jars of all shapes and sizes were arrayed on the shelves.在搁架上整齐排列着大大小小各式各样的罐子

　　The soldiers were arrayed on the opposite hill.士兵被部署在对面山头上。

　　Astray偏离着正确的路;迷路

　　We were led astray by an inaccurate map.我们被一张不正确的地图引入歧途。

　　A child astray in the forest在森林中迷路的小孩

　　The temptations of the big city soon led him astray.大城市里的种种诱惑很快把他引向邪路。

　　Gainsay反对

　　Nobody can gainsay his claims.没人能够反驳他的说法。

　　Teachers have expertise that cannot be gainsaid.教师们都具有无可否认的专业知识。

　　Assay测试;分析

　　Assay ones abilities试一试自己的才能

　　Assay the situation分析形势

　　Theocracy神权政治国家

　　These people were content, living in a kind of theocracy.这些人生活在某种神权政治国家里，感到心满意足。

　　Gerontocracy老人统治

　　In danger of engendering both a gerontocracy and a plutocracy面临着造成既是老人同时又是富豪统治的危险

　　Plutocracy富豪统治;富豪阶级

　　Newspapers are the organs of plutocracy.报纸是富人的喉舌。

　　Racy活泼的;不雅的

　　A racy novel带荤的小说

　　A racy discussion活跃的讨论

　　Sway动摇;摇曳

　　The branches were swaying in the wind.树枝在风中摇曳。

　　Hes easily swayed.他很容易动摇。

　　She want swayed by his good looks or his clever talk.他相貌不凡，谈吐风趣，但她不为所动。

　　Lullaby摇篮曲

　　We sang our little son a sweet lullaby.我们给小宝宝唱了一支甜美的摇篮曲。

　　When he was a little lad, I used to sing him lullabies.在他还是小孩的时候，我常常给他唱摇篮曲。

　　Quay码头

　　A crowd was waiting on the quay.有一群人在码头上等着。

　　Supremacy至高无上

　　Be tarnished by the supremacy of material values over patriotism被凌驾于爱国主义之上的物质至上价值观所玷污

　　Air supremacy制空权

　　Naval supremacy制海权

　　Unclear supremacy核优势

　　His supremacy was unchallenged.他的最高权威是无可动摇的。

　　Gain supremacy over others凌驾于他人之上

　　Lobby大厅

　　I rushed into the hotel hobby, where our luggage was still piled high.我快速跑进饭店的大堂，我们的行李还是高高地堆在那儿。

　　Headway进展

　　The emergency services began to make some headway in restoring order to the devastated area.紧急救援服务在使灾区恢复秩序方面开始有了某些进展。

　　I find Im not making much headway with War and Peace.我发现我阅读《战争与和平》这本厚书的速度很慢。

　　Conspiracy阴谋活动

　　They were arrested for conspiracy.他们因搞阴谋活动而被捕。

　　They were charged with conspiracy to murder.他们被指控密谋策划谋杀。

　　Prophecy预言;先兆

　　His prophecy was later fulfilled.他的预言后来果然应验了。

　　Have the gift of prophecy有预言的天赋

　　The boy of fifteen was an unfaltering prophecy of the famous man of forty-five.那个15岁的少年已明确显露出其45岁将成为名人的端倪。

　　Dormancy休眠状态

　　Many plants alternate an active period with a period of dormancy.许多植物的活动期和休眠期是互相交替的。