2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（46）

　　Orient vt.使适应,使熟悉情况 或环境; 使朝向,以...为方向

　　Orient n.东方,亚洲东半球

　　It took quite a long time for a freshman to orient himself.大学新生要经过好长一段时间才能适应新环境.

　　The up-to-date styles designed by Yves Saint Laurent,the famous French designer, will orient fashions of the world this year.由法国著名设计师伊夫. 圣洛朗设计的最新款式将领导今年的世界服装新潮流.

　　Pathetic a.差劲的,令人生厌的;引起怜悯的,可怜的,可悲的

　　Chow Yun-fats acting is quite marvelous,but as a singer hes rather pathetic.周润发的演技确实很棒,但他唱歌就马马虎虎了.

　　Its pathetic to see her best friend sink so low.看到自己最好的朋友堕落到这种地步,她感到非常悲哀.

　　Porch n.门廊

　　A porch is an entrance covered by a roof outside the front door of a western house or church. 门廊是有顶的入口位于西式建筑或教堂前门外.

　　Prey n.被捕食的动物,捕获物;受害者 vi.捕食,折磨;使烦恼

　　He,with his simplicity and inexperience,was an easy prey for ambitious females.由于单纯而缺乏经验,他常常轻易成为野心勃勃女子的牺牲品.

　　In those far-off times the Vikings used to prey on the coasts of Europe.在那遥远的年代,北欧海盗常常出没于欧洲海岸强取豪夺.

　　quantitative a.量的,定量的

　　Its necessary for us to make a quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of the investment.我们有必要对投资的有效性进行量比评估.

　　Regime n.政治制度,政权

　　Things in this war- ridden country will change under the new regime.在新政权的治理下,这个饱受战乱之苦的国家情况会有所改变.

　　robust a.强健的,健康的

　　Jacky Chans robust constitution and dignified appearance can attract a girl at the very first sight. 成龙强健的体格与不凡的风度能让姑娘一见倾心.

　　spontaneous a.自发的,无意识的;自然的,天真率直的

　　When Andy Lau,a superstar appeared on the stage, the fans gave him a spontaneous cheer.当天王巨星刘德华登上舞台时,歌迷们发出自发的喝彩声.

　　Vicky Zhao is greatly liked as she was a fresh and spontaneous girl.赵薇的青春活力与纯真率直的性格十分招人喜欢.

　　Subtle a.微妙的,难以捉摸的;诡秘的,狡诈的;隐约的

　　Mona Lisas subtle smile is unique.蒙娜丽莎神秘深邃的微笑是无与伦比的.

　　It was completely dark except the subtle light given out by a few stars in the far distance in the sky.世界一片黑暗,只有深邃的天空中几颗星星发出暗淡的光芒.

　　terminate v.停止,终止

　　Lets terminate the meeting by ten.我们在10点前结束会议吧.

　　Void a.无效的;没有的,缺乏的 n.空虚感,寂寞感;真空,空白 vt.使无效

　　Be careful not to sign a null and void contract.小心不要鉴定不具有法律效力的协议.

　　Why do many rich people feel void in their life since they are so well off?许多富人家财万贯为何还那么空虚无聊?