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CATTI英语笔译综合词汇学习 68

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　　词汇及词组摘自CATTI指定教材《英语笔译综合能力2级》，解释及例句源来自牛津高阶英汉双解词典(简体) 第 8 版

　　impervious

　　①impervious to sth not affected or influenced by sth 不受影响的

　　例：impervious to criticism/pain

　　能忍受批评╱疼痛的

　　②( technical 术语 ) not allowing a liquid or gas to pass through 不能渗透的；不透气的；不透水的

　　例：an impervious rock/layer 不透水的岩石╱地层

　　impervious to sth

　　例：impervious to moisture 防潮的

　　Impassable

　　(of a road, an area etc. 道路、地区等 )

　　impossible to travel on or through, especially because it is in bad condition or it has been blocked by sth 不能通行的（尤指因路况恶劣或被阻断）

　　congregate

　　[intransitive ] to come together in a group 群集；聚集；集合

　　例：Young people often congregate in the main square in the evenings.

　　年轻人傍晚时经常聚集在大广场上。

　　synopsis

　　a summary of a piece of writing, a play, etc. （著作、剧本等的）大纲，提要，概要，梗概

　　例：For each title there is a brief synopsis of the book.每本书都对应有一个简短的介绍。

　　provident

　　( formal) careful in planning for the future, especially by saving money；未雨绸缪的

　　例：provident people 精打细算的人

　　近义词：

　　Prudent：( formal) sensible and careful when you make judgements and decisions; avoiding unnecessary risks 谨慎的；慎重的；精明的

　　例：a prudent decision/investment

　　审慎的决定╱投资

　　It might be more prudent to get a second opinion before going ahead.

　　行动之前再征求一下意见也许更为慎重。

　　defraud

　　[intransitive ， transitive ] to get money illegally from a person or an organization by tricking them 骗取，诈取（…的钱财）

　　例：All three men were charged with conspiracy to defraud.

　　三人均被控密谋诈骗。

　　Defraud sb (of sth)

　　例：They were accused of defrauding the company of $14?000.

　　他们被控诈骗该公司 14000 元。

　　形近词辨析

　　I ____ with rage at his offensive remarks, finding it meaningless to argue with such a rude man.

　　A. quivered B. quenched C. quipped D. quelled

　　解析：A. quiver

　　[intransitive ] to shake slightly; to make a slight movement 轻微颤动；抖动；抽动；哆嗦

　　例：Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks.

　　她的下唇颤动着，大滴大滴的泪珠顺着脸颊滚了下来。

　　Cooper arrived, quivering with rage.

　　库珀到了，气得浑身发抖。

　　B. quench

　　① ~ your thirst to drink so that you no longer feel thirsty 解（渴）；止（渴）

　　例：He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.

　　他停在一条小溪边喝水解渴。

　　②quench sth ( formal) to stop a fire from burning 扑灭；熄灭

　　例：Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building.

　　消防队员奋力扑救大楼中熊熊的火焰。

　　A desperate bid to quench the raging flames

　　为扑灭熊熊大火而不顾一切的努力

　　C. quip

　　a quick and clever remark 俏皮话；妙语

　　例：‘Giving up smoking is easy,’ he quipped. ‘I’ve done it hundreds of times.’

　　“戒烟很容易啊，”他风趣地说，“我已经戒过几百次了。”

　　The commentators make endless quips about the players' appearance.

　　解说员们对球员们的外貌没完没了地说着俏皮话。

　　D. quell

　　①quell sth/sb to stop sth such as violent behavior or protests 制止；平息；镇压

　　例：Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.

　　已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

　　Troops eventually quelled the unrest.

　　部队终镇压了动乱。

　　( figurative) She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.

　　她格格地笑了起来，但鲍勃用眼色制止了她。

　　②quell sth to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings 消除，缓解，减轻（强烈或不快的感情）

　　例：to quell your fears 消除恐惧

　　The government is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.

　　该政府正努力消除日益临近的石油危机而带来的恐惧。

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