2013gre考試:gre藍(lán)寶書(shū)核心詞匯a開(kāi)頭(十二)

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    alibi n. 托辭,借口,辯解(an excuse usually intended to avert blame or punishment)
    (類)alibi· exculpate=warning·admonish 托詞目的是辯解=警告目的是告誡
    alibi·exculpate=sophism·deceive 托詞目的是辯解=詭辯目的是欺騙
    alienate v. 疏遠(yuǎn)(to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent)
    (反)unite 聯(lián)合 reunite 重新聯(lián)合
    (同)estrance, alien, disaffect, disunify, disunite, wean
    alight vi. 飛落,下車(chē) adj.點(diǎn)著的(lighted)照亮的(Illuminated)
    align vt排成一行,調(diào)準(zhǔn)(to be in precise adjustment or correct relative position);結(jié)盟
    (反)aligned
    ◆ improperly adjusted 準(zhǔn)確調(diào)整的
    ◆ 調(diào)整不當(dāng)?shù)?BR>    aligned
    ◆ irregular 排成一行的
    ◆ 不規(guī)則的
    aligned
    ◆ askew/ awry 排成一行的
    ◆ 歪斜的
    aligned
    ◆ warped 排成一行的
    ◆ 彎曲的
    (例)aligning the wheels of a truck. 調(diào)整卡車(chē)的輪子
    We must align ourselves with the workers. 我們必須和工人們站在一起。
    (記)a+lign(=line直線,排隊(duì))
    alimentary adj.食物的, 營(yíng)養(yǎng)的(concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion)
    allay vt., 緩解(assuage)
    (反)(excite/ arouse/ foment)激化,激起 (干擾:compel 強(qiáng)迫)
    increase the intensity of 加重 exacerbate惡化
    (例)We expect a breeze to allay the heat.我們希望一陣風(fēng)能夠緩解熱浪。
    (記)all+lay諧音“累”→都累了 聯(lián)想:大家都累了,需要緩解一下壓力。
    allege vt.宣稱,斷言,指控
    (例)The police allege that the man was murdered but they have given no proof.
    警方稱這名男子被人謀殺,但并未提供任何證據(jù)。
    (派)allegedly adv.依其申述;涉嫌 alleged聲稱的,所謂的,涉嫌的allegation無(wú)證據(jù)的指控
    allegiance n.忠誠(chéng),擁護(hù)(devotion or loyalty to a person, group, or cause)
    (類)renegade·allegiance=apostate·faith 背信棄義者缺乏忠誠(chéng)=背教者缺乏信念
    pundits·authoritativeness=partisans·allegiance 博學(xué)者權(quán)威=擁護(hù)者忠誠(chéng)
    (記)諧音all+legiance 全立正,表達(dá)忠誠(chéng)
    比較:allegation·allegiance·allergy·allege 主張/擁護(hù)/過(guò)敏/宣稱
    allegory n.寓言
    allergy n. 敏感癥;反感
    (派)allergic過(guò)敏的,對(duì)……反感的
    alleviate v.緩和,減輕to make(as suffering) more bearable
    (類)alleviate·strength=dampen·ardor 減輕·強(qiáng)度=使沮喪·熱情
    alleviate·intensity=console·grief 減輕·強(qiáng)度=安慰·悲痛
    (反)exacerbate惡化 increase intensity加強(qiáng)
    (記)lev(輕)參考:levity(輕率)
    alley n 小巷,胡同
    alliterate v. 押頭韻(the repetition of initial consonant sounds)
    (類)alliterate·remove=blazon·efface 押頭韻難以刪除=紋章難以拭除
    (例) "The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration
    allocate vt.分派, 分配(to distribute according to a plan;allot)
    allopathy n.【醫(yī)】對(duì)抗療法(反:homeopathy 順勢(shì)療法)
    allowance n. 定量(a fixed or available amount)
    (類)pittance·allowance=rivulet·stream 少量·定量=小溪·溪流 (小與正常)
    (例)We were provided an allowance of time for recreation. 我們擁有定量的娛樂(lè)時(shí)間。