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  SAT想考高分，詞匯是最基礎的，如果SAT詞匯量不夠，是不可能取得高分成績的。為了方便同學記憶SAT詞匯，上海新航道小編為大家帶來SAT詞匯：備考SAT必背高頻詞匯，每個單詞都有用法和例句哦，希望對各位SAT備考有所幫助。

  226.spry

  spry /spra?/

  ADJ Someone, especially an old person, who is spry, is livelyand active. (尤指老人)精力充沛的; 精神矍鑠的 [usu v-link ADJ]

  例：

  The old gentleman was as spry as ever.

  這位老先生依然精神矍鑠。

  227.flourish

  flourish /?fl?r??/ CET4 TEM4 ( flourishing, flourished, flourishes )

  V-I If something flourishes, it is successful, active, orcommon, and developing quickly and strongly. 繁榮; 興旺

  例：

  Business flourished andwithin six months they were earning 18,000 roubles a day.

  生意興隆，6個月中他們每天掙18000盧布。

  228.adversarial

  adversarial /??dv???s??r??l/

  ADJ If you describe somethingas adversarial, you mean that it involves two or more people or organizationswho are opposing each other. 對立的 [正式]

  例：

  In our country there is an adversarial relationship between government andbusiness.

  在我們的國家，在政府和商界之間存有一種敵對關系。

  229.ascribed

  ascribe /??skra?b/ CET6 TEM8 ( ascribing, ascribed, ascribes )

  V-T If you ascribe an eventor condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused bythat thing. 將…歸因于 [正式]

  230.anachronistic

  anachronistic /??n?kr??n?st?k/

  ADJ You say that something isanachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned. 過時的

  例：

  Many of its practices seem anachronistic.

  它的很多做法似乎過時了。

  231.dilatory

  dilatory /?d?l?t?r?/

  ADJ Someone or something thatis dilatory is slow and causes delay. 拖拉的 [正式]

  例：

  You might expect politiciansto smooth things out when civil servants are being dilatory.

  當公務員辦事拖拉時，你可能期望政治家們能夠把事情順利解決。

  232.equanimity

  equanimity /?i?kw??n?m?t?, ??k-/

  N-UNCOUNT Equanimity is acalm state of mind and attitude to life, so that you never lose your temper orbecome upset. 平靜; 坦然 [正式] [oft 'with' N]

  例：

  His sense of humour allowedhim to face adversaries with equanimity.

  他的幽默感讓他在面對對手時也不失平靜。

  232.exploitative

  exploitative /?k?spl??t?t?v/

  ADJ If you describe somethingas exploitative, you disapprove of it because it treats people unfairly byusing their work or ideas for its own advantage, and giving them very little inreturn. 剝削性的 [正式]

  例：

  The expansion of Westerncapitalism incorporated the Third World into an exploitative world system.

  西方資本主義的擴張將第三世界納入了一個剝削性的世界體系。

  233.forestall

  forestall /f???st??l/ TEM8 ( forestalling, forestalled, forestalls)

  V-T If you forestall someone,you realize what they are likely to do and prevent them from doing it. 預先阻止

  例：

  Large numbers of police werein the square to forestall any demonstrations.

  大批警察在廣場上以預先阻止任何游行示威。

  234.thwarted

  thwart /θw??t/ TEM4 ( thwarting, thwarted, thwarts )

  V-T If you thwart someone orthwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want. 阻撓; 挫敗

  例：

  The security forces weredoing all they could to thwart terrorists.

  安全部隊正盡其所能挫敗恐怖分子。

  235.unpremeditated

  unpremeditated /??npr??m?d??te?t?d/

  ADJ not planned beforehand;spontaneous 非預謀的

  236.vituperative

  vituperative /v??tju?p?r?t?v/

  ADJ Vituperative remarks arefull of hate, anger, or insults. 辱罵的 [正式] [ADJ n]

  例：

  He is often the victim of vituperative remarks concerning hiswealth.

  他經常因為他的財富而遭受辱罵。

  237.expurgate

  expurgate /??ksp??ɡe?t/ TEM8 ( expurgating, expurgated, expurgates )

  V-T If someone expurgates apiece of writing, they remove parts of it before it is published because theythink those parts will offend or shock people. (作品出版前因考量內容尺度而做的)刪減 [正式]

  例：

  He heavily expurgated the work in its second edition.

  在第二版中，他大幅刪減了該作品。

  238.galling

  galling /?ɡ??l??/

  ADJ irritating, exasperating,or bitterly humiliating 使憤怒的; 羞辱性的

  239.demagogue

  demagogue /?d?m??ɡ?ɡ/(also demagog) TEM8 ( demagogues )

  N-COUNT If you say thatsomeone such as a politician is a demagogue you are criticizing them becauseyou think they try to win people's support by appealing to their emotionsrather than using reasonable arguments. 煽動者 [oft adj N] [表不滿]

  240.nimble

  nimble /?n?mb?l/ TEM8 ( nimbler, nimblest )

  1. ADJ Someone who is nimble is able to move theirfingers, hands, or legs quickly and easily. 敏捷靈巧的

  例：

  Everything had been stitched by Molly's nimble fingers.

  樣樣都是莫利敏捷靈巧的手縫制成的。

  2. ADJ If you say that someone has a nimble mind, youmean they are clever and can think very quickly. 機智的

  例：

  A nimble mindbacked by a degree in economics gave him a firm grasp of financial matters.

  一個機智頭腦加上一個經濟學學位使他對金融問題能準確把握。

  241.impermeable

  adj. 不滲透性的;(對水等)不能滲透的

  242.buoyancy

  buoyancy /?b???ns?/ TEM8

  1. N-UNCOUNT Buoyancy is theability that something has to float on a liquid or in the air. 浮力

  例：

  Air can be pumped into thediving suit to increase buoyancy.

  可以往潛水衣中打氣增加浮力。

  2. N-UNCOUNT Buoyancy is afeeling of cheerfulness. 愉快

  例：

  ...a mood of buoyancy and optimism.

  …愉快、樂觀的情緒。

  3. N-UNCOUNT There iseconomic buoyancy when the economy is growing. 繁榮

  例：

  The likelihood is that theslump will be followed by a period of buoyancy.

  有可能在衰退之后出現一段繁榮時期。

  243.pounce

  pounce /pa?ns/ TEM8 ( pouncing, pounced, pounces )

  1. V-I If someone pounces onyou, they come up toward you suddenly and take hold of you. (向某人) 猛撲

  例：

  Hepounced on the photographer, beat him up, and smashed his camera.

  他猛撲向那個攝影師，揍了他，并砸碎了他的相機。

  2. V-I If someone pounces onsomething such as a mistake, they quickly draw attention to it, usually inorder to gain an advantage for themselves or to prove that they are right. (對某事) 抓住不放

  例：

  The Democrats were ready to pounce on any Republican failings or mistakes.

  民主黨人準備要抓住共和黨人的瑕疵或錯誤不放。

  244.deftly

  deftly

  adv. deft的變形

  deft [deft]

  adj. 靈巧的，敏捷的，聰明的;熟練的，嫻熟的，技巧的

  245.discreet

  discreet /d??skri?t/ CET6 TEM8

  ADJ If you are discreet, youare polite and careful in what you do or say, because you want to avoidembarrassing or offending someone. (言行)謹慎的

  例：

  They were gossipy and not always discreet.

  他們愛說閑話，而且不總是言語謹慎。

  246.antipathy

  antipathy /?n?t?p?θ?/ TEM8

  N-UNCOUNT Antipathy is astrong feeling of dislike or hostility toward someone or something. 憎惡 [正式]

  例：

  ...the voting public's antipathy toward the president.

  …投票民眾對總統的憎惡。

  247.abstruse

  abstruse /?b?stru?s/

  ADJ not easy to understand;recondite; esoteric 深奧的

  248.allusion

  allusion /??lu???n/ TEM8 ( allusions )

  N-VAR An allusion is anindirect reference to someone or something. 暗指

  例：

  This last point wasunderstood to be an allusion to the long-standing hostility between the two leaders.

  這最后一點曾被理解為對這兩位領導人之間長久敵意的一種影射。

  249.wrongheaded

  wrongheaded /?r????h?d?d/

  ADJ If you describe someoneas wrongheaded, you mean that although they act in a determined way, theiractions and ideas are based on wrong judgments. 執迷不悟的

  例：

  He told them exactly how wrongheaded they were.

  他實實在在地跟他們說他們有多執迷不悟。

  250. chicanery

  chicanery /???ke?n?r?/ (chicaneries )

  N-UNCOUNT Chicanery is usingcleverness to cheat people. 耍花招對他人的哄騙 [正式] [also N in pl]

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