SAT巴朗3500基础词汇精选（16）

SAT巴朗3500基础词汇精选（16）

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　　duration N./持续时间/length of time something lasts. Because she wanted the children to make a good impression on the din­ner guests, Mother promised them a treat if they'd behave for the duration of the meal.
　　duress N./(非法的)限制，关押/forcible restraint, especially unlawfully. The hostages were held under duress until the prisoners' demands were met.
　　dutiful ADJ./恭敬的;尊重的/respectful; obedient. When Mother told Billy to kiss Great-Aunt Hattie, the boy obediently gave the old woman a dutiful peck on her cheek.
　　dwarf V./使看上去矮小/cause to seem small. The giant redwoods and high cliffs dwarfed the elegant Ahwahnee Hotel, making it appear a modest lodge rather than an imposing hostelry.
　　dwindle V./缩水;减少/shrink; reduce. The food in the life boat gradu­ally dwindled away to nothing; in the end, they ate the ship's cook.
　　dynamic ADJ./充满活力的/energetic; vigorously active. The dynamic aerobics instructor kept her students on the run; she was a little dynamo.
　　earthy ADJ./粗糙的;未加工的/unrefined; coarse. His earthy remarks often embarrassed the women in his audience.
　　ebb V./衰退/recede; lessen. Sitting on the beach, Mrs. Dalloway watched the tide ebb: the waters receded, drawing away from her as she sat there all alone. also N.
　　ebullient ADJ./热情的，激动的/showing excitement; overflowing with enthu­siasm. Amy's ebullient nature could not be repressed; she' was always bubbling over with excitement. ebullience, N.
　　eccentric ADJ./古怪的，奇怪的/irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre. The comet veered dangerously close to the earth in its eccentric orbit. People came up with some eccentric ideas for deal­ing with the emergency: someone even suggested tieing a knot in the comet's tail!
　　eccentricityN./怪僻，古怪;特性/oddity; idiosyncrasy. Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the eccen­tricity of genius.
　　ecclesiasticADJ./神职的/pertaining to the church. The minister donned his ecclesiastic garb and walked to the pulpit. also N.
　　eclectic ADJ./折衷的/composed of elements drawn from dis­parate sources. His style of interior decoration was eclec­tic: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor. eclecticism, N.

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　　eclipse V./超越;衰落;失色/darken; extinguish; surpass. The new stock market high eclipsed the previous record set in 1995.
　　ecologist N./生态学家/a person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment. The ecolo­gist was concerned that the new dam would upset the nat­ural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.
　　economy N./俭省节约的，经济的/efficiency or conciseness in using something. Reading the epigrams of Pope, I admire the economy of his verse: in few words he conveys worlds of meaning. (sec­ondary meaning)
　　ecstasy N./全神贯注，入迷，高兴/rapture; joy; any overpowering emotion. When Allison received her long-hoped-for letter of acceptance from Harvard, she was in ecstasy. ecstatic,ADJ.
　　eddy N./漩涡/swirling current of water, air, etc. The water in the tide pool was still, except for an occasional eddy.
　　edict N./法令，号令;布告/decree (especially issued by a sovereign); official command. The emperor issued an edict decreeing that everyone should come see him model his magnificent new clothes.
　　edify V./教导;启迪，陶冶/instruct; correct morally. Although his purpose was to edify and not to entertain his audience, many of his listeners were amused rather than enlightened.
　　eerie ADJ./怪异的/weird. In that eerie setting, it was easy to believe in ghosts and other supernatural beings.
　　efface V./抹掉/rub out. The coin had been handled so many times that its date had been effaced.
　　effectual ADJ./有效的/able to produce a desired effect; valid. Medical researchers are concerned because of the devel­opment of drug-resistant strains of bacteria; many once useful antibiotics are no longer effectual in curing bacterial infections.
　　effervescence N./泡腾，沸腾;兴奋，活泼/inner excitement or exuberance; bub­bling from fermentation or carbonation. Nothing depressed Sue for long; her natural effervescence soon reasserted itself. Soda that loses its effervescence goes flat. efferves­cent, ADJ.effervesce,V.
　　efficacy N./功效/power to produce desired effect. The efficacy of this drug depends on the regularity of the dosage. effica­cious,ADJ.
　　effigy N./假人(被人憎恨的，如秦桧)/dummy. The mob showed its irritation by hanging the judge in effigy.
　　effrontery N./厚颜无耻/shameless boldness. She had the effrontery to insult the guest.
　　effusive ADJ./激情澎湃的/pouring forth; gushing. Her effusive manner of greeting her friends finally began to irritate them. effu­sion, N.
　　egoism N./自我中心，利己主义/excessive interest in one's self; belief that one should be interested in one's self rather than in others. His egoism prevented him from seeing the needs of his col­leagues.

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　　egotistical ADJ./极度自我中心;自以为是，逞能/excessively self-centered; self-important; conceited. Typical egotistical remark: "But enough of this chit-chat about you and your little problems. Let's talk about what's really important: Me!"
　　egregious ADJ./及其令人痛恨的，声名狼藉;令人吃惊的/notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking. She was an egregious liar; we all knew better than to believe a word she said. Ed's housekeeping was egregious: he let his dirty dishes pile up so long that they were stuck together with last week's food.
　　egress N./出口/exit. Barnum's sign "To the Egress" fooled many people who thought they were going to see an animal and instead found themselves in the street.
　　ejaculation N./迸出;惊叹/exclamation. He could not repress an ejacu­lation of surprise when he heard the news.
　　elaborationN./细节;复杂/addition of details; intricacy. Tell what hap­pened simply, without any elaboration. elaborate,V.
　　elated ADJ./过分高兴的;兴高采烈/overjoyed; in high spirits. Grinning from ear to ear, Bonnie Blair was clearly elated by her fifth Olympic gold medal. elation, N.
　　elegy N./挽歌，悲歌/poem or song expressing lamentation. On the death of Edward King, Milton composed the elegy "Lyci­das." elegiacal,ADJ.
　　elicit V./得出/draw out by discussion. The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot.
　　elixir N./包治百病，万能药/cure-all; something invigorating. The news of her chance to go abroad acted on her like an elixir.
　　ellipsis N./省略/omission of words from a text. Sometimes an ellipsis can lead to a dangling modifier, as in the sentence "Once dressed, you should refrigerate the potato salad."
　　elliptical ADJ./椭圆的;有意模棱两可的/oval; ambiguous, either purposely or because key words have been left out. An elliptical billiard ball wobbles because it is not perfectly round; an elliptical remark baffles because it is not perfectly clear.
　　eloquence N./雄辩;修辞/expressiveness; persuasive speech. The crowds were stirred by Martin Luther King's eloquence. elo­quent,ADJ.
　　elucidate V./解释;启迪/explain; enlighten. He was called upon to elu­cidate the disputed points in his article.
　　elusive ADJ./难懂的，难捉摸的;令人困惑的/evasive; baffling; hard to grasp. Trying to pin down exactly when the contractors would be finished remodeling the house, Nancy was frustrated by their elusive replies. elude,V.
　　emaciated ADJ./瘦弱的，脆弱的/thin and wasted. His long period of starva­tion had left him emaciated.
　　emanate V./散发，发出/issue forth. A strong odor of sulphur emanated from the spring.
　　emancipateV./释放，解放/set free. At first, the attempts of the Aboli­tionists to emancipate the slaves were unpopular in New England as well as in the South.
　　embargo N./禁运/ban on commerce or other activity. As a result of the embargo, trade with the colonies was at a standstill.

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　　embark V./开始旅程，开始，登机，上船，上车/commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey. In devoting herself to the study of gorillas, Dian Fossey embarked on a course of action that was to cost her her life.
　　embed V./封装，嵌入，插入/enclose; place in something. Tales of actual his­torical figures like King Alfred have become embedded in legends.
　　embellish V./装饰/adorn; ornament. The costume designer embellished the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.
　　embezzlement N./偷窃，侵占/stealing. The bank teller confessed his embezzlement of the funds.
　　embody V./具体化;包含，收录/personify; make concrete; incorporate. Cheer­ing on his rival Mark McGwire's efforts to break Roger Maris's home run record, Sammy Sosa embodied the spirit of true sportsmanship.
　　embrace V./拥抱;接受，包含/hug; adopt or espouse; accept readily; encir­cle; include. Clasping Maid Marian in his arms, Robin Hood embraced her lovingly. In joining the outlaws in Sherwood Forest, she had openly embraced their cause.
　　embroider V./镶边，绣花;添油加醋/decorate with needlework; ornament with fancy or fictitious details. For her mother's birthday, Beth embroidered a lovely design on a handkerchief. When asked what made her late getting home, Jo embroidered her account with tales of runaway horses and rescuing peo­ple from a ditch. embroidery, N.
　　embroil V./连累，牵连;使其混乱，麻烦缠身/throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle. He became embroiled in the heated discussion when he tried to arbitrate the dispute.

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