SAT常频词汇之Word List 28

armistice ['ɑ:mistis] n. 停战，休战

【记】 arm(武器)+ istice(停止)→停战

【例】 They dismissed our offer of an armistice. 他们拒绝了我们的停战建议。

armor ['ɑ:m?] n. 盔甲，铠甲;装甲;甲壳;防护物

【例】 Their sense of justice gave them armor against the contempt of others. 他们的正义感使他们顶住了别人的轻蔑。

aromatic [??r?u'm?tik] adj. 有香味的，芳香的

【例】 The whole plant is highly aromatic. 整株植物馥郁芬芳。

arousal [?'rauz?l] n. 唤起，激起

【例】 The impulse to attack involves the immediate arousal of acute fear. 攻击的冲动与立即被激起的强烈恐惧有关。

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arraign [?'rein] v. 传讯，提审

【记】 ar(向)+ raign(理由)→向某人讲理由→提审

【例】 He had just been arraigned on a charge of murdering his wife. 他刚以杀妻指控被传讯。

arrant ['?r?nt] adj. 十足的，彻头彻尾的

【例】 That was probably the most arrant piece of folly you have committed in your life. 那很可能是你有史以来所做的最大蠢事。

arrears [?'ri?z] n. 应付欠款，逾期债款

【记】 ar(向)+ rear(后面)+ s →向后延期→逾期债款

【例】 They have promised to pay the arrears over the next five years. 他们保证在随后的5 年内偿付逾期债款。

arrogate ['?r?geit] v. 篡夺，霸占;越权

【例】 He arrogated the privilege to himself alone. 他为自己僭取特权。

arsenal ['ɑ:s?n?l] n. 武器库，军火库;储存的武器

【例】 The superpowers have a vast arsenal of nuclear weapons. 超级大国储存着大批核武器。

arson ['ɑ:s?n] n. 纵火

【例】 They vented their anger by carrying out arson attacks. 他们纵火泄愤。

artery ['ɑ:t?ri] n. 动脉;主干道，干线

【例】 The street is one of the north-bound arteries of the central business district. 这条街是中央商业区北段部分的主干路之一。

【例】 The country was overrun by barbarians. 该国被野蛮人征服。

barometer [b?'r?mit?] n. 晴雨表;变化的标志

【记】 baro(压力)+ meter(仪，表)→晴雨表

【例】 The recent press statements have been the most telling barometer of the government’s anxiety. 最近向新闻界发表的声明最明显地表露出政府的焦虑。

baroque [b?'r?k] adj. 巴洛克风格的

【例】 The baroque church of San Leonardo is worth seeing. 圣莱昂纳多的巴洛克式教堂值得一看。

barrage [b?'rɑ:?] n. 连续的炮火;接二连三的批评、抱怨等

【例】 He was faced with a barrage of angry questions from the floor. 他受到与会者一连串愤怒的质询。

bask [b?sk] v. 晒太阳;沉浸于

【例】 I want to spend the whole holiday basking in the sun. 我想把整个假日都用来晒太阳。

bastion ['b?st??n] n. 堡垒

【例】 They regard the wealth-producing system as a bastion of capitalistic privilege. 他们把这一创造财富的制度视为维护资本主义特权的堡垒。

bated ['beitid] adj. 焦急的，屏息的

【例】 Every Monday the whole office used to wait with bated breath for his report. 过去每到周一，整个办公室都会焦急地等待他的报告。

battalion [b?'t?lj?n] n. 营

【记】 battal(战斗)+ ion(名词后缀)→战斗集体→营

【例】 Major Rodin commanded the battalion. 罗丁少校指挥该营。

bauble ['b?:bl] n. 廉价小饰品

【例】 The Christmas trees are decorated with colored baubles. 圣诞树缀满各色小饰物。

bawdy ['b?:di] adj. 色情的，淫秽的

【例】 After a few drinks, they were singing bawdy songs at the top of their voices. 喝了几杯酒之后，他们就扯着嗓门唱一些下流歌曲。

bawl [b?:l] n. & v. 大声喊叫，大声训斥

【例】 I was used to being bawled out at school for not doing homework. 我习惯于因未做家庭作业而在学校受到大声训斥。

bazaar [b?'zɑ:] n. 集市，市场

【例】 Kamal was a vendor in Egypt’s open-air bazaar. 卡迈勒是埃及露天集市的一个小贩。

becalmed [bi'kɑ:md] adj. 因无风而停航的;停滞不前的

【记】 be(使成为)+ calm(平静)+ ed(形容词后缀)→变平静的→停滞不前的

【例】 Industry in this country is generally becalmed. 该国工业普遍停滞。

bedlam ['bedl?m] n. 混乱;喧闹

【例】 The crowd went absolutely mad. It was bedlam. 人们变得彻底疯狂了，乱作一团。

bedraggled [bi'dr?gld] adj. 湿漉漉;脏兮兮的

【例】 He looked weary and bedraggled. 他看上去又疲惫，又邋遢。

befuddle [bi'f?dl] v. 使迷惑，使困惑

【记】 be(使成为)+ fuddle(混乱)→使混乱→使迷惑

【例】 They never thought that old age could ever befuddle their senses. 他们从未想到年老竟会使他们的神志糊涂。

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