20160714 單詞+題目整理

Life then was a succession of giddy triumphs, ie exciting but not stable or lasting.

今日單詞

garish過于鮮艷的，過于張揚的 gaudy俗麗的
比如這樣的

Synonyms: GAUDY, blatant, brazen, chintzy, flashy, glaring, loud, meretricious, tawdry, tinsel
Related Words: overdone, overwrought
Contrasted Words: dark, dim, dreary, dull, dusky, murky; quiet, unpretentious
Antonyms: somber
garment
衣服：clothing
garrulous
（有關瑣屑或漫無目的的話題寂纪，讓人厭惡地）嘮叨的司草，多話的＝loquacious＝talkative
最近貴司就來了一男的节沦，不僅猥瑣碘橘，還shao得不得了福澡，煩得一米阔籽，p話嘮叨的流妻，動不動就想拉著人說話，你妹啊笆制，事情那么多绅这，誰有空陪你聊天啊

becoming garrulous after a few glasses of wine 喝了幾杯酒後就嘮嘮叨叨 * My garrulous neighbour had given away the secret. 我那愛嘮叨的鄰居已把秘密泄露了.

gash
深長的傷口或切口：deep cut
砍傷，切開：make gash

a nasty gash in the arm, leg, etc 胳膊﹑ 腿等上深而長的傷口
make a gash in the bark of a tree with a knife 用刀在樹皮上割一道深而長的切口.
gash one’s arm on a piece of broken glass胳膊被玻璃碎片劃了一個大口子.

gasification氣化

gauche不善交際的在辆；缺乏社會風度的证薇；不圓滑的＝awkward＝tactless笨拙的，缺乏社交經驗的

1. socially awkward or clumsy 不善交際的; 不圓滑的: *I find him terribly gauche. 我認為他太不圓通了. a gauche manner, person, remark 不雅 的舉止﹑人﹑言語.
2. (fig 比喻) (of literary or artistic work) clumsy （指文學或藝術作品）拙劣的, 不簡練的: a rather gauche style, technique, etc 拙劣的文體﹑ 技藝等.
   gaucheness gaucherie /gauche behaviour 不文雅的舉止.

gauge(也寫作gage)>測量標準：measurement standard

判定：determine

1. (a) measure (sth) esp accurately 測量（某物）（尤指精確地）:
   precision instruments which can gauge the diameter to a fraction of a millimetre 可測出直徑幾分之一毫米的精密儀器.
   (b) make an estimate of (sth) 估計, 判定（某事物）: gauging the strength of the wind from the movement of the trees 憑樹的搖動估計風力.
   2.make a judgement about (sth) 判斷（某事物）: trying to gauge reactions, sympathies, sentiments, etc >試圖判定各種反應﹑同情程度﹑觀點等
   It was difficult to gauge how people would respond. 大家的反應如何難以估計.
   I gauged that it was not a good moment to speak to her. 我認為那不是跟她說話的時機.
   Synonyms: STANDARD, benchmark, criterion, measure, touchstone, yardstick
   Related Words: check, mark, model, norm, pattern, rule, typegenial友好的匆篓，和藹可親的＝friendly＝amiable浑度；（天氣）溫和的genteel舉止優(yōu)雅的（受良好教育并有禮貌的，不庸俗的或不粗魯?shù)模絜legant鸦概；假作高雅的（假斯文的箩张，裝模作樣的，過于裝扮優(yōu)雅的）

germane有關的窗市，適當?shù)模簉elevant pertinentremarks that are germane to the discussiongibe=jibe
v/n奚落：taunting words

giddy輕浮而不嚴肅的＝light-hearted＝frivolous先慷；頭暈的，眼花繚亂的have a giddy feeling
Life then was a succession of giddy triumphs, ie exciting but not stable or lasting.輕率不嚴肅的：lacking in seriousness a giddy girl, who will never settle down to anything serious 永遠安不下心來做正經事的輕浮女孩

Daisy is giddy.

gild（帶欺騙性地）修改咨察，潤色（比如美圖秀秀论熙，網紅臉）

gist要點，要旨＝essence＝substance
gladiator角斗士glaze給…上釉摄狱，妝點：coat glaze使平滑：glossy surface

glib貶) speaking or spoken fluently and without hesitation, but not sincerely or trustworthily 能說會道的; 油嘴滑舌的:
a glib talker, salesman, etc 油嘴滑舌的談話者﹑ 推銷員等
a glib remark, speech, etc 八面鋒的言語﹑演說等
glib arguments, excuses, etc 詭辯的論據(jù)﹑藉口等
have a glib tongue 有巧舌如簧的嘴.

glisten（尤指潮濕的或光潔的物體表面）閃閃發(fā)光, 發(fā)亮, 閃耀:
dew-drops glistening in the grass 草叢中晶瑩的露珠
grass glistening with dew-drops 有晶瑩露珠的草
eyes, faces, bodies, etc glistening with tears, sweat, oil
晶瑩的淚眼 汗珠閃閃的面孔﹑油光發(fā)亮的身體.

glitch小故障：minor malfunction
gloss

簡短解釋,注解：brief explanation, obscure

The minister has put a different gloss on recent developments in the Middle East. 部長對中東局勢的最新發(fā)展作了另一番解釋.

（欺騙性的）光鮮外表：attractive appearance

acquire a pleasing social gloss, ie attractive manners, etc 培養(yǎng)社交中體面的風度
the gloss and glitter of Hollywood 好萊塢的虛榮與豪華
a gloss of respectability, ie cover for a life of secret wrongdoing 道貌岸然的假象.

敷衍潦草做事（甚至忽略）：too lightly

gloss over sth
簡略地﹑浮皮潦草地或敷衍地處理某事（以求避開難堪的細節(jié)）:
gloss over the awkward facts 掩飾令人尷尬的事實* 開脫（罪名）：less bad
glossy表面光滑的脓诡，有光澤的＝sleek；富麗而虛飾的＝showy>glossy magazine>用優(yōu)質有光紙印刷的雜志（含有許多圖片）媒役；服裝雜志

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題目

• Far less __ than her predecessor, the new superintendent remained __, even on issues in which some form of compromise was expected.

  accomodating
  intransigent極端不妥協(xié)的＝uncompromising
  implacable不能和解的誉券；難平息的
  debonair無憂無慮的；和藹而友好的刊愚；（通常指男人）愉快而自信的:
  stolid無動于衷的踊跟，不易激動的，冷淡的＝unemotional＝impassive

• The judge’s closing remarks were nothing if not _ ; not only did he belabor his every point, but he underscored each utterance with the pounding of the gavel.

  thorough
  exhaustive
  brash
  forthright
  candid
  audacious

• The Olympic Cycling Team took their __ at the base of the mountain, hoping that the extra calories would sustain them during the tortuous ascent.

  repast=meal 餐; 飯食
  umbrage陰影鸥诽；憤怒＝resentment
  dander
  get sb’s/one’s `dander up (infml 口) make sb/become angry 使某人發(fā)怒:
  It really got my dander up when she began accusing me of dishonesty. 她指責我不誠實, 可真把我惹火了.

• To the __, the music of Bach, at once intensely personal because of the simplicity of its melodies and inaccessible because of contrapuntal complexity, can seem the product of two distinct composers.

  uninitiated 外行的商玫；缺乏經驗的
  unschooled
  precipitate
  匆忙的：careless speed
  促使，導致：cause to happen
  to cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly
  to become separated from a liquid especially by a chemical process
  to cause (something solid) to become separated from a liquid especially by a chemical process

• The skirmish between the two beleaguered armies occurred _ with each side taking much needed rest during the respites.

  spasmodically
  痙攣的牡借；間歇性的拳昌；突發(fā)性的
  irregularly
  spuriously
  假的，偽造的
  retroactively
  effective from a past date 溯及既往的 ; 有追溯效力的
  The new law was made retroactive to 1 January, ie as if it had come into effect then. 新法令生效日期可追溯到1月1日.
  skirmish
  小戰(zhàn)斗钠龙；小口角
  beleaguer
  使煩惱炬藤，受折磨御铃；圍攻＝besiege＝encircling＝beset＝blockade
  respite
  n（休息或解除痛苦的短暫）間歇；v 延期

• The choreographer was mainly concerned with __ details, as the period production required the leads to don a number of different outfits.

  choreographer 舞蹈指導
  lead 領舞
  sartorial 裁縫的沈矿，縫制的
  sporadic 不時發(fā)生的上真，
  sporadic showers 陣雨 * sporadic raids, gunfire, fighting 零星的襲擊﹑ 炮擊﹑ 戰(zhàn)斗.
  inchoate
  剛開始的，未完全發(fā)展的（being only partly in existence or operation）