高级英语词汇
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导语：学了那么多年的英语，你是否发觉你说来说去、写来写去的总还是早就会的那几个“good”"happy""think"之流的词?来看看这些能让老外都对你刮目相看的高级英语词吧。其实相当一部分词在我们大学英语课本里都有，学着在你的英语表述中用一用这些词吧!
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1aberration [,æbə'reɪʃ(ə)n]
n. 背离正确的情况;不正直
In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and Poland have not won a World Cup since.
1974年，波兰队赢得了世界杯。但他们的胜利被证明是用不正当的手段获取的。而在那以后，波兰队再也没能赢得世界杯。
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abhor [əb'hɔː]
v. 憎恶;痛恨
Because he always wound up getting hit in the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the sport.
因为Marcin总是在打板球的时候被打中头部而受伤，他开始厌恶这项体育运动了。
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acquiesce [,ækwɪ'es]
v. 默然(或勉强)同意;默认
Though Mr. Pospieszny wanted to stay outside and work in his garage,
when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.
尽管Pospieszny先生想留在屋外的车库里干活，但当他的妻子喊他进屋吃晚饭的时候，他还是勉强答应了。
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alacrity [ə'lækrɪtɪ]
n. 乐意，欣然
For some reason, Simon loved to help his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.
出于某种原因，Simon喜欢去尽可能地帮助女朋友，所以当女友让他去摆桌子的时候，他欣然照做了。
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amiable ['eɪmɪəb(ə)l]
adj. 友善的;和蔼可亲的
An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about everyone.
Neil是一个友善的人，他和大家都相处得很好。
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appease [ə'piːz]
v. 使平静
When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate to appease him.
只要Jerry一哭，他的妈妈就给他巧克力，让他安静下来。
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arcane [ɑː'keɪn]
adj. 深奥的，晦涩难解的
The professor is an expert in arcane Kashubian literature.
这个教授是晦涩难懂的卡舒布文学方面的专家。
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bizarre [bɪ'zɑː]
adj. 奇异的，怪异的
The building was of bizarre appearance.这是一栋外形奇葩的建筑。
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brazen ['breɪz(ə)n]
adj. 厚脸皮的
Critics condemned the writer’s brazen attempt to plagiarize Frankow-Czerwonko’s work.
这个作家厚颜无耻剽窃Frankow-Czerwonko作品的行为遭到了批评家们的指责。
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brusque [brʊsk]
adj. 粗暴的，生硬无礼
Simon’s brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues.
Simon不修边幅的简慢态度有时候会冒犯他的同事。
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11cajole [kə'dʒəʊl]
v. 劝诱;哄骗
Magda's friends cajoled her into drinking too much.
Magda的朋友们哄着她喝了好多酒。
12callous ['kæləs]
adj. 铁石心肠的;起老茧的
The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.
谋杀犯毫无悔意的冷血态度震惊了陪审团。
13candor ['kændɚ]
n. 爽直，坦率
We were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive.
这位政客的坦率演讲令我们惊讶，毕竟她说话向来都含糊其辞。
14chide [tʃaɪd]
v. 责骂，责备
Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.
Gregory粗鲁的行为和邋遢的外表招来了Hania的责备。
15circumspect ['sɜːkəmspekt]
adj. 考虑周到的
Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.
尽管我向Marta的父亲保证，午夜之前我一定会送她回家，但假如我考虑得再周到一点而不确定一个具体的时间，结果可能更好。
16clandestine [klæn'destɪn]
adj. 暗中的;偷偷摸摸的
Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine liaison.
Maria嘴上和她男朋友说她要去图书馆，实际上她是找George幽会去了。
17coerce [kəʊ'ɜːs]
v. 胁迫;迫使
The court decided that David did not have to honor the contract because he had been coerced into signing it.
法庭裁决David不需要去履行合同，因为他是在被逼迫的情况下签字的。
18coherent [kə(ʊ)'hɪər(ə)nt]
adj. 连贯的;协调的
William could not figure out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement.
William弄不明白Harold到底看见了什么，因为Harold简直精神错乱，已经是语无伦次了。
19complacency [kəm'pleɪs(ə)nsɪ]
n. 自鸣得意;自满情绪
Simon tried to shock his friends out of their complacency by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them.
Simon试图通过描绘可能发生在他身上的可怕事情，来将他的朋友们从自满情绪中唤醒。
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confidant ['kɒnfɪdænt; ,kɒnfɪ'dɑːnt]
n. 密友，心腹
Shortly after we met, he became my chief confidant.
我们认识后不久，他就成了我最好的知己。
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connive [kə'naɪv]
v. 暗中勾结，密谋
She connived to get me to give up my plans to start up a new business.
她私底下谋划着让我放弃我的计划，去做新的生意。 共2页: 上一页
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