GMAT 05 Flashcards
1
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ef·fi·gy
noun
\ˈe-fə-jē\
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- N-COUNT （丑化憎恶之人的）仿真像，模拟像 An effigy is a quickly and roughly made figure, often ugly or amusing, that represents someone you hate or feel contempt for.
- N-COUNT （名人）雕像，塑像 An effigy is a statue or carving of a famous person.
— in effigy
: publicly in the form of an effigy <the football coach was burned in effigy>
2
Q
ef·flu·ent
adj
-ənt\
A
- N-MASS (工厂或污水处理厂排出的)废水，污水 Effluent is liquid waste material that comes out of factories or sewage works.
The effluent from the factory was dumped into the river…
那家工厂的废水被排入河中。
All industrial chemical plants produce waste effluents.
所有工业化工厂都会排放废水。
3
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egal·i·tar·i·an·ism
noun
-ē-ə-ˌni-zəm\
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- N-UNCOUNT 平等主义;平等主义信念（或行动） Egalitarianism is used to refer to the belief that all people are equal and should have the same rights and opportunities, and to actions that are based on this belief.
4
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egg·nog
noun
-ˌnäg\
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- N-UNCOUNT 蛋奶酒 Eggnog is a drink made from egg, milk, sugar, spices, and alcohol such as rum or brandy.
5
Q
egre·gious
adj
\i-ˈgrē-jəs\
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- ADJ-GRADED 极坏的;极差的;极其恶劣的 Egregious means very bad indeed.
…the most egregious abuses of human rights.
对人权的严重践踏
— egre·gious·ly adverb
— egre·gious·ness noun
6
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elab·o·rate
adj
\i-ˈla-b(ə-)rət\
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- ADJ-GRADED 复杂的 You use elaborate to describe something that is very complex because it has a lot of different parts.
The adjective is pronounced /ɪ’læbərət/. The verb is pronounced /ɪ’læbəreɪt/. 形容词读作/ɪ’læbərət/。动词读作/ɪ’læbəreɪt/。
…an elaborate research project.
复杂的研究计划
…an elaborate ceremony that lasts for eight days.
持续8天的繁琐典礼 - ADJ-GRADED （计划、系统、程序等）繁复的，详尽的，过于复杂的 Elaborate plans, systems, and procedures are complicated because they have been planned in very great detail, sometimes too much detail.
…elaborate efforts at the highest level to conceal the problem.
最高层为了隐瞒问题而挖空心思
…an elaborate management training scheme for graduates.
针对毕业生的详尽的管理培训计划
elaborately: It was clearly an elaborately planned operation.那显然是一次精心策划的行动。 - ADJ-GRADED （衣服、布料等）精致的，精巧的，制作精美的 Elaborate clothing or material is made with a lot of detailed artistic designs.
He is known for his elaborate costumes.
他以着装精致而闻名。
elaborately: …elaborately costumed dolls.装扮精美的玩具娃娃 - VERB 精心制作;详细计划;进一步完善 If you elaborate a plan or theory, you develop it by making it more complicated and more effective.
His task was to elaborate policies which would make a market economy compatible with a clean environment.
他的任务是制定详细政策，使得市场经济和清洁环境能够共存。
…the plan elaborated by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.
由联合国安全理事会5个常任理事国详细制定的方案
elaboration: …the elaboration of specific policies and mechanisms.具体政策和机制的详细规划 - VERB 详细说明；详尽阐述 If you elaborate on something that has been said, you say more about it, or give more details.
A spokesman declined to elaborate on a statement released late yesterday…
发言人拒绝对昨天晚些时候发表的声明详加说明。
Would you care to elaborate?
你愿意详细说明一下吗？
— elab·o·rate·ly adverb
— elab·o·rate·ness noun
7
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elec·tive
adj
\i-ˈlek-tiv\
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- ADJ 由选举产生的;选任的 An elective post or committee is one to which people are appointed as a result of winning an election.
Buchanan has never held elective office.
布坎南从未就任过经选举产生的职位。 - ADJ （外科手术）非急需的，可选择的 Elective surgery is surgery that you choose to have before it becomes essential.
- N-COUNT 选修课 An elective is a subject which a student can choose to study as part of his or her course.
Electives are offered in Tai Chi and advanced dance exercise.
选修课包括太极拳和高级舞蹈练习。
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 option
— elec·tive·ly adverb
— elec·tive·ness noun
8
Q
elec·tor·ate
noun
\i-ˈlek-t(ə-)rət\
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- N-COUNT-COLL （一国或一地区的）全体选民 The electorate of a country or area is all the people in it who have the right to vote in an election.
He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.
他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
…the Maltese electorate.
马耳他全体选民
9
Q
elec·tro·mag·net·ic
adj
-mag-ˈne-tik\
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- ADJ 电磁能的;电磁效应的 Electromagnetic is used to describe the electrical and magnetic forces or effects produced by an electric current.
…electromagnetic fields.
电磁场
— elec·tro·mag·net·i·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
10
Q
elec·tron
noun
\i-ˈlek-ˌträn\
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- N-COUNT 电子 An electron is a tiny particle of matter that is smaller than an atom and has a negative electrical charge.
11
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el·e·vate
adj
\ˈe-lə-ˌvāt\
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- VERB 提拔;提升；提高…的地位 When someone or something achieves a more important rank or status, you can say that they are elevated to it.
He was elevated to the post of prime minister.
他升任总理。
elevation: The Prime Minister is known to favour the elevation of more women to the Cabinet…人所共知首相希望提拔更多女性进入内阁。After his elevation to the papacy, he reigned for two years.他升任教皇后在位两年。 - VERB 提高，提升（地位） If you elevate something to a higher status, you consider it to be better or more important than it really is.
Don’t elevate your superiors to superstar status.
别把你的上司捧得跟超级巨星似的。 - VERB 提高;增加 To elevate something means to increase it in amount or intensity.
Emotional stress can elevate blood pressure.
情绪压力可能会导致血压升高。
…overweight individuals who have elevated cholesterol levels.
胆固醇水平升高的体重超标者 - VERB 举起;抬起;使升高 If you elevate something, you raise it above a horizontal level.
Jack elevated the gun at the sky.
杰克朝天举枪。
12
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elic·it
verb
\i-ˈli-sət\
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- VERB 引起;引出 If you elicit a response or a reaction, you do or say something which makes other people respond or react.
Mr Norris said he was hopeful that his request would elicit a positive response…
诺里斯先生说希望他的请求能够引起积极反响。
The crime elicited an outcry against illicit drugs.
那起罪行引发了打击违禁药品的呼声。 - VERB 探出;套出 If you elicit a piece of information, you get it by asking the right questions.
Phone calls elicited no further information.
几个电话都没有打听到进一步的消息。
— elic·i·ta·tion \i-ˌli-sə-ˈtā-shən\ noun
— elic·i·tor \i-ˈli-sə-tər\ noun
13
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el·i·gi·ble
adj
\ˈe-lə-jə-bəl\
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- ADJ-GRADED 有资格的;符合条件的;有能力的 Someone who is eligible to do something is qualified or able to do it, for example because they are old enough.
Almost half the population are eligible to vote in today’s election…
大约有一半人有资格参加今天的选举投票。
You could be eligible for a university scholarship.
你也许有资格获得大学奖学金。
eligibility: The rules covering eligibility for benefits changed in the 1980s.20世纪80年代，有关救济金领取资格的规定变了。 - ADJ-GRADED （作为结婚对象）合适的，中意的 An eligible man or woman is not yet married and is thought by many people to be a suitable partner.
He’s the most eligible bachelor in Japan.
他是日本最为抢手的单身汉。
— el·i·gi·bil·i·ty \ˌe-lə-jə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— eligible noun
— el·i·gi·bly \ˈe-lə-jə-blē\ adverb
14
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elim·i·nate
verb
\i-ˈli-mə-ˌnāt\
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- VERB 消除，剔除，根除(尤指不需要之物) To eliminate something, especially something you do not want or need, means to remove it completely.
The Sex Discrimination Act has not eliminated discrimination in employment…
《反性别歧视法》并未根除工作中的歧视。
Academic departments are being eliminated…
纯理论研究院系即将被裁撤。
elimination: …the prohibition and elimination of chemical weapons.对化学武器的禁止和销毁 - V-PASSIVE （在竞赛中）淘汰 When a person or team is eliminated from a competition, they are defeated and so take no further part in the competition.
I was eliminated from the 400 metres in the semi-finals…
我在400米半决赛中被淘汰。
If you are eliminated in the show-jumping then you are out of the complete competition.
如果在马术障碍赛中被淘汰，就意味着完全出局。 - VERB 消灭;干掉 If someone says that they have eliminated an enemy, they mean that they have killed them. By using the word ‘eliminate’, they are trying to make the action sound more positive than if they used the word ‘kill’.
He declared war on the government and urged right-wingers to eliminate their opponents…
他向政府宣战，并煽动右翼分子干掉他们的对手。
The radio station claimed that 87,000 ‘reactionaries’ had been eliminated.
广播电台声称已经消灭了87,000名“反动分子”。
— elim·i·na·tive -ˈli-mə-ˌnā-tiv\ adjective
— elim·i·na·tor -ˌnā-tər\ noun
15
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elite
noun
\ā-ˈlēt\
A
- N-COUNT 精英;杰出人物 You can refer to the most powerful, rich, or talented people within a particular group, place, or society as the elite .
…a government comprised mainly of the elite…
主要由精英组成的政府
We have a political elite in this country.
我们国家有一群政治精英。 - ADJ-GRADED 精英的;精锐的;最优秀的 Elite people or organizations are considered to be the best of their kind.
…the elite troops of the President’s bodyguard.
精锐的总统卫队
16
Q
el·lip·ti·cal
adj
\i-ˈlip-ti-kəl\
A
- ADJ-GRADED 椭圆形的;椭圆的 Something that is elliptical has the shape of an ellipse.
…the moon’s elliptical orbit…
月球的椭圆形轨道
The stadium is elliptical in plan.
在设计图上，体育场呈椭圆形。 - ADJ-GRADED 隐讳的;间接的 Elliptical references to something are indirect rather than clear.
…Kirsty Gunn’s austere, elliptical account of a childhood tragedy.
柯丝蒂·甘对一段童年不幸遭遇的朴实、委婉的记述
…elliptical references to problems best not aired in public.
对那些不宜当众谈及的问题的隐诲提及
elliptically: He spoke only briefly and elliptically about the mission.他只是简短而含蓄地谈了谈那项任务。
— el·lip·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
17
Q
elon·gate
verb
\i-ˈlȯŋ-ˌgāt\
A
- V-ERG （使）拉长;（使）延长 If you elongate something or if it elongates, you stretch it so that it becomes longer.
‘Mom,’ she intoned, elongating the word…
“妈妈，”她拖长了声音，平静地说道。
Corn is treated when the stalk starts to elongate.
在玉米秆开始拔节时，给玉米打药。
18
Q
elon·ga·tion
noun
(ˌ)ē-ˌlȯŋ-ˈgā-shən\
A
n.延长； 延长线； <机>延伸率； <天>距(角)
19
Q
el·o·quent
adj
\ˈe-lə-kwənt\
A
- ADJ-GRADED （言辞、文字等）表达生动的，有说服力的 Speech or writing that is eloquent is well expressed and effective in persuading people.
I heard him make a very eloquent speech at that dinner.
在那次晚宴上，我听到他作了一番非常有说服力的陈词。
eloquence: …the eloquence of his prose.他的散文的文采 - ADJ-GRADED 雄辩的;口才流利的;能言善辩的 A person who is eloquent is good at speaking and able to persuade people.
He was eloquent about his love of books.
他说起自己对书的喜爱来就会停不住嘴。
…one particularly eloquent German critic.
非常能言善辩的德国评论家
eloquence: I wish I’d had the eloquence of Helmut Schmidt.我希望自己像赫尔穆特·施密特一样能言善辩。
— el·o·quent·ly adverb
20
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elude
verb
\ē-ˈlüd\
A
- VERB 错过;未获得 If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it.
Sleep eluded her…
她失眠了。
At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long.
布赖恩在62岁时获得了多年来未能得到的名望和地位。 - VERB 躲避;避开;逃避 If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them.
He eluded the police for 13 years.
他躲过了警方抓捕达13年。 - VERB 不为…所明白;不为…所记得 If a fact or idea eludes you, you do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it.
The appropriate word eluded him.
他找不到合适的字眼。
