GMAT 02 Flashcards
1
Q
de·lib·er·ate
verb
\di-ˈli-bə-ˌrāt\
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- ADJ-GRADED 故意的;蓄意的;早有计划的 If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
The adjective is pronounced /dɪ’lɪbərət/. The verb is pronounced /dɪ’lɪbəreɪt/. 形容词读作 /dɪ’lɪbərət/。动词读作/dɪ’lɪbəreɪt/。
It has a deliberate policy to introduce world art to Britain…
它在政策上有意识地将世界艺术介绍给英国。
Witnesses say the firing was deliberate and sustained.
目击者说枪击是蓄意而且持续的。
deliberately: It looks as if the blaze was started deliberately… 看起来似乎是有人蓄意纵火。 Mr Christopher’s answer was deliberately vague. 克里斯托弗先生故意回答得含糊其词。 - ADJ-GRADED 从容的;不慌不忙的;审慎的;小心翼翼的 If a movement or action is deliberate, it is done slowly and carefully.
His movements were gentle and deliberate.
他举止文雅而从容。
…stepping with deliberate slowness up the steep paths.
小心翼翼地沿着陡峭的小路慢慢往上走
deliberately: The Japanese have acted calmly and deliberately. 日本人表现得冷静而审慎。 - VERB （尤指作出重大决定前）慎重考虑，仔细思考 If you deliberate, you think about something carefully, especially before making a very important decision.
She deliberated over the decision for a long time before she made up her mind…
她慎重考虑了好久才下定决心作出这一决定。
The six-person jury deliberated about two hours before returning with the verdict…\ˈvər-(ˌ)dikt\
6人陪审团认真商议了约两个小时后作出了裁定。
2
Q
del·i·cate
adj
\ˈde-li-kət\
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- ADJ-GRADED 娇美的;精美的;雅致的;纤细的 Something that is delicate is small and beautifully shaped.
He had delicate hands.
他有一双纤细的手。
…an evergreen tree with large flame-coloured leaves and delicate blossom.
长着火红色大叶子、开着娇嫩花朵的常青树
delicately: She was a shy, delicately pretty girl with enormous blue eyes. 她是一个害羞、娇美的女孩，长着一双大大的蓝眼睛。 - ADJ-GRADED (颜色)柔和的;(味道)鲜美的，清淡可口的;（气味）清香的 Something that is delicate has a colour, taste, or smell which is pleasant and not strong or intense.
Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour…
嫩菜豆口感细腻，味道清香、淡雅。
The colours are delicate and shimmering.
这些颜色柔和且闪烁微光。
delicately: …a soup delicately flavoured with nutmeg. 用肉豆蔻调出鲜味的汤 - ADJ-GRADED 娇贵的;脆弱的;易碎的 If something is delicate, it is easy to harm, damage, or break, and needs to be handled or treated carefully.
Although the coral looks hard, it is very delicate.
珊瑚虽然看上去坚固，实际上非常易碎。
…a washing machine catering for every fabric — even the most delicate.
适合洗涤各种织物的洗衣机——即使是最易损的也没问题 - ADJ-GRADED 娇弱的;柔弱的 Someone who is delicate is not healthy and strong, and becomes ill easily.
She was physically delicate and psychologically unstable.
她身体孱弱，心理上也不够稳定。 - ADJ-GRADED 微妙的;棘手的;需要小心处理的 You use delicate to describe a situation, problem, matter, or discussion that needs to be dealt with carefully and sensitively in order to avoid upsetting things or offending people.
The European members are afraid of upsetting the delicate balance of political interests…
欧洲成员国害怕会打乱各政治利益集团间的微妙平衡。
This sensitive book tackles the delicate issue of adoption with care and simplicity…
这本敏感的书谨慎、简洁地讨论了收养这一微妙问题。
delicately: Clearly, the situation remains delicately poised. 很明显，形势仍然一触即发。 …a delicately-worded memo. 措词慎重委婉的备忘录 - ADJ-GRADED 技巧性很强的;注重细节的 A delicate task, movement, action, or product needs or shows great skill and attention to detail.
…a long and delicate operation carried out at a hospital in Florence…
在佛罗伦萨一家医院里进行的一场耗时长、难度高的手术
Each motion must be delicate and precise, involving tiny movements.
每一个动作都必须小心、准确，一点点地移动。
delicately: She picked her way delicately over the rocks. 她小心翼翼地跨着石头走。 …the delicately embroidered sheets. 刺绣精巧的床单
— del·i·cate·ly adverb
3
Q
de·lin·eate
verb
\di-ˈli-nē-ˌāt\
A
- VERB 刻画;描述;阐明 If you delineate something such as an idea or situation, you describe it or define it, often in a lot of detail.
Biography must to some extent delineate characters…
传记必须在一定程度上描绘人物。
The relationship between Church and State was delineated in a formal agreement.
教会和政府之间的关系在一份正式的协议中作了阐明。
delineation: …his razor-sharp delineation of ordinary life. 他对日常生活入木三分的刻画 - VERB 划出，划定(边界) If you delineate a border, you say exactly where it is going to be.
…an agreement to delineate the border.
划界协议
delineation: …differences in the delineation of the provincial borders. 省界划分上存在的差异
— de·lin·ea·tor -nē-ˌā-tər\ noun
4
Q
de·lin·quent
noun
-kwənt\
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- ADJ See also: juvenile delinquent (通常指青少年)常有违法行为的，屡犯轻罪的 Someone, usually a young person, who is delinquent repeatedly commits minor crimes.
…remand homes for delinquent children.
少年犯拘留所
…a nine-year-old delinquent.
九岁的少年犯 - ADJ 拖欠债务的;未缴税款的 A delinquent borrower or taxpayer is someone who has failed to pay their debts or taxes.
…a delinquent borrower.
欠债未还的借款者
a group of violent delinquents
5
Q
del·ta
noun
\ˈdel-tə\
A
- N-COUNT (河流在入海处形成的)三角洲 A delta is an area of low, flat land shaped like a triangle, where a river splits and spreads out into several branches before entering the sea.
…the Mississippi delta.
密西西比河三角洲
— del·ta·ic \del-ˈtā-ik\ adjective
6
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de·lin·quen·cy
noun
\di-ˈliŋ-kwən-sē\
A
- N-UNCOUNT See also: juvenile delinquency (尤指青少年的)违法行为，犯罪行为 Delinquency is criminal behaviour, especially that of young people.
He had no history of delinquency.
他没有违法记录。
…a whole range of crimes and delinquencies.
各种违法犯罪行为 - N-UNCOUNT 逾期未还债务（或未缴税款） Delinquency is failure to pay a debt or tax.
Not all delinquencies lead to foreclosure.
并不是所有未按时还债的情形都会导致丧失抵押品的赎回权。
…increases in mortgage delinquency rates.
抵押贷款拖欠率的上升
7
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del·uge
noun
\ˈdel-ˌyüj\
A
- N-COUNT 大量涌来;大批泛滥 A deluge of things is a large number of them which arrive or happen at the same time.
A deluge of manuscripts began to arrive in the post…
大量的手稿开始通过邮递涌来。
This has brought a deluge of criticism.
这一下子招来了铺天盖地的批评。 - VERB 使涌现;使充满 If a place or person is deluged with things, a large number of them arrive or happen at the same time.
During 1933, Papen’s office was deluged with complaints.
1933 年间，大量的投诉信涌进了巴本的办公室。 - N-COUNT 暴雨;(突降的)大雨 A deluge is a sudden, very heavy fall of rain.
About a dozen homes were damaged in the deluge.
在这场暴雨中大约有十几家房屋被毁。 - VERB (暴雨)袭击，使泛滥 If rain deluges a place, it falls very heavily there, sometimes causing floods.
At least 150 people are believed to have died after two days of torrential rain deluged the capital.
连续两天的滂沱大雨致使首都积水成灾，据信至少已有 150 人死亡。
8
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de·lu·sion
noun
\di-ˈlü-zhən\
A
- N-COUNT 错觉;谬见;误会 A delusion is a false idea.
I was under the delusion that he intended to marry me.
我误认为他要娶我。 - N-UNCOUNT 妄想;幻想 Delusion is the state of believing things that are not true.
This was not optimism, it was delusion.
这不是乐观，这是妄想。 - PHRASE 妄自尊大;自以为是 If someone has delusions of grandeur, they think and behave as if they are much more important or powerful than they really are.
He suggested that we suffer delusions of grandeur as a football nation.
他暗示我们妄自尊大地以为自己是个足球民族。
…mansions built by men with delusions of grandeur.
自以为是的人建造的豪宅
— de·lu·sion·al -ˈlü-zhə-nəl\ adjective
— de·lu·sion·ary -zhə-ˌner-ē\ adjective
9
Q
delve
verb
\ˈdelv\
A
- VERB 探究;钻研 If you delve into something, you try to discover new information about it.
Tormented by her ignorance, Jenny delves into her mother’s past…
珍妮为自己的一无所知而苦恼，开始探究起母亲的过去。
If you’re interested in a subject, use the Internet to delve deeper.
如果对某一主题感兴趣，就上网进一步深入研究。 - VERB (在壁橱、袋子等中)搜寻，翻找 If you delve inside something such as a cupboard or a bag, you search inside it.
She delved into her rucksack and pulled out a folder.
她在背包里翻找一番后拿出了一个文件夹。
— delv·er noun
10
Q
de·mise
verb
\di-ˈmīz\
A
- N-SING 终止;消亡;死亡 The demise of something or someone is their end or death.
…the demise of the reform movement…
改革运动的消亡
Smoking, rather than genetics, was the cause of his early demise.
导致他英年早逝的原因是吸烟而非遗传。
11
Q
de·mo·bi·lize
verb
\di-ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz\
A
n.<军>复员，动员解除，遣散
— de·mo·bi·li·za·tion \di-ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
Both leaders agreed to demobilize their armies and sign the peace treaty.
12
Q
de·mo·graph·ic
adj
\ˌde-mə-ˈgra-fik\
A
- ADJ 人口（学）的;人口统计（学）的 Demographic means relating to or concerning demography.
- N-PLURAL (某个地方或社会的)人口特征，人口统计数据 The demographics of a place or society are the statistics relating to the people who live there.
…the changing demographics of the United States.
美国不断变化的人口特征 - N-SING (尤指特定年龄段的)人群 In business, a demographic is a group of people in a society, especially people in a particular age group.
Most of our listeners are in the 25-39 demographic.
我们的大多数听众都属于 25至39 岁这个年龄段。
— de·mo·graph·i·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
13
Q
de·mo·li·tion
noun
\ˌde-mə-ˈli-shən\
A
- N-VAR (建筑物的)摧毁，拆毁，拆除 The demolition of a building is the act of deliberately destroying it, often in order to build something else in its place.
The project required the total demolition of the old bridge…
该项目要求将老桥完全拆毁。
The High Court has granted permission for the demolition work to continue.
高等法院批准拆除工作继续进行。 - N-UNCOUNT (体育运动等中的)大败，击溃 The demolition of a team or opponent is their defeat by a great amount.
…Lazio’s impressive 3-1 demolition of Inter Milan.
拉齐奥队以 3 比 1 大比分击败国际米兰队
— de·mo·li·tion·ist -ˈli-sh(ə-)nəst\ noun
The old factory is scheduled for demolition next week.
The demolitions should be complete by the end of the year.
14
Q
de·mon·stra·ble
adj
\di-ˈmän(t)-strə-bəl\
A
- ADJ 可证明的;可论证的;可表明的;明显的 A demonstrable fact or quality can be shown to be true or to exist.
The road safety programme is having a demonstrable effect on road users…
道路安全方案在道路使用者身上逐渐显现出明显的效果。
Despite its demonstrable speed and safety, the boat failed to become popular.
虽然其速度和安全性都可得到证明，但这种船还是不受欢迎。
demonstrably: …demonstrably false statements. 明显不实的说法
— de·mon·stra·bil·i·ty -ˌmän(t)-strə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun
— de·mon·stra·bly -blē\ adverb
15
Q
de·mur
verb
\di-ˈmər\
A
- VERB 表示反对;提出异议 If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do.
Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole operation and supervise it? At first I demurred…
亨特想要知道我是否有准备接手整个行动并对其进行监督。刚开始我表示反对。
The doctor demurred, but Piercey was insistent.
医生提出异议，但皮尔西却一再坚持。 - PHRASE 毫无异议地;毫不犹豫地 If you do something without demur, you do it immediately and without making any protest.
When Scobie opened the door and stood aside for her to enter, she did so without demur.
当斯科比打开门并站到一边让她进去时，她毫不犹豫地这样做了。
16
Q
de·na·tion·al·i·za·tion
noun
(ˌ)dē-ˌnash-nə-lə-ˈzā-shən\
A
n.开除国籍，剥夺公民资格
de·na·tion·al·ize verb (ˈ)dē-ˈnash-nə-ˌlīz\
17
Q
den·i·grate
verb
\ˈde-ni-ˌgrāt\
A
- VERB 贬低;诋毁;侮辱 If you denigrate someone or something, you criticize them unfairly or insult them.
The amendment prohibits obscene or indecent materials which denigrate the objects or beliefs of a particular religion…
该修正案对贬损某一宗教教物或信仰的淫秽或不雅内容予以禁止。
The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that the State can ban pornographic images which ‘denigrate women’.
加拿大最高法院裁定国家有权查禁“侮辱女性”的色情图片。
denigration: …the denigration of minorities in this country. 在该国对少数民族的诋毁
— den·i·gra·tion \ˌde-ni-ˈgrā-shən\ noun
— den·i·gra·tive \ˈde-ni-ˌgrā-tiv\ adjective
— den·i·gra·tor -ˌgrā-tər\ noun
— den·i·gra·to·ry \ˈde-ni-grə-ˌtȯr-ē\ adjective
18
Q
de·nom·i·na·tor
noun
\di-ˈnä-mə-ˌnā-tər\
A
- N-COUNT See also: common denominator (分数中的)分母 In mathematics, the denominator is the number which appears under the line in a fraction.
19
Q
de·note
verb
\di-ˈnōt\
A
- VERB 预示;是…的征兆;表示;是…的标志 If one thing denotes another, it is a sign or indication of it.
Red eyes denote strain and fatigue…
眼睛充血表明压力过大、身心疲惫。
There was a message waiting, denoting that someone had been here ahead of her.
有了一条留言，这表示有人已先于她到了这儿。 - VERB （符号等）代表，是…的标记 What a symbol denotes is what it represents.
In figure 24 ‘D’ denotes quantity demanded and ‘S’ denotes quantity supplied.
在图 24 中，D 代表需求量而 S 代表供应量。 - VERB 意思是;指代 What a word or name denotes is what it means or refers to.
In the Middle Ages the term ‘drab’ denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.
中世纪时，drab（“本色布”）一词指的是一种农民用来制衣的非常普通的羊毛织物。
20
Q
de·noue·ment
noun
\ˌdā-ˌnü-ˈmäⁿ\
A
- N-COUNT (书或戏剧的)结局，收场;(一系列事件的)结果 In a book, play, or series of events, the denouement is the sequence of events at the end, when things come to a conclusion.
The book’s sentimental denouement is pure Hollywood.
该书的煽情结局纯粹是好莱坞式的。
…an unexpected denouement.
出人意料的收场
In the play’s denouement, the two lovers kill themselves.
