[考点] be inte rtwined 紧密联系在一起
be inextricably inte rtwined with sb.( or sth .) 毫无疑问地与某人( 某物) 联系在一起
inter twining plots 互相联系的情节
[例句] The town’s prosperity is inext ricably inter twined with the for tunes of the factory.
joyless * [..d....ilis ] ad j.不快乐的；沉闷无趣的
[同义] dull ，unhappy ，uninteresting ，displeasing
[反义] joyful ，happy ，inte resting ，pleasing
[考点] a joyless time 无味的时光
fell joyless about/ over 感到很不幸
[例句] Jane is t rapped in a joyles s marriage.
liberally * [..lib..r..li] adv.慷慨地；大度地；( 指教育) 着重
于智力的开发和通才地
[同义] generous ，open minded
[例句] She gives liber ally to local cha rities.
loan4 [l..un] n.贷款
[考点] get a loan 获取贷款
apply for/ take out a loan 申请贷款
a loan sha rk 放高利贷者
[例句] She’s t rying to get a ＄50 ，000 loan to sta rt her own business.
midterm [..midt....m] n.期中考试
panicky * [..p .. niki] adj.( 俗) 恐慌的
[同义] nervous，anxious ，fea rful ，terrified
[考点] a panicky feeling/ expression/ action 恐慌的感觉/ 表情/ 行为
[例句] Is he the panicky type ？
payoff* [..pei..f] n.报酬；报偿；结果
[同义] rewa rd ，consequence ，conclusion
[考点] the payoff for yea rs research ( work ) 多年的研究结果
receive a secr et payoff from sb.收黑钱
[例句] It has been said that the ministe r received a secret payoff from an arms deale r.
poetry4 [..p..uit ri ] n.诗篇，诗歌
[同义] lyric，ode，poet ，rhyme ，ve rse
[考点] the poet ry of motion 动作的韵律
[例句] 1 ) She star ted writing poetry at a young age.
2 ) The young gymnast ’ s moves we re poetry in motion.
reckoning [..rek..ni..] n.结账，清算
[同义] account ，addition ，bill ，doom，judgment
[考点] by one’s reckoning 估计
day of reckoning 报应到来的日子
out in one’s r eckoning 计算不准
take sb.at one’s own reckoning 你认为自己是什么就是什么
[例句] By my reckoning ，we s hould a rrive in ten minutes.
residential * [..rezi..den....l ] ad j.① 提供住宿的② 居住的；住宅的
[同义] commuter ，suburban
[反义] business ，indust rial
[考点] a residential road/ area 居民区，居民区路线
a residential job/ position/ course 居住区与工作区在同一地方的工作/ 职位/ 事业
[例句] You must satisfy the residential qualifications ( 居留资格) to get a work pe rmit.
sadden* [..s .. d..n] v.使伤心；使悲哀
[同义] depress ，discour age ，dishea rten ，distr ess ，grieve ，hur t ，upset
[反义] cheer ，delight ，gr atify
[考点] be saddened to do 悲哀地做.
It saddens sb.to do.
be deeply saddened by 因某事而深感悲哀
[例句] 1) It saddens me to think that we’ll never see her again.
2 ) We a re deeply saddened by this devastating tr agedy.
tenaci ty [ti..n .. s..ti ，t..-] n.坚韧
[考点] pur sue sth.with tenacity 坚决地追求
unswervingly [....n..sw....vi..li ] adv.坚定地
urgent4 [......d....nt ] ad j.急迫的，紧急的
[同义] compelling ，crucial ，es sential ，imper ative
[反义] low priority ，weak
[考点] The most urgent thing is to do 当务之急是去.
be in urgent need of sth.急需某物
[例句] 1) The most urgent thing is to make s ur e everyone is out of the building.
2) Many people ar e in urgent need of food and water.
along with 跟.一块
[例句] Ther e was a bill along with the pa rcel.
fall behind 落后，跟不上
[例句] I’m falling behind with my work ；I must t ry to catch up.
from coast to coast 全国各地
[例句] People are celebrating the Par ty’s 80th bir thday from coast to coast.
get through 度过
[例句] He r mother ’ s suppor t got her through her
depression.
pay off 使人得益，收买
[例句] He wouldn’t give evidence ，I think someone paid him off.
take a lot out of somebody 使( 某人) 疲乏
[例句] The long journey seems to have taken a lot out of he r.
Passage Ⅲ Postgraduate Paralysis
词汇精解
administrative* [.. d..minist r..tiv] adj.行政的，管理的
[同义] authoritative，di rectorial
[考点] administ rative work/ duties 行政工作
[例句] Your responsibilities will be mainly administr ative.
architect4 [......kitekt ] n.建筑师，设计师
[同义] a r tist ，author ，const ructor
[考点] the a rchitect of sth./ the a rchitect for sth.某物的设计者
[例句] 1 ) Br amante was the architect of St Peter’ Cathedral in Rome.
2 ) Who ar e the architects for the new school ？
arthritic [........ritik] a dj.患关节炎的
banker * [..b ....k..( r) ] n.银行家
crush4 [kr....] v.①压垮，压倒，压服，镇压②压碎，碾碎
[同义] break ，compres s ，crumble ，crumple ，conque r ，demolish ，abas h ，devasta te
[考点] be badly crushed 压坏了
c rush sth.into 碾成
be crushed to death 被压死
c rush the rebellion 镇压反叛者
[例句] The package had been badly crushed in the post.
delusion [di..lu......n] n.错觉
[同义] deception ，error ，fallacy ，fancy
[反义] reality
[考点] suffer from the delusion + that 患幻想症