Words Reciting 2016.5.2

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proposal [prə'pəʊz(ə)l]

n. 提议，建议；求婚
proposal for sth 预备；提建议
to table a proposal 提出建议
The president is to put forward new proposals for resolving the country's constitutional crisis.

interfere [ɪntə'fɪə]

vi. 干涉；妨碍；打扰
vt. 冲突；介入
interfere in vt. 干涉，干预
I wish everyone would stop interfering and just leave me alone.

sophisticate [sə'fɪstɪkeɪt]

vt. 弄复杂；使变得世故；曲解
n. 久经世故的人；精通者
vi. 诡辩
If
you are a
sophisticate ,
this article
does not look without
prevent!

flaw [flɔː]

n. 瑕疵，缺点；一阵狂风；短暂的风暴；裂缝，裂纹
v. 使生裂缝，使有裂纹；使无效；使有缺陷
vi. 生裂缝；变的有缺陷
There were, however, a number of crucial flaws in his monetary theory.

virtually ['vɜːtjʊəlɪ]

adv. 事实上，几乎；实质上近义： adv.事实上，几乎；实质上
actually / really
/ almost / nearly
/ most

This word
has virtually
dropped out of usage
today.

quantitative ['kwɒntɪ,tətɪv; -,teɪtɪv]

adj. 定量的；量的，数量的
quantitative research 量化研究
While I do
not present any
quantitative data
on speed,
the chart
is arranged in
order of
speed, from
fastest to
slowest.

semicolon [,semɪ'kəʊlən; -'kəʊlɒn]

n. 分号

comma ['kɒmə]

n. 逗号；停顿

period ['pɪərɪəd]

n. 周期，期间；时期；月经；课时；（语法学）句点，句号
adj. 某一时代的

question mark 问号

exclamation [,eksklə'meɪʃ(ə)n] mark 叹号

violate ['vaɪəleɪt]

vt. 违反；侵犯，妨碍；亵渎
They went to prison because they violated the law.

devise [dɪ'vaɪz]

vt. 设计；想出；发明；图谋；遗赠给
同义词、近义词：
vt.设计；想出；发明；图谋；遗赠给
design / engineer
/ style / project
/ frame

We devised a scheme to help him.

obsolete ['ɒbsəliːt]

adj. 废弃的；老式的
n. 废词；陈腐的人
vt. 淘汰；废弃
So much equipment becomes obsolete almost as soon as it's made.

render ['rendə]

vt. 致使；提出；实施；着色；以…回报
vi. 给予补偿
n. 打底；交纳；粉刷
It contained so many errors as to render it worthless.

assert [ə'sɜːt]

vt. 维护，坚持；断言；主张；声称
assert yourself 表达自己
to assert 声称 ; 宣称
There is no concrete evidence to support assertions that the recession is truly over.

coordinate [kəʊ'ɔ:dɪneɪt]

n. 坐标；同等的人或物
adj. 并列的；同等的
vt. 调整；整合
vi. 协调
Government officials visited the earthquake zone on Thursday morning to coordinate the relief effort.

fictitious [fɪk'tɪʃəs]

adj. 虚构的；假想的；编造的；假装的
We're interested in the source of these fictitious rumours.

in essence

本质上；其实；大体上
In essence,
it forgoes
one kind
of realism while embracing
another.

presumably [prɪ'zjuːməblɪ]

adv. 大概；推测起来；可假定
同义词、近义词：adv.大概；推测起来；可假定
probably / possibly
/ maybe

presume [prɪ'zjuːm]

vt. 假定；推测；擅自；意味着
vi. 相信；擅自行为

assume [ə'sjuːm]

vt. 承担；假定；采取；呈现
vt. 僭取；篡夺；夺取；擅用；侵占
It is a misconception to assume that the two continents are similar.

constrained [kən'streɪnd]

adj. 拘泥的；被强迫的；不舒服的
v. 驱使；强迫；勉强（constrain的过去分词）
What you can
do on
your own website is only
very broadly constrained
by law
and convention.

respective [rɪ'spektɪv]

adj. 分别的，各自的
Steve and I were at very different stages in our respective careers.

mnemonic [nɪ'mɒnɪk]

adj. 记忆的；助记的；记忆术的
More than 300
songs, all
tied to animations,
provide mnemonic
help.

arbitrary ['ɑːbɪt(rə)rɪ]

adj. [数] 任意的；武断的；专制的
Arbitrary arrests and detention without trial were common.

disposal [dɪ'spəʊz(ə)l]

n. 处理；支配；清理；安排
This is mainly
due to
the improper
disposal of
rubbish by people.

explicit [ɪk'splɪsɪt; ek-]

adj. 明确的；清楚的；直率的；详述的
Sexually explicit scenes in movies and books were taboo under the old regime.

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