GRE3000词汇
2023-06-03 来源:旧番剧
gibe 英 [dab] 美 [dab] v. 嘲笑,愚弄;(非正式)相一符,一致(等于 jibe)n. 讥讽,嘲讽话(等于 jibe)
考点1: vt.嘲弄: to deride or tease with taunting words
■e.g.gibe at the umpire嘲弄裁判员
■同: deride, jeer, ridicule, mock, scoff, sneer, taunt
■反: respect, revere, venerate 尊敬
pillory 英 [plri] 美 [plri] v. 抨击;(当众)嘲笑;将……夹于颈手枷中;(使)受公众批评 n. (古刑具)木枷,颈手枷
考点1: vt.被示众嘲弄: to expose to public contempt, ridicule, or scorn
■e.g.The candidate mercilessly pilloried his opponent. 候选人在大众面前无情地羞辱他的对手。He resigned after being pilloried by the press. 在遭到媒体嘲弄之后他愤然辞职。
■同: abase, debase, degrade, denounce, humiliate, ridicule
■反: carol, eulogize, exalt, extol, laud 赞美
convoluted 英 [knvlutd] 美 [kɑnvlutd] adj. 复杂的;费解的;旋绕的 v. 盘绕;缠绕(convolute的过去分词)
考点1: adj.复杂的,费解的: complicated; intricate
■e.g.a convoluted way of describing a simple mechanism 用令人费解的方法解释一个简单的原理