来源头条作者:学无用的英语

01

incessant

英 /ɪnˈses(ə)nt/ 美 /ɪnˈses(ə)nt/

【考法1】adj.无间断的: continuing or following without interruption

【例】The incessant noise from an outside repair crew was a real distraction during the test.窗外维修工发出的持续不断的噪音着实让人在考试里分心

【近】ceaseless, continual, nonstop, perpetual, running, unbroken, unceasing, uninterrupted, unremitting

【反】interrupted 中断的；discontinuous, intermittent 有间断的

02

corporeal

英 /kɔːˈpɔːriəl/ 美 /kɔːrˈpɔːriəl/

【考法1】adj.肉体的: not spiritual

【例】corporeal suffering肉体上的折磨

【近】bodily, carnal, corporal, somatic, physical, fleshly

【反】spiritual精神上的

【考法2】adj.有形的，实体的: not immaterial or intangible

【近】material, physical, substantial, sensible, tangible

【反】intangible, disembodied, immaterial 无形的，无实体的

03

doze

英 /dəʊz/ 美 /doʊz/

【考法1】vi./n.小憩: to sleep lightly or briefly

【例】He dozed off during the lecture他在讲座上睡着了

【近】drowse, nap, wink, slumber

【反】wake醒来

04

slippery

英 /ˈslɪpəri/ 美 /ˈslɪpəri/

【考法1】adj.光滑的: causing or tending to cause something to slide or fall

【例】The road is slippery after rain, so drive cautiously.雨后路滑，谨个真驾驶。

【近】greased, greasy, lubricated, oiled, slicked, slithery

【反】coarse, rough粗糙的

【考法2】adj.隐秘的: given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions

【例】a bar where a lot of slippery characters were known to hang out 一个有许多秘密人物出没的酒吧

【近】furtive, shady, shifty, sly, sneaking, stealthy

【反】aboveboard 光明正大的

【考法3】adj.意义不明确的: not precise or fixed in meaning, elusive or tricky

【例】a slippery concept that we had trouble understanding 一个难以理解的模糊概念

【近】ambiguous, elusive, equivocal, evasive, fugitive, obscure, unintelligible, vague

【反】apparent, clear, distinct, evident, manifest, obvious, palpable, patent, plain, unambiguous, unequivocal 明确的

05

obsess

英 /əbˈses/ 美 /əbˈses/

【考法1】vt.迷住，使困扰: to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of

【例】The war obsesses her—she talks about nothing else.她被战争彻底迷住了，张口闭口都谈这个。

【反】intense disgust 极度厌恶