精選新GRE詞匯之神話(huà)類(lèi)
1. arachnid n. a member of the family Arachnida, which principally includes animals with four pairs of legs and no antennae, such as spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks 蛛形綱動(dòng)物(諸如蜘蛛、蝎子、螨、蜱) My interest in arachnids began when I used to watch spiders build their gorgeous webs in the corners of the porch. 我過(guò)去常常觀察蜘蛛在走廊的角落結(jié)網(wǎng)，其所結(jié)之網(wǎng)甚為奇妙，我對(duì)蛛形綱動(dòng)物的興趣油然而生。
2. bacchanalian adj.(The Roman god of drama, wine and ecstasy, Bacchus (巴克斯) was the focus of a widespread celebration, the Bacchanalia, at which there was wine in abundance and celebrants were expected to cut loose from normal restraints and give in to all sorts of wild desires.) frenzied, orgiastic; drunken 發(fā)狂似的，狂飲鬧宴的;縱酒的 The bacchanalian partying on graduation night resulted in three wrecked cars, two lawsuits by unamused parents, and more new experiences than most of the participants could remember the next day. 畢業(yè)之夜的縱酒狂歡的聚會(huì)，導(dǎo)致3輛汽車(chē)被毀，家長(zhǎng)因不悅提出的訴訟兩起，還有許多為大多數(shù)參加聚會(huì)的人第二天就記不得的新名堂。
3. behemoth n. (The behemoth is a mighty Biblical beast described in Job 40: 15-40) huge creature; something of monstrous size or power 巨獸;龐然大 物 Sportscasters nicknamed the linebacker “The Behemoth.” 體育節(jié)目廣播員給那個(gè)(橄欖球)中后衛(wèi)起了個(gè)“巨獸”的綽號(hào)。
4. blatant adj. (coined by Edmund Spenser) extremely obvious; loudly offensive 極明顯的;吵嚷的;刺眼的 Caught in a blatant lie, the scoundrel had only one regret: he wished he had lied more subtly. 那無(wú)賴(lài)的彌天大謊被當(dāng)場(chǎng)拆穿，此時(shí)他只有一個(gè)懊悔：懊悔沒(méi)有把謊話(huà)說(shuō)得巧妙些。
5. bowdlerize v. (The word immortalizes an English editor, Dr. Thomas Bowdler, who produced a “family” edition (1818) of the works of Shakespeare by removing every word or passage that offended his sense of propriety.) to expurgate 刪節(jié)，刪改 After the film editors had bowdlerized the language in the script, the motion picture’s rating was changed from “R” to “PG”. 電影把劇本中的不妥部分刪除后，該影片就由R級(jí) (restricted：指17歲以下青少年除有家長(zhǎng)陪同不得觀看譯注)變?yōu)镻G級(jí) (parental guidance (suggested)：宜在家長(zhǎng)指導(dǎo)下觀看的譯注)。
6. boycott v. (The word comes from C.C. Boycott, land agent ostracized by his neighbors during the Land League agitation in Ireland in 1880.) to refrain from buying or using 拒絕購(gòu)買(mǎi)(或使用);抵制 To put pressure on grape growers to stop using pesticides that harmed the farm workers’ health, Cesar Chavez called for consumers to boycott grapes. 為了給葡萄種植者施壓以迫使其停止使用危害農(nóng)場(chǎng)工人健康的殺蟲(chóng)劑，西澤查維斯號(hào)召消費(fèi)者拒絕購(gòu)買(mǎi)葡萄。
7. braggadocio n. (Braggadochio is a boastful character in Edmund Spenser’s poem The Faerie Queen《仙后》.) boasting 自夸，吹牛 He was disliked because his manner was always full of braggadocio. 因?yàn)樗偸亲源?自擂，狂妄自大，所以很受人討厭。 cf braggart n. boaster 自吹者，吹牛者 Modest by nature, she was no braggart, preferring to let her accomplishments speak for themselves. 她天性謙虛，從不自吹，喜歡以自己的成就來(lái)表明一切。
