​每天GRE单词 tantrum

每天GRE单词 tantrum

chord 英 [kɔːd] 美 [kɔːrd] n. 弦；和弦；香水的基调

考点1: vi.和谐一致；符合: to be in accord; agree

■e.g. The revised system chords perfectly with the original goals新版的系统非常符合最初的目标。

■同: accord, agree, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, harmonize, jibe, rhyme, square, tally

■反: differ from, disagree with

tantrum 英 [ˈtæntrəm] 美 [ˈtæntrəm] n. 发脾气；发怒

考点1: n.勃然大怒，发脾气: a fit of bad temper

■e.g. had a tantrum大发脾气

■同: blowup, explosion, fit

■反: pacification 平静

cavort 英 [kəˈvɔːt] 美 [kəˈvɔːrt] vi. 腾跃；欢跃；寻欢作乐

考点1: vi.欢快地蹦跳或行走，雀跃: to bound or prance about in a sprightly manner; caper

■e.g. Children are cavorting in the sand 孩子们在沙子中嬉戏。

■同: caper, disport, frisk, gambol, rollick, romp

■反: trudge 蹒跚地走

exquisite 英 [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt; ˈekskwɪzɪt] 美 [ɪkˈskwɪzɪt,ˈekskwɪzɪt] adj. 精致的；细腻的；优美的，高雅的；异常的；剧烈的 n. 服饰过于讲究的男子

考点1: adj.程度强烈的: extreme in degree, power, or effect

■e.g. suffered exquisite pain遭受强烈的痛感

■同: acute, dreadful, excruciating, explosive, ferocious, fierce, furious, intensive, keen, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious

■反: light, moderate, soft 适当的

考点1: adj.精致精巧的: having qualities that appeal to a refined taste

■e.g. exquisite pen-and-ink drawings of city scenes 精巧的城市钢笔画

■同: dainty, delicate, elegant, recherche, select

strait 英 [streɪt] 美 [streɪt] n. 海峡，水道；（经济上的）困境，窘迫 adj. 狭窄的；严格的，精确的；苦恼的 adv. 严格地，精确地

考点1: n.海峡: a narrow channel joining two larger bodies of water

■e.g. Thousands of vessels pass through the straits annually. 每年数以千计的货轮要通过这个海峡。

■同: channel, narrow, neck

■反: isthmus 地峡

考点2: n.痛苦: a state of great suffering of body or mind

■e.g. in dire straits over the loss of her mother's cherished necklace 因为丢失了母亲最珍贵的项链而陷入了极端的痛苦之中

■同: affliction, agony, anguish, excruciation, misery, pain, torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe