GRE重点单词语境记忆(2)

 　　导言：windy大家都知道是“多风的”意思吧。那在GRE词汇里，还有什么意思呢?“自满”大家都知道是“self-satisfaction”吧，那complacency是什么意思呢?“破产”除了bankruptcy还有别的词可以表示破产吗?好了，我们快来揭晓答案吧!GRE单词语境记忆，让记忆单词快速准确!

　　Shoddy做工粗糙的;卑鄙的

　　Shoddy goods劣质商品

　　Shoddy workmanship粗糙的做工

　　Shoddy treatment不好的对待

　　Giddy头晕的;轻佻的

　　It makes me giddy to go on a merry-go-round.我骑旋转木马要头晕。

　　A giddy climb to the topmast令人眩晕的顶桅攀登A giddy young girl轻佻的年轻姑娘

　　Insolvency¹无力清偿债务

　　The bank had forced him into insolvency.银行逼得他破了产。

　　Clemency²仁慈

　　Show clemency to first offenders对初犯从宽The clemency of May5月的风和日丽

　　Vagrancy³流浪

　　I don’t want you to be arrested for vagrancy.我不想要你因流浪罪而被捕。

　　Confederacy联盟

　　A union of states, groups of people or political parties with the same aimVibrancy活力

　　the tremendous vibrancy⁴ of the young people who were gathering⁵ there...正在那边集合的年轻人的蓬勃朝气Complacency自满

　　Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency.尽管在经济方面有改善的迹象，但仍不容自满。

　　No one has any cause for complacency.谁都没有理由自满。

　　Leniency⁶宽厚行为或者态度

　　She was grateful for his leniency.她感谢他的宽厚待人。

　　Delinquency常指年轻人的犯罪，违法行为

　　An increase in juvenile⁷ delinquency青少年犯罪的增加Truancy⁸逃学

　　His many truancies troubled his parents.他多次逃学，这使他的父母深感烦恼。

　　The schools were fighting endlessly to combat truancy.这些学校正在不断地和逃学现象作斗争。

　　Expediency⁹权宜之计

　　We are sacrificing the long-term interest to short-term expediency.我们正在为暂时的权宜而牺牲长期的利益。

　　Perfidy¹⁰不忠

　　The name of Judas has become a byword of covetousness¹¹ and perfidy.犹大的名字已成了贪婪与背叛的代名词。

　　Unwieldy笨重的;庞大的;不灵活的

　　The country’s unwieldy banking¹² system该国运作不便的银行系统He heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair.他费力地从椅子里挪出自己庞大的身躯。

　　The armor worn by knights¹³ seems unwieldy to us today.用我们今人的眼光看，骑士披挂盔甲使人活动不方便。

　　Moldy¹⁴发霉的;霉臭的;陈腐的

　　Moldy cheese发霉的乳酪

　　Moldy tradition陈腐的传统

　　Windy夸夸其谈的;有风的

　　A windy day刮风天

　　A windy speaker空话连篇的演讲者

　　A windy political speech一篇夸夸其谈的政治演讲Parody¹⁵诙谐模仿诗文

　　The film was a brilliant parody of American life.这部电影对美国人的生活作了精彩的讽喻。

　　The trial was a parody of justice.那次审判是对正义的嘲弄。

　　Custody¹⁶监护;保管权

　　The divorce court awarded custody to the child’s mother.离婚法庭把监护权判给了孩子的母亲。

　　The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody.双亲陷入了一场对孩子监护权的激烈争夺之中。

　　The bank provides safe custody for valuables.这家银行提供对贵重物品的安全保管服务。

　　The castle is now in the custody of the state.现在那座城堡由国家照管。

　　Gaudy¹⁷俗气的;艳丽的

　　Peacocks have gaudy plumage.孔雀长着鲜艳夺目的彩羽。

　　Gaudy clothes过于花哨的衣服

　　Jockey欺骗，耍手段;尤指职业的赛马骑师

　　Jockey sb.into doing sth骗某人做某事

　　He jockeyed himself into office.他施展手腕谋得了官职。

　　Medley混杂物;混合歌曲(多首声乐曲或器乐曲串联在一起)A medley of flavors/smells各种味道/气味混合在一起A medley of Beatles hits披头士乐队歌曲大联唱

1 insolvency   

n.无力偿付，破产

参考例句：

• The company is on the verge of insolvency.该公司快要破产了。
• Normal insolvency procedures should not be applied to banks.通常的破产程序不应当适用于银行。

2 clemency   

n.温和，仁慈，宽厚

参考例句：

• The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
• They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。

3 vagrancy   

（说话的，思想的）游移不定； 漂泊； 流浪； 离题

参考例句：

• The tramp was arrested for vagrancy. 这个流浪汉因流浪而被捕。
• Vagrancy and begging has become commonplace in London. 流浪和乞讨在伦敦已变得很常见。

4 vibrancy   

n.活跃；震动

参考例句：

• I like the vibrancy of her character.我喜欢她的活泼性格。
• Tom felt himself being drawn towards her vibrant personality. 汤姆感觉自己被她充满朝气的个性所吸引。

5 gathering   

n.集会，聚会，聚集

参考例句：

• He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
• He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。

6 leniency   

n.宽大（不严厉）

参考例句：

• udges are advised to show greater leniency towards first-time offenders.建议法官对初犯者宽大处理。
• Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。

7 juvenile   

n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的

参考例句：

• For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
• Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。

8 truancy   

n.逃学，旷课

参考例句：

• Schools need to reduce levels of truancy.学校需要减少旷课人数。
• It was a day for impulse and truancy.这是个适于冲动或偷懒的日子。

9 expediency   

n.适宜；方便；合算；利己

参考例句：

• The government is torn between principle and expediency. 政府在原则与权宜之间难于抉择。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• It was difficult to strike the right balance between justice and expediency. 在公正与私利之间很难两全。 来自辞典例句

10 perfidy   

n.背信弃义，不忠贞

参考例句：

• As devotion unites lovers,so perfidy estranges friends.忠诚是爱情的桥梁，欺诈是友谊的敌人。
• The knowledge of Hurstwood's perfidy wounded her like a knife.赫斯渥欺骗她的消息像一把刀捅到了她的心里。

11 covetousness   

参考例句：

• As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. 正如贪婪是万恶之源一样，贫穷是最坏的陷阱。 来自辞典例句
• Poverty want many thing, but covetousness all. 贫穷可满足；欲望却难填。 来自互联网

12 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

13 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

14 moldy   

adj.发霉的

参考例句：

• She chucked the moldy potatoes in the dustbin.她把发霉的土豆扔进垃圾箱。
• Oranges can be kept for a long time without going moldy.橙子可以存放很长时间而不腐烂。

15 parody   

n.打油诗文，诙谐的改编诗文，拙劣的模仿；v.拙劣模仿，作模仿诗文

参考例句：

• The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
• North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿，其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。

16 custody   

n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留

参考例句：

• He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
• He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。

17 gaudy   

adj.华而不实的；俗丽的

参考例句：

• She was tricked out in gaudy dress.她穿得华丽而俗气。
• The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的。