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◆Unit 4

anodyne [ 'ænədaɪn ]

常考1 adj. 平淡乏味的 :watered-down; insipid

近义 banal, bland, driveling, flat, inane, innocuous, jejune, milk-and-water, namby-pamby, sapless, vapid, waterish, watery, wishy-washy

举例 At the time, I thought that passage was pretty anodyne.

常考2 n. 能解除或减轻忧愁的(事物);止痛剂 :something that soothes, calms, or comforts; a medicine that relieves pain

近义 narcotic, nepenthe, opiate analgesic, anesthetic, pain-killer

举例 the anodyne of bridge, a comfortable book, or sport

anoint [ ə'nɔɪnt ]

常考 v. 选定,指定 :to choose by or as if by divine election; to designate as if by a ritual anointment

举例 The populist party anointed him as its candidate.

平民党选定他做候选人。

anomalous [ ə'nɒmələs ]

常考 adj. 反常的;不规则的 :inconsistent with or deviating from what is usual, normal, or expected: irregular , unusual

近义 aberrant, abnormal, anomalistic, atypical, deviant, divergent, irregular, preternatural, unnatural

举例 For years this anomalous behavior has baffled scientists...

anomaly [ ə'nɒməlɪ ]

常考 n. 异常,反常 :deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule

近义 aberrance, aberrancy, aberration, abnormality, deviance, deviancy, deviation, irregularity, preternaturalness, unnaturalness

举例 the climate anomaly 气候异常

注意 注意该词的复数形式:anomalies。

anonymous [ ə'nɒnɪməs ]

常考1 adj. 匿名的 not named or identified

近义 innominate, nameless, undesignated, unnamed

举例 an anonymous letter 匿名信

常考2 adj. 缺少个性,不显著的 lacking individuality , distinction, or recognizability

举例 the most anonymous part of north-west Washington

antagonism [ æn'tægənɪzəm ]

常考 n. 对抗;敌意 hostility that results in active resistance, opposition , or contentiousness

近义 antithesis, contradiction, contradistinction, contraposition, contrariety, contrariness, opposition, polarity

举例 old antagonisms resurfaced 旧怨重生

antagonistic [ ænˌtægə'nɪstɪk ]

常考 adj. 反对的;敌对的 :acting against or in opposition

近义 adversarial, adverse, antipathetic, opposed, opposing, oppositional

举例 He’s always antagonistic towards new ideas.

他总是抗拒新思想。

antagonize [ æn'tægənaɪz ]

常考 v. 惹恼;引起敌意 :to incur or provoke the hostility of

近义 aggravate, exasperate, gall, nettle, provoke, irritate, rile, roil

举例 He didn’t want to antagonize her.

他不想引起她的反感。

antedate [ ˌæntɪ'deɪt ]

常考 v. 先于,发生于……以前 :to be of an earlier date than; precede in time

近义 antecede, precede, predate

举例 Though feminist in its implications, Yvonne Rainer’s 1974 film antedated the filmmaker’s active involvement in feminist politics.

尽管女权主义在它里面只是一种暗示,但是Yvonne Rainer 1974年的电影比该电影制作人积极参与女权主义政治活动还要早。

antediluvian [ ˌæntɪdɪ'lu:vɪən ]

常考 adj. 古老的;陈旧的;过时的 :extremely old and antiquated;extremely primitive or outmoded

近义 old, ancient, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old, olden, old-time, timeworn, venerable

举例 antediluvian attitudes to women看待女性的旧观念

anticipate [ æn'tɪsɪpeɪt ]

常考1 v. 预期,期望 :to look forward to , especially with pleasure; expect

举例 Her first concert appearance was disappointingly perfunctory and derivative, rather than the inspired performance in the innovative style we had anticipated.

让人失望的是,她的第一次音乐会敷衍了事,毫无创造性,而不是我们期待的创新的风格。

常考2 v. 预感,预料 :to feel or realize beforehand ; foresee

近义 divine, envision, foreknow, foresee, see

举例 At the time we couldn’t have anticipated the result of our campaigning.

常考3 v. 早于……做(或想、说);先于……行动 :to do something before someone else

近义 antecede, antedate, predate

举例 The skeleton of a primitive bird that was recently discovered indicated that this ancient creature anticipated today’s birds in that, unlike earlier birds and unlike reptilian ancestors, it had not a tooth in its head.

最近发现的一种原始鸟的骨架表明,这种古老的生物的出现比今天的鸟类还要早,因为不像以前的鸟类和爬行动物的祖先,它没有牙。

派生 unanticipated[ ˌʌnæn'tɪsɪpeɪtɪd ] adj. 未曾料到的,意料之外的 4qPqnuMMf/AOLDEBNWdtFb7MTbuybVQGPMhzGQsJYXFpNEa3ht7YjKGCCDsW4HeC

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