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常考 v. 怒声责骂；斥责 ：to criticize severely ; to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism
近义 admonish, chastise, chide, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, reprove, scold
举例 Marx never lost an opportunity to castigate colonialism.
常考1 v. 致使；发动 ：to bring about; initiate
举例 The technology bred of science has catalyzed stupendous economic growth.
常考2 v. 变革；产生根本性变化 ：to produce fundamental change in; transform
举例 changes in student enrollment that have catalyzed the educational system
派生 catalyst[ ] n. 催化剂
常考1 n. 大灾难；大祸 ：a great, often sudden calamity .
近义 calamity, cataclysm, disaster, tragedy
举例 From all points of view, war would be a catastrophe.
常考2 n. 彻底的失败；惨败 ：a complete failure; a fiasco
举例 The food was cold, the guests quarreled—the whole dinner was a catastrophe.
常考 adj. 确定无疑的；肯定的；绝对的 ：being without exception or qualification; absolute
近义 clear, clear-cut, decided, definite, explicit, express, positive, precise, specific, unambiguous, unequivocal
举例 He is quite categorical that the UN should only help the innocent civilian population.
他非常坚定地认为，联合国应该只援助无辜的平民。
常考1 v. 迎合；满足……的需要；接待 ：to attend to the wants or needs of
近义 gratify, humor, indulge
举例 Minorca is the sort of place that caters for families.
常考2 v. 为……提供饮食；承办……的酒席 ：to provide food service for
举例 Nunsmere Hall can cater for receptions of up to 300 people.
常考1 adj. 广泛的；全面的 ：of broad or liberal scope; comprehensive
举例 He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.
他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。
常考2 adj. 全人类的，世界的 ：including or concerning all humankind ; universal
近义 cosmic, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, global, pandemic, planetary, universal, worldwide
举例 what was of catholic rather than national interest
常考 adj. 刻薄的；讽刺的 ：corrosive and bitingly trenchant; cutting
近义 acerbic, acid, acidic, acrid, astringent, biting, corrosive, cutting, mordacious, mordant, pungent, scathing, sharp, slashing, stinging, trenchant, truculent, vitriolic
举例 His abrasive wit and caustic comments were an interviewer’s nightmare.
常考1 v. 使麻木不仁；使变得无情 ：to deaden, as to feelings or moral scruples; callous
举例 Must oust the feeling, or cauterize it.
常考2 v. 烙，烧灼（伤口；目的是消毒或止血） ：to sear with a cautery or caustic
举例 He cauterized the wound with a piece of red-hot iron.
常考 adj. 谨慎的；小心的 ：showing or practicing caution; careful
近义 careful, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, prudent, wary
举例 The scientists are cautious about using enzyme therapy on humans...
派生 caution[ ] n. 谨慎小心
常考 n./v. 告诫，警告 ：a warning or caution; to qualify with a warning or clarification
近义 admonishment, admonition, caution, monition, warning
举例 A final caveat: Most experts feel that clients get unsatisfactory results when they don’t specify clearly what they want.