◆Unit 2

cavil [ 'kævl ]

常考 v. 挑剔；吹毛求疵 ：to find fault unnecessarily; raise trivial objections

近义 carp, niggle, nitpick, pettifog, quibble

举例 I don’t think this is the time to cavil at the wording of the report.

注意 cavil同时也可以作名词，例如：These cavils aside, most of the essays are very good indeed.这些吹毛求疵的批评暂且不论，多数论文的确是很不错的。

cease [ si:s ]

常考1 v. 使……停止；终止 ：to put an end to; discontinue

近义 arrest, belay, check, discontinue, halt, leave off, quit, stall, stop, surcease

举例 The factory ceased production.

工厂停产。

常考2 v. 停止做；不再…… ：if you cease to do something, you stop doing it .

举例 The secrecy about the President’s condition had ceased to matter.

cede [ si:d ]

常考1 v. 屈服；让与 ：to yield ; grant

举例 The debater refused to cede the point to her opponent.

常考2 v. 割让 ：to surrender possession of, especially by treaty

近义 deed, grant, make over, sign over

举例 Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.

celebrated [ 'selɪbreɪtɪd ]

常考 adj. 著名的；受人敬仰的 ： known and praised widely; noted

近义 distinguished, eminent, famed, famous, great, illustrious, notable, noted, preeminent, prestigious, prominent, redoubtable, renowned

举例 He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.

celebrity [ sə'lebrətɪ ]

常考1 n. 名人 ：a famous person

近义 hero, lion, luminary, name, notable, personage, personality

举例 In 1944, at the age of 30, Hersey suddenly became a celebrity.

常考2 n. 声望；名声 ：renown; fame

近义 fame, famousness, notoriety, popularity, renown, reputation, repute

举例 Joanna has finally made it to the first rank of celebrity after 25 years as an actress.

乔安娜当了25年演员后，终于跻身一线明星之列。

censor [ 'sensə(r) ]

常考 v. 审查，检查 ：to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable

近义 bowdlerize, expurgate, screen

举例 ITV companies tend to censor bad language in feature films.

派生 censorship[ 'sensəʃɪp ] n. 审查制度

censorious [ sen'sɔ:rɪəs ]

常考 adj. 吹毛求疵的；挑剔的 ：tending to censure; highly critical

近义 captious, carping, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical

举例 Despite strong principles he was never censorious.

censure [ 'senʃə(r) ]

常考1 n. 谴责，严厉批评 ：an expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism

近义 blame, condemnation, criticism, denunciation, reprehension, reprobation

举例 During the 1960’s assessments of the family shifted remarkably, from general endorsement of it as a worthwhile, stable institution to widespread censure of it as an oppressive and bankrupt one whose dissolution was both imminent and welcome.

常考2 v. 公开谴责；严厉批评 ：to express official disapproval of; to criticize severely; blame

近义 condemn, denounce, deplore, reprehend, reprobate

举例 whether the Senate will censure one of its members for conflict of interest

ceremonious [ ˌserə'məʊnɪəs ]

常考 adj. 礼节性的；讲究礼仪的 ：done in a formal serious way , as if you were in a ceremony

近义 ceremonial, formal, liturgical, ritual, ritualistic

举例 Putting on a hat can be a ceremonious act, an elegant gesture in the ritual of dressing.

戴帽子被看作一种礼节性的举动，是着装仪式上一个优雅的举动。

certitude [ 'sɜ:tɪtju:d ]

常考 n. 确定；确信 ：the state of being certain ; complete assurance; confidence

近义 assurance, assuredness, certainty, confidence, conviction, positiveness, sureness, surety

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