zigzag

v.曲折前進

n.之字形;鋸齒形線條

adj.之字形的;Z字形的

例[n] 之字形 2002年聽力

Which word best describes the lawyer's prediction of the change in divorce rate?

[A] Fall

[B] Rise

[C] V-shape

[D] Zigzag

參考譯文:哪個詞最能描述出律師對離婚率變化的預測?

[A] 下降

[B] 上升

[C] V形

[D] 之字形

integrate

形近詞:integration, integrated, disintegrate

v.(使)成為一體;(使)結合;(使)合並;(使)融入

例[v] (使)融入 2001年閱讀Passage 1

Nevertheless, the word "amateur" does carry a connotation that the person concerned is not fully integrated into the scientific community and, in particular, may not fully share its values.

參考譯文:但是“業餘”這個詞的確有這樣一個含義,即相關人員沒有完全融入科學界,特別是他可能並不完全認同這個群體的價值觀。

形近詞

integration n. 結合;整合;一體化;混合;融合

例[n] 結合;整合 2005年翻譯

Moreover, the integration of the European community will oblige television companies to cooperate more closely in terms of both production and distribution.

參考譯文:此外,歐共體的形成將迫使電視公司在製作和發行方麵更密切地合作。

integrated adj. 整體的,完全的;連成一體的,互相協調的

例[adj] 互相協調的 2009年閱讀段落信息匹配題

Supporters of the theory viewed culture as a collection of integrated parts that work together to keep a society functioning.

參考譯文:該理論的支持者將文化視為互相協調的各部分的一體化,這些部分共同協作,以保持社會正常運作。

disintegrate v. (使)破裂;(使)崩潰;(使)瓦解;(使)解體

例[v] (使)解體 2003年閱讀Text 4

Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions.

參考譯文:死亡是正常的;我們的基因注定我們都會解體和滅亡,即使在理想的環境裏也是如此。

補充詞彙

[詞組]

integrate with :(使)與……結合在一起

item

n.條目;條款;項目;一篇報道(或文章);(新聞等的)一條;一則

例[n] 條目;條款 2002年翻譯

The behavioral sciences have been slow to change partly because the explanatory items often seem to be directly observed and partly because other kinds of explanations have been hard to find.

參考譯文:行為科學之所以一直發展得很緩慢,部分原因在於用來解釋行為的依據似乎往往是直接觀察到的,部分原因則在於一直難以找到其他的解釋方式。

補充詞彙

[詞組]

be an item :確立戀愛關係

scatter

形近詞:scattered

v.(使)散開;(使)分散;(使)散布在各處

例[v] (使)散布在各處 1998年閱讀Passage 5

Scattered around the globe are more than 100 small regions of isolated volcanic activity known to geologists as hot spots.

參考譯文:地球上散落分布著一百多個互不相連的小火山活動區,被地質學家稱為熱點。

形近詞

scattered adj. 散亂的;散布的

例[adj] 散亂的 1999年翻譯

In this search the evidence found is always incomplete and scattered; it is also frequently partial or partisan.

參考譯文:在這種探索中,所發現的證據總是不完整的、散亂的,而且常常是不全麵的或帶有傾向性的。

補充詞彙

[同義詞]

disperse v. (使)分散

[近義詞]

distribute vt. 分配;散布

threat

n.威脅;恐嚇;凶兆

例[n] 威脅 1997年閱讀Passage 4

We won't retreat in the face of any threats.