研究生英语词汇学单词.docx

Word List A advocate /??dv?ke?t/ v. to speak in favor of; to support vt.提倡；拥护；主张；鼓吹；为…辩护： n.提倡者，倡导者；拥护者；鼓吹者(of);辩护者，辩护士;(辩护)律师，专门律师  HYPERLINK /search?q=devil%27s+advocatele=engkeyfrom=dict.basic.wordgroup devils advocate?故意持相反意见的人；故意唱反调的人 The group does not advocate the use of violence. Many experts advocate rewarding your child for good behavior. 许多专家提倡奖励孩子的良好行为。 The report advocated that all buildings be fitted with smoke detectors. 该报告主张，所有建筑物必须配有烟雾探测器。 Advocate can also be a noun, which means a person who pleads another’s cause. She is a staunch advocate of free speech. 她是言论自由的坚定拥护者。 2. arrogant /?? r?ɡ?nt/ adj. full of pride and self-importance, especially in a way that shows no respect for other people adj.????慢的；骄傲自大的，妄自尊大的 I found him arrogant and rude. The noun form of arrogant is arrogance. He has a self-confidence that is sometimes seen as arrogance. 3. contempt /k?n?tempt/ adj. a lack of respect; the act of despising ? n.轻蔑，鄙视;耻辱，不名誉，不光彩;【法律】藐视法庭(或国会等) 短语: bring contempt upon oneself 自取其辱，自讨没趣 bring into contempt 使…受辱，使丢脸 hold (或 have) someone in contempt 鄙视某人，看不起某人 in contempt of 蔑视，看不起 She looked at him with contempt. They had shown a contempt for the values she thought important. The adjective form of contempt is contemptuous. He was contemptuous of everything I did. 4. skeptical /?skept?kl/ adj. having doubts; distrustful adj. 怀疑的；怀疑论的，不可知论的 I am skeptical about his chances of winning. Many experts remain skeptical of his claims. A skeptic is a person who habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees. To be skeptical about something is to have skepticism疑问 about something. Such claims should be regarded with a certain amount of skepticism. 5. innovate /??n?ve?t/ v. to introduce new things, ideas, or ways of doing something ? vi. 革新，改革，创新 (常与in， on连用)：to innovate on the old ways革新旧方法 vt. 创立，创始：to innovate a new technique创立新技术 短语: innovate or die 不创新即灭亡 We must constantly adapt and innov