全新版大学英语单词英英释义.doc

Abrupt marked by sudden changes in subject and sharp transitions abrupt prose 同义词： disconnected exceedingly sudden and unexpected came to an abrupt stop; an abrupt change in the weather extremely steep an abrupt canyon 同义词： precipitous sharp surprisingly and unceremoniously brusque in manner an abrupt reply Affluent an affluent person; a person who is financially well off the so-called emerging affluents a branch that flows into the main stream 同义词： feeder tributary confluent adj. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value an affluent banker 同义词： flush loaded moneyed wealthy attain [ ?tein ] v. to gain with effort 同义词： achieve accomplish reach reach a point in time, or a certain state or level 同义词： reach hit find unexpectedly 同义词： fall upon strike come upon light upon chance upon come across chance on happen upon discover reach a destination, either real or abstract 同义词： reach make hit arrive at gain bless [ bles ] v. give a benediction to The dying man blessed his son confer prosperity or happiness on make the sign of the cross over someone in order to call on God for protection; consecrate 同义词： sign render holy by means of religious rites 同义词： consecrate hallow sanctify bracket [ br?kit ] n. a category falling within certain defined limits either of two punctuation marks (` or `) used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material 同义词： angle bracket either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material 同义词： square bracket an L-shaped support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf) v. support with brackets bracket bookshelves place into brackets Please bracket this remark 同义词： bracket out classify or group cherish [ t?eri? ] v. be fond of; be attached to 同义词： care for hold dear treasure commercial [ k?m?:??l ] n. a commercially sponsored ad on radio or television 同义词： commercial message adj. connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerc