涉及神话和历史的gre词汇

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1、涉及神话和历史的GRE词汇涉及神话和历史的GRE词汇1.arachnidn.amemberofthefamilyArachnida,whichprincipallyincludesanimalswithfourpairsoflegsandnoantennae,suchasspiders,scorpions,mites,andticks蛛形纲动物(诸如蜘蛛、蝎子、螨、蜱)MyinterestinarachnidsbeganwhenIusedtowatchspidersbuildtheirgorgeousweb

2、sinthecornersoftheporch.我过去常常观察蜘蛛在走廊的角落结网，其所结之网甚为奇妙，我对蛛形纲动物的兴趣油然而生。2.bacchanalianadj.(TheRomangodofdrama,wineandecstasy,Bacchus(巴克斯)wasthefocusofawidespreadcelebration,theBacchanalia,atwhichtherewaswineinabundanceandcelebrantswereexpectedtocutloosefromnorm

3、alrestraintsandgiveintoallsortsofwilddesires.)frenzied,orgiastic;drunken发狂似的，狂饮闹宴的；纵酒的Thebacchanalianpartyingongraduationnightresultedinthreewreckedcars,twolawsuitsbyunamusedparents,andmorenewexperiencesthanmostoftheparticipantscouldrememberthenextday.毕业之夜

4、的纵酒狂欢的聚会，导致3辆汽车被毁，家长因不悦提出的诉讼两起，还有许多为大多数参加聚会的人第二天就记不得的新名堂。3.behemothn.(ThebehemothisamightyBiblicalbeastdescribedinJob40:15-40)hugecreature;somethingofmonstroussizeorpower巨兽；庞然大物Sportscastersnicknamedthelinebacker“TheBehemoth.”体育节目广播员给那个(橄榄球)中后卫起了个“巨兽”的绰号。4

5、.blatantadj.(coinedbyEdmundSpenser)extremelyobvious;loudlyoffensive极明显的；吵嚷的；刺眼的Caughtinablatantlie,thescoundrelhadonlyoneregret:hewishedhehadliedmoresubtly.那无赖的弥天大谎被当场拆穿，此时他只有一个懊悔：懊悔没有把谎话说得巧妙些。5.bowdlerizev.(ThewordimmortalizesanEnglisheditor,Dr.ThomasBowd

6、ler,whoproduceda“family”edition(1818)oftheworksofShakespearebyremovingeverywordorpassagethatoffendedhissenseofpropriety.)toexpurgate删节，删改Afterthefilmeditorshadbowdlerizedthelanguageinthescript,themotionpicture’sratingwaschangedfrom“R”to“PG”.电影编辑把剧本中的不妥部分删除

7、后，该影片就由R级(restricted：指17岁以下青少年除有家长陪同不得观看——译注)变为PG级(parentalguidance(suggested)：宜在家长指导下观看的——译注)。6.boycottv.(ThewordcomesfromC.C.Boycott,landagentostracizedbyhisneighborsduringtheLandLeagueagitationinIrelandin1880.)torefrainfrombuyingorusing拒绝购买(或使用)；抵制Toput

8、pressureongrapegrowerstostopusingpesticidesthatharmedthefarmworkers’health,CesarChavezcalledforconsumerstoboycottgrapes.为了给葡萄种植者施压以迫使其停止使用危害农场工人健康的杀虫剂，西泽·查维斯号召消费者拒绝购买葡萄。alson.7．braggadocion.(Braggadochioisabo