2012年12月大学英语四级考试专项练习(词汇)08
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absurd : so unreasonable as to be laughable; silly; ridiculous
4 A6 S3 @3 j9 [% w' x) ? TYPICAL USE: His belief that he was too clever to be caught in his wrongdoing was absurd.5 i6 v0 g! W" o( ^! Y
Antonym: reasonable) L r; e: P! y. _, o) _: @" ?
thrive: grow or develop well; grow rich, prosper( I2 z5 n4 ]: e! E
TYPICAL USE: Most flowers will not thrive without water and sunshine.
2 d6 H' g2 }/ [. `+ a1 [4 f Antonym: decline
5 m8 X) o4 V' [2 s |/ B( I* A- e4 F stale: not longer fresh: uninteresting6 ~- Q0 l% ^9 D3 S+ n
TYPICAL USE: There was only a piece of stale cake left in the refrigerator.2 @+ h7 L! a( |: Q! C2 I, V# g
Antonym: fresh) [' k+ u% u5 `# U7 m) M/ n
incorrect:not correct; contains errors or mistakes
2 f/ W' m9 S2 @: l# g5 A* t TYPICAL USE: The newspaper gave an incorrect account of the traffic accident.
! J+ ]/ V! Q: ], B; O5 x Antonym: accurate/ G+ [, \! O, e6 a$ X. @
wholesale:the sale of goods in a large quantity at a time' T' n: Y% @: I
TYPICAL USE: They buy at wholesale and sell at retail$ g. q$ D P6 v, h
Antonym: retail
7 G# K. q0 v( [& l massive:of great size; large and heavy.6 P# }- C: v) u' ^1 N* @& C
TYPICAL USE: The house was built on a massive rock.www.ExamW.CoM
2 c: g& e1 t) _5 c6 E Antonym: tiny
: u* s+ [, i1 C* _4 S- N The__1__ price of this coat is20, the retail price is 24.
! _, O2 e( {& q/ _7 E+ Z The idea of number 13 brings bad luck is __2__.1 d7 L8 U) u' P9 h
He made a __3__joke that I had heard more than 10 times before.7 O z5 B( _' t/ X0 t8 `: k
It is__4__ to say that the Korean language is related to Chinese.4 \* P( \& C! B5 A5 j) J& \' d
Many insects, such as mosquitoes and flies,__5__ in a warm, damp climate.
0 d& t5 l% ~) m4 @0 q S The wedding got__6__ media coverage.
2 G3 p9 I* c, b$ W: N! n9 ?4 W 答案:1 |% p' w/ u' P) ?; y9 @9 f$ j/ c6 v
1.wholesale n.批发$ r7 f# l( w! l
2.absurd adj.荒谬的5 ]/ v( x8 \( m, b s# _3 p
3.stale adj. 不新鲜的) [7 l* l8 L7 t- g) T
4.incorrect adj.不正确的
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6.massive adj.巨大的 |