gre单词精讲（GRE词汇简析打卡十六）

amble (ˈæmbəl)

[Middle English amblen, from Old French ambler, from Latin ambulāre, to walk.]

n

a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)【漫游；闲逛】

v

walk leisurely【漫游；闲逛】

=stroll, walk, wander, ramble, meander, saunter, dawdle, mosey (informal)

We ambled along in front of the houses.【我们在房屋前漫步。】

ambush (ˈæmbʊʃ)

am（be动词的一种形式，可表示一种状态） bush（灌木丛）字面意思是在灌木丛里面，即【埋伏；伏击】

n

the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise【埋伏】

v

wait in hiding to attack【伏击】

Rebels ambushed and killed 10 patrolmen.【叛军伏击并杀死了 10 名巡逻人员。】

ameliorate (əˈmiːljəˌreɪt) v

to make or become better;【改善，改良】

[C18: from meliorate, influenced by French améliorer to improve, from Old French ameillorer to make better, from meillor better, from Latin melior]

=improve, better, benefit, reform, advance, promote, amend, elevate, raise, mend, mitigate, make better, assuage, meliorate

Nothing can be done to ameliorate the situation.【没有什么可以改善这种情况。】可理解为于事无补

amenable (əˈmiːnəbəl) adj

Willing to carry out the wishes of others:【愿意服从的；通情达理的】

=biddable, compliant, conformable, docile, obedient, submissive, supple, tractable.

amend (əˈmɛnd) v

make amendments to【修正，修改】

to make better【改善】

=ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better

amendment (əˈmɛndmənt) n

the act of amending or correcting【改正，修正】

a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.)【修正案】

=amelioration, betterment, improvement, melioration, upgrade.

=emendation, revision, rewrite.

amenity (əˈmiːnɪtɪ) n

the quality of being pleasant and friendly:【礼仪】

=civility, courtesy, pleasantry, politeness, propriety(used in plural).

Anything that increases physical comfort:【使人感到舒适的事物】

amiable (ˈeɪmɪəbəl) adj

a（表强调） mi（me 我的异化） able（形容词性）联想为，我很和蔼可亲

having or displaying a pleasant or agreeable nature【和蔼的，亲切的】

=pleasant, kind, kindly, pleasing, friendly, attractive, engaging, charming, obliging, delightful, cheerful, benign, winning, agreeable, good-humoured, lovable, sociable, genial, affable, congenial, winsome, good-natured, sweet-tempered, likable or likeable

amicable (ˈæmɪkəbəl) adj

[Middle English, from Late Latin amīcābilis, from Latin amīcus, friend.]

characterized by or exhibiting friendliness or goodwill;【友好的】

=friendly, kindly, brotherly, civil, neighbourly, peaceful, polite, harmonious, good-humoured, amiable, courteous, cordial, sociable, fraternal, peaceable

≠hostile, belligerent, unkind, unfriendly, antagonistic, disagreeable, pugnacious, bellicose, quarrelsome, impolite, inimical, unsociable, uncivil, ill-disposed

amity (ˈæmɪtɪ) n

a peaceful relationship, as between nations; friendship; harmony.

=friendship, understanding, accord, peace, harmony, goodwill, fellowship, fraternity, brotherhood, tranquillity, friendliness, concord, comradeship, cordiality, peacefulness, kindliness, comity, amicability

Over the past two decades the countries have lived in amity.【在过去的二十年里，两国友好相处。】

amnesia (æmˈniːzjə; -ʒjə; -zɪə) n

a（表否定） mne（memory【记忆】的异化） sia（表病症）：字面意思就是不记得东西的病症，即【健忘症】

a defect in memory, esp one resulting from a pathological cause, such as brain damage or hysteria【健忘症】

amnesty (ˈæmnɪstɪ) n

a period during which offenders are exempt from punishment【大赦，特赦】

=general pardon, mercy, pardoning, immunity, forgiveness, reprieve, oblivion, remission (of penalty), clemency, dispensation, absolution, condonation

amorphous (əˈmɔːfəs) adj

a（表否定） morph（form【形状】的异化并倒写） ous（形容词性）字面意思：没有形状的，即【无定形的】

Having no distinct shape:【无定形的】

=shapeless, vague, irregular, nondescript, indeterminate, unstructured, nebulous, formless, inchoate, characterless, unformed, unshaped, unshapen

A dark, amorphous shadow filled the room.【一个黑暗的、无定形的阴影充满了房间。】

amortize (əˈmɔːtaɪz) or amortise v

mortgage【房贷】amortize【分期偿还】

to liquidate (a debt), esp. by periodic payments to the creditor.【分期偿还】

amphibian (æmˈfɪbɪən)

n

a flat-bottomed motor vehicle that can travel on land or water可以在陆地或水上行驶的平底机动车辆，即【水陆两栖车】

an airplane designed to take off and land on water一种被设计用于在水上起飞和降落的飞机，即【水陆两栖飞机】

cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water冷血脊椎动物，通常生活在陆地上，但在水中繁殖，即【两栖动物】

adj

relating to or characteristic of animals of the class Amphibia【两栖的】

ample (ˈæm pəl) adj

more than sufficient【富足的】

=abundant, bounteous, bountiful, copious, generous, heavy, plenitudinous, plenteous, plentiful, substantial, voluminous.

large in size, extent, or amount【相当大的】

amplify(ˈæmplɪˌfaɪ) v

increase in size, volume or significance【放大，增大】

=aggrandize, augment, boost, build, build up, burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, extend, grow, increase, magnify, mount, multiply, proliferate, rise, run up, snowball, soar, swell, upsurge, wax.

to express at greater length or in greater detail:【详述】

amplitude (ˈæmplɪˌtjuːd) n

(physics) the maximum displacement of a periodic wave【（物理学）周期波的最大位移】

greatness of magnitude【广阔】

amulet (ˈæmjʊlɪt) n

a（表强调） mu（min异化，【最小的】） let（名词性，表示小的物件）字面意思是小的物件，引申到【护身符】，毕竟护身符是小的物件，不会特别大，不然就成铠甲或者盾牌了

a charm worn to ward off evil or to bring good fortune用来驱邪或带来好运的符咒，即【护身符】

=charm, fetish, juju, periapt, phylactery, talisman.

amuse (əˈmjuːz) v

a（表个数，一） muse（music【音乐】的异化）字面意思，一段音乐，即【使愉快】

to keep pleasantly occupied;【使愉快】

=entertain, please, delight, charm, cheer, tickle, gratify, beguile, enliven, regale, gladden

make (somebody) laugh【逗笑某人】

anachronistic / əˌnækrəˈnɪstɪk / adj

ana（可理解为error异化，【错乱的，错误的】） chronis【chronic【长期的；慢性的（疾病类）】该词根与时间有关】 tic（形容词性）：字面意思：时间错乱的，即【年代出错的，时代错误的】

=anachronic, anachronous

anaerobic (ˌænɛəˈrəʊbɪk) adj

an（表否定） aero(air【空气】的异化） bic（形容词性）字面意思，没有空气的，即【无氧的】

living or active in the absence of free oxygen【厌氧的】

anaerobic bacteria【厌氧菌】

not aerobic【无氧的】

anaerobic exercises【无氧运动】

≠aerobic, aerophilic, aerophilous【有氧的】

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