PTE考试题材覆盖广泛,各个领域词汇的积累不可缺少。下面,墨尔本悉尼文波PTE培训学校的小编就通过《经济学人》中的几篇文章,为墨尔本PTE考生和悉尼PTE考生增加一些词汇储备。下面开始:
metamorphose 变形,变质
e.g. In planets the dust has long since metamorphosed into rock.
coalesce 合并
periphery 外围,次要地位
e.g. to be on the periphery of something 处于某事的边缘
micrometeorite 微陨星
slurry 稀泥浆
shroud 裹尸布,覆盖物
antipodean 澳大利亚的,新西兰的
macho 大男子气的
riotous 骚乱的,狂欢的
studiously 刻意的,勤奋的
foray 初步尝试,突袭
e.g. Experimental self-driving cars continue to make regular forays onto the roads.
sensory 感觉的
e.g. sensory nerve/organ
minuscule 非常小的,小写的
miniature 微缩模型,小型的
oscillate 振荡,摇摆
e.g. to oscillate between something and something
enmesh 缠住
e.g. to be/become enmeshed in something 陷入某事
clinch 成功取得,解决,赢得
hormonal 激素的
e.g. So it is reasonable to assume that the even greater hormonal surge experienced during pregnancy might have a similar effect.
hectic 忙乱的,狂乱的
e.g. a hectic schedule
repellent 令人讨厌的,隔绝的
e.g. water-repellent fabric
transvestite 异装癖者
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