CATTI | 三级笔译综合科目难点词汇

2018年7月29日 CATTI

Commensurate /kəˈmɛnsərɪt/ 成比例的; 相称的

  • Employees are paid salaries commensurate with those of teachers.
    发给雇员的薪水与发给教师的薪水相当。

Compatible /kəmˈpætəbəl/ (系统、观点、信念等) 相容的，意趣相投的

  • Free enterprise, he argued, was compatible with Russian values and traditions.
    他辩称自由企业与俄罗斯的价值观和传统是相容的。

Comparative /kəmˈpærətɪv/ 比较的

  • The task was accomplished with comparative ease.
    这项任务完成得比较容易。

Augment /ɔːɡˈmɛnt/ 增加

  • While searching for a way to augment the family income, she began making dolls.
    为求增加家庭收入，她开始做起了玩具娃娃。

Allot /əˈlɒt/ 分配

  • The seats are allotted to the candidates who have won the most votes.
    这些席位被分配给了赢得了最多选票的候选人。

Contrivance /kənˈtraɪvəns/ 过于人为修饰的物件，发明设计

  • They wear simple clothes and shun modern contrivances.
    他们穿着简单，避免了现代装束。

Incur /ɪnˈkɜː/ 招致; 蒙受

  • The government had also incurred huge debts.
    政府也已承受了大笔债务。

Spree /spriː/ 放纵

  • Some people went on a spending spree in December to beat the new tax.
    一些人在12月份抢在新税收政策实施前疯狂消费。

Culminate /ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt/ 以…告终; 结果成为

  • They had an argument, which culminated in Tom getting drunk.
    他们发生了争论，结果导致汤姆喝醉了酒。

Reconciliation /ˌrɛkənˌsɪlɪˈeɪʃən/ 和解

  • …an appeal for reconciliation between Catholics and Protestants.
    ……一个对天主教徒和新教徒之间和解的呼吁。

Entangled /ɪnˈtæŋɡəld/ 紧紧缠住的；被卷入的

  • Divers battled for hours to try to free a whale entangled in crab nets.
    潜水员们奋战了几个小时，试图解救一条被捕蟹网缠住的鲸鱼。
  • This case was bound to get entangled in international politics.
    这个案件注定要卷入国际政治之中。

Aggregate /ˈægrɪgɪt/ 合计的

  • The rate of growth of GNP will depend upon the rate of growth of aggregate demand.
    国民生产总值的增长率将依赖于总需求的增长率。

Opalescent /ˌəʊpəˈlɛsənt/乳白色的; 发乳白光的

  • Elaine turned her opalescent eyes on him.
    伊琳将乳白色的眼睛转向他。
  • a sky which was still faintly opalescent.
    仍然泛白的天空。

Translucent /trænzˈluːsənt/半透明的

  • The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.
    这座建筑全部都是用半透明的波纹状塑料封顶。

Astigmatic /ˌæstɪɡˈmætɪk/散光的

  • A person who has astigmatism
    散光患者

Monochromatic /ˌmɒnəʊˈkrəʊɪk/单色的; 单频的

Relinquish /rɪˈlɪŋkwɪʃ/ 放弃 (权力或控制)

  • He does not intend to relinquish power.
    他不打算放弃权力。

Snobbery /ˈsnɒbərɪ/ 自命不凡

  • There has often been an element of snobbery in golf.
    高尔夫运动中常常含有自命不凡的意味。

Encircle /ɪnˈsɜːkəl/ 环绕

  • A forty-foot-high concrete wall encircles the jail.
    一道40英尺高的水泥墙环绕着该监狱。

Entwine /ɪnˈtwaɪn/ 缠绕

  • His dazed eyes stare at the eels, which still writhe and entwine.
    他茫然地盯着那些仍在扭动缠绕的鳗鱼。
  • Facing each other, the giraffes entwine their necks in the most astonishing manner.
    长颈鹿面对面地站着，以令人无比惊骇的姿势将脖子缠绕到了一起。

Ascending /əˈsɛndɪŋ/ 升 (序) 的

  • Now draw or trace ten dinosaurs in ascending order of size.
    现在按大小以升序画或描出10只恐龙。

Referendum /ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm/ 公民投票; 全民公决

  • Estonia said today it too plans to hold a referendum on independence.
    爱沙尼亚今天称它也计划要就独立进行全民公决。

Conductive /kənˈdʌktɪv/ 传导性的

  • Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water is.
    盐水比淡水更具有传导性。

Demarcation /ˌdiːmɑːˈkeɪʃən/ 划界

  • Talks were continuing about the demarcation of the border between the two countries.
    关于两国之间边界划定的谈话仍在继续着。