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ravenous
【考法 1】 adj. 食量大的，貪食的： having a huge appetite
【例】 He had moderated his ravenous appetite. 他克制了自己的食欲。‖ravenous for power 渴望權力
【近】 edacious, esurient, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious
【反】 content, sated, satiated, satisfied 心滿意足的
simile .
【考法 1】 n. 明喻： a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as
【例】Even though both similes and metaphors are forms of comparison, similes indirectly compare the two ideas and allow them to remain distinct in spite of their similarities, whereas metaphors compare two things directly. For instance, a simile that compares a person with a bullet would go as follows: "Chris was a record-setting runner as fast as a speeding bullet." A metaphor might read something like, "When Chris ran, he was a speeding bullet racing along the track." 盡管明喻和暗喻都是比喻的手法，明喻會間接地對兩個對象進行比較，同時允許差異的存在，而暗喻則直接對兩者進行比較。比如說，用明喻來把一個人比作子彈會這樣說："克里斯是一個不斷打破記錄的選手，他跑得就和高速子彈一樣快。"而暗喻可能會說："當克里斯奔跑的時候，他就是一顆在賽場上高速飛行的子彈。"
【反】 metaphor 暗喻
shift
【考法 1】 vt. 改變…的位置： to change the place or position of
【例】 She shifted the vase closer to the wall so that it wouldn't get knocked over. 她把花瓶靠墻挪動了一點，從而防止它被碰倒。
【近】 budge, dislocate, displace, disturb, relocate, remove, reposition, transfer, transpose
【反】 anchor, fix, freeze, secure, set 使固定
【考法 2】 vi. 改變，變化： to pass from one form, state, or level to another
【例】 She watched the aurora in fascination as its colors shifted from green to blue. 她著迷地看著極光的色彩從綠變成藍。
【近】 fluctuate, mutate, snap, vary
【反】 plateau, stabilize 達到穩定點，不變
【考法 3】 vt. 交換： to give up (something) and take something else in return
【例】 My father and I shifted seats just before takeoff so that I could sit by the window. 起飛前我和我父親交換了座位，這樣我就可以靠窗坐了。
【近】 commute, exchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, trade
damn
【考法 1】 vt. （在道德上）譴責： to declare to be morally wrong or evil
【例】 a cleric who damned gambling and strong drink 一個嚴厲譴責賭博和酗酒的牧師
【近】 anathematize, censure, decry, denounce, execrate, reprehend, reprobate
【反】 bless, eulogize, exalt, extol, glorify, laud, praise 贊頌
【考法 2】 adv. 非常地，極其地： to a great degree
【例】 Let's have a damn good party. 讓我們盡情享樂狂歡吧。
【近】 deadly, desperately, exceedingly, extremely, greatly, heavily, highly, incredibly, really, seriously, very
【反】 little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat 一點點，稍微
nirvana
【考法 1】 n. 徹底放松的狀態： a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations
【例】 The spa experience was a week of pure nirvana. 去泡溫泉水療的經歷真是徹底的放松。
【近】 forgetfulness, obliviousness
【反】 alertness, awareness, cognizance, consciousness 警覺，知覺
【考法 2】 n. 天堂，極樂世界： an often imaginary place or state of utter perfection and happiness
【例】 They believe in a continuous cycle of births and deaths until the soul is perfected and achieves nirvana. 他們相信生命會不斷輪回，直到靈魂變得完美并升入天堂。
【近】 empyrean, fantasyland, heaven, lotusland, utopia
【反】 hell, inferno 地獄
nourish
【考法 1】 vt. 養育，撫養： to provide with food or other substances necessary for life and growth
【例】 He willingly nourished a child that was not his own. 他主動地撫養了一名不是他親生的孩子。
【近】 breed, foster, nurse, nurture, raise, rear
【考法 2】 vt. 培養，促進： to help the growth or development of
【例】 a friendship nourished by trust 在信任的基礎之上開出的友誼之花
【近】 advance, cultivate, encourage, forward, further, incubate, promote
【反】 discourage, frustrate, hinder, inhibit 阻礙，妨礙
plodder
【考法 1】 n. 行走緩慢的人： someone who moves slowly or more slowly than others
【例】 The guide halted the tour group so that the plodders who had fallen behind could catch up. 導游讓隊伍停下來，以便那些落在后頭的行動緩慢的人可以跟上。
【近】 crawler, dallier, dawdler, dragger, laggard, lagger, lingerer, loiterer, snail, straggler
【反】 speedster 速度快的人
misapprehension
【考法 1】 n. 錯誤的理解： a failure to understand correctly
【例】 tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development 盡可能消除所有關于河流沿岸發展計劃的誤解
【近】 incomprehension, misconstruction, misconstruing, misimpression, misinterpretation, misknowledge, misreading, misunderstanding
【考法 2】 n. 錯誤的判斷： a wrong judgement
【例】 a common misapprehension about how our language functions 有關我們的語言如何運作的常見誤判
【近】 miscalculation, misjudging, misjudgment, misstep, slip, slipup
ferocious
【考法 1】 adj. 極端的，劇烈的： marked by unrelenting intensity
【例】 Ferocious heat wave kept people indoor. 劇烈的熱浪使人不能出門。
【近】 dreadful, excruciating, explosive, fearsome, fierce, intensive, profound, vehement, violent
【反】 light, moderate, soft 輕柔的
【考法 2】 adj. 激烈的，爆發性的： marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
【例】 Ferocious forest fires threatened to destroy hundreds of homes in the scrubland. 肆虐的森林大火威脅著灌木叢中數百戶居民的住所。
【近】 cyclonic, explosive, furious, paroxysmal, rabid, stormy, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, volcanic
【反】 nonviolent, peaceable, peaceful 平靜的，平和的
【考法 3】 adj. 兇猛的，殘暴的： violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition
【例】 captured and slaughtered by the ferocious tribesmen 被殘暴的部落居民所抓獲并慘遭屠殺
【近】 feral, grim, savage, vicious
【反】 gentle, mild, unaggressive 溫和的，不具攻擊性的
【派】 ferocity n. 兇猛，殘暴
affix
【考法 1】 vt. 粘合： to attach physically
【例】 affix a stamp to a letter 把郵票貼在信封上
【近】 attach, bend, fix
【反】 detach, undo, unfasten, unhook 松開，分開
adj. 火山的，猛烈的
