GRE词汇 | Day37: 每天5个GRE词汇

umbrage 英 [??mbr?d?] 美 [??mbr?d?] n. 不快，生气；树荫；怀疑

考点: n.不悦，生气: the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

■e.g. He would take umbrage at the slightest suggestion of disrespect. 哪怕是一点点的不敬也会让他不悦。

■同: dudgeon, huff, miff, offense, peeve, resentment

■反: contentment, delight, gratification, happiness, pleasure 满意，高兴

futile 英 [?fju?ta?l] 美 [?fju?tl] adj. 无用的；无效的；没有出息的；琐细的；不重要的

考点1: adj.无效的，无用的: serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective

■e.g. It would be an undoubtedly futile effort to persuade him. 想说服他毫无疑问是徒劳的

■同: abortive, bootless, fruitless, ineffective, useless, vain

■反: effectual, efficacious 有效的

考点2: adj.不严肃的: lacking in seriousness or maturity the futile chatter of gossip columnists about the comings and goings of Hollywood celebrities 八卦的专栏作家们对于好莱坞名人来来往往的随意闲谈

■同: flighty, frivolous, frothy

■反: earnest, serious 严肃认真的

■派: futility n.徒劳，无益

kidnap 英 [?k?dn?p] 美 [?k?dn?p] vt. 绑架；诱拐；拐骗

考点: vt.绑架勒索: to seize and detain by unlawful force or fraud and often with a demand for ransom

■e.g. the child was kidnapped and held for ransom歹徒绑架了孩子，并且向家属勒索赎金

■同: abduct

■反: release, set free 释放

windbag 英 [?w?ndb?ɡ] 美 [?w?ndb?ɡ] n. 风囊；饶舌之人

考点: n.健谈的人: an exhaustively talkative person

■e.g. With a windbag like that, who needs a wind farm to meet our energy needs?有了他这样一个多话的“吹风机”，谁还要风力发电厂来满足电力需求呢？

■同: babbler, conversationalist, gabbler, gasbag, prattler

sermon 英 [?s??m?n] 美 [?s??rm?n] n. 布道；训诫；启示；冗长的讲话 vt. 对…布道；对…说教 vi. 布道

考点: n.布道，说教: public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift