GRE词汇整理-6

CONCEIT           想法，个人意见，
1 a (1): a result of mental activity: THOUGHT (2): individual opinion 2: a fancy article 3 a: a fanciful idea b: an elaborate or strained metaphor¹ c: use or presence of such
conceits² in poetry

DECEIT    欺骗
1: the act or practice of deceiving: DECEPTION³ 2: an attempt or device to deceive:
TRICK

CONCEIVE  构思，思考
1 a: to become pregnant with (young) b: to cause to begin: ORIGINATE
2 a: to take into one’s mind b: to form a conception of:
IMAGINE

DECEIVE    欺骗
to cause to accept as true or valid⁴ what is false or invalid

DECEPTION     欺骗
1 a: the act of deceiving b: the fact or condition of being deceived. 2: something
that deceives
RECEPTION

DETER    劝阻等，总之是让人不去干或者不让人干某事
1: to turn aside, discourage, or prevent from acting⁵ 2: INHIBIT

DEFER⁶: 推迟，顺从
1: put off, delay
2: to postpone⁷ induction⁸ of(aperson) into military service

Stay means to delay an action or proceeding⁹.
延迟行动或者处理工作

Defer implies a deliberate putting off to a later time

周密策划的推迟到将来的某个时间

Postpone implies an intentional¹⁰ deferring¹¹ usually to a definite time postponed until Saturday> Postpone 推迟到一个确定的time

Suspend implies temporary stoppage with an added suggestion of waiting untial
some condition is satisfied
暂停知道某个条件满足

Stay often suggests the stopping or checking by an intervening agency or authority

Stay一般按只权威机构的干涉而造成停止。。

Deference        deferrable deferential¹²
Respect and esteem¹³ due a superior or an elder; also: affected¹⁴ or ingratiating regard
for another’s wishes.
Defer的另外一个意思。 指对老者或者上级的尊重also：做作的逢迎讨好。。

1 metaphor   

n.隐喻，暗喻

参考例句：

• Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。
• In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。

2 conceits   

高傲( conceit的名词复数 )； 自以为； 巧妙的词语； 别出心裁的比喻

参考例句：

• He jotted down the conceits of his idle hours. 他记下了闲暇时想到的一些看法。
• The most grotesque fantastic conceits haunted him in his bed at night. 夜晚躺在床上的时候，各种离奇怪诞的幻想纷至沓来。

3 deception   

n.欺骗，欺诈；骗局，诡计

参考例句：

• He admitted conspiring to obtain property by deception.他承认曾与人合谋骗取财产。
• He was jailed for two years for fraud and deception.他因为诈骗和欺诈入狱服刑两年。

4 valid   

adj.有确实根据的；有效的；正当的，合法的

参考例句：

• His claim to own the house is valid.他主张对此屋的所有权有效。
• Do you have valid reasons for your absence?你的缺席有正当理由吗？

5 acting   

n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的

参考例句：

• Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
• During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 defer   

vt.推迟，拖延；vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从

参考例句：

• We wish to defer our decision until next week.我们希望推迟到下星期再作出决定。
• We will defer to whatever the committee decides.我们遵从委员会作出的任何决定。

7 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

8 induction   

n.感应，感应现象

参考例句：

• His induction as a teacher was a turning point in his life.他就任教师工作是他一生的转折点。
• The magnetic signals are sensed by induction coils.磁信号由感应线圈所检测。

9 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

10 intentional   

adj.故意的，有意（识）的

参考例句：

• Let me assure you that it was not intentional.我向你保证那不是故意的。
• His insult was intentional.他的侮辱是有意的。

11 deferring   

v.拖延，延缓，推迟( defer的现在分词 )；服从某人的意愿，遵从

参考例句：

• Recently, the Supreme Court has focused on an additional reason for deferring to administrative agencies. 最近，最高法院强调了尊重行政机构的另一种理由。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
• Think of it as deferring part of the compiler's job to runtime. 可以认为这是将编译器的部分工作延迟到了运行时。 来自互联网

12 deferential   

adj. 敬意的，恭敬的

参考例句：

• They like five-star hotels and deferential treatment.他们喜欢五星级的宾馆和毕恭毕敬的接待。
• I am deferential and respectful in the presence of artists.我一向恭敬、尊重艺术家。

13 esteem   

n.尊敬，尊重；vt.尊重，敬重；把…看作

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• The veteran worker ranks high in public love and esteem.那位老工人深受大伙的爱戴。

14 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。