GRE重点单词语境记忆(2)
英语课
导言：windy大家都知道是“多风的”意思吧。那在GRE词汇里，还有什么意思呢?“自满”大家都知道是“self-satisfaction”吧，那complacency是什么意思呢?“破产”除了bankruptcy还有别的词可以表示破产吗?好了，我们快来揭晓答案吧!GRE单词语境记忆，让记忆单词快速准确!
Shoddy做工粗糙的;卑鄙的
Shoddy goods劣质商品
Shoddy workmanship粗糙的做工
Shoddy treatment不好的对待
Giddy头晕的;轻佻的
It makes me giddy to go on a merry-go-round.我骑旋转木马要头晕。
A giddy climb to the topmast令人眩晕的顶桅攀登A giddy young girl轻佻的年轻姑娘
Insolvency 1无力清偿债务
The bank had forced him into insolvency.银行逼得他破了产。
Clemency 2仁慈
Show clemency to first offenders对初犯从宽The clemency of May5月的风和日丽
Vagrancy 3流浪
I don’t want you to be arrested for vagrancy.我不想要你因流浪罪而被捕。
Confederacy联盟
A union of states, groups of people or political parties with the same aimVibrancy活力
the tremendous vibrancy 4 of the young people who were gathering 5 there...正在那边集合的年轻人的蓬勃朝气Complacency自满
Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency.尽管在经济方面有改善的迹象，但仍不容自满。
No one has any cause for complacency.谁都没有理由自满。
Leniency 6宽厚行为或者态度
She was grateful for his leniency.她感谢他的宽厚待人。
Delinquency常指年轻人的犯罪，违法行为
An increase in juvenile 7 delinquency青少年犯罪的增加Truancy 8逃学
His many truancies troubled his parents.他多次逃学，这使他的父母深感烦恼。
The schools were fighting endlessly to combat truancy.这些学校正在不断地和逃学现象作斗争。
Expediency 9权宜之计
We are sacrificing the long-term interest to short-term expediency.我们正在为暂时的权宜而牺牲长期的利益。
Perfidy 10不忠
The name of Judas has become a byword of covetousness 11 and perfidy.犹大的名字已成了贪婪与背叛的代名词。
Unwieldy笨重的;庞大的;不灵活的
The country’s unwieldy banking 12 system该国运作不便的银行系统He heaved his unwieldy figure out of his chair.他费力地从椅子里挪出自己庞大的身躯。
The armor worn by knights 13 seems unwieldy to us today.用我们今人的眼光看，骑士披挂盔甲使人活动不方便。
Moldy 14发霉的;霉臭的;陈腐的
Moldy cheese发霉的乳酪
Moldy tradition陈腐的传统
Windy夸夸其谈的;有风的
A windy day刮风天
A windy speaker空话连篇的演讲者
A windy political speech一篇夸夸其谈的政治演讲Parody 15诙谐模仿诗文
The film was a brilliant parody of American life.这部电影对美国人的生活作了精彩的讽喻。
The trial was a parody of justice.那次审判是对正义的嘲弄。
Custody 16监护;保管权
The divorce court awarded custody to the child’s mother.离婚法庭把监护权判给了孩子的母亲。
The parents were locked in a bitter battle for custody.双亲陷入了一场对孩子监护权的激烈争夺之中。
The bank provides safe custody for valuables.这家银行提供对贵重物品的安全保管服务。
The castle is now in the custody of the state.现在那座城堡由国家照管。
Gaudy 17俗气的;艳丽的
Peacocks have gaudy plumage.孔雀长着鲜艳夺目的彩羽。
Gaudy clothes过于花哨的衣服
Jockey欺骗，耍手段;尤指职业的赛马骑师
Jockey sb.into doing sth骗某人做某事
He jockeyed himself into office.他施展手腕谋得了官职。
Medley混杂物;混合歌曲(多首声乐曲或器乐曲串联在一起)A medley of flavors/smells各种味道/气味混合在一起A medley of Beatles hits披头士乐队歌曲大联唱
n.无力偿付，破产
- The company is on the verge of insolvency.该公司快要破产了。
- Normal insolvency procedures should not be applied to banks.通常的破产程序不应当适用于银行。
n.温和，仁慈，宽厚
- The question of clemency would rest with the King.宽大处理问题，将由国王决定。
- They addressed to the governor a plea for clemency.他们向州长提交了宽刑的申辨书。
（说话的，思想的）游移不定； 漂泊； 流浪； 离题
- The tramp was arrested for vagrancy. 这个流浪汉因流浪而被捕。
- Vagrancy and begging has become commonplace in London. 流浪和乞讨在伦敦已变得很常见。
n.活跃；震动
- I like the vibrancy of her character.我喜欢她的活泼性格。
- Tom felt himself being drawn towards her vibrant personality. 汤姆感觉自己被她充满朝气的个性所吸引。
n.集会，聚会，聚集
- He called on Mr. White to speak at the gathering.他请怀特先生在集会上讲话。
- He is on the wing gathering material for his novels.他正忙于为他的小说收集资料。
n.宽大（不严厉）
- udges are advised to show greater leniency towards first-time offenders.建议法官对初犯者宽大处理。
- Police offer leniency to criminals in return for information.警方给罪犯宽大处理以换取情报。
n.青少年，少年读物；adj.青少年的，幼稚的
- For a grown man he acted in a very juvenile manner.身为成年人，他的行为举止显得十分幼稚。
- Juvenile crime is increasing at a terrifying rate.青少年犯罪正在以惊人的速度增长。
n.逃学，旷课
- Schools need to reduce levels of truancy.学校需要减少旷课人数。
- It was a day for impulse and truancy.这是个适于冲动或偷懒的日子。
n.适宜；方便；合算；利己
- The government is torn between principle and expediency. 政府在原则与权宜之间难于抉择。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- It was difficult to strike the right balance between justice and expediency. 在公正与私利之间很难两全。 来自辞典例句
n.背信弃义，不忠贞
- As devotion unites lovers,so perfidy estranges friends.忠诚是爱情的桥梁，欺诈是友谊的敌人。
- The knowledge of Hurstwood's perfidy wounded her like a knife.赫斯渥欺骗她的消息像一把刀捅到了她的心里。
- As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares. 正如贪婪是万恶之源一样，贫穷是最坏的陷阱。 来自辞典例句
- Poverty want many thing, but covetousness all. 贫穷可满足；欲望却难填。 来自互联网
n.银行业，银行学，金融业
- John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
- He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。
骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马
- stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
- He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。
adj.发霉的
- She chucked the moldy potatoes in the dustbin.她把发霉的土豆扔进垃圾箱。
- Oranges can be kept for a long time without going moldy.橙子可以存放很长时间而不腐烂。
n.打油诗文，诙谐的改编诗文，拙劣的模仿；v.拙劣模仿，作模仿诗文
- The parody was just a form of teasing.那个拙劣的模仿只是一种揶揄。
- North Korea looks like a grotesque parody of Mao's centrally controlled China,precisely the sort of system that Beijing has left behind.朝鲜看上去像是毛时代中央集权的中国的怪诞模仿，其体制恰恰是北京方面已经抛弃的。
n.监护，照看，羁押，拘留
- He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
- He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后，他立即被押了起来。