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GMAT重点动词英英解释（3）

2014-09-03 20:58:52来源：网络

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　　21. Infringe verb

　　[VN] (of an action, a plan, etc.) to break a law or rule: The material can be copied

　　without infringing copyright. ◆ Two of the projects are deemed to infringe EU

　　legislation.

　　~ (on / upon) sth to limit sb's legal rights: [VN] They said that compulsory identity

　　cards would infringe civil liberties. ◆ [V] She refused to answer questions that

　　infringed on her private affairs.

　　infringement noun [U, C]: copyright infringement ◆ an infringement of liberty / rights

　　22. Oblige verb

　　[VN to inf][usually passive]to force sb to do sth, by law, because it is a duty, etc:

　　Parents are obliged by law to send their children to school. ◆ I felt obliged to ask them

　　to dinner. ◆ He suffered a serious injury that obliged him to give up work.

　　~ sb (by doing sth)

　　~ sb (with sth) to help sb by doing what they ask or what you know they want: [V] Call

　　me if you need any help-I'd be happy to oblige. ◆ [VN] (formal) Would you oblige me

　　with some information? ◆ Oblige me by keeping your suspicions to yourself.

　　23. Confiscate verb

　　[VN] to officially take sth away from sb, especially as a punishment: Their land was

　　confiscated after the war. ◆ The teacher threatened to confiscate their Yo Yos if they

　　kept playing in class.

　　confiscation noun [U, C]: If found guilty of this crime they face heavy fines,

　　confiscation of goods and even imprisonment.

　　24. Convict verb[VN][often passive]~ sb (of sth) to decide and state officially in a

　　court of law that sb is guilty of a crime: a convicted murderer ◆ He was convicted of

　　fraud. ◆ There wasn't enough evidence to convict her. acquit

　　Antonym: acquit

　　25. Invalidate verb[VN]

　　to prove that an idea, a story, an argument, etc. is wrong: This new piece of evidence

　　invalidates his version of events.

　　if you invalidate a document, contract, election, etc., you make it no longer legally or

　　officially valid or acceptable

　　Antonym: VALIDATE

　　invalidation noun [U]

　　26. Detain verb[VN]

　　to keep sb in an official place, such as a police station, a prison or a hospital, and

　　prevent them from leaving: One man has been detained for questioning.

　　(formal) to delay sb or prevent them from going somewhere: I'm sorry-he'll be late;

　　he's been detained at a meeting.

　　27. Extenuate VERB:

　　1.To conceal or make light of a fault or offense:

　　explain away , gloss over , gloze (over), palliate, sleek over , whitewash.

　　2.Archaic. To make physically thin or thinner

　　28. Saddle verb[VN]

　　To place a burden or heavy load on:

　　burden¹ , charge , cumber , encumber , freight, lade , load, tax , weight.

　　To force (another) to accept a burden:

　　foist, impose , inflict . Informal : stick.

　　29. Authorize verb

　　1.To give authority to:

　　accredit, commission , empower , enable, entitle, license , qualify .

　　2.To give one's consent to:

　　allow , approbate, approve, consent , endorse, let , permit, sanction. Informal : OK.

　　30. Empower verb

　　(formal) to give sb the power or authority to do sth

　　Synonym: AUTHORIZE

　　[VN to inf] The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain

　　crimes. [also VN]

　　to give sb more control over their own life or the situation they are in: [VN] The

　　movement actively empowered women and gave them confidence in themselves.

　　[also VN to inf]

　　empowerment noun [U]: the empowerment of the individual

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