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GMAT重点动词英英解释(19)

2014-09-04 12:00:56来源:网络

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  141. Excavate verb[VN]

  to dig in the ground to look for old buildings or objects that have been buried for a long time;

  to find sth by digging in this way: The site has been excavated by archaeologists. ◆ pottery

  and weapons excavated from the burial site

  (formal) to make a hole, etc. in the ground by digging: The body was discovered when

  builders excavated the area.

  142. Ascend verb

  (formal) ~ (to sth) to rise; to go up; to climb up: [V] The path started to ascend more steeply.

  ◆ Mist ascended from the valley. ◆ The air became colder as we ascended. ◆ The results,

  ranked in ascending order (from the lowest to the highest) are as follows:

  ◆ (figurative) He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement. ◆ Practise your scales

  ascending and descending. ◆ [VN] Her heart was thumping as she ascended the stairs. ◆

  (figurative) to ascend the throne (= become king or queen)

  Antonym: DESCEND

  143. Originate verb(formal)

  [V][usually +adv./prep.]to happen or appear for the first time in a particular place or

  situation: The disease is thought to have originated in the tropics. ◆ The word originated as a

  marketing term.

  [VN] to create sth new: Locke originated this theory in the 17th century.

  originator noun: Sir William James is thought to be the originator of fingerprinting as a means

  of identification.

  144. Harvest verb

  [V, VN]to cut and gather a crop; to catch a number of animals or fish to eat

  145. Graze verb

  (of cows, sheep, etc.) to eat grass that is growing in a field: [V] There were cows grazing

  beside the river. ◆ Parents have been warned against allowing children to graze on sweets

  and snacks (= to keep eating them, instead of real meals). ◆ [VN] The field had been grazed

  by sheep.

  [VN] to put cows, sheep, etc. in a field so that they can eat the grass there: The land is used

  by local people to graze their animals.

  [VN] to break the surface of your skin by rubbing it against sth rough: I fell and grazed my

  knee. ◆ He grazed his elbow on a sharp piece of rock.

  [VN] to touch sth lightly while passing it: The bullet grazed his cheek.

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