SAT词汇技能3 - 第42课

the ability to reason, understand, and learn, often associated with intelligence or mental capacity

智力, 智慧

able to be understood without difficulty

可理解的, 明了的

the quality of lasting for a limited period of time

短暂, 瞬时性

(of a thought, decision, or mental process) effecting outside the mind, influencing the external world or other people

瞬时的, 暂时的

(grammar) describing a verb that needs a direct object

及物的, 需要直接宾语的

lasting for only a brief period

短暂的, 转瞬即逝的

to stop the stream of a liquid, especially blood

阻止, 止住

an upright piece of wood or metal that is used to support something else

支柱, 立柱

an abstract part of something

成分, 构成要素

a group of people in a specific area who elect a representative to a legislative position

选区, 选民团体

the state or condition of lacking or having an inadequate amount or quality of something

缺乏, 不足

lacking in terms of quantity or quality

不足的, 缺乏的

grown into a flower

开花的, 效应花的

the state or process of producing flowers

开花状态, 开花过程

knowing or predicting events before they even take place

先知的, 预知的

the capacity to know about the things that have not occurred yet

预知能力, 先知能力

a strong desire to have too much money or other possessions

贪婪, 强烈渴望

having a desire to possess more than one actually needs

贪婪的, 掠夺性的

a musical composition for a solo instrument, typically accompanied by piano, in 3 or 4 movements of contrasting keys

奏鸣曲

a verse of Italian origin that has 14 lines, usually in an iambic pentameter and a prescribed rhyme scheme

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