SAT词汇技能4 - 第12课

an effort involving significant physical or mental work

工作

to travel or move across or through in a specified direction

穿越, 横越

a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

滑稽剧, 闹剧

to heat a liquid and turn it into gas then cool it and make it liquid again in order to purify it

蒸馏, 提纯

a purified liquid produced by condensation from a vapor during distilling; the product of distilling

蒸馏液, 蒸馏产品

the process of purifying a liquid by boiling it and condensing its vapors

蒸馏

someone who distills alcoholic liquors

蒸馏者, 蒸馏女

to attribute a particular quality, cause, or origin to someone or something

归因于, 归责于

someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline

苦行者, 禁欲者

to determine something with certainty by careful examination or investigation

确定, 查明

having great importance and requiring immediate attention or action

紧急的, 必要的

related to the characteristics or actions of an empire or emperor

帝国的

(of a person) rudely bold in speech or behavior

无礼的, 放肆的

consistently calm and composed

镇定自若的, 冷静的

lose water or moisture

脱水, 干燥

a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)

干燥剂, 脱水剂

add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

详细阐述, 展开讨论

to banish or force an individual to live in another country

驱逐, 流放

a collection of selected writings by various authors, often on a similar theme or subject

选集