SAT词汇技能5 - 第五课

atonement for the wrong someone has done

修复, 赎罪

the process of cultural exchange and adaptation when individuals or groups from different cultures come into contact, leading to changes in their respective cultural patterns

文化适应, 文化交流

a line indicating the boundaries and limits of distinct areas

分界, 界线

the successful achievement of a goal or plan

实现, 达到

a sudden and brief attack to other territory, especially in large numbers and across a border

突袭, 入侵

the formal ceremony or event during which a monarch or sovereign is officially crowned and invested with regal authority

加冕仪式

the determination and resourcefulness to engage in a difficult task

决心, 主动性

the action of making amends for a mistake

报应, 惩罚

a grouping of people or objects that work together as a single entity

形成, 组合

a fundamental change in the nature of a condition

排列, 根本变化

a violent uprising or rebellion against authority, government, or established order

叛乱, 暴动

the feeling of guilt or regret resulting from the wrongdoing someone has done or might do in the future

内疚, 悔恨

the act of living leisurely by wasting money, energy, etc. on useless actvities and overindulgence of alcohol

挥霍, 浪费

the act of attacking, taking goods forcefully, damaging and destructing

掠夺, 破坏

a complex or intricate involvement or intertwining of elements or factors

渐进演变, 复杂交织

an intentional failure to perform one's duty

不作为, 弃置

commodities brought in from foreign countries for sale

进口, 商品进口

the power or ability to move on one's own without any external force

运动, 自我移动的能力