考研英语核心词汇详解grave

考研英语核心词汇详解

1. There are many caveats to those figures, but they are

still grave. (2021 text 2 英语二）

grave

熟义：

僻义：

2. Both apps, however, were later scrapped, after

Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own

products. (2021 text 3 英语二）

scrap

熟义：

僻义：

往下翻，对对答案~~~

1. There are many caveats to those figures, but they are

still grave. (2021 text 2 英语二）

grave

熟义：n.坟墓

僻义：adj.严峻的，严重的

译文：尽管对于这些数据有许多提醒，但它们所反应的形势仍旧严峻。

2. Both apps, however, were later scrapped, after

Microsoft said it had used their best features in its own

products. (2021 text 3 英语二）

scrap

熟义：n.碎片，一点儿

僻义：v.取消，报废

译文：然而，这两款应用后来都被下架了，微软表示已将其最佳性能融入到了自身产品中。

the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing

our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech,

writing, poetry and music.

cult:

authentic：

spell：

formal:

2. While even the modestly educated sought

an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the

1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has

sought to capture spoken English on the page.

modestly：

elevated：

put pen to paper：

well regarded：

往下翻，对对答案~~~

1. But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing

our own thing”, has spelt the death of formal speech,

writing, poetry and music.

cult: n. 崇拜；推崇

authentic：adj. 真实的，可靠的

spell：v 导致，招致（熟词僻义）

formal: adj. 正式的

译文：然而，对真实和个性的狂热推崇，即“做我们自己的事”，已经招致了正式的演讲、写作、诗歌及音乐的消亡。

2. While even the modestly educated sought

an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the

1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has

sought to capture spoken English on the page.

modestly：adv. 谨慎地；适度地

elevated：adj. 提高的

put pen to paper：下笔，写字

well regarded：受到好评的

译文：在20 世纪60 年代以前，就算是受教育不太多的人在下笔时都会寻求一种高格调；而在那之后，即使是最受好评的文章也力求在书面上体现口语化。