plunge英[plʌndʒ]美[plʌndʒ]v.使突然地下落;猛插;骤降;陡峭地向下倾斜;颠簸;跳进;(使)陷入;栽种n.突然跌落;(价格、数量等)骤降;投入;跳进;跳水,快速游泳

考点1:vi.突然下降:todescordipsuddenly

■'svalueplunged股票价值骤然下降

■同:crash,decline,desc,dip,dive,fall,plummet,plunge,sink,tumble

■反:skyrocket,soar飙升

考点2:vt.插入,剌入:tocausetopenetrateorenterquicklyandforciblyintosomething

■把匕首剌入他的胸膛

■同:drive,stab,stick,thrust

■反:extract拔出

debase英[dɪˈbeɪs]美[dɪˈbeɪs]vt.降低;使…贬值;掺杂

考点1:v.贬低,贬损:toreducetoalowerstandinginone'sowneyesorinothers'eyes

■我们一场未胜的战绩彻底让我们的形象一落千丈

■同:abase,debauch,degrade,demean,demoralize,deprave,deteriorate,profane,subvert,vitiate

intermittent英[ˌɪntəˈmɪtənt]美[ˌɪntərˈmɪtənt]adj.间歇的;断断续续的;间歇性

考点1:adj.间歇的,断断续续的:comingandgoingatintervals,notcontinuous

■六月里断断续续的梅雨

conflate英[kənˈfleɪt]美[kənˈfleɪt]vt.合并;异文合并

考点1:vt.混合:toturnintoasinglemassorentitythatismoreorlessthesamethroughout

■eamlesslyandingeniouslythatviewersmaynotknowwhatisrealandwhatisnot.电影将纪实档案和娱乐性的夸张如此巧妙无缝地糅合起来,以至于观众不知道哪一部分是真实的,哪一部分是虚构的。

■同:amalgamate,combine,composite,fuse,homogenize,immingle,incorporate,integrate,interfuse,meld,merge,mingle,mix

■反:disunite,divide,part,separate,sunder分离

■派:conflationn.合并

skeptic英[ˈskeptɪk]美[ˈskeptɪk]n.(对一切都)持怀疑态度的人;怀疑论者,不可知论者;无神论者(等于sceptic)

考点1:n.怀疑者:onewhoinstinctivelyorhabituallydoubts,questions,ordisagreeswithassertionsorgenerallyacceptedconclusions

■,butIbelieveitanyway.至于你信不信,我反正信了。

■同:disbeliever,doubter,questioner,unbeliever

■反:dupe,gull,pigeon容易上当受骗的人

■派:skepticaladj.持怀疑态度的;skepticismn.怀疑论