【真題】We are even farther removed form the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II,at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared.
【例】They swore to take their revenge on the kidnappers.他們發誓要向綁架者復仇。
【構詞】re-(回,反)+venge(=publish懲罰→報仇)→報仇
【同義替換】avenge, repay
【派生】revengeful a.報仇的,復仇的 revengefully ad.報仇地,報復地
【真題】It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior.它(交通禮節)讓司機們在遭遇不文明行為時保持最冷靜的心態和好脾氣去壓制報復的沖動。
underestimate
v. 低估,看輕
【例】We should neither underestimate nor overestimate our abilities.我們既不應低估我們的能力,也不該高估我們的能力。
【構詞】under-(不足,少)+estimate(估算)→低估
【同義替換】undervalue,misjudge
【真題】Some individuals would therefore not have been caught,since no baited hooks would have been available to trap them,leading to an underestimate of fish stocks in the past.由于沒有足夠的餌鉤,有個別的魚沒被捕捉到,這使得過去實際捕捉到的魚群數量大大低于預期。