GRE常見動詞

GRE常見動詞

abase	lower: humiliate	使降低
abash	embarrass	使羞愧
abdicate	renounce: give up	放
abhor	detest	憎惡
abjure	renounce upon oath	發誓放棄
abominate	loathe: hate	痛恨
abrade	wear away by friction: erode	擦傷
abrogate	abolish	廢除
abscond	depart secretly and hide	潛逃
absolve	pardon an offense	宣告…無罪
abut	border upon; adjoin	鄰接
accede	agree	答應
accelerate	move faster	加速
acclimate	adjust to climate	使適應風土
accost	approach and speak first to a person	招呼
accoutre	equip	供以服裝
accrue	come about by addition	自然增加
acknowledge	recognize: admit	承認
actuate	motivate	開動
adapt	alter: modify	使適應
adduce	present as evidence	引證
adhere	stick fast to	依附
adjure	request solemnly	起誓
admonish	warn: reprove	勸告
adulterate	make impure by mixing with baser substances	攙雜
advert	refer to	注意
advocate	urge: plead for	鼓吹
aggrandize	increase or intensify	增加
agitate	stir up: disturb	攪動
alienate	make hostile: separate	疏遠
allay	calm: pacify	使鎮靜
allege	state without proof	斷言
alleviate	relieve	減輕
allocate	assign	分派
allude	refer indirectly	暗指
amalgamate	combine; unite in one body	使與汞混合
amass	collect	收集
amble	move at an easy pace	溜蹄
ameliorate	improve	改善
amplify	enlarge	擴大
amputate	cut off part of body; prune	切斷
anneal	reduce brittleness and improve toughness by heating and cooling	退火
annihilate	destroy	消滅
annotate	comment; make explanatory notes	注解
annul	make void	廢除
appease	pacify; soothe	安撫
append	attach	附加
appraise	estimate value of	評價
apprehend	arrest a criminal; dread; perceive	理解
apprise	inform	通知
arraign	charge in court; indict	提訊
arrogate	claim without reasonable grounds	詐稱
ascertain	find out for certain	確定
ascribe	refer; attribute; assign	歸因於
assail	assault	攻擊
assay	analyze; evaluate	化驗
asseverate	make a positive statement or solemn declaration	鄭重聲言
assimilate	absorb; cause to become homogeneous	使同化
assuage	ease; lessen pain	緩和
attenuate	make thin; weaken	使變稀薄
attest	testify; bear witness	證明
augment	increase	增加
authenticate	prove genuine	證明
aver	state confidently	斷言
avouch	affirm; proclaim	斷言
avow	declare openly	聲明
babble	chatter idly	呀呀學語
badger	pester; annoy	獾
baffle	frustrate; perplex	困惑
balk	foil	障礙
bate	let down; restrain	減弱
batten	grow fat; thrive upon others	養肥
bedizen	dress with vulgar finery	俗麗地穿著
bedraggle	wet thoroughly	拖髒
beguile	delude; cheat; amuse	騙
behoove	suited to; incumbent upon	理應
belabor	beat soundly; assail verbally	痛打
beleaguer	besiege	圍
belittle	disparage; depreciate	輕視
berate	scold strongly	嚴責
besmirch	soil; defile	弄污
bestow	confer	授予
betroth	become engaged to marry	訂婚
blanch	bleach; whiten	漂白
blazon	decorate with an heraldic coat of arms	誇示、紋章
bode	foreshadow; portend	預示
bolster	support; prop up	支持
bowdlerize	expurgate	刪除不妥處
broach	open up	燒肉叉
bungle	spoil by clumsy behavior	笨手笨腳
burgeon	grow forth; send out buds	芽
burlesque	give an imitation that ridicules	作戲
burnish	make shiny by rubbing; polish	磨
cajole	coax; wheedle	勾引哄騙
calumniate	slander	中傷
canvass	determine votes, etc.	細查
caparison	put showy ornamentation on a horse	馬衣
capitulate	surrender	有條件投降
castigate	punish	懲罰
cauterize	burn with hot iron or caustic	燒灼
cavil	make frivolous objections	挑剔
cede	transfer; yield title to	放棄
censure	blame; criticize	責難
chafe	warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing	擦傷
champ	chew noisily	使勁地嚼
chastise	punish	笞責
chide	scold	斥責
circumscribe	limit; confine	在…周圍畫線
circumvent	outwit; baffle	繞行
cite	quote; commend	引用
clamber	climb by crawling	攀登
cleave	split asunder	劈開
coalesce	combine; fuse	合並
coerce	force; repress	強製
cogitate	think over	思考
cohere	stick together	附著
collaborate	work together	合作
collate	examine in order to verify authenticity; arrange in order	對照
commandeer	to draft for military purpose; to take for public use	徵募
commiserate	feel or express pity or sympathy for	憐憫
comport	bear one's self; behave	舉動
compromise	adjust; endanger the interests or reputation of	妥協
compute	reckon; calculate	計算
concatenate	link as in a chain	如鎖鏈般連續
conciliate	pacify; win over	安撫
concoct	prepare by combining; make up in concert	混合而製
condescend	bestow courtesies with a superior air	謙遜
condole	express sympathetic sorrow	哀悼
condone	overlook; forgive	赦
confiscate	seize; commandeer	沒收
congeal	freeze; coagulate	凍結
consecrate	dedicate; sanctify	供神用
consort	associate with	配偶
construe	explain; interpret	解釋
contaminate	pollute	弄污
contemn	regard with contempt; disregard	侮辱
contravene	contradict; infringe on	違反
controvert	oppose with arguments; contradict	議論
convene	assemble	集合
convoke	call together	召集
corroborate	confirm	使堅固
coruscate	glitter; scintillate	閃爍
countermand	cancel; revoke	取消
cower	shrink quivering, as from fear	畏縮
cozen	cheat; hoodwink; swindle	欺騙
cull	pick out; reject	挑選
curry	dress; treat leather; seek favor	咖哩粉
curtail	shorten; reduce	縮減
dally	triffle with; procrastinate	戲耍
daunt	intimidate	威嚇
dawdle	loiter; waste time	游手好閒
debase	reduce to lower state	貶低
debauch	corrupt; make intemperate	使墮落
debilitate	weaken; enfeeble	使衰弱
decant	pour off gently	輕輕倒出
decimate	kill, usually one out of ten	大量毀滅
decry	disparage	責難
defalcate	misuse money held in trust	挪用公款
defile	pollute; profane	弄髒
deflect	turn aside	打歪
deign	condescend	屈尊
delete	erase; strike out	刪除
delude	deceive	迷惑
demean	degrade; humiliate	貶低身分
demur	delay; object	提出異議
denigrate	blacken	使變黑
depict	portray	描繪
depilate	remove hair	拔毛
deplete	reduce; exhaust	耗盡
deploy	bring (forces, arguments, etc.) into effective action	展開
deprecate	disapprove regretfully	聲明不贊成
depreciate	lessen in value	貶值
deride	scoff at	嘲弄
descant	discuss fully	曲調
descry	catch sight of	看出
desecrate	profane; violate the sanctity of	供俗用
desiccate	dry up	使干
despise	scorn	輕視
despoil	plunder	奪取
deviate	turn away from	脫離
devolve	deputize; pass to others	轉移
dilate	expand	擴大
disabuse	correct a false impression; undeceive	解迷惑
disclaim	disown; renounce claim to	放棄
discomfit	put to rout; defeat; disconcert	打破
disconcert	confuse; upset; embarrass	使困惑
disdain	treat with scorn or contempt	輕蔑
disgruntle	make discontented	使不高興
dismember	cut into small parts	割斷手足
disparage	belittle	輕視
disport	amuse	玩耍
dissemble	disguise; pretend	掩飾
disseminate	scatter like seeds	散播
dissimulate	pretend; conceal by feigning	掩飾
dissipate	squander	散失
dissuade	advise against	勸阻
distend	expand; swell out	擴大
diverge	vary; go in different directions from the same point	分歧
divest	strip; deprive	剝除
divulge	reveal	泄露
doff	take off	脫
edify	instruct; correct morally	啟迪
educe	draw forth; elicit	引出
efface	rub out	抹去
effervesce	bubble over; show excitement	冒泡
elicit	draw out by discussion	引出
elucidate	explain; enlighten	闡明
emanate	issue forth	散發
emancipate	set free	釋放
embellish	adorn	修飾
emblazon	deck in brilliant colors	用紋章裝飾
embroil	throw into confusion; involve in strife; entangle	使卷入
emend	correct; correct by a critic	修訂
emulate	rival; imitate	效法
encompass	surround	圍繞
encumber	burden	妨害
endue	provide with some quality; endow	授予
energize	invigorate; make forceful and active	給與…能量
enervate	weaken	使衰弱
engender	cause; produce	產生
engross	occupy fully	使著迷
enhance	advance; improve	提高
enjoin	command; order; forbid	吩咐
enrapture	please intensely	使狂喜
ensconce	settle comfortably	安頓下來
ensue	follow	繼之發生
enthrall	capture; enslave	迷惑
environ	enclose; surround	包圍
equivocate	lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth	模擬兩可
erode	eat away	腐蝕
eschew	avoid	避開
evince	show clearly	表明
eviscerate	disembowel; remove entrails	取出內髒
evoke	call forth	喚起
exacerbate	worsen; embitter	惡化
exasperate	vex	使惱怒
excoriate	flay; abrade	剝皮
exculpate	clear from blame	使無罪
execrate	curse; express abhorrence for	憎恨
exhort	urge	勸誡
exhume	dig out of the ground; remove from a grave	掘出
exonerate	acquit; exculpate	開釋
exorcise	drive out evil spirits	驅邪
expatiate	talk at length	詳述
expiate	make amends for a sin	補償
expunge	cancel; remove	擦掉
expurgate	clean; remove offensive parts of a book	刪除
extenuate	weaken mitigate	減輕
extirpate	root up	消滅
extol	praise; glorify	頌揚
extort	wring from; get money by threats, etc.	勒索
extricate	free; disentangle	使解脫
extrude	force or push out	擠出
exude	discharge; give forth	流出
fabricate	build; lie	製造
facilitate	make less difficult	幫助
feign	pretend	假裝
ferret	drive or hunt out of hiding	白鼬
fester	generate pus	潰爛
fete	honor at a festival	慶祝
fetter	shackle	腳鐐
filch	steal	偷竊
flagellate	flog; whip	鞭打
flail	thresh grain by hand; strike or slap	連枷
flaunt	display ostentatiously	炫耀
flay	strip off skin; plunder	剝皮
fleck	spot	斑點
flinch	hesitate; shrink	畏縮
flout	reject; mock	嘲笑
fluster	confuse	慌亂
foist	insert improperly; palm off	偷偷插入
foment	stir up; instigate	熱罨
foster	rear; encourage	收養的
fritter	waste	浪費
fructify	bear fruit	結果實
frustrate	thwart; defeat	挫敗
fulminate	thunder; explode	使爆發
gainsay	deny	否認
galvanize	stimulate by shock; stir up	通電
gambol	skip; leap playfully	跳躍
gape	open widely	裂口
garner	gather; store up	谷倉
garnish	decorate	裝飾
genuflect	bend the knee as in worship	曲膝
germinate	cause to sprout; sprout	發芽
gerrymander	change voting district lines in order to favor a political party	擅改選區
gestate	evolve, as in prenatal growth	懷孕
gibber	speak foolishly	喋喋而言
gibe	mock	嘲笑
glaze	cover with a thin and shiny surface	釉
glean	gather leavings	拾落穗
gloat	express evil satisfaction; view malevolently	滿足地看
glut	overstock; fill to excess	大量
goad	urge on	刺棒
gorge	stuff oneself	峽谷
gouge	tear out	圓鑿
grovel	crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate	趴
harrow	break up ground after plowing; torture	耙
harry	raid	掠奪
hew	cut to pieces with ax or sword	砍
hibernate	sleep throughout the winter	過冬
hoodwink	deceive; delude	遮眼
hypothecate	mortgage; pledge as security	抵押
imbibe	drink in	飲
imbrue	drench, stain, especially with blood	涂
imbue	saturate; fill	使浸透
immolate	offer as a sacrifice	使為祭品
immure	imprison; shut up in confinement	監禁
impair	worsen; diminish in value	損害
impale	pierce	刺穿
impeach	charge with crime in office; indict	存疑
implement	supply what is needed; furnish with tools	工具
imply	suggest a meaning not expressed; signify	暗示
importune	beg earnestly	強求
imprecate	curse; pray that evil will befall	祈求
improvise	compose on the spur of the moment	即席寫作
impugn	doubt; challenge; gainsay	責難
impute	attribute; ascribe	歸罪
incapacitate	disable	使無能力
incarcerate	imprison	下獄
incarnadine	stain crimson or blood-color	肉色的
incite	arouse to action	刺激
incriminate	accuse	歸罪
incubate	hatch; scheme	抱
inculcate	teach	教授
indemnify	make secure against loss; compensate for loss	賠償
indenture	bind as servant or apprentice to master	契約
indict	charge	起訴
indite	write; compose	寫成文章
infer	deduce; conclude	推論
infringe	violate; encroach	破壞
ingratiate	become popular with	使迎合
inhibit	prohibit; restrain	禁止
insinuate	hint; imply	巴結
instigate	urge; start; provoke	教唆
integrate	make whole; combine; make into one unit	綜合
inter	bury	埋葬
interdict	prohibit; forbid	禁止
intimate	hint	親密的
intrude	trespass; enter as an uninvited person	闖進
inundate	overflow; flood	浸水
invalidate	weaken; destroy	使無效
inveigh	denounce; utter censure or invective	痛罵
inveigle	lead astray; wheedle	誘騙
iterate	utter a second time; repeat	反複說
jettison	throw overboard	投棄
lacerate	mangle; tear	劃破
lampoon	ridicule	諷刺文
languish	lose animation; lose strength	憔悴
lave	wash	沐浴
limn	portray; describe vividly	描寫
liquidate	settle accounts; clear up	償付
loathe	detest	厭惡
lope	gallop slowly	大步跳跑
macerate	waste away	浸軟
maim	mutilate; injure	使殘廢
malign	speak evil of; defame	有害的
manipulate	operate with the hands	操縱
manumit	emancipate; free from bondage	解放
masticate	chew	咀嚼
maunder	talk incoherently; utter drivel	嘮叨地講
meander	to wind or turn in its course	河流的曲折
mediate	settle a dispute through the services of an outsider	居間的
memorialize	commemorate	建議
mesmerize	hypnotize	施催眠術
mete	measure; distribute	給予
militate	work against	戰鬥、使不利
mitigate	appease	鎮靜
mollify	soothe	平息
molt	shed or cast off hair or feathers	換毛
mortify	humiliate; punish the flesh	抑製
muddle	confuse; mix up	混合
mulct	defraud a person of something	罰金
muse	ponder	沉思
mutilate	maim	切斷
nauseate	cause to become sick; fill with disgust	作嘔
nettle	annoy; vex	蕁麻
nonplus	bring to a halt by confusion	使困惑
nurture	bring up; feed; educate	養育
obfuscate	confuse; muddle	弄暗
objurgate	scold; rebuke severely	申斥
obliterate	destroy completely	涂去
obtrude	push into prominence	逼使
obviate	make unnecessary; get rid of	除去
ogle	glance coquettishly at; make eyes at	拋媚眼
oscillate	vibrate pendulumlike; waver	振動
ossify	change or harden into bone	使骨化
ostracize	exclude from public favor; ban	貝殼流放
palliate	ease pain; make less guilty of offensive	減輕
palpitate	throb; flutter	悸動
pander	cater to the low desires of others	勾引
paraphrase	restate a passage in one's own words while retaining thought of author	釋義
parry	ward off a blow	擋開
peculate	steal; embezzle	挪用
permeate	pass through; spread	彌漫
perpetrate	commit an offense	做
perturb	disturb greatly	擾亂
petrify	turn to stone	使石化
philander	make love lightly; flirt	漁色
pillage	plunder	掠奪
pillory	punish by placing in a wooden frame and subjecting to ridicule	頸手枷
pinion	restrain	鳥翼
placate	pacify; conciliate	撫慰
pommel	beat	柄端
portend	foretell; presage	突出、延長
prate	speak foolishly; boast idly	喋喋不休
prattle	babble	小孩般說話
precipitate	throw headlong; hasten	沉澱物
preclude	make impossible; eliminate	預先排除
preempt	appropriate beforehand	先買
preponderate	be superior in power; outweigh	以重量勝過
presage	foretell	預感
prevaricate	lie	支吾其辭
probe	explore with tools	探針
procrastinate	postpone; delay	延遲
profane	violate; desecrate	世俗的
prognosticate	predict	預知
promulgate	make known by official proclamation or publication	發布
propagate	multiply; spread	繁殖
propitiate	appease	慰撫
propound	put forth for analysis	提出
prorogue	dismiss parliament; end officially	使休會
proscribe	ostracize; banish; outlaw	剝奪人權
proselytize	convert to a religion or belief	使改宗
prostrate	stretch out full on ground	拜倒的
protract	prolong	延長
protrude	stick out	凸出
pulsate	throb	搏動
purge	clean by removing impurities; to clear of charges	淨化
purloin	steal	偷竊
quaff	drink with relish	大口暢飲
quail	cower; lose heart	鵪鶉
quell	put down; quiet	壓製
quibble	equivocate; play on words	遁辭
ramify	divide into branches or subdivisions	分枝
rant	rave; speak bombastically	咆哮
rationalize	reason; justify an improper act	使合理
ravage	plunder; despoil	破壞
raze	destroy completely	毀滅
recant	repudiate; withdraw previous statement	宣布放棄
recapitulate	summarize	重述要點
reciprocate	repay in kind	互換
reconcile	make friendly after quarrel; correct inconsistencies	使和解
rectify	correct	訂正
recuperate	recover	恢複
reek	emit odor	煙
refurbish	renovate; make bright by polishing	再磨光
regale	entertain	款待
rehabilitate	restore to proper condition	恢複原狀
reimburse	repay	付還
reiterate	repeat	反複地說
rejuvenate	make young again	使年輕
relegate	banish; consign to inferior position	命令撤離
relinquish	abandon	放棄
relish	savor; enjoy	滋味
remonstrate	protest	表示異議
rend	split; tear apart	分裂
render	deliver; provide; represent	報答
renounce	abandon; discontinue; disown; repudiate	拒絕
renovate	restore to good condition; renew	更新
replenish	fill up again	重新補足
reprimand	reprove severely	譴責
reprove	censure; rebuke	責備
repudiate	disown; disavow	離婚
requite	repay; revenge	報答
rescind	cancel	廢止
resuscitate	revive	複蘇
retaliate	repay in kind usually for bad treatment	報複
retrieve	recover; find and bring in	取回
reverberate	echo; resound	回響
revile	slander; vilify	辱罵
ruminate	chew the cud; ponder	反芻
rummage	ransack; thoroughly search	到處翻尋
rusticate	banish to the country; dwell in the country	去鄉下
salvage	rescue from loss	海上救助
sate	satisfy to the full; cloy	使滿足
satiate	surfeit; satisfy fully	使飽足
saturate	soak	使飽和
saunter	stroll slowly	閒逛
savor	have a distinctive flavor, smell, or quality	滋味
scarify	make slight incisions in; scratch	亂刺
scintillate	sparkle; flash	放出火花
scuttle	sink	煤桶
seethe	be disturbed; boil	煮沸
sequester	retire from public life; segregate; seclude	使隱退
shackle	chain; fetter	桎梏
sheathe	place into a case	插入鞘
shimmer	glimmer intermittently	微光
simulate	feign	模擬
skimp	provide scantily; live very economically	少給
skulk	move furtively and secretly	偷偷隱躲
slake	quench; sate	消除
slither	slip or slide	不穩地滑動
slough	cast off	泥沼
spawn	lay eggs	卵
squander	waste	浪費
stanch	check flow of blood	使止血
stigmatize	brand; mark as wicked	打烙印
stultify	cause to appear foolish or inconsistent	使顯得愚笨
stymie	present an obstacle; stump	使處於困境
subjugate	conquer; bring under control	徵服
sublimate	refine; purify	使升華
substantiate	verify; support	使實體化
suffuse	spread over	遍布
sully	tarnish; soil	沾污
sunder	separate; part	切開
superimpose	place over something else	重疊
supersede	cause to be set aside; replace	代替
supplicate	petition humbly; pray to grant a favor	懇求
suppurate	create pus	生膿
surfeit	cloy; overfeed	過食
surmise	guess	推測
swathe	wrap around; bandage	帶子
swelter	be oppressed by heat	悶熱
tantalize	tease; torture with disappointment	逗弄
temporize	avoid committing oneself; gain time	拖延
tether	tie with a rope	系繩
throttle	strangle	節流閥
thwart	baffle; frustrate	橫放的
tipple	drink alcoholic beverages frequently	不斷喝
titillate	tickle	胳肢
toady	flatter for favors	諂媚者
traduce	expose to slander	誹謗
transcend	exceed; surpass	超越
transcribe	copy	抄寫
transmute	change; convert to something different	使變形
transpire	exhale; become known; happen	使蒸發
traverse	go through or across	橫貫
trek	travel; migrate	牛拉車
truckle	curry favor; act in an obsequious way	小輪
truncate	cut the top off	切去頭端
undulate	move with a wavelike motion	波動的
unearth	dig up	發掘
upbraid	scold; reproach	譴責
validate	confirm; ratify	驗證
veer	change in direction	轉向
vegetate	live in a monotonous way	長大
venerate	revere	尊敬
vent	express; utter	排氣口
vie	contend; compete	爭
vilify	slander	誹謗
vindicate	clear of charges	辯護
vitiate	spoil the effect of; make inoperative	使腐敗
vouchsafe	grant condescendingly; guarantee	允許
waive	give up temporarily; yield	免除
wane	grow gradually smaller	衰微
welter	wallow	翻滾
wheedle	cajole; coax; deceive by flattery	哄騙
whet	sharpen; stimulate	磨
wreak	inflict	發泄
wrest	pull away; take by violence	扭