harangue
【考法 1】 v. 发表长篇大论: a long pompous speech, especially one delivered before a gathering
【例】 She harangued us for hours about the evils of popular culture. 她向我们絮叨了好几小时,批判流行文化的堕落。
【近】 diatribe, harangue, jeremiad, philippic, rant
【反】 speak temperately 有节制地说话
harass
【考法 1】 v.烦扰: to irritate or torment persistently
【例】 The troops harrassed the defeated army throughout its retreat. 战胜的队伍在撤退过程中还不忘突袭一
下败北的队伍。
【考法 2】 v. 耗尽体力: to use up all the physical energy of
【例】 had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency 总统被事务缠身,筋疲力尽
【近】 drain, fag, fatigue, outwear, tire, tucker out, wear out, knock out, burn out,
harbinger
【考法 1】 n. 预言者: one that presages or foreshadows what is to come
【例】 The October air stung my cheeks, a harbinger of winter. 十月的寒风凛冽地吹在脸上,这是冬天的预兆。
【近】 foregoer, herald, outrider, precursor
harbor
【考法 1】 vt. 提供住处,隐匿: to provide a place, home, or habitat for
【例】 harbor a fugitive 隐匿逃亡者
【近】 accommodate, bestow, board, camp, chamber, domicile, lodge, quarter, take in, put up
【反】 evict 赶出
【考法 2】 v. 认为,牢记: to keep in one's mind or heart
【例】 he had long harbored a grudge against his old employer, who had fired him without cause 他对他的前
老板一直耿耿于怀,无缘无故炒了他
【近】 bear, cherish, entertain, hold, nurse
hard-bitten
【考法 1】 adj. 顽强的,经受的住困境、压力的: able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
【例】 hard-bitten Chinese people could endure both the scorching heat and the freezing cold 坚强勇敢的中国人民既能受得住酷暑,又能受得住严寒
【近】 hardened, sturdy, tough, cast-iron, inured, rugged, stout, vigorous, hardy
【反】 delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak 柔弱的
hardy
【考法 1】 adj. 顽强的: able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure
【例】 chrysanthemums are hardy enough to survive a light frost 菊花能够经受霜打
【近】 hardened, sturdy, tough, cast-iron, inured, rugged, stout, vigorous, hard-bitten
【反】 delicate, nonhardy, soft, tender, weak 柔弱的
【考法 2】 adj. 愿意冒风险的: inclined or willing to take risks
【例】 hardy souls who pioneered new paths into outer space 那些愿意冒险探索外太空的先驱们
【近】 adventurous, audacious, daring, dashing, emboldened, enterprising, gutsy, venturous
【反】 unadventurous, unenterprising 没有冒险精神的
harmonious
【考法 1】 adj. 和谐一致的: having the parts agreeably related
【例】 a harmonious arrangement of archways and doorways in the palace courtyard 宫殿的庭院,拱门和门
廊排列有序协调
【近】 balanced, congruous, consonant, eurythmic, harmonic, accordant, coherent, compatible, concordant,
conformable, congruent, consonant, correspondent, nonconflicting
【反】 disharmonic, disharmonious, incongruous, unbalanced 不协调的;conflicting, incompatible, incongruous,inconsistent 冲突的
harness
【考法 1】 vt. 利用: utilize
【例】 harness the sun's rays as a source of energy 利用阳光作为一种能源
【近】 apply, employ, exercise, exploit, operate, utilize
【反】 fail to utilize 没能够利用
harrow
【考法 1】 vt. 折磨,使苦恼: to inflict great distress or torment on
【例】 the villagers were gaunt and sickly, harrowed by years of disease and starvation 村民们枯瘦如柴,体弱多病,都是被多年的疾病和饥饿折磨的
【近】 agonize, beset, besiege, torment, torture, excruciate, plague
【反】 assuage 减轻苦恼
harry
【考法 1】 v. 不断烦扰,骚扰: to disturb or distress by or as if by repeated attacks; harass
【反】 comfort, mollify 安慰
vt. 忍耐,容忍
vi. 持久,持续