intrinsic
【考法 1】 adj. 固有的,内在的: of or relating to the essential nature of a thing
【例】 the intrinsic worth of a gem 宝石的内在价值
【近】 congenial, constitutional, immanent, inborn, inherent, innate, native, natural
【反】 adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic 外在的
intuitive
【考法 1】 adj. 直觉的: knowing or perceiving by intuition
【例】 The twins have an intuitive awareness of each other's feelings. 这对双胞胎天生就能感知彼此的感受
【近】 instinctive
【反】 acquired 后天习得的
【派】 intuition n. 直觉
inundate
【考法 1】 vt. 淹没: to cover with or as if with flood
【例】 inundated with trash e-mails 被垃圾邮件所淹没
【近】 avalanche, deluge, drown, engulf, overflow, overwhelm, submerge
【反】 drain 排空
【派】 inundation n. 淹没
inure
【考法 1】 vt. 使习惯接受不好的东西: to accustom to accept something undesirable
【例】 children inured to violence 习惯了暴力的孩子们
【近】 accustom, familiarize, habituate
【派】 inured adj. 习惯的
【考法 2】 vt. 使坚强: to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure
【例】 The hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare. 军营里的艰苦训练把她打造成了能适应沙漠艰苦战事的女兵
【近】 fortify, indurate, season, steel, strengthen, toughen
【反】 enfeeble, soften, weaken, undermine 弱化,使虚弱
invective
【考法 1】 adj. 侮辱性的: of, relating to, or characterized by insult or abuse
【例】 invective comments on female activists 对女权主义者的侮辱性评论
【近】 abusive, opprobrious, scurrile, scurrilous, truculent, vitriolic, vituperative
【反】 adulatory, flattery 阿谀奉承的;complimentary 称赞的
inveigh
【考法 1】 vi. 激烈抗议,表示强烈不满: to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently
【例】 inveighed against the bank industry 对银行业表示强烈不满
【近】 gripe, grouse, object, protest, remonstrate, repine
【反】 support 支持;delight, rejoice 感到高兴
inveigle
【考法 1】 vt. 诱骗: to win over by coaxing, flattery, or artful talk
【例】 inveigle consumers into buying the item 诱骗顾客购买商品
【近】 allure, bait, decoy, entice, entrap, seduce, tempt
【反】 demand 强求
【派】 inveigling adj. 诱骗性的
inventory
【考法 1】 n. 存货清单: a detailed, itemized list, report, or record of things in one's possession, especially a periodic survey of all goods and materials in stock
【例】 The dealership has an unusually large inventory of pre-owned vehicles. 销售商手中有着一份巨大的二手车库存单
【近】 budget, pool, repertoire, reservoir, stock
【考法 2】 n. (写有要点的)简介: a short statement of the main points
【例】 They decided to offer the public an informative inventory of everything that is known about the virus at this time. 他们决定向公众提供一份极富价值的报告,它涵盖了目前为止关于这种病毒的所有认识
【近】 abstract, brief, epitome, outline, résumé, summarization, synopsis
inveterate
【考法 1】 adj. 积习的: firmly established by long persistence
【例】 the inveterate tendency to overlook the obvious 总是忽视显而易见事物的习惯
【近】 chronic, entrenched, ingrained, rooted, settled, hard-cored
【反】 adventitious 偶然的
invidious
【考法 1】 adj. 惹人反感的: tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy
【例】 the invidious task of arbitration 令人反感的仲裁任务
【近】 abhorrent, detestable, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, repellent
【反】 agreeable, gratifying, pleasant 令人高兴的
【考法 2】 adj. 羡慕嫉妒恨的: having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages
【例】 Inevitably, his remarkable success attracted the invidious attention of the other sales representatives.
不可避免地,他巨大的成功引来了其他销售代表羡慕嫉妒恨的眼光
【近】 covetous, envious, jaundiced, jealous, resentful, green-eyed
n. 病毒,病原体