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trite

英 /traɪt/ 美 /traɪt/

【考法1】adj.陈腐的，陈词滥调的: hackneved or boring from much use, not fresh or original

【例】"You win some, you lose some" is a trite expression. “有得必有失”是老生常谈了。

【近】bathetic, cliche, hackneyed, threadbare, timeworn, banal

【反】fresh, new, novel, original, uncliched, unhackneyed 新鲜的

02

ration

英 /ˈræʃn/ 美 /ˈræʃ(ə)n/

【考法1】n.定额供应量，配给量: an amount allotted or made available especially from a limited supply

【例】The meat ration was down to one pound per person per week.肉的人均供给量降至了每周一磅。

【近】allotment, allowance, apportionment, portion, provision, quota, share

【考法2】vt.按比例分配: to give as a share or portion

【例】The region has had to ration water during times of drought.干旱时该地区不得不按比例分配水资源。

【近】allocate, allot, allow, apportion, assign, distribute, lot

【反】keep, retain, withhold 扣留，拒接给予

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entangle

英 /ɪnˈtæŋɡ(ə)l/ 美 /ɪnˈtæŋɡ(ə)l/

【考法1】vt.卷入，纠缠: to twist together into a usually confused mass

【例】we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires 我们将小灯泡的线纠缠成了一堆

【近】interlace, intertwist, knot, snarl, tangle

【考法2】v.使变复杂或困难: to make complex or difficult

【例】the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits 亚历山大大帝的生平历史被不同版本的记录搞得很纠结

【近】complexify, perplex, sophisticate

【反】simplify, streamline 简化

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stratagem

英 /ˈstrætədʒəm/ 美 /ˈstrætədʒəm/

【考法1】n.谋略，策略: an artifice or trick in war for deceiving and outwitting the enemy

【例】a stratagem to secure customer loyalty 用来稳固客户忠诚度的计谋

【近】artifice, device, gambit, gimmick, intrigue, maneuver, ruse, scheme, trick, wile

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deficiency

英 /dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi/ 美 /dɪˈfɪʃ(ə)nsi/

【考法1】n.缺乏，不足: the quality or state of being deficient: inadequate

【例】there is a deficiency of fresh food in the diet of many of the working poor 很多劳工阶层的饮食都缺乏新鲜食物

【近】want, dearth, deficit, famine, paucity, scantiness, scarcity

【反】surfeit, abundance, adequacy, amplitude, opulence, sufficiency 过度，充足