【真题】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.他们发誓要向绑架者复仇。
【构词】re-(回,反)+venge(=publish惩罚→报仇)→报仇
【同义替换】avenge, repay
【派生】revengeful a.报仇的,复仇的 revengefully ad.报仇地,报复地
【真题】It takes the most cool-headed and good-tempered of drivers to resist the temptation to revenge when subjected to uncivilized behavior.它(交通礼节)让司机们在遭遇不文明行为时保持最冷静的心态和好脾气去压制报复的冲动。
underestimate
v. 低估,看轻
【例】We should neither underestimate nor overestimate our abilities.我们既不应低估我们的能力,也不该高估我们的能力。
【构词】under-(不足,少)+estimate(估算)→低估
【同义替换】undervalue,misjudge
【真题】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.由于没有足够的饵钩,有个别的鱼没被捕捉到,这使得过去实际捕捉到的鱼群数量大大低于预期。