gre英文词汇汇总（GRE单词overwhelm）

hesitance 英 /ˈhezɪtəns/ n. 踌躇；犹豫

考点1: n.犹豫，不情愿: the quality or state of being hesitant, reluctance

■e.g. sales figures for the month were up, as consumers began to overcome their hesitance about purchasing big-ticket items 月销售额有所上涨，因为消费者对于大件商品的购买由观望转向消费

■同: faltering, indecision, irresolution, vacillation, wavering, wobbling

■反: alacrity, impetuosity, inclination, willingness 冲动，乐意

elastic 英 /ɪˈlæstɪk/ 美 /ɪˈlæstɪk/ adj. 有弹性的；灵活的；易伸缩的 n. 松紧带；橡皮圈

考点1: adj.有弹性的: easily resuming original shape after being stretched or expanded

■e.g. elastic rubber band 弹性橡胶圈

■同: bouncy, flexible, malleable, resilient, stretchable, supple

■反: rigid, stiff僵化的

考点2: adj.能(迅速从伤痛中)恢复的: capable of recovering quickly especially from depression or disappointment

■e.g. owe her success to an elastic optimistic nature 将她的成功归因于能迅速走出悲伤的乐观品质

■同: adaptable, adjustable, buoyant, pliable, volatile

■反: established, fixed, immutable 不变的

■派: inelastic adj无弹性的，非弹性的

overwhelm 英 /ˌəʊvəˈwelm/ 美 /ˌoʊvərˈwelm/ vt. 淹没；压倒；受打击；覆盖；压垮

考点1: vt.淹没: to cover with or as if with a flood

■e.g. That spring the massive runoff from melting snows overwhelmed the valley. 那个春天，整个村庄被融雪形成的洪流吞没了。

■同: deluge, drown, engulf, inundate, overflow, submerge, submerse, swamp

■反: drain抽干

考点2: vt.(感情上、精神上)使无所适从，使难以承受: to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress

■e.g. Just the thought of how much work there is to do overwhelms me. 仅仅是想想还有多少工作没完成就几乎让我喘不过气了。

■同: devastate, oppress, overcome, overmaster, overpower, prostrate, whelm

■反: relieve 使舒缓

■派: overwhelming adj.势不可挡的，无法抗拒的

magnificent 英 /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/ 美 /mæɡˈnɪfɪsnt/ adj. 高尚的；壮丽的；华丽的；宏伟的

考点1: adj.壮丽的: strikingly beautiful or impressive

■e.g. a magnificent cathedral宏伟壮观的大教堂

■同: august, epic, glorious, grand, imperial, imposing, massive, monumental, noble, regal, splendid

■反: humble, unimpressive 平凡的

■派: magnificence n.壮丽，壮观

immutable 英 /ɪˈmjuːtəbl/ 美 /ɪˈmjuːtəbl/ adj. 不变的；不可变的；不能变的

考点1: adj.不可变的: not capable of changing or being changed

■e.g. One of the immutable laws of television is that low ratings inevitably lead to cancellation. 电视行业中一个不变的原则就是: 低收视率的节目必然会被撤掉

■同: constant, fixed, inalterable, inflexible, invariable, unalterable, unchangeable

■反: alterable, changeable, elastic, flexible, mutable, variable 可变的

■派: immutability n. 不变性