生词表 2011
accomplish 达到,完成,实现
tone 结实,强壮
decrease muscle tone
conceivably 可想象地,可信地
measurable 可测量的,显著的
be rooted in 根植于
sober-sided 严肃的
unpretentious 谦逊的,低调的
formidable 令人望而生畏的,难克服的
faint praise 用轻微的赞扬来贬低
vibrant 充满活力的
get the nod 获选,获准;获悉
turbulent 动荡的,骚乱的
pronouncement 声明
take hold 开始起作用,产生影响
abound 大量存在
poach 偷猎,窃取,侵犯
recruiter 猎头
headhunter 猎头
spur 鼓舞,刺激
attend to 照料,致力于
leverage 最大限度利用
promote 宣传,推销
hostage to
alleviate 减轻
insightful 有深刻见解的
provocative 挑衅的,引起争议的
anything less than 绝不是
dampen 抑制
Madonna 圣母玛利亚
newsstand 报摊
procreation 生育
gape 张开,裂开
glamorous 迷人的,富有魅力的
canon 经典;原则,标准
post 职位
cut across 与……相抵触
such courses cut across the insistence by top American universities that liberal-arts education and professional education should be kept seperate, taught in different schools
take its toll on sb/sth 产生恶果,造成重大损失
faculty teaching hours fell by half as research took its toll
transmissible but not transferable 可传播但不可转移
exclusionary 排外的
holistic 整体的,全面的