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PreCollege Vocab: Choices & Consequences
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caution
(I was
cautioned
by the policeman who saw me drive through the yellow light.)
(v) warning to be careful
谨慎;小心
affect
(Martin Luther King was
affected
by the success of Ghandi's non-violent protests in winning Indian independence.)
(v) cause a change; synonym:
influence
影响
effect
(The game of dominoes perfectly illustrates the process of cause and
effect.
)
(n) change caused by something else being done or happening; synonym:
result
影响
caution
(The campus police
cautioned
young women not to walk by themselves after dark.)
(v) warn
警告
precaution
(I take the metro when traffic is heavy, as a
precaution
against being late.)
(n) something done to prevent danger
警惕;预防
cautious
(
Cautious
by nature, Julia never hikes by herself.)
(adj) careful; antonym:
incautious
小心翼翼的
consequence
(An increase in the number and destructiveness of hurricanes may be the
consequence
of climate change.)
(n) result
结果;后果
consequential
(Deng Xiaoping's reforms were
consequential
in making China a superpower.)
(adj) important, causing
antonym:
inconsequential
重要的;作为结果的
consequently
(Salim slept through his alarm and
consequently
missed his 9 a.m. class.)
(adv) as a result of, therefore
结果地
decisive
(The *decisive* doctor immediately identified the symptoms of Ebola and this diagnosis was
decisive
decisive
sive* doctor immediately identified the symptoms of Ebola and this diagnosis was *decisive* in preventing the disease from spreading.)
(adj) able to make choices quickly & confidently; most important cause of something, antonym:
indecisive
决定性的
disrupt
(Snow storms
disrupted
air travel, stranding thousands of passengers.)
(v) prevent something from going on normally
使分裂
disruption
(The bus drivers' strike caused serious
disruption
to school schedules.)
(n) prevention of something going on normally
分裂
disruptive
(Inexperienced teachers sometimes have trouble controlling
disruptive
students.)
(adj) causing problems, interfering with
分裂的;破坏性的
foresee
(Did the Japanese
foresee
the possibility of defeat by the U.S. before they bombed Pearl Harbor?)
(v) anticipate
synonym:
predict
预见;期待
foresight
(Yan had the
foresight
to sell his stocks before the market crashed.)
(n) correct prediction
synonym:
forethought
预见;先见
unforeseen
(Watching the violent movie had the
unforeseen
effect of keeping Yuki awake until 4 a.m.)
(adj) unexpected, not anticipated
未预见的
heed
(Doctors urge overweight patients to
heed
advice about healthy diet and regular exercise.)
(v) pay attention to, obey
antonym:
ignore
留心;注意
heedless
(
Heedless
of her doctor's advice, Melissa ate a giant piece of cake.)
(adj) ignoring
不加注意的
impact
(The development of photography
impacted
the visual arts by making the reproduction of images easier and cheaper.)
(v) affect, have a strong effect
影响
intend
(Cici
intends
to apply for Early Decision to the university she most wants to attend.)
(v) plan
计划;打算
intention
(Hilary Clinton announced her
intention
to run for the Presidency in 2016.)
(n) goal, a plan
意图
unintended
(An unintended effect of passenger airbags was an increase in child deaths.)
(adj) not planned,
synonym:
unintentional
antonym:
deliberate
非故意的
impulsive
(
Impulsive
addicts act on desires that healthier people are able to resist.)
(adj) likely to act without thinking of consequences
冲动的;任性的
outcome
(Research shows that attending a good preschool improves later educational
outcomes
for poor children.)
(n) result, how something "comes out"
结果
peril
(Many fairytales are stories of children in
peril.
)
(n) danger
危险
perilous
(Most people consider parachute jumping to be
perilous.
)
(adj) dangerous
危险的
risk
(n)
(The
risk
of a terrorist attack can be reduced but not erased.)
(n) something whose result can't be known beforehand
风险
risk
(v)
(Barack Obama was reluctant to
risk
American lives by sending ground troops into Syria.)
(v) take a chance
冒风险
risk-averse
(Few
risk-averse
people own motorcycles.)
(adj) cautious
风险反感
stimulus
(Agriculture was a
stimulus
to the rise of early civilizations.)
(n) something that causes another thing to happen
刺激物
venture
(n)
(Millennials are more likely to start business
ventures
than people in their parents' generation.)
(n) new activity, usually with some risk
冒险事业;冒险
venture
(v)
(The legendary female warrior, Mulan
ventured
into battle after her father was killed.)
(v) do something dangerous
冒险前进
wary
(Everyone was delighted by the playful puppy except the
wary
cat.)
(adj) suspicious, sensing danger;
antonym:
unwary
谨慎的;小心翼翼的
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