annoy

【考法 1】 vt. 不断烦扰：to disturb or irritate especially by repeated acts

【例】Mosquitoes annoy us in the summer. 夏天蚊子总是不断烦扰我们。

【例】The sound of footsteps on the bare floor annoyed the downstairs neighbors. 楼上地板的脚步声吵得楼下住

户心烦。

【近】aggravate, bother, chafe, gall, grate, irk, nettle, peeve, pique, rile, ruffle, spite, vex

【反】soothe, defuse, allay, conciliate, propitiate, mitigate, assuage, appease, pacify, placate, calm, settle, subdue,

solace, mollify 平息，抚慰

annul

【考法 1】 v. 宣告无效，取消：to declare or make legally invalid or void

【例】The marriage was annulled last month. 婚约上个月取消了。

【近】disannul, cancel, invalidate, abrogate, nullify, repeal, rescind

【反】make legal 使合法；enact 制定

【考法 2】 v. 抵消 to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective

【例】Unfortunately, his arrogant attitude annuls the many generous favors he does for people. 不幸的是，他傲

慢的态度抵消了他之前对人民的慷慨恩惠。

【近】counterbalance, neutralize

anomalous

【考法 1】 adj. 不普通的，不平常的 being out of the ordinary

【例】He is in an anomalous position as the only part-time teacher in XDF. 他和别人不一样的是，他是 XDF 唯一

的兼职老师。

【近】aberrant, abnormal, atypical, phenomenal, singular, uncustomary, unwonted

【反】unexceptional, unextraordinary 普通的，平常的

【派】anomaly n. 反常 deviation or departure from the normal or common order, form, or rule.

【考法 2】 adj. 反常的，不正常的 departing from some accepted standard of what is normal

【例】an anomalous burst of anger from this usually easygoing person 一个随和的人的一反常态的暴怒

【反】natural 自然的；standard 标准的

anonymous

【考法 1】 adj. 匿名的：not named or identified

【例】He made an anonymous phone call to the police. 他给警察打了一个匿名电话。

【例】The donor wishes to remain anonymous. 捐赠者希望保持匿名身份。

【近】incognito, innominate, unnamed, unidentified, untitled

【反】dubbed, named, termed 有名字的

【考法 2】 adj. 无特色的 lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability

【例】the anonymous faces in the crowd 大众脸

antagonize

【考法 1】 vt. 敌对,反对：to act in opposition to : counteract

【例】He did not mean to antagonize you. 他并没有要反对你。

【例】antagonize a bill 反对一项议案

【近】counteract, disagree

【反】agree, concede, grant 同意；win over 使某人同意

【考法 2】 vt. 激起敌意：to incur or provoke the hostility of

【例】His remark antagonized his friends. 他的评述激怒了他的朋友。

【近】aggravate, exasperate, gall, inflame, nettle, provoke, peeve, pique, irritate, rile, roil, chafe, grate, ruffle,vex

【反】soothe, defuse, allay, conciliate, propitiate, mitigate, assuage, appease, pacify, placate, calm, settle, subdue,

solace, mollify 平息，抚慰

antediluvian

【考法 1】 adj. 非常古老的，过时的：extremely old and antiquated

【例】He has antediluvian notions about the role of women in the workplace. 他对职场女性抱有老掉牙的看法。

【例】an antediluvian automobile 古董级的汽车

【近】aged, age-old, prehistoric, antique, aged, immemorial

【反】modern, new, recent 新的

【考法 2】 n. 保守的人：a person with old-fashioned ideas

【例】an antediluvian who thought a woman without talent is virtuous 一个认为“女子无才便是德”的保守的人

【近】reactionary

【反】modern, trendy 潮人

anterior

【考法 1】 adj. 前面的：coming before in time or development

【例】finish the work anterior to the schedule 提早完成任务

【例】tests anterior to the college entrance examination 高考前的考试

【近】antecedent, foregoing, former, forward, precedent, preceding, prior

【反】after, ensuing, following, posterior, subsequent, succeeding 后面的，后来的

antic

【考法 1】 adj. 滑稽可笑的：characterized by clownish extravagance or absurdity

【例】The clown came on with many antic gestures. 小丑上场表演许多滑稽动作。

【近】chucklesome, comedic, comic, droll, farcical, laughable, ludicrous, hilarious

【反】humorless, unamusing, uncomic, unfunny, unhumorous 不好笑的 grave 庄重的；serious, solemn, somber

严肃的

apathy

【考法 1】 n. 冷漠，缺乏情感：lack of feeling or emotion

【例】People have shown surprising apathy toward these important social problems. 人们对于这些重要的社会

问题显示出了令人惊讶的冷漠。

【近】affectlessness, emotionlessness, impassiveness, impassivity, insensibility, numbness, phlegm

【反】emotion, feeling, sensibility 有感情

【考法 2】 n. 缺乏兴趣，不关心：lack of interest or concern

【例】She heard the story with apathy. 她毫无兴趣的听完了这个故事。

【例】Her poor grades are proof enough of her apathy concerning all matters academic. 她可怜的分数足以证明

他对所有学术问题都没兴趣。

【近】disinterestedness, disregard, incuriosity, insouciance, nonchalance, unconcern

【反】concern, interest, regard 关心，有兴趣，在意

aphorism

【考法 1】 n. 短小有智慧的格言：a short witty sentence which expresses a general truth or comment

【例】When decorating, remember the familiar aphorism, “less is more.” 装修时需要记住的一句格言是“少即是

多”。

【近】adage, epigram, maxim, proverb