applause [] n. 喝彩，夸奖，称赞
applaud [] v. 喝彩，称赞
applausive [] a. 拍手欢呼的
plausible [] a. 似乎合情理的，似乎可信的，似是而非的
Odd though it sounds, cosmic inflation is a scientifically plausible consequence of some respected ideas in elementary-particle physics, and many astrophysicists have been convinced for the better part of a decade that it is true. (NETEM 1998, 翻译, 第75题)
尽管听起来很奇特，宇宙膨胀说是基本粒子物理学当中一些公认理论在科学上看似可信的推论，而许多天体物理学家七八年来一直相信宇宙膨胀说是正确的。
appreciable [] a. 可估计的，可察觉的
appreciate [] vt. 1.赏识, 鉴赏 2.感激 vi. 增值, 涨价
disappreciate [] v. 轻视, 低估
depreciate [] v. 降价，（货币）贬值
assert [] vt. 1.断言，宣称 2.维护
insert [] vt. 插入，嵌入
exert [] vt. 发挥，施加
dessert [] n. 甜食，甜糕点
desert [] vt. 1.抛弃 2.擅离（职守）
沙漠，不毛之地
desert的近义词：
abandon [] vt. 放弃, 遗弃 n. 放任, 狂热
discard [] vt. 丢弃, 抛弃
insert 的近义词：
embed [] vt. 使插入，使嵌入
It doesn’t help that building a big, powerful dam has become a symbol of achievement for nations and people striving to assert themselves. (NETEM 1998, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)
尽管修建高大雄伟的大坝已成为国家和民族实现威力的成功标志，结果还是于事无补。
Largely because of the extreme difficulty in affixing legal responsibility on those who continue to treat our environment with reckless abandon. (CET-6, 1999.6, Passage 2, paragraph 1)
主要是因为追究那些不断任意的破坏环境的人的法律责任十分困难。 |
