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【突破英文词汇】有关size, quantity“大小，数量”的词汇

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（单词翻译）

1. gamut1 /ˈgæmət/ n. 整个范围；全部
   --entire range of anything from one extreme to another
After the test I thought at first I had done very well, then quite well, and finally, poorly. I ran the gamut from confidence to despair.
考试后起初我觉得自己考得很好，后来认为不错，最后是差劲。我经历了从自信到失望的整个过程。
2. iota2 /aɪ'əʊtə/ n. 极小量；微小；一点儿
   --(ninth and smallest letter of the Greek alphabet)very small quantity; infinitesimal amount; bit
If you make the same mistake again, despite all my warnings, I will not have one iota of sympathy for you.
如果你不顾我的警告再犯同样的错误，我一点也不会同情你了。
3. magnitude /ˈmæɡnitju:d/ n. 大小；重要性
   --size; greatness; largeness; importance
Shopping for clothes can be a small matter for some, but a problem of the greatest magnitude for others.
逛街买衣服对某些人而言是小事一桩，但对某些人来说却是最重要的问题。
4. pittance3 /ˈpɪtns/ n. 微薄的薪水；少量
   --small amount; meager4 wage or allowance
At those low wages, few will apply for the job. Who wants to work for a pittance?
很少人会去申请那个低薪的工作，谁想为一份微薄的薪水工作？
5. superabundance /ˌsu:pərəˈbʌndəns/ n. 极多；过多
   --great abundance; surplus; excess
Our committee does't need any more help. We have a superabundance of helpers.
我们委员会不需要任何更多的援助，我们有很多帮手。
6. inflate5 /ɪn'fleɪt/ vt. 使充气；使膨胀
   --swell with air or gas; expand; excess
Since the ball has lost air, we shall need a pump to inflate it.
这个球漏气了，我们需要一个气筒打气。
7. colossal6 /kəˈlɔsl/ adj. 巨大的
   --huge; enormous; gigantic; mammoth7; vast
The game will be played in a colossal sports arena8 with a sitting capacity of more than 60,000.
这场球赛将在一个可容纳六万多人的巨型运动场里举行。
8. commodious9 /kəˈməʊdiəs/ adj. 宽敞的
   --spacious and comfortable; roomy; ample; not confining
Even during change of classes there is no crowding because the halls and stairways are commodious.
即使在换教室的时候也不拥挤，因为走廊和楼梯都很宽敞。
9. infinite /ˈinfinit/ adj. 无限的
   --without ends or limits; boundless10; endless; inexhaustuble
In our science lesson tomorrow we shall consider whether space is bounded or infinite. 
明天的科学课上，我们将思考太空是有限的还是无限的问题。
10. infinitesimal /ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtesɪml/ adj. 微小的
   --so small as to be almost nothing; immeasurably small; very minute
If there is any salt in this soup, it must be infinitesinal. I can't taste it.
如果汤里有盐的话，也一定很少，我吃不出味道来。
11. inordinate11 /ɪnˈɔ:dɪnət/ adj. 过度的
   --much too great; not kept within reasonable bounds; excessive; immoderate
Frank kept my book for such an inordinate length of time that I shall never lend him anything again.
弗兰克借我的书借了那么久，我再也不借给他任何东西了。
12. picayune /ˌpɪkə'ju:n/ adj. 微小的
   --concerned with trifling12 matters; petty; small or little value
The trouble with your studying is that you spend too much time on picayune details and not enough on the really important matters.
你学习中存在的问题是在小细节上花的时间太多，而在真正重要的事情上所花的时间却不够多。
13. puny13 /'pju:nɪ/ adj. 微不足道的
   --slight or inferior in size, power or importance; weak; insignificant14
The skycraper dwarfs15 the surrounding buildings. By comparison to it, they seem puny.
这座摩天大楼使周围的建筑物相形见绌，相比之下，它们显得微不足道。

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1 gamut HzJyL     
n.全音阶，(一领域的)全部知识
参考例句：
  • The exhibition runs the whole gamut of artistic styles.这次展览包括了所有艺术风格的作品。
  • This poem runs the gamut of emotions from despair to joy.这首诗展现了从绝望到喜悦的感情历程。
2 iota Eauzq     
n.些微，一点儿
参考例句：
  • There is not an iota of truth in his story.他的故事没有一点是真的。
  • He's never shown an iota of interest in any kind of work.他从来没有对任何工作表现出一点儿兴趣。
3 pittance KN1xT     
n.微薄的薪水，少量
参考例句：
  • Her secretaries work tirelessly for a pittance.她的秘书们为一点微薄的工资不知疲倦地工作。
  • The widow must live on her slender pittance.那寡妇只能靠自己微薄的收入过活。
4 meager zB5xZ     
adj.缺乏的，不足的，瘦的
参考例句：
  • He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
  • The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火，开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。
5 inflate zbGz8     
vt.使膨胀，使骄傲，抬高（物价）
参考例句：
  • The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay.买主们竞相投标，往往人为地提高价钱。
  • Stuart jumped into the sea and inflated the liferaft.斯图尔特跳到海里给救生艇充气。
6 colossal sbwyJ     
adj.异常的，庞大的
参考例句：
  • There has been a colossal waste of public money.一直存在巨大的公款浪费。
  • Some of the tall buildings in that city are colossal.那座城市里的一些高层建筑很庞大。
7 mammoth u2wy8     
n.长毛象；adj.长毛象似的，巨大的
参考例句：
  • You can only undertake mammoth changes if the finances are there.资金到位的情况下方可进行重大变革。
  • Building the new railroad will be a mammoth job.修建那条新铁路将是一项巨大工程。
8 arena Yv4zd     
n.竞技场，运动场所；竞争场所，舞台
参考例句：
  • She entered the political arena at the age of 25. 她25岁进入政界。
  • He had not an adequate arena for the exercise of his talents.他没有充分发挥其才能的场所。
9 commodious aXCyr     
adj.宽敞的；使用方便的
参考例句：
  • It was a commodious and a diverting life.这是一种自由自在，令人赏心悦目的生活。
  • Their habitation was not merely respectable and commodious,but even dignified and imposing.他们的居所既宽敞舒适又尊严气派。
10 boundless kt8zZ     
adj.无限的；无边无际的；巨大的
参考例句：
  • The boundless woods were sleeping in the deep repose of nature.无边无际的森林在大自然静寂的怀抱中酣睡着。
  • His gratitude and devotion to the Party was boundless.他对党无限感激、无限忠诚。
11 inordinate c6txn     
adj.无节制的；过度的
参考例句：
  • The idea of this gave me inordinate pleasure.我想到这一点感到非常高兴。
  • James hints that his heroine's demands on life are inordinate.詹姆斯暗示他的女主人公对于人生过于苛求。
12 trifling SJwzX     
adj.微不足道的；没什么价值的
参考例句：
  • They quarreled over a trifling matter.他们为这种微不足道的事情争吵。
  • So far Europe has no doubt, gained a real conveniency,though surely a very trifling one.直到现在为止,欧洲无疑地已经获得了实在的便利，不过那确是一种微不足道的便利。
13 puny Bt5y6     
adj.微不足道的，弱小的
参考例句：
  • The resources at the central banks' disposal are simply too puny.中央银行掌握的资金实在太少了。
  • Antonio was a puny lad,and not strong enough to work.安东尼奥是个瘦小的小家伙，身体还不壮，还不能干活。
14 insignificant k6Mx1     
adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的
参考例句：
  • In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
  • This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。
15 dwarfs a9ddd2c1a88a74fc7bd6a9a0d16c2817     
n.侏儒，矮子（dwarf的复数形式）vt.（使）显得矮小（dwarf的第三人称单数形式）
参考例句：
  • Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了。 来自辞典例句

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