GRE写作必背单词和短语（12）

　　56. 恶化；加剧

　　exacerbate v. 恶化, 增剧, 激怒, 使加剧, 使烦恼

　　e.g. The problems would only be exacerbated were these decisions left

　　exclusively to federal regulators.

　　e.g. a speech that exacerbated racial tensions || a heavy rainfall that

　　exacerbated the flood problems.

　　aggravate v.
 

　　57. 过度；过分

　　exorbitant adj.过度的；过高的（exorbitant rents || exorbitantly

　　expensive || exorbitant amount of money）

　　undue adj.过度的；过分的（apply undue pressure to make s.b. change

　　his mind）

　　overemphasize v.
 

　　58. 导致、造成

　　pose 引起某事物，造成，提出

　　e.g. Winter poses particular difficulties for the elderly.

　　e.g. However, a common curriculum that is also an exclusive one would

　　pose certain problems.

　　render v.致使，造成

　　e.g. Your action has rendered our contract invalid.

　　e.g. This trend renders a society’s members more vulnerable to

　　demagoguery.

　　breed v.导致；造成

　　e.g. The speaker unfairly suggests that large cities serve as the primary

　　breeding ground and sanctuaries for a nation’s cultural traditions.

　　e.g. Dirt breeds disease. || Unemployment breeds social unrest. ( 社会不

　　安定) .

　　burgeon v.迅速发展；发芽（burgeoning cities || burgeoning Internet

　　commerce）

　　outgrowth n.长出, 派出, 结果, 副产物

　　e.g. A third uniquely contemporary problem is an outgrowth of the

　　inexorable advancement of scientific knowledge.

　　e.g. Inflation is an outgrowth of war.
 

　　59. 探求、努力：

　　seek to …探求，寻求

　　e.g. One compelling argument in favor of a global university has to do with

　　the fact that its faculty and students would bring diverse cultural and

　　educational perspectives to the problems they seek to solve.

　　strive to …努力

　　e.g. students should strive to excel in the specific requirements of their

　　major course of study

　　probe v./n.探求，探查

　　e.g. probe a matter to the bottom 寻根究底

　　e.g. Does his/her cultural background allows him/her to freely probe the

　　intricacy of the work?
 

　　60. 资助、赞助：

　　subsidize v.资助, 津贴（Subsidizing cultural traditions is not a proper

　　role of government.）

　　patron n.资助人；赞助人（cultural patron）

　　on the patronage of …

　　e.g. culture has always depended primarily on the patronage of private

　　individuals and businesses.

　　under the auspices of …

　　e.g. During this period, significant scientific advances occurred under the

　　auspices of the government.

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