GRE改革后,新GRE考试更加注重实际语言能力的考察了,所以同学们绝对不能放松对GRE词汇的学习,以下为大家搜集的有关halcyon的考法。
halcyon:宁静的;calm and peaceful;tranquil;happy
1)calm and peaceful;those were halcyon days
2)happy;golden;prosperous
Synonyms:soothing,tranquil
halcyon<>stormy,tempestuous
1.The old man fondly remembered his halcyon daysgrowing up on the farm.
2.I love the halcyon days of mid-August,while weare still on vacation and before the mad rush of preparations for school begins.
【考法1】adj.宁静的,平静的:free from stormsorphysical disturbance
【近】hushed,peaceful,placid,serene,tranquil,untroubled
【反】tempestuous,stormy,agitated,inclement,restless,rough,turbulent,unquiet,unsettled 暴风雨的,暴躁的
【考法2】adj.繁荣的,丰富的:prosperous,affluent,vigorous growth and well-being especially economically
【例】halcyonyears丰年
【近】booming,flourishing,lush,palmy,prospering,roaring,thriving
【反】miserable,depressed,unprosperous萧条的,少得可怜的
新gre考试已经陆陆续续被很多考生体验过,对新gre词汇的考察并没有降低反而还有所提高,因此备考新gre词汇仍是迫在眉睫的问题,考生只有精确熟练的掌握了词汇,才可能在征服新gre考试的道路上立于不败之地。