每1~2天为大家更新5个左右的GRE单词，每个单词都采用GRE官方指定的webster英英解释，而且所有的例句都是来自华盛顿邮报Washington Post/自然杂志Nature/西雅图时报Seattle Times/纽约时报NewYork Times/科学杂志Science Journal等一线期刊，并且每一个单词后面都配了相关生动的图片，希望大家可以喜欢。
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【日更】趣味详解GRE单词-05
stable adj稳定的
staple n. 主要产物(要素),原料(地), adj. 主要的,重要的 vt.用订书机装订
[e.g] Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.
橡胶成了马来亚经济的支柱产品。
[e.g] He was a staple among the Royals' top prospects for years, but his first two chances in Kansas City went so poorly that he was shuttled back to the minors.
多年来他一直是皇家队前景最看好的主力，但他在堪萨斯城的前两次机会非常糟糕，以至于他被送往未成年人。Seattle Times Mar 5, 2019
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fathom n. 测量深度, 看穿, 了解 vi. 测量深度 vt. 彻底了解，测深
[E2E] To fathom something is to understand it thoroughly, and is usually used in the negative,
as in "I can't fathom why he doesn't want to go along with us."
[e.g] The fact that this sort of hate is happening in small town hockey rinks is difficult to fathom for many.
对于许多人来说，这种仇恨发生在小镇曲棍球场的事实很难理解。BBC Mar 1, 2019
[e.g] It may be hard to fathom now, but facts — and the consensus they allowed, no matter how temporary or tenuous — were a “basis for progress.”
现在可能很难理解，但事实上 - 他们所允许的共识，无论多么暂时或脆弱 - 都是“进步的基础”。New York Times Feb 27, 2019
漫画《深海》(Fathom)女主角Aspen Matthews
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yeast n. 酵母 vi.发酵; 起泡沫;
[e.g] The yeast interacts with sugar and fills the bread with pockets of air as it bakes.
酵母与糖相互作用，并在烘烤时用空气穴填充面包。
[e.g] Furthermore, Ubersax says the new yeastproduces cannabinoids at a rate several orders of magnitude higher than that of other strains.
此外，Ubersax说，新酵母生产大麻素的速度比其他菌株高几个数量级。Scientific American Feb 27, 2019
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几个需要轻度记忆的单词：
commonplace adj. 平凡的, 陈腐的 n. 常事, 老生常谈, 普通的东西
outlying adj. 远离中心的, 偏僻的
downplay vt. 不予重视，对...低估 underestimate