试题摘自CATTI指定教材《英语笔译综合能力2级》，诠释及例句源自牛津词典和柯林斯词典。
从CATTI教材试题记词汇
He was not ( ) and preferred to be alone most of the time.
A. gracious
B. gregarious
C. cordial
D. antisocial
解题思路：根据并列谓语2内容“preferred to be alone”（爱独处），和连词“and”，可推断并列谓语1为不爱“群居”十一酸睾酮软胶囊网购，因此该空余部分应与“爱外交百度搜索排名，群居”等同义词有关。
A. gracious
①(of people or behaviour 人或举动) kind, polite and generous, especially to sb of a lower social position （尤指对社会地位较低者）和蔼的，慈爱的，有礼貌的，宽厚的
例：He has not yet learned how to be gracious in defeat.
他还没有学会怎样豁达大度地面对失败。
②[常用于名词前] showing the comfort and easy way of life that wealth can bring 富贵安逸的
例：gracious living
豪华安逸的生活
词根：
grat/gree==pleasing,透露表现"感激,喜悦"
同根词汇拓展：
disgrace
V.①to behave badly in a way that makes you or other people feel ashamed 使丢脸；使蒙受耻辱
例：He had disgraced the family name.
他玷辱了家族的名声。
② be disgraced to lose the respect of people, usually so that you lose a position of power 使信用扫地；使失势；使失去地位
例：He was publicly disgraced and sent into exile.
他被当众贬谪百度网站排名，放逐他乡。
%1. ①【不可数名词】 the loss of other people's respect and approval because of the bad way sb has behaved 丢脸；耻辱；不光彩
例：Her behaviour has brought disgrace on her family.
她的举动使家人蒙羞。
② a ~ (to sb/sth) a person or thing that is so bad that people connected with them or it feel or should feel ashamed 令人感到羞辱的人（或事）
例：That sort of behaviour is a disgrace to the legal profession.
这种举动是法律界的耻辱。
同义词辨析:
disgrace, humiliate, shame, dishonour, humble, degrade 这些动词均含"使丢脸，使受耻辱"之意。
disgrace 指降低某人在他人心目中的地位，使其丢脸(侧重在别人，尤其在众人面前丢脸)。
humiliate 指损伤或褫夺自负感，损坏自负心，强调蒙受耻辱。
shame 指由不光彩或不道德的举动引起的忸捏感或羞辱感。
dishonour 偶然可与disgrace换用，但前者是指因失去荣誉所致。
humble 可和degrade换用，强调降级所带来的耻辱；也多指自卑和感到细微无能的生理状况。
degrade 指因过失而受到降级、阶格；也多指因自身的境遇而感到耻辱。
B. gregarious
①liking to be with other people 外交的；合群的（同义词sociable）
例：She is such a gregarious and outgoing person.
她很外向，喜好交朋结友。
②(biology 生) (of animals or birds 鸟兽) living in groups 群居的
词根：
greg=group,透露表现"群体"
同根词汇拓展：
1. aggregate
V~ sth (with sth) (formal,or technical 术语) to put together different items, amounts, etc. into a single group or total 总计；合计
Adj. [只用于名词前](economics 经,or sport 体) made up of several amounts that are added together to form a total number 总数的；总计的
N.[可数名词] a total number or amount made up of smaller amounts that are collected together 总数；合计
2. egregious
(formal) extremely bad 极糟的；极坏的
C. cordial
(formal) pleasant and friendly 热情友爱的；和蔼可亲的
例：a cordial atmosphere/meeting/relationship
亲切友爱的气氛 / 会议 / 关系
词根：
cord=heart心脏，同等
同根词汇拓展：
concord
N. ~ (with sb) (formal) peace and agreement 协调；友善；和谐（反义词discord）
例：living in concord with neighbouring states
与邻国友善相处
D. antisocial
①harmful or annoying to other people, or to society in general 反社会的；危害社会的；令人腻烦的
②not wanting to spend time with other people 不合群的；孤僻的
例：They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go.
要是你不去烤蓝钢带，他们就会认为你不合群。
综上，B为精确选项
注：该题前半部分若去掉not，即，He was ( ) and preferred to be alone most of the time. 哪个选项应该选入呢？
A. gracious
B. gregarious
C. cordial
D. antisocial