1- ## 1-日常生活篇 @k1 review-2

2- abode

n.房屋, 家; 住所

【同】dwelling

【搭配】right of abode 居住权; fixed abode 固定的居住场所; permanent abode 永久住所

【例句】I do not dare to linger in that abode because it is too dark. 我不敢在那个房屋中逗留, 因为它太暗了。

【要点】租房场景中常用的房屋类词汇:
dwelling 住处
residence 住宅
bungalow 平房
terraced houses 排房
semi-detached house 半独立住宅
block of flats 公寓楼
duplex house 双户住宅

3- abundance

n.大量, 丰富, 充足

【同】large quantity

【搭配】in abundance 丰富

【例句】At the party, there was food and drink supply in abundance. 宴会上, 食品和饮料供应都很充足。

-n.丰富,充裕

【搭配】 in abundance 丰富,大量

【例句】 Collecting ants can be as simple as picking up stray ones and placing them in a glass jar, or as complicated as completing an exhaustive survey of all species present in an area and estimating their relative abundance.搜集蚂蚁可以很简单,只要捏起走失的蚂蚁,放进玻璃罐中就行;也可以很复杂,需要对某 一区域的所有种类的蚂蚁做详尽的研究,估计它们的相对丰富度。

【同义】 profusion(n.丰富)affluence(n.富足);wealth(n.大量)

【反义】 scarcity(n.缺乏,不足);deficiency(n.缺少)

【要点】 abundance和profusion都可指数量大的,affluence和wealth指有大量的物质财富。

4- accidentally

ad.偶然地, 意外地

【例句】Some of the exhibits are fragile and we hope they won't be accidentally knocked. 一些展品是易碎的, 而我们不希望它们被意外打破。

5- address

n.地址; 演说 v.写地址; 演说; 对付

【搭配】address a letter 在信上写地址; address sb. 向··致词

【例句】In the marketing course I will address all these commercial issues. 在市场营销课上, 我会讲解所有这些商务问题。

【要点】在雅思听力场景中经常出现"Please write your name and address on the paper/form. "等表达, address 经常在 Section 1 里用到, 在租房、图书馆、办理各类手续等场景中常见, address 后面接的地址信息一般都是出题点, 在填写地址时注意单词首字母大写。

6- aisle

s不发音 n.走道; 侧廊; 过道。

【搭配】an aisle seat靠过道的座位

【例句】The hidden television camera monitors our physical movement around the supermarket aisles. 隐蔽的摄像头监视着我们在超市过道处的行动。

7- attempt

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.企图, 努力 v.尝试, 试图

【同】try

【搭配】make attempt 尝试; attempt at ( doing) sth. 尝试做…

【例句】The union's attempt is to help students of this university to stay healthy when coping with study and social life at the same time. 这个组织努力帮助这所大学的学生在处理学习和社交的同时能保持健康。

8- awesome

a.使人敬畏的, 使人惊惧的; 了不起的

【例句】It's very familiar to me and it's awesome both geographically and visually. 这对我来说很熟悉, 而且从地理上和视觉上都棒极了。

【要点】awesome 用在口语中时, 常表示"卓越的; 棒极了的"。

-a.卓越的;可怕的;引起敬畏的

【例句】As the name implies, the awesome article 100 Easy Ways to Be Healthy Inside and Out which I recently read, contains information, news and reports about the latest developments in meds and health.我最近读的一篇文章《保持身心健康的100种简单方法》很好,顾名思义,它囊括了有关医学和健康发展的最 新信息、新闻和报告。

【要点】awesome在口语中经常表示非常棒,在夸赞某人或某事的时候可以简单地 说"Awesome!"(棒极了!),也可以用来形容意见或东西很棒,比如 awesome fashion style(很棒的时尚风格),表示可怕的时候常常可以用 terrible或horrible替代。

9- afford

v.担负得起; 买得起; 提供, 给予

【同】be able to pay/buy

【搭配】afford to do sth. 负担得起做…; afford to sth. 买得起

【例句】I don't think I could afford to support myself with no salary for a whole year. 我认为在一整年没有薪水的情况下我无法养活自己。

【要点】afford 一般出现在租房场景中, 例如:How much can you afford maximum?

-v.担负得起;给予

【搭配】afford to do sth.负担得起.

【例句】

1. Those who buy luxury cars also work hard to be able to afford to buy such a thing in the same way that some people work very hard to afford a regular car. 那些买豪华车的人也要像一些连普通车也买不起的人一样努力工作,才能 负担得起这样的东西。

2. The one-child policy has been successful and it is now possible for parents to give quality life and good education to their child because their budget can afford it. 独生子女政策已经取得成功,现在的父母有条件为孩子提供有品 质的生活和良好的教育,因为他们能支付得起这样的开销。

3. They would not be able to afford cars or houses.他们买不起汽车和房子。

10- block

n.大楼, 街区; 阻塞; 大块木料(或石料、金属) v. 阻塞, 阻拦, 封锁

【同】district

【搭配】office blocks 办公大楼; block of flats 公寓楼

【例句】The administration office is in the building called block D. 行政办公室在 D 号办公楼里。

-v.阻碍;堵塞 -n.大块;街区 些雪 office blocks 办公大楼;block of flats 公寓楼

【例句】

1. Finally, there is the problem of a competitive atmosphere. For example, people who are in the same apartment block may well be stranges to one another.最后,就是关于竞争氛围的问题。例如,那些住在公寓楼里的人可能彼此间并不 熟悉。

2. New residential blocks are to be completed in three months' time.新住宅区预计三个月后完工。

11- bound

a.一定的, 必然的; 受约束的; 有义务的 v.跳跃, 跳跃着前进; 弹回; 成为···的界线, 给···划界 n.跳跃; 界限

【搭配】bound for 开往·的; out of bounds 禁止入内的

【例句】He bounded to his feet and waved good-bye to his friends. 他一跃而起, 向朋友们挥手告别。

a.负有义务的;一定的,必然的

【例句】

1. Language is intimately bound up with culture, so it may be difficult to preserve one without the other.语言与文化密切相关,所以它们互相依存,缺一不可。

2. Because these courses start every Monday, there's bound to be one that fits in with your academic, personal or professional commitments.因为这些课程每周一都开,一定会有一门适合你的学习、个人或工作需要。

12- buffet

t不发音, 本词来自法语, 拼写时不要丢掉结尾的t n.自助餐 v.连续猛击

【搭配】buffet car 自助餐车

【例句】The ball will give everyone a chance to meet and get to know each other, and we'll be serving you a buffet lunch in the Main Hall, which is on the first floor. 我会给大家一个认识了解彼此的机会, 我们将在一楼的大厅为大家提供自助午餐。

13- calendar

n.日历, 月历

【搭配】a perpetual calendar 万年历

【例句】The professor's calendar is full for the rest of the week. 这位教授本周接下来的时间安排得很满。

14- carry

v.运送, 搬运; 传送, 传播; 领, 带

【同】bring; take

【搭配】carry off夺去; carry on 继续下去, 坚持下去; 从事; carry out 贯彻; 实现

【例句】We advised the customers to carry either euros or dollars. 我们建议顾客带着欧元或美元。

【要点】在雅思听力中, carry后面经常加money和 passport等词作宾语。

15- claim

n.要求; 主张, 断言; 索賠; 权利, 要求权, 所有权 v.要求; 声称, 主张; 索赔

【同】assert; demand; request

【搭配】lay claim to 对··提出所有权要求; make/put forward a claim to sth. 提出要 得到某物; claim to do sth. 声称要做某事

【例句】The manufacturer claims the flask does maintain heat for 18 hours. 生产商声称这种暖瓶可以保温18个小时。

【要点】claim在雅思听力中常考到"索赔"的词义, 通常出现在购买保险的场景中, 例如考过的一个填表题:the cause of claimed before(过去索赔的原因)。

-n. 声明;要求;所有权 -v.声称;要求

【搭配】lay claim to 对…提出所有权要求; make/put forward a claim to sth. 提出 要得到某物; claim to do/be sth.声称要做某事

【例句】

1. Parents claim that it is their responsibility to plan the careers for their children, as they know their children well enough to decide what kind of job suits them.

227家长声称,为孩子们规划职业是他们的责任,因为他们足够了解自己的孩 子,并且能为孩子找到合适的工作。

2. Many people claim that they feel better in negatively charged air.很多人称他 们处在富含负离子的空气中感觉更舒服。

16- cloakroom

n.衣帽间; 【英】盥洗室

【同】coatroom

【例句】The cloakroom where you can hang your coat or leave your bags is just be hindus here. 衣帽间就在我们后面, 你可以把外套或包放在那儿。

17- consignment

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.交付, 委托; 托运; 所托运的货物; 代销货物

【搭配】on consignment 以寄售方式; a large consignment of grain大批托运的粮食

【例句】We are glad to hear of the post office's making a consignment of my boxes. 听说邮局可以托运我的这些箱子, 我们很高兴。

【要点】注意不要和 assignment(n.工作, 任务)混淆。

18- community

n.公众; 社会, 社区; 共同体

【搭配】the Asian community 亚洲人聚居的社区; sense of community 社区意识

【例句】Many sports facilities are available in the community now. 现在, 社区内有很多运动设施可用。

【要点】community 一词经常出现在雅思听力的租房场景中, 可能要求考生填空, 注意单词的拼写。

-n.社会;社区;团体

【例句】

1. Such a neighbor like Linda makes the community harmonious and happy like family.有了琳达这样的邻居,社区变得像家庭一样幸福和谐。

2. My mother does most of the cooking, but my father and I do some cooking now and then. For instance, sometimes my mother will be out the whole day doing voluntary jobs in our community, so my father and I will prepare dinner for her.大多数时候都是母亲做饭,不过我和父亲也会偶尔动动手。例如,有时母亲会去社区做志愿工作,这时我和爸爸就要为她做饭了。

3. Detailed surveys of social and economic trends in the European Community show that Europe's population is falling and getting older.欧共体开展的关于社会经济趋势的详细调查显示,欧洲人口正在减少,并且开始老龄化。

19- complain

v.抱怨; 申诉

【同】make/lodge a complaint

【搭配】complain about/of 申诉·. ; complain to向··抱怨

【例句】I don't think we can complain about adverts, as long as they don't last for ten minutes each time. 我认为只要广告每次不超过10分钟, 我们就不应该抱怨。

【要点】complain 在雅思听力考试中是一个比较有提示性的单词, 一般出现在生活类场景中, 通常complain后面的内容都是考点。

20- convert

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.变换, 转换

【同】modify

【搭配】convert to/into 转化为

【例句】The small, dark dressing room we used to have has been converted into two large airy rooms. 我们曾经用过的那间又小又暗的化妆室已经改造成两间大且通风的房间了。

v.改变;转变,转换;改装

【搭配】convert to/into 转化为...

【例句】

1. The high temperatures in the toughening process convert all the crystals to dense, compact alpha form, but the subsequent cooling is so rapid that the crystals don't have time to change back to the beta phase.增韧过程中的高温将全部晶体转化为密集紧凑的阿尔法形态,但随后的冷却速度如此之快,以至于晶体没有时间回到贝塔阶段。

2. The original house was converted into a residential college.原来的房子被改建成一所寄宿学校。

【要点】雅思阅读中多用 convert 的“(使)转化”这个词义,相当于change,transform。

21- corridor

n.走廊, 通道

【搭配】in the corridor 在走廊里

【例句】To get to the Main Hall, you walk on to the end of this corridor in front of you. 去主楼的话, 你得沿着前面的走廊一直走到尽头。

【要点】corridor 经常出现在问路场景里, 注意它和 aisle 的区别:aisle 指的是飞机、汽车或者大礼堂中比较窄的小过道, 而corridor则表示连接两个地方的走廊。和 corridor 意思相近的还有 passageway。

22- deposit

-英式发音? ; -美式发音? 。 n.存款; 押金, 保证金; 沉积物 v.存放; 储蓄; 使沉淀; 付(保证金)

【搭配】savings deposit 存款额; a fixed deposit 定期存款; 20% deposit 20%的押金。

【例句】Generally, you should pay a deposit before you rent a house. 一般情况下, 你应该在租房之前交押金。

【要点】开户常用 open an account 表示; 向某个账户存款常用 make a deposit into... 来表示。这里再简要介绍几种常用的账户:
savings account 储蓄存款账户
current account 活期存款账户
deposit account 定期存款账户
check account 支票账户
daily interest account 按天计息账户

v.存放;储蓄;沉淀,沉积 n.定金,押金;存款

配savings deposit 存款额;a fixed deposit 定期存款;20% deposit 20%的

【搭配】定金;bank deposit 银行存款;on deposit(钱款)存于银行

【例句】

1. Worse still, below it was a not-very-firm glacial deposit hundreds of metres thick.更糟的是,在它下面是一块不太坚固的数百米厚的冰川沉积物。

2. Overseas students must pay a deposit when they apply for a course at the college.外国学生如果想申请这所大学的课程,必须付一定的押金。

3. Imagine if you were suddenly swept up and deposited in Morocco. How well could you cope with the language, the weather, the people, and so on?设想一下,如果你突然被带走并丢到了摩洛哥。你能多好地适应那里的语言、气候和人等等?

23- damp

-p的发音尽可能弱化 a.有湿气的, 潮湿的

【同】humid; moist

【搭配】damp course 防水层

【例句】It's damp outside in this season; you'd better wear a warm coat. 这个季节外面很潮湿, 你最好穿一件暖和的外衣。

【要点】这个词经常出现在租房场景中, 用来形容房屋的状况。

24- debt

b不发音 n.债, 债务

【同】liabilities

【搭配】be in debt 欠债, 欠情; in debt to sb. /in one's debt 欠某人的债

【例句】The sophomore misconducted his expenditure so he's deep in debt. 这名大二新生没有很好地规划他的开支, 所以债台高筑。

【要点】student debt 是学生中比较常见的一个现象。另外, 和"债务"相关的说法还有:
apply for/grant a loan申请/批准贷款
collateral 担保物
mortgage 抵押
by installment 分期付款
extension 延期
overdraw/overdraft 透支

25- deprive

v.(使)失去, 剥夺

【同】grab; snatch

【搭配】deprive sb. of sth. 剥夺某人某物

【例句】The billboards over there deprive the flat of light. 那些广告牌挡住了这个公寓的阳光。

26- disposal

n.处理, 处置; 布置, 安排

【搭配】waste disposal废物处理; at one's disposal任某人处理, 供某人支配

【例句】The main use of water in most families is washing and waste disposal. 在大多数家庭中, 水的主要用途是洗漱和废物处理。

【要点】waste disposal 和 garbage disposal是雅思听力生活场景出现频率比较高的两个短语。

n.处理;支配;清理;安排

【搭配】 waste disposal 废物处理;at one's disposal 任某人处理,供某人支配

【例句】 He began by defining six essential traits that make a detector dog. First, every good detector dog must love praise because this is the only tool trainers have at their disposal, but the dog must still be able to work for long periods without it.他从定义缉毒犬的六个基本特征开始。首先,每一只良好的缉毒犬必须喜爱被赞美,因为这是训犬人唯一可以支配的工具,但是缉毒犬必须在没有赞美的情况下仍然能长时间工作。

-n.处理;清理;支配,安排

【搭配】waste disposal废物处理;at one's disposal任某人处理,供某人支配;a bomb disposal squad 炸弹处理小组

141【例句】

1. Improper disposal of garbage causes land and water pollution that often leads to malaria or dysentery especially among children.垃圾处理不当会造成土地和水污染,这种污染通常会引发疟疾或痢疾,尤其是在儿童中。

2. In our school, we have a large library, well-equipped laboratories, and sporting facilities at our disposal.我们学校有大型图书馆、设备精良的实验室和运动设施,这些都可供我们使用。

27- distinguish

v.区别, 辨别; 辨认出; 使杰出

【同】differentiate; make a distinction; tell. apart

【搭配】distinguish between 辨别, 弄清; distinguish...from 把...与...区别开

【例句】The twins were so much alike that it was difficult to distinguish one from the other. 这对双胞胎像得使人难以分辨。

【要点】distinguished和 distinguishing都是形容词:distinguished指"显著的、明显的", distinguishing 指"有区别的"。

v.区别,辨别

【搭配】distinguish between 辨别,弄清;distinguish.from.把...与...区别开;distinguish oneself 使自己杰出

【例句】

1. The proclivity to play hot distinguished the jazz musician from other instrumentalists.爵士乐音乐家与其他乐器演奏家的不同之处是,他们喜欢玩热门音乐。

2. Anthropologists use the term "culture" in a restricted sense when they refer to the "culture" of a particular society, meaning the non-biological characteristics

unique to that society, which distinguish it from other societies.当人类学家提及某一特定社会的文化时,意即该社会独特的、区别于其他社会的非生物学特征,他们用的就是“文化”这一术语的狭义。

【同义】 discern(v.洞悉,辨别)

28- disturb

v.弄乱, 打乱; 打扰, 使烦恼

【同】bother; interrupt

【搭配】disturb the peace 打乱和平; disturb the balance of the environment 破坏环境平衡

【例句】Cutting down trees will disturb the Earth's balance. 砍伐树木会破坏地球的平衡。

【要点】环境问题也是雅思考试中的一个高频话题, 这里再介绍一些和环境有关的词汇:

acid rain 酸雨
ecosystem 生态系统
extinction 灭绝
organic fertilizer 有机肥料
fresh water 淡水
ozone layer 臭氧层
solar energy 太阳能
wind energy 风能

-v.扰乱,打扰

【搭配】disturb the peace 扰乱治安;disturb the balance of the environment 破坏环境平衡

【例句】

1. I didn't take a computer, a cell phone, an iPod or any other electronic device there, so in this undisturbed and unplugged environment, I could finish a novel in just two days. 我不带电脑、手机、iPod以及其他任何电子设备,因此在这种不受干扰和没有电子设备的环境中,我可以在短短两天内读完一部小说。

2. After a hard day at work I just want to relax without anybody disturbing me.在一天的辛苦工作之后,我只想不受干扰地放松放松。

3. One of the destructive results of acid rain is that it disturbs the natural balance of lakes and rivers.酸雨带来的破坏之一是它打破了河流和湖泊的生态平衡。

4. As open-cast mining ceases in one section, the disturbed area is reshaped.当一个矿区的露天开采停止后,被挖掘过的地区将得到整修。

5. Once I am disturbed during my sleep, it is difficult for me to fall asleep again.一旦我在睡眠中被打扰,我就很难再次入睡。

【派生】 disturbed(a.困扰的)

29- drawback

n.缺点; 障碍, 不利条件; 退还的关税

【同】disadvantage

【搭配】drawback of sth. 某事物的缺点

【例句】It's a fantastic place—the only drawback is the humid climate. 这个地方非常好, 唯一的缺点就是气候潮湿。

【要点】雅思考试中曾出现过对一个动物园的介绍, 用的句式就是 This is the drawback of the zoo.

-n.缺点;不利条件

【搭配】 drawback of/to doing sth.做...的不利条件

【例句】

1. But independence can have drawbacks. Seeman found that elderly people who felt emotionally isolated maintained higher levels of stress hormones even when asleep.但是独立也有其不足之处。西曼发现感情孤僻的老年人即使在睡觉 时,应激激素水平也很高。

2. The only drawback to your plan is the expense.你计划的唯一不足就是费用问题。

【同义】 disadvantage(n.缺点);shortcoming(n.短处)

-n.缺点;不利条件

【搭配】drawback of/to doing sth.做...的不利条件

【例句】

1. I suppose changing jobs frequently has both benefits and drawbacks.我认为经常换工作有好处也有弊端。

2. The only drawback to your plan is the expense.你计划中的唯一缺点就是费用问题。

【同义】disadvantage(n.缺点)

【反义】advantage(n.优点,优势)

30- dressing

n.调味品; 穿衣

【搭配】dressing room 更衣室, 化妆室; salad dressing 沙拉调料

【例句】I took both of the salad dressings. 我放了两种沙拉调料。

【要点】do window dressing的意思是"橱窗装饰", 经常出现在雅思听力的生活场景中, 用来指职业等。

31- dwelling

n.住宅, 寓所

【例句】This kind of ground-dwelling herbivore may go extinct within a decade. 这种穴居食草动物也许在十年内就会灭绝。

n.住处;寓所 v.居住

【例句】How were those pots used? Why are some dwellings round and others square? Here the methods of archaeology and ethnography overlap. 这些壶是如何使用的呢?为什么一些住宅是圆形的,一些是方形的呢?在这里考古学和人类学的方法重叠在一起。

32- effect

n.作用, 影响; 结果; 效果, 效力 v.产生, 招致

【同】impact; influence

【搭配】carry/bring into effect 使生效, 实施; in effect 有效; 实际上; take effect 生 效, 起作用; side effect 副作用; positive effect 积极影响; causes and effects 原因和结果

【例句】We did not fully think of the effect that the policy would have on our day -to-day life. 我们没有充分地考虑这项政策会给我们日常生活带来的影响。

-n.影响;结果

【例句】

1. The population problem in China has been recognized as the biggest and worst problem and its effect is widely talked about in news, debates and even in IELTSoral exams.中国的人口问题已被视为最大而且最严重的问题,其影响在新 闻、辩论赛甚至在雅思口语考试中都会被提及。

2. Allowing the traditional customs to disappear will have a very bad effect on culture.放任传统习俗流失会对文化带来非常不利的影响。

【派生】effective(a.有效的;生效的)

33- enclose

v.包住, 围住; 把·装入信封

【同】surround

【搭配】an enclosed area一个封闭的区域

【例句】You'd better enclose your resume and the letter of reference in the envelop. 你最好把简历和推荐信装入信封中。

34- ensure

v.确保, 保证

【例句】Schools should take steps to ensure students' safety. 生的安全。

35- entrance

n.入口, 大门口; 进入; 入学

【同】access

【搭配】entrance fee 入场费; main entrance大门, 主入口

【例句】Now, we're standing at the main entrance. 现在我们就站在大门口。

【要点】在做雅思听力地图配对题的时候, 关键点是要找出 example 所给出的位置点和 main entrance。另外, 在回答这类问题的时候, 还要注意 up, down, opposite, next, near 等方位词。

-n.入口;进入 -v.使出神,使入迷

【例句】 We were entering a snow zone in the park. That was why we wore winter coats at the entrance. I had never expected to see the Disney characters there.我们正进入公园里的一个积雪区,因此我们在入口处穿上了冬天的外套。我从未 想到在那里能看到迪斯尼人物。

36- entry

n.进入, 入口; 通道; 记载, 条目

【同】access; entrance

【搭配】entry into. 进入··; entry level 入门级别

【例句】We will look at the types of courses and entry requirements. 我们将看看课程的种类和上课条件。

【要点】这个词在雅思考试中的常用搭配为multiple entry visa, 意为"多次入境签 证", 也可写作 multi-entry visa。

37- estate

n.地产, 房地产

【搭配】personal estate 动产; real estate 房地产, 房地产所有权

【例句】For me, walking down towards the river is the best part of the estate. 对我而言, 能散步到河边是这栋房子最大的好处。

n.土地;地产

【搭配】personal estate 个人资产,动产;real estate房地产,不动产

【例句】

1. Mass-produced, low-cost high-rises seemed to offer a solution to the problem of housing a growing inner-city population. But far from meeting human needs, the new estates often lacked essential social facilities and services.大量生产、成本低廉的高层建筑似乎解决了市区不断增长的人口的住房问题。但是新房地产还远远不能满足人们的需求,经常缺乏基本的公共设施及服务。

2. Influenced by his ideas on town planning, every large British city built multi- storey housing estates in the 1960s.受到他的城市规划理念的影响,英国每一座大城市在20世纪60年代都修建了多层住宅。

38- estimate

动词发音? ; 名词发音? 。注意a的发音。 v./n.估计, 估价

【同】guess; speculation

【搭配】estimated time of arrival(ETA)预计到达时间; estimated time of departure (ETD)预计出发时间; estimated number of people 预计人数

【例句】It is good that you have given me a rough estimate. 很好, 你给了我一个粗略估计。

【要点】estimate 这个词常出现在餐厅和机场座位预定的场景中, 会提到 estimated number of people(预计人数); 这个词表示"估价"的时候, 前面常接 rough, conservative, original, annual 等形容词。

v.估计;估量 n.估计,看法

1. The researchers could estimate these parameters based on typical values for molecules of this sort.研究人员可以根据这种分子的范值来估量这些参数。

2. It is estimated that approximately 87% of Australia's rainfall is lost through evaporation, compared with just over 60% in Europe and Africa and 48% inNorth America.据估计,澳大利亚降水蒸发量接近87%,而欧洲和非洲刚刚超过60%,北美洲则为48%。

39- endure

v.忍受, 忍耐; 维持, 持续

【例句】I can't endure the insults anymore. 我再也忍受不了这种侮辱了。

v.忍受;持久,持续

【例句】

1. An island six kilometres long and with a total area of 1248 hectares is being created there. And the civil engineers are as interested in performance as in speed and size. This is a bit of the delta that they want to endure.要在这里建造一个六千米长,总面积1248公顷的岛,土木工程师对外观和建造的速度以及尺寸都很感兴趣,这只是他们想要维持的三角洲的一部分。

2. The image of the tribe as Stone Age relics has endured.那个部落作为石器时代遗迹的画面一直延续下来。

40- extendable

a.可展开的, 可延长的

【搭配】extendable rod 拉杆; extendable bond 可延期债券

【例句】The building is placed on a platform which can be raised above the changing snow level on legs which are extendable. 这座建筑建在一个平台上, 这个平台通过可伸展的支架随雪面的变化而升高。

【要点】这个词常用在租房场景里描述室内设施, 如 extendable bed(拉伸床)。

41- extension

n.延长, 扩大, 伸展; 电话分机; 额外的时间

【搭配】one month extension 延期一个月; the extension of vocabulary 词汇的扩展

【例句】A: Are you ready to submit your report this week? It will be due Friday. (你这周准备交报告吗?周五是到期时间。) B: No, can you give us two weeks' extension? (不, 您能给我们延期两周吗?)

【要点】注意extension一词的拼写, 拼写不对在雅思听力中是一个致命的错误, extension作"延期"讲时也常考到, 如延期交作业、贷款延期等。

-n.伸出;延长部分;电话分机

【搭配】one month extension 延期一个月;the extension of vocabulary 词汇的扩 展;extension to...的延伸部分

【例句】

1. The topics discussed included the co-ordinated study of the destruction of forests, as well as how to combat forest fires and the extension of European research programs on the forest ecosystem.涉及的议题除了如何应对森林火灾和扩大欧洲森林生态系统研究计划外,还有对森林破坏的协同研究。

2. These temporary hive extensions contained frames of empty comb for the bees

-n.延伸;增加;延伸部分;电话分机

【搭配】one month extension 延期一个月;the extension of vocabulary 词汇的扩 展;the extension of science knowledge 科学知识的普及;the extension of a warm welcome 给予热烈的欢迎;build an extension to a hospital 扩建医院

【例句】 These temporary hive extensions contained frames of empty comb for the bees to fill with honey.这些暂时增加的蜂箱里放有空的蜂巢框,让蜜蜂存放 蜂蜜。

42- exchange

v./n. 交换, 调换; 交流, 交易; 交换台, 交易所

【同】interchange

【搭配】in exchange for 交换; stock exchange 证券交易所; part exchange 旧物 折价; exchange rate 汇率

【例句】We exchanged our opinions about the event at the meeting. 在会上, 我们就此事交换了意见。

【要点】雅思场景中, exchange with others曾用来表示"倒班"。exchange 在关于论文 的场景中也经常用到, 例如学生要exchange draft and get feedbacks (交换草稿并得到反馈意见)。在英国, 买卖汽车最好的方法之一是找到可靠的经销商, 用part exchange(旧物折价)购买。

-v./n.交换,交流;交易

【搭配】in exchange for 交换;exchange rate 汇率

【例句】

1. Students seldom exchange their ideas thoroughly in the communication. They tend to analyze the questions first before they start to deliver the answers. 学生 很少在交流时毫无保留地交换想法,他们更愿意在作答之前先分析问题。

2. Are you one of the exchange students?你是交换生吗?

43- exhaust

h 不发音 n. 排气装置; 废气 v.使筋疲力尽, 耗尽; 抽完, 汲干

【同】run out of; use up; wear out

【搭配】be exhausted from... 因 …而十分疲乏; exhaust pipe 排气管; exhaust. emission 尾气; intake and exhaust system 进气和排气系统

【例句】Exhaust gas has been a main reason for air pollution in cities. 废气排放是城市空气污染的一个主要原因。

【要点】exhaust 一词常出现在环境场景中。

v.排气;(使)筋疲力尽;耗尽 n.废气

【搭配】】 be exhausted from.因...而十分疲乏;exhaust pipe 排气管;exhaust emission 废气排放;intake and exhaust system 进气和排气系统

【例句】

1. Cylindrical in shape, made of wood, and hanging from string, it was moved to and fro by steam blowing out from small exhaust ports at either end.它的形状是圆柱形的,用木头制成,并且用绳悬挂着,由两端的小排气口排出的蒸汽推动着来回移动。

2. Fuel consumption and exhaust emissions decide which cars are preferred by customers.(汽车的)油耗和尾气排放决定了顾客会喜欢哪种车。

3. We have exhausted all our material resources.我们已经耗尽了所有的物资。

【派生】exhaustible(a.可被用尽的);exhaustive(a.消耗的)

-v.(使)非常疲倦;耗尽 -n.废气;排出

【搭配】be exhausted from.因...而十分疲乏;exhaust pipe 排气管;exhaust emission 尾气排放;intake and exhaust system 进气和排气系统

【例句】

1. We had no choice but to walk down the mountain instead, and because it was still raining when we got to the mountain foot, we could not find a single free taxi. So we were totally drenched and utterly exhausted, stuck in the middle of nowhere.最终我们没有选择,只能走着下山。当我们到达山脚下时,还在 下雨,拦不到一辆空的出租车。我们浑身都湿透了,并且筋疲力尽,被困 在了那个荒无人烟的地方。

2. Fuel consumption and exhaust emissions decide which cars are preferred by customers.油耗和废气排放量决定了顾客会喜欢哪种车。 discharge(v./n.排出)

44- fabrication

n.捏造, 伪造

【搭配】metal fabrication金属预制件

【例句】The paper is absolutely a fabrication.这篇论文完全是编造的。

【要点】听力场景中也会对留学生活中遇到的学习问题有所涉及:

fabrication 成绩伪造行为

deadline作业、论文等的上交截止日期

cheating 作弊

falsification of records 篡改考试成绩

academic dishonesty 学术欺骗行为

45- furnace

n.暖气锅炉; 熔炉

【同】stove

【搭配】gas furnace 煤气炉; oil furnace 燃油炉

【例句】Do not put the furnace close to the furniture. 不要把炉子放在家具附近。

【要点】电器的统称为electronic appliance:
heater 加热器
heating unit 暖气片
air conditioner 空调设备
stove 炉子
kitchen utensil 炊具
oven 烤箱
range 煤气灶, 炉灶

46- flat

a.平的, 平坦的; (价格)固定的, (收费)统一的; 单调的, 沉闷的; 扁平的, 浅的 ad.平直地; 直截了当地, 断然地 n.一套房间, 公寓套房

【同】apartment

【例句】Do you currently live in a flat? 你现在是住在一座公寓里吗?

【要点】flat是公寓, 是一栋住宅楼里的一套, 如一居室、三室一厅之类的; house是有多层的各种配套设施的独立房屋。flat 的楼一般二到三层, 每层几户, 一般每家一个车位, 一栋楼往往只有一个入口。

a.平的;(价格)固定的 n.单元住宅

【例句】

1. If the glass were kept hot enough, it would flow over the molten tig until the top surface was also flat, horizontal and perfectly parallel to the bottom surface.如果玻璃的温度够高,它会在锡液上流动,直到上表面与底面一样平整,且与之完全平行。

2. In 1952, Pilkington had the idea of using a bed of molten metal to form the flat glass, eliminating altogether the need for rollers within the float bath. 1952年皮尔金顿就想到了利用熔融金属来制造平板玻璃,完全不需要再在浮槽内放滚筒。

3. Flat shoes can be a solution for your back pain.穿平底鞋是治疗背痛的一种 方法。

【同义】 apartment(n.公寓);even, level, smooth(a.平的)

47- furniture

a(r)] n.家具

【搭配】polish furniture 给家具上光; office furniture 办公家具; a piece of furniture 一件家具

【例句】The bad insects can destroy clothes, furniture and even the whole building. 这些害虫会毁坏衣服、家具甚至整个建筑。

【要点】furniture为不可数名词, 常在租房场景中出现, 例如租房后要购置哪些家具、买家具还是租家具、房租里是否包含家具等。

48- grocery

n.杂货店; 杂货

【例句】I assisted in a grocery store last semester. 上学期, 我在一家杂货店帮忙。

【要点】英国人用 grocery 表示杂货店, 美国人则比较多用 grocery store。关于购物的词汇有:
factory outlet 工厂店
department store 百货店
dime store 折扣店
convenience store 便利店
second-hand store 二手店
shopping mall 购物中心
chain store 连锁店
wholesale 批发
retail 零售
window shopping (只看不买地)逛商店

49- haul

v.(用力)拖, 拉; (用车等)拖运 n.拖, 拉; 一次获得的数量; 运送的距离

【搭配】haul oneself up/out of 用力缓慢挪动到··; a good/big haul 一大网鱼; 一大笔进账

【例句】I'm hoping it'll help me to build up my stamina, but it'll probably be a long haul. 我希望这能帮助我增强耐力, 但可能需要很长时间。

50- hesitation

n.犹豫

【搭配】without hesitation 没有犹豫; have(no) hesitation in doing sth. 做某事时(没)犹豫

【例句】Tom bought the 3D television immediately without hesitation. 汤姆毫不犹豫, 立即买下了这台3D电视机。

【要点】wel, oh, eh 这类说话者在思考问题时常用的填充语(hesitation fillers)也是雅思听力中一个比较难适应的问题, 考生们应该注意这方面的训练, 要能适应这些词语夹杂在听力中。

51- homestay

n.(在国外的访问者)在当地居民家居住

【搭配】homestay family 寄宿家庭

【例句】A: I've heard that you want to move into a homestay family. Is that correct?

B: Yes, that's right.

【要点】homestay family叫做寄宿家庭, 是由于留学生在国外生活不便而产生的当地寄宿家庭, 留学生一来可以迅速熟悉环境, 二来有人照顾起居。不过相比自己租房, 价格偏贵。

52- hospitality

n.好客, 殷勤, 款待

【搭配】corporate hospitality 企业联谊, 商务接待

【例句】Most of the hospitality staff have been put in the red team. 大多数好客的员工被分到了红队。

【要点】hospitality在授课等场景中有时也表示"酒店管理", 与 Hotel Management 同义。

53- immigration

n.移居; 移民

【搭配】immigration law 移民法; immigration control 入境检查; immigration application 移民申请

【例句】There will be stricter controls on immigration into the country. 以后进入这个国家会有更严格的入境检查。

【要点】注意和emigration(移居外国、侨民)的区别, 词根im-表示"进入", 而词根e-表示"出", 所以immigration表示"由外入内", 而emigration 表示"由内出外"; 另外也要注意它们发音和拼写的区别, emigration 发音是, 没有双写m。

54- incorporate

v.包含; 把·合并

【同】comprehend; embody

【搭配】incorporate with 混合, 合并; incorporate in 并入; incorporate. into. 将成为...的一部分

【例句】Cash dispensers in the future wil incorporate biometric face scanners. 取款机在未来将被嵌入面部扫描仪。

55- install

v.正式任命, 使正式就职; 安顿, 安置; 安装, 设置

【同】fit

【搭配】install drinking machine 安装饮水机; install wood strip flooring 安装地板条

【例句】In the noisiest areas mechanical ventilation will have to be installed in the exterior walls. 在最嘈杂的区域, 机械通风设备必须安装在外墙上。

56- instrumental

a.起作用的, 有帮助的; 乐器的, 仪器的

【例句】He was instrumental in developing many innovative design concepts. 他在许多创新设计理念的创立上都有帮助。

57- insulate

英式发音? ; 美式发音? 。 v.隔离, 孤立; 使绝缘, 使绝热

【同】alienate; isolate

【注意】这个词的发音和isolate近似

【搭配】insulate sb. from sth. 把某人从··中隔离出去; insulating tape 绝缘胶带; insulated cable 绝缘电缆

【例句】Not only will all the roofs need insulating, the exterior walls will be required to be double thickness. 不仅仅是所有房顶需要隔热, 外墙也要加厚两倍。

58- insulation

英式发音? ; 美式发音? 。 n.绝缘; 隔离, 孤立

【搭配】insulation layer 绝缘层; acoustic insulation 隔音; thermal insulation 隔热

【例句】The good insulation wil reduce heating loss. 良好的隔离会减少热损失。

59- intensify

v.(使)增强, (使)加剧

【同】increase

【搭配】intensify the functions 强化功能

【例句】One of the problems in built-up areas is that traffic noise is intensified by tall buildings. 高楼密集区的一个问题是高层建筑会放大交通噪音。

60- indigestible

a.难消化的; 难理解的

【例句】Their presentation was a tough and indigestible piece of cake. 他们提供的是一块又硬又难消化的蛋糕。

61- interior

a.内部的, 里面的 n.内部; 内地, 内陆

【同】inside

【搭配】interior decoration 室内装潢; interior design 室内设计; interior structure attic 阁楼

【例句】For those houses closest to the highway two layers of plasterboard will be needed for the interior bedroom walls. 对于那些离高速公路很近的房子, 卧室内的墙壁需要用双层的石膏板。

【要点】其反义词为 exterior。

a.内部的 n.内部

【搭配】interior decoration 室内装潢;interior design 室内设计;in the interior of.在...内部

【例句】

1. Before the dams were built, the Nile flowed freely, carrying huge quantities of sediment north from Africa's interior to be deposited on the Nile delta.在大坝修建之前,尼罗河自由奔腾,把大量的沉积物从非洲内陆带到了北部,在尼罗河三角洲沉积下来。

2. The secret of the versatility of glass lies in its interior structure.这种多功能玻璃的奥秘在于它的内部结构。

62- interrupt

v.中断, 阻碍; 打断, 打扰

【同】bother; disturb

【搭配】interrupt the work 打扰工作

【例句】A: How does your illness affect your daily life?

B: It has interrupted my work.

63- intersection

n.道路交叉口, 交点, 十字路口

【同】joint; junction

【例句】This is one of the busiest intersections in the capital city. 这是该首都城市最繁忙的交叉路口之一。

【要点】intersection一词经常出现在听力考试的问路场景中, 其他常用的问路词汇有:
crossroad 十字路口
a T road 丁字路口
a fork on the road 分叉路口

64- intimate

a.亲密的, 密切的; 私人的

【同】personal; private

【搭配】be intimate with sb. 与某人保持亲密关系; intimate details 隐私; intimate knowledge of sth. 对··非常了解, 熟悉; on intimate terms with sb. 与某人保持亲密关系

【例句】The dance studio provides a smaller, more intimate space, which we use for ballet, modern dance and martial arts. 这个舞厅提供了一个更小且更亲密的空间, 我们用来练习芭蕾、现代舞和武术。

【要点】注意不要和intimidate(v.胁迫)混淆。

65- iron

r不发音 n.铁; 烙铁, 熨斗 v.熨, 烫

【同】strike while the iron is hot → take the opportunity 抓住机会

【搭配】iron out 熨烫; 解决, 消除; cast iron 铸铁; iron man triathlon 铁人三项; iron and steel industry 钢铁工业; iron ore 铁矿石

【例句】Our forefathers learned how to make magnets out of iron at that time? 在那个时候, 我们的祖先就学会了如何从铸铁中炼出磁铁?

66- jumble

n.混杂, 掺杂; 待义卖的旧杂物 v.混杂, 掺杂

【搭配】a jumble of一堆; jumble sale废旧杂物廉价拍卖

【例句】Here is a jumble of books and newspaper. 这有一堆杂乱的书和报纸。

67- landfill

n.垃圾堆; 垃圾填筑地, 废渣埋填地

【同】dump

【搭配】landfill site 垃圾掩埋地点

【例句】The landfill near our house gives out a strong stinking smell in the summer. 我们家附近的垃圾堆到夏天就会发出一股恶臭味。

68- layout

n.布局, 陈设

【搭配】layout of an office 办公室布局; layout of a CV 简历的版面设计; product layout of a supermarket 超市的货品摆放

【例句】The noise factor will have to be taken into consideration with the layout of the house. 在房屋布局设计中, 噪音问题必须纳入考虑的范畴。

-n.布局,安排;设计

【搭配】layout of an office 办公室布局;layout of a CV简历的版面设计;product layout of a supermarket 超市的货品摆放

1. The layout of the room is convenient for artists' drawing and lights hanging overhead focus on the working area.屋子的布局方便画家作画,悬挂顶灯的光集中在工作区。

2. The noise factor will have to be taken into consideration with the layout of the houses.噪音因素必须纳入房屋设计的考虑范围内。

69- lease

n.租约, 租契, 租期 v.出租; 租得

【同】rent

【搭配】renew a lease 续约; lease contract 租赁合同

【例句】Our present lease on the flat expires next month. 我们这套公寓的租约下月到期。

【要点】租房对于留学生来说是件很重要的事, 这里介绍一些有关租房的词汇:
accommodation 膳宿供应
landlord 房东
tenant 房客
housemate 室友

70- line

n.线条, 界线; 条纹, 皱纹; 方针, 路线; 线路, 电话线; 线, 绳; 排, 行; (行进)路线, 航线, 铁路线; 行业, 专长 v.使排成一行; 用线标出, 画线于; 排齐

【同】row

【搭配】in line with 符合; railway line 铁路线; bottom line 最低价格; 最后结果

【例句】The customers are standing in line waiting for the salesmen.顾客们正在排队等待销售人员。

71- link

n.环节, 链环, 联系 v.连接, 联系

【同】connection; relation

【搭配】link A with B 把A与B联系起来; link between air pollution and heart disease 空气污染与心脏病之间的联系

【例句】There is a link between children being good readers and having parental teaching. 儿童的阅读能力和家长教育之间有联系。

72- locate

英式发音? ; 美式发音? 。注意英音和美音重音位置不同。 v.查找地点; 使坐落于, 位于

【例句】The library is located in the west of the campus. 图书馆位于校园西部。

73- location

n.位置, 场所

【同】place; site; spot

【搭配】good location 好地段; best/golden location 黄金地段

【例句】The location for each exhibition centre will be found in the information book. 在这本信息手册中有每个展览中心的位置。

【要点】location 常出现在听力问路及租房场景中, 这个词相当于一个提示性词语, 它后面的内容要特别注意。

74- magnificent

a.壮丽的, 宏伟的; 美丽的, 动人的

【同】beautiful; gorgeous; superb

【搭配】magnificent performance 出色表演

【例句】The garage around the corner contains the magnificent old Rolls-Royce which used to belong to George. 角落处的那个车库里停着一辆漂亮的老式劳斯莱斯, 它曾经是乔治的。

【要点】注意本词的拼写。

75- migration

n.迁移;移民;移动

【搭配】migration patterns 迁徙方式;language migration 语言变迁

【例句】After 1850, there was a vast migration from Europe by land -hungry farmers and others, to which the famine caused by the Irish potato blight contributed, to North America, Australia, New Zealand, and southern Africa. 1850年以后,爱尔兰马铃薯枯萎病引起的饥荒造成了大量的饥民,他们从欧洲陆路移民到了北美、澳大利亚、新西兰和非洲南部。migration的动词形式为migrate。migrate,emigrate和immigrate属于形似近义词。这些动词均有“移居,迁移”之意。migrate通常指大批人短期或定期的移居,也指动物的定期迁徙;emigrate指自本国移出,长期定居在外;immigrate指自他国移入,长期定居。

76- misguide

v.误导

【同】mislead

【例句】We were misguided by the advertisements for the company's product turned out to be pretty terrible. 我们被广告误导了, 实际上该公司的产品非常糟糕。

77- maintain

v.维修, 保养; 维持, 保持; 坚持, 主张

【同】keep up; preserve

【搭配】maintain world peace 维护世界和平; maintain one's health 保持健康

【例句】A: Do you think you will maintain the contact now?

B: I hope so. I've invited three of the partners to have dinner with me next week.

【要点】maintain cost 和 repair fee 都是"维修费用"的意思。

-v.保持;维修;主张

【搭配】 maintain world peace 维护世界和平;maintain one's health 保持健康

【例句】

1. Lozanov maintains that without such a placebo people are unable or afraid to tap the reserve capacity of their brains.罗扎诺夫坚持认为如果没有这种安慰作用,人们就不能或害怕动用他们大脑的储备能力。

2. Health promotion programs and policies would help people maintain healthy behaviors and lifestyles.保健计划和方针能帮人们保持健康的生活习惯和生活方式。

-v.保持;维修,保养;主张

【搭配】maintain world peace 维护世界和平;maintain one's health 保持健康

【例句】

1. Public vehicles should be suitably maintained so that people would find them safe to ride. The government can also impose a law on the maximum number of cars each family should have.公共交通工具应该得到适当的维修保养,以便人们 安全乘坐。政府也可以制定法律来规定每个家庭最多能拥有几辆汽车。

2. Casual clothes make me look lively and fashionable. In addition, compared with formal clothes, casual clothes are easier to wash and maintain.穿休闲服装 让我看起来活泼、时尚。此外,与正装相比,休闲服更易洗涤和保养。 111 3. Health promotion programs and policies would help people maintain healthy behaviors and lifestyles.健康促进计划和方针有助于人们保持健康的生活习 惯和生活方式。

78- mansion

n.公寓, 府邸, 公馆; 大厦

【例句】The guide shows us personally around the mansion. 向导亲自带我们在大厦内参观。

【要点】这里介绍一些同类词汇:
skyscraper 摩天大楼
complex 综合建筑, 建筑群
high-rise 高层
- migration n.迁徙, 移居

【搭配】migration patterns 迁徙方式; language migration 语言迁徙

【例句】The migration pattern of animals is related to their habits. 动物的迁徙方式与它的生活习性有关。

79- nutritional

a.营养的

【同】nutritionary; nutritious

【搭配】nutritional status 营养状况; nutritional level营养水平; nutritional requirement 营养需要

【例句】Junk food is a term applied to some foods that are perceived to have little nutritional value. 垃圾食物是指那些基本上没有营养价值的食物。

a.营养的;滋养的

【例句】 It says many Pacific islanders have replaced their traditional diets of vegetables and fruits with imported processed foods. He says many of the imported products lack nutritional value. But they are widely available, and often cost less than healthier foods.这项报告表示一些太平洋岛民已经把他们传统的蔬菜和水果饮食换成了进口加工食品。他说很多进口食品缺少营养价值,但是它们到处都可以获取,而且常常会比一些更健康的食品便宜。

-a.营养的

【搭配】the nutritional value of food 食物的营养价值

【例句】 Although fast food has little nutritional value, it is a blessing for busy people.尽管快餐的营养价值很低,但是它对忙碌的人们来说是福音。

80- pellet

n.小团, 小球; 小药丸; 小弹丸

【搭配】shotgun pellets霰弹弹丸

【例句】This kind of food pellets for rabbits will almost cover all nutritional needs. 这种丸状的兔粮几乎富含所有的营养需求。

【要点】后缀-let有"小"的含义。类似的单词还有 tablet "平板电脑, 药片"。

81- outskirt

n.郊区

【同】out of town; suburb

【例句】My sister used to live in a small house in the outskirts of the city. 我姐姐曾经住在这个城市郊区的一间小房子里。

【要点】这个词经常出现在雅思听力的地理场景中; downtown 和urban area 均指 "市区"。

82- overhead

形容词发音; 副词发音。 a.在头顶上的; 架空的 ad.在空中, 在头顶上

【同】above; over

【搭配】overhead projector 投影仪

【例句】The overhead cable will be harmful to transport security. 架空的电线会危及交 通安全。

83- parallel

a.平行的; 类似的; 相对应的 n.可相比拟的事物; 相似处; 平行线, 平行面; 纬线 v.与··相似, 与·相当, 比得上

【同】correctional

【搭配】parallel to 与··平行; parallel lines 平行线; parallel bars 双杠

【例句】Several roads are parallel and equidistant from each other. 几条路平行且间距相等。

【要点】这里介绍其他几个常用的体操类词汇:
gymnastics 体操
gymnastic apparatus 体育器械
horizontal bar 单杠
parallel bars 双杠
rings 吊环
side horse 鞍马

84- pattern

n.型, 模式, 样式; 花样, 图案 v.仿制, 按照··样子

【搭配】migration pattern 迁徙方式; eating pattern 饮食模式; consumption pattern 消费模式; design pattern 设计模式

【例句】The expert wants to research on the population size, migration patterns and relations to other population of the species. 这位专家想研究这个物种的数量、迁徙模式以及与其他物种数量的关联。

85- permanent

英式发音? ; 美式发音? 。注意英音和美音的区别 a.永久的, 持久的

【同】eternal; everlasting; perpetual

【搭配】permanent address永久住址

【例句】Instead of moving from place to place the family needed permanent dwellings. 这家人需要长期的居住地而不是不停地搬家。

【要点】说到 permanent address 就不难想到我们填各种表格时的一些项目:
age 年龄
height 身高
weight 体重
nationality 国籍
date of birth 出生日期
marital status 婚姻状况
health condition 健康状况
- pitch t不发音 n.沥青; 投掷; 场地; 音高 v.用沥青覆盖; 投掷; 为··定音高

【同】field; throw; toss

【搭配】football pitch足球场地; rugby pitch 橄榄球场地; on the pitch在场上比 赛; of the pitch 在场下

【例句】The song is pitched too high for my voice. 这首歌的起音太高了, 我唱不上去。

a.永久的,永恒的;不变的 n.烫发(等于permanent wave)

【搭配】 permanent address 永久住址

【例句】 A sparsely scattered permanent population and fast development of leisure activities, especially skiing, have resulted in significant long-term changes to the local ecosystems.常住人口分布稀疏,休闲活动的发展迅速,尤其是滑雪,使当地生态系统发生了重大深远的改变。

-a.永久的,不变的 -n.烫发(等于permanent wave)

【搭配】permanent address 永久住址

【例句】 She is looking for permanent employment.她正在找固定工作。

86- pitch

87- portable

a.轻便的, 便于携带的, 手提式的

【搭配】portable computer 便携式电脑; portable telephone 移动电话

【例句】A small portable tablet will be needed during the work. 在工作中, 需要一部小巧便携的平板电脑。

88- pretension

n.声称; 假装; 要求, 主张; 自负, 骄傲

【同】conceit

【例句】The woman, having fewer pretensions, is far more willing to learn.这个女人不那么自命不凡, 非常愿意学习。

【要点】注意不要和pretend的词义混淆。

89- pricey

a.价格高的; 昂贵的

【例句】They quoted us $200, which is really pricey, so I hope the insurance will cover the total cost. 他们给我们的报价是200美元, 这个价格真的很高, 所以我希望保险能包括全部的花费。

【要点】pricey 是口语用法。英语里有很多类似的在名词词尾加y变为形容词的例子, 比如baggy, "袋状的; 宽松的"。

90- position

n.位置; 职位, 职务; 姿势, 姿态; 见解, 立场; 形势

【同】place; spot

【搭配】be in a position to do sth. 能够; 有做·的机会; leave sth. /sb. in the position of 使某人处于·.

【例句】The board of directors have made their positions clearly. 董事会明确了他们的立场。

【要点】post 和position 都表示一个公司或组织里空缺的职位, 我们在招聘广告里会经常看到。

91- possession

n.持有, 拥有; 所有权; 所有物; 财产, 财富

【同】assets; belongings; properties

【搭配】in sb. 's possession 被某人占有; in possession of sth. 占有某物

【例句】It would be a good idea to get some insurance for the furniture and other personal possessions. 给家具和其他一些个人财产上保险是个不错的主意。

【要点】在听力考试中注意和position的区别, 两词读音很相似。

92- postcode

-'t'的发音可能会有吞音的现象 n.邮政编码

【同】zip code

【例句】A: Do you know your postcode? I may get a wrong one.

B: Yes. It's GU8 9EW.

【要点】在雅思听力中, 邮编经常以字母和数字混合的形式出现, 注意辨别。

93- queue

n.行列, 长队 v.排队, 排队等待

【同】line; row

【搭配】queue up 排队, 排队等待; wait in a queue 排队等待; private queue 专用队列

【例句】We wil join the house renting queue. 我们会加入到租房队伍中去。

【要点】queue 的发音和把它后三个字母去掉后的发音一样, 注意在听力中要与 kill 区别开, 有些考生在实际考试中会混淆这两个词。

94- property

n.财产, 资产, 所有物; 性质, 特性

【同】belongings; characteristics; feature; possession

【搭配】intellectual property 知识产权; assignment of property 产权转让; lost property 失物招领

【例句】A: Lost Property, can I help you?

B: Oh, yes, I've had my purse stolen.

【要点】property还有"房产"的意思, 在雅思听力场景中, 就有过 live in this property的用法; 这个词还可用来表示房间内的一些设施, 比如学生会在对话里讨论住处是 rent property 还是 buy property 的问题。这都需要我们注意辨别这个词在不同语境中的意思。

-n.财产;房产;性质;所有权

【搭配】intellectual property 知识产权;assignment of property产权转让;lost property 失物招领;property development 房产开发

【例句】

1. Policemen are brave, and they fight against criminals when necessary, and sometimes even sacrifice their lives to protect innocent people and their property.警察很勇敢,在必要时他们要和犯罪分子作斗争,有时甚至要牺牲生命来 保护无辜群众及其财产安全。

2. Malleability is a physical property of matter.延展性是物质的一个物理特性。

【派生】 propertied(a.有产的)

【同义】belongings(n.财产);possession(n.所有物)

95- provision

n.供应, (一批)供应品; 准备, 预备; 条款, 规定; 给养, 口粮

【搭配】make provision 做好准备, 预先采取措施; under the provision of sth. 在. . 的条件下

【例句】The country has enough provisions of grain for the future several years. 这个国家在未来的几年中有足够的粮食储备。

n.规定;条款;准备;供应品 v.供给...食物及必需品

【搭配】 make provision 做好准备,预先采取措施;under the provision of sth在...的条件下

【例句】The focus is gradually shifting back to the provision of basic human and environmental needs as top priority.关注点逐渐转变到了以供应人类的基本需求和环境需要为首要任务上。

【同义】 preparation(n.准备,预备);clause(n.条款);food(n.食物)

96- proximity

n.接近, 邻近

【同】closeness; nearness

【搭配】proximity to 亲近; in close proximity非常接近

【例句】I chose the company for its proximity to my house. 我选这个公司是因为它离我的家近。

97- radius

n.半径

【搭配】with a twenty-meter radius 半径20米

【例句】Some local carpenters could only accept jobs in a three-kilometre radius. 当地的一些木匠只能接受方圆3公里内的工作。

【要点】复数形式比较特殊, 为radii。

98- random

a.随机的, 随意的 n.随机, 随意

【同】arbitrary

【搭配】at random随机地, 任意地; random selection 随机选择; random sampling随机取样

【例句】The atoms are arranged in a random disordered fashion.这些原子以杂乱无章的顺序排列。

【要点】这个词经常出现在一些与调查有关的场景中。"随机选择某物"就为 choose sth. at random.

a.任意的,随机的

【搭配】 random selection 随机选择;random access 随机存取

【例句】

1. After this, many researchers switched to auto ganzfeld tests-an automated variant of the technique which used computers to perform many of the key tasks such as the random selection of images.此后,很多研究人员转而进行自动超感知全域测试法,它是超感知全域测试法的自动化形式,利用电脑完成诸如随机选择图像等许多重要任务。

2. The robots follow their own random paths around the plant busily getting on with their jobs.在工厂里,机器人按照自己的随机路线,忙碌地工作着。

99- reassurance

n.再保证

【例句】We have been given reassurance that the rainfall will not threaten us. 我们已经得到再次的保证, 降雨不会再威胁我们了。

100- recognise

g的发音通常被弱化 v.认出, 识别; 承认, 认可; 明白, 意识到

【同】identify; realise; regard

【搭配】be recognized as sth. 被认成某物

【例句】Recently, many people have recognised ostrich's value as a food source. 近来, 许多人已经认识到鸵鸟作为食物来源的价值。

101- redevelopment

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.重新规划, 重新建设

【搭配】downtown redevelopment 城市的重新规划; economic redevelopment 经济的重建

【例句】Now, the theatre is reopening soon after its two-year redevelopment. 现在, 经过两年的重建, 这家剧场即将重新运营。

102- refresh

v.使恢复; 使振作

【同】refresh sb. 's drink(美式英语) → top sb. up (英式英语)给某人满酒

【搭配】refresh sb. 's memory 恢复某人的记忆

【例句】I refreshed myself with a cup of coffee. 我喝了一杯咖啡来提神。

-v.(使)振作精神,(使)恢复活力

【搭配】refresh one's memory 恢复记忆

【例句】

1. When I was tired, the water view outside the window could always refresh my eyes.当我感到疲惫的时候,窗外的水景总能让我的双眼为之一亮。

2. My life always becomes so refreshed and enriched and meaningful again after I come back from a trip.当我旅行归来之后,我的生命总会焕然一新,又变得充实、有意义了。

3. My job is to make sure that you all feel relaxed and refreshed.我的工作就是保证你们都感觉轻松自在、精力充沛。

【派生】 refreshing(a.提神的)

【同义】restore(v.恢复);revive(v.恢复;重新流行)

103- refreshment

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.点心, 饮料; 精力恢复

【同】snack

【例句】Refreshment is included in the cost of a first class ticket. 便餐费用包括在一等票价内。

【要点】refreshment意为"茶点、便餐", 是雅思听力场景中的一个高频词汇, 曾考过 the refreshment served in the foyer.

n.茶点, 饮料

【例句】It is well-known that theater tickets don't include the price of refreshments. 众所周知, 电影票钱不包含饮料。

【要点】相关词汇:
snack 零食
dessert 甜食
pudding 布丁

-n.(精力的)恢复;点心,小吃

【例句】

1. What tastes good to people, as well as what is tasteful to offer as refreshments to guests, can be very different from one culture to another.人们认为好吃的东 西或者款待客人的美味点心,在不同的文化中可能会非常不一样。

2. You can use the members' lounge for refreshments when you feel tired.感到 疲倦的时候你可以在会员休息室休息一下。

【同义】beverage(n.饮料)

104- refund

名词发音? ; 动词发音? n.偿还额, 退款 v.退还(钱款), 偿还

【同】payback

【搭配】full refund 全额偿还; give sb. a refund 给某人退款

【例句】The incorrect or wrong goods can be refunded. 买错的商品是可以退的。

【要点】refund 常出现在购物投诉场景中。

105- refundable

adj. 可退还的, 可归还的, 可偿还的

【例句】The deposit on the house is refundable. 这座房子的押金是可以退还的。

【要点】反义词为non-refundable。

106- remote

a.长久的; 偏僻的; 关系疏远的; 远的

【同】distant; faraway

【搭配】remote control 遥控器; remote chance/possibility 机会很小; remote sensing technology 遥感技术

【例句】There's a remote chance that we can catch the thief in such a short time. 在如此短的时间内抓住小偷是不大可能的。

a.遥远的;偏僻的;(关系)疏远的

【搭配】 remote boot 远程引导;remote access 远距访问

【例句】

1. As towns gradually expanded, water was brought from increasingly remote sources, leading to sophisticated engineering efforts such as dams and aqueducts.随着城镇的逐步发展,水需要从越来越遥远的水源地引入,这就导致需要建设复杂工程,如水坝和渡槽。

2. His ultimate goal was to discover an earth-like planet in remote galaxies.他的终极目标是在遥远的星系找到一颗类地行星。

3. Transport networks need to be expanded to remote rural areas.运输网需要扩展到偏远的农村地区。

【同义】 secluded(a.偏僻的);distant(a. 遥远的)

【派生】 remoteness(n.偏僻,遥远)

-a.遥远的;偏僻的;(关系)疏远的

【例句】

1. I have a place of my own in a remote seaside town, which is a small and roughly built cabin.我在偏远的海边小镇有一个属于自己的地方,那是一栋简陋的小屋。

2. His ultimate goal was to discover an Earth-like planet in a remote galaxy.他的最终目标是在遥远的星系中找到一颗类地行星。

107- remove

v.排除, 消除, 去掉; 搬迁, 移动, 运走

【搭配】be far removed from sth. 和·. ·差别很大

【例句】Water soluble vitamins are removed rapidly from the body. 水溶性维生素可以很快从身体中排出去。

【要点】注意在听力中不要和 removal 混淆。

v./n.移动;迁移;开除

【搭配】 be far removed from sth.和...差别很大

【例句】 Pupils attend the school in their own neighbourhood, which theoretically removes ranking by school. 学生就近入学,从理论上来说,取消了学校的等次。

108- revert

v.恢复, 回复到

【同】regress; restore 搭配revert to回到, 恢复到

【例句】The mother's conversation has to revert to child every ten minutes. 妈妈的谈话每隔十分钟就会回到孩子的身上。

109- repaint

v.重新油漆, 重画

【搭配】repaint the wall重新刷墙

【例句】The first thing people will see when they come in is that the foyer has been repainted gold. 人们走进来首先就会看到门廊被重新漆成了金色。

【要点】注意在听力中不要和repay混淆。

110- resident

a.居住的 n.居民, 常住者

【同】inhabitant

【搭配】urban resident 城镇居民; resident doctor 住院医生; tax resident 纳税居民; local resident 当地居民

【例句】The residents of Suzhou are proud of the Suzhou Gardens. 苏州的居民都以苏州园林为骄傲。

111- residential

a.居住的; 住宅的, 住所的; 提供住宿的

【同】inhabited

【搭配】residential property 住宅区; residential school 寄宿学校; Asian residential area 亚洲人居住区; residential quarters 住宅小区

【例句】Smith House is one of the oldest residential colleges of the university. 史密斯学院是这所大学最古老的寄宿学院之一。

112- respond

v.回答, 答复; 响应

【同】answer; reply

【搭配】respond to回答, 对··作出反应; 响应; respond by doing sth. 做. 来响应

【例句】The waiter does not respond to our demands at all. 那个服务生对我们的要求一点反应都没有。

v.回答;作出反应

【搭配】 respond to 回答;响应

【例句】

1. Local carpenters have been trained in the new design to respond to requests.当地的木匠已接受过培训,他们能制作出这种新款式来满足客户的需求。

2. Though the approach will be examined at first for cancers that do not respond to conventional treatments, Prof. Seymour hopes that one day it might be applied to all cancers. 尽管这种方法将首先试用在传统疗法不能治愈的癌症上,西莫教授还是希望有一天它能用于治疗所有的癌症。

3. Fewer students responded that rainforests provide plant habitats, and even fewer mentioned the indigenous populations of rainforests.很少有学生回答说雨林为植物提供栖息地,谈及雨林中的土著人的就更少了。

4. Companies should respond to this kind of situation in a more honest and open way.公司应采取更为诚实和公开的方式来应对这种情况。

【同义】 answer(v.回答);react(v.作出反应)

113- roam

n.漫步, 闲逛 v.漫步, 闲逛; 漫谈

【同】walk around; wander

【搭配】roam over/around/about 闲逛; 徘徊

【例句】If we go back ten thousand years ago we would find that there were lions roaming vast sections of the globe. 如果我们回到一万年前, 就会发现地球上的大部分地区都有狮子出没。

【要点】注意读音, 不要和 Rome 混淆。

114- rough

a.粗糙的; 混乱的; 艰难的; 粗略的 ad.简陋地; 粗暴地 v.草拟; 粗暴对待, 殴打

【同】harsh

【搭配】rough estimate 粗略估计; rough sb. up 对·. ·动粗

【例句】I would say that I had a rough time these days. 我想说这些天我经历了一段艰难时期。

115- safety

n.安全, 保险; 安全设备, 保险装置

【同】security

【搭配】safety regulations 安全规则; safety office保卫处; safety helmet 安全帽

【例句】Safety and insurance are two main factors needed to be considered when buying cars. 在买车的时候, 安全和保险是我们需要考虑的两个主要因素。

116- saucer

n.茶托, 碟子

【搭配】coffee saucer 咖啡碟; flying saucer飞碟

【例句】A cup and saucer is provided by the waiter. 服务生拿来一副杯碟

117- scale

n.规模; 等级; 比例; 刻度; 天平; 鳞 v.测量; 攀登; 剥落

【同】cut; magnitude; size

【搭配】on a large scale 大规模地; in scale 成比例, 相称; out of scale 不成比例, 不相称; scale down 按比例缩小, 按比例缩减

【例句】The trend in architecture now favours smaller scale building design.现在, 建筑的趋势是倾向于更小规模的建筑设计。

【要点】雅思考试中曾出现过介绍城市郊区发展状况的场景, 其中就有 large-scale housing。

n.规模;天平;(鱼等的)鳞 v.攀登

【搭配】 on a large scale 大规模地;in scale 成比例,相称;out of scale 不成比例

【例句】

1. They assess the dogs' abilities to concentrate by marking them on a scale of between one and five according to how well they remain focused on a toy tossed in to a patch of grass.他们用五级量表来评估狗的专注能力,他们把玩具扔向草地,根据它们对玩具的注意程度来打分。

2. The trend in architecture now favours smaller scale building design that reflects a growing public awareness of environmental protection.现在,建筑设计的流行趋势是小户型,这反映出公众的环保意识越来越强了。

3. In a recent research, the tropical forest has been depicted as ecologically unfit for large-scale human occupation.最近的一项研究表明,从生态学角度来看,热带森林不适合人类大规模居住。

118- signage

n.招牌

【例句】Recent public places improvements include more and better signage to give directions. 最近的公共场所改善措施包括增加更多更好的标识牌以指示方向。

119- site

n.位置, 场所 v.使坐落在; 设置

【同】location; place

【搭配】building/construction site建筑场地

【例句】Do not build on the sites because you will disturb the environment. 不要在这些地方建房子, 因为你会破坏环境。

【要点】on-site意为"现场的", 如on-site cleaner(驻场清洁工), 注意在听力考试中一定要加上英文连字符(-)。

120- situated

a.位于··的, 坐落在··的; 处于··境地的

【同】located

【搭配】conveniently situated 位置便利; be situated in/near 坐落在.

【例句】Along the street, you will find the hospital, which is situated between the house and the post office. 沿着这条街走, 你就会找到那家医院, 它位于那座房子和邮局之间。

121- separate

a.分离的, 分开的

【同】apart

【搭配】separate bedrooms 独立的卧室

【例句】Nowadays many children have separate bedrooms. 如今, 很多孩子都有独立的卧室。

122- serial

a.连续的, 按顺序排列的 n.连续剧, 连载故事

【同】series

【搭配】serial number 序号; television serial 电视连续剧; serial story 小说连载

【例句】The TV station has made many successful TV serials in recent years. 近些年来, 这家电视台制作过很多成功的电视连续剧。

【要点】TV series 意为"电视连续剧", 雅思考试也会涉及电视或出版类的词汇:
circulation 发行量
edition 版本
editorial 社论
feature article 特写
banner headline 通栏大标题
news coverage 新闻报道

-n.连续剧 -a.连续的;按顺序排列的

【例句】

1. The program"Human and Nature"is a long serial program, which has been broadcast on our national TV channel for at least 15 years.《人与自然》这个节目 是长篇系列节目,已经在我们中央电视台播出至少15年了。

2. A lot of people complained that American police serials were particularly violent.许多人抱怨美国的警匪片太暴力了。

123- snack

n.快餐, 小吃, 点心

【同】refreshment

【搭配】snack bar 小吃店, 快餐店

【例句】You should have some high energy snacks after swimming. 在游泳之后你应该吃一些高热量的点心。

【要点】注意在听力考试过程中不要和snake的发音混淆, mid-morning snacks 指"间食(上午十点左右, 学生可以喝咖啡, 吃小点心)"。

124- snap

v.咔嚓折断, 啪地绷断; 吧嗒一声关上或打开; 猛咬, 猛然断裂; 厉声说话, 怒声责备

【同】snap out of it → change one's habit 恢复状态, 振作起来

【搭】配snap at sth. 向··咬去; 迫不及待地抓住机会; snap up 迅速抓住, 马上接受; 抢购

【例句】The heavy snow storm snapped tree branches and power lines. 猛烈的暴风雪折断了树枝和电线。

【要点】听力考试中不要和 nap 这个词混淆, 如"打盹", 有些考生就会误写成 take a snap

overdose. 绝大多数的毒品是逐步侵害吸食者的,而不是瞬间过量致死。 overlook -v.忽略;俯瞰

【例句】

1. My ideal house is set on a rocky cliff overlooking the powerful Atlantic Ocean. 我理想中的的房子是建在一座岩石峭壁上,俯瞰着波涛汹涌的大西洋。

2. Some children go astray for the reason that they were often overlooked by their parents or at school at an early age.一些孩子步入歧途,是因为他们在很 小的时候被父母忽略,或在学校不受重视。

【同义】miss(v.错过);ignore(v.忽视)

125- squeeze

n.榨取, 勒索 v.压榨, 挤

【同】press

【搭配】squeeze toothpaste 挤牙膏; squeeze sth. out 把··挤出来; squeeze your eyes shut 紧紧闭上眼睛

【例句】How did you squeeze so much time into one month? 你如何在一个月中挤出这么多时间?

【要点】注意本单词的拼写。

-v.挤;榨取

【搭配】squeeze toothpaste 挤牙膏;squeeze sth. out 把...挤出来;squeeze one's eyes shut 把眼睛紧紧闭上

【例句】

1. If I had a long vacation, I would spend a good part of it reading many great books that I haven't been able to squeeze any time to read.如果我有一个悠长的假期,我会把大部分时间花在阅读那些平时没时间看的书上。

2. I made the toast and squeezed orange juice every morning.我每天早上都会烤面包,榨橙汁。

【派生】 squeezer(n.压榨器;榨汁器)

【同义】crush(v.挤);press(v.压榨)

126- stack

n.整齐的一叠(或一堆) v.把··叠成堆, 堆放于; 堆积, 堆起

【同】heap; pile

【搭配】reference stacks 书库; stack-pile wood 堆积木材

【例句】The books are stacked onto wooden pallets, in sets of four, and lifted onto a truck. 这些书四本一组被堆放在木质货盘上, 并被运到卡车上。

【要点】在图书馆场景中, 出现过stack system, stack和 stock两词读音很相似, 注 意不要写成 stock system。

n.堆 v.堆积;堆成堆

【搭配】 stack room书库;a stack of hay 一堆干草

【例句】

1. More surprising is the fact that the individual storeys of a Japanese pagoda are not actually connected to each other. They are simply stacked one on top of another like a pile of hats.更令人惊讶的是日本宝塔的每一个单独楼层间实际上都不相连。它们只是像一摞帽子一样一层层地堆叠起来。

2. Dishes are stacked up in a drying rack.盘子被堆放在一个烘干架上。

【要点】常见的短语有,a stack of“一堆;一摞”,stack up“堆积;累计;加起来”,stack gas“烟道气;烟囱废气”等。

127- stamp

p的发音尽可能弱化 n.邮票, 印花; 印章, 图章; 跺脚, 顿足; 戳记, 印记 v.跺脚, 顿足; 盖章, 盖印

【搭配】stamp tax 印花税; stamp collecting 集邮; commemorative stamp 纪念邮票 You should attach the stamp to the right corner of an envelope. 你应该把邮票贴在信封的右边。

【要点】在post office(邮局)场景中, 经常会出现一连串的相关词汇:
envelope 信封
postage 邮资
parcel 包裹(注意拼写)
registered letter 挂号信
addressee 收信人
consignee(包裹)收件人
postage paid 邮资已付

128- stitch

t不发音 n.一针, 针脚 v.缝, 缝合

【搭配】drop a stitch (织毛衣时)掉针了; stitch sth. up 把··缝合; cross stitch 十字绣; back stitch 回针/返针

【例句】Susan is stitching her old clothes. 苏珊正在缝她的旧衣服。

129- structure

n.结构, 构造; 建筑物 v.构造, 建造

【搭配】management structure 管理结构; economic structure 经济结构

【例句】This morning I'd like to tell you about the structure of the building. 今天上午, 我将介绍这栋大楼的结构。

130- stuck

a.不能动的, 被卡住的

【同】jammed

【搭配】stuck on 被·迷住, 特别喜欢; get stuck 被迷住; be stuck 被卡住; stuck in 陷入, 插入

【例句】The pictures on the wall were simply stuck on and so could easily become detached. 墙上的画只是被简单地固定住, 所以很容易摘下来。

【要点】"It's stuck. "是雅思听力中常出现的一个小短句, 意为"··被卡住了"。

131- stainless

a.无污点的; 不锈的 n.不锈钢(餐具)

【搭配】stainless steel 不锈钢

【例句】The flask is made of stainless steel which is guaranteed for 20 years. 这个保温瓶是用不锈钢做的, 保修期是二十年。

【要点】stainless一词较常出现在生活场景中, 如stainless kitchenware(不锈钢厨房 用具)。

132- stuff

n.原料, 材料, 东西 v.填满, 塞满

【同】material

【搭配】stuff with 填满, 塞满; have a stuffed nose鼻子不通气; the stuff of sth. . ·的 材料

【例句】A kind of plastic stuff is used to make the plates. 这些盘子是用一种塑料制造的。

【要点】雅思听力考试中, 注意与 staff 区分开来。

133- suburb

英式发音? ; 美式发音? n.市郊, 郊区

【同】outskirts

【例句】The suburbs are always located miles from the town centres. 郊区通常位于离市中心很远的地方。

【要点】该词经常出现在租房场景中, 用来描述地理位置。

-n.郊区

【搭配】an industrial suburb 城郊工业区;the inner suburbs 近郊

【例句】

1. To be more exact, we live in an apartment in one of the northern suburbs of the city.准确地说,我们住在城市北郊的一幢公寓楼里。

2. The hotel in Sydney's southern suburbs is the closest to Sydney Airport.这家 位于悉尼南郊的酒店是距悉尼机场最近的酒店。

【派生】 suburban(a.城郊的);suburbanite(n.郊区居民)

134- surround

v.包围, 环绕

【同】encircle

【搭配】be surrounded by sth. 被·. 围绕; surround yourself with sth. 用. 把自己包围住

【例句】The sportsman always surrounds himself with thick clothes. 这名运动员经常用厚衣服把自己裹住。

【要点】注意在拼写时双写 r。

135- surroundings

n.周围的事物, 环境

【搭配】working surroundings工作环境

【例句】Those who could afford to live in more pleasant surroundings moved out. 那些可以负担得起在更好的环境里居住的人都搬了出去。

136- switch

n.开关, 电闸; 转换, 转变; 枝条, 鞭子 v.转换; 切断; 接通

【同】change

【搭配】switch to 转换; switch on 打开; switch off 切断

【例句】Switch off the water heater when you don't need to use it. 不使用热水器时, 请关掉它。

【要点】这个词经常出现在生活场景中, 如 switch on the water heater and fridge。

-n.开关;转换 -v.转换

【例句】

1. Switch the machine off by pressing the red button.按下红色按钮关掉机器。 2. A switch was flipped and the machine began to whirl at 300 revolutions per minute.按下开关,机器开始以每分钟300转的速度旋转。

137- transport

名词发音? ; 动词发音? 。 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.运输, 运送; 运输系统, 运载工具 v.运输, 运送, 搬运

【搭配】public transport 公共交通工具; transport costs 运费; free transportation 免费交通

【例句】A: Are you familiar with public transport system?

B: No, I am not really because I have been living in a small village.

-v.运输 -n.运输;运输工具

【搭配】public transport 公共交通工具;transport costs 运费

【例句】

1. People enjoy city life mainly for its conveniences. Firstly, the city provides fast transport leading to every corner.人们喜欢城市生活主要是因其便利。首先,城市提供了快捷交通运输,把人们送到世界各个角落。

2. Since its invention, the automobile has become one of the most important means of transport in the world. Automobiles have totally changed the lifestyles of almost all people in the world.自发明以来,汽车就成了世界上最重要的交通工具之一。汽车几乎完全改变了全世界所有人的生活方式。

3. Better integration of transport systems is highly desirable and made more feasible by modern computers.人们迫切要求运输系统高度一体化,而现代计算机使这一要求更容易实现。

138- tenant

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.承租人; 房客; 佃户

【搭配】siting tenant 老房客

【例句】The furniture was left by the former tenant. 这些家具是上个房客留下来的。

【要点】留学在外, 住宿是大事, 学生们可以选择 homestay(寄宿在当地人家中), 也可以租房子, 房屋中介一词为 house agent。

139- trim

a.整齐的, 整洁的; 装饰的 v./n.整理, 修整, 装饰

【同】tidy

【搭配】trim lawns 整齐的草坪; trim one's nails 修剪指甲; trim sth. off/away 把. 去除掉

【例句】The new regulation trimmed the number of immigrants to Britain.新法规使移民英国的人数减少了。

140- threshold

n.门槛; 入门, 开端

【搭配】be on the threshold of sth. 在. ·的开端

【例句】As you all know, the normal noise threshold for private housing is 55 decibels. 众所周知, 私人住宅的正常噪音值是55分贝。

141- traceable

a.可追踪的

【同】trackable

【搭配】traceable cost 直接费用, 追溯成本

【例句】It is a tradition that is traceable back to the 5th century. 这个传统可以追溯到5世纪。

142- urban

a.城市的

【同】civic

【搭配】urban area 城市地区; urban resident 城市居民

【例句】Living in urban areas has many disadvantages. 住在城市有很多缺点。

a.城市的

【搭配】 urban areas 城市地区;urban residents 城市居民

【例句】

1. This concentration of vehicles makes air quality in urban areas unpleasant.汽车大量集中在市区,使得这里的空气污浊不堪。

2. She examines the interplay between changing gender divisions and urban change.她研究性别差异的变化和城市变化之间的相互影响。

3. Once lovely countryside is absorbed by urban sprawl.曾经风光秀丽的乡村在城市的无规划扩展中消失了。

【同义】 metropolitan(a.大都会的);citified(a.都市风的);municipal(a.市政的)

【反义】rustic(a.乡村的;质朴的);rural(a.农村的;田园的)

【派生】 urbanisation(n.城市化)

143- vegetarian

n.素食主义者

【搭配】a vegetarian restaurant 素食餐厅; on a vegetarian diet 戒荤腥, 食素

【例句】We'd better make sure there is good vegetarian food in the restaurant. 我们最好确保这家餐厅有好的素食。

【要点】这个词经常出现在就餐场景中, 如餐厅的服务生询问顾客是素食还是有忌 Are you a vegetarian or do you have any special food requirement?

-n.素食者 -a.素食的

【搭配】a vegetarian restaurant 素食餐厅

【例句】

1. She became a vegetarian when she was young and has kept a fat-free diet for over 50 years.她在年轻的时候就成了素食主义者,坚持无脂肪饮食已经50多年了。

2. Restaurants must have vegetarian dishes.餐厅必须有供素食者食用的菜肴。

【要点】vegetarian是"吃素的人",vegan指的是"纯素主义者",他们既不吃 也不用任何动物产品。现在备受提倡的绿色、低碳饮食方式就是bea vegetarian(做一个素食主义者)。

144- ventilation

n.空气流通; 通风设备, 通风方法

【搭配】room with good ventilation 通风良好的房间; ventilation system 通风系统

【例句】A good ventilation system is required when you choose a room. 在你选择房间的时候需要有好的通风系统。

【要点】与通风相关的词汇:
vent 通风口
vent duct 通风管道
vent pipe 通风管; 排气管
ventilator 通风器
ventilated corridor 通风的走廊
ventilated lobby 通风的门廊
- venue n.(聚集、审判、比赛)地点

【同】site

【搭配】sport venue 运动场馆; outdoor venue户外场所

【例句】The square is now a venue for leisure and tourism. 现在这个广场是一个休闲和旅游的场所。

【要点】如果雅思考试地点有变, 考试组织方就用test venue change来表示"考试地点有变"。

145- venue

146- vital

a.生死攸关的, 极其重要的; 充满生机的

【同】crucial; important

【搭配】vital to/for sth. 对··极其重要的, 对··必不可少的; at the vital moment 在关键时刻; a vital error 致命的错误; a vital decision 重要的决定

【例句】The funds are vital for the exploitation of the project. 资金对这个项目的开发来说至关重要。

a.生死攸关的;极其重要的;有生命力的

【搭配】vital to/for sth.对...极重要的;at the vital moment 在关键时刻;a vital decision 重要决定;vital statistics 重要数据

【例句】

1. Without a similar focus on parent education and on the vital importance of the first three years, some evidence indicates that it will not be enough to overcome educational inequity.一些证据显示,如果对家长自身的教育和孩子3岁前教育的重要性不同等重视,就不足以解决教育不平等的问题。

2. This means that a forest policy is vital, that it must transcend national frontiers and generations of people, and that it must allow for the inevitable changes that take place in the forests, in needs, and hence in policy.这意味着林业政策至关重要,这项政策必须超越国界和年代的限制,必须考虑到森林环境、人民需求以及国家政策不可避免的变化。

3. Having survived there for centuries, they believe their wealth of traditional knowledge is vital to the task.因为已经在那里生活了几个世纪,所以他们认为他们宝贵的传统知识对完成这项任务十分重要。

4. The Department has a vital role to play in providing information to visitors and scholars.该部门在为来访者及学者提供信息方面发挥了极为重要的作用。

-a.生死攸关的;极其重要的;有生命力的

【搭配】be vital to/for sth.对...极重要的;at the vital moment 在关键时刻;a vital decision 重要决定

【例句】

1. It is vital to define success although currently there are various criteria.虽然 目前的标准多种多样,但是定义成功的概念还是十分重要的。

2. Obviously, museums have become a vital part of our life.显然,博物馆已成 为我们生活中必不可少的一部分。

【同义】essential(a.必要的)

147- weigh

v.称重量; 认真考虑, 权衡

【搭配】weigh advantages and disadvantages 权衡利弊; weigh out 称出

【例句】Weigh out the salt in pound packages. 把盐按每包一磅称出。

【搭配】 weigh anchor 起锚;weigh one's words 斟酌字句

【例句】

1. Over time, however, world output has shifted into goods whose worth is unrelated to their size and weight.但是,随着时间的流逝,全球所生产的商品的价值渐渐失去了与商品的大小和轻重的关系。

2. The builders of Japanese pagodas seem to have further increased their weight by choosing to cover these extended eaves not with the porcelain tiles of many Chinese pagodas but with much heavier earthenware tiles.日本宝塔建造者建造宝塔不是用像中国宝塔那样的瓷砖,而是用更重的陶砖来铺盖延伸出的 屋檐,这似乎进一步增加了它们的重量。

3. They are heavy with honey and may weigh up to 90 pounds each.装满蜂蜜后,它们非常重,每一个的重量都可能达到90磅。

-v.称重;权衡;斟酌

【搭配】weigh the pros and cons 权衡利弊; weight up one's chances of success 权衡成功的可能性;weigh one's words 斟酌词句

【例句】As individuals, how do we weigh our obligations to family against our obligations to community and to our country?作为个体,我们该如何权衡我 们对家庭的义务与对社会和国家的义务呢?

148- whereabouts

副词发音; 名词发音? ad.(大概)在哪里 n.行踪, 下落

【例句】I still have no clue of his whereabouts. 我仍然对他的下落一无所知。

【要点】whereabouts作副词时, 第二个重读音节是在about中的b上。

149- ## 2-旅游休闲篇

150- aborigine

n.土著, 土著居民

【例句】The Australian aborigines have recorded both real and symbolic images of their time on rock walls for many thousands of years. 几千年来, 澳洲土著将当时的写实及象征性图像都记录在石墙上。

【要点】注意 aborigine专指"澳大利亚土著", "土著的"可以用 native 表示。

151- acclaim

v.向··欢呼, 为··喝彩 n.称赞, 欢迎

【同】praise

【搭配】win worldwide acclaim 赢得广泛的赞誉; receive great acclaim备受赞扬

【例句】There's lots to see and do including the internationally-acclaimed climbing wall built on the site of the old aquarium. 这里有很多可看和可玩的, 其中包括那个建在水族馆旧址上享誉世界的攀岩墙。

【要点】acclaimed 为形容词, 意为"受欢呼的、受赞扬的", 常以highly acclaimed, widely acclaimed, universally acclaimed等形式出现。

152- accompany

v.陪同, 伴随; 为··伴奏

【搭配】accompany training 陪练; accompany a singer 伴唱

【例句】All ages from five upwards are welcome to the club, though we do ask that children below eight years of age are accompanied by an adult. 我们欢迎所有五岁以上的人参加这个俱乐部, 尽管我们确实要八岁以下的孩子要有成人陪同。

【要点】在听力考试中, accompany 中的a的发音会很弱, 要注意和 company 区别。

-v.陪伴;与...同时存在或发生;给...伴奏

【搭配】fever accompanied with delirium 烧得说胡话

【例句】

1. He always tries his best to accompany his family members although he is very busy.虽然他很忙,但是他一直尽力陪伴家人。

2. Your enrolment form must be accompanied by the course deposit of US $100.你在交登记表的时候,还要缴纳100美元的课程押金。

3. The singer was accompanied by her elder sister at the piano.那位演唱者的姐姐用钢琴给她伴奏。

【同义】escort(v.陪同)

153- activity

n.活动; 活性, 活力

【同】action

【搭配】academic activity 学术活动; outdoor activity户外活动; outside activity 户 外活动; physical activity 体育活动

【例句】Outdoor activity not only improves children's practical ability but also theirhealth. 户外活动不仅能提高孩子们的实践能力, 还有益于他们的健康。

154- amazing

a.惊人的, 令人吃惊的

【同】surprising

【搭配】an amazing bargain 令人惊讶的交易

【例句】The wonderful video on sea lions I saw last week is amazing. 我上周看的那个精彩的海狮视频实在太棒了。

【要点】It's amazing. (太棒了。) 是英语口语中比较常见的一个小短句。

155- appreciate

-te的发音尽可能弱 v.感谢, 感激; 正确评价, 欣赏, 赏识

【同】be grateful; be thankful

【搭配】appreciate doing sth. 对某人做··表示感激

【例句】I deeply appreciate your care, but I'm fine now. 我对你的关心深表感激, 但是现在我很好。

【要点】后面接动词时只能为动词的-ing形式, 类似的词还有:admit 和 consider。

-v.欣赏;感激;领会;增值,涨价

【搭配】appreciate one's doing sth.对...表示感激 句

1. The first time I listened his songs, I think, was when I was in primary school. However, I didn't mean to appreciate his songs at that moment.我想我第一次听他的歌是在上小学的时候。但当时我并不是专门去欣赏他的歌曲。

2. Never hesitate to tell others how much you believe in them, or how much you appreciate them.要毫不犹豫地告诉别人你多么信任他们,或是多么感激他们。

156- advance

-英式发音? ; -美式发音? n.前进, 进展; 预付, 预支 v.前进, 进展; 推进, 促进; 提出; 提前

【同】move up; progress

【搭配】in advance 预先, 提前; book in advance 提前预订

【例句】The ticket can be booked 10 days in advance. 票可以提前10天预订。

【要点】在实际语境中, in advance 这个词组中的in和advance中的a经常连读, 请考生注意辨别; advance在新闻报道中还有"预发消息、预写消息"的含义。

157- adventure

n.冒险, 冒险活动; 奇遇

【搭配】spirit of adventure 冒险精神; adventure playground 儿童游乐园; adventure film 惊险片

【例句】After three years studying, I wanted adventure. 经过三年的学习, 我想去冒险。

158- agency

n.代理(处), 代办处; 机构

【搭配】Xinhua News Agency 新华社; employment agency 职业介绍所; travel agency 旅行社

【例句】The agency has specialized in tours and independent travel to that country for over 20 years. 这个旅行社专做那个国家的旅游和自助游有二十多年了。

159- assume

v.假装; 假定, 设想; 采取, 承担, 呈现

【同】presume; think

【搭配】assume office 就职; assume an obligation 承担义务

【例句】A: You might have to wait five days or so, but I assume that'd be OK?

B: Oh yes, fine.

【要点】注意要双写 s。

-v.假定;承担;采取

【例句】

1. I assumed you would like a rabbit so I brought one for you.我猜你喜欢兔子,所以给你带了一只。

2. If the program can work for both instances of the loop, you can assume it will also work for all of them.如果程序对两个循环都能起作用,你就可以假定它对所有的循环都起作用。

160- atlas

n.地图集

【例句】Maps can be folded and put in a pocket and can provide a great store of reference when they're collected into an atlas. 收录在地图集里的地图可以折叠放在口袋里, 为你提供大量参考。

161- attract

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.吸引; 引起(注意或兴趣); 引诱, 激发

【同】draw

【搭配】attract sb. 's attention 引起··注意; attract people's interest 吸引人们的兴趣

【例句】We kept the price low to attract more visitors here. 我们保持低价以吸引更多的游客到这里来。

【要点】attraction 意为"旅游景点", 也是雅思听力中出现频率较高的一个单词。

-v.吸引,有吸引力;引起

【例句】

1. Many of their lyrics are composed around the topics: to be maternal, love your life, be stronger and be broad-minded and so on. In my view, these themes are so meaningful that they attract me immediately.他们的许多歌词创作都围绕着这 些主题:母爱,热爱生活,更加坚强,思想开明,等等。我认为这些主题 很有意义,立刻就被它们吸引了。

2. Franklin Roosevelt was a hero in his day. Well known for his unprecedented years as the President of U.S., he is regarded as a savior of America. However, it is not his brilliant success that attracts me.富兰克林...罗斯福是他那 个时代的英雄。在他任职美国总统的史无前例的13年期间,他被看做美国 的救世主,这是众所周知的。但是,并不是他的辉煌成就吸引了我。

162- auditorium

n.礼堂; 观众席

【同】hall

【搭配】the school auditorium 学校礼堂

【例句】Will the audience find any difference in the auditorium? 观众们会发现这个礼堂有什么不同吗?

【要点】auditorium 的复数形式有两种:auditoriums 和 auditoria。

163- available

a.可利用的; 可得到的; 可以见到的

【同】usable

【搭配】be available to 可用于; available facilities 可用的器械

【例句】Ok, now let me give you an outline of what's available to you. 好了, 现在让我给你一个大纲, 告诉你什么是可用的。

【要点】这个词常出现在雅思考试的订房场景中, 意为"有空房间"等。如:The room upstairs is available now. 此时可以替换的词有 vacant。

-a.可获得的;可用的

【搭配】be available to 可用于;available facilities 可用器械

【例句】

1. I know that Chinese architecture is unusual in the world. This is due primarily to the types of building materials that have been available to people for many centuries.我知道中国的建筑在世界上是独特的。这主要是因为数个世纪以 来人们可以使用的建筑材料的类型。

2. When we visited Hong Kong during the winter holiday, my school teachers took us to the world-famous Hong Kong Ocean Park. It was the first time to see so many live sea animals and I got a lot of life experience which is not available in any of my textbooks.寒假期间我们游览了香港,老师带领我们参观了闻名世界的香港海洋公园。那是我第一次看到那么多海洋动物,也体验到了 很多书本上没有的生活经验。

164- avenue

n.林阴道, 大街; 途径, 手段

【同】street

【搭配】a tree-lined avenue 树木成行的街道

【例句】Lake Avenue is a perfect place for morning exercise. 湖泊大街是晨练的绝好去处。

【要点】avenue和其他词组成地名时首字母应该大写, 如 North Avenue, Lake Avenue。其中 avenue的a和前面的单词容易发生吞音现象, 请注意辨别。雅思听力中还经常出现 street, road, lane 来表示"街道、大街"。

165- backpack

n.背包

【同】knapsack

【例句】Learning about how solar technology fits onto a backpack is beyond me. 我无法理解太阳能技术是如何应用于背包的。

166- bent

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 a.被弄弯的, 弯曲的 n.爱好, 倾向; 忍耐力; 弯曲, 弯度

【同】crooked; curved; twisted

【搭配】a bent nail 弯曲的钉子; be bent on doing sth. 决定做某事

【例句】If you are buying a cot, do make sure that any metal present is not rusted or bent in any way. 在买婴儿床的时候, 无论如何要确保床的金属不能生锈或弯曲。

【要点】在听力中, 要注意区分 bent 和 bend 的读音差异。

167- bet

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.打赌, 赌注 v.赌, 打赌

【搭配】bet on 打赌; bet with sb. 和··打赌

【例句】Anyway I bet there are some things you didn't know about this election.不管怎样, 我敢说对于这次选举, 你肯定有不知道的。

【要点】You bet. 在口语中作"当然"讲。

168- bicycle

n.自行车, 脚踏车 v.骑自行车

【同】bicycle shorts→cycling shorts自行车手的短裤

【搭配】ride a bicycle 骑自行车

【例句】Today I'd like to talk to you about buying a bicycle. 今天, 我给大家讲一些与买自行车有关的事情。

【要点】几个比较常用的和自行车有关的短语:
single speed bicycle 单速自行车
mountain bike 山地车

169- brand

n.商标, 牌子; 烙印 v.铭刻于, 铭记; 打烙印于

【搭配】brand name 商标; co-branded card 联名卡; leading brand 驰名品牌; brand image 品牌形象

【例句】The scratch is small directly above the brand name of the briefcase. 划痕不大, 在公文包商标的正上方。

-n.商标;品牌;烙印 -v.打烙印于;给...加上污名

【搭配】

170- brilliant

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 a.光辉的, 灿烂的; 卓越的, 有才华的

【同】bright

【搭配】brilliant sunshine 灿烂的阳光; brilliant idea 极好的想法

【例句】She is brilliant but her work lacks originality. 她很有才华, 但工作缺乏创意。

-a.灿烂的;卓越的;聪明的

【例句】

1. J.K. Rowling is brilliant for creating an entire magic world, and she has changed a whole generation. The books depict the adventures of the adolescent wizard Harry Potter and his best friends. JK...罗琳成就卓越,她创造了一个完整的魔法世界,改变了整整一代人。这系列书描述了少年巫师哈利...波特及 其好朋友们的冒险经历。

2. Obivously, Beijing is best known for its brilliant history. It's the capital city of China, not just now, but in five dynasties in Chinese history as well.显然,北京以其辉煌的历史而闻名。它是中国的首都,不只是现在,而且是中国历史 中五个朝代的都城。

3. That's a brilliant solution to the problem.那可真是解决这个问题的聪明办法。

171- budget

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.预算 v.做预算

【搭配】budget deficit 预算赤字; cut down the budget 减少预算; plan a budget 做预算; stay within one's budget 在某人的预算之内; budget price range 预算价格范围

【例句】I am going to talk about ways of making sure you eat well while at the same time staying within budget. 我将告诉你在预算范围内吃得好的方法。

【要点】在雅思听力中, 通常 budget 前后都会出现钱数, 这时考生要注意听数字。

n.预算,预算拨款

【搭配】budget deficit 预算赤字;cut down the budget 削减预算;plan a budget做预算;on a budget 节省开支

【例句】

1. We must find ways to meet demands with fewer resources, ecological criteria and to a smaller budget.我们必须找到满足需求的方法,不但资源用量要更少,还要符合生态标准,而且预算较小。

2. I'm going to talk about ways of making sure that you eat well while at the same time staying within your budget.我将会谈到一些方法,让你在不超过预算的前提下能吃好。

【派生】 budgetary(a.预算的)

【要点】budget一词与“经济”联系比较紧密,无论是国家、企业还是个人,一说到经济情况,都可能会涉及到budget(预算)。它可作名词,表示“预算”;也可以作动词,表示“做预算”,常用的【搭配】为budget for sth.,即“为...做预算”;还可作形容词,表示“经济的,实惠的”,如a budget meal“实惠的饭菜”。

172- camp

n.野营, 露营; 帐篷; 营地 v.设营, 宿营

【搭配】camping equipment 野营用品; refugee camp 难民营

【例句】Last week we talked about buying camping equipment. 上周, 我们谈了购买野营装置的事。

【要点】在某地露营可以用 camp on.. 来表示, 如 camp on the site 就是"在此地野营"。

173- capture

v.捕获, 俘获; 引起(注意), 迷住

【同】arrest; seize

【搭配】passive capture 被动袭击

【例句】The beautiful vision is captured through photographs, postcards and films. 这一美丽的景象通过照片、明信片和电影被捕捉下来。

-v.捕获,俘获;引起

【例句】

1. This makes it easier to spot ants and to capture them before they can escape into the surrounding leaf litter.这样更容易识别蚂蚁,在它们逃进附近的落叶层之前,及时抓获它们。

2. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies to war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labour, and exchange information ceaselessly.它们种植菌类,把蚜虫当作家畜来喂养,组建军队发起战争,用化学喷雾来警告和迷惑敌人,俘虏奴隶,繁殖后 代,不停地交换信息。 这一美景被捕捉到照片、明信片和电影上。

-v.捕获,俘获;引起(注意)

【例句】

1. According to the ancient saying, ghost month is the most horrible time of the year, and vicious spirits are out to capture souls.据远古的说法,鬼月是一年中最可怕的时节,邪恶的鬼魂会出来捕获灵魂。

2. The beautiful vision is captured through photographs, postcards and films.这一美丽的景象被照片、明信片和电影捕捉下来。

174- character

n.性格, 品质; 特性, 特征; 人物, 角色; 字符, (汉)字

【同】nature; personality; role

【搭配】character trait 性格特征; character flaw 性格缺陷; cartoon characters 卡通人物

【例句】There were many people watching the movie and actually fainting when the character fired a gun at the camera. 有很多人观看那部电影, 当剧中人物真的朝着摄像机开枪的时候, 很多人都晕过去了。

【要点】personal character(个人性格)有很多种, 在这里列出几个在雅思考试中较为常见的:
ambitious 有野心的
capable 有能力的
creative 有创造力的
devoted 有奉献精神的
humble 谦恭的
generous 慷慨的

175- charge

n.费用; 掌管; 电荷 v.要价, 收费; 控告; 充电

【同】cost; fee; price

【搭配】take charge of 担任, 负责; in charge(of)负责, 主管; no charge 免费; free of charge 免费; extra charge 额外的费用

【例句】A: How much does the course cost?

B: It's actually free of charge. The only thing you have to pay for is the test at the end of the course which costs 28 pounds.

【要点】charge out经常出现在图书馆场景中, 意为"把··借出来"。

176- climate

n.气候; 风气, 社会思潮

【同】weather

【搭配】economic climate 经济环境, 经济气候; climate change 气候变化

【例句】The climate here doesn't agree with me. 这里的气候不适合我。

n.气候;风气,思潮

【搭配】dry climate 干旱的气候;ice climate 冰雪气候;city climate 城市气侯;arid climate 干燥的气候

【例句】

1. Newman points out the success of public transport in both Toronto and Singapore and, in fact, he has checked the use of cars against climate and found“zero correlation”.纽曼指出公共交通在多伦多和新加坡的成功。事实上,他已考查过了汽车使用对气候的影响,并发现了“零相关”。

2. The price of sudden climate change, in famine, disease and suffering, was often high.在饥荒、疾病和苦难中,气候突变的代价往往是很高的。

3. Farmed ostriches don't need African climates.人工饲养的鸵鸟并不需要非洲的气候条件。

【派生】climatic(a.气候的);climatically(ad.气候上)

177- coach

n.教练, 指导; 长途公共汽车; 客车车厢 v.训练; 指导

【搭配】coach sb. in/for sth. 训练某人做某事; on a coach乘长途客车

【例句】This allows 15 minutes to get on and off the coach, 45 minutes for the guided tour and 30 minutes for after -tour activities. 有15分钟可以用来上下车, 45分钟可以用来完成计划好的旅游行程, 还有30分钟用于旅游之后的活动。

178- cost

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.成本, 费用; 代价 v.价值为, 花费

【同】fare; toll

【搭配】at al costs 不惜任何代价, 无论如何; at the cost of以. ·为代价; living cost生活费; repair cost 修理费

【例句】The cost of transport and phone calls was beyond the budget last month. 上个月的交通费和电话费超出了预算。

【要点】It will cost you. 表示"··会非常贵"。

179- credit

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.信贷; 信用; 荣誉; 学分 v.相信, 信任; 归功于

【同】buy sth. on credit→put sth. on the slate 赊购

【搭配】give credit for sth. 因·. 而称赞某人; credit card 信用卡

【例句】A: Can I pay by credit card?

B: Sorry, we only accept cash.

【要点】考试中还可能会涉及 credit card 的号码, 这就需要考生迅速作出反应并记下数字。

180- commodity

英式发音? ; 美式发音? n.商品, 物品

【搭配】commodity economy 商品经济; a commodities fair 商品交易会; commodity price 商品价格; agricultural commodities 农业产品; commodity inspection 商品检查

【例句】The airlines are now treating their seats like a commodity. 现在航空公司把他们的座位视为一种商品。

-n.商品,货物

【搭配】commodity economy 商品经济;a commodity fair 商品交易会; commodity price 商品价格;agricultural commodities 农产品; commodity inspection 商品检查

【例句】

1. They make the commodities popular by cheating most consumers. And also there are some commodities which do harm to the health of consumers and to the society.他们通过欺骗广大消费者来使商品大受欢迎,还有一些商品给消费 者的健康和社会都造成了伤害。

2. All in all, advertisements give us convenience to choose the commodities that can meet our needs.总之,广告为我们选择符合需求的商品提供了便利。

3. Some people think commodities that are popular among consumers reflect the power of advertisement rather than the real needs of people.有些人认为,受消费者欢迎的商品反映的是广告的作用,而不是人们的真正需求。

4. Nowadays, the airlines are treating their seats like a commodity.现在,航空公司把客机的席位当做商品(进行出售)。

【同义】goods(n.货物)

181- convenient

a.便利的, 方便的

【搭配】be convenient for 对··来说很方便; be convenient to do 方便做.

【例句】The house is cheap and convenient. 这栋房子价格便宜且交通方便。

【要点】be conveniently situated 可以用来形容房子地理位置很好, 很方便。

-a.方便的

【搭配】be convenient for 对...来说很方便;be convenient to do 方便做...

【例句】

1. If I can speak Arabic, it will be convenient for me to travel there. But I can't find the person who teaches Arabic in our city.如果我会说阿拉伯语,我去那里旅游就很方便了。但在我们的城市我无法找到教阿拉伯语的人。

2. Cars easily surpass trains or buses as a flexible and convenient mode of personal transport. 作为一种灵活、便捷的个人交通工具,汽车轻松超越了火车和公共汽车。

【派生】conveniently(ad.方便地)

182- deliver

v.交付, 递送; 发表, 表达; 释放; 接生

【搭配】deliver a speech 发表演讲; deliver a judgement 发表判决

【例句】The President delivered a televised speech to the whole nation on October 1st. 主席在10月1日向全国发表了电视讲话。

-v.交付;发表;递送;给予(打击)

【搭配】deliver a speech 发表演讲;deliver a judgement 发表判决

【例句】

1. Acts of kindness, however small it is, deliver as much pleasure to the giver as to the gainer.善行,无论大小,都能给接受者和施予者带来同样的快乐。

2. Children trust their parents, which means that they count on them, depend on them and expect them to deliver over their property.孩子信任父母,意味着他 们指望父母、依赖父母,并期望父母能够为他们提供物质保障。

【同义】convey(v.传送)

183- density

n.密集; 密度; 浓度

【搭配】population density人口密度; the density of settlement 社区密度

【例句】Houses next to the highway or the airport require high density. 建在高速公路或机场周围的房子对密度要求很高。

n.密集;密度

【例句】

1. CETP normally transfers the cholesterol from high-density lipoproteins to low density, plaque-promoting ones.胆固醇酯转移蛋白一般会将胆固醇由高密度脂蛋白转化成促使斑块形成的低密度脂蛋白。

2. Newman notes that Portland had about the same population as Perth and had a similar population density at the time.纽曼注意到,在同一时间段,波特兰与佩斯的人口数量相当,密度也差不多。

3. The house has some high density insulation materials in the roof.这座房子的屋顶采用了高密度绝缘材料。

【要点】density指密度,concentration指浓度,在雅思阅读中,这两个词经常出现在有关生化实验的科技类文章中。---

184- depict

v.描绘; 描述

【同】describe; picture; represent

【例句】The photographs depicted vivid scenes of a country life. 这些照片描绘出栩栩如生的乡村生活。

v.描绘;描述

【例句】

1. To look for these answers, I made raised-line drawings of five different wheels, depicting spokes with lines that curved, bent, waved, dashed and extended beyond the perimeter of the wheel.为了找到这些答案,我创建了五个不同的轮子的凸起线条素描,用不同的线条表示轮辐:弯曲的、弯形的、波浪形的、虚线和延伸到轮子周长之外的。

2. The photographs depicted vivid scenes of a campo's life.这些照片描绘出栩栩如生的草原生活。

【同义】 describe(v.描写,描述);represent(v.表现,描绘);picture(v.画,描绘)

-v.描绘;描述

【例句】

1. The one I want to depict is Hangzhou, which is one of the most beautiful cities in China. I don't know whether you have been there before. It is a place really worth going.我想描述的是杭州,它是中国最美丽的城市之一。我不知道你 是否去过那里,那是一个真正值得一去的地方。

2. The photographs depict vivid scenes of rural life.这些照片描绘出栩栩如生的田园生活。

【同义】describe(v.描写,描述);represent(v.表现,描绘)

185- decorate

v.装饰, 装潢, 布置; 授勋

【例句】The bedroom has been decorated in pink and blue. 卧室被装饰成了粉色和蓝色。

-v.装饰,点缀

【例句】

1. The walls of the newly-built apartment were decorated with photographs of peaceful countryside.新建公寓的墙壁上装饰着宁静乡村的图片。

2. Each of us was to decorate a "mailbox" and put it on our desk for others to give us cards. 我们每个人都要装饰一个"信箱",然后把它放在书桌上,这样别人就可以给我们投放贺卡。

186- decoration

n.装饰, 装潢; 装饰品

【同】ornament

【搭配】decoration balloons 装饰气球; for decoration 用于装饰

【例句】The restaurant will offer decoration balloons. 餐厅会提供装饰气球。

187- delegate

名词发音? ; 动词发音? n.代表, 代表团成员 v.委派代表; 授权给, 委托给

【同】representative

【搭配】delegate sb. to do sth. 委派某人做某事

【例句】We do have a few rooms available for delegates at the conference centre if you'd like. 如果你们愿意的话, 在会议中心还有一些为代表们准备的房间可以用。

【要点】一些和 delegate 相关的词语:
member 成员
life member 终生成员
head of delegation 代表团团长
permanent delegate 常驻代表
member as of right 法定代表

188- destination

n.目的地, 终点

【搭配】tourist destination 旅游目的地

【例句】We should select a tourist destination about two hours drive from this city. 我们应该选一个离这座城市约两小时车程的旅游目的地。

【要点】到达destination的方法有很多种, 这里介绍几个在雅思听力场景中经常出现的:
economy class 经济舱
limousine 大巴
business class 商务舱
airport limousine 机场大巴
first class 头等舱
pullman 卧铺车

-n.目的地,终点;目标

【例句】

1. When I arrived at the destination, the hotel was still not ready for me to check in and we wasted another 2 hours.当我到达目的地时,酒店还没有做好准备让我登记入住,于是又浪费了两个小时。

2. I shared my car with Tom as we had the same destination.我让汤姆坐我的车,因为我们的目的地相同。

189- detach

v.分开, 拆开

【同】remove; take off

【搭配】detach from从··分离; 拆下; semi-detached 半独立的

【例句】Don't detach the devices from the desktop. 不要把这些装置从桌面上卸下去。

【要点】semi-detached house(独立式住宅), duplex house(双户住宅), apartment building(公寓楼)和terraced house(排屋)等是留学生们常住的房屋类型。

190- direct

a./ad.径直的/地, 直接的/地 v.管理, 指导; 指向, 针对

【同】straight

【搭配】direct result 直接结果; direct flight 直航

【例句】I'l give you his direct line number. 我会给你他的直播号码。

191- discount

名词发音? ; 动词发音? ; 注意两个发音的重音位置不同n.折扣 v.打折

【同】special offer

【搭配】make a discount 打折; discount store 廉价商店; at a discount 打折; 不受 重视; discount ticket打折券

【例句】You can get various discounted tickets. 你可以得到各种优惠券。

-n.折扣 -v.减价出售;低估

【搭配】on discount 打折;discount shop 折扣店

【例句】

1. Discount prices attract a lot of women to go shopping.折扣价吸引了许多女性去逛街。

2. I often go to discount shops to buy some off-season brand clothes.我经常去折扣店买一些过季的大牌服装。

192- display

v./n.陈列, 展览, 显示

【同】exhibition; show

【搭配】on display 展示, 陈列

【例句】The artworks on display this weekend were very impressive. 这周末展出的那些艺术品给人留下了非常深刻的印象。

【要点】商店的橱窗展示了哪种新款服饰就可以用这个词来表示, 如The shop windows display...

-n./v.陈列,显示

【例句】

1. The temple was set up at the birth place of Xuan Zang. It displays his clothes, his Buddhist books which were brought from India, and his translation works.寺庙建在玄奘出生的地方。庙中陈列着他的衣服、他从印度带回来的佛教经 书,以及他的翻译作品。

2. Windows display postcards and greeting cards designed by women artists forChristmas.橱窗陈列着女艺术家为圣诞节设计的明信片和贺卡。

193- distance

n.距离; 远方; 路程

【同】far

【搭配】in the distance 在远处; distance learning 远程教育; cover a distance of跨过某个距离; long-distance flight长途飞行

【例句】Most delegates have travelled a long distance to attend the conference. 大多数与会代表不远万里来参加这个会议。

【要点】distance 一词还可作动词, distance yourself from sth. 含义为"使你自己远离 某事"。

194- documentary

n.纪录片

【搭配】documentary film 纪录片

【例句】A television documentary on youth unemployment has been released. 关于青年人失业的电视纪录片已经发行了。

【要点】相关词组:
cartoon movie 动画片
action movie 动作片
horror movie 恐怖片
comedy movie 喜剧片
tragedy movie 灾难片
musical movie 音乐剧

-a.文件的;纪实的 -n.纪录片

【搭配】documentary evidence 书面证据;documentary films 纪录片;a documentary on drug abuse 关于滥用毒品的纪录片

【例句】

1. It provides documentaries focused primarily on popular science, technology,and history. 它主要播放有关大众科学、技术以及历史的纪录片。

2. It is not science fiction but a documentary on real life events and happenings.它不是科幻片,而是有关现实生活的纪录片。

195- entertain

v.招待, 款待; 娱乐

【搭配】entertain sb. with sth. 用·. 娱乐/款待某人

【例句】The spectators go to watch sport to be entertained rather than out of loyalty to a team. 观众出于娱乐目的去看比赛而不是因为忠于某支队伍。

196- diversion

n.转向, 转移

【搭配】create a diversion 转移别人的注意力

【例句】Many water diversion projects are harmful to the fish population.很多水系改道工程会危及鱼群。

【要点】traffic diversion(交通改道)是英式英语中比较常用的一种表达。

197- entertainment

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.招待, 款待; 消遣; 娱乐

【搭配】the entertainment industry 娱乐产业

【例句】The use of some entertainment can be addictive. 参与一些娱乐项目是会上瘾的。

【要点】recreation 和 entertainment都有"娱乐"的意思, 但是两个词的侧重点不同 recreation 侧重自身的放松和消遣, 如游泳、健身等; 而 entertainment 侧重别人的款待使自己得到娱乐。

-n.娱乐;消遣;款待

【搭配】the entertainment industry 娱乐产业

【例句】

1. In fact, it is a quite comprehensive newspaper. Apart from the sections on sport, science and technology, and business, it also has a whole page for an entertainment section, which provides us with the latest news about fashion, campus life, forum and so on.实际上,这是一份非常全面的报纸。除了那些诸如体育、科技、商业的板块之外,它还包括了一整页的娱乐部分,可以 为我们提供有关时尚、校园生活、论坛等方面的最新消息。

2. I know the different characters really well, some I love, and some I hate. I find that some of the plots are silly and over dramatic, but they are relaxing entertainment, as one has no difficulty following the stories.目前我对不同的人物已经很熟悉了,其中一些是我喜爱的,一些是我憎恨的。我发现一些情 节愚蠢且过于戏剧化,但它们又是轻松的娱乐内容,因为人们很容易读懂 这些故事。

198- excursion

n.短途旅行, 游览

【同】trip

【搭配】Saturday excursion 周六短途旅行

【例句】The special excursion tickets include entrance fees. 特殊游览票包含入场费。

n.短途旅行

【搭配】 Saturday excursion 周六短途旅行

【例句】

1. Despite the setback, the two astronauts will make their second spacewalk as planned. During their excursion, they will help rewire the ISS so that the station will have enough electrical power to add energy-intensive components, such as future laboratories.尽管有挫折,两名宇航员还是会按计划进行他们的第二次太空漫步。在他们的短途太空旅行中,他们将会给国际空间站换新电线,使空间站有足够的电力增加能源密集的组件,如未来的实验室。

2. We went on an excursion to the county.我们去这个县做短途旅行。

199- expedition

n.远征(队), 探险(队)

【搭配】on an expedition to 去. . 探险

【例句】Expedition of four men made their dream come true over 96 days of the spring and summer. 经过春夏共96天, 四个人组成的探险队最终实现了他们的梦想。

n.旅行,远征;探险队;迅速

【搭配】 on an expedition to 去....探险;the Eight-Power Allied Expedition 八国联 军;go/start on an expedition 去远征(探险,考察)

【例句】

1. In honor of his former commander, Vancouver's new ship was also christened Discovery. George Dixon sailed on his third expedition, and later commanded an expedition of his own.为了纪念前任船长,温哥华的新船仍然命名为“发现号”。乔治...迪克森开始了他的第三次探险航行,后来他领导了自己的一只探险队。

2. They were of enormous scientific value to British botanists. Cook's second expedition included the artist William Hodges, who produced notable landscape paintings of Tahiti, and other locations.它们对于英国植物学家有极大的科学价值。库克的第二次探险队包括艺术家威廉姆...贺治,威廉姆创作出了著名的大溪地风景画和其他地方的风景画。

3. I talked to Charles Owen, the leader of the expedition group, about the trip.我和探险队的队长查理...欧文,谈了关于旅行的事。

200- expense

n.花费, 消费; 消耗

【搭配】at the expense of 以··为代价; 由··付费; public expense公共开支; fixed expenses 固定花费; optional expense 选择性支出; miscellaneous expenses 杂费

【例句】I am sure you are concerned about expenses such as books and uniform when your child starts studying. 我敢肯定, 当你的孩子开始上学时, 你会关心书本、制服等花费。

【要点】除了 expense, 还有一些词汇可以表示"花销、费用":
charge: 常用复数, 用来表示一次性收取的费用, 如旅馆费、行李托运费
tuition: 学生上学所交的学费
admission: 入场费
toll: 港口、高速公路、市场的通行费以及电话费等
tip: 别人为你服务时你所付的小费

201- eye-opener

n.令人大开眼界的东西

【例句】Travelling around the world was a really fantastic eye-opener for me. 对我来说, 周游世界真的是一件让人大开眼界的事情。

202- fancy

a.奇特的; 想象的; 精选的 n.爱好; 幻想; 想象力 v.想象, 幻想

【搭配】have a fancy for 喜欢, 想要; take a fancy to 喜欢; fancy dress party 化装舞会; fancy price贵得离谱的价格

【例句】My husband will take me to a fancy restaurant for my birthday. 我丈夫会在我生日带我去一个特别的餐厅。

【要点】一些常出现在fancy dress ball(化装舞会)情境中的表达:
masked ball 化装舞会
face mask 面具
half face mask 半截面具
costume 服装
carnival 狂欢节
paper streamer 纸带, 彩带
- fascinate v.迷住, 强烈吸引

【同】interest

【搭配】be fascinated by 被··迷住

【例句】The idea of travelling to the ancient city fascinates us. 去那个古城旅游的想法吸引了我们。

【要点】注意本词的拼写。

-n.设想;爱好 -v.想象;喜好 -a.别致的

【例句】

1. Maureen tiptoed around the room in her fancy shoes.莫林穿上她那双精致的 鞋,踮着脚尖在房间里走来走去。

2. As we now live in a competitive society, it is not easy to find a job we really fancy. However, I believe that the dream of being a teacher will be finally fulfilled through my continued hard work.由于我们现在生活在一个充满竞争 的社会,要找到一份真正喜欢的工作并不容易。然而,我相信通过不断的 努力,我成为一名教师的梦想最终会实现的。

203- fascinate

-v.强烈地吸引,(使)着迷

【例句】

1. The Sports part has all the inside news you long for about the sports people who fascinate you.体育部分有你渴望知道的、令你着迷的体育名人的全部 内幕消息。

2. The very style of the old house fascinates.这一古建筑的风格本身就令人着迷。

204- fascinating

a.迷人的, 有极大吸引力的

【同】attracting; interesting

【搭配】find sth. fascinating 发现··吸引人

【例句】Tourists will find the new park just as fascinating as any theme park. 游客会发现这个新公园像任何主题公园一样吸引人。

a.迷人的;吸引人的

【搭配】 find sth. fascinating 发现...吸引人

【例句】

1. But if you find a fascinating passage in a novel or a book of history, there is no standardised way to link it, which means that the rest of the web cannot benefit from your discovery.但假如你在一本小说或历史书籍上发现了精彩段落,你却没有任何规范化的方法可以链接到它上面,也就是说,网络上的其他人无法从你的发现中获益。

2. The museum has a fascinating collection of Celtic artifacts.该博物馆收藏了极吸引人的凯尔特文化遗物。

【要点】 常见的和fascinating【同义】的表达有attractive,killing, absorbing和engaging等。其动词形式fascinate所表达的含义是“使着迷,使神魂颠倒”,常用的短语是be fascinated with/by“对...着迷”,比如,He was fascinated by her beauty.含义是“他被她的美貌所吸引”。

205- feature

n.特征, 特色; 特写 v.以·为特色

【同】attribute; quality

【搭配】distinguishing feature 显著特色

【例句】The distinguished feature of the guy is the scar on his chin.这个家伙的明显特征是他下巴上的疤痕。

【要点】雅思听力中可能会提到某人的特点。描述人的外貌特点的词有:
scar 疤痕
plump 丰满的
slim 苗条的
plain 长相一般的
tubby 矮胖的
muscular 强壮的
wrinkle 皱纹
dimple 酒窝
pimple 粉刺
mole 痣

-n.特征;相貌;特写 -v.给...以显著地位;以...为特色

【搭配】distinguishing feature 显著特色

【例句】

1. The magazine features its latest news and reviews on movies, TV and music.该杂志以电影、电视和音乐的最新资讯和评论为特色。

2. The shop near my university where I often go is called Kawayi which means "lovely"in English. It is not a big one but has very special features.我常去学校附近的一家名叫Kawayi的商店,英语的意思是"可爱"。店虽小但却别具 特色。

3. Asymmetry is a common feature of the human body.不对称是人体的一个普遍特征。

206- fertile

英式发音? ; 美式发音? 。 a.肥沃的, 富饶的; 能繁殖的

【同】rich

【搭配】fertile land/fields/soil 肥沃的土地; fertile eggs 受精卵

【例句】The east was flatter and more low-lying, with fertile soils and a mixed climate. 东部比较平坦, 地势较低, 而且土壤肥沃、四季分明。

【要点】雅思听力过程中注意与 futile(琐碎的; 无用的)区别。

a.肥沃的;多产的

【搭配】 fertile land/fields/soil 肥沃的土地;fertile eggs 受精卵

【例句】

1. These low mountains are cut by some valleys that sort of run east-west; you will see the Valley of Jezreel, a particularly fertile valley.那些矮小的山丘被东西走向的山谷截断,你会看到耶斯列山谷,它是一个富饶肥沃的山谷。

2. The east of this region is flatter and more low-lying, with fertile soils.这一地区的东部土壤肥沃,地势较为平坦且海拔较低。

207- festival

n.节日; 庆祝, 纪念活动; 欢乐

【搭配】film festival 电影节; musical festival 音乐节

【例句】Christmas is the most important festival in the west countries. 在西方国家, 圣诞节是最重要的节日。

【要点】西方较重大的节日:
元旦:New Year's Day, 1月1日
情人节:Valentine's Day, 2月14日
愚人节:April Fool's Day, 4月1日
母亲节:Mother's Day, 5月的第2个星期日
父亲节:Father's Day, 6月的第3个星期日
万圣节:Hallowmas, 11月1日
感恩节:Thanksgiving Day, 11月第4个星期四
复活节:Easter, 春分月圆后的第1个星期日

208- fire

n.火; 热情, 激情 v.开火; 射击; 点火; 着火

【同】shoot

【搭配】catch fire 着火; set fire to 点燃; on fire 烧着; fire away 连续提问

【例句】The police fired at the kidnapper. 警方向绑匪开火。

【要点】fire有多种含义, 如sb. is under fire 表示"某人正在遭受攻击"; 另外, fire还有"解雇"的意思。fire away指"连续提问", 考生可能不熟悉, 但在口语中经常用到。

209- gamble

m的读音尽量弱化 n./v.投机, 冒险; 赌博

【同】bet

【搭配】gamble away 赌博输掉; 投机, 冒险; a gambling house 赌场; gamble in stocks 股票投机

【例句】The inspectors should not gamble with people's lives. 生命冒险。

【要点】gamble一词经常出现在关于犯罪等方面的内容中, 这里介绍其他几种比较常见的犯罪名称:
arson 纵火
organised crime 团伙犯罪
break-in 非法闯入
burglary 入室盗窃
tax evasion 逃税
child abuse 虐待儿童
pickpocket 扒手

210- gloss

英式发音? 美式发音? n.光泽; 假象; 注释 v.使光彩; 掩盖; 注释

【同】lustre; shine

【要点】注意英音和美音的发音区别

【搭配】polish/shine to a gloss 磨得/闪得发亮

【例句】The kitchen ware can be polished to a gloss. 那些厨房用具可以擦得闪闪发亮。

211- guarantee

n.保证, 保证书 v.保证, 担保

【同】assure; promise

【搭配】guarantee sb. sth. 向某人保证某事

【例句】The young boy cannot guarantee to work for more than five years. 那位年轻的男孩不能保证会工作五年以上。

【要点】注意本词的拼写。

212- flexibility

n.柔韧, 弹性; 柔顺, 温顺; 灵活性

【搭配】flexibility of mind头脑的灵活性

【例句】Most students expect flexibility on the campus. 大多数学生都期望在大学校园能很自由。

【要点】注意拼写过程中不要忘记 x 后面的 i。flexibility 会在涉及工作管理的材料里出现, 指"工作的弹性"。

n.韧性;适应性

【搭配】 flexibility of mind头脑的灵活性

【例句】

1. A multi-skilled workforce provides far greater management flexibility during peak and quiet times to transfer employees to needed positions.多技能的劳动力能大大增强管理灵活性,在繁忙时和清闲时把员工调动到需要的岗位上。

2. PE teachers help the development of co-ordination, balance, posture, and flexibility with things like simple catching and throwing skills.体育老师利用简单的技巧,比如抓取和投掷,来帮助提高协调性、平衡度以及改善体态和柔韧性。

-n.韧性;灵活性;适应性

【搭配】flexibility of mind 头脑的灵活性

【例句】

1. Breaking through the traditional mode, with 400 seats which can be turned up and down, the Multipurpose Hall can achieve the flexibility of space arrangement according to specific requirements.多功能大厅突破了传统模式,拥有400个 能上下移动的座位,可以根据特定的需求实现灵活的空间安排。

2. PE teachers help the students' development of co-ordination, balance, posture, and flexibility with simple catching and throwing skills.体育老师利用抓取和 投掷这样的简单技巧来帮助学生提高协调性、平衡力,以及改善体态和柔 韧性。

213- guide

n.领路人; 指南, 导游 v.为··领路; 指导, 引导

【例句】The guide wil take you around the national park near the hotel. 导游将带你去宾馆附近的国家公园参观。

214- historic

a.有历史意义的; 历史的

【搭配】historic moment 历史性的时刻

【例句】There are a number of historic ships docked in the harbour. 这个港湾停泊了很多 古船。

-a.有历史意义的;历史上著名的

【例句】As many people know, China is an old country owning a lot of historic places in almost every city.很多人都知道,中国是一个古老的国家,几乎每个城市都 拥有很多历史名胜。

【派生】historical(a.历史的;历史事件的)

215- hobby

n.业余爱好, 嗜好, 兴趣

【同】interest; pastime

【例句】The long holiday gave me the time to pursue my hobbies. 长假使得我有时间去从事业余爱好。

【要点】个人爱好也是雅思听力常考的, 因此注意hobby后面的内容。常见的个人爱好有:
theatre 戏剧
badminton 羽毛球
reading 阅读
go to the movies 看电影
handball 手球
tennis 网球

216- hostel

n.青年招待所; 学生宿舍

【搭配】student hostel 学生宿舍; youth hostel 青年旅舍

【例句】I lived in a kind of student hostel when I first arrived at the city. 我第一次来这个城市时住在一个类似于学生宿舍的地方。

【要点】注意和hotel在词义、发音和拼写上的区别。

217- impression

-在实际语境中, i容易和前面的辅音发生连读 n.印象, 感想; 印记, 压痕

【搭配】first impression 第一印象

【例句】Could you tell us something about your first impression of the town when you arrived? 你能告诉我们当你到达这个小镇的时候, 你的第一印象是什么吗?

【要点】impression 也是一个比较常用的出版词汇, 其他有关出版的说法有:
the first impression 第一次印刷
the second impression 第二次印刷
the first edition 初版
the second edition 再版
- impressive a.给人深刻印象的; 感人的; 威严的

【同】imposing; outstanding

【搭配】most impressive place给人印象最深的地方

【例句】I think this report is especially impressive. 我认为这个报告尤其令人印象深刻。

218- induce

英式发音? 美式发音? v.引诱, 劝使; 引起, 导致; 感应

【同】cause; lead; motivate

【搭配】induce sb. to do sth. 引诱某人做某事; a drug-induced coma 药物引起的昏迷

【例句】Nothing would induce me to change my idea. 任何事都不能使我改变主意。

-v.诱导;引诱;引起;感应

【例句】

1. For example, some species of birds' breeding can be induced even in 198 midwinter simply by increasing day length artificially.例如,即便在冬至期 间,只要人工增加白昼的时间就能诱使一些鸟类进行繁殖。

2. The instabilities in the solar plasma would induce localised oscillations in temperature.太阳等离子体的不稳定会引起温度的局部振荡。

【派生】inducement(n.引诱,贿赂);inducible(a.可诱导的)

【要点】 induce,tempt,lure和allure都有“引诱”的意思。induce常指用讲道理的方 式或用某种影响去说服或促使某人做某事;tempt指被具有强大吸引力的 事物诱惑,作褒义词时,指让某人对某事产生兴趣等,用作贬义时指诱惑 某人做违背良心的事;lure指用计谋或利用他人的某种心理来诱惑其做某 事;allure强调用一些美好或让人激动、欣喜的事物吸引或诱惑某人,语气 比lure强。

219- landmark

n.路标, 地标; 里程碑

【搭配】landmark decision 里程碑式的决定

【例句】The tower in the city is a well-known landmark. 这个城市中的塔是非常出名的地标。

-n.路标,地标;里程碑

【搭配】landmark decision 里程碑式的决定

【例句】

1. The Sydney Opera House, which is regarded as the mother and father of all modern landmark buildings, has come to define not only a city, but also an entire nation and continent.悉尼歌剧院被看做现代地标式建筑的鼻祖,它不仅代表了一座城市,也代表了整个国家和整个洲。

2. In fact, I'd just like to take a few minutes to point out some of the landmarks that can be seen from here.事实上,我只想花几分钟标出从这里能看到的一些地标。

220- launch

n.发射; 下水; (新产品的)发行, 投放市场 v.发射; 使下水; 发动, 发起

【搭配】launch into sth. 勇于采取某行动; launch an attack 发动攻击; launch pad发射台

【例句】The police plan to launch an investigation into the case. 警方计划对这一案件进行调查。

v.推出(产品);发射 n.发射;(新产品)投产

【搭配】 launch an attack 发动攻击

【例句】

1. British scientists are preparing to launch trials of a radical new way to fight cancer, which kills tumours by infecting them with viruses like the common cold.英国科学家准备采取全新的方法进行抗癌实验,该实验通过让肿瘤感染如普通感冒等病毒,从而将癌细胞杀死。

2. They set about developing a new model, which was launched in June 1888.他们着手研发新的样式,于1888年6月推出。

【同义】initiate, start(v.开始)

221- impressive

a.给人以深刻印象的

【例句】 However, the results were sometimes not that impressive as the behavior of the rockets in flight was less than predictable.然而,结果有时不那么尽如人意,因为飞行中的火箭难以预测。

-a.感人的;令人钦佩的;给人以深刻印象的

【例句】

1. The most impressive thing about my mother as a teacher is how much knowledge she has. She read tons of books in her college years and has never stopped reading through her life.我母亲作为老师最令人钦佩的是她的学识,她在大学时读了大量书籍,而且她一生都不曾停止过读书。

2. The student with an impressive academic performance was in the same class with me. We were desk mates for a whole semester.那个成绩非常好的学生和我是一个班的,我们做了一整个学期的同桌。

222- intrigue

v.激起·的好奇心(或兴趣)

【同】fascinate

【搭配】be intrigued by 被激起好奇心

【例句】What his grandpa told about the mysterious adventure last week intrigued littleTommy a lot. 上周爷爷跟小汤米说的关于神秘探险的事情激起了他的好奇心。

-n.阴谋 -v.搞阴谋诡计;激起...的兴趣

【搭配】intrigue with sb. against sb.与某人串通对付.....;intrigue sb.with an exciting story 以使人兴奋的故事引起某人的兴趣

【例句】

1. Generally, I like to read a storyline that is full of intrigue and suspense.大体 上,我喜欢读充满阴谋和悬念的故事情节。

2. The TV series tells political intrigue at the court of an emperor in ancient China.这部电视剧讲述的是发生在中国古代某个皇帝的宫廷里的政治阴谋。

【同义】attract(v.吸引);captivate(v.迷住);appeal(v.有吸引力);plot(v. 密谋)

223- indigenous

a.本土的

【同】native

【搭配】indigenous technique 本地技术; indigenous method 土办法; indigenous value 固有的价值

【例句】There is no doubt that the koala is indigenous to Australia. 毫无疑问, 考拉是澳大利亚本土动物。

224- market

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.市场; 行情; 销路; 集市 v.销售, 营销

【搭配】market research市场调查; stock market 股票市场; free market 自由市场

【例句】We really need to get working on this marketing assignment. 我们真的要开始这个市场营销的任务了。

【要点】market作动词"销售, 营销"时常用market sth. as, 如:The washing machine was marketed as safe for the environment. (洗衣机因其不破坏环境而被推销)。

225- marvelous

n.令人惊异的; 了不起的; 非凡的; 不平常的

【同】fantastic; terrific; wonderful

【例句】We'll come to a gallery where we've got a marvelous collection of paintings all by Australian artists. 接下来我们会来到一家画廊, 这里有绝好的画作收藏, 它们全都是由澳大利亚画家完成的。

-a.了不起的,非凡的,令人惊异的

【例句】

1. My impression of Yunnan was a quiet city with marvelous natural scenery, but basically I was shocked by the huge number of tourists.我对云南的印象是 一座有着美丽自然风景的安静城市;但是实际上,那里众多的游客使我 惊呆了。

2. The film captured the image of a truck transforming into a twenty-foot tall

226- lifestyle

n.生活方式

【同】way of life

【搭配】stressful lifestyle 有压力的生活方式; unhealthy lifestyle 不健康的生活方式

【例句】Bad lifestyle can adversely affect your digestive system. 不良的生活方式可能对消化系统造成不利影响。

-n.生活方式

【例句】

1. Since its invention, the automobile has become one of the most important vehicles in the world. Automobiles have totally changed the lifestyles of almost all people all over the world.自发明以来,汽车已成为世界上最重要的交通 工具之一。汽车完全改变了全世界几乎所有人的生活方式。

2. Examiners like to ask questions concerning special culture and lifestyle of a certain place. It is indeed part of everyone's life.考官喜欢问关于某个地方的 特殊文化和生活方式的问题。这其实是每个人生活的一部分。

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,经常会涉及lifestyle这个话题,有时要求考生比较过 去和现在以及城市和农村的生活方式的异同,有时要求对自己当下的生活 方式进行描述,甚至会考到对未来生活方式的设想。提到"生活方式",

227- lodging

n.寄宿宿舍, 租住的房间; 寄宿, 借宿

【同】accommodation; residence

【搭配】lodging house宿舍, 公寓; lodging expenses 住宿费用

【例句】And did anything on the administration side of things surprise you? What was the food and lodging like? 行政管理方面有没有什么让你惊讶的?食宿方面呢?

228- mammal

n.哺乳动物

【搭配】marine mammals 海洋哺乳动物

【例句】The insect lives on small mammals and birds. 这种昆虫寄生在小型哺乳动物和鸟类身上。

【要点】注意拼写, 要双写m。

1. Some of the senses that we and other terrestrial mammals take for granted are either reduced or absent in cetaceans or fail to function well in water.我们以及其他陆栖哺乳动物理应有的一些知觉,在鲸目动物身上表现很弱甚至不存 在,或者在水中得不到很好的发挥。

2. Humans first settled in the Arctic a mere 4,500 years ago, surviving by exploiting sea mammals and fish.人类在4500年前才开始在北极地区定居,他们以捕捉海洋哺乳动物和鱼类为生。

229- match

n.火柴; 比赛; 对手; 匹配 v.匹配, 相称

【同】game

【搭配】football match足球赛; man of the match 比赛中最优秀的选手; match against/with与·比赛; home match 主场比赛; away match 客场比赛

【例句】Why do people spend their money on a football match? 为什么人们会花钱看足球赛呢?

【要点】雅思考试中有一种题型为 Matching。

230- migratory

a.迁徙的; 流浪的

【搭配】migratory birds 迁徙的鸟类, 候鸟类

【例句】There are lots of birds in this national forest park, both resident and migratory. 在这个国家森林公园有很多鸟类, 有留鸟也有候鸟。

231- monolith

n.巨型独石

【同】megalith

【搭配】concrete monolith 混凝土大块体

【例句】Check out our amazing geological feature such as a monolith, to see just how amazing nature can be. 看看像巨型独石这样惊人的地理特征, 见证一下大自然的鬼斧神工。

【要点】相关词汇:
diamond 钻石
gem 宝石
mineral 矿石
fieldstone 散石, 大卵石

232- nominal

a.名义上的; (金额、租金)微不足道的

【同】a little; negligible

【搭配】nominal head 名义上的领导人; nominal fee 很少的费用; nominal assets 名义资产

【例句】The bonus to employees is merely a nominal sum. 雇员们只得到了一笔象征性的奖金。

233- operate

v.运转; 动手术; 起作用; 操作; 经营

【同】work

【搭配】operate a tutorial system 开设一个辅导系统; operating cost 运转费用

【例句】The machine doesn't operate properly. 这台机器运转不正常。

234- orchard

n.果园

【同】grove; garden

【搭配】orchard soil 果园土壤

【例句】The garden is located in an orchard, renowned for its numerous visitors in the country. 公园坐落于一个果园内, 因游客众多而闻名全国。

-n.果园

【搭配】apple orchards 苹果园

【例句】

1. In addition, many farmers have orchards.此外,许多农民还有果园。

2. Newton wasn't working in the orchard when the apple hit him, but he discovered the theory of gravity.当牛顿被苹果砸到时,他并不是在果园工作,可他却发现了万有引力定律。

235- organise

v.组织, 安排

【同】arrange

【搭配】organise an activity 组织一次活动; organised crime 团伙犯罪

【例句】The team's main duty is to organise the schedule of games or events for the club. 这个小组的主要责任就是为俱乐部的活动安排计划。

【要点】注意在拼写过程中不要忘记a。

236- ornament

n.装饰; 装饰物 v.装饰, 美化

【同】decoration

【搭配】for ornament 用于装饰; be ornamented with sth. 用··装饰

【例句】The wall is covered with paintings and ornaments. 这面墙上全是油画和装饰物。

-n.装饰,点缀;装饰物 -v.装饰,修饰

【例句】

1. For architects it means that beauty of the architecture should depend on a few carefully chosen structural elements but not a profusion of superficial ornament. 对建筑师来说,这意味着建筑的美应该依赖于一些精心选择的结构性元 素,而不是过多的表面装饰。

2. There is a burgeoning group of young architects newly interested in ornament and decoration, but their version is highly digitalized.有一群刚开始对装饰和 点缀感兴趣的年轻建筑师迅速成长起来,但他们的风格是高度数字化的。

237- overdraft

英式发音? 美式发音? n.透支; 透支额

【搭配】overdraft facility 透支贷款, 透支限额; overdraft interest 透支利息

【例句】Some workers have a huge overdraft to pay off every month. 一些工人每个月都要偿还巨额的透支款。

238- participate

英式发音? 美式发音? v.参与, 参加; 分享, 分担

【同】take part in

【搭配】participate in 参加

【例句】A student may wish to participate in outings or trips if he doesn't know many people. 如果一名学生不认识很多人的话, 他也许会希望参加郊游或旅游等活动。

【要点】participate后面常接 actively, fully等词汇来修饰"参加"的程度。

-v.参与,参加

【搭配】participate in a competition 参加竞赛

【例句】

1. More and more universities stipulate that students should participate in social work for at least one year in order to acquire practical training.越来越多的大学规定,学生至少要参加一年社会实践工作,以获得实际培训。

2. To bring about this improvement, the clerks themselves participated in the decision to reduce the size of the work group.为了促成这种进步,职员亲自参加减小工作团队规模的决议。

3. She participates in basketball games actively. 她积极地参加篮球比赛。

【派生】 participant(n.参加者);participation(n.参加)

【要点】participate是不及物动词,需要与介词in连用,才能加宾语,与其意义和用 法相同的还有take part in。在写作考试中,一定要注意。

239- peak

a.高峰的, 最高的 n.顶点, 最高点; 山峰

【搭配】peaks and troughs 高峰和低谷; mountain peaks 山峰

【例句】Many tourists would come to the resort in peak times. 在高峰时段, 很多游人都会来这个旅游景点。

【要点】peak 一词经常出现在旅游场景中, 用来表示"旅游的高峰时段"等。

240- recreation

n.娱乐, 消遣

【同】entertainment; pastime

【搭配】recreation area 娱乐休闲区; open air/outdoor recreation 户外娱乐活动

【例句】As you can see, the building you are in now contains this main lounge, the dining room and the recreation room. 正如你可以看见的, 你现在所在的这座大楼包括这间主休息室、餐厅和娱乐室。

-n.娱乐;消遣;休养

【搭配】recreation area 娱乐休闲区;open air/outdoor recreation户外娱乐活动

【例句】

1. They provide jobs, recreation and the experience of nature, and they are part of our spiritual and cultural life.它们提供就业、娱乐和体验大自然的机会,是我们精神文化生活的组成部分。

2. Put apart some time every week where you can work on your relationships, your health, recreation and your spiritual self.一周要留出一些时间来处理你的各种人际关系,保持健康,参加娱乐活动,充实精神上的自我。

【同义】entertainment(n.娱乐);amusement(n.娱乐,乐趣)

241- public

a.公共的, 公用的; 公开的, 公然的 n.公众, 民众

【搭配】in public公开地, 当众; make public面世, 公开; public awareness 公众 意识; public service大众服务; public school 公立学校

【例句】We used to start all our performances at 7: 30, but that made it difficult for people to go home by public transport. 以前, 我们的表演都是七点半开始, 但是这让观众在演出结束后难以乘公共交通工具回家。

242- purchase

n.购买; 购买的物品 v.购买

【同】buy

【搭配】purchase from 从··处购买

【例句】If you like to purchase any of George's books or other souvenirs, leave the house by the side entrance. 如果你想购买任何乔治的书或其他纪念品, 请从侧门离开。

【要点】相对 get, buy 等词来说, purchase 的用法比较正式。

243- reunion

n.重聚, 团聚; (久别后的)聚会, 联谊活动

【搭配】annual reunion 年度聚会; family reunion 家庭聚会

【例句】All the members of the team gathered to have a reunion dinner last weekend. 周末, 这个团队的所有成员进行了一次聚餐。

【要点】reunion 在听力场景中还有"校友联谊会"的含义。

244- relax

v.(使)松弛, 放松; 休息

【同】loosen up

【搭配】relax your mind 放松思维; relax controls 放松管制; relax oneself 放松自我

【例句】After heavy work I like to relax in the open air. 繁重的工作过后, 我喜欢去户外放松一下。

245- route

n.路线, 路程

【同】path; way

【搭配】cycling route 骑自行车游览路线; shipping route 航线

【例句】This kind of banana had a fairly roundabout route before it got to Australia. 这种香蕉在引进到澳大利亚前经历了相当曲折的历程。

246- reservation

n.保留, 保留意见; 预订, 预订的座位、房间等

【同】booking

【搭配】an airline reservation 预订航班; make a reservation 做预订; confirm a reservation 确认预订; cancel one's reservation 取消预订

【例句】I was advised to make a reservation in advance for the seats. 别人建议我提前预订座位。

【要点】这个词经常出现在参观预订、票务预订等场景中。

247- retail

n.零售

【搭配】retail price零售价; retail trade 零售贸易; retail shop 零售商店

【例句】What sort of shops do you like better, the department store or the small retails? 你更喜欢哪种商店, 是百货商店还是小零售店?

【要点】注意其重音位置。其反义词是wholesale。

248- retailer

n.零售商; 传播者

【例句】Many retailers are facing their slowest business period during the financial crisis. 在金融危机中, 许多零售商们正处在他们生意最低迷的时期。

249- sanctuary

n.圣堂, 圣地; 庇护所, 避难所; 禁猎区, 动物保护区

【搭配】bird sanctuary 鸟类保护区; wildlife sanctuary 野生动物保护区; seek sanctuary 寻找避难所

【例句】Despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, the animals still face a number of problems that threaten their survival. 尽管生活在保护区可以远离猎人, 这些动物仍然面临大量危害它们生存的问题。

250- scenery

n.风景; 舞台布景

【同】landscape

【搭配】natural scenery 自然风景; magnificent scenery 壮丽的风景; impressive scenery令人难忘的风景

【例句】The scenery is as fine as any we saw on the trip. 这里的风景和我们在旅途当中看到的一样好。

【要点】scenery多为风景的总称, scene是动态的景色, view为静态的风景。另外拼写的时候注意不要忘记c。

251- score

n.得分, 分数; 二十; 刻痕 v.得分, 记分; 刻痕

【例句】What score did you get in the exam? 你这次考试得了多少分?

252- screening

n.上映, 放映

【例句】A large number of people will be attracted to the movie's first screening in the country. 很多人将被该电影在国内的首映所吸引。

253- sensation

n.感觉, 知觉; 激动, 轰动; 轰动一时的事情

【同】feeling

【搭配】sth. caused a great sensation 某事很轰动; heat sensation 热觉

【例句】The news was an absolute sensation at that time. 这个消息在当时确实很轰动

【要点】sensational的含义为"具有轰动效应的、耸人听闻的", 可以用来形容具有轰动效应的新闻。其他一些与新闻有关的词汇有:
sidebar 花絮新闻
sex scandal 桃色新闻
serial story新闻小说
obituary notice 讣闻, 讣告
yellow sheet 低俗新闻

-n.感觉;轰动

【例句】

1. One approved drug, called niacin, is known to both raise HDL and reduce cardiovascular risk but also causes an unpleasant sensation of heat and tingling.尼克酸是一种经过检验的药物,众所周知,它能提升高密度脂蛋白水平, 同时降低患心血管疾病的风险,但是它会让人感觉燥热,且有刺痛感。

2. It would cause not much more sensation than Herschel's discovery of a new planet,Uranus, in 1781.它不会比赫歇尔在1781年首次发现天王星更有轰动性。

【派生】sensational(a.轰动的,耸人听闻的)

【要点】sensation指由外界刺激而产生的感觉,下意识的感觉或触觉;而sense指某 种知觉。sensation作为“轰动”使用的时候也很常见,例如,The new book has created a great sensation.含义是“这本新书引起了巨大轰动”。

254- sledge

n.雪橇

【同】sled

【例句】Supplies were brought to us on large sledges from a ship fifteen kilometres away. 供给是从15公里外的船上用雪橇为我们拉来的。

【要点】其他几种常见的玩具名称:
slide 滑梯
seesaw 跷跷板
swing 秋千
aero modelling 航模
skipping rope 跳绳

255- slice

n.薄片, 切片; 一份; 部分

【同】portion

【搭配】a slice of一片, 一小块, 一部分

【例句】Cut the apple into small slices. 把苹果切成小块。

256- souvenir

n.纪念品, 纪念物

【搭配】souvenir shop纪念品商店

【例句】Many tourists may buy the model of the theatre as a souvenir of this country. 许多游客会购买这个国家的剧院模型作为纪念品。

【要点】这里介绍几个旅行场景中的常用词汇:
group tour 组团旅行
package tour 自助背包旅行
sightseeing 观光
historical interest 历史遗迹

-n.纪念品,纪念物

【搭配】souvenir shop 纪念品商店

【例句】

1. Besides the government's support, the managers of museums should also solve financial problems by improving management efficiency or selling souvenirs.除了政府的支持外,博物馆的管理层还应该通过提高管理效率或售卖纪念品 来解决财务问题。

2. We've gathered together a wonderful collection of souvenirs.我们已经收集了一大批精美纪念品。

257- service

n.服务; 公共设施, 公用机构; 维修 v.维修; 服务

【搭配】airline coach service 航空公司汽车服务处; Student Service 学生服务中 心; door -to-door service 门到门服务; service charge 服务费用; inter-library service 图书馆际服务

【例句】The State Rail want to improve the service. 国家铁路部门想改善服务质量。

【要点】Student Service 一般都设立如下部门:
Academic Register 学生注册中心
Accommodation 学生住宿管理中心
Admissions 招生中心
Careers Advisor Service 就业指导中心
Counselling Service 心理咨询中心
Director of Music 音乐中心
Disabilities 残障服务中心
Examinations 考试中心
Internal Audit 内部审计
International and Study Abroad 国际学生及海外学习办公室
Student Financial Support 学生资助办公室
Student Records 学生记录办公室
Student Recruitment and School Liaison 招生宣传办公室
Widening Participation 扩大招生办公室

258- spectator

n.观众; 旁观者, 目击者

【同】audience; viewer

【搭配】spectator sport 吸引很多观众的体育项目

【例句】The live concert attracted more than 1,000 spectators. 这场实况音乐会吸引了一千多名观众。

【要点】这里介绍几个与 spectator 同属的雅思词汇:
amateur 业余爱好者
fan 爱好者
cheering-section 啦啦队
cheer-leader 啦啦队长
home team主队
visiting team 客队

-n.观众;旁观者

【例句】 The spectators, as well as the participants, of the ancient Olympics were all male.在古代,奥林匹克运动会的观众和运动员全部是男性。

259- spend

v.花费; 消耗, 用尽; 度过, 消磨

【搭配】spend money/time on sth. 在某事上花钱/花时间

【例句】The lecture will give you some tips on how to spend your money wisely. 这个讲座会给你一些关于如何合理花钱的建议。

260- spire

n.尖塔, 尖顶

【同】pinnacle

【搭配】spire roof 尖塔屋顶

【例句】How magnificent is the view of the spires of the city! 城市中的尖塔之景好壮观啊!

261- spoil

v.损坏; 宠坏 n.战利品

【同】pamper

【搭配】spoil the sport令人扫兴(灰心); spoil one's game破坏某人的计划

【例句】He wasn't going to let a stomachache spoil his holiday. 他不想让胃疼毁了他的假期。

【要点】当spoil作名词时, 表示"战利品", 相关的词汇还有:
armor 武器
onset 攻击
extinguish 熄灭
exterminate 消灭

262- stretch

n.一段时间; 一段路程; 拉长, 延伸 v.拉长, 延伸

【同】extend

【搭配】at a stretch 一口气地, 连续地; at ful stretch 非常紧张, 竭尽全力; stretch out 伸出, 伸手

【例句】According to the proposal, we'll add judo and stretch classes soon.根据建议, 我们很快增加柔道和伸展课程。

-v.伸展;(使)紧张 -n.一段(时间、路程);伸展;连续;绷紧

【搭配】at a stretch一口气地,连续;at full stretch 非常紧张;尽力而为;stretch out 伸展,伸手

【例句】

1. The badminton court has a net in the center that stretches from one side to the other side. 这个羽毛球场中间有一个网,从一边延伸到另一边。

2. His feet are stretched out to an electric heater.他的脚伸到了电暖气上。

263- spot

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.点; 斑点, 污点; 地点, 场所 v.认清, 发现; 玷污, 弄脏; 用点作记号

【同】stain

【搭配】on the spot 在现场; hot spot 热点; spot on 把·. 滴在. ·. 上; scenic spot景点

【例句】We will be returning to this spot at the end of the tour. 旅游结束后, 我们还会回到这个景点。

【要点】注意不要与sport混淆。

-n.地点,处所 -v.认出;发现

【例句】

1. I took the photo with my roommates. If you had been right on the spot, you would have found how exited we were gathering together in this metropolis.我 和我的室友一起照了这张相片。如果你当时在场,你就会知道我们在这个 大都市中重聚是多么激动。

2. You'll spot the cinema right next to the underground station.你会在地铁站旁 边看到那家电影院。

264- symphony

n.交响乐, 交响曲; (色彩等的)和谐, 协调

【搭配】a symphony orchestra 交响乐团; a symphony of autumn colours 和谐的秋色

【例句】The symphony wants to recruit an excellent conductor. 这个交响乐团想要招一位优秀的指挥。

【要点】相关词汇:
sonata 奏鸣曲
concerto 协奏曲
symphonic poem 交响诗
overture 序曲
prelude 前奏曲
fantasia 幻想曲
capriccio 随想曲
rhapsody 狂想曲
romance 浪漫曲
ballade 叙事曲
march 进行曲
variation 变奏曲

265- tram

n.有轨电车

【搭配】tram tour 有轨电车游览

【例句】I was watching for my tram because sometimes it comes irregularly. 我正留意我要坐的那班有轨电车, 因为有时候它会不规律。

【要点】相关词汇:
coach 交通班车, 长途汽车
tube/underground/subway 地铁
light rail 轻轨

266- trap

n.陷阱, 圈套 v.使中圈套; 使陷入困境; 使受限制

【搭配】fall into a trap 陷入圈套; debt trap负债困境

【例句】The parents were a bit concerned about the side bar of the baby chair, because they felt babies could trap their fingers in it. 父母有点担心这个婴儿座椅的侧板, 因为他们觉得侧板会夹住婴儿的手指。

【要点】雅思听力通常采用两种方法来考查学生的实际能力:间接信息(Indirect Information)与干扰项(Trap)。间接信息指录音中听到的内容与正确选项中的内容文字不一致, 但意思一样; 干扰项是录音中听到的内容与若干错误选项中的内容往往文字一致, 但意思完全不同。

-v.诱捕;使...受限制;设陷阱 -n.陷阱;困境

【搭配】fal into a trap 陷入圈套;debt trap 负债困境

【例句】 The advantage of a traditional family is the close family support, but the husband and wife may feel trapped in the relationship.传统家庭的好处在于紧密的家庭支撑,但是家庭中的丈夫和妻子也许会感到被这种关系所限制。

267- trek

v.艰苦跋涉

【同】slog

【例句】They reached the refugee camp after trekking across the mountains. 翻过高山之后, 他们最终到达难民营。

【要点】相关词汇:
attempt 尝试
endeavour 努力
strive 奋斗

268- trend

n.倾向, 趋势 v.倾向, 趋向

【同】tend

【搭配】a downward trend 向下的趋势; an upward trend向上的趋势; economic trend 经济趋势; recent trend最近的趋势

【例句】A disturbing trend is that the youth unemployment rate has increased in these years. 一个令人烦恼的趋势是近些年来, 青年人的失业率有所增加。

-n.倾向;趋势

【搭配】a downward trend 向下的趋势;an upward trend 向上的趋势;economic trends 经济趋势;sweeping trends 席卷一切的潮流

【例句】

1. My favorite magazine is called Trends Health which is published monthly, and I usually borrow it from the campus library.我最喜欢的杂志叫《健康潮流》,是一本月刊,我经常从学校图书馆借来看。

2. In your opinion, will this trend continue into the future?依你看,这种趋势 在未来还会继续吗?

269- trial

n.审讯; 试验; 努力; 磨炼

【同】experiment; test

【搭配】clinical trials 临床试验; trial period 试用期; time trial 计时游, 计时赛

【例句】If you want to organise a trial session and look around the centre, you'll need to speak to David Kynchley. 如果你想安排一堂试讲课并在这个中心转转, 你需要和戴维·肯奇力讲一下。

n.审讯;试验 a.试验性的

【搭配】clinical trials 临床试验;trial period 试用期;time trial 计时游,计时比赛

【例句】 Leonard Seymour has been working on the virus therapy with colleagues, and he will lead the trials later this year. 伦纳德...西摩尔一直与同事们致力于病毒疗法的研究,他将在年末带队展开试验。

【要点】trial,experiment和test都表示“实验”,experiment范围较广,主要指为进行研究和获得新知识而进行的科学实验;trial指对能力、质量和性能等的测试或实验;test指对人或事物的测验,也指实验或检验的手段或程序。

270- voyage

注意y的发音 n.航海, 航程 v.航海, 航行; 旅行

【同】journey

【搭配】maiden voyage 处女航; voyage of discovery 发现之旅

【例句】There is a continuous video showing today about the voyages of Captain Cook. 今天将会继续放映有关库克船长航行的视频。

v./n.旅行;航行,飞行

【例句】

1. It was for presenting a paper on this aspect of the voyage to the Royal Society that he was presented with the Copley Medal in 1776.正是因为向英国皇家学会提交了一篇关于此次航行的论文,他于1776年获得了科普利奖。

2. On his second voyage Cook used the KI chronometer made by LarcumKendall.在他的第二次航行中,库克使用了拉科姆.肯德尔制作的K1精密记时表。

【要点】voyage指“经海路或空间的长途行程”,较为专业,常见于有关航海或航空的文章中;journey可指“经常走过的或长或短的距离”;travel指“行走、行驶或旅行”,为不可数名词;tour是“为游玩而到几个地方观光的(长途或短途)旅行”;而trip指“短期的旅程和观光,从某地出发再回到该地”。

271- tropical

a.热带的

【搭配】tropical condition 热带环境; tropical disease 热带疾病; tropical rainforest 热带雨林; tropical marine climate 热带海洋气候

【例句】Tropical flowers always have bright colours. 热带花卉通常颜色都很鲜艳。

【要点】与地带等地理情况相关的词汇:
sub tropical 亚热带
temperate 温带的
antarctic 南极
arctic 北极的
cold zone 寒带
polar 极地的
mountain 高山
highland 高原

a.热带的;炎热的

【搭配】 tropical condition 热带环境;tropical disease 热带病;tropical rainforest 热带 雨林;tropical marine climate 热带海洋气候

【例句】

1. "We've known for a long time that maternal education is important, "says a scholar of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.“我们早就知道母亲的教育是很重要的,”伦敦卫生和热带医学学院的一位学者说道。

2. Ecologists have assumed that tropical ecosystems were shaped entirely by natural forces.生态学家假设热带生态系统完全是由自然力形成的。

3. Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones.亚洲地跨寒、温、热三带。

-a.热带的;炎热的

【搭配】tropical condition 热带环境;tropical disease 热带病;tropical rain forest 热带雨林;tropical marine climate 热带海洋气候

【例句】 Ecologists have assumed that tropical ecosystems were shaped entirely by natural forces.生态学家设想,热带生态系统完全是由自然力量形成的。

272- vehicle

h不发音 n.车辆, 交通工具; 媒介, 载体

【搭配】an aerospace vehicle 太空运载工具

【例句】Maybe I just need an old vehicle to cross the town.或许我只需要一辆旧车来穿越这个小镇。

273- wonder

n.惊异; 奇迹; 奇事 v.诧异, 奇怪; 纳闷, 想知道

【搭配】no wonder 难怪, 怪不得

【例句】Excuse me; I'm wondering if you'd mind answering some questions? 打扰了, 我想知道你介意回答几个问题吗?

274- visa

n.签证

【搭配】exit visa 出境签证; entry visa 入境签证; transit visa 过境签证; work visa 工作签证; study visa 学习签证; tourist visa 旅游签证

【例句】If you want to re-enter the island, you must get a multi-entry visa. 如果你想重新进入这个岛屿, 就必须持有多次入境签证。

275- ## 3-社会生活篇

276- atmospheric

注意本词重音位置 a.大气的; 大气层的; 有...气氛的

【搭配】atmospheric pressure 大气压; atmospheric pollution 大气污染

【例句】The main reason of atmospheric pollution is the increase of carbon dioxide emission.大气污染的主要原因是二氧化碳排放量的增加。

【要点】这里介绍一些与大气环境有关的词汇:atmospheric composition 大气组成atmospheric chemistry 大气化学carbon dioxide 二氧化碳greenhouse gases 温室气体oxygen 氧气ozone layer 臭氧层

277- architecture

n.建筑; 建筑学

【搭配】architecture style 建筑风格; modern architecture 现代建筑; the Master of Architecture(MArch) 建筑学硕士

【例句】Business Studies is available full time and is offered at present whereas architecture won't be available until next year. 现在商务研究全天开课, 随时可上, 但是建筑学要等到明年才开课。

n.建筑(学);建筑式样(风格)

【例句】

1. Disillusionment at the failure of many of the poor imitations of Modernist architecture led to interest in various styles and ideas from the past and present.许多现代主义风格的建筑缺乏想象,令人失望至极,使人们对过去及现在的各种建筑风格和理念产生兴趣。

2. People today recognize that a well-designed environment improves the quality of life but is not necessarily achieved by adopting one well-defined style of architecture.如今,人们认识到设计巧妙的环境会提高生活质量,但是采用某种设计良好的建筑风格并不一定能创造出这样的环境。

3. The trend in architecture now favors smaller scale building design.现在建筑设计的流行趋势是小户型。

【派生】 architectural(a.建筑学的);architect(n.建筑师)

-n.建筑(学);建筑风格

【例句】

1. The theater's classical European architecture makes it one of the most famous architectural and cultural heritage sites in Shanghai.剧院的古典欧洲建筑使它成为了上海最著名的建筑文化遗址之一。

2. The trend in architecture now favors smaller-scale building design.现在,建筑设计的流行趋势是小户型。

278- advertisement

-英式发音? -美式发音? -英音和美音的重音位置不相同 n.广告, 公告; 广告活动

【搭配】advertisement industry 广告业; advertisement expense 广告费用

【例句】The websites are full of advertisements for promotion activities of various shops. 网站上全是各大商店促销活动的广告。

-n.广告,宣传

【搭配】the advertisement page(广告专页)

【例句】

1. What I want to talk about is an advertisement for a health product called Naobaijin. It's such a famous advertisement that almost everyone in China can recite the lines in the advertisement.我想谈的是一则保健品"脑白金"的广告。这是一则非常有名的广告,在中国几乎人人都能背出它的广告词。

2. Whether we like it or not, advertisements have been pouring into our daily life. They're so powerful that some people think that it is not the needs of people but the power of its advertisement which makes a commodity popular.无论我们喜欢与否,广告已经涌入我们的日常生活。它是如此强大,有些人甚至认 为并非人们的需求而是强大的广告使商品流行起来。

【派生】advertise(v.作广告)

279- affect

-t发音尽可能弱化 v.影响, 感染

【同】influence

【例句】The express train was not affected by the bad weather. 特快列车没有受到恶劣天气的影响。

【要点】注意该词和 effect 在发音、拼写和词义上的区别。

-v.影响;感染

【例句】

1. For example, air pollution caused by carbon dioxide in one country will result in the warmth of the whole globe and ultimately affect other countries.例如,一个国家的二氧化碳引起的空气污染将会导致全球变暖,最终会影响到其 他国家。

2. No activity affects the Earth's surface more than farming.耕种是对地表影响 最大的人类活动。

280- bubble

n.泡, 泡沫; 水泡, 气泡 v.冒泡, 起泡, 沸腾

【搭配】bubble economy 泡沫经济

【例句】Water from these underground reservoirs bubbles to the surface as springs in some parts of the country. 在这个国家的一些地区, 地下蕴藏的水会以泉水的形式涌上地面。

281- burglar

n.窃贼, 破门盗窃者 在美音中, 字母 r 与其同 robber 元音在一起时要发所谓的"儿化音"

【搭配】burglar alarm 窃贼报警器

【例句】This is a fake video camera which you fix in your room to scare off burglars. 这是一个假摄像头, 把它安装在房间可以用来吓跑小偷。

282- authority

n.权力; 权威 当局, 官方

【搭配】in authority 持有权力的地位; one leading authority 一个极有权威的人

【例句】The organization is subject to emergency authority. 该组织从属于紧急事务行政管理机构。

n.权力,权威;权力机关

【搭配】 in authority 持有权力的地位;one leading authority 一个极具权威的人

【例句】

1. The Environmental Protection Agency argues that Congress did not intend to include CO2 under that heading, and that to do so would extend the EPA's authority to an unreasonable extent.环境保护机构争论说国会没有打算把二氧化碳包含在那个标题下,并且那么做将会使环境保护机构的权利扩大到一种不合理的程度。

2. Dark colours give an aura of authority while lighter pastel shades suggest approachability.深色调给人一种权威的感觉而清淡柔和的色调使人感到亲切。

283- cabinet

n.内阁; 贮藏柜, 陈列柜

【例句】It's a lovely cabinet, and we use it to keep our towels in.这是个不错的橱柜, 我们用它来放毛巾。

【要点】cabinet在古语里有"小房间"的意思, 而小房间是一个适合讨论机密事物的地点。因此, 该词后用于指代在小房间里开会的人, 即"内阁"或"全体内阁成员"。

284- blame

n.责任; 过失; 责备 v.责备; 把...归咎于

【同】reproach

【搭配】blame sb. /sth. for sth. 因...责备, 把...归咎于; blame sth. on sb. /sth. 因...责备, 把...归咎于

【例句】The doctor blamed the patient not to see the doctor soon.医生责怪病人没有及时看病。

285- census

n.人口调查

【搭配】unemployment census 失业调查; census questionnaire 人口普查表

【例句】Every five years, we have a census in this country that involved with everyone. 每隔五年, 我国会举行一次全国人口普查。

286- comment

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.注释, 评论, 意见 v.注释, 评论

【同】remark

【搭配】comment on 对...发表评论

【例句】The government authorities have no time for comment on the scandal. 政府当局没有时间去对这一丑闻做出评论。

-n./v.注释,评论;议论,闲谈

【搭配】no comment 无可奉告

【例句】

1. The scandal caused a lot of comment.这件丑闻遭到很多议论。

2. When finishing reading a novel, I often write a comment on it on my blog.当读完一本小说时,我通常会在我的博客里写一篇评论。

287- commercial

a.商业的, 商务的, 贸易的

【搭配】commercial intercourse 通商; the commercial venture 商业投资

【例句】This will be a good commercial channel. 这将是一个好的商业渠道。

a.商业的;商品化的

【搭配】commercial intercourse 通商,贸易往来;commercial television 商业电 视;commercial centre 商业中心

【例句】

1. Cities which began as ports retain the chief commercial and administrative centre of the city close to the waterfront.由港口发展起来的城市,其主要的城市商业和行政中心仍靠近滨水区。

2. Building big commercial buildings underground can be a way to avoid threatening a beautiful landscape.修建大型地下商业建筑可能是避免破坏美丽风景的一种途径。

-a.商业的,商品化的,贸易的 -n.商业广告

【搭配】commercial intercourse 通商,贸易往来;the commercial venture 商业投资;commercial television 商业电视台;commercial centre商业中心

【例句】

1. Notably, there's a large television jumbotron on a nearby building to display commercials.值得注意的是,附近的建筑物上有一个超大电视屏幕用来展 示商业广告。

2. People know new products primarily through advertisements. Ads are everywhere in our life. When you watch TV or listen to the radio, you find ads between programs, particularly TV commercials.人们主要通过广告来了解新产品,广告在我们的生活中无处不在。当你看电视或听广播时,你会发现 节目中穿插着广告,特别是电视商业广告。

3. Building big commercial buildings underground can be a way to avoid threatening a beautiful landscape.修建大型地下商业建筑可以避免破坏美丽的风景。

288- commit

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.犯罪; 承诺; 委托, 托付

【搭配】commit crimes 犯罪; commit suicide自杀; commit oneself to 使自己承担.

【例句】The drivers refused to commit themselves to the traffic accident. 司机们拒绝承担这起交通事故的责任。

289- comparable

a.可比较的; 比得上的

【同】comparative

【搭配】be comparable with与...可比较的; be comparable to 比得上...的

【例句】The financial status in the Pakistan is not comparable to that in the U. S. 巴基斯坦的经济情况无法与美国相比。

a.可比较的;比得上的;类似的

【例句】 Several comparable cases have been reported.刊载了一些有可比性的案例。

【同义】similar(a.相似的,类似的);like(a.相似的,同样的)

290- complex

a.复杂的 n.综合体

【同】complicated; intricate; involved; knotty

【搭配】inferiority complex 自卑感

【例句】Their relationship is very complex and rather unclear at the moment. 此时他们的关系不但非常复杂而且很不明朗。

-a.复杂的 -n.综合体

【搭配】 inferiority complex 自卑感,自卑情结

【例句】

1. In the final stage of a glow-worm's life, the larva encases itself in a pupal skin while it changes from the simple larva to the more complex adult fly.在萤火虫生命的最后阶段,幼虫将自己包裹在蛹里,从简单的幼虫变成复杂的会飞 的成虫。

2. Their relationship was very complex and rather unclear at the moment.目前他们的关系很复杂,不明朗。

【同义】complicated(a.复杂的,难解的);intricate(a.复杂的,错综的); involved(a.棘手的);knotty(a.棘手的,困难多的)

【反义】simple(a.简单的,简易的)

【要点】 complex、complicated、intricate、involved和knotty都是表示“复杂”的形容词。complex指组成某种机器的零件、构成某事物的因素很多,且关系 复杂,只有学识深的人或具有专门知识的人才能处理;complicated具有 complex的一切意义,但更强调复杂得难以解释或理解;intricate通常指交 织在一起的众多因素,而且难以理出头绪来;involved常指许多事物或事 物的关系盘根错节;knotty指充满纠缠不清、令人困惑的复杂问题,而且 包含着几乎不可能解决或理解的意思。

-a.复杂的 -n.综合体;情结

【搭配】a complex argument 复杂的论证;inferiority complex 自卑感,自卑情 结;a sports complex 运动中心

【例句】

1. I can still recall that every time we met some complex problems she could always figure out the best solution in the shortest time.我还能记得,每当我们 遇到复杂的问题时,她总能在最短时间里找到最佳的解决方式。

2. Their relationship was very complex and rather unclear at the moment.现在 他们的关系复杂而不明朗。

【同义】complicated(a.复杂的,难理解的);intricate(a.复杂的,错综的); involved(a.棘手的);knotty(a.棘手的,困难多的)

【反义】simple(a.简单的,简易的)

291- confine

v.限制, 局限于; 管制, 禁闭

【同】constrain

【搭配】confine to 限制于...之内; confine oneself to 把自己局限于

【例句】The teacher does not confine his studies to American literature. 这位老师并未将他的研究局限于美国文学。

【要点】confine oneself to 后面直接加 sth. 或 doing sth. 。

v.限制,仅限于 n.界限,边界

【搭配】 be confined to 局限于...;between the confines of ...之间的界限; beyond the confine of 超出.的范围

【例句】

1. Those confined to particular geographical areas, such as the countries bordering the Mediterranean or the Nordic countries had to be discarded.那些局限于特定地理区域的国家,如地中海沿岸国家或北欧国家,不得不被忽略。

2. It's important not to confine yourself to reading on your subject.不要仅限于阅读课内读物,这一点很重要。

-v.限制,仅限于 -n.界线;限制;范围

【搭配】be confined to(局)限于;between the confines of...之间的界线; beyond the confines of 超出...的范围

【例句】It's important not to confine yourself to reading on your subject.不要仅限于课内阅读,这一点很重要。

292- congress

n.(代表)大会; 国会, 议会

【搭配】the support of congress 国会的支持; the People's Congress 人民代表大会

【例句】The congress called on the local governments to reopen schools after the war. 战后, 国会号召地方政府重开学校。

293- conquer

v.征服, 战胜; 攻克, 攻取

【同】defeat; overcome

【搭配】conquer your fear 战胜恐惧

【例句】Many climbers have made attempts to conquer Mount Everest. 许多登山者试图征服珠穆朗玛峰。

【要点】其名词形式为 conqueror(征服者)。

-v.战胜,征服,攻克

【搭配】conquer shyness克服羞怯;conquer one's fear战胜恐惧

【例句】

1. If the students have the courage to make comments on their teachers, they will have more confidence to conquer the difficulties in the future.若学生有勇气评价教师,那么他们就更有信心攻克未来将会遇到的难题。

2. Every day, conquer your fear and courageously face all your opportunities, keep your mind open and your attitude positive, and then you will make a big difference.每天,克服恐惧,勇敢面对所有机会,保持心胸开阔、态度积 极,你会变得非常不同。

【派生】 conqueror(n.征服者)

【同义】defeat(v战胜);overcome(v.克服) 要 点在口语中,conquer一词多取其"攻克"的意思,与master通用,引申为"掌握",如:I can totally conquer English.(我能彻底攻克英语。)取"克服"的意思时,可与overcome互换。

294- conquest

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.征服

【搭配】Spanish Conquest 西班牙的攻占; military conquest 军事攻占

【例句】The king completed the conquest of the country. 国王彻底征服了那个国家。

295- consensus

n.共识; (意见)一致

【搭配】value consensus 价值共识

【例句】The general consensus is that reform is a good thing. 改革是件好事, 这是共识。

【要点】注意该单词的拼写。

n.一致;舆论;合意

【搭配】 value consensus 价值共识

【例句】

1. He explained his idea to the psychiatrists and asked them to predict the average percentage of people in an ordinary population who would be willing to administer the highest shock level of 450 volts. The overwhelming consensus was that virtually everyone would refuse to obey the experimenter.他向精神病专家解释了他的想法,并且让他们预测在普通人群中那些愿意承受450伏特最高电击的人数的平均百分值。毋庸置疑的是,实际上,每个人都会拒绝服从实验人员。

2. One man, who had been blind since birth, scored extremely well. He made only one match differing from the consensus, assigning "far" to square and "near" to circle. Actually, only a small majority of sighted subjects had paired far and near to the opposite partners.一个天生失明的人得分特别高。他只有一个连线和大家的不一样,把“远”连到方形,“近”连到圆形。实际上,只有一小部分看得到的人把远和近匹配反了。

【同义】 unanimity(n.全体一致)

-n.共同看法,意见一致

【搭配】reach a consensus 达成一致意见;consensus politics以协商为基础的政 治;value consensus 价值共识

【例句】They can gather some statistics or data to back up and support their opinions in order to reach a consensus.他们可以搜集一些数据或资料来支持他们的观 点,以期达成共识。

296- complicate

v.(使)变复杂

【搭配】complicate matters 使事情复杂化; complicate the business 使生意难做

【例句】This problem was complicated beyond all reason.这个问题如此复杂, 简直不可思议。

297- corporate

a.团体的, 共同的; 法人的, 公司的

【搭配】corporate crime 企业犯罪; corporate loan 公司贷款

【例句】There has been a massive increase in one type of crime, which is what's known as "corporate crime". 有一种类型的犯罪数量大幅上升, 这就是所谓的"企业 犯罪"。

【要点】注意拼写时不要和 cooperate(合作)混淆。

-a.团体的;公司的;结成一个团体的

【搭配】corporate crime公司犯罪;corporate loan 公司贷款;corporate body法 人团体;corporate responsibility共同的责任

【例句】

1. The change in the corporate culture has resulted in adding more glamour and importance to an accountant's job.公司文化的改变给会计的工作带来了更大 的魅力和重要性。

2. From uniforms and work wear has emerged corporate clothing.在制服和工作服的基础上出现了职业装。

【要点】corporate是形容词,表示"公司的",在介绍一个公司的时候,我们常会 用到的一些搭配是corporate culture(企业文化),corporate image(公司形 象)等。corporate的形近词cooperate是动词,意思是"合作",注意两者 之间的区别。

298- consumption

n.消费(量); 消耗

【搭配】consumption pattern 消费模式; consumption of electricity 耗电量

【例句】Most of the water is too salty to be used for human consumption or for their irrigation of crops. 大部分的水含盐量太高, 不适合人们饮用或灌溉农作物。

n.消耗(量);消费(量)

【搭配】 consumption pattern 消费模式;consumption of electricity 耗电量

【例句】

1. The metabolic rate of mice can be reduced by a very low consumption off ood.减少食物的消耗可以降低老鼠的新陈代谢率。

2. The researchers scanned their brains using FMRI to measure blood flow and oxygen consumption in the brain, as an indication of its activity.研究人员用功能性磁共振成像技术对他们的大脑进行扫描,测出大脑中的血流量和耗氧量,作为其活性指标。

299- continuous

a.连续的, 持续的

【同】constant

【搭配】continuous flow 持续气流; continuous performance cinema 循环场电影院

【例句】There is a continuous improvement in the service of the Student Service Centre. 学生服务中心的服务质量在不断地提高。

【要点】continual 和 continuous 都表示事情连续发生:continuous 描述事情的发生没有间歇, 而 continual 表示事情一直重复发生。

300- contribute

-注意重音位置 v.贡献, 捐献; 投稿; 有助于

【同】make a contribution

【搭配】contribute to 有助于; 捐款; 贡献; a contributing factor 起作用的因素

【例句】The smoke from the coal contributed a great deal to the air pollution.煤产生的烟是大气污染的一个重要原因。

-v.贡献;捐献;投稿

【搭配】contribute to 有助于;捐助,贡献;a contributing factor 起作用的因素

【例句】

1. I think her intelligence contributes a lot to her good performance in studies. She can always figure out the best solution in the shortest time.我认为她良好的学习成绩很大一部分归因于她的聪慧。她总能在最短时间里想出最好 的解决方法。

2. Universities should offer students every opportunity to graduate with skills that allow them to have fulfilling careers and contribute to the fields.大学应该尽可能给学生提供机会,让他们在毕业时能拥有胜任理想职业要求的技 能,从而让他们在自己的职业生涯领域作出贡献。

301- conventional

a.普通的, 习惯的; 因循守旧的, 传统的

【同】traditional

【搭配】conventional crime 传统型犯罪; conventional value 传统价值观

【例句】We exchange conventional greetings when we meet on the campus. 我们在校园里碰到时, 彼此会习惯性地打个招呼。

302- councilor

n.议会议员

【搭配】Privy Councilor 智囊团, 枢密院官员

【例句】There has been a lot of consultation for the new councilor. 有许多关于新议员的民意咨询。

【要点】相关词汇:

Senate 参议院congress 大会; (C-)议会league 同盟

303- counteract

v.对抗, 抵消

【同】offset

【搭配】counteract inflation 反通货膨胀

【例句】I know questionnaires are a very controlled way to do things but I thought I could do taped interviews later on to counteract the effect of this. 我知道问卷调查是一个有局限性的研究方式, 但是我随后会做录音采访, 以与调查问卷的结果相互补充。

304- creep

v.悄悄地移动; 缓慢地行进; 爬行

【搭配】creep in 悄悄跟进; creep out of从... 悄悄地出来

【例句】I crept upstairs so as not to wake up other tenants. 我悄悄地爬上楼, 以免吵醒其他房客。

305- crime

n.罪行, 犯罪

【同】delinquency

【搭配】campus crime 校园犯罪; hotel crime 旅馆犯罪

【例句】Crime often happens in hotels and on streets in poor areas. 在贫困地区, 犯罪行为经常发生在旅馆和街上。

【要点】雅思听力考试的 Section 3中常出现有关crime的讲座, 会介绍crime的多发地区、防止办法和注意事项等。

306- critical

a.批评的, 评论的; 危急的, 紧要的; 临界的; 挑剔的

【同】crucial

【搭配】critical of 对...挑剔的, 批评的; critical thoughts 批判性思维; be of critical importance 至关重要; critical point 临界点

【例句】The strike has been stopped, but the situation is still critical. 罢工虽然已经停止了, 但是形势仍很危急。

-a.批评的,爱挑剔的;决定性的;评论的

【搭配】be critical of 爱挑毛病的,批评的;critical thoughts 挑剔的思想;be of critical importance 至关重要

【例句】

1. Art can help achieve academic success-enhancing test scores, attitudes, social skills and critical and creative thinking.艺术有益于学业的成功——提高考试分数,改善学习态度,增强社交技能,强化批判性和创造性思维。

2. I think the most critical reason why I like this place so much is its ecological environment, which really deserves imitation by other cities.我认为我喜欢这个地方的最关键的原因是它的生态环境,这的确值得其他城市效仿。

307- crush

n.压碎; 压榨; 迷恋 v.制服, 压垮

【搭配】have a crush on sb. → fall in love with sb. 爱上某人. crush a rebellion 压制反抗; crush sb's hopes 打破某人的希望

【例句】Bob was crushed by his son's sudden death. 鲍勃被儿子的突然离世击垮了。

-v.碾碎;压垮;压制 -n.强烈的喜爱,迷恋

【搭配】crush a rebellion 压制反抗;crush sb.'s hope 打破某人的愿望;crush up 粉碎

【例句】

1. Because the lyrics fully explained what I thought, I was deeply touched and thus had a crush on the song.歌词内容完全说出了我的想法,我被深深地打动了,开始迷恋上了这首歌。

2. Be careful not to crush my glasses in the bag.小心别把我包里的眼镜给压碎了。

308- currency

-英式发音? -美式发音? n.通货, 货币

【同】money

【搭配】currency form 货币申请单

【例句】You should complete a currency form. 你应该填写一张货币申请单。

【要点】这里介绍一些和"通货、货币"有关的词汇:

international monetary system 国际货币制度money in circulation 货币流通量national budget 国家预算the purchasing power of money 货币购买力soft currency 软通货hard currency 硬通货

n.货币;流行

【搭配】 currency form货币申请单;a paper currency 纸币

【例句】In the mid-1980s, the idea gained currency within the scientific world. 20世纪80年代中期,这一观念在科学界极为盛行。

【要点】currency的形容词形式是current,意为“现行的,通行的”。另外,常见的还有其副词形式currently,意思是“当前;普遍地”,在阅读中出现的这些词均要放在具体的语境中判断其具体的词义。

309- damage

v.损害, 毁坏 n.损害赔偿金; 损害, 毁坏

【同】injury

【搭配】environmental damage 环境破坏; irreparable damage 无法修复的破坏

【例句】These materials would probably be damaged if you set them on fire. 如果在上面生火的话, 这些材料很可能会被破坏。

310- data

n.数据, 资料

【搭配】data analysis 数据分析; data base 数据库

【例句】Each course has two parts, the first part is word processing, the second is about the use of data base programs. 每门课程都有两部分:第一部分是文字处理, 第二部分是数据库程序的使用。

【要点】data的复数形式还是 data, 雅思听力考试中有时data 发音会像, 要注意这一点。

311- deny

v.否认, 否定; 拒绝

【同】refuse

【搭配】deny oneself 节制, 戒除; deny doing sth. 否认做过某事; deny a charge 否认控告

【例句】If you don't acknowledge the source of your information, you might be denied entry into the university. 如果你不供认信息的来源, 你可能会被这所大学拒收。

312- depression

n.抑郁, 沮丧; 不景气, 萧条(期)

【同】slump

【搭配】the Great Depression 大萧条; economic depression 经济萧条

【例句】The economic depression of the 1930s and the Second World War prevented the advanced ideas from being widely realised. 20世纪30年代的经济萧条和第二次世界大战阻碍了先进思想的传播, 使其不能被广泛认识。

-n.沮丧,忧愁;洼地;不景气

【搭配】the Great Depression 大萧条;economic depression 经济萧条

【例句】

1. Walking can improve mental health, including reducing stress and lowering the incidence of depression. Besides, talking about some interesting things every day while walking with my parents makes me feel we are close.散步能改善心理健康,包括减少压力和降低抑郁症的发病率。此外,和父母散步时谈论 每天发生的一些趣事,让我感觉我们关系紧密。

2. Gloomy weather can cause depression, while sunshine appears to raise the spirits.阴沉的天气会使人情绪低落,而阳光似乎能提高人们的兴致。

3. The public is worrying about the national economy going into depression again.民众担忧国民经济会再次陷入萧条。

313- devastate

v.毁坏; 使垮掉, 压倒

【同】destroy

【搭配】be devastated by 被...毁坏

【例句】The writer had been devastated by the death at the age of seven of his eldest daughter. 作者因7岁的大女儿夭折而崩溃了。

314- disruption

n.分裂, 断裂; 毁坏

【同】breakdown

【搭配】plane of disruption断裂面; atomic disruption 原子破裂

【例句】The strike happened yesterday and caused big delays and disruption to public transportation.昨天发生了罢工事件, 并导致了公共交通的严重延误和混乱。

315- decline

n.下降, 衰落; 斜面, 倾斜 v.下降, 衰落; 倾斜; 拒绝, 谢绝

【同】decrease; fall

【搭配】on the decline 在衰退中; in decline下降; rapid decline 迅速减少; phase of decline 衰退期

【例句】The decline in the value of the currency may cause panic. 货币价值的下跌可能会引起恐慌。

【要点】decline一词经常出现在新闻中, 表示经济状况每况愈下, 或某种情况有所衰退等。

-n./v.谢绝;减少

【搭配】on the decline 在衰退中;in decline下降;rapid decline 飞速减少; phase of decline 衰退期;decline an invitation to dinner 谢绝宴请

【例句】

1. When the winter comes, there is an obvious decline in workers' efficiency.冬天来临时,工人的工作效率明显下降。

2. Technological advances helped bring about the decline of rural industries and

186an increase in urban populations.科技进步导致了乡镇企业的衰落和城市人口的增长。

【同义】refuse(v.拒绝);diminish(v.变小)

316- distortion

n.失真, 变形, 扭曲

【同】contortion; deformation

【搭配】image distortion 图像失真; distortion factor 失真度

【例句】The article gave a distortion of the status of children in the orphanage. 文章所描述的孤儿院孩子的现状是失实的。

n.变形;失真;扭曲;曲解

【例句】People are more curious about bad news than good. Newspapers and broadcasters are there to provide what the public wants. However, that can lead to significant distortions of perception.人们对坏消息比对好消息更好奇。报纸和广播为大众提供了他们想知道的。然而,那会导致认知上的严重扭曲。

317- diversify

v.(使)多样化

【同】vary

【例句】Farms began to diversify in the recent years. 近年来, 农业种植开始多样化。

-v.(使)多样化

【例句】 There are so many different TV programs showing every day on diversified channels; thus there are hundreds of TV presenters we can see.每天不同的电视频道播放着各种电视节目,因此我们可以看到许许多多的电视节目主持人。

318- domestic

a.家里的, 家庭的; 本国的; 驯养的

【同】internal; national

【搭配】domestic appliance 家用器具; gross domestic product(GDP) 国内生产总值; domestic market国内市场

【例句】It is surprising that the majority of apples are mostly grown for the domestic market. 令人惊讶的是, 大部分苹果的种植主要是为了满足国内市场的需求。

【要点】与domestic 有关的机场词汇:international airport 国际机场domestic airport 国内机场airport terminal 机场候机楼international terminal 国际航班候机楼domestic departure 国际航班出站international departure 国际航班出港

a.本国的;家庭的;驯养的

【搭配】domestic appliance 家用器具;gross domestic product(GDP)国内生 产总值;domestic market 国内市场;domestic violence_家庭暴力; domestic animals 家畜

【例句】Europe's leaders are due to meet in March to discuss the various energy proposals-try to avoid commitments that may hurt domestic energy companies.欧洲领导人将于三月份会面并讨论各种能源提案,试图避免作出可能会伤害到国内能源公司的承诺。

-a.本国的;家庭的;驯养的

【搭配】domestic appliance家用器具;gross domestic product(GDP)国内 生产总值;domestic market 国内市场;domestic violence 家庭暴力; domestic animals 家畜

【例句】

1. Serious water pollution means that water for domestic purposes has to be bought at high cost.严重的水污染意味着必须以高价购买饮用水。

2. Our evidence suggests that domestic trade was greater at all periods than external trade.我们掌握的证据表明,无论在哪个时期,国内贸易都要比对 外贸易发达。

【派生】domesticate(v.驯养;引进)

319- donate

英式发音? -美式发音? -注意英音和美音的重音位置不同 v.捐赠, 赠送

【同】make contribution

【搭配】donate money and material 捐赠钱和物资

【例句】I should also like to say if you do have books and stationeries to donate, it doesn't matter if they are new. 我还想说如果你有书和文具可以捐的话, 那么不管它们是否是新的都没关系。

320- donation

n.捐赠, 赠送; 捐赠物, 捐款

【同】contribution

【搭配】generous donation 慷慨的捐赠

【例句】A: We could get some donations.

B: We've applied for that, but in the end we decided to be self-sufficient.

321- dormancy

n.休眠; 催眠状态; 隐匿

【例句】That huge volcano erupted after twenty years of dormancy. 在长达20年的休眠期之后, 那座大火山又喷发了。

【要点】其形容词形式为dormant, 最常用词组为dormant volcano(休眠火山)。

-n.冬眠;蛰伏

【例句】 Hibernation, also known as "winter sleep", is a state of deep sleep or dormancy that an animal undergoes during the cold months of winter.蛰伏,又称“冬眠”,指动物在隆冬时处于深度睡眠或休眠的一种状态。

【要点】dormancy的形容词形式是dormant,指暂时不活动的、休眠的,如 dormantvolcano,含义是“休眠火山”。

322- drought

n.干旱, 旱灾

【例句】It was the worst drought on record. 这是有记载以来最严重的一次干旱。

n.干旱,旱灾;缺乏,枯竭

【搭配】 goal drought 进球荒;soil drought 土壤干旱;drought field 受干旱的田; great drought 大旱

1. They developed strategies for surviving harsh drought periods, decades

【例句】 of heavy rainfall or cold; adopted agriculture and stock-raising, which revolutionised human life; and founded the world's first pre-industrial civilisations in Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Americas.他们发展了在严酷的旱期、数十年的强降雨或严寒环境中生存的策略;采用了彻底改变人类生活的农业和畜牧业;并在埃及、美索不达米亚和美洲建立了世界上第一个工业前文明。

2. The government has pledged two hundred and fifty million dollars to help the drought stricken farmers.政府保证发放2.5亿美元的救济金以帮助遭受旱灾的农民。

【同义】aridity(n.干旱;乏味);dryness(n.干,干燥;干燥度)

【派生】 droughtiness(n.干旱);droughty(a.干旱的;旱灾的)

323- economy

n.节约; 经济

【搭配】market economy 市场经济; local economy 当地经济; economy class 经济舱; practice economies 厉行节约

【例句】The recent research shows the economy is declining. 最近的研究表明经济正处在衰退期。

【要点】注意economy, economical 和 economic 这三个词的发音区别。

324- electrical

a.电的; 电学的

【搭配】electrical fault 电器故障

【例句】The small battery-powered gadget can deliver subliminal electrical pulses to the skin.这种小的电池驱动装置可以向皮肤发出微小的电脉冲。

【要点】注意与单词electric(电动的)、electronic(电子的)之间的区别。

-a.有关电的;电气科学的

【搭配】electrical fault电器故障

【例句】

1. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, and I graduated from Peking University.我有电气工程学士学位,毕业于北京大学。

2. The electrical system in your house would be overloaded if you use too many electrical household appliances at the same time.如果你同时使用很多家用电 器的话,你家的电力系统就会超负荷。

325- embassy

n.大使馆

【搭配】the American Embassy in Paris 美国驻巴黎大使馆

【例句】Your visa application is being processed at the U. S. Embassy. 你的签证申请正在由美国大使馆处理。

【要点】这里介绍一些外交词汇:Ministry of Foreign Affairs 外交部diplomatic mission 使馆legation 公使馆consulate-general 总领事馆consulate 领事馆counsellor 参赞special envoy 特使

326- establish

v.建立, 设立; 安置, 安顿

【同】set up; start

【搭配】establish goals 树立目标; establish relations 建立联系

【例句】The tennis club was established two years ago by several young people. 这个网球俱乐部是两年前由几个年轻人创办的。

v.建立;确立

【搭配】 establish goals 树立目标;establish relations 建立联系

【例句】

1. The 17th century was a formative period in the establishment of scientific English. In the following century much of this momentum was lost as German established itself as the leading European language of science. 17世纪是科技英语形成的时期。在随后的一个世纪,由于德语被确立为欧洲科学领域最主要的语言,这一势头就消失了。

2. Although a proposal in 1664 to establish a committee for improving the English language came to little, the society's members did a great deal to foster the publication of science in English.虽然1664年建议设立改善英语的委员会的提议没什么结果,但学会成员为促进英文科学书籍的出版做了大量工作。

3. You may have to establish some new eating habits in order to keep healthy.为了保持健康,你需要养成一些新的饮食习惯。

-v.建立;确定

【例句】

1. This business was established in 1860.这家公司成立于1860年。

2. We cannot establish a simple, direct cause-and-effect relationship between media violence and social violence.在传媒暴力和社会暴力之间,我们不能建立简单、直接的因果关系。

327- ethical

a.道德的; 合乎道德的

【同】moral

【搭配】ethical standards 道德标准; ethical problems 道德问题

【例句】The behaviour is not strictly ethical. 严格地讲, 这种行为是不道德的。

a.伦理的;道德的;凭处方出售的 n.处方药

【搭配】 ethical standards 道德标准;ethical problems 道德问题

【例句】

1. Some recordings are made without the speakers knowing the fact-a procedure that includes very natural data, though ethical objections must be anticipated.有些录音是在说话者不知道的情况下录制的——这个过程记录下了十分自然的录制资料,但是道义上的质疑必须预见一下。

2. Selling pharmaceuticals is a daily exercise in ethical judgment. Salespeople walk the line between the common practice and bribing doctors to prescribe their drugs.销售处方药在道德判断上是一种日常锻炼。销售人员在常规的售药和贿赂医生开他们的药之间来回周旋。

-a.道德的;合乎道德的

【搭配】ethical standards 道德标准;ethical problems 道德问题

【例句】I love this place since people were all intelligent, ethical and hard working.我喜欢这个地方,因为每个人都很聪明、讲道德,也很努力。 同moral(a.道德的)

328- exile

n.流放, 流亡; 被流放者, 被放逐者 v.流放, 使流亡

【搭配】in exile 流放中; drive sb. into exile 流放某人

【例句】The former President was exiled for more than twenty years. 前总统被流放了20多年。

329- emission

n.(光、热等)的散发, 发射; 散发物, 发出物

【搭配】green house gas emission 温室气体排放; zero-emission cars 零排放车辆

【例句】The emissions of greenhouse gas are still increasing in many countries. 温室气体排放量仍然在增加。

【要点】这里介绍一些与环境有关的词汇:burning of fossil fuels 化石燃料的燃烧by-product 副产品forest destruction 森林破坏air pollutant 空气污染物atmospheric temperature 大气温度biosphere 生物圈

n.(光、热等的)散发;散发物

【搭配】 greenhouse gas emission 温室气体排放;zero-emission cars 零排放车辆

【例句】

1. Almost 400 mayors have signed an agreement to cut their cities' greenhouse gas emissions. 近四百名市长已经签署了一项协议,减少城市的温室气体排 放量。

2. Many people buy larger cars than their daily needs or waste energy by driving aggressively. Besides, global car use is increasing at a faster rate than the improvement in emissions and fuel efficiency.很多人买超过他们日常所需用途的大汽车,或过多驾车而浪费能源。此外,全球汽车的使用量增速很快,已经超过了改善废气排放率和燃油使用效率的速度。

3. The new fuel can save energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions.新型燃料可以节约能源,降低二氧化碳排放量。

-n.(光、热等的)散发;散发物

【搭配】green house gas emission 温室效应气体排放;zero-emission cars零排 放车辆

【例句】

1. In my opinion, all governments should greatly encourage the development and use of zero-emission cars.我认为,各个政府都应大力鼓励零排放汽车的开 发和使用。

2. The new fuel can save energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions.新型燃料能 节约能源,并减少二氧化碳的排放量。

【要点】"节能减排"是时下颇为流行的绿色生活方式,它的英文表达是energy conservation and emission reduction。在口语考试中,我们还需要掌握下 面的短语:carbon emissions(碳排放),zero emissions(零排放;零废 弃),industrial emissions(工业排放物)。

330- exotic

a.奇异的; 外来的; 异国情调的

【搭配】exotic experience 异国体验

【例句】The drama retains most of the novel's exotic flavour. 这部剧大体保持了那本小说的异国风味。

-a.外来的;外国的;奇异的

【搭配】exotic experiences 异国体验

【例句】

1. All I did there was feast my eyes on a wide variety of exotic vegetation I'd never known before. It is the biggest botanical garden I have ever been to.在那里,我将各种各样的异域植物尽收眼底。它是我去过的最大的植物园。

2. Their exotic apparel made them stand out from the locals.奇装异服把他们与 当地人区别开来。

【同义】)foreign(a.外国的,外来的)

【反义】 native(a.本国的,本地的);indigenous(a.本土的)

331- enforce

v.实施, 执行; 强迫, 迫使坚持(要求、主张等)

【同】carry out

【搭配】enforce laws 执法; enforce a demand 坚持要求

【例句】The school decided to enforce the rules and regulations. 这所学校决定执行这项规章制度。

v.实施,执行;强制,迫使

【搭配】 enforce laws 执法;enforce a demand 竭力要求

【例句】

1. When children have had a major role in determining procedures, they are more likely to abide by and enforce them.若孩子们在程序的制定中起了重要的作用,他们就会更愿意遵守并执行这些程序。

2. Do they enforce that rule?他们执行那条规则了吗?

【派生】 enforceable(a.可实施的);enforcement(n.执行;实施)

-v.实施;强制;加强

【搭配】enforce sth.on sb.强迫某人服从...;enforce laws 执法;enforce a demand 竭力要求

【例句】

1. Measures should be taken to enforce education for young people in judging right and wrong.需要采取措施,加强对青少年的教育,增强他们的是非观。

2. Do they enforce that rule?他们执行那条规定了吗?

【派生】 enforceable(a.可强制执行的);enforcement(n.执行)

【同义】strengthen(v.加强);compel(v.强制,强迫)

332- familiarize

v.使熟悉

【同】be familiar with

【搭配】familiarize yourself with sth. 使自己与·. ·熟悉

【例句】Read the flow chart to familiarize yourself with the task. 阅读流程图以熟悉自己的任务。

333- far-reaching

a.深远的; 广泛的

【同】in-depth

【搭配】far-reaching influence 深远的影响; of far-reaching importance 具有深远的意义

【例句】The new law will have far-reaching influence for all farmers. 新法律将对所有农民产生深远的影响。

【要点】相关词汇:rough 大致的intense 强烈的complete 完全的deadly 极度的burning 热烈的

334- farming

a.农业的, 农事的; 耕种的 n.农业, 农事

【搭配】farming products 农产品

【例句】The lecturer will say something about the organic farming. 演讲者将介绍有关有机农业的问题。

335- export

-名词发音? -动词发音? -注意名词发音? 和动词发音? 的重音位置 n.出, 出口; 出口商品 v.出, 出口

【搭配】export rebates 出口退税; export finance 出口信贷; export restriction 出口限制

【例句】In Africa, the feathers of ostriches were used for tribal ceremonial dress and they were also exported to Europe and America. 在非洲, 鸵鸟毛经常用在部落的典礼服饰上, 同时也出口到欧洲和美洲。

【要点】反义词为import。

v.输出,出口 n.出口;出口物

【例句】As a result, less transportation is required for every dollar's worth of imports or

exports.因此,每一笔进出口交易都必须降低运输成本。

【要点】export经常与import一起出现在有关经济或贸易类的阅读文章中。

336- fraud

n.欺诈, 诈骗; 骗子

【搭配】fraud scandal 诈骗丑闻; tax fraud 偷税漏税

【例句】His credit card is not acceptable because of fraud. 由于欺诈, 他的信用卡不能 使用。

n.诈骗;骗子

【例句】

1. Internet security experts have long known that simple passwords do not fully defend online bank accounts from determined fraud artists.网络安全专家早就知道简单的密码不能彻底防范蓄意诈骗者盗取网上银行账户。

2. Royal Bank of Scotland said that the bank had suffered no losses after the attacks and added: "RBS has extremely robust processes in place for the purpose of protecting our systems from fraud.”苏格兰皇家银行说,银行受攻击后没有遭受任何损失,并补充说:“苏格兰皇家银行有非常强大的程序,可以保护我们的系统免受欺诈。”

3. The votes are invalidated because of voter fraud.由于选民的欺骗行为,这些选票都作废了。

-n.诈骗;骗子

【例句】

1. The role government plays is to protect contracts, punish fraud and violence by appropriate laws, law enforcement and the courts.政府所扮演的角色是通过适合的法律、执法和法庭来保护契约、惩罚欺诈和暴力行为。

2. The votes are invalidated because of voter fraud.由于选民的欺骗行为,这些选票都作废了。

337- fund

n.资金, 基金; 专款, 现款 v.拨款

【同】capital

【搭配】raise funds 筹集资金; additional/extra fund 额外款项; mutual fund 互助基金

【例句】You could bring in funds for our organization.你可以为我们组织集资。

338- gadget

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.小巧的器械, 精巧的装置; 小玩意儿

【搭配】kitchen gadget 厨房的小炊具

【例句】We have tried out some of the latest gadgets on show. 我们试用了最近展出的一些小玩意儿。

339- finance

n.财政, 金融 v.为...提供资金

【同】fund

【搭配】college of finance and economics 财经学院; finance education 支付教育费用; raise finance for 为...提供资金

【例句】The company is facing the question of finance. 该公司正面临财政问题。

【要点】下面是和"钱"有关的短语:financial aid 资助tuition fee 学费living expense 生活费incidental expense 偶然费用scholarship 奖学金fellowship 助学金grant 助学金stipend 定期津贴; 固定奖学金

n.财政,金融;财务情况 v.为...提供资金

【例句】

1. Almost 70% of those in the survey could complete everyday activities ranging from eating and dressing unaided to complex tasks such as cooking and managing their finances.在被调查的人群中,约70%的人可以独立进行日常活动,从简单的吃饭、穿衣到复杂的烹饪以及管理自己的财务。

2. The Australian Sports Commission(ASC)finances programmes of excellence in a total of 96 sports for thousands of sportsmen and women.澳大利亚体育运动委员会(ASC)为总计96项体育运动项目中的数千名表现突出的男女运动员提供了资助。

3. Opponents of smoking financed this study.反对吸烟的人资助了这项研究。

340- flourish

-英式发音? -美式发音? v.繁荣, 兴旺; 茂盛

【例句】The economy in the country is blooming and tourism is flourishing. 该国的经济繁荣, 旅游业兴旺。

v.繁荣;茂盛

【搭配】 with a flourish 夸张地;in full flourish 盛极一时

【例句】 Research in Britain has shown that "green consumers"continue to flourish as a significant group amongst shoppers.英国的调查表明,作为购物人群的重要组成部分,“绿色消费者”仍然很活跃。

-v.茂盛;繁荣;活跃而有影响力

【例句】

1. The entertainment and business of our city are flourishing, so that it attracts many people from across the country to come and invest here.我市的娱乐业和 商业正在繁荣发展,因此吸引了全国各地的人来这里投资。

2. Research in Britain has shown that "green consumers" continue to flourish as a significant group amongst shoppers.英国的调查表明,作为购物人群的重要组成部分,"绿色消费者"在持续发展壮大。

【同义】thrive(v.繁荣,茁壮成长);prosper(v.兴旺;成功)

341- gallop

v./n. 奔驰, 飞跑

【同】rush

【搭配】at a gallop 以最快速度, 急速地

【例句】My sister set off at a gallop this afternoon.今天下午我姐姐匆忙地出发了。

342- gear

n.齿轮, 传动装置 v.调整, 使适合

【同】equipment

【搭配】gear to/towards 调整, 使适合

【例句】The exploitation of this new subject is moving into high gear. 这个新项目的开发正步入正轨。

n.齿轮 v.使适应,调整

【搭配】 gear change 变速杆,变速装置;gear to/towards 调整,使合适;gear the plan 调整计划

【例句】

1. The revolutionary aspect of this new timekeeper was neither the descending weight that provided its motive force nor the gear wheels that transferred the power; it was the part called the escapement. 新式钟表具有革命性的方面不在于动力装置变轻,也不在于传输动力的齿轮,而在于称作摆轮的部件。

2. Single speed cycles are bikes with no variable gears.单速自行车就是无变速齿轮的自行车。

343- generate

v.产生, 发生

【同】produce

【搭配】generate electricity 发电

【例句】Tourism generates huge sums of wealth for local people. 旅游业为当地居民带来了巨额的财富。

v.发生;生成

【搭配】 generate electricity 发电

【例句】

1. This right generates an obligation or duty for the state to ensure that adequate healthcare resources are provided.这一权力让政府有义务和责任保证提供充足的医疗保健资源。

2. Compared with ordinary coal, new "clean"coals may generate power more efficiently.与普通煤相比,新型的“洁净”煤可能会提高发电效率。

344- government

-'t'的发音尽可能化 n.政府, 内阁; 管理, 支配; 政治, 政体

【同】administration

【搭配】under a government 在政府统治期间; in government 统治, 支配

【例句】Great reforms are unlikely under the present government. 当下, 政府不太可能做出大的改革。

345- habitat

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.(动物或植物的)栖息地, 住处

【搭配】natural habitat自然保护区

【例句】Unfortunately, only very small sections of the lion's former habitat remain.不幸的是, 这些狮子以前的栖息地只有一小部分还在。

n.栖息地,产地

【搭配】 natural habitat 自然栖息地

【例句】

1. Plant species become adapted to living in a certain kind of habitat, and in the process evolve many characteristics that prevent them from occupying other habitats.植物物种会适应生存在某一种特定的栖息地,并在这一过程中进化出许多特性防止它们占据其他的栖息地。

2. Pupils' responses indicate some misconceptions in basic scientific knowledge of rain forests' ecosystems, for example their ideas about rainforests as habitats for animals, plants and humans and the relationship between climatic change and destruction of rainforests.学生的反应表明了他们在雨林生态系统的基本科学知识上还有一些误解,例如他们把雨林当作动物、植物和人类的栖息地,以及气候变化和雨林破坏之间的关系。

3. They have focused their research on habitats they believe have escaped human influence.他们已将研究目标集中在他们认为不受人类影响的物种栖息地上。

346- harness

v.治理; 利用

【搭配】harness a river 治河; harness nuclear energy 利用核能

【例句】The dam stores water for such functions as the irrigation of crops and the harnessing of the force of gravity for the generation of electricity. 大坝的存水可以用来灌溉农作以及利用重力来发电等。

347- horrify

v.使恐惧, 使惊骇; 使反感

【例句】I had been horrified by several newspaper reports. 我对几篇新闻报道的内容感到震惊。

348- ignore

v.不顾, 不理, 忽视

【同】neglect

【搭配】ignore the fact 忽视事实

【例句】I cannot ignore the fact that too many extra curriculum activities will take lots of time. 我不能否认过多的课外活动会占用很多时间。

-v.不顾,忽视

【搭配】ignore the fact忽视事实

【例句】

1. If you ignore these instructions, this medicine could affect your heart rhythm.若不按说明服药,该药可能会影响心率。

2. I can't ignore my child's rudeness any longer.我的孩子粗暴无礼,我再也不能不闻不问了。

【要点】ignore是故意不予理睬,而neglect则是因粗心而忘记。

349- illegal

a.不合法的, 违法的

【同】unlawful

【搭配】illegal profit 非法利润; illegal drugs 毒品; illegal activities 非法活动

【例句】The police arrested the old lady for illegal possession of drugs. 警方以非法持有毒品为由逮捕了这位老妇人。

350- impact

-名词发音? -动词发音? -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n./v.冲击, 碰撞; 影响, 作用

【同】effect; influence

【搭配】impact on 对...的影响; great impact 巨大的影响

【例句】The financial crisis has a major impact on the property industry. 金融危机对房地产业有很大的影响。

-n.影响,作用;冲击

【例句】

1. Some businessmen are mindless about the negative impact of pollution because cigarettes mean huge profit for them. Moreover, Cigarette smoking is considered to be a stress remover so most smokers refuse to quit this habit.一些商人对于污染的负面影响毫不关心,因为香烟对他们来说意味着巨大 的利润。另外,吸烟被认为能解除压力,所以大多数吸烟者拒绝改掉这个 习惯。

2. What impact does the location of the company or the workplace have on the company and the employees?公司的地理位置(或工作地点)对公司及员工有何影响?

3. Cigarette smoking has the same impact on smokers as it does on non-smokers.吸烟对吸烟者和不吸烟者具有同样的影响。

351- implement

v.使生效, 实施 n.工具

【同】execute; instrument; perform; utensil

【搭配】measuring implement 测量仪器

【例句】Policy makers struggle to define and implement appropriate legislation.政策的制定者们致力于制定和实施适当的法规。

v.使生效,实施 n.

【例句】

1. A similar effect was found from the implementation of the third strategy. Many of the nurses had not realized the impact their behavior was having on the organization and their colleagues.第三个策略的实施产生了相似的效果。很多护士还没有认识到他们的行为对组织和同事产生的影响。

2. Policy makers struggle to define and implement appropriate legislation.政策的制定者们致力于规定和实施适当的法规。

【同义】 perform(v.做,履行);execute(v.执行,履行,实行);utensil(n.用具);instrument(n.仪器,器械,工具)

352- improvement

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.改进, 增进; 改进处

【同】advance

【搭配】improvement in 在...方面的改进、好转

【例句】His spoken English is well, but there's still room for some improvement. 他的英语口语不错, 但是还有提升的空间。

-n.改进,改善

【搭配】cause a distinct improvement in working conditions使工作环境得到明显 改善;home improvements 住宅装修

【例句】

1. I live in the new downtown area where the traffic system still needs improvement.我住在新城区,这里的交通系统仍需改善。

2. We seem to have some room for improvement in our operation system.我们似乎在操作系统上还有改进的余地。

353- inform

v.通知, 告诉; 告发, 告密

【搭配】inform sb. of/about sth. 通知, 告诉

【例句】The code informs us where and when a product was packaged. 这个代码告诉我们产品包装的地点和时间。

354- innovation

n.创新, 革新, 改革

【搭配】technological innovation 技术革新

【例句】An interest can drive your hunger for innovation.兴趣可以激起创新的渴望。

355- incentive

n.刺激, 动机

【同】impetus; motivation

【搭配】financial incentive 财务奖励; incentive plan 激励计划

【例句】Hypotheses provide the initiative and incentive for the inquiry. 假说促使人们主动去调查。

n.刺激;动机

【例句】

1. The non-financial incentive scheme did appear to assist in controlling absenteeism in the short term.非财务奖励方案短期内被用来辅助控制旷工现象。

2. Hypotheses provide the initiative and incentive for the inquiry.假设促使人们主动去调查。

【同义】motivation(n.刺激);impetus(n.推动,促进,刺激)

356- incur

v.招致; 遭受

【搭配】incur debt 负债; incur losses 遭受损失

【例句】The manufacturer incurred a $4 million loss. 这个厂商遭受了400万美元的损失。

-v.招致,遭受

【搭配】incur debts 负债

【例句】 Jane has incurred the anger of her mother by marrying without her mother's consent.简没有经过母亲同意就结婚了,使母亲很生气。

【要点】incur指"致使"之意时,与它意思和用法相近的词有cause,intrigue等。

357- indifference

358- isolated

a.孤立的, 隔离的

【同】solitary

【搭配】isolated operation 单独运行; isolated area 孤立区域

【例句】Elderly people at social welfare house, without their children's accompany, easily feel socially isolated. 福利院的老人由于没有儿女的陪伴, 很容易感到被社会孤立。

359- junction

n.连接; 联结点; 交叉路口

【同】proximity

【搭配】transportation junction 交通枢纽; river junction 江河交叉点

【例句】The power station was built at the junction of two rivers. 发电站就建在两条河的交汇处。

360- juvenile

a.青少年的, 少年特有的; 幼稚的 n.未成年人, 少年

【同】immature

【搭配】juvenile delinquency 青少年犯罪

【例句】The university is holding a lecture on juvenile delinquency. 该大学正在举行一场有关青少年犯罪的讲座。

a.少年的;幼稚的 n.未成年人

【搭配】 juvenile delinquency 青少年犯罪

【例句】

1. A popular explanation of play has been that it helps juvenile animals develop the skills they will need to hunt, mate and socialize as adults.一种流行的解释是玩耍能帮助幼小的动物锻炼技能,即它们长大后需要的捕食、求偶和交流技能。

2. Juvenile delinquency has increased remarkably in the last decade.在过去的十年里,未成年人犯罪有明显的增长。

【同义】 childish(a.幼稚的);immature(a 不成熟的);youngster(n.少年,年轻人)

【要点】juvenile这个单词多用在分析社会现象类的文章中,常见的固定短语【搭配】有,juvenile delinquency“青少年犯罪”,juvenile period“少年期”和 juvenile offender“少年犯”等。

-a.少年的;幼稚的 -n.未成年人

【搭配】juvenile delinquency 青少年犯罪;juvenile court 少年法庭;juvenile delinquent 少年犯

【例句】

1. Some books, films and TV programs with unhealthy information may poison the minds of juveniles.一些书籍、电影和电视节目充斥不健康的内容,这可 能会毒害未成年人的思想。

2. Juvenile delinquency has increased remarkably during the last decade.在过去 十年中,未成年人犯罪明显增多。

【同义】childish(a幼稚的);immature(a.不成熟的);youngster(n.少年,年轻人)

【要点】juvenile用法一般比较正式,尤其用在法律文书中,而juvenile delinquency(未成年人犯罪)也是雅思口语考试中可能涉及的内容。

361- intentional

a.存心的, 故意的

【搭配】intentional crime 故意犯罪

【例句】The delay of his lecture was not intentional but the professor was still angry. 虽然不是故意推迟他的演讲, 但是教授仍然生气。

362- lobby

n.大厅; 游说团 v.进行游说

【同】urge

【搭配】hotel lobby 宾馆大厅

【例句】They were lobbying for stronger environmental protection.他们在为加强环境保护而进行游说。

【要点】相关词汇:auditorium 礼堂vault 地窖dormitory 宿舍dwelling 住处

363- invade

v.侵犯, 侵入, 侵略, 侵袭; -invasion(n.入侵)

【例句】She sat at the window watching the evening invade the avenue. 她坐在窗口, 凝视着夜幕渐渐笼罩在林荫道上。

-v.侵略;侵袭

【例句】 Japanese armies invaded Nanjing and committed many atrocities during the occupation.日本军队曾经入侵南京,在占领期间犯下了无数暴行。

364- mass

a.大规模的, 群众的 n.大量, 众多; 团, 块; 群众, 民众; 质量

【搭配】mass production 大规模生产

【例句】The entrance of the company was blocked by a solid mass of people. 公司入口处被一大群人堵得死死的。

365- media

n.媒体; 介质

【搭配】mass media大众传媒; media studies 媒体研究

【例句】Professor Lee is mainly engaged in media studies. 李教授主要从事媒体研究。

366- loyalty

n.忠诚, 忠心

【搭配】national loyalty 国家忠诚; loyalty card 忠诚卡

【例句】In the remote area, loyalties are still very important. 在那个偏远地区, 忠诚仍然很重要。

367- manufacture

n.(大量)制造, 制造业; 制造品, 产品 v.(大量)制造, 加工

【同】make; produce

【搭配】manufacture goods 制造商品

【例句】My brother works for a small company manufacturing plastic products. 我哥哥在一家制造塑料制品的小公司工作。

【要点】manufacturing(制造业)是雅思听力场景中较常出现的一个表示行业的词汇, 这里介绍其他几个常用的行业词汇:printing 印刷业sheep and cattle farming 牲畜养殖业farming 农业electronics 电子业fishing 渔业wine-making 酿酒业processing 加工业transportation 运输业

v.(大量)制造,生产 n.制造,制造业

【例句】

1. Today, it is finished manufactured products that dominate the flow of trade, and, thanks to technological advances, manufactured goods themselves have tended to become lighter and less bulky.如今,制成品在贸易流通中占主导地位,而且技术进步使制成品本身变得更加轻巧。

2. The locally manufactured wheelbarrows were still too expensive for all but a few of the households.本地产的手推车对于大家还是太贵,仅有少数一些家庭买得起。

3. Many automobile makers no longer manufacture cheap models.很多汽车制造商不再生产低价位车型。

【要点】make,fabricate,manufacture,produce这些词均有“制造”之意。make用法最广;manufacture和produce多用于生产制造,manufacture指机器大量制造;fabricate特指按照标准样式制作或把材料或部件组合成一个整体。

368- margin

n.差额, 差距; 页边空白; 边缘; 余地; 幅度

【同】edge

【搭配】by a small margin以极小优势

【例句】I've made some suggestions in the margins. 我在页边空白处写了一些建议。

369- medium

a.中等的, 适中的 n.中间, 适中; 媒介物, 介质

【搭配】medium sized 中等尺寸的

【例句】We could draw up a table and look at examples of each medium in turn.我们可以绘制一个表格, 依次来看看每个媒介的例子。

-n.媒介;媒体 -a.中等的

【搭配】medium sized 中等尺寸的

【例句】

1. Technology helps us learn, but it is not the medium of learning. It is summoned when needed.科技有助于我们学习,却并非学习的媒介,它只是在需要的时候才被用到。

2. I'm talking about whether each medium should serve different groups.我要谈的是是否每种媒体都应该为不同的群体服务。

【要点】medium一词表示"媒介、介质"时,复数形式为media,而表示"通灵的 人"时复数形式则为mediums。

370- miniature

n.缩图, 缩影; 小画像a. 小型的, 微小的

【搭配】in miniature 小规模的

【例句】The more recent images tend to be life size or even larger, but the Dynamic figures are painted in miniature. 较近代的图像通常和原物大小一样, 甚至更大一些, 而动感风格的图像则是缩小的。

【要点】miniature中的mini-也表示"小的", 即我们十分熟悉的"迷你"。但mini-不能单独使用, 需加在名词前面, 如:miniskirt, "迷你裙"

-a.微型的,小规模的 -n.缩图,微型画;微小模型

【例句】 Nanjing Road is located in Shanghai, known as No.1 Street in China. It is referred to as the miniature of the history and culture of Shanghai for a century.南京路位于上海,号称"中国第一街"。它被称做上海一个世纪的历史和 文化的缩影。

371- moisten

v.使潮湿

【同】dampen; humidify

【搭配】moisten one's clay 喝酒

【例句】The king moistened his lips nervously before he spoke in public. 在公开演讲前, 国王紧张地抿了抿嘴唇。

372- monopoly

n.垄断, 专卖

【例句】The monopoly capitalists grab fabulous wealth from the grain crisis. 这些垄断资本家从粮食危机中攫取大笔钱财。

373- morality

n.道德, 美德

【同】moral

【搭配】public morality公共道德

【例句】Mankind has undergone great improvement in intelligence or morality. 人类无论在智力还是在道德上都经历了巨大的进步。

374- narrator.

375- natural

a.正常的, 自然的; 自然界的, 天然的; 天赋的, 固有的

【搭配】natural disaster 自然灾害; natural scenery 自然景观

【例句】It's natural for an old man of his age to be so quiet. 像他这般年纪的老人如此安静是很正常的。

376- newsletter

n.时事通讯, 业务通讯

【例句】There's David West who has volunteered to be the club secretary, and one of the many jobs he will have is to send out newsletters to you regularly. 那位就是戴卫·维斯特, 他自愿作俱乐部秘书, 他的众多工作之一就是把时事通讯定期发送给你。

【要点】这里介绍一些电视广播类词汇:radio programme 广播节目news broadcast 新闻播报

377- occur

v.发生, 出现; 想起, 想到

【搭配】occur to 被想到

378- onward

a.向前的, 前进的

【同】forward

【搭配】onward march 前进的行程

【例句】The Romans left from the country in 410, and from then onward the country suffered a series of invasions. 罗马人在公元410年撤离, 随后, 这个国家遭受了一系列的侵略。

【要点】注意 onward 和 onwards 的读音区别。

379- originate

v.起源, 发生; 首创, 创造

【同】develop from

【搭配】originate in/from 起源于, 由...引起, 产生

【例句】A lot of our medicines originate from herbs. 我们的许多药品源自草本植物。

【要点】雅思听力考试的Section4经常会涉及某事物的发展史, 其中就会有起源、创始人(名字、国籍)、物品的名称、发展过程等。origin, originate常出现在此类场景中。

v.引起;创作;发源;发生

【例句】

1. High buildings originated in the US over a century ago to meet the demand for more economical use of land.一个世纪以前,为了节约用地,美国率先出现了高层建筑。

2. Cook came up with the theory that Polynesians originated from Asia, which was later proved to be correct by scientist Bryan Sykes.库克提出了波利尼西亚人来自亚洲的理论,后来科学家布赖恩...塞克斯证实了他的说法。

【派生】originator(n.创始人);origination(n.开端)

-v.发源;发端;创造

【例句】

1. Both of them are in favor of drama originated from Henan Province of China. 他们都喜欢起源于中国河南省的戏剧。

2. Our research suggests that those processes originate in the basic organization of the country's economy. 我们的研究表明,这些历史进程源于该国经济的 基本组织形式。

380- percentage

n.百分数, 百分率, 百分比

【例句】A large percentage(24%) of people had had their car damaged in some ways. 相当一大部分比例(24%)的人的车辆都因为不同的原因遭到损坏, 这个比例大得惊人。

381- pesticide

n.杀虫剂, 农药

【搭配】pesticide free无农药的; pesticide residue 农药残留

【例句】The main factors that could be contributing to the decline of the species include acid rain and the spread of the pesticide residues. 导致这个物种灭绝的主要因素包括酸雨和农药残留物的扩散。

【要点】一些与农业相关的词汇:weed 除草rust 锈病manure/fertilizer 肥料spray 喷洒(农药)insecticide 杀虫剂

pest 害虫

-n.杀虫剂

【搭配】pesticide free 无农药的;pesticide residue农药残留

【例句】

1. Most of the pesticides in the market today remain inadequately tested for properties that cause cancer and mutations as well as for other adverse effects on health.现今市场上的大部分农药都没有经过充分地检验,测试其是否会对 健康有不良影响,以及会不会引发癌症、基因突变等。 民们纷纷将农药当作提高作物产量的有效方法。

【要点】pesticide由pest(n.害虫)加后缀 -cide(致死)组成,注意 pest 和 -cide 间要加字母i。insecticide 也是杀虫剂的意思,但指的是杀死昆虫(insect)的物质,而 pesticide 指的是杀死害虫的物质。

382- polish

n.擦光剂, 上光蜡 v.磨光, 擦亮; 修改, 润色

【同】wipe

【搭配】polish one's English 补习英语; polish furniture 抛光家具

【例句】

1. After the axe had been chipped into shape, the workers needed water and sand for grinding and polishing. 在斧子被削成形之前, 工人们需要用水和沙子来打磨与抛光。

2. The stone should be cut and polished. 这些石头应该被切开并打磨。

383- oversee

v.俯瞰, 眺望; 监督, 监视

【同】supervise

【搭配】oversee the project 监督这个项目

【例句】The department has formed a special team to oversee the product quality. 部门已经成立了一个特殊小组来监督产品质量。

【要点】注意 oversee 的含义为"监督", 而 overlook 的含义为"忽视", 不可混淆。

384- ozone

n.臭氧; 新鲜空气

【搭配】

ozone layer 臭氧层

【例句】The ozone layer can shield the earth from UV rays. 臭氧层可以使地球免于紫外线的伤害。

385- poll

n.民意测验; 投票, 得票; [pl. ]大选 v.民意测验; 得票

【同】survey

【搭配】public opinion pol 民意调查; conduct a poll on对...进行调查, 就...投票

【例句】The team is conducting a poll among sophomores. 这个小组正在大二学生中进行民意调查。

【要点】总统大选一直是西方的热门话题, 这里介绍几个与大选有关的词汇:front-runner(领先者): 在竞选或提名过程中被认为呼声最高或最有希望当选的候选人。horse race(赛马): 以人们观看赛马时的激动情绪来形容竞选活动。这个词也指媒体对选情的报道, 即往往侧重候选人在民意测验中所处的位置——好像他们是场上的赛马。

386- population

n. 人口

【搭配】population explosion 人口爆炸; population control 人口控制

【例句】There is still a large portion of the world population living in poverty. 世界上还有一大部分人生活在贫困中。

387- pottery

n.陶器, 陶瓷器皿; 陶瓷制造(术); 陶瓷厂

【搭配】a pottery bowl 瓷碗

【例句】The design is always on ancient pottery. 这种设计经常出现在古代陶器上。

【要点】下面介绍一下与陶瓷有关的词汇:ceramic material 陶瓷材料glaze 釉gild 镀金art ware 工艺品glazed tile 琉璃瓦enamel 搪瓷, 珐琅potter 陶工celadon 青瓷carving 雕刻

388- poverty

n.贫穷, 贫困

【搭配】live in poverty 生活在贫困中; combat poverty 和贫困作斗争; poverty line贫困线

【例句】People in this area were ground down by illness and poverty. 这个地区的人们受着疾病和贫穷的折磨。

【要点】拼写时注意和property的区别。

389- prey

n.被捕食的动物, 捕获物; 牺牲品, 战利品 v.捕食; 折磨, 使烦恼

【搭配】prey on insects 以捕食昆虫为生

【例句】Most animals hunt their prey by means of their eyesight. 大多数动物靠视觉捕猎。

【要点】和 pray 发音一样, 注意拼写上的区别。

390- primitive

a.原始的, 远古的, 早期的; 粗糙的, 简单的

【搭配】primitive society 原始社会; primitive measuring method 原始的测量方法

【例句】They have primitive lifestyle and live deep in the forest. 他们住在森林深处, 生活方式原始。

a.原始的,早期的;简单的

【搭配】 primitive society 原始社会;primitive measuring method 原始的测量方法

【例句】

1. Tremendous efforts, quickened during two world wars, were needed before the technology of primitive rocketry could be translated into the reality of sophisticated astronauts.在两次世界大战的推动下,科学家们干劲冲天,这是实现原始火箭技术的转化所必需的,这样才有可能造就掌握尖端科技的宇航员。

2. Studies of primitive societies suggest that the earliest method of making fire was through friction.对原始社会的研究表明,人们最早是通过摩擦取火的。

【要点】在阅读中,要注意primitive与其形似词primary的区别,它们的侧重点分别是:primitive强调“原始,初始”,而primary强调“首要,重要”。

391- profit

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.利润, 收益, 益处 v.得益, 获益

【同】gain

【例句】Space Management is now a sophisticated method of manipulating the way we shop to ensure maximum profit. 目前, 空间管理是通过操纵我们的购买行为来确保利润最大化的一种复杂的方法。

392- profound

a.深刻的, 意义深远的; 渊博的, 造诣深的

【同】significant

【搭配】a profound sleep 酣睡; a profound idea深刻的思想

【例句】All these factors may have profound effects on world sea levels and ocean currents. 所有这些因素都可能会对世界的海平面与洋流产生巨大影响。

a.深奥的;深远的

【搭配】 a profound sleep 酣睡;a profound idea 深刻的思想

【例句】

1. We fail to understand the profound effects of our emotions on what we want, and we overvalue what we already own.我们无法理解情绪对于需求的深远影响,而且我们还高估了自身所拥有之物。

2. Globalization makes very profound changes in modern lifestyles.全球化使现代人的生活方式发生了深刻的变化。

【同义】abstruse(a.深奥的);esoteric(a.深奥的,难以理解的)

【反义】 shallow(a.肤浅的;浅薄的)

【要点】 除了要了解profound的用法,还应该多注意其副词形式profoundly(深刻地,极度地),这个单词在雅思阅读中也经常出现,强调程度,其【同义】词是 deeply

-a.深奥的;深远的;极度的,深深的

【搭配】a profound sleep 酣睡; a profound idea 深刻的思想

【例句】

1. The movie contains a variety of humorous material as well as a lot of profound theories.这部电影有各种笑料,同时也蕴含了许多深刻的道理。

2. He is a great artist because of his profound achievement in combination of the field of folk art and traditional art.他是一位伟大的艺术家,因为他在民间艺术和传统艺术相结合的领域内取得了极大的成就。

3. Globalization has made very profound changes in modern lifestyles.全球化 使现代人的生活方式发生了深刻的变化。 abstruse(a.深奥的);esoteric(a.深奥的,难以理解的) shallow(a.肤浅的,浅薄的)

393- powerful

a.强大的, 有力的; 有权的

【同】influential; strong

【搭配】powerful argument 有力的论据; powerful influence重大的影响

【例句】London became one of the most powerful and prosperous cities in Europe. 伦敦成为欧洲实力最强且最繁华的城市之一。

394- precise

a.精确的, 准确的

【同】exact

【搭配】to be precise 准确地说

【例句】In the eleventh century, in 1066 to be precise, the Normans conquered England. 在11世纪, 确切地说是1066年, 诺曼人占领了英格兰。

a.精确的,准确的;严谨的

【搭配】 to be precise 准确地说;precise measurement 精确测量

【例句】

1. The motion of a pendulum rocks this device so that it catches and then releases each tooth of the escape wheel, in turn allowing it to turn a precise amount.钟摆摆动会带动这个装置,该装置就可以抓住再释放擒纵轮的每个轮齿,反过来使钟摆能够精确摆动。

2. The nature of the ripples allows astronomers to calculate a star's precise mass, age and chemical composition.波纹的性质让天文学家能计算出恒星的准确质量、年龄及化学成分。

3. The company serves its clients with professional and precise attitudes.该公司本着专业和严谨的态度为客户服务。

【派生】 precision(n.精度)

【要点】precise和accurate两者都有“精确的”的含义,在雅思阅读科技类文章中,它们经常出现,可以替换使用。如:Longitude was more difficult to measure accurately because it requires precise knowledge of the time difference between points on the surface of the earth.经度更难准确测量,因为这需要精确了解地球表面两点间的时间差。

395- raise

v.举起, 提高; 增加; 饲养, 养育; 引起; 竖起;提出, 发起

【同】lift up

【搭配】raise fund 集资; raise money 筹钱

【例句】The base could be raised or lowered into two different positions making it safe as well as convenient. 这个底座可以被调节成高低两种不同的位置, 既安全又方便。

396- proportion

n.比例; 部分, 份儿; 均衡, 相称

【搭配】in/out of proportion to. 与·. (不)成比例; proportion of·. 的比例; take a small proportion占很小的比例

【例句】A significant proportion of the lion's diet is. made up of the livestock of these farmers—goats, chickens and so on.狮子绝大部分的食物来自这些农民的家畜, 有山羊、鸡等。

-n.比例;部分;相称

【搭配】in proportion(to)(与....)成比例;in/out of proportion to sth.与某物(不)成 比例;proportion of...的比例;take a small proportion占少量比例

【例句】

1. Researchers, now analysing the results of data gathered in 1994, say arthritis, high blood pressure and circulation problems-the major medical complaints in this age group are troubling a smaller proportion every year.目前,研究人员正在分析1994年搜集的数据,指出关节炎、高血压及血液循环等这个年龄段 易发疾病影响的人口比例在逐年减小。

2. New Zealand takes a small proportion of the crop and they're mostly grown for the domestic market.新西兰只生产一小部分这种作物,而且其中大部分供应给了国内市场。

【同义】 percentage(n.比例)

397- prosperous

a.繁荣的, 兴旺的

【搭配】a prosperous city 兴旺发达的城市

【例句】My grandfather once was a prosperous British businessman.我祖父曾经是一位富有的英国商人。

-a.繁荣的,兴旺的

【搭配】a prosperous city 繁荣的城市

【例句】 Standing even in the most prosperous area, maybe you would have the illusion of standing in a greenery garden. And certainly, if I get another chance, surely I will go there again. 即使站在最繁荣的地区,你也可能会产生一种幻觉,好像置身于一个绿色花园中。当然,如果有机会我一定会再去那里的。

398- protect

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.保护, 保卫

【搭配】protect from 保护免于...

【例句】The apartment on the ground floor isn't as protected as others. 一楼的公寓不像其他的楼层那样有保护措施。

399- publicity

n.宣传, 宣扬; 公众的注意, 名声

【搭配】seek publicity 想出风头

【例句】The organization launched a publicity campaign on a large scale. 这个机构发动了一场大规模的宣传活动。

-n.为公众所知;宣传

【搭配】seek publicity 引起公众注意;a publicity campaign 宣传活动;the glare of publicity 受公众注目;publicity agent 宣传代理人

【例句】

1. This would last much longer than those who build their name by publicity.这比那些通过宣传造势获得名气的人持久得多。

2. In return for publicity to gain even more fame and money, celebrities sell part of their personal lives. 名人们在通过宣传获得更高人气和更多金钱的同时,也付出了他们部分的私人生活。

【同义】advertising(n.宣传)

400- ration

n.配给量, 定量; 给养, 口粮 v.配给供应, 定量供应; 对...实行配给, 向...提供给养

【搭配】the weekly meat ration 每周的肉量配给; be on ration 定量

【例句】The food is on ration during the war. 战争期间, 食物实行配给。

401- raw

a.自然状态的, 未加工过的; 未煮过的, 生的; 生疏无知的, 未经训练的; (伤口等)未愈的, 流血的

【同】natural; wild

【搭配】raw material 原材料

【例句】The availability of raw materials in this village made it sustainable for industry from a very early time. 这个村子可提供原材料, 这使得它在早期就持续发展工业。

402- recycle

v.回收利用, 再利用

【例句】The local government tried hard to recycle the daily waste. 当地政府努力回收日常垃圾。

-v.回收利用

【搭配】recycle newspaper 回收旧报纸;recycled glass再造的玻璃

【例句】

1. Governments can encourage such actions by putting taxes on packaging, such as plastic bags, by providing recycling centres or fining households and shops that do not attempt to recycle their waste.政府可以通过对塑料袋等包装征税,提供回收处,或处罚那些不愿回收自己的废弃物的家庭和商店等措 施,来鼓励这种行为。

2. The man collects the waste bin and deposits the waste into a shredder for recycling.这个人把垃圾箱收集起来,把垃圾倒进搅碎机进行回收利用。

【同义】reclaim(v.回收)

【要点】环保类话题常涉及列举一些具体的环保措施,如recycle(回收利用),reuse(重新使用),garbage classification/waste sorting(垃圾分类)等,可以联系起来一起记忆。

403- referee

n.裁判(员); 仲裁人, 调停人; 证明人, 介绍人 v.裁判; 仲裁, 调停

【同】judge

【搭配】to be the referee of a game 成为一项运动的裁判

【例句】Instead of spending much time refereeing between the two students, I went to the library. 我没有为调停这两名学生花费太多的时间, 而是去了图书馆。

404- regional

a.局部范围的; 地方(性)的, 区域性的; 全地区的, 整个地区的

【同】local

【搭配】regional accent 地方口音

【例句】King Street is for regional services. 国王街是区域服务之地。

405- regulate

v.管制, 控制; 调节, 校准; 调整

【同】control

【搭配】regulate the traffic 交通管制; regulate one's spending 控制开支

【例句】More than 300 dams regulate river flow along the country. 这个国家有三百多座大坝调节河水流动。

v.控制;调节

【搭配】 regulate the traffic 交通管制;regulate one's spending 控制开支

【例句】

1. Nearly all computers contain a quartz-crystal clock to regulate their operation.几乎每台电脑都有一个石英钟在调控它的运行。

2. The Supreme Court may give a mixed ruling, decreeing that carbon dioxide is indeed a pollutant, but one the EPA is free to ignore or regulate as it pleases.最高法院可能会做出一个含糊的判决,判定二氧化碳确实是污染物,但环保局可以依据喜好自行决定是忽略它还是监控它。

3. More than 300 dams regulate river flows around the country.在全国,有300多座大坝控制着河流。

【派生】regulator(n.调节器);regulation(n.规章)

-v.规定;控制;调节

【搭配】regulate the traffic 交通管制;regulate one's spending 控制开支

【例句】

1. This law does not allow any misleading advertisements, or advertisements which contain unhealthy information. In addition, it also regulates about the timing and the periods about the advertisements.这项法律不允许有任何误导性的或包含不健康信息的广告出现。此外,它还对广告播放的时间和时长 作了规定。

2. More than 300 dams regulate river flows around the country. 300多座大坝控制着全国河流的流动。

406- relation

n.关系, 联系; 亲属, 亲戚

【同】link

【搭配】in/with relation to 关系到; have no relation to 与...没有关系; diplomatic relation 外交关系; international relation 国际关系

【例句】The relation between students and teachers is generally good in this high school. 这所高中里师生间的关系总体来说很好。

407- release

n.发表, 发布 v.释放, 解脱; 发表, 发行

【同】let go

【搭配】release news 发布新闻

【例句】The movie is scheduled for release a fortnight later. 这部电影安排在两周后上映。

n./v.释放;放开;发行

【搭配】 release news 发布新闻;a press release新闻稿

【例句】

1. The World Wide Fund for Nature issued a press release entitled: "Two thirds of the world's forests lost forever ”.世界自然基金会发布了一份标题为《世界上三分之二的森林永远消失了》的新闻稿。

2. It was said that the native people of Central America would collect a type of click beetle and release them indoors to light up their huts.据说中美洲的土著人会收集一种叩头虫,把它们放在屋里给小屋照明。

3. You can make the machine release the toy by pressing the correct one of two buttons.你只要按下这两个按钮中正确的那个,机器就会放下玩具。

408- relief

n.(痛苦等)减轻, 解除; 援救, 救济

【搭配】to one's relief 令...感到欣慰的是

【例句】The relief material was flown to the flood-hit districts. 救灾物资被空运到洪灾区。

409- reluctant

a.不情愿的, 勉强的

【同】unwilling

【例句】It was a very remote village and some of them were reluctant to speak to me. 那是个遥远的村庄, 而他们中的一些人不愿意和我交谈。

-a.不情愿的,勉强的;顽抗的

【例句】

1. Harry Potter made me fond of reading. I was reluctant to read any books when I was a child, but once I started Harry Potter I could not even stop.《哈利...波特》使我爱上了读书;我小时候不喜欢读任何书,但是每当我读《哈利... 波特》时,甚至有点爱不释手。

2. At present, many people go abroad through various ways, instead of staying home. Since the person respectively is ambitious, no one can be reluctant!现在很多人通过各种途径出国,而不是留在国内。既然人各有志,这是不能勉 强的!

410- remit

n.职权范围

【同】sphere

【搭配】The committee has been given a remit to improve the efficiency of the system. 委员会有权提高系统的效率。

411- rescue

v./n.营救, 援救

【同】save

【搭配】rescue sb. from danger 营救某人脱险; rescue work 营救工作

【例句】In Sydney, a group of people were successfully rescued from a plane which landed in the sea shortly after take-off. 在悉尼, 一群人被成功地从一架刚起飞就坠入大海的飞机上营救出来。

412- reveal

v.揭露, 泄露; 揭示; 展现, 显示

【同】expose; show

【搭配】reveal secret 泄露秘密

【例句】Questionnaire data tends not to reveal anything unexpected. 调查问卷的数据不可能揭示任何意料之外的信息。

【要点】听力考试中有些考生会混淆 review 和 reveal 注意区分。

v.揭露;泄露;展现

【搭配】 reveal secret 泄露秘密

【例句】

1. The implication was that the ganzfeld method had revealed real evidence for telepathy.这意味着超感官知觉全域测试法揭示了心灵感应的证据。

2. Most of the subjects would probably never have given much thought to odour as a cue for identifying family members before being involved in the test, but as the experiment revealed, even when not consciously considered, smells register.大部分受试者在测试之前,可能从未想过将气味当成识别家庭成员的线索,但正如实验所示,即使他们没意识到,气味的确起作用了。

3. The Human Genome Project will reveal a new human anatomy -the complete genetic blueprint for a human being.人类基因组计划将开启人类解剖学的新篇章——描绘完整的人类基因蓝图。

-v.揭示,揭露;泄露;展现

【搭配】reveal a secret 泄露秘密

【例句】

1. The first point I want to talk about here is what this program is about. To make a long story short, it serves to reveal the relationship between humans and nature.在此我想讲的第一点是这个程序是关于什么的。长话短说,它被用 来揭示人与自然的关系。

2. The Human Genome Project will reveal a new human anatomy -the complete genetic blueprint for a human being.人类基因工程将开启人类解剖学的新篇章——描绘完整人类基因的蓝图。

413- revenue

n.收入; 财政收入; 税收

【搭配】anticipated revenue 预期收入; financial revenue 财政收入; tax revenue税收

【例句】The company's fiscal revenue increased by 15% in the first eight months of this year. 这个公司今年前八个月的财政收入增长了15%。

414- risk

n.冒险; 风险 v.冒险

【同】venture

【搭配】run/take. the risk of 冒...的风险; at the risk of 冒着...的危险

【例句】According to statistics, the future of the species is at risk. 数据显示, 这一物种的未来不容乐观。

415- scandal

n.丑事, 丑闻; 恶意诽谤; 流言蜚语; 反感, 愤慨

【搭配】financial scandal 财政丑闻

【例句】The scandal destroyed the government's image completely. 这个丑闻完全破坏了政府的形象。

416- scatter

v.(使人或动物)散开, 驱散; 散布, 散播

【同】disperse; spread

【搭配】scatter ... over. 把...撒在...上面

【例句】The hunter-gatherer economy which existed beforehand was based on small scattered groups. 这种先前存在的狩猎——采集的经济模式的基础是小而分散的群体。

v.散播;(使)散开

【搭配】 scatter sth. over sth.把...撒在....;scatter strength 分散精力

【例句】

1. A violent volcanic eruption can blow the top a few kilometers off a mountain, scatter fine ash all over the globe and hurl rock fragments into the stratosphere to darken the skies a continent away.一次猛烈的火山爆发足以把山顶之下几公里的山体炸飞,把细灰散播到全世界,并将岩石碎片投入到平流层,从而使相隔一个大陆之外的天空都变暗。

2. On the table was a pile of books and a scatter of papers.桌子上放着一摞书和零落的几份报纸。

417- settle

v. 安顿; 定居; 解决; 平静

【搭配】settle down 定居, 过安定的生活; 平静下来, 定下心来

【例句】Plenty of newcomers settled in the East End from abroad.大量从国外来的新居民在东区定居下来。

-v.定居;安顿;解决

【例句】

1. The trip to Dalian took us about ten hours by train and we got settled into a hotel near the train station and then had dinner when we got there.那次去大 连坐火车花了十个小时,到了那里后,我们在火车站附近的旅馆住下,然 后吃了晚餐。

2. They are offspring of the first Europeans who settled in China.他们是最早在 中国定居的欧洲人的后裔。

418- steam

n.(蒸)汽, 气雾 v.冒蒸汽; (火车、轮船)行驶; 蒸煮

【搭配】steam engine 蒸汽机

【例句】The old train is powered by steam engine. 老式的火车由蒸汽机驱动。

【要点】考试中曾经出现过一个关于 steam engine ship (蒸汽船)的讲座, 词组steam-engine 会连读。

419- shortage

n. 不足, 缺少

【搭配】financial shortage 缺钱

【例句】There was a shortage of accommodation at the university. 这所大学住宿紧张。

-n.不足,缺少

【搭配】financial shortage 经费短缺;a shortage of spare time缺少空闲时间

1. It is often reported that some poor countries can build up a new dam or power plant that can be used to solve the problem of local water shortages and lack of electricity with the help of funds offered by rich countries.常有报道声称,在富裕国家的资助下,一些贫穷国家能新建大坝来解决缺水问题,或建发电 厂来解决电力短缺的问题。

2. The development project was greeted because of Holland's chronic shortage of land.由于荷兰的可用地长期不足,所以这一开发项目在那里颇受欢迎。 deficiency(n.缺少)

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,常会涉及环境、资源及环保类的话题,因此常会用到 "短缺、缺乏"这个意思,表示"缺乏"除了shortage of,还有lack of及 deficiency in.

420- social

a.社会的; 交际的

【搭配】social workers 社工, 志愿者; social network 社交网络

【例句】The international students came from a variety of social classes. 那些留学生来自各种社会阶层。

421- secretary

n. 秘书; 书记; 部长, 大臣

【搭配】Secretary of State 国务大臣, 国务卿

【例句】I felt just like your secretary. 我感觉就像你的秘书一样。

422- secure

a.安全的, 可靠的 v.得到, 获得; 防护, 保卫

【同】safe

【搭配】be secure from interruption 不受打扰; secure from 不受…

【例句】The person won his eighth Olympic gold medal, and secured his place in history. 那个人赢得了他的第八块奥运金牌, 并巩固了其在历史上的地位。

423- succeed

v.成功; 继承, 接替

【搭配】succeed in doing sth. /sth. 在(做) ... 中取得成功

【例句】It is important that you know what kind of qualities you need to succeed in jobs. 知道要想工作成功应具备何种素质很重要。

424- sufficient

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 a.足够的, 充分的

【同】enough

【搭配】self sufficient 自给自足的; be sufficient for 足够的, 充分的

【例句】The professor needed sufficient time to deal with the problem. 教授需要充足的时间来处理该问题。

a.足够的

【例句】

1. The increased productivity from farmland made some countries self-sufficient in grain and livestock, and effectively protected people against famine.农田增产使得一些国家在粮食和牲畜上能够自给自足,并有效地保护人们免受

饥荒。

2. The earliest tribes had a system of numeration that, though not advanced, was sufficient for the tasks that they had to perform.最早的部落有一个计算系统,尽管不够先进,但对于他们必须执行的任务来说也足够了。

3. Discipline is a necessary, but certainly not a sufficient condition for learning to take place.纪律是有必要的,但绝对不是保证学习成效的充分条件。

【同义】adequate(a.足够的);ample(a.足够的;丰富的);plenty(a.足够的,充裕的)

-a.足够的

【搭配】be sufficient for 对于...足够

【例句】

1. In other words, it is essential for governments to build the appropriate educational systems and also provide sufficient school funding.换句话说,政府要建立合适的教育体系,并提供足够的教学经费,这很重要。

2. Children's limited natural gift will disappear soon without sufficient nurture.如果没有充分的培养,孩子们有限的天赋很快就会消失殆尽。

【派生】 sufficiency(n.充足)

【同义】enough(a.足够的);adequate(a.足够的)

【反义】 insufficient(a.不足的)

425- tackle

v.对付, 处理

【同】treat

【搭配】tackle sb. about/over sth. 就某事同某人交涉

【例句】The traffic police are determined to tackle traffic jams during the rainstorm as soon as possible. 交警决定尽快处理暴雨期间的交通问题。

-n.装备;用具 -v.处理,应付

【例句】

1. The reason why this topic is tackled in speaking tests is that the problem is huge and needs to be solved immediately. 这个话题在口语考试中涉及的原因是,这个问题很严重而且需要尽早解决。

2. If both the issues were tackled properly in the countryside, the gap between the city and the countryside would be overwhelmed.如果农村地区的两个问题都得到妥善解决,城乡差距是可以克服的。 同. deal with(处理)

426- tendency

n.趋向, 趋势

【同】inclination

【搭配】tendency to do. 做...的趋势; tendency towards. ...的趋向, ...的趋势

【例句】The traditional therapy is effective but has a tendency to cause side effect. 这种传统的疗法很有效, 但是可能会带来副作用。

n.倾向,趋向

【搭配】 tendency to do sth. 做...的趋势; tendency towards sth. ...的趋向,...的趋势

【例句】

1. They set out to enhance this tendency to buy more by playing on the herd instinct.他们开始利用群体效应来强化人们购买更多商品的趋势。

2. The effort to clean-energy cars may do little to cut pollution if nothing is done about the tendency to drive them more.若不采取措施遏制汽车使用率提高的趋势,再怎么努力研发、推广清洁能源汽车对减少污染也不会起到什么作用。

【同义】trend(n.趋势)

427- territory

n.领土, 版图; 领域, 范围

【同】dominion

【例句】Soldiers defended their territory fiercely. 士兵们激烈地捍卫他们的领地。

-n.领土,领域;范围

【例句】China is a country with a vast territory, and on this land there are thousands of different wild animals.中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家,在这片土地上生活着成 千上万种不同的野生动物。

428- threaten

v.恐吓, 威胁; 预示; 可能来临

【同】be a danger to

【搭配】be threatened with sth. 被某物吓到

【例句】Despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, the animals still face a number of problems that threaten their survival. 尽管生活在禁猎区可以免遭捕猎, 但是这些动物仍然面临着很多危及它们生存的问题。

v.威胁;是...的征兆

【例句】

1. The decline of Europe's forests over the last decade has led to an increasing awareness of the serious imbalances which threaten them.在过去的十年里,欧洲的森林面积减少,这增强了人们对威胁到自身的严重失衡的意识。

2. Soil erosion threatens the productivity of land in both rich and poor countries.无论是富国还是穷国,水土流失都会威胁土地的生产力。

429- utilize

v.利用, 使用

【同】avail; employ

【搭配】utilize for 用于

【例句】We all wish that the recyclable resources at our disposal could have been better utilized. 我们都希望现在的可循环资源可以得到更好的利用。

-v.利用

1. Doing art and music allows children to use the right brain. It is definitely a lot better if children utilize their time by doing art than by watching a lot of TVprogrammes.艺术和音乐让孩子们使用右脑,所以如果孩子们利用时间学 习艺术,肯定要比看大量的电视节目好。

2. I want to find a job that would fully utilize my professional knowledge.我希望找到一份能充分运用我的专业知识的工作。

【派生】 utilization(n.利用)

430- trigger

n.扳机 v.引发, 导致

【例句】Studying overseas can trigger a personal crisis. 留学可能会引发个人危机。

n.扳机 v.引发,导致

【例句】

1. Researchers believe social situations, instead of cognitive events such as jokes, trigger these instinctual markers of play or appeasement.研究人员认为是社交情境,而非诸如笑话的认知事件,引发这些玩乐或安抚的本能标志。

2. Breeding in most organisms occurs during a part of the year only, and so a reliable cue is needed to trigger breeding behavior.大部分生物只在一年的特定时期进行繁殖,因此需要一个可靠的刺激来触发繁殖行为。

3. The earthquake triggered an avalanche of snow and ice.地震引发了一场雪崩。

【同义】stimulus(n.刺激物);initiate(v.发起,开始);cause(v.引起,导致)

【要点】trigger本意为“扳机或引爆装置”,作动词时,引申为“引发某事的发生”,常指突发事件,在雅思阅读中,trigger的引申义使用的更多。

431- valuable

a.贵重的, 有价值的 n. 贵重物品, 财宝

【搭配】valuable belongings 贵重的财产

【例句】The province is abundant in valuable resources. 该省有价值的资源十分丰富。

432- time-scale

n.时标

【同】length of time

【例句】We can make a time-scale for the project. 我们可以为该计划做一个时标。

433- verdict

-'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n. 裁定; 定论; 判断; 意见

【同】judgement

【搭配】court verdict 判词, 法院的裁定

【例句】The judge will announce the court verdict tomorrow. 法官明天将宣布法院的裁定。

434- traditional

a.传统的, 惯例的; 口传的, 传说的

【同】conventional

【搭配】traditional view传统观点; traditional industry传统工业; traditional method 传统方法

【例句】Rosewood is a pure example of a traditional country house of this part of England, 花梨木建筑是英国这个地区传统的乡间别墅的典型代表。

-a.传统的;惯例的

【搭配】traditional view 传统观点;traditional belief 传统信条;traditional method传统方法

【例句】

1. Beijing is in the northern part of the North China Plain, surrounded by mountains on the north, east and west. It blends the traditional outlook and the spectacular view of the modern metropolis.北京位于华北平原北部,北、东、西三面环山。它融合了传统风貌和现代大都市的独特景色。

2. Though we live in a modern society, we must follow some traditional values.尽管我们生活在一个现代社会中,我们必须遵循某些传统价值观。

435- transaction

n.办理, 处理; 交易, 业务; 会报, 学报

【例句】The teller told me that the computer system was temporarily down, so they couldn't do any transactions. 出纳员告诉我计算机系统暂时出现故障, 所以他们不能处理任何业务。

436- victim

n.牺牲品, 受害者

【同】sacrifice

【搭配】fall victim to 成为…的牺牲品; 成为…的受害者

【例句】We are collecting money for the victims in the accident. 我们正在为在事故中受害的人筹款。

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438- allow

v.允许, 同意; 考虑

【同】agree to

【搭配】allow for 考虑到; allow to do允许做

【例句】I was wondering whether students are allowed to park their cars on campus or not. 我想知道是否允许学生把车停在校园内。

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-v.允许;给予;留出

【搭配】allow for sb./sth.将...考虑在内;allow sb. in 允许某人进入;allow of sth. 对某事物留有余地,容许

【例句】

1. My parents allow me to buy my own clothes.我父母允许我自己买衣服。

2. The new law does not allow any misleading advertisements, or advertisements that contain unhealthy information, such as violence, pornography and negative life attitudes.新法律不允许出现任何具有误导性的或者含有不健康信息的广 告,如暴力、色情以及消极的生活态度。

【派生】allowable(a.许可的)

【同义】permit(v.容许)

【反义】 forbid(v.禁止);prohibit(v.禁止);disallow(v.驳回)

【要点】allow的常用搭配是allow sb. to do sth和allow doing sth.,二者都表示允许做 某事。

439- accommodation

n.住处, 膳宿; 适应, 调节

【搭配】student accommodation 学生宿舍; accommodation facilities 住宿设施

【例句】

A: How about accommodation? I guess that's not included in the price of the tour.

B: No, I'm sorry, it's not.

【要点】accommodation 在作"住处, 膳宿"讲时常用复数, 在雅思听力考试中常出现在住宿情景中, 涉及的相关内容有rent(租, 租借)、landlord/landlady(房东) 等。雅思真题Section 1中出现过关于填写Accommodation Form(住宿表)的考题。

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-n.住处,膳宿;适应;调解

【搭配】student accommodation 学生宿舍;accommodation facilities 住宿设施

【例句】Go to find the manager of Student Hostel Services and explain when you want to visit the Snowy Mountains, how long you will stay, how many students are in your party, and what accommodation you will require.去找学生宿舍服务部主管,告诉他,你们什么时候要参观大雪山,要待多长时间,学生人数是多 少,对住宿有何要求。

【要点】accommodations(复数形式)指的是膳食和住宿,即食宿,而board指膳 食,lodging指住宿,lodgings指非旅馆式的宿舍。

440- ambition

n.雄心, 野心

【同】determination

【搭配】fulfil one's ambition 实现抱负

【例句】Bob's ambition was to study medicine. 鲍勃的志向是学医。

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441- ambitious

a.有雄心的, 野心勃勃的

【例句】 You should have been more ambitious. 你本应该志向更远大一些。

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a.有抱负的;有野心的

【搭配】 ambitious for sth.立志获得.

【例句】 The Human Genome Project is the most ambitious scientific project since the Apollo programme that landed a man on the moon.人类基因工程是继阿波罗登月计划后最宏大的科学工程。

【要点】ambitious的名词形式是ambition,指“野心,抱负”。比如,have great ambitions是指“有远大志向”。ambition的【同义】词为aspiration,都作“抱负”这个含义使用的时候两者可以替换。

-a.有抱负的;有野心的

【搭配】ambitious for one's children 望子成龙;an ambitious plan 宏伟的计划

【例句】

1. A young man full of energy, competence and ambitious sporting spirit like Liu Xiang, is really an idol for me to follow, and that's why I like him so much.像刘 翔这样充满活力、有能力、又具有不断进取的体育精神的人,是我学习的 榜样,所以我非常喜欢他。

2. Although I am very happy in my present job, I believe one should always be ambitious.虽然做现在的工作,我感觉很愉快,但是我认为人始终要有 抱负。

3. It was extremely hard for this ambitious man to face this kind of misfortune. 这样一个有雄心壮志的人很难面对这种厄运。

4. The Human Genome Project is the most ambitious scientific project since the Apollo programme that landed a man on the moon.人类基因工程是继阿波罗 登月计划后最宏伟的科学工程。

442- adjust

v.调节, 调整, 校正; 适应 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】get used to

【搭配】adjust a policy调整政策; adjust expenses to income 量入为出; adjust a watch 调表

【例句】The immigrants must learn to adjust themselves to the local life. 移民们必须学会适应当地生活。

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-v.校准;调节;使...适应

【搭配】adjust a policy 调整政策;adjust expenses to income 量入为出;adjust to 适应;调节

【例句】

1. As their eyes adjusted to the darkness, they saw myriad lights reflecting off the water.在他们的眼睛适应黑暗后,看见了水面上反射的无数的亮光。

2. Research shows that older readers are having difficulty in adjusting to texts with out pictures.调查显示,年纪较大的读者对阅读那些不带图画的文章难以适应。

-v.校准;调节;使适应

【搭配】adjust a policy 调整政策;adjust expenses to income 量入为出;adjust to适应;调节

【例句】

1. The trick to maintain your level of comprehensibility is to adjust your speed to the topic you are talking about.保持可理解性水平的诀窍是,根据你所谈的话题调整你的语速。

2. Research shows that older readers are having difficulty in adjusting to texts without pictures. 调查显示,年纪较大的读者不习惯阅读那些不带图的文本。

443- anticipate

v.预期, 预料, 预感; 期望 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】expect

【例句】The new science museum will open next year, and we anticipate a lot of visitors in the opening week. 新的科技馆明年开放, 我们预计开放第一周会有很多人来参观。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中 anticipate 是一个引导词, 通常其后会出现一些关键信息, 听时要注意。

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v.先于...行动;预见

【搭配】 anticipate doing sth.期待做某事

【例句】

1. Some recordings are made without the speakers being aware of the fact- a procedure that obtains very natural data, though ethical objections must beanticipated.有些录音是在说话人毫不知情的情况下进行的,这样就能获得十分自然的语料,但可能会受到伦理反对。

2. In this conference, there was more widespread interest in the environment agenda than they anticipated.本次会议的与会者普遍对环境议程感兴趣,这出乎他们的意料。

【同义】 expect(v.期望)

444- application

n.请求, 申请(书、表); 应用, 运用; 施用, 敷用

【搭配】application for 申请...; application form 申请表; application process申请过程

【例句】If you do decide to make an application, what you do is to send it directly to my department. 如果你决定申请, 把申请表直接送到我的部门就行了。

【要点】在听力考试中, 常会出现填写申请表(fill in the application form)的情景, 通常要填写自己的姓名(name)、住址(address)、联系方式(contact)等情况。

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n.申请;应用,运用

【搭配】 application for ...的申请;application form 申请表;application process 申请程序;job application 应聘

【例句】

1. The wide application of electronic computers in science and technology will free man from the labour of complicated measurement and computation.电子计算机在科技领域的广泛应用将使人们从复杂的测量和计算中解放出来。

2. I think this invent has many useful applications.我觉得这项发明的应用十分广泛。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,application常出现在科技类的文章中,取其“应用,应用程序”的意思,很少用到“申请”这个含义。

-n.申请;应用,运用

【搭配】application for 申请...;application form 申请表;application process 申 请过程;job application 求职

【例句】

1. As for the applications of the automobile, I would like to emphasize the following: Firstly, it has totally changed the way we travel. In the past, animals like horses, mules and camels were used for traveling and the transportation of goods.至于汽车的应用,我想强调以下几点:首先,它完全改变了我们的旅行方式。在过去,像马、骡子和骆驼这样的动物被人们 用于旅行和货物运输。

2. I think this invent has many useful applications.我认为这一发明的应用非常广泛。

445- arrange

v.整理, 排列, 布置; 安排, 筹划

【同】make an arrangement

【搭配】arrange for...to do. 安排...做...; arrange the conference room 布置会议室; arrange the accommodation 安排住宿

【例句】We'd arranged to meet up with friends at various points on the journey. 我们原打算在路途中的各个点和朋友会合。

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-v.安排;排列

1. The Language Institute activity coordinator can assist students in arranging any sport and leisure activities.语言学院的活动协调人能帮助学生安排任何体育休闲活动。

2. No matter what I do I will arrange my time ahead so that I will not miss anything important.不管我做什么,我都会提前安排时间,这样我就不会错过重要的事情了。

446- arrangement

n.安排, 准备工作; 整理 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】course arrangement 课程安排; seat arrangement 安排座位

【例句】We have an arrangement with the local billiards club, which is only two miles away from the campus. 我们与当地的台球俱乐部已商妥, 该俱乐部距校园只有两英里远。

【要点】新生到校报到后的场景在雅思听力中经常出现, 内容会涉及课程安排, 如:导师(tutor)介绍演讲(lecture)和个别指导(tutorial)、定期写论文(essay/thesis paper)等。

-n.安排;整理;准备工作

【例句】

1. I am sure that there was nothing corrupt about the arrangement.我确信这个 安排中绝对没有腐败。

2. Larger firms appear to be more willing to experiment with flexible working arrangements.较大的公司似乎更愿意尝试弹性工作制。

447- attendance

n.到场, 出席; 出勤

【同】participation

【搭配】take attendance点名; attendance record 考勤记录

【例句】I do not think there is a need to make class attendance every day at universities. 我认为在大学里每天都点名是没有必要的。

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448- award

n.奖(品) d的发音尽可能弱化 v.授予, 奖给

【搭配】award a prize 授奖; be awarded at因...而被授奖; get one's award 得奖; award ceremony授奖仪式

【例句】That girl has received award letters from several universities. 那个女孩收到了好几所大学的奖学金。

【要点】award 后常接介词 for。

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449- assist

v.帮助, 援助, 协助 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】aid

【搭配】assist with/in 帮助

【例句】The Student Union is intended to assist in teachers' work. 学生会旨在协助老师的工作。

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-v.帮助;参加

【搭配】assist sb. in/with sth.帮某人做某事;assist sb. in doing sth.帮某人做某 事;assist at the ceremony 参加仪式

【例句】 The sports psychologists help the athletes by improving motivation and concentration or assisting with stress management.运动心理学家通过激励、提高注意力或协助缓解压力来帮助运动员。

【派生】 assistance(n.帮助);assistant(n.助手)

450- assistance

n.帮助, 援助; 补助

【搭配】financial assistance财政援助

【例句】Farmers are to receive financial assistance to help see them through the worst flood over the past 50 years. 农民们将收到财政援助, 以度过50多年来最严重的洪涝灾害。

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451- ship

452- branch

n.(树)条, 分支; 分部, 分店; (学科)分科, 部门; 英式发音? 支流, 支脉, 支线 美式发音?

【搭配】main branch 主枝; 主要的支行; local branch本地分店

【例句】Many main branches of banks are now open until 4:30 or 5 pm on weekends. 现在, 许多主要的银行支行周末会营业到下午4:30或5:00。

【要点】branch 在雅思听力考试中通常是指"分店, 分部"。

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453- campus

n.(大学)校园

【搭配】on campus 在校内

【例句】Freshmen should adapt themselves to the life on campus as soon as possible. 大一的学生应该尽快适应校园生活。

【要点】在雅思真题听力的 Section 2 里曾有过关于校园犯罪(campus crime)的monologue(独白), 讲的是警方委托学生会讲解如何进行自我保护。

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454- background

n.背景, 经历

【搭配】educational/cultural/family background 教育/文化/家庭背景; theoretical background 理论背景; background music 背景音乐

【例句】The job requires applicants with a technical background. 这份工作要求求职者有技术背景。

【要点】出国留学常要填写申请表(application form), 涉及教育背景(educational background)时常会填写以下方面的内容:
educational history 学历,
major 主修,
minor 副修,
specialized course 专业课程,
courses completed 所学课程,
social practice 社会实践,
part time job 兼职工作,
summer job 暑期工作,
refresher course 进修课程,
extracurricular activity 课外活动,
physical activity 体育活动,
academic activity 学术活动,
excellent league member 优秀团员,
excellent leader 优秀干部,
off-job training 脱产培训,
in-job training 在职培训.

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455- cater

v.迎合; 提供饮食及服务

【同】serve

【搭配】cater for 迎合...; 满足...的需求; 为...提供饮食及服务

【例句】 Does the hotel cater for special diets? I have some food allergies. 这家餐馆提供特别饮食吗?我对某些食物过敏。点新生初入校园时, 学校通常会发调查表(questionary), 询问在饮食服务 (catering service)、教学设施(teaching facilities)和医疗服务(healthcare service)方面的意见。

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-v.满足需要;提供饮食及服务

【例句】 The role of tourism is to cater for the needs of the tourists in accordance with their class.旅游业就是一个满足各阶层旅游人士需求的行业。

456- ceremony

n.典礼, 仪式; 礼节, 礼仪

【同】ritual

【搭配】opening/closing ceremony 开/闭幕式; graduation ceremony 毕业典礼

【例句】A ceremony is held every year at the university to remember the people who make contributions to the school. 这个学校每年都举行典礼来纪念那些曾经为学校作出贡献的人。

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457- challenge

n.挑战; 质问 v.向...挑战; 对...质疑

【搭配】face a challenge 面对挑战; take up challenges 接受挑战

【例句】Once the problem of projection had been solved, the next challenge for the inventors was to make the film more interesting. 一旦投影问题解决了, 发明者的下一个挑战就是要使电影更有趣。

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458- conference

n.会议, 讨论会

【同】meeting

【搭配】press conference 记者招待会; academic conference 学术会议

【例句】The scientist is attending a three-day international conference. 这位科学家正在参加为期三天的国际会议。

【要点】一般的会议流程是:首先秘书(secretary)要通知与会代表(conference delegate), 接着要安排会议室(arrange the conference room), 紧接着代表要参加会议, 会议结束时有个会议报告(conference report), 最后要吃会议晚 宴(conference dinner)。

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459- commission

n.委员会; 委任, 委托; 佣金, 手续费

【搭配】in commission 可使用, 在使用中; out of commission 不能使用, 不在使用中

【例句】The local government has set up a commission of inquiry into the affair. 当地政府成立了委员会对该事件进行调查。

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n.佣金;委托 v.授权,委托

【例句】

1. Builders could meet the budgets of commissioning authorities and handle a renewed demand for development quickly and cheaply.建造商能够满足委托方的预算要求,并且能迅速而低廉地应对新的发展需求。

2. He now has a new commission -a glass sculpture for the headquarters building of a pizza company.他现在有一项新的委托,为一家披萨公司的总部大楼设计一件玻璃雕塑。

460- confidence

n.信任; 信心; 秘密, 机密

【同】faith

【搭配】confidence in/into 信任; 对...的信赖; lack of confidence 缺乏自信

【例句】The student has confidence in himself. 这名学生对自己有信心。

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461- council

n.会议; 委员会, 理事会; 开会

【例句】The local authorities are holding a council to discuss the new proposal. 当地官员正在开会讨论新的提议。

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462- contain

v.包含, 容纳; 控制, 抑制

【同】include

【例句】

1. A: Why don't they have teeth decay? B: Because their food doesn't contain sugar and they brush their teeth carefully.

2. The tablet contains a variety of vitamins. 这种药片含有各种维生素。

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463- contrast

n.对照, 对比, 差异 名词发音? v.使与...对比, 使与...对照, 和...形成对照 动词发音?

【同】comparison

【要点】注意名词发音? 与动词发音? 的重音位置不同

【搭配】by contrast 对比之下; (与...)相对照; in contrast with/to 与...成反比; contrast A with B 把A与B作对比

【例句】There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of the two regions. 这两个地区的文化存在明显的差异。

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464- conversation

n.会话, 谈话

【例句】The conversation between the new students touched on many new subjects. 新同学之间的对话涉及了很多新的方面。

【要点】注意在读音和拼写上与conservation的区别, 此外, 在雅思听力中会出现 informal conversation 这个词组, 意思是"非正式谈话"。

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465- department

n.部, 局, 处, 科, 部门; 系, 学部

【例句】John was a Japanese major at the department of foreign languages. 约翰在外国语言学系日语专业学习。

【要点】注意复数发音连读; 在英国常用 faculty 表示"系", 而在北美常用 department 表示"系; 商店"。

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-n.部门;活动范围

【搭配】the men's clothing department 男装部

【例句】

1. What do you think of the background music that is often played in department stores or shopping malls?你觉得百货公司或购物中心常放的音乐怎么样?

2. For instance, if I keep up the good work that I am presently doing, I could be promoted in two years and become the head of the department.比如,如果我在现在的职位上好好干,那两年后我就会得到晋升,成为这个部门的头。

【派生】 departmental(a.部门的)

466- course

n.课程, 教程; 过程, 进程; 路程, 路线; 一道菜

【同】of course → certainly; sure 当然

【搭配】in the course of 在...过程中, 在...期间; of course 当然, 无疑; beginning course 初级课程; basic course 基础课程; course code 课程编号

【例句】You can sign up for this training course in advance. 你可以提前报名参加这门培训课程。

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467- detail

n.细节, 详情 v.详述

【搭配】in detail 详细地; with details of 关于...的细节

【例句】I'll just need to take some details about you. 我只是要了解有关你的一些细节。

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468- discipline

n.纪律; 学科; 规定; 训练

【同】subject

【例句】My last target was to do further reading on discipline. 我最后的目标是深入阅读学科方面的书籍。

【要点】这里介绍一下在雅思听力中常见的"校规"方面的词汇:
drop out 辍学,
quit school 退学,
expel sb. from school 开除某人,
attend a lecture 上课,
miss a class 缺课,
cut a class 旷课.

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-v.训练;惩戒 -n.纪律;训练;学科

【例句】

1. My parents are unreasonably strict sometimes. I have to try to keep a balance between discipline and freedom.我父母有时会毫无理由地严厉,我不得不尽量在纪律和自由间取得平衡。

2. You wouldn't be blamed for not knowing the answer to this question because Sports Studies as a discipline is still comparatively new.你不会因为不知道这个问题的答案挨批,因为体育学仍是一个相对较新的学科。

469- distribute

v.分配; 分布; 散布

【同】give out; hand out

【搭配】distribute sth. equally 平均分配某物; distribute expenses 分配经费

【例句】The diagram shows the distribution of female workers in key professions in Britain in 1990. 该图表显示了1990年英国女性工人在主要行业中的分布情况。

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v.分发,分送;分布

【搭配】 distribute sth. equally平均分配;distribute expenses分配经费

【例句】 The function of the port city is to concentrate the raw materials and distribute them in many other forms.港口城市的功能在于将原材料集中然后通过其他形式分送出去。

-v.分发,发送;使分布

【搭配】distribute sth. equally平均分配;distribute expenses分配经费

【例句】

1. I am a super fan of Discovery Channel. It is an American satellite and cable specialty channel created by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications.我非常喜欢"探索频道"。它是由约翰...亨德瑞创立的一 个美国卫星和有线电视专业频道,并由探索通信公司播送。

2. The main function of the port city is drawing to it raw materials and distributing them in many other forms.港口城市的功能主要在于将原材料集 中然后通过其他多种形式分送出去。

【要点】distribute一词作"分类"来讲时,经常用做被动语态,be distributed into意 思是"将...分成...",如:Those plants are distributed into 15 groups.(那 些植物被分成了15个种类。)

470- division

n.分, 分割; 部门, 科, 处; 除法

【搭配】division of labour 分工

【例句】The broad divisions of the paper are good but you'll have to redo the actual headings. 论文的大体结构很好, 但是还需重做现有的标题。

【要点】division 这个词常出现在教育场景中, 由于中外学校结构差异造成一定程度上的做题困难, 现在把国外大学结构及官衔归纳如下:
president 大学校长,
university 大学,
dean 学校分院长,
college 学院,
head of the faculty 系主任,
faculty 系,
principal 中学校长,
high school 中学,
headmaster 小学校长,
school 学校,
headmistress 小学校长(女).

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-divisional a.分开的, 分割的; 部门的

【例句】Each branch has a divisional head. 每个部门都有部门领导。

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472- enquire

v.打听, 询问; 查问, 调查

【例句】If you have any question, you're welcome to call the department to enquire. 如果你有什么问题, 欢迎致电学院询问。

【要点】enquire 在美语中也可以写为 inquire, 常和介词 about 连用。

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473- enroll

v.入学, 加入, 招收

【同】join; sign up; take part in

【搭配】enrol on 加入, 参加, 注册, 入学

【例句】

1. Increasing numbers of women are enrolling in the business management course. 越来越多的女性正加入企业管理课程学习。

2. A: What course are you enrolled in? B: Well! I have enrolled for 20 weeks in the Advanced English Studies, because I need help with my writing.

【要点】enroll 常出现在新生报到场景中。通常情况下, 新生入学及入学后大致过程如下:首先 register/enroll(登记、报到), 一般会去 student union office(学生会办公室), 接着参加opening ceremony(开学典礼), 之后进行 orientation meeting(介绍会)。

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474- effort

n.努力, 艰难的尝试

【搭配】make an/every effort 努力

【例句】Henry has put a lot of effort into communicating with new friends. 亨利在与新朋友交流方面付出了很多努力。

【要点】在短语 an effort to 中, effort 与前面的 an 和后面的 to 都有连读, 不容易听出来, 要注意辨别。

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-n. 努力;成就

【例句】

1. For example, Edison was regarded as a fool in his primary school. However, he got unequalled achievement by his own efforts. 例如,爱迪生在上小学时被人当做傻子,但是通过自己的努力,他取得了无可匹敌的成就。

2. We spare no effort to achieve our goal and obtain happiness from success. 我们尽一切努力达成目标,从成功中获得幸福。

【派生】 effortless (a.无需努力的)

475- enrolment

n.登记(人数), 注册(人数); 入学, 入伍; 登记薄, 名册

【搭配】enrolment form 登记表

【例句】Most banks ask you to bring your passport and a letter or certificate of enrolment. 大多数银行需要你出示护照和入学介绍信或入学证明。

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-n.登记,注册;入学

【搭配】enrolment form 登记表

【例句】

1. In fact, men and women should share equal opportunities, not the equal enrolment figures in every subject. 其实,男女生应该享有平等的机会,而不是每个专业相同的入学人数。

2. When you apply for a student loan, most banks ask you to bring your passport and your letter or certificate of enrolment.申请学生贷款时,大部分银行会要求你带上护照和入学介绍信或入学证明。

476- external

a.外部的, 外面的

【搭配】an external wound 外伤; external pressure 外界压力; external affairs 外交 事务; an external member 外部构件

【例句】This is why you have to pay an external member. 这就是你需要付外部构件费用的原因。

【要点】external 的反义词是 internal。

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a.外面的,表面的

【搭配】 an external wound 外伤;external pressure 外界压力;external affairs 外交事务;external auditor 外部审计师

【例句】

1. All warm-blooded animals make constant tiny adjustments in response to external events.所有恒温动物都会随外界变化不断做出微小的调整。

2. What evidence we have suggests that domestic trade was greater at all periods than external trade.我们所掌握的证据表明,无论在哪个时期,国内贸易量都比对外贸易量大。

【同义】 exterior(a.外部的)

【反义】 internal(a.内部的)

【要点】external和exterior都有“外面的”含义,但两者之间有细微差别。external 一般指事物、人、国家以及机构等本身之外的,如external events表示“国外、家外或公司外的事”;而exterior一般指某事、某人或某物外表的,如 the exterior of the building“大楼外部”。

477- faculty

n.才能; 学院, 系; (学院或系的)全体教员

【同】ability; teacher

【搭配】mental faculty/intellectual faculty 智力; the faculty of law 法学院

【例句】The Bachelor of Natural Science is in a faculty within the university. 自然科学学位由大学里的一个学院颁发。

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n.官能;科,系;全体教员

【例句】

1. It is only when the faculty of smell is impaired for some reason that we begin to realise the essential role the sense of smell plays in our sense of well-being.只有当我们的嗅觉因某种原因受损,我们才开始意识到嗅觉在健康的感觉中发挥着不可或缺的作用。

2. Here on this campus we have the faculties of Architecture and Law.在这个校区里,我们设有建筑系和法律系。

478- fee

n.费(会费, 学费等); 酬金 licence fee 许可费; water fee 水费; electricity fee 电费; tuition fee 学费

【例句】You may have some queries regarding the fees you are paying if you are an overseas student. 如果你是国外学生, 可能会咨询一些与需交费用相关的问题。

【要点】在租房场景中, 会涉及个人物品保管(items protection)的问题。

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479- expectancy

n.期待, 预期

【搭配】life expectancy 寿命

【例句】Drinking liquor wil cause a shortened life expectancy. 饮酒会导致寿命缩短。

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480- gather

v.聚集, 聚拢

【搭配】gather in 收割

【例句】Students gathered in the hall quickly. 同学们迅速在大厅聚齐。

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481- fill

v.填满, 充满

【搭配】fil in/out 装满, 填充, 填写(表格等); be filled with 充满着

【例句】Would you like to fill in the application form now? 你想现在就填申请表吗?

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482- guidance

n.引导, 指导

【同】counseling

【搭配】moral guidance 精神指导

【例句】A new learning guidance has been prepared well for the students. 新的学习指导已为学生准备好了。

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483- handle

n.柄, 把手, 拉手 v.处理, 对待; 触, 摸

【同】deal with

【例句】People should learn to handle stress. 人们应该学会应对压力。

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484- handout

n.施舍物; 传单, (免费)散发的文字材料; 新闻 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化通报; 宣传材料

【例句】The information about visa applications is all in the handout. 有关签证申请的信息全部都包含在宣传材料中。

【要点】handout作一个词时重音在词首, 分开构成动词短语 hand out, 意思是"分发, 施舍", 注意在听力中辨别。

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485- homesick

a.想家的, 思乡的

【例句】I was homesick at first and missed my family. 起初我思念家乡和家人。

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-a. 想家的,思乡病的

【例句】 Most students who left home for college for the first time were home sick severely.很多第一次离家上大学的孩子都会非常想家。 nostalgic (a.怀旧的;思乡的)

【要点】雅思口语考试中,我们可以用它来陈述出国留学的弊端,它的名词形式是

【同义】homesick一词的意思是"想家的",常用来描述身处异国他乡的感觉。在 homesickness (想家),在口语中也很常用。

486- initial

a.最初的, 开头的; 词首的 n.词首大写字母

【同】first; original

【搭配】the initial stage 初级阶段; initial offerings 原始股

【例句】Once the initial outlay has been made, for the company to be looking at very good profit margins. 对公司来说, 一旦初始费用落实, 高利润率可能就在眼前。

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a.最初的,开始的

【搭配】 the initial stage 初级阶段

【例句】

1. Certification is for an initial period of five years, with an annual review to ensure that the fishery is continuing to meet the required standards.最初许可有效期为五年,而且要进行年检以确保渔场一直达标。

2. The interest will be charged after the initial 60-day interest-free period.在最初六十天的免息期过后,就要开始收取利息了。

-a.最初的,开始的

【搭配】the initial stage 初级阶段;initial offerings 原始股

【例句】

1. The initial startup cost is required, but the biggest challenge is getting the public to believe in you and improving the quality of your service.虽然需要初 期启动资金,但是最大的挑战是让公众相信你,还有提高你的服务质量。

2. The interest will be charged after the initial 60-day interest-free period.在经 过最初60天的免息期后,就要开始收取利息了。

【派生】initiate(v.发起,创始)

487- institute

n.学会, 研究所; 学院 英式发音? v.设立, 设置, 制定 美式发音?

【搭配】financial institute 金融研究所

【例句】The work was carried out by the research institute. 这项工作由该研究院完成。

【要点】在雅思听力考试教育场景中常会向留学生(international student)介绍一些学院(institute)、学科及注册时间(enrolment time)的情况。考点中会有一些国家的拼写, 考生要注意亚洲一些国家的拼写, 如新加坡(Singapore)、马来西亚(Malaysia)、菲律宾(Philippines)、韩国(South Korea)等。

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488- institution

n.公共机构, 协会, 学校; 制度, 惯例

【同】institute; organization

【搭配】institution of higher learning 高等院校; an educational institution 教育机构

【例句】The college is one of the educational institutions which offer night classes inMoney Management. 该学院是晚上开设理财课程的教育机构之一。

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-n.(行业)协会,团体;机构;制度;习俗

【搭配】institution of higher learning 高等院校;an educational institution 教育机 构;a supervisory institution 监督机构

【例句】

1. To be an accountant, the first step is to find a learning institution providing classes about the field, and make sure that the institution is recognized by the relevant accounting agency.要成为一名会计师,首先要找一个提供这方面课 程的学习机构,并确保该机构得到了相关会计事务所的认可。

2. Such a record will allow you to present your linguistic credentials to academic institutions.这份记录可以作为你的语言证明呈递给学术机构。

【派生】institutional(a.习以为常的;公共机构的)

489- international

a.国际的, 世界的

【同】multinational

【搭配】international student card 留学生证

【例句】Jim worked in an international company after graduation.吉姆毕业后在一家国际公司工作。

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490- independent

a.独立的, 自主的

【同】self-reliant

【搭配】independent of 独立的, 不受约束的

【例句】Mary was an independent-minded student. 玛丽是个有独立见解的学生。

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491- introduce

v.介绍; 传入, 引进; 提出; 采用, 推行

【同】make an introduction

【搭配】introduce a course介绍一门课程

【例句】We've introduced a simpler price structure. 我们引进了一套更为简洁的价格结构体系。

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492- item

n.条款, 项目; 一条, 一则

【搭配】single item 单件物品

【例句】We allow twelve items borrowed from the library one time if you're a teacher. 如果你是老师, 我们允许你从图书馆一次借12本书。

【要点】item在雅思听力考试中常指"新闻中的一条、一则", 如:news item一则新 闻; 也指"物品", 如:luxury items 奢侈品。

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493- junior

a.年少的, 年幼的; 低年级的; 下级的; 三年

级的 n.年少者; 地位较低者; 低年级学生

【搭配】junior to sb. 年纪较某人轻, 职位较某人低

【例句】John was junior to Professor Lee. 约翰比李教授职位低。

【要点】反义词是senior。大学四个年级的学生分别是:freshman, sophomore, junior, senior.

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494- label

n.标签, 标记; 称号 v.贴标签于..., 把...称为

【同】nickname; tag

【搭配】label as 把...称为

【例句】Don't press the red button please, but don't worry, it's al clearly labeled. 请不要按红色按钮, 但是不用担心, 所有的按钮都做了清晰的标记。

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n.标签,标记;称号 v.贴标签于;把...称为

【例句】

1. Actually almost all of the objects described in the SQL model are derived from the SQL object, and they automatically have name, description, and label properties.实际上,几乎SQL模型中描述的所有对象都是从SQL对象【派生】出来的,它们一开始便带有名称、描述和标签属性。

2. I think we should label the lid itself and say that it constitutes twenty-five percent of the total weight.我认为我们应该在盖子上贴标签,注明它占总重 的25%。

495- leaflet

n.小叶, 嫩叶; 传单, 活页

【同】booklet; pamphlet

【例句】Take a free leaflet from the book rack, please. 请从阅览架取一份免费的传单。

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-n.散页印刷品,(尤指)传单;小叶

【例句】

1. Leaflets may be thrown away when handed out in public places, which adds to pollution.在公共场所分发传单时,传单可能会被扔掉,这样就增加了污染。

2. You can find exact information about a patient on the patient information leaflet.你可以在病人信息表中找到有关病人的详细信息。

496- introduction

n.介绍; 传入, 引进; 导言, 绪论

【例句】By way of introduction, I shall give you the background of the subject. 通过介绍, 我将向你讲述本学科的背景。

【要点】introduction常和介词to【搭配】; 在雅思听力考试中经常会有一些题目是对餐馆、图书馆、新生课程等的introduction。

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497- objective

a.客观的, 真实的 n.目标, 目的

【同】aim; goal

strategic objective 战略目标; be objective about sth. 客观看待某事; achieve the objective 达到目的

【例句】The main objective of this class is to give students more information about this subject. 这节课的主要目的是给学生更多有关该科目的信息。

【搭配】objective 在作"客观的"讲时, 反义词是 subject(主观的)。

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-n.目标,目的 -a.客观的

【例句】

1. The magazine presents insightful reports and objective articles. The photographs of the celebrities are striking, and the stories are very inspiring, which drive me to study and work harder to become one of those people one day.该杂志刊载见解深刻的报告和观点客观的文章。名人的照片引人注目,他 们的故事激励人心,促使我更加努力学习、工作,以便有一天成为他们中 的一员。

2. What I want to say is that all hotels and resorts have the same objectives regardless of where they are situated. Their aim is to ensure that their guests have a good time and come again.我想说的是,所有酒店和旅游地,无论它们位于何处,都有相同的目标。它们的目标是确保客人玩得愉快,会再次 光临。

3. The objective of the Human Genome Project is simple to state.人类基因工程 的目标很容易说明。

498- optional

a.可以任选的, 非强制的

【搭配】optional course 选修课

【例句】Is Geography an optional lesson, or does everyone have to learn it? 地理是选修课还是每个人都必须学习?

【要点】选修课的其他说法:selective course; elective course. 必修课:required course; compulsory course

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499- orientate

v.使适应; 给...定位; 面向

【例句】The course at this university has a vocational focus on preparing its graduates for work, so students are orientated at employment. 这所大学的课程从就业出发, 注重毕业生工作之前的准备工作, 因此将学生朝着就业方向培养。

【要点】orientate 在很多情况下写成 orient, 其后常接介词 to 或 towards, 要注意吞音现象。

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-v.向东;定向;给...定位;使适应

【例句】Shenyang is an industrial city, while Hong Kong is a more financial center. In other words, here we have many factory workers, or to be more exact, family-orientated workers who are not very wealthy, and in Hong Kong there are many tycoons, millionaires, and wealthy people.沈阳是一个工业城市,而香港是一个金融中心。也就是说,这里我们有许多工人,或者更确切地说,不是非常富有的以家庭为核心的工人,而香港则有许多大亨、百万富翁和富有 的人。

【派生】 orientation(n.向东;方向)

500- orientation

n.定位; 方向, 目标; 熟悉, 适应, 情况介绍

【搭配】orientation meeting 介绍会; orientation program 新生训练

【例句】Now that everyone knows what group they're in, we'll get on with the orientation and training programme. 既然每个人都明确了自己所在的小组, 紧接着我们进行情况介绍和培训计划。

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501- overseas

a.外国的, 海外的 ad.在海外

【同】abroad

【搭配】overseas market 海外市场; an overseas Chinese 华侨; overseas students 留学生

【例句】Peter is going to work overseas. 彼得打算去国外工作。

【要点】注意不要和oversea混淆, overseas可作形容词和副词, 而oversea只能作形容词。听力中注意区别有无s。

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502- personal

a.个人的, 私人的; 亲自的, 本人的; 身体的, 人身的

【同】private; secret

【搭配】personal loan 个人贷款; personal item 个人物品; personal information 个 人信息; my personal view 依我之见

【例句】The woman who lost her briefcase gave the policeman some personal details. 丢失公文包的那个妇女向警察提供了一些个人信息。

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503- persuade

v.说服, 劝说; 使相信

【同】convince

【搭配】persuade sb. to do sth. 劝说某人做...; persuade sb. into/out of sth. 劝说某人做/不做...

【例句】I had tried my best to persuade Bob to join the team. 我已竭尽全力说服鲍勃加入小队。

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504- pledge

n.誓约; 保证 v.发誓; 保证

【同】commitment; promise

【搭配】fulfill one's pledge 履行诺言; make/give a pledge to do sth. 保证做某事

【例句】The prime minister has pledged today that he will make 250 million dollars available to help the drought-stricken farmers. 总理今天做出承诺将拨25亿美元帮助受旱灾的农民。

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-n.保证;抵押;抵押品 -v.保证;用...抵押;举杯祝...健康

【搭配】fulfil one's pledge 履行诺言;make/give a pledge to do sth.保证做某事

【例句】

1. As we walk on this road, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead.走上这条路以后,我们必须保证一直向前进。

2. The meeting ended with a pledge to step up cooperation among the six large monopoly state-owned enterprises of this region.会议以加快该地区六家大型垄断性质的国企之间合作的承诺结束了。

505- pardon

n.原谅, 宽恕; 请再说一遍 v.原谅, 饶恕, 赦免

【同】excuse; forgiveness

【例句】

A: Hurry up, Lucy!

B: Pardon?

A: I said hurry up!

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506- president

507- presumably

ad.据推测, 大概, 可能 英式发音?

-【同】supposedly 美式发音?

【例句】Presumably consumers have bought such poisonous food. 大概消费者已经购买了这种有毒食品。

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508- reception

n.接收, 接受, 接收效果; 接待, 招待会

【搭配】reception centre/desk 接待处

【例句】The students' dormitory is to the right of the reception desk. 学生宿舍在接待处的右边。

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509- procedure

n.程序; 手续; 步骤

【搭配】regular procedure 正规手续; the registration procedure登记手续

【例句】The personality questionnaires have to be filled out by the candidates during the selection procedure. 在选举过程中, 候选人必须填写性格调查表。

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n.程序;手续;过程

【搭配】 regular procedure 正规手续;the registration procedure 登记手续

【例句】

1. If the subject was still reluctant to go on, Milgram said that it was important for the sake of the experiment that the procedure be followed through to the end. His final argument was,“You have no other choice.”如果测试对象仍然不愿继续进行,马格雷姆说,为了能顺利完成实验,从头到尾遵守程序是非常重要的。他最后的理由就是,“你别无选择”。

2. The difficulty lies not in the inferential processes which the task demands, but in certain perplexing features of the apparatus and the procedure.困难并不在于任务所需要的推理过程,而在于某些令人困惑的设备特点和程序。

3. I hate the cumbersome administrative procedures.我讨厌这些麻烦的行政手续。

-n.程序,手续;过程

【搭配】regular procedure 正规手续;the registration procedure 登记手续; emergency procedure 紧急程序

【例句】

1. My favorite sport is tennis because of the exciting procedure of winning. By playing tennis, my PE grades became the best in my class.我最喜欢的运动是网球,因为获胜的过程非常刺激。通过打网球,我的体育成绩成了全班第一。

2. I hate the cumbersome administrative procedures.我讨厌这些麻烦的行政手续。

510- promising

a.有希望的, 有前途的

【同】encouraging; hopeful

【例句】The experiment produced no promising results. 实验的结果令人失望。

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511- refectory

n.(学院)餐厅, 食堂

【例句】You can grab something to eat whenever you want since the refectory's open all day. 你随时可以找点吃的, 因为食堂全天开放。

【要点】cafeteria 和 refectory 意思相【同】, 但常用在美语中。

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512- quality

n.质量, 品质, 特性

【同】attribute

【搭配】quality of teaching 教学质量; high-quality education高素质教育

【例句】Paul shows strong leadership qualities. 保罗表现出很强的领导才能。

【要点】注意拼写, 不要和quantity(数量)混淆。

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513- register

n.登记, 注册 v.登记, 注册; (仪表等)指示, 自动记下, 把(邮件)挂号

【搭配】registered capital 注册资本; register a trademark 注册商标; register for 报名参加; register with向...登记, 给...留下印象; registered mail 挂号信

【例句】Linda has registered at the reception desk. 琳达已经在接待处登记。

【要点】介绍一些邮政词汇:
registered mail 挂号信,
ordinary letter 平信,
special delivery 限时专递,
air mail 航空信,
domestic mail 国内邮件,
outgoing mail 外埠邮件,
bulky packet 大宗包裹,
postal packet 小包裹,
parcel post 包裹邮递.

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-n.登记;登记表 -v.登记

【搭配】registered capital 注册资本;register a trademark 注册商标;register for登记参加,报名参加;registered mail挂号信

【例句】

1. The business would operate on a membership scheme; I mean those who want to join have to register and pay annual fee first.该公司将采取会员制,也就是说那些想加入的人必须先注册,缴纳年费。

2. You must remember to bring the ID card with you when you come to register.你来注册的时候一定要记得带上身份证。

【派生】registration(n.登记,注册);registry(n.登记处,注册处)

514- scholarship

n.奖学金; 学问, 学识

【例句】Susan won a scholarship to study at Cambridge. 苏珊获得在剑桥大学学习的奖学金。

【要点】中国学生去英国的全奖主要有三种:

1. 获得ORS+学校资助+少量服务:ORS全称是Oversea Research Scholarship(海外研究奖学金), 由英国政府提供, 只是解决海外学生与英国学生的学费差额, 获得它就能像本国国民一样支付学费。

2. 学校提供的studentship 或导师所在的研究机构提供的全奖, 一般为免学费+生活费。

3. 其他由政府或个人提供的奖学金。

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515- representative

a.典型的, 有代表性的 n.代表, 代理人

【同】typical

【搭配】sales representative 销售代表

【例句】Your examiner is a Student Union representative. 你的主考官是学生会代表。

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a.典型的,有代表性的;代议制的 n.代表;典型;众议员

【搭配】 sales representative 销售代表

【例句】 A representative sample of language, compiled for the purpose of linguistic analysis, is known as a corpus. 众所周知,一个为了达到分析语言的目的而汇编的具有代表性的语言样本,就是语料库。

516- requirement

n.需要, 需要的东西; 要求, 必要条件 -'t'的发音尽能弱化

【同】necessity; need

【例句】The Director of Studies will talk to you about the courses and different requirements for each. 教务主管将和你谈论课程问题以及每门课的不同要求。

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517- restriction

n.限制, 约束

【同】constraint; limit

【搭配】speed restriction 速度限制; impose restriction on sth. 对...进行限制

【例句】There's an open ticket which doesn't have any restrictions on time. 有一张不定期客票, 对时间没有任何限制。

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n.限制;约束;束缚

【搭配】 impose restrictions on 对...加以限制;lift restrictions 解除限制

【例句】 First airlines, then road haulers and railways, were freed from restrictions on what they could carry, where they could haul it and what price they could charge. 首先放宽了对空运的限制,然后是道路运输和铁路运输,不再限制其运输货物的种类、目的地及运费。

518- standard

a.标准的 n.标准, 规则

【搭配】standard of education 教育标准; better standard of living 更高的生活水平

【例句】People in a number of countries now have a better standard of living. 许多国家的人们现在有更高的生活水平。

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519- sign

n.标记, 符号, 招牌; 征兆, 迹象 不发音 v.签名(于), 署名(于)

【同】signal

【例句】I will ask you a few questions and then I'll get you to sign at the bottom of the form. 我要问你几个问题, 然后让你在表格下方签名。

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n.符号;示意动作;征兆 v.签名;打手势

【搭配】sign language 手语

【例句】

1. Most guessed that the bent spokes were taken as a sign that the wheel was jerking.大部分人猜测弯曲的轮辐表示轮子在颠簸。

2. The light is used by the adult fireflies as a signal to attract a mate, and each species must develop its own "sign"to avoid being confused with other species glowing nearby.成年萤火虫把亮光当做吸引配偶的信号,每种萤火虫都必须有属于自己的亮光,以防与周围其他种类的萤火虫混淆。

520- specialize

v.专门研究, 专攻

【搭配】specialized course 专业课

【例句】Two years later, we will specialize and take courses in two subjects. 两年后, 我们将专攻两门学科并上这些学科的课。

【要点】specialize后常接介词in表示"专攻"之意, 在考试中要注意in后面的内容, 常是考点。

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v.(使)专门化;专门从事

【搭配】specialize in 专门从事,专攻;专注于(某项目、产品等)

【例句】 Bekoff points out that play often involves complex assessments of playmates, ideas of reciprocity and the use of specialized signals and rules.贝科夫指出,游戏经常涉及玩伴的综合评价、互惠的理念,以及使用专门的信号和规则。

-v.专门从事;(使)专业化

【搭配】specialize in.专攻...

【例句】 To be more precise, we specialize in the building of railway bridges.更确切地 说,我们专门建造铁路桥梁。

【派生】specialized(a.专门的)

521- species

n.种, 类

【例句】The bird has become an endangered species. 这种鸟已成为一种濒危物种。

【要点】注意species 这个词单复数【同】形。

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522- semester

n.学期

【同】term

【例句】How many optional courses did you take last semester? 你上学期修了几门选修课?

【要点】总雅思听力考试中常涉及的学校场景词汇有:

academic year 学年

school/academic calendar 校历

trimester 学季

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523- surname

n.姓

【同】family name; last name

【例句】Classmates assume John is German from his surname. 同学们从约翰的姓推断出他是德国人。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中, 常会听写人名, 考生要仔细听, 并注意首字母大写。

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524- target

n.目标, 对象, 靶子 v.把...作为目标

【同】aim

【搭配】target sth. at/on sb. /sth. 把...作为...的目标

【例句】Everyone should have a target in mind for the first year of college life. 每个人在大学生活的第一年都应该有个目标。

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525- voluntary

a.自愿的, 志愿的

【例句】I decided to join a voluntary organization and was sent to Turkey to carry out land surveys. 我决定加入自愿者组织, 被派往土尔其执行土地丈量任务。

-a.自愿的;志愿的

【搭配】voluntary helpers 志愿者;a voluntary service 志愿服务

【例句】 For example, sometimes my mother will be out the whole day doing voluntary work in our community, and then my father and I will do the cooking for her.比如,有时我母亲会整天在外为社区做义工,我父亲和我就会帮她做饭。

【反义】 involuntary(a.非自愿的)

526- term

n.学期; 期限; 条件; 条款; 术语 v.把...称作

【同】semester

【搭配】in terms of 依据, 按照; 用...措词; 在...方面; in the long/short term长/短期, 从长远/近期来说

【例句】The term plan is to help you get an overview of everything that will need to do for the term. 学期计划的目的是帮助你对这个学期要做的所有事情做一个大概了解。

【要点】term常出现在雅思听力的教育场景中, 表示"学期", 与考试相关的短语有

mid term exam/middle term exam(期中考试)

final exam(期末考试)等。

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527- trimester

n.(三学期制的)一学期

【例句】The academic year is divided into three trimesters. 一学年分为三学期。

【要点】在国外, 一学年分为两学期或三学期。两学期中的"学期"常用 term 或 semester 来表示, 包括四个月, semester常用在美语中; 而三学期中的"学期"则用 trimester, 包括三个月。

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528- ## 5-课业学习篇

529- academic

a.学院的; 学术的 n.学者, 大学教师, 大学生

【同】educational

【搭配】academic achievements 学术成就; academic study 学术研究; academic teaching staff 师资力量

【例句】Professor Lee decided to leave the academic world. 李教授决定离开学术界。

-a.学院的;学术的 -n.大学教师

【搭配】academic achievements 学术成就;academic study 学术研究; academic problems 学术问题;academic teaching staff 师资力量

【例句】

1. Among countless factors which influence my inclination, there is a most conspicuous one: computers are not as qualified as human teachers in academic fields.在影响我意向的各种因素中,其中最明显的一个就是,在学术领域 里电脑比不上教师。

2. It is a ridiculous decision to admit equal numbers of male and female students in the same major regardless of their different academic aptitude.无视男生与女生学术能力的不同,规定同一专业要有相同数量的男女学生,这种决定是 十分荒谬的。

3. That young people are admiring media and sports celebrities is socially normal outside the academic context.年轻人崇拜媒体或体育名人,这在学术环境之外的社交场合中是十分正常的。

4. Once in higher education, you can apply for a loan at any time in the academic year.一旦进入高校,你可以在一学年内的任何时间申请贷款。

530- accomplish

v.达到(目的), 完成(任务), 实现(计划、诺言等)

【例句】People discover that, once they learn to plan their days, all the work can be accomplished and there'll still be time for leisure. 人们发现一旦他们学会了安排时间, 所有的工作都能完成, 并且还会有休闲时间。

-v.达到(目的),实现,完成

【搭配】accomplish one's object 达到目的;accomplish one's mission 完成使 命;an accomplished fact 既成事实

【例句】

1. This object seems very easy to accomplish but really difficult to reach.这个目标看起来容易实现,其实难以企及。

2. We must accomplish the task before noon.我们必须在中午之前完成这项任务。

3. He's a man who will never accomplish anything.他是一个永远一事无成的人。

【派生】 accomplished(a.完成的;熟练的)

【同义】achieve(v.达到);complete(v.完成)

531- annotate

v.注解, 注释

【同】explain; illustrate

【例句】The new edition is based on previous manuscripts which are fully annotated. 原稿有详细的注释, 新版本基于原稿而成。

532- acquisition

n.取得; 获得物

【同】attainment; procurement

【搭配】merger and acquisition 收购兼并; acquisition cost购置成本; acquisition system 采集系统

【例句】Tom's newest acquisition is a luxurious sports car. 汤姆最近获得了一辆豪华跑车。

533- adequate

a.足够的, 充分的; 恰当的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】enough; proper

【搭配】be adequate for 适合于...

【例句】Your performance during the debate was adequate but lacked originality. 你在讨论会中的表现很恰当, 但是缺乏原创性。

a.充足的;合适的,胜任的

【例句】

1. Extreme high performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong life. Relaxation lowers metabolic rate, as does adequate sleep and in general an equable and balanced personality.极端的剧烈运动可能会使心血管功能达到最佳状态,但肯定不会延长寿命。放松可以降低代谢,充足的睡眠和总体平和的个性也会有同样的作用。

2. As the United Nations report on access to water reiterated in November 2001, more than one billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and some.two and a half billion do not have adequate sanitation services.正如于2001年11月联合国对于水的重复利用的报告称,有超过10亿的人缺少干净的饮用水,大约25亿人没有足够的卫生设备。

3. Lifestyle habits and the provision of adequate health care are critical factors for governing health.良好的生活习惯和适当的卫生保健是保持健康的关键因素。

534- appear

v.出现, 显露; 发表, 问世; 看来好像, 仿佛

【同】come out; show up

【搭配】appear to似乎...; appear on出现

【例句】It appears that there is a grammar mistake in the composition.这篇作文好像有一个语法错误。

535- argue

v.争论, 辩论; 主张, 论证; 说服; 坚持劝说

【同】quarrel

【搭配】argue with sb. 与某人争论; argue into 说服; argue for 赞成, 要求

【例句】Two friends were arguing over whether a horse ever had all four feet or hooves off the ground when it galloped. 两个朋友正在争论马飞奔时四蹄是否全部腾空的问题。

536- assessment

n.确定, 评定; 核定的付款额; 估价, 评估 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】research assessment 研究评估; assessment method 评估方法

【例句】The teacher made a careful assessment of the exam. 老师对本次考试作了细致的评估。

【要点】大学教学评估(teaching assessment)主要从图书馆(library)、实验室(lab)、 教学楼(teaching building)、体育设施(sports facilities)、食堂(refectory)、住 宿(accommodation)、师资(academic teaching staff)等方面作出综合评价。

-n.评定;估价;税额

【搭配】research assessment 研究评估;assessment methods 评估方法;a tax assessment 税款核定额

【例句】

1. Thanks to the change of the criteria of assessment, Wu successfully won the Golden Bell Award in 2008.因为评审标准变了,吴成功赢得了2008年的金钟奖。

2. A personal assessment is judging yourself and knowing everything you should know about yourself.个人评价就是评判自己,了解你应该知道的有关自己的一切。

537- assignment

n.任务, 作业; 分配, 指派 -g在单词中不发音, -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】job; work

【例句】The final examination usually involves two written assignments of between 1500 and 3000 words in length. 期末考试通常包含两篇字数在1500至3000之间的书面作业。

【要点】英国大学的常见考核方式:

1. assignment就是所谓的"作业", 一般占学期考试总分的10%~50%。文科以论文(essay)为主, 理科以实际演示和勘测为主。

2. presentation(报告)在文科中比较多, 通常是 assignment的一个组成部分, 占总分数的25%左右。

3. exam一般指的是"笔试"。

4. project指老师布置的比较大的作业, 多数情况下是指毕业论文(thesis或 dissertation).

5. role play(角色扮演)通常只在文科中出现, 是按照老师的要求, 对一个特定的主题表达自己的想法等。

-n.任务;作业

【例句】

1. Don't put off your assignment until tomorrow.不要把你的作业推迟到明天才做。

2. Have you been given any writing assignments yet?有人给你布置写作作业了吗?

538- attention

n.注意(力), 留心; 立正

【搭配】attract/draw(sb's)attention to吸引注意力, 令(某人)注意某事物; divert attention from 转移注意力; pay attention to 注意; catch the attention of引起注意

【例句】One problem that deserves attention now is the severe pollution.现在, 值得人们注意的一个问题是严重的污染。

【要点】雅思听力Section 2或 Section 3经常会是一个lecture(演讲), 演讲者 ( lecturer)往往会以" May I have your attention, please? "来开始整场讲座。

539- attentive

a.注意的, 专心的; 关心的, 体贴的

【例句】Kate is attentive to her work. 凯特工作很专心。

540- assistant

a.辅助的, 助理的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.助手, 助教

【例句】Jane was an assistant teacher at university. 简在大学当助教

【要点】在国外的一些大学中, 老师按职称分为以下几类:professor(教授),

【搭配】associate professor(副教授), assistant professor(助理教授), lecturer(讲师), assistant(助教)。

-n.助理,助手 -a.辅助的

【搭配】the assistant manager 助理经理;a senior assistant master 高级助理教师

【例句】

1. I am an assistant to one of the automotive electricians in the workshop.我在车间做汽车电工的助手。

2. The employees felt that their assistant manager was closer to them than the manager.员工们觉得助理经理比经理更亲近他们。

541- associate

a.副的 形容词发音 n.合作人, 伙伴, 【同】事, 【同】行 名词发音? 和动词发音? v.使联系, 使联合; 交往, 结合

【同】link; make a connection

【搭配】associate with-relate to; link with associate with 和...相关; business associate 商业伙伴; associate professor 副教授

【例句】Most lectures in this term are associated with the professional knowledge. 这学期的大多数讲座都和专业知识有关。

-v.使联合;联想;交往 -n.伙伴;同事 -a.副的

【搭配】associate with 和...相关,联合;business associate 商业伙伴; associate professor 副教授

【例句】

1. In China, cranes and pine trees are both associated with longevity.在中国,仙鹤和松树都令人联想到长寿。

2. People always associate noise with headaches, and for most of us excessive noise creates the conditions for a headache.人们总是把噪音和头疼联系在一 起;对于我们大多数人来说,过多的噪音是引起头疼的因素。

【同义】combine(v.使结合);join(v.加入;结合)

542- board

n.木板; 甲板; 膳食; 委员会, 董事会 v.上船(车、飞机)

【搭配】on board在船(车、飞机)上; take on board考虑, 接受; boarding school住宿学校

【例句】A: You can just have evening meal provided, which is half board.

B: That's for?

A: A lot of students.

A: 你可以选择只提供一顿晚餐的半膳服务。

B: 它是?

A: 很多学生都选这种。

【要点】board这个词常用在机场场景中, 表示"上飞机"。我们常说的登机牌就是 boarding card, 其他相关的词汇有海关官员(customs officer)、空姐(air hostess)、安全带(safe belt)。

543- brief

a.简短的, 简洁的 n.简报 v.简短介绍, 简要汇报

【同】concise; short

【搭配】in brief 简单地说, 简言之; a brief of ...的摘要

【例句】The lecture will start with a brief story of the district, and then focus on life in the first half of the twentieth century. 演讲将从该街区的一段简短故事开始, 然后集中讲20世纪前50年的生活。

544- attribute

n.属性, 特征; 标志, 象征 动词发音? v.把...归于; 归属 名词发音?

【搭配】attribute to归结于, 归功于, 因为

【例句】Peter attributes his success to hard work. 彼得把自己的成功归因于勤奋。

【要点】attribute常和介词to【搭配】, 另外要注意两个单词衔接时的吞音现象。

v.把...归于,归因于

【搭配】attribute to归结于,归功于,因为

【例句】

1. We can, perhaps, attribute mediocre results to an inadequate placebo effect. The students have not developed the appropriate mind set. They are often not motivated to learn through this method.或许,我们可以把平庸的成绩归因于安慰剂效应不够。学生们还没有培养出适当的思维定势。他们往往不会通过这种方法主动学习。

2. 17 per cent of cases of lung cancer can be attributed to high levels of exposure to second-hand tobacco smoke during childhood and adolescence. 17%的肺癌病例可以归因于在儿童和青少年时期高频率地接触二手烟。

3. The global increase in greenhouse gases is mainly attributed to industrial pollution in developed countries.全球温室气体的增加主要归咎于发达国家的工业污染。

【同义】quality(n.质量;性质);ascribe(v.归因于,归咎于)

-n.属性;品质 -v.把...归于

【搭配】attribute to归结于,归功于,因为

【例句】 The global increase in greenhouse gases has been attributed to industrial pollution in developed countries.全球温室气体的增加是由于发达国家的工业污染导致的。

【同义】quality(n.质量,性质);ascribe(v.归因于,归咎于)

545- bachelor

n.单身汉; 学士(学位)

【搭配】a bachelor's' degree学士学位

【例句】John became Bachelor of Science last year. 约翰去年获得了理学学士学位。

-n.学士;单身汉

【例句】

1. Some students prefer to work as soon as they graduate, because their parents have supported them financially throughout their university years, and now they can easily find a job with a bachelor's degree.有些学生更愿意一毕业就工作。因为父母已经资助他们上完了大学,而现在有了学士学位,他们可以轻松 地找到工作。

2. Tom does a Bachelor of Social Sciences in the University of Cambridge.汤姆在剑桥大学攻读社会学的学士学位。

546- basis

n.基础; 根据

【同】foundation

【搭配】on the basis of 根据, 在...的基础上

【例句】She was offered the job on the basis of her experience. 由于有工作经验, 她得到了这份工作。

547- brochure

n.小册子, 说明书

【同】pamphlet

【搭配】holiday brochure 度假手册

【例句】Please inform us of your trade term and product brochure. 请告知我们贵方的贸易条件及产品说明书。

【要点】相关词汇:
leaflet 传单,
folder 文件夹,
catalogue 目录,
handout 讲义材料,
- calculate v.计算, 推算; 计划, 打算

【同】figure; work out

【搭配】be calculated to do sth. 旨在, 打算; a calculated crime有预谋的犯罪

【例句】It's difficult to calculate how many students wil attend the meeting. 很难计算会有多少学生来开这个会。

548- calculate

549- cartography

n.地图学

【搭配】cartography section制图科

【例句】Studying cartography in college is someone's dream. 去大学学习地图学是某些人的梦想。

【要点】相关词汇:
philosophy 哲学,
logic 逻辑学,
ethics 伦理学,
anthropology 人类学,
sociology 社会学.

550- case

n.箱, 盒, 容器; 情况, 事实; 病例; 案件

【搭配】in any case 无论如何, 总之; in case 假如, 免得; in case of 假使, 万一; case study 个案研究; in most cases 在多数情况下

【例句】We like students to write a case study, describing an organization they know. 我们希望学生写份个案研究, 描述他们所了解的一个组织。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中, case常作"病例"讲, 也可以是case history。下面讲一些医院场景中常用的词汇与短语:
clinic 诊所,
first-aid station 急救站,
medical department 内科,
surgical department 外科,
dental department 牙科,
general surgery 普通外科,
pediatrics department 小儿科,
registration office 挂号处,
out-patient department(OPD) 门诊部,
in-patient department 住院部,
nursing department 护理部,
consulting room 诊室,
waiting room 候诊室,
admitting office 住院处,
emergency room 急诊室,
operation room手术室,
laboratory 化验室,
pharmacy 药房,
ward 病房,
observation ward 观察室,
hospital bed 病床,
emergency case 急诊病人,
- chase v.追捕, 追求; 赢得; 雕镂

【同】pursue

【搭配】chase up 为某一目的而寻找; 不断要求得到

【例句】You will chase up your tutor if you fail to understand something in class. 如果你们在课堂上没听懂, 可以去找你们的导师。

551- chase

552- circumstance

n.情况, 形势, 环境; 经济情形, 境况

【搭配】in/under...circumstances在...情况下; in/under no circumstances在任何情况下决不

【例句】The matter depends on you, your own study habits and your own financial circumstances. 这个问题取决于你自己、你的学习习惯和经济状况。

【要点】under no circumstances放在句首时, 其后的句子要倒装, 所以听的时候要注意。

-n.环境;境况,情况

【搭配】in easy/poor circumstances 处于富裕/贫穷的境况;in/under the

181circumstances 在这种情况下;under no circumstances 无论如何都不; in straitened circumstances 勉强糊口;pomp and circumstance 盛大和隆重的场合

【例句】

1. It depends on individual circumstances. Although salary plays an important role in choosing a career, for new graduates the opportunity to learn weighs more than salary.这取决于个人的状况。虽然在选择职业时,薪水是要考虑的重 点之一,但是对刚毕业的学生来说学习的机会比薪水更重要。

2. In social circumstances, dress has often been used as a sign of roles.在社交场合,服装通常被看做角色的标志。

3. First of all, earlier technology and the latest technology, in many circumstances, are complementary to each other, and serve different people for various purposes.首先,在很多情况下,早期技术和最新技术互为补充,为不同群体、不同目标而服务。

【同义】condition(n.条件);environment(n.环境)

【要点】circumstance一般指的是境况,在口语考试中,我们常常会用到under the circumstances(在这种情况下)来承接上面所说的内容,并引出接下来要 说的内容。如果你想使自己的口语表达更连贯一些,可以多使用一些类似 的承接词或是连接词。circumstance的近义词environment是指环境,涉及范 围比circumstance大。

553- cite

v.引用, 引证; 传唤, 传讯; 表彰, 嘉奖

【同】give an example

【例句】Can you cite some evidence in support of your opinion? 你能引用一些证据来支持你的观点吗?

554- common

a.普通的, 平常的; 共同的, 公共的

【同】ordinary

【搭配】in common 共用, 共有, 共同

【例句】Do you know what Prince Charles, Seve Ballesteros and Elizabeth Taylor have in common? 你知道查尔斯王子、塞夫...巴雷斯特罗斯和伊丽莎白...泰勒有什么共同之处吗?

555- compete

v.比赛; 竞争

【搭配】compete against/with与...竞争

【例句】The company can't compete with its counterparts on product quality. 这家公司在产品质量上竞争不过它的对手。

556- compose

v.组成, 构成; 由...组成; 创作(歌曲、诗歌等)

【同】consist of; make up of

【搭配】be composed of 由...组成

【例句】You'll note that all of the subjects which you undertake in the first year are composed of lectures and tutorials. 你会注意到第一年你上的所有科目都由讲座和辅导组成。

v.组成,构成;创作(乐曲等)

【例句】

1. The MSC appoints a certification committee, composed of a panel of fisheries experts, which gathers information and opinions from fishermen, biologists, government officials, industry representatives, non-governmental organisation sand others.海洋管理委员会任命认证委员会,该委员会由渔业专家组成,从渔民、生物学家、政府官员、业界代表、非政府机构等处收集信息及意见。

2. Once the email is composed, the malware is just as carefully designed to avoid detection by security software.一旦电子邮件撰写完成,恶意软件如同精心设计过一样可以躲过安全软件的侦查。

3. All of the subjects which you undertake in the first year are composed of lectures and tutorials.第一年你要学习的所有科目由讲座和辅导课构成。

-v.组成,构成;创作(乐曲等)

【例句】All of the subjects which you undertake in the first year are composed of lectures and tutorials.第一年你所要学习的科目由讲座和辅导课构成。

557- composition

n.作品, 作文, 乐曲; 写作, 作曲; 结构, 组成, 成分

【同】piece of music

【搭配】composition of...的组成

【例句】There are many grammar errors in your composition.你的作文中有很多语法错误。

n.作文,作曲;构成;合成物

【例句】Over the past century, the composition of the human gene pool has not changed appreciably.在过去的一个世纪里,人类基因库的组成没有明显的改变。

558- comprehensive

a.全面的, 综合的

【同】exhaustive; thorough

【搭配】comprehensive school综合中学

【例句】London has an old but effective underground system, and a comprehensive bus and train system above ground. 伦敦的地下铁路系统虽然历史悠久但快捷有效, 地上的公交及铁路系统也是四通八达。

a.全面的;综合的

【例句】

1. The logical nature of the textbooks and their comprehensive coverage of examples make the work sheets unnecessary. 课本的逻辑性及其所涵盖的例子的广泛性使课堂练习本变得不再必要。

2. London has an old but effective underground train system, and a comprehensive bus and train system above ground.伦敦的地下铁路系统古老但高效,地上的公交及铁路系统也是四通八达。

【要点】comprehensive除了“综合的,广泛的”意思,还有“有理解力的”之意,但该词义在雅思阅读中并不常见,而其名词形式comprehension,意为“理解,理解力”在雅思阅读中却很常见,如:The teacher's task of improving comprehension is made harder by influences outside the classroom.老师提高学生理解力的工作会因为课堂外的影响而变得更加困难。

-a.全面的;综合的

【例句】

1. She has a comprehensive grasp of the subject.她已全面掌握了这一学科。

2. London has an old but effective underground train system, and a comprehensive bus and train system above ground.伦敦的地下铁路系统历史悠久但快捷有效,地上的公交及铁路系统也是四通八达。

【要点】comprehensive一词除了"全面的,广泛的"还有"能充分理解的,包容 的"之意,常用搭配有be comprehensive of,意思是"包含..."。

559- compromise

v./n.妥协, 折中

【搭配】reach a compromise over sth. 就某事达成妥协

【例句】The two companies reached a compromise over price in the end. 这两家公司最终就价格达成协议。

560- concentrate

n.浓缩物 v.集中, 专心; 浓缩

【同】concentrate on→be absorbed in; focus on

【搭配】concentrate on集中, 专心, 倾全力于, 全神贯注于; concentrate on those things one does well 集中精力做自己擅长的事

【例句】The commodity where customers stand still and concentrate for more than a few seconds is good for sales. 顾客停留并注视超过几秒钟的商品适合销售。

v.全神贯注;聚集

【搭配】 concentrate on 集中,全神贯注于;concentrate one's mind 使某人认真地考虑某事

【例句】

1. The larva devotes much of its life to feeding and building up its food reserves so that as an adult it will be free to concentrate all its efforts on the task of finding a mate and reproducing. 幼虫大部分时间都在进食,以储备营养,这样在它变为成虫之后,就能集中精力寻找配偶并繁衍后代。

2. Most of the world's disk-drive manufacturing is concentrated in SoutheastAsia.世界大部分磁盘驱动设备的制造业都集中在东南亚地区。

3. The Ancient Greeks used lenses or concave mirrors to concentrate the sun's rays.古希腊人用镜片或凹面镜来聚集太阳光。

【同义】 focus(v.集中)

【反义】 distract(v.使...分心)

【派生】concentrated(a.极度的;浓缩的)

561- concentration

n.集中; 专心, 专注; 浓缩, 浓度

【例句】Physical exercise cannot only improve children's behaviour but also develop concentration.体育运动不仅能规范孩子们的行为还能提高他们的注意力。

n.专注;集中,集合

【搭配】 concentration on sth.集中于某事物;concentration of sth.....的集中

【例句】

1. Rowena has phenomenal concentration; some might even consider her obsessive.罗伊娜异常专注,有些人甚至认为她沉迷于此。

2. Port cities become industrial, financial and service centers as well as political capitals because of their water connections and the urban concentration which arises there and later draws to it railways, highways and air routes.因为拥有水运网络并且形成了市镇,渐渐地又建立起铁路、公路及航空运输网络,所以港口城市就变成了工业、金融、服务以及政治中心。

3. The concentration of vehicles makes air quality in urban areas unpleasant and sometimes dangerous to breathe.机动车辆的集中使城市空气受到了污染,有时甚至不宜呼吸。

-n.专注;集中,集合

【搭配】concentration on sth.专注于;concentration of sth......的集中

【例句】

1. The concentration of energy invested into planning for a child's future is noticeable in China.这个现象在中国非常显著,即家长们会集中精力为孩子规划未来。

2. The survey found that it was computer games that affected their concentration and ability to learn.调查发现,正是电脑游戏使他们不能专心学习,影响了他们的学习能力。

3. This concentration of vehicles makes air in urban areas unpleasant and sometimes dangerous to breathe.车辆密集使城市中的空气质量下降,有时甚至不宜呼吸。

【要点】concentration的动词形式是concentrate"集中;全神贯注",如:Even if you concentrate all your energies on your study, without proper strategies, you still cannot secure good marks.(即使你将全部精力集中在学习上,方法不当,你也未必能取得好成绩。)

562- conclusion

n.结束, 终结; 结论, 推论

【同】in conclusion→ in a word; to sum up

【搭配】in conclusion 最后, 总之; draw a conclusion 得出结论; at the conclusion of 当...结束时

【例句】After discussion, several students arrived at the same conclusion.经过讨论, 这几个学生得出了相【同】的结论。

【要点】在考试中, 一旦听到in conclusion, 考生要注意, 接下来会对文章作总结, 常有考点。

-n.结论

【例句】

1. In conclusion, the battle between media and celebrities is constant, and often there are victims. 总的来讲,媒体和名人之间的争斗是永恒的,而且通常都 有受害人。

2. We can come to the conclusion that being given the same work, a self- confident person will find it much easier than someone who holds a gloomy view of one's own ability. 我们可以得出这样的结论,被给予相同工作的情 况下,相比对自己能力持否定态度的人,一个自信的人会觉得这件工作更 容易。

3. We have come to the conclusion that the major cause of back pain is not with the design of chairs, but in the way we sit in them. 我们得出的结论是,背痛主 要不是由椅子设计的原因造成的,而是由我们的坐姿引起的。 除了in conclusion这个短语可以表示总结外,还有to conclude,to sum up 等,在口语中交替使用这些短语可以避免重复。常见的由单词conclusion 构成的短语还有draw a conclusion(得出结论,作结论)和come to a conclusion(得出结论;告终)。

563- confuse

v.使混乱, 混淆; 使迷惑, 使糊涂

【同】mix up; puzzle

【搭配】confuse. with 把. 和...混淆, 把...和...混为一谈

【例句】I'm afraid I'm a bit confused by what you said just now. 我可能被你刚才说的话弄得有点糊涂。

-v.使混乱;使困惑

【搭配】confuse.with 把...和...混淆,把...和...混为一谈

【例句】 Nowadays, tons of professors all over the world give us thousands of suggestions about how to keep healthy, which sometimes make people confused.现在,世界各地的许多专家针对如何保持健康给我们提供了成千上万的建议,这有 时会使大家感到困惑。

564- constitute

v.组成, 构成 英式发音? 美式发音?

【同】make up

【例句】The bottle lid constitutes twenty five percent of the total weight. 瓶盖的重量占总重量的25%。

v.组成,构成;设立;任命

【例句】

1. Some researchers say the results constitute compelling evidence that telepathy is genuine. 一些研究者声称,这些结果构成强有力的证据,证明心灵感应是真实的。

2. It is always the basic material which constitutes the object and which, in the natural course of things, is worn down and becomes“older”.这往往是组成物体的基本材料,而从事物的自然属性上看,它是会磨损、变旧的。

3. The lid constitutes twenty-five percent of the can's total weight.盖子占罐子总重的25%。

【派生】constitution(n.构成,组织;宪法)

【要点】constitute作“组成,构成”之意时,可以与compose,comprise互换,而consist of, be composed of和comprise表示“由...组成”。在阅读中要注意这几个词的用法区别。

565- consult

v.请教; 查阅; 商议

【同】confer

【搭配】consult with 商议; consult one's pillow 通夜思考

【例句】You do not need to consult your doctor immediately if the tablets give you some side-effect. 如果这些药片产生某种副作用, 你不必立即去咨询医生。

v.请教;查阅:商议

【例句】

1. In the English-speaking scientific world, surveys of books and documents

consulted in libraries and other information agencies have shown that very little foreign-language material is ever consulted.在英语国家的科学界,对图书馆和其他信息机构图书及文件查询情况的调查表明,人们很少查阅外语资料。

2. They combine the visual landmarks with a mental library of local directions, all within a framework which is consulted and updated.他们把视觉路标和大脑中储存的方位信息结合起来,形成一个可供参考且实时更新的信息框架。

3. You do not need to consult your doctor immediately if the tablets give you some side-effect.如果这种药片对你产生某种副作用,你不必立即去咨询医生。

-v.请教;查阅;商议

【例句】Children should consult their parents when it is necessary while it is wise for parents to give their children some freedom.孩子们应该在必要的时候请教家长;而对于家长来说,给孩子一些自由才是明智的做法。

566- crocodile

n.鳄鱼; 鳄鱼皮

【搭配】crocodile tears(鳄鱼的眼泪)假哭, 假慈悲

【例句】Crocodiles are being farmed for their meat. 鳄鱼被饲养以供食用。

【要点】相关词汇:

reptile 爬行动物,
cold-blooded 冷血的,
cobra 眼镜蛇 ,
gavial 长吻鳄.

567- cultivation

n.耕种; 培养, 教育

【例句】Now, the cultivation of crops can bring great profit. 如今, 种植农作物能获得巨大利润。

568- content

a.满足的, 愿意的 n.含量; 内容; 满意; 目录 v.使满足

【搭配】be content with 对...感到满足

【例句】I'd like to get some insurance for the contents of my home. 我想给家里的东西投保。

569- controversy

n.争论, 辩论 英式发音? 美式发音?

【同】difference of opinion; disagreement

【要点】注意英音和美音的重音位置不同

【例句】There exists a controversy over a plan for new dormitory building. 建造新公寓楼的计划存在争议。

n.争论;论战;辩论

【例句】But some of his efforts have failed: last year he sparked a controversy with the introduction of a "McPassport" which allows McDonald's employees to work anywhere in the European Union.但是他的努力已经失败了,去年他引发了一场争论,是关于引入“麦当劳护照”允许麦当劳的员工在欧盟任何地方工作的争论。

570- deception

n.欺骗; 诡计

【同】deceit; trickery

【搭配】intentional deception 故意的欺骗行为

【例句】The husband didn't have the courage to admit his deception.那个丈夫没有勇气承认他的欺骗行为。

571- cooperation

n.合作, 协作; 配合

【例句】The president's visit promoted the cooperation between the two parties. 主席的访问促进了两党间的合作。

【要点】注意考试时不要和corporation混淆。

572- deliberate

a.深思熟虑的; 故意的; 有准备的 形容词发音 v.商讨; 思量, 思考 动词发音?

【同】intentional

【搭配】deliberate attempt 故意; deliberate murder 蓄意谋杀

【例句】I think this is a deliberate action to mislead the mass media. 我认为这是一个故意误导大众媒体的行为。

【要点】deliberate 作动词"思量"时后加over/on/about 等词。

573- demonstrate

v.论证, 证实; 演示, 说明

【同】confirm; show

【搭配】demonstrate one's ability 显示某人的能力

【例句】The dancing club has demonstrated its strength. 该舞蹈俱乐部显示了它的实力。

-v.说明;论证;展示

【搭配】demonstrate one's ability 显示自己的能力

【例句】

1. In my point of view, teachers should give students more opportunities to demonstrate their creativity.我认为老师应该给学生更多的机会来表现他们的 创造力。

2. Crick and Watson demonstrated the structure of the DNA molecule in their academic papers.克里克和沃森在他们的学术论文中展示了DNA的分子结构。同义display(v.展览,显示);show(v.说明,显示);illustrate(v.举例说 明,阐明)

574- dimensional

a.空间的

【例句】You can't exactly replicate something that is three-dimensional, like our planet, on a flat piece of paper. 你无法在一张纸的平面上精确地复制一个三维的物体, 比如我们的星球。

【要点】three-dimensional常简写为3D

575- dinosaur

n.恐龙

【例句】Not everyone is showing great interest in the comprehensive guide to dinosaurs. 并不是每个人都对恐龙的综合介绍感兴趣。

【要点】相关词汇:
mammoth 长毛象,
porpoise 海豚,
chameleon 变色龙,
caterpillar 毛毛虫,
- diploma n.毕业文凭, 学位证书

【例句】A: Have you seen our diploma course prospectus yet?

B: No, I'm wondering where I can get it.

A: 你看到我们的学位课程简章了吗?

B: 没有呢, 我想知道在哪儿能看到。

【要点】diploma常出现在教育场景中, 与"教育"相关的词汇有:
technical school 技校,
polytechnic institute 理工学院/科技大学,
graduate school 研究生院,
open university 夜大, 函大,
period of schooling 学习年限,
credit system 学分制,
diploma=graduation certificate 毕业证书,
associate diploma 专科证书,
- disappointment n.失望 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】to one's disappointment令人失望的是...

【例句】To my disappointment, I have to resit the exam at the end of this year. 令我失望的是, 我必须在今年年底参加补考。

576- diploma

577- defense

n.防御, 保护; 答辩; 防务工事

【例句】The defenses of the country must be reinforced. 该国的防务工事必须加强。

【要点】注意该词还有"论文答辩"之意。

578- disappointment

579- discussion

n.讨论, 谈论

【搭配】group discussion 小组讨论

【例句】Group discussion is an important part of the decision-making process. 小组讨论是决策过程中重要的一步。

580- dispute

v./n.争论, 争执

【同】argument; disagreement

【搭配】in dispute 在争论中, 未决的; dispute with争论, 争执; beyond dispute毫无争议

【例句】After a long dispute, the student at last abandoned the programme. 经过长时间的争论, 那名学生最终放弃了那个项目。

n./v.争论;争吵

【搭配】in dispute 在争论中;dispute with 争论,争执;beyond dispute 毫无争议;dispute over 争论

【例句】

1. Groundwater aquifers are being pumped down faster than they are naturally replenished in parts of India, China, the USA and elsewhere. And disputes over shared water resources have led to violence and continue to raise local, national and even international tensions.印度、中国、美国和其他地方的一些地下水含水层正在以比它们自然充满更快的速度被抽取。关于共享水资源的争论已经导致了暴力行为,并且继而引起当地、国内,甚至国际间的紧张形式。

2. When participants get into disputes or arguments with each other, then it's time for the facilitator to take on the role of“friction manager”.当与会者之间发生争执时,会议促进者就要担当起“消除摩擦”的角色。

581- doctorate

n.博士学位

【例句】After getting his doctorate last year, he decided to continue that research. 去年取得博士学位后, 他决定继续那项研究。

【要点】申请英国大学的博士学位, 学校不同会有所差异。通常要先获得硕士学位(教学式硕士)、MPhil或MRes, 才能申请攻读博士学位。学校都会要求提供外语能力证明, 如IELTS6. 5分或以上的程度。

582- download

v.下载

【例句】Do they download songs from the Internet? 他们是从网上下载歌曲吗?

【要点】这里介绍一下与计算机操作相关的常考词汇:
document 文档,
access 存取,
backup备份,
hardware 硬件,
software 软件,
copy复制,
paste 粘贴,
database 数据库.

583- еpic

584- eradicate

v.根除, 消灭

【例句】We discovered a few of them in Queensland once and eradicated them. 我们有一次在昆士兰发现了它们中的一小部分, 并把它们都消灭了。

-v.根除

【搭配】attempts to eradicate crime力图根除犯罪行为

【例句】 Lastly, I believe that it will take much more time to eradicate this practice.最后,我认为要根除这种做法还需要很多时间。

【派生】 eradication(n.根除);eradicator(n.根除者)

【同义】eliminate(v.消除);exterminate(v.根除)

585- education

n.教育, 培养, 训练

【搭配】education system 教育制度; further education 继续教育; elementary education 初等教育; universal education 普及教育

【例句】Actually the qualification isn't that important; on the contrary, those employees who have lower education have a lot of working experiences. 实际上, 证书并不是那么重要; 相反, 那些受教育较少的员工有丰富的工作经验。

【要点】在国外, 教育的类型很多, 有些学生会接受高等教育(higher education), 有些学生会选择职业教育(vocational education), 还有一些学生会去进修 (further education), 选择成人教育(adult education)来提高自己的文化修养, 优秀的学生还会选择重点院校(key school)。

586- embed

v.把...嵌入(或埋入、插入), 扎牢; 使深留脑中

【搭配】be embedded in植根于

【例句】The traditional idea is deeply embedded in our university. 这种传统的想法在我们大学根深蒂固。

v.栽种;使嵌入,使插入;使深留脑中

【搭配】 be embedded in 植根于

【例句】 They are developing unobtrusive sensors that will be embedded in an athlete's clothes or running shoes to monitor heart rate, sweating, heat production or any other factors that might have an impact on an athlete's ability to run.他们研发了一种隐蔽传感器,将之放入运动员的衣服或运动鞋内,来监控其心率、排汗、产生的热量等其他可能影响运动员跑步能力的因素。

【同义】 wedge(v.楔入,楔进);fix(v. 使固定)

587- failure

n.失败, 不及格; 失败者; 故障, 失灵

【搭配】failure rate 失败率; 故障率; power failure停电

【例句】Jill was worried about her failure in the final exam. 吉尔担心自己期末考试不及格。

588- erode

v.侵蚀, 腐蚀 -erosion(n.侵蚀)

【搭配】erode away 侵蚀

【例句】The fact that the surrounding softer rocks were eroded by wind and rain, leaving those huge outcrops high above the plain.由于周围质地较软的岩石被风和雨水腐蚀, 使露出地面的巨大岩层高耸于平原之上。

v.腐蚀,侵蚀

【例句】 The fertile land of the Nile delta is being eroded at an astounding rate, in some parts estimated at 100 metres per year.尼罗河三角洲肥沃的土地正在以惊人的速度被侵蚀着,在某些地方估计侵蚀速度达到了每年100米。

589- essay

n.文章, 短文

【例句】I am going to get some of these books out and start reading for the first essay I've got to write. 我将从这些书中选择一些开始阅读, 为写第一篇论文做准备。

590- exam

n.考试, 测验; 试题

【搭配】open-book exam开卷考试

【例句】In addition to an essay, there is an open-book exam for the final exam. 期末考试除了有一篇论文, 还有开卷考试。

591- exclude

v.把...排斥在外; 不包括

【搭配】exclude sth. from sth. 把...排除在...之外

【例句】A: How often do you go shopping?

B: Oh, when we're talking about it, could I exclude food?

A: 你多久购物一次?

B: 哦, 我们聊这个的时候, 可以不把食物算在内吗?

592- excusable

a.可原谅的; 可谅解的

【搭配】excusable mistake可以原谅的错误

【例句】Absent-mindedness is an excusable human weakness. 心不在焉是人的一种可以原谅的缺点。

593- feedback

n.反馈, 反馈信息

【搭配】provide feedback 提供反馈信息; feedback on.对...的反馈

【例句】I will ask each group to give feedback on your research. 我会让各组就你们的研究给出反馈信息。

n.反馈;反馈信息

【搭配】 provide feedback 提供反馈信息;feedback on.关于...的反馈信息

【例句】 Essentially, it provides an effective feedback loop from both customers and employees.这从本质上给顾客和员工提供了一个有效的反馈循环。

-n.反馈;反馈信息

【搭配】 provide feedback 提供反馈信息;feedback on 关于...的反馈信息

【例句】

1. Employee feedback is reviewed daily and suggestions are implemented within 48 hours, if possible, or a valid reason is given for non-implementation.每天检查员工的反馈信息,有可能的话48小时内实施他们所提出的建议,如果不 采纳意见,要给出充分的理由。

2. Essentially, it provides an effective feedback loop from both customers and employees.从实质上看,这为顾客和员工提供了一个有效的反馈循环。

594- finish

n.结束, 完成; 最后阶段 v.结束, 完成

【搭配】finish off结束, 完成; 完全吃光

【例句】

1. Linda has finished her college course. 琳达大学毕业了。

2. A: When does the course finish?

B: There is no fixed date. It depends on everyone's learning speed.

A: 这门课程什么时候结束?

B: 没有固定的日期。它取决于每个人的学习速度。

595- flora

n.一切植物, 植物区系; 花神

【例句】That must have had a devastating effect on the natural flora. 这一定已经对这里天然的植物造成了毁灭性的影响。

596- fluency

n.流利

【例句】What took you there? Was it to gain more fluency in Spanish? 你为什么去那个地方?是为了让西班牙语更流利吗?

-n. 流畅,流利

【例句】 When students get used to thinking in English, they'll find it easier to talk at length and their fluency will be improved at the same time.当学生们习惯了用 英文思考,他们就会发现讲一大段话变得比较容易了,与此同时他们的英 语流利程度也会随之提高。

597- focus

n.焦点, (活动、兴趣等的)中心 v.使聚集, 集中

【同】focus on→concentrate on

【搭配】focus sth. on使聚集, 集中; (使)仪器聚焦

【例句】In today's lecture our focus is on English literature. 今天, 我们演讲的主要内容是英国文学。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中常会听到focus on这个短语, 考生要注意on后面的内容, 常成为考点。

598- footer

n.脚注

【同】footnote

【搭配】page footer 页脚

【例句】The page footer is employed to show the page number of the document. 来表明文件的页数。

599- format

n.格式 v.使格式化

【搭配】table format 表格格式

【例句】You can use the computer to format your disc. 你可以用计算机将磁盘格式化。

600- fragment

v.使成碎片 名词发音? n.碎片, 小部分, 片断 动词发音? -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】I overheard a fragment of the teachers' conversation when passing by the office. 我路过办公室时无意间听到一段老师的对话。

601- freshwater

n.淡水, 湖水

【例句】The melting glaciers formed a huge freshwater lake. 融化的冰川形成了一个巨大的淡水湖。

【要点】要注意freshwater这个合成名词的重读音节在第一个单词上。

602- frustrate

v.挫败, 阻挠, 使灰心 英式发音? 美式发音?

【要点】注意英音和美音的重音位置不同

【例句】It is so frustrating that I lost my purse on the bus. 我在公交车上去丢了钱包, 这真令人沮丧。

603- glue

n.胶, 胶水 v.胶合, 粘贴

【例句】This activity involves quite a bit of glue, so just make sure the kids are in old clothes. 这项活动会用到很多胶水, 因此要确保孩子们穿旧衣服。

【要点】"胶带"的表示法:sticky/adhesive tape

604- forgo

v.放弃, 抛弃

【同】abandon; give up

【例句】Jack has to forgo his vacation so as to take a summer English course. 杰克为了参加暑期英语班只好放弃他的休假。

v.放弃;停止;对...断念

【例句】Here we have two radically different explanations for why so many teacher- subjects were willing to forgo their sense of personal responsibility for the sake of an institutional authority figure.为什么有这么多教师受试者会因为机构权威人物的命令,而愿意丢弃个人的责任感?对于这个问题,我们有两种完全不同的解释。

605- graduate

a.毕了业的; 研究生的 名词发音? n.毕业生, 研究生 动词发音? v.毕业; 获学位; 逐渐变得

【搭配】graduate from从...毕业

【例句】I went to that company in 1993 just after graduating from university. 1993年我刚从大学毕业就去了那家公司。

606- graph

n.图表, 示意图, 曲线图

【搭配】bar graph 线条图

【例句】The graph below shows the population growth over the past several years. 下面这个图表显示了过去几年的人口增长情况。

【要点】这里补充一些其他英文图表的名称:
line graph 曲线图,
pie chart 饼图,
table 表格,
column graph 柱状图,
diagram 流程图,
flow chart 流程图,
area graph 区域图,
scatter gram 点状图.

607- grip

v./n.紧握, 抓紧.

【同】grasp; master

【搭配】be in the grip of. 在. 的掌控下

【例句】Joe has got the grip of the subject. 乔已经掌握了该科目。

608- header

n.标头; 页眉; 头球; 收割台

【搭配】page header 页眉

【例句】The usage of header giving the page number and date of the document is strongly recommended by people. 人们极力推荐使用页眉, 因为页眉能够表明文件的页数和日期。

609- highlight

v.强调, 突出

【同】emphasize; underline

【例句】You'd better underline or highlight new words in this text. 你最好将这一个文本中的新词加下划线或突出一下。

-v.强调,突出

【例句】

1. The place has been named a national park by our government in order to highlight its natural swamps and a great variety of flora.为了凸显这个地方的 自然湿地和多样的植物群,我们政府授予其"国家公园"的荣誉称号。

2. There are so many causes of sexual discrimination, and I would like to highlight the fact that men often determine the wages in the companies.有很多导致 性别歧视的原因,而我想强调的是,在公司里,通常都是男性决定工资。

3. You'd better underline or highlight new words in this paragraph.你最好将这 个段落的生词划线或突出标记一下。

610- insist

v.坚持要求, 坚决主张; 坚持 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】insist on坚持要求, 坚决主张

【例句】We do not insist on any prerequisites for this course. 我们对该课程不设任何先决条件。

【要点】insist在作"坚持要求"之意时, 其后的从句用虚拟语气形式, 即should+ 动词原形, should可省略。

611- inspiring

a.鼓舞(或激励)人心的; 启发灵感的

【搭配】an in spring successful story 激励人心的成功故事

【例句】King was an inspiring tutor. 金是一位激励人心的老师。

612- hypothesis

n.假说, 假设, 前提

【同】premise

【搭配】Continental Drift Hypothesis 大陆漂移说; raise a hypothesis 提出假设

【例句】The hypothesis has been even recognised as the realm of science fiction.该假说甚至被认为属于科幻小说。

n.假设,假说

【搭配】 Continental Drift Hypothesis 大陆漂移说;raise a hypothesis 提出一个假 设;prove a hypothesis 证明某种假设正确

【例句】

1. Sometimes a small sample of data will be enough to decide a linguistic hypothesis; by contrast corpora in major research projects can total millions of words.有时少量数据样本就足以确定一个语言学假设,相反,大型研究的语料库则会包含上百万词。

2. You have to discard or modify your hypothesis if the predictions are not shown to be correct. 如果预测被证明是不正确的,你就必须放弃或修改你的假设。

【同义】 supposition(n. 假定;猜想);assumption(n. 假定,臆断)

【派生】 hypothesize(v.假设);hypothetical(a.假设的)

613- ideal

a.理想的, 完美的; 空想的; 理想主义的; 唯心的 n.理想; 完美典型, 典范

【例句】The type of presentation is ideal in our situation.这种介绍就我们的情况来说有点理想化。

-a.理想的;想象的 -n.理想;理想的人或物

【例句】

1. An ideal home would be set on a rocky cliff in East Maine overlooking the spectacular Atlantic Ocean.一个理想的家应该建在缅因州东部的悬崖峭壁上,遥望波澜壮阔的大西洋。

2. Practice makes perfect; students should work hard to get an ideal score in the exam.熟能生巧,学生们应该努力学习从而在考试中取得理想的分数。

3. Many students think more theoretical knowledge and a higher degree can help them to find an ideal job in future.很多学生认为更多的理论知识和更高的学历能帮助他们在未来找到理想的工作。

614- illustrate

v.举例说明, 阐明; 给...作插图说明

【同】show

【搭配】illustrate the point 举例说明这一点

【例句】The following graphs illustrate how the equipment operates in practice. 下面这几张图描述了这个设备的实际工作原理。

-v.(用图或例子等)说明;为...作插图

【搭配】illustrate the point 举例说明这一点

【例句】 The famous comic book named Prince of Tennis, illustrated by a Japanese cartoonist, has made tennis more popular.这本名叫《网球王子》的著名漫画 书,由日本漫画家所画,使网球运动变得更加流行。

615- impulse

n.推动; 冲动, 刺激 v.推动

【同】urge

【搭配】on(the) impulse(of. )凭(...的)冲动; a healthy impulse健康的推动力

【例句】Mike acted out of impulse last night. 麦克昨晚行事很冲动。

616- instruct

v.教, 教授; 命令, 指示 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】teach

【例句】Professor Lee instructed us in chemistry. 李教授教我们化学。

617- lecturer

n.演讲者; 讲课者, 讲师

【例句】The lecturer was a famous educator. 演讲者是一位知名教育者。

【要点】注意本词复数发音及拼写。

618- intensive

a.加强的, 集中的; 深入细致的

【搭配】intensive training 强化训练; intensive readings 精读材料

【例句】The books are for intensive reading while others are for extensive reading. 这些书用来精读, 而另一些用作泛读。

a.加强的;密集的;透彻的

【搭配】 intensive training 强化训练;intensive readings 精读材料

【例句】

1. They range from a carefully planned, intensive field investigation in a foreign country to a casual introspection about one's mother tongue carried out in an armchair at home.它们包括在国外进行的精心策划的、深入的实地调查以及在家里的扶椅上对其母语进行的随意的反思。

2. Intensive English classes are taught in four-week blocks throughout the year.强化英语班全年授课,四周为一单元。

【反义】extensive(a.广泛的)

619- literature

n.文学, 文学作品, 文献

【例句】Some literature works are supplied free of charge in this club. 该俱乐部免费提供一些文学作品。

【要点】这里介绍几种文学形式:
novel 小说,
poem 诗歌,
prose 散文,
play 戏剧,
comedy 喜剧,
tragedy 悲剧,
- marsh n.沼泽; 湿地

【同】swamp

【搭配】marsh land 沼泽地; marsh gas 沼气

【例句】When they tried to cross the marsh, their cannons sank into the soft ground. 当他们设法穿过湿地时, 他们的大炮陷进了软地里。

【要点】相关词汇:
basin 盆地,
volcano 火山,
valley 山谷,
channel 海峡.

620- interpretation

n.解释, 说明, 诠释; (表演的)艺术处理

【同】understanding

【例句】My interpretation of the drama was rather superficial. 我对戏剧的理解相当肤浅。

621- intrinsic

a.固有的, 本质的, 内在的

【搭配】intrinsic nature 本质

【例句】Students should realise the intrinsic value of education.学生应该认识到教育的内在价值。

622- marsh

623- master

a.主人的 英式发音? n.男主人, 雇主; 师傅, 能手, 大师, 专家; 硕士 美式发音? v.精通, 控制

【例句】I'm writing a Master's thesis paper. 我正在写硕士论文。

【要点】这里介绍一些英国主要的研究生学位名称:
MA(Master of Arts) 文科硕士,
MBA(Master of Business Administration) 工商管理硕士,
Med(Master of Education) 教育学硕士,
MSc(Master of Science) 理科硕士,
MPhil(Master of Philosophy) 哲学硕士,
MChem(Master of Chemistry) 化学硕士,
LLM(Master of Law) 法学硕士,
MEng(Master of Engineering) 工程硕士.

624- mite

n.极小量; 小虫

【例句】After this, approximately a quarter of the hives weakened by mites, or an ageing or dead queen, will have to be replaced. 这一来, 大约四分之一的蜂巢会因为虫害或蜂后的衰老或死亡等情况而不得不更换。

【要点】相关词汇:
skimpy 不足的,
sparsely 稀少地,
spare 多余的,
adequate 足够的,
innumerable 无数的,
- modification n.修饰, 修改

【同】alteration

【搭配】behaviour modification 行为矫正; weather modification人工影响天气

【例句】A few slight modifications to the homework might be necessary to make. 作业可能需要做些细微的修改。

625- modification

-n.修改,修正;改变

【例句】 After the stealth virus infects the tumour, it replicates, but the copies do not have the chemical modifications.肿瘤感染上隐形病毒后,病毒会复制,但是复制的病毒不会有化学改变。

626- module

n.组件; 模块; 单元

【同】component; segment

【搭配】control module控制模块

【例句】The school offers you 10 week modules of English courses. 该学校为你提供10周的英语课程单元。

-n.组件;模式;单元

【例句】 The school offers you 10 week modules of English courses.该学校为你提供10周的英语课程单元。

627- monitor

n.班长; 监视器 v.监视; 监测

【同】supervise

【搭配】control monitor 监控器; automatic monitor自动监视器

【例句】Some worry that enterprises will be tempted to use the technology to monitor individual behaviour. 有人担心, 企业会企图利用这项科技来监控个人行为。

628- motivate

v.驱动, 驱使; 激励

【同】inspire

【搭配】motivate sb. to do sth. 激励某人做某事

【例句】The teacher has her own ways to motivate her students in class. 在课堂上, 这位老师用她自己独特的方式来激励学生。

v.使有动机;激励,激发

【搭配】 motivate sb. to do sth.激励某人做某事

【例句】

1. They are often not motivated to learn through this method.这种方法通常不能激发他们去学习。

2. Such deals are often politically motivated and far from transparent.这种交易经常带有政治导向,而且缺乏透明度。

3. Pictures are used to help motivate children to read because they are beautiful and eye-catching.图片因其美丽和引人注目而被用来帮助激发孩子们的阅读兴趣。

【同义】 inspire(v.激励);stimulate(v.刺激)

【派生】motivated(a.有积极性的);motivation(n.动机,积极性)

629- naturalistic

a.自然的

【搭配】naturalistic education自然主义教育; naturalistic sociology自然社会学

【例句】In this period, there was a movement away from stick figures to a more naturalistic shape. 在这一时期, 棍状形态开始向更加自然的形态转变。

630- negative

a.否定的, 消极的, 反面的; 负的, 阴性的 n.负数; (摄影)底片

【搭配】a negative reply否定的答复; negative number负数

【例句】We felt instinctively negative towards his proposal. 对于他的提议, 我们从直觉上就不太喜欢。

【要点】negative的反义词是positive, 在雅思听力考试中常见的表态度的词还有: angry(生气的), confused(迷惑的), disappointed(失望的), neutral(中立 的)。

a.否定的;消极的;负的 n.(照相的)底片

【例句】

1. Predictability is not the only variable that minimizes or eliminates the negative effects of noise. Another is control. If the individual realizes that he or she can control the noise, this seems to eliminate both its negative effects at the time and its after-effects.可预见性并不是减少或消除噪音不良影响的唯一变量。另一个是控制。如果一个人意识到他\她能够控制噪音,这似乎可以消除噪音在时间和后果上的消极影响。

2. Some nurses had not realized the impact their behavior was having on the organization and their colleagues, but there were also staff members who felt that talking to them about their absenteeism was "picking"on them and this usually had a negative effect on employee relationships.一些护士没有意识到他们的行为对组织和同事的影响,但是也有些人员会觉得对他们说旷工是在挑剔他们,这通常会对员工关系产生消极影响。

3. Do you think consumerism is a positive or a negative development?你认为用户至上主义是积极发展还是消极发展?

-a.否定的;消极的;负的 -n.(照相的)底片

【例句】

1. You have to accumulate adequate knowledge regarding the negative effects of population and positive ways of solving this problem.你必须储备足够的关于人口问题带来的消极影响以及如何积极解决这个问题的知识。

2. Some businessmen do not care about the negative impact of the pollution because protecting the environment means sacrificing huge profit for them.一些 生意人不关心污染带来的负面影响,因为保护环境对他们来讲就意味着要 牺牲他们的巨大利益。

3. Do you think consumerism is a positive or a negative development?你认为用 户至上主义是积极发展还是消极发展?

4. Despite the fact that buying and selling foods beyond borders may bolster economic cooperation, the negative impact of transportation pollution is too great to ignore.跨国买卖食品或许促进了经济合作,但是交通运输污染带来 的负面影响很严重,这是不容忽视的。

【要点】negative一词常用来表达对某一观点或现象所持的"消极的,否定的"态

【要点】度或想法,如:For everything, you can interpret it in a positive or a negative manner.(对于每个事物,你都能用积极或消极的态度来解释它。)此外,它还可用来阐述某事物或现象造成的"消极的,负面的"影响,如:I do not think that housework is a waste of time or with negative influence on children.(我认为做家务并不浪费孩子们的时间,或是对他们有什么负面影响。)

631- neglect

v./n.忽视, 忽略, 疏忽 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】omit

【搭配】neglect one's duty玩忽职守

【例句】Paul works so hard that he neglects his own life. 保罗工作太过努力, 以至于忽略了自己的生活。

632- nourish

v.提供养分, 养育 英式发音? 美式发音?

【例句】Bananas are extremely nourishing food. 香蕉是一种极有营养的食物。

-v.养育,滋养;怀有(希望等)

【例句】The farmers can use incubators and hatched chicks are nourished well and protected from danger. 农民能够用孵化器孵小鸡,这样孵出的小鸡可以得到很好的喂养,且不受危险威胁。

【同义】nurture(v.抚育,教养);foster(v. 培养,培育)

【派生】 nourishing(a.滋养的);nourishment(n.食物)

【要点】nourish指用有营养的食物养育人和动植物;nurture除了滋养某物外,还有 教育某人的意思;foster指培育某物,不仅仅指生物,如foster an interest,培养兴趣,并且它还可以指收养。

633- observation

n.观察, 监视; 观察资料, 观察报告; 评论

【例句】Can we mail out a questionnaire, or do face -to-face interviews, or maybe even do observations? 我们是邮寄调查表呢, 还是做面对面的采访, 抑或是观察呢?

n.观察;监视;观察报告

【搭配】 observation car 观赏车厢;observation post观察所

【例句】

1. Nevertheless, he added, observation will always be a powerful tool for doctors as they evaluate the health of their patients.他还进一步指出,尽管如此,观察仍将是医生评估病人健康状况的一个重要手段。

2. Banks became one of the strongest promoters of the settlement of Australia by the British, based on his own personal observations.根据班克斯的个人言论,他是将澳大利亚扩张为英国殖民地的强力推动者之一。

634- obtain

v.获得, 得到

【同】acquire; get

【搭配】obtain a degree获得学位

【例句】People living in the cold area need to obtain a lot more energy from their food. 生活在寒冷地区的人们需要从食物中获取更多的能量。

v.获得;通用,流行

【搭配】 obtain a degree 获得学位

【例句】

1. The best information on early population movements is now being obtained from the“archaeology of the living body”.人们从活体“考古”研究中获得了关于早期人口流动的最佳信息。

2. Today fiber optics are used to obtain a clearer image of smaller and smaller objects.如今,纤维光学被用来获取更小的物体的更清晰的图像。

【要点】 obtain,acquire,gain表示“得到,获得”的意思,侧重点各有不同,如:acquire多用于获得才能、知识、习惯等,而gain多用在获得利益或军事上的夺取。在雅思阅读的【同义】替换中,它们都可以用get来替换。

-v.获得;通用,流行

【搭配】obtain a degree获得学位

【例句】

1. Being a good teacher is not easy, as they need to obtain more knowledge to be competent of teaching their students.当一位好老师并不容易,他们需要获取 更多的知识才能教育学生。

2. Today fibre optics is used to obtain a clearer image of smaller and smaller objects.现在,纤维光学被用于获取越来越小的物体的更清晰的图像。

635- opportunity

n.机会

【同】chance

【搭配】take the opportunity to do sth. /of doing sth. 趁机做某事, 借机做某事

【例句】You can get the opportunity to study for long periods. 你可以获得长期学习的机会。

636- opposite

a.对面的, 对立的, 相反的 英式发音? n.对立面, 对立物 美式发音? prep.在...的对面

【例句】The classroom is near the main entrance, just opposite the reception desk. 教室位于主入口附近, 正好和接待处相对。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中, 我们常会听到和方位相关的词, 要快速反应, 如:right(右), left(左), front(前), back(后), on(上), under(下)。

637- particular

a.特殊的, 特别的; 特定的, 个别的 n.详情, 细目

【同】special

【搭配】in particular 特别, 尤其

【例句】Does the product have anything in particular? 这个产品有什么特殊之处吗?

-a.特别的;详细的;挑剔的 -n.详细说明;个别项目

【例句】I am equally appreciative of each work of art that I see, which means I don't have any particular favorite in art.我对我所见到的每一件艺术品都同样欣赏,也就是说我对艺术没有特别的喜好。

638- perspective

n.角度, 方法; 透视法

【搭配】from sb. 's perspective; get/keep sth. in perspective恰当地看待...

【例句】I thought that from the perspective of a field trip, one thing I needed to focus on was the sandstone plateau and cliffs themselves. 我是从实地考察的角度来考虑的, 我需要要关注的一点就是沙石高原及悬崖本身。

-n.观点;远景;透视法,透视图

【搭配】a perspective drawing 一幅透视画; a personal perspective of the nation's history 国家历史之我见;out of perspective 不合比例

【例句】

1. Art provides an enjoyable perspective from which people can examine history.艺术为人们提供了一种愉悦的审视历史的视角。

2. The knowledge I gained not only empowered me as a teacher but also gave me a new perspective. 我所获得的知识不仅使我具有了做老师的能力,也给了我一种新视角。

【同义】view(n.观点)

639- option

n.选择, 选择权; (供)选择的事物(或人); 选课

【同】selection

【例句】I want to know what is your option on the course. 我想知道你选什么课程。

-n.选择(权);(供)选择的物(或人)

【例句】

1. Many tourists choose to carry a small portable device like an iPhone, which gives information they need and want to know about their trip, including weather conditions, transport conditions and so on.很多游客都会选择携带便携式设备,例如iPhone,这些设备可以提供他们需要或者是想知道的旅行信息,包括天气情况和交通选择,等等。

2. The concept of the capsule hotel has previously been utilized as a cheaper hotel option, but the 9h capsule hotel adds luxury and refinement.胶囊旅馆的概念刚开始是作为廉价旅馆的一种选择,但是9小时胶囊旅馆增添了豪华和舒适。

3. To increase the output of crops per acre, a farmer's easiest option is to use fertilisers and pesticides.为增加每英亩农作物的产量,农民最容易的选择是使用肥料和杀虫剂。

640- outcrop

n.(矿脉等)露出地面

【搭配】weathered out crop 风化露头

【例句】Geologists hold that most of the granite outcrops are easy to recognise. 地理学家称, 大部分花岗岩的露出部分都简单易辨。

641- outline

n.轮廓, 略图; 大纲, 提纲 v.概述, 略述

【同】profile; summary

【搭配】an outline of a speech 讲话提纲

【例句】On the first page, there's an outline of the activities. 第一页上有活动的纲要。

642- participant

n.参加者, 参与者

【搭配】participant in sth ....的参加者

【例句】John is an active participant in discussion.约翰是讨论的积极参与者。

-n.参加者,参与者

【例句】

1. The participants are very excited because of the big prize and the highly competitive atmosphere.因为巨额奖金和极具竞争性的氛围,参与者都非常兴奋。

2. Group tours encourage participants to look at new objects and places.团体旅游鼓励游客多去看新的事物景点。

643- plagiarism

n.(文章、学说等的)剽窃, 抄袭; 剽窃物

【例句】I'd like to mention the question of plagiarism in particular. 我想特别提一下剽窃问题。

【要点】在英国, 剽窃(plagiarism)是一个严重的问题。通常学校会有一个庞大的数据库来判断学生的论文是否剽窃, 如果你用自己的话概括别人的观点而没有说明, 同样是 plagiarism。

644- plateau

n.高原; (上升后的)稳定时期(或状态)

【同】highland; tableland

【搭配】plateau phenomenon高原现象

【例句】No one expected that inflation has reached a plateau. 没有人预料到通货膨胀会达到顶峰。

【要点】相关词汇:
hill 小山,
plain 平原,
highland 高地,
glacier 冰河.

645- pliable

a.(指人或思想)容易受影响的; 顺从的; 易弯的, 柔韧的

【同】flexible

【例句】This pair of shoes are made of pliable leather. 这双鞋是用软皮做的。

-a.温顺的,易受影响的;易弯曲的

【例句】In this book, jack always thought his wife was too pliable although she was considerate to him.在这本书中,虽然妻子对杰克体贴入微,但是他总是认为她太温顺。

【同义】flexible(a.柔韧的)

646- point

n.尖, 尖端; 点, 小数点; 条款, 细目; 分数, 得分; 要点, 重点; 论点, 观点 v.指 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】mark; score; viewpoint

【搭配】come to the point 说到要点, 扼要地说; on the point of 即将...的时候; point out 指出; to the point中肯, 扼要, 说到点上, 扣题

【例句】A: I'd like to give a presentation. What do you think?

B: Well, short and to the point.

A: 我想做个演讲。你认为如何?

B: 好, 注意不要太长并且要扣题。

647- pollinate

v.给...授花粉

【搭配】self-pollinate自花传粉; cross-pollinate 异花传粉

【例句】Bees pollinate the plants by carrying the pollen from one flower to another. 蜜蜂把花粉从一朵花带到另一朵花, 以此来给植物授粉。

648- presentation

n.赠送; 赠品, 礼物; 提出; 显示; 引荐, 介绍; 英式发音?

649- pressure

n.压(力); 强制, 压迫; 压强 v.迫使

【搭配】under pressure 处于压力之下; put pressure on 给...以压力; atmosphere

大气压; take one's blood pressure 量血压

【例句】Peter is studying abroad under pressure. 彼得顶着压力, 正在国外学习。

650- proof

n.证据, 证明; 校样, 样张

【例句】All teachers submit that some more reasonable proof is needed to support your argument. 所有老师都认为你需要更合理的论据来支持你的论点。

651- propose

v.提议, 建议; 提名, 推荐; (向某人)求婚

【例句】I understand that Bob is familiar with the Zoo and propose that let him show you around. 我知道鲍勃对动物园很熟, 我建议让他带你去逛逛。

【要点】propose在作"建议"讲时, 其后的从句用虚拟语气, 谓语动词用should+动词原形, should可省略, 听时要注意propose后面的内容。

652- prepare

v.准备, 预备

【搭配】be prepared for 为...做准备, 准备好

【例句】You need two more weeks to prepare the assignment because you have had difficulty obtaining the reference books. 你还需要两周时间准备作业, 因为你在收集参考书方面遇到了困难。

653- quiz

n.智力竞赛; 小测验 v.考查, 盘问

【例句】But we do provide school students with handouts with questions and quizzes on them. 但是我们会为学生提供附有问题和测验的讲义。

【要点】quiz, test, examination都有"考试, 测验"的意思, 它们的区别是:quiz表示事先无准备的随堂测验, 一般时间较短; test是小考或考查; examination则是比较正式的考试, 比如入学考试等。

654- quote

n.引文, 引语; 估价, 报价; 引号 v.引用, 引述

【搭配】quote from从...引用

【例句】The student quotes a paragraph from the Bible. 那名学生从《圣经》当中引用了一段话。

655- rationale

n.基本原理; 原理的阐述

【同】foundation

【例句】To grasp what the rationale behind the new exam is is the key to passing it. 新考试的基本原理是通过它的关键。

656- recommend

v.劝告, 建议; 推荐, 介绍

【同】advise; suggest

【搭配】recommend sb. sth. 向某人推荐某物; We recommend that. 我们建议.

【例句】Our tutor recommended some references to us. 导师向我们推荐了一些参考书目。

【要点】recommend 作动词时前面经常用highly, strongly等副词来加强语气。

v.推荐;劝告;使受欢迎

【搭配】 recommend sb. sth.向某人推荐某物

【例句】

1. What historical places would you recommend me to see there?你会推荐我去那儿参观哪些历史古迹?

2. He is recommending the immediate introduction of a "Greener Food Standard", which would push the market towards more sustainable environmental practices than the current norm.他建议立即引入“绿色食品标准”。与现行标准相比,它能推动市场实施更持续的、环保的措施。

3. As treatment for back pain, the clinic mainly recommends relaxation therapy.对于背痛的治疗,临床主要建议采用放松疗法。

【派生】 recommendable(a.可推荐的);recommendation(n.推荐)

-v.推荐;劝告;使受欢迎

【搭配】recommend sb. sth.向某人推荐某物

【例句】

1. She was strongly recommended for the post.她获大力推荐担任这个职务。

2. If it works out to be really good, people would recommend it to their friends and the sales of this product will increase very quickly.如果事实证明它很不错,人们会向他们的朋友推荐这个产品,而该产品的销售额将会迅速增长。

【要点】在口语考试中,recommend一词常被用来指"提出解决方案"。常用句型 为I recommend that.,后面的that引导的是宾语从句,表示具体的解 决方案,用虚拟语气。如:I recommend that you(should) complete the form before starting to read this article.(我建议你在开始阅读本文之前先完 成该表格。)

657- recommendation

n.推荐, 推荐信; 劝告, 建议

【同】advice; guidance

【搭配】letter of recommendation 推荐信; on sb. 's recommendation 在某人的推荐下

【例句】The skills of making a presentation are on the recommendation of a professor. 这种作报告的技巧是教授推荐的。

n.推荐;建议;推荐信

【例句】

1. The results of the study support the World Bank's recommendation that education budgets in developing countries should be increased, not just to help their economies, but also to improve child health.研究结果支持了世界银行的建议,即应该增加发展中国家的教育经费,不仅仅是帮助其经济发展,也应改善儿童的健康状况。

2. If these suggestions require analysis or data collection, the take-charge team has 30 days to address the issue and come up with recommendations.如果这些建议需要分析或数据收集,管理团队有30天的时间来解决问题,并提出建议。

【要点】 在雅思阅读中,recommendation常取其“建议”的意思,与suggestion意思相近,二者可以【同义】替换。除此之外,它还有“可取之处”的意思。

-n.推荐;推荐信

【搭配】on one's recommendation 在某人的推荐下;write a recommendation写 推荐信;speak in recommendation of sb.口头推荐某人

【例句】Lastly, we have to make recommendations to the railway company about all the alternatives, and give them some idea of the costs.最后,我们必须向铁路公司推荐所有可选方案,并给出相应的成本。

【派生】 recommendatory(a.推荐的)

【同义】advice(n.建议)

658- recover

v.重新获得, 重新得到; 使复原, 使康复; 收回, 换回

【同】get better

【搭配】recover yourself 使自己振作; recover from 恢复

【例句】After a few days of coughing, my roommate began to recover. 咳嗽了几天后, 我的室友开始康复了。

659- rectangular

a.长方形的, 矩形的

【搭配】rectangular axes直角轴

【例句】In front of the Empire State Building is a long rectangular wading pool. 帝国大厦前面是一个长方形的浅水池。

【要点】相关词汇:
polygon 多边形,
ellipse 椭圆形,
cube 立方体,
square 正方形.

660- refresher

a.(专业性)复习进修的 n.提神物; 帮助记忆的人或物

【搭配】refresher course 进修课程; refresher leave 进修假期

【例句】I'd like to enquire about the refresher courses that you run.我想咨询一下您开办的进修课程的情况。

【要点】雅思考试中常见的各种课外活动及课程的说法:
course taken 所学课程,
specialized courses 专门课程,
special training 特别训练,
social practice 社会实践,
summer jobs 暑期工作,
part time jobs 兼职工作,
vacation jobs 假期工作,
educational highlights 课程重点部分

661- remark

n.评语, 议论, 意见 v.评论, 谈论; 注意到, 察觉

【同】comment

【搭配】remark about/on 对...的评语, 评论; make a remark on对...发表评论

【例句】Can you remark on the differences between the two items? 你能说出这两件商品的不同之处吗?

662- remarkable

a.值得注意的; 显著的, 异常的, 非凡的

【同】extraordinary; unusual

【搭配】remarkable achievements了不起的成就

【例句】Tonight I'm going to talk to you about that remarkable world. 今晚我打算向你们讲述那片神奇的世界。

a.引人注目的;异常的,非凡的

【搭配】 remarkable achievements 非凡的成就

【例句】

1. What explains this remarkable turn of events? Two factors: people have learned how to use water more efficiently, and communities are rethinking their priorities for water use.如何解释这种显著的转变?有两个因素:人们学会了如何更高效地用水,社区正在重新考虑用水的优先级别。

2. More than 4,000 species of these remarkable creatures have evolved and adapted to the world's different climates.这种极不平常的生物中已有4000多种进化并适应了地球上不同的气候。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,remarkable通常用于修饰重要信息。比如,当看到 The energy from these remarkable engines is, however, not entirely free.时,可知上文提到的engines十分关键。remarkable作为“显著的”含义出现时,可以用predominant替代。

-a.非凡的,引人注目的

【搭配】remarkable achievements 非凡的成就

【例句】

1. At that time, he had already shown his remarkable leadership and since his uncle was President, he would surely enter the political arena.那时,他已经表现出了非凡的领导能力;而且因为他的叔叔是总统,所以他肯定会步入 政坛。

2. More than 4,000 species of these remarkable creatures have evolved and adapted to the world's different climates.这些非凡的生物中,有四千多种经过进化,适应了地球上的不同气候。

【派生】 remarkably(ad.非凡地,显著地)

【同义】unusual(a.不同寻常的);exceptional(a.异常的)

【反义】 ordinary(a.平庸的,普遍的);trivial(a.普通的,平凡的)

663- reorient

v.再定方位; 再教育; (使)适应

【同】replace

【例句】Our students are reoriented towards social development. 我们的学生要被培养成适应社会发展的类型。

664- replicate

v.复制

【同】reproduce; reduplicate

【例句】In fact, subsequent trials failed to replicate the result. 事实上, 后来的试验未能复制这一结果。

665- resit

v./n.重修, 补考 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】resit the exam 参加补考

【例句】The four students resat the final examinations and passed this time. 这四名学生参加了期末补考, 这次都通过了。

【要点】一般留学生开始国外学习生活的时候都会遇到种种困难, 雅思场景曾经有过为新生介绍考试压力的讲座, 用到的词汇有:fail(考试不及格), not complete(未完成), drop out a course(退课), resit(补考)等。

666- resource

n.资源, 财力; 办法, 智谋; 才智, 机敏 英式发音? 美式发音?

【要点】注意英音和美音的重音位置不同

【搭配】human resources 人力资源; resource management 资源管理

【例句】Students should make full use of teaching resources. 学生们应该充分利用教学资源。

【要点】resource在作"资源"之意时常以复数形式出现, 注意在听录音时辨别单复数。

n.资源;应付办法

【搭配】human resources 人力资源;productive resources 生产资料;teaching resources 教学资源;resource management 资源管理

【例句】

1. How developing countries can advance their economies without destroying their natural resources is a burning question.如何既发展经济又不破坏自然资源是发展中国家面临的一个迫在眉睫的问题。

2. Some families don't have the resources to feed themselves properly.有些家庭无力维持生活。

-n.资源;应付办法,对策;才智

【搭配】human resources 人力资源;productive resources生产资料;teaching resources 教学资源;resource management 资源管理;a man of great resource 足智多谋的人

【例句】

1. The number of private cars is increasing at such a breakneck speed that the petroleum used amounts to an intimidating proportion of the natural resources.私家车数量急剧攀升,石油的消耗量占自然资源的比重十分惊人。

2. How developing countries can advance their economies without destroying their natural resources is a burning question.发展中国家如何能在发展经济的同时又不破坏自然资源,这是一个迫在眉睫的问题。

3. Learning a foreign language needs both patience and a lot of resources. And magazines and newspapers in that foreign language are really valuable for learners.学习一门外语需要耐心和大量资源。以这门外语出版的报纸杂志 对学习者来说极为宝贵。

4. Housewives should learn to sort their garbage into groups like glass, plastic, paper and biodegradable waste. These groups of waste can then be recycled into new products, which in turn will save the natural resources.家庭主妇应该学会 对垃圾进行分类,如玻璃、塑料、纸和生物可降解垃圾。这些废弃物可以 回收生成新产品,从而也能节约自然资源。

667- respondent

a.回答的, 应答的; 有反应的 n.回答者, 响应者; 答辩人 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】Our respondents are both men and women, but the women were just slightly in the majority. 我们的答辩人有男也有女, 但是女性在数量上略有优势。

a.回答的;应答的 n.被告;应答者;受访者

【例句】When respondents logged in during the study, they saw a site maintenance message on the screen.在调查中,当受访者登录时,他们在屏幕上看到了一个网站维护信息。

【要点】常见的可以表达被告的说法还有defendant和accused,其相反的表达是 plaintiff,accuser和prosecutor,均有“原告”的含义,可以对比记忆。

668- review

n.回顾, 复习; 评论 v.回顾, 复习

【例句】Before going to bed, please review the day's classes. 睡觉前, 请复习一下白天的课程内容。

669- rigorous

a.严密的; 严格的

【同】meticulous; rigid

【搭配】rigorous method严格的方法

【例句】Once you have arrived at your hypothesis, you then proceed to a strictly logical and rigorous process. 一旦你提出了假说, 你便进入了一个逻辑性极强的严密过程。

670- sample

n.样品, 标本 英式发音? v.抽样试验, 抽样调查 美式发音?

【搭配】blood sample 血液样本; size of sample 样本的大小

【例句】Medical students are collecting blood samples. 医科学生们正在收集血样。

【要点】这里介绍一些和求医有关的词汇:
flu 流感,
go to see a doctor 去医院,
take a blood sample 取血样,
lab technician 化验员,
doctor in charge主治医师,
prescribe 开药,
pharmacy 药房,
over -the-counter(OTC) 非处方药.

n.样品,样本 v.从...抽样;品尝

【例句】

1. A representative sample of language, compiled for the purpose of linguistic analysis, is known as a corpus.以语言学分析为目的而编辑的具有代表性的语言样本,被称为语料。

2. The World Health Organization predicted that all of a sample of twenty mega cities would have more than ten million inhabitants in the year 2000.世界卫生组织预计到2000年,20个抽样大城市的人口都将全部超过1000万。

3. Sometimes a small sample of data will be enough to decide a linguistic hypothesis; by contrast corpora in major research projects can total millions of words.有时一份精简的数据样本就能够决定一个语言学假设,而相比之下,一个大型研究项目的语料库可能有数百万的词汇。

【要点】sample这个词在科技文献中经常出现,一般意为“样本”。

-n.样品,样本 -v.从...抽样;品尝

【例句】The World Health Organization predicted that all of a sample of twenty mega cities would have more than ten million inhabitants in the year 2000.世界卫生组织预计,到2000年全部20个抽样大城市的人口都将超过1000万。

671- sandstone

n.砂岩

【搭配】beach sandstone海滩砂岩

【例句】The Park attracts numerous travellers with its striking geological formations and rich sandstone. 该公园以显著的地理特征和丰富的砂岩吸引了大量游客。

【要点】相关词汇:

marble 大理石,
lava 熔岩,
limestone 石灰石,
ore 矿石,
granite 花岗岩.

672- response

n.回答, 回音; 反应, 响应

【同】answer; reply

【搭配】response for. 对...负责, 是造成...的原因; in response to 答复, 响应; response to 响应, 作出反应

【例句】Bed rest and pain killer are traditional responses to back pain.卧床休息和吃止痛药是治疗背痛的传统方法。

-n.响应;反应;回答 response for.对...负责,是造成...的原因;in response to 答复,响应; response to 响应,作出反应【例句】E Speaking fast does not mean speaking fluently. Fluency also requires quick 和回答。

673- sharpen

v.削尖; 使敏锐, 使敏捷; 使陡峭; 使清晰

【搭配】sharpen pencils 削铅笔

【例句】The course can help the students sharpen their writing skills. 这门课程可以帮助学生们练就写作能力。

674- schedule

n.时间表, 进度表 英式发音? v.安排, 预定 美式发音?

【同】timetable

【搭配】ahead of schedule 提前; a train/flight schedule火车/班机时刻表; on schedule按预定时间, 按时, 准时; behind schedule落后于计划进度, 晚 于规定时间, 晚点; be scheduled for定在某时(进行)

【例句】Have you got your class schedule yet? 你拿到课程表了吗?

【要点】schedule英音和美音的发音差别较大, 考生要注意。另外, 时间安排也是雅思听力考试常涉及的内容。考生应正确理解对话的含义, 如果提到sth. is difficult to fit in one's busy schedule应理解为 sth. takes too much time(某事耗时太久)的意思。

-n.时刻表;日程表;清单 -v.安排

【搭配】ahead of schedule 提前;a train/flight schedule 火车/航班时刻表;on schedule按时;behind schedule晚点;be scheduled for 定于某时(进行)

【例句】

1. I am energetic all day long and have a very scientific schedule for work, diet and entertainment.我一整天都精力充沛,工作、饮食和娱乐的时间安排都 很科学。

2. The lectures are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday.讲座安排在星期二和星期四。

675- seminar

n.(大学的)研究班, 研讨会

【例句】You have to attend the seminars this week. 你必须参加本周的研讨会。

【要点】该词指"学术研究会"时, 通常指有相关领域的名人参与。这个词在雅思听力考试中的发音比较怪, 要注意。

-n.研讨会

1. Just last month, as I passed through the open area of our school campus, I saw some students from one of the school organizations conducting ice sculpture seminar. 就在上个月,当我穿过校园的广场时,看见一些学生在忙碌着,他们来自学校的某个协会,负责举办冰雕研讨会。

2. You should make a preparation before you attend this seminar.参加这次研讨 会之前你应该准备一下。

676- sequence

n.连续; 顺序

【同】order

【搭配】in sequence 依次, 逐一; random sequence 随机顺序

【例句】Scientists were able to analyse the sequence of events. 科学家能够分析这些事件发生的先后顺序。

n.连续;顺序

【搭配】 sequence of tenses 时态一致

【例句】

1. It is impossible to learn the sequence of events that led to our developing the concept of number.那些让我们获得数字概念的事件的顺序,我们已无从得知。

2. Scientists were able to analyse the sequence of events.科学家能分析出这些事件发生的先后顺序。

-n.连续;顺序

【例句】

1. The film Transformers is marvelous with its spectacular visual effects and 3-Daction sequences. 电影《变形金刚》的华美视觉效果和3D动作场面令人 咋舌。

2. Scientists were able to analyse the sequence of events.科学家能够分析这些事件发生的先后顺序。

677- serpent

n.蛇(尤指大蛇、毒蛇); 狡猾的人

【同】snake; viper

【搭配】wise as a serpent 像蛇一样灵巧

【例句】Everyone is supposed to beware the danger of the serpent in the forest. 在森林里, 每个人都应该提防毒蛇的危险。

678- strategy

n.战略, 策略

【搭配】marketing strategies 营销策略; reading strategy阅读策略; research strategy 研究策略

【例句】Have you got any special strategy for teaching? 你有什么独特的教学方法吗?

679- submit

v.使服从, 屈服; 呈送, 提交

【同】submit to→give in to

【搭配】submit to 递交; 屈服

【例句】I have submitted the manuscript to the editor. 我已经把手稿交给编辑了。

【要点】submit常用在课业场景中, 通常都会提到交作业或交论文的时间, 而这个时间通常就是考点, 一般会有一个干扰项, 考生要注意听。

v.屈从;服从;提交

【搭配】 submit to 提交;屈服于

【例句】

1. Employees are requested to note down their own suggestions for improvement. AHI has set an expectation that employees will submit at least three suggestions for every one they receive from a customer.公司要求每个员工记录下他们的改进建议。AHI期望员工将会针对顾客的每个问题提交至少三个建议。

2. After many times of failure, I submitted to fate.多次失败后,我向命运屈服了。

-v.(使)屈服;(使)服从;呈送

【搭配】submit to discipline 遵守纪律;submit an essay to one's tutor 向导师提交论文

【例句】 You can submit your unused tickets to the place of purchase and have a full refund of your money.你可以去售票点退掉没有使用的票,能获得全额退款。

【同义】yield(v.屈服);obey(v.遵守)

【反义】 resist(v.反抗)

680- sociology

n.社会学

【例句】The subjects taken in the first semester are psychology and sociology. 第一学期要上的科目是心理学和社会学。

【要点】sociology常出现在课业场景中, 常用到的其他学科名词还有:

linguistics 语言学
psychology 心理学,
engineering 工程学,
architecture 建筑学,
accounting 会计学,
biochemistry 生物化学,
- solve v.解决, 解答 英式发音? 美式发音?

【同】figure out; work out

【例句】The school authorities are taking great pains to solve the problem. 学校领导正全力解决该问题。

681- solve

682- specialist

n.专家; 专科医生 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】specialist knowledge专业知识

【例句】The professor is one of the world's leading specialists in the field. 这位教授是这个领域内的世界顶级专家之一。

683- sphere

n.球(体); 范围, 领域

【同】domain; realm

【搭配】sphere of influence 影响范围; organic sphere生物界

【例句】They move in different spheres. 他们在不同的领域活动。

【要点】相关词汇:
hemisphere 半球,
horizon 地平线,
equator 赤道,
meridian 子午线.

684- summarise

v.总结, 概述; 概括

【同】sum up

【例句】The gist is summarized in the first sentence of the paragraph. 主旨概括在这一段的第一句话中。

v.总结,概括

【例句】

1. In this respect, the practice of the archaeologist is rather like that of the scientist, who collects data, conducts experiments, formulates a hypothesis, tests the hypothesis against more data, and then, in conclusion, devises a model that seems best to summarise the pattern observed in the data.从这点来看,考古学家的工作和科学家很相似,要收集数据、进行实验、提出假设、用更多数据来验证假设,最终设计出似乎最能概括由数据观察得出的模式的模型。

2. The speaker summarised the important points of her lecture.演讲者对她演讲中的重点进行了总结。

【同义】sum up(总结,概括)

685- summary

a.概括的, 简略的 n.摘要, 概要

【同】in summary→to conclude; to sum up

【搭配】in summary 总括

【例句】Tina gave a summary of the activity yesterday. 蒂娜昨天给出了活动的概要。

-a.简易的;扼要的 -n.概要,摘要

【例句】In summary, changing jobs frequently can be both advantageous by keeping bribery away and providing one with more opportunities of promotion, and disadvantageous by making mistakes occasionally.总之,频繁换工作有优点,可以让人避免贿赂,拥有更多晋升机会;但也有缺点,就是会常犯错误。

686- supervisor

n.监督人, 指导者; 镇长, 区长; 视导员

【同】executive

【例句】We have to put ourselves into the role of the supervisor. 我们要融入主管的角色。

【要点】supervisor 作"导师"讲, 在美语中常用adviser, 注意不要把它拼写成 superviser, 词尾是 or, 不是er。

687- theme

n.题目, 主题

【搭配】theme park 主题公园

【例句】The main theme of the discussion is the learning approach. 讨论的主题是学习 方法。

688- theoretical

a.理论的, 理论上的 英式发音? 美式发音?

【搭配】theoretical background理论背景

【例句】In the first year students learn theoretical courses. 第一年学生学习理论课。

a.理论的

【搭配】 theoretical background 理论背景

【例句】 Various theories have been put forward, many focusing on esoteric ideas from theoretical physics.各种理论被提出,其中有不少关注理论物理学的深奥概念。

【派生】 theoretically(ad.理论上讲)

689- thesis

n.论文; 论题; 论点

【例句】As a senior student, my sister is writing her thesis paper this semester. 作为大四学生, 我姐姐这学期正在写论文。

【要点】thesis 表示"论文", 注意 thesis 的复数是 theses。
graduate thesis 学士论文,
master's thesis 硕士论文,
doctoral thesis 博士论文,
- topography n.地形学; 地形, 地貌

【例句】Then there's topography that looks at the shapes of the land and oceans. 然后, 还有地形学——地形学着眼于陆地和海洋的形态。

690- transcript

n.抄本, 副本; 文字记录

【例句】The professor was reading the transcript of the interview. 教授正在看面试的文字记录。

n.成绩单;抄本,副本;文字记录

【例句】

1. Robert Hooke depicted his experiments with microscopes in Micrographia (1665). This work is largely narrative in style, based on a transcript of oral demonstrations and lectures.罗伯特...胡克在其1665年的著作《显微图谱》中描述了他用显微镜进行的实验。这部作品以叙事方式为主,基于对口头阐述和讲座的文字记录。

2. The size of the corpus relies on practical factors, such as the time available to collect, process and store the data: it can take several hours to provide an precise transcript of a few minutes of speech. 语料库的大小受很多实际因素的影响,比如采样、处理和储藏资料所用的时间,一段几分钟的对话可能需要花费几个小时才能够准确地记录下来。

691- transfer

n.转变, 转换 v.转移, 调动; 转车; 转学; 转让, 过户

【搭配】transfer property to sb. 把财产转让给某人; transfer from. to. 从. 转换成...; bank transfer 银行转账

【例句】I'm going to transfer $2,000 from my Dutch account. 我打算从我的荷兰银行账户中转出2000美元。

【要点】雅思听力中有bank transfer 这一考点, 连读时有吞音现象, 注意辨别。另外, 我们坐地铁有时需要换乘, "换乘站"用英语表达是transfer station。

692- transmit

v.播送, 发射; 传送; 传染

【例句】These are satellites that circle the earth and transmit visual information to computers at receiving stations. 这些是绕着地球运转的卫星, 它们向接收站的电脑上传送视觉信息。

v.传送;传输;传递;传染;发射

【例句】

1. Every product in the supermarket has a radio frequency identification tag, a sort of barcode that uses radio waves to transmit information.该超市里所有商品都有一个射频识别标签,一种用无线电波传输商品信息的条形码。

2. In a twelve-year programme of work, they have found that ants can transmitvery complex messages. 在12年的研究工作中,他们发现蚂蚁能够传递非常复杂的信息。

3. All the documents have been transmitted electronically to the printing centre.所有的文件已经通过电子方式传输到了印刷中心。

【派生】transmitter(n.发射机;传播者);transmission(n.传播) transmit有“传播信息,传染疾病”的意思,而transfer的意思是“将...由某处转移至另一处,调动”,虽然都有“移动”的意思,但具体含义不同, 在特定的语境中,不能替代使用。

-v.传送;传染;传播

【例句】

1. Mandarin Ducks are very popular as the symbols of love and fidelity. They are always seen in pairs, signifying loving couples and marital bliss. The transmitting of loving energy can help create a happy and harmonious marriage.鸳鸯很受人们欢迎,因为它是忠诚和爱的象征。它们总是成双成对,标志着 夫妻恩爱和婚姻幸福。爱的能量的传输能够创造一个快乐、和谐的婚姻。

2. All the documents have been transmitted electronically to the printing centre.所有文件已经电子传输到了印刷中心。

693- truant

a.逃避责任的 n.逃学者; 逃避者

【例句】Jason was truant three days this month. 贾森本月逃课三天。

694- tutor

n.家庭教师, 指导教师 在美音中, 字母r与其 v.个别指导他元音在一起时要发所谓的"儿化音

【例句】 Let me know which date will be fine for you, and I'll arrange it with the tutor. 让我知道你哪天方便, 我好安排你与导师见面。

【要点】tutor 常指家庭教师或指导老师; 而coach则主要指运动员的教练; trainer更侧重培训工作技能的人。

695- topography

696- various

a.各种各样的; 不同的

【同】a variety of

【例句】The professor has studied the languages of various countries. 这位教授研究过多个国家的语言。

697- tutorial

a.家庭教师的, 辅导教师的, 大学导师的; 辅导的, 指导的 n.大学导师的辅导课; 论文; 学习指南

I think you should be ready for tomorrow's tutorial on "how to find a good job". 我想你已经准备好了明天的辅导课——"如何找到好工作"。

【要点】lecture 和 tutorial的区别:在国外, 除了常规的lecture外, 大部分的课程会有一个 tutorial课。在tutorial课上, demonstrator(tutorial课的老师)或TA(通常由研究生担任的教学助理)会就当周教授上课的内容作一个归纳, 并附以习题来巩固学生所学的知识。如果有什么疑问, 学生可以提问, 直到弄懂为止。

698- typo

n.打字错误

【同】misprint

【例句】Some typos and spelling errors are not unforgivable. 一些打字错误与拼写错误并非是不可原谅的。

699- undergraduate

n.大学生, 大学肄业生

【例句】I think it's possible for postgraduate students but not for undergraduate students to park their cars on the campus. 我想研究生可以把车停在校园, 本科生则不行。

【要点】undergraduate指的是在本科阶段求学的学生, graduate指的是"毕业生", 可 以是本科生, 也可以是研究生, 而postgraduate则指"研究生"。

700- underline

v.在...下划线; 强调, 突出

【同】emphasize; stress

【例句】You can underline or highlight the new words. 你可以把重点放在生词上。

【要点】在美语中常用underscore。

701- wander

v.漫步, 徘徊; 迷路, 迷失方向; 离题

【同】stray

【搭配】wander from/off 偏离..., 游离...

【例句】I suggest you spend a good hour wandering around this lovely park. 我建议你花上一小时好好在这美丽的公园四周转一转。

702- wavelength

n.波长

【搭配】on the same wavelength合拍, 与...所见略【同】

【例句】This topic of this article is wavelength of visible light spectrum. 这篇文章的主题是可见光谱的波长。

703- vegetation

n.植被

【搭配】grassland vegetation 草本植被

【例句】The fact that desert areas have little vegetation is widely acknowledged. 沙漠地区植被较少, 人们对此已经达成广泛共识。

【要点】相关词汇:
shrub 灌木丛,
fern 蕨类植物,
laurel月桂树,
herb 药草, 香草.

704- worthwhile

a.值得(做)的

【搭配】be worthwhile to do/doing sth. 值得做...

【例句】I also thought it'd be worthwhile talking to a lecturer. 我还认为值得和演讲者一谈。

705- viewpoint

n.观点

【同】perspective; point of view; standpoint

【例句】Bill made a big mistake from my viewpoint. 在我看来比尔犯了个大错误。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中, 常会涉及对某件事的观点, 是同意(agree)、不同意(disagree)、还是保持中立(neither agree nor disagree), 因此要注意听录音中的提示语言。

-n.观点,看法

【例句】Teenagers are so used to TV that some of them are misled by rubbish commercials and harmful programmes to a distorted viewpoint towards human life.青少年太依赖电视,有些甚至被垃圾商业广告和不良节目影响,形成 了扭曲的人生观。

【同义】point of view(观点)

706- ## 6-课下时光篇

707- absorb

v.吸收; 吸引, 使专心

【搭配】be absorbed in 专心于

【例句】The moisture is absorbed by dry ground. 水分被干涸的土地吸收。

-v.吸收;吸引...的注意

【搭配】be absorbed into/in 全神贯注于.....

【例句】

1. Trees can absorb carbon dioxide.树木可以吸收二氧化碳。

2. Love at first sight-these mandarin ducks are seen to be deeply absorbed in each other, emitting a feeling of intense true love.一见钟情——这些鸳鸯被彼 此深深地吸引,流露出一种浓烈的真爱。

【派生】 absorption(n.吸收;专心致志)

708- access

n.接近, 进入; 入口, 通道; 接近(或进入)的方法

【同】entrance; entry

【搭配】access to 接近/进入...的方法/通路, 有权使用; have/gain access to可以获得

【例句】Do we have access to the computer? 我们有权使用这台计算机吗?

n.接近;进入;通道 v.进入,使用

【搭配】 access to 接近/进入...的方法/通路

【例句】

1. Adolescents find that they can access online information about their health concerns easily and anonymously.青少年发现他们能轻易地以匿名方式获得与其健康问题有关的网上信息。

2. The students could access to the library for free.学生们可以免费使用图书馆。

-n.接近,进入;通道;途径 -v.进入;使用

【搭配】access to 接近/进入...的方法/通路;有权使用...;have/gain access to可以获得

【例句】

1. You may know that the education system in my country usually does not give students access to some TV programmes.你或许知道,在我国的教育体制下,学生通常不被允许观看某些电视节目。

2. Searching books by online catalogue is easy and no matter where you are, it is always possible to access the library wireless network with your laptop.通过在线书目来找书非常简单,而且无论你在哪里,你都可以使用你的笔记本电 脑接入图书馆的无线网。

709- admission

n.允许进入, 接纳, 收容; 承认

【同】confession

【搭配】admission free 免费入场; admission notice 录取通知

【例句】Currently, the students in our college have only gained admission to the learning centre. 现在, 只有我们学校的学生才能进入学习中心。

【要点】新生到大学报到后会办理一系列手续, 包括办理借书卡, 借书卡用英语说就是admission card 或 library card。在考试中常会遇到的与图书馆相关的词汇有:
catalogue 目录
reference stacks 书库
delivery/circulation desk借书台
cal slip 借书单/索书单
check out 登记并借出
charge out把 ...借出来
date slip/deadline/date of expiry 期限
closed reserved 只读不借
librarian 图书馆管理员
return in time及时归还
bibliography 书目
reserve/book 预借

710- advisable

n.可取的; 适当的

【例句】A: Do I have to book the ticket in advance?

B: Oh, yes, it's advisable.

A: 我必须提前预订票吗?

B: 哦, 是的, 这样很好。

-a.可取的,明智的

【例句】It is particularly advisable not to give a rushed answer when dealing with complicated questions.面对复杂的问题时,不匆忙作答,这是一个特别明智 的做法。

【同义】expedient(a.有益的,可取的)

711- association

n.协会, 团体, 联盟; 联合; 联系, 交往; 联想

【同】union

【搭配】research associations 研究协会; an alumni association 校友会

【例句】Mark has taken part in the students' association.马克加入了学生会。

712- cafeteria

n.自助食堂

【例句】I will start a new part time job this month, working in a cafeteria. 这个月我将在餐厅开始一份新的兼职工作。

【要点】英式英语中多用canteen来表示"餐厅", 注意在录音中辨别。

713- apply

v.申请, 请求; 适用; 应用, 运用

【搭配】apply for 申请; apply to 与...有关; 适用; 应用; apply to the customs 报关

【例句】Students from poor families can apply for loans. 来自贫困家庭的学生可以申请贷款。

【要点】考试中, 常会听到短语 apply for, 其后常接job, loan, visa等名词, 考生要注 意与时间相关的考点, 如:"Visa can take no more than 7 days. "这个句子考 的就是apply for a visa(申请签证)的时间:7 days。

v.应用,使用;申请;专心

【搭配】 apply for 申请;apply to 与...有关;适用;应用;apply to the customs 报关;apply oneself to 致力于

【例句】

1. We already know that rat pups denied the chance to play grow smaller brain components and fail to develop the ability to apply social rules when they interact with their peers.我们已经明白,不玩耍的老鼠幼崽的大脑组织长得较小,在与同类接触时,它们无法形成应用社会规则的能力。

2. If you would like more information on how to apply for a student loan, then you should contact the Student Loans Company.若想获得更多有关申请学生贷款的信息,应与学生贷款公司联系。

【派生】applied(a.应用的;实用的)

【要点】apply一词有多种意思,与不同介词【搭配】,表达的意义也不一样,如apply to sb. for sth.是“向某人申请”的意思,apply sth. to sth.是“使...对某事物起 作用”的意思,而apply to sb./sth.是“对某人或某事适用”的意思。在阅读时,要注意区分不同的【搭配】所表达的不同含义。

714- approach

n.方法, 途径; 接近 v.靠近, 接近, 邻近

【同】solution

【搭配】approach to解决...的方法

【例句】The final result of the problem is irrelevant to the approach you've taken.这个问题的最终结果与你采取的方法无关。

-v.向...靠近 -n.方法,途径

【搭配】a new approach to language teaching 语言教学的新方法

【例句】

1. As you approach the town the first building you see is the church.走近那座城镇的时候,首先看到的就是教堂。

2. As autumn approaches, the beekeepers pack up their hives and go south.秋天来临,养蜂人打点蜂房奔向南方。 appropriate

715- behaviour

n.行为, 举止, 表现; 态度; (机器的)运转情况

【同】conduct; manner

【例句】My first lecture is about animal behaviour. 我第一次演讲的内容是有关动物行为的。

716- bibliography

n.(有关某一专题的)书目; 参考书目

【搭配】universal bibliography 世界文献目录; classified bibliography分类书目

【例句】Your tutors will tell you at the outset how to set out the bibliography. 你的导师在一开始会告诉你如何选定参考书。

717- catalogue

n.目录; 系列 v.编目录

【例句】It is a new catalogue of the language books in the library. 这是图书馆里语言类图书的新目录。

【要点】catalogue 在美语中的拼写为 catalog。

718- category

n.种类, 类别

【例句】With very low snowfall, most of the continent technically falls unbelievably into the category of "desert"!因为降雪很少, 这块大陆的大部分地区从学术上讲已沦为"沙漠"的范畴, 真让人难以置信!

n.种类,类别

【例句】

1. These shops only sell the most popular items in each product category, and the rankings are updated weekly. 这些商店只销售各类产品中最畅销的商品,而且销售排行榜会每周更新。

2. After the final interview, potential recruits were divided into three categories.经过最后的面试,可能入选的新学员被分成三类。

719- charity

n.慈善(团体), 仁慈, 施舍

【搭配】charity donation 慈善捐款; charity hospital 慈善医院

【例句】I'd like to talk about a small charity based mainly in the US. 我要谈的是关于一家小的慈善机构, 它的总部位于美国。

720- check

n.检查, 核对; 制止, 抑制; 支票, 账单 v.检查, 核对; 突然停止, 制止; 用钩形符号标出

【例句】The teacher has checked Kate's answers. 老师检查了凯特的答案。

【要点】人们入住酒店时需要登记, 用英语说就是checkin, 而退房离开则为check out, 意思是"结账"。

721- circulation

n.循环; 流传; 发行, 流通

【例句】We've been out of circulation in order to prepare for the final exam. 为了准备期末考试, 我们都已经不参加社交活动了。

n.循环;流通

【例句】

1. The North Pole is warmer than the South and the circulation of air around it is less well-contained. 北极比南极温暖,其周围的空气循环更为畅通。

2. Nicotine and other toxins in cigarette smoke will affect blood circulation throughout the body. 香烟中的尼古丁和其他毒素会影响人体内的血液循环。

【同义】flow(n.流动)

【要点】circulation 的动词形式是circulate,指“循环;流通;传播”;circulative 是形容词,指“循环性的”;circulator是名词,指“传播者;循环小数”。

722- classical

a.经典的, 古典(文学)的

【例句】I prefer romantic literature to classical literature. 和古典文学相比, 我更喜欢浪漫主义文学。

【要点】英国文学的三个主要类别为:古典文学(classical literature)、浪漫主义文学(romantic literature)和现实主义文学(realistic literature)。

-a.古典的,传统的;经典的

【例句】Designed as a classical shoe box, the concert hall has entirely 600 seats with blue color as its basic theme.音乐厅被设计成一个经典的鞋盒子形状,以蓝色为 基调,共容纳600个座位。

723- concern

v.涉及, 关系到; 关心, 挂念 n.关心, 挂念; (利害)关系

【同】as/so far as one is concerned→from one's point of view; in one's opinion

【搭配】concern oneself with 关心; be concerned with关心

【例句】The main factors to be particularly concerned about writing are the structure of essays and collection of related material. 需要特别关注的与写作相关的主要因素是文章结构和相关材料的收集。

-n.关心,关注;担忧;企业 -v.涉及;使关心

【搭配】as/so far as...be concerned 就...来说;concern oneself with 关心;be concerned with 与某事有关;public concern about corruption 公众对腐 败现象的忧虑;a going concern活跃繁荣的企业

【例句】

1. As far as this topic is concerned, I could say that my mother does most of the shopping, but my father and I do some shopping from time to time.就这个话题而言,我母亲主要负责购买家中所需,而父亲和我有时也会去采购。

2. What most concerns me is that I'm still not doing very well in my assignments.我最担心的是我的作业还是做得不太好。

【同义】anxiety(n.忧虑)

724- concert

n.音乐会, 演奏会

【搭配】concert hal 音乐厅

【例句】All their musical instruments were lost and they couldn't play at their concert. 他们所有的乐器都不见了, 所以无法进行演奏会的表演了。

【要点】相关词汇:
chorus 合唱团
orchestra 管弦乐队
conservatory 乐学校
- construct n.构想, 概念 名词发音? v.建造, 构造; 创立 动词发音?

【同】build; put up

【搭配】construct a model 制作模型; construct an argument 创立论点

【例句】The ship was constructed in the sixteenth century. 这艘船建造于16世纪。

725- collect

v.收集, 搜集; 领取, 接走; 收(税等); 聚集, 堆积 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】I've collected maps and other data to prepare a route book. 我已收集了地图和其他信息, 准备写一本路线图的书。

726- construct

-v.建造;构思

【例句】

1. Actually, everyday new buildings are being constructed. No matter in what styles they are built, so long as they are using the modern techniques and modern materials, they are modern buildings.确实,每天都在建设新的建筑,无论它们是什么风格,只要它们使用的是现代技术和现代材料,就是现代建筑。

2. This anticipation is constructed through films, TV and literature.这一预想通过电影、电视和文学得以构思成形。

727- contact

v./n.(使)接触, 联系, 交往 英式发音? 美式发音? -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】 in contact with sb. 与某人保持联系; come into contact with sb. 接触某人; in contact with...与.... . 有联系; contact list 联系人清单; eye contact目光交 流; contact lens 隐形眼镜

【例句】You can contact the tutor by emailing him. 你可以通过发送电子邮件和导师联系。

728- couple

n.(一)对, (一)双; 夫妇; 力偶, 电偶 v.连接, 结合

【搭配】a couple of 两个, 几个

【例句】There are a couple of books I'd like you to read.有几本书我想让你读一下

729- cultural

a.文化的, 人文的; 修养的, 教养的; 耕作的,种植的; 培养的

【例句】The exhibition showed some cultural relics of the Feudal Age. 展览展出了一些封建时期的文物。

730- curvy

a.曲线美的; 弯曲的

【例句】The style of painting got its name from the fact that it featured much curvier features. 这一绘画风格因其更加突出曲线形态而得名。

731- database

n.数据库

【例句】If you want to look for related material you can use the databases in the library如果你想查找相关材料, 你可以使用图书馆的数据库。

732- convey

v.表达, 传递; 运送, 搬运

【同】transport

【搭配】convey a message 传递信息

【例句】His poem conveyed a sense of sorrow. 他的诗表达了一种悲伤的情绪。

733- cooperative

a.合作的, 协作的 n.合作社

【搭配】cooperative enterprises 合作企业; make a cooperative effort 共同努力

【例句】The members in the club are very cooperative. 这个俱乐部的成员都非常合作

-a.合作的;合作社的 -n.合作社

【搭配】cooperative enterprises 合作企业;make a cooperative effort 共同努力

【例句】

1. Indeed, it is common sense that a person without cooperative spirit will be hard to survive in the modern society.的确,在现代社会里,没有合作精神,一个人将难以生存。

2. Few environments test the ability of team members to balance competitive and cooperative instincts; neither does the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race.几 乎没有一种环境能测试出团队成员平衡竞争与合作的能力,牛津大学和剑 桥大学的划船比赛也是如此。

【派生】 cooperatively(ad.合作地)

【要点】cooperative与competitive是现代社会发展中的一对矛盾,大到国际事务,小 到个人发展,它们之间的关系是辩证统一的,我们要在平时的学习中多积 累相关的范例。

734- demonstration

n.论证, 证明; 示范; 显示, 表露; 示威游行

【例句】Thousands of people took part in the demonstration.数千人参加了示威游行。

735- departmental

a.部门的

【搭配】departmental library系资料室

【例句】I saw a book in the departmental library that would be helpful. 我在系资料室看到一本书, 可能有用。

736- deadline

n.最后期限

【例句】When would the deadline be for the enrolment? 注册的截止日期是什么时候?

【要点】在雅思听力考试中听到这个词时常会提到时间, 这是个考点, 考生要注意正确的日期书写方式。

737- deal

n.交易; 协议 v.分给, 分发; 给予; 处理, 对付; 做生意

【同】handle

【搭配】deal with 处理; 涉及; a great deal of 很多

【例句】The children who grow up in poor families are better prepared to deal with the problems of adult life. 在贫困家庭中成长的孩子在处理成人生活的问题方面准备得更充分。

738- dissertation

n.专题论文

【例句】The library is offering specialized training sessions on writing a dissertation.图书馆将提供专题论文写作方面的专门培训课。

739- distraction

n.注意力分散, 分心; 分心的事物; 娱乐, 放松

【例句】There are a lot of distractions at home. 家里叫人分心的事很多。

n.注意力分散;消遣;心烦意乱

【例句】

1. A good detector dog must be capable of focusing on the task of searching for the drugs, despite the distractions in any airport or dockside.一条出色的侦缉犬必须能专注于搜寻毒品的任务,无论机场或码头有多少干扰。

2. Johnson had worked for nine years, with little help of the learned, and without any patronage of the great; not in the soft obscurities of retirement, or under the shelter of academic bowers, but amidst inconvenience and distraction, in sickness and in sorrow.约翰逊苦心经营了九年,没有学者的帮助,没有大人物的赞助,没有舒适的退休生活,也没有学术机构的庇护,处处碰壁、烦扰不断、疾病缠身、悲痛不已。

740- delay

v./n.耽搁, 延迟

【例句】After a delay of two days, the team went on their road again.耽误了两天后, 小队继续上路了。

-v.延误;延期 -n.延期;被耽搁或推迟的时间

【搭配】leave without delay 立即离开;a delayed-action fuse 延时熔断器

【例句】

1. It took longer than I expected due to several reasons. The first one was because of massive delays.这件事花的时间比我预计的要多,原因有几个。首先是延误时间过长。

2. The airplane was delayed for more than 8 hours for no reason, which was the most ridiculous thing and annoyed me a lot.飞机无缘无故延误了八个多小时,这是最荒唐的事情,让我很不高兴。

741- document

742- documentation

n.文件证据, 文献资料

【例句】When you open a bank account, you should take some documentation with you. 当你去银行开户时, 要随身携带一些文件资料。

743- dormitory

n.(集体)宿舍

【例句】The club has long term dormitory accommodation.俱乐部提供长期的宿舍住宿服务。

【要点】当我们要去留学时, 不能不考虑住宿问题, 你可以选择宿舍(dormitory), 还可以选择公寓(flat), 甚至住在当地人家里(homestay), 这些要根据个人和学校的情况来决定。

744- due

a.应支付的; (车、船等)预定应到达的; 应有的 英式发音?

【同】due to→ because of; owing to 美式发音?

【搭配】due to 由于, 因为

【例句】You must return books before or on the due date. 你必须在规定的时间之前或当天还书。

-a.预期的;应得的;正当的

【例句】

1. The book How to Win Friends and Influence People first tells us that 15 percent of one's success is due to technical knowledge.《人性的弱点》这本书首先告诉我们,一个人的成功百分之十五都得益于个人的专业知识。

2. The narrator has been working for the channel for so many years. And I began to like the program partly due to his tender voice and his amiability.这位演播员在这个频道已经工作了很多年,我开始喜欢这个节目的部分原因就是他温 柔的嗓音和和蔼可亲的感觉。

3. Chinese architecture is different from any other style in the world mainly due to the building materials that have been available to people for many centuries.中式建筑与世界上其他任何建筑风格都不一样,主要是由于多个世纪以来 人们使用的建筑材料不同。

4. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon involving the increase in global surface temperature due to the presence of greenhouse gases.温室效应是一种自然现象,由于温室气体的出现而导致全球气温升高。

745- exhibition

n.展览会; 陈列, 展览

【搭配】education exhibition 教育展

【例句】You'll be working in the exhibition hall at all times, giving directions and generally helping people whenever you can.你将会一直在展览厅工作, 给人提供信息, 总的来说就是随时帮助需要帮助的人。

-n.展览(会)

【例句】

1. I like attending various exhibitions so long as there is such an opportunity.只要有机会,我就喜欢去参观各种展览会。

2. This is one of our permanent exhibitions.这是我们的长期展览之一。

746- expand

v.(使)膨胀, (使)扩张; 张开, 展开

【搭配】expand one's knowledge 扩大知识面; the expansion of a bird's wings鸟 翼的伸展; expand our horizon 扩大知识面, 扩大眼界

【例句】The goal of university should be to expand the minds of students. 大学的目标应该是开阔学生们的视野。

v.扩张,扩大;展开

【搭配】 expand one's knowledge 扩犬知识面;expand our horizon 开阔视野

【例句】

1. Every eruption is different, but where there are weaknesses, rocks deep in the mantle, heated to 1,350℃, will start to expand and rise.每次喷发都是不同的,但是存在弱点的地方,在温度达到1350℃时,地幔深处的岩石就开始扩大、上升。

2. The money supply expanded by 14.6 per cent in the year to September.截至9月份,当年的货币供应量增加了14.6%。

3. Plans to expand the company have been quietly shelved.扩大公司规模的计划已被悄悄搁置下来。

【同义】extend(v.扩展;延伸);swell(v.膨胀;隆起)

【反义】shrink(v.收缩)

【要点】 enlarge, amplify, expand, increase, magnify, multiply和augment都有“增加,增大”的意思,在雅思考试中,要注意这些动词的用法:enlarge主要指面积或体积等的扩大;amplify多用在科技文章中,指声音的扩大或电磁波的增强;expand指范围、程度、体积和尺寸等的扩大或增加;increase是指数量、强度和大小等的增加,使用范围最广;magnify多指用光学仪器使物体看上去显得变大,也指事实上把某物变大,有时用于夸张意味;multiply 通常是指由自然繁殖而产生的增长,有时也指同类事物数量的成倍增加;augment是较正式用词,一般指在原有基础上增加含量而扩大。

-v.扩张,扩大;张开,展开;变得热情或愿意 交谈

【搭配】expand one's knowledge 扩大知识面; expand one's horizon 扩大视野 【例句】

1. Once over the age of three, children continue to expand on existing knowledge of the world.一旦孩子过了三岁,他们就会不断扩充现有的世界知识。

2. While showing in the class, most teachers will expand the knowledge extent, especially adding some latest discoveries and breakthroughs. 在课堂授课时,大部分教师会扩展知识面,尤其是会讲一些最新的发现和突破。

【反义】 contract( v. 收缩)

747- extensive

a.广大的, 广阔的; 广泛的

【同】widespread

【搭配】make extensive use of 广泛应用; extensive reading 泛读; extensive knowledge广博的知识(面)

【例句】The hurricane caused extensive loss to farmers. 飓风给农民造成了巨大的损失。

a.广阔的,广泛的

【搭配】 make extensive use of 广泛应用;extensive reading 泛读

【例句】

1. A big part of the secret is an extensive and expensive network of sporting academies underpinned by science and medicine.秘诀的一大部分是他们拥有由科学和医学支持的广泛而昂贵的体育学院网络体系。

2. Extensive underground water resources are available over more than half ofAustralia's land area.澳大利亚超过半数的领土下面广泛分布着可供利用的地下水资源。

【反义】 intensive(a.集中的)

748- facility

n.灵巧, 熟练; 设备, 设施; 便利条件

【搭配】communication facilities 通讯设施

【例句】Could I ask you about the college facilities? 我可以问你一下关于学院设施的问题吗?

【要点】facility在作"设备, 设施; 便利条件"讲时常用复数。

n.设备,设施;天赋

【搭配】 communication facilities 通讯设施

【例句】

1. From earliest childhood we are so bound up with our system of numeration that it is a feat of imagination to consider the problems faced by early humans who had not yet developed this facility.我们从小就离不开记数法,所以难以想象早期尚不会这种方法的人类会面临多少难题。

2. When an authorised user wishes to enter or use the facility, the system scans the person's corresponding characteristics and attempts to match them against those on record.当特许用户想进入或使用这个设备时,系统就会扫描该用户的相应特征,并尝试将其与原始记录进行匹配。

3. There are facilities for high energy particle experiments in our research centre.我们的研究中心有高能粒子实验装置。

【要点】facility一词表示具有专门用途的设备,是可数名词,而其【同义】词equipment则为不可数名词,在二者做【同义】替换时,要注意词形变换。

-n. 设备,设施;潜力,资质

【搭配】communication facilities通讯设施; a facility for languages语言天赋

【例句】

1. Such talents can give individuals a facility for certain skills that allow them to excel.这些天赋能让人拥有掌握特定技巧的能力,让自己变得更加优秀。

2. There are facilities for high energy particle experiment in our research centre. 我们研究中心有高能粒子实验装置。

749- flock

v.群集, 成群结队而行

【同】assemble; congregate

【搭配】flock into大批地涌进

【例句】Birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚。

750- expire

v.期满, (期限)终止; 呼气; 断气, 死亡

【同】run out

【例句】My driving license wil expire next year. 我的驾照明年到期。

【要点】图书馆借书场景中曾出现过 overdue and pay a fine(过期并交罚款)和 expiry(过期)。

751- flute

n.笛子

【搭配】transverse flute 横笛

【例句】The flute is a musical instrument, shaped like a thin pipe. 笛子是一种乐器, 形似细管。

【要点】相关词汇:
string 弦乐
percussion 打击乐器
chorus 合唱团
record 唱片
- frantically ad.疯狂地, 狂热地

【同】hystericaly

【例句】Although I've got behind with my study, it's worth practicing frantically for the whole week. 尽管我的学习有点落下了, 整周疯狂的练习却是非常值得的。

【要点】表示"程度"的相关词汇:
desperate 不顾一切的
indifferent 不积极的
actively 积极地

752- exploit

v.开拓, 开发

【例句】To make the axes, the sources of suitable stone had to be found and systematically exploited. 要制造石斧, 必须先找到合适的石材来源并系统地进行开发。

【要点】exploit容易和 explore 搞混, explore意思是"探测、探索", 注意不要拼错。

v.剥削;利用;开拓

【例句】

1. This might be a problem of bats' own making, one that they could avoid simply by changing their habits and hunting by day. But the "daytime economy" is already heavily exploited by other creatures.也许这是蝙蝠自找的麻烦,这个麻烦仅仅通过改变习惯在白天捕食就可以避免。但是,“白日经济”已被其他生物过度利用了。

2. Our company was quick to exploit a money-making opportunity which was provided by the government.我们公司很快就抓住了政府提供的赚钱的机会。

【要点】exploit的【同义】词很多,它们在用法上都各有侧重点:use用法最广,侧重表达为达到某一目的而利用;apply指将一事物运用于另一事物之上以发挥其有效作用;employ指使用处于消极状态或未被用过的人或物,可以与use换用,但强调进行选择、充分利用;utilize侧重有利可图或能达到某一实际目的,在书面语中更常见;avail通常指使用手边或就近的人或物以有利于自己;exploit则强调充分利用。

-v.剥削;利用;开拓

【例句】

1. Advertisers can push up the needs of people, exploit or even produce the needs. But whatever they do, they will be based upon people's needs.广告商可以推动人们的需求,开拓甚至创造需求,但无论他们做什么,他们都要基 于人们的需求。

2. Our company was quick to exploit a money-making opportunity which was provided by the government.我们公司很快就抓住了政府提供的赚钱机会。

753- frantically

754- issue

n.发行(物), (报刊)期号; 问题, 议题 v.流出, 放出; 发行, 发表; 颁布

【搭配】issue a statement 发表声明; issue shares 发行股票; at issue 讨论或争议 中的; environmental issues环境问题

【例句】The post office is going to issue a new stamp at the end of this month. 邮局打算本月末发行一种新邮票。

755- identity

n.同一性, 一致性; 身份; 个性, 特性

【例句】The policemen have not found out the identity of the murderer yet. 警方还没确定谋杀犯的身份。

【要点】ID的全称就是identity card, 也就是我们常说的"身份证"。

a.身份;特性;同一性

【搭配】 cultural identity 文化特性

【例句】

1. Carefully fostered class identity makes pupils keen to help each other- anyhow, it is in their interests since the class progresses together.精心培养起来的班级认同使同学们热衷于互相帮助——不管怎样,班级共同进步,大家都会受益。

2. If people want to enter this building, their identities must be authenticated by an electronic scanner.如果人们想进入这座大楼,需经电子扫描仪进行身份验证。

【要点】常见的由identity组成的短语表达有,identity card“身份证”,cultural identity“文化身份;文化认同”,national identity“国家认同;民族认同”。

-n. 身份;特性;同一性

【搭配】Ecultural identity 文化特性

【例句】

1. I love the excitement and suspense in the stadium where the football teams are playing against each other. It seems that I often lose my identity in such a large crowd, and go crazy about the smallest things.我喜欢体育场里足球队互相较量时的紧张和刺激,在像这样的大场面中我经常会忘记自己,为最微小的 事情而疯狂。

2. If people want to enter this building, their identities must be authenticated by an electronic scanner.如果人们想进入这座大楼,必须经电子扫描仪进行身份验证。

【同义】individuality (n. 个性,特性)

756- interactive

a.互动的

【同】interactional

【搭配】interactive system 交互系统

【例句】We used to have an activity room with more interactive things like making models of dinosaurs and discussing together. 我们以前有一个活动室, 在那里可以进行很多互动活动, 比如制作恐龙模型或一起讨论。

757- index

n.索引; 标志; 指数 v.附以索引, 编入索引

【搭配】commodity price index 商品价格指数

【例句】I always find it helpful to put some ideas on index cards. 我一直认为把一些想法制成索引卡片很有用。

【要点】index 的复数是 indexes 或 indices。

758- journal

n.定期刊物, 杂志, 日报; 日志, 日记

【例句】You can refer to journals when writing your paper. 写论文时你可以参考刊物。

【要点】学术期刊与 magazine(杂志)是不一样的, 还有一个词是 periodic(刊)。

759- mature

a.成熟的, 熟的; 成年人的 英式发音? v.(使)成熟 美式发音?

【搭配】mature students成年学生

【例句】Paul seemed very mature when he was a child. 保罗在还是个孩子时就显得很 成熟。

760- method

n.方法, 办法

【同】approach; way

【搭配】teaching method 教学方法; payment method付款方式

【例句】A new teaching method has been introduced at the university. 该大学引进了一种新的教学方法。

761- list

n.表, 目录, 名单 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.把...编列成表, 列入表内

【搭配】reading list 书单; checking list 核对清单; shopping list 购物单; price list价 格表

【例句】Bob's name was removed from the award list. 鲍勃的名字从奖励名单上被删除了。

762- loan

n.贷款; 暂借的东西; 出借, 借出 v.借出

【搭配】on loan 暂借的/地; approve a loan 批准贷款

【例句】The bank decided to make a loan to students from poor families. 银行决定让家庭贫困的学生贷款。

【要点】出国留学, 我们可以向大学申请奖学金(scholarship), 还可以向银行申请学 生贷款(student loan)。

763- orchestra

n.管弦乐队

【同】band

【搭配】symphony orchestra交响乐团; orchestra conductor 管弦乐队指挥

【例句】Which one do you think is the finest orchestra in our country? 你觉得我国最棒的管弦乐队是哪一支?

764- questionnaire

n.调查表, (作统计或调查用的)问卷, 征求意见表

【例句】It takes me several minutes to fill out the questionnaire. 我花了几分钟的时间填写调查表。

765- periodical

a.周期的, 定期的 n.期刊, 杂志

【例句】The professor's paper has been issued in the latest periodical. 教授的论文已经发表在最近的一期期刊上。

766- proposal

n.提议, 建议; 求婚

【同】offer; proposition

【搭配】package proposal一揽子建议; financial proposal 财政建议

【例句】The school master has accepted proposals to renovate the old dormitories. 校长已经接受了关于翻新那些破旧宿舍的提议。

n.提议,建议;求婚

【例句】

1. Various proposals were put forward for increasing sales.为提高销售额而提出了各种建议。

2. The school master has accepted proposals to renovate the old schoolhouses.校长已经接受了关于翻新破旧校舍的提议。

3. She had had many proposals of marriage but preferred to remain single.许多人向她求过婚,但她愿过独身生活。

767- overdue

a.过期未付的; 逾期的; 过度的, 过火的; 延误的

【例句】The landlord is not very pleased because the rent is overdue. 因为房租过期未付, 房东不是很高兴。

768- refer

v.参考, 查阅; 提到, 引用; 提交, 上呈

【同】mention; touch on

【搭配】refer to参考, 查阅; 涉及, 提到; 把...提交; refer to. as把. 称作, 把...当作

【例句】In his speech, Martin referred to education reform several times. 马丁在演讲中多次提到教育改革的问题。

【要点】refer的过去式和过去分词要双写r再加ed。

769- participation

n.分享; 参与

【例句】Students under 20 years old are not allowed to attend the party. 不允许20岁以下的学生参加聚会。

【要点】participation 后常接介词in, 注意听in后面的内容, 通常为考点。

770- reference

n.参考, 参考书目; 提及, 涉及; 证明(人); 介绍(人)

【搭配】with/in reference to 关于; reference source参考源; reference letter 推荐 信; reference book参考书; reference library参考书阅览室

【例句】The teachers wil not give the range of reference books. 老师们不会给出参考书范围。

-n.参考书目;介绍信;证明书 -v.引用,提及

【例句】 You will find your knowledge gained from travel is no less valuable than that from any influential reference book in your later life.在日后的生活中你会发现,旅行中获得的知识不会逊色于从任何有影响力的参考书中得到的 知识。

【要点】reference的用法很多,一些常用的搭配有reference price(参考价),in reference to(关于)。在教育话题中,我们经常用到的就是reference book(参考书)。

771- rehearse

v.排练

【例句】It's our first performance next week, so we're rehearsing every day. 下周我们就要进行第一次表演了, 所以我们每天都在排练。

-v.排练;预演;演习

【例句】

1. For the coming Christmas celebration, our club has already rehearsed many times, so I am sure that we can give a wonderful performance that night.为了即将到来的圣诞节庆祝活动,我们社团已经排演了很多次,我相信我们一定 能在当晚献上精彩的表演。

2. When rehearsing your speech, note whether your face helps communicate your thoughts.当你在排练演讲时,要注意你的面部表情是否有助于传达你的思想。

772- relay

名词发音? n.驿马; 接替人员; 接力赛; 中继转播 动词发音? v.传送, 转送; 转播

【搭配】relay race 接力赛

【例句】We also need images of the earth's surface which we can produce by means of computer-generation technology or with the help of sate lite relays. 我们也需要地球表面的图像, 可以通过电脑生成技术或卫星传送获得。

773- renew

v.(使)更新, 恢复, 重新开始; 继续

【同】continue; go on; resume

【例句】The borrowing period is one month, but some books can be renewed. 书的借期是一个月, 不过有些书可以续借。

-v.重新开始;恢复;延长有效期

【例句】

1. At the same time, forests provide raw materials for human activities through their constantly renewed production of wood.同时,森林不断地长出新木头,为人类活动提供原材料。

2. Recently, however, it has been experiencing something of a renaissance, with renewed demand for original Bakelite objects in the collectors' marketplace.然而,在收藏市场上,人们对原创胶木制品又有了新的需求,所以最近它 又获得了新生。

3. The swift increase of population renewed the demand for building houses quickly and cheaply. 迅速增长的人口再次要求加快房屋建造速度,并降低建造成本。

【派生】 renewable(a.可续期的);renewal(n.更新)

774- solution

n.解答, 解决办法; 溶解, 溶液

【例句】It took time to find a solution to the problem. 找到解决该问题的方法需要时间。

【要点】solution 后接介词to, 类似的词有:answer, reply, approach。

775- selection

n.挑选, 选择; 选集

【同】choice; option

【搭配】selection check 抽查; natural selection自然选择

【例句】A selection of some readers' comments will be published in a book of the student union this year. 今年, 一些经过挑选的读者评论将会刊登在学生会的书上。

776- statistics

n.统计, 统计资料, 统计学

【例句】I'm quite interested in statistics about the enterprises in the different zones. 我对有关不同区域的企业的统计资料很感兴趣。

【要点】这个词在学术场景中经常出现, 一定要拼写正确。

-n. 统计数值;统计学

【例句】

1. The writer pointed out that the employment statistics was deceptive. 这位作 他们可以考虑收集统计数据或民意调查来支持自己的想法。 家指出此就业统计数据并不可信。

2. They can consider gathering statistics or consensus to support their opinions. strive -v.努力;奋斗;抗争

【搭配】strive for success力争获得成功【例句】 No one can choose his talent, but one can be successful after striving for himself

777- stress

n.压力; 重力; 重音; 强调, 重点 v.强调, 着重

【搭配】stress management 对压力的管理

【例句】All teachers placed the stress on hard-work. 所有的老师都强调努力学习。

778- subscription

n.订阅, 订购; 订阅费, 订购款; 捐赠, 捐款; 签字, 签署

【例句】The club demands £500 for the annual subscription fee. 那个俱乐部每年的会员费要500镑。

【要点】subscription 常和介词to【搭配】, 表示"订阅"之意。

779- supplement

n.增补(物), 补充(物); 补遗; 增刊; 附录 v.增补, 补充 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】supplement to 对...的补充

【例句】Many people are taking part time jobs to supplement their ordinary income. 许多人做兼职来补贴日常收入。

n.增补(物);增刊 v.增补,补充

【搭配】 supplement to 对...的补充;vitamin supplements维生素添加剂

【例句】

1. All corpora, whatever their size, are inevitably limited in their coverage, and always need to be supplemented by data derived from the intuitions of native speakers of the language, through either introspection or experimentation.所有语料库,无论大小,其覆盖范围必然是有限的,因此总需要通过内省或实验来补充由母语使用者的直觉得出的数据。

2. Where possible, the recording has to be supplemented by the observer's written comments on the non-verbal behaviour of the participants, and about the context in general.在有可能的情况下,观察者需记录对受试者非言语行为以及总体环境的书面评价,以作为补充。

3. For the time before records began, we have only "proxy records"reconstructed largely from tree rings and ice cores, supplemented by a few incomplete written accounts.在开始记录之前的那段时间,我们只有一些主要由树木年轮及冰芯重建的替代记录,并以少许不完整的书面记录作为补充。

4. A student loan is intended to supplement living costs of students.学生贷款旨在补贴学生的生活花费。

-n.增补(物);增刊 -v.增补,补充

【搭配】supplement to 对...的补充;vitamin supplements 维生素补充剂; supplement sth. with sth.用...补充.....

【例句】 In Western countries, teenagers often have a Saturday job, or holiday job, to supplement their allowance.西方国家的青少年经常在周六或节假日打零工,以补贴零用钱。

【派生】 supplementary(a.补充的)

780- sponsor

n.发起人, 主办者; 保证人 v.发起, 主办

【例句】The sports meeting was sponsored by a local enterprise. 运动会由一家当地企业主办。

n.发起者 v.发起;资助

【例句】

1. The country will launch a government-sponsored cheap textbooks scheme.该国将推行政府资助的廉价教科书的方案。

2. He is the main sponsor of the conference.他是这次会议的主要发起者。

781- stamina

n.耐力, 体力

【同】endurance; fortitude

【例句】It takes everyone a great deal of stamina to run a marathon especially in summer. 跑马拉松会消耗人很多的体力, 特别是在夏天。

782- survey

v/n.俯瞰, 眺望; 全面审视, 调查; 测量, 勘定 名词发音? 动词发音?

【搭配】sample survey 抽样调查; land survey 土地测量; survey of reading阅读调查

【例句】The students were hired to survey a project for its feasibility. 学生们被雇佣来调查一个项目的可行性。

783- union

n.协会, 【同】盟; 联合, 合并; 一致, 融洽

【同】association

【习语】 the Student Union 学生会; labour union 工会

【例句】The speech contest is presided over by the Student Union.这次演讲比赛是由学生会组织的。

【要点】有时"学生会"会直接读作SU。

784- volunteer

a.志愿的, 义务的, 无偿的 n./v.志愿(者、兵); 自愿(提供)

【例句】Students volunteered to take care of the old. 学生们自愿照顾老人。

-n.志愿者;志愿兵 -v.自愿,志愿;自愿提供

【搭配】volunteer social workers 社会义工;volunteer troops 志愿部队; volunteer information 自愿提供情况

【例句】

1. I almost volunteered myself to join the organization so that I would be able to try making my own ice sculpture.我差点就主动报名参加这个协会,这样我 就能自己雕刻冰雕了。

2. Mary volunteered to work as a teacher in West Africa.玛丽自愿去非洲西部 做一名教师。

【要点】在现代生活中,volunteer一词颇为流行,在口语和写作考试中也常常用 到,它既可以作名词,意思是"志愿者",如volunteer work(志愿工 作),volunteer doctor(志愿者医生),volunteer organization(志愿者组 织),volunteer service(义工服务);也可以用作动词,意思是"自愿 做",常用结构为volunteer to do sth.(自愿做某事)。

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786- allowance

n.津贴, 补助(费)

【搭配】make allowance(s)for 考虑到, 顾及; 体谅, 原谅; 为...留余地; financial allowance财务津贴

【例句】This accommodation fee deducts $80 out of my allowance every month. 从我每月的补助中会扣除80美元用作住宿费用。

787- alternative

a.两者挑一的 n.可供选择的事物, 替换物, 选择对象

【例句】In the late sixteenth century, a lot of agricultural workers came to the East End to look for alternative work. 16世纪晚期, 大量的农业工人来到伦敦东区寻找其他工作。

n.二选一,选择 a.两者选一的

【搭配】 an alternative lifestyle 另一种生活方式

【例句】

1. In 1993, Dr. Laver and his colleagues published a survey of 289 Sydney people who attended eight alternative therapists' practices in Sydney. 1993年,赖维尔博士和他的同事发表了一份调查报告,研究了289名在悉尼接受过8次替代疗法的当地人。

2. The coal industry should be abandoned in favour of alternative energy sources.应该用其他新能源来取代煤炭业。

【要点】alternative指“从两者当中选择一个”,而alternate则指“两种事物交替、轮换”。

-n.二选一,选择 -a.两者选一的

【搭配】an alternative lifestyle 另一种生活方式

【例句】

1. Some drugs still need to be withdrawn, despite testing. But we simply do not have any alternatives of testing.尽管经过测试,一些药品还是要被撤回。但是我们没有任何其他可替代的测试方式可以选择。

2. We have to look for a site for the new bridge, and then make recommendations to the construction company of all the alternatives, together with some idea of the costs.我们必须为新桥选择一个地址,然后给建筑公司提出所有推荐方 案以及大概费用。

3. The coal industry should be abandoned in favour of alternative energy sources.应该用其他的替代能源来取代煤炭业。

【要点】alternative在口语中还有"另类的,少众的"意思,例如alternative rap(另类说唱),常见的搭配还有alternative energy(替代能源,新能源),have no alternative(没有其他选择),alternative fuel(代用燃料);alternative method(替代的方法)。

788- administrative

a.管理的, 行政的

【例句】Jack used to work in an administrative position.杰克曾担任行政职务。

789- administrator

n.管理人员, 行政官员

【例句】For administrators we provide a four-month certificate course. 对于管理人员, 我们提供为期四个月的资格培训课程。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中, 本词在发音时语速会很快, 一定要听清这个词的发音, 不要误写为 ministrator。

790- adopt

v.采用, 采纳; 收养 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】adopt policy 采取政策; adopt a new technique 采用新技术

【例句】The school should adopt new methods of teaching foreign students. 学校应该采用新的方法来教授留学生。

【要点】千万不要把adopt写成adapt(v.适应; 改编)。

-v.收养;采纳;正式通过

【例句】

1. People today realize that a well-designed environment improves the quality of the life, which is not necessarily achieved by adopting one well-defined style of architecture.今天,人们认识到,设计优美的环境能提高生活质量,而这种 提高并不一定要通过采用良好的建筑风格才能达到。

2. To accept your idea is one thing, while to adopt it is another.接受你的理念是一回事,而采纳它是另一回事。

【派生】adoption(n.采纳;收养);adoptive(a.采纳的;有收养关系的)

【同义】embrace(v.欣然接受)

791- annual

a.每年的, 年度的 n.年刊, 年鉴

【搭配】an annual report年度报告; annual rainfall 全年降雨量

【例句】It's now £500 for the annual subscription fee in the club. 现在这家俱乐部每年的会员费是500英镑。

【要点】到年终时, 许多公司会开年会(annual meeting), 对年收入(annual income) 和下一年的年度预算(annual budget)进行分析。annual还可以表示"年刊", 而周刊、月刊、季刊、半月刊、双月刊分别是weekly, monthly, quarterly, semimonthly, bimonthly.

-a.每年的,一年一次的

【例句】

1. The business operates only on a membership scheme; those people who want to join have to register and pay an annual fee first.这个企业以会员制运营,想要加入的人必须先注册并且缴纳年费。

2. I'd like to spend my annual holiday travelling abroad, as it is an especially satisfying experience for people like me who do not have much opportunity to be away from their home.我喜欢把年假用在出国旅游上,因为对于像我这样没有什么机会远离家乡的人来说,这是特别令人满足的体验。

792- applicant

n.申请人 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】The interview gives an employer a bit of information about an applicant's character. 面试为雇主提供了一些求职者性格方面的信息。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中, 常会听到job applicant这个短语, 意思是"求职者", 表示该意的词还有job hunter, 而"简历"用英文可以表示为resume或CurriculumVitae, 简称 CV。

-n.申请人

【例句】

1. The job market is becoming more and more competitive, and sometimes there are hundreds of applicants for one position.就业市场的竞争变得越来越激烈,有时候会有数百名申请者同时申请一个职位。

2. For example, a potentially successful applicant must weigh up the competition from others, and show his merits to interviewers.例如,一个有望成功的求职者必须权衡别人的竞争力,把自己的优点展示给面试官。 要总applicant一词经常用在求职的话题中,如job applicant(求职者);此外,也常用在教育话题中,意思是学校/学位申请者,如college applicant(大学 申请者);而短语applicant for的意思是"...的申请者"。

793- appoint

v.任命, 委任; 约定, 指定 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】appoint to 任命, 委任; an appointed official 委派的官员

【例句】The department may appoint a new professor to the course this week. 本周该系可能指定一名新教授来教这门课。

794- balance

n.天平, 秤; 均衡, 平衡; 结存, 结欠 v.使平衡, 使均衡; 称; 权衡, 比较

【搭配】on balance 总的来说, 平衡来看; balance between ...之间的平衡; balance beam 平衡木

【例句】We are trying to find a balance between work and study. 我们正尝试在工作和学习之间找到平衡。

795- aspect

n.样子, 外表, 面貌; (问题等的)方面 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】in al aspects 全面

【例句】The book is intended to cover al aspects of country life. 这本书旨在覆盖乡村生活的各个方面。

-n.方面;外观,样子

【搭配】in al aspects 全面;aspect of...方面

【例句】

1. In the field of forensic accounting, you have to figure out who has been playing funny with the money. Although the number crunching aspect is still there, the role is not limited to that.在法务会计的领域,你必须查出谁在财务上耍花样。虽然还是关于数字运算,但是它的角色并不局限于此。

2. A great deal of empirical evidence shows that pictures in a book interfere in a demanding way with all aspects of learning to read.大量经验证明,书中的插图给学习阅读的各个方面都带来了困扰,更加费力。

796- business

n.商业, 生意; 事务; 职责

【搭配】on business 因公, 因事; go on business trip出差

【例句】The manager will need to go to that city on business for one day. 经理需要到那个城市出差一天。

【要点】乘坐飞机时, 商人(businessman)通常会选商务舱(business class)。除了商务舱, 飞机上通常还有头等舱(first class)和经济舱(economy class)可供选择。

797- candidate

n.候选人, 候补者; 报考者

【例句】In most interviews candidates are asked questions about their merits and demerits.在大多数面试中, 候选人都会被问及有关他们优缺点方面的问题。

-n. 候选人;申请求职者

【搭配】candidate for …的候选人

【例句】

1. Kungfu Panda tells us a story about a panda named Po, who is chosen to be the Dragon Warrior candidate by Master Oogway and awarded the mission to defeat the evil Tailung in this movie. 《功夫熊猫》这部电影为我们讲述了这 样一个故事:一只名叫阿宝的熊猫被乌龟大师选为"龙战士"的侯选人,并且委以重任打败了邪恶的太郎。

2. These forms have to be filled out by the candidates.这些表格需要申请者来 填写。

798- capable

a.有能力的, 能干的; 有技能的

【同】competent

【搭配】be capable of doing 有能力做...

【例句】This kind of machine is capable of processing various material. 这种机器可以加工各种材料。

799- barrier

n.栅栏; 检票口; 障碍; 界线

【同】barricade; obstruction

【搭配】language barrier 语言障碍; trade barrier 贸易壁垒

【例句】The language barrier presents itself in stark form to firms who wish to market their products in other countries. 对于那些希望在其他国家销售自己产品的公司来说, 语言成了明显的障碍。

n.栅栏;检票口;障碍;屏障

【搭配】 language barrier 语言障碍;trade barrier 贸易壁垒

【例句】

1. The general worldwide decline in trade barriers, such as customs duties and import quotas, is surely one account. 世界范围的贸易壁垒普遍减少,如关税和进口配额,的确是个原因。

2. The language barrier presents itself in stark form to firms who wish to market their products in other countries.对于那些希望在其他国家销售自己产品的公司来说,语言成了明显的障碍。

800- capacity

n.容量, 容积; 能量, 能力; 接受力

【同】volume

【搭配】the capacity of ...的容量; the capacity to do/for doing sth. 做...的能力

【例句】The meeting room has a seating capacity of 50. 这个会议室可以容纳50人。

-n.容量;生产力;能力

【搭配】the capacity of ...的容量;the capacity to do/for doing sth.有能力做.; capacity for ...的能力; have the capacity to do sth.有能力做某事;work at full capacity 全力生产

【例句】

1. Let more people realize the latent capacity of rural area in order to attract talent and investment. 让更多的人认识到农村的潜在能力,以吸引人才和投资。

2. Without genetic variability a species would lack the capacity to evolve and could not adapt to changes in the environment.没有遗传多样性,物种就会缺乏进化的能力,也就不能适应环境的变化。

3. Humans have a greater capacity for remembering the ancient than the contemporary.人类更善于记住以前发生的事情,而不是现在发生的。

4. As the saying goes, with great capacity comes great responsibility and more requirements.俗话说:能力越强,责任越大,要求也更高。 点 capacity表示"能力"时,尤指接受、容纳、吸收方面的能力,既可以用于 人,也可用于物,如storage capacity(存储量);ability一般指做事或行动 的能力,主要用于人,常用搭配为the ability to do sth.(做某事的能力);capability指人所具有的从事某项工作或达到某一目的必需的才能,常用搭 配为the capability of doing sth.(做某事的能力)。

801- casual

a.偶然的, 碰巧的; 临时的, 非正式的

【搭配】casual meeting 邂逅; casual worker 临时工; casual clothes 便装

【例句】Helen occasionally wears casual clothes during classes. 海伦有时候在课上穿便装。

【要点】千万不要把 casual 写成 causal(原因的)。

-a.随便的;非正式的;临时的;偶然的

【搭配】a casual encounter 邂逅;a casual remark 漫不经心的话;a casual inspection 草率的检查;casual wear 便装;a casual labourer 临时工;a casual acquaintance 泛泛之交

【例句】

1. You can wear a tunic and sandals for a casual look, or buttoned-down shirts and heels for a more grown-up look.你可以穿看起来很随意的宽松罩衫和凉鞋,或者比较成熟一些的系扣衬衫和高跟鞋。

2. Some of them are only casual friends like my friends at work, but I also have some best friends. 有些朋友只是普通朋友,就像工作中认识的朋友,不过我还有一些好朋友。

802- certificate

n.证(明)书, 执照

【搭配】teaching certificate 执教证书; marriage certificate 结婚证

【例句】Show your birth certificate, please. 请出示你的出生证明。

n.证书;执照

【搭配】teaching certificate 教师资格证;birth certificate 出生证明;marriage certificate 结婚证

【例句】

1. This college has been providing accredited natural health courses for more than 20 years, and offers accredited certificate, diploma and advanced diploma level natural medicine, beauty and massage courses.20多年来,该学院一直开设受认可的自然健康课程,并提供自然医学、美容及按摩课程的认证证书、文凭及高级文凭。

2. We provide a four-month certificate course but you should be aware that this is designed for those who are in employment.我们提供为期4个月的资格认证课程,但是你要明白这一课程是专为在职人员开设的。

【派生】 certificated(a.合格的);certification(n.证明)

803- combine

n.联合企业(或团体); 联合收割机 名词发音? v.联合, 结合 动词发音?

【同】integrate

【例句】What they did was to combine the traditional approaches of social change with the source of technique used in commercial sectors to market new product. 他们所做的就是把改变社会的传统方法与商业领域的技巧来源结合起来, 针对新产品做市场营销。

-v.联合,结合

【例句】I reckon that you can guess my answer from what I've mentioned above. In my opinion, reading English newspapers combines the language learning and the latest news perfectly.我估计你可以从我上面所讲的猜到我的答案。我认 为,阅读英文报纸是将语言学习和获取最新资讯完美地结合起来。

804- commence

v.开始

【同】begin

【例句】Before we commence our tour I'd just like to tell you a little bit about the history of the art gallery. 参观前, 我想为你们介绍关于艺术画廊的一些历史背景。

-v.开始

【搭配】commence with从...开始;commence doing sth.开始做某事

【例句】

1. Most courses commence at 9 am and run till 3 pm.大部分课程从上午9点开 始,直到下午3点结束。

2. To commence with, I'd like to introduce my parents, with whom I have lived together for nearly 20 years.我想从介绍我的父母开始,我和他们一起生活 了近20年。

805- committee

n.委员会, 全体委员

【例句】The committee's decisions are often determined by the members' vote. 委员会的决议常常由委员投票决定。

806- compassionate

a.有同情心的

【同】sympathetic

【搭配】compassionate attitude热诚的态度; compassionate leave特殊私事准假(一般指丧假)

【例句】We should try our best to create a more compassionate society. 我们应该竭尽全力营造一个更人性化的社会。

-a. 慈悲的;富有同情心的

【搭配】compassionate attitude热诚的态度; compassionate leave照顾性准假 【例句】He likes to wear in an unconventional way. But you will find him compassionate,

807- compensate

v.补偿, 赔偿; 弥补

【同】make up for

【搭配】compensate for 弥补; 补偿, 赔偿

【例句】The maker printed the dialogue along the bottom of the film to compensate for this poor sound quality. 制片人在影片下方打出字幕以弥补声音质量的缺陷。

v.补偿,赔偿;抵消

【搭配】compensate for 弥补;补偿,赔偿;compensate the consumer for the loss 弥补消费者的损失

【例句】

1. Although the senses of taste and smell appear to have deteriorated, and vision in water appears to be uncertain, such weaknesses are more than compensated for by cetaceans' well-developed acoustic sense.虽然味觉和嗅觉好像已经退化,在水中的视力似乎也不确定,但是这些缺点早已被鲸类动物发达的听觉所弥补。

2. The study suggests that people who smoke cigarettes are continually damaging their cardiovascular system, which adapts in order to compensate for the effects of smoking. 研究显示,吸烟者在不断破坏自身的心血管系统,因为心血管系统需要适应烟气以抵消因吸烟带来的影响。

【同义】pay(v.赔偿,偿还)

-v.补偿;抵消

【搭配】compensate for 弥补;补偿,赔偿;compensate the consumer for the loss 弥补消费者的损失【例句】

1. Nowadays, as more and more women have become the sole breadwinners in families, nothing can compensate for their loss of time for staying with their children.现在,越来越多的女性成为家中唯一挣钱养家的人,因此她们失 去了与孩子在一起的时间,这是任何东西都无法补偿的。

2. The study suggests that people who smoke cigarettes are continually damaging their cardiovascular system, which adapts in order to compensate for the effects of smoking.研究显示,吸烟者在不断破坏自身的心血管系统,因为心血管 系统需要不断适应以抵消抽烟带来的影响。

【派生】

【同义】compensatory (a. 补偿的;赔偿的) pay (v. 赔偿)

808- cope

v.竞争, 对抗; 对付, 应付, 妥善处理

【同】cope with→deal with

【搭配】cope with(成功地)应付, 对付, 妥善处理

【例句】Peter has to cope with the difficult situation by himself. 彼得不得不自己应对困境。

-v.(成功地)应付,(妥善地)处理

【搭配】cope with problems 应对问题

【例句】

1. For example, they should learn how to cope with the money at their disposal.如,他们必须学会如何管理手边的钱财。

2. Books are available to help employees cope with stress.书籍能帮助员工应 对压力。

【同义】deal(v.处理)

809- confidential

a.机密的, 秘密的

【搭配】confidential employee机要人员; confidential information机密消息

【例句】Your financial status is highly confidential. 你的财务状况是高级机密。

810- consistency

n.一致性, 连贯性

【搭配】consistency principle一致性原则; internal consistency内部一致性

【例句】Employees need to ensure the consistency of service to all of our customers. 员工需要确保对所有顾客提供的服务始终如一。

811- contract

n.契约, 合同, 包工 名词发音? v.缩小, 缩短; 订(约); 感染 动词发音?

【同】pact; treaty -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】carry out contracts 履行合同; abide by contracts 遵守合同

【例句】The contract can be terminated by either party. 双方都可以终止合同。

【要点】员工在试用期(probation)结束后要与企业签订劳动合同(labour contract), 企业要为其提供社会保险(social insurance), 包括失业保险(Unemployment)、工伤保险(On-job Injury)、医疗保险(Basic Medical)、生 育保险(Maternity)和住房公积金(Housing Fund)。

812- coordinator

n.协调者

【搭配】class coordinator 班主任

【例句】The activity needs an effective coordinator. 这项活动需要一位协调能力强的人。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中常考"班主任"这个词组。

813- correspondence

n.通信, 信件; 符合, 一致; 相当于, 对应

【同】letter

【搭配】keep correspondence with sb. 与某人保持通信; commercial correspondence 商业信函

【例句】I have kept correspondence with my former friends. 我一直和以前的朋友保持通信。

【要点】注意在考试中常会听到以下两个常用短语:correspondence with(符合, 一致), correspondence to(相当于, 对应)。

n.通信;一致;相当

【搭配】 correspondence with sb.通信;correspondence with sth.与...一致; correspondence course函授课程

【例句】In the 1960s, over two-thirds of British firms dealing with non-English-speaking customers were using English for outgoing correspondence.20世纪60年代,在与不会说英语的客户往来中,超过三分之二的英国公司使用英文书写外发信件。

【要点】 correspond为动词,表示“相一致;通信”;形容词形式为corresponding, 指“相当的;通信的”;correspondent是名词,指“通讯员,通信者”,这些不同形式可以放在一起记忆,但要特别注意它们的区别。

814- counsel

v.劝告, 忠告 n.法律顾问, 辩护人; 劝告, 忠告

【例句】Bil followed the tutor's counsel. 比尔听取了导师的忠告。

815- counsellor

n.顾问, 辅导员; 参赞; 法律顾问

【例句】Paula Clayburg is the chief counsellor at Liverpool's famous pain clinic. 保拉...克莱伯格是利物浦一家著名的止痛门诊的首席顾问。

【要点】注意counsellor的拼写, 不要把or写成er。

816- creative

a.有创造力的, 创造性的

【同】imaginative; inventive

【例句】John encouraged a creative writing style in classes. 约翰在课堂上鼓励创造性的写作风格。

817- current

a.当前的, 现在的; 通用的, 流行的 n.电流, 气流; 潮流, 趋势 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】existing; present

【搭配】air currents 气流; current affairs 时事; ocean current 洋流

【例句】Can you tell us what your current position is in your country? 你能告诉我们你目前在贵国所担任的职位吗?

n.水流,气流 a.当前的;流动的

【搭配】air currents 气流;current affairs 时事;ocean current 洋流;alternating current 交流电;the current situation 当前形势

【例句】

1. One set of candidates are known as para electric materials. These act like batteries when they undergo a temperature change: attach electrodes to them and they generate a current.一组候选材料被称为顺电材料。当它们进行温度变化时,就像电池一样:连接电极,产生电流。

2. He is recommending the immediate introduction of a "Green Food Standard", which would push the market towards more sustainable environmental practices than the current norm.他建议立即引入“绿色食品标准”,这将比现行规范更能推动市场朝着可持续的环保方向发展。

3. I should like to open a current account.我想开一个活期存款账户。

818- daily

a.每日的 ad.每日, 天天 n.日报

【例句】Helen adjusted her daily schedule to make time for the part time job. 海伦调整每日计划以安排时间来做兼职。

【要点】也常用per day 表示"每天"。

819- demand

n.要求, 请求, 需要(量) 英式发音? v.查问; 要求, 请求 美式发音?

【搭配】in great demand 需求量

【例句】The company refused the labour union's demand. 该公司拒绝了工会的请求。

【要点】demand在作"要求、请求"之意讲时其后的从句要用虚拟语气, 谓语用 should+动词原形, should可以省略, 注意听从句的内容。

-n.要求;需要 -v.要求

【例句】 We do have a few rooms available for delegates at the conference centre if you'd like. They are very cheap but if you're interested you'll need to book soon, because there's always a heavy demand for them.如果你们愿意的话我们在会议中心还有为参会代表准备的几间房间。房价非常便宜,但是如果你们感 兴趣的话就要尽快预订,因为这种房间很走俏。

820- design

n.设计, 图样 v.设计, 构思, 绘制

【例句】The garden is known as "Pear Alley"designed by George himself. 这个园子名为"梨巷", 由乔治亲自设计。

-n.设计;图案 -v.设计;构思

【搭配】have designs on sb./sth.企图伤害某人或将某物据为己有;be designed for/as 为...而制造

【例句】 Architecture is the art and science of designing buildings and their structures.建筑学是一门设计建筑物及其结构的艺术和科学。

821- device

n.装置, 设备; 方法, 设计

【同】appliance

【例句】The modern techniques now include video surveillance and such devices as the eye movement recorder. 如今, 现代技术包括视频监视和一些诸如眼动记录仪之类的设备。

-n.器械,装置;手段

【例句】

1. I don't bring computers, cell phone or any other electronic device there, so in this undisturbed and unplugged environment, I can read a novel in just two days. And my life always gets refreshed and enriched and meaningful again after I come back from the seaside cabin.我不带电脑、手机或其他任何电子设备,所以在这种不受干扰和没有电子设备的环境中,我可以在短短两天内读完 一部小说。从海边小屋回来之后,我的生活总会重新变得新鲜、丰富而有 意义。

2. A wide range of pollution control devices are in place at most modern mines. 大多数的现代矿井都配备了各种污染控制设备。

822- discretion

n.谨慎, 慎重; 明智

【例句】The service that banks offer you will depend on your personal circumstances and the discretion of the bank manager. 银行向你提供的服务取决于你个人的情况和银行经理的决定。

823- draw

n.平局 v.拉; 画; 汲取; 提取; 引出; 靠近

【搭配】draw in(火车、汽车)到站; draw on 动用, 利用; 吸(烟); draw up 写出, 画出; 草拟; 制定

【例句】The target of the conference was to draw up a survey checklist. 这次会议的目标是制定调查清单。

824- duplicate

v.复制; 重复a. 复制的; 二重的

【同】replicate

【搭配】duplicate file 复制文件; in duplicate 一式两份; duplicate copy 副本

【例句】Not merely duplicating the physical characteristic of the organization, but also duplicating the skills that the original employees had.不仅仅是复制那个机构的硬件特征, 而且要复制其最初的那些员工所具备的技能。

825- electronic

a.电子的

【例句】Computers make up the so-called electronic media. 所谓的电子媒体是由计算机构成的。

a.电子的

【搭配】 electronic mail 电子邮件;electronic mailbox 电子邮箱

【例句】 Students who want to enter the stadium need more than just a conventional ID card—their identities must be authenticated by an electronic hand scanner.学生想要进入该体育场,不仅需要常规的身份证,还必须通过电子手持扫描仪来验证身份。---

-a.电子的

【例句】

1. I am acquainted with TV and the Internet. Compared with printed media like magazines and newspapers, I prefer electronic media.我对电视和互联网非常 了解。与杂志和报纸等纸媒相比,我更喜欢电子媒体。

2. Now, more and more schools have been equipped with electronic devices, such as computers and projectors.现在,越来越多的学校配备了电子设备,如电脑和投影仪。

826- eligible

a.有条件被选中的, 有资格的; (尤指婚姻等)合适的, 合意的

【搭配】be eligible to 有资格做...

【例句】The old professor is eligible for retirement. 那位老教授符合退休条件。

827- embark

v.(使)上船(或飞机、汽车等) 英式发音?

【同】get on 美式发音?

【搭配】embark on/upon从事, 着手, 开始工作

【例句】My advice would be to get information collecting done before you embark upon the research. 我的建议是要在开始研究前做完信息收集工作。

v.(使)上船或飞机;(使)从事

【搭配】embark on/upon从事,着手,开始工作

【例句】

1. This book will provide a detailed examination of the Little Ice Age and other climatic shifts, but, before I embark on that, let me provide a historical context.本书将详细讲述小冰河期及其他气候变化的研究,但是在开始之前,请允许我介绍一下相关的历史背景。

2. Without hesitation Alexander embarked on his new career as a musician.亚历山大毫不犹豫地开始了新的职业,做一名音乐家。

【同义】board(v. 上船、飞机等)

【反义】 disembark(v. 使...上岸,着陆)

【派生】 embarkation(n.乘坐,登机)---

-v.(使)上船或飞机;(使)从事

【搭配】embark on/upon从事,着手;开始工作

【例句】

1. I thought it was high time I embarked on a long trip to experience the world and various people. 我认为那是我开始长途旅行去体验世界和了解各地人们的好时机。

2. Without hesitation Alexander embarked on his new career as a musician.亚历山大毫不犹豫地从事起新的职业——当一名音乐家。

【同义】board(v.上船、飞机等)

【反义】 disembark(v.使上岸,使登陆)

828- employ

n./v.雇用; 使用

【例句】Actually, the person did not do the work himself but rather asked a young Scotsman in his employ to design the equipment. 事实上, 那个人自己没有做这项工作, 而是雇了一个苏格兰年轻人设计该设备。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中常会听到lay off这个短语, 它是employ的反义词, 意思是"解雇", 口语中还可以用fire, 正式一点就可以用dismiss。

829- employment

n.雇用; 使用; 工作, 职业 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】By the nineteenth century London had been the busiest port in the world, and this became the main source of employment in the East End. 到19世纪伦敦已成为世界上最繁忙的港口, 而东区因此成为了提供就业机会的主要区域。

【要点】我们常说的就业率就是employment rate, 而失业率则是 unemployment rate。

-n.使用;职业;雇用

【例句】

1. The improvement of employment situations in rural areas will remarkably help attract some intellectuals and narrow the gap between rural and urban areas.农村就业状况的改善将非常利于吸引一些知识分子,并缩小城乡差距。

2. For another thing, the development of the automobile has brought plenty of infant industries, giving people countless employment opportunities.另一方面,汽车的发展带动开发了很多新兴产业,为人们提供了大量就业机会。

188要点在口语表达中,employment一词常常用在有关"求职就业"的话题中,常 用搭配有:employment history(工作经历),temporary employment(临时 工作),employment pressure(就业压力),employment rate(就业率),problems of employment(就业问题),out of employment(失业)。

830- enhance

v.提高, 增强 英式发音?

【搭配】enhance one's confidence 增强信心

【例句】The organization provides a range of opportunities for graduating students to enhance their skills. 该组织向应届毕业生提供一系列的机会来强化他们的 技能。

v.提高,增强

【搭配】 enhance one's reputation 提高声誉;enhance one's confidence 增强信心;enhance the ability 提高能力

【例句】

1. Not only would this save energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions, it would also enhance the quality of community life, putting the emphasis on people instead of cars.这不仅会节约能源并减少二氧化碳的排放量,也会提高社区生活质量,以人为本,而不是汽车。

2. Organisations provide a range of opportunities for women to enhance their skills.一些组织为妇女提供大量提高自己技能的机会。

-v.提高,增强

【搭配】enhance one's reputation 提高声誉; enhance one's confidence 增强信 心; enhance the ability提高能力

【例句】

1. A major reason for students to take part-time jobs at college is to enhance the opportunities to get good employment after graduation.学生在大学里从事兼职 工作的一个主要原因是增加毕业后找到好工作的机会。

2. Some organisations provide a range of opportunities for women to enhance their skills.一些组织为女性提供了各种机会来提高她们的技能。

831- enterprise

n.事业, 企(事)业单位; 事业心, 进取心

【搭配】a backbone enterprise 骨干企业

【例句】Fortunately in October 2001 we won an Enterprise Award which helped us enormously. 2001年10月, 我们幸运地获得了企业奖, 这对我们的帮助非常大。

【要点】企业分为国有企业(public enterprise)、私营企业(private enterprise)和合资企业(joint venture)。一个好的企业要有自己的企业文化(enterprise culture).

n.公司;事业

【例句】

1. Participants in this enterprise were provided with bicycles, which they used to deliver parcels and messages.加入该公司的人都会得到一辆自行车,用来递送包裹和信件。

2. The land can be contained as part of the enterprise's assets.这块土地可算做该公司的部分资产。

【派生】 enterprising(a.有事业心的)

832- enthusiastic

a.满腔热情的, 热心的

【同】passionate

【搭配】enthusiastic applause 热烈的掌声; enthusiastic reception热诚的接待

【例句】There're many exercises that we do to help the students feel positive and enthusiastic about their study. 我们开展很多训练来帮助学生们建立对学习积极热情的态度。

833- entitle

v.给以权利(或资格); 给...以称号; 给...题名

【同】be entitled to→have right to

【搭配】be entitled to 有权..., 有资格...

【例句】As a member of the museum, you would be entitled to have free tickets. 如果你是博物馆的会员, 将有权获得免费票。

v.给...权利(或资格);给(书、文章等)题名

【搭配】 be entitled to.有权...,有资格...

【例句】

1. In 1997, the World Wide Fund for Nature issued a press release entitled: "Two thirds of the world's forests lost forever”. 1997年,世界自然基金会发布了一篇新闻,题为《世界上2/3的森林永远消失了》。

2. Eight years later, a series of world conferences took place, entitled"The Breeding of Endangered Species", and from then on conservation became the zoo community's buzzword. 八年之后,一系列以“濒危物种繁殖”为题的世界会议召开了,自此以后,“保护”成了动物园界的流行词。

3. As a member of the museum you would be entitled to use the members' lounge for refreshments.作为博物馆的会员,你有权在会员休息室内休息。

【派生】 entitlement(n.权利)

-v.给予...权利或资格;给(书、文章等)题名

【搭配】be entitled to 有权...,有资格...

【例句】

1. There will be a personal membership fee and family membership fee which is quite a bargain. Then the members will be entitled to enjoy the refreshments in the member's lounge. 这里将会有个人会费和家庭成员会费,很划算。会员可以在会员休息室里享用点心。

2. As a member of the museum you would be entitled to use the members' lounge for rest and to enjoy refreshments.作为博物馆的会员,你可以在会员休息室内休息,并享用点心。

834- exert

v.施加, 运用

【同】utilize

【搭配】exert an influence on 对...施加影响; exert pressure 施加压力; exert on施加于

【例句】The manager exerted all his authority to make the committee accept the plan.经理运用他所有的权力, 使委员会接受了该计划。

v.运用,发挥;施以影响

【例句】They are working with the same group of 3,000 women, to try to find out whether reading mothers make better use of hospitals and clinics, opt for smaller families, exert more control at home, learn modern childcare techniques more quickly, or whether they merely have more respect for themselves and their children.他们与同组的3000名女性一起工作,试图发现是否识字的母亲们能更好地利用医院和诊所,选择组建小家庭,在家中的控制权更大,以及学习现代育儿方法的速度更快,或者她们是否仅仅是更加尊重自己和她们的孩子。

-v.运用,发挥;施以影响

【搭配】exert a good/bad influence on 对...施以好的/坏的影响;exert pressure on 给...施以压力

【例句】 For a time in the past, there were many different kinds of advertisements on TV and the radio, but due to lack of appropriate management and supervision, there existed a lot of misleading or unhealthy advertisements, which exerted a negative influence on the general public.在过去的一段时间里,电视和收音机里播放了很多广告;但由于缺乏适当的管理和监督,存在很多误导性的或不健康 的广告,这对公众造成了不利影响。

【同义】employ(v.运用)

835- foyer

n.门厅, 休息室

【同】hall; lobby

【搭配】entrance foyer 进口门厅

【例句】Meeting someone in the foyer at 7 o'clock is expected by the manager. 经理期待着七点钟的时候在门厅约见某人。

836- factor

n.因素, 要素

【搭配】the key factor 关键因素; internal/external factor内在/外在因素

【例句】The final result of the negotiation will depend on factors of many aspects. 谈判的最终结果将取决于多方面的因素。

837- frustrating

a.令人泄气的, 使人沮丧的 英式发音? 美式发音?

【要点】注意英音和美音的重音位置不同

【例句】I find it frustrating to have so few teaching resources. 我发现教学资源是如此之少, 这真令人沮丧。

838- faith

n.信任, 信用; 信仰, 信条

【同】belief; confidence

【搭配】have faith in 信任, 相信...; lose faith in 不信任..., 不相信. ; religious faith 宗教信条

【例句】People have to have the faith in each other's ability to carry out the task their boss set them. 大家必须相互信赖对方有能力完成老板分配下来的任务。

839- feasible

a.可能的, 可行的

【同】viable

【搭配】feasible suggestion可行的建议

【例句】Some of your ideas may not be feasible in our company. 你的一些想法在咱们公司也许并不可行。

a.可行的,可能的

【搭配】 feasible plan 可行的计划;feasible suggestion 可行的建议

【例句】

1. This was just about feasible at the moment, when centenarians were still comparatively rare, but it will not be the case for much longer.这种方式在当时是可行的,因为那时候的百岁老人还比较罕见,不过在更远的将来就没这回事了。

2. Better integration of transport systems is made more feasible by modern computers.现代计算机的应用使得交通系统得到更好的统筹。

840- flexible

a.柔韧的, 易弯曲的; 灵活的

【搭配】a flexible schedule可变通的日程表; flexible working hours 弹性工作时间

【例句】You could do your research in eighteen months if you wanted-or longer; it's quite flexible and it would be up to you. 如果你想的话, 可以用18个月或者更长的时间来做这个研究。时间上很灵活, 这取决于你自己。

【要点】在一些企业, 总经理(general manager)可以根据工作量(workload)采取弹性 工作时间(flexible working hours/time), 员工(employee)可以填写申请表来 加班(work overtime)或上夜班(night shift)。

a.易弯曲的;柔韧的;灵活的

【搭配】a flexible schedule 可变通的日程表;flexible working hours 弹性工作时间

【例句】

1. A flexible fair duty roster is very useful. Where possible, staff were given the opportunity to determine their working schedule within the limits of clinical needs.弹性公平的值班时间表很有用。在可能的情况下,员工有机会在临床需求的范围内决定他们的工作安排。

2. Many children may choose entrepreneurship because it allows them a degree of independence, and is flexible enough to allow them to take part in other activities such as education and domestic tasks.许多孩子可能选择创业,因为创业会使他们获得一定程度上的独立,而且足够灵活,可以允许他们参加其他活动,比如接受教育和做家务。

3. Cars easily surpassed trains or buses as a flexible and convenient mode of personal transport.汽车很容易地超越了火车和巴士,成为一种灵活、便利的个人交通工具。

-a.易弯曲的;柔韧的;灵活的

【搭配】a flexible schedule灵活的日程安排;flexible working hours 弹性工作时间

【例句】

1. The plan is quite flexible to carry out. 这个计划执行起来十分灵活。

2. Cars easily surpass trains or buses as a flexible and convenient mode of

145personal transport.作为个人交通工具,汽车灵活、便利,比火车和公共汽 车好。 flexibility(n.灵活性) inflexible(a.不可弯曲的)

841- grant

n.授予物; 补助金; 拨款 英式发音? v.同意, 准予; 给予, 授予 美式发音?

【搭配】take...for granted 想当然, 认为理所当然; grant a request 答应请求

【例句】I feel that my grant is insufficient to see me through the difficulty. 我觉得奖学金不足以帮我渡过难关。

-n. 赠予物 -v.授予;同意;承认

【搭配】take for granted认为 理所当然; grant a request答应请求; student grants 学生助学金【例句】

1. Some of the young teachers are totally astounded when they see how fast grant or startup money works because they have not considered the costs.有些年轻教师看到拨款或启动资金是如何迅速运作时,他们完全震惊了,因为 他们还没有考虑过成本。

2. The loan is intended to supplement the grant for studying costs. 我打算用这d一贷款来贴补学习开支。

842- hand

n.手; 指针; 人手, 职工, 船员 v.交给, 传递

【搭配】at hand 在手边, 在附近, 即将到来; by hand 用手; hand down 流传下来, 传给, 往下传; hand out分发

【例句】Anne will hand out application forms tomorrow. 安妮明天会发申请表。

【要点】在雅思听力考试中常会听到second hand, 意思是"二手的", 注意吞音现象。

843- individual

a.个人的, 单独的; 独特的 n.个人, 个体

【同】distinctive

【搭配】individual effort个人努力; individual interest个人利益

【例句】The subscription fee is E 100 a year for a company, and 50 for an individual, with no discount for students, I'm afraid. 订阅费是公司100镑一年, 个人50镑, 学生没有优惠。

-a.个别的;个人的;独特的 n个人

【搭配】food served in individual portions 按一人一份儿供给的食物;an individual effort 个人的努力;an individual style of dress 个人的衣着风 格;the rights of an individual 个人权利

【例句】

1. Each floor has hundreds of desks, ten group study rooms and a photocopy room, which provide us the convenience of doing individual research or team works.每层楼都有几百张课桌、十个小组研究室和一个复印室,方便我们 进行个人研究或团队工作。

2. Each of us is an individual and independent of the others.我们每一个人都是独立于他人的单独的个体。

3. The number is your individual room number.这个号码是你单人房的门牌号。

【反义】 collective(a.集体的)

844- humid

a.湿的, 潮湿的, 湿润的

【同】damp

【搭配】humid air 潮湿的空气; humid atmosphere 潮湿的大气; humid climate 湿润的气候

【例句】Summers in that city are extremely humid. 那个城市的夏天非常潮湿闷热。

【要点】英语中有很多词汇表示"潮湿、湿润":soaked, drenched表示"湿透了", damp, moist 表示"有一点潮湿", soggy 表示"湿软的", humid, damp, muggy表示"空气潮湿"

-a.潮湿的,湿润的

【例句】The primary difference between Shenyang and Hong Kong is the climate. For example, Hong Kong has a tropical climate; that is to say, it is very hot and humid there.沈阳和香港最主要的区别是气候。例如,香港是热带气候,也 就是说那里的气候炎热、潮湿。

845- instrument

n.工具, 仪器, 器械; 乐器 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】strategic instruments 战略工具; measuring instruments 测量工具

【例句】The student's musical instruments were lost and he never got to play at the concert. 那位学生的乐器丢了, 所以他没能在音乐会上演出。

846- insufficient

a.不足的, 不够的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】insufficient for 不够做..., 不能胜任...

【例句】The funds for starting a small business were insufficient. 创办一家小型企业的资金不足够。

847- insurance

n.保险, 保险费, 保险业

【搭配】unemployment insurance 失业保险; accident insurance 意外保险; life insurance人寿保险

【例句】Would you like to receive information about the bank's other services-insurance, loans, anything like that. 你想收到银行其他服务的相关信息吗?如保险、贷款之类的。

848- intent

a.专心的, 专注的; 急切的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.意图, 目的

【例句】The vacuum flask contains no glass and is therefore unbreakable to all intents and purposes. 这个真空烧瓶不含玻璃, 因此在任何情况下都不会破。

【要点】intent常和介词on【搭配】, 意思是"对...专心、专注", 注意连读。

849- intern

n.实习生 名词发音? v.拘禁, 软禁 动词发音?

【例句】Helen worked as an intern in that enterprise last year. 海伦去年在那家企业实习。

850- internship

n.实习生身份

【例句】During internship, John came into contact with society. 实习期间, 约翰开始接触社会。

-n.实习岗位;实习期

【例句】

1. I got my internship last summer in a magazine office.去年我在一家杂志社 得到了实习的机会。

2. As part of her internship, she hopes to demonstrate that the businesses responsible for its employees can also make money.作为实习的一部分,她希望能证明对员工负责任的企业也可以赚到钱。 在口语考试环节,考官经常会问到考生的实习经历,考生在描述自己的 实习过程中常用到的表达有internship programs(实习计划),internship report(实习报告)。

851- interview

v./n.接见, 会见; 采访; 面试

【搭配】personal interview 私人会晤; have an interview with sb. 会见某人; job interview 求职面试; group interview小组访谈

【例句】We wil talk about how applicants put through a short interview. 我们将讨论求职者如何成功进行短时间面试。

852- material

a.物质的, 实体的 n.材料, 原料, 资料

【搭配】raw materials 原材料; recycled materials 可回收材料

【例句】The reading material is on the desk. 阅读材料在课桌上。

【要点】material既是可数名词, 又是不可数名词, 在雅思听力考试中一定要仔细辨别该词所表达的意思。

853- keen

a.锋利的; 敏锐的, 敏捷的; 热心的, 渴望的

【搭配】be keen on 渴望, 喜欢, 热衷于; a man of keen perception 知觉敏锐的人

【例句】I don't want to quit my job and my employers are keen on me. 我不想辞职, 并且老板也很喜欢我。

854- manipulate

v.应付, 处理; 操纵, 控制; 影响

【例句】Space management is now a highly sophisticated method of manipulating the way we shop to ensure the maximum profit. 现在, 空间管理是一种高度复杂的方法, 这种方法通过操控我们购物的方式来确保最大的利润。

v.影响;操作,使用

【例句】

1. The history of human civilization is entwined with the history of the ways we have learned to manipulate water resources.人类文明史与人类学习利用水资源的历史紧密相连。

2. Once inside a bank's network, the hackers can communicate directly with computers holding account information and manipulate funds.一旦黑客进入某家银行的网络,他们就可以直接连通持有账户信息的计算机,并控制账户资金。

3. The film is complicated to manipulate.这种胶卷用起来很复杂。

【同义】 handle(v.操作,操纵)

【派生】 manipulation(n.操纵);manipulative(a.控制的)

v.影响;操作,使用

【例句】

1. They illustrate the importance of understanding the lifecycle -backwards, forwards, and inside out -so that you can manipulate it when you need to.它们体现了充分理解生命周期的重要性——向后、向前或由内向外,这样就可以在需要的时候操纵它了。

2. The film was complicated to manipulate.这种胶卷用起来很复杂。

【同义】handle(v.操作,操纵);maneuver(v.操纵)

855- manual

a.手的, 手工做的, 体力的 n.手册, 指南

【搭配】manual worker 手工劳动者; manual labour 体力劳动; manual instruction使用手册, 操作手册

【例句】You should read the manual instruction carefully before fixing the projector. 安装投影仪前你应该仔细阅读使用手册。

856- occupation

n.占领, 占据; 占用; 职业, 工作

【同】job; profession; work

【搭配】a regular occupation固定职业

【例句】A: What's your occupation?

B: Well, I'm in Britain as a project manager.

A: 你做什么工作?

B: 哦, 我在英国做项目经理。

-n.占领;职业

【搭配】a regular occupation 固定职业

【例句】

1. For example, the Japanese army invaded the city and committed many atrocities during the occupation.比如,日本军队入侵该城市,在占领期间,犯下许多残暴的罪行。

2. Various professions and occupations often interchange their jargons.不同的行业之间经常交换各自的行业术语。

【要点】employment是正式的公文用词,指可获报酬的工作;occupation和job指有报酬的某种工作,occupation比较正式,还可指不一定有固定收入的工作;profession指需要受过较高教育和专门训练才能从事的职业;trade指需要受过训练具备某些技能的职业。

857- pension

n.养老金; 抚恤金; 津贴; 年金

【搭配】live on a pension 靠养老金/抚恤金生活

【例句】People in their early twenties need to think about pensions. 人们在20岁出头时就需要考虑养老金问题。

【要点】表示退休金、养老金的短语有old age pension, retirement pension。

-n.养老金,抚恤金

【搭配】live on a pension 靠退休金/抚恤金生活

【例句】

1. It is the company's responsibility to provide enough pensions for the retired people.给退休人员发放足够的退休金是公司的责任。

2. Even hourly employees receive benefits-such as pension contributions and medical insurance-that are not tied to the number of hours they work.即便是小时工也享受养老金和医疗保险等福利,这些和他们工作的时间没有关系。

858- perform

v.履行, 执行; 做, 完成; 表演, 演出

【同】play

【搭配】perform on 演奏

【例句】Teachers should perform their duties. 老师应该履行自己的职责。

-v.做,履行;表演

【搭配】perform on 演奏

【例句】

1. When the traffic accident happened, I was on my way to the cinema to watch the movie which was performed by Andy Lau.当车祸发生时,我正在去电影院的路上,打算去看刘德华出演的电影。

2. Why did the divers perform less well in colder conditions?为什么潜水者在较冷的条件下表现稍差些呢?

859- plate

n.金属板, 片; 盘子, 盆子; 板, 钢板 v.镀, 电镀

【例句】Jack had a plate of chicken for supper. 杰克晚餐吃了一盘鸡肉。

【要点】复数为plates, 注意复数发音连读; 雅思考试中常考"图板"这个义项, 是讲印刷流程的。

860- practical

a.实际的, 实用的; 实践的

【搭配】practical experience 实践经验; practical value实用价值; practical material 实用材料

【例句】The new invention was very practical. 这项新发明很实用。

861- precision

n.精确(性), 精密(度)

【搭配】precision instrument精密仪器

【例句】The manufacturers exercise much attention and precision in producing their printers. 制造商在打印机生产上很认真, 并且精益求精。

862- part-time

863- privacy

n.个人自由; 私事, 隐私 英式发音? 美式发音?

【例句】Parents have no rights to intrude their children's privacy. 父母无权侵犯孩子的隐私。

864- privilege

n.特权, 优惠, 特许

【例句】Education should not be a privilege for children from rich families. 教育不应该是有钱人家孩子的特权。

-n.特权;优惠

【搭配】live a life of luxury and privilege 过着养尊处优的生活;legal privileges合法特权

【例句】

1. Some feel that children of wealthy families, living a life of luxury and privilege, are less fit to deal with difficulties posed by the "real world"when they grow up. 有些人认为,出生于富裕家庭、过着养尊处优生活的孩子在长大后,不太能应对现实生活中出现的困难。

2. Air travel, once a privilege of the wealthy, has been gaining popularity worldwide over the last few decades.近几十年来,乘飞机旅行这种原先是富人才能享受的旅行方式,已在全世界得到普及。

3. Education is not a privilege of some people but a right of al the citizens.受教育不是某些人的特权,而是所有公民的权利。

【派生】 privileged(a.享有特权的)

865- probation

n.缓刑(期); 试用(期)

【例句】I was just a servant who was on probation.我只是一个处于试用期的雇员。

866- professional

a.职业的, 专业的, 专门的 n.专业人员

【搭配】professional football职业足球赛; professional knowledge专业知识

【例句】Sports psychologists spent a lot of time with professional athletes. 运动心理学家花大量的时间和专业运动员在一起。

-a.职业的;专业的 -n.专业人员

【搭配】professional football 职业足球赛;professional knowledge 专业知识;professional advice专业建议

【例句】

1. Those who feel that sports stars' salaries are justified might argue that the number of professionals with real talent is very small, and the money is an identification of the skills and dedication a person needs to be successful.那些认为体育明星的工资合理的人可能会这样辩解:真正有才能的专业人士的 数量很少,而钱是对个人成功所需技能和所做奉献的认同。

2. Sports psychologists spend time with professional athletes helping them approach competition with a positive mental attitude.运动心理学家花时间帮助职业运动员用一种积极的心态去面对竞赛。

【反义】amateur(n.外行);unprofessional(a.违反职业准则的)

867- project

n.方案, 计划; 工程, 项目 名词发音? v.投射, 放映; (使)凸出, (使)伸出; 设计, 规划 动词发音? -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】draw up a project 制订方案; carry out a project 执行方案

【例句】The problem was people couldn't project the film onto a screen.问题是人们无法在屏幕上放映电影。

868- promote

v.促进, 发扬; 提升, 提拔; 增进, 助长; 宣传

【搭配】promote mutual understanding 促进相互理解; promote the sale of sth. 促销

【例句】The advertisement wil help promote the new product. 广告将有助于宣传新产品。

-v.促进;提升;促销

【搭配】promote mutual understanding 促进相互理解;promote the sale of sth. 促销;promote cultural communication 增进文化交流

【例句】

1. The explosion in the sheer number of salespeople in the field-and the amount of funding used to promote their causes -forces close examination of the pressures, influences and relationships between drug representatives and doctors.医药领域销售人员的数量呈爆炸式增长,而且用于促进他们事业 发展的资金迅速增加,都促使我们要仔细审查医药代表和医生间的相互压 力、影响及关系。

2. Quite often, governments try to kill off a minority language by banning its use in public or discouraging its use in schools, all to promote national unity.为促进民族团结,政府常试图通过禁止在公共场合或学校使用某种少数名族语言 来消灭这种语言。

3. To date, various research methods have been used to help promote the sales of supermarket products.至今为止,人们已采用各种研究方法来帮助超市促销 商品。

【同义】 encourage(v.鼓励);support(v.支持);publicize(v.宣传)

【派生】prompter(n.发起人,倡导者);promotion(n.晋级;促进);promotional(a.推销的,宣传的)

-v.促进;提升;促销 配promote mutual understanding 促进相互理解;promote the sale of sth.搭配 促销;promote cultural communication 增进文化交流

【例句】

1. Advertisers do everything based on the needs of people, but the advertisements can also promote, exploit or even produce the needs of people.广告商做任何事都 建立在人们的需求上,但是广告也能够促进、开发甚至创造人们的需求。

2. If I keep up the good performance in work that I am doing, I will be possibly promoted in two years and so become the head of a department.如果能保持像现在这样好的工作绩效,我两年之内就有可能升职,从而成为一个部门的 领导。

3. To date, various research methods have been used to help promote the sales of supermarket products.迄今为止,各种各样的调研方法已被用来帮助促销超 市商品。

869- promotion

n.提升, 晋级; 促进, 增进; 发起, 创建; 宣传, 推销

【例句】Would you be willing to attend any of special promotions for the new channel? 你愿意参加新频道的任何特别宣传活动吗?

【要点】大型的百货商店(department store)或超市(supermarket/hypermarket)在法定 节假日(official holiday)常做促销(sales promotion)以吸引消费者, 如遇到产品质量问题, 可以找消协(consumer association)。

-n.提升,晋升;促销;促进

【搭配】gain promotion 获得晋级;promotion prospects 晋升的可能性

【例句】

1. I would not hesitate for one moment if I could obtain a promotion by changing jobs.如果我能通过跳槽获得晋升,我将会毫不犹豫地换工作。

2. Lastly, the only possible change that would affect me is whether I will receive a promotion.最后,唯一可能影响我的变化就是我是否能得到晋升。

【派生】promotional(a.推销的)

【同义】encouragement(n.鼓励)

870- range

n.范围, 领域; 排列, 连续; (山)脉; 炉灶 v.排列成行

【搭配】range over 范围包括...; range between 范围在...与...之间; a wide range of 范围广的, 多方面的, 一大片; a range of 一排, 一行, 一系列; range from延伸; (在一定程度或范围内)变动, 变化

【例句】We'd like to produce the equipment with a range of sizes. 我们想生产大小规格不同的一系列设备。

871- rate

n.速率, 比率; 等级; 价格, 费用 v.估价; 评级, 评价

【搭配】at any rate 无论如何, 至少; at the rate of 以...速度; interest rate 利率; drop-out rate辍学率

【例句】The unemployment rate is falling in the city. 该城市的失业率正在下降。

872- reasonable

a.合理的, 有道理的; 适度的; 通情达理的

【同】fair

【例句】I think you'll find the methods very reasonable. 我认为你会觉得这些方法很合理。

-a.合理的,公道的;通情达理的

【例句】

1. Do you think it is reasonable for TV stars having a very high income?你认为电视明星拥有很高收入合理吗?

2. It seems reasonable to expect rapid growth of our country, because we all believe it is going to happen.期盼我们国家飞速发展似乎是合情合理的,因为我们都相信这是可能实现的。 同 rational(a.理性的,理智的)

873- receptionist

n.接待员 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】The patient goes to a receptionist and asks her about his condition.病人向接待员询问自己的情况。

874- qualification

n.资格, 合格; 技能; 限制, 条件; 合格证书

【搭配】qualification test资格考试; minimum qualification 最低资格限制

【例句】You can select someone-even a friend-who has all the qualifications, degrees and certificates. 你可以挑选有资格、有学位和有证书的任何人, 甚至可以是朋友。

【要点】qualification这个词在听力中经常出现, 单词比较长, 注意拼写。

n.资格;条件;限制;赋予资格

【搭配】 qualification test 资格考试;minimum qualification 最低资格

【例句】 Choosing the right person for the job involves more than identifying the essential range of skills, educational and professional qualifications necessary to perform the job.为工作挑选合适的人员不只是包括鉴别一系列基本技能以及完成工作所必需的教育资历和职业资格。

-n. 资格;条件,限制;赋予资格

【搭配】qualification test资格考试; minimum qualification最低资格

【例句】 I think I have the qualifications of an accountant as I am a careful and organized person. Moreover, I like making everything in my life go in order, and accounting is fit in this point.我认为我有当会计的条件,因为我是一个仔细且有条理的 人。另外,我喜欢生活中的所有事都井然有序,而会计工作正符合这一点。

875- reconfigure

v.重新配置, 重新装配

【例句】You may need to reconfigure a computer to accept a new peripheral. 你可能要重新配置一台电脑以接受新的外部设备。

876- recruit

n.新兵, 新成员 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.招募(新兵), 招收(新成员)

【同】employ

【搭配】recruit method 招聘方法

【例句】You are among the two hundred staff recruited to look after the disabled. 你是被招聘来照顾残疾人的200名员工之一。

877- redundant

a.(因人员过剩而)被解雇的; 多余的, 过剩的; 累赘的, 冗长的; -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】Jill was unlucky to be made redundant from her job. 吉尔不幸被解雇。

878- remind

v.提醒, 使想起

【同】bring back

【搭配】remind sb. of sth. 提醒, 使想起

【例句】The museum's design with nautical flavour reminded us of the happy time we had by the sea. 这家博物馆具有海洋风情的设计使我们想起了在海边度过的欢乐时光。

-v.提醒,使记起

【搭配】remind sb. of sth.使某人回想起某事

【例句】

1. It reminds me of the happy time I had with my mom in my childhood; it also reminds me of what my mom always told me: fly up high and reach the sky.它让我想起了小时候和妈妈在一起的快乐时光,也让我记起了妈妈常对我讲 的话:展翅高飞,冲上云端。

2. The friendship between Harry Potter and his friends impressed me a lot and reminded me that friends are important.哈利...波特和他的朋友的深厚友谊给我留下了深刻印象,也提醒了我朋友很重要。

3. The notice reminds students that if they park a motor vehicle on university premises without a valid permit, they will be fined.这个通知提醒学生:如未经允许在校内停放机动车,会被罚款。

【同义】prompt(v.唤起)

879- reputation

n.名气, 名誉, 声望

【同】fame

【搭配】have a reputation for 因...而闻名; ruin reputation 损毁名声; live up to its reputation 与其名声相符

【例句】Sharks have a reputation for being very dangerous creatures capable of injuring or killing humans. 鲨鱼因其能够伤人甚至杀人的高危险度而闻名。

n.名誉,名声

【搭配】have a reputation for 因...而闻名;ruin reputation 砸名声;live up to its reputation 与其名气相符

【例句】

1. It is unfair and nonsensical to attack the FSA's scientific reputation and to try to destroy its credibility.攻击英国金融服务管理局的科学声誉,并试图破坏其信誉是不正当的,也是极为荒谬的。

2. The college has already established a national reputation for its excellence.该校凭借其卓越之处已经享誉全国。

-n.名誉,名声

【搭配】have a reputation for 因...而闻名;ruin sb's reputation 砸名声;live up to its reputation 与其名气相符

【例句】

1. The West Brook has a reputation for its natural swamps and a great variety off lora.西布鲁克以其自然湿地和多样的植物种群而闻名。

2. The college has already established a national reputation for its excellence.该校凭借自己的卓越之处已经享誉全国。

880- responsibility

n.责任, 责任心; 职责, 义务

【搭配】perform one's responsibilities 履行或行使职责; assume the responsibility承担责任

【例句】The company needs a sales manager with responsibility for the North American market. 该公司需要一位负责北美市场的销售经理。

-n.责任,职责;义务

【例句】

1. Since pollution is the problem of the whole world, every individual should take up his/her responsibility so as to solve it.污染是一个世界性问题,每个 人都应该承担起自己的责任去解决这个问题。

2. Poor countries are not able to take as many responsibilities as rich countries do, so rich countries should not refuse to make contributions at such excuse that poor countries take less responsibility.贫穷的国家没有能力和富裕国家承担 同样的责任,所以富有的国家不应该以贫穷国家承担责任少这样的借口而 拒绝作出努力。

881- session

n.会议, 一届会议; 学期; 一段时间

【搭配】a special session 特别会议; in session 正在开会

【例句】Linda is going to attend the summer session.琳达打算参加暑期班。

【要点】session 在雅思听力考试中常作"学期, 学习班"之意。

n.会议;研讨会;学期

【搭配】 special session 特别会议;in session 正在开会;training session 培训课程

【例句】

1. After the session, there is a follow-up class, to stimulate the students to recall the material presented.会议结束后有一堂后续的课,以激发学生们回忆会上所出现的资料。

2. Linguists often make use of structured sessions, in which they systematically ask their informants for utterances that describe certain actions, objects or behaviours.语言学家经常采用结构化的研讨会,在会上他们系统地要求语言资料提供者口头描述某些动作、目标及行为。

3. What I'd like to do in this session is to give you the opportunity to ask questions on how to write the dissertation.这次会上我将给你们机会,你们可以就如何写学位论文进行提问。

【要点】session一般指比较正式的会议或其会期,如国会会议等,还可以表示学年或学期。

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882- shift

n.转移; 转换, 转变; (轮)班, (换)班 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.替换, 转移; 移动

【例句】The sudden weight shift caused the truck to turn over. 卡车突然失重导致翻车。

【要点】"夜班"在英语中就是 night shift。

n./v.移动;改变,变化;(轮或换)班

【例句】

1. This book will provide a detailed analysis of the Little Ice Age and other climatic shifts, but, before I start on that, let me provide a historical context.本书将详细分析小冰河期及其他气候变化,但在我开始之前,请允许我介绍一下历史背景。

2. Fishermen protested, and the port was shifted a further five kilometres to the south.由于渔民的反对,港口又向南移了5公里。

【同义】change(v.改变,使...改变);alter(v.改变)

883- stock

n.库存, 现货; 股票, 股份 v.储存

【搭配】laughing stock 笑柄; in stock 现有, 备有; out of stock 无现货的, 脱销的; stockholder 股东; stock market 股市

【例句】There is a lot of stock in the supermarket. 这家超市存货很多。

n.气流;汇票;草稿 a.汲出的;拖拉的 v.起草;征兵;选派

【例句】Ancient Chinese chariots were typically two wheeled vehicles drawn by two or four horses with a single draught pole measuring around 3 meters long that was originally straight but later evolved into two curved shafts.中国古代的战车是典型的由两匹或四匹马拖拉的两轮车,有一个大约三米长的牵引杆,起初都是笔直的,后来就变成了两个弯轴。

n.储备品;股票;家畜 a.常备的 v.储备

【例句】

1. From either of these modes you would then need to jump over to the"purchase a stock”workflow, which may be in an entirely different application.无论来自这些模式中的任何一种,然后你都要跳到“购买股票”的工作流程,此工作流程可能位于一款完全不同的应用程序中。

2. Fish stocks here began to decline in the 1950s in the south Scotland.在苏格兰南部,鱼类储量从20世纪50年代开始减少。

884- salary

n.薪金, 薪水

【例句】Henry earns his living with a basic salary plus commission.亨利靠基本工资加提成过活。

【要点】其他表示"薪水"的词有:wage, earnings。

885- responsible

a.应负责的, 有责任的; 可靠的, 可信赖的; 责任重大的, 重要的

【搭配】be responsible for 承担...的责任, 应负责的, 有责任的

【例句】An English duke was responsible for cultivating this kind of banana which was introduced into Australia later. 一位英国公爵负责培育这种香蕉, 这种香蕉后来被引进到澳大利亚。

a.有责任感的;可靠的

【搭配】be responsible for 承担...的责任,应负责的,有责任的

【例句】

1. It is believed that smoking is responsible for 30 per cent of all deaths from cancer and clearly represents the most important preventable cause of cancer in countries like the United States.有人认为,在因癌症导致的死亡中有30%是由抽烟引起的,并且在一些国家,像美国,抽烟是患癌症的可预防的首要原因。

2. One misconception of the pupils was that acid rain is responsible for rainforest destruction.学生们的一个误解就是酸雨对于雨林的破坏有责任。

【要点】在雅思考试阅读中,常用的短语是be responsible for“对...负责,是...的原因”,一些常见的固定【搭配】是responsible stakeholder“利益攸关者”和responsible officer“项目负责人”等。

886- staff

n.全体职工, 工作人员; 杠, 棒; 参谋部 英式发音? v.为...配备人员, 配备工作人员 美式发音?

【同】personnel

【搭配】office staff 办公室文员; teaching staff 教职工

【例句】The school master spoke on behalf of all the members of the staff in the university. 那位校长代表这所大学的所有员工讲话。

【要点】"一名员工"不能说 a staff, 要说 a member of staff或者 an employee, 并且注 意不要和stuff(材料)混淆。

-n.全体职工

【例句】If the new employees start work and don't get along well with other colleagues, the interviewers may have picked a loser in staff selection.如果新员工开始工作后和其他同事相处不好,那么面试官就可能挑选了不合适的人。

887- strike

v.冲, 撞; 罢工; (使)产生印象, 打动; 发现, 找到 n.罢工

【例句】Transport workers are on strike in Melbourne over a pay claim. 墨尔本的运输工人为索要工资而罢工。

-v.打;折磨 -n.罢工 【例句】

1. The stone struck me on the side of the head.石子打中了我头部的侧面。

2. It seems that the strike will spread to other provinces.看来罢工会蔓延到其 他省份。 这个单词作为"罢工"的词义十分常见,on strike就是"罢工"的意思,如:Staff at the organization went on strike in protest at the incidents.(这个组 织的员工举行罢工,抗议这些事件。)作为"打"的含义时,常见的短语 有air strike(空袭),strike at(袭击;攻击;对...打击)。

888- supervise

v.管理, 监督

【例句】The training institution is supervised by local government. 这家培训机构受当地政府监督。

889- supply

n.供应, 供应量 v.供给, 供应; 满足(需要), 补足

【同】provide

【搭配】supply sth. to sb. 为...提供...

【例句】We'll supply training courses to new employees. 我们将为新员工提供培训课。

890- suspicious

a.怀疑的

【同】distrustful; doubtful

【搭配】be suspicious of 怀疑; feel suspicious about怀疑

【例句】It might look a little suspicious if we arrived at the office too early. 如果我们太早到办公室, 看起来可能有一点可疑。

【要点】表示"态度"的相关词汇:
jealous 嫉妒的
indifferent 冷漠的
contrite 悔悟的
profane 亵渎的
desperate 绝望的

891- template

n.模板

【同】templet

【例句】If you need to write a lot of similar documents, setting up a template on your computer will save plenty of time. 如果你需要写大量相似的文件, 在你的计算机上建立一个模板会节省很多时间。

892- temporary

a.暂时的, 临时的

【同】short term

【搭配】temporary employment/work 临时工作

【例句】Anne works in the accounts department as a temporary worker. 安妮在出纳科做临时工。

a.暂时的

【搭配】 temporary employment 临时工作

【例句】

1. These are temporary; they will be removed when the airport is finished.这些是暂时的,机场建成后就会将它们移除。

2. There are two types of hibernation, namely "true"hibernation and torpor,or temporary hibernation.有两种冬眠形式,即“真正”的冬眠和蛰伏,或者叫做临时冬眠。

3. Coal mining makes only temporary use of the land and produces no toxic chemical wastes.煤矿开采只会暂时占地,且不会产生任何有毒的化学废弃物。

【同义】impermanent(a.临时的)

【反义】 permanent(a. 永久的)

893- undertake

v.承担, 担任; 许诺, 保证; 着手, 从事

【搭配】undertake responsibility承担责任

【例句】If you can undertake the task, we will be grateful. 如果你能承担这项任务, 我们将很感激。

v.承担;着手,采取

【搭配】 undertake responsibility 承担责任

【例句】

1. The problem may mean the crew of the space shuttle Discovery has to undertake a fourth spacewalk.出现这样的问题,可能意味着“发现者号”航天飞机的宇航员要进行第四次太空行走。

2. As more research is undertaken on the causes of left-handedness, attitudes towards left-handed people are gradually changing for the better.随着对左撇子成因的研究越来越多,人们对左撇子的态度也渐渐有所好转。

【派生】undertaking(n.任务;事业)

v.承担;着手,采取

【搭配】 undertake responsibility承担责任

【例句】

1. Most of the research on smell undertaken to date have been of physical scientific nature.迄今为止,在味觉方面所做的大部分研究都是对其物理学属性的研究。

2. As more research is undertaken on the causes of left-handedness, attitudes towards left-handed people are gradually changing for the better.随着对左撇子成因的研究增多,人们对左撇子的态度也逐渐有所好转。

【派生】undertaking(n.任务;事业)

894- uniform

n.制服 a.相【同】的, 一致的

【同】costume; identical

【搭配】in uniform 穿着制服

【例句】Traditionally uniforms were manufactured to protect the worker. 传统上生产制服的目的是保护工人。

【要点】相关词汇:
attire 服装
suit 套装
garb 服装

895- treasurer

n.司库; 出纳员, 财务主管

【例句】We have Gina Costello, she's the treasurer, and she will collect the fees from you for the year. 我们的财务主管吉娜...科斯特洛会向你们收取年费。

896- vacancy

n.(未被占用的)空余住处; 空处, 空位, 空缺; 无主意或智慧, 头脑空虚

【例句】We still have vacancies for editors but other positions have been filled. 我们的编辑名额尚有空缺, 但其他职位都满了。

【要点】vacancy后接介词 for, 注意听 for后面的内容。

897- vacant

a.未占用的, 空的; 茫然的, 空虚的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】empty

【搭配】a vacant position 空缺职位; a vacant expression 茫然的表情; a vacant seat 空位

【例句】A vacant room is very difficult to find in this district during holidays. 在假日, 很难在这个区找到空房间。

898- vocational

a.职业的, 业务的

【同】occupational; professional

【例句】This is a vocational training institute. 这是一个职业培训机构。

899- vouch

v.担保, 保证

【同】guarantee

【搭配】vouch for 担保

【例句】I can vouch for his ability to work hard and be rich in innovation.我敢保证他是个工作努力且富有创新精神的人。

900- welfare

n.福利; 安宁, 幸福

【搭配】welfare state 福利国家; welfare benefits 福利待遇

【例句】The U. S. welfare system includes state aid and federal help. 美国的福利体系包括国家援助和联邦的帮助。

【要点】福利(welfare)的范围很广, 包括社会保障(social security)、养老金(old age pension)、社会保险(social insurance)等。

n.福利

【搭配】welfare work 福利事业;welfare state 福利国家;welfare benefits 福利 待遇

【例句】

1. The government needs to create sustainable, competitive and diverse farming sectors, which will contribute to a thriving and sustainable rural economy, and advance environmental, economic, health, and welfare goals.政府需要建立持久的、有竞争力的、多样的农业部门,促进农村经济繁荣持续发展,并推动环境、经济、健康和福利等向目标前进。

2. Sixteen American states now use new systems to check that people claiming welfare payments are genuine. In June, politicians in Toronto voted to do the same, with a pilot project beginning next year. 目前,美国的16个州用新系统来识别福利款项获得者的真假。6月,多伦多的政客们经投票表决也决定这样做,明年将进行试点工作。

3. The office deals with all matters related to student welfare.该办公室专门处理与学生福利相关的各种事情。

901- workshop

n.车间, 工场; 专题讨论会

【例句】I'm interested in the children's workshops and I'd like a little more information.我对儿童工厂感兴趣, 想多了解一点。

902- ## 8-描述篇

903- absolute

a.绝对的; 完全的

【同】complete; total

【搭配】absolute trust 绝对信任; absolute zero绝对零度

【例句】There is no absolute standard for beauty. 美没有绝对的标准。

904- account

n.账(目、户); 叙述, 说明 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 v.说明, 解释; (在数量、比例方面)占; 导致

【搭配】take...into account考虑; account for解释、说明(原因等); (指数量等)占; on account of 因为, 由于; give sb. an account of 说明、解释(理由); on any account 无论如何; on account 赊账; a first-hand account 第一手报道

【例句】I should start by emphasizing that agriculture still accounts for a very important part of this country's economy. 我应该在一开始就强调, 农业在该国经济中仍然占有重要的份额。

【要点】account在雅思听力考试中常出现在银行交易场景中, 与之相关的短语有:
bank/pass book 存折
open an account 开户
savings account 储蓄存款账户
current account 活期存款账户
check/cheque account 支票账户
deposit account 定期存款账户
monthly savings account
daily interest account 按天计息账户

905- acute

a.严重的, 激烈的; 敏锐的; 【病】急性的; 尖的, 锐的

【搭配】acute pain 剧痛; acute sense of smell 敏锐的嗅觉

【例句】Dogs have a very acute sense of smell. 狗有着非常敏锐的嗅觉。

-a.灵敏的;剧烈的,猛烈的

【搭配】 acute angle 锐角;acute pain 剧痛

【例句】

1. While it is true that the olfactory powers of humans are nothing like as fine as those possessed by certain animals, they are still remarkably acute.虽然人类的嗅觉能力确实没有某些动物强,但还是异常灵敏的。

2. The old and ill are the most vulnerable to the acute effects of heavily polluted air.老人和病人最容易遭受严重污染的空气的影响。

3. Into her nineties, her thinking remained acute and her character forceful.虽已年届九旬,她依然头脑敏锐,个性很强。

【同义】 critical(a.危急的);urgent(a.紧急的)

906- additional

a.附加的, 另外的, 额外的

【同】extra; spare

【搭配】additional charges 附加费用; additional outlay额外开支; additional to添加于, 附加于

【例句】I've just got a couple of suggestions for some additional work. 我刚得到一些针对额外工作的建议。

907- alternate

形容词发音 a.交替的, 轮流的; 间隔的 动词发音? v.(使)轮流, (使)交替

【搭配】alternate between.时而...时而...; alternate with 相间

【例句】I have to see the doctor on alternate Fridays. 我每隔一周的周五都要去看医生。

908- appearance

n.出现, 出场, 露面; 外表, 外貌, 外观

【同】looks

【例句】The professor's appearance in the meeting was warmly welcomed. 教授在会议上露面时受到热烈的欢迎。

【要点】appearance常出现在对人物或事物的描述场景中。形容人的眼睛的词有 blue/dark/brown, 形容人的头发的词有blonde/dark/curly, 形容人长得好看 的词有good-looking/pretty/handsome/beautiful, 形容人的长相"一般"可以用 plain.

-n.出现,露面;外观

【搭配】keep up appearances 维持体面;put in an appearance 露一下面;to all appearances 显然

【例句】

1. Shrek, maybe as you know, is an ugly monster from his appearance. But he has a strong inner beauty.你也许知道,从外表来看,史莱克是个丑陋的怪物,但是他的内心坚强而美丽。

2. I can still remember her beautiful appearance and her strong personality.我依然记得她美丽的外表和坚强的个性。

3. In terms of appearance, my mom is kind of average.就外表而言,我妈妈有些普通。

4. His sudden appearance surprises me greatly. 他的突然出现让我大吃一惊。

【同义】arrival(n.出现)

909- appropriate

a.适当的 形容词发音 v.私占; 拨出(款项) 动词发音?

【同】proper; suitable

【例句】A high-mountainside wouldn't have been an appropriate place for the factory. 高的山腰上本不适合建厂。

【要点】注意在听力考试中拼写时不要和approximate(a.大约的, 近似的)混淆。

a. 适当的 v.挪用;拨出(款项)

【搭配】 appropriate to 适于;appropriate sth. for sth.拨出(款项)供....之用

【例句】

1. Apply an appropriate current to a para electric material and it will cool down.给顺电性材料通上适当的电流,它就能冷却下来。

2. Hypotheses arise by guesswork, or by inspiration, but having been formulated they must be tested rigorously, using the appropriate methodology.假设由猜想或灵感突发而产生,但在形成理论后还必须以恰当的方法通过严格检测。

3. Personality Questionnaires are used by companies to put people in appropriate areas of work.很多公司通过性格测试把员工安排到合适的岗位上。

【同义】 suitable/proper(a.适当的)

【派生】 appropriation(n.挪用)

【要点】 fit,suitable,appropriate,proper都可以表示“适合的,适当的”。fit广泛用在口语中,指对某种要求或需要等合适、适当,常用结构fit for sth.和fit to do sth.;suitable指适于某一场合的要求或目的,比fit正式,常用结构为 suitable for.;appropriate指适合某一特定场合的要求,可接介词for和to;proper指适于某种情况,含“恰如其分”的意思。

910- advanced

a.高级的, 先进的, 前进的 英式发音?

【同】developed 美式发音?

【例句】The Ancient Romans were an advanced civilization.古罗马是一个拥有先进文明的国家。

【要点】advanced在听力考试中常以advanced course的形式出现, 表示"高级教 程", 其中初级教程和中级教程分别是beginning course 和 intermediate course.

911- agree

v.同意, 赞成; 一致, 适合

【同】approve; consent

【搭配】agree on 对...取得一致意见; agree to/with 同意, 赞成; 与...一致, 相符合

【例句】We agreed on three main targets. 在三个主要目标上, 我们意见一致。

912- attitude

n.态度, 看法; 姿势 英式发音?

【同】idea; opinion; view 美式发音?

【搭配】attitude to/towards 对...的态度; the attitude to smoking 对待吸烟的态度

【例句】We've been looking at the attitudes of various cultural groups towards the management of their personal finances. 我们一直在关注不同文化的群体对个人理财的看法。

【要点】attitude在和介词to连用时要注意吞音。此外, 表示观点态度的词有:
subjective 主观的
objective 客观的
neutral 中立的
indifferent 冷漠的
positive 积极的
negative 消极的

913- attractive

a.吸引人的, 有吸引力的; 引起注意的

【搭配】attractive personality吸引人的个性

【例句】My landlady is a slender attractive woman in her mid -thirties. 我的房东35岁左右, 身材苗条, 富有魅力。

-a.吸引人的;有魅力的;引人注目的

【例句】 Television keeps one better informed about the current events, allows one to follow the recent developments in politics and science, and provides endless series of programs which are both instructive and entertaining. The most distant countries, the strangest customs and the most attractive scenes of nature are brought right into one's room.电视使人们更好地了解时事,让人们能够及时 了解政治和科学方面的最新进展,并提供了无尽的既有教育性又有娱乐性 的系列节目。最遥远的国度、最奇异的风俗和最具吸引力的自然风景被直 接送到了人们的房间。

914- approximately

ad.近似地, 大约

【同】roughly

【例句】The next train will come in approximately 5 minutes. 下一班火车大约会在五分钟之后到达。

915- basic

a.基本的, 基础的

【同】fundamental

【搭配】basic rights 基本权利; basic course基础课程; basic rule 基本规则

【例句】In this course, students receive instruction in basic engineering. 在本课程中, 学生能学到基础工程学的知识。

【要点】在考试中常会听到basic course, 意思是"基础课", 与之相关的短语有:
specialized course 专业课,

required course 必修课,
optional/selective course 选修课.

916- cast

n.演员表, 全体演员; 石膏绷带; 铸型, 铸件; 英式发音?

917- bizarre

a.奇形怪状的, 怪诞的

【例句】The most bizarre case was a telephone interview I did with a teacher at a university in France. 最奇怪的情况是我在法国一所大学与一名老师进行的电话面试。

【要点】其他表示"奇怪"的单词:weird(怪异的); queer(奇异的); odd(古怪的)。

-a.奇形怪状的;怪诞的

【例句】

1. New evidence has linked a commonly used sleep medication with bizarre behaviours, including a case in which a woman painted her front door in her sleep.新的证据把一种常用的睡眠药物与怪异行为联系起来,其中的一个 案例是一个女人在睡眠中画出了房子的前门。

2. The newly reported cases in the UK and Australia add to a growing list of bizarre sleepwalking episodes linked to the drug, including reports of people sleep-driving while on the medication.在英国和澳大利亚,新呈报的个案中与 药物有关的怪异的梦游症案例越来越多,其中包括用药期间的睡眠驾驶。

3. The story has a certain bizarre interest.这个故事有一种怪诞的趣味。

【同义】fantastic(a.奇异的,荒诞的);outlandish(a.古怪的,奇异的)

【例句】 Joseph Banks, a botanist, went on the first voyage along with fellow botanist Daniel Solander from Sweden.植物学家约瑟夫...班克斯和同为植物学家的同伴丹尼尔...索兰德一道从瑞典出发,参加了第一次航行。

【要点】botanist源于botany,“植物学”,形容词形式为botanical,含义是“与植物学有关的”,动词形式为 botanize,意为“研究、采集野生植物”。

918- clarify

v.澄清, 阐明

【同】make clear

【例句】I find that talking to the students about the requirements of the course helps to clarify what needs to be done. 我发现和学生谈论课程要求有助于向他们阐明需要做的是什么。

919- compact

a.紧密的, 结实的; 简明的; 紧凑的 v.使紧凑, 压缩 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】a compact car小型客车; a compact narration 简明的叙述

【例句】The bag must be compact and light for easy transport. 包必须轻便小巧以便于运输。

-v.合同;小粉盒 -a.紧密的;简洁的

【搭配】a compact mass of sand 坚实的沙堆; a compact flat 小型的单元; compact disc 激光唱片

【例句】 Even though a paper plane is the easiest item of origami I have ever made, and perhaps the most compact one, it is still my favorite one.尽管纸飞机是我折过的最简单的折纸手工,而且可能是我折过的最小巧的,但却是我最喜欢的。

【派生】 compactly(ad.紧密地);compactness(n.紧密)

【同义】concise(a.紧凑的)

920- complaint

n.抱怨, 委屈; 投诉, 控告; 疾病 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】oral complaint 口头申诉

【例句】Thank you for calling our free company Information Line. If you want to make a complaint, please press one. 感谢您拨打我们公司的免费咨询电话。如果您需要投诉, 请按1。

921- confirm

v.证实, 确定; 批准, 使有效

【同】verify

【例句】A: Can I have a look at the travel plan?

B: I'm afraid the schedule hasn't been printed out yet, but we have confirmed the dates and planned optional extra visits.

A: 我能看一眼旅行计划吗?

B: 恐怕计划还没有印出来, 但是我们已经确定了日期并且计划了可供选择的其他旅程。

-v.证实;确定,肯定;批准

【例句】

1. And the data confirms that the rate at which these diseases are declining continues to accelerate.数据证实,这些疾病的减少速度在不断加快。

2. If a prediction based on a hypothesis is fulfilled, then the hypothesis is confirmed as true.如果基于某一假设的预测通过实践检验,那么该假设就被证实是正确的。

【派生】confirmed(a.确认的;坚定的)

【要点】confirm指提供证据证明报告或意见等的正确性或真实性,强调有证据证 明;而verify意为证实、核实某事物是真实的或准确的,强调过程。

922- consecutive

a.连续不断的, 连贯的

【同】continuous; sequent

【搭配】consecutive years 连年

【例句】You should give a clear and consecutive narrative for your report. 你应该就你的报告给出一个清晰、连贯的陈述。

【要点】consecutive passes 在足球运动中为"连续传球"。

-a.连贯的;连续不断的

【搭配】 consecutive passes 连续传球;in consecutive years 连年

【例句】 Viewed from the side, the pagoda seemed to be doing a snake dance-with each consecutive floor moving in the opposite direction to its neighbours above and below.从侧面看,塔似乎在跳蛇舞,每两块相连的地板都以不同的方 向上下跳动。

【同义】 successive(a.连续的)

【派生】 consecutively(ad.连续地)

923- considerable

a.相当大(或多)的, 可观的; 值得考虑的, 重要的

【同】great; large

【例句】The mud-rock flow blocks the mountain passes, so you have to make considerable detours. 泥石流阻塞了山路, 因此你不得不绕很多道。

【要点】在听到considerable这个词时, 一定不要和considerate(周到的)意思搞混。

924- consist

v.在于, 存在于; 由...组成, 由...构成 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】consist of→be made up of; be composed of; consist in, lie in

【搭配】consist of由...组成, 由...构成; consist in在于, 存在于

【例句】The main evidence for cereal grains' presence consists of impressions on pottery. 谷物存在的主要证据包括陶器上的痕迹。

925- constant

a.经常的, 不断的; 坚定的, 永恒的; 忠实的; 持续的; 不变的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.常数, 恒量

【同】unchanging

【搭配】constant temperature 恒温; constant speed 恒定速度; constant value 不变价值

【例句】we need to have a constant supply of bikes to tourists. 我们需要向游客不断地提供自行车。

-a.忠实的;恒定的;经常的 -n.常数

【搭配】constant temperature 恒温;constant speed 恒定速度;constant value 不变价值;a constant friend 忠实的朋友

1. For one thing, his friends pay constant visits to him; for another, he regularly holds noisy parties.其一,他的朋友常来看他;其二,他经常举办聚会,十 分吵闹。

2. Competition is constant and a player is tested every time they perform in their relatively short career.竞争总是存在,运动员在相对较短的职业生涯中,每 比赛一次都要经受一次考验。

【同义】unchanging(a.不变的);faithful(a.忠诚的)

【反义】 variable(n.变量)

926- delicate

a.纤弱的; 精致的; 微妙的; 灵敏的

【同】sensitive

【例句】The leather of ostriches is very delicate and fine. 鸵鸟的羽毛柔软且漂亮。

【要点】注意不要和dedicate(贡献, 致力于)混淆。

a.纤细的;精巧的;微妙的

【例句】Better conservation methods and a focus on fresh fossils, could boost DNA extraction from more delicate specimens.更好的保存方法及重点研究新获得的化石,有助于从更易受损的样本中提取DNA。

【要点】delicate的意义非常多,可以指材质“柔软娇嫩的”,如delicate skin(娇嫩的皮肤);“做工精细的”,如delicate mechanism(精巧的机械装置);“易碎 242的;柔弱的”,如delicate china(易碎的瓷器)等。在阅读中遇到该词时,要注意与之【搭配】的名词,以准确判断其含义。

-a.纤细的;精巧的;微妙的

【例句】

1. Badminton is played with rackets that look much like tennis rackets, but they are much more delicate.打羽毛球用的球拍,看起来很像网球拍,但它们更轻巧。

2. This can be treated to produce about half a square metre of delicate leather.这可以被加工成大约0.5平方米的精致皮革。

927- crack

v.(使)破裂n.裂缝

【同】rupture

【搭配】crack up(体力、精力等)垮掉, 衰退; crack down on 镇压, 制裁

【例句】Viscous lava, accompanied by burning clouds of ash and gas, welled out of the volcano from cracks in its flanks. 黏稠的岩浆夹杂着燃烧的火山灰和气团从火山侧面的裂缝中喷涌而出。

【要点】表示"裂缝"的相关词汇:
flaw 裂隙
cleft 裂缝
crevice 破口
gap 裂口

v.(使)破裂 n.裂缝

【搭配】 crack up(健康)崩溃;crack down on 镇压

【例句】

1. If the shell is slightly cracked during boiling, the white material will bubble out and set like a tiny mountain chain over the crack -like an archipelago of volcanic islands such as the Hawaiian Islands.如果地壳在沸腾时轻微破裂,就会有白色物质冒出,然后像微小的山脉般堆积在崩裂处——就像一座火山群岛,如夏威夷群岛。

2. Viscous lava, accompanied by burning clouds of ash and gas, welled out of the volcano from cracks in its flanks.粘稠的岩浆夹杂着燃烧的火山灰和气团从火山侧面的裂缝中喷涌而出。

【要点】在雅思考试中,crack易与一些意思相近的词混淆,这些动词均含“打破,弄碎”之意。如下面的单词:break是常用词,含义广泛,多指猛然用力将坚硬物打破或损坏;burst指某物因内部或外部压力过大而出现严重破裂、爆开或涨破;crush指用力把东西压碎或变形;shatter一词也很常见,指破裂为许多碎片,多指易碎物;smash指突然而猛烈地重击某物,使之破碎或完全变形。但是,crack多指因长期使用或经受压力,物体出现裂纹、裂口或破裂、裂开,但一般没成碎片;而fracture比crack的破裂程度更深、更严重,常指断裂,医学上指骨折。同学们在【同义】替换时一定要加以区别。

928- criticize

v.批评, 责备; 评论

【同】be critical of

【例句】All students are free to criticize my teaching. 所有的学生都可以对我的教学进行评论。

929- crucial

a.至关重要的, 决定性的

【同】vital

【搭配】crucial to/for sth. 对...至关重要的; at a crucial time在关键时刻; a crucial question 关键问题

【例句】Facial identification is the most crucial field of my study. 人脸识别是我最关键的研究领域。

-a.至关重要的;决定性的

【搭配】crucial to/for sth.对...至关重要的;at a crucial time 在关键时刻;a crucial question 关键问题

【例句】

1. It is crucial to help the kids. So I will contact some local non-profit organizations to see if they can help.帮助这些孩子是至关重要的,所以我会 联系一些当地的公益组织,看他们能否提供帮助。

2. In many cases, self-confidence is crucial to one's success because it is the psychological ground for one's work, and it is based on an evaluation of one's understanding of knowledge done by oneself.在很多案例中,自信是一个人成 功的关键,因为它是一个人工作的心理支撑;自信建立在一个人对自己所 掌握的知识的评估上。

3. The presence of forests is crucial to the survival of human beings.森林的存 在对人类的存活至关重要。

930- decent

a.体面的, 像样的; 正派的, 合乎礼仪的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】You can't get anything decent under 10 dollars. 你不可能花不到10美元买到任何像样的东西。

-a.适当的;令人满意的

【搭配】earn a decent wage 赚可观的工资

【例句】

1. Never tell stories that are not decent.切勿讲不雅的故事。

2. You can't get anything decent with less than 15 dollars.少于15美金不可能买 到像样的东西。

【同义】proper(a. 适当的);modest(a.端庄的);satisfactory(a.令人满意的)

【反义】indecent(a.不适当的)

931- decrease

v./n.减少, 减小 动词发音?

【同】drop; fall; go down 名词发音?

【例句】The number of immigrants decreased slightly last year. 去年移民人数略有下降。

932- depend

v.依靠, 依赖; 信赖, 相信; 决定于, 视...而定

【同】depend on→be dependent on

【搭配】depend on 取决于

【例句】A: How much do the trips cost?

B: Between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on distance.

A: 旅行费是多少?

B: 每个人5到15镑不等, 这取决于距离。

933- describe

v.描述, 形容

【同】give a description of

【例句】The lecturer describes four processes which may contribute to the extinction of a species. 演讲者描述了可能导致一个物种灭绝的四个过程。

934- distinct

a.清楚的, 明显的; 截然不同的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】clear; special

【搭配】be distinct from与...截然不同; a distinct minority明显的少数

【例句】The twin brothers showed a distinct taste for sport. 那对双胞胎兄弟对体育表现出截然不同的嗜好。

a.与其他不同的;独特的;清楚的,明确的

【搭配】 be distinct from 与...截然不同;a distinct minority明显的少数

【例句】

1. The numeration system of the Tsimshian language in British Columbia includes seven distinct sets of words for numbers according to the class of the item being counted.不列颠哥伦比亚钦西安语言的计数系统,根据计算的项目的不同属性,包含了七种不同的表示数字的词类。

2. Why do humans, alone among all animal species, display a distinct left or right-handedness?为什么唯独人类和其他动物不一样,会出现独特的左手或右手偏好呢?

【要点】 distinct常用的短语【搭配】是be distinct from,含义是“与...不同”,其【同义】表 达有obvious,visible,unique,evident和individual等。其常见的同根词有 distinctive“有特色的,与众不同的”,distinguished“著名的;卓著的; 高贵的”,distinguishing“有区别的”和distinguishable“可区别的;辨认得出的;可辨识的”。

-a.与其他不同的;清楚的,明确的

【搭配】be distinct from 与...截然不同;a distinct minority 明显的少数

【例句】

1. I remember that they used to have distinct opinions about my educational philosophy.我记得他们曾经对我的教育理念各持异议。

2. Why do humans, alone among all animal species, display a distinct left or right-handedness?为什么唯独人类和其他动物不一样,会有独特的左手偏好或右手偏好呢?

935- enormous

a.巨大的, 庞大的

【同】huge; vast

【搭配】enormous expenditure 巨额开支

【例句】The demand for motorcycles is enormous, which makes them very expensive locally. 当地对摩托车的需求巨大, 这导致摩托车很贵。

-a.巨大的,庞大的

【例句】

1. The Great Hall stands on a set of plinth and its roof is sustained by enormous pillars. The main altar can be found there. You'll see a Buddha seated between two of his students. 大礼堂矗立于一组柱基上,屋顶由巨大的柱子支撑着。在那里可以找到主祭坛。你可以看到一位佛陀坐在他的两名弟子之间。

2. We grow an enormous number of bananas each year.我们每年都会种植大量的香蕉。 义immense(a.巨大的,广大的);colossal(a.巨大的,庞大的)

【同义】

936- dominant

a.支配的, 统治的, 占优势的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】a dominant power in the world 世界头号强国

【例句】Linda's grandparents have a dominant effect on her life. 琳达的祖父母对她的生活有绝对的影响力。

a.占优势的;统治的;居高临下的

【搭配】 a dominant power in the world 世界头号强国

【例句】

1. Many of the world's biggest cities began as ports-that is, with land-sea exchange as their major function-but they have since grown disproportionately in other respects so that their port functions are no longer dominant.许多世界大城市都是由港口发展起来的,即以海陆交易作为主要功能,但是从那时起它们在其他领域的发展尤为迅速,以至于其港口作用不再明显。

2. Of all the media, television is clearly dominant, with newspapers a close second.在所有的媒体中,电视显然占主导地位,报纸紧随其后位居第二。

【要点】 dominant, predominant, sovereign这些形容词均含有“占优势的,支配其他的”之意。dominant强调权威;predominant侧重于影响与新近的优势;sovereign多用于政治、政权领域。

937- easy-going

a.脾气随和的, 心平气和的; 懒散的, 随便的; 不慌不忙的

【例句】The interviews don't tell you if applicants are easy-going or hate smoking or whatever. 从面试中你看不出求职者是否随和或讨厌吸烟或别的什么事。

【要点】形容一个人"性格"的词除了 easy-going 外, 还有:
extrovert 外向的
introvert 内向的
optimistic 乐观的
pessimistic 悲观的
confident 自信的
active 积极的
passive 被动的

938- essential

a.必要的, 必不可少的; 本质的, 基本的 n.本质, 要点

【同】basic; necessary

【搭配】be essential to/for 对...是必不可少的

【例句】The dictionary tells us vitamins are essential to maintain life. 字典讲到维生素对于维持生命是必不可少的。

a.本质的;非常重要的 n.要素

【搭配】 be essential to/for 对...是必不可少的;essential oil 香精油

【例句】

1. Hypnosis, yoga, Silva mind-control, religious ceremonies and faith healing are all associated with successful suggestion, but none of their techniques seem to be

essential to it.催眠、瑜伽、席尔瓦精神控制法、宗教仪式以及信仰疗法都与成功的暗示有关联,但它们都不是成功暗示的本质所在。

2. By means of photosynthesis, forests produce oxygen through the transformation of solar energy, fulfilling what for humans is the essential role of an immense, non-polluting power plant.通过光合作用,森林将太阳能进行转化,从而生成氧气。对人类来说,它是一个不可或缺的巨大且无污染的能源工厂。

3. It is essential that the glass be thicker on the outside than on the inside.外层玻璃要比内层的厚,这很重要。

-a.本质的;非常重要的 -n.要素;实质

【搭配】be essential to/for 对...必不可少

【例句】

1. The field trip was fun and educational. From my personal experience, I believe such trips are essential in educating students in an all-around way.实地考察非常有趣而且有教育性。从我的个人经验来说,我认为这样的考察对于学生 的全面教育是必不可少的。

2. TV has become an important part in so many people's lives that it is essential for us to judge whether it is a blessing or a curse.电视已经成为许多人生活中一个重要的部分,因此判断它是福还是祸对我们来讲非常重要。

3. It is essential that the glass be thicker on the outside than on the inside.外层玻璃应该比内层玻璃厚,这一点很重要。

939- evaporate

v.(使)蒸发; 消失, 不复存在

【例句】Trees evaporate water through their leaves. 树木通过叶片蒸发水分

v.(使)蒸发,挥发;消失;不复存在

【例句】

1. The preservative used is usually ethylene glycol or propylene glycol, as alcohol will evaporate quickly and the TRAPs will dry out.因为乙醇很快就会挥发,抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶会变干,所以常用的防腐剂是乙二醇或丙二醇。

2. He thought water could evaporate quickly in sandy soils.他认为水在沙土中会很快蒸发掉。

【同义】 vanish(v. 消失);vaporize(v.(使)蒸发)

940- evidence

n.根据, 证据; 形迹, 迹象

【同】indication; proof

【搭配】a piece of evidence一项证据

【例句】You will need to provide evidence that you can fund yourself for however long your course lasts. 你需要提供证据证明不管你上多长时间的课, 你的资金都没问题。

-n.根据,证据,证明

【搭配】in evidence 显而易见的;on the evidence of sth.用某事物作为证据

【例句】

1. On the strength of convincing research and evidence, I agree with the former one.基于有说服力的研究和证据,我同意前者。

2. In summary, judging from all the evidence offered, I safely arrive at the conclusion that tobacco should be forbidden as well as drugs except for a few special purposes, such as research and medicine.总之,从各项证据来看,我 可以肯定地得出这样的结论:除了投入研究和作为药物这些特殊用途之 外,烟和毒品都要被禁止。

941- exaggerate

v.夸大, 夸张

【同】blow up

【例句】The witness exaggerated the seriousness of the accident. 目击者夸大了事故的严重性。

-v.使扩大;使增大;夸大;夸张

【例句】 Most forms of environmental pollution appear to have been exaggerated.大部分的环境污染方式似乎都被夸大了。

【同义】 overstate(v.夸大)

【反义】 understate(v.含蓄地说)

【派生】 exaggerated(a.夸大的);exaggeration(n.夸张)

-v.(使)扩大,(使)增大;夸大,夸张

【例句】

1. All I did was just walk around and feast my eyes on the natural African scenery, as well as lots of wildlife I'd never seen before. It is not exaggerating to say that it is an absolute paradise for animals.我所做的就是四处游荡,非洲的自然风景以及许多我未曾见过的野生动物令我大饱眼福。毫不夸张地说,这里绝 对是动物的天堂。

2. To make a long story short, it helps to reveal the relationship between humans and nature. Enjoying it, you would get to know millions of kinds of animals and plants that you possibly have never seen before. Yes, it is not exaggerating to say that.长话短说,它有助于揭示人与自然的关系。欣赏它,你就会了解你可 能从未见过的数百万种动植物。是的,这样说一点都不夸张。

942- excellent

a.卓越的, 极好的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】fantastic; outstanding

【例句】That new western restaurant is supposed to be excellent. 那家新开的西餐馆应该很好。

943- exclusive

a.专有的, 独占的; 专用的; 除外的, 排他的

【搭配】an exclusive interview 独家采访, 专访; exclusive of 不包括; an exclusive nation 排外的国家

【例句】This room is for the visitors' exclusive use. 这个房间供游客专用。

n.独家新闻 a.奢华的;独有的;排他的

【搭配】 exclusive story 独家报道;exclusive of sb./sth.不包括某人/某事物

【例句】

1. A room in a shared house costs between E45 and f55 per week, exclusive of bills.合租房中一个房间每周的租金幅度在45到55英镑之间,不包括其他费用。

2. He is part of an exclusive social circle.他所属的社交圈很排外。

【派生】 exclusiveness(n.独特性)

【反义】 inclusive(a.包括某事物的)

944- extent

n.程度; 范围; 长度 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】range; scope

【搭配】to some extent在某种程度上

【例句】That old race track in the sports centre is nearly six miles in extent. 这个体育中心的旧跑道有近六英里长。

n.程度;范围;长度

【搭配】 to some extent 在某种程度上

【例句】

1. The design of Bakelite objects, everything from earrings to television sets, was governed to a large extent by the technical requirements of the moulding process.所有胶木制品,小到耳饰大到电视机,在很大程度上都是由造型工艺的技术要求来决定其设计的。

2. Video recordings avoid these problems to a large extent, but they also have limitations.录像很大程度地避免了这些问题,但是它们也有缺陷。

3. The EPA argues that Congress did not intend to include CO, under that heading, and that to do so would extend the EPA's authority to an unreasonable extent.环保署辩解说国会不打算将控制二氧化碳排放纳入法案,因为这样做会使环保署的权力过大。

-n.程度;范围;长度

【搭配】to some extent 在某种程度上

【例句】

1. The older generation thinks that a name will determine one's destiny to some extent. But I don't attach too much significance to names.老一辈认为名字在某 种程度上能够决定一个人的命运,但是我不认为名字有很重要的意义。

2. People in small cities have not become materialistic to the same extent as the inhabitants in big cities.小城市里的居民还不像大城市的居民那样物质化。

【派生】extension(n.伸展;扩大)

945- extra

a.额外的, 附加的 n.附加物, 额外的东西

【同】spare

【例句】Students need extra help from their teachers in addition to study. 除了学习, 学生还需要老师在其他方面给予帮助。

【要点】雅思考试中常会听到extra charge这个词组, 意思是"附加费"。

946- extreme

a.末端的, 尽头的; 极度的, 极端的 n.极端; 最大程度; 极度(状态)

【搭配】in the extreme 极其

【例句】The area became one where the vast majority of people lived in extreme poverty. 在该地区, 绝大多数人的生活都陷入了极度的贫困。

947- factual

a.事实的; 真实的, 确凿的

【例句】The task is intended to test your skills of intensive reading for factual information.该任务旨在测试你精读事实性信息的能力。

948- farewell

n.辞行, 告别

【搭配】farewell speech 告别演说; farewell poem 告别诗

【例句】We've decided to organise something for John's farewell. 我们决定为约翰的离去组织一些活动。

【要点】在读音和拼写上都要注意和welfare(福利, 安宁)区分。

949- express

a.特快的, 快速的 n.快车, 快运 v.表达, 表示

【例句】The chart on the wall expresses the economic movements differently from last year. 墙上的这张图表反映了经济趋势与去年的不同。

【要点】我们在听力中常会听到 express train 这个短语, 指的是"特快列车", 而另一个短语 maglev train, 指的是"磁悬浮列车"。

950- fortnight

a.十四天, 两星期 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】a fortnight's holiday 两星期的假期; in a fortnight's time在两星期之内

【例句】John was appointed to the beach town for a fortnight. 约翰被派到那个海边小镇两周时间。

951- fragile

a.脆弱的, 虚弱的; 易碎的, 易损坏的

【同】brittle; delicate; frail

【搭配】fragile article 易碎品; fragile material 脆性材料

【例句】The fragile boxes arrived intact. 这些易损坏的箱子被完好无损地运到了。

【要点】表示"事物状态"的相关词汇:

tender 嫩的

concrete 具体的

portable 可携带的

sloppy 泥泞的

-a.脆弱的;虚弱的

【例句】

1. The freshly laid egg is extremely fragile, but within a day its surface has hardened into a shell. 刚产下的卵十分脆弱,但是在一天之内,它的表面就硬化成了一层壳。

2. The fragile boxes arrived intact.这些易碎的箱子被完好无损地运到了目的地。

【同义】delicate(a.易碎的,脆弱的);brittle(a.易碎的,易损坏的;脆弱的);frail(a.体弱的;易破碎的,易损的)

【反义】unbreakable(a.打不破的,牢不可破的);sturdy(a.强壮的)

952- frequent

a.时常发生的, 频繁的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】continual

【例句】The most frequent use for a computer is data processing. 计算机最常用于数据处理。

a.常见的,常用的

【例句】

1. Trainers of captive dolphins and small whales often remark on their animals' responsiveness of being touched or rubbed, and both captive and free-ranging cetacean individuals of all species appear to make frequent contact.饲养海豚和小鲸鱼的训练员常常提到这些动物在被抚摸或是摩擦时的反应,无论是圈养还是自由放养的,所有种类的个体都会频繁地接触。

2. Frequent failures did not affect his morale.屡次的失败并没影响他的斗志。【同义】 habitual(a.惯常的);usual(a.经常的)

【反义】 infrequent(a.不经常的);rare(a.不寻常的)

-a.屡次的,经常的

【例句】

1. Frequent failures did not affect his morale.屡次的失败都没能让他泄气。

2. The rise of charity organizations is associated with the frequent emergence of these disasters.慈善组织的发展与这些天灾人祸的频发有关。

【派生】 frequency(n.屡次,频繁);frequently(ad.经常地)

953- fundamental

a.基础的, 基本的 n.基本原则, 基本原理

【同】basic; essential

【搭配】fundamental innovation 基础性的创新

【例句】The recent research does suggest that there are some quite fundamental differences between men and women in their attitudes to political matters. 最近的研究确实表明男性和女性在对待政治问题的态度方面存在根本差异。

【要点】注意不要拼写为 foundamental。

954- general

a.一般的, 普通的; 总的, 大体的 n.将军

【同】overall

【搭配】in general 通常, 大体上; general science 大众科学

【例句】The book on the desk is a general one. 课桌上的那本书很普通。

955- generally

ad.一般地, 通常, 大体上; 普遍地, 广泛地

【同】broadly

【例句】The land here is generally hilly, and the soils thin.这儿的土地大都崎岖不平, 土壤贫瘠。

956- glamorous

a.富有魅力的, 迷人的

【同】alluring; fascinating

【例句】It's a less glamorous activity than pure innovation, but it actually happens more often. 这不像纯粹的创新那样光彩夺目, 但这种事情却发生得更频繁。

【要点】表示"外貌特征"的相关词汇:
stodgy 笨重的
obese 肥胖的
shabby 破旧的
bald 秃头的

957- guidebook

n.指南, 手册

【例句】The guidebook says the Disney Land is worth spending some time on.旅行指南上说迪士尼乐园值得一逛。

958- hostile

a.敌对的, 敌方的, 敌意的 英式发音? 美式发音?

【例句】Over the past few years, the public has been hostile to several pop stars. 最近几年, 公众对几个明星一直存有敌意。

959- identifiable

a.可辨认的, 可识别的; 可证明是同一的

【例句】To possess a concept is not to own some easily identifiable article. 持有一个概念并不是持有某个容易辩认的物品。

960- identify

v.识别, 鉴别; 把...等同于...

【搭配】identify with把...与...等同

【例句】John can't identify the handwriting on the paper. 约翰辨认不出纸上的笔迹。

-v.认出,识别

【搭配】 identify with 把....与...等同

【例句】

1. An initial scan like this can help you identify the e-mails that require your prompt attention.像这样的初始扫描能帮你找出需要立即处理的邮件。

2. All of these are applications of biometrics, a little-known but fast-growing technology that involves the use of physical or biological characteristics toidentify individuals.这些都是生物统计学的应用实例,生物统计是一种鲜为人知但发展很快的技术,它利用物理或生物学特性来识别个体。 type of muscular dystrophy. 1986年,美国研究人员发现了导致一种肌肉萎缩 症的基因缺陷。

【同义】 recognize(v.认出,识别);determine(v.查明;确定)

【派生】 identification(n.鉴别)

961- ignorance

n.无知, 愚昧; 不知道

【搭配】ignorance about 不知...

【例句】Students in primary school often behave badly out of ignorance. 小学生由于无知常常表现不佳。

n.无知,愚昧

【搭配】 ignorance of 不知...

【例句】

1. No one minds mistakes or ignorance as long as you are prepared to learn from them.只要你愿意从错误或无知中吸取教训,就没有人会在意这些错误或这种无知。

2. Not ignorance, but the ignorance of ignorance, is the death of knowledge.并非无知本身,而是对无知的无知,才是知识的死亡。

962- infest

v.侵扰, 骚扰

【例句】These parasites are gradually infesting the gills of freshwater fish. 在逐渐浸入淡水鱼的腮。

963- initiative

a.创始的, 起始的 英式发音? n.第一步, 首创精神; 主动性 美式发音?

【搭配】take the initiative 带头, 倡导, 发起

【例句】Tom is too shy to take the initiative in greeting his classmates. 汤姆因太害羞而不主动和同学打招呼。

n.采取的行动措施;主动性

【搭配】 take the initiative 带头,倡导,发起

1. With an increased supply through local breeding, donkeys should become more affordable. Meanwhile, local initiatives are promoting the renting out of the existing donkeys. 通过本地养殖来增加供应量,驴的价格就会更加实惠。同时,地方举措也促进了现有的驴的出租。

2. The major initiative by this car-manufacture company was to adopt a totally multi-skilled workforce.这家汽车制造商采取的主要措施就是只雇佣掌握多种技能的工人。

964- impossible

a.不可能的, 办不到的

【例句】This kind of research would be impossible without his contribution. 如果没有他的贡献, 做这种研究是不可能的。

965- inclusive

a.包括一切的, 包括一切费用在内的; 所有数目(或首末日期)包括在内的

【同】included

【搭配】fully inclusive 完全包括在内的

【例句】The fully inclusive fee for the trip to the country will be higher in summer vacation.暑假去那个国家旅行的所有费用会更贵。

966- incredible

a.不可相信的, 惊人的, 不可思议的

【同】unbelievable

【例句】The plot of the story is incredible. 这个故事的情节令人难以相信。

967- indicate

v.指出, 指示; 表明, 暗示; 表明或暗示...可能性

【同】point out; show; suggest

【例句】The research indicates that it's not appropriate for students to think about their future economic situation at their early ages. 研究表明, 学生在很小的时候就考虑他们将来的经济情况是不恰当的。

968- lack

n./v. 缺乏, 不足

【搭配】lack of 缺乏, 没有

【例句】Martin can't afford the car due to lack of money. 由于没钱, 马丁买不起这辆车。

【要点】这个单词后面接of或者直接使用, 接介词of时注意连读。

969- landscape

n.(陆上)风景, 风景画; 地形 v.美化

【同】scenery

【搭配】Landscape Architecture 景观设计专业

【例句】The huge rocks and bare trees form a monotonous landscape. 巨石和光秃秃的树构成了单调的景色。

970- integral

a.构成整体所必需的; 完整的

【搭配】integral number 整数

【例句】Wings are an integral part of birds. 翅膀是鸟类不可或缺的部分。

【要点】integral在考试中常以短语 integral number的形式出现, 相关短语有fraction (分数)和decimal fraction(小数)。

971- least

a.最小的; 最少的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 ad.最小; 最少

【搭配】at least至少; in the least一点, 丝毫; last but not least 最后的但是也很重要的(表示总结)

【例句】It wil take at least one year to build the exhibition centre. 盖这个展览中心至少要一年时间。

972- interweave

v.使交织, 使混杂

【同】intertwine; mingle

【例句】Your destiny is interwoven with mine. 你的命运和我的命运已经结合在一起了。

973- majority

n.多数, 大多数

【搭配】majority status 成人身份

【例句】The majority of people seem to like online shopping. 大多数人似乎都喜欢网上购物。

-n.大多数

【例句】

1. An example question in the list asked about the picture on the back of a 50 Yuan, but the majority of the group of people got this simple question wrong.单 子上一个范例问题是问50元人民币背面的图案是什么,但是这一组里的大 多数人都回答错了这个简单的问题。

2. Jacky Zhang is the pop singer I like the most. He has released more than 100 albums, and the majority of his songs are quite popular in both the street and 264KTV rooms.张学友是我最喜欢的流行歌手,他已经出了100多张专辑,大 部分歌曲在大街小巷和KTV都很流行。

3. The majority of the victims are all old folks and children.大多数受害者是老人和孩子。

974- massive

a.大而重的, 厚实的; 大规模的, 大量的

【同】great; huge

【例句】I know buying a computer is a massive expense. 我知道买电脑需要花费很多。

a.大的;大量的,大规模的

【例句】

1. Since the early years of the twentieth century, when the International Athletic Federation began keeping records, there has been a steady improvement in how fast athletes run, how high they jump and how far they are able to hurl massive objects.自从20世纪早期国际田联开始记录成绩以来,运动员的奔跑速度、跳越高度和投掷距离都在稳步提高。

2. In Tokyo, builders are planning a massive underground city to be begun in the next decade.在东京,建筑者们正计划在下一个十年开始建造一个大型的地下城。

【要点】 massive, huge, enormous, immense, giant, gigantic, colossal, vast, tremendous这些词均有“巨大的,庞大的”之意。massive指大的体积、数量和重量,侧重庞大而笨重;huge用途广泛,强调体积或容积的庞大;enormous指体积、数量或程度远远超过一般标准;immense更正式,侧重空间的广阔,也指面积或分量巨大;giant是非正式用词,多为褒义;gigantic指面积或体积的巨大,但多用于引申义;colossal侧重尺寸、规模和体积的无比巨大;vast多指空间、面积、范围大,不涉及重量;tremendous指某物很大,大得惊人,也可用作引申义。

-a.大而重的;大量的,大规模的

【例句】

1. Because of massive delays, the transportation of products took longer than I expected.由于大规模滞留,运输货物花费的时间超出了我的预期。

2. In Tokyo builders are planning to start a massive underground city in the next decade.在东京,建筑者们正计划在下一个十年开始建造一个大型的地 下城。

975- maximum

a.最大的, 最高的 n.最大值, 极限

【例句】The maximum speed of the new train is 200 miles an hour. 这列新型火车的最大时速是每小时200英里。

-n.最大量 -a.最大的,最高的

【例句】

1. In order to release the pressure of the city traffic, the government imposed a law on the maximum number of cars each household should have.为了缓解城市的交通压力,政府发布了每个家庭可以购置的车辆数目上限。

2. This hall holds a maximum of seventy people.这个厅最多能容纳70人。

976- mention

v./n.提及, 说起

【同】touch on

【搭配】not to mention 更不用说, 更不必说

【例句】The old man has two pigs to care for, not to mention a bird. 老人有两头猪要照顾, 更别提还有一只鸟。

-n./v.提及,说起

【例句】

1. I would like to mention that my mother does not like my father smoking and therefore she refuses to buy cigarettes for him.我想提的是我母亲不喜欢我父亲抽烟,因此她拒绝给他买香烟。

2. I would like to mention the question of plagiarism.我想谈谈剽窃的问题。

977- mineral

a.矿物的, 矿质的 n.矿物, 矿石

【搭配】mineral water 矿泉水

【例句】A: What would you like to drink? B: I'd really love a mineral water.

A: 你想喝什么?B: 我想喝矿泉水。

978- minimum

a.最小的, 最低的 n.最小值, 最低限度

【例句】We usually ask for a minimum sum of£50 for the annual fee. 我们的年费通常最低也要50英镑。

979- multiple

a.多样的, 多重的 n.倍数

【搭配】multiple choice多项选择; in multiple(s)成倍地

【例句】The authorities use the service centre for multiple purposes. 官方把服务中心用作多种用途。

a.多重的,多样的 n.倍数

【搭配】 multiple choice 多项选择;in multiple(s)成倍地

【例句】

1. The sound of boat whistles or the moving tides are symbols of their multiple links with a wide world.船笛声或者涌动的浪潮是他们与广阔世界有着多样化连接的标志。

2. Social media sites offer multiple daily opportunities for connecting with friends, classmates, and people with shared interests. During the last 5 years, the number of people using such sites has increased dramatically.社交媒体网站为联系朋友、同学和有共同兴趣爱好的人提供了多样的日常机会。最近五年来,使用这种网站的人数急剧增加。

3. Such devices have multiple purposes.这类装置具备多重功能

980- normal

a.正常的, 普通的; 正规的, 标准的

【同】average; ordinary

【例句】It is normal that the train comes at about six o'clock. 在正常情况下, 这列火车六点左右到达。

981- present

a.出席的, 到场的; 现在的, 目前的 形容词和名词发音? n.现在, 目前; 礼物, 赠品 动词发音? v.赠送; 介绍; 提出, 呈交

【同】current; existing

【搭配】present situation 当下的状况; present a problem 提出问题

【例句】Discuss the possible negative influences of the reform and present your idea. 讨论一下改革可能带来的负面影响并给出你的想法。

-v.提出;呈现 a.现在的 -n.现在;礼物

【例句】

1. I am very happy in my present job, so I would not change it even if I could.我对现在的工作非常满意,所以即使能换工作,我也不会换。

2. In China, young people don't have many good choices except cigarettes and wine when they buy presents for the older generation during Chinese New Year.在中国,除了香烟和酒,年轻人没有其他更好的选择作为春节礼物送给老 一辈。

3. I got a model car as a present from my father when he found that I liked model cars.当我父亲发现我喜欢模型车时,他给我买了一个作为礼物。

【要点】present的含义非常多,在口语中,通常以重音不同区分动词和名词。例如,New Year present(新年礼物)中重音应该放在pre-,而present the plan(提交计划)中,重音则应该放在-sent上。

982- private

a.私人的, 个人的; 秘密的, 私下的

【同】personal; secret

【例句】The study concentrated on applications for management positions in the $45,000 to S110,000 salary range and found that women are more successful than men in both the private and public sectors. 这项研究的研究对象集中在那些申请薪金水平在 4.5 万美元到 11 万美元范围内的管理职位的申请人中, 结果发现无论在私营还是公共部门女性都更为成功。

【要点】在英国, 学校分为公立学校(public school)和私立学校(private school), 公立学校在过去也称为寄宿学校(boarding school), 专门招收上流社会的学生, 比如伊顿公学。

983- plus

a.正的, 加的n.加号, 正号 prep.加上

【例句】The work of an editor needs intelligence plus carefulness. 编辑工作需要才智外加细心。

【要点】评分的等级A*, 就是A plus。

984- original

a.最初的, 原始的, 原文的; 新颖的, 有独创性的 n.原物, 原作, 原文

【搭配】original handwriting 真迹; original viewpoint 全新观点; original writer 原作者

【例句】All essays are based on research done by other people but students must remember to attribute the work to the original writer. 创作所有文章都需要基于他人所做的研究, 但是学生必须记住在文章中注明原作者。

a.最初的;原版的 n.原作

【搭配】 original handwriting 真迹;an original viewpoint 全新观点;an original play 原创剧;original sin 原罪

1. Modifications to the original design by local carpenters cut production time and costs. 当地木匠对原来的样式做了变动,削减了生产时间和成本。

2. There was some land there to begin with, the original little island of Chek Lap Kok and a smaller outcrop called Lam Chau.那里由一些土地发展而来,包括原赤腊角岛和一座叫做榄州的露出海面的礁石。

3. How important do you think it is for a film-maker to remain true to the original story?你认为电影制片人忠于原著的重要性有多高?

【派生】 originality(n. 独创性);originally(ad. 独创地;最初)

-a.最初的;原版的;原创的 -n.原作

【搭配】original handwriting 真迹;an original viewpoint 全新观点;an original play 原创剧

【例句】

1. I can use the audio editing software perfectly. For example, by editing the song I sang, it sounds just like the original singer's singing.我能够完美地使用音频编辑软件。例如,通过编辑,我唱的一首歌听起来就像原唱。

2. I think the film star Meryl Streep sang the song "Dancing Queen"perfectly, even better than the original singer.我认为电影明星梅丽尔...斯特里普唱的歌"舞会女王"非常完美,甚至比原唱还好。

3. How important do you think it is for a film-maker to remain true to the original story?你认为电影制片人对原著的忠实度有多重要?

【派生】 originality(n.创新)

【同义】creative(a.创新的)

985- positive

a.确实的, 明确的; 积极的, 肯定的; 正的, 阳性的; 十足的, 完全的 n.(摄影)正片

【搭配】positive role 积极的作用; positive example 积极的榜样; positive number 正数

【例句】Sports psychologists help professional athletes approach competition with a positive mental attitude. 运动心理学家帮助专业运动员以正确的心态来面对竞争。

a.明确的;肯定的;积极的

【例句】

1. Customer comments, both positive and negative, are recorded by staff. These are checked regularly to identify opportunities for improvement. Just as importantly, employees are requested to note down their own suggestions for improvement.顾客的评价,不管是肯定的还是否定的,都由员工记录下来。公司会定期检查这些评价以明确改进的时机。同样重要的是,员工也需要写下他们自己的改进建议。

2. Earlier this year, Sergio Pell is of Lethbridge University, Canada, reported that there is a strong positive link between brain size and playfulness among mammals in general. 今年早些时候,加拿大莱斯布里奇大学的塞吉奥...佩里斯报道称,一般来说,哺乳动物的脑部大小与活跃程度高度相关。

-a.明确的;肯定的;积极的

【搭配】positive instructions 明确的指导;make positive proposals 提出积极建议;a positive attitude 乐观的态度

【例句】

1. Actually, what I've learnt from my best friend Jim is to maintain a positive attitude towards life, and never give up.事实上,我从我最好的朋友杰米那里学到了要保持积极的人生态度,永不言弃。

2. Adequate knowledge about the negative effects of population and positive ways of solving this problem is necessary.你必须对人口问题的负面影响和解决该问题的积极方法有足够的认识。

3. Customer comments, both positive and negative, are recorded by staff.顾客的评论,无论是肯定的还是否定的,都会被职员记录。

【同义】definite(a.明确的)

【反义】 negative(a.否定的)

【要点】在口语考试中,positive一词常用于对某一观点或问题表达自己的态度或 观点中,如我们可以说:To this problem, I hold a positive attitude.(对于该 问题,我持积极态度。)或者In my point of view, this has positive effects on our society.(我认为,这对我们的社会有积极影响。)与之意思相反的词 是negative(否定的;消极的;负面的)。

986- realistic

a.现实(主义)的

【例句】We must be more realistic towards the tough condition.我们必须更现实地面对这个困难情境。

987- rear

a.后方的, 后部的; 背后的 n.后部, 尾部 v.饲养, 抚养

【同】back; behind

【搭配】at/in the rear of...在...的后面; rear mirror 后视镜

【例句】I'd like to introduce Ted Hunter, who used to rear poultry. 我想介绍一下特德...亨特, 他曾经饲养过家禽。

988- reckon

v.认为, 估计; 测算, 测量

【同】calculate

【搭配】reckon in 把...算在内; reckon without 未把...考虑在内

【例句】Did you reckon in the cost of labour? 你把人工的费用算进去了吗?

-v.测算,计算;估计,猜想;认为

【例句】

1. It has been more than 6 years since I was enrolled in this university, so I reckon that the photo was taken at least 6 years ago.因为我被大学录取至少已有六年了,所以我估算这张照片至少是在六年前照的。

2. By no means should they reckon examination as the only means of stimulating pupils to pursue knowledge.他们绝对不应该把考试认为是激励学生追求知识的唯一手段。

989- profitable

a.有利可图的; 有益的

【例句】Many women are unwilling to invest in stocks and shares, but these can be extremely profitable. 许多女性都不愿投资股票, 但它们是极有利可图的。

990- reduce

v.减少, 缩小; 简化; 还原 英式发音?

【同】decrease 美式发音?

【例句】Catastrophes such as fire, flood, drought or epidemic may reduce population sizes to a small fraction of their average level. 像火灾、水灾、干旱或流行病这类灾难会将人口数量降到远低于正常的水平。

991- regard

n.敬重, 敬意; 问候 英式发音? v.把...看作为, 把...认为; 考虑; 注视 美式发音?

【同】regard as→think as

【搭配】as regards 关于, 至于; with/in regard to 关于, 对于; regard as 把. 看作, 把...当作

【例句】John was regarded as the best teacher in the school. 约翰被公认为这所学校最好的老师。

992- ridiculous

a.荒谬的, 可笑的

【同】absurd

【例句】It seems that the excuse is ridiculous. 这个借口听起来很荒唐。

-a.荒谬的,可笑的

【例句】

1. I remember that the flowers were almost everywhere at this time of the year. However, it is really ridiculous that people still feel like it's winter.我记得,每 年这时候应该遍地开满了鲜花。但荒谬的是,人们现在仍觉得像是在过冬 天。

2. The fat old man looked ridiculous in his tight pink trousers.那个胖老头穿着 粉色的紧身裤,显得滑稽可笑。

【派生】ridiculously(ad.可笑地,荒谬地)

【同义】absurd(a.可笑的)

993- relevant

a.有关的, 相应的; 适当的, 中肯的; 实质性的, 有重大意义的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】relevant to 与...相关

【例句】What you just said is not relevant to the current situation.你刚刚说的和当前的形势无关。

【要点】注意 relevant 和介词to连在一起读时要吞音。

a.有关的;切题的

【搭配】 relevant to 有关的,相应的;relevant details 相关细节

【例句】

1. A number of relevant surveys carried out in Australia all point to orthodox doctors' inadequacies.在澳大利亚做的大量相关调查都指向传统医生的不足。

2. The myth is that from a disorderly array of factual information, an orderly and relevant theory will somehow emerge.神奇的是,由这些杂乱无章的真实信息竟能得出条理清晰的相关理论。

3. You should support your argument with example and relevant evidence.你应该用实例和相关证据来支持你的论点。

-a.有关的;切题的

【搭配】relevant to与...有关的,相应的;relevant details 相关细节

【例句】

1. Before attending the lectures at the learning institution, it is important to make absolutely sure the institution is recognized by the relevant accounting agency.在去教育机构上课之前,要确保这个机构得到了相关会计协会的认可。

2. You should support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.你应该用实例和相关证据来支持你的论点。

994- reliable

a.可靠的

【例句】Like the single speed bike, three speed bikes are simple and reliable. 三速自行车和单速自行车一样简单可靠。

a.可靠的,可信赖的

【例句】

1. They may encounter inaccuracies during these searches and require parental involvement to be sure they are using reliable online resources, and interpreting the information correctly.在搜索的时候,他们可能会遇到错误,并且需要父母的参与以确定他们正在使用可靠的网络资源,能够正确解释信息。

2. Three speed cycles are simple and reliable when you ride them around the town.在城里还是骑三速自行车比较简单和可靠。

-a.可靠的,可信赖的

【例句】

1. The news on the Internet may not be so reliable but it is fast and you can choose what news you want to learn.网络新闻也许不是很可信,但是它更新 快,你能够选择自己想看的新闻。

2. Three speed cycles are simple and reliable when you ride them around the town.在城里还是骑三速自行车比较简单可靠。

995- rely

v.依靠, 依赖; 信赖, 信任

【同】rely on → depend on

【搭配】rely on 依靠

【例句】Most charities have relied on voluntary contributions in recent years. 近年来, 大多数的慈善机构都靠自愿捐赠来运作。

996- represent

v.描述, 表示; 代表, 代理; 阐明, 说明 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】The three letters represent three directions—north, south and west. 这三个字母代表三个方向——北方、南方和西方。

997- severe

a.严重的

【同】serious

【搭配】severe consequence 严重后果

【例句】Corporate crime can have very severe consequences. 法人犯罪会造成非常严重的后果。

-a.严重的;严厉的;剧烈的

【搭配】a severe storm 剧烈的风暴;severe consequences 严重后果

【例句】 The research completed in 1982 found that in the United States soil erosion was almost as severe as in India and China. 1982年完成的研究显示,美国水土流 失的状况和印度及中国一样严重。

998- scrunch

v.揉皱; 缩紧

【同】crumple

【搭配】scrunch up 揉皱

【例句】The angry man first scrunched up the paper and then threw it on the fire. 那个愤怒的男人先把纸揉皱, 然后把它扔到火上。

999- security

n.安全, 保障; 抵押品; 证券

【同】safety

【搭配】security checks 安检; job securities 工作保障

【例句】Such an insurance plan can offer your families financial security in the event of the loss of property. 这种保险计划可以为你的家庭在失去财产的情况下提供经济保障。

1000- sensational

a.轰动的; 群情激动的; 耸人听闻的; 极好的; 绝妙的; 使人感动的

【搭配】sensational discovery 轰动的发现; sensational headlines 轰动的新闻

【例句】The performance given by the dancers is a sensational success. 舞者们的表演相当成功, 引起了轰动。

1001- sensible

a.明智的, 合理的; 可觉察的, 明显的

【例句】This week's lecture is on sensible eating. 本周演讲是有关合理饮食方面的。

1002- series

n.一系列, 连续; 丛书, 连续剧

【搭配】a series of 一系列, 一连串

【例句】This series of lectures is organised by the Students' Union.这一系列的演讲由学生会组织。

【要点】series 单复数【同】形, 在考试中注意拼写。

1003- shelter

n.躲避处, 避难所v.躲避, 避难

【同】refuge

【搭配】emergency shelter 应急避难场所; shelter forest 防护林

【例句】Harbour is a physical concept, a shelter for ships, while port is an economic concept, a centre of land-sea exchange. "Harbour"是物理概念, 即船的"家"; 而"port"却是经济概念, 即海陆货物交换的中心。

1004- significant

a.有意义的; 重大的, 重要的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】Modifications to houses come at a significant cost to the home buyers. 房屋装修对购房人来说是一笔不菲的开销。

1005- slender

a.修长的, 细长的, 苗条的; 微小的, 微薄的

【例句】Many people are still living on slender earnings. 许多人仍然靠微薄的收入 生活。

-a.细长的;微薄的

【搭配】slender finger 纤细的手指;a slender income 微薄的收入

【例句】 That's the only type of jeans I have, because I am pretty slender and they look good on me.我只有这种牛仔裤,因为我很苗条,穿这种好看。

【同义】slim(a.纤细的);scanty(a.贫乏的)

【要点】thin, bony, skinny, scrawny, underweight, slim, slender都有"瘦"的意思,在指人的体重低于标准时,thin最常用,该词含贬义,指虚弱或不健康; bony常用来修饰人体的某部分;skinny和scrawny是贬义,表示骨瘦如柴; underweight是中性词,表示低于标准体重;而slim或slender多用于形容令 人向往的苗条身材。

1006- slightly

ad.苗条地; 轻微地, 略微地

【例句】Actually, the joining fee is slightly less than £250, it's £225, but the annual fee is only £300. 事实上, 入会费比250镑稍少一些, 是225镑, 但是年费只有 300镑。

-ad.些微地,轻微地;纤细地

【例句】He is considered slightly bonkers, but he is also compassionate, well-meaning and generally pretty great.他被认为有点疯狂,但是他也富有激情,心地善良,总体来讲很不错。

1007- slippery

a.滑的, 滑溜的; 狡猾的

【同】slick

【例句】The street was slippery after the rain.雨后街上很滑。

1008- sophisticate

1009- specific

a.明确的, 具体的; 特定的, 特有的, 特殊的

【同】particular

【搭配】have a specific aim 有明确的目标; at a specific time在特定的时间

【例句】The new channel is mainly targeted at a specific age group. 这个新频道主要针对特定的年龄群。

【要点】注意这个词重音的位置。

-a.特定的;明确的

【例句】

1. The Multifunction Hall is designed to be able to achieve the flexibility of space arrangement according to specific requirements.多功能厅被设计成可以根据特定需求灵活安排空间使用。

2. Once you have achieved specific linguistic goals, you will move up to a higher level of study.一旦你实现了特定的语言目标,你将进入一个更高的学习层次。

1010- static

a.静的; 停滞的n.静电

【同】motionless

【搭配】static electricity静电, 静位觉

【例句】Some people get static electricity in their hair. 有些人的头发会产生静电。

-a.静的;停滞的 -n.静电

【搭配】 static electricity 静电

【例句】

1. In this scenario, ever-rising health costs were often matched against static or declining resources.在这种场景中,人们常将持续增加的健康成本与保持不变或在减少的资源作对比。

2. Some people get static electricity in their hair.有些人的头发会带静电。

【反义】dynamic(a.动态的)

【要点】static指不动、不改变或静态的;stagnant指水因不流动而污浊、腐臭,或指 事物不景气。前者是中性词,后者含有贬意。

1011- stuffy

a.不透气的, (空气)不新鲜的, 不通风的

airless; stifling

【例句】We've installed air conditioning, so it won't get so stuffy. 我们安装了空调, 因此不会那么闷热。

1012- subsequent

a.随后的, 后来的

【同】following -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】subsequent on 作为...的结果发生; subsequent events后来发生的事

【例句】The traditional clothes making skill was passed on to the subsequent generations. 那项传统服装的制作技术代代相传。

a.继...之后的,随后的

【搭配】 subsequent on 作为...的结果发生;subsequent events 后来发生的事; subsequent to在...之后

【例句】

1. The subsequent cooling is so rapid that the crystals don't have time to change back to the beta phase.随后的冷却过程十分迅速,以至于晶体没时间变回贝塔状态。

2. This incident was not without importance in the subsequent development of events.这一事件对之后事态的发展影响重大。

【同义】 following/later/next(a.随后的)

【反义】 previous(a.之前的)

1013- suggest

v.建议, 提出; 使想起来, 暗示

【同】advise; make a suggestion; propose -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】The research suggests that young people avoid dealing effectively with their economic situation because of lack of confidence. 研究表明, 年轻人由于缺乏信心而不能有效地处理自己的经济状况。

1014- suitable

a.适当的, 相配的; 合适的, 适宜的

【同】proper

【搭配】suitable for 适宜的; suitable time to do sth. 做某事的适当时间

【例句】The flat is not suitable for a family with more than five. 这间公寓不适合五口人以上的家庭居住。

1015- spectacular

a.引人入胜的, 引人注目的 n.壮观的演出; 惊人之举

【同】impressive

【搭配】spectacular success 引人注目的成功

【例句】The merger of the two companies caused a spectacular increase in the stock market. 这两家公司的合并使得股票市场有了显著的增长。

a.壮观的,出色的 n.壮观的演出;惊人之举

【搭配】 spectacular success 引人注意的成功

【例句】

1. Although glow-worms are found wherever conditions are damp and food is in good supply, they are extremely spectacular in coves.尽管在任何潮湿、食物充足的地方都会发现萤火虫,但是在小海湾中它们的数量极为壮观。

2. While suggestopedia has gained some notoriety through success in the teaching of modern languages, few teachers are able to emulate the spectacular results of Lozanov and his associates.虽然暗示法在现代语言教学中获得了成功,并因此声名大噪,但很少有老师能效法罗扎诺夫及其同事,取得同样辉煌的成绩。

3. Tyler and Jack are seated near floor-to-ceiling windows affording a spectacular view of the city. 泰勒和杰克坐在落地窗附近,壮观的城市美景尽收眼底。

【同义】dramatic(a.给人印象深刻的);sensational(a.轰动的)

【要点】在雅思阅读中也会出现spectacular的副词形式spectacularly,意为“壮观 地,引人注目地”,与dramatically和remarkably【同义】,可以【同义】替换。 如:The rail proposal won and the railway worked spectacularly well. In the following years, more and more rail systems have been constructed, dramatically changing the city.修建铁路的提议获得成功,铁路运行得非常好。在接下来的几年里,建成了越来越多的铁路系统,极大地改变了这座城市。

-a.壮观的;出色的 -n.壮观的场面;精彩的演出

【搭配】spectacular success 引人注意的成功;make a spectacular of oneself(因行为、穿着)出丑,出洋相

【例句】

1. I like to watch a good action movie once in a while. I find the spectacular crashes and explosions very exciting. These movies are from Hong Kong or Hollywood, and have famous actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Tom Cruise in them.我偶尔喜欢看一部精彩的动作片。我发现惊险的撞击和爆炸 场面非常刺激。这些电影来自香港或好莱坞,里面有像阿诺德...施瓦辛格和 汤姆...克鲁斯这样的著名演员。

2. Tyler and Jack are seated near floor-to-ceiling windows affording a spectacular view of the city.泰勒和杰克坐在落地窗附近,壮观的城市景色尽收眼底。

【派生】spectacularly(ad.扣人心弦地)

1016- superior

a.优良的, 卓越的; 多于...的, 优于...的 n.上级, 长官

【搭配】superior to比...好, 超过...的

【例句】The man in the grey suit is our superior. 那个穿灰色西装的人是我们的上司。

a.上级的;优良的;高傲的 n.上级;优胜者

【例句】

1. Quite apparently someone at the Gray Company goofed; or maybe they have a way of doing the job which is greatly superior to that of their competitors.很明显有人在格雷公司里出了大错,或许是他们进行这项工作的方法大大优于他们的竞争者。

2. Researchers found that a word without a picture is superior to a word plus a picture in terms of reading efficiency.研究人员发现,就阅读效率而言,不配图文字比配图文字的阅读效率更高。

【反义】 inferior(a.次要的 n.下级)

【派生】 superiority(n.优秀)

【要点】在雅思阅读中,superior一词通常取其形容词的用法,常用【搭配】是superiorto,表示“比...好的,超过...的”,暗示一种比较。见到这个词时,要格外留意,因为它很可能是考点。

1017- suppose

v.料想, 猜想; 假定, 以为

【同】assume; believe; think

【搭配】be supposed to do sth. 应该做.

【例句】A: You are so wrong!

B: Yes, I suppose I am.

A: 你大错特错了!

B: 是, 我想是这样的。

1018- tend

v.易于, 往往会; 趋向, 倾向; 照管, 护理

【同】tend to → have a tendency to

【搭配】tend to 趋向; 往往会

【例句】People tend to need less sleep as they get older. 人们上了年纪时往往会睡眠减少。

1019- tribute

n.贡品; 颂词, 称赞; (表示敬意的)礼物

【同】praise

【例句】In ancient times, people had to pay tribute to the king. 在古代, 人民必须向国王进贡。

【要点】tribute在考试中常出现在描述性的文章中, 表示"贡品", 常会听到 pay tribute to这个短语, 要注意听都有哪些贡品, 这是个考点。

1020- twofold

a.两倍的; 两部分的, 双重的 ad.两倍地, 双重地

【同】double; twice

【例句】There has been a twofold increase in the number of rare animals in the past decades. 在过去的几十年中, 珍稀动物的数量增加了两倍。

【要点】twofold在雅思听力考试中是一个设置答案的考点, 考生要分外注意。有时答案会以 two times、double、twice 等同义转述形式出现。而三倍就是 triple 或 three times。

1021- ultimate

a.最后的, 最终的; 根本的

【同】basic; final

【搭配】in ultimate 最终, 结果; the ultimate principle 基本原理

【例句】For early explorers, it was the ultimate survival contest. 对于早期的探险家来说, 这是终极生存竞赛。

-a.最终的;最大的;基本的 -n.终极;根本

【搭配】in ultimate 结果;the ultimate authority 最高当局;the ultimate principle 基本原理

【例句】No matter what the ultimate effect that TV brought to us will be, one certain thing is that television in itself is neither good nor bad.不管电视带给我们的最 终影响是什么,可以肯定的是电视本身并没有好坏之分。

1022- undermine

v.削弱, 破坏

【同】ruin; spoil

【搭配】undermine one's position 削弱某人的地位; undermine one's credibility破坏某人的信用

【例句】The constant rumour was starting to undermine my confidence. 接连的谣言开始动摇我的自信心了。

1023- unique

a.唯一的, 独一无二的

【同】distinctive

【搭配】a unique style 独特的风格

【例句】The regulation will be used to protect the species which is unique to the country. 这项规章制度将用于保护独属于这个国家的物种。

a.唯一的,独特的

【例句】

1. Anthropology, at its broadest, is the study of humanity-our physical characteristics as animals and our unique non-biological characteristics that we call culture.人类学,从广义上来说,是研究人类的科学,即研究我们作为动物的物理特性以及我们独特的非生物特性,也就是我们所说的文化。

2. To date, the most widely used commercial biometric system is the hand key, a type of hand scanner which reads the unique characteristics of people's hands.迄今为止,应用最广泛的商业生物识别系统是掌形鉴识机,它能扫读人手的独特特征。

3. 21 million Web site users were asked to select an image from thousands of possible choices and to choose a unique phrase they would see each time they logged in.2100万名网站用户都要从上千种图像中选择一种图像,并选用一个独特的短语,以后他们每次登录时都会看见这个图像和短语。

4. Biometric security systems operate by storing a digitised record of some unique human feature.生物测定安全系统通过数字化存储某种独特的人类特征来发挥作用。

1024- valid

a.有效的; 合理的, 有根据的

【例句】I'm afraid it is not valid if you don't have your sticker stuck on the window of your car. 如果你没把标签贴在车窗上, 恐怕标签是无效的。

【要点】反义词是 invalid。

a.有效的;正当的

【例句】 Employee feedback is reviewed daily and suggestions are implemented within 48 hours, if possible, or a valid reason is given for non-implementation.每天都要审查员工的反馈,并且要在48小时内实施他们提出的建议,如果可以,在不能给予实施的时候要给出一个正当的理由。

1025- underground

a.地下的, 地面下的; 秘密的 ad.在地下; 秘密地 n.地铁

【例句】The underground passage led to the supermarket opposite. 这条地下通道通向对面的超市。

【要点】注意underground有"地铁"的意思, 此外, 在雅思听力考试中常会听到 subway 和 tube, 它们也可以表示"地铁"。

【派生】twisty(a.弯弯曲曲的)

【例句】

1. The evidence suggests that ants have lived in urban settings for close on a hundred million years, developing and maintaining underground cities of specialised chambers and tunnels.证据表明,蚂蚁已经在城市中生活了近上亿年,建造并维护着它们的地下城市,里面有专门的房间和通道。

2. Water from these underground reservoirs bubbles to the surface as springs in some parts of the country. 在这个国家的某些地方,地下水涌出地面成为泉水。

【反义】 overground(a.地上的)

【要点】 underground由ground(n.地面)加前缀under-(在....下面)构成。

1026- underlying

a.潜在的, 含蓄的

【例句】The underlying problem has more to do with attitudes than the actual difficulty of the task, and there are ways of getting it right. 潜在的问题更多地与态度有关, 而非任务本身的难度, 而且有很多方法可以修正这一问题。

1027- variety

1028- ## 9-医疗健康篇

1029- aid

n.援助, 救护; 助手; 辅助物, 辅助设备; 帮助 v.援助, 救援, 帮助

【同】assistance; help

【搭配】first aid 急救; aid in(doing)sth. 帮助做某事; offer aid to向...提供帮助; aid programme 援助计划

【例句】The students learned about first aid and what to do in the event of an accident or emergency. 学生们学习了关于急救的知识, 以及在事故或紧急情况下应采取的措施。

1030- abuse

v./n.滥用; 虐待; 谩骂 名词发音? 动词发音?

【搭配】drug abuse 滥用药物, 吸毒; abuse one's authority/office 滥用权威/职权; child abuse 虐待儿童; verbal abuse 口头谩骂

【例句】Helen abused her body for years with drugs. 海伦常年吸毒, 身体都垮了。

-n.滥用;虐待;辱骂 -v.滥用;虐待;辱骂

【搭配】drug abuse 滥用药物,吸毒;abuse one's authority/office 滥用权威/职 权;child abuse 虐待儿童;verbal abuse口头谩骂

【例句】 Biometrics may raise thorny questions about privacy and the potential for abuse. 生物测定学可能会引起关于隐私的棘手问题,也可能导致滥用。

1031- advice

n.劝告, 忠告; 建议, (医生等的)意见

【同】recommendation; suggestion

【搭配】write to sb. for advice 写信给某人征求意见; expert advice专家意见

【例句】I was told to come here for advice about how to keep healthy. 有人告诉我到这里来征询一些关于如何保持的建议。

【要点】除了医生的建议用advice表示以外, 一般国外的大学在新生入学时会举行诸多讲座给学生各方面的建议, 也可以用advice表示, 如会告诉新生如何理财、如何省钱的Financial Advice。

1032- aggravate

v.恶化, 加重, 加剧

【同】worsen

【搭配】aggravate poverty 加剧贫困; aggravate the situation 使情况恶化

【例句】The pollution problems in the country will be further aggravated by the heavy industry. 这个国家的污染问题会因重工业的发展而进一步恶化。

1033- aggravation

n.加重, 加剧, 恶化; 恼怒

【搭配】leave in aggravation 愤怒地离开; a state of aggravation 愤怒的状态

【例句】Air from the new house does cause an aggravation of the respiratory tract infection.新房子的空气确实会加重呼吸道的感染。

1034- attack

n.(病)发作; 攻击 v.攻击, 进攻; 抨击; 着手, 开始

【同】assault

【搭配】the attack on针对...的攻击; be under attack 被攻击; heart attack心脏病

【例句】The shopping mall was attacked by a gang of young people last night. 昨夜, 这个商场被一群年轻人袭击了。

1035- analyse

v.分析; 分解

【同】examine

【搭配】analyse data分析数据

【例句】Researchers are developing software for phones to analyse thinking patterns. 研究人员正在开发一种电话软件来分析人的思维方式。

1036- analysis

n.分析; 分解; 解析

【搭配】self analysis 自我分析; intelligence analysis 情报分析

【例句】A further analysis of the experimental result is needed. 试验结果需要进一步分析。

【要点】analysis 的复数形式是 analyses。

-n.分析;分解

【搭配】in the last analysis 总之,归根结底

【例句】

1. In my point of view, graduates should first make employment analysis before job hunting.我认为大学毕业生应在找工作之前先做就业分析。

2. To change this strategy, we must introduce an analysis model when needed.要更改策略,我们必须在必要的时候引入一个分析模型。

【同义】analytic(a.分析的;分解的)

【要点】语言能力包含了分析能力,在回答考官的问题之前,我们先要对问题进 行分析,才能有效组织语言,将答案准确、流利地表达出来。因此,在雅 思口语考试的问答阶段,analysis一词经常能用到,常用搭配有:make an analysis of(对...进行分析),job analysis(工作分析),comprehensive analysis(综合分析)。

1037- avoid

v.避免, 回避, 逃避

【同】keep away from

【搭配】avoid doing sth. 避免做某事; avoid mistakes 避免犯错误

【例句】At the top of the Food Pyramid in the smallest area are the things which we should really be trying to avoid as much as possible. 位于饮食金字塔顶端那一块最小区域的东西我们真应该尽量少吃。

【要点】个人健康场景常用的词汇和短语:

get a headache 头痛

avoid smoky 避免烟多的地方

maintain a balanced diet 保持饮食平衡

try to avoid sugar, salt and butter 尽量避免摄入糖、盐和黄油

1038- bother

n.麻烦 v.打扰, 烦扰; 烦恼, 操心

【同】disturb; interrupt

【搭配】bother sb. about/with sth. 用...打扰... ; bother to do sth. 操心做...

【例句】I'm sorry to bother you so early, Mrs Smith. 史密斯女士, 很抱歉这么早就来打扰您。

【要点】bother这个词常出现在电话场景中:I'm sorry to bother you at this hour. 很抱歉在这个时候打扰您。

1039- breed

n.品种, 种类 v.(使)繁殖, 生殖; 产生, 引起; 抚养, 饲养

【同】reproduce

【搭配】breed fish 养鱼

【例句】Ted Hunter will tell us about the possibility of breeding and rearing these birds in this country. 泰德...亨特将告诉我们在该国繁殖和饲养这些鸟的可能性有多大。

-n.品种 -v.教养;繁殖;酿成,导致

【搭配】breed fish 养鱼

【例句】

1. As I took a closer look, I found really colorful fish inside, like a group of lovely little fairies. The fish were of all breeds, most of which I could not name.当我凑近看时,我发现里面真的有很多色彩斑斓的鱼,就像一群可爱的小 仙女。鱼的品种繁多,大部分我都叫不上名来。

2. Rabbits breed very quickly.兔子繁殖得非常快。

1040- beneficial

a.有利的, 有益的

【同】helpful

【搭配】beneficial to对...有益, 有利; mutually beneficial互惠

【例句】Research shows that the two methods can be beneficial for certain types of back pain.研究表明这两种方法对某些类型的背痛有用。

【要点】beneficial 前面经常加一些如 mutually, highly之类的副词来【搭配】。

-a.有利的,有益的

【搭配】be beneficial to 对...有利;mutually beneficial 互惠互利

【例句】

1. Art is definitely beneficial to children in the way that children can subconsciously express their hidden thoughts and emotions.艺术对孩子绝对有 好处,他们会通过艺术无意中表达出心中隐藏的想法和感情。

2. If people were to return to living in small self-contained communities, many of the problems existing in big cities could be avoided. It would even be beneficial to the economy, for it would promote the development of small family-run businesses.如果人们回归到小型的独立社区生活,就可以避免大 城市里的许多问题。这甚至有利于经济繁荣,因为它会促进小型家族企业 的发展。

3. Caring for others can effectively encourage the development of a mutually beneficial relationship.照顾别人能够有效促进互惠关系的发展。

【同义】advantageous(a.有利的)

【反义】 harmful(a.有害的);baleful(a.有害的,恶意的)

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,经常会要求考生对某一事物、现象或观点作出 评价。这时表示"好、坏、利、弊"的描述性词语就有了用武之地,表示 "有好处的"词有:beneficial,helpful, advantageous,useful, favorable 等;表示"有害的"词有:harmful,baleful,evil, destructive等。我们可以将 这些单词一起记忆。

1041- benefit

n.利益, 好处, 恩惠 v.有益于; (使)受益 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】advantage

【搭配】benefit from/by 从...受益, 得到好处; material benefit 物质利益; for the benefit of 为了...的利益/好处; social benefits 社会效益

【例句】I really feel that buying an e-reader will be of great benefit. 我真的认为买一个电子书阅读器很有用。

-n.利益,好处 -v.有益于

【搭配】benefit from/by 从...得益,受益,得到好处;material benefit 物质利益; for the benefit of 为了...的利益/好处;social benefits 社会效益

【例句】

1. I agree that we should minimize the suffering of animals that are used for testing new products. However, I am convinced that animal testing is necessary in order to benefit humans in new and wonderful ways.我赞同我们应该减轻被用做新产品实验的动物的痛苦,但是我相信为了使人类能够以更新更好的 方式受益,动物实验是必要的。

2. It was achieved with the benefit of modern technology.借助现代技术,这个目标已经达到了。

3. Increased leisure time would benefit two-career households.增加休息时间会使双职工家庭受益。

1042- cellular

a.细胞的, 细胞状的; 多孔的, 蜂窝状的

【搭配】cellular phone 手机

【例句】Students are looking at cellular change through microscope in the lab. 学生们正在实验室里通过显微镜观察细胞的变化。

1043- conditioner

n.调节器

【搭配】soil conditioner 土壤调节剂; air conditioner 空调; hair conditioner 护发素

【例句】If your hair is dry in winter, you can use some hair conditioner every day. 如果冬天的时候你的头发干燥, 你可以每天用一些护发素。

【要点】这里介绍其他几个与护发有关的词汇:

shampoo 洗发水

mousse 摩丝

perm formula 冷烫水

conditioning 焗油膏

styling gel 发胶

rollers 卷发器

1044- chronic

a.(疾病)慢性的; 积习难改的; 严重的, 坏的

【搭配】chronic problems 严重的问题; chronic smoker 积习难改的烟民, 老烟枪

【例句】The three famous people all suffer from chronic back pain.这三个名人都患有慢性背痛。

-a.(疾病)慢性的;长期的;积习难改的

【搭配】chronic problems 严重的问题;a chronic disease 慢性疾病;a chronic war 持久战

【例句】

1. We are much more able to "tune out" chronic background noise, even if it is quite loud, than to work under circumstances with unexpected intrusions of noise.如果长期处于某种噪音中,即使声音很大,我们都能忽视它,但若 突然出现某种噪音,在这样的条件下工作的时候可能无法不受其干扰。

2. But the major worry about noisy environments is that living day after day with chronic noise may produce serious, lasting effects.但是对于噪音环境,我们最大的担心是,长期处于噪声中可能会产生严重而持久的影响。

3. Jim suffers from chronic back pain after the car-wreck.车祸后,吉姆长期受背痛的困扰。

4. Adolescents with chronic illnesses can access websites to develop supportive networks of people with similar conditions.患有慢性疾病的青少年可以访问网站,与患有类似疾病的人们建立起互助网络。

5. They think his mother's illness is acute rather than chronic.他们认为他母亲的病是急性的而不是慢性的。

【同义】 inveterate(a.根深的,成癖的)

【反义】 acute(a.急性的)

【搭配】 complementary to sth.对...的补充;complementary angle 余角; complementary color 互补色

【例句】 The survey suggested that complementary medicine is probably a better term than alternative medicine.这项研究意味着辅助药物可能比替代药物有效。

1045- consequence

n.结果, 后果; 重大, 重要(性)

【同】effect; significance

【搭配】as a consequence因而; 结果

【例句】The consequences of the Human Genome Project go far beyond a narrow focus on disease. 人类基因组计划的重要意义远远不止于治愈疾病。

n.结果;影响;重要意义

【搭配】 in consequence of sth.由于某事物的缘故,因而

【例句】

1. One consequence of Moore's Law, which describes the doubling of the number of transistors on a chip every 18 months, is that the amount of heat produced doubles as well.摩尔定律说集成电路可容纳的晶体管数量每18个月会增加一倍,据此得出的一个结论是其产生的热量也会翻一番。

2..The consequences of the Human Genome Project go far beyond a narrow focus on disease.人类基因工程的意义远不止治疗疾病。

【要点】 consequence,result, outcome, aftermath都有“结果”的意思。consequence多指某物产生的不良后果,但也用于指某抽象概念的结果,此时可以与result 互换;result指做某事产生的直接结果,或指某抽象概念的结果;outcome指有待见分晓的结果或结局;aftermath多用于天灾人祸之后随之而来的不良的、甚至更严重的后果或余波。

-n.结果;影响;重要意义

【搭配】as a consequence因而;结果

【例句】

1. Some people are not aware of the consequences that pollution brings, so they do not care about protecting the environment of the city. 一些人没有意识到污染带来的后果,所以他们不关心这座城市的环境保护。

2. Some people are aware of the consequences of pollution but they are indifferent about it because it has not personally affected them.一些人知道污染带来的后果,但是他们对此很冷漠,因为污染还没有影响到他们个人。

3. The consequences of the Human Genome Project go far beyond a narrow focus on disease.人类基因工程的重要意义远远不止于治愈疾病。

【派生】consequential(a.随之发生的;有影响力的)

1046- consultant

n.会诊医师, 顾问医生; 顾问 -'t'的发音尽可能化【同】advisor

【搭配】legal consultant 司法顾问

【例句】Christina is a management consultant and has many clients. 克里斯蒂娜是一位管理顾问, 她有很多客户。

n.顾问;专科医生

【搭配】school consultant校方顾问;legal consultant 司法顾问;study abroad consultant 留学顾问

【例句】

1. The researchers criticize the practice of some scientific consultants who work with the tobacco industry for assuming that cigarette smoke has the same impact on smokers as it does on non-smokers.一些研究者考虑到香烟烟雾对吸烟者和不吸烟者有同样的影响,因此批判一些试图影响烟草行业的科学顾问的实践做法。

2. Marketing consultants have been gathering information about customers' shopping habits.市场顾问一直在收集有关消费者购物习惯的资料。

1047- convention

n.大会, 会议; 惯例, 常规, 习俗; 公约, 协定

【同】conference; meeting

【搭配】social conventions 社会习俗; 社会惯例; convention centre会议中心 【例句】The city's convention centre is also a famous landmark in the country. 这个城市的会议中心也是这个国家一个著名的地标性建筑。

1048- component

n.成分, 零件 a.构成的, 组成的

【同】constituent; ingredient

【搭配】key component 主要成分; component part 构成部件

【例句】Cancer is not caused by a single element in cigarette smoke; harmful effects to health are caused by many components. 癌症不是由香烟烟雾中的某一成分引起的, 对健康有害的成分有很多。

1049- digestive

a.消化的; 助消化的

【搭配】digestive system 消化系统

【例句】The professor introduced the digestive systems of starfish. 教授介绍了海星的消化系统。

-a.消化的;助消化的 -n.助消化药

【搭配】 digestive system 消化系统

【例句】 According to the Australian Journal of Public Health, 12% of patients visiting alternative therapists do so because they suffer from digestive problems.据《澳大利亚公共卫生杂志》报告,求助于使用替代疗法医生的患者中,12%受 消化系统疾病的困扰。

【要点】digestive是“消化的”意思,而digestible则是“可消化的”。

1050- effective

a.有效的, 生效的; 给人深刻印象的, 显著的

【同】efficient

【搭配】effective remedy 有效药物

【例句】Which advertisement is the most effective? 哪一种广告最有效?

1051- efficient

a.有效的, 效率高的; 有能力的, 能胜任的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】energy efficient 节能的

【例句】This kind of medicine has now gone, and we've got much more efficient ones. 这种药现在不用了, 我们有了药效更高的药品。

【要点】这里介绍其他几个表示个人品质的词汇:

energetic 精力充沛的

faithful 守信的, 忠诚的

humorous 幽默的

ingenious 有独创性的

motivated目的明确的; 有积极性的

logical条理分明的

methodical 有方法的

a.效率高的

【例句】

1. Thick walls took longer to cool and harden, a factor which had to be considered by the designer in order to make the most efficient use of machines.若模具壁厚,冷却和硬化的时间会延长,设计者应该考虑这个因素,以便最高效地利用机器。

2. Newman noted that the two most "bicycle friendly"cities considered- Amsterdam and Copenhagen- were very efficient, even though their public transport systems were“reasonable but not special”.纽曼注意到,阿姆斯特丹和哥本哈根这两个被认为自行车普及率最高的城市,效率非常高,尽管它们的公共交通系统“设计合理却毫无特色”。

3. The technique became more efficient after the discovery of iron.在发现铁后,这一技术变得更为高效。

【要点】efficient可以用于人,也可以用于物,表示“效率高的;有能力的”;effective指“有效的,起作用的”。---

-a. 效率高的

【例句】 Even in a class where there is only one student, if the teacher proves to be not efficient, not knowing how to teach at all, it would be impossible for the student to listen attentively, so there would be no way for him/her to really learn anything.即使是在一个只有一个学生的班级里,如果老师的效率不高,根一 本不知道如何教学,学生也不可能专心听讲,无法真正学到任何东西。

1052- element

n.元素; 组成部分 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】chemical elements 化学元素; be in your element 活得自由自在; principal element 主要因素

【例句】Research has shown that there is a genetic or inherited element to handedness. 研究表明, 习惯使用左手还是右手有遗传或天生的因素。

1053- emergency

n.紧急情况, 突然事件; 非常时刻

【同】crisis

【搭配】emergency funding 应急基金; emergency contact person 紧急联系人; emergency shelter应急避难场所

【例句】If it's an emergency, you can phone your doctor at any time, night or day. 如果有紧急状况的话, 你可以在任何时间给医生打电话, 无论白天还是晚上。

n.紧急情况,突然事件 emergency funding 应急基金;emergency contact person 紧急联系人; emergency shelter 应急避难场所

【例句】

1. In Britain, for example, there are a lot of anecdotes describing how glow- worms have been used to read by or used as emergency bicycle lamps when a cyclist's batteries have failed.在英国,有许多有关萤火虫的奇闻轶事,描述了大家是如何借助萤火虫的光亮来读书,或者在电动车电池没电时用萤火虫当应急车灯的。

2. If it's an emergency, you can phone at any time.如果是紧急情况,你可以随时电话通知。

1054- equip

v.装备, 配备

【搭配】be equipped with配备有, 装备有

【例句】The new hospital is equipped with the most advanced medical equipment. 这家新的医院配备有最先进的医疗设备。

1055- fertilize

v.使肥沃, 使多产; 施肥于; 使受精

【搭配】fertilized eggs 受精卵; cross-fertilize 异花受精

【例句】Mature breeding birds are very expensive-even a fertilized ostrich egg isn't cheap. 鸵鸟的成鸟很贵, 即使一个受精蛋都不便宜。

1056- fitness

n.适合, 恰当; 合格; 健康

【搭配】fitness club健身俱乐部

【例句】Many people give up fitness training courses because they take up too much time. 许多人放弃了健身课, 因为它们太耗费时间。

1057- handicapped

a.有生理缺陷的; 智力低下的

【同】disabled

【搭配】mentally handicapped 有心理缺陷的

【例句】The jigsaw puzzle design is too difficult for visually handicapped. 七巧板拼图对于视觉有缺陷的人来说太难了。

1058- energetic

a.精力旺盛的, 充满活力的

【同】vigorous

【搭配】energetic person 精力旺盛的人

【例句】I don't like doing energetic exercises in the morning. 我不喜欢在早上做剧烈的运动。

1059- implication

n.含意; 暗示

【搭配】political implication 政治含意

【例句】Before I go on to health implications of the way of life, I'll say something about food and nutrition.在我接着讲生活方式的健康含义之前, 我将会说一些有关食品和营养的问题。

n.含义,启示;影响;卷入

【搭配】 political implications 政治含义

【例句】

1. The results and their implications are dividing even the researchers who uncovered them.研究结果及其影响甚至使发现它们的研究人员产生了分歧。

2. What would be the implications if humanity were to understand, with precision, the genetic constitution?如果人类准确地破译了基因构造,那会意味着什么呢?

【同义】 connection(n.联系,关联);involvement(n.包含;连累)

1060- infection

n.传染, 感染, 传播; 传染病

【搭配】severe infection严重的传染病

【例句】The doctor detected that the guy had got a stomach infection. 医生发现这个人腹部有感染。

-n.传染,感染

【搭配】 severe infection 严重的传染病;respiratory infection 呼吸道感染

【例句】

1. Various interventions, such as infection-fighting drugs, can increase a population's average survival time, but only approaches that slow the body's rate of aging will increase the maximum lifespan.抗感染药物等多种干预手段能增 加人类的平均存活时间,但是只有减缓人体衰老速度的方法才能最大程度 地延长人类寿命。

2. Are you taking oral medicines for fungal infections?你在吃治疗真菌感染的 口服药吗?

3. So this reflects our mental picture of how the system transcends to the next stage —with intelligence that reaches in and restructures the system.这就反映了在我们脑中出现的关于系统如何升华到下一个阶段的图景——利用智能 介入并重建系统。

4. They are using gene to improve the intelligence of mice.他们利用基因来提高老鼠的智力。

1061- latent

a.潜在的, 潜伏的; 不易察觉的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】latent capital 潜在资本; latent infection 潜伏性传染; latent period 潜伏期 【例句】He still has latent force to develop in studies and research. 在学习和研究方面,他仍然有潜力可挖。

1062- license

n.许可, 特许; 执照, 许可证 v.批准, 许可

【搭配】driving license 驾驶执照; grant a license批准许可证

【例句】We need your license, that is if you have one. 如果你有执照的话, 请出示一下。

【要点】证件办理场景也是雅思考试中比较常见的一个内容, 这里列出了在办理证件时需要填写的一些内容:

full name 全名

given name 名字

surname 姓氏

middle initial中间名缩写

nationality 国籍

passport number 护照号码

driver's license 驾驶执照

date of birth 出生日期

blood type 血型

height 身高

weight 体重

marital status 婚姻状况

home address 家庭住址

register date 注册日期

English proficiency 英语水平

home number 家庭电话号码

signature 签名

ID 身份证

1063- internal

a.内部的; 国内的; 内政的

【同】domestic; inside

【搭配】internal organs 内脏; internal clock生物钟

【例句】There is a regulation governing the internal affairs of the organization. 这个组织有一种规章来管理内部事务。

1064- internist

n.内科医师 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【例句】The professor who teaches us is a respected internist. 教我们的那个教授是一位受人尊敬的内科医师。

【要点】看病场景经常在雅思考试中出现, 这里介绍一下各科室医生的说法:

surgeon 外科医生

oculist 眼科医生

dentist 牙医

shrink (美俚)精神科医生

1065- incapacitate

v.使无能力; 使不适合; 使伤残; 使无资格

【例句】The figures show that about a quarter of a million people are incapacitated with back pain every day. 数据显示每天约有25万人因背痛而残疾。

1066- maturity

n.成熟; 完善, 准备就绪; 到期

【搭配】at maturity 成熟; ful maturity 完全成熟

【例句】Almost all the fertilized eggs will hatch out into chicks which will in turn reach maturity. 几乎所有的受精卵都会孵出幼鸟, 然后幼鸟就会依次成熟起来。

1067- medical

a.医学的, 医疗的; 内科的

【搭配】medical centre 医疗中心; medical science 医学; medical service 医疗服 务; family medical history 家族病史

【例句】The injured students required emergency medical treatment. 那些受伤的学生需要緊急医疗看护。

1068- medication

n.药物(治疗)

【搭配】be on medication for sth. 因为...而吃药

【例句】The doctor writes what medication you need on the prescription.医生在处方上写了你需要吃的药。

【要点】这里介绍几个比较常见的药物名称:

antibiotic 抗生素

aspirin 阿司匹林

penicillin 盘尼西林

ointment 药膏

vitamin 维生素

syrup 糖浆

tablet 药片

eyedrop 眼药水

cold cure 感冒药

febrifuge 退烧药

sweating medicine 发汗药

capsule 胶囊

prevention injection 预防针

-n.药物;药物治疗

【搭配】 be on medication for sth.因为...而吃药

【例句】

1. The newly reported cases in the UK and Australia add to a growing list of bizarre sleepwalking episodes linked to the drug in other countries, including reports of people sleep-driving while on the medication.在英国和澳大利亚新呈报的案例中,增加了越来越多的发生在别国的与药物有关的奇怪的梦游 并发症,其中包括对于用药后驾车梦游的人们的报道。

2. The mobile technologies that teens use daily, namely cell phones, instant messaging, and text messaging, have already produced multiple improvements in their health care, such as increased medication adherence, better disease understanding, and fewer missed appointments.青少年每天使用的移动技术,即手机、即时消息以及发短信,已经对他们的医疗保健产生了多重的完 善,例如增强了药物依从性,更好地了解疾病和越来越少的失约。

3. She stopped taking the prescribed medications.她停止服用处方药了。

【要点】 drug,medicine, remedy, chemical, medication都有“药”或“药物疗法”的意思,但它们的侧重点不同:drug指任何用于预防或治疗肉体上或精神上疾 病的药品;medicine指药物的总称,是集合名词;remedy侧重指对恢复健 康有效的药品或治疗方法;chemical多指工业或化学中的药品,有时也 指医药中的药品;medication多指医药治疗,常见于医学类文章中,专业 性更强。

1069- menace

n.威胁; 危险的人(或物)v.威胁

【同】intimidation

【搭配】a menace to sb. /sth. 对...的威胁

【例句】Let's look at some reasons why back pain is developing into such a unique menace. 让我们来看一下为什么背疼会发展成这样一种特别的威胁。

1070- miserable

a.痛苦的, 悲惨的

【同】sad

【搭配】as miserable as sin 非常悲惨; miserable failure一败涂地

【例句】Many patients say they have completely given up exercise because the pain makes them so miserable. 很多病人说她们已经完全放弃了运动, 因为疼痛难忍。

1071- mishandle

v.粗暴地对待, 虐待; 错误地处理, 瞎弄, 胡乱操作

【搭配】mishandled baggage错运行李

【例句】In our experience some types of attempts are easily mishandled and can lead to more harm than good. 根据我们的经验, 一些尝试很容易操作不当, 进而导致弊大于利。

1072- moderation

n.温和, 中庸; 缓和, 减轻; 适度, 节制

【搭配】in moderation 适中地, 有节制地

【例句】In the middle of Health Diet Pyramid we find the things that we can eat in moderation.在健康饮食金字塔的中部可以看到一些我们可以适量吃的食物。

1073- muscle

n.肌肉; 体力

【搭配】movement of muscle 肌肉运动; leg muscle 腿部肌肉; stomach muscle腹部肌肉

【例句】When pain strikes, we attempt to keep the back as immobile as possible, which makes the muscles tense up. 当疼痛发作时, 我们试图尽量保持背部不动, 这会让肌肉紧绷起来。

【搭配】 flex one's muscles 显示实力;not move a muscle 一动不动,纹丝不动;muscle in/into(为获取利益)强行挤入/插手;muscle up 使肌肉发达

【例句】

1. One injection may be all that is needed to reverse muscle wasting in cancer, if an experimental technique used in mice can be made to work in people.如果用 在小白鼠身上的实验技术能够适用在人身上,那么要逆转癌症导致的肌肉 萎缩可能只需要一次注射。

2. When muscle cells are damaged they send molecular signals to nearby

"satellite"cells, which then produce new cells that fuse with the muscle and repair the damage.当肌肉细胞被破坏,它们便向附近的“卫星”细胞发送 分子信号,然后生成新细胞融入肌肉,修复破损。

3. If your bed doesn't give enough support, back muscles and ligaments work all night trying to correct spinal alignment.如果你的床不能提供足够的支撑,那 么背部肌肉和韧带就会整晚工作来校正脊椎骨。

【派生】 muscular(a.肌肉的;强健的)

1074- nutrition

n.营养; 营养学

【搭配】food nutrition 食品营养; nutrition science营养科学

【例句】Females are more conscious of food nutrition.女性对食品营养有更强的意识。

【要点】这里介绍一些雅思考试中常用的学科名称:

computer science 计算机科学

nutrition science 营养科学

archaeology 考古学

architecture 建筑学

agriculture 农学

anthropology 人类学

-n.营养,营养学;营养品

【搭配】food nutrition 食品营养;good nutrition 营养丰富;nutrition science 营养科学

【例句】Improvements in childhood nutrition in the first quarter of the twentieth century, for example, gave today's elderly people a better start in life than their predecessors.比如,在20世纪前25年,儿童营养的改善让如今的老年人在 人生起步时就比他们的先辈们打下了更好的基础。

206【同义】 nourishment(n.营养品);sustenance(n.食物,营养)

【派生】nutritional(a.营养的); nutritious(a.有营养价值的);nutritive(a.用作食物的)

1075- penetrate

v.渗透

【同】imbue

【搭配】penetrate through 透过; be penetrated with 弥漫着

【例句】These fine particles penetrating deep into the liver caused the patient to die. 这些微粒深深地渗入肝脏内, 导致了病人的死亡。

1076- permission

n.允许, 同意

【搭配】without permission未经许可; special permission 特许; planning permission规划许可

【例句】They don't have the permission to enter the intensive care unit. 他们被禁止进入重症监护病房。

-n.允许,准许

【搭配】with your kind permission 如蒙俯允

【例句】

1. In earlier times, it was customary for a young man to get the permission from his girlfriend's parents before they could get married.在早些年,年轻男子按 习俗要得到女友父母的许可,才能迎娶她。

2. Students living in school apartments do not need permission to park in apartment car parks.住校生在宿舍停车场停车不需要许可证。

【同义】consent(n.同意)

【反义】prohibition(n.禁止)

1077- optical

a.眼睛的, 视力的; 光学的

【搭配】optical instrument 光学仪器

【例句】We'll discuss optical fibres and how they can be used in the future to improve optical instruments. 我们将讨论光纤以及它们在将来如何用来改善光学仪器。

a.光学的;眼睛的;视觉的

【搭配】 optical instrument 光学仪器;optical illusion 视错觉

【例句】 The product has changed dramatically, from a single thickness of 6.8 mm to a range from sub-millimetre to 25 mm, from a ribbon frequently marred by inclusions and bubbles to almost optical perfection.(浮法玻璃)产品改变显著,原先只有6.8mm这一种厚度,现在的厚度最薄为亚毫米,最厚可达25mm;以前常因含有杂质和气泡而损毁,现在产品完美得几乎看不到瑕疵。

【同义】visual(a. 视觉的)

1078- organic

a.器官的; 有机的; 有机体的

【搭配】organic being 有机体; organic food 有机食品; organic fibre有机纤维

【例句】Many synthetic polymers are organic compounds. 合物。

a.有机的;组织的;器官的;根本的

【搭配】 organic being 有机体;organic food 有机食品;organic fiber 有机纤维

【例句】 Professor Pretty feels that organic farming would be too big a jump in thinking and in practices for many farmers.普瑞缇教授认为,有机农业对于很多农民来说将不止是思想和行为上的大跳跃。

1079- overweight

a.超重的, 过重的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化 n.超重, 过重 v.使负担过重

【搭配】overweight baggage超重行李

【例句】Being overweight is a reason why back pain becomes worse. 超重负荷是导致背部疼痛更加严重的一个原因。

1080- physical

a.物质的, 有形的; 肉体的, 身体的; 自然科学的, 物理的

【同】bodily

【搭配】physical examination 体检; physical endurance身体的忍耐力

【例句】Physical Education or PE teachers instruct young students in how to exercise, play sports and do other recreational activities correctly and safely. 体育老师指导小学生如何正确、安全地锻炼、做运动和做一些其他的休闲活动。

-a.身体的;物理(学)的;物质的

【搭配】physical examination 体检;physical endurance身体的忍耐力;physical exercise 体育活动

【例句】

1. They are now so used to getting their information and education and entertainment from television programmes that their literacy as well as physical ability have greatly been weakened.他们现在已经形成了通过电视节目获取信息、接受教育和享受娱乐的习惯,因此他们的读写能力和体能都大大降 低了。

2. The Physical Fitness Instructor's course is offered as a six-month course.健身教练的培训班为期六个月。

1081- potential

a.潜在的, 可能的 n.潜能, 潜力

【同】possible

【搭配】potential customer/client 潜在顾客/客户; potential threat 潜在威胁

【例句】I think people should pay more attention to their potential illness. 我认为人们应该花更多的精力在他们的潜在疾病上。

a.潜在的;可能的 n.潜力,潜能

【搭配】 potential customer/client 潜在顾客/客户;potential threat 潜在威胁; potential abilities 潜能

【例句】

1. Ideally, potential participants will have been involved in the organisation's programs for at least six months, and trust and relationship-building will have already been established.最理想的情况是,企业家的候选人已参与该组织的项目至少六个月了,并且已经建立起信任度和人脉关系。

2. That may be a wise policy, but it will also create an impression that many more potential problems exist than the case.那可能是个英明的政策,但也会让人误以为存在着比实际更多的潜在问题。

3. After the final interview, potential recruits were divided into three categories.经过最后一轮面试,有可能成为新成员的人被分成三类。

-a.潜在的;可能的 -n.潜力

【搭配】potential customer/client 潜在客户;potential threat 潜在威胁;potential abilities 潜能

【例句】

1. Making full use of your time is a challenge where you can put your potential into full play.有效利用你的时间是一种挑战,这样你就能将自己的潜力发挥到极致。

2. The potential effects would require a much longer time to study.潜在的影响需要研究更长时间。

1082- pregnant

a.怀孕的, 妊娠的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【搭配】get pregnant 怀孕

【例句】You don't have to pay, if you're unemployed or retired, or if you're pregnant. 如果你失业、退休或是怀孕, 就不用付钱了。

1083- prescribe

v.指示, 规定; 处(方), 开(药)

【例句】

1. The old pay the same price as the retired for each item the doctor has prescribed. 老人和退休人员对于医生开的药要付同样的钱。

2. The doctor prescribed some antibiotics for him. 医生给他开了些抗生素。

【要点】与看病相关的词汇:

see a doctor 看病

send for a doctor 请医生

feel one's pulse 把脉

take one's blood pressure量血压

take one's temperature 量体温

make up a prescription 配药

take medicine 吃药

get an injection 打针

-v.处(方),开(药);规定

【搭配】 prescribe sb. sth.为某人开...药

【例句】

1. Salespeople like Schaefer walk the line between the common practice of 赂医生开他们的药。

2. New evidence has linked a commonly prescribed sleep medication with bizarre behaviours, including a case in which a woman painted her front door in her sleep.有新证据表明,服用某种常用安眠药会引发怪异行为,其中一个 案例是一名妇女在睡觉时给她家的前门涂上了漆。

3. Doctors usually diagnose before they prescribe patients drugs.医生在开药前,通常要对病人进行诊断。

【要点】prescribe除了开药方外,还有规定做某事的意思,一般指法律规定;ordain指上天的旨意;decree常指统治者或政府不与别人商议而公开宣布的决 定;dictate指用权力支配他人。

1084- prescription

n.药方, 处方

【搭配】fil a prescription 按方配药; give a prescription 开药方

【例句】When the doctor sees you, he will give you a prescription.医生给你看病后, 会给你开一个药方。

-n.处方,药方

【搭配】 prescription drug/medication 处方药;fill a prescription 按方配药;give a prescription 开药方

【例句】

1. In many cases, the glossy brochures, article reprints and prescriptions salespeople deliver are primary sources of drug education for healthcare givers.在很多情况下,医药销售提供的制作精良的宣传册、翻印的文章以及药 方,就是医疗保健服务者主要的药品教育方面的资料。

2. This medicine is not available without a prescription.没有处方就拿不到这种药。

1085- quarantine

n./v.检疫, 隔离

【同】isolate; seclude

【搭配】quarantine station 检疫站; animal quarantine 动物检疫; quarantine area隔离区

【例句】The people were kept in quarantine for three months when arriving at the destination.到达目的地之后, 人们就被隔离了三个月。

【要点】相关词汇:

infect 传染

malady 疾病

diagnose 诊断

intoxicate 使中毒

inject 注射

1086- preserve

v.保护, 维持; 保存, 保藏; 腌渍

【同】keep; store

【搭配】preserve one's eyesight 保护视力

【例句】You may be familiar with the crude medicines processed by freeze-drying, which preserves the quality of the product while making a large saving in weight. 你可能知道, 那些药材是用冷冻干燥法加工的, 这种方法能维持产品的质量并且能大幅度保持重量。

-v.保护,维持;保藏

【搭配】preserve one's eyesight 保护视力

【例句】

1. When I first saw the ice sculptures, I was wondering how many degrees Celsius it took to preserve the whole thing.当我第一次见到冰雕时,我很好奇 要保存一整件作品需要达到多少摄氏度。

2. Art museums must be well preserved and kept clean at all times. It will be a great help if the government can invest in upgrading existing art museums for their betterment.艺术馆必须长期维护并且一直保持干净。如果政府能够对 现存的美术馆投资,对它们进行升级改良,那将会带来很大的帮助。

1087- psychiatric

a.精神病的; 治疗精神病的

【例句】Jim suffered from a psychiatric disorder. 吉姆患有精神病。

-a.精神病学的;精神病治疗的

【例句】

1. As a result of the Human Genome Project, there will be new hope of liberation from the shadows of cancer, heart disease, auto-immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, and some psychiatric illnesses.人类基因组计划的实施将给人们带来新的希望,让人们走出癌症、心脏病、自身免疫性疾病(比如 风湿性关节炎),以及某些精神疾病的阴影。

2. The product information for prescribers advises that psychiatric adverse effects, including hallucinations, sleepwalking and nightmares, are more likely in the elderly, and treatment should be stopped if they occur.产品说明建议开处方者,服用该药可能会给老年人带来精神方面的副作用,如产生幻觉、梦 游及做噩梦等。若出现这些状况,需停止用药。

1088- purpose

n.目的, 意图; 用途, 效果

【同】aim

【搭配】for (the) purpose of 为了; on purpose故意, 有意; with the purpose of 为 了...目的; statement of purpose目的陈述

【例句】Bob was absent from school on purpose. 鲍勃故意逃学。

1089- record

n.纪录, 记载; 最高纪录; 最佳成绩; 履历, 经历; 唱片 动词发音? v.记录, 登记; 录音 名词发音?

【搭配】be on record 记录在案的, 公开宣布的

【例句】Peter lost his medical record. 彼得弄丢了他的病历。

1090- regular

a.有规律的, 有规则的; 整齐的, 匀称的; 正规的, 正式的

【搭配】regular intervals 一定的间隔时间; be in regular communication 保持正常的通信

【例句】Which one do you prefer, sending it by regular or by express? 你想用哪种方法邮寄, 是平邮还是快递?

1091- reliance

n.依靠, 依赖

【同】dependence; trust

【搭配】place reliance on 依赖; self reliance自力更生; have reliance on 信赖

【例句】Long term reliance on sleeping pills is dangerous. 长期依赖安眠药来睡眠是危险的。

n.依靠,依赖

【搭配】 reliance on sb./sth.信任

【例句】

1. In good meteorological conditions, flying would be permitted under Visual Flight Rules(VFR), which suggests a strong reliance on visual cues to maintain an acceptable level of safety.在良好的气象条件下,可以在目测飞行规则的指导下进行飞行,这意味着要依靠视觉提示来维持飞行安全。

2. Long terms of reliance on sleeping pills is dangerous.长期依赖安眠药助眠是危险的。

【同义】 trust(n.信任,信赖);dependence(n.信任,信赖)

【反义】 distrust(n.不信任)

【派生】 reliant(a.对...有信心的)

【要点】 注意reliance与其【同义】词分别【搭配】的介词,reliance/dependence on和trust/ confidence in都表示“信赖”的意思。

-n.依靠,依赖;信任

【搭配】his total reliance on his colleagues 他对同事毫无保留的信任

【例句】

1. For another, children have been brought up in a different age from that of their parents, and they should be allowed to cultivate a spirit of independence and self-reliance.另外,孩子成长的年代与家长的不一样,应该培养他们独立自 主的精神。

2. Long terms of reliance on sleeping pills is dangerous.长期依赖安眠药很危险。

【派生】reliant(a.信赖的,依赖的)

【同义】trust(n.信任,信赖);dependence(n.信任,信赖)

【反义】 distrust(n.不信任)

1092- remedy

n.药品; 治疗措施, 补救办法 v.治疗, 医治; 纠正, 补救

【同】therapy

【搭配】remedy for 治疗...的方法或药物; 补救

【例句】Our experience indicates that your money is better spent on the more old-fashioned remedies. 我们的经验表明你的钱最好是花在更老式的治疗方法上。

-n.补救;治疗法 -v.补救;医治

【搭配】remedy for对...的治疗法或药物补救

【例句】

1. No remedy was known, and two of the patients died within days.因为不知道如何治疗,两个病人在几天后就死了。

2. In theory, they must prove that the EPA's foot-dragging has caused them some specific harm that regulation might remedy.从理论上说,他们必须证明环保局的拖沓行为给他们带来了具体的伤害,而且这些伤害通过监管可以 弥补。

【派生】remedial(a.治疗的;补救的);remediable(a.可治疗的)

【要点】remedy指祛除或减轻病痛的治疗方法、药物等,强调效果;treatment指治疗方法;therapy指针对某种疾病的特殊治疗方法。

1093- resistant

a.抵抗的, 有抵抗力的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】counteractive

【搭配】be resistant to 对...有抵抗力; acid resistant耐酸的

【例句】A balanced diet helps us create a body resistant to disease. 均衡的饮食可以让我们的身体抵抗住疾病。

【要点】雅思听力的 Section 4 就出现过一个关于害虫(insect)的讲座, 讲了害虫的防治等内容, 其中害虫对化学药剂 "有抵抗力" 用的就是 resistant 这个词。

-n.抵抗者 -a.抵抗的;顽固的

1. They may have an advantage in killing drug-resistant tumours, which could be quite different from what we've had before.它们或许有能够杀死耐药肿瘤的优势,这可能与我们以前所见过的完全不同。

2. Apart from engendering widespread ecological disorders, pesticides have contributed to the emergence of a new breed of chemical-resistant, highly lethal super bugs.除了引起广泛的生态失调之外,杀虫剂还导致了一种新型的抗 化学腐蚀、高致命的超级细菌的出现。

3. Scientists believe overexposure to antibiotics helps resistant bacteria become more widespread. 科学家认为,过度接触抗生素会促使有抗药性的细菌传播得更广。 同 opposing(a. 对面的;相对的;反对的);rebellious(a.造反的,不法的);disobedient(a.不服从的,违抗的)

【反义】 irresistible(a.不可抵抗的;不能压制的)

1094- sight

n.视力, 视觉; 看见, 瞥见; 视域, 眼界; 景象, 奇观; 风景, 名胜 v.看见, 看到

【同】vision

【搭配】lose sight of sth. 忽略某事; in sight 在视线内; catch sight 看见

【例句】She burst into a storm of tears at the sight. 看到这一幕, 她突然泪如泉涌。

1095- stout

a.健壮的, 结实的 -'t'的发音尽可能弱化

【同】solid; strong

【搭配】stout wind 暴风; stout ship 牢固的船

【例句】The stout man excels others in strength. 这个壮实的男子比其他人力气都大。

【要点】这里介绍其他几个形容身材的词汇:

slim 苗条的

plump 丰满的

slender 苗条的

medium built 身材中等的

tal and lanky 高高瘦瘦的

a.粗壮的;结实的

【搭配】 stout wind 暴风;stout ship 牢固的船

【例句】

1. This includes a stout casing and a permeable polymer separator, which stops the electrodes in the cell touching each other and causing a short circuit.这包括一个粗壮的套筒和一个防止电池内部电解质彼此接触并引发短路的渗透性聚合物隔膜。

2. It was completely encased in a stout, iron cylinder.它被完全置于一个结实的铁筒内。

1096- sanitary

a.清洁的; 保健的 n.(有卫生设备的)公共厕所

【同】hygeian

【搭配】sanitary facilities 卫生设备; sanitary condition 卫生条件

【例句】People living in the district suffered from appalling sanitary conditions. 住在这一区域的人们承受着极其恶劣的卫生条件。

1097- soluble

a.可溶的

【搭配】soluble material可溶性物质

【例句】The fat soluble vitamins can be stored for quite some time by the body. 脂溶性维生素可以在身体中贮存相当长的时间。

【要点】注意本词中字母o的发音及重音位置。

a.可溶的;可以解决的

【搭配】soluble material可溶性物质

【例句】

1. The original patent outlined a three-stage process in which phenol and formaldehyde(from wood or coal) were initially combined under vacuum inside a large egg-shaped kettle. The result was a resin known as Novalak, which became soluble and malleable when heated.原始专利概述了一个三段式程序,首先,从木头或煤中提取出来的苯酚和甲醛在一个很大的蛋形壶内的真空中混合。最后一种叫做诺瓦拉克的松脂形成了,它经加热能够溶解,并具有可塑性。

2. Fat soluble vitamins can be stored for quite some time by the body.脂溶性维生素可在身体里储存很长时间。

【同义】 resoluble(a.可解决的;可分解的);dissolved(n.可溶解的)

【反义】 unsoluble(a.不能溶解的)

【派生】 solubility(n.可溶性,可解决性)

1098- scratch

v.抓, 搔 n.抓, 搔; 抓痕; 起跑线

【搭配】start from scratch从头做起, 从零开始; have a scratch 搔痒

【例句】There's a scratch on his skin.他的皮肤上面有条划痕。

1099- spasm

n.痉挛, 抽搐; 突发, 发作

【搭配】facial spasm 面部痉挛; muscle spasm 肌肉痉挛

【例句】Research shows that muscles often go into spasm when they tense up. 研究表明肌肉在紧绷时会经常发生痉挛。

1100- surgeon

n.外科医生

【搭配】dental surgeon 牙医

【例句】A famous surgeon from England performed the operation last week. 上周, 一名来自英国的著名外科医生做了这次手术。

【要点】这里介绍一下常用的医院种类:

medical centre医疗中心

maternity hospital 妇产医院

mental/psychiatric hospital 精神病医院

clinic 诊所

hospice 临终关怀医院

nursing home 养老院

1101- surgery

n.外科手术治疗; 外科, 外科学; 手术室, 诊疗室

【搭配】heart bypass surgery心脏搭桥手术

【例句】As a rule, doctors hold surgeries between 9:00 and 11:30 every day. 医生通常在每天的9点到11点半进行外科手术。

【要点】这里介绍几个和外科手术有关的词汇:

anesthetist 麻醉师

anesthesia 麻醉

probing 探通术

amputation 截肢(术)

tracheotomy 气管切开手术

transplant 移植

stitches 缝线

instrument 手术器械

1102- suspend

v.吊, 悬挂; 暂停, 中止; 推迟, 延缓

【同】postpone; put off

【搭配】suspend a driving license 吊销驾驶执照; suspend payment 暂停付款

【例句】The production of this medicine was suspended because of a lack of materials. 这种药由于缺乏药材而暂时停产了。

【要点】这里介绍几个交通违规时所用的词汇:
fine 罚款,
tow the car away 拖车,
brake 刹车,
plate number 车牌号

1103- sustain

v.支撑, 撑住, 承受住; 维持, 持续; 经受, 遭受; 忍耐

【同】keep

【搭配】sustain hardships 忍受艰苦; sustain a person's spirit 使某人振作; sustain growth 维持增长

【例句】The report will tell you how to sustain fundamental living demands. 这个报告会告诉你如何维持基本的生活需求。

v.保持;维持(生命等);支持

【搭配】 sustain hardships忍受艰苦;sustain a person's spirit 使某人振作; sustain growth 维持增长

【例句】

1. Without water, we would not be able to grow the food we eat, to sustain ourselves or the ecosystem.没有水,我们就不能种植我们所吃的食物,不能维持我们的生命和生态系统。

2. Thousands of lakes are so polluted that they can no longer sustain fish life.几千个湖泊受到非常严重的污染,以至鱼类都不能在那儿存活。

1104- symptom

n.症状; 征候, 征兆

【搭配】symptom for...的症状; late symptom 迟发症状; clinical symptom 临床症 状; deficiency symptom 营养缺乏症状

【例句】The main symptom of the disease is stomachache. 胃疼是这种疾病的主要症状。

1105- system

n.系统, 体系; 制度, 体制

【搭配】nervous system 神经系统; computer system 计算机系统

【例句】The immune system is complex but also interesting. 免疫系统很复杂, 却也很有意思。

1106- vitality

n.生命力, 活力

【同】vigor

【搭配】be full of vitality 充满活力; exceptional vitality 精力旺盛

【例句】When you see the Asiatic lion in India, what you sense is enormous vitality. 当你在印度看到亚洲狮的时候, 你的感觉就是它们非常有活力。

1107- therapy

n.治疗, 理疗

【同】treatment

【搭配】radiation therapy 放射治疗; interferon therapy 干扰素治疗法; recreation therapy 娱乐疗法

【例句】Although there are many drugs on the market, at our clinic we are beginning to realise the unique benefits of relaxation therapy. 尽管市面上有很多种药, 但在我们诊所, 我们开始认识到放松疗法的特殊好处。

【要点】雅思场景中就出现过recreation therapy(娱乐疗法)的介绍, 即把娱乐作为一种治疗的手段。

-n.治疗

【搭配】radiation therapy放射治疗;interferon therapy干扰素治疗法;recreation therapy 娱乐疗法;be in therapy 接受治疗

【例句】

1. If successful, virus therapy could eventually form a third pillar alongside radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the standard arsenal against cancer, while avoiding some of the debilitating side-effects.如果试验成功,病毒疗法可能会形成与放疗和化疗并列的另一个抗癌支柱,同时避免某些副作用。

2. The therapy would be especially useful for secondary cancers, called metastases, which sometimes spread around the body after the first tumour appears.该疗法将对继发性癌症,即转移性肿瘤尤其有用。有时候在第一 个肿瘤出现之后,继发性肿瘤会向全身扩散。

3. We used a combined regimen of injection treatment and radiation therapy.我们采用了针剂注射和放射治疗相结合的方法。

【同义】 treatment(n.治疗,治疗法)

【派生】 therapist(n.临床医学家)

1108- variation

n.变化, 变动; 变种, 变异

【同】mutation

【例句】Variations and combinations of these two hat shapes formed the basis of the pupil's final designs. 这两种帽子外形的改变和融合构成了小学生最终设计的基础。

1109- vulnerable

a.易受攻击的

【搭配】vulnerable to 易受...伤害的; vulnerable group 弱势群体

【例句】Women are especially vulnerable to back pain because of pregnancy. 由于怀孕, 女性尤其容易患背痛。

1110- weight

n.重量, 体重; 砝码, 秤砣; 重要性; 分量 -'t'的发音尽量弱化

【同】heaviness

【搭配】put on more weight 更发胖; by weight 按重量称

【例句】I began my diet a month ago, expecting to lose some weight. 我一个月前开始节食, 希望能减轻一些体重。

【要点】与重量相关的词汇:

weight(WT) 重量,

gross weight(GW) 毛重,

net weight(NW) 净重,

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1112- allocate

v.分配, 分派, 把...拨给

【例句】Your tutorials will be allocated at the first lecture. 你的指导课将被分在第一场讲座中。

v.分配,分派

【例句】

1. The problem of how health-care resources should be allocated or apportioned is not a new one, so they should be distributed in both the most just and most efficient way.如何分配卫生保健资源不是一个新问题,所以要采用最公正和最有效的分配方式。

2. The world-wide coal industry allocates extensive resources to researching and developing new technologies.全球的煤炭业为新技术的研发提供了广泛的资源。

【要点】常见的短语【搭配】有allocate funds,含义是“拨款;分配资金”,allocate常常和介词for连用,allocate for是“为...而分配;把...拨给”的意思。作及 物动词“分配”解时,【同义】的表达有portion,part和appropriate。 a.类似的

1113- allocation

n.配给, 分配; (钱、地方等的)配给量

【同】share

【例句】People approved the allocation of food to those who needed it most. 人们赞成把食物分配给那些最需要的人。

1114- although

conj.尽管, 虽然, 即使

【同】despite; though

【例句】Although Joe was ill, he still went to work. 尽管乔生病了, 他还是坚持去工作。

【要点】although 和but一定不能同时出现在同一个句子中。

1115- bump

n.碰撞; 隆起物 v.碰, 撞; 颠簸着前进

【同】hit; knock

【搭配】bump against/into 碰到; bump along/down 颠簸着前进

【例句】The policeman ran after the thief, bumping against people in his hurry. 那个警察追赶小偷, 匆忙中撞到了人。

-n.肿块;隆起,凸起;撞击 -v.碰撞,撞击

【搭配】bump along 颠簸而行;covered in bumps and bruises遍布肿块和挫伤

【例句】 Every bump in the road -and there are many sends pain through my stomach and I begin to think that this trip is over for me.路上的每一个颠簸都使我腹部疼痛,而路上的坑洼又很多。我开始想,我的旅程恐怕要结束了。

1116- addition

n.(增)加, 加法; 附加(物)

【同】in addition to→besides

【搭配】in addition 另外; in addition to 除...之外

【例句】There is, in addition, one more important statement to make. 此外, 还有一个更为重要的声明要发表。

【要点】注意 addition 还有 "加法"的意思, "减法"就是subtraction,此外 plus 也常用来表示"加"。

-n.加,加法;增加(物) in addition 另外;in addition to 除...之外

【例句】

1. My favorite sport is swimming, as I believe it keeps me fit; in addition, swimming is a sport that keeps me out of the danger of being injured.我最喜欢游泳,因为我认为游泳能使我保持健康;另外,游泳这项运动也能使我远离受伤的危险。

2. One of the reasons why I have friends is that I need friends to help me when I am in trouble; this sounds selfish but true for most people. In addition, friends would not mind me saying so. 我需要朋友的一个原因是,当我有麻烦时我需要朋友帮忙,这听起来很自私,但是大多数人都是这样想的。另外,朋友 们也不会介意我这样说。

3. This fruit is a welcome addition to the English diet.这种添加在英式食谱中的水果很受欢迎。 additional(a.附加的;另外的) increase(n.增加)

1117- beforehand

ad.预先, 事先

【同】before; in advance

【例句】The police need to be briefed beforehand on how to deal with this sort of situation. 警察需要预先对如何处理这类情形的事情作提要。

1118- bypass

n.旁道, 旁路 v.绕过, 绕...走

【例句】The snow forced us into a northern bypass, which was new to us. 大雪迫使我们绕到北边一条陌生的路上。

-n.(绕过市镇的)旁道 -v.绕过

【例句】

1. Researchers are exploring whether they can bypass this side effect and whether niacin can lower disease risk more than statins alone.研究人员在探究是否可以避开这种副作用,尼克酸是否比单独使用他汀类药物更能降低患 病风险。

2. If we take the bypass, we'll avoid the town centre.我们要是走旁道的话,就会绕开镇中心。

【同义】circumvent(v.绕行,避开)

1119- cancel

v.取消, 废除; 删去, 划掉; 相互抵消

【同】call off

【搭配】cancel out 抵消

【例句】The sports meeting is cancelled because of the bad weather. 由于天气恶劣, 运动会取消了。

【要点】cancel的过去式和过去分词要双写结尾的1再加ed。abolish也有"废除"之意, 但主要指废除陈旧的法律制度及习俗, 而cancel指取消事先的安排。

1120- certainly

ad.一定, 必定, 无疑; 当然, 行

【同】definitely; of course; sure

【例句】We'll certainly try to find some boxes for you. 我们一定试着给你找些箱子。

1121- comparative

a.比较的, 相当的

【同】relative

【搭配】comparative advantage 相对优势; comparative validity相对有效性

【例句】Tom is living in comparative comfort. 汤姆现在过得比较舒服。

1122- comparison

n.比较, 对比; 比喻, 比拟

【搭配】by comparison 比较起来; make a comparison 进行对比; fair comparison 公平比较; in comparison 相比之下

【例句】We generally think of Africa as being a very hot and dry place, but it is not in comparison with Australia. 通常我们认为非洲炎热干燥, 但是它与澳洲无法比拟。

1123- contrary

a.相反的, 对抗的 n.反对, 矛盾; 相反, 反面; 对立物

【同】opposite

【搭配】to the contrary 反之, 正相反; on the contrary 反之, 正相反; contrary to与...相反

【例句】Contrary to what you might imagine, the size of the cycle is not determined by the size of the wheels. 与你想象的相反, 自行车的大小不是取决于车轮的大小。

a.相反的 n.相反

【搭配】 to the contrary 反之,正相反; on the contrary 反之,正相反

【例句】

1. An awareness of a contrary idea was developing in Western societies: that people have a basic right to health-care as a necessary condition of a proper human life.一种与之相反的观念在西方社会逐渐形成,这种观念认为人们享有卫生医疗保健这一基本权利,这是拥有体面人生的必要条件。

2. Although preliminary experimental evidence suggests that their in-air vision is poor, the accuracy with which dolphins leap high to take small fish out of a trainer's hand provides anecdotal evidence to the contrary.虽然之前的实验表明海豚在空气中的视力很差,但是它们能跃出水面,准确地叼食训练员手里的鱼,这提供了一个反面证据。

3. Contrary to what you might imagine, the size of the cycle is not determined by the size of the wheels, but by the size of the frame.可能与你想象的相反,自行车的大小不是取决于车轮的尺寸,而是取决于车架的大小。

【要点】on the contrary 一般用于引出与之前的叙述相反的观点。如对话:“It must have been terrible.”(那一定很糟糕。)“On the contrary, I enjoyed every minute.”(恰恰相反,我非常喜欢。)

1124- cosmic

a.宇宙的

【搭配】cosmic dust 宇宙尘埃

【例句】The surface of Earth contains tons of cosmic dust. 地球表面存有大量的宇宙尘埃。

【要点】这里介绍一下八大行星的英文名称:
Mercury 水星
Venus 金星
Earth 地球
Mars 火星
Jupiter 木星
Saturn 土星
Uranus 天王星
Neptune 海王星

a.宇宙的

【搭配】 cosmic dust 宇宙尘埃

【例句】 It can produce repulsive gravity to drive cosmic inflation in the big bang, while later on it could generate the more sedate acceleration that is ascribed to dark energy.它可以产生与万有引力相反的斥力,产生大爆炸中的暴涨,随后使宇宙产生更为平稳的加速度,这种加速度归因为暗能量

1125- forth

ad.向前; 向外

【同】and so forth→ and so on; and the like

【搭配】call forth 使产生, 引起; and so forth 等等; back and forth 来回地, 来来往 往地; bring forth 提出; set forth阐明, 陈述

【例句】From this day forth I will work much harder. 从今以后我将更加努力工作。

【要点】注意在听时不要和 fourth(第四)混淆。

1126- drop

n.滴; 落下; 微量 v.落下, 下降; 失落; 放弃

【同】fall

【搭配】drop by/in 顺便来访; drop out 掉落, 掉出; 退出, 离队; drop off 减弱, 减 少; drop down 使掉下, 使落下; 倒下

【例句】The bowl dropped from the table and broke into pieces. 碗从桌上掉下来摔成了碎片。

1127- enable

v.使能够, 使成为可能

【搭配】enable sb. to do sth. 使...能够做.

【例句】The bank service enables you to withdraw cash from your account at any time. 这样的银行服务可以使你能够在任何时间从账户取钱。

1128- graze

v.放牧

【例句】The field is used by local people to graze their cows every day. 当地人每天来这个牧场放牛。

【要点】相关词汇:
cultivate 耕种
manure 施肥
irrigate 灌溉
harvest 收获

1129- irritation

n.激怒, 恼怒; 刺激物

【同】anger; annoyance; resentment

【例句】Tom couldn't hide his irritation that he had lost the match. 汤姆无法掩饰自己因输掉比赛而生气的情绪。

1130- however

ad.无论如何, 不管怎样 conj.不管用什么方法; 然而, 可是, 不过

【同】but 【例句】I feel a bit sleepy, however,I keep studying. 我觉得有点困了, 但是我仍坚持学习。

【要点】记住however可以用作连词, 通常可以理解为 no matter how。

1131- include

v.包括, 包含, 计入

【同】contain

【搭配】be included in被包括在...

【例句】Sports Administrators' duties include booking playing fields with local councils. 体育管理员的职责包括向地方委员会预订比赛场馆。

1132- lower

a.较低的, 下级的, 下游的 v.降下, 放低; 使下降

【例句】We hurried to go down to the lower deck of the bus. 我们匆忙下到公交车的下层。

1133- involve

v.使卷入, 使参与; 包含, 含有; 牵涉

【同】involve sb. in→drag sb. in

【搭配】involve in 卷入, 参与; involve sb. in 使某人卷入, 使某人陷入

【例句】Do not involve the innocent people in this matter. 不要把无辜的人卷入这件 事中。

v.使卷入,牵涉;包含

【搭配】 involve in 卷入,参加;involve sb. in 使某人卷入,使某人陷入

【例句】

1. At the age of three, the children who had been involved in the "Missouri"programme were evaluated.曾参与“密苏里”项目的孩子们在三岁时被评估。

2. Alternatively, attempts can be made to make the speaker forget about the recording. A useful technique is to introduce a topic that quickly involves the speaker, and stimulates a natural language style.或者,可以尝试让说话者忘记正在录音这件事。这个方法很管用——引入一个让说话者迅速参与并自然地讲话的话题。

3. No city can be simply a port but must be involved in a variety of other activities.没有哪个城市能够仅作港口用,必然还会涉及到其他多种领域。

-v.使卷入;牵涉;包含

【搭配】involve in 参加;involve sb. in 使某人卷入,使某人陷入;involve sb.in expense 使某人破费

【例句】

1. Like what I mentioned, accounting involves number crunching, maths skills and a good understanding of financial transactions.如我所述,会计工作包括数字处理、数学技巧以及熟知金融交易事务。

2. No city can be simply a port but must be involved in a variety of other industries.没有哪个城市能够单纯地作为港口存在,它必然还涉及其他多种 行业领域。

3. The urbanization process would inevitably result in many troubles, involving over populations in large cities and traffic congestion.城市化进程不免会引起诸多问题,包括大城市人口过剩及交通拥堵。

【派生】 involved(a.复杂的);involvement(n.包含)

【同义】entail(v.牵涉);include(v.包含)

1134- meantime

ad.同时, 当时 n.其间, 其时

【同】in the meantime→in the meanwhile

【搭配】in the meantime 同时; 在...期间

【例句】The doctor will be here soon. In the meantime, please relax. 医生一会儿就到。在这期间, 请放松。

1135- muddle

n.一团糟, 凌乱, 混乱; 糊涂, 困惑 v.弄糟; 使糊涂; 相混

【同】bewilder; confuse

【例句】I'm in such a muddle that I completely forgot to pay the telephone bill. 我太糊涂了, 竟把交电话费完全抛到了脑后。

1136- nevertheless

ad.仍然, 不过 conj.然而, 不过

【同】nonetheless

【例句】The old teaching method has its flaws, but nevertheless it is still not out of date. 旧的教学方法有其缺点, 但是还未过时。

1137- particularly

ad.独特地, 显著地 英式发音

【同】especially 美式发音

【例句】It may be not possible for you to see the manager, particularly if it is a busy time. 你可能见不到经理, 尤其在忙时。

1138- otherwise

ad.另样, 用别的方法; 在其他方面 conj.要不然, 否则

【同】or; unless

【例句】It's a ten-minute taxi ride from the station and will cost you E5, otherwise, you can take the bus which runs every half an hour from the station. 从车站打车要10分钟, 车费是5英镑。另外, 你还可以乘公共汽车, 汽车每半小时从车站发出一班。

【要点】注意和 likewise(同样地)相区别。

1139- prerequisite

a.先决条件的; 必备的 n.先决条件, 前提; 必备条件

【同】precondition

【例句】A degree is an essential prerequisite for employment. 学位是就业必备的条件。

-n.先决条件;必备条件

【例句】Today for many girls, the boyfriends' possessing of an apartment is a prerequisite for getting married. 如今对许多女孩来说,男朋友有房成了结婚的前提。

同义】 pre-condition(n.先决条件)

1140- previous

a.先的, 以前的; 在...之前的; 早先的, 在前的 ad. 在...之前

【同】ahead of; before

【搭配】previous to 在...之前

【例句】For some courses, you need previous qualifications, or relevant successful employment. 对于某些课程来说, 你需要预先取得资格或有相关的成功就业经历。

a.在先的,以前的

【搭配】 previous to 在...之前

【例句】

1. These observations are generally consistent with our previous studies of pupils' views about the use and conservation of rainforests.先前我们研究了小学生们对利用和保护雨林的看法,这些观察结果与研究结果大体一致。

2. Your previous financial record is not a consideration.不考虑你先前的财务记录。

-a.在先的,以前的

【搭配】be previous to 在...之前

【例句】

1. Do you think school students today are more hard-working than previous generations?你认为现在的学生比过去的学生更加努力学习吗?

2. Your previous financial record is not a consideration.你先前的财务记录不属于考虑的事项。

【同义】preceding(a.在先的,在前的)

1141- primary

a.最初的, 初级的; 首要的, 主要的, 基本的

【同】chief; main; major

【搭配】the primary stage of civilization 文明的最初阶段; a primary school 小学

【例句】This degree course is designed for preparing students to teach in primary and secondary school. 这门学位课是为准备在中小学任教的学生而设置的。

【要点】primary 只放在名词前, 在英式英语中等于 elementary。

a.首要的,主要的;最初的,初级的

【搭配】 primary colour 原色;primary education 初等教育

【例句】

1. In many cases, the glossy brochures, article reprints and prescriptions they deliver are primary sources of drug education for healthcare givers.在许多情况下,他们送来的精致的宣传册、翻印的文章和药方就是医疗保健从业者最主要的药品教育资料。

2. Most literate women learnt to read in primary school, and the fact that a woman has had an education may simply indicate her family's wealth or that it values its children more highly.大部分受过教育的女性在小学时就学会了阅读,事实上一名女性受过教育可能直接反映了她家庭的良好经济状况,或说明其家人对孩子的重视程度更高。

3. American imagery-the cars, the cities, the cowboys-became the primary imagery of the film.美国形象的代表——汽车、城市以及牛仔,成为电影主要呈现的形象。

4. It makes them detract from their primary purpose.这让他们偏离了自己的初衷。

【要点】primary主要有两种意思,一个是从时间上看,是“最早的,初始的”;另一个意思是“首要的”。如果阅读中碰到primary是“首要的”意思,那么它所在的这句话很有可能是一个考查点,也是理解段落甚至文章的关键。

-a.首要的,主要的;最初的,初级的

【例句】

1. The first time I heard the lovely song was when I was at primary school; I was just about 8.我第一次听到这首美妙的歌是在小学的时候,那时我只有8岁。

2. I remember the day when we were at primary school, the teacher asked her to go outside and told her that her father had died in a car accident.我记得我们在上小学时的一天,老师把她叫出去告诉她,她的父亲在一场车祸中丧生了。

3. It detracts them from their primary purpose.这使他们偏离了初衷。

1142- prior

a./ad.优先的/地; 在前的/地

【搭配】prior to 在...之前

【例句】The degree course needs no prior qualifications. 上这门学位课无需预先取得什么资格。

【要点】prior作形容词时只放在名词前。

a.在前的,优先的

【搭配】prior to 在...之前;a prior consideration 事先的考虑

【例句】

1. In a 1983 national health survey, 1.9% of people said they had contacted a chiropractor, naturopath, osteopath, acupuncturist or herbalist in the two weeks prior to the survey. 1983年的一项国民健康调查显示,1.9%的民众说他们在调查前的两周内看过脊椎按摩师、理疗师、整骨医师、针灸师或药剂师。

2. Absence rates for the six months prior to the incentive scheme ranged from 3.69 per cent to 4.32 per cent.在奖励方案出台之前,六个月的缺勤率在3.69%到4.32%的范围内。

3. This degree course needs no prior qualifications.这种学位课程没有预先的资格限制。

1143- priority

n.先, 前; 优先, 优先权

【搭配】give priority to给...优先权, 优先考虑; time priority时间先后顺序

【例句】The main priority for men when saving money is to support families. 男性存钱时考虑的首要问题是养家。

n.优先(权),重点;优先考虑的事

【搭配】give priority to 给...优先权,优先考虑;time priority时间先后顺序

【例句】

1. At the outset of the new millennium, the way resource planners think about water is beginning to change, and the provision of basic human and environmental needs becomes top priority.在新千年之初,资源规划者对水的看法开始改变,满足人类和环境的基本需求成为首要任务。

2. This would involve harmonizing activities in individual countries and identifying a number of priority research topics related to the protection of forests.这涉及到协调个别国家的活动以及确立大量有关森林保护的优先研究课题。

3. The film stars went onto the stage according to the priority of their appearance in the film.影星们按照他们在影片中出现的先后顺序上台。

【要点】 priority是prior的名词形式,在雅思阅读中,除了give priority to“给...优先权,优先考虑”,常见的短语还有be prior to,含义是“在...之前”,要注意两者含义的区别。

1144- provided

conj.倘若, 只要, 假如

【同】assuming; if; on condition that

【例句】I'll buy the cup, provided that the price is right. 倘若价格合适, 我就买这个 杯子。

【要点】provided 在听力中也可能读成providing,其后的that可以省略, 注意和provide的过去式相区别以及that后的内容。

1145- reverse

a.相反的, 倒转的 n.相反, 颠倒; 背面, 后面 v.颠倒; 倒退

【搭配】in reverse顺序相反, 反向; in reverse order 以颠倒的次序

【例句】When the driver met another car in the narrow lane, he had to reverse all the way back. 当司机在狭窄的小巷中遇见另一辆车时, 他必须向完全相反的方向倒退。

1146- require

v.需要; 要求, 命令

【同】cal for; need

【例句】The hotel requires all bookings to be made at least fourteen days before you travel to avoid cancellations of tours. 旅馆要求你在出行前至少提前14天就预订好一切, 以避免取消旅行。

【要点】在座位预订等场景中可能出现require, 例如可能会提到require additional information/items(要求补充信息/条目), 会出现考点。

1147- secondary

a.次要的, 二级的; 中级的, 第二的

【同】minor

【搭配】be secondary to. 仅次于...; secondary school 中学

【例句】I wil describe to you the project I did at a secondary school. 我要向你们介绍我上中学时做的一个项目。

【要点】我们常说的小学是 primary school,而中学就是 secondary school 或 middle school,高中在美国就是 high school。secondary常出现在和学校有关的场景 中, 如讨论中学学费包含的内容:sports equipment(运动器材), exam fees(考试费用), school uniforms(校服)等。其他教育机构还有:
kindergarten 幼儿园
nursery school 托儿所
technical school 技校
primary/elementary school 小学(英/美)
attached middle school 附中

a.次要的;(教育、学校等)中等的;辅助的

【搭配】 be secondary to.仅次于....

【例句】

1. The therapy would be especially useful for secondary cancers, called metastases, which sometimes spread around the body after the first tumour appears.该疗法尤其对继发性癌症,即转移性肿瘤,有疗效。转移性肿瘤有时会在第一例肿瘤出现后,扩散至身体其他部位。

2. A study suggests that a popular secondary security measure provides little additional protection.一项研究表明,某项流行的二级安全措施几乎没有提供額外的保护

3. It took us three hours to decide the primary and secondary targets.我们花了三个小时才确定了主要目标和次要目标。

(【派生】 secondarily(ad.其次,在第二位)

-a.次要的; (教育、学校等)中等的;辅助的

【搭配】be secondary to... 仅次于…

【例句】

1. At the typical primary schools or secondary schools in China, school day normally ends at 4 p.m. 中国的小学和初中通常在下午四点放学。

2. It took us three hours to decide the primary and secondary targets.我们花了 三个小时才确定了主要目标和次要目标。

1148- therefore

ad.因此, 从而 conj.因此

【同】so

【例句】Bob caught a bad cold, and therefore couldn't attend the party. 鲍勃患了重感冒, 因此不能参加聚会。

【要点】表示因果关系的副词有:consequently, as a result。

1149- though

ad.可是, 然而 conj.虽然, 尽管

【同】although; despite

【搭配】as though 好像; even though 尽管

【例句】 My brother bought the house, even though the house has no bathroom, no running water upstairs, and no Internet access. 尽管房子没有浴室, 楼上没有自来水, 没有网络, 我弟弟还是买了这座房子。

【要点】though常用在转折关系的句子里,因此要注意听 though前后的内容。

1150- underneath

ad.在下面, 在底下 prep. 在...下面

【同】beneath; under

【例句】Spend a minute or two watching the water pass by underneath as you cross the bridge. 过桥时花一两分钟的时间观察一下桥底的流水。

ad.在下面 n.下部 prep.在...下面

【例句】

1. On the surface the application looks to be of high quality and in good condition, but certain problems are hidden underneath.从表面来看,该应用程序质量很高且状况良好,但是下面却隐藏了一些问题。

2. Each of the 900 pillars can be individually jacked up, allowing wedges to be added underneath.这900根柱子都可以分别托起,以便在其下部插入楔子。

【同义】 below/beneath/under(prep./ad.在下面)

1151- whatever

pron. 无论什么, 任何事物

【例句】Whatever the difficulty may be, Paul will keep calm. 不管有什么困难, 保罗都能保持镇定。

【要点】 whatever 有时也说成 no matter what,注意听它后面的内容。

1152- whereas

conj.而, 却, 反之

【同】while

【例句】I had the only bicycle in our dormitory, whereas everyone else walked to the classroom. 我是我们宿舍里唯一有自行车的人, 而其他人都步行去教室。同样表示转折关系的副词有:but, however, nevertheless。

conj.然而,但是

【例句】

1. Whereas most exercises are designed to build up strength or endurance, plyometrics focuses on increasing power the rate at which an athlete can expend energy.然而大部分训练都旨在增加力气或耐力,增强式训练注重增加力量,提高运动员的爆发力。

2. A cow produces only one calf a year whereas a female ostrich can lay an egg every other day. 母牛一年只生一胎,而雌性鸵鸟每隔一天就下一个蛋。

【同义】 while(conj.然而)

【要点】whereas用于表示引出与主句意思相反的表述。在阅读中看到该词时,应该多加留意,接下来表述的观点可能会与之前的描述相反,这样的句意转折词经常会暗藏考点。

1153- through

ad.从头到尾, 自始至终 prep. 穿过, 通过; 从开始到结束; 经由, 以; 因为, 由于

【搭配】see through 看穿, 识破; 帮助到底, 坚持到底; put sb. through 使从事; 使经受; 接通

【例句】A: Hello, I'd like to report a stolen briefcase, please.

B: Just a minute and I will put you through.

A: 你好, 我的公文包被偷, 我要报案。

B: 请稍等, 我给你接通。

【要点】注意不要把 through 和 thorough(彻底的; 考虑周到的)混淆。through常表示"通过...方式", 在听力中经常出现, 而through后的内容就可能是考点,例如:在谈经济问题时可能提到through corporate loan(用集资的方式)筹到资金。

1154- withdraw

v.收回, 撤销; 缩回, 退出; 提取(钱)

【同】pul out

【搭配】withdraw one's promise 收回诺言; a withdrawn letter 撤回的信函

【例句】The government decided to withdraw the troops from the region. 政府决定从该地区撤军。

【要点】withdraw 的"取钱"之意是雅思听力中经常出现的释义。常见的和"钱"有关的其他词汇有:
earn interest 赚取利息
check account 支票账户
annual interest rate 年利率
service charge 服务费/手续费

v.收回;撤退

【搭配】 withdraw one's promise 收回诺言;a withdrawn letter 撤回的信函; withdraw money from the bank 从银行取钱

【例句】

1. Although population, industrial output and economic productivity have continued to soar in developed nations, the rate at which people withdraw water from aquifers, rivers and lakes has slowed.尽管发达国家的人口、工业产出和经济效益一直在快速增长,但人们从蓄水层、河流及湖泊中取水的速度却放缓了。

2. Soon, customers at some Japanese banks will have to present their faces for scanning before they can enter the building and withdraw their money.不久以后,日本某些银行的客户在进入银行大楼取款之前,都将接受面部扫描。

3. ATMs are extremely useful as they enable you to withdraw cash from your account whenever you want.自动取款机很实用,因为它可以使你随时从账户中取款。

【派生】 withdrawal(n.收回);withdrawn(a.离群的)

1155- ## 阅读:1-地质环境篇

1156- abundant

a.丰富的;充裕的

【搭配】 be abundant in 丰富的,丰裕的

【例句】

1. This led to cheaper, more efficient iron-making from the abundant supplies of coal, iron and limestone in the area. 这一地区的煤、铁和石灰岩供应量丰富,使得冶铁成本更低、更高效。

2. Energy and other natural resources have become more abundant, since the book The Limits to Growth was published in 1972.自从《增长的极限》一书于1972年出版以来,能源和其他自然资源变得更加丰富了。

【同义】 affluent(a.丰富的);wealthy(a.富裕的);rich(a.丰富的,富裕的)

【反义】 scarce(a.缺乏的,不足的);deficient(a.不足的)

【派生】 abundance(n.充裕,丰富)

1157- accumulate

v.积累;堆积

【搭配】 accumulate funds for 为...积累资金

【例句】 The debris that accumulated at the foot of the volcano reached a depth, in places, of 200 feet.堆积在火山脚下的岩屑在一些地方有200英尺厚。

-v.积累;增加

【搭配】accumulate funds 积累资金;accumulate a fortune积蓄一笔财富; accumulate books 收藏书籍

【例句】

1. It is difficult for students to accumulate the real practical experience in campus.学生在校园里很难积累到真正的实践经验。

2. The debris accumulated at the foot of the volcano reached a depth, in some places, of 200 feet. 堆积在火山脚下的岩屑在一些地方达到了200英尺厚。

【派生】 accumulation(n.积累)

【同义】amass(v.积累,聚集);gather(v.收集)

【要点】accumulate强调连续不断地积累;collect常指有目的地、有计划地收集; gather指按内容有顺序地收集和整理。

1158- acid

n.酸 a.酸的;尖刻的

【搭配】put the acid on设法从(某人处)获得贷款或好处

【例句】

1. Molybdenum deficiency is usually found when legumes are grown on acid soils.在酸性土壤中种植豆科作物时,植物常会缺乏金属元素钼。

2. These shrubs must have acid, lime-free soil.这些灌木必须生长在不含石灰的酸性土壤中。

【派生】 acidification(n.酸化);acidity(n.酸度,酸性);acidly(ad.尖刻地;不悦地; 心地不良地)

【要点】在雅思阅读考试中,“环境问题”是一个经常考到的话题,该类话题涉及诸如环境恶化、生态发展不平衡、环境保护等方面的内容,而acid一词就常见于该类话题中,如acid rain和acid soil。有时该词也会出现在医学类的 文章中,如:DNA is the short form of deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA是脱氧核糖核酸的缩写形式。acid的名词形式acidification也很常见,常见【搭配】为soil acidification,如:Their effects are probably accentuated by climatic factors, such as drought and hard winters, or soil imbalances such as soil acidification, which damages the roots.它们的影响可能得益于气候因素,如干旱和严冬,或者土壤失衡,如土壤酸化,这会毁坏树根。

-n.酸 -a.酸的;尖刻的

【例句】

1. China has seen bad environmental destruction and has been dealing with massive pollution, acid rain and contaminated rivers for years.中国经历了严重的环境破坏,这些年来不得不应对大面积污染、酸雨和河流污染的问题。

2. Air pollution problems like acid rain have been discussed in the drafting process of law, but global warming has not been emphasized.诸如酸雨之类的 空气污染问题已经在立法程序中经过讨论,但全球变暖却未得到重视。

3. The longer you eat the longer your teeth are exposed to an acid attack.你吃的时间越长,你的牙齿经受酸性攻击的时间就越长。

【派生】 acidic(a.酸性的;酸味的)

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,acid一词通常会用在关于环保话题的论述中,用 来列举环境污染的情况,或分析环境污染的原因,常用搭配为acid rain(酸雨),与之类似的词语有:soil acidification(土壤酸化),river contamination(河流污染),greenhouse effect(温室效应)。

1159- alluvial

a.冲积的;淤积的

【搭配】 alluvial gold 冲积砂金

【例句】

1. The portion of the crater where Curiosity will land has an alluvial fan likely formed by water-carried sediments.“好奇号”所要降落的陨坑处有一块很可能是由水流沉积物形成的冲积扇。

2. The seabed here consists of alluvial silt and mud deposits.这里的海床由冲击到这里的细沙和沉积的淤泥构成。

1160- amass

v.积聚

【例句】

1. While Baekeland had been busily amassing dollars, some advances had been made in the development of plastics. During 1899 and 1900, it had seen the patenting of the first semi-synthetic the rmo setting material that could be manufactured on an industrial scale.当贝克兰一直忙于积累财富的时候,塑料的发展已取得了一些进展。第一种半合成热固性材料在1899年到1900年间已经获得了专利,可以进行大规模的工业生产。

2. Because geologists had been expecting the event, they were able to amass vast amounts of technical data when Mount St. Helens erupted.由于地质学家们一直在期待着这件事,因此在圣海伦斯火山喷发时他们收集到了大量的技术数据。

【要点】 amass 与 accumulate 和 assemble 意思相近,有时可以相互替换使用。

1161- adapt

v.使适应;改编

【搭配】 adapt to 适应...;adapt from 根据...改编

【例句】 All those old buildings in the city have been adapted to present-day use.城里的旧建筑已经全部经过改造,以方便现在使用。

1162- adaptation

n.适应;改编

【例句】

1. There can be no global agreement without adaptation assistance and because of the nature of climate impacts there will be much less global security with out it.对适应气候变化没有帮助,就不可能达成全球协议,而且由于气候影响的特点,缺少了这种帮助,全球安全将大大降低。

2. The simplicity of Indian ways of life has been regarded as an evolutionary adaptation to forest ecology.印第安人简朴的生活方式被认为是对森林生态环境的进化性适应。

1163- atmosphere

n.大气;气氛

【搭配】 the/an atmosphere of ...的氛围

【例句】

1. Volcanoes have not only made the continents, they are also thought to have made the world's first stable atmosphere and supplied all the water for the oceans, rivers and ice-caps. 火山不仅形成了大陆,它们还被认为形成了世界上第一个稳定的大气层,并为海洋、河流和冰盖提供了所有的水源。

2. The unprecedented land clearance released a large amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, triggering for the first time humanly caused global warming.规模空前的开荒释放出了大量二氧化碳到大气中,从而引发了首次人为引

起的全球变暖。

3. There's still an atmosphere of great hostility and tension in the city.强烈的敌对和紧张气氛依然笼罩着这座城市。

【派生】atmospheric(a.大气的)

【要点】在雅思阅读考试中,atmosphere一词常出现在“环境类”和“地质类”的文章中,意为“大气、大气层”,有时也会出现在有关“天文学”或“航天科技”的文章中,如:Corot space telescope was hoped to find rocky planets that could develop an atmosphere and, if they are the right distance from their parent star, they could have water.希望“科罗号”太空望远镜能发现可以形成大气层的岩石行星,并且如果它们与母星的距离合适的话,它们就可能会有水。又如:Uranus' atmosphere consists largely of hydrogen and helium.天王星的大气主要由氢和氦组成。

-n.大气;气氛,环境

【搭配】atmosphere of......的氛围

【例句】

1. I was very impressed by the warm atmosphere and intimacy of the hall. The sound is clear, full-bodied, and clean for every vocal part and the mix is perfect. 大厅的温暖氛围和亲切感令我印象非常深刻。声音清晰、浑厚,每个声部 都很清楚,混响也很完美。

2. Cities are confronted with many problems. One is the housing problem. For example, it is not uncommon for two or three generations to share an apartment. Another problem is pollution. The air is not clean and the environment is noisy. Finally, there is the problem of a competitive atmosphere.城市面临着许多问 题。一是住房问题,例如,两三代人同住一所公寓颇为常见。另一个则 是污染问题,空气不洁,环境嘈杂。最后是激烈的竞争氛围。

3. Uranus' atmosphere consists largely of hydrogen and helium.天王星的大气 主要由氢和氦组成。

1164- arable

a.可耕作的 n.耕地

【搭配】 arable land 耕地

【例句】

1. This is equivalent to E208 for every hectare of arable land and permanent pasture, almost as much as the total government and EU spend on British farming in that year. 这相当于平均每公顷耕地和永久牧场要花费208英镑,几乎相当于那一年政府和欧盟在英国农业上的总支出。

2. On the top of the hill, the arable ground has been planted.山顶上那片适合耕种的土地已经进行耕作了。

1165- arduous

a.努力的;费力的;险峻的

【例句】 Most goods were transported along the paths that provide short-cuts up and down the hillsides, but the paths were a real safety risk and made the journey on foot even more arduous.大多数货物都是顺着捷径被运送上下山的,但这些路真的很危险,使徒步上下山更加辛劳。

1166- arid

a.干旱的;不毛的,荒芜的

【例句】 Nothing grows in these arid conditions.在这些干旱的环境中,寸草不生。

1167- avalanche

n./v.雪崩

【搭配】 snow avalanche 雪崩;rock avalanche 岩崩; an avalanche of letters 雪花般飞来的信件;an avalanche of questions 连珠炮似的问题; an avalanche of words 滔滔不绝的言辞; with the momentum of an avalanche以排山倒海之势

【例句】

1. An earthquake triggered an avalanche of snow.地震引发了一场雪崩。

2. Higher still the snow was ready to avalanche.在更高处的积雪随时都会崩塌。

3. Headquarters was swamped by an avalanche of applications for battle assignments.指挥部被雪花般飞来的请战书淹没了。

1168- bark

v.吠叫 n.犬吠声;树皮

【例句】

1. Several hundred pieces of baggage are rushed from the plane onto a conveyor belt in the baggage reclaim annexe. Over the sound of roaring engines, rushing air vents and grinding generators, a dog barks.几百件行李被匆忙地从飞机上运到行李申领处的传送带上。在轰鸣的引擎声、通风口呼呼的气流声和刺耳的发电机的噪声中,出现了狗叫的声音。

2. Almost all the trees of the surrounding forest were flattened, and their branches and barks ripped off by the shock wave of the explosion from the erupting volcano.火山喷发引起爆炸,爆炸带来的巨浪将周围的树林夷为平地,树枝和树皮也剥落下来。

1169- blast

n.一阵(大风);冲击;爆炸 v.爆炸;枯萎

【搭配】 have a blast 玩得很开心;a blast of 一阵(风);at full blast全力以赴地

【例句】

1. Of a town of 28,000, only two people survived. In 1815, a sudden blast removed the top 1,280 metres of Mount Tambora in Indonesia.在这个2.8万人的小镇中,只有两个人幸存了下来。1815年,一场突如其来的爆炸削掉了印度尼西亚坦博拉山顶端 0米的部分。

2. The granite was blasted into boulders no bigger than two metres in diameter.花岗岩被炸成直径不超过两米的大石头。

-n.<俚>狂欢;一阵(大风);冲击;爆炸 -v.爆破;枯萎

【搭配】have a blast 玩得很开心;a blast of一阵(风);at full blast全力以赴

【例句】

1. My friend and I had a blast last month when we saw the 3-D movie called Transformers: Dark of the Moon, which is an American science-fiction action film directed by Michael Bay.我和朋友上个月玩得很开心,我们看了3D电影《变形金刚:月黑之时》,这是一部美国科幻动作片,由迈克尔...贝导演。

2. The granite was blasted into boulders no bigger than two metres in diameter.花岗岩被炸成直径不超过两米的大石头。

1170- blunt

-a.钝的;率直的 -v.把...弄钝;减弱

【例句】

1. I really have to mention that it is a sort of thought-provoking movie. Besides, to be blunt, it is indeed our best choice to practice English listening.我必须要 说,它是一部令人深思的电影。此外,坦率地说,这的确是我们练习英语 听力的最佳选择。

2. The bad weather has blunted our enthusiasm for camping.坏天气浇灭了我们 去露营的热情。

1171- bounce

v.弹跳;弹起,反弹

【搭配】 bounce back 卷土重来,恢复活力

【例句】

1. Using light to find one's own way around requires vastly more energy, since the eyes have to detect the tiny fraction of the light that bounces off each part of the scene.利用光来找到自己周围的路需要更多的能量,因为眼睛必须检测从场景的各个部分反射回来的微弱的光。

2. Don't bounce on the bed, or you'll break the springs!别在床上乱蹦,你会把弹簧弄断的!

1172- bulge

n./v.膨胀;凸出;塞满

【例句】

1. Earth's midsection bulges in relation to the measurement from pole to pole, and the catastrophic land displacement caused a small reduction in the bulge, making the planet more round. 从两极的测量来看,地球的中部是凸出的,大灾难导致的土地位移使这种凸出有所减少,使得地球变得比以前更“圆”。

2. In early May, the northern flank of the mountain bulged, and the summit rose by 500 feet, which indicated that the volcano would erupt.五月初,火山的北侧山脊隆起,顶峰升高了500英尺,这预示着该火山即将喷发。

1173- charcoal

n.炭,木炭

【搭配】 charcoal grey 深灰色

【例句】

1. He believed that coke derived from coal could provide a more economical alternative to charcoal as a fuel for iron-making.他认为从煤炭中提炼出的焦炭可以提供一个更为经济的方案,替代木炭成为炼铁的燃料。

2. Unable to make flame for themselves, the earliest humans probably stored fire by carrying charcoal in the pots.由于自己不能生火,最早的人类可能是将木炭装在陶罐中来保存火种。

1174- combination

n.结合;组合;联合;化合

【例句】

1. Although there has been some decrease in absence rates, no single strategy or combination of strategies has had a significant impact on absenteeism per se.虽然缺勤率已经有所降低,但是没有一个单一策略或组合策略对缺勤本身产生显著的影响。

2. Typically, children do not end up on the streets due to a single cause, but to a combination of several factors.通常情况下,儿童流落街头不是仅仅出于某一个原因,而是由多重因素造成的。

【要点】combination与其动词形式combine在雅思阅读中经常出现,常译为“联合,组合,结合”。

-n.结合;组合;联合;【化学】化合

【例句】

1. He is a great artist because of his remarkable achievement in combination off olk art and traditional art.他是一位伟大的艺术家,因为他在民间艺术和传统艺术的结合上成就卓著。

2. Da Vinci was a real combination of artist and inventor.达...芬奇是真正的艺术家和发明家的结合。

1175- coherent

a.连贯的,一致的;清晰的;凝聚性的;粘在一起的

【例句】A central place in any ecologically coherent forest policy must be given to continuity over time and to the possible effects of unforeseen events.任何在生态问题上始终如一的森林政策,都必须关注两点:一是时间上的连贯性,

二是不可预知事件可能产生的影响。

【同义】 cohesive(a.黏着的);coordinated(a.协调的);consistent(a.一致的)

1176- combust

v.燃烧;消耗 n.燃料

【例句】The vegetation on the ground heats up enough to release gas, but some of the gas

can't combust, because it doesn't have enough oxygen around it. 地面植被加热到一定程度后会释放出气体,但其中有些气体是不能燃烧的,因为它们周围没有足够的氧气。

1177- combustibility

n.燃烧性;可燃性

【例句】Impressed by the phosphorus' s combustibility, several 17th century chemists used it to manufacture fire-lighting devices, but the results were dangerously inflammable.由于对磷的可燃性印象深刻,几位17世纪的化学家用它来制造照明设备,但结果却是酿成了危险的易燃物。

1178- complexity

n.复杂,复杂性;错综复杂的事物

【例句】Pupils did not volunteer ideas, which suggested that they appreciated the complexity of causes of rainforest destruction.学生们不主动发表观点,这表明他们理解了热带雨林遭到破坏的原因是很复杂的。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,complexity与其形容词形式complex经常出现,complex 的近义词 complicated 常见于自然科学类文章中,其含义和用法与complex相近,但complicated是指抽象意义上的复杂,而complex则通常指某种装置本身的复杂性。

1179- confront

v.遭遇;面对,正视

【搭配】 confront with 遭遇;面对;be confronted with 面临.

【例句】

1. Adults and children are frequently confronted with reports about the alarming rate of loss of tropical rainforests.成人和孩子经常听到关于热带雨林正以惊人的速度消失的报告。

2. Economic growth and environmentalism can actually go hand in hand, if politicians have the courage to confront the vested interest that subsidies create.如果政客们有勇气面对补助金所产生的既得利益,那么经济增长和环境保护实际上可以共同发展。

-v.遭遇;(使)面对,(使)正视

【搭配】confront sb.with sb./sth.使某人面对某人或某物;the problems confronting us 摆在我们面前的问题

【例句】

1. For instance, you should spare no effort to pursue your dream no matter how many setbacks you will confront. 例如,无论遇到什么样的艰难险阻,你都 要竭尽全力追寻自己的梦想。

2. Growth and environmentalism can actually go hand in hand, if politicians have the courage to confront the serious problems.如果政客们有勇气面对这些 严重的问题,那么经济增长和环境保护实际上可以共同发展。

【派生】 confrontation(n.对抗)

【同义】) face(v.面对);encounter(v./n.遭遇)

1180- congestion

n.拥挤;拥塞;充血

【搭配】 traffic congestion 交通阻塞;congestion surcharge港口拥塞附加费

【例句】 Such an approach would not only ease transport congestion but also benefit the Chinese economy overall and limit the air pollution affecting much of China. 这样的方法不仅能缓解交通拥堵,还能让中国经济整体受益,并且使影响中国大部分地区的空气污染问题得以控制。

n.拥挤;拥塞;充血

【搭配】 traffic congestion 交通阻塞;congestion surcharge 传播拥挤附加费

【例句】

1. A 1993 study found that car transport is seven times as costly as rail travel in terms of the external social costs it entails such as congestion, accidents, pollution, depletion of oil resources, and so on. 1993年的一项研究表明,从交通拥堵、事故、污染、石油能源的消耗等诸如此类的外围社会成本来看,汽车运输的成本是铁路运输的7倍。

2. However, public infrastructure did not keep pace with urban sprawl, causing massive congestion problems which now make commuting times far higher.然而,公共基础设施建设跟不上城市扩张的步伐,这造成了严重的拥堵问题,使得通勤时长大幅增加。

3. The dependence on motor vehicles has given rise to major problems, including environmental pollution, depletion of oil resources, traffic congestion and safety.对机动车辆的依赖造成了严重问题,包括环境污染、石油资源枯竭、交通拥堵和安全问题。

1181- condemn

v.谴责;判刑,定罪;声讨;迫使...接受困境(或不愉快的状况)

【搭配】 condemn sb. to death 判某人死刑;be condemned to 被宣告.

【例句】 They offer those condemned to spend five days a week in an urban environment an unrivalled area of freedom to unwind and take part in a range of leisure activities.他们给那些每周必须在城市环境中工作五天的人们提供了一个无比自由的地方,供他们放松并参加一系列的休闲活动。

1182- crater

n.火山口;弹坑

【例句】

1. What comes out of volcanic craters is mostly gas. More than 90% of this gas is water vapour from the deep earth: enough to explain, over 3,500 million years, the water in the oceans.从火山口喷出的主要是气体。这些气体中超过90%是从地球内部出来的水蒸气:这足以解释35亿年来海洋中水的来源。

2. The slightly cooler lava following it begins to flow over the lip of the crater.稍稍冷却的熔岩开始从火山口边缘溢出。

3. After a volcano erupted, lava domes have formed inside the new crater, and have periodically burst.火山喷发后,新形成的火山口内部形成了熔岩穹丘,这些熔岩穹丘会周期性地爆发。

1183- crust

n.外壳;面包皮;坚硬外皮 v.结硬皮;结成外壳;盖以硬皮

【例句】Look at maps of volcanoes, earthquakes and island chains and you can see the rough outlines of tectonic plates-the plates which make up the earth's crustand mantle.看看火山、地震和岛屿链的地图,你能看到构成地球的地壳和地幔的板块构造的大致轮廓。

1184- culminate

v.达到高潮;达到顶点;使结束

【例句】By 1400, the weather had become more unpredictable, with sudden shifts and lower temperatures that culminated in the cold decades of the late sixteenth century.到了1400年,气候已变得更加难以预测,气候突变和低温天气在16世纪后期寒冷的几十年中达到高潮。

【同义】end(v.结束,终结);terminate(v.停止,结束);top(v.达到顶端;结束)

1185- cumulative

a.累积的

【例句】The condition appears to result from the cumulative effect of a number of factors, with atmospheric pollutants the principal culprits.这种状况似乎是由于一系列因素的累积效应导致的,包括大气污染物这一首要元凶。

1186- delta

n.三角洲

【搭配】 the Nile delta 尼罗河三角洲;fan delta 扇形三角洲:bay delta 海湾三角洲

【例句】

1. Every year flooding brought in new, nutrient-rich soil to the delta region, replacing the soil washed away by the sea, and supplying fertilizers for Egypt's richest food-growing area.每一年洪水都会给三角洲地区带来营养丰富的新土壤,替代被海水冲走的土壤,为埃及最富有的粮食种植区提供肥料。

2.The Nile divides at its mouth and forms a delta.尼罗河在河口分岔,形成了一个三角洲。

【派生】 deltaic(a.三角洲的;三角形的)

1187- depletion

n.消耗;损耗;放血

【例句】 A study found that car transport is seven times as costly as rail travel in terms of the external social costs for it entails such as congestion, accidents, pollution, loss of cropland and natural habitats, depletion of oil resources, and so on.一项研究发现,汽车运输的外部社会成本是铁路运输的7倍,因为汽车运输涉及如拥堵、事故、污染、农田和自然栖息地丧失、石油资源枯竭等等。

1188- debris

n.残骸;碎片

【例句】

1. Many ants are small and forage primarily in the layer of leaves and other debris on the ground.许多蚂蚁都很小,主要以地面上的落叶层和其他碎片杂物为食。

2. As the sliding ice and snow melted, it touched off devastating torrents of mud and debris, which destroyed all life in their path.下滑的冰雪融化后引发了破坏力极大的泥石流,摧毁了途经的一切。

1189- deteriorate

v.变坏;恶化

【例句】Air quality in many of the world's major cities deteriorated.世界上很多大城市的空气质量都恶化了。

【反义】 improve,ameliorate(v.改善,改进)

【派生】 deterioration(n.恶化)

1190- deterioration

n.恶化;退化;堕落

【例句】 European countries are becoming increasingly concerned by major threats to European forests, threats which have no frontiers other than those of geography or climate: air pollution, soil deterioration, the increasing number of forest fires and sometimes even the mismanagement of our woodland and forest heritage.欧洲国家越来越重视欧洲森林受到的主要威胁,除了地理和气候方面的威胁以外,其他威胁都是不分国界的:空气污染、土壤退化、越来越多的森林火灾,有时甚至是我们对林地和森林遗产的管理不善。

1191- diminish

v.减少;降低

【例句】

1. Fortunately-and unexpectedly -the demand for water is not rising as rapidly as some predicted. As a result, the pressure to build new water infrastructures has diminished over the past two decades.幸运且意外的是,对水的需求量并不像一些人预测的那样迅速上升。因此,在过去二十年中,建设新的水利基础设施的压力已经大大减少了。

2. Our farmland was losing topsoil at a rate likely to diminish the soil'sproductivity.我们农田的地表土正在流失,照这样下去,很可能会降低土壤的生产力。

【同义】curtail(v.缩减,减少(经费等));decrease(v.减少)

【反义】 increase(v.增加,加大)

1192- dismiss

v.解雇,开除;解散;驳回,不受理;不接受,不予考虑

【搭配】 dismiss sb. from sth.....被解雇

【例句】

1. FSA director of communications dismissed claims that the proposals were not based on science.被解雇的FSA通信部主管声称建议书并非基于科学。

2. No one was to be dismissed here.这里没人会被解雇。

-v.开除;解散;摒除

【搭配】dismiss soldiers 遣散士兵;dismiss a suggestion 不理会建议

【例句】Lucy was dismissed from her job because she was always late for work.露西因为上班总是迟到被解雇了。

【派生】dismissal(n.开除);dismissive(a.拒绝的,轻蔑的)

1193- devastating

a.毁灭性的;强有力的

【例句】

1. Since then, there have been huge developments in rocket technology, often with devastating results in war.从那时起,火箭技术已有了巨大发展,常常在战争中造成毁灭性的后果。

2. One form of pollution-the release of greenhouse gases that causes global warming-is going to extend well into our future, but its total impact is unlikely to pose a devastating problem. 一种污染形式——引起全球变暖的温室气体排放——在未来仍将持续,但其整体影响未必会带来毁灭性的问题。

3. The devastating earthquake caused great damage to the city.那场毁灭性的地震给这个城市造成了巨大损失。

【同义】disastrous(a.灾难性的);destructive(a.破坏性的;毁灭性的)

1194- dispose

v.处理;处置;安排 n.处置;性情

【例句】People worry that the endless rise in the amount of stuff everyone throws away will cause the world to run out of places to dispose of waste.人们担心,废弃物的不断增加会导致世界用尽处置废弃物的地方。

-v.处理,处置;安排,布置;使愿意做 -n.处置;性情

【例句】

1. Factories and households should appropriately dispose of their garbage and not just throw them carelessly in the canals and at the roadsides.工厂和家庭应 妥善处理垃圾,而不只是把它们随便丢到运河里和路边。

2. He disposed his money in charity. 他把他的钱投到了慈善事业中。

1195- doom

n.厄运;判决;世界末日 v.注定;判决;使失败

【例句】Instead of dwelling on gloom and doom, they should appeal to American optimism, emphasising that the problem can probably be solved after all, and cheaper and faster than anyone thinks.他们应当迎合美国的乐观主义传统而不是固守阴郁、厄运的基调,即强调这一问题终将以比人们想象的更廉价、更迅捷的方式得以解决。

1196- emit

v.散发,排放;发行;发表

【例句】

1. Emissions from new cars are far less harmful than they used to be, but city streets and motorways are becoming more crowded than ever, often with older trucks, buses and taxis, which emit excessive levels of smoke and fumes.新汽车尾气排放的危害远远低于过去,但城市街道和高速公路却比从前更加拥挤,路上经常会有旧卡车、巴士和出租车,它们排放出过量的烟雾和废气。

2. It is unlawful for factories to emit black smoke into the air.工厂把黑烟排放到空气中是违法的。

【派生】 emission(n.排放)

【要点】在雅思阅读考试中,emit一词常常出现在环境类话题的文章中,还常会用到其名词形式emission,意为“排放,排放量”。

-v.散发,排放

【搭配】emit light 发光

【例句】

1. Suppose a visitor drives 1,000 miles, burning 100 liters of gasoline and emitting 10 cubic meters of carbon dioxide, this passenger is totally responsible for such an environmental problem.若游客驾驶1000英里,消耗了100升汽 油,排放了10立方米的二氧化碳,那这名游客就要对由此带来的环境问题 负全部责任。

2. Older trucks, buses and taxis emit excessive levels of smoke and fumes.老式 卡车、公交车和出租车排放超标的烟和废气。

3. There are many causes for pollution in our city that lead to poor health for people. Air pollution is a hopeless case because too many vehicles and factories emit too much waste gas.在我们的城市有许多污染原因导致人们健康状况欠 佳。空气污染令人绝望,因为过多的汽车和工厂排放出了太多废气。

1197- equation

n.方程(式);平衡,生态平衡

【例句】

1. Core performance is not a simple or mundane thing of higher, faster, loner. So many variables enter into the equation, and our understanding in many cases is fundamental.核心表现并不是简单的或世俗的更高、更快、更孤独。如此之多的变量出现在方程式中,在许多情况下,我们的理解才是根本。

2. The researchers thought that people should not leave out of the equation in the rainforest.研究人员认为人们不应该对雨林的生态平衡置之不理。

1198- equator

n.(地球)赤道

【例句】

1. We now have hundreds of tree-ring records from throughout the northern hemisphere, and many from south of the equator, too, amplified with a growing body of temperature data from ice cores drilled in Antarctica, Greenland,the Peruvian Andes, and other locations.我们现在有遍及整个北半球成百上千的树木年轮的记录,也有许多赤道以南地区的记录,并有南极的冰芯,格陵兰岛,秘鲁安第斯山脉及其他地区越来越多的温度数据作为补充。

2. The equator divides the earth into two hemispheres.赤道把地球划分为两个半球。

1199- erosion

n.腐蚀;磨损

【搭配】 soil erosion土壤侵蚀;coastal erosion 海岸侵蚀

【例句】

1. International environmental organisations are beginning to pay close attention to the region, partly because of the problems of erosion and pollution of the Nile delta, but mainly because they fear the impact this situation could have on the whole Mediterranean coastal ecosystem.国际环保组织开始密切关注该地区,部分原因是尼罗河三角洲的腐蚀和污染问题,但主要是因为他们担心这种情形可能会影响整个地中海沿岸的生态系统。

2. Often dams are built to protect the area from soil erosion and to serve as permanent sources of water. 通常建造水坝是为了防止水土流失,并充当永久的水源。

【同义】 corrosion(n.侵蚀);deterioration(n.退化;恶化)

【派生】erosional(a.侵蚀的);erosive(a.侵蚀性的,腐蚀性的)

1200- eruption

n.爆发,喷发;出疹

【搭配】 gas eruption 气体喷发;area eruption 区城喷溢;skin eruption 皮疹

【例句】

1. Geologist forecasted that an eruption of the volcano would take place before the end of the century. 地质学家预测,在本世纪末之前该火山将会喷发。

2. The volcano erupted in 1980, devastating a large area of Washington state.那座火山在1980年喷发,摧毁了华盛顿州的大片地区。

1201- excavate

1202- excavator

n.挖掘机;打洞机;开凿者

【例句】Excavators should be handling at least some of their bounty with gloves, and freezing samples as they are found. 挖掘者们至少在处理某些物品的时候要佩戴手套,并按原样将样本冷冻。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,动词excavate与它的

【派生】名词形式excavator和excavation出现的频率都很高。要注意的是excavator既可以指挖掘的人,也可以指挖掘机。如果不注意这一点,理解文章时就有可能会遇到障碍。

1203- exhaustible

a.可被用尽的;会枯竭的

【搭配】 exhaustible resources 可枯竭资源

【例句】 In the 1950s, there emerged an awareness in Western societies that fossil fuel resources were finite and exhaustible.在20世纪50年代,西方社会开始意识到化石燃料资源是有限的,且有可能枯竭。

【反义】 inexhaustible(a.取之不尽的,用不完的)

1204- exploratory

a.勘探的;探究的;考察的

【例句】All scientific work of an experimental or exploratory nature starts with some expectation about the outcome. This expectation is a hypothesis.一切具有试验性或探索性的科学工作都始于对结果的某种期望。这种期望就是假设。

1205- explore

v.探险;探索;探测;仔细查阅,探究

【例句】

1. They returned many times to explore further, and on an independent trip Tane discovered the upper level of the cave and an easier access.他们屡次重返以进一步探索。在一次独自探索时,塔内终于发现了洞穴的上层和一个更易进入的入口。

2. During these three centuries, Norse voyagers from Northern Europe explored northern seas, settled Greenland, and visited North America.在这3个世纪里,来自北欧的挪威航海者们在北部海域探险,在格陵兰岛定居下来,并去了北美洲。

3. Architects began to explore ways of creating buildings by using the latest technology.建筑师开始探索利用最新科技建造房屋的方法。

1206- formulate

v.系统地阐述;明确地表达

【例句】

1. The practice of the archaeologist is rather like that of the scientist, who collects data, conducts experiments, formulates a hypothesis, tests the hypothesis against more data, and then devises a model.考古学家所做的工作更像是科学家的工作,他们收集资料、进行实验、形成假设、用更多的资料来验证假设,然后设计出一个模型。

2. She cannot formulate her idea in a few words.她无法用几句话阐明自己的观点。

-v.制定,规划;系统地阐述,明确地表达

【例句】

1. Roosevelt formulated new policies to help his nation out of the Depression and he practiced what he preached.罗斯福制定新政帮助他的国家走出萧条,并且践行了他所宣称的。

2. She cannot formulate her idea in a few words.她无法用几句话阐明自己 的想法。

1207- fracture

v.断裂 n.断裂;骨折

【搭配】hip fracture 髋部骨折;fracture zone 断裂带;fracture test 断裂试验;ankle fracture 踝部骨折

【例句】 Fracture on tools indicates that a majority of ancient people were right-handed. 工具上的裂痕表明大多数古人经常使用右手。

【同义】 crack(v.破裂);split(v.分离)

【要点】fracture用作名词时,不但有“断裂”的意思,在雅思考试中常出现在地质类文章中,指地壳运动所形成的断裂,有时也会出现在医学类的文章中,意思是“骨折”,如:At least one-third of all women over ninety have sustained a hip fracture.在年逾九旬的所有女性中,至少有1/3长期忍受着髋骨骨折的痛苦。

1208- fraught

a.担心的,忧虑的;充满...的

【例句】In the report on sea level projections, she excluded estimates for the impact of melting ice caps because modelling such a process is fraught with uncertainty. 在关于海平面预测的报告中,她删去了对冰盖融化会产生的影响的推测,因为对这种过程所作的模型分析充满了不确定性。

1209- glacial

a.冰的;冰川的;冰冷的

【例句】

1. We tend to think of climate- as opposed to weather - as something unchanging; however, humanity has been at the mercy of climate change for its entire existence, with at least eight glacial episodes in the past 730,000 years. 我们往往认为气候——不同于天气——是不变的;然而,人类的存在却一直受制于气候的变化,在过去的73万年中至少经历了8个冰河时期。

2. Below it was a not-very-firm glacial deposit hundreds of metres thick.在它下面是一块不太坚固的数百米厚的冰层。

【要点】在雅思阅读考试中,glacial一词常出现在环境地质类的文章中,也会出现在发展史类或考古学类的阅读文章中,如:The U-shape of some glacial valleys may be also due to deposition.某些U形冰川谷也可能起因于沉积作用。

1210- global

a.全球的;总体的

【搭配】 global warming 全球变暖;global village 地球村,世界村

【例句】

1. The unprecedented land clearance released vast quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, triggering for the first time human-caused global warming.规模空前的开荒释放出大量的二氧化碳到大气中,从而引发了第一次人为造成的全球变暖。

2. Does the media in your country pay more attention to global or national events?你们国家的媒体更关注国际事件还是国内事件?

【要点】global常用于短语global warming,多出现在与气候有关的文章中,还经常 与carbon dioxide, atmosphere, emission等词语一起出现。

-a.全球的;总的

【搭配】global warming 全球变暖;global village 地球村,世界村

【例句】

1. With the high pace of globalization, the whole world has become a global village with combination of different cultures.在全球化的快速进程中,整个世界变成了一个多元文化相融合的地球村。

2. The destruction of the rainforest of the size equal to Europe every year has become the most serious threats to the global ecosystem.每年遭到破坏的热带雨林面积相当于一个欧洲的面积,这对全球的生态系统是最大的威胁。

1211- horizontal

a.水平的;地平线的

【搭配】horizontal bar 单杠;horizontal line 水平线

【例句】

1. If the glass were kept hot enough, it would flow over the molten tin until the top surface also became flat, horizontal and perfectly parallel to the bottom surface.如果玻璃保持足够的热度,它会在熔锡上面流动,直到顶部表面也变成平坦、水平的,并且完全与其底部表面平行。

2. The undulating planes of the countryside provide relief from the hard horizontals and verticals of the urban scene.乡村起伏不平的地势让人们摆脱了城市刻板的横平竖直的景象。

【同义】plane(a.平的,平面的);even(a.相等的;平坦的);level(a.水平的) vertical(a.垂直的) horizontal一词意为“水平的;地平线的”,经常用在物理、地理概念中。如:The plumb line is always perpendicular to the horizontal plane.铅垂线总是垂直于水平面的。在雅思考试中,horizontal多取其“水平的”意思,更多出现在关于工业制造的文章中。

1212- indication

n.指示;表示,预示;迹象,象征

【例句】

1. They gave no indication whether the complex social, economic and political factors drive the activities which are destroying the rainforests.他们没有明确表明,复杂的社会、经济和政治因素是否助长了破坏热带雨林的行为。

2. Their failure to act is the indication of their lack of interest.他们不行动表示他们缺乏兴趣。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,也会用到indication的动词形式indicate,其含义是“表明;显示”,经常出现在题干中。

1213- isolation

n.隔离;孤立;(电)绝缘

【例句】

1. Isolation breeds linguistic diversity, as a result, the world is peppered with languages spoken by only a few people.隔离导致语言的多样性,结果,世界上有很多语言只有很少的人在使用。

2. An action, such as shocking a victim, which in isolation appears evil, acquires a completely different meaning when placed in this setting.孤立地看,打击受害者的行径是罪恶的,但在这种背景下,它需要用一种完全不同的意思加以解释。

n.隔离;孤立;绝缘;离析

【例句】 An action such as shocking a victim, which in isolation appears evil, acquires a completely different meaning when placed in this setting.比如恐吓一个受害者这种行为,孤立地看这一行为显得很邪恶,但当发生在这种环境下时就完全不一样了。

1214- latitude

n.纬度;纬度地区

【例句】

1. To create accurate maps, latitude and longitude need to be known.要绘制精确的地图,必须知道纬度和经度。

2. The calendars that were developed at the lower latitudes were influenced more by the lunar cycle than by the solar year.在低纬度地区,日历的制定受月运周期的影响比太阳年更大。

3. Our position is latitude 40 degrees south.我们的位置是南纬40度。

【要点】latitude多出现于地理类的文章中,经常与longitude一起出现。

1215- lava

n.岩浆,熔岩

【搭配】 solidified lava 固结熔岩;molten lava 熔岩;flowing lava 熔岩流; volcanic lava 火山熔岩

【例句】

1. Lava domes have formed inside the new crater, and have periodically burst.熔岩穹丘已在新的火山口形成并周期性地爆发。

2. Few people have been harmed physically by molten lava flowing from volcanoes.被火山喷溢出的熔岩伤到身体的人很少。

1216- layer

n.层,层次

【搭配】 layer flow层流;ozone layer 臭氧层

【例句】

1. The sand dredged from the waters will be used to add a two-metre capping layer over the granite platform.从水域疏浚出的沙子将被用来在花岗岩平台上加一个两米的覆盖层。

2. Both solutions would add an extra layer of security but, the banks believed, detract from the convenience of online banking.两个解决方案都会增加一个额外的安全系统,但是银行认为,这会降低网上银行的方便性。

3. The external layer of skin is called the epidermis.皮肤的外层叫做表皮。

【同义】bed(n.河床;地层);stratification(n.层理;成层)

1217- ore

n.矿;矿石

【搭配】 pay ore 可采矿石;tin ore 锡矿;fine ore 粉矿; iron ore 铁矿

【例句】

1. International commerce was dominated by raw materials, such as wheat, wood and iron ore, or processed commodities, such as meat and steel.国际贸易以原料为主,如小麦、木材和铁矿石,或经过加工的商品,如肉类和钢铁。

2. The major examples are oil refining and ore refining, which are commonly located at ports. 主要的例子就是炼油厂和精炼矿石厂,它们通常设在港口。

3. It is possible to premix the ore at the shipping point, thus saving time at their on works.可以在装运地点预先混合矿石,从而在钢铁厂节省了时间。

【同义】metal(n.金属);pyrite(n.黄铁矿);mineral(n.矿物)

1218- photosynthesis

n.光合作用

【搭配】 net photosynthesis 净光合作用;leaf photosynthesis 叶片光合作用

【例句】

1. Some plants, like sugarcane, never reach maximal photosynthesis, but their photosynthesis rate continues to increase as light intensity rises.有些植物,如甘蔗,光合作用不会达到最大值,但随着光照强度的增加,其光合作用率会不断提高。

2. Forests, as a "green lung" for our planet, by means of photosynthesis, produce oxygen through the transformation of solar energy, therefore playing the essential role of an immense, non-polluting power plant for humans.森林,作为我们星球的“绿肺”,通过光合作用的方式和太阳能的转化,制造出氧气,从而扮演了人类的巨大的无污染能源厂的重要角色。

3. The products of photosynthesis are also converted into other complex substances.光合作用的产物还转变为其他的复杂物质。

【派生】 photosynthetic(a.光合的,光合作用的)

1219- pollutant

n.污染物

【搭配】air pollutant空气污染物;soil pollutant 土壤污染物;oily pollutant 油质污 染物;toxic pollutant 有毒污染物

1. The Supreme Court may give a mixed ruling, decreeing that carbon dioxide is a pollutant, but one the EPA is free to ignore or regulate.最高法院可能会给出一个见仁见智的裁定,判定二氧化碳是一种污染物,但是环保局可以自行忽略或者调控它。

2. Since 1979 China has collected 24.7 billion yuan in pollutant discharge fees.自1979年以来,中国已征收了排污费共计247亿元。

3. A steady stream of California traffic clogs the air with pollutants.加利福尼亚川流不息的车流使空气中充斥着污染物。

1220- sediment

n.沉积;沉淀物

【搭配】 bay sediment 湾沉积物;sediment box 沉淀箱;sediment pump 沉积 物泵

【例句】

1. Though there is a lot of sediment coming into the Nile delta, actually no sediment comes into the Mediterranean to replenish the coastline washed away.尽管有大量的沉积物流入尼罗河三角洲,但实际上并没有沉积物流入地中海去补给被冲掉的海岸线。

2. Up to now, people have blamed this loss of delta land on the two large dams at Aswan in the south of Egypt, which hold back nearly all of the sediment that used to flow down the Nile.迄今为止,人们把三角洲的消失归咎于埃及南部阿斯旺市的两个大坝,它们几乎阻挡了曾经流入尼罗河的所有沉积物。

3. Many organisms that die in the sea are soon buried by sediment.许多葬身大海的生物很快会被沉积物掩埋。

【同义】 residue(n.残渣;残余物);remainder(n.剩余物;余数)

【派生】 sedimentation(n.沉淀;沉积)

1221- shell

n.壳;炮弹 v.剥皮,剥壳;炮击

【例句】

1. Geologists consider the earth as having a molten core, surrounded by a semi-molten mantle and a brittle outer skin. It helps to think of a soft-boiled egg with a runny yolk, a firm but squishy white and a hard shell.地质学家认为,地球有一个熔融的核心,周围是半熔融的地幔和脆性的外皮。它使人想起半熟的鸡蛋,有着流淌的蛋黄、凝固却湿软的蛋白和坚固的外壳。

2. The glow-worm begins its life in the autumn as a pale yellow egg. The freshly laid egg is extremely fragile but within a day its surface has hardened into ashell.秋天,萤火虫以浅黄色的卵开始了它的生命。刚产的卵是非常脆弱的,但在一天之内,其表面会硬化成壳。

3. Anne removed the oyster from its shell and began to eat.安妮从壳里挖出牡蛎,吃了起来。

1222- silt

n.淤泥 v.(使)淤塞

【搭配】 bed silt 底沙;silt trap 淤泥收集器;silt clay 粉砂黏土

【例句】

1. This continued for 7,000 years, eventually covering an area of over 22,000 square kilometres with layers of fertile silt.这持续了7000年,最终肥沃的淤泥层覆盖了22000多平方公里的区域。

2. Volcanic ash silted up the Columbia River 35 miles away.火山灰淤积在35英里之外的哥伦比亚河里。

【派生】 siltation(n.淤积);silty(a.淤泥的;塞满淤泥的)

1223- slope

n.斜坡;倾斜 v.(使)倾斜

【例句】

1. An example was America's encounter with EL Nino in 1997 and 1998. This climatic phenomenon was accused of wrecking tourism, causing allergies, melting the ski-slopes and causing 22 deaths.其中一个例子是美国在1997年和1998年遭遇厄尔尼诺现象。这种气候现象被指破坏旅游业,引起过敏,融化滑雪坡道,造成22人死亡。

2. Steps were taken to evacuate the population. Most campers, hikers, timber cutters left the slopes of the mountain.已经采取措施疏散人群。大多数露营者、徒步旅行者和伐木工人都离开了山坡。

1224- source

n.根源;来源

【搭配】 at source 在源头

【例句】

1. Today, people still look to stars or genes, astrology or genetics, in the hope of finding the source of exceptional abilities or personal characteristics.如今,人们仍然相信星座或基因,占星术或遗传学,希望能发现非凡能力或性格特征的根源所在。

2. Unimproved, completely structured jazz does exist, but the ability of the best jazz musicians to create beautiful music during performance has been a hallmark of jazz and its major source of inspiration.未经改良、结构完整的爵士乐确实存在,但最棒的爵士乐音乐家在表演过程中创作出美妙音乐的能力一直是爵士乐的标志及其灵感的主要来源。

3. We understand a port as a centre of land-sea exchange, and as a major source of livelihood and a major force for cultural mixing.我们把港口看作海陆交换的中心、生计的主要来源以及推动文化融合的重要力量。

【要点】origin,source和root这几个词都有“起源,起因,根源”之意。在雅思考试中,它们可以【同义】替换。

1225- stimulate

v.刺激;激励

【例句】

1. Another problem is that agricultural wastes include fertilizers which stimulate increases in plant growth in the lagoons and upset the ecology of the area.另一个问题是,农业废弃物中包含化肥,刺激泻湖里的植物加速生长,并破坏了该地区的生态环境。

2. Some hours after the two-part session, there is a follow-up class at which the students are stimulated to recall the material presented.双方会议结束几个小时后,有一个后续的课堂,在课堂上,将会刺激学生回忆曾被展示的材料。

3. Why don't we try massaging the feet to stimulate the flow?我们为什么不试试按摩双足来促进血液循环呢?

-v.刺激,激励

【例句】

1. If there is no advertising, consumers will not know certain products so they will not buy them. With advertising, consumers are introduced to products and will be stimulated to make purchases.如果没有广告,消费者不会知道某些产品的存在,所以也不会买。广告给消费者介绍产品,刺激他们购物消费。

2. Why don't we try massaging the feet to stimulate the blood flow?我们为什么不试试按摩双足来促进血液循环呢?

3. Universities should establish an educational atmosphere for different kinds of students so that students are more likely to be stimulated to study what they're good at.大学应该为不同类型的学生创造教育氛围,这样才能激励他们学习 自己所擅长的专业。

【派生】 stimulating(a.刺激性的);stimulation(n.刺激)

1226- subtle

a.微妙的;狡猾的;敏感的;难以捉摸的

【例句】

1. These may be subtle influences, but people have been exposed to worse and worse pollution for over 60 years. It's not surprising we see some effects.这些影响可能很微妙,但是人们已经处在60多年来越来越严重的污染里。我们能看到一些后果,这并不奇怪。

2. Many characteristics, such as height and intelligence, result not from the action of genes alone, but from the subtle interactions between genes and the environment.许多特性,如身高和智商,不单受遗传影响,还受到基因和环境之间微妙的相互作用的影响。

【同义】delicate(a.微妙的);intricate(a. 难以理解的);cunning(a. 狡猾的)

1227- summit

n.(山等的)最高点,峰顶;最高级会议,峰会,到达顶点

【例句】

1. Earlier this year, leaders of island nations met in Vanuatu for the first-ever Pacific Food Summit. Dr. Waqanivalu says the issues are finally getting the attention they deserve.今年早些时候,岛屿国家领导人在瓦努阿图举行了有史以来第一次太平洋粮食峰会。Waqanivalu博士说,问题终于得到了应有的重视。

2. A gigantic explosion tore much of the volcano's summit to fragments.巨大的爆炸几乎将火山山顶全部炸成碎片。

1228- surge

v./n.激增;涌动

【搭配】 base surge 底部涌浪;storm surge风暴汹涌

【例句】

1. In the air all the way up to a storm cloud, this conducting path could be used to guide lightning to Earth, before the electric field becomes strong enough to break down the air in a surge.空气一路上升将进入风暴云,在电磁场变得足够强以打散激增的空气之前,可以利用这种导电的路径将闪电引到地球上。

2. Magmamolten rock had surged into the volcano from the Earth's mantle.被岩浆熔化了的岩石从地幔涌入火山。

【同义】throng(v.群集);gush(v.感情等涌出);rise(n.上升,增加)

1229- terrain

n.地形,地势

【搭配】 terrain evaluation 地形评估;plain terrain平原区

【例句】

1. Venture into this terrain and you will get some idea of the hardships facing anyone who calls this home.冒险挺进这一区域,你就会明白称这里为家的人所面对的艰辛。

2. It took us a whole day to trek across the rocky terrain.我们花了一整天的时间长途跋涉穿过那片岩石遍布的地带。

【同义】landform(n.地形)

1230- timber

n.木材;原木;横木

【搭配】 timber industry 木材业

【例句】

1. Instead of using timber, stone and traditional building techniques, architects began to explore ways of creating buildings by using the latest technology and materials such as steel, glass and reinforced concrete.建筑师们不再使用木材、石头和传统的建筑技术,而是通过利用最新的技术和材料,如钢铁、玻璃和钢筋混凝土,开始探索各种建造房屋的方法。

2. These trees need more time to grow into useful timber.这些树不够年头,还没成材呢。

【要点】在雅思考试中,timber,lumber,wood及log这些词都有“木材、木”之意,有时可以替换使用。但是它们还是有区别的:timber指经过匠人初步加工的备用木材,多用于英国英语;lumber指伐下后未经削磨的木材,现多用于美国英语;wood使用最普遍,含义广,除表示“木材、木”外,还可用复数形式表示“森林”;而单词log指原木或圆木。

1231- torrent

n.洪流;爆发;(话语等的)连发

【搭配】 torrents of rain 瓢泼大雨

【例句】

1. The world got a taster of the sun's explosive power in February when the strongest solar eruption in five years sent a torrent of charged plasma hurtling towards the world at 580 miles per second.二月份,地球见识到了太阳的爆发威力,五年之内最强的太阳爆发使带电等离子体的洪流以每秒580英里的速度向人类世界奔驰而来。

2. As ice and snow melted, it touched off devastating torrents of mud and debris.冰雪融化引发了破坏力极大的泥石流。

【派生】torrential(a.猛烈的,汹涌的)

1232- torrential

a.猛烈的,汹涌的;奔流的

【搭配】torrential rain 骤雨;torrential flow 湍急流;torrential flood 山洪;torrential river 急流河段;torrential plain 山麓洪积平原;torrential delta 洪流三角洲

【例句】

1. Thunder, the shock wave that comes from a lightning flash, is thought to be the trigger for the torrential rain.雷,来自于闪电的冲击波,被认为是引发暴雨的原因。

2. That summer a torrential rain poured down for two days and nights.那年夏天的一场暴雨下了两天两夜。

【派生】 torrentially(ad.似急流地;猛烈地)

1233- toxic

a.有害的;有毒的

【搭配】 toxic gas 毒气;toxic dose 中毒剂量;toxic fume有毒烟雾

【例句】

1. Lundstrom's safety matches were safe because the red phosphorus was non- toxic; it was painted onto the striking surface instead of the match tip, which contained potassium chlorate with a relatively high ignition temperature of degrees centigrade.隆斯特罗姆的安全火柴之所以安全是因为红磷是无毒的;它被涂在了火柴的摩擦面上,而不是火柴头上,火柴头含有氯酸钾,其着火点相对较高,达到182摄氏度。

2. Of special concern are toxic contaminants in water from underground sources.特别关心的是地下水源中的有毒污染物。

【同义】 poisonous(a.有毒的);noxious(a.有害的;有毒的)

【派生】 toxicity(n.毒性,毒力);non-toxic(a.无毒的)

1234- uncertainty

n.不确定;无把握

【搭配】life's uncertainties 生活的无常;the uncertainties of old age 老年生活的不确定性

【例句】

1. In theory, they must prove that the EPA's foot-dragging has caused them some specific harm that regulation might remedy -a tall order in a field as fraught with uncertainty as climatology.从理论上讲,他们必须证明,环保署的迟疑不决给他们带来了一些调控可以补救的特殊危害——在该领域是一项艰巨的任务,正如充满了不确定的气候学。

2. These fluctuations of environment add another degree of uncertainty to the survival of many species.这些环境变化给很多物种的存活带来了另一种不确定性。

【要点】uncertainty 在雅思考试阅读部分里是一个非常高频的单词,当我们在文章中看到这个单词的时候,需要仔细阅读这句话,因为很可能就是考点所在。

1235- tramp

n.长途跋涉 v.跋涉;踩踏

【例句】

1. The cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snow of winter and the occasional rains of spring. 牲畜们年复一年地帮助种植新草,把天然的种子牢牢地踩入土壤中,融化的冬雪和偶尔的春雨会浇灌它们。

2. When workmen were tramping through a field, they found a narrow steel chimney protruding through the grass.当工人们在旷野中跋涉的时候,发现了一根矗立在杂草中的钢制细烟囱。

1236- wildlife

n.野生动植物

【搭配】wildlife zoo 野生动物园;wildlife area 野生动物地区;wildlife trade 野生动植物贸易

【例句】

1. The act goes on to define public welfare, which should include "effects on soils, water, crops, vegetation, man made materials, animals, wildlife, weather, visibility and climate”.这个法案进而定义了公共福利,它应该包括“对土壤、水、农作物、植被、人造材料、动物、野生生物、天气、空气能见度及气候的影响”。

2. Most of the wildlife are gentle and harmless in the rainforest.雨林中的大多数野生动物都是温顺、无害的。

3. The pollution of the forest has seriously affected plant life and, to a lesser extent, wildlife.森林污染对植物有严重的影响,对野生动物的影响程度较小。

1237- zone

n.地区;范围 v.分、规划

【例句】

1. Short-day plants that flower in spring in the temperate zone are adapted to maximising seedling growth during the growing season.短日照植物,在温带地区春天开花,并在生长季节里最大限度地促进幼苗生长。

2. There are many different climatic zones in Australia.澳大利亚有很多不同的气候带。

3. Most of the private land in the park wasn't zoned or protected in any way.公园里的大部分私有土地并未进行任何形式的规划或保护。

【要点】 zone,district,region,area,section,belt均有“地区”之意。zone经常出现在生态环境类的文章中,尤指地图上按温度划分的五个地带,有时也用在科技文章中,指硬盘分区,如availability zone“可用性区域”。district多指由政府等机构出于行政管理等目的而明确划分的地区。region常指地球上、大气中具有自然分界线的区域,如:The region has been declared anecological disaster zone.该地区已被宣布为生态灾难区。area用法更广,指整体中较大的、界线不分明的一部分。section是普通用词,指城市、国家或天然界线形成的地区。belt的本义是“带,带状物”,引申而指任何广阔的长条地带,也可指种植某种作物的地区。在雅思阅读考试中,要注意这些词之间的【同义】替换。

1238- ## 2-科学技术篇

1239- altitude

n.海拔;高地

【搭配】 high/low altitude 高海拔/低海拔

【例句】

1. Poor visibility necessitated a set of Instrumental Flight Rules(IFR), under which the pilot relied on altitude and navigational information provided by the plane's instrument panel to fly safely.因能见度较差,所以飞行员需要一套仪表飞行规则。在此规则的指导下,飞行员依靠飞机仪表盘提供的海拔及导航信息安全飞行。

2. Cook compared the time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich to his local time determined via the altitude of the sun, moon or stars.库克根据太阳、月球或星星的高度测定他所在地点的时间,并将之与格林威治皇家天文台的时间作对比。

3. One common type of coffee bean is called Robusta grown at altitudes of below 600 metres.罗布斯塔是一种常见的咖啡豆,生长在海拔600米以下的 地方。

【同义】 elevation(n.海拔)

【要点】altitude与latitude词形相近,但意义不同,前者为“海拔”之意,后者意为 “纬度”,而“经度”是longitude。

1240- accurate

a.正确无误的;精确的

【例句】

1. To create accurate maps, latitude and longitude need to be known.要绘制精确的地图,需要知道经度和纬度。

2. It can take up to several hours to provide an accurate transcription of a few minutes of speech.几分钟的演讲可能要花几个小时来誊写正确无误的文稿。

3. They allow dictionaries to be more accurate and give a feel for how language is being used.他们使字典变得更为精准,让人们体会如何运用语言。

【要点】 accurate,correct,exact和precise都有“正确,精确”之意。accurate指与事实无出入,强调准确性;correct指合乎事实或公认的标准或规则,没有错误;exact的语气比accurate强,指数量或质量完全符合事实或标准,丝毫不差;precise指具有高度的精确性和准确性,强调范围界限的鲜明性或细节的精密,有时略带“吹毛求疵”的贬义。

-a.正确无误的;精确的

【搭配】an accurate clock 准确的时钟;take an accurate aim 瞄准

【例句】

1. You may have read or heard about something but you can never get an accurate picture of it until you see it by yourself.你可能读过或者听过相关的描述,但是只有亲自去看,你才能得出准确的画面。

2. They allow dictionaries to be more accurate and give a feel of how language is being used.他们使字典变得更加准确,并且让人体会到人们是如何运用语 言的。

【派生】 accurately(ad.精确地)

【同义】exact(a.准确的)

【反义】 inaccurate(a.错误的)

1241- acoustic

a.声音(学)的;听觉的

【例句】

1. Although the senses of taste and smell appear to have deteriorated, and vision in water appears to be uncertain, such weaknesses are more than compensated for by cetaceans' well-developed acoustic sense.虽然鲸目动物的味觉和嗅觉似乎已经退化,在水里的视觉能力又不确定,但它们的听觉发达,这大大地弥补了其他缺陷。

2. In the houses near the highway special acoustic seals should be fitted to the doors to reduce noise.公路附近的房子的门上应该安装专门的隔音封条来降低噪音。

【派生】 acoustics(n.传音效果;声学)

【要点】audio也是与声音有关的词,但与acoustic一词不同,通常不用于指感觉,而是与其他词组成固定的词或词组使用,如audio-visual是“视听的”,audio frequency是“音频”。

-a.声音(学)的;听觉的 -n.声学;音质

【例句】

1. The acoustics of this hall are so fantastic that many world-renowned artists have been appealed to perform here, including cellist Yoyo Ma; many musicians have given a good appraisal after giving their successful concerts here.这个大厅的音质非常棒,许多世界著名的艺术家都被吸引到这里表演,其中包括 大提琴演奏家马友友;许多曾在这里成功举办演奏会的音乐家们都给予了 它高度评价。

2. In the houses near the highway special acoustic seals should be fitted to the doors to reduce noise.位于公路旁的房子房门上应该安装专门的隔音封条,以降低 噪音。

1242- amplify

v.放大(声音等);详述

【搭配】 amplify the signal 增强信号

【例句】

1. Our records are amplified with a growing body of temperature data from ice cores drilled in Antarctica, Greenland, the Peruvian Andes, and other locations.从南极洲、格林兰岛、秘鲁安第斯冰河及其他地方钻取的冰核,增加了我们收集到的温度数据,从而补充了我们的记录。

2. Let me amplify so that you will understand the overall problem.让我来做详细的解释,这样你就会理解整个问题了。

【同义】 expand(v.使膨胀;扩张);increase(v.增加)

【反义】deflate(v.放气;使缩小);shrink(v.缩小)

【派生】 amplification(n.放大);amplifier(n.扩音器)

1243- arrow

n.箭,箭头;箭状物

【例句】By the thirteenth century, powder-propelled fire arrows had become rather common.直到13世纪,靠火药推进的火箭才变得比较常见。

【要点】与箭相关的单词有, arrow“箭”, quiver“箭筒”,bow“弓”,target“靶”,bull's-eye“靶心”,archery“射箭运动”。

1244- apparatus

n.器械;设备;器官

【例句】

1. We may conclude that children experience very real difficulty when faced with the Kendler apparatus; but this difficulty cannot be taken as proof that they are incapable of deductive reasoning.我们得出的结论是,孩子们很难掌握肯德勒的实验装置,但是这并不能说明孩子们没有演绎推理能力。

2.This apparatus has been thoroughly tested.这套设备已经过全面测试了。

【要点】表示“工具”的词有很多,machine是由电力等驱动的机器,是为做某种工作而设计的;appliance是家用电器;apparatus是相连接的机器、导线等系统;tool是手持工具;instrument是为技术工作设计的工具,如手术刀;implement常指用于户外的工具,尤指园艺或农作中用的工具;gadget的用法比较通俗,多指一些小玩意儿。

n.器械;组织

【例句】

1. We may conclude that children experience very real difficulty when faced with the apparatus; but this difficulty cannot be taken as proof that they are in capable of deductive reasoning.我们可以推论孩子在面对该装置的时候,遇到很大困难,但这种困难不能当成他们无法演绎推理的证据。

2. For young children, the difficulty lies not in the inferential processes which the task demands, but in certain perplexing features of the apparatus and the procedure.对于小孩子来说,困难不在于任务所需的推理上的过程,而在于装置和程序特定的、令人困惑的特性。

1245- artificial

a.人工的,人造的;虚假的

【搭配】 artificial color人工色素,合成色素;artificial intelligence人工智能

【例句】

1. All European forests are artificial, having been exploited by man for thousands of years.欧洲所有的森林都是人造的,几千年来它们一直被人类所开发。

2. As for artificial fertilisers, their use world-wide increased by 40 per cent per unit of farmed land between the mid 1970s and late 1980s.就人造肥料而言,从20世纪70年代中期到80年代后期,它们在全球范围内每单位农田的用量增加了40%。

【要点】artificial强调不是自然生成的,是“人造的”;fake则指“假冒的,仿制的”。

-a.人工的,人造的 配artificial color人工色素,合成色素;artificial intelligence人工智能

【例句】

1. I usually walk along a beautiful park trail which goes into the woods in the evenings with my parents. There are artificial wooden bridges over streams and there is a lot of wildlife to watch, such as parrots and magpies.傍晚,我经常和 父母在一条美丽的公园小路上散步,这条小路通向树林。溪流上有一座座 人工木桥,还能看到许多野生动物,如鹦鹉和喜鹊。

2. As for artificial fertilisers, their use world-wide increased by 40 per cent per unit of farmed land between the mid 1970s and late 1980s.就人造化肥而言,从20世纪70年代中期到80年代后期它们在全球范围内每单位农田的用量增 加了40%。

1246- assemble

v.集合;装配

【例句】

1. It assembled the world's largest fleet of dredgers, which sucked up 150 cubic metres of clay and mud and dumped it in deeper waters.它集结了世界上规模最大的挖泥船队,抽出了150立方米的淤泥,并将之倾倒入更深的水域中。

2. All other components were assembled in the front workshop.其他所有部件都在前面的车间组装。

【要点】 assemble除“集合某人\某物”之外,还有“装配零件”的意思;gather有“集合某人\某物”的意思,还有“采集”之意;accumulate的含义是“慢慢积累”。

1247- astrology

n.占星学;占星术

【例句】

1. Astrology sees mankind as being not only influenced by hereditary factors and the environment, but also by the state of our solar system at the moment of birth.占星学认为,人类作为一种生命存在不仅受遗传因素和环境影响,还受其出生时太阳系的状态影响。

2. A survey indicates the believers of astrology are usually uneducated people.调查显示,相信占星术的人通常都未受过教育。

1248- astronomy

n.天文学

【例句】The most important scientific revolution of them all is the new theories of astronomy and the movement of the Earth in relation to the planets and stars, developed by Copernicus.其中最重要的科学革命就是哥白尼提出的天文学新理论和与行星和恒星有关的地球运转。

【派生】 astronomer(n.天文学者);astronomical(a.天文学的)

1249- atom

n.原子

【搭配】 atom bomb 原子弹

【例句】 Once before in this century, the relentless curiosity of scientific researchers brought to light forces of nature in the power of the atom, the mastery of which has shaped the destiny of nations and overshadowed all our lives.在本世纪之前,科学研究者们无尽的好奇心揭开了原子能的自然力量,而掌握原子能既决定了国家的命运,也给我们的生活蒙上了阴影。

【派生】 atomic(a.原子的)

1250- automatically

ad.自动地;无意识地

【例句】

1. Almost any functionality can be moved there, and it can be set to automatically hide, and then reappear upon moving the mouse over the area.几乎任何功能都可以移到那里,并且可以设置为自动隐藏,然后在鼠标悬停在某区域时重新出现。

2. Cars will be automatically controlled by a computer in the future.未来,汽车将由计算机自动控制。

【要点】 automatically一词的动词形式是automate“自动操作”,其形容词形式automatic,意为“自动的”。在雅思阅读中,automatic和automatically更为常见。

-ad.自动地;无意识地

【例句】

1. I will automatically fold a plane if I have a piece of paper in my hand. This recalls my great childhood.如果我手上有张纸,我就会无意识地折纸飞机,这让我想起了我美好的童年。

2. Cars wil be automatically controlled by a computer in the future.未来的汽车将由计算机自动控制。

1251- aviation

n.航空;飞行术;飞机制造业

【搭配】 aviation business飞机制造业

【例句】 Generally, Class E airspace is where one finds general aviation aircraft(few of which can climb over 5,490m anyway), and commercial turboprop aircraft.通常,在E类领空飞行的是通用航空飞机(它们很少可以升到5490米以上)和商用涡轮螺旋桨飞机。

1252- battery

n.电池(组),蓄电池(组)

【例句】

1. First mechanisation, then mass use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides, then mono cultures, then battery rearing of livestock, and now genetic engineering 50 -the onward march of intensive farming has seemed unstoppable in the last century, as the yields of produce have soared.先是机械化,然后是大规模使用化肥和农药,接着是单种栽培、笼养家畜,直到现在的基因工程——上个

世纪,随着农作物产量的飙升,集约农业也在不断进步。

2. When your car's batteries run low, you can go to the nearest battery maintenance point for replacement batteries.汽车电池电量不足时,你可以到最近的电池给养站更换电池。

1253- beam

n.光线;梁;电波 v.流露;发送

【例句】

1. A person acting as a“sender”would attempt to beam the image over to the “receiver”relaxing in the sealed room.充当“发送者”的人要试图将图像传送给正在密室中休息的“接受者”。

2. Time signals beamed down from GPS satellites calibrate the functions of precision navigation equipment.全球定位系统卫星传送的时间信号会校准精密导航设备的功能。

3. The light beams up into the night sky, shining like a beacon miles away.光射向夜空,就像几英里外的灯塔般闪亮。

1254- biometrics

n.生物测定学

【例句】

1. In an increasingly crowded and complicated world, biometrics may well be a technology whose time has come.在这个日益拥挤、复杂的社会,生物测定学很可能会迎来它的发展时机。

2. All of these are applications of biometrics, a little-known but fast-growing technology that involves the use of physical or biological characteristics to identify individuals.这些都是生物测定学的应用实例,生物测定是一门鲜为人知但发展迅速的技术,它利用物理或生物特性来识别个体。

1255- breakthrough

n.突破;重要的新发现

【例句】 An intellectual breakthrough, brilliant though it may be, does not automatically ensure that the transition is made from theory to practice.重大的理论突破虽然很成功,但它并不能保证理论能自动转变为实践。

-n.突破;重要的新发现

【例句】

1. Since this gift was given by my father, I kept it very carefully. Until now, it still looks brand new. I think it has some breakthrough meaning for a kid to own something he/she likes.由于这个礼物是父亲送给我的,我一直非常小心地保存着。直到现在,它看起来仍然是崭新的。我认为这对于一个孩子来说 具有某种突破性意义,他/她拥有了自己喜欢的东西。

2. A brilliant intellectual breakthrough does not ensure that the transition is made from theory to practice.重大的学术突破并不能保证理论能转变为实践。

1256- compatible

a.兼容的;合得来的

【搭配】 be compatible with 与...相适应,不矛盾;一致

【例句】

1. These methods are not always compatible.这些方法有时会互相矛盾。

2. Accuracy is not always compatible with haste.忙中难免出错。

【同义】harmonious(a.协调的)

【反义】 incompatible(a. 不兼容的)

【派生】 compatibility(n. 兼容性)

1257- compound

n.化合物 a.复合的,综合的 v.使恶化;使合成

【搭配】 compound eye 复眼;compound fracture 有创骨折;compound interest复利

【例句】

1. No compound that would safely achieve the same feat in people has been found yet.尚未发现能安全作用于人体并产生相同功效的化合物。

2. Compounds of nitrogen and sulphur dioxide should be particularly closely watched.尤其要密切关注氮和二氧化硫生成的化合物。

3. Government policies have frequently compounded the environmental damage that farming can cause.政府推行的政策往往会加剧农业对环境造成的破坏。

1258- comprehend

v.理解;包含;由...组成

【例句】 Until recently, MRI scanners needed several minutes of activity and so could not be used to track rapid thought processes such as comprehending a joke.直到最近,核磁共振扫描仪仍只能跟踪观察持续几分钟的活动,因此不能用于追踪像理解笑话这种高速思维过程。

【派生】 comprehensible(a.能充分理解的);comprehension(n.理解)

1259- chaos

n.混沌,混乱

【搭配】 molecular chaos 分子混沌,分子混沌态;in chaos 处于混乱之中

【例句】 Johnson himself was stationed on a rickety chair at an old table surrounded by a chaos of borrowed books.约翰逊静静地坐在一把快要散架的椅子上,身旁的旧桌子周围胡乱地堆满了借来的书。

【派生】chaotic(a.处于混乱状态的)

1260- constrain

v.迫使;约束;限制

【例句】

1. The use of bicycles was constrained by their high cost and the lack of available spare parts.高成本和备件缺乏限制了自行车的使用。

2. The police used horses to constrain the crowds from approaching the conference hall.警察利用马来制止人群接近会场。

【要点】 constrain表示“强迫”时,可与force替换使用,一般【搭配】为constrain/force sb. to do sth. 意为“强迫某人做某事”; constrain表示“抑制,限制” 时,可与restrain替换,常用【搭配】为constrain/restrain sb.from doing sth. 意为“抑制某人做某事”。

1261- conduct

n.行为;指导;管理 v.指导;管理,实施

【搭配】conduct oneself 控制自己

【例句】

1. A new study conducted by Murdoch University has demonstrated that public transport is more efficient than cars.默多克大学所做的一项新研究表明,公共交通工具比私家车更高效。

2. Some experiments are conducted by this professor and others are not. 有些实验由这位教授指导,有些则不是。

【派生】 conduction(n.传导);conductive(a.导热的);conductivity(n.传导力)

【要点】conduct作动词,还有“导电,导热”的意思,由它【派生】的名词conductor,意思是“导体”。如:The mirror would be protected by placing lightning conductors close by.在镜子旁放置避雷针可以保护其不被雷击。

1262- crystal

n.结晶;水晶;晶体

【搭配】 crystal ball 水晶球;crystal clear 完全透明的

【例句】 The high temperatures used in the toughening process convert all the crystals to the dense, compact alpha form.在钢化过程中,高温将所有的晶体转化成稠密的阿尔法形态。---

1263- curve

n.曲线;弯曲物 a.弯曲的 v.弯;使弯曲

【例句】

1. When I asked several other blind study subjects to draw a spinning wheel, one particularly clever rendition appeared repeatedly: several subjects showed the wheel's spokes as curved lines.我让其他几位盲人受试者画旋转的轮子,有一种特别精巧的画法反复出现:有几位受试者所画的轮辐呈曲线式。

2. To search out these answers, I created raised-line drawings of five different wheels, depicting spokes with lines that curved, bent, waved, dashed and extended beyond the perimeter of the wheel.为了找出答案,我用凸起的线画了五种不同的轮子,它们的轮辐分别为曲线、折线、波浪线、虚线以及超出轮子周界的线。---

-n.曲线;曲线状物;曲线图表 -v.使弯曲;成曲形

【例句】The silky roof symbolizes the pearl; the slanting surface made of the double curved glass curtain wall represents the moon; a pool of more than 6,000 square meters which is in front of Hangzhou Grand Theatre stands for the beautifulWest Lake.柔滑的屋顶象征着珍珠;倾斜表面是由双曲面玻璃制成的幕 墙,代表月亮;杭州大剧院前面六千多平方米的水池代表美丽的西湖。

1264- cylinder

n.圆柱体;气缸

【搭配】 gas cylinder 集气筒

【例句】

1. This chamber contains a slightly eccentric cylinder which can be rotated to make either the upper or the lower slots bigger.该腔室有一个很纤细的偏心气缸,它可以旋转以加强下部或者上部狭槽的气流。

2. The earliest British rocket was encased in a stout, iron cylinder, terminating in a conical head.最老式的英国火箭装在一个坚固的铁制圆柱体中,顶部呈锥形。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,常见的形状有cylinder“圆柱体”,sphere“球体”,cube“立方体”,cone“圆锥体”,pyramid“角锥体”等。

1265- cylindrical

a.圆柱形的;圆柱体的

【例句】A long cylindrical tube was propped up by two sticks and fastened to the top of the launcher, thereby allowing the rockets to be inserted and lit from the other end.两根棍子支起一根长长的柱形管,再将其绑在发射器的顶端,这样便能将火箭插入,并从底端将之点燃。---

1266- deductive

a.演绎的;推论的;推断的

【例句】However, for the answers they did find, the students were able to explain their deductive reasoning.然而,根据他们找到的答案,这些学生可以对他们的演绎推理做出解释。

【要点】deductive method是“演绎法”,即由普遍性结论或一般性事理推导出个别性结论的方法,而inductive method是“归纳法”,它是一种由个别到一般的论证方法。---

1267- deploy

v.部署;使用,运用

【例句】

1. Fingerprint scanners are currently the most widely deployed type of biometric application, thanks to their growing use over the last 20 years by law-enforcement agencies.由于过去20年执法机构越来越多地使用指纹扫描仪,它成为目前运用最广的生物识别方式。

2. Effort must be deployed to bring about a vigorous development in agriculture.必须大力发展农业。

【派生】 deployment(n.部署,调度)---

1268- dumb

a.哑的,无说话能力的;不说话的,无声音的

【搭配】

dumb show 哑剧;dumb waiter 食品架;be struck dumb with 因....说不出话来

【例句】Their“radar”achieves feats of detection and navigation that would strike an engineer dumb with admiration.他们的“雷达”在侦查和导航中的优异表现令工程师心服口服。

【同义】 mute(a.哑的);speechless(a.无言的);voiceless(a.无声的);silent(a.寂静的)---

1269- durability

n.耐久性;坚固;耐用年限

【例句】Key components were reinforced with decorated copper castings, increasing the chariot's stability and durability.重要部件都饰有铜铸件,用以加固,从而增强了战车的稳定性和坚固性。---

1270- durable

a.持久的;耐用的 n.耐用品

【搭配】 durable peace持久的和平

【例句】

1. Lozanov's instructional technique is based on the evidence that the connections made in the brain through unconscious processing are more durable than those made through conscious processing.有证据表明大脑潜意识中形成的联系比有意识形成的更持久,罗扎诺夫在此基础之上提出了他的指导方法。

2. The table shows the consumer durables (telephone, refrigerator, etc. )owned in Britain from 1972 to 1983.该表格显示了从1972年到1983年英国耐用消费品(如电话、电冰箱等)的持有状况。

【同义】 lasting,enduring(a.持久的)---

1271- dynamic

a.动力的;动态的;活跃的

【例句】

1. The market is so dynamic that the figures change almost every two weeks.这个市场很活跃,数据几乎每两周就会有所改变。

2. In life we should be striving for dynamic balance, not a static one.在生活中我们应该努力寻求动态平衡而不是静态平衡。

【同义】active(a.积极的;活动的;活跃的)

【反义】static(a.静态的,静力的)---

-a.动力的;活跃的

【例句】

1. Every time I went to Shanghai, I could find something new. It's so dynamic. And the bar and club scene there is really unbelievable.每当我去上海,我都能发现一些新东西。它是那么有活力。那里的酒吧和俱乐部景象真是令人难 以置信。

2. The market is so dynamic that the figures change almost every two weeks.这个市场很活跃,各项数据几乎每两周就会刷新。

【同义】active(a.积极的;活动的;活跃的)

【反义】static(a.静态的;静电的)

1272- efficiency

n.效率;功效,效能

【例句】

1. Technical solutions can reduce the pollution problem and increase the fuel efficiency of engines.技术方案能缓解污染问题,并提高发动机的燃油效率。

2. It offers many benefits and, if used well, can be an excellent tool for improving our work efficiency.它给我们带来很多益处,若使用得当,它能极大地提高我们的工作效率。

3. Clean coal is another avenue for improving fuel conversion efficiency.提高煤的纯度是提高燃料转换效率的另一途径。---

1273- electrode

n.电极;电焊条

【例句】These act like batteries when they undergo a temperature change: attach electrodes to them and they generate a current.当温度发生变化时,它们就会像电池一样,具有电极并产生电流。

【要点】electrode是“电极”,常作复数用。电极分正负极,“正极”为anode, “负极”为cathode。---

1274- electron

n.电子

【例句】

1. It can encourage an electron to jump between two parts of the receptor in a quantum-mechanical process called tunnelling.它能促使电子通过量子力学中的穿隧效应,在接受器的两部分间跳动。

2. Vibration-assisted electron tunnelling can undoubtedly occur-it is used in an experimental technique for measuring molecular vibrations.毫无疑问,振动辅助电子穿隧会发生,它被用于检测分子振动的实验中。

【派生】 electronic(a.电子的);electronically(ad.电子地)---

1275- eliminate

v.消灭,消除;淘汰

【搭配】 eliminate poverty 消除贫困;eliminate crime 消灭犯罪

【例句】

1. Predictability is not the only variable that reduces or eliminates the negative effects of noise.可预测性不是减少或消除噪音的负面影响的唯一变量。

2. Child abuse was virtually eliminated.虐待儿童的现象几乎已经杜绝。

3. Job descriptions eliminate role ambiguity for managers.工作说明消除了经理们的权责不清问题。---

-v.消灭,消除;淘汰

【搭配】eliminate poverty 消除贫困;eliminate crimes 消灭犯罪

【例句】

1. Since the participant is alone, during the show he/she is allowed to look for help three times, including making a phone call, following the audience, or asking the presenter to eliminate one wrong answer. 因为参与者是单独一人,在节目中,他/她被允许请求三次帮助,包括打电话、采纳观众的意见,或 要求主持人消除一个错误的答案。

2. Job descriptions eliminate role ambiguity for managers.职位描述消除了经理们对角色的不明确。

1276- encode

1277- entanglement

n.纠缠;铁丝网

【例句】 They include "quantum entanglement", in which events affecting one group of atoms instantly affect another group, no matter how far apart they may be.包括“量子纠缠”,即影响一组原子的时候会马上影响另一组原子,无论这些原子相隔多远。

1278- existence

n.存在;生活

【搭配】 come into existence 开始存在

【例句】

1. Perhaps more tests like these will eventually give the researchers the evidence they are seeking and strengthen the case for the existence of telepathy.或许需要更多诸如此类的测试,才能最终呈现出研究人员正在找寻的证据,以支持心灵感应存在的理论。

2. So integral have these time-based technologies become to day-to-day existence that our dependency on them is recognized only when they fail to work.这些基于时间的技术与我们的日常生活关系如此密切,只有当它们不起作用时,我们才会意识到对它们的依赖。

3. There are no scientists in existence who really wait until they have all the evidence in front of them before they try to work out what it might possibly mean.从来没有哪位科学家真的要等到所有的证据都摆在他面前,才开始试着研究其中可能的规律。

-n.存在;生活

【搭配】come into existence 开始存在

【例句】

1. It is impossible for each country to take up the same duty for the existence of different national powers.因为存在着国力差异,让所有的国家承担同样的义务是不可能的。

2. I think that the existence of TV has brought about alienation among family members.我认为电视的存在使家庭成员之间的关系变得疏远了。

3. There are no scientists in existence who really wait until they have all the evidence in front of them before trying to work out what it might possibly mean.从来没有哪个科学家真的要等到所有证据都摆在他面前才试图研究可能的 规律。

1279- explode

v.(使)爆炸;激增

【例句】

1. The gases trapped inside the boiling rock expand suddenly. The lava glows with heat, begins to froth and explodes with tremendous force.聚集在熔岩中的气体突然膨胀,岩浆随着温度的升高而发光,开始起泡,继而以巨大的威力爆发。

2. The experts have thought of a way to explode the dynamite below this building.专家们已经想出了引爆这栋楼下面的炸药的方法。

1280- explosive

n.爆炸物 a.爆炸的;使人冲动的

【搭配】 explosive device 引爆装置

【例句】

1. The Chinese relied on this type of technological development to produce incendiary projectiles of many sorts, explosive grenades and possibly cannons to repel their enemies.中国人依靠这种技术进步,制造出各种燃烧弹、爆破手雷和大炮来击退敌人。

2. The country relied on this type of technological development to produce explosive weapons.该国依靠这种技术进步来制造爆炸性武器。

【要点】explosive的动词形式是explode,表示“爆炸”,引申为“冲动、激动”,其名词形式是explosion,本意是“爆炸”,可引申为“激增”,如 population explosion,含义是“人口激增”。

1281- flip

v.轻抛;轻弹

【例句】

1. Ehrlich says that random interactions within the sun's magnetic field could flip the fluctuations from one cycle length to the other.欧立希说太阳磁场内部的不规则相互作用能引起自转周期的波动。

2. A switch was flipped and the machine began to operate.轻弹开关,机器便运作起来。

-v.轻抛;轻弹;翻阅

【例句】

1. I flip through my favorite papers and magazines, with the images as clear as in print, but without a wait for each page to load.我翻阅着自己喜欢的报纸杂志,里面的影像如同印刷的一样清晰,而且无需等待每个页面下载。

2. A switch was flipped and the machine began to operate.轻触开关,机器便运作起来。

1282- fluid

a.流动的;不固定的 n.流质

【例句】Baekeland embarked on research into phenolic resins, the group of sticky substances produced when phenol combines with an aldehyde (a volatile fluid similar to alcohol).贝克兰开始研究酚醛树脂,它是一种粘稠状物质,由石碳酸和乙醛(一种与酒精类似的挥发性流质)混合而成。

【派生】fluidity(n.流动性)

1283- formulation

n.构想,规划;公式化;简洁陈述

【例句】

1. The myth of scientific method is that it is inductive: that the formulation of scientific theory starts with the basic, raw evidence of the senses-simple, unbiased, unprejudiced observation.科学方法的神秘在于它具有归纳性,即科学理论的构想源于基本的、原始的感知证据,那就是简单、客观、公正的观察。

2. This new formulation would not be credible to many in the region without specifics.如果没有具体的细节,这个新构想不会得到人们的认可。

1284- fuel

n.燃料 v.给...加燃料

【例句】

1. Fuel consumption and exhaust emissions depend on which cars are preferred by customers and how they are driven.耗油量及废气排放量主要取决于用户购买的汽车,以及他们驾驶汽车的方法。

2. Global car use is increasing at a faster rate than the improvement in emission sand fuel efficiency.全球的汽车用量增长的速度远远高于尾气排放及燃油效率改进的速度。

3. Such fuels produce far less carbon dioxide than coal or oil.这种燃料产生的二氧化碳远少于煤和石油产生的。

1285- fusion

n.熔化;融合;核聚变

【例句】

1. The standard view holds that the temperature of the sun's core is held constant by the opposing pressures of gravity and nuclear fusion.普遍观点认为,太阳中心的温度是由重力和由内部核聚变产生的反作用力维持的。

2. Singapore culture is a successful fusion of Eastern and Western features.新加坡文化是东西方文化融合的成功案例。

1286- longitude

n.经度;经线

【例句】Longitude was more difficult to measure accurately because it requires precise knowledge of the time difference between points on the surface of the earth.经度更难准确测量,因为这需要精确了解地球表面两点间的时间差。

【要点】longitude是经度,latitude是纬度,常出现在地质类、地理类或考古学类的阅读文章中,这两个词可以放在一起掌握。

1287- magnetic

a.磁的;有吸引力的

【搭配】 magnetic field 磁场;magnetic tape 磁带

【例句】

1. While the volunteers were taking part in the experiment, the researchers scanned their brains using a technique called functional magnetic resonance imaging(FMRI).当自愿者参与实验时,研究人员用功能性磁共振成像技术对其大脑进行扫描。

2. The electric and magnetic fields are formed due to a passing wave oscillating at regular frequency.电场和磁场是由振波以固定频率振荡而形成的。

【例句】

1. While the volunteers were taking part in the experiment, the researchers scanned their brains using a technique called functional magnetic resonanceimaging(FMRI).志愿者们参加实验时,研究人员用功能性磁共振成像技术 对他们的大脑进行扫描。

2. Ehrlich counters that Weiss' s opinion is based on the standard solar model, which fails to take into account the magnetic instabilities that cause the temperature fluctuations.埃里希反驳说,维斯的观点是建立在标准太阳模型的基础上的,没有考虑到磁场的不稳定性,这会引发温度的波动。

3. The electric and magnetic fields are formed due to a passing wave oscillating at regular frequency.电场和磁场因振波以固定频率振荡形成。

1288- liquid

a.液体的;清澈的;明亮的;易变的 n.液体;液态(物质)

【搭配】 liquid gas 液化气

【例句】

1. Last year Apple launched a personal computer that is cooled by liquid that is pumped through little channels in the processor.去年,苹果发布了一种利用液体降温的个人电脑,通过液体流经处理器中的小通道来带走热量。

2. They are based on a robust and effective idea-draw heat from the thing you want to cool by evaporating a liquid next to it, and then dump that heat by pumping the vapor elsewhere and condensing it. 这种设计基于一个大胆而有效的想法,即通过蒸发其附近的液体的方式来吸取想要冷却的物体的热量,然后再通过把蒸汽抽吸到其他地方,并进行冷凝来转储热量。

【要点】liquid是液体,fluid是流动的物质,即流质,liquor是酒。它们并不是近义词,需要注意区分。

1289- melt

v.(使)融化;(使)消散

【例句】

1. The metal had to melt at a temperature less than the hardening point of glass (about 600°C), but could not boil at a temperature below the temperature of the molten glass(about 1,500°C).该金属必须能在低于玻璃硬化点(约为600摄氏度)时融化,但是又不能在低于玻璃熔点(约为1500摄氏度)时沸腾。

2. The action of salt on ice causes it to melt.盐作用于冰,使其融化。

1290- molten

a.熔化的;熔融的

【例句】

1. Several processes -melting, refining, homogenizing - take place simultaneously in the 2,000 tons of molten glass in the furnace.熔炉中的2000吨玻璃熔液同步进行着熔化、澄清和均化这几个步骤。

2. During quiet periods, volcanoes cap themselves with their own lava by forming a powerful cone from the molten rocks slopping over the rim of the crater.在休眠期,火山口边缘溢出的熔岩形成了坚固的火山锥,盖住了火山顶。

1291- motion

n.运动;手势 v.(向)打手势

【例句】

1. I wondered whether there were differences in how the blind and the sighted interpreted lines of motion.我想知道盲人和正常人对动感线条的理解是否存在差别。

2. Lines of motion, such as the one she uses, are a very recent invention in the history of illustration.她所采用的这种动感线条在插画历史上是新近的发明。

3. A biomechanics films an athlete in action and then digitizes her performance, recording the motion of every joint and limb in three dimensions.生物力学家拍摄了运动中的运动员,然后对其表现进行数字化处理,记录下每个关节和肢体的三维立体动作。

4. Newton for years had been curious about the cause of the orbital motion of the moon and planets.多年来,牛顿一直好奇月球和行星轨道运动的成因。

【派生】 motionless(a.不动的)

【要点】motion除了用作名词,表示“运动”以外,还可以当不及物动词使用,表示“示意”,如:He motioned to the waiter.可以理解为“他向侍者示意”。

1292- nuclear

a.核能的,原子能的

【搭配】 nuclear energy 核动力;nuclear family核心家庭

【例句】

1. Originally developed for nuclear power plants, the hand key received its big break when it was used to control access to the Olympic Village in Atlanta by more than 65,000 athletes, trainers and support staff.最初为核电厂研发的掌形鉴识机在亚特兰大奥运会时有了重大突破,它被用来控制65000多名运动员、教练员以及服务人员在亚特兰大奥运村的进出。

2. France derives three quarters of its electricity from nuclear power.法国四分之三的电来自核能。

1293- orbit

n.轨道;势力范围;生活常规 v.绕轨道运行

【例句】

1. Since the discovery in 1995 of the first "exoplanet"-a planet orbiting a star other than the Sun-more than 200 others have been found by ground-based observatories.自从1995年发现了第一颗外星行星,即围绕非太阳的恒星运行的行星,陆基天文台已发现了200多颗该类行星。

2. Any such planet situated in the right orbit stands a good chance of having liquid water on its surface, and quite possibly life, although scientists thought it unlikely to find any“little green men”.任何位于正确轨道的该类行星,其表面很可能有液态水,也可能会有生命存在,尽管科学家认为要找到“小绿人”是不可能的。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,orbit一词多用在有关天文学或航天技术的科技类文章中,既用作动词,也用作名词,表示“绕轨道运行”和“轨道”,其他的词义很少涉及。

-n.轨道 -v.绕轨道运行

【例句】The lunar exploration orbiting spacecraft Chang'e 1 is named after a Chinese goddess of the Moon.月球探索轨道飞船"嫦娥1号"是根据中国的月亮女神 命名的。

1294- plausible

a.貌似可信的;貌似真实的,貌似有理的

【例句】The problem stems at least in part from the lack of any plausible mechanism for telepathy.至少部分症结缘于缺乏心灵感应的合理机制。

【同义】 colorable(a.似是而非的)

【反义】implausible(a.难以置信的)

【派生】 plausibility(n.可信;能言善辩);plausibly(ad.可信地)

1295- orbital

a.轨道的;眼窝的

【例句】 The orbital cortex, the region that becomes active in Goel's experiment, seems the best candidate for the site that feeds such feelings into higher-level thought processes. 额眶部皮质在戈尔实验中表现十分活跃,它似乎是将这种感觉输入更高层次的思维程序的最可能的位置。

1296- panel

n.仪表盘;镶嵌板;座谈小组

【例句】A model by one of the main authors of the United Nations Climate Change Panel shows how an expected temperature increase of 2.1 degrees in 2100 would only be diminished to an increase of 1.9 degrees.联合国气候变化小组主作者之一制作的模型显示,预计到2100年全球温度会增加2.1度,这个增加值只能降低到1.9度。

1297- predominate

v.占支配地位;在...中占优势

【搭配】 predominate over 支配.

【例句】 In most developing countries, old cars and old technologies continue to predominate.在大部分发展中国家,废旧的汽车和陈旧的技术仍在运输系统中占支配地位。

【派生】predominant(a.有优势的);predominance(n.优势)

【要点】 predominate与dominate都有“统治、控制”的意思,但predominate是不及物动词,不能直接加宾语,而dominate则可作及物动词,在做【同义】替换时要注意。

1298- proceed

v.继续进行;前进

【例句】

1. The myth of scientific method is not only that it is inductive but also that the hypothetico-deductive method proceeds in a step-by-step, inevitable fashion.科学方法的神秘不仅在于它的归纳性,还在于这种假说演绎法能以一种按部就班的必然的方式延续。

2. Once you have arrived at your hypothesis, you then proceed to a strictly logical and rigorous process, based upon deductive argument -hence the term “hypothetico-deductive”.一旦提出假设,就要在演绎论证的基础上进行严密的逻辑推导,所以这个过程叫做“假说演绎”。

3. They did not press the button to get the marble and then proceed without further help to use the marble to get the toy.他们既没有通过按键的方式来获得弹球,也没有利用弹球得到玩具。

1299- propel

v.推进,推动;激励

【搭配】 propelling pencil 自动铅笔

【例句】

1. It was not until the eighteenth century that Europe became seriously interested in the possibilities of using the rocket itself as a weapon of war and not just to propel other weapons. 直到18世纪,欧洲人才真正开始对火箭本身能否成为战争武器产生兴趣,而不仅仅是将之作为其他武器的推进器。

2. This does not mean that it was immediately used to propel rockets.这并不意味着它立即就被用来推进火箭。

【同义】 drive, move, push(v. 推动)

【派生】propellant(n. 推进剂);propeller(n. 推进器)

v.推进,推动;激励

【例句】

1. It was not until the eighteenth century that Europe became greatly interested in the possibilities of using the rocket itself as a weapon of war and not just to propel other weapons. 直到18世纪,欧洲才开始对将火箭作为战争武器的可能性产生兴趣,而不仅仅用它推进其他武器。

2. This does not mean that it was immediately used to propel rockets.这并不意味着它立即就被用来推进火箭。

【同义】stimulate(v.刺激,激励);impel(v.驱使,推进)

1300- quantity

n.

【例句】

1. Throughout the first three-quarters of the 20th century, the quantity of freshwater consumed per person doubled on average.在20世纪前75年中,人均淡水消费量翻了一番。

2. The quantity of these gases, multiplied over 3,500 million years, is enough to explain the mass of the world's atmosphere. 35亿年间增加了的气体量充分解释了地球上大部分的大气来源。

3. It will reduce the quantity of blood flowing around the body.它会减少体内的血量。quantity是“数量”的意思,而quality是“质量”的意思。两个词词形相似,但意义不同,需要注意区分。

1301- radiation

n.辐射;发光;放射物

【搭配】radiation therapy 放射疗法

【例句】

1. The theory says this alters the amount of solar radiation that Earth receives, triggering the ice ages. 该理论声称,这会改变地球所接受的太阳辐射量,进而引发冰期。

2. Flight surgeons have asked the crews to sleep in areas of the shuttle and station with additional shielding to protect them from increased solar activity and the possibility of extra radiation heading their way.航空军医要求机组人员睡在航天飞机和空间站中具有附加防护的区域,以免受到向其方向移动的增强的太阳活动以及可能的特大辐射的影响。生radiator(n.散热器;暖气片;辐射体)

【要点】radiation的动词形式是radiate,意为“发光或发热”,常用于科技类的文章中,经常和其他一些词【搭配】使用,常见的有 electromagnetic radiation“电磁辐射”、solar radiation“太阳辐射”和infrared radiation“红 外线照射”等。

1302- radical

a.激进的:彻底的 n.基础;激进分子;原子团;根数

【例句】

1. Educating Psyche by Bernie Neville is a book which looks at radical new approaches to learning, describing the effects of emotion, imagination and the unconscious learning.伯尼...内维尔的《心灵教育》一书着眼于全新的学习方法,描述了情感、想象力及无意识学习的效果。

2. British scientists are preparing to launch trials of a radical new way to fight cancer, which kills tumors by infecting them with viruses like the common cold.英国科学家准备采取全新的方法来开展抗癌实验,实验计划通过让肿瘤感染如普通感冒等病毒,将其杀死。

1303- refinement

n.精炼;(装置)改进的地方;文雅

【例句】

1. Phase III, from March 1991 to March 1993, focused on the refinement and institutionalisation of these activities.第三阶段,即从1991年3月到1993年3月,侧重于改进这些机制,并使其制度化。

2. The progress in refinement of machine tools has been substantial in recent years.近年来,机床改进取得了实质性的进展。

【同义】 improvement(n.改进)

-n.精炼;(机器、技术等)改进,改良;文雅

1. The progress in refinement of machine tools has been substantial in recent

【例句】years.近年来机床的改进取得了实质性进展。

2. My mother is a woman with great refinement.我的母亲是一位非常优雅的女士。

1304- renewable

a.可再生的;可更新的;可继续的

【搭配】 renewable resources 可再生资源

【例句】 Achieving either target would mean promoting cleaner cars, wider use of public transport and a sharp increase in the use of renewable sources of energy, like wind and solar power.要达成任何一个目标都意味着要推广更加清洁的汽车,广泛使用公共交通,并且大幅增加风能、太阳能等可再生能源的利用。

【要点】renewable 由 new(a.新的)加前缀 re-(重新)及后缀-able(可被...)构成,经常出现在关于能源环境及环保技术的文章中。

-a.可再生的;可更新的;可继续的 -n.再生性能源 搭 renewable energy 可再生资源

【例句】

1. Some projects that promote renewable energy also have an impact on biodiversity.某些推行可再生能源的项目也会影响生物多样性。

2. This will only be possible if we rely on greater energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources worldwide.只有当我们依赖更高的能效并在全球范围内使用可再生资源时,这一切才有可能。

1305- reproduce

v.复制;繁殖;使...在脑海中重现

【例句】

1. Scientists first posed this question in the mid-1990s, after researchers came upon a chemical agent that in rodents seemed to reproduce many of the benefits of caloric restrictions.研究人员先在啮齿动物体内发现了一种化学因子,它似乎能再现许多热量限制的好处,而后科学家在20世纪90年代中期首次提出了这个问题。

2. Photographs, postcards and films enable the memory to be endlessly reproduced.照片、明信片和电影使往事能在脑海中不断重现。

【派生】 reproducible(a.可复制的);reproduction(n.复制,繁殖过程);reproductive(a.生殖的)

1306- restrict

v.限制,约束

【例句】

1. Some scientists might have felt more comfortable with Latin precisely because its audience, though international, was socially restricted.一些科学家可能觉得拉丁语用着很舒服,可能恰恰是因为拉丁语的读者虽国际化,但受社会限制。

2. A student loan is not restricted to those who receive a maintenance grant.助学贷款并不限于发放给那些领受生活补助的学生。

【派生】 restricted(a.有一定限制的)

1307- segment

n.片段,部分,节

【例句】

1. All the training is geared towards making the athlete hit those targets, both overall and for each segment of the race.所有的训练都旨在帮助运动员达到总体和竞赛各部分的目标。

2. He claimed that the essence of reasoning lies in the putting together of two “behaviour segments”in some novel way.他称推理的本质在于将两个“行为片段”以新的方式整合在一起。

1308- rotate

v.(使)旋转;(使)轮流

【例句】

1. This needed to be done so a newer P4 solar array can freely rotate to track the Sun without colliding with its neighbouring array.需要做这项工作,从而确保新的P4太阳电池板可以在不会撞到邻近的电池板的情况下自由转动来追踪太阳。

2. European peasants in ancient times would insert a wooden drill in a round hole in a stone and rotate it briskly to make fire.古时候,欧洲的农民将木钻插入石头的圆孔中,然后快速旋转来取火。

【派生】 rotation(n.旋转)

v.(使)旋转;(使)轮流

【例句】European peasants in the ancient time would insert a wooden drill in a round hole in a stone and rotate it briskly to make fire.古时,欧洲的农民将木钻插入石头的圆孔中快速旋转来取火。

1309- scan

v.扫描;浏览 n.扫描

【例句】

1. An initial scan like this can help you identify the emails that require your prompt attention.这样的初始扫描能帮你分检出需要及时处理的邮件。

2. Customers at some Japanese banks will have to present their faces for scanning before they can enter the building.在某些日本银行,客户必须经过面部扫描才能进入大楼。

1310- shuttle

n.航天飞机

【例句】

1. The other side of the P6 solar array will be retracted on a shuttle mission in 2007, so managers are eager to learn the cause of the problem and how to prevent it in the future. P6太阳电池板的另一端将于2007年的航天飞机飞行任务中被收回,所以管理层希望能了解引发问题的原因以及将来如何防止这类问题。

2. The problem may mean the crew of the space shuttle Discovery has to undertake a fourth spacewalk.该问题可能意味着“发现者号”航天飞机上的航天员要进行第四次太空行走。

3. The shuttle can carry devices for scientific inquiry.这架航天飞机能携带科学考察装置。

【要点】shuttle原意为“织机的梭子”,引申为“定时往返的班机、班车”,而在涉及航空领域时,指“往返于地球和空间站运载人和物资的航天飞机”。

1311- signal

n.信号;暗号;标志 v.(向…)发信号;标志着

【例句】

1. Most scientists have assumed that our sense of smell depends on receptors in the nose detecting the shape of incoming molecules, which triggers a signal to the brain.大部分科学家认为,我们的嗅觉要依靠鼻子内的神经末梢来探知进入鼻腔的分子形状,产生神经冲动并传向大脑。

2. The light is used by the adult fireflies as a signal to attract a mate.成年萤火虫将光用作吸引配偶的信号。

3. Serotonin is a chemical substance involved in sending signals in the nervous system.血清素是神经系统中传递信号的一种化学物质。

1312- simulate

v.模仿,模拟

【例句】

1. The supposed "pupil"was in reality an actor hired by Milgram to simulate receiving the shocks by emitting a spectrum of groans, screams and wri things. 实验中的“学生”其实是米尔格拉姆雇来的演员,发出连续的呻吟声、尖叫声及痛苦的翻滚来模拟受到电击。

2. The experiment simulated a natural environment.这个试验模拟了一种自然环境。

【同义】 imitate(v. 模仿,效仿);ape(v.模仿);affect(v.假装)

【派生】 simulation(n.模仿,模拟;假装);simulated(a.模仿的,假的)

【要点】simulate和stimulate词形相似,但是词义不同,前者意为“模仿”,后者则为“刺激”,要注意区分记忆。

1313- simulation

n.仿真;模拟;假装

【例句】

1. In laboratory simulations of challenging activities such as driving, those who felt in control of their lives pumped out lower levels of stress hormones such as cortisol.在实验室模拟如开车这种具有挑战性的活动时,那些感觉能掌控自己生活的人分泌的应激激素较少,如皮质醇。

2. The biomechanics specialists put their minds to comprehending something that was too complex and unorthodox ever to have been invented through their own mathematical simulations.生物力学专家用心去理解那些无法用他们的数学模拟来创造的复杂而奇异的东西。

3. At a recent conference on the simulation of adaptive behavior in Rome, a computer scientist from the Florida Institute of Technology described a new way to increase impulse buying using this phenomenon.最近在罗马召开的有关模拟适应性行为的会议上,来自佛罗里达理工学院的计算机科学家描述了一种利用这种现象增加人们冲动购物的方式。

【同义】 imitation(n.模仿)

【要点】在雅思阅读中,simulation一词通常用作“模拟”的意思,多出现在科技类或生化类的文章中,而“假装”这层意思很少用到。

1314- smooth

a.顺利的,流畅的;协调的

【例句】

1. Sharp corners proved impractical and were thus avoided, giving rise to the smooth,“streamlined”style popular in the 1930s.尖角因不实用而被放弃,这使得光滑的流线型在20世纪30年代流行起来。

2. Good health has been connected to the smooth mechanical operation of the body.良好的健康状况与身体机能顺畅运行是密不可分的。

a.顺利的,流畅的;协调的

【例句】Sharp corners proved impractical and were thus avoided, giving rise to the smooth,“streamlined”style popular in the 1930s.尖角被证实是不实用的,因而被避免使用,这样就在20世纪30年代产生了盛行的流线型风格,走顺滑路线。

【要点】smooth和不同的单词连用,其本身所表达的含义也略有不同,比如,smooth muscle“平滑肌”,smooth surface“光滑表面;光滑面;平滑 面”,smooth operation“正常运转;平稳运转”,smooth blasting“光面爆破;平稳爆破”和smooth running“平稳运行”,在阅读中要注意选取其恰当的含义。

1315- solar

a.太阳的;(利用)太阳能的

【例句】

1. The calendars that were developed at the lower latitudes were influenced more by the lunar cycle than by the solar year.低纬度地区使用的历法受月晕周期的影响大于受太阳年的影响。

2. Ehrlich counters that Weiss' s opinion is based on the standard solar model, which fails to take into account the magnetic instabilities that cause the 76temperature fluctuations.欧利希反驳说,维斯的观点建立在标准太阳模型的基础上,他没考虑到磁场的不稳定性会引起温度的波动。

3. Of all the planets in the solar system, the Earth is the only one on which life can survive.在太阳系的所有行星中,地球是唯一一个有生命存在的行星。

【要点】solar意为“与太阳有关的”,而lunar则是“与月亮有关的”。这两个词都是有关天文历法的文章中经常出现的词语。

1316- spectrum

n.谱,光谱;范围

【搭配】electromagnetic spectrum电磁光谱;sound spectrum声谱

【例句】

1. The supposed“pupil”was in reality an actor hired by Milgram to simulate receiving the shocks by emitting a spectrum of groans, screams and wri things.实验中的“学生”实际上是米尔格拉姆雇来的演员,发出连续的呻吟、尖叫及痛苦的抽搐来模拟受到电击。

2. Toothed species in general employ more of the frequency spectrum, and produce a wider variety of sounds, than baleen species.与须鲸相比,一般齿鲸使用频率谱的几率更大,并且产生声音的种类更多。

3. Sufferers can fight back by spending a few hours each day under special, full-spectrum lamps. 患者可以每天在特殊的全光谱灯下照射几小时,以此缓解不适。

【同义】range(n.范围,幅度)

1317- spacecraft

n.航天器;宇宙飞船

【例句】

1. A European spacecraft took off to spearhead the search for another "Earth".一架欧洲的航天器发射升空,率先开始寻找另一个像“地球”一样的行星。

2. We believe this spacecraft contains an unknown life form.我们认为这艘宇宙飞船载有一种未知的生命形式。

【要点】-craft这一后缀可表示某种交通工具,如:hovercraft(气垫船),aircraft(飞机)等。

1318- stabilise

v.(使)稳定;(使)安定

【例句】This“egg”was apparently full of gunpowder and stabilised by a 1.5m tail.这种“火箭炮”明显装满了火药,它有1.5米长的箭尾来保持稳定。

【派生】 stabilisation(n.稳定装置)

1319- stability

n.稳定性;坚定,恒心

【例句】A small iron weight was attached to the 1.5m bamboo shaft, just below the feathers, to increase the arrow's stability by moving the centre of gravity to a position below the rocket.为了增强箭头的稳定性,在1.5米长的竹制箭杆上,箭羽的正下方位置装了一个小铁块,使箭的重心移到了火箭下方。

1320- stationary

a.静止的,不动的;固定的

【例句】

1. In short, the shinbashira was acting like an enormous stationary pendulum.总之,“心柱”就像是一个巨大的静止不动的钟摆。

2. It seemed to me that there were almost as many serious problems when cars were stationary as when they were travelling at 90 miles an hour.对我来说,停着的车和以90英里时速行驶的车带来的严重问题几乎一样多。

【同义】 motionless(a.不动的,静止的);fixed(a.固定的);static(a.静止的)

【反义】mobile(a.移动的)

【要点】stationary表示“静止的,固定的”,侧重于指变化不大或没有变化,比较稳定;static表示“静止的,静态的”,强调“静态”;stagnant指“停滞不前,不发展的”。

1321- strait

n.海峡;困境

【例句】 Was there one major wave of migration across the Bering Strait into theAmericas, or several?他们是一次还是分几波穿越白令海峡迁移到美洲的呢?

1322- string

n.线;弦;一串 v.(用绳等)缚;(用线)串起;使排成一列

【搭配】 a piece of string 一根带子;shoe string 鞋带.

【例句】

1. We need to wrap the selected text into the selected style tags, and replace the selected text in the document with this new string.我们需要将选中的文本包装到选定的样式标签中,并使用这个新的字符串替换文档里选中的文本。

2. When the motor runs, the string will wind up around the shaft.发动机开始运转,细绳就会绕着把柄卷起来。

-n.线;弦;绳 -v.(用绳等)挂,绑

【搭配】a piece of string 一根带子;shoe string 鞋带

【例句】

1. I used strings to tie all my paper planes to the ceiling when I was a child, and it always made me want to take a real plane while walking through my planes. 小时候,我用绳子把我所有的纸飞机都系在天花板上;当我从飞机间走过 时,我总是很想坐真正的飞机。

2. When the motor runs, the string will wind up around the shaft.当发动机开始 运转,细绳就会绕着把柄卷起来。

1323- submarine

n.潜水艇 a.水底的,海底的

【搭配】 submarine cable 海底电缆

【例句】

1. After this technique had been invented, it was only a matter of time before weapons designers adapted it for the detection of submarines. 该技术发明后,武器设计者将其用于潜水艇探测领域仅仅是时间问题。

2. Residual heat in the submarine would disappear very quickly in these Arcticwaters.在北极水域里,潜水艇里的余热会很快消失。

【同义】 underwater(a.水面下的);submerged(a.在水下的)

【要点】 submarine由marine(a.海的)加前缀sub-(在...之下)构成。

1324- supremacy

n.霸权;至高无上;主权

【例句】This does not minimize the supremacy of their achievements, which outstrip our own as the sub-four-minute milers outstrip our jogging.这丝毫没有降低他们所获成就的至高地位,他们的成就正如一英里赛跑健将用时不到4分,而我们的却如同慢跑。

1325- synthesis

n.综合,合成

【例句】You need to make a synthesis of all the ideas I heard in the lecture.你需要把我在讲座中听到的所有观点综合一下。

n.综合,合成

【例句】 You need to make a synthesis of all the ideas I heard in the lecture.你需要把我在演讲中听到的全部意见综合一下。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,常见的由synthesis构成的短语有,organic synthesis“有机 合成”,synthesis method“合成法,综合法”,chemical synthesis“化学合 成”,和protein synthesis“蛋白质合成”等,与synthesis【同义】的单词表达是 integration和comprehensiveness。

1326- synthetic

a.用合成法制造的,合成的

【例句】

1. Some plastics are derived from natural sources, some are semi-synthetic(the result of chemical action on a natural substance), and some are entirely synthetic, that is, chemically engineered from the constituents of coal or oil.有些塑料取自天然,有些是半合成的(由自然物质通过化学反应生成的),有些则完全是人工合成的,即通过化学手段由煤或石油成份制取而成。

2. Scientists are working on several other means to bump up high-density lipoproteins by, for example, introducing synthetic HDLs.科学家们正在研究用其他方法增加高密度脂蛋白,比如采用人工合成高密度脂蛋白。

a.综合的;合成的,人造的 n.合成物

【例句】

1. We think synthetic cells are going to have tremendous potential, not only for understanding the basis of biology but for hopefully environmental and society issues.我们认为,合成细胞将具有巨大的前景,不仅在理解生物学基础上,而且有望解决环境和社会问题。

2. If all goes well, Frankenstein will not be the best metaphor for synthetic biologists; they may be more like Pandora opening her box -but releasing the hope without the woe.如果一切进展顺利,科学怪人将不会成为合成生物学家的最佳比喻;他们或许更像是打开宝盒的潘多拉——但释放的是希望而非灾难。

【要点】在雅思阅读里,synthetic常出现在讲述发展史类和生物、化学类文章中,多意为“合成的”,比如synthetic DNA是“合成基因”,synthetic vanilla 是“合成香精”,synthetic dress material是“合成衣料”。

1327- technical

a.技术的;工艺的

【例句】

1. They frequently do not have the technical abilities or time needed to keep pace with their children in the ever-changing Internet landscape.他们通常不具备在千变万化的网络世界里与自己的孩子保持同步所需的技术或时间。

2. In this statement we think of artificially produced, technical objects, products which are subjected to natural wear and tear during use.在此,我们会想到人造的工艺品,它们在使用中自然会受到磨损。

3. There may be some limitations with highly technical jobs such as cooking or maintenance.对于诸如烹调和维修这种技术要求非常高的工作会有所限制。

-a.技术的;工艺的;专业的

【搭配】technical college 技术学院

【例句】

1. The ordinary people can speak 50-100 words of non-technical topics per minute, but a fast speaking speed is between 100-150 words per minute.一般人每分钟能说50~100字的非专业话题,但是如果语速加快的话,每分钟能说

100~150个单词。

2. How to Win Friends and Influence People first tells us that 15 percent of one's success is owed to technical knowledge, but 85 percent is due to skill in human engineering — personality and the ability to lead people.《人性的弱点》首先告诉我们:一个人的成功15%取决于技术知识,然而85%取决于人事管理 技能——个性和领导能力。

3. There may be some limitations with highly technical jobs such as cooking or car maintenance.对于技术要求非常高的工作,如烹调、汽车维修来说可能会有所限制。

【派生】 technically(ad.技术上;技巧上)

1328- technician

√ n.技术员

【例句】

1. The studies are backed up by technicians who design instruments to collect data from athletes.技术员设计仪器从运动员那里搜集数据,用以支持他们的研究。

2. This looseness in molecular structure of glass allows technicians to tailor it to whatever they need.玻璃松散的分子结构方便技术人员按自己的需求对其进行加工。

1329- technique

n.技术;技能

【例句】

1. A"meta-analysis"is a statistical technique for finding the overall results from a set of studies.荟萃分析法是一种从一套研究中得出总体结果的统计分析 方法。

2. The psychologist Vinod Goel investigated humour using the new technique of functional magnetic resonance imaging(FMRI).心理学家维诺德...戈尔运用功能性磁共振成像这一新技术来研究幽默。

3. These methods include strength training that duplicated what they are doing in their running events as well as plyometrics, a technique pioneered in the formerSoviet Union.这些方法包括力量训练,即重复他们在跑步中的动作和增强式训练,前苏联最早采用这种训练方法。

4. A new style of architecture was made possible by new materials and construction techniques.新的建筑材料和建筑技术使新的建筑风格成为可能。

【派生】technician(n.技术员);technical(a.技术的,工艺的)

【要点】 technique和technology都有“技术”之意,而technique还有“技巧、技艺”的意思;当二者都指“技术”时,technique指“某项比较具体的技术”,而technology的使用范围更广。

1330- telescope

n.望远镜

1. To search for planets, the telescope will look for the dimming of starlight

【例句】 caused when an object passes in front of a star.为寻找行星,望远镜将会搜索当某一天体运行到一个恒星的前方时导致的被遮星体星光变暗的现象。

2. NASA, will launch the Terrestrial Planet Finder, another space telescope designed to locate Earth-like planets.美国国家航空航天局将发射类地行星“发现者号”,又一台用来定位类地行星的太空望远镜。tednicd

3. Through a telescope the planet appears as a small bluish-green disc.在望远镜中,这颗行星看起来像是一张很小的蓝绿色光盘。

【派生】 telescopic(a.望远镜的)

【要点】-scope指观察用的仪器,如microscope(显微镜)。在雅思阅读中,telescope一词常出现在与天文学、生物学等有关的文章中。

1331- terminal

a.末端的;晚期的 n.终点,终端

1. Most of the terminal buildings will be placed above the site of the existing

【例句】island.大部分航站楼都将建立在现存的岛屿上。

2. There is an ink jet printer attached to each terminal.每一个终端都连接有一台喷墨打印机。

【要点】terminal有两种词性,作形容词用时,表示“末端的;晚期的”,如terminal cancer“晚期癌症”;作名词用时,表示“终点,终端”。在阅读中遇到该词时,注意区分其词性。

a.末端的 n.终点;终端;航空集散站

【例句】

1. For the gas market another way to ensure competition and security would be finding a more diverse range of suppliers, for example by building more terminals for the import of liquefied natural gas.就天然气市场来说,确保竞争和安全性的另一种方式将是找到一些更多样化的供应商,例如为进口液化天然气设立更多的终端。

2. There is an ink jet printer attached to each terminal.每一个终端都连接有一台喷墨打印机。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,常见的由terminal组成的短语有terminal services“终端服务”,airport terminal“机场航站楼”等。

1332- terminology

n.术语;术语用法

【例句】

1. They did not for the most part "integrate", to use the Kendlers' terminology.用肯德勒的术语来说,他们多半没有进行“整合”。

2. I don't understand scientific terminology.我不懂科学术语。

【同义】 technicality(n.术语);term(n.术语)

1333- thermal

a.热的,热量的

【搭配】 thermal energy 热能;thermal capacity 热容量

【例句】

1. The idea of shifting from single-core processors to systems that divided processing power between first two, and then four, subunits, in order to spread the thermal load, also seems to have the end of the road in sight.改变单核处理器,将其处理能力分成两个进而四个子单位,以此分散热负荷,但是这种方法似乎也不是长宜之计。

2. A heat pump puts out more thermal energy than it consumes.热泵所产生的热能高于其消耗的热能。

【同义】 warm(a.暖和的,温暖的);hot(a.热的)

【要点】thermal是跟“热”有关的专业词,与物理上的热学密切相关,thermo-是与“热”有关的前缀,在碰上与此前缀有关的词时,可以联系“热”这个意义。

1334- thorny

a.多刺的;痛苦的,棘手的

1. Not surprisingly, biometrics raise thorny questions about privacy and the potential for abuse.生物统计学固然会牵涉到与隐私有关的棘手问题,还有被滥用的可能。

2. This thorny problem on the environmental protection floored the new mayor.这个有关环保的棘手问题把新任市长难住了。

1335- trace

v.查出:追溯、 n.痕迹;微量

【例句】

1. Few coaches understand how deficiencies in trace minerals can lead to injuries.很少有教练知道微量矿物元素缺乏如何引起伤病。

2. The origins of modern architecture can be traced back to the social and technological changes of the 18th and 19th centuries.现代建筑的起源可以追溯到18世纪和19世纪的社会和技术变革。

1336- track

n.小路;跑道 v.跟踪,追踪

【例句】

1. An MRI scanner uses magnetic fields and radio waves to track the changes in oxygenated blood that accompany mental activity.核磁共振扫描仪利用磁场和无线电波来追踪含氧血伴随心理活动而发生的变化。

2. In order to track temporal hours during the day, inventors created sundials, which indicate time by the length or direction of the sun's shadow.为了追踪一天中的确切时间,发明家创造了日晷,它可以根据太阳阴影的长度和方向来指示时间。

3. The road system here was evolved from the goat tracks followed by the early inhabitants.这里的道路系统是由早期居民所走的羊肠小道发展起来的。

-n.小路;跑道 -v.跟踪,追踪

【例句】

1. Right whales and humpback whales studied and filmed off Argentina and Hawaii have obviously tracked objects with vision underwater, and they can apparently see moderately well both in water and in air.在阿根廷和夏威夷海域研究和拍摄的露脊鲸和座头鲸显然都可以在水下用眼睛跟踪目标,它们在 水中和空气中都有较好的视力。

2. Judging from the way it watches and tracks airborne flying fish,bottlenose dolphin can apparently see fairly well through the air-water interface as well.从其观察和跟踪飞鱼腾跃的路径来看,宽吻海豚显然也能清楚地看到空气 和水界面的情况。

3. The road system here was evolved from the goat tracks followed by the early inhabitants.这里的道路系统是从早期居民所走的羊肠小道的基础上发展而 来的。

1337- transform

v.使...变形;转换

【例句】

1. The images fuse together and transform into other images in a rhythmic frenzy, as if they were moving oil paintings.各种图像融合到一起,以一种有节奏的狂乱转换成别的图像,它们就像是移动的油画一般。

2. Those scientists working on the Human Genome Project claim that the new genetical anatomy will transform medicine and reduce human suffering in thewenty-first century.那些从事人类基因工程研究的科学家称:在21世纪,新的基因解剖学将彻底改变药品形式,减轻人类的痛苦。

【派生】transformation(n.转化;转变;改革);transformable(a.可变形的)

v.使...变形;改善

【例句】

1. The shipping container transformed ocean shipping into a highly efficient and intensely competitive business.船运集装箱将海运变成了一种高效且极具竞争力的产业。

2. Those scientists working on the Human Genome Project claim that the new genetical anatomy will transform medicine and reduce human suffering in the twenty-first century.那些从事人类基因组工程研究的科学家称:到21世纪,新的基因解剖学将彻底改变药物形式,并减轻人类的痛苦。

1338- transition

n.过渡;转变;转换;变调

【搭配】in transition 转变中

【例句】

1. Context in one part of the application is not used or determined by another part, so the work process is never interrupted by transition.应用程序某一部分中的上下文不能由另一部分使用或决定,因此运行过程决不会受程序转换的干扰。

2. The transition is not the only one the Milankovitch theory faces.转换不是米兰科维奇理论面临的唯一问题。

【同义】transformation(n.转化);change(n.转变,改变)

【派生】 transitional(a.过渡的)

【要点】transition指的是从一种状态或情况转变为另一种状态或情况;transformation指外观或特性的完全改变;而change的用法更广,包含上述两者的含义。因此,在雅思阅读中,change可以与这两个词【同义】替换。

1339- trick

n.诡计;窍门 v.欺诈,哄骗

【例句】

1. The trick to a good thermoelectric material is a crystal structure in which electrons can flow freely, but the path of phonons is constantly interrupted.良好的温差电材料的诀窍在于其晶体结构,电子在其中可以自由流动,但是声子运动的路径常常会受到干扰。

2. In practice, this trick is hard to pull off and thermoelectric materials are thus less efficient than paraelectric ones.在实践中,这种方法难以达到效果,因此温差电材料不如顺电材料有效。

3. They used a decoy camera to trick burglars.他们用一台假相机来哄骗窃贼。

-n.技巧;诡计,花招 -v.欺诈,哄骗

【搭配】play a trick on sb.对某人施用诡计;trick sb. into sth.骗某人做某事

【例句】

1. The trick is to adjust your speed according to the topic you are talking about.技巧就是根据谈论话题来调整自己的速度。

2. Bats in the belfries, owls in the trees, cats in the cornfields, ghosts in the breeze — go trick or treating then it's all done. 钟楼里的蝙蝠,树上的猫头鹰,麦田里的猫,随风飘动的鬼魂——不给糖就捣乱,一切都完蛋。

3. They used a Decoy Camera to trick burglars.他们用一台伪装相机来哄骗窃贼。

【同义】cheat(v.欺骗)

1340- transparent

a.透明的;明显的

1. Such deals are too often politically motivated and far from transparent.这种交易通常带有政治导向,并且缺乏透明。

2. Clear, tough, transparent and flexible, the new film not only made the roll film camera fully practical, but provided the raw material for the introduction of cinematography.这种新胶卷清晰、强韧、透明、有弹性,不仅使胶卷相机非常实用,也为电影摄影的发明提供了原料。

【派生】transparency(n.透明;幻灯片)

a.透明的;明显的

1. The Commission disagrees. Such deals are too often politically motivated and【例句】far from transparent.委员会持不同意见。这种交易总是出于政治目的,不够透明。

2. Clear, tough, transparent and flexible, the new film not only made the roll film camera fully practical, but provided raw material for the introduction of cinematography.这种新胶卷清晰、强韧、透明,有弹性,不仅使胶卷相机完全派上了用场,也为电影摄影艺术的出现提供了原材料。

【要点】 transparent的【同义】表达是apparent,honest, decided,crystal和open等,在阅读中,多与apparent和crystal替换使用。

1341- turbine

n.涡轮机,汽轮机

【例句】

1. Nearly one fifth of all the electricity generated worldwide is produced by turbines spun by the power of falling water.全世界近五分之一的发电量是由水力带动的涡轮机生成的。

2. Ultra clean coal will enable coal to be used in advanced power systems such as coal-fired gas turbines.超高纯度的煤将使煤能够用于先进的动力系统,如煤气涡轮机。

1342- universe

n.宇宙;世界;领域

【例句】 Not only did the rocket solve a problem that had intrigued man for ages, but, more importantly, it literally opened the door to exploration of the universe.火箭不仅解决了人类迷惑多年的一个问题,更重要的是,它真正开启了人类探索宇宙的大门。

1343- upstream

a.向上游的 ad.逆流地

【例句】 Firstly, it reveals process faults upstream that can be corrected.首先,它会显示上游生产线所出现的可以纠正的错误。

【反义】 downstream(a.顺流的;ad.顺流而下)

1344- vacuum

n.真空;真空吸尘器 v.用吸尘器清扫

【搭配】 vacuum desiccator 真空干燥器;in a vacuum 与外界隔绝

【例句】

1. Phenol and formaldehyde (from wood or coal)were combined under vacuum inside a large egg-shaped kettle.从木头或煤中提取出来的苯酚和甲醛在一个很大的蛋形壶内的真空中混合。

2. The vacuum flask can keep drinks hot.真空保温瓶可以保持饮料的温度。

【要点】vacuum的复数形式为vacuums,但在科技用语中,vacuum的复数通常为是vacua,这点大家要记住。

1345- vertical

a.垂直的;竖式的

【搭配】 a vertical line 垂直线

【例句】

1. Because the building tapers, with each successive floor plan being smaller than the one below, none of the vertical pillars that carry the weight of the building is connected to its corresponding pillar above.由于建筑物由下至上逐渐变小,因此所有承受建筑物重量的垂直立柱都不与其上层相应位置的立柱相连。

2. The climber managed to find a support on the vertical cliff.登山者设法在峭壁上找到了一个支撑点。

1346- vessel

n.船只(总称);容器;血管

【例句】

1. Benjamin Franklin wrote to captains of American warships at sea, recommending that if they came into contact with Cook's vessel, they were tonot consider her an enemy.本杰明...富兰克林写信给在海上作战的美国舰队的船长们,建议他们如果遇上库克的船只,不要将“她”视为敌人。

2. Sea ports have been transformed by the advent of powered vessels.机动船的出现改变了海港的外观。

n.船只(总称);容器;血管

【例句】

1. By 1967, dual-purpose ships, carrying loose cargo in the hold and containers on the deck, were giving way to all-container vessels that moved thousands of boxes at a time. 到1967年,一次可以运载几千个集装箱的全集装箱船只正在取代那种货舱里放散装货物和甲板上放集装箱的两用货船。

2. Sea ports have been transformed by the advent of powered vessels.机动船只的出现改变了海港的外观。

1347- vibration

n.振动;犹豫

【例句】

1. Turin's explanation for these smelly facts invokes the idea that the smell signal in olfactory receptor proteins is triggered not by an odor molecule's shape,but by its vibrations.杜林在解释这些与嗅觉有关的现象时,借用了这个观念,即嗅觉受体蛋白中的嗅觉信号并不是由气味分子的形状激活的,而是它的振动。

2. Calculations by researchers show that the idea that we smell odor molecules by sensing their molecular vibrations makes sense in terms of the physics involved.研究人员的计算表明,从相关物理学角度来看,我们通过感觉气味分子的振动而嗅到气味的说法是有道理的。

3. This would explain why isotopes can smell different: their vibration frequencies are changed if the atoms are heavier.这可以解释为什么同位素的气味不一样,因为如果原子质量有所增加,其振动频率就会改变。

【同义】 quiver(n.颤抖);oscillation(n.摆动);tremble(n.颤栗)

【要点】vibration的动词形式是vibrate,指“振幅小、振动频率高的振动”;shake常指“猛然产生或停止的急速摇动或颠簸”;而tremble常指“人因为恐惧、寒冷、虚弱等而颤栗”,也用于物体轻轻地颤动。而在雅思阅读中,vibration常出现在科技类和生物学类的文章中。

1348- virtually

ad.实质上,事实上;几乎

【例句】

1. The two large dams at Aswan in the south of Egypt hold back virtually all of the sediment that used to flow down the river.事实上,位于埃及南部阿斯旺市的两座大坝阻挡了所有原本会顺流而下的沉积物。

2. This allowed glass of virtually any thickness to be made non-stop, but the rollers would leave both sides of the glass marked, and these would then need to be ground and polished. 这种工艺可以连续不断地制作几乎任何厚度的玻璃,但滚轴会在玻璃板的两面留下印子,因此它们需要打磨和抛光。

3. Amazingly, there is virtually no evidence to support this argument.令人惊讶的是,事实上根本没有任何证据来支持这个论点。

【同义】 actually(ad.实际上)

ad.实际上,事实上

【例句】

1. The two large dams at Aswan in the south of Egypt hold back virtually all of the sediment that used to flow down the river.埃及南部阿斯旺市的两座大坝事实上阻挡了所有原本会顺流而下的沉积物。

2. This allowed glass of virtually any thickness to be made non-stop, but the rollers would leave both sides of the glass marked, and these would then need to be ground and polished.这样就能不间断地制造任何厚度的玻璃,但是滚筒会在玻璃正反两面留下痕迹,因此需要打磨、抛光。

3. Amazingly, there is virtually no evidence to support this argument.令人惊讶的是,事实上根本没有任何证据可以支持这种论点。

【同义】 actually(ad.实际上)

1349- viscous

a.粘滞的;粘性的

【例句】

1. Eggs are "thermosetting": they cannot revert to their original viscous state, and their shape is thus fixed forever.鸡蛋具有热固性,(加热后)它们不能恢复到原始的粘性状态,而且其形状也永久固定下来。

2. Numerous tiny worms were floating in a viscous liquid.无数的小蠕虫漂浮在粘稠的液体里。

【同义】 glutinous, sticky(a.黏的)

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1351- adjacent

a.邻近的,毗连的

【例句】

1. The virus replicate, you get a million copies in each cell and the cell bursts and they infect the tumour cells adjacent and repeat the process.病毒复制,从每个细胞中都会得到一百万个副本,如果细胞破裂,就会感染到临近的肿瘤细胞,并且重复这个过程。

2. People living in houses adjacent to the airport are agonized by noise for years.住在机场附近的居民常年受到噪音的困扰。

【同义】 adjoining(a.邻接的);contiguous(a.接近的)

【反义】detached(a.分开的);separate(a.个别的,单独的)

1352- analogous

【搭配】 be analogous to 与类似

【例句】

1. And these are all spoken of in terms that are analogous to terms used to describe God as the shepherd of his flock of Israel and in control of life and death and so on.这些说到的过程,和对于上帝的形容相类似,我们形容上帝为“以色列族群的牧羊人”,他控制着他们的生死。

2. The task was strictly analogous to the one that we had finished before.这个任务和我们先前完成的极为相似。

a.类似的 be analogous to/with sth.与...类似

【例句】

1. During the 1980s, a kind of doomsday scenario, analogous to doomsday extrapolations about energy needs and fossil fuels or about population increases, was projected. 20世纪80年代,提出了一系列类似能源耗尽、石油枯竭、人口爆炸等世界末日的设想。

2. When we learn that a task was devised to be strictly analogous to the Kendlers' one but much easier for the African males to handle.我们了解到,这项任务是完全按照肯德勒的实验来设计的,但对于非洲男性来说却更容易完成。

3. The task was strictly analogous to the one that we had finished before.这项任务与我们先前完成的极为相似。

1353- apprenticeship

n.学徒期;学徒身份

【例句】 After serving an apprenticeship in Birmingham, he had started a business in Bristol, but he moved to a new place with an idea that coke could provide a more economical alternative to charcoal as a fuel for iron making.在伯明翰当完学徒后,他开始在布里斯托做生意,但他又带着一个想法搬到了另外一个地方,这个想法是焦炭可以替代木炭成为一种更经济的炼铁燃料。

1354- assess

v.评定;估价

1. These will test whether people with distinctly different spending behaviour experience different amounts of pain in response to prices. They will also assess whether, in the same individuals, buying with credit cards eases the pain compared with paying by cash.这些将会测试有着截然不同的消费行为的人是否对价格有不同的疼痛反应。它们也会评估同一个人刷卡支付是否比付现金减轻了心疼的感觉。

2. Core samples are always extracted to assess the quality and quantity of coal ata site before mining.在开采煤矿前,通常会收集矿样来评估矿质和储量。

1355- asset

n.财产;优点

【例句】

1. There are many rich Germans. In 2003 private assets are estimated to have been worth E5 trillion, half of which belongs to the richest tenth of the population.这里有很多富裕的德国人。在2003年个人资产估计共有5万亿欧元,其中的一半属于最富有的排名前十的人。

2. Organizations should recognize that their employees are a significant part of their financial assets.机构组织应该承认员工是其财产的重要组成部分。

-n.财产;优点

【例句】

1. We're not wealthy in assets, but we are the richest in unity and support.尽管 我们的财产并不丰厚,但我们在团结和相互支持方面是最富有的。

2. Organizations should realize that their employees are a significant part of their financial assets.机构组织应该认识到他们的员工是其财产的重要组成 部分。

【同义】property(n.财产);belongings(n.财产;拥有物)

1356- aroma

n.芳香

【例句】Odours affect us on a physical, psychological and social level. We breathe in the aromas which surround us without being consciously aware of their importance to us.气味对我们的生理、心理和社会等级都有影响。我们吸进围绕在我们周围的香气,但并没有意识到它们对我们的重要性。

1357- array

n.陈列;大批;一系列 v.部署

【搭配】an array of 一批,一列

【例句】

1. The retraction of a six-year-old solar array on the International Space Station (ISS)did not go to plan on Wednesday. Ground controllers left it only partly folded while they considered their options for getting the device pulled back fully.回收国际空间站上6年的太阳能电池组的计划并没有在周三进行。地面控制人员只打开一部分就离开了,尽管他们想选择完整的撤回设备。

2. Corso's drinks corner is a shelf with an array of bottles and glasses on it.科索的酒水区是一个陈列着许多酒瓶和玻璃杯的架子。

1358- attachment

n.附件;依恋;连接物;扣押财产

【例句】Maybe the most fundamental step in developing a sense of number is not the ability to count, but rather to see that a number is really an abstract idea instead of a simple attachment to a group of particular objects.也许培养数字意识最基本的步骤并不是计算能力,而是把数字看作一个真正的抽象概念,并非简单地把它当作一组特定物体的附属。

-n.附件;依恋;连接物

【搭配】feel a strong attachment to one's family十分恋家

【例句】 Without the attachment of romantic love, we would live in an entirely different society that is more like some but not all of those social circles in the animal world.如果没有浪漫爱情的依恋,我们生活的社会可能会完全变样,更像 是一些(不是所有的)动物世界里的社会圈。

1359- attainable

a.可得到的;可达到的;可到达的

【例句】 The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of everyone without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition.享受可达到的最高健康标准是每个人的基本权利之一,不论种族、宗教、政治信仰、经济或者社会条件如何。

1360- automatic

a.自动的;无意识的;必然的 n.自动机械;自动手枪

【例句】 What is special in the method is that they are devoted entirely to assisting recall. The "learning"of the material is assumed to be automatic and effortless, accomplished while listening to music. 这种方法的特别之处在于,他们完全致力于协助回忆。材料的学习被认为是自动的、不费力的,在听音乐的过程中就能完成。

1361- autonomous

a.自治的;自主的;自发的

【例句】Like education, public order, communication, transport and money supply, health-care came to be regarded as one of the fundamental social facilities necessary for people to exercise their other rights as autonomous human beings.与教育、政治秩序、通信、交通和资金供给一样,卫生保健被看作人们不可缺少的基础社会设施之一,以行使他们作为自主人的其他权利。

1362- autonomy

1363- beverage

n.饮料

【例句】

1. For example, when office staff are away on holidays during quiet periods of the year, employees in either food or beverage or housekeeping departments can temporarily fill in. 比如,在一年中清闲的时期,当办公室职员度假的时候,在食物、饮料或家务部门的员工可以临时代替。

2. The hotel provided the best available accommodation, food and beverage and meeting facilities in Sydney's southern suburbs.这家旅馆提供的住房、餐饮及会议设施在悉尼南部市郊是最棒的。

1364- breakdown

n.倒塌;(健康、精神等)衰竭;分裂;分解;分类

【例句】

1. Typically, children do not end up on the streets due to a single cause, but to a combination of reasons: a shortage of adequately funded schools, the demand for income at home, family breakdown and violence.通常儿童流落街头的原因不止一个,而是多个原因的结合体:缺少足够资助的学校,家庭收入的需要,家庭破裂和暴力。

2. Gloomy people are likely to suffer from nervous breakdown.忧郁的人容易精神崩溃。

【同义】 disintegration(n.瓦解);classification(n.分类)

1365- complement

v.补足,补助 n.补语;余角;补足物

【例句】Over the past century, the composition of the human gene pool has not changed appreciably, but with more and more global participation in athletics, it is more likely that individuals possessing the unique complement of genes for athletic performance can be identified early. 过去的一个世纪里,人类基因池的构造并没有发生令人满意的变化,但是随着全球越来越多的国家加入体育赛事,那些拥有独特的、适合体育运动的基因的人更有可能被及早发现。

1366- captive

a.被俘的,被捕获的

【搭配】 captive audience_受制而走不开的听众; captive market垄断市场

【例句】 Today approximately 16 species might be said to have been "saved"by captive breeding programmes, although a number of these cannot be looked upon as resounding successes.据说现在大约有16个物种已经从圈养繁殖计划中得到拯救,尽管其中一些还不能看作是巨大的成功。

1367- captivity

n.囚禁;被关

【例句】

1. Animals which behave "frugally"with energy become particularly old, for example, crocodiles and tortoises. Parrots are often held chained up. Thus they are unable to "experience life" and so they attain a high life span in captivity.节省能量的动物会活得特别久,比如鳄鱼和乌龟。鹦鹉经常被链子锁起来,因此它们不能“体验生活”,在圈养中会活得很长。

2. A grey whale calf in captivity for a year, and free-ranging right whales and humpback whales have obviously tracked objects with vision underwater, and they can apparently see moderately well both in water and in air.一头被关禁了一年的灰鲸幼仔和自由放养的鲸鱼以及驼背鲸在水下都能够用视觉追踪物体,很明显他们在水里和在陆地上的视力都不错。

1368- confirmation

n.确认;证实;证明;批准

【例句】 In some cases sources claim that the login details of VPNs have been obtained and used though there has been confirmation that no losses have occurred as a result.在一些情况下,消息人士称虚拟专用网的详细登录信息已经被获取并使用,尽管已经证实没有发生任何损失。

1369- conservative

a.保守的;传统的 n.保守的人

【搭配】 Conservative Party(英国的)保守党

【例句】

1. This is equivalent to E208 for every hectare of arable land and permanent pasture, almost as much as the total government and EU spend on British farming in that year. It was a conservative estimate.这相当于每公顷可耕地和永久牧场208英镑,几乎相当于那年政府和欧盟花在英国农业上的全部费用。这还是保守估计。

2. Australia has been unusual in the Western world in having a very conservative attitude to nature, according to a lecturer in Public Health at the University ofSydney.根据悉尼大学公共健康专业的一位讲师所说,澳大利亚因为有着对自然非常保守的态度,所以在西方世界里显得与众不同。

3. The obstacle to our development has been conservative local authorities.保守的地方当局一直是我们发展的障碍。

-a.保守的;传统的 -n.保守的人

【搭配】Conservative Party(英国的)保守党

【例句】

1. The obstacle to our development is the conservative local authorities.保守的地方政府是我们发展的障碍。

2. The more conservative politicians were trying to boycott the national liberation movement.较保守的政治家们正试图抵制民族解放运动。

1370- constituent

n.成分;选民;委托人... a.构成的;选举的

【搭配】 a constituent assembly 制定或修改宪法的国民代表大会

【例句】 Some plastics are derived from natural sources, and some are completely synthetic, that is chemically engineered from the constituents of coal or oil.一些塑料从自然资源中得到,还有一些是完全合成的,也就是说,是用化学方法从煤或油里提炼出成分。

【同义】component(a.组成的,构成的)

1371- constitution

n.宪法,章程;组成;设立

【例句】Yet many people are worried that such an emphasis on humanity's genetic constitution may distort our sense of values, and lead us to forget that human life is more than just the expression of a genetic program written in the chemistry ofDNA.然而许多人担心,如此关注人类的基因构成可能会扭曲我们的价值观,使我们忘记人类的生活不仅仅是写在DNA化学里的基因工程描述。

1372- conviction

n.判罪

【例句】

1. Careful consideration of our system of numeration leads to the conviction that, rather than being a facility that comes naturally to a person, it is one of the great and remarkable achievements of the human race.仔细考虑我们的计数系统就能确信,它不只是专为人类所用的工具,而是人类取得的伟大而卓越的成就之一。

2. The information leads to the conviction of those found guilty of treason.这些资料足以给那些叛国者定罪。

1373- counterpart

n.与对方地位相当的人;配对物

【例句】

1. In order to track temporal hours during the day, inventors created sundials, which indicate time by the length or direction of the sun's shadow. The sundial's counterpart, the water clock, was designed to measure temporal hours at night.为了在白天记录时间,发明家创造了靠阳光影子的长度和方向来指示时间的日晷。日晷的对应物,水钟,是为了晚上计量时间而设计的。

2. Researchers say that when women apply for positions they tend to be better qualified than their male counterparts.研究人员声称女性在申请职位时往往比男性竞争者更具实力。

1374- coverage

n.新闻报道;覆盖范围

【例句】

1. The impression is that the logical nature of the textbooks and their comprehensive coverage of different types of examples, combined with the relative homogeneity of the class, renders work sheets unnecessary.给人的印象是,课本的逻辑性和对不同类型的例子的全面涵盖,再加上学生水平相对整齐,就不再需要练习册了。

2. Only six per cent of pupils mentioned that rainforest destruction may contribute to global warming. This is surprising considering the high level of media coverage on this issue. Some children expressed the idea that the conservation of rainforests is not important.只有6%的小学生提到雨林的破坏会导致全球变暖。考虑到媒体在这件事上的高覆盖率,这个结果很令人惊讶。一些孩子还表达了雨林的保护并不重要的观点。

3. We all watch for live coverage of the results of the bombing trial.我们都等着看有关这起爆炸案审判结果的现场新闻报道。

【同义】 scope(n.范围)

-n.新闻报道;覆盖范围

【例句】

1. The magazine is packed with amazing stories about sports people and their extraordinary lives and gets you closer to the soul of sports with spectacular action photos and in-depth coverage.这本杂志讲述了很多关于运动员和他们非凡的一生的故事,并且通过精美的运动照片和深度报道使你更加接近体 育的灵魂。

2. We all wait for live coverage of the results of the trial.我们都等着看这次审判结果的现场新闻报道。

【同义】scope(n.范围)

1375- cruise

v./n.巡游,航行

【例句】

1. Russian planes and ships may be old, but training and upkeep have improved and some of the weapons they carry are increasingly modern, such as a new long-range cruise missile.俄罗斯的战机和舰队虽然陈旧,但是训练有素,保养得当,其中一部分的武器装备也日渐现代化,比如新型长距离巡航导弹。

2. The famous Crocodile Cruise leaves at 11 am each day.著名的鳄鱼号巡游艇每天上午11点出发。

-v./n.巡游,航行

【例句】

1. The famous Crocodile Cruise leaves at 11 a.m. each day.著名的"鳄鱼号"游艇每天上午11点出发。

2. I think we will manage the threats that emanates from failed states, not via

1376- deduce

v.推论,推断;演绎出

【例句】From this evidence it was deduced that there had been three major waves of migration across the Bering Strait.从这个证据推断出曾有三次大规模的跨越白令海峡的迁徙。

1377- definite

a.明确的,肯定的

【例句】

1. Literature cannot merely be received as a definite unit of referential meaning that can be decoded without leaving a residue.文学不能仅仅以一个确切的参考性意思的单位来理解,这种参考性意思的单位在破解时不会留下任何残余。

2. I have no definite plans for my future.我对未来并没有明确的规划。

1378- democracy

n.民主;民主主义;民主政治

【例句】 After 1945 the German states were put in charge, deciding on such details as examination and admission rules. Reforms in the 1970s made things worse by strengthening, in the name of democracy, a layer of bureaucracy in the form of committees of self-governance.1945年以后,德国政府负责制定考试和录取规则等细节工作。在20世纪70年代,改革使得事情变得更糟,用民主之名,以委员会自治形式加强一层官僚主义。

1379- democratic

a.民主的,有民主精神的

【搭配】democratic reform民主改革

【例句】

1. A few democratic communities are blessed with the vision and the capital to make such profound changes in modern lifestyles.一些民主社区拥有前景和资本,使现代生活方式发生了如此大的变化。

2. People won't allow such thing to happen in a democratic society.在民主社会里,人们不允许发生这样的事情。

1380- deprivation

n.剥夺;损失;免职

【例句】 Recent research indicates that there are frequent online expressions of offline behaviors that have caused problems such as privacy issues. Other problems that merit awareness include Internet addiction and concurrent sleep deprivation.最近的调查表明,这里有频繁的有关离线行为的网络表达,这已经引起了一些问题,如隐私问题。其他值得注意的问题包括沉迷网络和伴随的睡眠缺失。

1381- dimension

n.尺寸;方面;面积

【例句】

1. One of the most important new methodologies is biomechanics, the study of the body in motion. A biomechanics films an athlete in action and then digitizes her performance, recording the motion of every joint and limb in three dimensions.最重要的新方法论之一是生物力学,即身体运动的研究。一个生物力学家录制运动员的动作,然后将她的表现数字化,用三维的形式记录每个关节和肢体的动作。

2. Good health is a major resource for social, economic and personal development and an important dimension of quality of life. Political, economic, social, cultural, environmental, behavioural and biological factors can all favour health or be harmful to it.良好的健康是社会、经济和个人发展的一个主要资源,也是生活质量的一个重要方面。政治、经济、社会、文化、环境、行为和生物学因素可以有益健康,亦或有害健康。

1382- distinctive

a.出众的;有特色的

【例句】

1. A number of the junior officers who served under Cook continued the distinctive accomplishments of their own.一些服从于库克的下级官员继续着他们自己的独特的成就。

2. If you require any further information regarding the convention, you can talk to one of the many convention helpers wearing a distinctive blue and gold jackets.如果你想获得关于本次会议的更多信息,可以询问大会工作人员,他们穿着显眼的金蓝色相间的夹克。

1383- distribution

n.分配;分布

【搭配】 distribution channel分配渠道

【例句】

1. Studies of the origins and distribution of human populations used to be based on archaeological and fossil evidence. However, a number of techniques developed have placed the studies on a sounder and more objective footing.关于人口起源和分布的研究常常以考古和化石为线索。然而,一些技术的发展使得那些研究有了一个更巩固并且更客观的基础。

2. He wants to see cheaper energy, and intends to push suppliers to divest their distribution network and to get them to invest more in transportation systems.他想看到更便宜的能源,并且打算促使供应商放下他们的分布网络,让他们在交通系统上投资更多。

3. A society can achieve a fair distribution of resources only under conditions of economic growth.只有在经济增长的前提下,社会才可能对资源进行公平分配。

1384- endurance

n.忍耐力;忍耐;持久;耐久

【例句】

1. If play evolved to build muscle or as a kind of endurance training, then you would expect to see permanent benefits. But he points out that the benefits of increased exercise disappear rapidly after training stops, so any improvement in endurance resulting from juvenile play would be lost by adulthood.如果你运动是想锻炼肌肉或作为一种耐力训练,那你肯定希望可以有持久的受益。但是他指出,训练一停止,通过增加运动得到的好处就会很快消失,所以任何从小时候的玩耍增强的耐力到了成年就会消失。

2. Some years ago, the AIS unveiled coolant-lined jackets for endurance athletes. At the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996, these sliced as much as two per cent off cyclists' and rowers' times.许多年前,澳大利亚运动学院首次展示了为耐力运动员设计的冷却剂衬里的夹克。在1996年亚特兰大奥运会上,那些夹克为自行车运动员和赛艇运动员减少了2%的时间。

3. Another explanation has been that play allows young animals to get in shape for adult life by improving their respiratory endurance. Both these ideas have been questioned in recent years.另外一种理论认为,玩耍可以增强小动物的呼吸耐力,使它们成年后保持身材。近年来,这两种观点都受到了质疑。

1385- enforcement

n.执行,实施;强制

【例句】Fingerprint scanners are currently the most widely deployed type of biometric application, owning to their growing use over the last 20 years by law-enforcement agencies.由于近20年来执法机构越来越多地使用,指纹扫描仪是目前应用最广泛的生物测定仪器。

1386- engage

1387- enthusiasm

n.热情;热心,热忱

【例句】

1. After a period of introversion and stunned self-disbelief, continental European governments will rebuild their enthusiasm for pan-European institution-building in 2007.在经过一段时间的内省和受惊后的自我怀疑之后,欧洲大陆的政府将于2007年重建对于全欧洲的机构建设的热情。

2. The bad weather has blunted our enthusiasm for camping.坏天气减弱了我们去露营的热情。

1388- equivalent

a.相等的,等量的 n.相等物,等价物

【搭配】 equivalent to 和...相等

【例句】

1. People had to reduce their caloric intake by roughly thirty percent, equivalent to dropping from 2,500 calories a day to 1,750.人们必须要减少卡路里的摄入量,大约减少30%,也就是说,从一天摄入2500卡路里下降到1750卡路里。

2. Rivers used to be the equivalent of today's motorways, in that they were extensively used for transportation.河流以前就相当于今天的高速公路,因为河流在很大程度上用于运输。

3. Rainforests are being destroyed at a rate equivalent to one thousand football fields every forty minutes —about the duration of a classroom period.雨林正在以相当于每四十分钟就有一千块足球场大小的速度遭到破坏——也就是一堂课的时间。

4. At that time, the cost of a bulb was equivalent to half a day's pay for the average worker.那时,一个灯泡的成本相当于普通工人半天的工资。

【派生】equivalence(n.等值;相等)

a.相等的,等量的 n.相等物,等价物

【搭配】 equivalent to 和...相等

【例句】

1. One graphic illustration children might readily relate to is that rainforests are being destroyed at a rate equivalent to one thousand football fields every forty minutes.孩子可能很容易想到的一个图例便是热带雨林正在以相当于每40分钟就有1000个足球场面积的速度遭到破坏。

2. At that time, the cost of a bulb was equivalent to half a day's pay for the average worker. 那时,每个灯泡的成本相当于普通工人半天的工资。

-a.相等的,等量的 -n.相等物,等价物

【搭配】be equivalent to 和...相等

【例句】

1. The meaning of my family name in English is equivalent to something like "peace", and my first name means"strong one".我的姓在英语中相当于"和平"的意思,而我的名字则是"坚强"的意思。

2. At that time, the cost of a bulb was equivalent to half a day's pay for the average worker. 那时,一个灯泡的成本相当于普通工人半天的工资。

1389- esteem

v.尊敬;认为;考虑;估价 n.尊重;尊敬

【搭配】 have a great esteem for 对...大为敬佩

【例句】

1. The Dictionary and other writing made Johnson famous and so well esteemed that his friends were able to persuade King George III to offer him a pension.字典和其他作品使约翰出了名,而且很受尊重,以至于他的朋友能说服国王乔治三世给他提供养老金。

2. As part of the same study, she found a connection between self-esteem and stress in people over 70.作为同一项研究的一部分,她发现超过70岁的人的自尊和其所承受的压力之间存在联系。

【同义】 regard(n./v.尊敬,尊重)

【反义】 disesteem(v./n.轻视)

1390- ethnicity

n.种族划分

【例句】It should be noted that the two groups of children had been carefully matched by the investigators so that they were comparable in age, ethnicity and social class.需要指出的是调查者已经认真匹配过这两组孩子了,以便这些孩子在年龄、种族划分和社会等级上相当。

1391- ethnology

n.人种学;人类文化学

【例句】 Two of cultural anthropology's branches are ethnography (the study at first hand of individual living cultures)and ethnology (which sets out to compare cultures using ethnographic evidence to derive general principles about human society).文化人类学的两个分支是人类文化学(开始主要研究个人生活文化)和民族学(用民族志学的论点比较文化以得出人类社会的一般原则)。

1392- evoke

v.唤起;产生,引起

【例句】

1. The psychological laboratory has a strong claim to legitimacy and evokes trust and confidence in those who perform there.心理学实验室强烈呼吁合法性,并且激发在那里工作的人的信任和信心。

2. In the experiment its activity seemed to correlate with a volunteer's reaction to both product and price. Thus, the sense of a good bargain evoked higher activity levels in the medial prefrontal cortex.在实验中,它的活动似乎与志愿者对产品和价格的反应有关。因此,物美价廉的交易带来的感觉能引起内侧前额叶皮质更高的活动水平。

3. These inspiring structures can evoke emotions not normally associated with mega structures.这些令人震撼的建筑可以激发通常与大型建筑无关的情感。

1393- explicit

a.明确的;清楚的;直率的;详述的

【例句】To enter Class B airspace, an explicit ATC clearance is required. The private pilot who cruises without permission into this airspace risks losing his license.进入B级机场,需要一份详细的空管清单。私人飞行员没有经过许可就进入这个机场的话,会有失去执照的危险。

1394- explosion

n.爆炸;激增

【例句】

1. The explosion in demand for accommodation in the suburbs of Melbourne suggests a recent change in many people's preferences as to where they live.墨尔本郊区住房需求的激增表明最近许多人对住所的喜好发生了变化。

2. During the industrial revolution and population explosion of the 19th and 20th centuries, the demand for water rose dramatically.在19世纪和20世纪工业革命以及人口激增的过程当中,水的需求量急剧增长。

n.爆炸;爆发;激增

【例句】

1. The explosion in demand for accommodation in the inner suburbs of Melbourne suggests a recent change in many people's preferences as to where they live.墨尔本近郊住房需求的激增表明,最近很多人对于居住地的喜好发生了变化。

2. During the industrial revolution and population explosion of the 19th and 20th centuries, the demand for water rose dramatically.在19、20世纪,由于工业革命和人口激增,对水的需求量急剧上升。

3. The explosion in the sheer number of salespeople in the field -and the amount of funding used to promote their causes -forces close examination of the pressures, influences and relationships between drug reps and doctors.医药领域销售人员的数量及用于促进他们事业的资金都在呈爆炸式增长,迫使必须认真检查医药代表和医生相互间的压力、影响和关系。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,explosion常用于科技发展类的文章中,与它有关的常见表达有:atomic explosion“原子爆炸”;violent explosion“剧烈爆炸”;nuclear explosion“核爆炸”;sudden explosion“突然爆炸”;vehement explosion“猛烈的爆炸”。

-n.爆炸;激增

【搭配】a bomb explosion 炸弹爆炸;an explosion of rage 大发雷霆;a population explosion 人口激增

【例句】

1. The most disturbing was our discovery of the population explosion.最令人不安的是我们发现的人口激增的问题。

2. When in chemical labs, our teacher always warns us of explosions.在化学实验室里,老师总是提醒我们要当心爆炸。

【派生】 explosive(a.爆炸的)

1395- facilitate

v.促进;帮助;使便利

【例句】

1. A shared ownership of absenteeism and a collaborative approach to problem solving has facilitated cooperation and communication between management and staff.共同承担旷工责任和共同找出解决办法促进了管理者和员工之间的合作与交流。

2. The new strategies have facilitated and improved cooperation and communication between management and staff.新策略有助于员工和管理层之间进行更为有效的沟通与合作。

1396- fatal

a.致命的;重大的

【搭配】 a fatal accident 一场严重的事故

【例句】

1. Publicity comes only when a failure to communicate has major consequences, such as strikes, lost orders, legal problems, or fatal accidents -even, at times,war.只有在通信中断造成重大后果,如罢工、混乱、法律问题,或者死亡事故,有时甚至是战争的时候才会引起媒体关注。

2. The majority of single-gene defects are fatal. 大部分的单基因缺陷是致命的。

1397- fatigue

n.疲劳,劳累 v.(使)疲劳

【例句】

1. Clearly, unpredictable noise produces more fatigue than predictable noise, but it takes a while for this fatigue to take its toll on performance.没预料到的噪音显然比预料到的更容易使人感到疲惫,只是这种疲惫要过一会才能显露出来。

2. Part-time workers are less likely to succumb to fatigue in stressful jobs.兼职工人在有压力的工作中不太可能被疲劳压垮。

1398- federal

a.联邦的,联盟的

【例句】

1. In 2005, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, an interagency body of federal banking regulators, determined that passwords alone could not effectively thwart intruders like identity thieves.2005年,美国联邦金融机构检查委员会,一个联邦银行监管机构的跨部门机构,确定单独的密码无法有效地阻止入侵者,如盗取身份的窃贼。

2. I opened a current account at the Federal Bank.我在联邦银行开了一个活期账户。

1399- flaw

n.缺点;瑕疵 [flo:

【例句】

1. The implication was that the ganzfeld method had revealed real evidence for telepathy. But there was a crucial flaw in this argument.这表明,超感知觉全域测试法已经为心电感应揭示了确凿的证据。但是这种理论中有一个致命的缺陷。

2. The worst flaw in this document was the naive faith it embodied.这份文件最大的缺点就是它所表达的思想太天真了。

1400- foam

n.泡沫;泡沫材料 v.起泡沫

【例句】

1. Conventionally, high jumpers would land in pits filled with sawdust. But by his time, sawdust pits had been replaced by soft foam cushions.按照惯例,跳高运动员会落在填满锯末屑的坑里。但是到他这个年代,锯末坑已经被柔软的泡沫垫取代了。

2. The orange juice in its foam overflew. 橙汁冒着泡,溢了出来。

1401- formidable

a.可怕的;艰难的;强大的

【例句】

1. To protect the airport, the new coastline is being bolstered with a formidable twelve kilometers of sea defenses.为了保护机场,增加了长达十二公里的坚固海岸堤防来加固新的海岸线。

2. The task of assembling information about these plants is both vital and formidable.搜集这些植物的信息的任务是很重要的也是很可怕的。

【同义】dreadful(a.可怕的,令人畏惧的);awesome(a.使人敬畏的,使人惊惧的); insurmountable(a.不能克服的,不能超越的)

【反义】manageable(a.能处理的)

-a.可怕的;令人敬畏的;强大的;难对付的

【搭配】a formidable appearance 可怕的外表;formidable obstacles难以逾越的障碍;a formidable athlete 杰出的运动员

【例句】

1. These days there is lots of news about formidable disasters, diseases, conflicts and controversies. 现在,有大量有关可怕的灾难、疾病、战争和争端的新闻。

2. The provision of safe water and sanitation is a formidable challenge but remains the critical factor in reducing the impact of cholera.提供安全的饮用水和卫生的环境是一项艰巨的挑战,但仍然是减少霍乱影响的关键因素。 同 dreadful(a.可怕的,令人畏惧的);awesome(a.使人敬畏的,使人惊惧 的);insurmountable(a.不能克服的,不能超越的)

【反义】manageable(a.能处理的)

1402- foul

a.发臭的;肮脏的 n.犯规;逆境

【例句】

1. A scent associated with a good experience can bring a lot of joy, while a foul odor or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.和一段美好经历有关的香气能带来极大的愉悦,然而臭味或者是和糟糕的回忆有关的气味可能会让我们露出苦相。

2. The football player was penalized for his foul.那名足球运动员因为犯规而被判罚。

1403- fragrant

a.芳香的;愉快的

【例句】 Such associations can be powerful enough so that odors that we would usually label unpleasant become agreeable, and those that we would generally consider fragrant become disagreeable for particular person.这样的联想有非常大的影响力,以至于我们通常感觉不好闻的气味变得好闻了,还有一些我们觉得芳香的气味对于个别的人来说变得讨厌了。

1404- framework

n.框架,骨架;结构,构架

【例句】 At last, the conference established the framework for a European research network on forest ecosystems.最后,会议就森林生态系统为欧洲调查网络建立了框架。

1405- frontier

n.前沿;边界;国境 a.边界的;开拓的

【例句】All European forests are artificial, having been exploited by man for thousands of years. This means that a forest policy is vital, that it must transcend national frontiers and generations of people, and that it must allow for the inevitable changes that take place in the forests.所有的欧洲森林都是人工林,人类已经开发了数千年。这意味着制定一个关于森林的政策是极其重要的,这一政策必须能跨越国境,延续数代,这一政策必须考虑到在森林里发生的一些不可避免的变化。

1406- governmental

a.政府的;政治的;统治上的

【例句】Yet it is one thing to utilise governmental tools to develop industries, but quite another to limit access to those industries.然而,利用政府工具来发展各行各业是一回事,而限制进入这些行业则完全是另外一回事。

1407- individualistic

a.个人主义的;利己主义的

【例句】 But we do not, as a rule, feel a heavy personal responsibility for the afflicted and deprived for we are pretty thoroughly formed by the individualistic, competitive society we live in.但我们通常并不感到对贫穷的人们负有重大的个人责任,因为我们几乎完全是由我们生活于其中的这个个人主义的、竞争的社会所塑造成的。

1408- identification

n.身份证明;证明

【例句】

1. The key issue is whether the hopping rate with the odo rant in place is significantly greater than that without it. The calculations show that odor identification in this way seems theoretically possible.添加适当的香味剂所产生的跳动率是否比没有添加的更大是问题的关键所在。计算表明用这种方式验证气味在理论上似乎是可能的。

2. Give us the ship's name, its identification number and ocean region.告诉我们这艘船的名字,它的登记号以及所处海域。

-n.验明;身份证明

【例句】

1. Could you show me your identification card please?请出示一下你的身份证,好吗?

2. Give us the ship's name, its identification number and ocean region.请告诉我们这艘船的名字、它的登记号以及所处海域。

1409- inhabitant

n.居民;居住者

【例句】

1. A wobble in Earth's orbit -along with other environmental factors that occurred about 12,000 years ago-brought intense monsoons to the Sahara, greening the desert and attracting a wave of human inhabitants. 12000年前的一次地球运行轨迹的摆动,还有其他的一些环境因素,给撒哈拉地区带来了强季风天气,绿化了沙漠,也吸引了一批人来这里居住。

2. The natural history of Amazon is to a surprising extent tied to the activities of its prehistoric inhabitants.亚马逊河的自然历史与居住在这里的史前居民的活动有着极为密切的关系。

-n.居民;栖息的动物

【搭配】local inhabitants 当地居民

【例句】

1. They aren't any different from the inhabitants of any other large city.他们和其他大城市的居民没有任何区别。

2. Shenyang City is in the northeast part of China, and the capital of Liaoning Province. It has about eight million inhabitants.沈阳市位于中国的东北部,是辽宁的省会,拥有大约八百万居民。

3. The natural history of the Amazon is to a surprising extent tied to the activities of its prehistoric inhabitants.亚马逊河的自然历史与居住在这里的史前居民的活动有着极为密切的联系。

1410- involvement

n.牵连;参与,参加;包含;混乱

【例句】 By minimizing human involvement, the opinion was to minimize the risk of flawed results.这种观点认为应通过减少人类干预来降低产生有缺陷的结果的风险。

1411- machinery

n.机械;机构

【例句】

1. Foreign products, from meat to machinery, play an important role in almost every economy in the world, and foreign markets now tempt businesses that never much worried about sales beyond their nation's borders.外国产品,从肉食到机械,在世界上每个经济体中都扮演着重要角色;外国市场现在还吸引了众多从来不过多担忧境外销量的商业机构。

2.The new mayor reformed the machinery of the government.新市长对市政府机构进行了改革。

n.机械;机构

【例句】

1. Foreign products, from meat to machinery, play a more important role in almost every economy in the world, and foreign markets now tempt businesses that never much worried about sales beyond their nation's borders.外国产品,小到肉制品大到机械设备,几乎在各国经济中都扮演着愈加重要的角色。如今,国外市场也正在吸引着一些从来不曾关心其商品会走出国门的企业。

2. The new mayor reformed the machinery of the government.新市长对市政府机构进行了改革。

1412- mortality

n.死亡数,死亡率;必死性,必死的命运

【搭配】 infant mortality 婴儿死亡率

【例句】For those women who learnt to read, the infant mortality rate was 84 per thousand, 21 points lower than for those women who were still unlettered.对于那些学会了阅读的女性来说,婴儿死亡率是8.4%,比那些未受过教育的女性低2.1%。

1413- literal

a.照字面的;逐字的

【例句】

1. From a number of recent studies, it has become clear that blind people can understand the use of profiles and perspectives to describe the arrangement of objects and other surfaces in space. But pictures are more than literal representations.从最近一些研究可以清晰地看出,盲人能理解用轮廓和透视描述物品的摆放和其他的空间平面。但是图片比文字呈现得更多。

2. The literal meaning of the phrase "say what you like" is "feel free to say anything you want”.“say what you like”这个短语的字面意思是“说你想说 的,不用拘束”。

【同义】 verbatim(a.逐字的,照字面的)

1414- municipal

a.市政的,市的;地方自治的

【搭配】 a municipal council 市政委员会;the municipal government 市政府; a municipal university 市立大学;municipal affairs 市政

【例句】

1. In the closing months of 2010, we saw yields on municipal bonds rise to their highest levels since early 2009.在2010年的最后几个月,我们看到市政债券收益率上升到2009年年初以来的最高水平。

2. Centuries before the Roman Empire, the Egyptians had formulated a municipal calendar having 12 months of 30 days, with five days added to approximate the solar year. 在罗马帝国建成的几个世纪以前,埃及人已经制定了市政历法。他们把一年分成12个月,每月30天,再增加5天形成一个阳历年。

1415- navigate

v.驾驶,操纵;导航;航行,航空

【例句】

1. The River Severn starts its life on the Welsh mountains and is the longest navigable river in Britain. It was ideal for transportation purposes, and special boats were built to navigate the waters.塞文河发源于威尔士山脉,是英国最长的通航河流。它十分适宜进行河流运输,为了在这条河上航行,人们还建造了专用的船只。

2. Research has shown that when desert ants return from a foraging trip, they navigate by integrating bearings and distances, which they continuously update in their heads. 调查表明,当沙漠蚂蚁觅食返回的时侯,它们通过整合在它们头脑中不断更新的方位和距离来导航。

1416- navigation

n.航行;航海

【例句】

1. Moreover, not only do time signals beamed down from Global Positioning System satellites calibrate the functions of precision navigation equipment, they do so also for mobile phones, instant stock-trading systems and nationwide power-distribution grids.此外,全球定位系统的卫星发送的时间信号不仅用来校准精密的航海设备中的函数,同时也为手机、即时证券交易系统以及全国性的电力输送网络校准函数。

2. Bats had perfected the system tens of millions of years earlier; and their radar system achieves feats of detection and navigation that would strike an engineer dumb with admiration.蝙蝠已经在数千万年前完善了这一系统,而且它们的“雷达”系统的探测和导航功能可以让一个工程师心服口服。

1417- obligation

n.义务,责任

【例句】

1. It is also accepted that this right generates an obligation for the state to ensure that adequate health-care resources are provided.人们还认为,这个权利使国家产生了一项义务,即保证提供足够的卫生保健资源。

2. Every government has the right and obligation to run its own internal affairs well.每一任政府都有管理好国家内政的权利和职责。

1418- phenomenal

a.现象的;显著的;异常的;能知觉的

【例句】He follows the toy, gets half-way there, then becomes distracted by flowers in the paddock. Rowena, on the other hand, has phenomenal concentration.他跟着玩偶,走到一半,然后注意力被围场里的花分散了。但是,罗威娜注意力异常集中。

1419- phenomenon

n.现象,迹象;非凡的人(或事物)

【例句】

1. Students have a lot of trouble with the concepts because there is not much intuition about electromagnetic phenomenon.学生们觉得理解概念很困难,因为对于电磁现象,只有很少是能凭直觉理解的。

2. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.温室效应是一种自然现象。

-n.现象,迹象;非凡的人(或事物)

【例句】

1. To everyone's surprise, it even snowed for nearly one week in my city, although it is spring now. I believe this phenomenon is caused by the air pollution.令每个人吃惊的是,我所在的城市尽管现在是春天,却下了近一 个星期的雪了。我认为这种现象是由空气污染引起的。

2. The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon.温室效应是一种自然现象。

1420- philosophical

a.哲学的(等于philosophic);冷静的

【例句】 Leaving aside the philosophical question of whether anyone should have to breathe someone else's cigarette smoke, the report indicates that the smoke experienced by many people in their daily lives is enough to produce substantial adverse effects on their hearts and lungs.撇开是否每个人都要呼吸别人的烟味这个哲学问题,报告表明人们每天接触的烟味就足够对人的心脏和肺部造成相当大的危害了。

1421- portion

n.部分;一份 v.分配

【例句】

1. Forty years ago, the process of exporting or importing needed a great many stages of handling, which risked portions of the shipment being damaged or stolen along the way. 40年前,进口或者出口过程需要大量的处理阶段,这会导致部分货物面临被损毁或是路上被偷的危险。

2. The energy system uses the visible portion of the solar spectrum to light buildings.该能源系统利用太阳光谱中的可见光部分来为建筑提供照明。

1422- preference

n.喜爱;偏爱的事物(或人);优先

【例句】

1. In its advertisements, the hotel stated a preference for people with some "service"experience for the purpose of minimizing traditional work practices being introduced into the hotel. 在广告中,酒店规定有服务业经验的人有优先权,以减少有传统工作经验的人进入酒店。

2. Monkeys seem to learn a hand preference from their mother in the first year of life.猴子好像会在出生后的第一年从母亲那里学会优先使用手的习惯。

-n.喜爱;偏爱的人或事物;优先

【例句】Monkeys seem to learn a hand preference from their mother in the first year of life.猴子似乎是在出生的头一年从母亲那里学会手的优先使用习惯。

1423- profile

n.侧面;轮廓;外形;剖面

【例句】When fully developed, this system will enable him to build a biomechanical profile for coaches to use to help budding swimmers.当这个系统发展完善之后,他就可以建立一个生物力学模型,教练们可以用它帮助游泳初学者。

1424- preventable

a.可预防的;可阻止的;可防止的

【例句】 As we all know, tobacco use is the greatest preventable cause of death in the world today.我们都知道,烟草使用是当今世界上引起死亡的最大的可预防原因。

1425- preventive

n.预防药;预防法 a.预防的,防止的

【例句】 He succeeded in circumnavigating the world on his first voyage without losing a single man to scurvy, an unusual accomplishment at the time. He tried several preventive measures but the most important was frequent replenishment of fresh food.他在环球航行中取得了成功,在他的首次航行中没有一个人得坏血病,这在当时是一个不同寻常的成就。他尝试过好几种预防措施,但是最重要的就是经常补充新鲜食物。

1426- quantum

n.量子;量子论;额

【例句】 A controversial theory of how we smell, which claims that our fine sense of odor depends on quantum mechanics, has been accepted by a team of physicists.一组物理学家已经接受了关于我们是如何闻味道的有争议的理论,这个理论宣称我们良好的嗅觉依赖于量子力学。

1427- recipe

n.食谱;方法,秘诀

【例句】

1. He also found a "food studio", where cooks devise new recipes in response to local trends.他还成立了一个“食物工作室”,在那里厨师为了顺应当地潮流设计新的食谱。

2. Errors in the genetic recipe for haemoglobin give rise to the most common single-gene disorder in the world.血红蛋白的基因图谱出现问题会导致世界上最常见的单基因病变。

【同义】 secret(n.秘密;秘诀);knack(n.技巧,诀窍)

1428- recipient

n.接受者

【例句】 If you determine to do this, tell the recipient a definite date when you'll contact him or her.如果你决心这么做,请告诉对方你联系他\她的确切日期。

【同义】 receiver(n.接收器;接受者)

【反义】 contributor(n.捐助者)

1429- regulation

n.管理;规则;校准 a.规定的;平常的

【例句】

1. Because of their limited capacity for self-regulation and susceptibility to peer pressure, children and adolescents are at some risk as they navigate and experiment with social media.因为他们有限的自我约束力和对同龄人压力的敏感性,孩子和未成年人在搜寻和尝试社交媒体活动时存在一些危险。

2. The system has some high-power supporters in the financial services world, many trying to comply with new online banking regulations.该系统在金融服务界有一些强大的支持者,许多人正尝试着遵守新的网上银行法规。

-n.管理;规则

【例句】The government imposed a new law about the regulations on advertisements on TV and radio in January 1st this year.政府于今年1月1日新颁布了一则关于管 理电视广播上的广告的法律。

1430- reward

n.奖赏;报酬 v.酬谢;奖励

【例句】

1. A prevalent attitude amongst many nurses in the group selected for study was that there was no reward or recognition for not utilising the paid sick leave entitlement in their employment conditions.为配合调查选出了一组护士,其中很多护士普遍认为在工作中即使不请带薪病假,也不会得到报酬和认可。

2. Then he helped the child to know that there was no "magic" about the specific marble so that he could pop it in the hole and get the reward.然后他帮助孩子了解这个特定的弹珠并没有魔力,以便于他把弹珠弹进洞里,换取报酬。

3. Those employees who never take sick leave think that they should be rewarded.那些从来不请病假的员工认为他们应该因此受到奖励。

-n.报酬 -v.酬谢;奖励

【例句】

1. I love the game because it is fun and offers rewards. I always get very competitive and energetic when I play it.我喜欢这个游戏,因为它很有趣而且有奖励;当我玩这个游戏时总是充满斗志和活力。

2. Those employees who never take sick leave think that they should be rewarded.那些从来不请病假的员工认为他们应该因此受到奖励。

1431- routine

n.例行公事;惯例 a.例行的;常规的

【例句】

1. During a routine mail screen, the dogs stay so focused that not even a postcard just lined with 0.5 grams of heroin escapes detection.在一次例行的邮件检查中,警犬非常专注,甚至连仅藏有0.5克海洛因的明信片都被发现了。

2. Engaging in various forms of social media is a routine activity that research has shown to benefit people by enhancing communication, social connection, and even technical skills.参加多种形式的社交媒体活动是一个日常活动,研究表明,通过加强交流、增强社会联系,甚至提高技术技能,社交媒体能使人们获益。

3. By itself, and in normal circumstances, the EU's 50th-birthday greeting to itself would be fairly meaningless, a routine expression of European good companionship.就其本身而言,在正常情况下,欧盟的50岁生日本身并没有什么意义,只是一种欧洲友好关系的惯常表达。

4. Physical fitness instructors prepared routines of exercises to suit the individual client's age and level of fitness.健身教练根据每位顾客的年龄及健康状况来制定适合他们的锻炼计划。

-n.例行公事;惯例 -a.例行的;常规的

【搭配】do sth. as a matter of routine 按常规办事;routine tasks 日常工作;the routine procedure 例行手续

【例句】

1. My parents kept telling me that my daily life was not a healthy routine and I felt uncomfortable.我父母一直告诫我,这不是一种健康的日常生活习惯,我感觉很不舒服。

2. Whether we are working or studying, we are all busy with our daily routine and leave no time for family.无论工作后还是在学生时期,我们每天都忙于 自己的日常琐事,几乎没有时间留给家人。

3. The benefits are pretty obvious, such as "being your own boss"and not having to follow the daily routine. 好处显而易见,比如做自己的老板,无须遵循日 常惯例等。

【派生】 routinely(ad.惯常地,例行地)

【同义】regular(a.定期的);habitual(a.惯常的)

1432- scheme

n.计划;阴谋 v.密谋;策划

【例句】

1. As the scheme progressed it became harder to secure prizes and this contributed to the program's losing momentum and finally ceasing.随着计划的进行,获取奖金变得越来越难,这使项目失去了动力,最终停止了。

2. The situation is even worse in developing countries where little money is available for redevelopment and it is hard to see a way of incorporating collections into the overall scheme.这种情况在发展中国家更为糟糕,发展中国家的重建工作基本无钱可用,而且很难把募捐用到整个计划当中。

3. The government has been funding a loan scheme for students in higher education since September 1990.自1990年9月起,政府为大学生贷款计划提供资金。

1433- seal

n.封条;印;海狮,海豹,海狗 v.密封;盖章

【例句】

1. For a start, play can even cost animals their lives. Eighty per cent of deaths among young seals occur because playing pups fail to discover predators approaching.首先,玩耍甚至会让动物丧命。80%的小海豹的死是因为它们玩耍的时候没有发现正在接近它们的捕食者。

2. There's the rim around the edge which seals the can.在密封该罐的地方有一圈镶边。

1434- sector

n.部门;领域;扇形

【例句】

1. The government has to create sustainable, competitive and diverse farming and food sectors.政府必须创建可持续发展的、有竞争力的、多样化的农业和食品部门。

2. At the turn of the 20th century, agriculture and manufacturing were the two most important sectors in Germany. 19世纪末20世纪初,农业和制造业是德国最重要的两个部分。

3. Nowadays more and more women are being employed in the business sector现在,就职于商业领域的女性越来越多。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,常见的“部门”有,private sector“私营部门;私营成分”,financial sector“财政部门”,public sector“国营部门经济;政府资助的企事业”,banking sector“银行业;银行部门”和 government sector“政府部门”等。和sector【同义】的表达是ministry,division和 department.

-n.部门;扇形

【搭配】the manufacturing sector 制造业;the service sector 服务性行业

【例句】 Nowadays more and more women are being employed in the business sector.现 在,在商业领域工作的女性越来越多。

1435- sensitive

a.敏感的;易受伤害的

【例句】

1. Because large brains are more sensitive to developmental stimuli than smaller brains, they need more play to help mould them for adulthood.因为大一点的大脑比小一点的大脑对发育刺激更敏感,所以他们需要更多的游戏以帮助它们发育,为成年时期做好准备。

2. If you plot the amount of time a juvenile devotes to play each day, you discover a pattern associated with a“sensitive period”.如果你把青少年每天玩耍的时间用图表绘制出来的话,你会发现一种与“敏感期”有关的模式。

3. The "environmentally sensitive" landscape was threatened by those buildings.这处“易受环境影响”的风景受到了那些建筑物的威胁。

【要点】sensitive不仅可以指人很“敏感”,也可以指机器很“灵敏”,比如,This instrument is highly sensitive.含义是“这台仪器很灵敏”。常见的短语有,sensitive skin“敏感性皮肤”,highly sensitive“高灵敏度的”,pressure sensitive“压敏,压敏材料”,sensitive information“感测信息;高度机密信息”和pressure sensitive adhesive“压敏粘着剂”等。

-a.敏感的;易受伤害的

【例句】

1. She is very sensitive and has a huge interest in Chinese literature. She used to keep a diary in high school and sometimes she shared her thoughts with me, which I found quite inspiring. 她非常敏感,对中国文学非常感兴趣。她在高 中时常写日记,有时与我分享她的想法,这给我相当大的启迪。

2. The environmentally sensitive landscape was threatened by those buildings. 这处易受环境影响的风景受到了那些建筑物的威胁。

1436- shatter

v.使粉碎;打碎;损坏 n.碎片

【例句】

1. If they are within the tensile region of the pane, the stresses this unleashes will shatter the whole sheet.如果它们在窗格玻璃的拉伸区域之内,这样释放的压力将会粉碎整块窗户。

2. Eighty panes of toughened glass shattered due to inclusions before experts were finally called in.80扇钢化玻璃窗在专家到来之前就因为有杂质而碎裂了。

3. The rise in gas pressure caused a violent decompression, which ejected the shattered summit like a cork from a shaken soda bottle.气压的上升引发了剧烈的泻压,粉碎的山顶像被摇晃的苏打水瓶的瓶塞一样喷射起来。

1437- splint

n.细木梗,薄木条;夹板

【例句】

1. An even more dangerous device was the Instantaneous Light Box-a bottle filled with sulphuric acid into which splints treated with chemicals were dipped.一种更危险的装置是一个瞬间燃烧的盒子——盒子里装满了硫酸,里面浸泡着化学药品处理过的细木梗。

2. This kind of matches were splints coated with sulphur and tipped with potassium chlorate.这种火柴是由涂有硫磺、顶端粘有氯酸钾的细木梗制成的。

1438- split

v.劈开;分裂;撕裂;分担,分享 n.裂口

【例句】

1. Eventually these were replaced by“a small clock”, or French,“hours”,which split the day into two 12-hour periods commencing at midnight.最终那些被“小钟”取代了,或者法语是用“小时”,它从午夜开始把一天分成两个12小时的时段。

2. The party split up into several groups.这个党分裂成几个集团。

1439- skeptical

a.怀疑的,猜疑的

【例句】

1. A better educated and less accepting public has become disillusioned with the experts in general, and increasingly skeptical about science and empirically based knowledge.一批受教育程度更高且不盲从的民众已经对专家大失所望,并且越来越怀疑科学及以实证为基础的知识。

2. People become less skeptical and more optimistic when the weather is sunny.人们在晴朗的日子里会变得少猜忌并且更乐观。

【要点】 在雅思阅读中,skeptical常常可以和suspicious替换使用,suspicious常常和介词of连用,译为“对...起疑”。

1440- sponge

n.海绵 v.吸收;擦拭

【例句】

1. When the seabed oozes with mud, this is rather like placing a textbook on a wet sponge: the weight squeezes the water out, causing both water and sponge to settle lower.当海床渗出泥土的时候,很像是把一本书放在一个浸湿的海绵上:书的重力把水挤压出来,水和海绵就都变低了。

2. He screwed out water from a sponge.他拧出了海绵里的水。

【同义】 absorb(v.吸收,吸入);rinse(v. 清洗)

1441- spouse

n.配偶

【例句】 The risk of lung cancer also increases over the years of exposure to the cigarette smoke and the figure jumps to 80 per cent if the spouse has been smoking four packs a day for 20 years. 常年暴露在香烟烟雾中同样会增大患肺癌的风险。如果配偶每天抽四包烟抽了20年的话,另一半患肺癌的几率会上升到80%。

【同义】 mate(n.偶)

-n.配偶

【例句】

1. Is that necessary for you and your spouse to ask permission from your parents before you could get married?你和你的配偶结婚之前需要征得家长的同意吗?

2. The risk of lung cancer increases over the years of exposure and the figure jumps to 80 per cent if the spouse has been smoking four packs a day for 20 years.常年暴露在香烟烟雾中会增加患肺癌的几率,如果配偶20年如一日 地每天抽4包烟,该几率可升至80%。 mate(n.配偶)

1442- sprawl

n.蔓延;扩展;扩张

【例句】

1. However, public infrastructure did not keep pace with urban sprawl, bringing about massive congestion problems.然而,公共设施建设和城市扩建不同步,产生了大量的交通阻塞问题。

2. This nation sprawls across four states in the American south-west, and the native language is dying.该民族横跨了美国西南部的四个州,本族语言正在消亡。

3. Urban sprawl indicates that life without a car is next to impossible.城市扩建意味着生活中没有汽车几乎是不可能的。

-n.(四肢)伸展;扩展,扩张 -v.四肢摊开;蔓延,延伸

【例句】

1. In terms of area, I think the largest city should be Beijing because Beijing is so sprawling while Shanghai is dense.就面积而言,我认为北京应该是最大的 城市,因为北京是如此宽广,而上海却很密集。

2. Urban sprawl means that life without a car is next to impossible.城市扩张意 味着生活中如果没有车将寸步难行。

1443- spray

n.喷雾,飞沫 v.喷射

【例句】

1. By the mid-1960s, the situation took an alarming turn with the outbreak of four more new pests, necessitating pesticide spraying to such an extent that 50% of the financial outlay on cotton production was accounted for by pesticides. 到20世纪60年代中期,情况出现了惊人的转变,四种新种类的害虫开始蔓延,这迫使喷洒农药的费用占到了棉花生产费用的50%。

2. In the early 1970s, the spraying frequency reached 70 times a season as the farmers were pushed to the wall by the invasion of genetically stronger insect species.20世纪70年代初,由于基因更强的害虫入侵农田,农民被逼到了绝境,所以一个季度喷洒农药的频次达到了70次。

3. Farmers are spraying the crops with pesticide.农民们正在给庄稼喷洒杀虫剂。

1444- storey

n.楼层

【例句】

1. Influenced by his ideas on town planning, every large city built multi-storey housing estates in the 1960s.在20世纪60年代,受他的城镇规划思想的影响,每个大城市都建造了多楼层住宅区。

2. To the west of where I'm standing, we can see the construction of seventeen storeys.从我站的地方往西,可以看到一座17层的建筑。

1445- stroke

n.中风;笔画 v.抚摸;划桨

【例句】 People who suffer strokes on the left side of the brain usually lose their power of speech.左脑中风的人常常会丧失语言能力。

-n.中风;划桨 -v.抚摸;划桨

【搭配】at a/one stroke 一下子;一举;not/never do a stroke of work 什么也不 干,根本不工作;on the stroke of 准时;put sb. off his stroke 打乱.的工作进度;使某人行事犹豫

【例句】

1. Other diseases of old age-dementia, stroke, arteriosclerosis and emphysema — are also troubling fewer and fewer people.其他老年疾病,如痴呆、中风、动脉硬化和肺气肿的犯病者也越来越少。

2. People who suffer strokes on the left side of the brain usually lose their power of speech.左脑中风的人常常会丧失语言能力。

【同义】spasm;caress(n.爱抚;拥抱ν.抚摸;怜爱)

【要点】在雅思阅读中,stroke一词多用作名词,出现在医学类的文章中,意为“中风”,但有时也会出现“划桨;用手划水”的意思,如:Atthe

1446- superficial

a.表面的;肤浅的

【例句】Those who tend to show off themselves in front of other people are superficial indeed.那些喜欢在别人面前炫耀自己的人实际上是肤浅的。

1447- supplementary

a.补充的;追加的 n.补充者;增补物

【例句】This clearly expounds the need for supplementary measures if one wants to help the rural poor.如果有人想帮助农村的穷人,这清晰地阐明了采取补充措施的必要性。

【同义】 additional(a.另外的,附加的);extra(a.额外的)

1448- sympathetic

a.同情的;交感神经的;共鸣的;赞同的;和 谐的;合意的n.交感神经;容易感受的人

【例句】These observations are generally consistent with our previous studies of pupils' views about the use and conservation of rainforests, in which girls were shown to be more sympathetic to animals.这些观察大体上和我们之前就学生在利用和保护雨林的看法上的调查是一致的,女孩子更同情动物。

【要点】常见的短语表达有,sympathetic nervous system“交感神经系统”, sympathetic vibration“共振”,sympathetic response“共鸣”和 sympathetic trunk“交感干;交感神经干”等。

1449- tangibly

ad.可触知地;明白地

【例句】This improvement, while not tangibly measurable, has increased the ability of management.这一进步,虽然没法具体测量,但是提高了管理能力。

【要点】tangibly作为“明白地”讲时和explicitly【同义】,在一定的情境中可以替换使用。

ad.可触摸地;明白地

【例句】This improvement, while not tangibly measurable, has increased the ability of management.这种改进,虽无法具体测量,但提高了管理能力。

【同义】definitely(ad.明确地)

【反义】 intangibly(ad.无形地)

1450- tariff

n.关税;关税表;收费表;(旅馆、饭店等)价目表

【例句】

1. National governments, kept a much firmer hand on truck and railroad tariffs than on charges for ocean freight. This started changing, however, in the mid- 1970s, when America began to deregulate its transportation industry.比起海洋运输费用,国家政府更加着力监管车辆和铁路收费。但这在20世纪70年代,美国开始解除对交通运输业的管制时,开始有所改观了。

2. Hire car companies are using revenue management to set their tariffs.汽车租赁公司利用收入管理来制定其收费标准。

1451- transit

n.运输,载运;凌日 v.通过,经过

【例句】

1. To search for other planets, the telescope wil look for the dimming of starlight caused when an object passes in front of a star, known as a“transit”.为了寻找其他星球,望远镜要搜寻当一个星体通过一个恒星前面时造成的星光黯淡,也就是“凌日现象”。

2. They wish to put mass transit systems for travel into and around cities and small“low emission”cars for urban use.他们希望将公共交通系统用于城际交通而排气量低的小汽车用于市区交通。

【同义】 transportation(n.运输,运载);delivery(n.传送,运送)

1452- transmission

n.传动装置;变速器;传递;传送;播送

【例句】 Shy of competition, eager for artificially high prices, they are helping to block the efficient generation, transmission and distribution of energy on the continent.他们害怕竞争,但又渴望获取虚高价格,因此他们正帮衬着阻碍大陆上的有效发电、能源传输和分配。

1453- treadmill

n.踏车,跑步机;单调的工作

【例句】

1. Maintaining a level of daily physical activity may help mental functioning, says Carl Cotman, a neuroscientist at the University of California at Irvine.He found that rats that exercise on a treadmill have raised levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor.加利福尼亚大学欧文分校的神经学家卡尔...科特曼说, 保持一定量的日常身体活动有益于增强心智功能。他发现,老鼠在跑步机上运动会提高脑源性神经营养因子的水平。

2. I can't get rid of the office treadmill.我无法摆脱单调的坐班工作。

1454- tunnel

n.隧道;地道 v.挖(地道),开(隧道)

【例句】

1. Turin's explanation for these smelly facts invokes the idea that the smell signal in olfactory receptor proteins is triggered not by an odor molecule's shape, but by its vibrations, which can encourage an electron to jump between two parts of the receptor in a quantum-mechanical process called tunneling.图林对臭味事实的解释引发了这样的观点,即嗅觉受体蛋白上的气味信号的产生不是因为气味分子的形状,而是它的振动。气味分子的振动会刺激受体两部分之间电子的跳跃,这在量子力学的过程中称为“隧穿”。

2. The tunnels abandoned by the beetles provide excellent aeration and water channels for root systems. 被蜣螂遗弃的地道成为植物根部优良的通风口和水道。

1455- unemployment

n.失业;失业人数

【例句】

1. While this individualistic healthy lifestyles worked for some wealthy members of society, people experiencing poverty, unemployment, or little control over the conditions of their daily lives benefited little from it.尽管这种个人主义的健康生活方式对一些有钱人是有效的,但对于正经受贫穷、失业,或无法掌控日常生活条件的人们来说,这并没有带给他们多少益处。

2. The graph shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March 1993 and March 1999.这张图表显示了从1993年3月至1999年3月这6年间美国和日本的失业率。

【反义】 employment(n.雇用;就业)

n.失业;失业人数

【例句】

1. People experiencing poverty, unemployment, underemployment or little control over the conditions of their daily lives can hardly benefit from this approach.这种方法对那些处于贫困、失业、未充分就业或无法掌握自己日常生活的人并没什么益处。

2. The graph shows the unemployment rates in the US and Japan between March1993 and March 1999.这张图表显示了从1993年3月至1999年3月这6年间美国和日本的失业率。

【反义】 employment(n.雇用,使用;工作)

【要点】 unemployment一词由employ(雇佣)加后缀 -ment(...的结果或手段),再加前缀un-(不)组合而成,表示“未被雇佣”,即“失业”。在雅思阅读中,unemployment经常出现在经济类文章中,作为衡量经济指标的一个方面,常见【搭配】为unemployment rate“失业率”。

-n.失业;失业人数

【例句】

1. At the moment, I feel unemployment is becoming serious day by day in China. More and more people are facing the problem of losing jobs every day.现在,我认为中国失业问题正变得日益严重,每天都有越来越多的人面临失去工作的问题。

2. What I mean is that, Chinese government will be able to make progress in the fight against unemployment if the population growth has stabilized.我的意思是,如果人口增长能够稳定,中国政府就可以在解决失业问题上有所进展。

【反义】 employment(n.雇用)

1456- treaty

n.条约,协议;谈判

【例句】

1. Every four or five years, European countries take a large stride towards further integration by signing a new treaty: the Maastricht Treaty in 1992, the Treaty of Amsterdam in 1997, the Treaty of Nice in 2001.每四年或五年,欧洲国家都会为进一步实现一体化而签订新条约:如1992年的《马斯特里赫特条约》、1997年的《阿姆斯特丹条约》以及2001年的《尼斯条约》。

2. All that will be necessary will incorporate the 50th-anniversary declaration into a new treaty containing a number of institutional and other reforms extracted from the failed attempt at constitution-building and-hey presto -a new quasi-constitution will be ready. 所有这一切将是必要的,将把50周年的声明整合进一个新的条约,这个条约包含了从制定宪法失败的尝试中汲取的一些制度和其他方面的改革——像变戏法似的——一个新的准宪法将摆在面前。

1457- unity

n.统一;团结

【例句】Government leaders have already agreed to celebrate it ceremoniously, restating their commitment to "ever closer union" and the basic ideals of European unity. 政府领导者已经同意隆重地庆祝它,重申他们对于“更加紧密联系的联盟”和欧洲团结的基本理念的承诺。

1458- venture

n.企业;风险,冒险 v.冒险;投机;敢于

【搭配】 venture into the unknown 闯入未知的领域

【例句】

1. Venture into this terrain and you will get some idea of the hardships.如果你冒险进入这个地区,你就会对艰难有所了解了。

2. Allan, a doctoral student in anthropology, ventured deep into the jungle to search the primitive Indians.艾伦是一名人类学博士生,他冒险进入丛林腹地寻找原始印第安人。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,常出现的短语有joint venture“合资企业”和venture business“风险企业”等。作为动词“冒险;敢于”使用时和短语dare to 以及 be bold to 同义。

-n.风险投资;(商业等的)风险项目 -v.冒险;敢于

【搭配】venture into the unknown 闯入未知的领域

【例句】

1. After graduation from college, I want to work in a joint venture.大学毕业后,我想到一家合资公司工作。

2. Allan, a doctoral student in anthropology, ventured deep into the jungle to search the primitive Indians.艾伦是一名人类学博士,他冒险进入丛林腹地 寻找原始印第安人。

1459- vision

n.想象力;视力

1. What else might the engineer think of? Well, blind humans sometimes seem to have an uncanny sense of obstacles in their path. It has been given the name "facial vision", because blind people have reported that it feels a bit like the sense of touch, on the face. 工程师可能会想到什么其他的?是的,盲人有时似乎对路上的障碍物有种超常的感知能力。这种感觉被称为“面感视觉”,因为盲人反映它有点像面部接触的感觉。

2. This type of tablets may cause problems with your vision.这类药品可能会给你带来视力问题。

-n.想象力;视力

【例句】

1. Although preliminary experimental evidence suggests that their in-air vision is poor, the accuracy with which dolphins leap high to take small fish out of a trainer's hand provides anecdotal evidence to the contrary.虽然初步的实验证据表明它们在空气中的视力较差,但海豚能高高跳起以准确地吃到驯养员 的手里的小鱼却提供了相反的轶闻证据。

2. This type of tablets may cause problems with your vision.这类药品可能会引起视力问题。 image(n. 形象;印象);sight(n. 视觉,视力);fantasy(n. 空想,幻想); perception(n. 视觉);eyesight(n. 视觉)

1460- visibility

n.能见度,可见性;能见距离;明显性

【例句】

1. Poor visibility necessitated a set of Instrumental Flight Rules(IFR), under which the pilot relied on navigational information provided by the plane's instrument panel to fly safely. 能见度低则需要一套仪表飞行规则,在这一规则下,飞行员依靠飞行仪表提供的飞行数据进行安全飞行。

2. The act says the EPA should regulate any air pollutant that "may reasonably be interpreted to endanger public health or welfare". It goes on to define public welfare to include "effects on soils, water, crops, vegetation, man-made materials, animals, wildlife, weather, visibility, and climate”.该法案提到美国环境保护署应该对任何“有可能合理解释为危害公共健康或者福利”的大气污染物进行控制。法案还对公共福利进行了定义,包括“对土壤、水、农作物、植被、人造材料、动物、野生生物、天气、能见度和气候的影响”。

1461- visible

a.可见的;有形的

【例句】

1. Shopkeepers know that filling a store with the aroma of freshly baked bread makes people feel hungry and persuades them to buy more food. Stocking the most expensive products at eye level makes them sell faster than cheaper but less visible competitors.店主知道让商店充满新鲜出炉面包的香气会让人感到饥饿,并且能说服顾客多买些食物。在水平视线处摆放的昂贵商品会比便宜却不容易被看到的同类商品销售得更快。

2. Comets are only normally visible in the immediate vicinity of the sun.星通常只有在最接近太阳的时候才可见。

【要点】 visible的【同义】表达是obvious,distinct,seen,evident。在雅思阅读中,visible的常用词义还有“明显的;现有的”。

1462- withstand

v.抵挡;经受

【例句】

1. Because of their tremendous breeding potential and genetic diversity, many pests can withstand synthetic chemicals and bear offsprings with a built-in resistance to pesticides.由于强大的繁殖能力和遗传多样性,许多害虫能抵抗人工化学药品,并且能够繁育体内携带抗药性的后代。

2. A desert animal can withstand high body temperature.生活在沙漠中的动物可以忍受较高的体温。

-v.抵挡;经受

【搭配】 withstand voltage 耐压;withstand wind 抗风

【例句】

1. Because of their tremendous breeding potential and genetic diversity, many pests can withstand synthetic chemicals and bear offspring with a built-in resistance to pesticides.由于它们巨大的繁殖潜力和遗传多样性,许多昆虫能够抵御合成化学药物,并繁衍出天生就有抗农药能力的后代。

2. A desert animal can withstand high body temperature.生活在沙漠中的动物能够忍受较高的体温。

【同义】oppose(v.反抗,反对,妨碍);defy(v./n.挑战,对抗);resist(v. 抵抗,反 抗,抗拒)

1463- witness

n.证据;证人;目击者 v.目击;为...作证

1. The average person in the seventh century in Europe was not as familiar with numbers as we are today. In fact, to qualify as a witness in a court of law, a man had to be able to count to nine! 7世纪欧洲的普通人对数字的熟悉度不如今天的我们。实际上,要有资格成为法庭上的证人,他们必须能数到9!

2. Tom witnessed the accident.汤姆目睹了那场意外事故。

1464- workaholic

n.工作狂;专注于工作的人

【例句】

1. What do you think of workaholics? Why is it difficult for people to land jobs in your country? Why do people want to get promoted? What are the disadvantages of doing one job for a lifetime?你怎么看待工作狂?为什么在你们国家人们找工作很困难?为什么人们想要升职?一生只从事一种职业的劣势是什么呢?

2. Many people criticized this workaholic economy.很多人批评这种工作狂式的经济。

1465- ## 4-文化教育篇 @k1 review-5

1466- absenteeism

n.旷课;旷工

【例句】

1. Although there has been some decrease in absence rate, no single strategy or combination of strategies has had a remarkable impact on absenteeism per se.尽管旷工率已经有所下降,但并没有任何一项策略或策略组合对旷工现象本身产生重大影响。

2. The non-financial incentive scheme did appear to assist in controlling absenteeism in the short term.非经济刺激方案在短期内的确有助于控制旷工现象。

1467- accredit

v.授权;信任;委派;归因于

【例句】 The United States Department of Education does not accredit schools. But the law requires the Secretary of Education to publish a list of private accrediting agencies recognized as dependable.美国教育部不为学校授权,但是法律规定要求教育部长公布可靠的私人授权机构的名单。

【派生】accredited(a.认可的,公认的)

1468- accuracy

n.准确(性),精确(性)

【例句】

1. The emphasis is on hard work coupled with a focus on accuracy.强调努力工作及精确性。

2. Pictures affected speed and accuracy and the closer the pictures were to the words, the slower and more inaccurate the child's reading became.图片影响阅读的速度和准确性,图片离文字越近,孩子的阅读速度越慢,错误率也越高。

3. The technician placed the machine in the correct spot with complete accuracy.技术员将机器精确无误地安放在正确的位置上。

【同义】 precision(n.精确)

1469- acquire

v.取得,获得

【例句】

1. Culture in this sense contains what the anthropologist, Edward Tylor, concluded in 1871 as "knowledge, belief, art, morals, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”.在这个意义上,文化包含了人类学家爱德华...泰勒在1871年所做的总结,即“人作为社会群体中的一员,所获取的知识、信仰、艺术、道德、习俗以及任何其他的能力和习性”。

2. In the process of evolution, monkeys have not acquired the art of speech.在进化的过程中,猴子未能获得语言能力。

-v.取得,获得

【搭配】acquire a good knowledge of English 学好英语

【例句】

1. After so many unpleasant incidents, the boy has acquired a reputation of being dishonest.经历了许多令人不快的事件之后,男孩得到了不诚实的名声。

2. Experiencing so many failures, I acquired much experience and finally succeeded.经过许多次失败之后,我获得了许多经验,最终成功了。

【要点】acquire,gain和obtain都有"获得"的意思,acquire指靠努力获得,强调一经获得就会长期持有,gain指获得利益,obtain指通过一段时间的努力获 得,常用于正式文体中。

1470- adolescent

n.青少年 a.青春期的;青少年的

【例句】

1. Engaging in various forms of social media benefits children and adolescents by enhancing communication, social connection, and even technical skills.参加各种社交活动有助于增强儿童及青少年的沟通、社交甚至专业技术能力。

2. Many parents today feel comfortable and capable with the programs that children and adolescents are using.对于儿童和青少年正在使用的程序,很多家长如今用起来驾轻就熟,毫不费力。

3. The adolescents always respect parents who admit their mistakes.青少年往往会尊敬承认自己错误的父母。

【派生】 adolescence(n.青春,青春期)

1471- ambiguity

n.歧义;模棱两可的话

Often, when studying their mother tongue, linguists act as their own informants, judging the ambiguity, acceptability, or other properties of utterances against their own intuitions.通常,在研究他们的母语时,语言学家会充当自己的语料提供者,并非从自身直觉出发判断话语的歧义、可接受性及其他特性。

【要点】ambiguity一词在雅思阅读中,常常出现在有关语言学的文章中,意思是“歧义”,它的形容词形式是ambiguous,意为“有歧义的,意向不明的”。

1472- ancestral

a.祖先的;祖传的

【例句】

1. From this evidence it was proved that there had been three major waves of migration across the Bering Strait. The Paleo-Indians who migrated more than 15,000 years ago were ancestral to all South American Indians.从这一证据推断,曾有过三次大的跨越白令海峡的移民浪潮。古印度人于15000多年前就进行了跨越,他们是所有南美洲印第安人的祖先。

2. As emotion is the mechanism by which animals are prodded towards such outcomes, evolutionary and economic theory predict the same practical consequences for utility under these cases. But does this still apply when the ancestral machinery has to respond to the stimuli of urban modernity?情感是一种机制,通过这种机制,激发动物朝着这样的结果发展。进化和经济理论预测,在这些条件下,效用方面会有相同的实际后果。但当祖传的机械必须应对城市现代化的刺激时,这是否仍然适用呢?

1473- aesthetic

a.美学的;审美的

【例句】

1. To many, the costs may not even seem to be financial at all, but merely aesthetic-a terrible shame, but nothing to do with money. And however they, as consumers of food, surely aren't paying for it, are they?对许多人来说,这些费用甚至似乎根本算不上是钱,而仅仅是审美——一个可怕的耻辱,但与金钱无关。但无论如何他们作为食物的消费者,确实没有付钱,不是吗?

2. What are utilitarian objects to a westerner may be prized objects in other cultures for their aesthetic value.被西方人视为代表功利性的东西,在其他文化中可能会因其美学价值而备受推崇。

1474- alley

n.小巷;胡同

【例句】

1. This is much more holistic-including guesses, reworkings, corrections, blind alleys and above all inspiration, in the deductive as well as the hypothetic component-than is immediately apparent from reading the final thesis or published papers.在演绎以及假设的成分中包含的猜测、修订、更改、盲点和最重要的灵感,要比直接阅读毕业论文或发表的论文更全面。

2. There are many blind alleys in this town.这个镇子里有很多死胡同。

-n.小巷;胡同

【例句】

1. You should not walk in a dark alley by yourself late in the evening.夜晚,不 要独自一人在漆黑的巷子里行走。

2. There are many blind alleys in this town.这个镇子里有很多死胡同。

1475- ancestry

n.祖先;血统

【例句】 Martin has shown that, of the eukaryotic genes whose ancestry can be traced, 75 per cent or more came from bacteria rather than the host cell.马丁揭示,在那些可以追溯到祖先的真核生物基因上,有75%或更多的成分来自细菌而非宿主细胞。

1476- anecdotal

a.轶话的,轶闻趣事的

【例句】

1. Although some evidence of AHI's initiatives at SAH are limited at present, anecdotal evidence clearly suggests that these practices are working.目前,尽管呼吸紊乱指数在预防蛛网膜下腔出血方面起主动性作用的证据还很有限,轶事证据明确暗示这些实践是有效的。

2. There is only anecdotal evidence of life on Mars.火星上存在生命仅仅是传 言。

1477- anthropologist

n.人类学家

【例句】

1. Culture in this sense includes what the anthropologist, Edward Tylor, summarized in 1871 as "knowledge, belief, art, morals, custom and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society”.在这个意义上,文化包含了人类学家爱德华...泰勒在1871年所作的总结,即“人作为社会群体中的一员,所获取的知识、信仰、艺术、道德、习俗以及任何其他的能力和习性”。

2. The project, led by the biological anthropologist Robert Williams, focused on the variants of one particular protein-immunoglobulin G-found in the fluid portion of human blood.这项由生物人类学家罗伯特...威廉姆斯领导的工程,重点研究人体血浆中发现的一种特殊蛋白的变体,即免疫球蛋白G。

3. The lecturer is an anthropologist.这位讲师是人类学家。

1478- artifact

n.人工制品;手工艺品

【例句】Cultural anthropologists will often base their conclusions on the experience of living in contemporary communities, and archaeologists study past societies primarily through their material remains -the buildings, tools, and other artifacts that include what is known as the material culture left over from former societies.文化人类学家经常把他们的推论建立在当代社区生活体验的基础上,而考古学家主要通过遗留的材料研究过去的社会——如建筑物,工具和过去社会遗留下来的包括所谓物质文化的其他人工制品。

1479- aspiration

n.强烈的愿望;志向,抱负

【例句】

1. A building reflects the scientific and technological achievements of the age as well as the ideas and aspirations of the designer and client. The appearance of individual buildings, however, is often controversial.建筑反映了那个时代的科技成果以及设计师和客户的想法和期望。然而,单个建筑的外观往往是有争议的。

1480- anthropology

n.人类学

【例句】 Anthropology is a broad discipline it is generally broken down into three smaller disciplines: physical anthropology, cultural anthropology and archaeology.人类学是一门宽泛的学科,它被大致分解成三个小门类:身体人类学、文化人类学及考古学。

1481- arouse

v.引起;鼓励,激发;唤醒,醒来;发奋

【例句】Chemical communication can be compared to the human use of visual and auditory channels(as in religious chants, advertising images and jingles, political slogans and martial music) to arouse and propagate moods and attitudes.化学通讯就好比人类能够利用视觉和听觉渠道(如宗教圣歌,广告影像和押韵动听的广告词,政治口号和军乐)来激发和传播人们的情绪和态度。

1482- attach

v.贴上,系上;使喜爱;使附属

【例句】

1. In China, they were first brought in Buddhism and were attached to important temples. The Chinese built their pagodas in brick or stone, with inner staircases, and used them in later centuries mainly as watchtowers.在中国,它们首先被引入佛教当中,并与一些重要的寺庙相联系。中国用砖石建造了内有楼梯的宝塔,并在以后的几个世纪中将之作为瞭望塔使用。

2. Different smells can offer us with intimate and emotionally charged experiences and the value that we attach to these experiences is interiorised by the members of society in a deeply personal way.不同的气味可以为我们提供亲密的和充满情感的体验,并且与这些体验相关的价值被社会成员以一种非常个人化的方式内化了。

3. The parking sticker must be attached to the front windscreen of the car, so it becomes valid.停车证必须贴在汽车前挡风玻璃上才有效。

-v.贴上;使附属

【搭配】attach oneself to sb.依附某人;attach sth. to sth.将某事物归于另一事物

【例句】

1. I am part of the new generation who do not attach too much significance to our names. 我是新新人类,对自己的名字不太看重。

2. The parking sticker must be attached to the front windscreen of the car, so it becomes valid.停车证必须贴在汽车前挡风玻璃上才有效。

【派生】 attached(a.依恋的);attachment(n.附属)

【反义】detach(v.分开,分离)

1483- attainment

n.达到;成就;学识

【例句】

1. Japan has a significantly better record in terms of average mathematical attainment than England and Wales.日本的平均数学素养比英格兰和威尔士的高出很多。

2. In measuring education, the report looks at standardised test scores at the age of 15, variability in educational attainment and success after school.从教育程度的角度来看,该报告分析了学生在15岁时的标准化考试成绩,以及受教育程度不同的学生在毕业后的成就差别。

1484- authenticate

v.鉴定;证明...是真实的

【例句】

1. Students who want to enter the university stadium need more than just a conventional ID card -their identities must be authenticated by an electronic hand scanner.学生要想进入大学体育场不仅需要常规身份证,其身份还必须通过手持电子扫描仪的认证。

2. Banks immediately realised that they did not want to ask customers to download new security software or carry around hardware devices to authenticate their identities.银行马上意识到他们并不想要求客户下载新的安全软件,或随身携带用来验证其身份的硬件设备。

【要点】 在雅思阅读中也会出现authenticate的名词形式authentication,意为“证明;鉴定;证实”,与identification意思相近,可以【同义】替换。如:The study looked at a technology called site-authentication images.该研究着眼于一种叫做“网站身份验证图像”的技术。

1485- cognitive

a.认知的,认识的

【例句】

1. Not only is more of the brain related to play than was suspected, but it also seems to activate higher cognitive processes. "There's enormous cognitive involvement in play, "says Bekoff. He indicated that play often involves complex assessments of playmates, ideas of reciprocity and the use of specialized signal sand rules.不仅游戏对大脑的影响比我们猜想的要多,而且,似乎游戏也激活了更高级的认知过程。贝科夫说:“游戏中涉及了大量的认知,”他指出,游戏常常涉及对玩伴复杂的评估,互惠的想法,以及使用专门的信号和规则。

2. A person's ability to pay attention based on a lot of overlapping cognitive behaviours, including memory and learning.一个人的关注能力基于很多重叠的认知行为,包括记忆和学习。

1486- cohesion

n.结合;凝聚力

【例句】

1. As Emerson understood, the essence of personal memory is not the discrete facts or experiences we store in our mind but "the cohesion"which ties all those facts and experiences together. 正如爱默生所理解的那样,个人记忆的实质并非是我们储存在头脑中的那些互不相干的事实或者经验,而是将所有的事实和经验紧密结合在一起的“凝聚力”。

2. We should bring the movement more cohesion and focus.我们应加强这一运动的凝聚力,提高它受关注的程度。

1487- compile

v.编译;汇编;编辑

【例句】

1. A representative sample of language, compiled for the purpose of linguistic analysis, is known as a corpus. 为语言学分析而编辑的具有代表性的语言样本被称为语料。

2. The daily paper is compiled at the editorial headquarters in the heart of the city.日报是在位于市中心的编辑总部编辑的。

【派生】 compilation(n.编辑)

1488- compulsory

a.义务的;必须做的

【搭配】 compulsory education 义务教育;compulsory subjects必修课

【例句】

1. Education is valued greatly in Japan; maths is accepted as an important compulsory subject throughout schooling.在日本,教育受到高度重视,数学被公认为整个学校教育中一门重要的必修课。

2. Large classes are practical for maths teaching throughout all their compulsory schooling from 6 to 15.在6到15岁的义务教育阶段,大班授课对于数学教学是现实可行的。

3. These counselling sessions are compulsory for all students.所有的学生都必须参加这些咨询会议。

【同义】 mandatory(a.命令的,强制的);enforced(a.强迫的)

-a.义务的;必须做的

【搭配】compulsory education 义务教育;compulsory subjects必修课

【例句】These counseling sessions are compulsory for all students.所有学生都必须参 加这些讨论会。

【同义】mandatory(a.命令的,强制的);enforced(a.强迫的);obligatory(a. 强制的)

1489- conception

n.观念;概念;怀孕

【例句】This book is designed to help Ph.D. students by explaining different conceptions of the research process.本书旨在通过解释研究过程中出现的不同概念来帮助博士生学习。

1490- contemporary

a.当代的;同时代的 n.同代人,当代人

【例句】

1. Cultural anthropologists will often base their conclusions on the experience of living within contemporary communities, archaeologists study past societies primarily with material remains-the buildings, tools, and other artifacts.文化人类学家通常会把他们的推论建立在当代社区的生活体验的基础上,而考古学家主要通过遗留的材料研究过去的社会,如建筑物,工具和其他文物。

2. Archaeologists in recent decades have developed "ethnoarchaeology", where, like ethnographers, they live among contemporary communities, with the specific purpose of learning how such societies use material culture.最近几十年,考古学家已经开发出“种族文化考古学”,像人种学家一样,他们生活在当代社区,目的是学习这些社区如何使用物质文化。

【同义】modern(a.近代的,现代的);current(a.当前的,现在的)

-a.当代的;同时代的 -n.同代人,当代人

【例句】

1. Some contemporary tribes still live among the earthworks of earlier cultures.一些当代的部落仍生活在早期陶器文明的时代之中。

2. People want to learn to live with contemporary art, so it's necessary for us to show art in a specific atmosphere, not just a paint brush.人们希望学会与当代艺术共同生活,因此我们要在一种特定的氛围中展示艺术,而不只是简单 地涂涂画画,这一点是必不可少的。

【同义】modern(a.近代的,现代的);current(a.当前的;现在的)

1491- curriculum

n.课程

【例句】

1. Child health was not on the curriculum during the women's lessons, so he and his colleagues are looking at other factors.妇女学习的课程中不包含儿童保健课,因此他和他的同事们开始寻找其他原因。

2. Studies have shown that children have misconceptions about "pure"curriculum science.研究表明,孩子们对“纯”课程科学怀有误解。

3. The teacher expects that the curriculum will be successful in attracting students.老师希望这门课程能成功地吸引学生们的注意。

-n.课程,(学校等的)全部课程

【搭配】curriculum vitae 简历

【例句】

1. They think that unisex schools can make out appropriate curriculum and courses for students according to their sexual characteristics.他们认为男校或 女校能根据学生性别特点,为他们设计合适的课程。

2. Although I find the academic curriculum suitable, I feel that the opportunities for leisure activities should also be an important part of student life.虽然我觉得学术课程安排比较恰当,但是我认为休闲活动的机会也应 该是学生生活中一个重要的部分

3. The teacher expects that the curriculum will be successful in attracting students.老师希望这些课程安排能成功引起学生的兴趣。

【要点】curriculum的复数形式为curriculums或curricula,指的是一所学校提供的全 部课程;syllabus指的是一门课程的教学大纲,包括学习的科目、话题及文 章等。

1492- delude

v.迷惑;欺骗;使失望

【例句】 We should never delude ourselves into believing that gifted children or geniuses are different from the rest of humanity.我们不该自我欺骗,使自己相信超常儿童或天才与众不同。

【同义】 deceive(v.欺骗)

1493- derision

n.嘲笑;嘲笑的对象

【例句】Since the 1970s, parapsychologists at leading universities and research institutes around the world have risked the derision of sceptical colleagues by putting the various claims for telepathy to the test in dozens of rigorous scientific studies.20世纪70年代以来,世界一流大学和研究机构的通灵者,不顾持怀疑论同事的嘲讽,主张在数十项严谨的科学研究的试验中加入心灵感应。

1494- detective

n.侦探 a.侦探的

【例句】

1. The rich mixture of danger and detective work has also made archaeology the perfect vehicle for fiction writers and film-makers.惊险和侦探工作的丰富结合也使得考古学成为了小说家和电影制作人的完美工具。

2. The detective tailed the man.侦探盯上了那名男子。

-n.侦探 -a.侦探的

【例句】In fact, the hot new area is forensic accounting where you play the role of a detective to figure out who has been playing with the money.事实上,新的热门领域是司法会计,你在里面充当侦探的角色,找出谁在挥霍金钱。

1495- dialect

n.方言,土语

【例句】

1. "Common language"here generally implies a foreign language, but the same point applies in principle to any encounter with unfamiliar dialects or styles in a single language. "They don't talk the same language"has a major metaphorical meaning with its literal one.这里的“共同语言”通常指的是一门外语,但是在一种单一的语言中遇到任何不太熟悉的方言或是说话方式,这一点大体上也同样适用。“他们不讲相同的语言”这句话有一个主要的隐喻意义伴随着它的字面意思。

2. The tourists were confused at the unfamiliar dialects in this area.游客被该地区奇特的方言弄得满头雾水。

1496- disseminate

v.宣传,传播;散布

【例句】 Temporal hours, which were first accepted by the Greeks and then the Romans, who disseminated them through Europe, kept in use for more than 2,500 years.首先使用日光时的是希腊人,然后是罗马人,他们在欧洲传播使用,使用的时间长达2500多年。

1497- distinction

n.区别;差别;特性;荣誉,勋章

【例句】To archaeology, which studies all cultures and periods, whether with or without writing, the distinction between history and pre-history is a convenient dividing line that identifies the importance of the written word, but in no case lessens the importance of the useful information in oral histories.对于研究所有文化和不同时期的考古学,不论有没有书面记录,历史和史前历史的区分都是一条很方便的分界线,它证实了书面文字的重要性,但是绝没有减少口述历史提供的有用信息的重要性。

1498- distract

v.转移(注意力);使分心

【例句】He follows the toy, but gets half-way there, distracted by flowers in the paddock. 他跟着玩具,但半路上被围场中的花朵分散了注意力。

【同义】divert(v.转移)

【反义】 attract(v.吸引,引起注意)

-v.转移(注意力),使分心

【例句】

1. Chinese people place an immense value on education, and hate anything that might distract students from their studies.中国人对教育赋予了极大的价值,并且憎恨任何可能分散学生学习注意力的事情。

2. Researchers claim that when children come to a word they already know, then the pictures would distract them.研究人员称,当孩子们碰到认识的单词时,所配的图片(就是多余的,)会使他们分心。

【同义】divert(v.转移)

【反义】 attract(ν吸引,引起...的注意)

1499- eccentric

a.古怪的,反常的 n.古怪的人

【例句】 According to Mintel, the image of green consumerism in the past with the more eccentric members of society has gradually disappeared. The consumer research manager for Mintel, Angela Hughes, said it had become firmly established as a mainstream market.据明特尔数据显示,过去那种有很多更为古怪的社会成员参与的绿色消费主义的既有形象已经渐渐消失了,明特尔消费者研究经理安吉拉...休斯说,它已坚实地成为了一个主流市场。

1500- elaborate

a.复杂的,精心制作的 v.详述,详细制定

【例句】

1. They engaged in contact sessions, at the end of which the scout was removed in order to look into what her team might do. Elaborate precautions were made to prevent the foraging team using odour clues.它们召开了集体会议,在会议结束的时候把侦察员调走,观察一下她的团队可能会做什么。采取了周密的防范措施防止觅食团队使用气味线索觅食。

2. Archaeological traces of far more elaborate cultures have been dismissed in this region.该地区被排除了存在更为复杂的文明的考古遗迹的可能。

1501- dominate

v.支配,统治;耸立于

【例句】

1. During the period when dinosaurs dominated the daytime, our mammalian ancestors possibly only managed to survive at all because they found ways of scraping a living at night.在恐龙统治白昼的年代,我们哺乳动物的祖先能存活下来的原因也许就是他们想方设法在夜晚出行和猎食,勉强度日。

2. Cities cease to be port cities when other functions dominate.当城市的其他功能占统治地位时,它就不再是港口城市了。

1502- duration

n.持续的时间

【搭配】 for the duration 在....期间

【例句】

1. The average duration of human life has hardly changed in thousands of years.人类的平均寿命在几千年内几乎没变。

2. Students have the right to enjoy the summer vacation of eight weeks' duration.学生有权享受为期8周的暑假。

1503- elaboration

n.苦心经营,精巧;详细阐述

【例句】 After the homework has been discussed, the teacher explains the topic of the lesson with much elaboration.讨论完作业之后,老师便详细讲解本课的主题。

1504- elementary

a.基本的;初级的;元素的

【例句】

1. One study compared elementary school pupils who attended schools near Los Angeles' s busiest airport with students attending schools in quiet neighbourhoods.一项研究对在洛杉矶最繁忙的机场附近的小学上学的学生和在周边环境安静的小学上学的学生做了比较。

2. It is not an elementary step in a human developing a sense of number to associate the number 4, as connected with four birds, to the number 4, as connected with four rocks.由与四只鸟有关的数字4联想到与四块石头有关的数字4,并不是人类形成数字意识的初级阶段。

【同义】 primary(a.初始的)

【要点】 elementary与primary和fundamental意思相近,都有“最初的,基础的”的意思,在雅思阅读中它们可以作【同义】替换。

-a. 基本的;初级的

【搭配】an elementary school 小学; elementary particle 基本粒子

【例句】 Most universities spend a rather long period in fundamental theories and elementary courses.大部分大学都花很长时间在基础理论和基础课程的教学上。

【同义】primary (a. 初等的)

【要点】elementary指的是"入门的,初级的";而primary除了表示"基础的"之 外,还有"最重要的、最根本的"意思。

1505- embrace

v./n.拥抱;包括

【例句】

1. One of the most surprising discoveries was what the research team calls the "Stone Age Embrace": A woman, probably a mother, and two children laid holding hands, arms outstretched toward each other, on a bed of flowers.其中最为惊人的是研究小组称之为“石器时代的拥抱”的一个发现:一个妇女,可能是一个母亲,和两个孩子牵着手躺在花床上,伸出双臂拥抱着彼此。

2. Apple enables to embrace open competition in music players and online stores. Consumers would choose the best player and the best store, and at the moment that still means Apple's.苹果完全有能力在音乐播放器和网上商店上与对手公开竞争。消费者会选择最好的播放器,最好的商店,这意味着那时仍然是苹果的天下。

3. When I see him yield to my reasoning, I have a strong impulse to embrace him.当看到他同意我的推理时,我有一种想要拥抱他的强烈冲动。

1506- empirical

a.经验主义的;实证的

【例句】

1. Some of the scholars, including two with interests in language, helped found the Royal Society, aiming to promote empirical scientific research.一些学者,其中包括两位对语言感兴趣的学者,帮助建立了皇家学会,旨在促进实证科学研究的发展。

2. Amazingly, there is virtually no empirical evidence to support the use of illustrations in teaching reading.令人惊讶的是,事实上并没有实验性的证据来证明图表在阅读教学中的作用。

【反义】 theoretical(a.理论的)

1507- empirically

ad.以经验为主地

【例句】 A better educated and less accepting public has become disillusioned with the experts, and increasingly skeptical about science and empirically based knowledge.一些受教育程度较高且不盲从的民众已经对专家大失所望,并且越来越怀疑科学及以实证为基础的知识。

1508- emulate

v.仿真;模仿;同...竞争

【例句】While suggestopedia has gained some notoriety through success in the teaching of modern languages, few teachers are able to emulate the spectacular results of Lozanov and his associates.虽然暗示法在现代语言教学中获得成功,因此名声大噪,但很少有老师能效法罗扎诺夫及其同事,取得同样辉煌的成绩。

【同义】imitate(v.模仿,仿效)

【派生】emulation(n.竞争;效法;仿真)

1509- engross

-v.使全神贯注,吸引;用大字体书写

【例句】 Reading became my favorite activity since I was a child. There were so many books in which I was deeply engrossed.在我还是孩子的时候阅读就成了我最 喜欢的活动,我曾经深深沉浸在很多书中。

1510- enquiry

n.询问;调查

【例句】

1. A linguist's personal judgements are often uncertain, or disagree with the judgements of other linguists, so recourse is needed to more objective methods of enquiry, using non-linguists as informants.语言学家的个人判断通常并不确切,或者与其他语言学家的判断不一致,因此需要求助于更为客观的调查方法,即用非语言学家作为语料来源者。

2. The phrase has nothing to do with enquiry, but it's one of the most frequentEnglish phrases.这个短语与询问毫不相干,但它是使用频率最高的英文短语之一。

1511- enrol

v.注册;登记;使加入

【搭配】enrol in 加入,参加;注册;入学

【例句】

1. To reduce the level of absenteeism amongst the 250 registered and enrolled nurses, the management introduced three different, but potentially complementary strategies over 18 months.为了降低这250名注册和在编护士的旷工率,管理部门在18个月里引进了三项不同但可能互补的策略。

2. Places are available here even for students enrolled on the minimum length course.这里甚至为那些报名参加最短课时的学生提供相应场所。

【派生】enrolment(n.登记;注册)

-v.登记,注册;参加

【例句】

1. In China, parents often enrol their little kids in music class or take their babies to Mommy and Me swim class because they hope their children will show some fabulous talent that will set them apart.在中国,家长通常会给小孩子报音乐 班,或者带婴儿参加亲子游泳课,因为他们希望孩子会表现出一些与众不 同的才能。

2. Places are available here even for students enroled on the minimum length course.这里甚至还为那些报名参加最短课时课程的学生提供上课的场所。

【要点】enrol一词的名词形式是enrolment(登记;登记簿),雅思口语考试中常考 到的意思是"入学,招生",如school enrolment(入学注册),enrolment students(在校学生人数),enrolment scores(招生成绩),enrolment quotas(升学率)等。

1512- equivalence

n.等值;相等

【例句】Hewson made the functional equivalence of different marbles clear by playing a “swapping game”with the children.通过与孩子们玩“交换游戏”,休森使他们明白了不同弹球的功能对等。

1513- exploitative

a.剥削的;利用的;开发资源的

【例句】

1. Many children may choose entrepreneurship because it allows them a degree of independence, is less exploitative than many forms of paid employment, and is flexible enough to allow them to participate in other activities.许多孩子可能会选择创业,因为这能让他们有一定的独立性,比许多有偿工作剥削程度

低,并且足够灵活,使他们能参加其他活动。

2. It is a place where some children are exposed, with little or no protection, to exploitative employment and abuse.在这个地方,有些孩子遭受到工作中的剥削和虐待,受到的保护极少甚至根本受不到保护。

1514- expose

v.使暴露,揭露

【例句】

1. In the study, the subjects were exposed to bursts of noise as they took up a task —some heard loud bursts and others heard soft bursts.在研究中,当受试者进行一项任务时,他们处于噪音频发的环境中——一些人听到的噪音响亮,另一些人听到的轻柔。

2. Some Russian scientists claim that children learn better after being exposed toultraviolet light.一些俄罗斯科学家声称,孩子在接受过紫外线照射后学习会更好。

-v.暴露,揭露

【例句】

1. We live a happier life with a good neighborhood. If we are continually exposed to negative things in the neighborhood, it will generate bad effects on our mood.和睦的邻里关系使我们过得更加幸福。如果邻里关系长期不和, 我们的心情也会受到不良影响。

2. Some Russian scientists claim that children learn better after being exposed to ultraviolet light. 一些俄罗斯科学家声称,接受过紫外线照射的孩子学习更好。

【要点】expose一词常用的搭配是expose sb. to sth. (使某人接触某物;使某人处于 某事影响之下),如expose yourself to smart people(使自己接触聪明人)。

1515- foster

v.培养;养育 a.收养的,养育的

【例句】Information on child development, and guidance on things to look for and expect as the child grows were provided in the book, plus guidance in fostering the child's intellectual, language, social and motor skills.这本书提供了有关儿童发展的信息,儿童成长过程中需要注意的问题,还有培养儿童的智力、语言、社交及运动技能的相关指导。

【同义】nurture(v.抚育,教养);cultivate(v. 教养,培养)

-v.培养;抚养

【搭配】foster an interest 培养兴趣

【例句】 If you already have this quality, perhaps you can foster it so you can hold onto it. 如果你本身有这种特质,也许你可以培养它,让自己具备这种能力。

【同义】nurture (v.抚育,教养); cultivate (v. 教养,培养)

1516- genetic

a.遗传的;基因的;起源的

【搭配】 genetic code 遗传密码;genetic engineering 基因工程

【例句】

1. The genetic inheritance a baby receives from its parents at the moment of conception fixes its later development.在受孕那一刻,孩子从父母那里获得的遗传基因,决定了其以后的发育。

2. Many people are concerned that such an emphasis on humanity's genetic constitution may distort our sense of values, and make us forget the fact that human life is more than just the expression of a genetic program written in the chemistry of DNA.很多人担忧如此重视人类的基因组成可能会扭曲我们的价值观,使我们忘却了一个事实,即人类生命不仅仅是由DNA化学成分写成的遗传程序表达式。

【同义】hereditary(a.遗传的,遗传性的);inherited(a.遗传的);congenital(a.先天的,天生的)

【派生】geneticist(n.遗传学家);genetics(n.遗传学)

【搭配】 genetic code 遗传密码;genetic engineering 基因工程;one's genetic makeup某人的基因组成

【例句】

1. Aside from a thorough medical family history, there is no need to offer any genetic testing on the basis of consanguinity alone.除了需要一份详尽的家庭病史之外,没有必要仅根据有血缘关系这一条理由就进行任何的基因检测。

2. The genetic inheritance received from parents determined a baby's characteristics.来自父母的遗传基因决定了婴儿的特征。

3. It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病很难治愈。

【同义】hereditary(a.遗传的,遗传性的);inherited(a.遗传的);congenital(a.先天的,天生的)

1517- genetically

ad.从基因方面;从遗传学角度

【例句】 If a life span is a genetically determined biological characteristic, it is logically necessary to propose the existence of an internal clock, which in some way measures and controls the ageing process and which finally determines death as the last step in a fixed programme.若寿命是一种由遗传决定的生物特征,那从逻辑上来看,人体内应存在着生物钟,它能以某种方式衡量并控制人的老化过程,最后将死亡定为这一特定程序的最后一步。

1518- govern

v.统治,管理

【例句】The discovery that language can be a barrier to communication is quickly made by all who travel, study, govern or sell.旅行者、学习者、管理人员或销售人员很快就会发现语言可能会成为交流的障碍。

【派生】 governance(n.统治);government(n.政府)

1519- halt

n.停住 v.暂停;踌躇

【例句】

1. Whether the activity is tourism, research, government, policing, business, or data transmission, the lack of a common language can seriously impede progress or can halt it altogether.无论是旅游业,研究机构,政府,治安,商业,还是数据传播,共同语言的缺乏将会严重阻碍进步,甚至会让它完全停止。

2. Iraq halts most oil exports.伊拉克暂停了大部分的石油出口。

1520- humanistic

n.人文主义的;人道主义的

【例句】 Since the purpose of archaeology is the understanding of humankind, it is a humanistic study, and since it deals with the human past, it is a historical subject.鉴于考古学的目的是为了解读人类,它可以被称作一种人文研究,又因为它是研究人类过去发生的事情,所以也可以被称作一门历史学科。

1521- individuality

n.个性;个人;个人特征

【例句】 As all artists, jazz musicians seek for an individual style, and the improvised or paraphrased is a jazz musician's main opportunity to show his or her individuality.像所有的艺术家一样,爵士音乐家追求个人风格,即兴表演或是改编歌曲是爵士音乐家展示他们个性的主要时机。

1522- intellectual

n.知识分子 a.智力的;有智力的

【例句】 The development of literacy has far-reaching effects on general intellectual development, so anything which impedes the development of literacy is as serious matter for us all.文化素质的发展对于人类整体智力的发展有着深远影响,因此任何阻碍文化素质发展的事物对于我们所有人都是一个严肃的

问题。

-n. 知识分子 -a. 智力的;理智的

【例句】 The development of literacy has far-reaching effects on human beings' general intellectual development.文化的发展对于人类整体智力的提高有着深远的 影响。

1523- intense

a.强烈的;紧张的;认真的

【例句】 Large thunderclouds are generating intense electrical fields that cause lightning flashes.巨大的雷云产生强烈的电磁场,从而引发了闪电。

【同义】extreme(a.极度的)

1524- interfere

v.干涉,干扰,妨碍

【搭配】 interfere with 干涉/妨碍....;interfere in 介入.

【例句】

1. Lots of empirical evidence shows that pictures interfere in a damaging way with all aspects of learning to read.大量实验性证据表明,图片会以一种很糟糕的方式妨碍学习阅读的各个方面。

2. Carbon monoxide may interferes with the blood's ability to deliver oxygen to the heart.一氧化碳会妨碍血液向心脏供氧的能力

-v.干涉,干扰,妨碍

【搭配】interfere with 干涉.....

【例句】

1. Negative role models on TV such as people smoking, drinking and being violent interfere with our children seriously.电视中的不良形象,例如抽烟、 喝酒和暴力,严重影响了孩子们。

2. Carbon monoxide may interfere with the blood's ability to deliver oxygen to the heart.一氧化碳会扰乱血液向心脏供氧。

1525- interval

n.间隔,幕间休息;间距

【例句】

1. So within any area each species will be distinct from its neighbors in some way, for example in the color or pattern of its light, how long the pulses of light last, the interval between pulses and whether it displays in flight or from the ground.所以在任何地区各物种都会在某些方面不同于它的同类,例如其光的颜色或图形,光脉冲持续多长时间,脉冲之间的时间间隔,是在飞行中还是在地面上的时候发光。

2. When a sprinter runs, her foot stays in contact with the ground for just less than a tenth of a second, half of which is devoted to landing and the other half to pushing off. Plyometric exercises help athletes take full advantage of this brief interval.短跑运动员跑步时,她的脚与地面接触的时间不到十分之一秒,其中一半的时间用于着地,另一半时间用于加大助力。牵张训练可以帮助运动员充分利用这短暂的时间间隔。

3. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that at intervals the speakers stopped for refreshment. 讨论冗长乏味,发言人不时地停下来休息一下。

1526- investigation

n.调查;调查研究

【例句】

1. Importantly, our general feelings about smells can help distinguish us from other cultures. The research of the cultural history of smell is, thus, to be precise, an investigation into the essence of human culture.重要的是,通常我们对气味的感觉能够帮助我们区别于其他文化。因此,有关气味的文化史的研究,确切地说,是对人类文化精髓的探讨。

2. From a number of recent studies, it is clear that blind people can appreciate the use of outlines and perspectives to describe the arrangement of objects and other surfaces in space. The fact caught my attention dramatically when a blind woman in one of my investigations decided on her own initiative to draw a wheel as it was spinning. 最近的一些研究清楚地表明,盲人能够通过运用轮廓和透视法来描述物体及其他空间表面的排列布局。在一次调查中,一位盲女主动提出要画一个正在转动的轮子,这极大地吸引了我的注意。

1527- laboratory

n.实验室,研究室

【例句】

1. Mr. Ishida, known to his students as "Professor Pagoda"for his passion to understand the pagoda, has built a series of models and tested them on a"shake- table”in his laboratory.石田先生,因其对宝塔研究的酷爱而被学生称为“宝塔教授”,他建造了一系列宝塔模型,并在实验室的振动台上对它们

进行了测试。

2. During the course of this exhaustive study, Reznikova has grown so attached to her laboratory ants that she feels she knows them as individuals -even without the marks.在这项详尽的研究过程中,列兹尼科娃对实验室中的蚂蚁产生了浓厚的感情,她觉得即使没有记号,她也能认出每一只蚂蚁。

3. Do you have a Computer Laboratory?你们有计算机实验室吗?

-n.实验室,研究室

【例句】

1. Even if it were possible, it would also take much longer to see potential effects; after all, it's just a laboratory result.即使这是可能的,也需要更长的时间才能看到潜在的效果。毕竟这只是一个实验结果。

2. Do you have a Computer Laboratory?你们有电脑机房吗?

1528- mediocre

a.平庸的,平凡的

【搭配】 a mediocre writer 平庸的作家

【例句】

1. We can, perhaps, attribute mediocre results to an inadequate placebo effect.或许,我们可以把结果不明显归因于安慰剂效果不足。

2. What set apart the mediocre from the excellent leaders?是什么将平庸的领导者与优秀的领导者区分开的?

【派生】 mediocrity(n.平庸)

1529- linguistic

a.语言的;语言学的

【例句】

1. Moreover, people who live in the heartland of America have little contact with other linguistic groups, making foreign language skills irrelevant.此外,居住于美国大陆内地的人,与其他语言群体接触较少,因此外语能力更显得无关

紧要。

2. Industrial training schemes have promoted an increase in linguistic and cultural awareness.从业培训计划已提高了语言和文化意识。

【派生】 linguistics(n.语言学);linguist(n.语言学家)

1530- literacy

n.有文化;读写能力

【例句】

1. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge recently held joint conferences to discuss the notably rapid decline in literacy among their undergraduates.最近,牛津和剑桥两所大学召开了联合会议,讨论它们的本科生读写能力明显快速下降的问题。

2. There is a great concern in many nations about declining standards of literacy in schools.学校读写教育标准的下滑令许多国家十分担忧。

【要点】literacy的形容词形式是literate,表示“有文化的;有读写能力的”,其【反义】词分别是illiteracy“文盲”和 illiterate“不识字的”。

1531- notable

a.值得注意的,显著的

【搭配】 a notable person 重要人物

【例句】

1. They were of gigantic scientific value to British botanists. Cook's second expedition included the artist William Hodges, who created notable landscape paintings of Tahiti, Easter Island, and other locations.对英国植物学家来说,它们有着巨大的科学价值。美术家威廉...霍奇斯参加了库克船长的第二次远征,他创作了著名的山水画——塔希提岛,复活节岛,还有其他地方。

2. The most notable of these activities was the Woman's Exhibition.在这些活动中最引人注目的是妇女活动展。

【同义】eminent(a.杰出的,显赫的);noteworthy(a.显著的,值得注意的);remarkable(a. 显著的,非凡的)

1532- notably

ad.显著地;尤其

【例句】

1. A similar problem existed in other English-speaking countries, notably the USA, Australia and New Zealand. And non-English-speaking countries were definitely not exempt-although the widespread use of English as an alternative language made them less open to the charge of insularity.其他使用英语的国家也出现了类似的问题,尤其是美国、澳大利亚和新西兰。非英语国家也不例外,即使英语作为第二语言的广泛使用已经减少了他们因自我封闭而遭受的指责。

2. The European Commission on the same day presented its proposal for improving EU energy policy who wants to see the unbundling of ownership, the legal separation of energy suppliers and transporters, which the integrated energy companies and interested governments, notably in France and Germany, are bound to oppose ferociously.欧洲委员会在同一天提出了完善欧盟能源政策的提案,他们希望采取“所有权分类计价”的政策——即能源供应商和运输者的合法分类。这项议案必然会受到综合能源公司和权益政府的强烈反对,尤其是法国和德国。

【要点】 其【同义】表达是especially,remarkably和prominently,都有“显著地;尤其”的意思。notably的形容词形式也很常见,即notable,含义是“值得注意的,显著的”,常见的【同义】表达是remarkable和prominent。

-ad.显著地;尤其

【例句】Most notably, the large television jumbotron plays commercials day and night loudly, and it is kind of annoying, really.非常明显的是,那台巨大的电视屏幕没日没夜地大声播放商业广告,真的非常扰民。

1533- obedient

a.顺从的,服从的;孝顺的

In repetitions of the experiment in other countries, the percentage of obedient

【例句】 teacher-subjects was even higher, reaching 85 per cent in one country.在其他国家所做的重复实验中,顺从的教师受试者比例甚至更高,有一个国家高达85%。

【派生】 obedience(n.服从);obediently(ad.顺从地)

1534- prodigious

a.惊人的,异常的,奇妙的;巨大的

【例句】Prodigious efforts, accelerated during two world wars, were required before the technology of primitive rocketry could be turned into the reality of sophisticated astronauts.在两次世界大战的加速推动下,科学家们干劲冲天,这是实现原始火箭技术转化为掌握尖端科技的宇航员所必需的。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,常见的与prodigious【同义】的单词有tremendous,wonderful, huge,enormous和massive,都有“惊人的,巨大的”的意思。其名词形式prodigy的含义是“奇迹;奇才;奇观”。

1535- prodigy

n.奇迹,奇事;奇才;奇观;预兆

【例句】The nineteenth century witnessed considerable interest in the nature of genius, and emerged quite a few studies of prodigies. 19世纪见证了人们对天才的本质的浓厚兴趣,在当时产生了相当多的有关天才的研究。

1536- respiratory

a.呼吸的

【搭配】 respiratory organs 呼吸器官

【例句】 Play allows young animals to get in shape for adult life by improving their respiratory endurance.通过增强小动物的呼吸耐力,玩耍使它们能在体力上更适应成年生活。

【要点】respiratory由respire【派生】而来,它们是与呼吸有关的正式的表达方式。

1537- revolve

v.旋转;循环出现;反复考虑

【搭配】 revolve around.围绕着...

【例句】

1. He says that while there is no single format for jokes, many revolve around a sudden and surprising conceptual shift. 他说,虽然笑话没有固定的格式,但很多都与突然的或意外的概念转换有关。

2. Fifteen satellites all revolve around the planet's equator. 15颗卫星都绕着这颗行星的赤道旋转。

-v.旋转

【例句】

1. The film's story structure revolves around a genuine NASA manned mission to the Moon. 42 years after the Apollo 11 space race, the Auto bots continue to work for the NEST military force.这部影片的故事情节围绕着一个真实的美国国家航空航天局载人登月任务展开。阿波罗11号太空竞赛过去42年之 后,汽车人继续为NEST军队工作。

2. Fifteen satellites all revolve about the planet's equator. 15颗卫星都围绕着这颗行星的赤道旋转。

1538- rigid

a.严格的;刚硬的

【例句】

1. The donation money may also soften the country's rigid approach to higher education.这项捐款也可能会使该国放宽其对高等教育的严格控制。

2. Although glass is comparatively rigid, the atoms are arranged in a random disordered fashion, characteristic of a liquid.虽然玻璃相对较硬,但其原子排序杂乱无章,具有液体的特性。

【同义】stiff(a.坚硬的);strict(a.严格的)

1539- rigorously

ad.严厉地;残酷地

【例句】 Hypotheses arisen by guesswork, or by inspiration, but having been formulated can and must be tested rigorously, using the appropriate methodology.由猜测或灵感得来的,但已成型的假设,能够且必须用适当的方法严格地进行检测。

1540- sensory

a.感觉的,传递感觉的

【搭配】 a sensory organ 感觉器官

【例句】

1. Periodic check-ups of the child's educational and sensory development (hearing and vision)can detect possible handicaps that interfere with growth and development.定期检查孩子的教育发展和感官(听力及视力)发育情况能够检测是否有会妨碍其生长发育的潜在缺陷。

2. Mr. Roger is a scientist working in the field of sensory perception.罗杰先生是一名感官知觉领域的科学家。

1541- setting

1542- simplify

v.简化;精简

【例句】

1. The response of educators has been to extend the use of pictures in books and to simplify the language, even at senior levels.教育家的回应是,增加书中图片的使用量,并简化语言,即使是高年级用书也是如此。

2. These self-help books are designed for people who want to simplify their life. 这些自助书籍是为那些想使生活简单化的人们设计的。

【派生】 simplification(n.简化)

1543- sketch

n.素描;速写 v.画...的素描;概述

【例句】

1. The Swedish watercolor sketch had obviously been torn from a book which would have similar sketches. It had been painted by a Swedish artist who lived in London for 12 years, drawing what he saw.这幅瑞典的水彩素描很显然是从有类似素描的书中撕下来的,它是由一位瑞典美术家绘制而成的,这位美术家在伦敦生活了十二年,画下了他所看到的景象。

2. He's not willing to sketch her.他不愿给她画素描。

【要点】常见的由sketch构成的短语【搭配】有:sketch map“示意图,草图”,design sketch“设计图”,sketch out“概略地叙述;草拟”,sketch in“约略地补

充”和rough sketch“草图”等,在阅读中要注意留意一下每个【搭配】的

含义。

1544- solemnly

ad.庄严地;严肃地

In the first part, the music is classical(Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms) and the teacher reads the text slowly and solemnly, paying attention to the dynamics of the music.第一部分是古典音乐(莫扎特,贝多芬,勃拉姆斯),老师伴随着音乐的节奏,缓慢而严肃地朗读着课文。

1545- stark

a.明摆着的;完全的;明显的

【例句】The language barrier reveals itself in stark form to firms who wish to market their products in other countries. British industry, in particular, has in recent decades often been criticized for its linguistic insularity.对那些想在其他国家销售他们产品的公司,语言成了他们明显的障碍。特别是在最近几十年里,英国工业常常被批判其语言偏狭。

1546- superiority

n.优越,优势;优越性

【例句】 Plato thought that humor is simply a delighted feeling of superiority over others. Kant and Freud considered that joke-telling depends on building up a psychic tension which is safely punctured by the ludicrousness of the punch line.柏拉图认为幽默仅仅是一种自我优越感带来的愉悦感觉。而康德和弗洛伊德认为讲笑话需要先建立一种精神张力,通过滑稽可笑的妙语平稳地释放出来。

【要点】superiority的【反义】表达是inferiority“劣势”,和inferiority【同义】的表达是 weakness和disadvantage,而和superiority【同义】的是advantage和edge。

1547- suppress

v.抑制;镇压;废止

【例句】 Furthermore, research has shown that while every child is born with a natural curiosity, it can be suppressed dramatically during the second and third years of life.此外,研究发现尽管每个孩子天生都有好奇心,但这种好奇心在孩子两三岁的时候会受到极大的抑制。

【同义】 squash(v.镇压,压制);restrain(v.抑制,压制)

1548- transportation

n.运输;运输系统;运输工具

【搭配】 preservation and transportation of samples 样品的保存和运输

【例句】

1. Rivers used to be the equivalent of today's motorways, in that they were extensively used for transportation.河流过去相当于今天的高速公路,因为它们被广泛地用于运输。

2. It was ideal for transportation purposes, and special boats were built to navigate the waters.它是理想的运输工具,人们建造了特殊的船只用于在水域中导航。

3. In America, the period of productivity gains in transportation may be almost over, but in most countries the process still has far to go.在美国,提高运输生产率的时期或许几乎结束,但在大部分国家,这个进程还有很长的路要走。

-n.运输;运输系统;运输工具

【搭配】preservation and transportation of samples 样品的保存和运输

【例句】

1. Scooters and electric motorbikes are very economical because they do save a lot on gas. Not only do they save on gas, but they do save on time as these kinds of transportations can easily slide through the traffic jam of cars and buses.摩托车和电动摩托车非常经济,因为他们省油。它们不仅省油,还节省时间,像这样的交通工具能够很容易地穿过拥堵的车流。

2. In order to encourage people to take public transportation, the government should emphasize on the benefits of doing so.政府应该强调公共交通工具的好处,以鼓励人们去乘坐。

1549- unbiased

a.没有偏见的

【搭配】 unbiased opinions 没有偏见的想法

【例句】

1. A corpus enables the linguist to make unbiased statements about frequency of usage, which also provides accessible data for the use of different researchers.语料库能够使语言学家对语言的使用频率做出公正的判断,并为其他研究者提供唾手可得的资料。

2. There is no such thing as an unbiased observation. Every observation we make is a function of what we have seen or otherwise experienced.不存在所谓的公正观察。我们所做的每一次观察都是我们亲眼看到的或是亲身经历过的。

1550- utterance

n.表达;说话;说话方式

【例句】

1. In all cases, someone has to act as a source of language data-an informant. Informants are ideally native speakers of a language, who provide utterances for analysis and other kinds of language information.不管怎样,必须有一个人充当语言资料的来源——资料提供者。这个人最好是这种语言的母语使用者,他能提供可供分析的话语资料以及该语言其他类型的信息。

2. Linguists also make full use of these sessions, in which they systematically ask their informants for utterances that describe certain actions, objects or behaviors.语言学家也充分利用这些会谈,在会谈中,他们系统地询问提供语言资料的

人,让他们提供描述一些特定的动作、物体或是行为举止的话语。

3. Obvious exceptions are the nearly song-like choruses of bow head whales in summer and the complex utterances of the humpback whales.在夏季发出近似合唱歌声的弓头鲸以及发出复杂叫声的座头鲸就是明显的例外。

1551- tribe

n.部落;族;宗族;一伙

【例句】They are supported by six other states, two power companies, a ski resort, and various clergymen, Indian tribes and agitated grandees such as Madeleine Albright, a former Secretary of State.支持他们的是其他的六个州,两个电力公司,一个滑雪度假村,各种教会的教士,印第安部落,以及像前国务卿玛德琳...奥尔布莱特这样焦虑的社会名流。

【要点】注意tribe常见的同根词:形容词形式tribal“部落的;种族的”,“部落社会”是tribal society; tribalization是“部落化”的意思;“部落文化;部落制”是tribalism,要注意它们之间词义以及词形的差别。

1552- version

-n.型号;种类;版本

【例句】

1. The original version of the song Take me to your heart is in Chinese, and it has been translated into an English version by foreign singers.《吻别》这首歌的原版是中文的,而外国歌手把它翻译成了英语版。

2. The British rocket differed from the Indian version.英国火箭和印度火箭不同。

1553- volt

n.伏特

【例句】

1. As the experiment began, the pupil would deliberately give the wrong answers to questions given by the teacher, thereby bringing on various electrical punishments, even up to the danger level of 300 volts and beyond.随着实验的展开,学生们会故意答错老师提出的问题,因此会招致各种电击惩罚,电压会达到300伏甚至更高的危险水平。

2. He removed a medium sized, 20-volt battery from the machine.他从机器中拿走了一个20伏特的中号电池。

1554- warrant

n.授权;许可证 v.保证;证明...正当

【例句】

1. We regard a port as a centre of land-sea exchange, and as a major source of livelihood and a major force for cultural mixing. But do they have enough in common to warrant distinguishing them from other cities?我们视港口为海陆交流的中心,是一个赖以生存的重要资源,同时也是推动文化融合的主要力量。但是它们有足够的共同点以保证区别于其他的城市吗?

2. This suit is warranted to be made of pure silk.这套西服保证是由纯丝制成的。

1555- wean

1556- workforce

n.职工总数;劳动力

【例句】

1. A multi-skilled workforce provides far greater management flexibility during peak and quiet times to transfer employees to needed positions.全能劳动力会大大提高旺季和淡季期间的管理灵活性,将员工调动到需要的岗位上。

2. What percentage of the workforce were employed in agriculture in the mid-1900s?20世纪中期从事农业生产的劳动人口占多大比例?

-n.工作人员总数;劳动人口

【例句】

1. If the rural governments can establish some preferential policies, such as low prices of land occupied for industrial uses, with the combination of low cost of workforce, investors are willing to set up factories in the countryside.如果农村 政府能结合低成本劳动力制定一些优惠政策,如低价出售工业用地,投资 者就会愿意在农村设立工厂。

2. What percentage of the workforce was employed in agriculture in the mid 1900s?20世纪中期从事农业生产的劳动人口占多大比例?

1557- yield

n.产量 v.出产;放弃;屈服

【搭配】 yield up 放纵;yield to向...屈服

【例句】

1. In the early 1940s, basking in the glory of chemical based intensive agriculture, the farmers avidly took to pesticides as a sure measure to boost crop yield.在20世纪40年代初,沐浴在以化学药物为基础的集约型农业生产带来的光辉中,农民大肆使用农药,认为它是提高农作物产量的可靠措施。

2. Higher yields have been achieved by increased irrigation and better crop breeding.通过加强灌溉和提高育种质量,产量的提高实现了。

【同义】 bear,produce(v.生产)

1558- ## 5-生物医学篇

1559- accelerate

-v.加速;促进

【例句】

1. And the data confirms that the rate at which these diseases are declining continues to accelerate.数据证实,这些疾病的减少速度在不断加快。

2. The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate.其余赛跑者加速时,领先者逐渐失去了优势。

1560- anatomy

-n.解剖学;解剖结构;骨骼

【搭配】 human anatomy人体解剖(学);animal anatomy动物解剖(学)

【例句】

1. The project will reveal a new human anatomy -not the bones, muscles and sinews, but the complete genetic blueprint for a human being.该项目将揭示 一种全新的人体解剖,不是关于骨骼、肌肉或肌腱,而是人类完整的基因蓝图。

2. Leon devoted his life to studying the human anatomy.利昂一生致力于人体解剖学研究。

3. Those working on the Human Genome Project claim that the new genetical anatomy will transform medicine and reduce human suffering in the twenty-first century.那些从事人类基因组计划工作的人们声称,21世纪新的遗传解剖学 将会改变医学,并减轻人类的痛苦。

4. The ball hit him in the most sensitive part of his anatomy.球击中了他身上最敏感的部位。

【派生】 anatomical(a.解剖的;解剖学的);anatomist(n.解剖学家)

1561- afflict

-v.使苦恼;折磨

【搭配】 be afflicted with/by 被...折磨

【例句】

1. Even Moscow has joined the list of capitals afflicted by congestion and traffic fumes.甚至莫斯科也成了受交通拥堵和汽车尾气困扰的首都之一。

2. So far, more than 4,000 single-gene defects are known to afflict humanity.到目前为止,已发现了4000多种困扰人类的单基因缺陷。

【同义】 torment(v.折磨);torture(v.拷问;折磨)

1562- ailment

-n.疾病;不安

【例句】

1. This project should open up new understanding of, and new treatments for, many of the ailments that afflict humanity.这一项目可以让人类重新认识许多困扰人类的疾病,并提供新的治疗方法。

2. New medical technology will cure more ailments that afflict humanity.新的医学技术可治愈更多困扰人类的疾病。

【要点】ailment一般指小病;(complaint可指症状,也可指疾病,有时用作委婉语;illness不具体指某种病,而是泛指一切疾病,强调生病的时间或状态, 比sickness正式些;sickness比较口语化,可与illness换用,还可表示“恶心”;disease指具体的疾病,且通常较严重,发病时间较长。

1563- artery

-n.动脉;要道

【例句】

1. Torcetrapib is one of the most advanced of a new breed of drugs designed to raise levels of HDLs, which ferry cholesterol out of artery-clogging plaques to the liver for removal from the body. 托彻普是最先进的新药之一,用于提高高密度脂蛋白水平,高密度脂蛋白能将胆固醇由动脉血栓处运至肝脏,再由肝脏排出体外。

2. The patient underwent an operation to unblock his coronary artery.这位病人 接受了一次冠状动脉疏通手术。

【反义】 byway(n.旁道)

【要点】artery是动脉,指将血液从心脏运向身体其他部分的血管,vein是静脉,则 是将血液从身体其他部分运向心脏处的血管。

1564- antidote

-n.解毒剂,解药

【搭配】 antidote to ...的解毒剂

【例句】

1. Researchers could not say for sure that which medicine might prove to be a successful antidote to bacterial infection.研究人员不能确定哪种药可被证实能有效抗击细菌感染。

2. Massage is a wonderful antidote to stress.按摩是舒缓压力的一剂妙方。

【派生】 antidotal(a.解毒的)

1565- arousal

-n.觉醒;激励

【例句】

1. Energy and arousal levels may need to be returned in the blink of an eye.需要在瞬间调动起身体的能量和觉醒水平。

2. The orbital cortex seems the best candidate for the site that feeds such feelings into higher-level thought processes, with its close connections to the brain's sub- cortical arousal apparatus and centres of metabolic control.额眶部皮质,因其与脑下皮层唤醒机制和代谢控制中枢密切相连,所以应该是将这种感觉输 入更高层次思维过程的最可能的位置。

1566- arthritis

-n.关节炎 Researchers, now analysing the results of data gathered in 1994, say arthritis, high blood pressure and circulation problems the major medical complaints in this age group are troubling a smaller proportion every year.研究人员分析了1994年搜集的数据,指出关节炎、高血压及血液循环问题等这个年龄段的 易发疾病影响的人口比例在逐年减小。

【派生】arthritic(a.关节炎的)

1567- bacterial

-a.细菌的

【例句】

1. A mould might prove to be a successful antidote to bacterial infection.一种霉 菌可能会被证明可以有效抗击细菌感染。

2. Leaving any remaining nonviable tissue may create an environment for bacterial growth.留下任何残存的无活性组织,都可能为细菌生长创造环境。

1568- botanist

1569- bowhead

-n.北极鲸

【例句】 Notable exceptions are the nearly song-like choruses of bowhead whales in summer and the complex, haunting utterances of the humpback whales.在夏季发出近似合唱歌声的弓头鲸以及发出复杂而令人难忘的叫声的座头鲸就是 明显的例外。

1570- cardiology

-n.心脏病学

【例句】Michael Miller is director of preventive cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore.迈克尔...米勒是巴尔的摩马里兰大学医学中心预 防心脏病学系主任。

【派生】cardiologist(n.心脏病学家)

1571- cardiovascular

-a.心血管的

【例句】

1. One approved drug, called niacin, is known to both raise HDL and reduce cardiovascular risk but also causes an unpleasant sensation of heat and tingling. 获批的药品中,有一种叫做尼克酸,它能提高高密度脂蛋白水平,同时降 低患心血管疾病的危险,但是它会让人感觉燥热,且有刺痛感。

2. People who smoke cigarettes are continually damaging their cardiovascular system.吸烟的人在不断损害他们自身的心血管系统。

3. Extreme sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they do not prolong life.极限运动可能会使心血管性能呈现出最理想的状态,但是 它们并不会延长寿命。

4. Very soon we'll see the rate of cardiovascular disease among teenagers rising. 很快我们就会看到,心血管疾病的发病率在青少年人群中攀升。

【要点】cardio-这个前缀表示“心脏的”,vascular意为“血管的”,因此 cardiovascular指“心血管的”。

1572- chemotherapy

-n.化学疗法

【例句】Prof Seymour's innovative solution is to mask the virus from the body's immune system, effectively allowing the viruses to do what chemotherapy drugs do- spread through the blood and reach tumours wherever they are.西摩尔教授给 出了一种创新性解决方法,即给病毒做伪装,让身体免疫系统检测不到它 们,这让病毒起到了化疗药物的作用,就是随着血液流动,到达肿瘤所在 的位置。

【例句】

1. When HDLs excrete cholesterol in the liver, they actually rely on LDLs for part of this process. 在高密度脂蛋白排出肝脏中胆固醇的过程中,一部分过程实际上要依赖低密度脂蛋白。

2. Ostrich meat is much lower in fats and cholesterol than beef.鸵鸟肉中的脂肪和胆固醇含量比牛肉中的低得多。

3. Many researchers believe that drugs to boost levels of "good"cholesterol are still one of the most promising means to combat heart disease.许多研究人员坚信能够提升“好”胆固醇的水平的药物仍然是对抗心脏病的最有前景的方 法之一。

4. Eating garlic can significantly reduce cholesterol in the blood.吃大蒜可以大大减少血液中的胆固醇。

【要点】大家如果在雅思阅读中看到cholesterol这个词,不要直接把它当做是一种 有害物质来理解,要耐心读完上下文,对其加以区别。别忘了这句话: Remember good cholesterol and bad cholesterol?还记得好胆固醇和坏胆固醇的说法吗?

1573- cholesterol

1574- complementary

1575- complication

-n.复杂;复杂的情况;并发症

【例句】He soon looked for ways of simplifying photography, believing that many people were put off by the complication and messiness.很快,他开始寻找简化摄影的方法,因为他认为摄影技术的复杂繁琐使许多人失去兴趣。

【反义】 simplification(n.简化)

【要点】complication和complexity都有“复杂”之意,complication指纷乱复杂到令人难以理解的地步,complexity着重指极度复杂且难于辨认的关系, complication的复数形式指并发症,complexity没有这种意思。

【搭配】 key component 主要成分;component part 构成部件

【例句】

1. Grime suggests that light may be one of the major components directing these adaptations.格里姆认为光照可能是引导这些适应性的主要因素之一。

2. Thanks to technological advances such as lightweight components, manufactured goods themselves have tended to become lighter and less bulky.由于技术的进步,比如,出现了轻量组件等,成品本身变得越来越轻便。

3. This report emphasizes that cancer is not caused by a single element in cigarette smoke; harmful effects to health are caused by many components.该报告强调,癌症不只是由香烟烟雾引起的,多种因素都会对健康产生有害影响。

4. Tooth crowns and roots have a high genetic component, minimally affected by environmental and other factors.齿冠和齿根具有较高的遗传成分,受到环境和其他因素的影响程度最低。

5. Currently, there's an increasing interest in attentional processing, as well as human conditions that have an attention deficit component, such as ADHD.目前,人们对于注意力处理过程以及具有注意力缺陷因素的人类疾病越来 越感兴趣,如多动症。

【同义】 ingredient(n.成分);element(n.要素,元件);constituent(n.成分)

1576- concur

-v.同意;一致

【搭配】 concur with sb. in sth.在某事上同意某人的意见

【例句】 Dr. Patrick Store, President of the Royal College of General Practitioners, concurs that orthodox doctors could learn a lot about bedside manner and advising patients on preventative health from alternative therapists.英国皇家全科医师学会会长帕特里克...斯托先生,同意传统医学医生可以从非传统疗法 医生那里学到许多关于如何对待患者及如何劝告他们进行预防保健的知识。

【同义】 agree(v.同意)

【派生】 concurrence(n.同意);concurrent(a.同时存在的);concurrently(ad.同时地)

1577- conservation

-n.保存,保护

【搭配】 conservation area 保护区

【例句】

1. Zoos were originally created as places of entertainment, and their suggested involvement with conservation didn't seriously arise until about 30 years ago.开办动物园最初的宗旨是为娱乐大众,直到30年前,人们才开始郑重地建 议其参与到动物保护活动中来。

2. It is the conservation of the world's cultural heritage against looting and careless harm.它是在保护世界文化遗产,让它们免遭洗劫和因不慎造成的破坏。

3. We just set up a new wildlife conservation programme here.我们刚刚在此启动了一个新的野生动物保护项目。

【同义】 preservation(n.保护)

【派生】 conservationist(n.环保人士)

【例句】 The 550,000 consultations with alternative therapists reported in the 1990 survey represented about an eighth of the total number of consultations with medically qualified personnel covered by the survey. 1990年的调查显示,向替代疗法专家咨询的人数有55万人次约占向医学专业人士咨询人数的八分之一。

1578- consultation

1579- coordinate

-v.协调,调节;配合 -n.坐标

【搭配】 coordinate sth. with sth.使某物与某物相协调

【例句】

1. Although we are using one-liners and text files to generate our coordinates with attributes file, the general approach is applicable to any method of assigning and storing coordinate information.虽然我们使用单行小程式和文本文件通过属性文件生成坐标,但是其通用性适用于分配和存储坐标信息的任何 方法。

2. There are around 1,000 zoos capable of participating in coordinated conservation programmes.约有1000家动物园能够加入到这些协作保护计划中来。

【派生】 coordination(n.协调);coordinator(n.协调人)

1580- cripple

-v.削弱;使残废 -n.跛子

【例句】 Loss of muscle mass can cripple and kill patients with conditions such as muscular dystrophy.像肌肉萎缩症等病症导致的肌肉萎缩会致残,甚至会导致病人死亡。

1581- curative

-a.有疗效的;医疗的

【搭配】 curative dose 治疗量;curative ratio 治愈率;curative food 疗效食品

【例句】

1. Contrary to claims that urine has curative powers, urologists and nephrologists say that the increasing concentration of toxins will quickly do more harm than good.与宣称尿液有疗效相反,泌尿科医师和肾脏学专家认为尿液中渐增 的毒素浓度对人体健康往往是弊大于利。

2. None of the single-gene disorders is a disease in the conventional sense, for which it would be impossible to administer a curative drug.从传统意义上说,

187任何一种单基因排序紊乱都不是一种疾病,因此,也就不可能采用有效的 药物进行治疗。

3. It was found out that certain herbal medicines have a curative effect on AIDS.经研究发现有些草药对艾滋病有疗效。

【同义】recuperatory(a.使恢复的,有恢复力的);remedial(a.治疗的;补救的;纠 正的)

【要点】curative是“有疗效的”意思,而curable指“可治愈的”,两者意义不同。

1582- defective

-a.有缺陷的;不完美的

【搭配】 defective in sth.在...方面有缺点;a defective verb不完全变化动词

【例句】 In 1989, a team of American and Canadian biologists announced that they had found the site of the gene which, when defective, gives rise to cystic fibrosis.

1989年,一些美国和加拿大生物学家宣布,他们发现了一种基因的位置, 若该基因缺失,就会引发囊胞性纤维症。

1583- detection

-n.侦查;察觉

【例句】

1. Ordinary dogs have a 0.1% chance of making it in drug detection.普通狗成 为缉毒犬的几率只有0.1%。

2. Their"radar"achieves feats of detection and navigation that would strike an engineer dumb with admiration.它们的“雷达”在侦查和导航上的优异表现 会让工程师难以表达其敬佩之情。

1584- diabetes

-n.糖尿病;多尿症

【例句】Obesity, heart disease and diabetes are beginning to appear in people for whom these have never before been problems.人们开始患上肥胖、心脏病及糖尿病 这些他们原先从未得过的疾病。

【派生】diabetic(a.糖尿病的;n.糖尿病患者)

1585- diagnosis

-n.诊断

【例句】As many as 3% to 5% of children are thought to suffer from the condition in the US, where the incidence is highest, although diagnosis is often controversial. 在美国,有3%至5%的儿童被认为患有这种疾病,是发生率最高的国家, 尽管这种疾病的诊断常存在争议。

188【要点】 diagnosis的复数形式是diagonoses。prognosis指对病情的预断,而diagnosis指观察症状判断所患疾病,发生的时间不一样,前者是在看诊之前,后者 在看诊之后。

-n.诊断;诊断书

【搭配】make one's diagnosis 进行诊断

【例句】 Similarly, when facing a patient, the doctor who is quite confident of his diagnosis is more likely to give much comfort to the patient.同样,在面对病患时,如果医生对自己的诊断十分自信,他就更可能给患者一种安抚。

140要点diagnosis的复数形式是diagnoses,表示"诊断",而prognosis表示"对病 情的预测"。

1586- distort

-v.扭曲;变形

【例句】

1. As Peter Derks, a psychologist at William and Mary College in Virginia, says,“I like to think of humour as the distorted mirror of the mind.”正如弗吉尼亚威廉与玛丽学院心理学家彼得...德克斯所说,“我喜欢将幽默当成一面 扭曲心灵的镜子”。

2. Yet many people are concerned that an excessive emphasis on humanity's genetic constitution may distort our sense of values.然而,许多人担心,过分强调人类基因构成,可能会扭曲我们的价值观。

【同义】 contort(v.扭曲,走样);falsify(v.歪曲);misrepresent(v.歪曲)

【派生】 distortion(n.歪曲)

-v.扭曲,变形 句Rubbish commercials and harmful programs on TV lead to bad tastes and distorted life attitudes, and even poison one's mind, contributing to the rise in violence and crime among teenagers.垃圾商业广告和有害的电视节目导致了 不良嗜好和扭曲的人生观,甚至毒害人们的思想,是青少年暴力和犯罪增 长的诱因。

【派生】distortion(n.扭曲,歪曲)

1587- domesticate

-v.驯养;教化

【例句】 These fungi turned out to be highly diverse: it seems that ants are continually domesticating new species.结果,这些菌类种类大不相同,看来蚂蚁似乎一直在培养新的菌种。

【派生】 domestication(n.驯养)

1588- dose

-n.剂量,一剂

【搭配】 in small doses少量地;like a dose of salts 很快地,一下子

【例句】

1. The first trials will use uncoated adenovirus and vaccinia and will be delivered locally to liver tumours, in order to establish whether the treatment is safe in humans and what dose of virus will be needed.初次实验使用未包覆的腺病毒和牛痘,只限于肝脏肿瘤,目的是为确定这种治疗对人类是否安全,以及需要多少剂量的病毒。

2. Nick injects the dog with a strong dose of morphine.尼克给狗注射了一剂强效吗啡。

【同义】 portion(n.一部分;一份);amount(n.量,数量;总额);quantity(n.量;定 量;数目)

1589- dubious

-a.怀疑的;靠不住的

【搭配】 dubious about 对...半信半疑

【例句】

1. As it was always a collection of dubious repute, one is obliged to reflect upon the standards that the Zoo Federation sets when granting membership.因为动物园联盟常有名声不好的成员,所以人们需要反思动物园联盟在吸收成员时 所设定的标准。

2. The greatly respected American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums(AAZPA) has had extremely dubious members, too.在备受尊敬的美国动物园水族馆协会中也有一些身份极其可疑的成员。

190【同义】 doubtful(a.可疑的,不确的);questionable(a.可疑的)

1590- dystrophy

-n.营养障碍;营养不良

【搭配】 muscular dystrophy 肌肉营养不良症,肌肉萎缩症

【例句】

1. The drugs could offer protection against obesity and metabolic disorders, in addition to helping counter the effects of muscle-wasting diseases such as muscular dystrophy.除了帮助抵御肌肉营养失调等肌肉萎缩疾病的影响外,这些药物还能预防肥胖和新陈代谢紊乱。

2. In 1986, American researchers identified the genetic defect underlying one type of muscular dystrophy. 1986年,美国研究人员发现了导致一种肌肉萎缩症的基因缺陷。

1591- emerge

-v.现出;显露,(事实等)暴露

【例句】

1. When the adult fly emerges from the pupa, the male seeks a female with whom it can mate.当成年的萤火虫破蛹而出时,雄性萤火虫会找雌性进行 交配。

2. Only after the mysterious mass extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago were our ancestors able to emerge into the daylight in any substantial numbers.只有在约六千五百万年前恐龙大规模地神秘灭绝后,我们的祖先 才能大量地在日间进行活动。

3. A new style of architecture emerged to reflect more idealistic notions for the future.一种新的建筑风格出现了,它反映了未来更为理想的建筑理念。

【同义】 appear(v.出现)

【反义】 submerge(v.淹没)

1592- encounter

-n./v.遭遇,遇到

【搭配】 encounter problems 遇到问题

【例句】

1. One disadvantage is that some species are not collected as they either avoid the traps or do not commonly encounter them while foraging.不利的一点是捉不到某些物种,因为它们要么绕过陷阱,要么在觅食时很少碰到陷阱。

2. That, however, can lead to significant distortions of perception. An example was America's encounter with EL Nino in 1997 and 1998.但是,这会引发严重的误解。美国在1997及1998年遭遇厄尔尼诺现象时,就发生了这种情况。 point applies in principle to any encounter with unfamiliar dialects or styles within a single language. 这里的“通用语言”常指某种外语,但是原则上它 也指遇到的任何一种单一语言中陌生的方言或文体。

3. Those problems might have been expected to encounter in everyday life.那些 问题在日常生活中可能会碰到。

【同义】confront(v.面对;遭遇)

-n./v.遭遇;邂逅

【搭配】encounter problems 遇到问题;an encounter with an enemy 遭遇敌人

【例句】

1. In general, speed up when you encounter familiar ideas, unnecessary explanations and examples, and restated ideas.一般来说,遇到熟悉的观点、多余的解释和例子,还有重复的观点时,可以加快速度。

2. It was two years ago that I encountered the magazine at a friend's home.两年前,在朋友家,我第一次看到这本杂志。

3. Those problems might have been expected to encounter in everyday life.那些问题在日常生活中很可能会碰到。

【同义】confront(v.遭遇)

1593- epidemic

-n.流行病;传染病 -a.流行性的;传染性的

【搭配】AIDS epidemic 艾滋病流行;epidemic model 流行病模型;epidemic curves 流行曲线

1. The red, amber and green traffic light labelling system on the front of food packs is designed to tackle Britain's obesity epidemic.在食品包装袋上采用红 黄绿交通灯标签系统的设计,是为了应对英国的肥胖流行。

2. The Government declared that no major epidemic diseases prevailed in this area.政府声明该地区没有重大传染病流行。

【同义】 contagious(a.传染性的,会感染的);prevalent(a.流行的);infectious(a.传 染的)

【要点】)在雅思阅读中,epidemic一词多出现在医学类的文章中,用作名词,取 其“流行病”的意思;作形容词时,经常与disease连用,意为“流行疾 病”。另外,epidemic指流行病;endemic指某国家、地区或某部分人常见 的(疾病);pandemic指全国或全世界流行的(疾病)。

1594- esoteric

-a.秘传的;限于圈内人的;难懂的

【例句】And what began as a wholly practical exercise in keeping illegal drugs out of Australia may end up playing a role in an entirely different sphere-the comparatively esoteric world of neurobiology.开始时这完全是一种阻止毒 品进入澳洲的实用方法,但最终它可能会在一个完全不同的领域发挥作 用——相对比较神秘的神经生物学。

1595- ethanol

-n.乙醇,酒精

【例句】 Individual insects are placed in plastic or glass tubes containing 75% to 95% ethanol.将昆虫单独放进装有75%至95%浓度酒精的塑料或玻璃试管中。

【例句】

1. The preservative used is usually ethylene glycol or propylene glycol, as alcohol will evaporate quickly and the TRAPs will dry out.因为乙醇很快会挥发,抗酒石酸酸性磷酸酶会变干,所以常用的防腐剂是乙二醇或丙二醇。

2. He thought water could evaporate quickly in sandy soils.他认为水在沙土中会很快蒸发掉。

【同义】 vanish(v.消失);vaporize(v.(使)蒸发)

1596- exhaustive

-a.详尽的;彻底的

【例句】 During the course of this exhaustive study, Reznikova has grown so attached to her laboratory ants that she feels she knows them as individuals -even without the paint spots used to mark them.在这项详尽的研究中,列兹尼克娃对实验室中的蚂蚁产生了浓厚的感情,她觉得即使不在它们身上做标记,她都能 认出每一只蚂蚁。

【同义】 thorough, complete(a.彻底的)

1597- extract

-v.取出;提取 -n.摘录;提出物

【搭配】 extract from从...中提取

【例句】

1. One of the most successful ways to collect them is to gather the leaf litter in which they are foraging and extract the ants from it.搜集它们最有效的方法是,搜集它们觅食的落叶层,然后从中找出蚂蚁。

2. You will hear an extract from a BBC television program on acid rain.你将会听到一段来自BBC的有关酸雨的新闻摘录。

【同义】 remove(v.移开,挪走);cull(v.挑选,精选);abstract(n.摘要,梗概)

【要点】extract指的是从书或讲话中选取的原话,而abstract指的是对书籍等内容的概括。

1598- extraction

-n.取出;拔出;抽出;抽出物;出身

【例句】 Better conservation methods, and a focus on fresh fossils, could boost DNA extraction from more delicate specimens.更好的保存方法和对新化石的集中研究,有助于从更易受损的样本中提取DNA。

1599- feeble

-a.虚弱的;无效的

【例句】

1. The reason often given for the low regard in which smell is held is that, in comparison with its importance among animals, the human sense of smell is feeble and undeveloped.对于不太重视气味通常给出的理由是:相比嗅觉对于动物的重要性,人类的嗅觉是微弱且不发达的。

2. The reactionaries are fierce in appearance but feeble in reality.反动派看起来很强大,实际上却很弱。

【同义】 frail(a.脆弱的,虚弱的;意志薄弱的);powerless(a.无能的;无权力的; 虚弱的);weak(a.柔弱的,虚弱的)

【反义】strong(a.强的;强烈的);intense(a.强烈的;紧张的;热烈的);tough(a.牢固的;强壮的;粗暴的)

1600- float

-v.浮动;漂浮;实行 -n.漂流物;浮舟;浮萍

【例句】 Float glass is sold by the square metre, and at the final stage computers translate customer requirements into patterns of cuts designed to minimise waste.浮法玻璃按平米出售,在最后,计算机会根据客户的需求确定切割方法,以减小 损耗。

-v.漂浮;飘;浮动 -n.漂浮物;彩车

【搭配】float about/around 广为流传

【例句】

1. If you swim in that river, you float as if you were in the ocean, a thousand miles away.如果你在那条河里游泳,就会像在海里一样漂浮到一千英里 之外。

2. Strange ideas floated into my mind when I was falling asleep.我快要入睡时,脑海中浮现出一些奇怪的想法。

1601- forage

-n.饲料;草料;搜索 -v.觅食;搜寻粮草;搜寻

【例句】

1. A natural predator indigenous to India was found useful in controlling the Rhodes grass-scale insect that was devouring forage grass in many parts of theUS.在印度当地发现了一个可以用于控制盖氏虎尾草蚧的天敌,这种草蚧 昆虫吞噬了美国很多地区的牧草。

2. Many ants are small and forage primarily in the layer of leaves and other debris on the ground. 很多蚂蚁很小,主要在落叶层中觅食,或搜集地面上的食物残渣。

1602- forestry

-n.林业;森林地;森林学

【例句】This classification is commonly used in forestry and horticulture.这种分类常用于森林学和园艺学中。

1603- frugally

-ad.节约地;节省地

【例句】 Animals which behave "frugally"with energy become particularly old, for example, crocodiles and tortoises.有些动物,如鳄鱼和乌龟,行动迟缓,可以节省能量,因此能活很长时间。

1604- functional

-a.功能的

【例句】 Baleen species, on the other hand, appear to have some related brain structures but it is not known whether these are functional.另一方面,须鲸似乎有相关的大脑结构,但不清楚它们是否起作用。

-a.功能的

【例句】

1. Before a new product is put into the market, it should first go through a functional test.新产品投入市场之前,要先通过一项功能测试。

2. This popular functional food can replace daily diets to help one lose weight.这种颇受欢迎的功能保健食品能够代替每天的膳食,帮助人们减肥。

1605- fungus

-n.真菌,霉菌;菌类

【例句】It was once thought that the fungus that ants cultivate was a single type, essentially unchanged from the distant past. 科学家曾经认为蚂蚁培养的菌类只有一种,从远古以来本质上一直没有变过。

【要点】fungus的复数形式是 fungi 或 funguses,它是菌类的总称,mould指霉菌。

1606- gene

-n.(遗)基因,遗传因子

【搭配】 gene mutation 基因突变;gene pool 基因储备;gene product 基因产 物;gene recombination 基因重组

【例句】

1. In 1989, a team of American and Canadian biologists announced that they had found the site of the gene which, when defective, gives rise to cystic fibrosis.1989年,一些美国和加拿大的生物学家宣布,他们发现了一种基因的位 置,若该基因缺失,就会引发囊胞性纤维症。

2. Evidence is accumulating that a defective gene may be responsible for this disease.越来越多的证据表明该疾病是由一种有缺陷的基因引起的。

3. Gene-based anthropology also struggles with the specter of racism.以基因为基础的人类学同样在与种族主义的幽灵作斗争。

1607- glow

-n.灼热;色彩鲜艳 -v.发热;洋溢;绚丽夺目

【例句】

1. As with many insects, the glow-worm's life is divided into four distinct stages: the egg, the larva (equivalent to the caterpillar of a butterfly), the pupa(or chrysalis) and the adult.正如许多昆虫那样,萤火虫的一生由四个不同的阶段组成:卵,幼虫(相当于一只蝴蝶的毛虫),蛹(或蝶蛹)和成虫。

2. The effect of global warming on rainfall and other weather patterns may also be playing a part in the disappearance of glow-worms.全球变暖对降雨和其他天气模式的影响可能也对萤火虫的消失起到了作用。

3. The autumn leaves glow in the sunshine.秋日的树叶在阳光照耀下鲜艳夺目。

【同义】 glare(n.炫目的光);flash(n.闪光);glitter(n.灿烂的光辉);twinkle(n./v.闪 烁);light(n. 灯光)

1608- illustration

-n.说明;插图;图解

【例句】

1. As an illustration of the health risks, in the case of a married couple where one partner is a smoker and one a non-smoker, the latter is believed to have a 30 per cent higher risk of death from heart disease because of passive smoking.下面的例子可以说明(吸烟带来的)健康风险,假如一对已婚夫妇中,一人抽烟,另 一个不抽烟,那么不抽烟的因为被动吸烟死于心脏病的危险会增加30%。

2. There is virtually no empirical evidence to support the use of illustrations in teaching reading.事实上,没有任何实证证据能够证明,在教授阅读时使用 图解比较有效。

-n.说明,解释;例证;图示

【例句】

1. They can explain themselves in different ways, for example, giving illustrations to prove their point, or stating their reasons for having such an opinion.他们可以用不同的方法进行解释,例如给出一些图表来证明他们的观点,或者阐述他们持这种观点的理由。

2. There is virtually no empirical evidence to support the use of illustrations in teaching reading.事实上没有任何实证证据能够支持教阅读时需使用图示。

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,经常会用到illustration的动词形式illustrate,如:to illustrate 用在句首,作衔接上下文的插入语,意为"举例来说"。

1609- immune

-a.免疫的;免于...的

【搭配】 immune system免疫系统

【例句】

1. Variously known as buffalo grass, grama grass, or mesquite grass, not only were they immune to drought, but they were actually preserved by the lack of summer and autumn rains.它有很多种名字,如野牛草或格兰马草,它不仅 不受干旱气候的影响,实际上,夏秋季少雨时期它们反而还受到了保护。

2. If they escape from the tumour, the copies will be quickly recognised and mopped up by the body's immune system.若复制的病毒扩散到肿瘤之外,身 体免疫系统能很快识别并消灭它们。

3. The viruses stimulated the immune system.病毒激活了免疫系统。

4. Cancer-killing viruses exploit the fact that cancer cells suppress the body's local immune system.抗癌病毒利用了这个事实,即癌细胞抑制着身体的局 部免疫系统。

【同义】resistant(a.有抵抗力的);invulnerable(a.无法伤害的)

【反义】susceptible(a.易受...影响或损害的);liable(a.易于...的)

1610- infect

-v.感染;传染

【例句】

1. They replicate, you get a million copies in each cell and the cell bursts and they infect the tumour cells adjacent and repeat the process.它们会复制,你可 以从每个细胞上得到一百万个复制细胞,细胞破裂后会感染邻近的肿瘤细 胞,并重复这个过程。

2. Despite your best efforts, unsolicited e-mail or spam can clutter up the most organised inbox and infect your computer system with viruses.尽管你尽了最大 的努力,不请自来的电子邮件或垃圾邮件可能会搞乱最有序的收件箱并使 你的电脑系统感染病毒。

3. A single mosquito can infect a large number of people.一只蚊子就可以感染 很多人。

【同义】 communicate(v.传染;扩散);pollute(v.污染;亵渎)

【反义】 disinfect(v.除去(感染),给...消毒)

【派生】 infection(n.传染,感染)

1611- intelligence

n.智力, 聪明; 理解力; 情报, 消息, 报道

【搭配】intelligence test 智力测验; intelligence level 智力水平; intelligence analysis 情报分析; military intelligence 军事情报

【例句】Martin was a student of high intelligence. 马丁是个非常聪明的学生。

-n.智力,理解力;情报

【例句】Whether intelligence is inherited or fostered remains a question in the educational field.智力是先天遗传的还是后天培养的,这在教育界仍然是个 疑问。

1612- intelligent

-a.聪明的,理智的

【搭配】 an intelligent reader 聪明的读者

【例句】

1. When we think of intelligent members of the animal kingdom, the creatures that spring immediately to mind are apes and monkeys.当提到动物王国中聪明的动物时,我们会立即想到猩猩和猴子。

2. The latest idea suggests that play has evolved to build big brains. In other words, playing makes us intelligent.最新的理论表明玩耍帮助我们构建大脑。换句话说,玩耍能使我们变聪明。

3. Tests show that even intelligent children are being affected.测试显示即便是聪明的孩子也受到了影响。

【要点】 intelligent,bright,clever和wise都有“聪明的”的意思。intelligent指有学习、理解、推理的能力,与智力有关;bright表示在学习及理解方面头脑灵 敏,反应快,主要用于指小孩;clever强调人的快捷、灵巧、机敏和善于 随机应变,但与wise相比,缺乏理性深度;wise通常指有判断力的,有学 识的。

-a.聪明的;理智的

【搭配】an intelligent reader 聪明的读者;an intelligent expression on sb.'s face 某人脸上聪慧的神情

【例句】

1. In history, this country has had one of the largest population in the world, yet they were able to figure out an intelligent solution to the problem.在历史上,这个国家一直是世界上人口最多的国家之一,但是他们找到了解决这一问 题的明智的方法。

2. Dolphins are the most intelligent undersea mammal.海豚是世界上最聪明的 海洋哺乳动物。

3. Tests show that even intelligent children are being affected.测试显示,即便 是聪明的孩子也受到了影响。

【派生】 intelligence(n.聪慧)

【同义】clever(a.聪明的);bright(a.伶俐的)

1613- intensity

-n.强烈,剧烈;强度

1. Sugarcane continues to increase photosynthesis rate as light intensity rises.甘蔗的光合作用速率会随着光强度的增强而不断增快。

2. Their eyes reduced to slits that probably allow them to sense only the direction and intensity of light.它们的眼睛退化成了一条缝,可能只能感知光的方向及强度。

3. The pulse laser is increasing its intensity.脉冲激光的强度在不断增加。

1614- maintenance

-n.维持;保养;抚养费

【例句】

1. One advantage of pitfall traps is that they can be used to collect over a period of time with minimal maintenance and intervention.陷阱诱捕的一个优点是可以长期用于搜集样本,几乎不太需要维护或干预。

2. The road improvements and accompanying maintenance system had helped make the district centre accessible throughout the year.道路的改善和辅助的维护系统让这个地区中心的交通长年保持畅通。

3. The amount of your maintenance grant or tuition fees does not matter.你的助学金和学费不成问题。

【搭配】 marine mammals 海洋哺乳动物

【例句】

1615- meditation

-n.冥想;沉思,深思

1. Reports of telepathic experiences had by people during meditation led 应发生时,人与人之间可能存在信号沟通,但是这种信号十分微弱,常会 被正常的大脑活动所掩盖。 点meditation指思考精神方面的问题,其动词形式为meditate,表示“沉 思”,形容词形式为meditative,指“沉思的”。

1616- migrate

-v.(候鸟等)迁徙;移居

1. It has been speculated that, as the blowholes evolved and migrated to the top of the head, the neural pathways serving sense of smell may have been nearly all sacrificed.据推测,随着气孔的进化,渐渐移至头顶,嗅觉神经通路可能几 乎已经全部退化了。

2. About half the nation's 2,000 beekeepers migrate north to find more flowers for their bees.这个国家的2000名养蜂人中,约半数为给蜜蜂找到更多的花而向北迁移。

【派生】migrant(a. 迁徙的);migration(n. 迁徙;移民);migratory(a. 有迁徙习惯的); emigrate(v.移居外国);immigrate(v.移居入境)

1617- modify

-v.更改,修改;(语法上)修饰

【例句】

1. Even more impressively, DNA analysis of the fungi suggests that the ants improve or modify the fungi by regularly swapping and sharing strains with neighbouring ant colonies. 更让人印象深刻的是,对真菌DNA的分析表明,蚂蚁定期与周边蚁群交换或分享不同品种的真菌,这就改良或改变了真菌 的品种。

2. If the predictions you make as a result of deducing certain consequences from your hypothesis are not shown to be correct, then you discard or modify yourhypothesis.如果你根据由假设推导出的某些结果而做出的预测被证明不正 确,那你需要抛弃或修改你的假设。 改动。 change, alter(v.改变)

【要点】modify主要用来表示有局限性的“改变”,用于事物时,它所表示的“改 变”在程度上要大于alter,而在表示人的态度改变时,仅指稍微的改变; vary一般表示转换、交易、增生所导致的“变化”或不同;alter表示的是 细节的或外表的变化,不表示本质的改变;change是通用词,它所指的改 变可以是和原来的样子或性质稍有不同,也可以是本质的差异。

1618- molecule

-n.分子

【例句】

1. Many tumours produce a molecule called activin, which plays a role in muscle breakdown.很多肿瘤会产生一种称为激活素的分子,它会使肌肉衰弱。

2. Turin's explanation for these smelly facts invokes the idea that the smell signal in olfactory receptor proteins is triggered not by an odour molecule's shape, but by its vibrations. 杜林在解释这些与嗅觉有关的事实时,激发了这种思想,即激活嗅觉受体蛋白中的嗅觉信号的不是气味分子的形状,而是 它的振动。

3. Watson demonstrated the structure of the DNA molecule.沃森展示了DNA的分子结构。

【派生】 molecular(a.分子的)

1619- mould

-n.霉,霉菌;模子

【搭配】 mould one's character 塑造性格

【例句】

1. In the last stage, the heated bakelite was poured into a hollow mould of the required shape and subjected to extreme heat and pressure, thereby "setting" its form for life.最后,将加热过的胶木倒入空的模子,模子做成要求的形状,然后在高温高压下给胶木永久定型。

2. The thickness of the walls of the mould was also crucial: thick walls took longer to cool and harden. 模子壁的厚度也十分重要,因为厚壁冷却固化需要的时间更长。

3. A mould might prove to be a successful antidote to bacterial infection.一种霉菌可能会被证明能有效抗击细菌感染。

1620- neural

-a.神经的;神经系统的;神经中枢的

【搭配】 artificial neural 人造神经

【例句】

1. It has been speculated that, as the blowholes evolved and migrated to the top of the head, the neural pathways serving sense of smell may have been nearly all sacrificed.据推测,当气孔进化并迁移到头顶时,嗅觉神经通路可能几乎已 经全部失灵了。

2. For situations met frequently in the past, such as obtaining food and mates, and confronting or fleeing from threats, the neural mechanisms required to weigh up the pros and cons will have been honed by evolution to produce an optimal outcome.对于过去经常遇到的情况,例如获取食物和伴侣,面对或逃避各种 威胁,用以权衡利弊的神经机制将通过进化得以磨练,从而产生最佳结果。

3. The neural tube then might induce the formation of still other embryonic structures.神经管可能诱导其他胚胎结构的形成。

1621- neurotrophic

-a.神经营养的;亲神经的;向神经的

【例句】He found that rats that exercise on a treadmill have raised levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor coursing through their brains.他发现在跑步机上运动的老

205鼠大脑的脑源性神经营养分子水平上升。

【要点】neurotrophic一词由trophic(营养的)加前缀neuro-(神经的)构成,表示“神经营养的”。

1622- notorious

-a.声名狼藉的

【搭配】 notorious for/as sth.臭名昭著的

【例句】

1. CIBC is perfecting the technique for breeding parasites that prey on the insects which are notorious defoliants of fruit trees in the US and India.英联邦生物控制研究所正在完善繁殖寄生虫的技术,这种寄生虫能捕食在美国和印度臭 名昭著的使果树脱叶的昆虫。

2. Many considered this zoo the most notorious collection of animals in the country.许多人认为这是该国最声名狼藉的动物园。

【同义】 infamous(a.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的);disreputable(a.声名狼藉的)

【派生】 notoriety(a.恶名)

【要点】notorious是“臭名昭著的”意思,而nutritious是“有营养的”意思,这两个词词形相似,但意义完全不同,在阅读中要注意区别。

1623- odour

-n.气味

【例句】

1. Our noses are able to recognise thousands of smells, and to perceive odours which are present only in extremely small quantities.我们的鼻子能分辨上千种气味,甚至能感受到极少量存在的气味。

2. Most of the subjects would probably never have given much thought to odour as a cue for identifying family members before being involved in the test, but as the experiment revealed, even when not consciously considered, smells register.大部分受试者在测试之前,可能从未想过将气味当成辨识家庭其他成员的 线索,但正如实验所示,尽管他们没意识到,气味的确起到了作用。

3. Calculations by researchers at University College London (UCL)show that the idea that we smell odour molecules by sensing their molecular vibrations makes sense in terms of the physics involved.伦敦大学学院研究员的计算表明,从其涉及的物理学角度出发,我们通过感觉气味分子振动而闻到气味 的说法是有道理的。

4. The use of body odours are in various stages of development.对体味的使用正处于不同的开发阶段。

【要点】odour指香的或臭的气味;scent一般指好闻的气味,还可以指动物留下的 气味;fragrance指好闻的或芳香的气味;smell指某物特有的气味或难闻的 气味。

1624- organism

-n.生物,有机体

【例句】

1. A further argument against the simple wear and tear theory is the observation that the time within which organisms age lies between a few days (even a few hours for unicellular organisms) and several thousand years, as with mammothtrees.观察显示有机体存活的时间长短不一,短则几天(单细胞生物甚至只 能存活几小时),而像巨杉这样的植物能存活几千年,这能进一步反驳简单 的磨损理论。

2. One glaring disadvantage of pesticides' application is that, while destroying harmful pests, they also wipe out many useful non-targeted organisms, which keep the growth of the pest population in check.使用农药带来的一个严重问题是,在消灭害虫的同时也会杀死并非目标的益虫,而这些益虫能有效 控制害虫的数量。

1625- parasite

-n.寄生虫;食客

1626- persevere

-v.坚持;不屈不挠;固执己见

【例句】 And finally, with potentially tens of thousands of hiding places for drugs, the dog must persevere and maintain focus for hours at a time.最后,由于毒品可能被藏在成千上万个地方,所以缉毒犬每次必须连续几小时保持注意力高度 集中。

1627- persistent

-a.固执的,坚持的;持久稳固的

【例句】

1. The cleverly concealed drugs don't fool super-sniffer Florence, and her persistent scratching at the case alerts her handler.隐藏巧妙的毒品逃不过超级缉毒犬佛罗伦斯的鼻子,她不停地抓挠手提箱,这引起了训犬员的注意。

2. Gentler but more persistent bad weather the downpours of the summer monsoon — is also being taken into account.同时也考虑到了夏天的季风带来的大雨,这是比较温和但持续时间长的坏天气。

【要点】persistent源自不及物动词persist,表示“坚持做某事”;名词形式为 persistence,意为“坚持不懈或继续存在”。

-a.固执的,坚持的;持久稳固的

【例句】I believe that her own persistent efforts have played an essential part in her high scores.我认为,她得高分的重要因素是她的不懈努力。

1628- photosynthetic

-a.光合的;光合作用的

【例句】Shade-tolerant plants have lower photosynthetic rates and hence have lower growth rates than those of shade-intolerant species.喜阴植物光合作用率很低,因此生长速度比喜阳植物慢。

【要点】 photosynthetic是由synthetic(a.合成的)加前缀photo-(光的)组合而成。这个单词常出现在生物类的文章中,常见的短语是photosynthetic rate“光合作 用率”,photosynthetic pigment“光合色素”和photosynthetic product“光合产 物”等。

1629- physiological

-a.生理学的;生理的

【例句】

1. Glass and Singer exposed people to short bursts of very loud noise and then measured their ability to work out problems and their physiological reactions to

209the noise.格拉斯和辛格让受试者处于突然爆发的且声音非常大的噪音环境 中,然后测试他们解决问题的能力以及对噪音产生的生理反应。

2. Eurosilva should support joint European research on tree diseases and their physiological and biochemical aspects. Eurosilva这一研究网要支持欧洲各国对林木病害及其生理、生物化学等方面的联合研究。

【要点】 physiological的名词形式是physiology,意为“生理学”;研究生理学的学 者叫做physiologist。

1630- pharmaceutical

-a.制药(学)的 -n.药物

【搭配】 pharmaceutical industry 制药工业

【例句】

1. They work in an industry highly criticized for its sales and marketing practices, but find themselves in the middle of the age-old chicken-or-egg question-businesses won't use strategies that don't work, so are doctors to blame for the escalating extravagance of pharmaceutical marketing?他们在一个因销售和营销行为而备受批评的行业里工作,却发现被自己困在“是先 有鸡还是先有蛋”这样一个由来已久的的问题当中——企业不会采取无效 的策略,所以医生该不该因不断升级的医药营销浪费而受责备呢?

2. In Germany, plant remedies account for 10% of the national turnover of pharmaceuticals.在德国,植物性药物收入占全国药品营业额的百分之十。

【要点】 pharmaceutical源自名词pharmacy,表示“药学、制药学”;pharmaceutics也表示“制药学”。pharmacy还有“药房,药店”的意思。

1631- poisonous

-a.有毒的;恶毒的

【例句】

1. One reported instance took place in 1970, several Americans lost their lives after eating poisonous mushrooms. 1970年曾报道过一则事例,几个美国人因吃了有毒的蘑菇而丧命。

2. They ate a species of poisonous plant.他们吃了一种有毒的植物。

【要点】poisonous的名词和动词形式都是poison,表示“毒药”或“毒害”。经常出现在雅思阅读中,表示“恶毒的”的单词还有toxic,vicious和venomous。

-a.有毒的;恶毒的

【例句】

1. The advertisements try to make a heroic image of the smokers; as the result, smoking is popular among young men and the fact that smoking is poisonous is neglected.广告试图给吸烟者赋予一种英雄形象,于是抽烟在年轻男性中变 得流行起来,而吸烟是有毒的这一事实就被忽略了。

2. They ate a species of poisonous mushroom.他们吃了一种有毒的蘑菇。

1632- predator

-n.捕食者;食肉动物;掠夺者

【例句】 The Commonwealth Institute of Biological Control (CIBC) in Bangalore, with its global network of research laboratories and field stations is one of the most active, non-commercial research agencies engaged in pest control by setting natural predators against parasites.位于班加罗尔的英联邦生物控制研究所是最活跃的非商业性的研究机构,它拥有遍布全球的研究实验室和野外观测 站网络,主要通过让寄生虫的自然天敌与之对抗从而进行害虫防治。

1633- predatory

-a.掠夺的,掠夺成性的;食肉的;捕食生物的

【例句】 In one study, behavioural ecologist Tim Caro, from the University of California, looked at the predatory play of kittens and their predatory behaviour when they reached adulthood.在一项研究中,来自加州大学的行为生态学家蒂姆...卡罗观察猫在幼年以及成年后的捕食行为。

1634- prolong

-v.延长;拖延

【搭配】 prolong the agony 延长痛苦

【例句】

1. Extreme high performance sports may lead to optimal cardiovascular performance, but they quite certainly do not prolong life.参加竞技水平极高的运动会使人达到最佳的心血管功能,但肯定不能延长寿命。

【同义】extend(v.延长)

【派生】prolongation(n.延长);prolonged(a.长时间的)

1635- prevention

-n.预防;阻止;妨碍

【例句】 The 1970s was a time of focusing on the prevention of disease and illness by emphasising the importance of the lifestyle and behaviour of the individual.20世纪70年代,人们主要通过强调重视生活方式及个人行为来预防疾病。

1636- psyche

-n.灵魂;心智

【例句】 Educating Psyche by Bernie Neville is a book which looks at radical new approaches to learning, describing the effects of emotion, imagination and the unconsciousness on learning.伯尼...内维尔的《心灵教育》用一种全新的方法来研究学习,同时描述了情感、想象力及潜意识对学习产生的影响。

1637- psychiatrist

-n.精神病学家;精神病医生

【例句】 I took a list of the traits of paranoia from a psychiatrist recently.最近,我从一位精神病医生那里拿来了一张妄想狂症状的单子。

【要点】 psychiatrist是“精神病医生”,physician特指“内科医生”,surgeon指“外科医生”,pediatrician是“儿科医生”,cardiologist是“心脏病医生”。 213 psychological -a.心理的;心理学的;精神上的

【搭配】 the psychological moment 最恰当的时机;psychological warfare心理战

【例句】

1. The psychological laboratory has a strong claim to legitimacy and evokes trust and confidence in those who perform there.心理学实验室具有很强的合法性, 因此参与实验的人都完全信任它。

2. The hypothetico-deductive method describes the logical approach to much research work, but it does not describe the psychological behaviour that brings it about.假说演绎法描述了许多研究工作的逻辑方法,但是解释不了产生这 些方法的心理行为。

1638- psychological

-a.心理的;心理学的

【搭配】psychological methods 心理学方法;the psychological moment 最恰当 的时机;psychological warfare心理战

【例句】

1. Self-confidence is an important psychological factor in our work.自信是我们工作中一个重要的心理因素。

2. In many cases, self-confidence is crucial to one's success because it provides a solid psychological ground for one's work.在很多情况下,自信是一个人取得成功的关键,因为它能为个人的工作打下坚实的心理基础。

【同义】mental(a.精神的,心理的)

【要点】psychological意为"心理的;心理学的",physical 意为"身体的",physiological指"生理学的"。我们只有时刻保持physical and psychological health(身心健康),才能更好地在工作中make progress(取得进步);在职场中,我们面对困难时要有好的psychological quality(心理素质),才 会得到一个好的psychological development(心理发展)。

1639- psychology

-n.心理学;心理状态

【例句】

1. Questions like these mean that interest in the psychology of smell is inevitably set to play an increasingly important role for researchers.这样的问题意味着, 关注嗅觉的心理特性对研究人员来说必然会有越来越重要的作用。

2. It was only with the growth of paediatrics and psychology in the twentieth century that studies could be carried out on a more objective basis.只有随着20 世纪儿科学和心理学的发展,研究才能在更加客观的基础上进行。

【派生】 psychological(a.心理的;心理学的);psychologist(n.心理学家)

【要点】 psychology是“心理学”,研究思想;physiology是“生理学”,研究身体。 quantitative -a.定量的;量的,数量的

【搭配】 quantitative analysis定量分析

【例句】 Although quantitative evidence of AHI's initiatives at SAH are limited at present, anecdotal evidence clearly suggests that these practices are working. 目前,尽管关于蛛网膜下腔出血引起的呼吸紊乱指数的方案的定量实证有 限,但实例证据表明这种做法是可行的。

【要点】 quantitative是名词quantity“数量”的形容词形式。注意qualitative指的是“性质的或质量的”,如qualitative analysis“定性分析”。

1640- quantitative

1641- removal

-n.除去;搬迁

【例句】

1. Torcetrapib is one of the most advanced of a new breed of drugs designed to raise levels of HDLs, which ferry cholesterol out of artery-clogging plaques to the liver for removal from the body. 托彻普是最先进的新药之一,用于提升高密度脂蛋白水平,这种蛋白能将胆固醇由动脉血栓处运至肝脏,再由肝 脏排出体外。

2. I saw a removals van outside your house yesterday afternoon.昨天下午,我看见你家屋外停着一辆搬家卡车。

1642- reproduction

-n.繁殖,生殖;复制;复制品 的

【例句】

1. Day-neutral plants have an evolutionary advantage when the connection 有繁殖优势。

2. Before the breeding season begins, food reserves must be built up to support the energy cost of reproduction, and to provide for young birds both when they are in the nest and after fledging.在繁殖期开始前,需要储备食物,以提供繁殖需要的能量,喂养在巢中及羽毛初长的雏鸟。

【要点】reproduction来源于动词reproduce,表示人、动物、昆虫等的生殖,reproductive为形容词形式,意为“生殖的”。

1643- resin

-n.树脂;松香

【例句】

1. The resin was allowed to cool in shallow trays until it hardened, and then broken up and grounded into powder. 树脂被放到浅盘中冷却直至变硬,然后被打碎并磨成粉末。

2. This allyl type resin is a highly transparent, colourless material.这种烯丙基型的树脂是一种高度透明、无色的材料。

3. Novalak is a kind of resin, which becomes soluble and malleable when heated.Novalak是一种一旦受热就会具有可溶性和可塑性的树脂。

【派生】 resinous(a.似树脂的)

1644- scent

【例句】

1. A scent associated with a good experience can bring a rush of joy, while a foul odour or one associated with a bad memory may make us grimace with disgust.与美好经历相关的气味能给人愉悦的感觉,而臭味或与糟糕的记忆相关的 气味则会让人生厌。

2. Doctors mix light, sounds, breezes and scents to stimulate the patients.医生同时利用光、声音、微风和香味来刺激病人。

【要点】scent一般指好闻的气味,还可以指动物留下的气味;fragrance指好闻的或 芳香的气味;odour指香的或臭的气味;smell指某物特有的气味或难闻的 气味。

1645- span

-n.跨距;一段时间 -v.持续;横跨

【例句】

1. If a life span is a genetically determined biological characteristic, it is logically necessary to propose the existence of an internal clock, which in some way measures and controls the ageing process and which finally determines death as the last step in a fixed programme.如果寿命是受遗传决定的生物特征,在逻辑上就有必要假设存在一个内时钟,它以某种方式测量并控制着衰老过 程,并最终在一个确定的程序中将死亡设定为最后一步。

2. The scientists finally uncovered 200 burials of two vastly different cultures that span five thousand years.科学家们最终发现了200个跨越了五千年、分属于两种截然不同文化的墓葬。

3. There are striking differences in life span between different species, but within one species the parameter is relatively constant.在不同物种之间,寿命有着显著的差异,但在同一物种中,这个参数是相对恒定的。

【同义】distance(n.距离,路程);interval(n.间隔,距离)

n.跨距;一段时间 v.持续;横跨

【搭配】 spick and span 整洁

【例句】

1. If a life span is a genetically determined biological characteristic, it is logically necessary to propose the existence of an internal clock, which in some way measures and controls the ageing process and which finally determines death as the last step in a fixed programme.若寿命是一种由遗传决定的生物特征,那么从逻辑上说,人体内部应该存在着生物钟,它能以某种方式衡量并控制人体的衰老过程,最后将死亡定为这一固定程序的最后一步。

2. Our life span is restricted. Everyone accepts this as "biologically" obvious.我们的寿命是有限的,人人都认为这在生物学上是显而易见的。

3. The workers have already completed the building within the span of three months.工人们在短短三个月的时间内建成了这栋大楼。

1646- spasmodic

-a.痉挛的;间歇性的

【例句】

1. Labor vanquishes all-not inconstant, spasmodic, or ill-directed labor, but faithful, unremitting, daily effort toward a well-directed purpose.劳动征服一切。这里所指的劳动不是断断续续的、间歇性或方向错误的劳动,而是每 日坚定的、不懈的、方向正确的劳动。

2. Since the arrival of Europeans in the region, it had experienced a period of spasmodic activity, between 1831 and 1857.自从欧洲人到了这个地区,在1831至1857年间经历了一个间歇性的活跃时期。

3. Her head twitched violently, more quickly than usual, and her hand gave that queer spasmodic gesture.她的头抽搐得厉害,比平常还快,她的手做出那种奇怪的一抽一抽的动作。

【派生】 spasmodically(ad.断续性地)

1647- specimen

-n.标本

1. Specimens are collected using an aspirator, forceps, a fine, moistened paint brush, or fingers, if the ants are known not to sting.可以使用吸引器、镊子或是打湿的细毛画刷来收集蚂蚁的样本,如果蚂蚁不咬人,也可以用手。

2. Anton is observing the specimen with a magnifying glass.安东正用放大镜观察这个样本。

【同义】 sample(n.标本)

1648- speculation

-n.投机;推测;思索;投机买卖

【搭配】 speculation over/about/on sth.思考...;speculation in sth.....中的投机活动

【例句】 Some of the more complicated sounds are clearly communicative, although what role they may play in the social life and "culture"of cetaceans has been more the subject of wild speculation than of solid science.一些更为复杂的声音很明显具有交际性,虽然一直以来,关于这些声音在鲸类的群体生活和“文化”里 扮演什么样的角色更多的只是大胆的猜测,而不是严谨的科学研究的对象。

【要点】speculation源自于speculate这一动词,表示“思考或投机”。这两个词的含义可以根据其后所带的介词来判断,后面跟in表示“投机”。名词speculator 意为“投机者”。speculative是形容词,表示“思考的或投机的”。

1649- spine

-n.脊柱

【例句】

1. He analyses how her spine swivels.他分析研究了她的脊柱是如何转动的。

2. The story was so terrible that it sent tremors down my spine.这个故事可怕得令我不寒而栗。

【同义】 backbone(n.脊椎);ridge(n.背脊;山脊;海脊)

1650- steady

-a.稳的;稳定的 -v.(使)稳定

【例句】

1. Evidence suggests that there has been a steady decrease in the British glow- worm population since the 1950s and possibly before that.有证据表明,从20世纪50年代甚至更早开始,英国萤火虫的数量一直在持续减少。

2. The Little Ice Age has given way to a new climatic regime, marked by prolonged and steady warming.小冰河期被新的气候类型所取代,其特征是持久稳定增加的温度。

3. Since the early years of the twentieth century, when the International Athletic Federation began keeping records, there has been a steady improvement in how fast athletes run.自从20世纪早期国际田联开始保留比赛记录以来,运动员的跑步速度有了稳步提高。

4. The van is making steady progress through the dark night.货车在黑夜里平稳行驶。

1651- stimulus

【例句】

1. The nutrient in the soil acts as a stimulus to growth.土壤中的养分能促进植物生长。

2. The bright light was a stimulus to eyes.强光对眼睛是一种刺激。

【要点】stimulus的复数形式是stimuli,与这个词同源的词有:动词stimulate,“刺激,激发”;形容词stimulating,“起激励作用的,使人兴奋的”;名词 stimulant,“兴奋剂或起刺激作用的事物”;名词stimulation,“刺激,鼓 舞”;名 stimulator,,“刺激物”。

-n.刺激物;促进因素

【搭配】the stimulus of fierce competition 引起激烈竞争的事物

【例句】

1. Conceit may make people succeed temporarily, but that won't last; nevertheless, self-confidence is forever a help, a stimulus to one's success.自负可能会让人暂时成功,不过不会长久;但是自信能永远促使人成功。

2. The bright light was a stimulus to eyes.这种强光对眼睛是一种刺激。

【同义】incentive(n.刺激,诱因);stimulant(n.刺激物)

【要点】stimulus的复数形式是stimuli。

1652- strain

-v.拉紧;扭伤,拉伤 -n.品种;拉紧;扭伤

【例句】

1. Even more impressively, DNA analysis of the fungi suggests that the ants improve or modify the fungi by regularly swapping and sharing strains with neighbouring ant colonies.更让人印象深刻的是,对真菌DNA的分析表明,蚂蚁定期与周边蚁群交换或分享不同品种的真菌,这就改良或改变了真菌 的品种。

2. In general, the body is pretty good at self-repair. A strain or a blow to a limb, though painful at the time, generally resolves itself.一般来说,身体有很好的自我修复功能。如果肢体被拉伤或受撞击,当时虽然很痛,但通常会自己 好起来。

【同义】stretch(v.拉伸,伸展);tense(v.使紧张)

1653- succumb

-v.屈服;因...死亡

【例句】

1. The city succumbed after only a short siege.这座城市被围困没多久就屈服了。 2. Since white phosphorus is a deadly poison, match-makers exposed to its fumes often succumbed to necrosis.由于白磷是一种剧毒物质,所以在白磷粉尘中工作的火柴制作工常死于坏疽。

1654- sulphuric

-a.硫磺的;含多量硫磺的

【搭配】 sulphuric acid 硫酸

【例句】

1655- survive

-v.活下来;幸免于

【例句】

1. What is more, some of the treated animals survived longer than the oldest- living animals in the control group.而且,实验组中一些动物存活时间要长于对照组中生存时间最长的动物的寿命。

2. Despite its pioneering technology, no eye witness accounts are known which describe the iron bridge being erected and certainly no plans have survived.尽管该桥的建造技术在当时十分先进,但是还未发现任何见证者留下的资料, 描述铁桥如何建立,显然也没有任何图纸留存下来。

3. For most animal species, such individuals are less likely to survive and reproduce.对于大多数动物物种来说,这样的个体很难存活,也难以繁殖 后代。

【派生】 survivor(n.幸存者);survival(n.幸存;遗留)

1656- therapist

-n.临床医学家;治疗学家

【例句】

1. According to the Australian Journal of Public Health, 18% of patients visiting alternative therapists do so because they suffer from musculo-skeletal complaints.据《澳大利亚公共卫生杂志》报告,有18%的病人找非传统治 疗专家看病,他们这样做是因为受肌肉骨骼痛的困扰。

2. Americans made more visits to alternative therapists than to orthodox doctors in 1990, and each year they spend about US $12 billion on therapies that have not been scientifically tested.1990年,美国人找非传统治疗专家看病的人次多于看传统医生的人次,每年他们大约要在接受未经科学检测的疗法上花 费120亿美元。

1657- syndrome

【例句】

1. The havoc that the "treadmill syndrome"can bring about is well illustrated by what happened to cotton farmers in Central America.美国中部棉农的遭遇很好地反映了“踏车综合症”带来的巨大灾难。

2. The syndrome is more likely to strike those whose immune systems are already below par.这种综合征更容易对那些免疫系统已经低于正常水平的人构成威胁。

【要点】syndrome是指与某种疾病或现象相关的一系列的症状或征兆,而symptom 是指一般的症状,例如,One of the most common symptoms of schizophrenia is hearing imaginary voices.含义是“精神分裂症最常见的症状之一是幻听。”要注意区分它们的词义和用法。

1658- thrive

-v.兴旺,繁荣

【搭配】 thrive on sth.因...而蓬勃发展

【例句】

1. More than 20% of all freshwater fish species are now threatened or endangered because dams and water withdrawals have destroyed the free- flowing river ecosystems where they thrive.因为兴建大坝和大量取水破坏了淡水鱼类赖以繁殖的通畅的河流生态系统,因此超过20%的淡水鱼类处于 危险中,甚至濒临灭绝。

2. Those societies thrived there for more than 1,000 years before the arrival ofEuropeans.在欧洲人到来之前,那里原有的社会已经繁荣了1000多年。

【同义】boom(v.迅速发展);flourish(v.繁荣)

【反义】 decline(v.衰退)

-v.兴旺,繁荣

【例句】

1. All these make Nanjing Road a thriving and fascinating commercial center which attracts both local residents and visitors from at home and abroad.所有这些使南京路成为一个繁荣、迷人的商业中心,吸引着当地居民和海内外的 游客。

2. Those societies thrived there for more than 1,000 years before the arrival ofEuropeans.在欧洲人到来之前,那些社会群体已经繁荣了一千多年。

1659- tortoise

-n.龟,乌龟;迟缓的人

【例句】Animals which behave“frugally”with energy become particularly old, for example, crocodiles and tortoises.行动时注意“节省”体力的动物可以存活很长时间,鳄鱼和乌龟都是很好的例子。

【派生】 tortoiseshell(n.玳瑁壳)

【要点】 tortoise指陆龟,turtle则指海龟,要注意区别记忆。其中,tortoise的引申义“迟缓的人”在雅思阅读中很常用。

1660- toxin

-n.毒素,毒质

【例句】 Nicotine and other toxins in cigarette smoke activate small blood cells called platelets.尼古丁和香烟中其他的毒素激活血小板这种小型血细胞。

【同义】 poison(n.毒物)

【要点】toxin尤指引发动植物疾病的细菌毒素;poison指对生物有害或危及其生命 的物质。

1661- turnover

-n.营业额;人事变动率

【例句】

1. In Germany, plant remedies account for 10% of the national turnover of pharmaceuticals.在德国,植物性药物销售占全国药品销售总收入的百分之十。 2. The company tried its best to lower down the turnover.公司尽力降低人事变动率。

1662- twist

-v.缠绕;捻 -n.弯曲

【例句】

1. In 1781, a group of French chemists came up with the Phosphoric Candle or Ethereal Match, a sealed glass tube containing a twist of paper tipped with phosphorus.1781年,一组法国化学家突发奇想,要制作磷蜡烛或乙醚火 柴,即在捻成条的纸的尖端放上磷,将之放入密封的试管中。

2. Research shows that spasm can cause twisting of the spine.研究显示痉挛会导致脊椎扭曲。

-v.缠绕;捻;弯曲n.曲折;扭曲

【例句】

1. I am really into the novel written by Charles Dickens, because the plot is full of twists and turns, always making me eager to find out what will happen next.我非常喜欢查尔斯...狄更斯的小说,因为故事情节曲折复杂,总是让我很想 知道后面将会发生什么。

2. Research shows that spasm can cause twisting of the spine.研究显示痉挛会导致脊椎扭曲。

【要点】twists and turns是一个很常用的短语,形容事物迂回曲折。除了

【例句】中提到 的plot full of twists and turns(情节曲折),常用的表达还有historical twists and turns(历史曲折),shoreline with twists and turns(海岸线曲折)等。

1663- vary

-v.改变,变化;(使)多样化;不同

【例句】

1. The diameter of the traps can vary from about 18 mm to 10 cm and the number used can vary from a few to several hundred.陷阱的直径小到18毫米,大到10厘米,数目少则几个,多则几百个。

2. Most species are highly vocal, although they vary in the range of sounds they produce, and many forage for food using echolocation.尽管大部分鲸类发出的声音频谱范围不一样,但它们都有很好的发音能力,而且许多鲸类用回波 定位来寻找食物。

【派生】variable(a.可变的);variety(n.多样性)

v.改变;(使)多样化;变化;不同

【例句】

1. Most cetaceans are highly vocal, although they vary in the range of sounds they produce, and many forage for food using echolocation.尽管大部分鲸类发出的声音频谱范围不同,但它们都有很好的发声能力,且许多鲸类用回声定位来寻找食物。

2. Energy prices vary wildly across Europe.欧洲各国能源价格差异极大。

3. The price of a bed in different hotels always varies so much.不同旅馆的床位价格差异很大。

【要点】vary作“变化”讲时,与change的含义和用法都不相同,它指某事物或其部分的改变为暂时的或反复的。在雅思阅读中,如果碰到vary这个词,通常强调某事物在某个范围或方面存在差异,暗示某种比较,那么它所在的这句话很可能是一个考查点,是理解段落大意甚至文章的关键。

1664- vegetative

-a.植物的;植物人状态的,无所作为的;促使 植物生长的;有生长力的

【例句】

1. Bamboos are perennial grasses that remain in a vegetative state for many years and then suddenly flower, fruit and die.竹子是一种多年生禾本科植物,它能多年维持生长状态,然后突然间开花、结果、死亡。

2. Plants which flower after a period of vegetative growth, regardless of photo period, are known as day-neutral plants.无论日照长短,都可以在营养生长期过后开花的植物,叫做日中性植物。

【要点】 与vegetative同源的词有 vegetable(n.绿色蔬菜),vegetal(a.植物的), vegetarian(n.素食者)和 vegetarianism(n.素食主义),大家可以把这些词放在一起记忆,注意不要混淆词形和词义。

1665- vertebrate

【搭配】 vertebrate animals 脊椎动物

【例句】

1. Its advantage is that, besides grasping things tightly, it can also squeeze into nooks and crannies that are inaccessible to vertebrate arms of similar dimensions.它的优点是,除了能抓紧物体,还可将触手挤进同样尺寸的、脊椎肢体无法到达的角落和缝隙。

2. Even without further expansion they could save around 200 species of endangered land vertebrates.即使没有更大规模的扩建,他们仍能拯救约200种濒危陆生脊椎动物。

【要点】vertebrate的名词形式是vertebra,指“脊椎骨”,其复数形式是vertebrae,它的形容词形式也很常见,是vertebral,表示“脊椎的”。backbone或 spine指“脊椎”,是脊椎骨组成的支撑背部的一组骨头。

1666- veterinary

-a.兽医的

【搭配】 veterinary medicine兽医学

【例句】

1. Access to quality veterinary services is essential not only to bring the current avian flu crisis under control but also to ensure rapid detection of other emerging diseases and rapid intervention.获得高质量的兽医服务非常重要。这不仅是控制住目前的禽流感的需要,也是确保迅速发现其他新生疾病并采取快速 干预措施的需要。

2. This zoo was finally closed down following a report by a veterinary inspector.最终,这家动物园因兽医检查员的一份报告关闭。

3. Admission to schools of veterinary medicine is exceptionally competitive.考上兽医学校需要经过激烈竞争。.

1667- virus

-n.病毒

【例句】

1. What they've done is make chemical modifications to the virus to put a polymer coat around it — it's a stealth virus when you inject it.他们所做的就是对病毒进行化学改变,在其周围涂上一层聚合物涂层——当你注射它 时,它就是一个隐藏型病毒。

2. Prof. Seymour's innovative solution is to mask the virus from the body's immune system, effectively allowing the viruses to do what chemotherapy drugs do— spread through the blood and reach tumours wherever they are.西摩教授创新的解决方案是使病毒不能被人体的免疫系统察觉,从而有效地让病毒 去做化疗药物所做的——通过血液输送到肿瘤所在的地方。

3. It was a deadly virus spread by field mice.这是一种通过田鼠传播的致命病毒。

4. There is a risk of transmission of the virus between hypodermic users.接受皮下注射者有相互传染病毒的风险。

【派生】germ(n.细菌,病菌;微生物);bacteria(n.细菌);microbe(n. 微生物;细 菌);bug(n.病菌;虫子)

1668- weed

-n.杂草 -v.除草

【搭配】weed out 除去,清除

【例句】

1. The Argentinian weevil does not attack any other plant and a pair of adult bugs could destroy the weed in 4-5 days. 阿根廷象鼻虫不攻击植物,并且一对成年的象鼻虫能够在4到5天之内除掉杂草。

2. Bugs and weeds become resistant to poisons, so next year's poisons must be more lethal.害虫和杂草会产生抗药性,所以来年的农药必须更加致命。

3. Try not to walk on the flower beds when weeding or hoeing.除草和锄地时尽量不要踩到花坛。

【同义】 grass(n.青草,牧草);herb(n. 草药)

【派生】 weeder(n.除草者;除草机)

1669- womb

-n.子宫;发源地

【例句】

1. Foetuses can be tested while in the womb, and if found free of genetic defect, the parents will be relieved of worry, knowing that they will be delivered of a baby free from disorder.胎儿在子宫里时就可以进行检查,若没有发现遗传缺陷,父母就无需担心了,因为他们知道他们将会生下一个正常的孩子。

2. The baby's head was starting to emerge from the womb.婴儿的头渐渐开始从母亲的子宫中露出来。

1670- worm

-n.蠕虫;蜗杆;螺纹

【例句】

1. As with many insects, the glow-worm's life is divided into four distinct stages: the egg, the larva, the pupa and the adult.和许多昆虫一样,萤火虫的一生会经历卵、幼虫、蛹和成虫四个阶段。

2. Throughout its time as a larva, approximately 15 months, the glow-wormemits a bright light.经过大约15个月的幼虫期,萤火虫会发出亮光。

3. There are two worm gears, one vertical and one horizontal.有两种蜗轮:垂直的和水平的。

1671- zoological

-a.动物学的

【例句】

1. The greatly respected American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums (AAZPA) has had extremely dubious members, and in the UK the Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland has occasionally had members that have been roundly censured in the national press.颇具声望的美国动物园和水族馆协会有极不可靠的成员,英国的大不列颠和爱尔兰联盟动物园偶尔也会出现被全国媒体严厉谴责的成员。

2. I believe that 10,000 is a serious underestimate of the total number of zoological establishments.我认为动物学机构的总体数量远超过10000。

-a.动物学的

【例句】

1. There are many zoological parks in Africa, which is said to be an Animal Paradise. Thus, animal lovers from all over the world travel there to see lions, giraffes, crocodiles and other wild animals.非洲被称做"动物天堂",那里有很多动物园。因此,来自世界各地的动物爱好者们去那里观看狮子、长颈鹿、鳄鱼以及其他野生动物。

2. I believe that 10,000 is a serious underestimate of the total number of zoological establishments.我认为动物学机构的总体数量远远超过一万家。

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1673- abolish

v.废止,废除

【例句】

1. Apple's DRM system, called FairPlay, is the most widespread. So it came as a surprise when Mr. Jobs called for DRM for digital music to be abolished.苹果名为FairPlay的数字版权管理系统使用最广泛。因此,当乔布斯宣布放弃数字音乐的数字版权管理时,人们很惊讶。

2. The ancient Olympics were abolished by the Roman Emperor Theodosius in 393 AD, after Greece had lost its independence.在希腊丧失主权后,罗马皇帝狄奥多西于公元393年取消了古代奥林匹克运动会。

【同义】annul(v.废除,取消);destroy(v.破坏,消灭)

【要点】abolish与cancel是【同义】词,均含“取消,废除”之意。abolish是正式用词,指“彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗”。cancel用法广泛,多指“取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等”。

1674- acumen

n.敏锐;精明

【例句】

1. There is no one more passionate about the creative process, with as much proven business acumen, as Steve.没有人像史蒂夫一样如此衷于创作的过程,并且极富商业敏锐意识。

2. Sometimes, organizations with sound financial backing, good product ideas and market acumen under perform and fail to meet shareholders' expectations.有时,拥有雄厚的资金支持、良好的产品理念和对市场的精准把握的公司却表现不佳,不能达到股东们的期望。

【要点】常用【搭配】 business acumen表示“商业头脑,经商才能”。

1675- advocate

v.提倡 n.拥护者,提倡者

【例句】

1. The Urban Village report found that pushing everyone into the city centre was not the best approach. Instead, the proposal advocated the creation of urban villages at hundreds of sites around railway stations.《城中村》报告发现,把人们全部推到市中心并不是最好的方法。相反,该提案主张在火车站周边建立数百个城中村。

2. Some architects advocated the use of masonry in the construction of skyscrapers.一些建筑师提倡采用石工技术来建造摩天大楼。

1676- aggressive

a.侵略的,攻击性的;有进取心的

【搭配】 aggressive behavior 挑衅行为

【例句】

1. A modern hard-core sociobiologist might even go so far as to declare that this aggressive instinct evolved as an advantageous trait.坚定的现代社会生物学家甚至有可能会认为,这种攻击本能会发展成一种有利的特质。

2. The incentive for the more aggressive use of rockets came not from within the European continent but from far-away India.将火箭当做更具攻击力的武器的想法并非来自欧洲大陆,而是来自于遥远的印度。

【同义】militant(a.好战的);enterprising(a.有进取心的)

-a.侵略的,有攻击性的;有进取心的,有闯劲 的;强有力的,积极的

【搭配】aggressive behavior 挑衅行为

【例句】

1. Do you think aggressive music has an effect on people?你认为积极有力的音乐对人们有影响吗?

2. I want to be an aggressive engineer and do a good job.我想成为一个有进取心的工程师,把工作干得出色。

【同义】militant(a.好战的);enterprising(a.有进取心的)

【要点】在口语考试中,aggressive一词常用在自我介绍中,用来介绍自己的性格,意思是"有进取心的",是褒义词。用来形容人时,它还有"好斗的,挑 衅的"意思,是贬义词。

1677- alchemist

n.炼金术士

【例句】 Fire-lighting was revolutionized by the discovery of phosphorus, isolated in 1669 by a German alchemist trying to transmute silver into gold.磷的发现彻底改变了点火方式,而磷是一位德国炼金术士在1669尝试将银子炼成金子的过程中分离出来的。

1678- alienation

n.疏远,离间

【搭配】alienation from 与...疏远;alienation of...间的疏远;sense of alienation疏离感

【例句】

1. Other social effects have been blamed on the car such as alienation and aggressive human behavior.人们把其他社会影响也归咎于汽车的使用,如人际关系疏离和人类的攻击性行为。

2. The creation of a healthy social environment must include addressing issues such as poverty, pollution, natural resource depletion, social alienation and poor working conditions.营造健康的社会环境必须解决很多问题,如贫困、污染、自然资源枯竭、社会关系疏离以及恶劣的工作条件。

【要点】alienation源于单词alien,alien可以作名词,表示“外国人或外来生物”,当作为形容词使用时,含义是“外国的”;alienate是动词,意思是“使疏离”;alienated是形容词,表示“疏离的”。注意区别它们的词性和含义。

-n.疏远,离间

【搭配】alienation from 与...疏远;alienation of.....间的疏远;sense of alienation 疏离感

【例句】

1. I think one problem caused by TV of which we should be aware is that TV indeed has led to alienation among family members.我认为我们应该留意电视带来的一个问题——它确实使家庭成员之间的关系疏远了。

2. The creation of a healthy social environment must include addressing issues such as poverty, pollution, natural resource depletion, social alienation and poor working conditions.要营造健康的社会环境,有很多不可忽视的问题,如贫困、污染、自然资源枯竭、社会关系疏离以及恶劣的工作环境等。

1679- ambiguous

a.含糊其辞的;不明确的

【例句】

1. Based on past experience, we knew that most feature and system defects we discovered in testing resulted from ambiguous requirement definitions.根据过去的经验,我们知道模糊的需求定义会使测试结果中出现大量的特性和系统缺陷。

2. That humans think in categories enables us to categorise phenomena that are essentially ambiguous.人类能够分类思考,这使我们可以对一些本质上含糊的现象进行分类。

【反义】definite(a.明确的)

【要点】ambiguous的名词形式是ambiguity,表示“歧义,模棱两可”。在阅读中它 transpicuous intelligible,""

1680- alight

v.落下 a.点着的

【搭配】 set alight 使...燃烧

【例句】 The earliest people probably stored fire by keeping slow burning logs alight or by carrying charcoal in pots.最早期的人类可能通过使原木缓慢燃烧保持不灭,或是将木炭装进罐子里的方式,保存火种。

【要点】alight可以这样记忆,由light(点燃)加前缀a-(处于...状态或过程)而来,表示“处于燃烧的状态”。以这样的方式构成的单词还有很多,如awake(醒着的),asleep(睡着的)。

1681- assign

v.指派;分配

【搭配】assign sth. to sb.给某人指派.

【例句】

1. I asked eighteen blind volunteers to feel the wheels and assign one of the following motions to each wheel: wobbling, spinning fast, spinning steadily,jerking or braking.我让18位盲人志愿者触摸轮子,并且让每个轮子分别按照以下方式运动:摆动,快速旋转,匀速旋转,变速转动或是戛然而止。

2. In the United States, more land is assigned to car use than to housing.在美国,更多的土地被划分作泊车之用,而非用作建造住宅。

【派生】assignable(a.可指定的);assignment(n.任务;转让)

-v.指派,分配

【搭配】assign sth. to sb.把某事分配给某人;assign sb. to sth.委派某人某事

【例句】

1. If they do not have enough examples or ideas to support the topic assigned to them, they might express the same idea in a different way again and again.如果他们没有足够的例子或观点来支撑指定的话题,他们可能会用不同的方式 不断重复同一个观点。

2. In the United States, more land is assigned to car use than to housing.在美国,更多的土地被划分作泊车之用,而非建造住宅。

【派生】 assignable(a.可指定的);assignment(n.任务)

1682- attain

v.达到;获得

【例句】

1. Although more and more people attain an advanced age as a result of developments in medical care and better nutrition, the characteristic upper limit for most remains 80 years.由于医疗发展和营养状况的改善,越来越多的人的寿命得以延长,然而大部分人的寿命上限仍为80岁。

2. Sustainable development is to attain a perpetual balance between population, economic growth and the environment.可持续发展就是要达到人口、经济增长和环境三者之间的永久平衡。

【要点】attain 指经过不懈的努力获得未曾预料到的结果,或达到某一目标;acquire 指经过努力逐步获得才能、知识、习惯等,该词强调“一经获得就会长期持有”;obtain指“获得,买到”,多用在正式语体中;gain指通过较大努力获得某种利益或好处,亦指军事上的武力夺取;earn指因工作等得到报酬或待遇;achieve指取得成就、目标或幸福;secure指得到难以得到的东西。

1683- bankruptcy

n.破产

【搭配】 go into bankruptcy 破产

【例句】

1. It saved the IUB, Germany's only fully fledged private and international university (with 30 programmes and 1,000 students from 86 countries) from bankruptcy.这笔资金拯救了不莱梅国际大学,使其免遭破产的厄运。它是德国唯一的一所发展成熟的私立国际大学,设有30个项目,拥有来自86个国家的1000多名海外学生。

2. Unwise investments led the firm into bankruptcy.草率的投资导致公司破产。

【要点】bankruptcy由bankrupt【派生】而来。bankrupt可作名词,表示“破产者”;作形容词,表示“破产的”;作为动词使用时,是“使(某人)破产”。“破产”还可以表达为go bankrupt。

1684- bold

a.粗(字)体的;大胆的,鲁莽的

【例句】

1. It leads people to lionize the acting of making the bold decision to try something unconventional, but this decision, in the grand scheme of things, might not be that important.它会导致人们一窝蜂地去作大胆的决定并尝试非常规的事情,但从全局看,这个决定可能并不是那么重要。

2. The International Style was largely characterised by the bold use of new materials and simple, geometric forms.国际风格的主要特征是大胆使用新材料和简单的几何形状。

【同义】 brave(a.大胆的);immodest(a.不雅的);vivid(a.明显的)

【反义】 cowardly(a.胆怯的);timid(a.胆小的)

【要点】bold的词义多变,且有褒贬之分,因此在使用时需要根据不同的情境来推测词义。

1685- boom

v.(使)兴旺;发隆隆声 n.繁荣;吊杆;隆隆声

【例句】One force behind the import-export boom has passed all but unnoticed: the rapidly falling cost of getting goods to market.推动进出口贸易繁荣的一个最重要但却未引起注意的原因是,货运成本的快速降低。

1686- boost

v.促进;增加;支援 n.推动;帮助;宣扬

【例句】

1. The data will provide a major boost to our understanding of how stars form and evolve.这些数据能增进我们对于恒星的形成及演变过程的了解。

2. Many researchers remain confident that drugs to boost levels of "good" cholesterol are still one of the most promising means to combat spiralling heart disease.许多研究人员坚信,提升“好”胆固醇水平的药物仍是治疗继发性心脏病最有前景的方法之一。

【同义】 increase(v.提高);encourage(v.促进)

1687- border

n.边缘,边界 v.接壤,接近

【例句】

1. Foreign markets now attract businesses that never much worried about sales beyond their nation's borders.如今国外市场也吸引着那些以前从不关注境外销售的公司。

2. Ms. Kroes wants to get suppliers to invest more in transportation systems so that more energy can flow easily over borders.科洛斯女士想让供应商在运输系统上投入更多资金,以便使更多的能源能够轻易地跨境流通。

3. Heavy forests border close to the road.这条路紧邻茂密的森林。

【要点】border,boundary和frontier均有“边界线”的意思。它们的区别是,border 有“国界”的意思;天然分界线(如河流)多用boundary,如:The Mount St. Helens is located along the boundary of two moving plates that make up theEarth's crust.圣海伦火山位于组成地壳的两大移动板块交界处。而frontier 指“前线;国界”,还可引申为“前沿”,如the frontier of biology译为 “生物学前沿”。

1688- brew

v.酿造;冲泡;酝酿

【例句】

1. Ideally, the cloud-zapper (gun)would be cheap enough to be installed around all key power installations, and portable enough to be taken to international sporting events to beam up at brewing storm clouds.理想的做法是,云层遥控器(枪)要造价低廉,以便能够把它们安装在所有重要电力设备周围,而且要便于携带,以便在国际运动赛事场地中用于使逐渐积累的雨云失去威力。

2. When there is a thunderstorm brewing, some people complain of the air being “heavy”and of feeling irritable.暴风雨要来临时,有些人会觉得空气沉闷,并感觉烦躁。

【要点】brew一般指“酿造啤酒”,而 distil 指“采用蒸馏法制烈酒”,注意两者之间的区别,在雅思阅读中,我们还会见到brew的名词形式brewery“啤酒厂”,如:The innovation didn't come into style until after 1896, when a brewery had the novel idea of advertising its product on matchboxes.直到1896年,一家酿酒厂有了在火柴盒上宣传自己的产品这个新颖的创意之后,这个新方法才流行起来。

1689- bully

n.欺凌弱小者v.欺负 ad.很;十分 int.好;妙

【搭配】 bully sb. into doing sth.(企图)胁迫某人做某事

【例句】

1. Recent research indicates that there are frequent online expressions of offline behaviors, such as bullying, clique-forming, and sexual experimentation, that have introduced problems such as cyberbullying, privacy issues, and "sexting".最近的一项研究表明,在网上常出现的对于某些线下行为的表达方式,如欺凌、结党活动及性经验,产生了网络欺凌、隐私问题和“性短信”这样的问题。

2. Russia is prone to using energy exports as a blunt tool of foreign policy, especially when trying to bully countries in its hinterland.俄罗斯倾向于把能源出口作为一种强硬的外交手段,尤其是用于胁迫周边的内陆国家。点在雅思阅读中,bully一词经常出现在教育类的文章中,意思是“欺凌”。

3. They fear that local students would look down upon and even bully their children.他们害怕当地的孩子会看不起甚至欺负自己的孩子。

-n.欺凌弱小者;土霸 -v.欺负;威吓

【例句】

1. If a child does start to see himself as the all-deserving star of the universe, usually his siblings will tease and bully him until one day he stops feeling self-important.若一个孩子开始认为自己是天之骄子,通常他的兄弟姐妹就会取 笑他、欺负他,直到某天他不再妄自尊大。

2. A survey finds that teens put most of the blame for bullying behavior on the bully or the victim, and not on their peers or the school environment.一项调查 发现,青少年把恃强凌弱的行为大部分归咎于欺负人者或被欺负者身上,而不是周围同学或学校环境。

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,会涉及学校教育和管理对学生的影响这类话题,而 bully一词不但在口语中能够用到,在有关教育话题的阅读和写作中也会经 常出现。提到该词,我们还能联想到school bully以及由此产生的negative effects(消极影响),如:unwilling to go to school(不愿上学),fear of social activities(惧怕社交)等。

1690- certification

n.证明,保证;检定

【例句】

1. Recognising the potential benefits of being identified as environmentally responsible, fisheries approach the Council requesting to undergo the certification process.在认识到了被鉴定为对环境负责的渔场可能带来的好处后,渔场纷纷与委员会联系要求接受认证。

2. Some observers thought the Alaska salmon fisheries would not have any chance of certification.一些观察员认为阿拉斯加三文鱼渔场根本没有接受认证的机会。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,certification一词经常出现在教育、环保、动物类的文章中。它的动词形式是certify,指“以书面形式证明”;其形容词形式是

【派生】certificated,含义是“取得执照的,有资格的”。

1691- collaborate

v.合作;勾结,通敌

【搭配】 collaborate with sb. on sth.在某方面与某人合作

【例句】

1. The AIS employs more than 100 sports scientists and doctors, and collaborates with scores of others in universities and research centres.澳洲体育学院聘请了100多名体育运动科学家和医生,并与许多大学和研究中心的专家合作。

2. Facebook and other similar social media programs allow students to gather outside of class to collaborate and exchange ideas about assignments.脸谱网以及其他类似的社交网络让学生在课外聚集起来,相互合作、交流思想,以完成作业。

【派生】collaboration(n.合作,协作);collaborator(n.合作者;通敌者);collaborative(a.合作的)

1692- collaborative

a.合作的,协作的

【例句】This year the overall theme is“the power of collaborative innovation”,which is typical of Davos in being so broadly phrased that it can be interpreted to mean almost anything.今年的总主题是“合作创新的力量”。这种宽泛的措辞正是达沃斯的典型特征,人们几乎能从任何角度来理解这个话题。

1693- collapse

v./n.崩溃;虚脱

【例句】

1. Other parapsychologists believe the field is on the brink of collapse, having tried to produce definitive scientific proof but failed.其他通灵者试图找出确切的科学依据,但是未能达成所愿,因此相信这一领域(心灵感应)处在崩溃的边缘。

2. The whole market collapsed, as a matter of fact, and coffee became cheaper than it had been for the previous 25 years.事实上,市场全面崩盘,咖啡的价格跌到25年来的最低点。

【派生】 collapsible(a.可折叠的)

【要点】collapse 的原意指“倒埸”,用来形容人的时候指人“倒”,还可以用于指“(国家、企业、谈判等)衰退、倒闭或失败”,以及“价格暴跌”。在阅读中碰到该词时,注意联系上下文,确定其准确意思。

1694- coexistence

n.共存;和平共处;并立

【搭配】 peaceful coexistence 和平共处

【例句】 By the 1980s the coexistence of different styles of architecture in the same building became known as Post Modern.到了20世纪80年代,同一座建筑中不同建筑风格共存的现象被称为后现代风格。

【要点】coexistence是coexist的名词形式,意为“共处”。可以这样记忆,这个单词是由exist(v.存在)加co-(一起)这一前缀组合而成。

1695- compatriot

n.同胞,同国人

【例句】One exception was France, where Mr. Hennequin had done a sterling job as head of the group's French subsidiary to sell more Big Macs to his compatriots.法国是个例外,埃内坎先生在担任麦当劳法国子公司负责人时,业绩非常突出,成功地把更多的产品卖给了自己的法国同胞。

【要点】compatriot由patriot(爱国者)加前缀 com-(共同的)组合而成。另外,常见的可以表达“同胞”这个含义的单词还有 country folk 和 brethren。

1696- compensation

n.补偿;赔偿

【搭配】 make compensation for sb.'s losses 补偿某人的损失

【例句】

1. Tens of millions of people have been forced to move from their homes-often with little warning or compensation to make way for the reservoirs behind dams.为修建大坝上方的水库,几千万人在不知情或无赔偿的情况下,被迫迁离家园。

2. The company was paid a sum of money as compensation for its loss in a fire by an insurance agent.公司从保险公司获得了一笔火灾损失赔偿。

1697- comply

v.遵从;服从

【搭配】 comply with sth. 遵从....

【例句】

1. The system has some high-power supporters in the financial services world, many trying to comply with new online banking regulations.这一系统得到金融服务界一些位高权重者的支持,他们中不少人试着遵守新的网上银行规定。

2. The patient was unwilling to comply with the physician's orders.这位病人不愿遵医嘱。

【派生】 compliance(n.听从,遵守)

1698- comprise

v.包含,由...组成

1. Such a standard would comprise agreed practices for different kinds of farming, covering agrochemical use, soil health, land management, water and energy use, food safety and animal health.这种标准包含各种协商一致的耕作实践,如农药的使用、土壤健康、土地管理、水及能源的利用、食品安全及动物健康。

2.The hotel comprises of 82 one-bed roomed apartments and 12 suites.这家酒店有82个单人间和12个套房。

【要点】 comprise在词义上与consist of或be composed of相同,即“由...形成、组成或构成的”意思。另外,comprise除了可以单独使用之外,也常常以短语

【搭配】的形式出现,即be comprised of“由...组成”。

1699- conceive

v.(构)想出;怀(胎);(of)设想

【搭配】 conceive of 设想;conceive a child 怀孕

【例句】

1. These scientific advances may offer a way of screening parents who might be at risk of transmitting a single-gene defect to any children that they conceive.这些科学进步为筛查那些可能会将单基因缺陷遗传给子女的夫妇提供了方法。

2. It must have been within the grasp of the earliest humans to conceive that four birds are distinct from two birds.早期人类一定能想通四只鸟和两只鸟不同。 3. These scientific advances can offer a new way to test whether a conceived baby is healthy or not.这些科学进步为检测孕育中的婴儿是否健康提供了一种新方法。

【同义】 think(v. 想,认为);imagine(v.想象,设想)

【派生】 conceivable(a.可想象到的)

1700- contradict

v.反驳;与...发生矛盾

【例句】

1. The picture contradicted everything historians had assumed about the bridge.这张图与历史学家对该桥梁所作的假设完全不符。

2. The statement contradicts the writer's views.这一陈述与作者的观点不符。

【同义】deny(v.驳斥,反对)

【派生】 contradiction(n.矛盾);contradictory(a.互相矛盾的)

1701- contradiction

n.矛盾;否认;反驳

【例句】There is a contradiction between the two sets of figures.这两组数字存在矛盾。

-n.矛盾;反驳

【搭配】a contradiction in terms 语词矛盾

【例句】

1. As for me, I cannot see any contradiction between cooperation and competition.在我看来,合作和竞争之间没有任何矛盾。

2. Contradiction emerges only when a situation is viewed over time, because at any moment, one factor or the other is in the ascendant.只有随着时间的推移,当一种情况出现时,矛盾才会浮现,因为在任何时刻,总有一方因素占支 配地位。

1702- controversial

a.引起争论的

【例句】

1. A controversial theory of how we smell, which claims that our fine sense of odour depends on quantum mechanics, has been given the thumbs up by a team of physicists. 对于我们如何察觉气味,一个饱受争议的理论认为我们敏锐的嗅觉依靠量子力学起作用,而且它已获得一些物理学家的支持。

2. The appearance of individual buildings is often controversial.私人建筑的外观常常会引起争议。

【要点】controversial与debatable的意思相近,但含义不同。debatable指“不肯定的,可争议的”,强调问题本身的争论性,而controversial指“引起争论的”。

-a.争论的

【例句】

1. A controversial question in China is that how people should think of the One-

229Child Policy.在中国一个有争议的问题是人们应如何看待独生子女政策。

2. The appearance of individual buildings is often controversial.独栋建筑的外观常常会引起争议。

1703- cultivate

v.种植;培养

【例句】

1. They were not juicy like the cultivated eastern grasses, but had short and hard stems.虽然不像东部地区种植的草那么肥美,但它们却有短小且坚硬的茎。

2. This banana is the first type to be cultivated here.这种香蕉是这里最早种植的品种。

【派生】cultivated(a.有修养的);cultivation(n.耕作)

【要点】cultivate原意指“种植”,引申义为“陶冶思想或感情”等,如cultivate one's mind“陶冶情操”,其【同义】词grow,plant等没有这样的引申义,所以它们在特定的语境中不能互换。

-v.种植;培养

【例句】

1. University, a place which disseminates knowledge and illuminates people's mind, provides people with opportunities to further their study and cultivate their capabilities.大学是个传播知识并启发思维的地方,它使人们有机会继续深 造、培养能力。

2. To sum up, staying in the same post can help one gradually cultivate abilities to be more suitable for the job but also can involve one in a boring career, while changing jobs frequently can be both beneficial by keeping bribery away and providing one with more opportunities of promotion and disadvantageous by making mistakes occasionally.总之,留任同一职位能够让一个人不断培养自身能力,从而更适合那份工作,但也能令其身陷无聊的职业之中;而频 繁地换工作有利于避免贿赂并为其提供更多的晋升机会,但同时又存在弊 端——偶尔会犯错 点在雅思口语考试中,cultivate一词通常取其"培养,培育"之义,常用于教 育类话题中,如cultivate talent(培养人才)。它的同义词是foster。

1704- dissemination

n.散布,传播

【例句】 Whether the activity is tourism, research, business, or data dissemination, the lack of a common language can severely impede the progress.不管是旅游、研究、商务或是资料传播,缺少共同的语言都会严重阻碍活动的进展。

【同义】propaganda(n.宣传);advertisement(n.广告行为;宣传)

【要点】 dissemination的动词形式是disseminate,表示“广泛传播思想、信仰”等。可以把这个单词和assimilation“吸收”放在一起记忆,即“吸收”与“散布”。

1705- deregulate

v.解除对...的管制

【例句】 This started changing in the mid-1970s, when America began to deregulate its transportation industry.在20世纪70年代中期,美国着手解除对交通运输业的管制,这种现象才开始改变。

【要点】deregulate的名词形式是deregulation,意为“违反规定,反常;撤销管制规定”,在关于交通发展的文章中也会出现。如:In many countries deregulation has helped to drive the process along.在许多国家,撤销对交通运输业的管制一直推动着这个进程。

1706- diameter

n.直径

【例句】

1. The Indian rockets used against the British were iron envelopes about 200 millimetres long and 40 millimetres in diameter with sharp points at the top and a 3m-long bamboo guiding stick.印度人用火箭来对付英国人,这种火箭是一种长200毫米,直径为40毫米的铁封套,其顶端有尖角,并带有3米长的竹制引导棒。

2. The British rocket was totally wrapped up in a stout iron cylinder, terminating in a conical head, measuring one metre in diameter and having a stick almost five metres long. 英式火箭完全被包裹在一个粗短的铁制圆筒中,其顶端呈圆锥状,直径为1米,并带有一根大约五米长的棍子。

3. The boulder is no bigger than two metres in diameter.这块圆石直径不到2米。

【派生】 diametrical(a.直径的)

【要点】这个单词常出现在说明文中,尤其是详细介绍某事物的时候,我们常见到的与圆有关的词还有:圆(circle),半圆形(semicircle),周长 (circumference),半径(radius),扇形面(sector),弧(arc),弦(segment)等。

1707- district

n.区

1. Road traffic was extraordinarily scarce within the district, and alternative means of transport were limited to donkeys in the north of the district.该地区的公路交通网密度特别低,在该地区北部只能用毛驴当运输工具。

2. Most of the motorised vehicles in the district were damaged and there were no resources to mend them.这个地区的大部分机动车辆都坏了,而且没有可供修理的零部件。

3. Today, nobody in the district debates on the importance of improved paths and inexpensive means of transport.如今,这个地区没人再对改善道路及发展低成本运输工具的重要性争论不休了。

4. If you go up to the banana growing districts, you'll see all banana trees with plastic bags on them.如果你去香蕉种植区,就会看到所有的香蕉树上都罩着塑料袋。

【要点】district表示“有某种特征的地区”,如agricultural district(农业区),或“行政区域”,如postal district(邮政区)。

1708- diversity

n.多样,千变万化

【搭配】cultural diversity 文化的多样性;diversity of 各种各样的...

【例句】

1. The diversity of number names can also be found in Japanese.数字名的多样性也存在于日语中。

2. The study of primitive peoples has discovered such a diversity of customs, values, feelings, and thoughts.在原始人类的研究中,我们发现了其风俗习惯、价值观、情感以及思想的多样性。

【同义】variety(n.多变性,多样化)

【要点】diverse为形容词,意为“多种多样的,不同的”;diversify为动词,表示“使...多样化”。在雅思阅读中,diversity和diversify多出现在关于语言 发展史和生物学类的文章中,如:Never before has the planet's linguistic diversity shrunk in such a hurry.地球上的语言种类以前所未有的速度縮减。

1709- divine

a.神的;神授的,天赐的

【搭配】 divine right of the King 君权神授

【例句】 To early man, fire was a divine gift delivered in the form of lightning, forest fire or burning lava.对早期的人类来说,火是伴随着闪电、森林大火或是燃烧的岩浆而来的神赐之物。

1710- divinity

n.神;神性;神学

【例句】 He was a former divinity student.他以前是一个神学院的学生。

1711- dock

n.码头 v.(使)靠码头

【例句】

1. The shipping container transformed ocean shipping into a highly efficient and intensely competitive business, but getting the cargo to and from the dock was a different story.船运集装箱使海运成为一项高效率、竞争激烈的业务,但是在码头装卸货物完全是另一回事。

2. There are a number of historic ships docked in the harbour.港口停泊着很多具有历史意义的船只。

1712- dominance

n.优势;统治;支配

【例句】 Mr. Jobs is evidently unfazed by rivals to the iPod. Since only 3% of the music in a typical iTunes library is protected, most of it can already be used on other players today. So Apple's dominance evidently depends far more on branding and ease of use than DRM-related“lock in”.乔布斯先生显然未受到iPod的竞争对手的影响。因为iTunes音乐库里只有3%的音乐受到保护,其中的大部分已能用在其他播放器上。因此,苹果的霸主地位显然更多依赖于品牌建设和易操作性,而不是与数字版权管理相关的“锁定”。

-a.优势;统治;支配 创例Liu Xiang broke the dominance of others in track and field. He is the pride of all Chinese people.刘翔打破了其他人在田径项目上的统治,他是所有中国人 的骄傲。

1713- emergence

n.出现,浮现;发生;露头

【例句】Apart from engendering widespread ecological disorders, pesticides have contributed to the emergence of a new breed of chemical-resistant, highly lethal superbugs.除了造成大面积的生态失调,农药还导致了耐化学性、高度致命的新品种的超级病菌的出现。

1714- emergent

a.紧急的;浮现的;意外的

【例句】The emergent nations of Europe developed competitive interests in world exploration and the development of trade.新兴的欧洲国家在世界扩张和贸易发展方面展开了激烈的利益竞争。

1715- dramatic

a.引人注目的;戏剧的

【例句】

1. The most dramatic of these is the Pacific“ring of fire”where there have been the most violent explosions -Mount Pinatubo near Manila and Mount St. Helen's in the Rockies, not to mention world-shaking blasts like Krakatoa in the Sunda Straits in 1883.其中最引人注目的是太平洋“火环”,那里发生过最猛烈的火山喷发——马尼拉附近的皮纳图博火山爆发和落基山的圣海伦火山爆发,更不用说像1883年巽他海峡的喀拉喀托火山喷发那样震惊世界的火山喷发了。

2. The changes in China's Pearl River delta are more dramatic than these natural fluctuations.中国珠江三角洲发生的变化比这些自然变化更大。

【派生】 dramatically(ad.引人注目地;戏剧地)

1716- eminent

a.杰出的,显赫的

【搭配】 eminent domain 土地征用权

【例句】

1. One of the most eminent of psychologists claimed that the essence of reasoning lies in the putting together of two "behaviour segments" in a novel way to reach a goal.一位杰出的心理学家认为,推理的本质在于为了达到目的以某种新方式将两个“行为片段”联系在一起。

2. He was then the most eminent architect in England.他是当时英国最著名的建筑师。

【要点】 eminent, famous, noted, prominent, outstanding, notorious, notable这些形容词均含有“著名的,知名的”之意。eminent指在某方面杰出、卓越或突出的人或物。famous是普通用词,指传播很广,引起人们注意的人或事物。noted多指因成绩卓著而备受注意的专家或权威及其著作,有时含贬义。prominent指出人头地,为公众所熟悉,至少在地方上闻名。outstanding侧重指因素质优良、功绩卓著而超过同类的人或物,强调“突出”。notorious是贬义词,指因劣迹而臭名昭著,有时也作“众所周知的”来理解。notable用于指事件时,侧重其重要、值得注意;用于指人时,与famous【同义】,但语气较弱。

1717- empire

n.帝国

【例句】

1. In more northern climes, where seasonal agriculture was practised,the solar year became more crucial. As the Roman Empire expanded northward, it organised its activity chart for the most part around the solar year.在更北的地区,实行的是季节性农业,太阳年变得更加重要。因为要向北扩张,所以罗马帝国按照太阳年来组织开展其大部分事务。

2. Isaac's epic stories charted the future of the galactic empire.艾萨克的史诗故事描绘出了那个超级帝国的未来。

1718- entrepreneur

n.企业家

【例句】

1. Being an entrepreneur is not for everyone, nor for every street child.不是每个人都能当企业家,也不是每个街边的孩子都能当企业家。

2. The owner of the company is an American entrepreneur.这家公司的老板是一位美国企业家。

【要点】 在雅思阅读中,不但会出现entrepreneur一词的名词形式entrepreneurship“与企业家有关的活动”,也会出现其形容词形式entrepreneurial“企业家的”,如:The provision of small loans to support the entrepreneurial dreams and ambitions of youth can be an effective means to help them change their lives.提供小额贷款来帮助年轻人实现创业梦想和抱负不失为一个帮他们改变生活的有效途径。

1719- erect

v.(使)竖立;建造;安装 a.竖立的;笔直的

【例句】 Despite its pioneering technology, no eye-witness accounts are known which describe the iron bridge being erected and certainly no plans have survived.尽管技术先进,并没有已知的目击实录是用来描述铁桥的建造过程的,当然也没有方案保存下来。

1720- evolve

v.使逐渐形成;(使)进化

【搭配】 evolve from由...进化;evolve into 进化成...

【例句】

1. The highest concentrations of firefly species in the tropics of South America may mean either that this is where they first evolved, or simply that they prefer the conditions there.最密集的萤火虫种类存在于南美洲的热带地区,这可能意味着,那里是它们最初进化的地方,或它们仅仅是更喜欢那里的生存条件。

2. Breeding seasons in animals have evolved to occupy the part of the"year"in which offspring have the greatest chances of survival.动物的繁殖季节经过发展,最终选在一年的这段时间,幼崽在这个时候的存活几率最大。

3. According to brain researchers, as the brain evolved, one side became specialized for fine control of movement.根据大脑研究人员的说法,随着大脑的进化,一侧的脑半球专门用来精确管理动作。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,evolve的名词形式evolution也经常出现在讲述发展史的文章中,意思是“进化,演化,发展”。如:The scientist has suggested that evolution of speech went with right-handed preference.科学家认为,言语的演变伴随着右手倾向的形成。

1721- expansion

n.扩大

【例句】

1. We only know it exists because of its effect on the expansion of the universe.我们只能根据它对宇宙膨胀所起的作用来认识到它的存在。

2. Even without further expansion the school could recruit around 2,000 students every year.即使没有进一步的扩建,学校每年仍可招收2000名学生。

【要点】expansion和expansive都是由expand发展而来的词汇。expand在表示“增加,增大”的意思时有很多【同义】词:amplify在科技中常指声音的扩大或电磁波的增强,也指补充细节、详述或扩大内容等;augment是较正式用词,一般指在原有的基础上增加含量而扩大;enlarge主要指面积或体积等的扩大;increase指数量、强度和大小等方面的扩大或增加,用法最广泛;magnify可指用光学仪器使物体看上去显得变大,也指事实上把某物增大,有时用于夸张意味;multiply通常指自然繁殖而产生的增长,有时也指同类事物数量的成倍增加。

1722- executive

a.行政的;经营的;执行的 n.经理;执行委员会;执行者

【例句】

1. He has the power to do some things by executive decisions, and has done so with efficiency standards on light bulbs and cars.他有权力通过行政决策来做一些事情,并且他在灯泡和汽车方面已经这么做了,并达到了效率标准。

2."SiteKey gives our customers a fairly easy way of authenticating the Bank of America Web site,”said an e-commerce executive at the bank.该银行的电子商务经理说:“SiteKey为我们的客户提供了一个相当简单的方法来鉴别美国银行的网站。”

1723- expansive

a.广阔的;扩张的;豪爽的

【例句】 If cognitive laughter is the product of more general thought processes, it should result from more expansive brain activity.如果认知的笑是更为普通的思维过程的产物,它应该源于更广泛全面的大脑活动。

1724- extinct

a.灭绝的;废弃的

【搭配】 extinct volcano 死火山

【例句】

1. They have developed a hit-list of our main fears: that natural resources are running out; that the population is ever growing, leaving less and less to eat;that species are becoming extinct in vast numbers; and that the planet's air and water are becoming ever more polluted.他们已经将我们的担忧列出了一个黑名单:自然资源即将枯竭;人口不断增长,而粮食越来越少;物种正在大量灭绝;地球上的空气和水污染变得愈发严重。

2. A species becomes extinct when the last individual dies.当最后一个个体死亡,该物种便灭绝了。

【同义】 vanished(a.消失的,不见的)

【反义】 thriving(a.兴旺的,兴盛的)

【要点】在雅思阅读中,extinct常出现在关于物种或地球发展史的文章中,如:Big extinct birds such as the giant moa, thunder birds and elephant birds all left eggshells behind them.像恐鸟、雷鸟和象鸟这样已经灭绝的鸟类都留下了它们的蛋壳化石。有时,它也会出现在关于语言发展和环境保护类的文章中,如:Each language is unique: to lose one is to lose a range of feeling and a way of looking at life that, like a living species that becomes extinct, can never be replaced.每种语言都是独一无二的,失去语言就像是丧失了感受的能力,失去了看待生活的某个角度,就像是尚有生命的物种面临灭绝的绝境。我们可以把extinct放在下面的语境中联想记忆,如:城市化——工业化——毁林——土地开垦——破坏植被——栖息地——濒危——处于灭绝的境地——灭绝——破坏生态平衡——生物多样性——相互依存。

1725- fade

v.褪色;凋谢;逐渐消失

【例句】

1. All that mattered at first was the wonder of movement. Indeed, once this novelty had worn off, cinema would fade away.起初最重要的是移动的图像所创造的惊奇。一旦这种新鲜感丧尽,电影将会一去不复返。

2. His smile faded as he heard the answer.当他听到这个回答时,脸上的笑容消失了。

【要点】 fade常用在词组fade away中,意思是“消失,消退”。

1726- famine

n.饥荒;饥饿;奇缺

【例句】 The increased productivity from farmland made some countries self-sufficient in grain and livestock and offered effective protection against famine.农业生产力的提高使一些国家在粮食和家畜方面能够自给自足,这为防止饥荒提供了有力保障。

1727- fertilizer

n.肥料;受精媒介物;促进发展者

【例句】

1. Soaring food, fuel and fertilizer prices have exacerbated the problem, the expert said.专家说,粮食、燃料和肥料价格的飞涨使这一问题恶化。

2. The prevailing attitude at the moment is more is better-more pesticides and more fertilizer-because farmers believe that to use more is to be modern.人们的普遍态度是越多越好——农药和肥料越多越好,因为农民们认为这些东西用得多才够现代。

-n.肥料;受精媒介物;促进发展者

【例句】 Man is polluting the environment. We dirty the air with waste gases, poison the water with chemical waste, and damage the soil with fertilizers.人类正在污染环境。我们用废气污染了空气,用化学废弃物污染了水源,用肥料破坏了 土壤。

【要点】在有关环保与发展的话题辩论中,fertilizer一词常常被比做双刃剑,是经 济发展对于环境产生的负面作用的例子,原因如下:Though fertilizers help increase the crop yield, they ruin the soil in the long term.(尽管肥料能提高农作物的产量,但从长远来看会毁掉土壤。)

1728- financial

a.财务的;金融的

【搭配】financial year 财政年

【例句】 The greying of America's population may prove less of a financial burden than expected.美国人口老龄化带来的财政负担或许没有预期的那么重。

-a.金融的;财政的,财务的

【例句】

1. To be honest, I have no idea how to go about it, but common sense tells me that the key to starting a successful business is to make a business plan first and then get financial support. 老实说,我不知道该如何着手,但常识告诉我,创建成功企业的关键是先制订一个商业计划,然后获得资金支持。

2. I would like to be a doctor. Please allow me to explain. Firstly, I want to render a service in the community to which I belong. For example, I would like to assist the elderly who do not have the financial means to afford private hospitals.我想当医生。请允许我解释一下。首先,我想在我所属的社区提 供服务。例如,我想帮助那些没有财力来负担私立医院的花销的老人。

3. Perhaps the most effective method of doing this would be for governments to offer financial incentives to parents who choose to remain at home and take care of their families.或许,最有效的解决方法就是政府给予财政激励措施,鼓励父母选择留在家里来照顾他们的家人。

1729- fertilization

n.施肥;受精;肥沃

【例句】 Short-day plants that flower in spring in the temperate zone are adapted to maximising seedling growth during the growing season. Long-day plants are adapted for situations that require fertilization by insects or a long period of seed ripening.在温带地区,春天开花的短日照植物在生长季节要使幼苗最大限度地生长,长日照植物适合的环境是必须有昆虫来授粉或较长的种子成熟期。

1730- firm

n.公司 a.坚实的;稳固的;坚定的

【例句】

1. The image system, introduced in 2004 by a Silicon Valley firm, offered banks a pain-free addition to their security arsenals.一家硅谷的公司于2004年引进了该影像系统,它能在不给银行增添任何麻烦的情况下,为其提供安全保护。

2. Since music from the iTunes store cannot be played on non-iPod music- players, any iTunes buyer will be deterred from switching to a device made by a rival firm, such as Sony or Microsoft.因为iTunes商店的音乐只能在iPod上播放,这就阻止了iTunes买家去购买苹果的竞争公司生产的播放设备,比如索尼或微软。

1731- fleet

a.快速的n.舰队 v.消磨;疾驰

【例句】

1. Dried cod and herring were already the staples of the European fish trade, but changes in water temperatures forced fishing fleets to work further offshore.干鳕鱼和鲱鱼已经成了欧洲鱼类贸易的主打产品,但水温的变化迫使捕鱼船队离岸到更远的地方捕鱼。

2. In the 2010s, ESA plans to launch Darwin, a fleet of four or five interlinked space telescopes that will not only spot small rocky planets, but analyse their atmospheres for signs of biological activity.在2010年代,欧洲航天局计划发射“达尔文”号,它拥有四五个互联太空望远镜,不仅会发现小型岩石行星,而且能通过分析它们的大气来寻找生物活动的迹象。

3. Governments assembled the world's largest fleet of dredgers to suck up mud in the ocean.各国政府共同组建了世界上最大的挖泥船队去挖掘大洋海底沉积的淤泥。

1732- fluctuate

v.波动

【例句】

1. Essential goods from outside the district had become more readily available at the market, and prices did not fluctuate as much as they had done before.来自外地的必需品在市场上越来越容易买到,价格也不像以前那样频繁波动了。

2. In the temperate zone in spring, temperatures fluctuate greatly from day to day, but day length increases steadily.温带地区的春天,气温每天都变化很大,但是白昼时间在稳步延长。

3. Australia's environment fluctuates enormously from year to year.每年澳大利亚的环境变化都很大。

【同义】waver(v.摇摆,摆动);vary(v.变化)

【要点】在雅思阅读中,fluctuate一词的名词形式fluctuation也很常见,意思是“起伏,波动”。如:Robert Ehrlich modelled the effect of temperature fluctuations in the sun's interior.罗伯特...埃尔利希模拟了太阳内部温度波动的影响。

1733- formative

a.形成的;造型的;格式化的

【例句】It is hard to wean children off picture books when pictures have played a major part throughout their formative reading experiences, and when there is competition for their attention from so many other sources of entertainment.当图片在孩子们的形成性阅读体验中起到重要作用时,很难让他们去读没有图片的书籍,而且许多其他的娱乐资源也在分散他们的注意力。

1734- fossil

n.化石

【例句】

1. A study of the origins and distribution of human populations used to be based 256 on archaeological and fossil evidence.一项对于人类起源和分布的研究以考古和化石证据为基础。

2. Fuel produced from crop residues is rarely competitive with fossil fuels at the present time.由作物残渣制成的燃料当前还不具备与矿石燃料竞争的实力。

-n.石

【搭配】fossil bones 石化的骨头;fossil fuel 化石燃料

【例句】

1. Big trucks, huge ships and giant airplanes that are used to carry food consume fossil fuels.用于运输粮食的大卡车、巨型轮船和大型飞机消耗的是化石燃料。 2. Fuel produced from crop residues is rarely competitive with fossil fuels at the present time.目前,由农作物残渣制成的燃料还不能与化石燃料竞争。

1735- foundation

n.基础;基金会;地基

【例句】

1. The fundamental conditions and resources for health are peace, shelter, education, food, a viable income, a stable eco-system, sustainable resources. social justice and equity. Improvement in health requires a secure foundation in these basic requirements.和平、住房、教育、食物、足以维持生计的收入、稳定的生态系统、可持续的资源和社会公平与公正是健康的基本条件和源泉。改善健康状况要以这些基本需求为基础。

2. That is why they decided to give the money to this foundation.这就是他们决定把这笔钱给这个基金会的原因。

3. Most of the rock will become the foundations for the airport's runway and its taxiways.大多数石块将用来铺设机场跑道和机场出租车道的地基。

-n.基础;地基;创立;基金会

【例句】

1. Microsoft has become the leading business in the world, which has made Bill and his wife the richest couple around the world. However, they did much more than just becoming rich. They established a foundation to help people who are suffering from diseases.微软公司已成为世界领先的企业,这让比尔和他的妻子成为了全世界最富有的夫妇。然而,他们却不仅仅是变得富裕,还建 立了一个基金会,帮助那些受疾病折磨的人们。

2. I think that housewives can spend more time with their kids, and so lay the foundation of happy family.我认为家庭主妇可以花更多的时间来陪孩子,以此奠定幸福家庭的基础。

1736- fraction

n.小部分,片断

【例句】

1. Today such applications account for only a small fraction of Internet traffic.如今,这样的应用只占因特网流量的很小一部分。

2. Catastrophes such as fire, flood, drought or epidemic may reduce population sizes to a small fraction of their average level.像火灾、洪水、干旱或者瘟疫这样的灾难,都会导致人口数量减少到平均水平的一小部分。

1737- freight

n.货物

【例句】

1. National governments, by and large, kept a much firmer hand on truck and railroad tariffs than on charges for ocean freight.一般来说,各国政府对大型卡车和铁路运输的管理比对海运的管理严格得多。

2. State ownership of railways and airlines, regulation of freight rates and toleration of anti-competitive practices all keep the cost of shipping unnecessarily high and deter international trade.铁路和航空公司的国有、货运费用的调节以及对反竞争行为的宽容导致运输成本居高不下,并阻碍了国际贸易的发展。

3. Heavy freight could only be carried by water or rail.大型货物只能通过水路或铁路来运输。

1738- friction

n.摩擦(力);矛盾

【例句】

1. Tyres provide friction, so the vehicle can grip the road, but some of the power supplied to the tyres is lost as heat.汽车的抓地力正是因为轮胎提供了摩擦力,但供给轮胎的能量有一部分以热量形式消耗了。

2. Studies of primitive societies suggest that the earliest method of making fire was through friction.有关史前社会的研究表明,摩擦取火是最早的取火方式。

【同义】discord(n.不和,纷争);conflict(n.冲突,争论);attrition(n.磨损,摩擦)

【反义】 accord(n.一致,符合);harmony(n.相符,一致;和谐)

1739- generative

a.生殖的;生产的;有生产力的

【例句】

1. The trust structure is suited to stable and highly cash generative assets such as ports.商业信托结构很适合现金流稳定且充裕的资产,比如港口。

2. Generative technologies wil move well past the simple "code generator" stage and will become a standard feature of the build and development processes.生成技术将会跨越简单的“代码生成器”阶段,成为构建与发展过程中的一个标准特征。

1740- household

n.家庭 a.家用的

【搭配】 single-parent households 单亲家庭;household appliances家用电器

【例句】

1. Another factor that had driven down household sizes in the last decade was the proliferation of mortgages allowing people to buy their first houses with little or no money down. 过去十年里造成家庭规模缩小的另一个的因素是,抵押贷款的盛行让仅有很少钱或根本没有钱的人能买到他们的第一套房子。

2. I've been investigating four new household gadgets and sorting out the advantages and disadvantages.我已就四种新家居品作了调查,弄清楚了其优缺点。

-n.家庭 -a.家用的

【搭配】single-parent households 单亲家庭;household appliances 家用电器

【例句】

1. The government can impose a law on the maximum number of cars each household should have.政府可以通过加强法律来限制每个家庭最多可拥有车的数量。

2. I've been investigating four new household gadgets and sorting out the advantages and disadvantages.我已就四种家居小器具做了调查,整理出了它们的优缺点。

1741- humanity

n.人类;人性

【例句】

1. If properly applied, the new knowledge generated by the Human Genome Project may free humanity from the terrible scourge of diverse diseases.如果运用得当,人类基因组计划所产生的新知识可能会把人类从不同疾病带来的可怕灾祸中解救出来。

2. The control of fire was the first and perhaps greatest of humanity's steps towards a life-enhancing technology.对火的支配是人类在迈向提高生活质量的科技途中迈出的最早,可能也是最重要的一步。

【同义】humankind(n.人类的总称)

1742- hybrid

n.混合物 a.杂种的;混合的

【例句】

1. People have come to understand that hybrid technology is not the only solution.人们已经开始明白,混合技术并不是唯一的解决方案。

2. They suggest small "low emission"cars for urban use and larger hybrid or lean burn cars for use elsewhere.他们建议在城市里使用低排量的汽车,而那些烧混合燃料和劣质燃料的车应该在其他地方使用。

1743- integrate

v.(使)成整体,(使)成为一体

【搭配】 integrate theory with practice 使理论与实践相结合

【例句】

1. The services should be easy to invoke, function well, have good error reporting, and generally be able to integrate with other services.服务应该方便调用,运作顺畅,具有良好的错误报告能力,且通常能够与其他服务相融合。

2. The researchers don't know how to integrate the two actions.研究者不知该如何将两种行为融为一体。

-v.(使)成整体,(使)成为一体

【搭配】integrate theory with practice将理论与实践相结合【例句】

1. Students should speak with a firm, strong and confident voice in an integrated task. Examiners tend to pay more attention if the student speaks with confidence. 在综合任务中,学生们应该用坚定、有力且自信的声音说话。如果学生讲 话时有自信,考官会对这个学生更加注意。

2. The researchers don't know how to integrate the two actions. 研究者们不知 该如何将两种行为融为一体。

1744- integration

n.集成;综合

【例句】Better integration of transport systems is highly desirable -and made more feasible by modern computers.更好地整合运输系统是非常理想的,而且现代计算机使之更可行。

-n.结合;集成

【例句】

1. Father is a real artist for his integration of daily life and freehand paintings. 父亲是一位不折不扣的艺术家,因为他将生活与手绘艺术融为一体。

2. Network game development is a big project which requires a lot of integration of knowledge.网络游戏开发是一项大工程,需要具备大量综合性的知识。

1745- irrigation

n.灌溉

【例句】

1. Food production has kept pace with soaring populations mainly because of the expansion of artificial irrigation systems that make possible the growth of 40% of the world's food.食品生产与人口猛增保持步调一致,主要是得益于人工灌溉系统的发展,使全世界的粮食产量增长40%成为可能。

2. Sea water is too salty to be used for the irrigation of crops.海水盐分太高,不能用于农作物灌溉。

-n.灌溉

【搭配】an irrigation project 灌溉工程;irrigation canals 灌溉渠

【例句】

1. The water is so contaminated in some areas of our country that it is unsafe even to touch, let alone use for irrigation or drinking.我国部分地区水污染程度严重,甚至连接触都不安全,更不用说用于灌溉或饮用了。

2. To save water resources, all governments have introduced new irrigation methods in farming.为了节约水资源,各地政府引进了新的农业灌溉方法。

3. It is proved that the irrigation in many countries wastes water overwhelmingly.据证实,许多国家在灌溉过程中浪费很多水。

4. The sea water is too salty to be used for the irrigation of crops.海水太咸,不能用于灌溉农作物。

1746- labour

n.劳动;劳动力 v.劳动;努力

【例句】

1. Businesses can locate based on other considerations, such as the availability of labour, while worrying less about the cost of delivering their output.公司选址时可以少考虑产品的运输成本,而改为考虑其他方面,如劳动力资源是否丰富。

2. Cheap labour may make Chinese clothing competitive in America.廉价的劳动力或许能使中国制造的服饰在美国具有竞争力。

3. As a result, 51% of all women aged 14 to 64 are now economically active in the labour market.结果表明,年龄在14到64岁之间的女性中,有51%在劳务市场中从事经济活动。

1747- mechanical

a.机械的

【搭配】 mechanical labour体力劳动

【例句】

1. The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.机械计时器的发展促使人们寻求更精准的日晷,用来校准机械计时器。

2. Good health has been connected to the smooth mechanical operation of the body, while ill health has been attributed to a breakdown in this machine.人们一直把健康和人体机制的正常运作联系在一起,而把不健康归咎于该机制出了故障。

1748- mechanism

n.机械装置;机制;办法

【例句】

1. For situations met frequently in the past, such as obtaining food and mates, and confronting or fleeing from threats, the neural mechanisms required weighing up the pros and cons will have been honed by evolution to produce an optimal outcome.对于过去经常遇到的情况,用来权衡利弊的神经机制已在进化过程中得到磨炼,从而产生最佳结果,如获取食物和配偶、面对或逃离威胁。

2. Humour may be a luxury, but the mechanism behind it is no evolutionary accident.幽默也许是一种奢侈,但它背后的机制并非进化的意外。

3. He replaced the button-pressing mechanism in the side panels.他换掉了侧面仪器板上的按钮装置。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,我们经常见到的表示“机器,装置”的单词有mechanism,machine, machinery, apparatus, engine, motor等,但是这些单词的侧重点各有不同。mechanism指运行系统,简单的机械装置;machine是普通用词,泛指一切机器;machinery是机器的总称;apparatus指具有特殊用途的装置;engine既可泛指或大或小、简单或复杂的机械、机器,又可指产生动力的发动机或引擎;motor通常指小型或轻型马达、发动机。

1749- motivation

n.动机;积极性;推动

1. The conference was to provide for the future, which was the initial motivation. one now shared by all 31 participants representing 31 European countries.大会的初衷旨在为未来作准备,现在已成为代表欧洲31个国家的31位与会者的共识。

2. Pictures are used to help motivate children to read because they are beautiful and eye-catching. But motivation to read should be provided by listening to stories well-read, where children imagine in response to the story.图片有助于激发孩子的阅读兴趣,因为它们漂亮、醒目。但让孩子们听好听的故事也能激发他们的阅读积极性,这样孩子可以根据故事展开想象。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,也常会见motivation的动词形式motivate。motivate强调驱使人们采取某种行动的原因或动机;它的【同义】词drive意为“促使,驱使”,更侧重的是外来的驱策力和内心的感情力量的驱使。

-n.动机;动力,积极性

【搭配】the financial motivations for the decision 做出该决定的财务方面的考虑

【例句】

1. He lacks the motivation to study.他缺乏学习的积极性。

2. If you can do this, you will find some motivations to finish this boring task.果这样做的话,你就可以找到完成这项枯燥的工作的动力。

1750- notion

n.概念,观念;想法

【例句】

1. Greenberg is in a minority among fellow linguists, most of whom agree with the notion of lots of waves of migration to bear responsibility for the more than 1,000 languages spoken at one time by American Indians.格林伯格是语言学家中的少数派,他们大多赞同这个观念——大量的移民潮导致印第安人同时能说1000多种语言。

2. A new style of architecture emerged to reflect more idealistic notions for the future.一种新建筑风格的出现反映了更多对未来的理想主义观念。

【要点】notion的【同义】词很多,但它们在用法上的侧重点却略有不同。idea用法最广,几乎适用于任何方面的思维活动;concept指从众多实例中通过概括、归纳而形成的对事物本质、全貌及其内部联系的概念或看法;conception通常指具体的概念或念头,也可指概念的形成过程,包含一定的想象和感情色彩;thought指以推理、思考等智力活动为基础的心理思维活动及其结果;notion指的是一种模糊的、变化莫测的想法,无可靠依据、未经深思熟虑的观点;impression指外部刺激在思想中所产生的印象。

-n.概念,观念;观点,想法

【例句】

1. From his notion, we can easily find that diligence is an indispensable element for people's achievements.从他的观点来看,我们很容易发现勤奋是人们取 得成就不可或缺的要素。

2. A new style of architecture emerged to reflect more idealistic notions for the future.一种新建筑风格的出现反映出更多关于未来的理想主义观念。

1751- numeration

n.计算;数字的读法;命数法;编号

【例句】

1. It is hard to learn the sequence of events that led to our developing the concept of number. Even the earliest of tribes had a system of numeration that, if not advanced, was sufficient for the tasks that they had to perform.很难了解促使我们发明“数字”这一概念的一系列事件,最早的部落拥有的计数系统,即便不先进,也足以应付他们必须执行的任务。

2. From earliest childhood we are so connected with our system of numeration that it is a feat of imagination to consider the problems faced by early humans who had not yet invented this facility.我们从小就与我们的计算系统关系密切,所以很难想象尚未发明这个方法的早期人类要面对什么问题。

1752- obesity

n.肥大,肥胖

【例句】Problems with agriculture production restrict the availability of healthy foods, and short of physical activity among many Pacific islanders adds to the obesity problem.太平洋岛上农业生产方面的问题限制了健康食品的供应,而且许多居民缺乏体育锻炼加重了肥胖问题。

【要点】在关于健康类的文章中常出现这个词,我们在类似话题的文章中还会遇到的词有:anorexia“厌食症”,malnutrition“营养不良”,indigestion“消 化不良”等。

1753- optimism

n.乐观,乐观主义

【例句】

1. This seems to be an optimistic proposition.这似乎是个乐观的提议。

2. The important and welcomed document does seem to be based on an unrealistic optimism.这个重要且受欢迎的文件似乎是建立在一种不现实的乐观主义之上的。

1754- optimistic

a.乐观的,乐观主义的

【例句】

1. We must look at the facts if we want to make the best possible decisions for the future. It may be expensive to be overly optimistic-but more costly still tobe too pessimistic.如果想为未来作最佳决策,我们必须正视现实。过于乐观可能会付出昂贵的代价,但太过悲观代价更高。

2. Psychologists have conducted studies showing that people become more optimistic when the weather is sunny.心理学家已进行的研究显示,人们在阳光灿烂的日子里会更加乐观。

【要点】在说明性的文章中,分析某个问题时,常常会出现optimistic这个单词,来表达态度乐观,与之对应的是pessimistic,含义是“消极的”。

-a.乐观的,乐观主义的

【例句】

1. My best friend in high school was not that kind of person who attracted me at the very first sight by the appearance, but his optimistic attitude towards life really did matter. 我高中时最好的朋友不是那种凭外表第一眼就吸引我的 人,而是他对生活的乐观态度深深地打动了我。

2. Psychologists have conducted studies showing that people become more optimistic when the weather is sunny.心理学家已进行的研究显示,人们在阳 光灿烂的日子里会更加乐观。

1755- patent

n.专利(权) v.申请专利

【搭配】 patent device 专利设备;apply for a patent 申请专利

【例句】

1. In 1907, a Belgian scientist working in New York, discovered and patented a revolutionary new synthetic material. 1907年,一位在纽约工作的比利时科学家发现了一种革命性的新型合成材料,并取得了专利。

2. Walker never patented his invention, and three years later it was copied by a Samuel Jones, who marketed his product as Lucifers.沃克从未为他的发明申请专利,三年后,一个叫塞缪尔...琼斯的人抄袭了这项发明,将其命名为Lucifers并推向市场。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,出现更多的是patent作为动词“申请专利”的用法;patent作为名词,意思是“专利”。“申请专利”是apply for a patent。

1756- perseverance

n.坚持不懈;不屈不挠;耐性;毅力

【例句】 We may envy their achievements and fame, but we should also recognize the price they may have paid -perseverance, single-mindedness, dedication, restrictions on their personal lives, the demands upon their energies and time, and great courage to preserve their integrity or to make their way to the top.我们也许会嫉妒他们取得的功名和成就,但是我们也应该认识到他们在这些方面可能付出的代价:坚持不懈、专心致志、奉献、自律、精力和时间的投入,以及保持正直、勇往直前的极大勇气。

-n.坚持不懈

【搭配】perseverance in the face of extreme hardship 面对极端困苦时百折不挠

【例句】

1. The protagonist of the novel was able to fight against his il fate with fortitude and perseverance and finally achieved great success in a society that was prejudiced against people like him.小说主人公凭借自己的坚毅与厄运作斗 争,最终在歧视他这类人的社会中获得了极大成功。

2. To succeed, one should maintain great perseverance especially in difficulties.一个人要想成功,必须坚持不屈不挠,尤其是在身处困境之时。

1757- philosophy

n.哲学;哲理;观点

【例句】

1. Try your best to achieve success— that's my philosophy.竭尽全力,取得成功——这就是我的人生哲学。

2. Some water experts are now underlining that existing infrastructure be used in smarter ways rather than building new facilities. This shift in philosophy has not been universally accepted, and it comes with strong opposition from some established water organizations.一些水利专家强调,现有的水利设施应该被更好地利用起来,而不是再建新项目。这种观念上的转变尚未被普遍接受,并且遭到一些已有水利组织的强烈反对。

1758- predictable

a.可预言的

【例句】

1. The results were sometimes not that impressive as the behaviour of the rockets in flight was far more predictable.结果有时却不那么尽如人意,因为飞行中的火箭是很难预测的。

2. Obviously, unpredictable noise produces more fatigue than predictable noise, but it takes a while for this fatigue to take its toll on performance.显然,预期之外的噪音比预期的更容易使人疲惫,只是这种疲惫需要一段时间才会体现出来。

1759- prediction

n.预报;预言

【例句】If the predictions you make as a result of deducing certain consequences from your hypothesis are not shown to be correct, then you discard or modify your hypothesis.你的预测是由你假设得出的某些结论推导出来的,如果这些预测并未证实是正确的,那么你就需要放弃或修改自己的假设。

1760- prehistoric

a.史前的;陈旧的

【例句】 Whereas prehistoric man had no exposure to urban lifestyles, the evidence suggests that ants have lived in urban settings for nearly a hundred million years, developing and maintaining underground cities of specialized chambers and tunnels.证据表明,蚂蚁已经在城市中生活了近亿年了,它们建设并维护着由专门的房间和洞穴构成的地下城市,而史前人类并没有接触过城市生活方式。

1761- principle

n.原则,原理;基本信念

【例句】

1. An important principle is that all corpora, whatever their size, are ineluctably restricted in their coverage, and always need to be complemented by data.一个重要的原则便是所有的语料库,无论大小,都不可避免地被限制在自身的

覆盖范围内,而且总是需要一些资料作补充。

2. How does the reaction principle work?反作用原理是如何起作用的呢?

1762- productivity

n.生产力;生产率

【例句】

1. The size of the crop depends on the productivity of the soil.作物的产量取决于土壤的肥沃程度.

2. Although population, industrial output and economic productivity have continued to soar in developed nations, the rate at which people withdraw water from aquifers, rivers and lakes has slowed.虽然在发达国家,人口、工业产出和经济生产力持续上升,人们从地下蓄水层、河流和湖泊中取水的速度却放缓了。

3. This process enhanced our ability to improve productivity and quality.这一方法增强了我们提高生产力和质量的能力。

【同义】output(n.产量;输出量);capacity(n.容量;生产力)

1763- prospective

a.预期的;未来的

【搭配】 prospective damage 预计损失

【例句】

1. Rather than weighing the present good against future alternatives, people actually balance the immediate pleasure of the prospective possession of a product with the immediate pain of paying for it.人们不是权衡当下的好处与将来的选择,他们实际上平衡的是拥有产品带来的即时快乐与买单带来的

痛苦。

2. We can sound out the opinions of your prospective audience.我们可以试探一下你们未来听众的意见。

【同义】imminent(a.即将来临的);anticipated(a.预期的)

1764- qualified

a.合格的;有资格的 v.(qualify的过去分词)限制;(使)有资格

【例句】

1. In September 2000, MSC declared that the Alaska salmon fisheries qualified for certification.2000年9月,地中海航运公司宣布,阿拉斯加鲑鱼获得了认证资格。

2. Even with enough space and good equipment, a school is not ensured to be a good one unless there are experienced headmasters and qualified teachers.即使有了足够的空间和优良的设备,也不能保证其一定能成为一个好的学校,除非具备经验丰富的校长和合格的教师。

1765- rational

a.合理的;理性的 n.有理数

【例句】 Neoclassical economics is based on the assumption that humans are rational beings who know exactly their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit from any situation.新古典主义经济学建立在一种假设基础上,即人类是理性动物,在任何情形下他们都清楚自己的最佳利益,并争取从中获取最大利益。

-a. 合理的;理性的 -n. 有理数【例句】 I think children are too young to make a rational decision. So I don't like advertising targeting at children who are most easily influenced by what they see in advertisements on television.我觉得孩子太小还不能作出合理的决定。所 以我不喜欢以孩子为目标的广告,孩子们很容易被他们从电视上看到的广 告内容所影响。 receptive -a. 善于接受的;能容纳的

【例句】

1. Who do you think is more receptive to new knowledge, adults or children? 你 认为成人和孩子谁更容易接受新知识?

2. Some experts say that young children are quite receptive to new things, including habits and languages.一些专家称,小孩子很容易接受新事物,包 括习惯和语言。

1766- recession

n.经济衰退

【例句】The Fed is trying to prevent a serious recession by cutting interest rates.美联储正在试图通过降息来阻止严重的经济衰退。

【派生】 recessionary(a.萧条的)

1767- reinforce

v.加强;增援

【例句】

1. If we reinforce the traffic security education and more people comply with traffic regulations, traffic accidents can be avoided.如果我们加强交通安全教育,并且有更多的人遵守交通规则,交通事故是可以避免的。

2. For this reason, it was only a matter of time until the technologies of the network would reinforce this natural tendency and accelerate it.由于这个原因,网络技术将会加强这个自然规律,并加速它的进程,而这一切都只是时间问题。

1768- rival

n.竞争对手;可与匹敌的人(或物) a.竞争的 v.竞争;匹敌

【搭配】 rivals in love 情敌;rival sb./sth. for/in sth.与某人在某事上竞争

【例句】

1. The rival labelling scheme was introduced by Kellogg's, Danone, Unilever, Nestle, Kraft and Tesco, and is now favoured by 21 manufacturers.与之竞争的食品标签方案最初由凯洛格、达能、联合利华、雀巢、卡夫和乐购引进,现在已有21家食品厂商在使用这种方案。

2. Consumers can be shown with two rival new year advertising campaigns as the Food Standards Agency goes public in its battle with the industry over the labelling of unhealthy foods.消费者会看到两个相对立的新年广告宣传活动,这是英国食品标准局就标识不健康食品问题向食品行业的公然宣战。

3. The rival team lost by 12 points in the first round.在第一轮比赛中,对手以十二分之差败北。

【派生】rivalry(n.对抗,竞争)

1769- rural

a.农村的

【例句】

1. The idea of "integrated rural transport"was adopted in the task of inspecting the transport needs of the rural households in the district.在考察该地区农村家庭运输需求的任务中,“整合农村交通运输”的理念被采纳了。

2. The officers of the community played a key role in raising awareness and interest among the rural communities. 在提高农村社区的民众意识和利益上,社区工作人员起了关键作用。

3. On the other hand, technological advance also brought about the decline of rural industries and an increase in urban populations at the same time.另一方面,科技进步也导致了农村产业的衰退和城市人口的增长。

-a.农村的

【例句】

1. In many communities in China, women are still considered as inferior to men. This is especially the case in the rural communities.在中国的许多地方,妇女仍被认为比男人地位低。这种意识在农村尤为明显。

2. Technological advance brought about the decline of rural industries and an increase in urban populations at the same time.科技进步导致了乡镇企业的衰退以及城市人口的增长。

1770- shipment

n.装船;装运;装载的货物

【例句】

1. Fifty years ago, the process of exporting or importing involved plenty of stages of handling, which risked portions of the shipment being damaged or stolen along the way. 50年前,在进出口货物的过程中需要有很多道处理工序,以防止在运输途中部分货物受损或被盗。

2. If delays in shipment tie up working capital and cause winter coats to arrive in spring, trade may lose its advantages.如果装船延期妨碍资金周转,并且导致冬装在春天才送达,这笔买卖就会丧失优势。

3. Finally the honey is poured into barrels for shipment.蜂蜜最后被倒进桶里用船运走。

【同义】 cargo(n.货物); freight(n.货物;重载)

【要点】在有关生产或销售的经济类文章中,经常会出现shipment,cargo和freight这三个词,它们都有“货运,货物”的意思。然而,shipment另有“装货”的含义,freight另有“运费”的意思。在【同义】替换时,需要注意。

1771- shrink

v.(使)收缩;萎缩

【例句】

1. People were short in those days-or else those military uniforms all shrank in the wash!那个年代的人很矮——要么就是那些军装在洗涤过程中全缩水了!

2. Employees found their time on the job shrinking to 10 hours daily.雇员们发现他们的工作时间已经减少到了每天10小时。

1772- sophisticated

a.复杂的; 久经世故的

【例句】Susan isn't sophisticated as her coworkers imagine her to be. 苏珊并不像她的【同】事们以为的那样老于世故。

a.老练的;高度发展的;精密复杂的

【搭配】 a sophisticated columnist 老练的专栏作家

【例句】

1. When they began to settle, grow plants and keep animals, the need for a sophisticated“number system”became major.当他们开始定居、种庄稼、饲养牲畜的时候,他们最需要的就是一个精确的“算术系统”。

2. Space Management is now a highly sophisticated method of manipulating the way we shop to ensure maximum profit.空间管理现在已成为一种高度发展的技术,它通过控制我们的购物方式来实现利润最大化。

【派生】experienced(a.经验丰富的);proficient(a.精通的,熟练的);complicated(a.复杂的)

【反义】unsophisticated(a.不懂事故的;单纯的)

【要点】在雅思阅读中,sophisticated一词常用“精密复杂的”之意,暗示“尖端的”;complicated表示“结构上的复杂”,暗示“难懂”,常见于自然科学的文章中,含义和用法与complex相近。两者的不同之处在于:complicated是指抽象意义上的复杂,而complex则通常指某种装置本身的复杂性。

-a. 复杂的;精致的

【例句】 One of my favorite places is the public library. It is one of the oldest buildings in my city, but the facilities in the library are quite modern and sophisticated. 我最 36 spoil 喜欢的地方之一就是公共图书馆,那是我市最古老的建筑之一,但图书馆

1773- spark

n.火花

【例句】

1. The world of the ant has come in for major observation lately, and the idea that ants show sparks of cognition has certainly not been rejected by those involved in these investigations.蚂蚁世界近来多次被观察,参与调查的人员肯定不会否定这个观点,即蚂蚁闪现出了些许认知能力。

2. In the Stone Age, tool-makers discovered that chipping flints produced sparks.在石器时代,工匠们发现敲击燧石的碎片能产生火花。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,spark很少用到本义“火花”,而常用于表达一种抽象意义,即“苗头,迹象”,如:Although Saudi Arabia has seen some sparks of discontent in recent weeks, analysts and diplomats consider the country far less vulnerable to unrest than many other Arab states.虽然沙特最近几周已出现了一些不满迹象,但分析人士和外交官们认为,沙特抵御骚乱的能力远远强于其他许多阿拉伯国家。

1774- specification

n.规格;说明书

【例句】

1. In developing countries, dams, aqueducts and other kinds of infrastructure must be constructed to higher specifications and with more responsibility to local people and their environment than in the past.在发展中国家,水坝、水道和其他各种基础设施必须以更高的标准来建造,它们对当地居民及其环境所承担的责任比过去更多。

2. Read the specifications carefully before you take the medicine.吃药之前请仔细阅读说明书。

【同义】 clause(n.条款);instruction(n.指示;用法说明书)

1775- stake

n.桩;利害关系;股份;赌金 v.以...打赌;拿...冒险

【搭配】at stake 在危险中,处于成败关头

【例句】 With so much at stake, the Inuit decided to play a key role in finding the mysteries of climate change in the Arctic. 情况如此危急,因纽特人决定在揭开北极地区气候变化的奥秘上发挥关键作用。

【要点】stake在阅读中作为动词使用时,常有“以金钱、生命等赌或下注”的含义,比如:I'll stake my all on it.我用我的一切做赌注。与短语at stake【同义】的 短语还有at risk和on the line,都有“处于危险中,在紧要关头”的含义。

1776- subsidiary

a.辅助的 n.子公司,附属机构

【搭配】 subsidiary unit 从属单位;a subsidiary company分公司

【例句】 Ports attract many subsidiary and independent industries.港口城市吸引了很多附属和独立产业的加盟。

【同义】 subordinate(a.次要的;下属的);affiliate(n.分支机构);branch(n.分支, 分部)

【要点】subsidiary指“一家大公司的一部分”;affiliate指“与某大型机构有关的组织或成员”;branch则指“属于大公司或机构的地方办事处或分店”。

1777- subsidy

n.津贴,补助金

【例句】

1. Our taxes provide tremendous subsidies for modern intensive farming.我们缴纳的税款为现代集约农业提供了巨大的补助。

2. In rich countries, the annual value of farm subsidies is immense: about $250billion.在经济发达国家,每年的农业津贴约高达2500亿美元。

【派生】subsidise(vν给...津贴或补贴)

【要点】subsidy是由国家或其他组织为扶持某行业、业务或公共事业而发放的资金,而allowance则指帮助某人购买所需物而定期给予的金钱。

1778- substitute

n.代替者(物) v.代替,替换

【搭配】 substitute for 代替....

【例句】

1. The impetus behind the development of these early plastics was made of plenty of factors-immense technological progress in the domain of chemistry, wider cultural changes, and the pragmatic need to find acceptable substitutes for decreasing supplies of“luxury”materials such as tortoiseshell and ivory.推动早期塑料发展的动力是由多种因素组成的,如:化学领域的巨大技术进步,文化变革更加宽泛,以及需要为玳瑁和象牙这类日渐稀少的“奢侈品”供应找到合意的替代品。

2. It is better for a company to employ more workers because people are available to substitute for absent staff.对于公司来说,多雇用一些员工更好,因为有足够的人手去替代缺勤人员。

【要点】在雅思阅读中,要特别注意substitute与replace的区别,它们的常用【搭配】分 别是:substitute A for B,意为“用A代替B”,而replace A with B,则意为 “用B代替A”。

1779- urgent

a.紧急的

【例句】

1. In Britain, the immediate need to supply food is not much urgent, and the costs and the damage of intensive farming have been clearly seen.在英国,对粮食供应的需求并不很紧迫,而集约型农业的成本及其带来的破坏已显现出来。

2. The matter is not urgent.这事不着急。

【同义】 imperative(a.紧急的);pressing(a.急迫的)

【派生】 urgency(n.紧急);urgently(ad.紧急地)

a.紧急的

【例句】In Britain, where the immediate need to supply food is less urgent, and the costs and the damage of intensive farming have been clearly seen.在英国,对粮食的需求并不那么迫切,集约农业所消耗的成本及其带来的破坏已经显现出来。

【同义】 imperative(a.紧急的);pressing(a.急迫的)

【派生】 urgency(n.紧急);urgently(ad.紧急地)

1780- vigorous

a.朝气蓬勃的;有力的

【例句】

1. The essay Thoughts on Music has then triggered a vigorous debate about the digital music, which Apple dominates with its iPod music-player and iTunes music-store.《关于音乐的思考》这篇文章随即引发了关于数字音乐的激烈辩论,而苹果公司以其iPod音乐播放器和iTunes音乐商店在该领域独占鳌头。

2. The small group of the survivors was to become a vigorous, self-sustaining is land population.那一小队幸存者即将成为精力充沛、自力更生的岛上居民。

【要点】 vigorous作“朝气蓬勃的”讲时,【同义】表达有energetic和mighty等。在雅 思阅读中,常见的【反义】表达是downhearted和listless,都可表示“无精打 采的”。

-a.朝气蓬勃的;有力的

【搭配】vigorous supporters of human rights 积极拥护人权运动的人;vigorous debate 激烈的辩论

【例句】

1. Their suggestions on school reform cause vigorous debate among both teachers and students.他们对于学校改革的提议在师生中引发了激烈的辩论。

2. The small group of survivors became a vigorous, self-sustaining island population.那一小部分幸存者成了精力充沛、自力更生的岛上居民。

【同义】energetic(a.精力充沛的);active(a.积极的)

1781- ## 7-信号词汇篇

1782- accessible

a.能接近的;可以达到的

【例句】

1. The teacher's task is to assist the students in applying what they have learned para consciously, and in doing so to make it easily accessible to consciousness.教师的任务就是帮助学生运用通过暗示法学到的知识,从而使知识易于变为意识。

2. He pointed his telescope to every accessible part of the sky and recorded what he saw.他将望远镜对准天空中所有可以观察到的地方,并将看到的记录了下来。

【反义】 inaccessible(a.难以接近的)

【要点】 accessible是由access(n.接近的方法v.存取)加后缀 -ible(可以...的)构成的,常和介词to连用,表示“易接近的;可得到的”。

1783- acknowledge

v.承认; 致谢; 报偿

【同】admit

【例句】Jack acknowledged that the report was just. 杰克承认那篇报道很公正。

v.承认,确认;感谢

【例句】

1. Having prioritised your emails, you can answer them in stages, first with a brief acknowledgement and then a more detailed follow-up.把邮件按轻重缓急进行排序后,你可以分阶段回复,先做简短确认,然后再详细跟进。

2. Plagiarism is taking other people's work without acknowledging it, that is, without saying where it comes from.剽窃就是不经告知就使用别人的作品,也就是不说明其出处。

【同义】 accept(v.接受);admit(v.承认)

【派生】 acknowledgement(n.致谢)

1784- advent

n.到来,出现

【搭配】 the advent of sth...的到来

【例句】

1. The advent of the jet engine suddenly resulted in a large number of very fast planes, reducing pilots' margin of error and practically demanding some set of rules to keep everyone well separated and operate safely in the air.喷气式发动机的出现突然带来了大量飞行速度极快的飞机,也减少了飞行员的误差幅度,更需要一些飞行规则以保证飞行员在空中各司其职、安全驾驶。

2. Sea ports have been transformed by the advent of powered vessels, whose size and draught have increased.有动力装置的货船体积变大,装载量增加,它们的出现改变了海港的原貌。司义 coming/arrival(n.到来)

【要点】advent表示重要事件、人物等的到来,多用于正式文体中,常见的短语是with the advent of.“随着...的出现”,暗示某种因果关系。

1785- apparent

1786- approval

n.赞成,同意;正式批准

【搭配】 on approval 包退包换的;a seal of approval 正式认可

【例句】

1. The drug received approval in the US in 1993.1993年该药在美国获批。

2. Mining is subject to stringent controls and approval processes.开矿要受到严格的管制,并且经过各种审批程序。

【反义】 disapproval(n.不赞成)

【要点】approval是approve的名词形式,后缀-al跟动词结合,可以构成名词。同类 的词有arrive(v.到达)和arrival(n.到来)。

1787- approximate

a.近似的 v.近似

【搭配】 approximate to sth.与...近似

【例句】

1. The fishermen know the approximate time of year when they will be allowed to fish, but on any given day, one or more field biologists in a particular area can put a halt to fishing. 渔民们知道每年大致在什么时间可以捕鱼,不过在特定的某一天,在特定区域的一位或多位生物学家可以暂时叫停捕鱼活动。

2. Centuries before the Roman Empire, the Egyptians had formulated a municipal calendar having 12 months of 30 days, with five days added to approximate the solar year.在罗马帝国建立的几个世纪之前,埃及人已制订了地方历法,将一年分成12个月,每个月30天,年底再加五天,近似一个太阳年。

3. I would like to know the approximate price of this car.我想了解一下这辆车大概的价位。

【派生】 approximation(n.近似值;概算);approximately(ad.大概地)

1788- assumption

n.假定, 设想; 采取; 承担

【例句】My decision was based on the assumption that a coffee bar would be open at the weekend. 我的决定是建立在咖啡吧在周末会营业的假设上的。

n.假定,假设

【例句】

1. The underlying assumption was that the time saved would be used instead for activities that would improve the economic development of the communities.其潜在的假设是,节省下来的时间可用于促进社区经济的发展。

2. British industry has in recent decades often been criticised for its assumption that foreign buyers will be happy to communicate in English, and that awareness of other languages is not therefore a priority.英国产业界认为国外消费者愿意用英语交流,并觉得其他语言没有英语重要,为此他们近几十年来一直饱受批评。

3. The assumption has been shown to be incorrect by recent research.最近的研究表明这一假设不正确。

1789- coincide

v.同时发生;一致

【搭配】 coincide with sth.与...同时发生

【例句】

1. Whether the interests of these countries coincide with those of the wider world is moot. 这些国家的利益是否与世界上更多国家的利益一致还不能确定。

2. My religious beliefs don't coincide with yours.我的宗教信仰跟你的不同。

【同义】concur(v.同时发生);agree(v.与...一致)

【派生】 coincidence(n.巧合的事);coincident(a.巧合的);coincidental(a.由巧合造 成的)

1790- coincidence

1791- comparatively

ad.相当地,比较地

【例句】

1. What began as a wholly practical exercise in keeping illegal drugs out of Australia may end up playing a role in an entirely different sphere-the comparatively esoteric world of neurobiology.开始这只是用于检查毒品,将其拒之于澳大利亚国门外,但最终却在一个完全不同的领域,即相对而言比较深奥的神经生物学领域,发挥了作用。

2. Sports studies as a discipline is still comparatively new.运动学还是一门比较新的学科。

1792- consequently

ad.因此,因而

【例句】

1. Most computer users have never received any formal training. Consequently, their keyboard skills are inefficient.许多电脑的使用者都没有接受过正式的训练,因此他们并不能熟练操作键盘。

2. The study further states that people who do not smoke do not have the benefit of the system adapting to the smoke inhalation. Consequently, the effects of passive smoking are far greater on non-smokers than on smokers.该研究进一步表明,不吸烟者体内的系统不适应吸入的香烟烟雾。因此,被动吸烟对不吸烟人群的影响远远大于吸烟人群。

1793- conspicuous

a.显著的;显而易见的

【搭配】 make oneself conspicuous 出风头

【例句】

1. For those living near the equator in particular, the moon's waxing and waning was more conspicuous than the passing of the seasons.尤其对于生活在赤道附近的人们来说,月亮的盈缺比四季变化更加明显。

2. The error message also had a conspicuous spelling mistake, further suggesting something fishy on the website.错误报告上还有明显的拼写错误,进一步表明这个网站很可疑。

【同义】 noticeable(a.显眼的);remarkable(a.显著的)

【反义】 obscure(a.不显眼的)

1794- correspond

v.相一致,相符合;交流,通信

【搭配】correspond to sth.相似;correspond with sth.相一致;correspond with sb.与...通信

【例句】

1. They found that their Gm-allotypes could be divided into two groups, one of which also corresponded to the genetic typing of Central and South AmericanIndians.他们发现这些人的Gm同种抗免疫球蛋白可以分成两组,其中一组与中南美洲印第安人的基因类型相符。

2. Longitude corresponds to time: 15 degrees every hour, or I degree every 4minutes.经度与时间一致,即15度为1小时,或1度为4分钟。

3. This person's characteristics correspond with the witness' description.此人的特征与证人的描述相符。

【派生】 corresponding(a.相当的)

1795- deliberately

ad.故意地;谨慎地;慎重地

【例句】 As the experiment unfolded, the pupil would deliberately give the wrong answers to questions posed by the teacher.当实验开始后,学生故意答错老师提出的问题。

intentionally(a.有意地)

-ad.故意地;谨慎地,慎重地

【例句】Almost all these environmental disasters were caused either deliberately or because of neglect by large enterprises.所有这些环境灾难,要么是故意造成的,要么是由于大企业的疏忽造成的。

1796- derive

v.取得;起源

【搭配】 derive from 源自

【例句】

1. Darby moved to Coalbrookdale in 1710 with an idea that coke derived from coal could provide a more economical alternative to charcoal as a fuel for iron-making.达比于1710年搬到煤溪谷,他认为,从煤中提炼出的焦炭能替代木炭,成为更经济的炼铁燃料。

2. France derives three quarters of its electricity from nuclear power.法国四分之三的电力来自核能。

【同义】 get/obtain/acquire/receive/secure(v.获得);originate(v.源自于)

1797- dramatically

ad.戏剧地;引人注目地

【例句】

1. Lead from engines that use leaded fuels and from other industrial sources has increased dramatically.用含铅燃料的引擎排放出的铅和其他工业排放的铅都急剧地增加了。

2. During the industrial revolution and population explosion of the 19th and 20th centuries, the demand for water rose dramatically.在19和20世纪的工业革命和人口激增时期,人类对水的需求急剧增长。

1798- essence

n.本质;精髓

【搭配】 in essence 本质上;of the essence 非常重要的

【例句】

1. The study of the cultural history of smell is, in a very real sense,an investigation into the essence of human culture.研究嗅觉的文化史其实是在研究人类文化的本质。

2. Psychologists claimed that the essence of reasoning lies in the putting together of two “behaviour segments”in some novel way to reach the goal.心理学家称,推理的本质就是用某种全新的方式将两个“行为片断”结合起来,以达到目标。

1799- evaluate

v.评价;估价

1. One encouragement is that the results of similar studies about other environmental issues suggest that older children seem to acquire the ability to appreciate, value and evaluate conflicting views.令人欣喜的是,有关其他环境问题的类似研究结果表明,年龄大点的孩子似乎能够鉴别、评价和估计相悖的观点。

2. This system provides the tourist with the basis for selecting and evaluating potential places to visit.该系统为旅行者挑选和评价可能的旅游地点提供了依据。

【要点】 estimate, appraise,assess和evaluate都可表示“评价”:estimate暗指评价的主观性和不精确性;appraise表示具有专业水准的评估;assess表示为确定某物的价值而估价;evaluate表示经过深思熟虑来确定价值,此处的价值不一定指金钱。

-v.评价;估价

【例句】 While computers may be useful as a tool for practicing simple skills, they cannot monitor a student's grasp of concepts, nor evaluate a student's reasoning.尽管电脑能完成一些简单的工作,但却不能监控学生掌握概念的过程,也不能 评估学生推理的过程。

【同义】assess(v.估计)

【要点】evaluate一般指评价某人或某物的价值,而assess指对某商品进行估价,以 有效地利用它。

1800- excess

n.超越;过量 a.过量的,额外的

1. The team injected a protein that mops up excess activin, 5 or 14 days after mice were implanted with a colon tumour.在给老鼠植入结肠肿瘤5或14天后,该团队会给它们注射某种蛋白质来清除过多的激活素。

2. I am burdened with the excess of public attention.公众的过度关注使我感觉不堪重负。

【同义】 extra(a.额外的);additional(a.附加的);surplus(a.过剩的)

1801- excessively

ad.过分地;极度

【例句】Excessively high prices increased activity in the insular cortex, a brain region linked to expectations of pain, monetary loss and the viewing of upsetting pictures.价格过高会增加岛叶的活动,这部分大脑区域与对疼痛、金钱损失及看到令人难过的图片等的预期有关。

1802- exclusively

ad.专有地,专门地

【例句】

1. Volunteer "apprentices"pair up with one of the last living speakers of a Native American tongue to learn a traditional skill such as basket weaving, with instruction exclusively in the endangered language.志愿者“学徒”和某种印第安语最后一批使用者一一结对,学习像编织篮子这样的传统技艺。在教学过程中,他们只使用这种濒危的语言。

2. In open-cut operations, the land is used exclusively for mining but land rehabilitation measures generally progress with the mine's development.在开采阶段,土地仅限采矿使用,但随着矿山的发展,逐渐开始实施相应的土地复原措施。

1803- extend

v.延长;扩大

【例句】

1. In certain areas, mainly near airports, controlled airspace extends down to 215m above the ground.在有些地区,主要是机场附近,管制空域一直向下 延伸到地面以上215米。

2. One form of pollution-the release of greenhouse gases that cause global warming does appear to be a phenomenon that is going to extend well into our future.有一种污染——温室气体排放导致的全球变暖——似乎会一直延续到未来。

3. I extended my tour to another week here.我把在这儿旅行的时间延长了一周。

-v.延长;扩大

【例句】

1. The bird extended its wings in flight.那只鸟儿展翅飞翔.

2. I extended my tour to another week here.我把在这里的旅行时间延长了一周。

1804- foresee

v.预见,预知

【例句】

1. He foresees putting his discovery to use in more efficient domestic fridges and air conditioners.他预先想到的是将自己的发明用于更加高效的国产冰箱和空调上。

2. What changes do you foresee in the educational field in the next 50 years? 在未来的50年中,你觉得教育界会发生怎样的变化?

【同义】predict(v.预言,预测);foretell(v.预言,预示)

【派生】 foreseeable(a.可预见的)

1805- foreseeable

a.可预知的;能预测的

【搭配】 for/in the foreseeable future 在可预见的将来

【例句】For the foreseeable future, records will be made to be broken.在可预见的将来,人类将会创造并打破更多记录。

【要点】foreseeable 由foresee(预见)加后缀 -able(具有...特点的)构成,也可写做 forseeable.

1806- forthcoming

1807- fortuitous

a.偶然的;意外的

【例句】 It was fortuitous that full-scale regulation of America's airspace took place.对美国领空的全面监管是偶然发生的。

【同义】 accidental(a.偶然的)

【反义】 intentional(a.故意的)

1808- frequency

n.频率;频繁

【搭配】 audio frequency 音频;frequency modulation 调频

【例句】 A corpus enables the linguist to make unbiased statements about frequency of usage, and it provides accessible data for the use of different researchers.语言学家利用语料库对语言使用频率进行客观描述,不同的研究者还能从中获取有用数据。

1809- genuine

a.真正的;真实的

【搭配】 genuine pearl 天然珍珠

【例句】

1. Some researchers say the results constitute compelling evidence that telepathyis genuine.有些研究者说这些结果可以构成强有力的证据,证明心灵感应是真实的。

2. Sixteen American states now use biometric fingerprint verification systems to check that people claiming welfare payments are genuine.目前美国有16个州在利用生物指纹识别系统来辨别福利金领取者的身份。

【同义】 real(a.真的);sincere(a.真挚的)

【反义】 fake(a.假的);artificial(a.人造的)

-a.真正的;真实的

【例句】

1. The film's story centers on a genuine NASA manned mission to the Moon.这部影片讲述的故事是以一个真实的美国国家航空航天局载人登月任务为中 心展开的。

2. Sixteen American states now use fingerprint verification system to make sure that people claiming welfare payments are genuine.现在美国有16个州利用指纹识别系统来确保人们领取福利金的要求是真实无误的。

1810- inevitable

a.必然的,不可避免的

【搭配】 inevitable disaster 不可避免的灾难

【例句】 If there is a personal fate, there is no higher destiny, or at least there is but one which he concludes is inevitable and despicable.倘若存在个人的命运,那就不会有更高一等的天命。或即使有,在他认为那也只是不可避免且可鄙可憎的。

【同义】 doomed(a.注定的);unavoidable(a.不可免除的)

【要点】inevitable 带有中性的意味,所指的是必然会发生的事情;unavoidable 则指那些事情是人们想避免却又不得不做的。

1811- initially

ad.最初,首先;开头

【例句】 Trains and cars initially allowed people to live at greater distances without taking longer to reach their destination.起初,火车和汽车能让住得较远的人们不必花过多时间就能到达目的地。

1812- occasional

a.偶尔的,间或发生的;临时的,备用的

【搭配】 occasional table 备用小桌

【例句】

1. The cattle themselves helped plant the fresh grass year after year for they trampled the natural seeds firmly into the soil to be watered by the melting snows of winter and the occasional rains of spring.家畜每年都会帮着种植新草,它们把天然的草籽踩进泥土里,让它们得到融化的冬雪和春天不时的降雨的滋润和灌溉。

2. There will be occasional congruity between prophecy and fact.预言偶尔会符合事实。

1813- occasionally

ad.有时候,偶尔

【例句】

1. In the UK, the Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland has occasionally had members that have been roundly censured in the national press.在英国,大不列颠和爱尔兰动物园联盟有时会吸纳被全国媒体严厉谴责的会员。

2. In social circumstances, dress has often been used as a role sign to indicate the nature and occasionally the social status of people present.在社交场合,服装常代表某种角色,用来展现个性,有时还会显示出席者的社会地位。

-ad.有时候,偶尔

【例句】In social circumstances, dress has often been used as a sign to indicate the personality and occasionally the social status of people.在社会环境下,服饰常常作为一种标记被用来表现个性,有时也显示人们的社会地位。

1814- possess

v.具有;拥有

【搭配】be possessed of sth. 具有(某种品质);like one possessed 猛烈地,拼命地

【例句】

1. With increasing global participation in athletics, it is more likely that individuals possessing the unique complement of genes for athletic performance can be identified early.因为全球参与的运动员越来越多,所以更可能早些鉴别出个人所拥有的运动方面的独特基因。

2. My professor possessed one of Dali's surrealistic canvas.我的教授有一幅达利的超现实主义油画。

【派生】 possessor(n. 所有人);possession(n. 持有;财产);possessive(a. 显示占有 欲的)

1815- overwhelming

a.压倒性的;势不可挡的

【搭配】 overwhelming victory 极大的胜利

【例句】Though these groups are run overwhelmingly by selfless folk, they nevertheless share many of the characteristics of other lobby groups.尽管这些组织完全由无私的人们来管理,但它们往往具有其他游说团体的特征。

1816- precede

v.在...之前;优于

【搭配】 precede sth. with sth.在...前加上.

【例句】 The sense of a good bargain evoked higher activity levels in the medial prefrontal cortex, and this often preceded a decision to buy.如果感觉物美价廉,内侧前额叶皮层就会十分活跃,这种现象会发生在决定购买之前。

【派生】 precedence(n.优先权);precedent(n.先例)

1817- predict

v.预言,预告

【例句】

1. Although species are indeed becoming extinct, only about 0.7% of them are expected to disappear in the next 50 years, not 25-50%, as has so often been predicted.虽然的确有物种在灭绝,但在未来50年里,只有0.7%的物种将会消失,而不是通常预计的25%至50%。

2. There are still huge gaps in our environmental knowledge, and despite the scientific onslaught, many predictions are no more than best guesses.我们对环境的认识仍存在很大空白,尽管科学突飞猛进,许多预测也只不过是最佳的猜测而已。

3. The United Nations predicts that the global population may stabilise in the twenty-first century between 8 and 14 billion.联合国预计,21世纪全球人口将稳定在80亿到140亿之间。

【派生】 predictable(a.可预报的);predication(n.预报);predictor(n.预言者)

1818- predominantly

ad.重要地,显著地

【例句】

1. Gold is now predominantly demanded as a medium of exchange-the demand for the other services of gold such as ornaments is now much lower than before.现在,黄金的主要需求是用作交换媒介,而在首饰等其他方面对黄金的需求则比以前少很多。

2. The city's population is predominantly Irish.这座城市中的人口主要是爱尔兰人。

1819- preliminary

1820- premise

n.前提

【搭配】 under the premise of 在....的前提下

【例句】 This might be a good starting point, working on the premise that members must meet certain standards, but again the facts don't support the theory.从必须达到某种标准才能成为会员这个前提来看,这样做或许是个不错的出发点,但是事实并不支持这个理论。

【同义】 hypothesis(n.假设)

1821- previously

ad.以前;预先;仓促地

【例句】

1. Matthew Salganik and his colleagues planned to create an artificial music market in which 14,000 people downloaded previously unknown songs.马修.萨尔甘尼克和他的同事们计划创建一个虚拟音乐市场,此前有14000人下载了从前不为人知的歌曲。

2. American scientists have previously injected viruses directly into tumours, but this technique will not work if the cancer is inaccessible or has spread throughout the body.美国科学家以前将病毒直接注射进肿瘤,但是如果到达不了或癌症已扩散至全身,这种方法就不起作用。

1822- primarily

ad.首先,主要地

【例句】

1. Recovery from this kind of failure varies from one situation to the other, primarily depending on the mode of archive and the data files that have been corrupted.从这类故障中恢复要视情况而定,这主要取决于存档模式和已被损坏的数据文档。

2. In refineries, caustic is primarily used to remove sulfur compounds.在精炼厂里,腐蚀剂主要用于去除硫化物。

-ad.首先,主要地

【例句】

1. Discovery Channel founded by Discovery Communications in 1985,provides documentary television programming primarily on popular science, technology,and history."探索频道"由探索通信公司于1985年创建,主要提供关于流行科学、技术和历史方面的电视纪录片。

2. In refineries, caustic is primarily used to remove sulfur compounds.在冶炼厂里,腐蚀剂主要用于去除硫磺化合物。

1823- productive

a.生产性的,多产的;富饶的

【例句】

1. The most crucial way of improving the labor cost structure was to find better and more productive ways of providing customer service.改善劳动力成本结构的最重要的方式就是找到更好、更有效的方法为客户提供服务。

2. A port is landward access, which is productive of goods for export and which demands imports. 港口是通向内陆的入口,而内陆既生产大量商品供出口,又需要进口商品。

3. Without irrigation, many productive areas of the country would not be able tobe farmed. 如果没有灌溉,这个国家很多肥沃土地都不能进行耕作。

1824- radically

ad.根本上;彻底地;以激进的方式

1. Economic analyses clearly show it will be far more expensive to cut carbon dioxide emissions radically than to pay the costs of adaptation to the increased temperatures.经济分析清晰地表明,彻底削减二氧化碳排放量的花费远比适应温度升高的成本高。

2. Here we have two radically different explanations for why so many teacher- subjects were willing to forgo their sense of personal responsibility because of an institutional authority figure.为什么有这么多教师受试者会因为机构权威人士而愿意丢弃他们的个人责任感,对此我们有两种截然不同的解释。

【同义】thoroughly(ad.彻底地);completely(ad.完全地)

1825- regarding

prep.关于

【例句】

1. Interesting facts regarding transport were found: 95% was on foot; 80% was within the locality; and 70% was related to the collection of water and firewood and travelling to grinding mills.我们发现了许多与交通有关的有趣现象,譬如,95%是步行,80%限于当地,70%与取水、砍柴和去碾磨粮食有关。

2. From the 1950s onwards, there have been certain changes in outlook regarding the clientele of health-care resources and the cost to the community of those resources.自20世纪50年代以来,对于医疗资源的客户群以及这些资源的社会成本的看法已有所改变。

3. You are allowed to ask questions regarding the fees you are paying.你们可以就自己的付费问题进行提问。

-prep.关于

【例句】

1. Regarding women's position in China I can tell you that there is still discrimination against woman in some areas.关于女性在中国的地位,我能告 诉你的是,在某些领域里女性仍然是受歧视的。

2. You are allowed to ask questions regarding the fees you are paying.你们可以就自己的付费问题进行提问。

1826- regardless

a.毫不顾及的 ad.不顾后果地;无论如何

【搭配】 regardless of 不理会....

【例句】

1. Desert annuals germinate, flower and seed whenever suitable rainfall occurs regardless of the day length.无论日照长短,只要有适当的降雨,沙漠一年生植物就会发芽、开花、结果。

2. Plants which flower after a period of vegetative growth, regardless of photo period, are known as day-neutral plants.无论光周期如何,有些植物在生长旺盛期之后就会开花,这种植物叫做日中性植物。

3. Children in the programme performed equally well regardless of socio-economic disadvantages.无论其社会经济条件如何不利,这个项目中的孩子都表现很好。

4. Regardless of the theory or model that we choose, a reduction in population size decreases the genetic diversity of a population.无论我们选择何种理论或模式,人口数量下降都会减少人类基因的多样性。

-a.毫不顾及的 -ad.不顾后果地;无论如何

【例句】

1. Regardless of these people's backgrounds, I think they have all heard something about Beijing.无论这些人的背景怎样,我想他们应该都听说过北京。

2. Regardless of the theory or model that we choose, a reduction in population size decreases the genetic diversity of a population.无论我们选择何种理论或方法,人口减少都会降低人口基因的多样性。

1827- replace

v.代替;更换;把...放回原处

1. By Fosbury's time, sawdust pits had been replaced by soft foam cushions,ideal for flopping.到了福斯贝利的年代,因具有很好的缓冲保护作用,软泡沫垫已经取代了锯屑坑。

2. The new fuel is as inefficient as the one they have replaced.这种新型燃料和它们所替代的燃料一样低效。

【派生】 replaceable(a.可替代的);replacement(n.替换)

-v.代替,更换;把...放回原处

【例句】

1. Although computer-aided education has spread widely, teachers still play a crucial part in the classroom, who cannot and will not be replaced by computers.尽管计算机辅助教学已经普及,老师在教学中仍扮演着重要的角色,计算 机不可能也不会取代他们。

2. As an assistant, computers do help teachers with their work, but they can never replace the important role of a real teacher.计算机能辅助教师的教学工作,但永远不能取代他们扮演的重要角色。

3. Do you think textbooks will be replaced in future by other teaching media such as laptops?你认为教科书在将来会不会被其他教学媒介取代,例如笔记本电脑?

【派生】 replaceable(a.可代替的);replacement(n.更换)

【要点】与replace意义相近的词组是take the place of,而take place是"发生"的意思。

1828- retain

v.保留;保持

【例句】

1. If the predictions turn out to be correct, then your hypothesis has been supported and may be retained until such time as some further test shows it not to be correct.若预测是对的,这就支持了你的假设,你可以保留它,直到在进一步测试中发现它是不正确的时候。

2. The group found that those elderly people who are able to retain a sense of independence were more likely to stay healthy in old age.研究小组发现那些保有独立意识的老年人在晚年更有可能保持健康。

3. Cities which began as ports retained the chief commercial and administrative centre of the city close to the waterfront.由港口发展起来的城市,其主要商业中心和行政中心仍靠近码头。

【同义】 hold/keep/maintain/preserve/save(v.保留)

【反义】abandon(v.抛弃)

1829- selective

a.选择性的

【搭配】 selective course 选修课

【例句】

1. A good detector must be capable of focusing on the task of searching for drugs, despite the distractions in any airport or dockside. This is what neurobiologists call“selective attention”.一条出色的侦缉犬必须能专注地搜寻毒品,不管机场或码头如何嘈杂让它分心。神经生物学家将之称为“选择性注意”。

2. Other corpora are extremely selective, providing a collection of material that deals only with a particular linguistic feature.其他语料库则具有高度选择性,只处理与某一特定语言特征相关的语料。

【反义】compulsory(a.义务的)

1830- significance

n.重要性,意义

【例句】

1. The adaptive significance of photo period ism in plants is also clear.植物的光周期适应值也十分明显。

2. The real significance of the first Kodak camera was that it was backed up by a developing and printing service.第一代柯达相机真正的意义在于,它可连接冲印、打印设备。

【同义】 meaning(n.意义);importance(n.重要性)

-n.重要性,意义

【例句】The real significance of the first Kodak camera was that it was backed up by a developing and printing service.第一代科达照相机的真正意义在于它可以连接冲印和打印设备。

1831- simultaneous

a.同时的;联立的;同时发生的

【搭配】 simultaneous interpreter 同声传译

【例句】 The simultaneous production of masses of bamboo seeds is more than all the seed-eating animals can cope with at the time, so that some seeds escape being eaten and grow up to form the next generation.竹子同时产出的种子数量很多,所有以该种子为食的动物一时不能将它们全部吃掉,所以有些种子逃过了一劫,长成下一代竹子。

【同义】coinstantaneous(a.同时发生的,同时的)

1832- simultaneously

ad.同时地

【例句】

1. Several processes-melting, refining, homogenizing take place simultaneously in the 2,000 tonnes of molten glass in the furnace.熔炉中2000吨玻璃液同步进行着熔化、提炼和均化等几个程序。

2. Where the mining is underground, the surface area can be simultaneously used for forests, cattle grazing and crop raising.地下有矿井的地方,其表层的土地可同时用来造林、放牧和种植庄稼。

1833- speculate

v.推测;投机

【搭配】 speculate about/on/upon sth.思考某事;speculate in sth.投机

【例句】

1. The banks made too many risky loans which now can't be repaid, and they speculated in property whose value has now dropped.银行贷出了太多现在无法偿还的风险贷款,而且他们在房地产业所做的投机买卖的价值目前也已下跌。

2. I began to speculate about how she was spending her time.我开始猜测她是怎么打发时间的。

【同义】 guess(v.猜测)

【派生】 speculator(n.投机者);speculation(n.思考;投机)

1834- sporadically

ad.偶发地;零星地

【例句】

1. This is the first time such mingling has been seen directly, although there is plenty of circumstantial evidence that it has happened sporadically in the past.虽然有大量的间接证据表明,这种现象过去也断断续续地发生过,但这是第一次直接看到这种混合游动。

2. Rockets had been used sporadically for several hundred years.人们零星使用火箭的历史已有几百年了。

1835- statistically

ad.统计上地

【例句】

1. In response, the researchers issued a review of all the ganzfeld studies done up to 1985 to show that 80 per cent had found statistically significant evidence.对此,研究人员发表了一份综述,总结了1985年以前进行的全部超感官知觉全域实验研究,以表明80%的研究都发现了有统计意义的证据。

2. We can make a subjective questionnaire to get opinions, and provided we get enough students to fill them in to make them statistically valid, we can find out what the majority of students prefer.我们可以编写一份主观调查问卷来收集意见,如果有足够的学生填写,它们在统计学上就有效,我们就能发现大部分学生的喜好。

1836- stir

v./n.搅动;动,摇动;激动

【例句】

1. IBM's research laboratory is experimenting with tiny jets that stir the liquid up and thus make sure all of it eventually touches the outside of the channel- the part where the heat exchange takes place. IBM研发实验室正试着用微型喷气口喷搅液体,确保它最终能接触管道壁,这是热传递发生的部位。

2. You'd better give the coffee a stir before you drink it.喝咖啡前,最好先搅拌一下。

【派生】stirring(a.令人兴奋的);stirrer(n.捣乱分子;搅拌器)

-v./n.搅动;激发

【搭配】stir one's blood 使某人热血沸腾;stir sb. up 鼓动某人采取行动

【例句】

1. Stir-Fried Shredded Beef is one of the restaurant's best dishes.炒牛肉丝是这家餐馆的拿手菜之一。

2. You'd better give the coffee a stir before you drink it.喝咖啡之前最好先搅拌一下。

【派生】stirring(a.令人兴奋的)

【同义】provoke(v.激起,挑起)

1837- substantial

a.可观的,相当的;结实的;实质的

【例句】

1. Only after the mysterious mass extinction of the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago were our ancestors able to emerge into the daylight in any substantial numbers.大约6500万年前恐龙神秘地集体灭绝,此后我们的祖先才能大规模地在白天活动。

2. The smoke experienced by many people in their daily lives is enough to produce substantial adverse effects on a person's heart and lungs.在日常生活中吸入的烟雾足以对一个人的心肺造成实质性损害。

【同义】considerable(a.相当大的);solid(a.结实的);essential(a.本质的)

1838- successive

a.连续的

【例句】China's industrial exports went up for five successive years.中国工业出口连续5年呈上升趋势。

【同义】consecutive(a.连续不断的);serial(a.连续的)

1839- surpass

v.超过;优于

【搭配】 surpass sb./sth. in sth.超过某人/某事物

【例句】

1. The non-diode market is expected to surpass the diode market in the 2011 timeframe, fueled by materials process, industrial and medical applications.随着材料工艺的进步以及在工业和医疗领域的应用,预计在2011年非二极管市场有望超过二极管市场。

2. Cars easily surpass trains or buses as a flexible and convenient mode of personal transport.作为一种灵活、便捷的个人交通方式,小汽车明显优于火车和公共汽车。

【同义】 exceed(v.超越,胜过);surmount(v.超越,战胜)

【派生】 surpassing(a.出色的)

【要点】surpass是“优于或者超越某人、某事”的意思,如果要说在某方面超过,

【搭配】介词 in; exceed 一般指“数量上的超越或超出界限”;surmount 指“克服困难;置于...的顶端”。

-v.超过;优于

【搭配】surpass sb. in speed 在速度上超越某人;surpass expectation 超出预料

【例句】

1. In the practice and learning of complex questions, computer can never replace the human brain or surpass the human intelligence.在练习或学习复杂问题方面,电脑不能替代人脑,或超越人类智能。

2. Cars easily surpass trains or buses as a flexible and convenient mode of personal transport.作为一种灵活便捷的个人交通方式,小汽车明显优于火车或公共汽车。 同 exceed(v.超越,胜过)

1840- sustainable

a.可以忍受的;足可支撑的;养得起的

【搭配】sustainable development 可持续发展

【例句】

1. It could go a long way to shifting consumers as well as farmers towards a more sustainable system of agriculture.这有助于引导消费者以及农民关注更可持续发展的农业系统。

2. The farming methods of ants are at least sustainable.蚂蚁的耕作方法至少是可持续的。

-a.可持续的;可以忍受的;足可支撑的

【搭配】sustainable development 可持续发展

【例句】 Try to buy wood that you know has come from a sustainable source.要尽量购 买来自可持续资源的木材。

1841- temporarily

ad.临时地

【例句】 For example, when office staff are away on holidays during quiet periods of the year, employees in either food or beverage or housekeeping departments can temporarily fill in.比如说,当办公室职员在一年中的淡季出去度假,那么餐饮或客房部门的员工可以临时替代他们。

【反义】 permanently(ad.永久地)

-ad.临时地

【例句】

1. Conceit is not self-confidence in that conceit may make people succeed temporarily, but that won't last.自负并不是自信,自负或许可以带给人们一时的成功,但不会长久。

2. If it is temporarily impossible for us to visit museums and art galleries in person, we can get a rough picture of what is on display through the website.如果我们暂时不能实地参观博物馆和艺术馆,可以通过其网站大概了解到现 在正在展出的作品。

1842- ultimately

ad.最终地;基本上

【例句】

1. All counting ultimately involves reference to something other than the things being counted.所有的计数最终并不是指被数的东西本身,而是另有所指。

2. A modern hard-core sociobiologist might even go so far as to claim that this aggressive instinct ultimately found its way into our genetic make-up as a remnant of our ancient animal ways. 坚定的现代社会生物学家甚至会认为,这种攻击本能最终作为我们古老动物特征的遗存,出现在我们的基因构成中。

3. The Human Genome Project holds the promise that, ultimately, we may be able to alter our genetic inheritance if we so choose.人类基因组工程为我们最终能自行改变自己的遗传基因带来希望。

4. The paper was written, edited, typeset and ultimately printed.报纸经过编写、编辑、录入,最后被印刷出来。

【同义】finally(ad.最终);fundamentally(ad.基本上)

1843- tremendous

a.极大的;极好的

【例句】

1. IQ could help to bridge the gap and resolve the tremendous uncertainty about how much of what we're seeing is natural capriciousness and how much is the consequence of human activity.智商有助于弥补这些缺失,确定我们所看到的有多少是自然变化,又有多少是由人类活动引起的。

2. This looseness in molecular structure gives the material tremendous “formability”.松散的分子结构使这种材料具有很强的可塑性。

【同义】 enormous(a. 巨大的,庞大的);marvelous(a.非凡的;惊奇的)

【反义】 tiny(a.微小的)

1844- universally

ad.普遍地;到处

【例句】 Universally recognised as the symbol of the Industrial Revolution, the Iron Bridge now stands at the heart of the Iron bridge Gorge World Heritage Site.目前坐落于铁桥谷世界遗址中心的铁桥被普遍认为是工业革命的标志。

【要点】universally的形容词形式universal含义为“普通的;宇宙的”。在雅思阅读中,universal通常的意思是“普通的;普遍的”,而不用做“宇宙的”。如:Our ancestors adapted to the universal but irregular global warming since the end of the last great Ice Age, around 10,000 years ago.大约在一万年前,我们的祖先在最后一个大冰期末期适应了普遍却不规律的全球变暖现象。

1845- utility

n.功用,效用;公用事业

【例句】

1. Since emotion is the mechanism by which animals are prodded towards such outcomes, evolutionary and economic theory predict the same practical consequences for utility in these cases.因为动物受到刺激通过情绪机制产生这样的行为结果,所以演化经济理论预计在这些情况下(做决策)利用情绪,也能带来同样实用的结果。

2. Neoclassical economics is built on the assumption that humans are rational beings who have a clear idea of their best interests and strive to extract maximum benefit(or“utility”, in economist-speak) from any situation.新古典经济学建立在这种假设上,即人类是理智的,他们非常清楚自己的最大利益,而且在任何条件下都努力使自己的利益最大化(经济学家会用“效用”一词)。

3. One of many reforms came in the area of public utilities.在众多改革措施中,有一条涉及公用事业。

1846- utterly

ad.完全地;绝对地

【例句】 He describes Ehrlich's claims as utterly implausible.他认为欧立希的主张完全没有说服力。

【同义】 completely/totally/absolutely(ad.完全地)

1847- vanish

v.突然消失;不复存在,消逝

【例句】

1. DNA does not survive well in warm environments in the first place, and can vanish when fossils are washed and treated.首先DNA不能在温暖的环境中存在,并且会在清洗、处理化石时消失。

2. Half the world's 6,800 languages are likely to vanish within two generations — that's one language lost every ten days.全世界6800种语言中,有一半很可能会在两代人之间消失,也就是说,每十天就会有一种语言消失。

3. Topsoil in India is vanishing much faster than in America.在印度,地表土的流失要比美国快很多。

【同义】disappear(v.消失);fade(v.逐渐消失) vanish 一般指突然间消失,或莫名其妙地不见了;fade则是指渐渐地消失不见,一般指颜色褪去。

1848- variable

a.可变的;易变的 n.变量;可变物

【例句】Often, the researcher wishes to obtain information about just a single variable, in which case a restricted set of questions may be used. 通常,研究人员希望获得单个变量的信息,在这种情况下,他们会采用一组有限的问题。

【同义】changeable(a.可变的)

【派生】 variability(n.可变性) variable 作名词时指“变量”,就是经常会变动的值;constant为“恒量”,即不变的值。这两个词常出现在与实验有关的文章中。

1849- variant

a.不同的;多样的 n.变体;转化

【例句】

1. Many researchers switched to auto ganzfeld tests-an automated variant of the technique which used computers to perform many of the key tasks such as the random selection of images. 许多研究人员转而采取自动超感知觉全域测试法,它是超感知觉全域测试法的自动化形式,利用电脑完成诸如随机选择图像等许多重要任务。

2. In its most recent variant, it consists of the reading of vocabulary and text while the class is listening to music. 这种研究方法最近的版本是让学生边听音乐,边朗读词汇和课文。

1850- vast

a.巨大的;大量的

【例句】

1. There was a vast migration from Europe by land-hungry farmers and others, to which the famine caused by the Irish potato blight contributed, to North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.爱尔兰马铃薯枯萎病导致欧洲出现了饥荒,因此急需土地的欧洲农民及其他人,大批量地迁往北美、澳大利亚、新西兰和非洲南部。

2. The unprecedented land clearance released vast quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, triggering for the first time humanly caused global warming.规模空前的开荒向大气中排放了大量的二氧化碳,引发了第一次人为导致的全球变暖。

3. There is vast discrepancy between what calm, rational, knowledgeable people predict in the comfort of their study and what pressured, flustered, but cooperative “teachers” actually do in the laboratory of real life.冷静、理智、知识渊博的人们在舒适的研究环境中做出的预测,与那些饱受压力、紧张不安但乐于合作的“老师们”在现实的实验室中做出的预测有着巨大的差异。

4. Cutting-down forests in a large-scale has continued apace over vast areas.大片地区仍在急速地大规模地砍伐森林。

【同义】 immense(a.巨大的)

1851- verification

n.确认,查证;核实

【例句】 At IBM, we have built verification and logging directly into our widget classes, so those additional lines of code are not necessary when using our version of the widget classes. 在IBM,我们已经将身份验证和登录直接构建到窗口小部件类中,所以在使用我们的窗口小部件类版本时,不需要额外的代码组。

1852- verify

v.证明,证实

【例句】

1. Of 60 participants who got that far into the study and whose results could be verified, 58 entered passwords anyway.有60人深入参与了这项研究,并且他们的实验结果被证实有效,其中有58人输入了密码。

2. In some California housing estates, a key alone is insufficient to get someone in the door; his or her voiceprint must also be verified.在加州的一些住宅区,进入家门不能仅靠一把钥匙,还需确认其声纹。

【同义】 authenticate(v.证明);check(v.核查);confirm(v.证实);validate(v.证实)

【派生】verifiable(a.可证实的)

1853- viable

a.可行的,可实施的

【例句】

1. The fundamental conditions and resources for health are peace, shelter, education, food, a viable income, a stable eco-system, sustainable resources, social justice and equity.保持健康的基本条件和源泉是:和平、住房、教育、食品、足以维持生计的收入、稳定的生态系统、可持续使用的资源及社会公平正义。

2. There is a widespread belief that increasing wealth encourages people to live farther out where cars are the only viable transport.有种观点非常普遍,即人们越有钱,住得就越远,汽车便成了唯一可行的交通工具。

3. In order to develop an economically viable hotel organisation model, they decided to implement some new policies.为了开发出一种在经济上切实可行的酒店管理模式,他们决定实施一些新政策。

【同义】 practicable,feasible,workable(a.可行的)

【派生】 viability(n.可行性)

1854- wax

n.蜡;蜂蜡 v. 给...上蜡

【搭配】 candle wax 蜡烛;wax and wane 兴衰

【例句】

1. And, for those living near the equator in particular, the moon's waxing and waning was more conspicuous than the passing of the seasons.尤其对于生活在赤道附近的人们来说,月亮的盈缺比四季变化还明显。

2. In the extracting room, rotating blades shaved away the wax that covered each cell.在提取室里,旋转的刀片将覆盖蜂房的蜂蜡刮了下来。

【派生】waxen(a.像蜡般光滑的或苍白的);waxy(a.表面或质地似蜡的)

1855- widespread

a.分布广的;普遍的

【例句】

1. Although Goel felt being inside a brain scanner was hardly the ideal place for appreciating a joke, he found evidence that understanding a joke involves a widespread mental shift.尽管戈尔觉得脑部扫描仪内不是听笑话的好地方,但是他发现有证据证明理解笑话需要广泛的思维转变。

2. The use of friction to make fire was also widespread in Europe.摩擦生火这种方法在欧洲也广为流传。

-a.分布广的;广为传播的;普遍的

【搭配】widespread use of ...的广泛应用;widespread acceptance 广泛赞同

【例句】

1. One way for a country to enable the spreading of its culture is to support the local film industry.支持本土电影行业是一个国家广泛传播自己的文化的一 种方法。

2. The use of friction to make fire was also widespread in Europe.摩擦取火的 方法在欧洲也广为流传。

1856- wobble

v.(使)摇晃;摇摆 n.摆动;摇晃

【例句】Most subjects guessed that the curved spokes indicated that the wheel was spinning steadily; the wavy spokes, they thought, suggested that the wheel was wobbling.大部分受试者猜想弯曲的轮辐说明轮子在稳定地转动,而起伏的轮辐表明轮子在摇晃。

【派生】 wobbly(a.摇晃的)

1857- ## 写作:1-教育学习篇

1858- abnormal

-a.反常的,不正常的;变态的

【搭配】abnormal weather conditions 反常的天气条件

【例句】

1. Furthermore, so many parents chose to impose such abnormal conditions on their children-conditions which they themselves wouldn't put up with for one minute!此外,很多家长将这一不正常的条件强加在孩子身上,而这种条件 连他们自己都难以忍受。

2. The child has an abnormal fear of strangers.这个孩子异常害怕陌生人。

【派生】abnormality(n.反常);abnormally(ad.异常地)

【反义】normal(a.正常的)

1859- abstract

-n.摘要;抽象(概念)a.抽象的;深奥的

v.作摘要,概括;使...抽象化

【搭配】abstract noun 抽象名词;abstract science 抽象科学

【例句】

1. I like looking at abstract and colorful paintings just as I like looking at portrait paintings. I also like clay sculptures the same way that I enjoy looking at ice sculptures.我喜欢看抽象且色彩丰富的油画,也喜欢看肖像绘画。我还喜 欢粘土雕塑,正如我欣赏冰雕一样。

2. Generally speaking, speed up when you run into familiar ideas, unnecessary explanations and examples, and restated ideas. Slow down when you come across unfamiliar terms, abstract concepts or difficult sentences.一般来说,当你遇到熟悉的概念、不必要的解释和实例以及重述的观点时,要加快速 度。当你遇到不熟悉的术语、抽象的概念或难句时,就要放慢速度。

1860- academically

-ad.学术上;学业上

【例句】Those advocates of segregated schools argue that children from segregated schools have greater achievements academically.那些赞成男女分校的人认为男校或女校的学生学习成绩会更好。

1861- administration

1862- admirable

1863- assert

1864- adoration

1865- banquet

1866- boast

-v./n.自夸,夸耀;包含,有

【例句】The city boasts rich entertainment and flourishing business. With a great variety of different people and cultures, it's difficult to get bored.这座城市有丰富多彩的娱乐业和蓬勃发展的商业。不同的人以及各种各样的文化使人很难 感到厌烦。

1867- bright

-a.明亮的;鲜明的;聪明的;前景光明的 -ad.光明地

【搭配】bright sunshine 灿烂的阳光;a child with a bright future 前途光明的孩 子;bright and early 大清早;the bright lights 都市生活的丰富多彩;as bright as a button 聪明伶俐;look on the bright side看到事物光明的一面

【例句】

1. As a cool teenager, the car behind him should be a bright yellow jeep.作为一个酷酷的少年,他身后的车子应该是一辆明黄色的吉普。

2. The government has paid due attention to the growth of children because they represent our bright future.政府对儿童的成长给予了应有的重视,因为儿童代表着我们的光明未来。

3. I don't think it is a bright idea to keep staying up late and getting up late.我觉得晚睡晚起并不明智。

4. Take Charlotte Bronte's brother for instance who was quite bright during his childhood.以夏洛蒂...勃朗特的弟弟为例,他小时候非常聪明。 生 brighten(v.(使)闪亮;生辉;快乐)

【同义】shining(a.光亮的);vivid(a.鲜明的);promising(a.有希望的);clever(a.聪明的)

【反义】 dark(a.黑暗的);stupid(a.愚蠢的)

1868- chief

1869- characteristic

-n.特性,特征 -a.特有的,典型的

【例句】

1. Characteristic of the movie is the line, which his mother told Gump before her death-"Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get", which implicates that life is full of difficulties, but it will get better in due time.这部电影的特点是里面的那句台词,即阿甘的母亲在临死前告诉他: "人生就像一盒巧克力,你永远不知道你会得到什么",这句话隐藏的含 义是人生充满困难,但是在适当的时间会好转。

2. The reasons why they like popular music may be as follows. First,compared with classical music, popular music expresses the ideas which are characteristic of the era and hence closer to people.他们喜欢流行音乐可能是基于以下原因:首先,与古典音乐相比,流行音乐表达的思想具有时代特征,因此更 贴近人。

1870- charm

1871- combat

1872- command

-v.命令,指挥;控制 -n.命令;控制,掌握

【搭配】have a command of 掌握;at sb.'s command 奉某人之命

【例句】

1. This newspaper is strongly recommended by our local schools as supplementary reading material, which actually commands a very good market among teenagers.这份报纸是我们当地学校极力推荐的补充阅读材料,也确 实在青少年中占据了很好的市场。

2. That behavior is regarded as a waste of valuable time and intelligence, instead of trying to have a good command of knowledge and skills.那种行为被视为在 浪费宝贵的时间和智力,而不是在努力掌握知识和技能。

【要点】tell,order,instruct,direct和command几个词都有"命令/指挥某人做..."的意 思。tell是用得最广的动词,语气较弱,是日常生活用词;order语气较强,指有权威者让别人服从;instruct和direct意为对要采取的行动进行准确说 明,两词均用于客观情境或公共场合;command主要用于军事场合。

1873- compel

1874- competitive

-a.竞争的;不逊于他人的;求胜心切的

【搭配】competitive examinations 遴选考试;competitive sports 竞技体育;the competitive spirit 竞争精神;competitive prices 有竞争力的价格

【例句】

1. I believe that competitive spirit will prepare one for the tough things in the future.我坚信竞争精神能让人们准备好应对将来可能会遇上的困难。

2. Students will know and understand how to face success and failure through competitive activities. 通过参与竞争性活动,学生们将懂得如何面对成功与 失败。

【派生】 competitively(ad.有竞争力地)

1875- congregate

1876- connote

1877- contend

1878- crook

-n.骗子;弯曲部分;钩状物 -v.使弯曲;欺骗,诈骗

【例句】 Sometimes, the media has responsibility to tell the public about some wrongdoings or some crooked business deals. But actually the principal business of the media is usually to show many advertisements.有时,媒体有责任告知公众一些不当行为或欺骗性的商业交易。但事实上媒体的主要业务通常是 播放很多广告。

1879- definitive

1880- demerit

-n.缺点,短处;过失

【例句】

1. Compared with the merits of volunteer community service offered by the young adults, the demerits of that are just a few but cannot be overlooked.年轻人提供的社区志愿服务优点多,缺点少,但也不能忽视这些缺点。

2. I am convinced that each class size has its merits and demerits but what really counts is the teacher. 我相信大班教学和小班教学都有其优缺点,最关键的因素还是教师。

【同义】fault(n.不足,缺陷;过失);defect(n.缺点)

【反义】merit(n.优点)

1881- depress

1882- deter

1883- determinative

1884- determine

-v.确定;决定;(使)下决心

【搭配】determine on/upon sth.决定做某事

【例句】

1. Before the entry to school, students must take an entry test to determine the level of class they enter. 入学前,学生必须参加入学考试,以此决定他们进 入何种等级的班级。

2. A computer can evaluate an answer as right or wrong, but it cannot determine why.电脑可以判断答案的对错,但是不能确定为什么会犯错。

3. To sum up, intelligent resources would determine who is the winner or loser of the intense competition.总之,在激烈的竞争中,智力资源将决定谁胜谁负。

【派生】determined(a.坚定的)

1885- deviation

1886- dogmatic

1887- ease

1888- edge

1889- educational

-a.教育的;有教育意义的

【搭配】an educational magazine 教育杂志

【例句】

1. The criticism is the stimulus to teachers' self-perfection and improvement in educational quality.批评可以激励教师进行自我完善,提高教学质量。

2. Weighing the pros and cons of the argument, I'm inclined to agree with the former point of view, although it has posed a tremendous challenge to teachers and thus the entire educational system.在权衡利弊之后,我同意前一个观点,虽然它对教师以及整个教育体系提出了很大的挑战。

1890- elicit

-v.诱出,引出;得出

【例句】 It is so interesting to see how people live in foreign countries and it is indeed an amazing way to learn about different cultures. Moreover, reading can do good to us very much. It can elicit the imagination from us.看别国的人们是如何生活的是一件有趣的事情,是了解不同文化的一个很好的方式。此外,阅读对 我们非常有益,它可以开启我们的想象力。

1891- encouragement

-n. 鼓励

【例句】

1. As a result, such students may not get the encouragement they need, further depressing their desire to learn.结果,这些学生可能得不到必要的鼓励,进而抑制了他们的学习欲望。

2. With the encouragement of government, many university graduates go to work in remote areas as teachers.在政府的鼓励下,许多大学毕业生去偏远地区当教师。

1892- equalitarian

1893- erroneously

1894- extroverted

1895- feminine

1896- fable

1897- fluent

1898- furious

1899- glance

-v.看一下 -n.一瞥

【搭配】glance at sth.匆匆看一眼; cast a glance at 浏览; at first glance 乍看之下

【例句】

1. Well, to be honest, my mind went blank at my first glance at this topic.老实说,第一眼看到这个标题时,我的脑子一片空白。

2. Everyone and everything seems normal from a distance, or at a glance.任何人和任何事从远处看或者匆匆一瞥之下貌似都是正常的。

【要点】"看"有很多种,在口语考试中我们常用到的是glance,observe和view, 它们的区别是:glance多指瞥一眼,一扫而过,看的速度非常快;observe 是指仔细观察,多指有意地或是有目的性地去观察;view多指看风景。at first glance是指乍一看,in view指在视野范围内,注意区别使用。

1900- greed

-n.贪婪,贪心

【搭配】consumed with greed and envy 充满贪婪和嫉妒

【例句】

1. He insists that human greed knows no limits.他坚持认为,人类的贪婪永无 止境。

2. Some argue that most crimes come from greed for money.有些人认为大多数犯罪源自对金钱的贪婪。

【派生】 greedy(a.贪婪的)

【同义】avarice(n.贪婪)

1901- greedy

1902- hatred

1903- identical

1904- idle

1905- hemisphere

1906- hinder

1907- illiterate

1908- imagination

1909- impair

1910- impart

1911- impel

1912- impersonal

1913- industriousness

1914- infant

1915- impoverish

1916- ingredient

-n.配料;成分;组成部分

【搭配】the ingredient of sb.'s character 某人性格的一方面;the ingredients of cake 蛋糕的原料

【例句】

1. The first step is to get the ingredients prepared.第一步是准备原料。

2. When choosing cosmetics, we should pay more attention to their ingredients.在选择化妆品时,我们要更加注意它们的成分。

1917- initiate

-v.创始;发起;使初步了解

【搭配】initiate plans 展开计划

【例句】

1. He initiated the fireside chat to express his ideas and explain his policies in arel axed atmosphere.他展开了炉边谈话,在一种十分轻松的氛围中,表达自己的观点,解释自己的策略。

2. In 2005, he initiated a campaign called "Feed Me Better" in order to move British schoolchildren towards eating healthy foods and cutting junk food. 2005年,他发起了一项"让我吃得更好"的运动,目的是让英国的小学生吃上 健康的食物,戒掉垃圾食品。

【同义】launch(v.发动);start(v.开始)

1918- innate

1919- inquiry

1920- inseparable

1921- intellect

-n. 智力;智力高的人

【搭配】a man of intellect具有聪明才智的人

【例句】

1. One without innate intellect should unnecessarily become a loser, for one's success owes much to his arduous efforts.没有天赋的人未必会成为失败者, 因为成功源自艰苦努力。

2. We need each of you to develop your talents, skills and intellect so you can do us a favor to solve our most difficult problems.我们需要你们每一个人都发挥自 己的能力、技巧和才智,这样你们就可以帮助我们解决最棘手的问题了。

【要点】intellect指思考、学习和推理的能力或有这些能力的人, intelligence指能够 学习和思考的能力。由intellect构成的常见短语有: human intellect (人类 的理智;人类的智力) , active intellect (能动的智慧)和potential intellect(潜在智力)等。

1922- interaction

-n.互动,合作

【例句】

1. The interaction between students and teachers is very useful.师生间的互动 十分有用。

2. Even when children use a computer for getting information or emailing friends, it is no substitute for human interaction.即使孩子们通过电脑获取信 息或与朋友通电邮,这也不能取代人与人之间的互动。

3. I was quite impressed by the vivid descriptions of many interesting characters and their interactions in the novel.小说对许多有趣的人物以及他们之间的互 动进行了生动的描写,这令我印象颇深。

4. What fascinates me most is the interaction between modernity and tradition here.这里最令我着迷的是现代与传统之间的相互影响。

【要点】interaction由action(动作)加前缀inter-(互相)构成。在雅思口语考试 中,常用到的由interaction构成的短语有:interaction with(交往;与...相 互作用),positive interaction(积极互动),要多留意这些常见的表达。

1923- interpret

-v.说明;口译

【例句】Students sometimes pause talking to translate everything they are trying to say from Chinese into English in their minds. They may even totally stop speaking if they can't interpret a certain word. 有时学生会在讲话时停顿,在大脑中将他 们想说的一切内容从中文译成英文。如果不能翻译某个词,他们甚至会完 全停止讲话。

【要点】interpret一般指"口译";而translate就指"翻译",包括笔译和口译。 intimate

1924- introverted

1925- irresponsibility

-n.不负责任,无责任感

【例句】If these animals disappear, it will be too late for us to introspect about our irresponsibility for the animal kingdom.如果这些动物消失了,我们再反思我们对动物王国的不负责任那就太晚了。

1926- merit

-n.优点;功绩 -v.应得

【搭配】a merit award 优秀奖;a man of merit 值得称赞的男子

【例句】 I am convinced that each teaching methodology has its own merits and demerits and it depends largely on the teacher and students.我相信每一种教学方法都有其优缺点,主要取决于老师和学生。

【同义】worth(n.价值);excellence(n.优点)

【反义】 demerit(n.缺点)

1927- noticeable

1928- nurture

-v.培养;滋养 -n.照顾,养育

【例句】As far as I am concerned, I am inclined to support the standpoint that nurture plays a more crucial role in youngster's development.在我看来,后天培养对 年轻人的发展起着更重要的作用,我更支持这种观点。

【同义】nourish(v.养育,喂养);cultivate(v.教养,培养);foster(v.养育,培养)

【要点】nurture的意思是"培养;养育",与它词形相似的nature则是"自然"的意 思。在雅思口语考试中,nurture和nature是教育话题中常会考到的,如"天 赋与培养的重要性",这个话题常涉及的词汇有:inborn gifts/talents(天 赋),inherited gene(遗传基因)等。

1929- offspring

-n.子女,后代

【例句】

1. On the male's side, the grandfather's medal for bravery in World War II or his big trophy from a national sports competition is very likely to be handed down for many generations as an encouragement and inspiration for the offspring.对于男方来说,祖父在二战中获得的英勇勋章或在全国的运动会中赢得的大 型奖杯很有可能会被代代流传,以激励后人。

2. With one right and one left-handed parent, 15 to 20 percent of the offspring will be left-handed.如果父母中一个习惯用左手,一个习惯用右手,那么他们的后代是左撇子的概率为15%到20%。

【同义】descendant(n.子孙)

【要点】offspring一词的单复数形式相同。

1930- oppose

-v.反对;反抗

【例句】

1. In some rural communities of China, women are still regarded as inferior to men; for example, parents prefer to have a boy as opposed to a girl.在中国的一些乡村地区,女人仍然被认为不如男人;举例来说,家长大多都喜欢男孩 而不是女孩。

2. Some environmentalists have opposed economic development of any kind.-些环保主义者反对任何形式的经济发展。

1931- organize

1932- passive

1933- perceptual

1934- personality

-n.人格;个性;特色;名人

【搭配】a likeable personality 讨人喜欢的个性;personalities from the film world 影界名流;personality cult<常作贬义>个人崇拜;a television personality电视圈中的名人

【例句】

1. Her personality was very different from her appearance.她的个性和外表截然不同。

2. I can still remember her beautiful appearance and her strong personality.我依然记得她那美丽的外表和坚强的个性。

3. If you are in the role for a long time it will eventually become part of you, part of your personality. 如果你长期陷在那个角色里,最终它将成为你的一部分,你个性的一部分。

4. Generally speaking, a person whose blood type is A means that his personality is amiable and tender.一般来说,A型血的人性情和善温柔。

5. Although nature is important during the course of shaping personality, we cannot ignore another essential element, nurture.虽然先天因素在人格形成过程中起着很重要的作用,但我们也不能忽略另一个重要因素——后天培养。

1935- proclaim

1936- progressive

1937- prominent

-a.突出的,显著的;著名的

【例句】

1. Why are some countries especially prominent in certain sports in the OlympicGames?为什么有些国家的某项运动项目在奥运会上尤其突出?

2. Suzhou is one of the earlier prominent port cities.苏州是较早的著名港口城市之一。

1938- purify

-v.净化;(使)变纯净

【搭配】purify seawater 净化海水

【例句】

1. Every weekend, I will take part in green work to help purify the environment of our community.每个周末,我都会参加绿色环保工作来帮助净化我们社区的环境。

2. I purify myself with stillness, simplicity and contentment.我用平静、简单和满足来净化自己。

【派生】 purification(n.净化)

1939- proponent

1940- prosperity

-n.繁荣,繁盛

【例句】

1. The prosperity and luxury in some metropolises are very attractive to young people.一些大都市的繁荣和奢华对年轻人很有诱惑力。

2. There can be no constant development and prosperity without peace.没有和平就不可能有持久的发展和繁荣。

1941- quotient

1942- repetition

1943- rivalry

1944- smack

1945- segregate

1946- sensitivity

1947- stipulate

1948- stray

1949- strenuous

1950- submission

1951- suburban

1952- strive

1953- supervision

-n.监督,管理

【搭配】under the supervision of.在...的监督下

【例句】

1. Young children should play computer games or surf the Internet under their parents' supervision in case of going astray. 儿童应在父母的监督下玩电脑游戏或上网,以免误入歧途。

2. In such cases, they perform public services under supervision making a meager but honest living.在这些案例中,他们在社会监督下为公众服务,收入虽然微薄,但来源正当。

1954- systematic

1955- trample

1956- triumphant

1957- unshakable

1958- ubiquitous

1959- unfeasible

1960- vague

1961- weakness

-n.虚弱;缺点;特殊的爱好

【搭配】weakness of character 性格弱点

【例句】 Teachers can find the real weakness of an individual student, and help him/her overcome it and finally make great progress.教师能发现学生真正的不足之处,帮他/她克服弱点,最终取得巨大的进步。

【同义】defect(n.缺点);fault(n.毛病)

1962- ## 2-职业工作篇 @k1 review-7

1963- abandon

1964- accountant

-n.会计师

【例句】

1. Being an accountant is my dream. Accounting involves number crunching, maths skills and organization.我的理想是做一名会计师。做会计需要掌握数 值计算、数学技巧,还要有条理性。

2. I am a careful and organized person and I think these personalities are the qualifications an accountant needs.我办事仔细,又有条理,我觉得这是会计 人员必备的素质。

3. To be an accountant, the first step is to locate an institution providing classes in the field and to make sure the institution is recognized by the relevant accounting agency.要做会计,第一步是找一家提供该领域课程的机构,而 且要确定该机构是被相关会计事务所认可的。

【派生】 accountancy(n.会计职业)

1965- angle

1966- appetite

1967- aptitude

1968- barricade

1969- booklet

1970- colleague

-n.同事

【例句】

1. It had a good working atmosphere where one gets along well with one's fellow colleagues and the managers.这里的工作氛围良好,每个人与其他同事和经理都相处得很融洽。

2. The company that I am working for is large and strong. In addition, I have a good relationship with my colleagues and my boss.我所在的公司规模庞大,实力雄厚。此外,我与同事以及老板的关系良好。

3. In a company, some employees do everything they can to get better incomes and higher positions, even at the cost of their colleagues.在公司里,有些员工会为了获得更好的收入和更高的职位而不择手段,甚至不惜牺牲他们的 同事。

【要点】"同事"有很多种说法,比如fellow,associate和colleague等,其中colleague最为常用。在口语中,表达伙伴或是搭档,也可以说partner,比如,我们 常说的投资伙伴是investment partner,商业伙伴是business partner。partner 也可以作为动词使用,意为"合作",比如:She still partnered with Emily.(她仍和艾米丽合作。)

1971- countryside

1972- dedicate

1973- defect

-n.缺点,缺陷;不足之处 -v.叛变

【例句】

1. In the instruction booklet you have not pointed out this defect and neither have you told the user how to solve the problem.你们没有在说明书中指出这个缺陷,也没有告诉用户如何解决这个问题。

2. Foetuses can be tested while in the womb for whether they have genetic defects or not.可以对子宫里的胎儿进行检测,看它们是否存在基因缺陷。

【同义】shortcoming(n.缺点);deficiency(n.缺陷)

【反义】merit(n.优点)

1974- deficiency

-n.缺乏,不足

【例句】

1. Physical deficiency leads to stress.生理缺陷会导致压力。

2. To live in despair requires great endurance, whereas to grow dull and stupid after great unhappiness is a mark of deficiency.在绝望中生存需要具有巨大的 忍耐力,而在经历巨大的痛苦之后变得愚钝则是缺乏忍耐力的表现。

【同义】inadequacy(n.不充分,不足)

1975- destruction

1976- detract

1977- dialectical

1978- dweller

-n.居住者,居民

【例句】

1. For better life quality, various proposals have been raised, the most striking among which is that governments should encourage the city dwellers to move to small towns.为了提高生活质量,人们提出了各种方案,其中最引人注目的 就是政府应该鼓励城市居民迁到小城镇去。

2. Theoretically, the migration of city dwellers seems to be able to ease the heavy pressure. However, it is totally ridiculous to carry out such a proposal.理论上讲,城市居民迁移似乎能够缓解沉重的压力。然而,将这样一项建议付诸 实施完全是荒谬的。

1979- dilemma

-n.困境;进退两难;两刀论法

【例句】

1. After finishing school, teenagers will face the dilemma of getting a job or furthering study. Though there are some benefits in getting a job straight after school, I would agree that it is better to go on to college or university.完成学业后,青少年将面临找工作还是继续上学的困境。虽然毕业后直接找工作有 一些好处,但我认为最好还是继续上大学。

2. They are learning the language and culture of these countries, which will help them find a good job in the multinational corporations. To relieve the dilemma, the following suggestions should be taken into consideration.他们正在学习这些国家的语言和文化,这会帮助他们在跨国公司找到一份好工作。为了摆 脱困境,应该考虑以下建议。

1980- diligence

-n.勤奋,勤勉;注意的程度

【例句】

1. Success defined by Einstein indicates the significant effect of education and hard-working. He said, "Success is equal to 99% of diligence plus only 1% of genius."爱因斯坦对成功的定义说明了教育和勤奋的重要作用。他说:"成功等于99%的勤奋加上1%的天才。"

2. There are people who combine two sides of personality, such as zeal and diligence on the one hand, and creativity and artistic exploration on the other one.有些人兼具两方面的个性特点,比如他们一方面热情又勤奋,另一方 面还具有创造力和艺术探索的能力。

【要点】在口语考试中,diligence一词通常会用在与成功因素有关的话题中,如工 作、教育,与之相对的因素是talent(天赋)、good social skills(良好的社 交技能)以及favorable relationship/opportunities(有利的关系/机会),我 们可以一起记忆。

1981- economical

-a.节约的,经济的

【例句】

1. Scooters and electric motor cars are very economical because they do save a lot on gas.摩托车和电动车是非常经济的,因为它们很省油。

2. If you eat there, you can enjoy your drinks at a low price and get your free refills. I think it is very economical.如果你在那里吃,你可以低价享用饮料,并能得到免费续杯。我认为这是非常经济的。

3. The government set some policies to help meet the demand for more economical use of land.政府制定了一些政策,以满足节约利用土地的要求。

【要点】economical一词虽然与economy有关,但它的意思侧重于经济效益,即"划算的",如economical and practical(经济实用,经济实惠)。

1982- endeavour

-n./v.努力;尽力

【例句】

1. The project costs 150 million yuan and is the largest endeavour made by the east China metropolis.该项目耗资1.5亿元,是这个位于华东地区的大城市所 做的最大投入。

2. We shall always endeavour to meet our customers' requirements in regard to delivery.我们将尽力满足客户的交货要求。

1983- excel

1984- exhaustion

1985- expectation

-n.预料,预期;希望,期望

【搭配】against expectations 出乎意料;fal short of sb's expectations 未臻理想

【例句】

1. My favorite novel is Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, one of the greatest novelists of the 19th century. 我最喜欢的小说是《远大前程》,由狄更斯所作,他是19世纪最伟大的小说家之一。

2. The company failed to meet shareholders' expectations.公司未能满足股东们的期望。

【同义】prospect(n.前景)

1986- familiar

1987- feminism

1988- fierce

1989- fulfillment

1990- inclination

1991- insecurity

1992- layoff

1993- murmuring

1994- opponent

-n.对手,敌手;反对者

【例句】

1. We can guess the form of the program by the name"One vs. One Hundred. The challenger needs to beat one hundred opponents at each show.我们可以通过这个节目的名字《以一敌百》来推测它的形式:每期节目中,挑战者都 需要战胜一百名对手。

2. The challenger will get a big amount of money as the prize if he answers all the questions correctly. However, the money will be divided by the remaining opponents if he fails. 如果挑战者答对所有问题,他将得到一大笔奖金作为奖励;但是,如果他失败了,奖金就会被剩余的对手分掉。

3. Opponents of animal testing may be partly correct when they say that some results of animal testing are not applicable to humans.反对动物实验的人说一些动物实验的结果在人类身上并不适用,这也许在某种程度上是对的。

4. The opponents of the suffragettes made films to oppose the movement.妇女参政权论者的对手们制作影片来反对这次运动。

1995- outstanding

-a.杰出的,显著的

【例句】

1. Comparing the achievements of modern arts to the levels of those artists in our history, it is hard to identify which is more outstanding.将现代艺术的成就 与我们历史上那些艺术家的水平相比,很难说哪一个更加杰出。

2. Even to a person gifted in many ways, it is very challenging to frequently change jobs, because a person must have outstanding ability in the specific field.甚至对于一个有多方面天赋的人,频频换工作也是非常具有挑战性的,因 为一个人必须要在特定的领域中有突出的能力。

1996- overcome

-v.战胜,克服

【例句】

1. If these defeatist sentiments seize us, happiness will be far away from us. The only solution is to change our attitude and do our utmost to overcome it until we can find happiness.如果这些失败情绪纠缠着我们,快乐将会远离我们。唯 一的办法就是改变态度并且不遗余力地去克服这种情绪,我们才能快乐。

2. I don't believe limited resources and ecological constraints can be overcome

1997- paramount

1998- payoff

1999- permit

2000- prejudice

-n.偏见;侵害 vt.使有偏见;使受损害

【例句】

1. If it was a choice, as many proclaim, why would some intelligent people choose such a way of life that exposes them to so much hostility, prejudice and discrimination?如果像许多人宣称的那样,这是一种选择,那么为什么会 有一些聪明人选择这样一种生活方式,将自己暴露在如此多的敌意、偏见 和歧视面前呢?

2. At the same time, prejudice and discrimination greatly limit people's initiative to learn about each other.同时,偏见和歧视大大限制了人们去了解彼此的主动性。

【要点】在口语考试中,prejudice一词常用在有关就业、教育、文化及女性等话题 的议论文写作中,常与它一起出现的词还有discrimination(歧视),可以 一起记忆。

2001- profession

-n.职业,专业;宣言

【搭配】a profession of belief 信念的表白;by profession 作为职业

【例句】

1. Hoping that their children will be engaged in professions that will bring them the greatest prestige and economic benefit, many parents consider that their children are too young to see this for themselves.许多家长希望自己的孩子从事能为他们带来最大声誉和经济利益的职业,并认为自己的孩子太小还意 识不到这点。

2. In this highly competitive world, if a man has no profession, there isn't much choice.在这个竞争非常激烈的世界里,一个人如果没有专长的话就没有多 少选择的机会。

【同义】protestation(n.宣言,声明)

2002- punch

2003- render

-v.回报;给予;递交;表达;扮演

【搭配】render homage 表示敬意;render good for evil 以德报怨;render an account of oneself 为自己的言行作解释 句I would like to render a service in the community to which I will eventually belong.我将为我最终属于的社会效劳。

【同义】deliver(v.递交);restore(v.补还)

2004- repetitive

2005- seek

2006- unrealistic

-a.非现实(主义)的,不切实际的

【例句】It is unrealistic to expect people to give up private cars in favour of mass transit. 希望人们放弃使用私家车,支持公交系统,这是不切实际的。

2007- underestimate

2008- verge

2009- veteran

2010- ## 3-文化发展篇

2011- abound

2012- alter

-v.改变,变动

【例句】Cutting-edged technologies have altered the way people read. Many people do not read as many paper books as before; instead they tend to read more on the Internet. Besides, serious classics or history are altered into cartoons or video games.高科技改变了人们的阅读方式:许多人不像从前那样阅读大量纸质 书,而是更喜欢在网上阅读。此外,严肃的经典文学或史学著作被改编成 了卡通片或游戏。

2013- ambassador

2014- antique

-a.古老的;古董的 -n.古董;古风

【搭配】antique furniture 古董家具

【例句】

1. This temple provides cultural services as well, including classes about Chinese paintings and antiques. So you see, it's not only religious, but also educational and fun.这座神殿也提供了关于中国绘画和古董类的课程的文化服务。所 以你看,它不仅是宗教性质的,也具有教育性和娱乐性。

2. Nowadays, it is increasingly popular to collect antiques.时下,收集古董越来越流行。

2015- artistic

2016- assimilation

2017- bounteous

2018- burgeon

2019- civilization

-n. 文明(社会);文化

【例句】

1. It is almost impossible to talk of human civilization without mentioning the significant roles in cultural protection played by some places, such as museums, art galleries and so on.只谈论人类文明而不提及那些在文化保护中扮演重要 角色的地方,例如博物馆、美术馆等,几乎是不可能的。

2. In this museum, visitors will not miss any achievement our ancestors have made and they will be shocked by human civilization.在这座博物馆中,游客 们不会错过我们祖先的任何伟大成就,而且会被人类文明所震撼。

2020- calligraphy

-n.书法;笔迹

【例句】 My grandfather was my calligraphy teacher when I was a child.我的祖父是我儿时的书法老师。

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,经常会讨论"传统文化"和"民族文化"这样的话 题,有时就需要列举一些传统文化的表现形式。在谈到最具特色的中国

2021- cherish

-v.珍爱;怀有(感情等);抱有(希望等)

【例句】

1. We should do our utmost to pursue our true love, and cherish everything we currently have.我们应该不遗余力地追求我们的真爱,珍惜我们目前所拥有 的一切。

2. The photo is still kept in my album and I cherish it very much. Of course the five are not my roommates any more.这张照片仍保存在我的相册里,我非常 珍爱它。当然,这五个人已不再是我的室友了。

3. I love my parents so much for giving me such a special opportunity and memories that I will cherish all my life.我很爱我的父母,他们给了我如此特 别的机遇和令我铭记一生的回忆。

【同义】appreciate(v.重视,欣赏)

2022- dependence

2023- descendant

-a.(=descendent)下降的;祖传的 -n.后裔,子孙

【例句】

1. Now it's high time that drastic action was taken. Firstly, we should make the public aware of the dangers caused by pollution. Secondly, we should take pollution control measures to reduce pollution. Thirdly, we should keep our pollution under control. After all, the Earth is our home. We must take care of it for ourselves and our descendants.现在是采取严厉措施的时候了。首先,我们应该让公众意识到污染的危害。第二,我们应该采取污染控制措施来减 少污染。第三,我们应该控制住污染。毕竟,地球是我们的家园。我们必 须为了我们自己和后代保护好地球。

2. They are the descendants of plants imported by the early settlers.它们是早期 移民带来的植物所繁衍的后代。

【要点】descendant一词在口语考试中,常用来陈述由环境破坏带来的深远影响,以及保护环境所具有的长远意义,取其"后代,子孙"的意思。相同的 表达还有offspring(子孙),next/following/future generation(下一代/未来 一代)。

2024- discard

2025- dissatisfaction

2026- divergent

2027- dynasty

-n.朝代

【例句】

1. In my hometown, there is a temple called Xuan Zang Temple. It's not as big as other well-known temples in China, but it's my favorite one. Xuan Zang was a famous monk of the Tang Dynasty.在我的家乡,有一座叫做"玄奘"的寺庙,它不像中国其他著名的寺庙那样大,但却是我最喜欢的一个。玄奘是 唐朝一位著名僧人。

2. The house was built in the Ming Dynasty, judging from its materials.从材料来看,这座房子建于明朝。

2028- eclipse

-v.使黯然失色;使形成蚀 -n.日蚀,月蚀;黯然失色

【例句】 My favorite programme is called Discovery which eclipses many other similar programmes. As to why it is my favorite, I want to mention that it is not science fiction but a documentary on real life events and happenings.我最喜欢的节目是《发现》,这个节目比许多其他类似节目都更出色。至于它为什么是我最喜欢 的,我想说的是它不是科幻片,而是纪录片,记录现实生活中发生的事情。

2029- economic

-a.经济的 -n.经济学

【例句】

1. Hoping that their children will be engaged in professions that wil bring them the greatest prestige and economic benefit, many parents consider that their children are too young to see this for themselves.许多家长希望自己的孩子从事能为他们带来最大声誉和经济利益的职业,并认为自己的孩子太小还意 识不到这点。

2. They encouraged farmers to use greater quantities of fertilizer than are needed to get the highest economic crop yield.他们鼓励农民使用远远超过作物所需的肥料量,以获得到最大的经济作物产量。

2030- embarrassment

2031- emigration

2032- enlighten

2033- evolution

2034- field

2035- folk

-n.民族;人们;亲属a.民间的

【例句】

1. I love all forms of art, including painting, calligraphy, poetry, etc., as well as folk art, such as paper cutting.我喜欢各种形式的艺术,包括绘画、书法、诗 歌等,还有民间艺术,如剪纸。

2. It is known to all that the computer technology has already permeated into our daily life. And it also greatly enlarges the distance between folks and their friends, especially with the development of the Internet.众所周知,计算机技 术已经渗透到我们的日常生活之中。尤其是随着互联网的发展,人们与朋 友之间的距离被拉远了许多。

2036- forsake

2037- gallery

2038- generation

-n.一代;一代人;产生

【例句】

1. Only by protecting the environment can we assure that we could hand this beautiful planet down from generation to generation.只有保护环境我们才能保证这个美丽的星球能够世代相传。

2. By holding a wide variety of cultural festivals at a regular time, the traditional culture can be kept from generation to generation.通过定期举办各种各样的文化节,传统文化才能代代相传。

2039- heritage

-n.遗产;传统

【搭配】cultural heritage 文化遗产

【例句】

1. The theater is one of the most famous architectural and cultural heritages in Shanghai because of its European architecture style.这个剧院因为其欧洲风格 的建筑形式而成为了上海最有名的建筑和文化遗产之一。

2. The highland games are part of Scotland's cultural heritage.高地竞技是苏格 兰文化遗产的一部分。

3. The benefits given out by heritage are too limited. Man must succeed by hard work and proper cultivation.遗产带来的好处是很有限的。人们想要成功,必须通过努力工作以及适当的自我培养。

2040- historical

2041- illuminate

2042- imitate

-v.模仿,仿效

【例句】

1. The Open Air Stage imitated the ancient Roman classical style of architecture, with total accommodation for 1000 people. The performing stage is surrounded by the seats, and the whole stage is surrounded by a water-pool.露天舞台模仿 了古罗马经典建筑样式,总共可以容纳一千名观众,舞台被观众席包围 着,整个剧院周围环绕着水池。

2. Children like to imitate adults.儿童喜欢模仿成年人。

2043- indifferent

n.冷漠, 不关心

【搭配】indifferent to 对...漠不关心

【例句】Tina seems to be totally indifferent to the exam result of her application.蒂娜似乎对她的申请结果漠不关心。

【要点】indifferent的名词形式 indifference是一个表示心理状态的词汇, 下面是几个同样表示心理状态的词汇:intuition 直觉sympathy 同情trauma 心灵创伤depression 抑郁phobia 恐惧assertive 武断的chronic 慢性的sane 心智健全的

-a.漠不关心的;质量差的

【搭配】indifferent to the dangers of the journey 把征途上的危险置之度外;an indifferent book 质量低的书

192【例句】 Some people are aware of the consequences but they are indifferent because it has not personally affected them yet.一些人知道后果,但是他们却选择漠视,因为这对他们个人还没有造成任何影响。

【要点】indifferent看似different的

【反义】词,但是它们之间并不存在什么联系。 indifferent常常和介词to一起连用,即be indifferent to,含义是"对...漠不 关心",表达这个含义也可以使用短语pay no attention to。和indifferent同义的单词还有ignore和overlook,在一定情境下可以相互替换使用,但 indifferent的感情色彩更加浓。

2044- inferiority

2045- incompatible

2046- inject

2047- insight

-n.洞察力,深刻的了解

【例句】

1. The program will help you get a deep insight into the interactivity between the progress of our society and its impact on the ecological system.这个项目可以 帮你深刻了解我们的社会进步和其对生态系统的影响之间的联系。

2. The application of our new insights into the Amazonian past would change present policies on development in the region.我们对亚马逊人的过去有了新 的了解,这会改变现在针对这一地区的开发政策。

【派生】insightful(a.富有洞察力的)

2048- invaluable

2049- magnificence

2050- modernity

2051- moral

2052- overwhelm

2053- preservation

2054- predominance

2055- progression

2056- propagate

2057- rebellious

-a.反抗的;造反的;难控制的

【例句】It is widely recognized that it is helpful for these rebellious adolescents to engage in a work early.大家一致认为,这些叛逆的青少年早早从事一项工作对他们 是有益的。

2058- reflect

2059- renovate

2060- strengthen

-v.加强

【例句】

1. Strengthening education in school is an effective way to decrease crime.加强 学校教育是减少犯罪的一个有效途径。

2. The conference will strengthen the linkage between the two countries.本次会 议将加强两国之间的关系。

2061- strikingly

2062- sully

2063- swarm

2064- unjustifiable

2065- unreasonable

2066- ## 4-经济发展篇

2067- acquaint

2068- affluent

-a.富裕的;丰富的;流畅的 -n.支流;富人

【例句】I believe the hotel industry will be more prosperous for the reason that people are becoming more affluent, and spending more and more time on holiday travel.我相信旅馆业将会更加繁荣,因为人们越来越富裕,花在旅行度假上的时 间也越来越多。

【同义】prosperous(a.富裕的);wealthy(a.富裕的)

2069- affordable

2070- ascend

2071- bureau

2072- coastal

2073- construction

-n.建造;建筑物;构造

【例句】

1. The biggest difference between constructions about 200 years ago and today is that 200 years ago most constructions were done manually. 200年前的建筑和今天的建筑最大区别是,200年前大多数建筑是人工手动建造的。

2. He spent years mastering the art of telescopic construction.他花了数年的时间才掌握了望远镜制造技术。

2074- corporation

-n.法人团体;市政当局

【搭配】the municipal corporation 市行政机关;public corporation 国有公司

【例句】

1. Thousands of multinational corporations are eager to do business here.成千上万的跨国公司渴望在此开展业务。

2. We should keep trying, move on, and not regard the corporation as a kind of safe house. 我们应该不断尝试,不断前进,不要把公司当做安全的藏身之地。

【同义】company(n.公司)

2075- elevate

2076- entail

2077- equality

2078- fantastic

-a.奇异的;空想的;极好的;不可思议的 -n.古怪的人

2079- favour

2080- favourable

2081- filthy

2082- fluctuation

2083- industrialization

-n.工业化

【例句】

1. In the past few decades, people have witnessed the overwhelming world-wide industrialization as well as the revolution of the information.在过去的几十年 里,人们见证了声势浩荡的全球工业化以及信息革命。

2. It behooves young individuals to preserve their traditions of great value by safeguarding against the negative influences of various factors, such as industrialization, globalization, and assimilation or marginalization of special cultural groups.年轻人应该保持他们的宝贵传统,抵御各种因素带来的消 极影响,例如工业化、全球化,以及被特殊文化群体同化或边缘化。

2084- infiltrate

2085- infrastructure

-n.基础结构,基础设施

【例句】

1. The government requires us to pay taxes so that they would have the funds to further improve and maintain our roads, bridges and other infrastructures which every single citizen in the country is actually using.政府要求我们纳税,这样 他们就有资金来进一步改善并维护每个公民切实使用的道路、桥梁和其他 基础设施。

2. How does the port change a city's economic infrastructure?港口是如何改变 一个城市的经济基础结构的?

2086- instability

2087- intangible

2088- manufacturer

-n.制造商

【例句】

1. A lot of people might feel tired of it, but I think it is a successful advertisement though it is not creative. It's simple to remember so everybody knows this product now. It has caught our attention successfully and brought fortune to the manufacturer.很多人可能会对它厌烦,但我认为它是一个成功的广告,尽 管没有什么创意。它简单,容易被记住,所以现在人人都知道这个产品。 它成功吸引了我们的注意,并给制造商带来了财富。

2. My hometown is Shenyang City. It is located in the northeast of China, as the provincial capital of Liaoning Province. It has about eight million inhabitants, and many heavy industries such as automobile and aircraft manufacturers.我 的家乡是沈阳市。它位于中国的东北部,是辽宁省的省会。它拥有大约 八百万居民,以及很多重工业,如汽车和飞机制造企业。

3. Many automobile manufactures no longer make cheap models.很多汽车制造 商不再生产低价位车型。

2089- investment

-n.投资;投入;(军事)封锁

【例句】

1. The insufficiency of investment in the rural areas accounts for the main issue. 农村的主要问题是投资不足。

2. A moderate increase in both investment and consumption will play an active role in stimulating the market.适度增加投资和提高消费水平对刺激市场需求 将起到积极作用。

【要点】investment一词是由动词invest派生而来的,invest的意思是"投资,投 入",常用搭配为invest sth. in sth.(在某方面投入...),而投入的通常是 资金和时间。

2090- joint

-n.接头;关节 -a.连接的;联合的

【搭配】call for joint effort from 需要...共同的努力;joint venture 合资企业

【例句】

1. With the joint effort of people and governments, I am sure that the traffic problems will be improved.我相信有了人民和政府的共同努力,交通问题会 得到改善的。

2. The Universities of Oxford and Cambridge recently held joint conferences to discuss the rapid decline in literacy among their undergraduates.近日,牛津大学 和剑桥大学召开了联合会议,讨论两校大学生文化素养迅速下降的问题。

2091- manufacturing

2092- mindset

2093- multinational

-a.跨国的,多国的

【例句】

1. All this can reduce the competitiveness of local firms, as well as multinational companies operating in the region.所有这些能减弱本土企业及在当地营运的跨国公司的竞争力。

2. The reason is simple -every place in China close to "famous"means crowded, not to mention Nanjing Road, which is the most important commercial place in Shanghai. Thousands of multinational corporations are eager to do business here.原因很简单,在中国一切接近"著名"的地方就意味着拥 挤,更不用说南京路了,它是上海最重要的商业点。成千上万的跨国公司 渴望在这里开展业务。

【要点】multinational一词由前缀multi-"多,多数"和形容词national"国家的"合成,用这种构词法合成的词还有multicultural(多元文化的)以及 multimedia(多媒体)等。

2094- multiply

2095- output

2096- pious

2097- process

-n.过程;方法 -v.加工;办理

【搭配】a peaceful process 一个平静的过程;in the process of doing 在做某事的 过程中;process photographic film冲洗摄影胶片

【例句】

1. They answered in haste to questions thrown to them without even processing both the questions and the answers.他们匆忙地回答了抛向他们的问题,甚至连问题和答案都没仔细考虑。

2. I often have to check the meaning of unfamiliar words in my dictionary, which is a slow process taking a lot of time.我经常要通过翻字典来查生词的意思,这是个非常耗时间的过程。

3. Your application wil be processed promptly.(我们)将迅速办理您的申请。

【同义】course(n.过程);procedure(n.方法)

2098- progress

-n.进步,发展;前进;行进 -v.进步,发展;前进;行进

【例句】

1. Liu Xiang is not only the hero for Shanghai, but the hero for China.Though Chinese athletes had received much wider international recognitions these years, yet there was still not much progress in track and field. However, Liu's performance was definitely a breakthrough for the whole nation.刘翔不仅是上海的英雄,更是中国的英雄。虽然近年来中国运动员获得越来越广泛的国 际认可,但在田径项目上仍然没有大的进步。然而,刘翔的表现对于整个 民族来说绝对是一个突破。

2. Before working on speed techniques of your speaking, you need to make sure how fast you can talk. This will help you increase your talking speed, making it easy to keep up with your progress. 在改进你的语速技巧之前,你需要确定自己能讲多快。这将帮助你加快语速,使它容易跟上你的进度。

3. What I want to say is that as long as the population growth has stabilized, China will be able to make progress in the fight against unemployment.我想说的是,人口增长一旦稳定,中国将能够在应对失业方面取得进展。

2099- reduction

2100- resistance

2101- steep

-a.陡峭的;(价格等)过高的;急剧的(上升 或下降)

【例句】

1. The house is red with a steep roof.这栋房子被刷成红色,屋顶是倾斜的。

2. It's very steep here and the surface is a bit slippery.这儿很陡,地面还有 点滑。

2102- tangible

2103- stride

2104- unavailable

2105- understandable

2106- undoubtedly

2107- announcement

2108- ## 5-媒体娱乐篇

2109- addiction

2110- admiration

2111- arise

2112- annually

2113- astonish

2114- astray

-ad.迷路地;误入歧途地

【例句】

1. Teenagers go astray easily without guidance and supervision from school or their parents.如果没有学校或家长的指导和监督,青年人很容易误入歧途。 2. Follow the guide or you'll go astray in the jungle.在丛林里要跟着导游,否则你们会迷路的。

2115- broadcast

-v.播送,播放 -n.广播,广播节目;电视节目

【例句】

1. They are all big stars we invite to produce the shows that we broadcast,which in turn attract audiences and advertisers.他们都是大明星,我们请他们来制作 我们要播放的节目,这些节目又会吸引观众和广告商。

2. Every day before I go to work, I always turn on the weather forecast for the current weather information.我每天出门工作之前,都要通过天气播报来获 取实时的天气信息。

2116- celebrity

-n.名声;知名人士

【例句】

1. The media, in turn, relies on celebrities. Sports heroes, super models, and politicians cover the pages of papers and television screens. But the relationship can easily go wrong.媒体同样也依赖于名人。体坛英雄、超级模特和政治 家覆盖着报纸版面和电视屏幕。但这种关系很容易出问题。

2. The lecture will be given by a sport celebrity.这场讲座由一位体育名人主讲。

2117- conjunction

2118- censor

2119- counterview

2120- desirable

2121- dedication

2122- discrimination

-n.歧视;区别,辨别;识别力

【例句】

1. There is still some discrimination against women in China.在中国,仍然存在着对女性的歧视。

2. With the current job situation, age discrimination in employment is becoming more common.鉴于目前的就业形势,年龄歧视变得更加普遍。

【要点】discrimination这个单词常在社会话题中使用,尤其是在牵涉到种族歧视的 讨论中,常用的搭配有racial discrimination(种族歧视),也可以说race discrimination,还有在职场中常常会面临的gender discrimination(性别 歧视)。

2123- emotional

2124- enrich

-v.充实;使富裕

【搭配】enrich one's experience 丰富...的经历

【例句】

1. My life always becomes so refreshed and enriched and meaningful again after I come back from the seaside cabin.从海边小屋回来后,我的生命总会焕然一新,又变得充实、有意义了。

2. Ports can enrich the life of the city where they are located.港口可以丰富它所在城市的居民生活。

【派生】enrichment(n.丰富)

2125- exception

-n.例外;异议

【例句】All large cities in China are similar as they are all bustling with industrial and cultural activities. Maybe Hong Kong is an exception, it is better known as one of the most important financial capitals of the world.中国所有的大城市都很相 似,充斥着工业和文化活动。也许香港是个例外,它更多地被认为是世界 上最重要的金融中心之一。

2126- exquisite

-a. 精致的;高雅的;剧烈的

【例句】

1. Her exquisite taste in clothing makes her totally graceful, and I guess that's partly why her students are so crazy about her lectures.她高雅的着装品位让她 看起来十分优雅,我猜这也是为何学生们如此热衷她的课的原因之一。

2. Some people are born to be poets to touch people's hearts with exquisite prose.有些人天生就是诗人,用优美的散文触动人们的心灵。

【要点】exquisite一词除了形容人或物品的优雅、精美;还可以形容工艺精湛。

2127- eyesight

2128- feast

-v.享受;款待,宴请 -n.筵席,宴会;节日

【例句】

1. During the Spring Festival, Chinese people usually provide their relatives and friends with giant feasts.春节期间,中国人通常会准备盛大的宴席来款待他 们的亲朋好友。

2. Once entering the shopping mall, my eyes feasted on the fashionable clothes, as well as fancy cosmetics. 一进入购物中心,那些时髦的衣服和精美的化妆 品就让我大饱眼福。

2129- forecast

-v./n.预报;预测

【例句】

1. The modern satellite technology makes the weather forecast increasingly reliable.现代卫星技术使得天气预报越来越可靠。

2. It is still impossible to forecast big disasters now, such as earthquakes and tsunamis.目前尚不可能预测出地震和海啸这样的大灾难。

2130- foundational

2131- gloomy

-a.黑暗的;沮丧的

【搭配】a gloomy corner 黑暗的角落; a gloomy day 阴沉沉的天; a gloomy outlook 悲观的看法

2132- immature

-a.不成熟的,未成熟的

【搭配】immature plants 幼嫩的植物

【例句】

1. She is very immature for her age.就她的年龄来看,她还很不成熟。

2. Maturity is more about education and life experiences than age. I know plenty of mature 30-somethings and immature 50-somethings. 成熟与年龄无关,更多的是教育和生活经历,我认识很多30岁的成熟的人,和50多岁还不成 熟的人。

【派生】 immaturity(n.未成熟)

【同义】undeveloped(a.未充分发育的)

【反义】 mature(a.成熟的)

2133- gossip

2134- indulge

2135- influence

-n.影响力;产生影响力的人 -v.影响

【例句】

1. I have been reading How to Win Friends and Influence People written by Dale Carnegie recently, which is one of the first best-selling self-help books ever published.我最近正在读戴尔...卡耐基写的《人性的弱点》一书,这本书是 已出版的励志类最佳畅销书之一。

2. Vincent Van Gogh is now considered to be one of the greatest artists because of his profound influence on modern art.由于文森特...梵高对现代艺术的深远影响,他被认为是最伟大的艺术家之一。

3. The doctor should be confident of his diagnosis because his confidence will influence his patient's mood and therefore achieve more satisfying results.医生应该对自己的诊断结果有信心,因为他的信心能够影响病人的心情,因此 取得更好的治疗结果。

4. What factors do you think influence these decisions?你认为影响这些决定的 因素有哪些?

【要点】对某事产生影响的固定搭配是have an influence on/upon sth.。

2136- isolate

-v.使隔离,使孤立

【例句】

1. Beijing is one of the most densely-populated regions in the world, but people there may feel isolated because neighbors and workmates don't talk too much. 北京是世界上人口最密集的城市之一,但是在那里生活的人们却觉得非常 孤单,因为邻居和同事之间很少沟通。

2. When a person has an infectious disease, he is usually isolated from other people).当人患传染病时,通常要被隔离。

2137- necessity

2138- obsess

2139- offensive

2140- performance

-n.演出;履行;工作表现

【例句】

1. I think her intelligence contributes mainly to her good performance in studies. When we were solving the same problems, she could always figure out a better solution faster than me.我认为她学习成绩好主要是因为她很聪慧。当我们处理同样的问题时,她总能比我更快地找到更好的答案。

2. The singer died because he was deeply immersed in his performance and suddenly fell off the high stage. 这位歌手去世了,因为他太专注于演出,突然从高台上跌落了下来。

3. The dancers are there to give a performance.舞蹈演员们即将在那里演出。

2141- photographic

2142- prevail

2143- pinnacle

2144- reaffirm

2145- recognition

-n.识别,认出;认可;承认

【例句】

1. If your company is overlooking you, then it might be time to go where you get more recognition.如果你的公司忽视你,那么也许是时候去一个让你能够获得更多认可的地方了。

2. You nurture trust by acting in line with the recognition of everything you say and everything you do.培养信任需要你认识到自己所说和所做的一切。

2146- relaxation

-n.放松;缓和;消遣

【例句】

1. By watching the program he hosts, I can enjoy the relaxation and laugh away my pressure, especially when I feel tired.看他主持的节目,我能轻松享受并 且在笑声中释放压力,特别是当我感到疲倦的时候。

2. TV is a good choice of relaxation for people who spend their days doingroutine and busy jobs. 对于每天做着机械而繁忙的工作的人来讲,电视是一种不错的放松方式。

3. It is a great way for relaxation taking a weekend trip to the nearby mountains or beaches after a whole week of hard work.繁忙工作了一周后,周末去附近的山上或沙滩上度个假是一种非常好的放松方式。

2147- renown

-n.声誉;名望 -v.使有声望

【例句】

1. Beijing is renowned both for its cultural diversity and brilliant history.北京因其多元文化和灿烂的历史而闻名。

2. His writings earned him 10 years of exile and international renown, making him one of the most prominent dissidents.他的作品为他在国际上赢得了广泛的声誉,也换来了十年的流放生涯,令他成为最著名的异议人士之一。

2148- revolutionize

2149- stadium

-n.体育场;露天大型运动场

【例句】

1. What's the difference between watching such sporting competitions as football games in a stadium and on TV?在电视上和在体育场里看足球这类竞技体育 比赛有什么区别?

2. I usually go to watch a football game with friends in local stadiums where our favorite team plays.我经常和朋友们一起去本地的体育场观看我们最喜欢的 足球队的比赛。

2150- steer

2151- stroll

-n.漫步;闲逛 -v.闲逛

【例句】 I like to go window-shopping as I enjoy strolling in the shopping malls with my friends after work or on the weekends.我喜欢逛街不买东西,因为我很享受 和朋友下班后或周末时在购物中心闲逛的时光。

2152- unattainable

2153- vivid

-a.鲜艳的;生动的

【例句】When I was a child, I was quite impressed by the vivid descriptions of many interesting characters and their interactions in this classic novel.当我还是孩子时,我就被这部经典小说中生动的人物描写和他们之间的互动深深打动了。

2154- vehement

2155- worship

2156- ## 6-科技发展篇

2157- antibiotics

2158- appliance

2159- bacteria

2160- chip

2161- chain

2162- click

2163- clinical

2164- compass

2165- complicated

-a.复杂的;难懂的

【例句】When I was in primary school, I first learned to make paper-cut as part of the extracurricular activities. The process was not very complicated and didn't take very long. 上小学的时候,我初学剪纸,将其作为课外活动的一部分。整个 过程并不复杂,而且也不会花太长时间。

2166- convenience

-n.方便;便利设施

【例句】

1. Each floor has hundreds of desks, ten group study rooms and a photocopy room, which provide us the convenience of doing individual research or teamwork's .每层楼有数百张课桌,十个小组研究室和一个复印室,方便我们进 行个人研究或团队工作。

2. The positive side of technology is its contribution to our convenience, but the negative side of it may make us lazier. 技术积极的一面是它带给我们便利,但它消极的一面是使我们变得更懒惰。

3. The newly-built apartment building provides gas, electricity and other modern conveniences.这座新盖的公寓大楼提供天然气、电和其他现代便利设施。

2167- creativity

-n.创造力,创造性

【例句】

1. Computers only can tell us the final correct answer, but it can't provide students opportunity to think it over, which limits their creativity.计算机只能告诉我们最终的正确答案,却不能给学生提供思考的机会,这会限制他们的 创造力。

2. There is no software development without creativity.软件开发离不开创造力。 生creation(n.创造,产生);create(v.创造,创新) 要占creativity一词在雅思考试中经常用到,无论是科技、教育、艺术,还是文 学,都离不开创造力(creativity power),毫不夸张地说,Creativity and originality push the world forward.(人类社会的发展是由创新能力来推动的。)

2168- decisive

2169- delight

-n.高兴;使人高兴的原因 -v.(使)感到高兴

【搭配】give delight to sb.使某人快乐;take delight in sth.以某事为乐(尤指残 忍的事)

【例句】

1. To my delight, I got one of the buses. However, when the bus came to Erqi Road, we were caught in the traffic jam caused by a traffic accident.令我高兴的是,我上了其中一辆公交车。但是,当车到了二旗路时,由于交通事故,我们遭遇了交通拥堵。

2. This may delight undergraduates because they do not have to put on uniforms to "attend" class.这可能会令在校大学生们感到高兴,他们不必穿上校服"出席"课堂。 joy(n.快乐) grief(n.悲伤)

【要点】在口语中,常用到delight一词的固定搭配to one's delight(令某人高兴的是),用来描述某人在当时的愉快心情。此外,由delight的过去分词演变 而来的形容词delighted(高兴的)也很常用,如:On Christmas morning, they are more delighted to give gifts to each other than to receive gifts.(在圣诞节的早晨,彼此互送礼物比收礼物更让他们欣喜。)

2170- execute

2171- function

2172- geology

2173- gravity

2174- instruction

2175- invention

2176- malnutrition

2177- operation

2178- prevent

2179- technological

2180- unpredictable

2181- update

-v.更新;修订 -n.更新

【例句】

1. The news is updated timely with the Internet.有了互联网,新闻得以及时更新。

2. I find the magazine interesting because it takes our health seriously and encourages a healthy lifestyle. It continually keeps me updated with the most recent discoveries in health promotion.我觉得这本杂志很不错,因为它对我们的健康负责,并提倡健康的生活方式。它不断为我们提供最新的健康发 现,让我们及时了解保健知识。

2182- upgrade

2183- volume

-n.卷,册;体积;音量

【例句】

1. High information technology has great influences on our reading. For example, we now tend to read more on the Internet; E-books find an enormous market among the young generations; people are more interested in reading blogs and journals online. In summary, we now have no need to carry a heavy volume just for reading.发达的信息技术对我们的阅读有着巨大影响。例 如,现在我们在互联网上阅读得更多,电子书在年轻人那里找到了巨大的 市场,人们更有兴趣在线阅读博客和日志。总之,我们现在没必要仅仅为 了阅读而携带沉重的书卷。

2. On the printed page it would fill about 7,000 volumes.如果将它印刷出来可 以印制大约七千册。

2184- ## 7-日常生活偏

2185- accomplishment

2186- alienate

2187- average

2188- biological

2189- conformity

2190- constraint

2191- designate

2192- differ

2193- defer

2194- downtown

-n.市中心区 -ad.向市区;在市区

【例句】

1. I really need to buy a car which can take me to anywhere. I live in the new downtown where the traffic system still needs to be improved.我真的需要 买一辆车带我去任何地方;(因为)我住在新市区,那里的交通系统仍然 需要改进。

2. Built in 1930, the 82-year-old building is located in the center of downtown and is a typical classical architecture in European style.这座建筑建于1930年,有着82年的历史,位于市区中心,是典型的欧洲风格的古典建筑。

2195- edification

2196- discourage

2197- evaporation

2198- entangle

2199- flee

2200- fame

2201- frustration

-n. 受挫,沮丧

【例句】 Pupils are less likely to be led into bullying because of boredom or frustration. 小学生不太可能因为无聊或受挫而欺负别人。

2202- fulfill

2203- generosity

2204- grateful

2205- gratitude

2206- hardship

-n.困苦;艰难情况

【搭配】bear great hardship 遭受巨大的苦难

【例句】

1. He went through a lot of hardship before he became a successful editor.他在成为一名成功的编辑之前,吃了很多苦头。

2. They try to satisfy every demand of their spoiled kids, thus turning them into "flowers in the nursery"that cannot bear any hardship or difficulty.他们想方设法满足孩子的每一个要求,把孩子宠坏了,使他们变成了"温室的花 朵",经受不了一点艰难困苦。

【同义】privation(n.贫困)

2207- harmonious

2208- ignorant

2209- harmony

-n.协调;和睦,融洽

【例句】The elegant patterns ornamented in the front hall are in a slightly solemnized color, which is in harmony with the music played inside.前厅装饰的典雅图案 略显庄严,这与大厅里面演奏的音乐相得益彰。

2210- immense

2211- import

2212- inconvenient

-a.不便的;打扰的

【例句】His reason for learning English from me was that it was inconvenient to grab an interpreter with him when in a foreign country.他跟我学英语的理由是在国外带一个翻译非常不方便。

2213- inhale

2214- incline

-v.倾斜;倾向,易于 -n.倾斜;斜面;斜坡

【例句】As far as I am concerned, I am inclined to support the standpoint that nature plays a more crucial role in youngster's development.就我而言,我支持这个观点,即大自然对于青少年的成长起着更加重要的作用。

2215- insecticide

2216- intend

2217- interpersonal

2218- marital

2219- meteorology

2220- perceive

2221- pursue

-v.继续;从事;追赶

【例句】

1. I've learnt from that movie that we should spare no effort to pursue our true love, and cherish everything we currently have.我从那部电影中学到了我们应该不遗余力地追求真爱,并且珍惜我们现在所拥有的一切。

2. You should pursue your dream no matter how many setbacks you confront, and it is equally important to take the right method and be self-confident to realize your dream.无论遇到多少挫折,你都应该追逐梦想,而且在追逐梦 想时,选择正确的方法和保持自信同样重要。

2222- pursuit

2223- plastic

2224- precious

2225- request

2226- spur

2227- statistic

2228- sterilization

2229- swift

2230- symptomatic

2231- transformation

2232- wealthy

2233- ventilate

2234- ## 8-能源环境篇 @k1 review-8

2235- alleviate

-v.减轻,缓和

【例句】

1. It would be completely magical if we could alleviate our hunger with something that tasted like food.如果我们吃一些味道像食物的东西就能减轻饥饿,那绝对是个奇迹。

2. This research suggests that education is not able to stop the damage but enables the brain to cope better and alleviate its impact.这项研究证实教育并不能阻止此类破坏,但能够帮助大脑更好地应付并减轻此类破坏带来的影响。

【同义】relieve(v.减轻);lessen(v.减少)

2236- amount

-n.总额 -v.合计

【例句】

1. In fact, most of the Chinese characters do not have an exact meaning in English, so foreigners need to use a huge amount of time to learn Chinese.事实上,大部分中国汉字在英语中都没有确切的意思,所以外国人学习中文需 要花费大量的时间。

2. If the player gets the answer wrong, some of their 100 points will be deducted each time. If someone answers all the questions correctly, they will win the game and get a large amount of money as the prize at the end.如果玩家答错问题,每次都会从100分中扣除一些分数;如果回答正确了全部问题,就会赢得 游戏,并且最后会得到一大笔奖金。

3. Is there a relationship between people's health and the amount of time they walk?人们的健康和其步行的时间有关系吗?

2237- besiege

2238- biodiversity

2239- bolster

2240- breathe

-v.呼吸;低语;松口气,小憩

【例句】 I often jog in the park near my home on sunny days. I listen to music and breathe the fresh air while I jog so I feel really relaxed.在阳光明媚的日子,我经常会 在我家附近的公园里慢跑。我在跑步时听着音乐,呼吸着新鲜空气,那让 我感到很放松。

2241- catastrophe

-n.大灾难

【例句】

1. Currently, people realize that the impending potential catastrophe may arise from the insufficient fresh water.目前,人们意识到淡水不足可能会引发极大灾难,并且近在咫尺。

2. Catastrophes such as fire, flood, drought or epidemic may reduce population sizes in the areas involved.火灾、洪涝、干旱或流行疾病等大灾难可能会使受灾地区的人口减少。

【派生】 catastrophic(a.灾难性的)

【同义】disaster(n.灾难);misfortune(n.灾难)

2242- conflict

-n./v.冲突;矛盾 armed conflict 武装冲突; a conflict of interests 利益冲突;come into conflict with 与...有冲突;conflict with 与...相冲突

1. For instance, they say that environmental issues are new, globalization unprecedented, political or economical conflicts endless, and the like.例如,他们认为环境问题是全新的,全球化是前所未有的,政治或经济冲突是接连 不断的,诸如此类。

2. Public culture welcomes different or even conflicted opinions and ways.公众文化欢迎不同的、甚至是互相冲突的观点和方式。

3. Urbanization ironically results in a number of problems ranging from a housing crisis, traffic jams, and heavily-populated slums to more intangible conflicts such as those between the haves and the have-nots.讽刺的是,城市化进程引发了一系列问题,包括住房危机、交通堵塞、人口密集的贫民窟以 及更多隐形矛盾,如贫富冲突。

【同义】fight(n.战斗);controversy(n.争论);clash(n.冲突)

【反义】harmony(n.和谐)

2243- condense

2244- consideration

2245- contaminate

-v.污染

【搭配】contaminated river 受污染的河流

【例句】

1. Chemical fertilisers and pesticides may contaminate water supplies.化肥和杀虫剂可能会污染水源。

2. A nuclear blast is an explosion with intense light and heat, a damaging pressure wave, and widespread radioactive materials that can contaminate the air, water, and ground surface for miles around.核爆炸会释放出高能量的光和热、破坏力巨大的压力波,以及扩散范围很广的放射性物质,它们能污染 方圆数英里之内的空气、水和地表。

3. When they eventually make their way into rivers, lakes and oceans, they can contaminate river and sea beds, and harm aquatic plants.当它们最终抵达河流、湖泊和海洋的时候,它们会污染河床和海床,并危害水生植物。

【同义】taint(v.污染;使腐蚀);pollute(v.弄脏,污染);defile(v.使肮脏,污染)

【要点】contaminate一词在有关环境话题的写作和口语表达中都会用到,可与 pollute互换,其名词形式是contamination,与pollution同义。

2246- contamination

2247- cubic

2248- ecological

-a.生态的,生态学的

【例句】

1. Through the program, you will get a deep insight into the interactivity between the progress of society and its impact on the ecological system. 通过该项目,你会对社会进步和它对生态系统的影响之间的相互作用有深刻的认识。

2. The deforestation might well cause an ecological imbalance.滥伐森林很可能 会造成生态失调。

【派生】 ecology(n.生态学);ecologist(n.生态学家)

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,经常涉及有关环境话题的论述,这就离不开ecological 这个词,它的常用搭配有:ecological environment(生态环境),ecological system(生态系统),ecological balance(生态平衡),ecological construction(生态建设),ecological agriculture(生态农业)。

2249- ecosystem

2250- disastrous

2251- electricity

2252- environmental

-a.环境的,周围的;有关环境的

【例句】

1. In spring or autumn when the weather is very comfortable, it isn't necessary to use air-conditioning. If we use it all the time, it is not environmental-friendly. 在春、秋两季,气候宜人,没有必要使用空调。如果我们一直使用空调,是不环保的。

2. Human society has developed into a stage where environmental problems have gone beyond national borders and become an issue that can only be solved by the cooperation of all the countries of the world.人类社会已经发展到这样的阶段——环境问题已经超越了国界,只有世界上所有国家一起合作才能 解决。

【要点】环境及环保问题是雅思口语考试常考的话题之一,因此environmental一词 大有用武之地,它的常用搭配有:environmental protection(环境保护),environmental policy(环境政策),environmental greening(环境绿化),environmental pollution(环境污染),environmental problem(环境问 题),environmental friendly(环保的),environmental awareness(环保意识)。另外,还要记住environmentalist(环保主义者),以及go/travel green(绿色出行),green activities(绿色环保活动)。

2253- excessive

2254- extraordinary

-a.不同寻常的;非常的

【例句】

1. The Sports section of the magazine is always packed with amazing stories about sports stars and their extraordinary lives.这本杂志的体育部分总是写满 了体育明星及其不同寻常的人生故事。

2. All the extraordinary men I have ever known are chiefly extraordinary in their own estimation.在我认识的所有非凡人物中,大多数都是些自命不凡的人。

2255- extravagant

2256- fume

-v.发怒;冒烟;熏 -n.烟,气;愤怒

【搭配】fume at the delay 因耽搁而发怒

【例句】

1. Through burning the fossil fuels, greenhouse gas CO2, acid rain gas SO2, fumes and dusts are being released into the atmosphere, all of which heavily overload the environment. 由于矿物燃料的燃烧会向大气中排放温室气体二氧化碳、形成酸雨的二氧化硫,以及其他烟尘,这些都会造成沉重的环境 负担。

2. Moscow has joined the list of capitals afflicted by congestion and traffic fumes.莫斯科已成为受交通堵塞和汽车尾气困扰的首都之一。

2257- inexhaustible

-a.用不完的;不知疲倦的

【搭配】an inexhaustible supply of sth.某物源源不绝的供应

【例句】

1. None is more challenging than the shortage of fresh water, a source which has long been mistakenly assumed to be inexhaustible.所有问题都没有缺乏淡水严重,而长期以来人们总是误以为淡水资源是取之不尽、用之不竭的。

2. Solar energy is lauded as an inexhaustible fuel source that causes no pollution and is noise free.太阳能被称为是取之不尽的燃料能源,没有污染,也没有噪声。

【反义】 exhaustible(a.会枯竭的)

【要点】inexhaustible一词常用在能源与环保类的话题中,常用搭配有inexhaustible resources(取之不尽的资源),如wind energy, solar power, water power等。

2258- impervious

2259- horizon

2260- intertwine

2261- invalid

2262- irrigate

2263- optimal

2264- overload

-v.超载;超负荷 -n.负担过重

【搭配】overload sth. with sth.使某物装载过重

【例句】

1. The mule was so overloaded that it could hardly climb the hill.骡子负载过重,很难爬上山丘。

2. You can spare three or four hours a day and divide them into several periods in order to avoid brain overload.你可以每天空出三四个小时,把它们分成几个时间段来用,以防止大脑超负荷工作。

3. Even developing at such a rate, there is a risk of overload.哪怕是以这样的速度发展,仍存在超负荷的可能。

4. An overload of any kind of information can have negative effects.任何类型的信息只要超负荷了就都有消极作用。

2265- petroleum

2266- questionable

2267- sewage

-n.(下水道里的)污物

【搭配】chemical treatment of sewage 对污物的化学处理; sewage disposal 污 物处理;sewage farm污物处理场

【例句】 Aquatic ecosystems have largely been ruined by unrestricted drainage of sewage. 污水的任意排放严重破坏了水生生态系统。

【要点】sewage指"下水道中的污物",sewer指"下水道",sewerage指"排水系 统"。它们的词形和意义都有一定的联系,可以放在一起记忆。

2268- sterile

2269- scope

2270- stink

2271- ultraviolet

2272- vapour

2273- verdant

2274- ## 9-社会话题篇

2275- abide

-v.容忍,忍受;持续

【例句】

1. It is necessary to make the citizens abide by the law in order to keep a country orderly and peaceful. After all, citizens would be the ones to benefit.为了维持 一个国家的秩序与和平,市民们必须遵纪守法,毕竟他们才是受益者。

2. Why do people have to abide by the law of its country?为什么人们要遵守自 己国家的法律?

【派生】 abiding(a.永久的,持久的)

【同义】withstand(v.禁得住);tolerate(v.忍受)

【要点】在口语考试中谈论社会话题的时候常常会用到这个词,abide与不同的介 词搭配可以表达不同的意思,例如abide by the law(遵守法律),abide in(滞留,逗留)。

2276- addict

-n.有瘾的人 -v.使上瘾

【搭配】a heroin addict 有海洛因毒瘾的人;be addicted to 嗜好,热衷

【例句】

1. Most importantly, cooking is interesting and I am a cooking addict.最重要的 是,烹饪很有趣,我非常喜欢它。

2. The most tragic sight of all is the very young addicts.最可悲的一幕是看到 那些非常年轻的人吸毒。

【派生】 addicted(a.对...有瘾的);addiction(n.瘾);addictive(a.使人上瘾的)

【要点】addict可以用做名词,表示"对...上瘾的人"。当我们在说一个人对一样东 西特别痴迷的时候可以说be addicted to sth.;在职场生活中,我们如果说一 个人对工作痴迷,常用的说法还有workaholic(工作狂)。

2277- adverse

2278- agitate

2279- ambulance

-n.救护车

【例句】

1. The college is famous for its excellent training for future nurses and other hospital staff including ambulance drivers.该学院以培训优秀的护士和包括救 护车司机在内的医护人员而闻名。

2. There is a car accident; please call an ambulance as soon as possible.这里发 生了一起车祸,请尽快叫救护车来。

2280- amiable

-a.和蔼可亲的,亲切的

【搭配】an amiable character 温柔的性格;an amiable mood 欢快的心情;an amiable conversation 亲切的交谈

【例句】

1. The narrator is a famous, reputable and amiable old man who has been working for the channel since even before I was born.解说员是一位著名的、受人尊敬的、和蔼的老人,他甚至在我出生之前就已经在这个电台工作了。

2. These didn't lower his prestige but made him more amiable and welcome.这些并没有降低他的威信,反而使他更加和蔼可亲,受人欢迎。

2281- antibiotic

2282- appeal

-v.呼吁;吸引 -n.感染力,吸引力

【搭配】appeal for 请求;appeal to 诉诸;吸引

【例句】

1. I guess I would get the ball rolling by telling you what the movie is. In fact, Shrek is the one that has the most appeal to me, and it impressed me a lot.我想我要先从讲述这部电影的内容开始。其实,《怪物史莱克》是最吸引我的 一部影片,它给我留下了深刻的印象。

2. You should read things that appeal to you.你应该阅读一些让你感兴趣的内容。

2283- banish

-v.放逐;驱逐

【例句】We don't have to banish status from the good life, but we should put it in a proper place.我们不必从幸福生活中将社会地位彻底排除,但我们应该把它放在合适的位置。

2284- boundary

2285- bribe

2286- bribery

2287- bruise

2288- brutal

2289- campaign

-n.战役;活动 -v.发起运动;参加活动

【搭配】launch a campaign 发起活动;campaign funds 活动经费

【例句】

1. The campaign called "Feed Me Better"was initiated in order to move British schoolchildren towards eating healthy foods and cutting junk food. The British government finally agreed to address the issue.这个叫做"让我吃得更好"的宣传活动是为了鼓励英国学生多吃健康食品、少吃垃圾食品而发起的,英 国政府最终同意了处理这个问题。

2. Local authorities in London campaigned for the right to enforce anti-pollution laws themselves.伦敦当地政府发起游行,要求赋予他们执行反污染法案的权力。

2290- chart

2291- chronically

2292- consciousness

2293- contagious

2294- contentious

2295- corrective

2296- corruption

2297- cosmetic

-a.美容的;装点门面的;表面的 -n.化妆品;装饰

【搭配】cosmetic preparations 梳妆打扮;cosmetic surgery 整容手术

【例句】

1. The changes he claims to have made are actually merely cosmetic.他所说的已经做出的改变,其实只是摆摆样子而已。

2. Billions of dollars are now spent on cosmetic surgery -up to 90% of it by women-at a time when almost a fifth of Americans lack basic healthcare.今,数十亿的美元花在整容手术上,其中高达90%是女性消费的,而同时 几乎五分之一的美国人缺少基本的医疗保健。

2298- criminal

-n.罪犯 -a.犯罪的;刑事的

【搭配】criminal acts 犯罪行为

【例句】

1. There are many wholesome families as well as criminal elements in the society.社会上有很多完整幸福的家庭,也有很多犯罪分子。

2. The discontent may lead more youths into criminal behavior.这种不满情绪可能会导致更多的青少年走上犯罪道路。

2299- criterion

2300- criticism

-n.批评;评价

【搭配】a scheme that is open to criticism 公开接受评价的方案;take criticism接 受批评;literary criticism 文学评论

【例句】

1. He likes to rip at people, open the low gun, speak nonsense, and disrespect women, which brings him a lot of criticism.他喜欢挖苦人,开低级玩笑,胡说八道,不尊重女性,因此招致许多批评。

2. To make great progress, we should be open to criticism.想要取得重大进步,我们就要积极听取批评。

2301- cruelty

2302- culprit

2303- debatable

2304- deem

2305- delinquency

-n.失职;行为不良

【搭配】juvenile delinquency 少年犯罪

【例句】

1. The value of teenagers and adolescents should not be ignored either, especially since the problem of adolescent delinquency has become an increasingly widespread issue.同时也不能忽略青少年的价值,尤其是现在青少年犯罪已成为一个越来越普遍的问题。

2. Now young people are experiencing many problems, such as juvenile delinquency and so on.现在的年轻人面临很多问题,比如青少年犯罪等等。

2306- description

-n.描述,描写;说明书

【例句】As a child, I liked this classic novel for many reasons. First, I was quite impressed by the vivid descriptions of many interesting characters.小时候,我喜欢这部经典小说出于很多原因。首先,书中对许多有趣的人物的生动 描述给我留下了深刻印象。

2307- devise

2308- devote

2309- domain

2310- discharge

2311- embezzlement

2312- enact

2313- encourage

2314- endanger

-v.危及;使遭到危险 Establishing natural reserves and protecting endangered animals or rare species

【例句】 is actually protecting ourselves.建立自然保护区,保护濒危珍奇物种实际上是在保护我们自己。

【同义】jeopardize(ν.使...受到伤害)

2315- expenditure

2316- entrench

2317- filter

2318- forbid

2319- extinguish

2320- gigantic

2321- glamorise

2322- hamper

2323- hazard

2324- hazardous

2325- heed

2326- imperative

2327- impose

-v.把...强加;征(税)

【搭配】impose sth. on sb./sth.将...强加给.....

【例句】

1. There are numerous acts of violations, so it is important for the government to impose a reasonable penalty or punishment for each kind of violation.因为犯罪 行为很多,所以政府为每一种违法行为制定合适的刑罚非常重要。

2. I imposed certain constraints on them to keep things simple.为了让事情变得 简单,我对他们施加了一些限制。

【派生】 imposition(n.强加;征收)

【要点】impose是比较常用的单词,常用的固定搭配是impose on/upon(对某物施加 影响),除了这个短语之外还常用到impose tariff(征收关税),尤其是在 谈论与经济相关的社会话题的时候。我们常说的"对...进行处罚"的表达 是impose a fine。

2328- imprison

2329- imprisonment

2330- imputable

2331- indignity

2332- inefficient

-a.效率低的;无能的

【搭配】an inefficient system 缺乏效率的体制;an inefficient management 效率低的管理层 句 There is no doubt that translating is the most inefficient and ineffective way of communicating.毫无疑问,翻译是最低效、最无效的交流方式。

【派生】 inefficiency(n.不经济,效率低) wasteful(a.浪费的)

【反义】 efficient(a.有效率的)

【要点】inefficient指的是效率低的,ineffective指的是不产生效果的。

2333- inflict

2334- innumerable

2335- inspiration

2336- intention

2337- intercede

2338- levy

2339- luxury

-n.豪华,奢华;奢侈品

【例句】

1. Suppose I have enough money, I'd like to buy a car. It is not a luxury, but just gives me a sense of safety. 如果我有足够的钱,我想买一辆车。它并不是奢 侈品,只是要给我安全感。

2. Though the concept has been utilized as a cheaper hotel option, the 9-hour capsule hotel adds luxury and refinement.虽然(胶囊旅馆)这一概念已经被 用做较为便宜的住宿选择,但9小时的胶囊旅馆也能带来精致与享受。

3. These royal descendants once led a luxury life.这些皇室的后裔们曾过着奢 华的生活。

2340- metropolis

-n.大都市;首府;重要中心

【例句】

1. Another thing that's really amazing about this metropolis is the skyscrapers. It's fascinating how such a tiny island accommodates so many huge buildings. 这座城市的另一个令人惊讶之处便是摩天大楼。这样的小岛竟能容纳这么 多庞大的建筑物,真是神奇。

2. Beijing is in the northern part of the North China Plain, surrounded by mountains on the north, east and west. It blends the traditional outlook and the special view of the modern metropolis.北京位于华北平原北部,北、东、西 三面环山。它融合了传统风貌和现代大都市的独特景色。

3. I guess if you could see the picture right on the spot, you would probably feel how excited we were for gathering together in this metropolis.我想如果你能在 112现场目睹照片里的画面,你可能会感觉到聚集在这个大都市里的我们是多 么兴奋。

2341- irreparable

2342- noxious

2343- nationality

2344- observe

2345- organization

2346- outcast

2347- outlook

-n.展望,前景;观点;景色

【例句】

1. I think my father set a good example by working hard and having a positive outlook on life. I remember that he used to leave for work early and come home quite late, but he always made time for me and my brothers and sisters.我认为 父亲努力工作和他积极的人生观为我们树立了好榜样。我记得他常常是早 出晚归地工作,但他总是空出时间来陪我和我的兄弟姐妹们。

2. One likely factor is that they regard the outlook for the economy as highly uncertain, particularly in America and Europe.一个很可能的因素就是他们认 为经济前景非常不确定,尤其是在美国和欧洲。

【要点】在口语考试中,当outlook用做"前景"之意时,表达"...的前景"要用

for;当它用做"观点"之意时,表达"...的观点"要用outlook on。 principle -n.原则,原理;基本信念

【例句】

1. The key principle of advertisers is to know the needs of consumers, and then convey the information to the potential consumers that the product can meet their needs.广告商的主要原则是把握消费者的需求,然后向潜在消费者传 递这样的信息,即该产品能够满足他们的需要。

2. In Beijing, you would still find many traditional people who have firm principles and values about many aspects of life.在北京,你仍会发现许多传 统的人,他们对生活的许多方面有着坚定的原则和价值观。

3. How the reaction principle works?反作用原理是如何起作用的呢?

2348- pleasurable

2349- possibility

2350- prevalent

2351- programme

-n.程序;节目;计划 -v.编程序;为...安排节目

【例句】

1. If it is possible, you can deal with this operation by launching this example programme again.如有可能,你可以通过再次启动该示例程序来处理这次 操作。

2. We should have some sort of programme that helps out those most seriously affected by the termination of these companies.我们要制定出一些方案,救助那些因为这些公司倒闭而深受影响的人。

2352- prohibit

2353- racism

2354- rank

-n.等级 -v.排列;分等级

【例句】

1. The movie was highly ranked, but I found it was a teen movie. However, I still watched it and learned something from the movie.这部电影排名很高,但是我发现它是一部青少年电影。不过我还是看了,并从中收获了一些 东西。

2. How did Kant rank the senses?康德是如何将这些感觉分类的?

2355- reclaim

2356- punishment

-n.惩罚;严厉对待,虐待

【例句】In my opinion, unless students know precisely about the punishment of the law that they want to talk about, they should not give information and details about it.在我看来,除非学生们准确知道他们要谈论的法律相对应的惩罚,否则 他们就不应该给出相关的信息和细节。

【同义】penalty(n.惩罚)

2357- recreational

-a.娱乐的,消遣的

【例句】

1. What is the most popular recreational sport in your country?你们国家最流行 的娱乐活动是什么?

2. With few recreational activities to amuse them, people found attending trials to be a funny pastime.因为娱乐节目很少,人们发现旁观庭审是一个有趣的 消磨时间的方式。

2358- revenge

-n.报复 -v.报复,报仇

【例句】

1. One of the reasons that led to increasing crime is that people may take revenge on others.犯罪率上升的一个原因是人们会对他人采取报复行为。

2. When someone you care about hurts you, you can hold on to anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge, or you can embrace forgiveness and move forward.当 你在意的人伤害你时,你可以一直陷入气愤、怨恨和考虑报复的情绪中,或者你也可以选择原谅,一切向前看。

2359- revolt

2360- slum

2361- smuggle

-v.走私;偷运

【例句】

1. The gang, working with different partners and evading various law enforcement units and agencies, hack, steal, smuggle, launder and kill on a global scale.这个团伙在全球范围内砍杀、偷窃、走私、洗钱,与不同的组 织进行合作,逃避各类法律机构和执法部门的制裁。

2. Child smuggling has caused much concern across the nation, and it harms the society severely.走私贩卖儿童已在全国引起关注,这对社会造成了严重的危害。

【派生】 smuggler(n.走私犯);smuggling(n.走私活动)

2362- soothe

2363- steadily

2364- stressful

2365- surveillance

2366- survival

-n.幸存;旧风俗

【搭配】the survival of the fittest 适者生存;a survival kit 救生包

【例句】 They relieve people from great suffering and give people in need hope of survival.他们救济那些遭受重大灾难的人,给需要帮助的人生存的希望。

2367- sweep

2368- terrorism

-n.恐怖主义

【例句】 Some material that encourages racism, violence or terrorism threatens social security, and it might lead to some serious social problems, such as crime.有些鼓吹种族歧视、暴力或恐怖主义的资料威胁着社会安全,可能会引起一些 严重的社会问题,比如犯罪。

【派生】terrorist(n.恐怖主义者)

2369- torture

2370- transplant

2371- turmoil

2372- twilight

2373- undeniable

2374- violation

-n.违反;妨碍,侵害

【例句】Just like the saying goes"an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth", I think death penalty would be best suited for a violation as grave as murder.就像俗语说的,"以眼还眼,以牙还牙",我认为对于像谋杀这样的严重罪行,死 刑是最合适的。

2375- usage

2376- vicinity

2377- vicious

2378- ## 10-写作必备通用词

2379- accordingly

2380- authentic

2381- conditionally

2382- corresponding

2383- deadly

2384- disadvantage

-n.缺点,不利

【例句】

1. Legislation is actually a give and take thing because some laws work to the advantage while others work to the disadvantage of certain groups such as the business sector. 立法实际上是一种取舍,因为一些法律有利于某些群体,而另一些法律不利于这些群体,例如商业部门。

2. Obviously, television brings both advantages and disadvantages to people's lives as it is an essential part of people's entertainment.很显然,电视成为了人们娱乐生活中很重要的部分,为人们的生活带来了好处,也带来了坏处。

3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of making films of real-life events?根据真实事件拍摄的电影,其优势和劣势分别是什么呢?

2385- definition

2386- disagreement

2387- embodiment

2388- eventually

-ad.最后,终于

【例句】

1. Failing once or several times doesn't mean we will never succeed. I believe that by keeping trying we will eventually make a big difference.失败一次或几次不代表我们永远不会成功,我相信不断尝试最终会取得成功。

2. The brave man eventually won the battle against fate due to his fortitude. He became the only disabled President in American history.这个勇敢的男人凭借他的毅力最终赢得了与命运抗争的战斗,成为了美国历史上唯一一位残疾 人总统。

2389- emphasize

-v.强调,着重

【例句】

1. The government emphasizes the benefits of taking public transportation to the people.政府向公众强调使用公交系统的好处。

2. We should emphasize the solution at the international level, but it does not mean that individual country or people can pass the buck to others.我们应该强调在国际层面解决问题,但这并不意味着个体国家或人民可以把责任推卸 给他人。

3. This report emphasizes that cancer is not caused by a single element in cigarette smoke.这一报告强调,癌症并不是由香烟烟雾中的某个单一成分导致的。

2390- foremost

2391- furthermore

2392- impending

2393- handful

2394- inappropriate

2395- indispensable

2396- manifest

2397- meaningful

-a.有目的的;有意义的

【例句】

1. The themes of the lyrics in the songs are so meaningful that they attract me immediately.这些歌曲中歌词的主题非常有意义,立刻就吸引了我。

2. I don't take any electronic devices with me when I go to the seaside cabin, and I feel that life becomes so refreshed and enriched and meaningful again when I come back to the city. 去海滨小屋时我不带任何电子设备;从那里回到城市后,我觉得生活变得焕然一新,丰富多彩,重新又充满了意义。

3. The photo of me and my roommates is still preserved in my album and I cherish it greatly because it is meaningful to me.我和室友们的照片至今仍保留在我的相簿中,我非常珍爱它,因为它对我意义重大。

2398- minimize

-v.使减到最低限度;最小化

【例句】

1. People should regularly have their car checked for an emission test to minimize the gas emissions for each journey.人们应该经常做汽车尾气排放检查,从而使每次出行的尾气排放量减到最低。

2. The adoption of clean energy will help minimize air pollution.采用清洁能源有助于将空气污染减小到最低限度。

2399- minor

2400- necessarily

2401- obviously

-ad.明显地

【例句】

1. Obviously greed and selfishness go perfectly well with such ideas.显然,贪婪和自私与这样的观点沆瀣一气。

2. In the Beijing Aviation Museum, visitors have a chance to steer a glider under the guidance of pilots. Obviously, museums are becoming a vital part of our lives gradually.在北京航空博物馆,游客们可以在飞行员的指导下驾驶滑翔机。 显然,博物馆正逐渐成为我们生活的重要部分。

2402- outcome

2403- outnumber

2404- outweigh

2405- personally

2406- presence

2407- precisely

2408- respective

2409- responsive

2410- sacrifice

-n.供奉,祭祀;牺牲,放弃 -v.献祭;牺牲

【搭配】sacrifice. to.用...供奉...;make a sacrifice of sth. to 将.....用于祭祀.

【例句】 Policemen sometimes would sacrifice their lives to protect innocent people and their property.有时,警察会为了保护无辜群众及其财产安全而牺牲自己的生命。

【派生】 sacrificial(a.供奉的)

2411- similarly

2412- somewhat

2413- spread

2414- satisfy

2415- typically

2416- unavoidable

2417- unconditional

2418- weaken

2419- ## 口语:1-教育学习篇

2420- accent

-n.口音;重音 -v.强调;重读

【例句】

1. Every syllable should be pronounced accurately and clearly. It would be the best if the candidates deliver their answer with proper diction and accent.每个音节都要清晰、准确地发出;如果考生能够用恰当的措辞和语音来回答问 题,那就是最好的。

2. Different accents give the words different meanings and the examiner may be misled by the student's accent.不同的重音赋予了单词不同的意思,考官有可能被学生的重音误导

2421- accounting

-n.会计,会计学

【例句】

1. Forensic accounting has become a new hot field where you play the role of a detective to figure out who is playing tricks with the money.法务会计学已经成了一个新的热门领域,在这个领域中你扮演着侦探的角色,查明谁在财务 上耍花招。

2. Like what I mentioned before, accounting involves number crunching, maths skills and a good understanding of financial transactions.正如我之前提到的,会计涉及数字计算、数学技能,以及对金融贸易的很好的了解。

2422- articulate

-v.清晰地发(音);明确地表达 -a.发音清晰的;口才好的

【例句】She's articulate, knowledgeable and most importantly, patient. I think she's an excellent teacher who's never cramped her students' style.她口才好,知识丰富,更重要的是,有耐心。我认为她是一位从来不会限制学生风格的优秀 教师。

2423- achievement

-n.成就,成绩

【例句】

1. Art is able to improve academic achievement-enhancing test scores, attitudes, social skills, creative thinking and so on.艺术能够促进学业成就——提高测验分数,陶冶情操,提升社交技能,增强创造性思维等。

2. He got profound achievement in the field of paintings, calligraphers, poems and seals. His combination of the folk art and traditional art has made him a great artist.他在绘画、书法、诗歌及印章方面取得了巨大成就。他把民间 艺术与传统艺术结合起来,这使他成为一位伟大的艺术家。

2424- attend

-v.出席;照料;致力于

【例句】

1. Oliver left school at 16 without any qualifications to attend Westminster Catering College. He had no experience of Italian cuisine until his first job as a pastry chef in a restaurant.因为没有资格上威斯敏斯特餐饮学院,奥利弗16岁便离开了学校。他的第一份工作是在餐馆做甜点师,直到那时他才有了 烹饪意大利菜的经验。

2. Students under the age of 16 cannot attend any of the courses offered by the college.本学院的所有课程不针对16岁以下的学生。

【要点】在口语考试中,attend常用做及物动词,意思是 "出席",如attend school(上学),attend a meeting(出席会议)。此外,attend还能表示"伴随"的 意思,如:Success is attended by hard-working.(成功需要努力工作。)

2425- belonging

-n.归属感;所有物;行李

【例句】School uniforms provide students a kind of identity and a sense of belonging. What's more, students needn't spend too much time choosing their clothes.校服给学生提供了一种身份标志和归属感。另外,学生也不需要花很多时间来 选择穿着。

12要点 belonging一词用做复数时,常表示"行李"的意思,如:Remember to take al the belongings when you get off the train.(记得下车时带好行李。)

2426- bestir

-v.激励,振作

【例句】He was, at first, frustrated and wanted to give up all his dreams. But gladly, he finally decided to bestir himself after careful thinking.一开始,他非常沮丧并 且想放弃他所有的梦想。但令人高兴的是,经过认真思考之后他最终决定 重新振作起来。

2427- blossom

-v.开花;兴旺 -n.花;开花期;兴旺期【例句】Being around the students who are ready to grow and blossom, I myself will get refreshed and develop with them together. It is a good opportunity to keep on learning.与那些即将成长和成功的学生为伍,我自己也会振奋精神,和他 们一起发展。这是一个继续学习的大好机会。

2428- cassette

-n.盒式录音(或录像)带,磁带

1. In the past we did English reading and writing, practical speaking, and listening by means of cassettes. People all agreed that English is the language of the future, particularly in the business world.过去,我们练习英语阅读、写作 和口语,并通过磁带来训练听力。人们一致认为,英语是未来的语言,尤 其是在商界。

2. There are cassettes for students to borrow to practice their English in the

2429- competent

-a.有能力的;能胜任的;不错的,出色的

【例句】

1. Chinese students barely open their mouths due to lack of oral English practice and shyness, which definitely gives the candidates a less competent fluency.中

15国学生因为缺乏英语口语练习和害羞很少开口说英语,这就必然导致应试 者的英语不太流利。

2. Being a teacher is not easy at all, because there is quite a lot of extra work required for any teacher in order to stay competent.当老师一点也不轻松,为 了保证胜任工作,任何老师都要做大量的额外功课。

【同义】sufficient(a.充分的,足够的)

【反义】 inefficient(a.不能胜任的)

2430- comprehension

-n.理解,理解力

【例句】

1. Trading speaking comprehension for speed is the most common mistake students make.为了追求语速而牺牲讲话的可理解性,是学生们最常犯的 错误。

2. The teacher's task of improving comprehension is made harder by influences outside the classroom.老师提高学生理解力的任务会因为课堂外的影响而变 得更加困难。

2431- define

-v.下定义;解释;限定

【例句】

1. How do you define this phenomenon?你是如何定义这种现象的?

2. Health in the physical sense has been defined as the absence of disease or illness.就身体而言,"健康"被定义为没有疾病。

【派生】 definition(n.定义)

【要点】define一词作"解释"之义时,常用搭配有define sth.as(把.....解释/定义 为)。define的名词形式是definition(定义),常用搭配是make a definition for sth.(定义/阐释某事物)。在雅思口语考试的第二部分,考生经常会被 要求对某一事物作解释或评论,这个词在这部分就会常常用到。

2432- encyclopedia

-n. 百科全书

【例句】

1. I like Discovery Channel because it is like an encyclopedia and amazes me all the time. It brings me everywhere in the world experiencing the life in different countries.我喜欢"探索频道",因为它就像一部百科全书,时时刻刻让我 惊喜。它带我环游世界,体验不同国家的生活。

2. The Global Text Project is similar in technology to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit on the Internet.全球教科书在技术上与维基百 科相似,它是免费的百科全书,任何人都可以在互联网上对其进行编辑。

【要点】在雅思口语考试中,有时会要求考生进行人物描述,这时候如果想形容某 人博学,就可以说: He is very knowledgeable, just like an encyclopedia. (他 非常博学,就像一部百科全书。)

2433- evaluation

-n.评价;评估

【例句】On the other hand, self-confidence is based on an evaluation of one's own understanding of a certain kind of knowledge.另一方面,自信来自一个人对自己在某方面知识的理解的评价。

【同义】assessment(n.评估)

2434- exposure

-n. 暴露;揭露

【例句】

1. For non-native learners, to speak fluent English requires extensive exposure to the English environment.对于非母语学习者,要说一口流利的英语需要广泛 地接触英语环境。

2. The result shows that the public, especially children, do have a much better exposure to information from TV and radio programmes over the past few months after the new law was published. 结果显示,公众,尤其是孩子,在 新法律颁布之后的几个月里确实从电视和广播中接受到更好的信息。

3. Improve your sleep and health by reducing your exposure to harmful electromagnetic radiation.减少和有害电磁辐射的接触,可以改善你的睡眠 和健康。

2435- file

-n. 文件;文件夹 -v.提出(申请);把…归档

【例句】

1. I learned how to use the software by taking online courses. Soon I could record my voice on the computer, and now I can edit audio files perfectly. 我通 过在线课程学习如何使用这种软件,很快我就学会了用电脑给自己录音, 而现在我已经能完美地编辑音频文件了。

2. Looking at the directory contents, you'll find all your files should be there and readable.查看目录内容,你会发现所有的文件都在那里,并且都是可读的。

2436- geographical

-a. 地理的;地理学的

【例句】 My grandpa is a geographical professor. He is just like a hero in my heart and I really admire him.我的祖父是一位地理学教授。在我心目中他就像位英 雄,我真的很敬佩他。

2437- geographically

-ad. 在地理上;地理学上

【例句】 Although geographically my parents are far away from me, their words always come into my mind every time I lose my courage. 虽然我的父母在地理上离我 很远,但是每当我丧失勇气时,他们的话语总是浮现在我的脑海里。

2438- geography

-n. 地理;地形

【例句】

1. My high school geography teacher is knowledgeable, hard-working and devoted to the students.我高中的地理学老师非常博学,工作努力,而且全 心全意对学生负责。

2. I always looked forward to geography classes because I am eager to learn more about the world. Besides, I also read all kinds of books about geography during my spare time.我总是期待上地理课,因为我渴望更多地了解这个世 界;此外,我在业余时间里还会阅读各种地理书籍。

3. My dream has been to travel around the world since as a child. So I was most interested in geography in my high school. 我从小就梦想环游世界,所以在高 中时我对地理课最感兴趣。

2439- grammatical

-a. 语法的;符合语法规则的

【例句】 If students are afraid of making grammatical mistakes or pronouncing incorrectly, they will start to repeat themselves and think about the rules.如果学生们担心d犯语法错误或发音不正确,他们就会开始不断重复自己说的话,并且总想 着(语法或发音)规则。

2440- inherit

-v.继承;遗传

2441- judge

-v.判断;审判 -n.法官

【例句】People usually judge a person by the way he/she speaks. Speaking without thinking is the common mistake students make when they are talking.人们通常通过一个人的讲话方式来判断这个人;说话不经思考是学生们在交谈时常 犯的错误。

【要点】在口语中,judge一词经常用在句首,作为判断或下结论的依据,常用结构 是judging from"根据...来判断"。

2442- memorize

-v.记住,背熟;记忆

【例句】

1. From my experience, I think memorizing articles is the best and the only way of learning a foreign language. By doing that, I made big progress in my English.根据我的经验,我认为背诵文章是学习外语最好的并且是唯一的方法。通 过那么做,我在英语上取得了很大进步。

2. One important thing for an accountant is that you have to be pretty good at memorizing rules and concepts.作为一名会计,很重要的一件事便是你必须擅长记忆规则和概念。

2443- mandarin

-n.普通话

【例句】Which language would you like to learn? We offer French, Italian, Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish and Portugese.您想学哪种语言?我们提供法语、意大利语、广东话、汉语普通话、西班牙语和葡萄牙语的课程。

2444- randomly

-ad. 随便地,任意地;未计划地

【例句】My English name was randomly chosen by one of my high school teachers, and it really doesn't have any special meaning. 我的英文名字是我的一位高中老师 随意帮我选的,这个名字确实没有什么特别含义。

【要点】randomly是random的派生词,在口语中,可以用at random来作为替换表 达,意思是"随机地;随意地"。

2445- receptive

2446- recharge

-v.再充电;再袭击;再装填

【例句】 I would open this book and find an inspiring chapter to read whenever I felt down. In this way, I was recharged and empowered so that I could get myself 34back on feet.每当我感到情绪低落时,就会翻开这本书,找一个激励人心的章节来读。这样我就能够再次充满力量,重新站起来。 recharge也可以做"充值"的意思使用,例如recharge amount(充值金额)。

2447- restate

2448- struggle

-v.奋斗;挣扎 -n. 奋斗【例句】І like the magazine Fortune life because it covers a lot of stories of celebrities 成功的名人的故事。 who grew from humble to noble by struggling and striving in society. 我喜欢

《财富生活》这本杂志,因为它讲述了很多在社会底层通过奋斗挣扎获得

2449- subscribe

-v.订阅;签署;赞成;捐助

【例句】

1. My favorite magazine is called Entertainment & Sports. It's a monthly

37 magazine. It was 2 years ago when I encountered it and became so into it that I started to subscribe every year. 我最喜欢的杂志是《娱乐与体育》。这本杂志是月刊,我在两年前看到并喜欢上了它,于是我开始每年订阅。

2. Nowadays, the Internet technology has already come into our daily life, so that fewer and fewer people, especially the youth, are willing to subscribe to newspapers.如今,互联网技术已经走进了我们的日常生活,愿意订阅报纸 的人越来越少了,尤其是年轻人。

【同义】contribute(v.捐助)

2450- tact

-n.机智,机敏,圆滑

【例句】Excellent answers for the question are not necessarily long; they can be short, but they should be done with tact and really make a lot of sense.这个问题的优秀答案不一定要长,答案可以很简短,但必须是机智的并且是有意义的。

【派生】tactful(a.机敏的,谨慎的)

2451- ## 2-休闲娱乐篇 @k1 review-9

2452- adorn

-v.装饰;使生色

【例句】Once, I made a beautiful swallow kite. Firstly, I collected 3 sticks and a piece of paper. The paper was adorned with paintings. Then, I used 3 sticks to fix the paper-one linked to its neck, and the other two linked with its wings. Then, the kite was finished.我曾经做过一只漂亮的燕子风筝。首先,我收集了三根木 棍和一张纸。纸张以绘画装饰。然后,我用三根木棍固定好纸,其中一根 连着它的颈部,另外两根连着它的翅膀。这样,风筝就做好了。

2453- aerobic

-a.需氧的;有氧健身法的

【搭配】aerobic dance 有氧舞蹈;aerobic exercise 有氧运动

【例句】

1. The conventional wisdom is that if you watch your diet and do aerobic exercise a few times a week, you'll effectively offset your sedentary time.传统看法认为,如果你注意饮食,每周做几次有氧运动,你就可以有效地抵消 久坐的坏处。

2. I like jogging for several reasons. Firstly, jogging is a kind of aerobic exercise. It makes me feel like living in the air, and it can burn fat while building leanmuscle.我喜欢慢跑有几个原因。首先,慢跑是一种有氧运动。它让我喜欢 在户外呆着,它还能在燃烧脂肪的同时增加肌肉。

【要点】aerobic一词在口语中常用"有氧的"之义,是时下颇为倡导的一种休闲运 动或生活方式,常用搭配有aerobic exercise(有氧运动),aerobic dance (有氧舞蹈),aerobic environment(有氧环境)等。我们可以在介绍自己的休闲活动或兴趣爱好时使用这个词。

2454- album

-n.相簿;唱片集;集邮簿;签名纪念册

【例句】

1. My best friend's birthday is coming. I want to buy a small photo album and put 50 pictures in it. 我最好的朋友的生日就要到了。我想买一个小的相册,并在里面放入50张照片。

2. The photo is still kept in my album and I cherish it very much. In my opinion, it is more than a photo, and I consider it to be the symbol of our brotherhood and those unforgettable memories.这张照片仍保存在我的相册里,我非常珍惜它。在我看来,它不仅仅是一张照片,而是象征着我们的兄弟情谊和那些 难忘的回忆。

2455- allot

-v.分配;拨给;分派

【搭配】allot sth. to sb./sth.将...分配给.

【例句】

1. Be sure to allot that time to the things on your short list-don't just use it upon television or computer games.你务必要确保把那段时间用于完成清单上的事情,而不要把时间都花在看电视或打电玩上。

2. To conserve the traditional cultures, governments should allot more money to museums or art galleries in local areas.要保护传统文化,政府应该拨更多款给当地的博物馆和美术馆。

2456- amaze

-v.使惊奇,使惊愕

【例句】

1. Almost 3,000 fish of 280 breeds were exhibited there. I was amazed by their different colors and shapes.那里展出了将近280个种类的3000条鱼,我为它们不同的颜色和形状感到惊讶。

2. We are amazed at the perfect symmetry of the building.我们惊诧于这座建筑物完美的对称格局。

2457- amuse

-v.娱乐;消遣;使发笑

【例句】

1. The crisis could spark new interest in some forms of entertainment as people look for cheaper ways to amuse themselves, resulting in big opportunities for some companies.危机可以引发人们对某些娱乐方式的兴趣,因为人们在寻 求更廉价的娱乐方式,由此也为一些公司带来巨大商机。

2. When teenagers write and post photos online, they are just to please and amuse their friends.青少年在网上写日志、发照片,只是想取悦、逗笑他们的朋友。

2458- amusement

-n.消遣,娱乐;乐趣

1. I could never forget the ice sculptures of the Disney characters in a newly-built amusement park.我永远不会忘记在一个新建成的游乐园里看到的那些迪斯尼人物冰雕。

2. Stamp collecting is a good hobby. One does not have to go outside for amusement, since the collection is housed at home.集邮是个很好的爱好。人们不必走到户外去寻求娱乐,因为收藏品都存放在家中。

2459- appreciative

-a.感激的;赏识的,承认有价值的

【例句】

1. I don't have any special favorite when it refers to art, for I am appreciative of each work of art that I see. I like looking at abstract paintings as much as I like looking at portrait paintings. 谈到艺术,我并没有特别喜欢的,因为我欣赏我所看到的每一件艺术品。我喜欢看抽象画,同样也喜欢肖像画。

2. In performing arts, feedback from an audience, whether appreciative or critical, is both direct and immediate.在表演艺术中,来自观众的反馈——不论是赞扬还是批评——都是直接且即时的。

2460- aquarium

-n.养鱼池;玻璃缸;水族馆

【例句】

1. One of the happiest events in my life was when my family and I went to the Aquarium in Dalian. It is the biggest and grandest aquarium in Asia.我人生中最幸福的一件事是和家人一起去参观大连水族馆,它是亚洲最大、最壮观 的水族馆。

2. The next day we got up very early and went to the aquarium. We saw so many different kinds of beautiful fish, exciting shows, and we listened to interesting stories from the tour guide. 第二天我们很早就起床前往水族馆。我们看到很多不同种类的美丽的鱼,观看了精彩的演出,听导游讲述有趣的故事。 45 3. In this show the performer will be chained and thrown into a sealed aquarium from which he will try to escape.在这个表演里,表演者将被铁链缠住,扔进一个密封的玻璃缸里,然后展示如何从那里逃生。

2461- architect

-n.建筑师

【例句】

1. Designed by an internationally known architect, Hangzhou Grand Theatre covers 100,000 square meters with a total construction area of 55,000 square meters. It consists of an opera house, a concert hall, a multifunction hall, an open air stage and a cultural square.由国际知名设计师设计的杭州大剧院,占地10万平方米,总建筑面积5.5万平方米。它由歌剧院、音乐厅、多功能大厅、 露天舞台和文化广场组成。

2. Among mathematicians and architects, left-handers tend to be more common.在数学家和建筑师中,左撇子往往更为常见。

2462- architectural

-a.建筑学的;建筑上的;符合建筑法的

【例句】

1. The concert hall is adorned with marble pillars, Roman chandeliers and other architectural designs.音乐厅装饰着大理石柱子、罗马吊灯和其他建筑设计 形式。

2. The planning and decoration of the palace amazes the visitors with its unique architectural forms and gorgeous furniture.宫殿的设计和装饰令到访者大吃一惊,他们惊叹于其独特的建筑形式和华丽的家具。

2463- arena

-n.竞技场;舞台

【例句】At the time, he had already shown his remarkable leadership and since his uncle was President, he would surely enter the political arena.那时,他已经表现出了非凡的领导能力;而且因为他的叔叔是总统,所以他肯定会步入政坛。

【要点】arena一词本义是"竞技场",因此它的引申义"舞台"也带有竞争的意 味,与我们所说的stage有所区别,后者侧重于"表演"。

2464- attraction

-n.吸引(力)

【例句】

1. There are many places which are worthwhile visiting. For example, Government City Hall Square with the Great Theater alongside it, Zhongshan Square, and the tremendous TV Tower which is the highest architectural attraction in Shenyang.有许多地方值得参观。例如,市政广场和它旁边的 大剧院、中山广场,以及壮观的电视塔——它是沈阳最高的建筑景观。

2. The attraction of single speed cycles is their simplicity and reliability.单速自 行车的吸引力来自其简洁性和可靠性。

2465- awful

-a.糟糕的

【例句】

1. Wherever I went I had to take a deep breath. I don't feel comfortable and I can't focus here. It was a really awful trip. If I could choose again I would rather stay at home.无论去哪里,我都要深呼吸一下。我感到不舒服,精神无法 集中。这真是一次糟糕的旅行。如果能再选择一次,我宁愿待在家里。

2. The food at the hostel was awful.这家旅馆的食物很糟。

2466- beloved

-a.心爱的,挚爱的 -n.心爱的人

【例句】

1. Many young people are fond of popular music. They go to their favorite singers' concerts, and buy their latest albums. They are just crazy about their idols and beloved music.很多年轻人都喜欢流行音乐。他们去听他们喜欢的歌手的演唱会,买最新的专辑。他们为偶像和挚爱的音乐疯狂。

2. Every festival, she prepares a handmade present for her beloved.每个节日,她都会为她心爱的人亲手做一份礼物。

2467- blend

-v.(使)混合 -n.混合物;混合

【搭配】blend in 掺入;blend with 与...混合

1. It's a metropolis as well as an ancient city. You can find a pleasant blend of fashion and tradition in the city.它既是一个大都市,也是一座古老的城市。在这里,你可以发现时尚和传统的美好结合。

2. The music gradually blended into the city noise.音乐逐渐和城市噪音混杂在了一起。

2468- bless

-v.祝福;保佑;赞美 be blessed with sth.在...方面有福 句 I didn't regret watching it because I think I learned something from the movie. It is amusing because it sees celebrity life from another perspective and tells us that we are blessed to be common people because there is more freedom for us to enjoy. 我没有后悔看了这部电影,因为我觉得我从中领悟到了一些东西。 影片很有趣,因为它从另一个角度来看名人的生活,借此告诉我们作为普 通人,我们是幸运的,因为我们能享受更多的自由。

2469- blockbuster

-n.巨型炸弹;轰动,一鸣惊人者

【例句】

1. I often go to the cinema for blockbusters, but for drama films, I'd rather watch them on TV at home.我经常去电影院看大片,而要看剧情片,我宁愿在家中从电视上看。

2. Every year, there are many blockbusters made by Hollywood of America and other countries.每年,都有产自美国好莱坞和其他国家的许多大片上映。 在雅思口语考试中,如果遇到娱乐或电影这样的话题,经常会用到 blockbuster一词,而Hollywood也是必须要提的。此外,有关电影的词还 有:action film(动作片),drama(剧情片),romance(爱情片),comedy(喜剧片),documentary(纪录片),musical(音乐剧)等。

2470- breathtaking

-a.惊人的;惊险的;令人激动的

【例句】

1. The stories of the celebrities are so breathtaking and encouraging that they drive me to study and work hard to become one of them one day.那些名人 的故事令人激动、鼓舞人心,鞭策我努力学习、工作,有一天能成为他们 中的一员。

2. The natural scenery there is too breathtaking to be forgetten.那里的自然风景 激荡人心,令人难忘。

2471- blonde

-a.白肤金发的 -n.金发碧眼的女人

【例句】Her straight black hair makes her so different among those blonde actresses. And she really knows what she looks good in and shows more confidence.她的黑色 直发让她在那些金发女演员中显得如此不同。她知道自己穿什么好看,并 且表现得更加自信。

2472- breeze

-n.微风,和风

【例句】

1. I have forgotten the exact name of that childhood song already, but I still remember its lyrics and melody. "Bats in the belfries, owls in the trees, cats in the cornfields, ghosts in the breeze -go trick or treating then it's all done."我已经忘记那首童谣的确切名字了,但我仍然记得那首歌的歌词和旋律。 "钟楼里的蝙蝠,树上的猫头鹰,麦田里的猫,随风飘动的鬼魂,不给糖 酒就捣乱,一切都完蛋。"

2. The systems mix light, sound, breezes and scents to stimulate people who spend long periods below ground.该系统综合了光、声音、微风和香味来刺激长期待在地下的人。

2473- brisk

-a.敏捷的,活泼的,轻快的 -v.(使)活泼;(使)轻快

【例句】 The scenery there is indeed wonderful as was advertised. The brisk wind, the fresh air and the crystal water, all of which would possibly make you fall in love with this place at your first glance at it. 那里的风景的确很美,正如广告宣传

52的那样。微风荡漾,空气清新,水流剔透,所有这些都可能使你第一眼看 到这个地方就爱上它。

2474- browse

-v.浏览;吃草

【例句】

1. On weekends I like to go out with my friends. For example, we go to new shopping malls in the city, and browse around all the shops.周末,我喜欢和我 的朋友外出。例如,我们会去市里的新购物中心,逛遍所有商店。

2. We ladies usually need many clothes to make us look beautiful, so we prefer to go shopping. Often we don't actually buy anything, but just browse around looking at all the clothes and comparing prices and quality.我们女士通常需要 很多衣服来让自己看起来很漂亮,所以我们更喜欢去购物。实际上,我们 往往不买任何东西,只是逛街浏览所有的衣服,比较价格和质量。

【同义】skim(v.游览,略读);graze(v.放牧,吃草)

2475- brush

-n.刷子;画笔;轻触;争吵 -v.刷;画;擦过,掠过

【例句】Under his brush, each flower, bird, fish and even an insect is astonishingly vivid, while the hills, the waters and the figures are all perfect, revealing the wisdom and philosophy of life and thus moving audiences directly.在他的画笔之下,每一朵花、每一只鸟、每一条鱼,就连一只昆虫都非常生动,而山、水和 人物都很完美,流露出人生的智慧和哲学,能立即打动观者。

2476- bustle

-v.喧闹;忙乱;繁忙 -n.喧闹;繁忙;热闹的活动

【例句】Now the city is a popular tourist destination, famous for attractions like the bustling City God Temple, the peaceful Century Park, the wonderful gardens and lawns, and the breathtaking Pudong Skyline.现在这座城市是一个受欢迎的旅游目的地,著名景点有热闹的城隍庙、宁静的世纪公园、美丽的花园和草 坪,以及慑人心魂的浦东天际线。

2477- captivate

-v.迷住,迷惑

【例句】

1. The artistic and fashionable charm of Paris captivates all who visit it.巴黎的艺术与时尚魅力吸引了所有去那里的旅行者。

2. He loves to share stories, especially those that will captivate his audience with deep curiosity and humor.他喜欢分享故事,尤其是那些极为奇异、幽默的能吸引住听众的故事。

2478- castle

-n.城堡;象棋中的车 -v.置...于城堡中;筑城堡防御

【例句】 There were towering cliffs of rocks with fast-flowing rivers cutting between valley walls. I could even see a castle on one of the hillsides.这里有高耸的悬崖和山谷两壁之间湍急的河流。我甚至可以看到山坡上有一座城堡。

2479- cathedral

-n.大教堂

【例句】 Every city I visited brought a new style of architecture and different types of people on the street. I saw medieval cottages, baroque cathedrals and modern apartment blocks. 每座我参观过的城市都让我看到一种新的建筑风格和大街上形形色色的人们。我看到了中世纪的村舍、巴洛克式的大教堂和破旧的 现代公寓楼。

2480- channel

-n.海峡,水道;途径;频道

【例句】

1. I watch TV after work and I can get news from it. Usually I watch life channels and music channels where there are programmes about daily life and entertainment.下班后我会看电视,从那里获取信息。我通常看生活频道和 音乐频道,里面有关于日常生活和娱乐的节目。

2. Owing to hardworking TV workers, we can enjoy wonderful TV programmes on many channels. But a question has emerged: it is not easy for members of a family to choose a common channel because they have different interests.得益于勤奋的电视工作者,我们可以欣赏许多电视频道的精彩节目。但一个问 题出现了:家庭成员们很难选择一个共同喜欢的频道,因为大家的兴趣是 不同的。

3. The name that came to mind was Human and Nature, which has been broadcast on our national TV channel for at least 15 years.在我脑海里出现的名字是《人与自然》,这个节目已经在我们的国家电视频道播放了至少15年。

2481- clay

-n.泥土,粘土;人体

1. The cost fell, because slag is free, whereas clay costs money. There is, of course, the problem of customers.成本有所降低,因为废料是免费的,只有 粘土需要花钱。当然,消费者是个问题。

2. Visitors can still see the stone boxes sealed with clay that were used to soak limpets, employed as fishing bait.游客至今还能见到用粘土砌合的石头箱 子,当时被用来浸泡作为捕鱼诱饵的帽贝。

2482- cheerful

-a.快乐的,愉快的,高兴的

【例句】There are bats, owls, cats and ghosts. Besides, the melody is cheerful in a pleasant mood, so we always sang that song at the top of our lungs. It was amazing.里面有蝙蝠、猫头鹰、猫和鬼。此外,旋律也是愉快的,所以我 们总是大声地唱出那首歌,感觉很奇妙。

【派生】cheerfully(ad.快乐地)

2483- cliff

-n.悬崖;绝壁

1. I want to stand on a rocky cliff, overlooking the mighty Atlantic Ocean.我想

【例句】站在岩石悬崖上,俯瞰浩瀚的大西洋。

2. The countryside is mostly fields, but when I arrived at the Alps it became different. There were towering cliffs and fast-flowing streams in the valley walls.乡村大多遍布麦田,但是当我到了阿尔卑斯山时,乡村变得不同了。那里 有高耸的山崖和山谷间湍急的溪流。

2484- colloquial

-a.白话的;通俗的;口语体的

【例句】They may find in popular music the perfect expression of their thoughts. With sweet tunes and colloquial expressions, popular songs are easy to remember and quick to learn.他们可能会发现流行音乐很好地表达了他们心中的想法。流 行歌曲有着悦耳的曲调和通俗的歌词,好记又好学。

2485- colonial

-n.殖民地居民 -a.殖民地的

【例句】In many aspects, Shanghai was a Western invention. The Bund is the best spot to see its colonial past.在许多方面,上海是西方制造。外滩是见证它的殖民过去的最好的地方。

2486- comic

-a.喜剧的;滑稽的;有趣的 -n.连环漫画;喜剧演员

【例句】

1. When I was in sixth grade, I began to learn to play tennis because I was a fan of the comic book Prince of Tennis. When I play tennis, I put my mind into it.我六年级时开始学习打网球,因为我是漫画《网球王子》的粉丝。我打网 球时非常投入。

2. The princess' s curse was ended by the true love's kiss from Shrek. And then they lived a happy life after that. The whole story has a comic ending.史莱克的真爱之吻结束了公主的诅咒,此后他们过上了幸福的生活。整个故事以喜 剧收尾。

2487- continent

-n.大陆

【例句】I went for a whole month, going all around Europe from my home country of England until I got to Eastern Europe, and then back in a loop to Italy. I traveled so I could see the rich history and culture of the continent, which was actually on my doorstep. 我去了整整一个月,从我的国家英国出发游遍了欧洲,最后去 了东欧,转了一圈回到了意大利。我出去旅行是为了欣赏就在我家门口的 欧洲大陆的丰富历史和文化。

2488- courtyard

-n.庭院,院子

【例句】As far as I know, most Beijingers used to live in courtyard buildings called "Siheyuan". But now living in a courtyard building is sort of a status symbol in Beijing because it's spacious and comfy. 据我所知,大多数北京人过去住在叫做"四合院"的庭院建筑中。但现在生活在一个庭院建筑里却是一种身 份的象征,因为它宽敞、舒服。

2489- curiosity

-n.好奇,好奇心

【例句】 Halloween swept over China and people got to know it after that. Everyone thinks it is interesting because people wear costumes during the holiday and there is no such holiday in China. So, out of curiosity, as any other child, when I hear this song, I feel Halloween is mysterious and funny.万圣节的热度席卷中国,从那以后人们知道了这个节日。每个人都认为它有趣,因为在这个节 日里人们要穿上戏装,中国没有这样的节日。所以,出于好奇,就像别的 孩子一样,当我听到这首歌时,我就感觉万圣节是神秘而有趣的。

2490- delightful

-a.可爱的,可喜的;令人愉快的

【例句】In the past, from the size and style of the Siheyuan, one could tell whether it belonged to ordinary people or the powerful and rich. Siheyuans are delightful buildings to live and work in.过去,人们从四合院的大小和风格就可以判断出它是属于普通人还是有权有势的人。四合院是居住和工作的极佳建筑。

2491- eager

-a.渴望的;热切的;热心的

【例句】We were eager to go out for fun. That day we visited a lot of scenic spots. When we got to Hongshan Square, we found a lot of white pigeons, which seemed tobe really lovely.我们很想出去玩。那一天,我们参观了许多景点,当我们到达红山广场时,发现那里有很多白鸽,它们看上去非常可爱。

2492- ebb

-n.衰退;退潮;衰落;减少

【例句】 Whenever I have a long holiday, I spend one or two days in the cabin doing a lot of interesting things. For example, I like to take a lot of pictures of the sea- its beautiful moments, the ebb and flow along the shore, and various unknown seabirds that come to rest on the beach.每当我休长假,我就会花一、两天时间在小屋里做很多有趣的事。例如,我会拍很多大海的照片——它的美丽时 刻,岸边的潮起潮落,还有来海滩栖息的各种不知名的海鸟。

2493- entertainer

-n.演艺人员,表演者

【例句】 My favorite was the dolphin show. The entertainers rode on the dolphins' backs, and one entertainer even got flipped high into the air from a dolphin's nose.我最喜欢的是海豚表演。表演者们骑在海豚的背上,一位表演者甚至从海豚的 鼻子上被抛到了空中。

2494- equipment

-n.设备,装备

【例句】

1. On both sides of this river is a wide variety of exercise equipment for the public to use. There are also paved walkways which run down both sides for people to walk or to jog on. 河的两岸有各种供公众使用的运动设备。河两岸还有铺砌好的步行道,供人们散步和慢跑。

2. Last week we talked about buying camping equipment.上周我们讨论了有关买露营装备的事情。

【要点】equipment 一词是不可数名词,大家在口语或写作中使用时,一定要避免 汉语思维习惯,在介绍某场所的配置时,切忌用equipments,如果一定要 强调设备的数量,可以用a piece of equipment或several pieces of equipment。

2495- figurative

-a.比喻的;象征的;修饰丰富的

【例句】 Art teaches us how to explain different forms of communication, and how to understand figurative things and the meanings of color.艺术教会我们如何解释不同形式的交流、如何理解象征的事物和色彩的含义。

2496- flash

-v.闪光 -n.闪烁;闪光灯

【搭配】a flash of lightning一道闪电;a flash in the pan昙花一现的人物,一时的 成功

【例句】

1. Traveling by train I kept myself occupied by looking out of the window at the landscape as it flashed by.乘火车旅行时,我目不暇接地看着窗外一闪而过的风景。

2. The air can become slightly positively charged when large thunderclouds are generating the intense electrical fields that cause lightning flashes.当大团的雷雨云产生了引发闪电的强烈电场时,空气就会略带正电。

2497- fold

-v.折叠 -n.褶;折

【例句】

1. Today, whenever I have a piece of paper in my hand, I unconsciously fold a paper plane and then my happy childhood comes up in my mind.如今,每当我 手里有一张纸,我就会不自觉地折一架纸飞机,脑海中随之浮现出快乐的 童年时光。

2. He decides to fold up Phoebe's massage table.他决定把菲比的按摩桌折叠 起来。

2498- fond

-a.喜欢的;温柔的;宠爱的

【搭配】be fond of sth./sb.喜欢某人/某物;be fond of doing sth.喜欢做某事

【例句】

1. To be honest, Harry Potter is not only a simple character in books for me.He makes me fond of reading.坦白地说,哈利...波特对我来说并不仅仅是书中的 一个简单人物。他让我喜欢上了阅读。

2. Today people are so fond of travelling that tourism has become one of the fastest growing industries in most countries.如今人们很喜欢旅游,旅游已成 为大多数国家增长最快的产业之一。

2499- fondness

-n.爱好;溺爱

【例句】

1. I have a special fondness for pop music.我特别喜欢流行音乐。

2. Gradually, I found that I was not the only one in my class with a fondness for tags.渐渐地,我发现自己并不是班上唯一一个爱好收集标签的人。

2500- gorgeous

-a.华丽的;极好的

【例句】

1. Shanghai is a popular tourist destination, famous for various attractions such as the classy Xintiandi, the bustling City God Temple, the peaceful Century Park and the gorgeous gardens and lawns.上海是深受人们欢迎的旅游胜地,以其 多样化的景点而闻名,比如高档的新天地购物广场、熙攘的城隍庙、安静 的世纪公园和美丽的花园、草坪。

2. She is gorgeous inside. She is a whole package of warm-hearted, humorous, cute and thoughtful. She always helps me whenever I am in trouble.她有内在美,不 仅热心、幽默风趣,也很可爱体贴。无论何时我遇到麻烦她都会帮助我。

3. The garden is gorgeous with azaleas.花园里盛开着绚丽的杜鹃花。

2501- hostility

2502- hurdle

-v.越过障碍 -n.障碍;跳栏

【例句】

1. In the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Liu Xiang was the champion of the 110 meters hurdle race with a record of 12.88 seconds.在2004年雅典奥运会上,刘翔以12秒88的成绩获得了110米跨栏赛的冠军。

2. It's still so hard for women to even get on to the shortlist-there are so many hurdles and barriers.对于女性来说,想要进入决选名单仍然很难,可谓障碍重重。

2503- idealize

-v.(使)理想化;理想化地描述

【例句】People may become unrealistic after watching too many idealized programs or unhealthy programs which contain obscene and violent contents.看了过多理想化的电视节目或者是包含色情和暴力内容的不健康的节目后,人们可能会 变得不切实际。

【派生】 idealization(n.理想化)

2504- idol

-n.偶像;崇拜物;幻象

【例句】

1. Many young people are crazy about their idols and beloved music. They go to their favorite singer's live performances and buy their latest singing albums.很多年轻人为了他们的偶像和钟爱的音乐疯狂。他们去看喜欢的歌手的现场 演出,买最新的专辑。

2. He is my best friend because we share a lot in common. For example, we both like playing basketball, and Yao Ming and Shark are our favorite idols.他是我最好的朋友,因为我们有很多相似之处,比方说,我们都喜欢打篮球,姚 明和大鲨鱼是我们最喜欢的偶像。

2505- illusion

-n.幻觉,错觉

【搭配】be under the illusion that 误认为

【例句】The city is full of green. Even if you stand in the most prosperous area, you would probably have the illusion of standing in a green garden.这个城市充满 绿色,即使你站在最繁华的地区,你也会有一种置身绿色花园的错觉。

【同义】mirage(n.幻景,幻想)

2506- imitation

-n.模仿;仿造;仿制品

【例句】Disillusionment at the poor imitations of Modernist architecture led to interest in various styles from the past.人们对现代建筑学拙劣的模仿感到很失望,转 而对过去各式各样的建筑风格产生了兴趣。

【同义】fake(n.假货,赝品);counterfeit(n.赝品)

2507- immortal

-n.神仙;不朽人物 -a.不朽的;神仙的;长生的

【例句】

1. According to the legend, Chang'e and her husband Hou Yi were immortals living in heaven.根据这个神话,嫦娥和她的丈夫后羿曾经是住在天庭的仙人。

2. Now it is time to forget all of it and salute to the talented boy who will triumph over death as Dionysus did, becoming immortal through his art.现在,是时候忘记所有这一切,向这位才华横溢的男孩致敬,他将会和狄厄尼索 斯一样战胜死亡,因他的艺术而获得不朽。

2508- inscription

-n.题词;铭文;刻印

【例句】

1. In the Buddhist temples, there is always an eight-sided pagoda with inscriptions on its walls.在佛教寺院中,总是有一座写满铭文的八面宝塔。

2. Unluckily, the part of the inscription which was carved with the boy and his parents' names is so badly damaged that they were not recognizable.不幸的是,刻 有男孩及其父母名字的铭文部分已经严重受损,无法辨认。

2509- imperial

-a.皇帝的;威严的 -n.特等品

【例句】The architecture of the Imperial Palaces preserved in Beijing was built during the Ming and Qing dynasties, which gives the city a traditional look.北京现存 的皇宫建筑建于明清时期,这使得整个城市看起来很古朴。

2510- impress

-v.给...留下深刻印象

【例句】

1. The stories of the series Harry Potter tell a truth that friends bound together and face whatever. I was impressed a lot by the friendship between Harry Potter and his friends.《哈利...波特》系列的故事讲述了朋友们同心协力面对一切 的道理,哈利...波特和他的朋友们的友谊给我留下了深刻的印象。

2. We should speak the words in layman's terms in the oral examination. Students sometimes try to impress the examiner by speaking rather professional words that the examiner may be confused about.在口语考试中,我们应该像 外行那样讲话。有时学生为了给考官留下深刻的印象而讲一些考官不能理 解的专业词汇。

2511- influential

-a.有影响的;有势力的

【例句】You can always learn a lot through travelling. The knowledge acquired from travel is no less valuable than that from any influential reference book.你总是可 以在旅行中学到很多。旅行中增长的知识不会比从任何一本有影响力的参 考书中获得的差。

2512- informative

-a.教育性的,提供大量信息的

【例句】I think watching TV is a way both to learn and to relax. For example, the soap operas can help me relax, while the documentaries are informative.我认为看电 视是一种既能学习又能放松的方式。举例来说,肥皂剧可以让我放松,而 纪录片则很有教育意义。

2513- instructive

-a.有益的;教育性的

【例句】

1. The television offers endless series of programs which are both instructive and entertaining.电视里总是有看不完的有益又娱乐的节目。

2. The book is as instructive as it is entertaining; it shares advice at the end of each chapter on how to keep fit.除了娱乐性外,这本书还有同样的教育性,在每一章的最后都会分享如何强身健体的建议。

2514- interpreter

-n.解释者;口译者;注释器

【例句】It is necessary for the interpreter to get familiar with what will be discussed, so as to put context into their translation.为了使翻译更加连贯、全面,译员提前 熟悉一下即将在大会上讨论的内容是很有必要的。

2515- league

-n.联盟 -v.结盟

【例句】The sports section of the newspaper introduces the latest news like the World Cup, the Olympic Games, the European Champions League or English Premier League.该报纸的体育版介绍了最新的体育新闻,例如世界杯、奥运会、欧 冠联赛和英超联赛。

2516- legend

-n.传奇

【例句】It is weird that many great figures in the past are still well remembered and 74 revered, while few show any interest in our living legends.非常奇怪的是,对 于过去的很多伟大人物人们依然牢记在心,十分推崇,但却很少有人对我 们现有生活中的传奇感兴趣。

2517- legendary

-a.传说的,传奇的

【例句】The Jade Emperor summoned Hou Yi for stopping his sons ruining the Earth. Hou Yi shot down nine of the sons with his legendary archery skills, but spared one as the Sun:玉皇大帝召唤后羿来阻止他的儿子们毁坏地球,后羿用他的 传奇箭术射死了其中九个儿子,留下了一个作为太阳。

2518- loop

-n.圈 -v.(使)成环,(使)成圈

【例句】These tunnels must loop around and connect.这些隧道肯定是呈环状而且是相 通的。

2519- lounge

-n.休息室;躺椅 -v.闲逛;虚度光阴

【搭配】lounge the day away 懒散地打发日子

【例句】The first capsule hotel opened in Kyoto. The building is 9 stories tall with 125 capsules each including locker rooms, showers, and a lounge.第一家胶囊旅馆 在京都开张,这栋建筑有九层楼高,拥有125个房间,每个房间都有更衣 室、洗澡间和休息室。

2520- malevolent

-a.恶毒的,有恶意的,坏心肠的

【例句】Ghost month is the most dangerous time of the year, in which the malevolent spirits are on the lookout to capture souls.鬼月是一年中最危险的月份,在这 个月中凶恶的鬼魂会出来搜寻捕获灵魂。

【反义】 benevolent(a.乐善好施的)

2521- marble

-n.大理石;玻璃弹球;弹子游戏

【例句】

1. The concert hall is decorated with marble pillars, Roman chandeliers and statues.音乐厅装饰着大理石柱子、罗马枝形吊灯和塑像。

2. In this game, you can insert a marble into a small hole to open the door.在这 个游戏中,你可以往一个小洞里塞入一颗弹珠把门打开。

2522- melody

-n.旋律;歌曲;美妙的音乐

【例句】The exact name of that childhood song has already faded away from my memory, but I still remember its lyrics and melody.这首童年歌曲的确切名字 已经在我的记忆中渐渐模糊了,但是我依然还记得它的歌词和旋律。

2523- meticulously

-ad.细致地;一丝不苟地;拘泥地

【例句】 向Besides the fact that I am a big fan of Disney characters, the animation was really a beautiful masterpiece. I can't imagine how meticulously those figures and scenes were done.除了我很喜欢迪士尼的角色这一点外,这部动画片确实 是一件完美的杰作。我无法想象这些人物和画面是怎样精心制作出来的。

2524- maternal

-a.母亲的;母性的;母系的

【搭配】maternal instinct母性本能

【例句】 Their lyrics are composed around the topics such as maternal love, no racial

2525- medieval

-a.中世纪的,中古(时代)的

【例句】The tourists were shut in the tower of a medieval manor house by the kidnappers. 游客被绑架者关在一座中世纪庄园的塔楼里。

2526- mindful

-a.留心的;警觉的

【例句】The ice sculpture is so stunning that I can't believe it was made by hand and I have to be mindful not to let my mouth open wide again.这座冰雕非常美丽,我简直不敢相信它是由手工雕刻而成的,我必须要注意,以免因惊奇再次 张大了嘴。

2527- miraculous

-a.不可思议的,奇迹的

【例句】 In the "Human and Nature"section, you will see organisms as large as whales

2528- mislead

-v.误导;带错路;引入歧途

【例句】 The new law does not allow any advertisements that mislead the public, or advertisements that contain unhealthy information like violence, pornography, disgusting pictures or unhealthy life attitudes.新的法律禁止宣传一些误导大 众的广告,或是那些包含不健康信息的广告,例如暴力、色情、不良图片 或不健康的生活态度。

2529- mode

-n.模式;方式;风格

【例句】The multifunctional hall is designed beyond the traditional mode; the lifts and chairs in total can be turned up and down and thus achieve a flexibility of space arrangement.多功能厅的设计突破了传统模式,电梯和400张椅子都能 够上下移动,从而灵活利用空间。

2530- mortal

-a.凡人的;致死的;死亡的 -n.人类,凡人

【例句】The Jade Emperor banished Hou Yi and Chang'e to live as mere mortals on Earth as punishment, because nine of his sons were killed by Hou Yi.玉皇大帝 将后羿和嫦娥贬为凡人生活在地上以示惩罚,因为后羿把他的九个儿子杀 死了。

2531- nominate

-v.提名;推荐;任命;指定

【例句】Wu had been nominated for the best TV presenter three times and finally successfully won the Golden Bell Award in 2008 with the popular program

"guess, guess, guess", which is the best affirmation for him.吴被三次提名为最 佳电视主持人,并且在2008年最终成功地凭借大受欢迎的节目《猜猜猜》 获得了金钟奖。这是对他最好的肯定。

2532- nonsense

-n.废话,胡说 He is popular among young people because he likes to use popular words on the

2533- obscene

-a.淫秽的,猥亵的,下流的

【例句】Poor-quality TV programs can affect people's mood and behavior. For instance, unhealthy programs which contain obscene and violent contents may cause people's curiosity and imitation.质量低劣的电视节目会影响人们的心情和行为,比如包含淫秽暴力信息的不健康节目会引起人们的好奇,并对此进行 模仿。

2534- oriental

-a.东方的;东方人的 -n.东方人

【例句】Mandarin Ducks, or YuanYang in Chinese are frequently featured in Oriental art and are regarded as a symbol of conjugal affection and fidelity.中国鸭,汉语中 可称之为鸳鸯,在东方艺术中经常被认做婚姻幸福和忠诚的象征。

2535- perilous

-a.危险的,冒险的

【例句】 Hou Yi started a long, perilous journey to find the pill of immortality because Chang'e was miserable for losing immortality.嫦娥非常痛苦自己失去了永生,所以后羿就踏上了漫长又充满危险的寻找长生药之路。

2536- persuasive

-a.有说服力的;劝诱的,劝说的

【例句】Besides theory, the book also includes life experiences of the writer and short stories about famous people from different areas, which makes the book more fun and persuasive.除了理论,这本书还讲述了作者的生活经历以及不同领 域的名人的小故事,更具趣味性,也更有说服力。

2537- pornography

-n.色情文学;色情描写

【例句】

1. The origin of Chinese pornography can be traced back into antiquity.中国的 色情文学的源头可以追溯到古代。

2. The norms for Western beauty seem to be informed, whether it's intentional or not, by pornography. 无论有意还是无意,色情文学已经告诉了我们西方对 于美丽的标准。

2538- portrait

-n.肖像,画像;文学描写

【例句】I am appreciative of abstract paintings as much as portrait paintings.对于抽象 画和肖像画,我都很欣赏。

2539- protagonist

-n.主角,主演;主要人物,领导者

【例句】

1. Though the financial crisis suddenly interrupted the growth of this region, the role it played was an innocent bystander, not a protagonist.虽然经济危机突然阻断了该区经济的增长,但它扮演的角色是一个无辜的旁观者,而不是主角。

2. The intact version has a scene where the protagonist, a famous doctor, is asked to sign away his organs while on death row.在完整版中,有这样一个场景;主角是一位著名的医生,在死牢里被要求签字捐出自己的器官。

2540- reaction

and response.讲话快不代表讲话流利,流利程度还要求快速的反应d restate -v.重申;重新叙述;重讲

【例句】

1. There are many reasons why students restate words while they are talking. 学 生们在讲话时重复语句的原因有很多。

2. Determine the topic and speed of your talking first, and speed up when you encounter familiar ideas, unnecessary explanations and examples, and restated ideas.先决定谈话的话题和语速,然后当你遇到熟悉的观点、不必要的解话 释和举例,以及需重申观点时,可以加快语速。

-n.反应;回应;反动

【例句】

1. Speaking fluently is not equivalent to speaking fast. It also means quick reaction and response.说话流利并不等同于语速快,说话流利还意味着要快速反应并作答。

2. He is tactful and fast in reaction while hosting programs, second to few others, and he formed his own style of hosting TV programs gradually.他在主持节目时反应机敏又迅速,很少有人能超越他,他渐渐地形成了自己的主持风格。

2541- refill

-v.再装满,再注满 -n.重新装满;替换物 It is economical to eat here because you can enjoy your drinks for a low price【例句】 and get your refills for free.在这里吃饭经济划算,因为你可以享受便宜的饮 料,并且免费续杯。

2542- refreshing

-a.提神的;使人重新振作的

【例句】It is more refreshing to play games that I have an equal opportunity to win rather than those requiring good strength or skill.玩一些我有同等机会赢的体育游戏 要比玩那些需要力量或技巧的更令人振奋。

2543- resort

-v.求助,诉诸于 -n.求助;度假胜地

【例句】

1. I think that all hotels and resorts have the same objectives of guaranteeing their guests a good time and gaining a good reputation.我认为所有的旅馆和度

86假胜地的目的都是一样的,即保证他们的客人度过美好的时光,并且获得 好声誉。

2. The east coast resorts are only a short drive of twenty minutes if you go thereby car.开车去东海岸的旅游胜地只需20分钟。

2544- scorch

-v.烧焦;使枯萎 -n.烧焦

【例句】 In the famous Chinese legend, the Jade Emperor had ten sons who transformed into ten suns, causing the Earth to scorch.在这个中国著名的传说中,玉皇大帝有十个儿子,他们变成了十个太阳,炙烤着整个地面。

2545- sculpture

-n.雕塑品

【例句】

1. I can still remember the ice sculptures of the different Disney characters that I saw way back in the early nineties. It was inside a newly-opened amusement park.我依然记得90年代初期我看到的那些迪士尼人物冰雕,那是在一个新 开的游乐园里。

2. I was expecting snowmen, snowballs, hollow block-style ice and the like- such creative sculptures were a surprise to me.我期待着看到雪人、雪球和空心的冰砖等等,这么有创意的雕塑对我来说真的是个惊喜。

3. Tom now has a new commission-a glass sculpture for the headquarter of a pizza company.汤姆有了新任务,那就是为一家披萨公司的总部制作一个玻璃雕像。

2546- section

-n.部分;部门;截面

【例句】

1. The newspaper also includes a whole page entertainment section besides the social news, which provides us with the latest news about fashion, campus life. forum, language labs and so on.除了社会新闻,这份报纸还包括了一整页的

87娱乐版块,这个版块给我们提供了与时尚、校园生活、论坛和语言实验室 等有关的最新报道。

2. Here is the non-smoking section.这里是禁止吸烟区。

2547- serenity

-n.平静,宁静

【例句】I never miss a single issue since I started to read the magazine, and it brings me serenity in mind even just by touching it.自从我开始阅读这份杂志,我就没 有错过任何一期,只是摸着它都会给我心中带来平静。

2548- shallow

-a.浅的 -n.【地理】浅滩

【例句】There are so many activities on the beach. For example, you can catch small fish 88 or shrimp in the shallow rock pools.在海滩上可以做很多活动,例如,在浅滩捉小鱼或小虾。

2549- spacious

-a.宽敞的;广阔的,无边无际的

【例句】Now living in a spacious and comfy courtyard building in Beijing is a kind of status symbol because the house is too expensive for ordinary people to afford.如今,在北京能住上宽敞而舒适的带院子的房子是一种社会地位的象征,因为房价太贵,一般人承受不起。

2550- sightseeing

-n.观光,游览

【例句】We aren't totally sure what they have in store for us, but we know that they plan to take us sightseeing in their hometown.我们不太确定他们为我们准备了什么,但是我们知道他们计划带我们到他们的故乡观光。

2551- slide

-n.滑动;幻灯片 -v.滑动;不知不觉陷入

【搭配】slide into 不知不觉地陷入;slide projector 幻灯机;slide rule 计算尺

【例句】 Scooter riders can easily slide through the traffic jam of cars and buses. But I do not like to ride on scooters because I think it is very dangerous.骑摩托的人可以在汽车和公车的长龙中轻松穿过,但是我不喜欢骑摩托,因为我认为那 非常危险。

2552- steel

-n.钢铁;坚固 -v.钢化

【例句】 Hangzhou Grand Theater is a very special modern building made of steel and glass. The golden color makes it look like the Sun resting on the Earth.杭州大 剧院是一栋特别的现代建筑,用钢和玻璃建筑而成。金色的颜色使它看起 来就像在地球上休息的太阳。

2553- stilt

2554- stylish

-a.时髦的;漂亮的

【例句】

1. Lucy played a role in Charlie's Angels as a confident and stylish angel who looked so graceful when fighting bad guys. 露西在《霹雳娇娃》中扮演了一 个自信又时髦的天使,她和坏人打斗时看起来非常优雅。

2. If the company is selling quality, then it must have quality uniforms. If it is selling style, its uniforms must be stylish. 如果公司打的是质量牌,那么其制 服就要体现出高质量;如果是打时髦牌,那么其制服就要体现时尚感。

2555- subtitle

-n.副标题;说明或对白字幕 -v.给...加字幕

【例句】When I watched the Hollywood movies with him, I found he could even figure out the wrong translation of the movie's subtitles.当我和他一起看好莱坞电影 时,我发现他甚至能找到字幕翻译的错误。

2556- superstitious

-a.迷信的;由迷信引起的

【例句】This superstitious and scary cultural event is one of our traditional and cultural

91customs in most areas.这项迷信而吓人的文化活动是我们大部分地区的传统文化习俗之一。

2557- suspense

-n.悬念;悬疑;焦虑

【例句】 I love the excitement and suspense in the stadiums. It seems that I often lose myself in such a large crowd, and go crazy about the smallest things.我喜欢体育馆里刺激又有悬念的感觉。似乎我总是在这样一大群人中情绪失控,为 最不起眼的事情而疯狂。

【派生】 suspension(n.暂停,延缓)

【同义】anxiety(n.担心,忧虑)

2558- sweaty

-a.出汗的;使人出汗的,吃力的

【例句】

1. It's not necessary to go to a tennis court to play, since I can play in between classes without getting sweaty. 没有必要去网球场打网球,因为我可以在课间玩,还不会出汗。

2. This is standard stage fright with which you may get sweaty palms before a speech; but it will become easier after you have given more of them.在演讲之前,你可能手心出汗,这是怯场的典型表现;但在多作几次演讲之后,就 会变得容易了。

2559- tender

-a.嫩的;年幼的;脆弱的;温柔的

【例句】

1. The first time I was deeply moved by his tender voice was in junior school, and I fell in love with his songs from then on, with quick or slow beats.我第一次被他温柔的声音深深打动是在初中时,从那时起我就爱上了他的歌,无 论是快歌还是慢歌。

2. The kindergarten will be a good place for children to stay while their parents are working. The kindergarten also offers catering for kids who are of a tender age.家长工作的时候,幼儿园对孩子们来说是一个好去处,那里还 提供餐饮。

3. I began to fancy the program partly due to the narrator's tender voice and his amiability.我开始喜欢这个节目一部分是因为那个演播员温柔的声音和他 的亲切感。

4. The meat of crocodiles is rather like chicken, pale and tender.鳄鱼肉与鸡肉极为相似,肉质白嫩。

2560- trail

-v.追踪;蔓延;拖曳 -n.小径

【例句】

1. I like to take a walk with my parents in a beautiful park trail that goes into the woods in the evening.傍晚时分,我喜欢和我的父母在公园里一条通往树林 的小径上散步。

2. It is more frequently visited than the natural trail I just described, and definitely also worth a visit.和我刚才所描述的天然小径相比,来这里的游人 要多很多,这里也确实值得一游。

2561- trailer

-n.拖车;预告片 -v.乘拖车旅行;用拖车载运

【例句】

1. The requirements of a successful movie include a good story, excellent actors and actresses, and appealing trailer, to name but a few.一部成功的电影要有好 的故事、出色的演员阵容、吸引人的预告片等,不一而足。

2. Apparently these homes are becoming trendy not just in trailer parks and housing developments but in architecture schools.显然这种房屋越来越流行,不仅经常出现在拖车公园、住宅区,在建筑学校也很受欢迎。

2562- troupe

-n.(演出的)剧团,班子 -v.巡回演出

【例句】

1. The Nanking Theatre was built in 1930 and this concert hall holds regular concerts from international music troupes.南京剧院建于1930年,这家剧院时 常举办国际乐团的音乐会。

2. She had to keep bringing forth new ideas in her dance to support her chief position in the troupe. 她必须在舞蹈上不断地创新,才能继续保持她在剧团 中的首席位置。

2563- unforgettable

-a.难忘的

【例句】

1. It was an unforgettable trip that I would remember forever.那是一次令我永生难忘的旅行。

2. I consider the photo to be the symbol of our brotherhood and those unforgettable memories.在我看来,这张照片象征着我们的兄弟情谊和那些难忘的回忆。

2564- unveil

-v.揭开;揭幕;显露

【例句】The Decepticons unveiled a plan to enslave humanity by using the new groundbreaking technology, so as to save the home planet of the Transformers, Cybertron.霸天虎开始了用最新的突破性科技奴役人类的计划,从而拯救变形金刚的星球——塞伯顿。

2565- yacht

-v.乘游艇 -n.游艇,快艇

【例句】

1. When you go to the beach, you can sit in the yacht and admire the view.去海边时,你可以坐在快艇上观光。

2. Her father, a yacht and airplane designer, and her mother, a portrait painter, were both free spirits and very individualistic.她的父亲是一名游艇和飞机设计师,母亲是肖像画家,两人都无拘无束且崇尚个人主义。

2566- ## 3-经济与科技篇

2567- automate

-v.(使)自动化,(使)自动操作

【例句】

1. The investment cost is much lower than normal companies, and you could work anytime and anywhere as long as you have the Internet access. The process could also be completely automated as the technology is ever improving.投资成本比常规的公司要低得多,只要有互联网接入的地方,你就可以随时随地工作。随着技术的不断提高,该过程也可能完全实现自动化。

2. Nowadays, some services in many banks have begun to automate.现在,许多银行的一些服务已开始采用自动化技术。

2568- beep

-v.嘟嘟响 -n.哔哔的声音;警笛声

【例句】A microphone and a speaker are hidden in the bear's head. If you press the left button, you will hear a beep to remind you to record your word. And if you touch the right button, the bear will replay that.麦克风和扬声器被藏在熊的头部。如果按下左边的按钮,你会听到 "哔"的一声,提醒你录音。如果按一下 右键,熊将重播你的录音。

2569- center

-n.中心;中央

【例句】All these make Nanjing Road a flourishing and fascinating commercial center that attracts both local residents and visitors from at home and abroad.所有这些使南京路成为一个繁荣、迷人的商业中心,吸引着本地居民和海内外 的游客。

2570- communal

-a.公共的;公用的

【例句】

1. Capsule hotels are almost symbolic of urban Japan, which provide guests with a private sleeping space and communal amenities.胶囊旅馆几乎是日本城市的一种标志,它为客人提供私人睡觉空间和公用设施。

2. Science is a communal enterprise, since research builds on the mutual trust and work of peers.科学是一项公共事业,因为研究是建立在同行的互信和合作的基础之上的。 要占communal一词意为"公共的",我们常说的公有财产就是communal property;在口语考试中还可能用到communal facility(公用设施),communal TV(公共电视),communal land(公用地),communal economy(公有经济)。

2571- development

-n.发展;开发;发育

【例句】

1. I think people who fail to keep up with the development of science and technology are living on the edges of society. They are usually old people who tend to resist modern technology and low-income or unemployed people who cannot afford high-tech products.我认为跟不上科学技术发展的人生活在社 会边缘。他们通常是倾向于抵制现代技术的老人以及买不起高科技产品的 低收入或失业人群。

2. As is often pointed out, television makes one better informed about the current events, such as the latest developments in politics and science, by providing endless series of programs which are both instructive and entertaining.人们常 说,电视可以使我们了解时事,比如政治和科学的最新进展,此外还提供 层出不穷的兼具教育意义和娱乐性的节目。

3. As the name suggests, it contains information, news and reports about the recent developments in medicine and health.正如它的名字所示,它包含了有 关医学和健康的新近发展的信息、新闻和报告。

2572- dense

-a.密集的;浓厚的

【例句】

1. In terms of area, I think the largest city should be Beijing because Beijing is so sprawling while Shanghai is dense.就面积而言,我认为北京应该是最大的 城市,因为北京是如此宽广,而上海却很密集。

2. There is a dense atmosphere around the planet.该星球周围有一层很密的 气体。

2573- drainage

-n.排水(系统)

【例句】

1. I happened to meet the Mandarin Ducks in the wild area of Ampere Garden, in ponds along the big drainage.在安培花园的野外区域,我碰巧看到了鸳鸯,它们在沿排水系统而建的池塘里。

2. Drainage within and off the mining site is carefully designed.矿井内部及周围的排水系统都是经过精心设计的。

2574- forum

-n.论坛;讨论会

【例句】Except for the ones such as sports, science and technology, and business, this website also includes a whole page of entertainment section, which provides us with the latest news about fashion, campus life, forum and so on.除了体育、科 技和商业这样的版块,这个网站还包括一整页的娱乐部分,为我们提供关 于时尚、校园生活、论坛等方面的最新消息。

107要点forum一词在口语考试中经常能用到,尤其是当你在论证自己的观点 时,你可以引用论坛上的观点和数据来引出或支撑自己的观点,如Ona famous youth forum, there are many BBS posted by teens, complaining about overloaded assignments.(在一个著名的青少年论坛上,有很多青少年发帖,抱怨作业超负荷。)

2575- internationally

-ad.国际性地;国际间

【例句】

1. Designed by internationally known Canadian architect, Hangzhou Grand Theatre is now a landmark in this city.由加拿大籍国际知名设计师设计的杭 州大剧院现在已经成为了杭州这座城市的地标建筑。

2. The progress of globalization requires cooperating and competing internationally.全球化进程要求国际间的竞争与合作。

2576- lift

-v.举起;提升;鼓舞;消散;耸立 -n.电梯;免费搭车

【搭配】lift a finger to do sth.帮忙做某事;lift up one's eyes to sth.抬眼看.

【例句】 Fortunately, after what seemed like an eternity, a minivan finally pulled up and gave us a lift back to where we were staying, which was a huge comfort.幸运的 是,经历了似乎无尽的等待之后,一辆小货车终于停了下来,载我们回到 了住处,这真是莫大的安慰啊。

2577- lunar

-a.阴历的;月亮的;月球的

【例句】

1. The seventh lunar month in the traditional Chinese calendar is called Ghost Month. On the first day of the month, the Gates of Hell are open to allow ghosts and spirits go into the world of the living.在中国传统历法上,阴历七月被称 为鬼月。在该月的第一天,地狱之门开放了,允许鬼魂进入人间。

2. Chang'e is the Chinese goddess of the moon. The lunar exploration orbiting spacecraft Chang'e I is named after her.嫦娥是中国的月亮女神。月球探测轨 道航天飞机"嫦娥一号"就是以她命名的。

3. The Human Genome Project will take longer to accomplish than the lunar missions.完成人类基因工程花费的时间将比登月任务所用的时间还要长。

【要点】lunar一词在口语考试中,常出现在有关中国传统文化和节日的描述中,因 为中国的传统节日都是以阴历为准的,即lunar calendar,我们说的正月就 是lunar January。在科技话题中,该词常用在航天科技的发展上,如:lunar orbiter(月球探测器),lunar probe(探月卫星)。

2578- manually

-ad.手动地,用手地

【例句】 The biggest difference between constructions about 200 years ago and today is that 200 years ago most constructions were done manually.200年前的建筑和今 天的建筑最大的区别是,200年前大多数建筑都是人工手动建造的。

2579- socialize

-v.使社会化,使适应社会生活;交际,社交

【例句】

1. To solve this problem, I think we should try and establish more facilities for elderly people to meet each other and socialize.要解决这个问题,我认为我们应该尝试为老年人建立更多见面、社交的设施。

2. The modern electronic devices and the Internet make it easy to socialize with people from every corner of the world.现代电子设备和互联网使得与世界各地的人们交往变得容易。

2580- shabby

-a.破旧的;卑鄙的,低劣的

【例句】

1. Each city I visited gave me a new style of architecture and different types of people on the street. I saw medieval cottages, baroque cathedrals and shabby modern apartment blocks.每座我参观过的城市都让我看到一种新的建筑风格和大街上形形色色的人们。我看到了中世纪的村舍、巴洛克式的大教堂和 破旧的现代公寓楼。

2. Though the economy has been advancing, in some underdeveloped areas, there are lots of shabby houses, even the school buildings.尽管经济一直在发展,但在一些落后地区,仍有大量的破旧房屋,甚至连校舍也是如此。

2581- slump

-v.下降;衰落;倒下 -n.衰退;暴跌;消沉

【例句】 In fact, I just returned from Hong Kong last week. Its economy was kind of in a slump and people were complaining about that. But it's still one of the most favorable places to live in the world.实际上我上周刚从香港回来。香港经济有些低迷,人们都在抱怨。但它仍然是世界上最宜居的地方之一。

2582- spice

-n.香料,调味品;情趣 -v.使增添趣味;给...加香料

【例句】

1. His wealth derived from the control of spice business and the tobacco industry. 他的财富来源于对调味品业务和烟草业的控制。

2. Variety is the spice of life.多彩的生活才有情趣。

【派生】spicy(a.辛辣的;有香料调味的)

2583- sprout

-v.(使)发芽,(使)萌芽;出现,产生 -n.芽;苗

【搭配】sprout out/up from从...中出现

【例句】 What attracts me most is the interaction between modernity and tradition here.

2584- stabilize

-v.(使)稳定,(使)稳固

【例句】

1. What I want to say is that as soon as the population growth has stabilized, China will be able to make progress in the fight against unemployment.我想说的是,人口增长一旦稳定,中国将能够在应对失业方面取得进展。

2. The United Nations predicts that the global population may stabilize between 8 and 14 billion in the twenty-first century.联合国预测,在21世纪全球人口数量将稳定在80亿至140亿之间。

2585- stable

-a.稳定的

【例句】

1. It is commonly believed that lawyers have a high social status and a stable income.人们大都认为律师的社会地位高,收入稳定。

2. The society will remain stable over the long term.社会将保持长期稳定。

2586- tempt

-v.吸引;引诱

【例句】

1. Consumers are tempted to purchase goods and services which they do not actually need.消费者被诱惑去购买并不是他们真正需要的商品和服务。

2. Some worry that governments and industries will be tempted to use the technology to monitor individual behaviour.一些人担心,政府和企业会禁不住诱惑而使用这一科技来监控个人行为。

【派生】 temptation(n.引诱;诱惑物) appeal(v.吸引);entice(v.诱惑,引诱)

2587- trustworthy

-a.可靠的,可信赖的

【例句】Advertising is a very powerful tool in the media. Because many people do not have the actual knowledge of the product, most of them rely on media for information, which they think is trustworthy.广告是一个非常强大的媒体工具。因为很多人对于产品并没有真正的了解,他们大多依靠媒体获得信 息,并认为这些信息值得信赖。

【派生】 trustworthiness(n.依赖)

【同义】reliable(a.可靠的)

2588- wrap

-v.裹,包,缠绕

【例句】

1. What interests me most there is the local culture, which is a perfect match between modernity and tradition. The whole city is wrapped in harmony.那里最 吸引我的就是当地文化,它是现代与传统的完美结合。整个城市笼罩在和 谐的氛围之中。

2. I will wrap all of your Christmas gifts.我会把你所有的圣诞礼物都包起来。

2589- accentuate

-v.强调;重读

【例句】

1. For instance, she often wears slim pants to accentuate her long legs.例如,她常常穿铅笔裤来凸显自己的长腿。

2. It is for this very reason that food manufacturers should NOT be the ones to decide how to highlight nutritional quality -because they will inevitably accentuate the positive.正是因为这个原因,才不该由食品公司来决定营养品质的标识方法,因为它们肯定会强调好的方面。

【派生】 accentuation(n.强调)

【同义】emphasize(v.强调)

2590- admire

-v.钦佩;赞美

【搭配】admire sb. for the success in business佩服某人事业有成

【例句】

1. I admire him not just because of his talent.我钦佩他,不仅仅因为他的才能。

2. That's not the only reason I admire my father. I think he's a successful man mainly because he works hard and never gives up.那不是我佩服我父亲的唯一 原因。我认为他能成功,主要是因为他努力工作,而且从不放弃。

【派生】 admiring(a.赞赏的,羡慕的);admirable(a.令人钦佩的)

【反义】 despise(v.藐视)

2591- adorable

-a.可爱的;值得敬重的

【例句】

1. She is not that attractive in terms of appearance, but she is really adorable.她 长得并不怎么好看,但是她的确很可爱。

2. The amazing works by the adorable young street artist attract lots of people to the town centre. 那位令人敬重的青年街头艺术家的作品令人惊叹,吸引了 很多人来小镇中心参观。

【同义】delightful(a.令人高兴的);lovable(a.可爱的;讨人喜欢的)

2592- adventurous

-a.爱冒险的,大胆的;充满危险的

【例句】My grandfather was an ambitious, adventurous and audacious man, and he always had a positive attitude towards life and never gave up.我的祖父是个有 理想、爱冒险且勇敢的人,他总是对生活持有积极态度,并且永不放弃。

2593- amenity

-n.舒适;便利设施

【例句】

1. If you're looking for a hotel not for the amenities but as a place to sleep, this could be a great choice. 如果你正在找旅馆,只是为了能有个睡觉的地方,而不在意它的便利设施,这个旅馆是个很好的选择。

2. Capsule hotels are almost symbolic of urban Japan, which provide guests with a private sleeping area and communal amenities.胶囊旅馆几乎是日本城市的 一种标志,它为客人提供私人睡觉空间和公用设施。

2594- amiability

-n.和蔼可亲,友善

【例句】

1. I guess I began to fancy the program partly due to his tender voice and his amiability.我觉得自己开始喜欢这个节目了,一部分原因就是他柔和的声 音和亲和力。

2. What I really admire is some qualities shining in his whole life, such as fortitude, courage and also his amiability.我真正钦佩的是他一生中闪现的良好品质,如坚毅、果敢和友善。

2595- angel

-n.天使;守护神

【搭配】be an angel 做好事;a ministering angel 热心帮助别人的人

【例句】

1. Lucy's most famous role is in Charlie's Angels as a confident and stylish angel who looks so graceful fighting bad guys.露西扮演过的最有名的角色是《霹雳娇娃》中一位自信且时髦的"天使",她在与坏人搏斗时,依然很优雅。

2. Sometimes, you meet with someone who plays the role of healing angel in your life for a while.有时候,你会遇到某个人在一段时间内充当你生活中的治愈天使。

【派生】 angelic(a.天使的)

【要点】angel本义是"天使"的意思,引申为"善良的人";而angle则是"角"的 意思。这两个单词看上去非常相似,不要弄混淆。

2596- anxious

-a.渴望的;忧虑的

【搭配】an anxious mother 一位焦虑不安的母亲;anxious for their safety 希望他们平安无事

【例句】

1. She helped me whenever I was in trouble or had a puzzled and anxious look on my face.当我遇到困难、感到迷惘或面露焦虑时,她都会帮助我。

2. I was just very anxious to know what you think of it.我只是很想知道你是怎么想的。 anxiety(n.担心) worried(a.担心的);eager(a.渴望的)

2597- apartment

-n.公寓;殿堂

【搭配】the private apartments 内殿,密室;apartment block 公寓大楼

【例句】

1. People who live in the same apartment block may well be strangers to each other.住在同一座公寓大楼里的人们很可能彼此并不熟悉。

2. I have my own room and enjoy the privacy that it brings, but I am looking forward to the day that I can have my own apartment.我有自己的房间,享受它所带来的私人空间,但我希望有一天我能拥有属于自己的公寓。

3. I found there was a bat's nest on my balcony recently, and one night I happened to see them fly across the patio under our apartment and hover in the sky.最近我发现我的阳台上有个蝙蝠窝。一天晚上,我碰巧看到它们飞过 我公寓下的露台,在空中盘旋。

2598- audacious

-a.大胆的;鲁莽的

【搭配】audacious spirit 冒险精神;an audacious plan 大胆的计划;an audacious remark 放肆的言语

【例句】

1. My father is ambitious, adventurous and audacious.我父亲有雄心、爱冒险,很有胆量。

2. The audacious proposal was quickly denied by the committee.这个大胆的建议立即被委员会否决了。

【派生】 audacity(n.胆敢)

【同义】daring(a.勇敢的);fearless(a.无畏的);impudent(a.放肆的)

【反义】 coward(a.胆小的);timid(a.羞怯的)

2599- bargain

-v.讨价还价 -n.协议;契约;便宜货

【搭配】a bargain price 廉价;a bad bargain 亏本交易;strike a bargain 达成协 议;bargain counter 廉价品柜台

【例句】

1. There will be an individual membership fee and a family membership fee which is a real bargain. 分个人会员费和家庭会员费,家庭会员费十分划算。

2. The employees and the employer reached a bargain.雇员和老板达成了一项 协议。

【同义】agreement(n.协议)

2600- biography

-n.传记

【例句】

1. You know, I am really fascinated by people's stories, namely their biography. 你知道的,我很喜欢看人物故事,也就是传记。

2. He is managing a career entirely devoted to biography.他正经营一份专注于 传记创作的职业。

【派生】 biographer(n.传记作家)

【要点】在biography前面加前缀auto-,意思是"自动;自己",所以名词 autobiography意思是"自传"。

2601- blank

-a.空的;空白的;空虚的;茫然的;完全的 -n.空白;空白表格

【搭配】a blank page 空白页;a blank wall 光秃秃的墙;a blank expression 茫然 的表情;a blank denial 全然否认;fill in the blanks 填空

【例句】

1. To be honest, my mind went blank at my first glance at this topic.老实说,在 看到这个话题时,我的大脑一片空白。

2. I have filled in this application form incorrectly. Could you give me another blank?我把申请表格填错了,你可以再给我一张空白表格吗?

2602- bliss

-n.极乐;天赐之福

【搭配】a life of bliss 幸福的一生

【例句】 My parents are a loving couple and live in marital bliss.我的父母是一对恩爱 夫妻,过着美满的婚姻生活。

【派生】 blissful(a.极幸福的)

【要点】bliss是名词,表示"洪福",bless是动词,是"保佑、赐福"的意思,口 语中常说God bless you(愿上帝保佑你)。

2603- blurry

-a.模糊的;脏污的;不清楚的

【例句】

1. My eyes were blurry and it felt like I was 500 pounds.我两眼模糊,感觉自 己有500磅重。

2. User experience is such a blurry concept that I cannot give you a clear explanation.用户体验是一个非常模糊的概念,我无法给你解释清楚。

2604- bonkers

-a.疯狂的;精神不正常的

【例句】

1. My best friend is always unconventional, free-spirited, slightly bonkers, and occasionally irritating, but she is compassionate, generous and generally pretty kind.我最好的朋友总是很另类、性格自由奔放、略带疯狂,偶尔令人生 气,但她又富有同情心、慷慨大方,总的来说非常善良。

2. We have a good relationship except for this. I'm afraid of hurting his feelings, but his dog is really driving me bonkers.除了这一点外,我们的关系很好;我怕伤他的感情,但是他的狗真的快把我搞得精神错乱了。

【同义】crazy(a.疯狂的)

2605- butt

-n.屁股;烟头;粗大的一端;笑柄 -v.以头抵撞;碰撞

【搭配】be the but of everyone's jokes 成为众人取笑的对象

【例句】

1. It makes my butt look cuter and ankles smaller.它使我的臀部看起来更小巧,脚踝更细。

2. Everyone can be involved in environmental protection by doing little things, such as picking up cigarette butts around us. 每个人都能参与到环保中来,只要做一些小事,如捡起身边的烟头。

2606- chuck

-v.丢弃;赶走;抛,掷 -n.抚弄下巴

【搭配】chuck old clothes away 把旧衣服扔掉;chuck sb.out撵走某人

【例句】 One minute it was pretty sunny, and the next it was, quite literally, raining cats and dogs, and I mean, really chucking it down!前一分钟还是艳阳高照,但是下一分钟,真的就大雨倾盆,我是说,真的就像一股脑倒下来一般。

2607- compliment

-n. 赞美;问候,祝贺 -v.对...表示赞美

【搭配】compliments of the season 谨致节日的祝福;compliment slip 赠礼便条

【例句】

1. If all the advertisements are like this one, I think there would be fewer compliments from the audience.如果所有的广告都像这个一样,我觉得观众的赞美会减少。

2. Thanks for your compliments. 谢谢你的称赞。

【要点】compliment的读音和complement相同,但是意义却完全不同,前者为赞美的意思,后者是补充的意思。

2608- condiment

-n.调味品,佐料

【例句】Condiments include vinegar, rice wine and ginger, etc.佐料包括醋、米酒和姜等。

2609- considerate

-a.体贴的;体谅的;考虑周到的

【搭配】a considerate person 体贴别人的人;considerate of sb. to do sth.某人 做某事,真是很体贴

【例句】

1. It is known to all that he is a loyal and considerate husband and also a responsible father.众所周知,他是一个忠诚、体贴的丈夫,也是个负责任 的父亲。

2. She is always doing nice things for us and she is really considerate.她总会帮 我们做事,实在是太体贴了。

3. Actually, he is the one who is very patient and considerate to his friends.事实 上,他是个很有耐心,对朋友非常体贴的人。

【同义】thoughtful(a.体贴的)

2610- cosy

-a.舒适的,惬意的

【搭配】a cosy room 舒适的房间;a cosy chat 惬意的聊天

【例句】

1. Mother does everything well, such as planting flowers, washing clothes, and cleaning rooms, in order to let us live in a most wonderful, cosy place.为了让我们住在非常美好和舒适的地方,母亲事事都做得很到位,如种花、洗衣和 打扫房间。

2. Christmas has become a big business now, more than the cosy family affair of the past. 现在圣诞节已经成为一个大的商业,而不仅仅是过去惬意的家庭 节日了。

【同义】comfortable(a.舒适的)

2611- crash

-n./v.碰撞;坠毁 -a.速成的 答配a car crash 撞车事故;a crash course in computer programming 计算机编程速成课

【例句】

1. We find the spectacular crashes and explosions in blockbusters very exciting.我们觉得大片中壮观的撞击和爆炸场面非常刺激。

2. The two cars crashed into each other.两辆汽车猛烈相撞。

【同义】smash(v.撞碎;猛击)

2612- cucumber

-n.黄瓜

【搭配】as cool as a cucumber 泰然自若

【例句】

1. A large range of seafood can be found in local markets and seaside restaurants. such as oysters, salmon, lobsters, sea cucumbers, and so forth.在当地市场和海边饭店能找到种类繁多的海鲜,如牡蛎、三文鱼、龙虾、海参等等。

2. Eating cucumbers is good for your health.吃黄瓜对你的健康有益。

2613- cuisine

-n.烹饪;食品,菜肴

【搭配】French cuisine 法国菜

【例句】

1. His first job was as a pastry chef at a restaurant, where he first gained experience of Italian cuisine.他的第一份工作是在一家餐馆做糕点师,他在那里学会了做意大利菜。

2. She is really fond of fancy food, and whenever she arrives at a new place, the first thing she does is to enjoy the local cuisine. 她真的喜欢美食,每到一个新的地方,她要做的第一件事就是享用当地美食。

2614- curse

-n.诅咒,咒骂;祸由 -v.诅咒

【搭配】be under a curse 受诅咒;lift a curse 解除咒语;the curse of inflation 通 货膨胀的祸端;be cursed with bad health 因身体有病而吃苦头

【例句】

1. He risked his life to save the beautiful but cursed girl named Fiona from a tower guarded by a fire dragon. 他冒着生命危险,从火龙看管的高塔里救出了被诅咒的美丽女孩,菲奥娜。

2. The princess' s curse was ended by the kiss of true love from Shrek.史莱克的真爱之吻破解了公主所受的诅咒。

3. Television now plays such an important part in many people's lives that it is essential for us to try to decide whether it is a blessing or a curse.电视如今在很多人的生活中起着非常重要的作用,因此我们很有必要确定它对我们是福 还是祸。

【反义】 imprecation(n.诅咒);blaspheme(v.咒骂)

2615- decay

-v./n.腐烂;衰退

【搭配】decaying teeth 龋齿;a decaying culture 日渐衰落的文化

【例句】

1. Do not give children too many sweets because the sugar makes them have dental decay.不要给孩子太多糖果,因为糖分会使他们长龋齿。

2. The ancient Egyptians knew the ways to preserve dead bodies from decay.古 埃及人知道保存尸体、使之不会腐烂的方法。 义rot(v.腐烂)

2616- deformity

-n.畸形;变形的部分 Healthy and strong as he was, he was attacked by polio after swimming, which

2617- delicacy

-n.美味;微妙;精巧

【例句】

1. Shark fin is the main ingredient of shark fin soup, a popular delicacy in China since the Ming Dynasty and now supplied in Chinese restaurants around the

139world.鱼翅是鱼翅汤的主要原料,鱼翅汤是中国自明朝以来就很流行的一 道美味,现在在世界各地的中国餐馆中都能吃到。

2. Realizing the delicacy of the matter, the government tried to shape public opinion in more ways than by simply restricting coverage.意识到事件的微妙,政府努力从更多方面来引导公众的意见,而不是简单地限制报道范围。

2618- detergent

-n.清洁剂,去垢剂

【例句】

1. Most synthetic detergents are in the form of powder or liquid.大多数合成去污剂呈粉状或液态。

2. I don't think detergents are a good choice for dish washing.我认为用洗涤剂清洗盘子并不是上选。

2619- disappoint

-v.使失望;使...不能实现

【搭配】disappoint sb's expectations 使某人的期望破灭

【例句】

1. My parents always have high expectations of me, and I do not want to disappoint them.父母一直对我抱有很高的期望,我不想让他们失望。

2. A week later, my father was quite disappointed because the painting turned out to be a fake. 一个星期之后,我父亲大失所望,因为那幅画是赝品。

【派生】 disappointed(a.失望的);disappointing(a.令人失望的)

【要点】在口语中,disappoint一词的名词形式disappointment也很常用,其固定搭 配为to one's disappointment(令某人失望的是),用来描述某人失望的心 情,如:To my disappointment, I got no presents on my birthday.(令我失望的是,生日那天我没收到任何礼物。)

2620- disbelief

-n.怀疑,不信

【例句】

1. I stared in disbelief, but this time, I was mindful not to leave my mouth wide-open again.我难以置信地盯着看,不过这次,我留了个心眼,没有张大嘴巴。

2. Showing disbelief to everything is not favorable in negotiation. Instead, you can ask questions when you have any doubt.在谈判中,对一切都表示不相信并不可取;若有疑惑,你可以提问。

【要点】disbelief指不相信,怀疑;而unbelief指无信仰,不信上帝。

2621- drench

-v.使湿透;在...上大量使用(某液体)

【搭配】be drenched with rain 被雨浇透;drench oneself in perfume全身喷满香水

【例句】So there we were, completely drenched and utterly exhausted, stuck in the middle of nowhere.所以,我们浑身湿透,筋疲力尽,被困在陌生的地方。

2622- drift

-n.漂移,漂流;主旨,大意 -v.漂流

【搭配】the drift of the tide 潮汐的缓缓流动;drift off 渐渐进入梦乡

【例句】 Eventually when I did drift off, I had a dream about riding a dolphin.最终我迷迷糊糊睡过去了,然后梦见自己骑着一只海豚。

【派生】drifter(n.流浪汉)

【同义】float(v.漂浮)

2623- elegant

-a.高雅的,优雅的;讲究的

【搭配】an elegant woman 优雅的女人;elegant manners 优雅的仪态

【例句】

1. For example, an elegant lady was standing beside a pure white car.比如,一位优雅的女士站在一辆纯白的轿车旁边。

2. Sixteen huge marble pillars are seen when audiences step into the lobby, and the front hall is deliberately ornamented with elegant patterns of slightly solemnized color, which is very much in harmony with the music played inside.观众走进大厅时,能看到十六根巨大的大理石柱子,前厅装点着优雅的图 案,颜色略显庄重,这与音乐厅内演奏的音乐十分协调。

【派生】elegance(n.优雅)

【同义】polished(a.优美的);graceful(a.优雅的)

【反义】 inelegant(a.不雅的)

2624- eternity

n.永恒

【例句】

1. Thankfully, after what seemed like an eternity, a minivan finally pulled up and gave us a lift back to where we were staying, which was a huge relief.谢天谢地,等了很久,终于来了辆小型货车,把我们带到驻地,这真是雪中送炭。

2. When you learn to live in the light of eternity, your values change.当你了解到永恒的意义,你的价值观就会改变。

2625- exit

-n.出口;退场 -v.退出,离开

【搭配】an exit visa 出境签证;emergency exits 紧急出口;exit poll 票站调查

【例句】 The exit signs in cinemas are usually illuminated.电影院的出口标记通常都有 照明。

【反义】 entrance(n.入口)

【要点】exit是"出口"的意思,excite的意思是"使激动"。这两个单词在口语和 写作中经常被混淆、误用,大家要注意区别。

2626- flatter

-v.奉承;使...显得好看;使高兴

【搭配】flatter oneself that.自以为...

【例句】

1. It flatters my slim figure, and makes me look taller.它能凸显我的苗条身材,让我看起来更高。

2. It is okay to praise her but you must not overdo it or try to flatter her excessively.赞赏她是可以的,但一定不能过度,或者过于奉承她。

【派生】 flatterer(n.谄媚者);flattering(a.奉承的);flattery(n.恭维的话)

【同义】compliment(v.赞美)

【要点】flatter一般表示"取悦",多为贬义,而compliment指"赞美",多为褒义。

2627- flavour

-n.风味;特色 -v.给...调味

【搭配】improve the flavour 提味;meat strongly flavoured with pepper 胡椒味很重的肉

【例句】

1. Sichuan dishes feature pungent, spicy and salty flavours, and tend to go well with rice.川菜的特点是辛辣、咸香,往往很下饭。

2. To cater for local taste from different countries, KFC offers a wide variety of flavours.为了迎合不同国家的地方口味,肯德基提供了各种风味的食物。

【派生】flavouring(n.调味品)

2628- flop

-v.笨拙地抛下;悬挂;失败 -n.失败 a complete flop 彻底失败

【例句】

1. Our weekend plan turned out to be a big flop.我们的周末计划最终非常失败。 2. Also, you can wear simple shirts and flip flops to run errands.你也可以穿着简单的衬衫和人字拖跑差事。

2629- forefront

-n.最前面;最重要之处 at the forefront of one's mind 思考/关注的重心

【例句】

1. Every age has its heroes at the forefront, just like Franklin Roosevelt, a man I admire.每个年代都有其先锋英雄,我所崇拜的富兰克林...罗斯福正是这样的人。

2. Every government should push the problem of climate change to the forefront of public policy.各个政府都应将气候变化的问题推到公共政策的前沿。

3. We are launching different actions to make the consumers aware of the importance of this problem, especially at the forefront the question linked with health and safety. 我们将开展不同的活动,使消费者认识到这一问题的重要 性,尤其是涉及健康和安全的重要问题。

2630- formality

-n.礼节;手续

【搭配】comply with all the necessary formalities 遵照一切必要的礼仪;go through the legal formalities 办理法律手续

【例句】

1. All the courtesies, formalities, table manners and insincerity -they are killing me!所有的客套、礼节、用餐礼仪和虚伪的应酬,简直要了我的命!

2. Inviting relatives and friends to the wedding symbolizes the formality and the relationships among people.邀请亲朋好友来参加婚礼体现了人与人之间的关系和礼节。

3. The importance of an IELTS score lies in being both a mere admission formality and an essential selection factor.雅思成绩的重要性在于,它既是单纯的入学程序,还是一个重要的选择因素。

2631- frugal

-a.节俭的;朴素的

【搭配】a frugal housekeeper 节俭的管家;a frugal meal of bread and cheese只有面包和奶酪的便餐

【例句】

1. They lived a very frugal existence, avoiding all luxuries.他们过得十分俭朴,免去了一切奢华。

2. At college, my brother led a frugal life and did several part-time jobs, thus having some savings at the time of graduation, which he soon used to start his own business. 上大学的时候,我的哥哥过着俭朴的生活,还做了几份兼职 工作,因此毕业的时候有些积蓄,他很快将那些钱投入了创业。

【派生】frugality(n.节约)

【同义】thrifty(a.节俭的);economical(a.节约的)

【反义】wasteful(a.浪费的)

2632- furnish

-v.布置;提供;装备

【搭配】furnish a house 布置房子

【例句】

1. Housewives prefer to furnish the yard with various flowers.家庭主妇们喜欢用各种各样的花来装点院子。

2. Every room in this apartment is fully furnished with modern household devices.这座公寓的每个房间都配备了现代家用设备。

2633- gloom

-n.忧郁;阴暗 -v.(使)阴暗;(使)沮丧

【例句】

1. Once mom told me that a friend is someone who always stands by your side and encourages you every time you are in gloom.妈妈曾经告诉我,朋友就是那个每当你心情不好时总站在你身边鼓励你的人。

2. We got rid of all the gloom in the extreme excitement of the festival.节日使我们非常兴奋,它驱散了一切忧郁和烦恼。

147派生gloomy(a.阴暗的;忧郁的) dejection(n.沮丧,忧郁)

【要点】gloom一词既可以指心情沮丧、忧郁,还可以指环境黑暗,如:We walked through the gloom of the thick forest and ended that exploration.(我们穿过茂密阴暗的森林,结束了那次探险活动。)它的形容词形式gloomy形容人 时,意思是"沮丧的",与frustrated同义;形容天气时是"阴暗的",与 dark意思相近。

2634- hammock

-n.吊床

【搭配】sling a hammock 悬挂吊床

【例句】

1. It is really enjoyable just lying in a hammock hanging between two trees near the cabin on a peaceful afternoon.安静的午后,躺在悬挂于小屋附近的两棵树之间的吊床上,真是一种享受。

2. For the family outing, we prepared lots of things, including tents, hammocks,kitchenware,etc.为了这次全家人的远足活动,我们准备了很多东西,包括 帐篷、吊床、炊具等。

2635- handicraft

-n.手工艺,手工艺品

【搭配】an exhibition of handicrafts 手工艺品展览

【例句】

1. Here I want to describe a handcraft which was made by myself.在这里我想描述一个我自己制作的手工艺品。

2. Every time I travel to a new place, I often try to find local handicrafts and take some home as souvenirs.每当我到新的地方旅游,常会试着找到当地的手工艺品,并带一些回家当纪念品。

2636- hectic

-a.忙碌的

【搭配】hectic last-minute preparations 最后的忙碌准备工作;lead a hectic life过着忙忙碌碌的生活

【例句】

1. My family is big and hectic, but we're always there for each other.虽然我的家庭成员很多,大家都很忙碌,但是家人有需要的时候,其他人都会站出 来帮忙。

2. Though my parents, work has been hectic since I was born, they have never neglected my education for a little while.尽管我的父母自打我出生以来就一直忙于工作,但他们从未忽略过我的教育。

【同义】busy(a.忙碌的)

2637- heel

-n.脚后跟;踵 -v.倾侧

【搭配】at sb.'s heels 紧随某人之后;kick up one's heels 欢蹦乱跳;under the heel of sb.受某人支配

【例句】For those commuters, high heels are really not a good choice.对于那些通勤的人来说,高跟鞋真不是个好选择。

2638- height

-n.海拔;身高;高点

【搭配】be afraid of heights 畏高;the height of summer 盛夏时节;the height of folly 愚不可及

1. She is of medium height and has a pair of dewy and double-edged eyes.她中

【例句】等身材,有一双水灵灵的双眼皮眼睛。

2. Many characteristics, such as height and intelligence, result from subtle interactions between genes and the environment.许多特征,如身高和智力,都是基因和环境之间微妙的相互影响的结果。

【要点】height可指人或物体的垂直高度,某人或某物超出地面的距离;它的形容 词形式high通常用来形容高度或海拔,不用于指人的身高;而tall主要用来 形容人、树、建筑物的高度。

2639- heroic

-a.英勇的;大于真人或实物的 -n.英勇行为

【搭配】heroic deeds 英勇事迹;heroic myths 英雄故事;a statue on a heroic scale 大于真人的塑像

149【例句】

1. For example, smoking is poisonous, but the advertisements try to make a heroic image of the smokers. As a result, smoking is popular among young men who are dreaming to become heroes in women's eyes.比如,吸烟有害,但是广告却尽力把吸烟者塑造成一种英雄形象。结果,吸烟就在年轻男子中流 行起来,因为他们想成为女性眼中的英雄。

2. His heroics greatly won praise from all the newspapers.他的英勇事迹赢得了所有报纸的盛赞。

2640- hollow

-a.空的,空洞的;虚伪的 -v.挖空

【搭配】a hollow tree 中空的树;hollow cheeks 凹陷的双颊;hollow laughter虚伪的笑声

【例句】

1. I was expecting snowmen, snowballs, hollow ice blocks and the like but I'd never expected to see such creative sculptures.我原本一直期待着看雪人、雪球、空心的冰砖等诸如此类的东西,但是我从没想到竟然会看到这么富有 创造力的雕塑。

2. Dung beetles' homes are hollowed out from within.蜣螂的家是从里向外挖空而成的。

【同义】empty(a.空的);sunken(a.凹陷的);insincere(a.虚伪的)

2641- hook

-n.挂钩,吊钩 -v.钩住;吸引

【搭配】a crochet hook 钩针;by hook or by crook 千方百计;hook-nose鹰钩 鼻;get hooked on sth.迷上(某事物)

【例句】

1. I got hooked on it immediately once the film started.影片刚一开始,我就立刻入迷了。

2. To be honest, I wasn't fond of cartoons very much. But the fact was that I got hooked on that book as soon as I saw its cover.老实说,我对卡通不是很感冒。但事实却是我一看到那本书的封面就对它着迷了。

2642- hospitable

-a.热情友好的;(环境)舒适的

【例句】

1. He is very popular in our neighbourhood for his good personality. He is very friendly, hospitable and outgoing.他的好性格使他在邻居中颇受欢迎。他待人友好,热情好客,活泼外向。

2. This hotel is famous for its outstanding quality, hospitable surroundings and great service.这个酒店以其卓越的质量、舒适的环境和优良的服务而闻名。

150同义 amiable(a.和蔼的);friendly(a.友好的)

【要点】hospitable一词既可以形容人友好、热情、好客,又可以形容环境舒适、

2643- humble

-a.谦逊的;卑微的;简陋的 -v.(使)卑微

【搭配】a man of humble origin出身卑贱的人;in my humble opinion 依我拙见; a humble home 简陋的家;humble sb.'s pride 打击某人的傲气

【例句】

1. Fortune life magazine covers a lot of stories of celebrities, sports stars, singers, critics, and teachers etc., who went from humble to noble by struggling and striving in society.《财富人生》杂志报道了许多关于名人、体育明星、歌手、评论家和老师等的故事,讲述了这些人如何通过努力奋斗,一步步 从卑微走向非凡。

2. They do not wish to return to the humble post-war era.他们不希望回到那个卑贱的战后年代。

【派生】 humbleness(n.卑微,谦逊)

【同义】insignificant(a.不重要的)

【反义】noble(a.高贵的)

2644- immerse

-v.沉浸;使陷入

【搭配】be immersed in thought 陷入沉思

【例句】

1. He was deeply immersed in his performance and suddenly fell off the high stage.他深深地沉浸在他的表演之中,突然从高高的舞台上摔了下来。

2. As soon as you start Human and Nature, you will find yourself immersed into the world of flora and fauna.只要你开始看《人与自然》,你就会发现自己被动植物的世界所吸引。

2645- immortality

-n.不朽,永存

【搭配】man's belief in immortality 人类对永生的信念

【例句】

1. Ancient Egyptians believed that death was only a gateway to another eternal life, and the desire to ensure immortality was well shown in their daily rituals.古埃及人相信死亡只是通往另一个永恒生命的一道门,这种对不朽的渴望在 其日常宗教仪式中体现得淋漓尽致。

2. Books possess the essence of immortality. They are by far the most lasting products of human effort.书籍具有不朽的本质,是人类劳动所创造出来的最为持久的产品。

2646- incense

-v.(使)发怒 -n.香

【例句】On the first day of the month, ancestors are honored with offerings of food, incense, and ghost paper money which is burned so the spirits can use it.在这个月的第一天,人们供奉食物,点香,焚烧冥币(烧给亡灵使用的纸钱),以祭祀祖先。

2647- inheritance

-n.继承;遗产

【搭配】inheritance tax 遗产税

【例句】

1. Anyway, cooking is not rocket science; it's just an inheritance of the taste genes.总之,烹饪并非高深莫测的事,这只是有关人类味觉基因的遗传。

2. Many survey respondents lacked strong confidence that their kids could handle any inheritance that may come their way.许多受访者对他们的子女能否处理好突如其来的遗产缺乏足够的信心。

【同义】legacy(n.遗产)

153要点inheritance指的是继承或遗传的东西,而legacy指先人或过去遗留下来的东西;inheritance强调继承这个动作,legacy则没有这层意思。

2648- innocent

-a.天真的;清白的;无辜受害的;无害的

【搭配】innocent child 天真的孩子;innocent of a crime 无罪;an innocent bystander 无端受害的旁观者;innocent amusement 无害的娱乐

【例句】

1. It is only an innocent question. Don't be so angry.这只是个无所谓的问题,不要这么生气。

2. Seeing these innocent children, I can't help recalling my own childhood.看到这些天真无邪的孩子,我不禁想起了自己的童年。

【派生】 innocence(n.无辜,清白;天真)

【同义】harmless(a.无害的)

2649- insightful

-a.有深刻见解的,富有洞察力的

【搭配】an insightful remark 真知灼见

【例句】

1. Personally speaking, I have learned a lot of great idioms, interesting phrases and insightful perspectives from Time magazine.就个人而言,我从《时代周刊》里学到了大量非常好的习语、有趣的词组和深刻的见解。

2. Although he was insightful about many things, he was clearly not happier for it.虽然他对许多事情有深刻见解,但他显然并没有因此而更加快乐。

【要点】insightful一词作为形容词,既可以用来描述人,也可以用来描述事物,如 观点、想法、道理等。描述人时,意为"富有见解的;有洞察力的";描 述事物时,意为"深刻的"。

2650- insincerity

-n.伪善;无诚意

【例句】

1. Only say this if you believe it's true— people can sense insincerity.只有你相 信那是真的时才可以那么说,因为人们能感觉到虚伪。

2. When we enjoy the long history, brilliant culture and noble disposition of Europe, at the same time, its sophistication, insincerity, conservativeness and corruption are also distinctly disclosed.当我们在欣赏欧洲的悠久历史、灿烂文 化及贵族气质的时候,同时也对它的世故、虚伪、保守和腐化一览无遗。

【反义】 sincerity(n.真诚)

2651- intimacy

-n.亲密;隐私

【例句】

1. Beyond the street are the canals, shops and residences, some with courtyards that offer unalloyed intimacy.那条街之外便是运河、商店和住宅,其中有些 住宅带着庭院,提供绝对的隐私。

2. Nothing creates intimacy better than an honest sharing of oneself with another person.要创造亲密感,没有什么比与对方坦诚分享自己的感受更有效。

【同义】familiarity(n.亲密)

2652- kidnap

-v./n.绑架;诱拐

【搭配】a kidnap attempt 绑架的企图

【例句】

1. Two businessmen have been kidnapped by terrorists.两个商人被恐怖分子绑架了。

2. Nowadays, there are more and more uncertainties and potential dangers in our society, such as unemployment, traffic accidents, robberies, and even kidnappings.现在,社会中的不确定事件和潜在危险越来越多,例如失业、交通事故、 抢劫,甚至是绑架。

【派生】 kidnapper(n.绑架者)

【同义】abduct(v.绑架)

【要点】kidnap一词在雅思口语考试中多用在有关"犯罪"话题的阐述、讨论中,遇到这样的话题,我们通常还可能会用到:crime,robbery,theft,defraud等。此外,我们通常所说的"诱拐儿童"也用kidnap,它作动词变形时要 双写p。

2653- lantern

-n.灯笼;天窗

【例句】

1. Folk paper cuttings,lanterns,kites and shadow play are al traditional Chinese handicrafts.民间的剪纸、灯笼、风筝和皮影戏都是中国的传统手工艺。

2. In China,when it is a traditional festival,households and streets hang up various lanterns.在中国,每逢传统节日,家家户户、大街小巷都挂满各式 各样的灯笼。

【要点】lantern是中国传统文化与民间习俗的代表事物之一,在口语考试中,如 果涉及中国传统文化、节日、习俗或艺术这样的话题,我们还可能会 用到paper cuttings(剪纸),kites(风筝),shadow play(皮影戏),calligraphy(书法),ink paintings(水墨画)。

2654- leisure

-n.空闲,悠闲

['le3a(r)]

【搭配】leisure activities 康乐活动;leisure wear 便装;at leisure 清闲;leisure center 业余活动中心

【例句】

1. The next measure would be to promote leisure activities in the community through public educational campaigns.接下来的措施就是通过公众教育宣传在社区内推广康乐活动。

2. I hold that children's leisure activities must be educational; otherwise they are a complete waste of time.我认为孩子们的休闲活动必须具有教育意义,否则就纯粹是浪费时间。

【派生】 leisured(a.有空闲的)

2655- lightning

-n.闪电 -a.闪电般的;快速的

【搭配】be struck by lightning 遭雷电击中; a flash of lightning 一道闪电;with lightning speed 很快;lightning strike 闪电式罢工

157【例句】

1. We were told that the cable car had closed early for safety reasons, because there were some flashes of lightning, and this apparently made the cable car unsafe to go in. 我们被告知为了安全起见,缆车已提早关闭,因为有闪电发生,使得乘坐缆车很不安全。

2. We know that social networking is growing with lightning speed -notably, Facebook, which grew by 69 percent.众所周知,社交网络闪电般快速增长,尤其是 Facebook,增长了69%。

2656- maple

-n.枫树

【搭配】maple sugar 枫糖

【例句】

1. An ocean cottage is surrounded by pines and other New England trees such as maples and birches.一间面朝大海的屋舍,四周环绕着松树和其他新英格兰的树种,如枫树和桦树。

2. Maple trees, as a symbol of Canada, can be seen everywhere when you travel in Canada.当你在加拿大旅行时,随处可见到枫树,这种树是加拿大的一种 象征。

2657- meditate

-v.考虑;冥想;计划

【搭配】meditate on 沉思

【例句】

1. Those are the times that I might meditate on the meaning of life or just savour some precious memories.在那些时候,我可能会思考人生的意义,或只是回味珍贵的记忆。

2. If you want to meditate, you need to do it at a regular time: between classes or right after having your coffee in order to recharge yourself, for example.如果想沉思,你需要在一个固定的时间进行,比如课间或者喝完咖啡后,以使自 己重新精力充沛。

【派生】 meditation(n.沉思);meditative(a.沉思的)

【同义】consider(v.考虑);ponder(v.深思)

2658- mischievous

-a.淘气的;恶作剧的;有害的

【搭配】a mischievous look 调皮的样子;a mischievous letter 恶意中伤的文字

【例句】

1. She is as mischievous as a monkey!她顽皮得就像只猴子。

2. The science and technology used by cosmetics companies is impressive, but the way marketing people twist them is mischievous.化妆品公司所用的科学技术很不错,但随后营销人员对这些科学技术的歪曲却是有害的。

【同义】naughty(a.调皮的);harmful(a.有害的)

2659- misfortune

-n.不幸;灾祸,灾难

【搭配】suffer great misfortune 遭到极大不幸;companions in misfortune 难友

【例句】

1. It was extremely hard for this ambitious man to face the misfortune.这个有抱负的男子很难面对这种不幸。

2. War may bring honour and promotion to some, but inevitably it brings nothing but misfortune and disaster to many. 战争可能会给某些人带来荣誉和升迁,但必然会给许多人带来不幸和灾难。

【同义】calamity(n.灾难);disaster(n.灾祸)

【反义】 fortune(n.运气)

2660- murmur

-n.低语,低语声 -v.低声说;私下抱怨

【搭配】the distant murmur of the sea 远处海浪的低语声;a murmur of conversation 喃喃的谈话声;without a murmur 毫无怨言;a murmuring brook 流水淙淙的小溪

【例句】

1. Every time I entered the shop, I murmured, what a fancy shop!每当我走进那家店,我总要小声感叹一句:多么精致的小店啊!

2. At the meeting, they will murmur to fill any silence if it extends for more than a moment.开会时,如果沉默的时间超过一会儿,他们就会窃窃低语来填补 沉默。

【派生】 murmurous(a.嗡嗡的)

2661- outgoing

-a.外出的;即将离职的;外向的

【搭配】an outgoing ship 离岸的船;the outgoing government 即将交班的政府; an outgoing personality 外向的个性

【例句】

1. To be an entrepreneur you should be an independent, outgoing risk taker as you establish your own business or company.要成为一位企业家,你要在开创自己的事业或公司的时候,做一个独立的、外向的风险承担者。

2. I've never been one of those outgoing, confident and friendly people who bonds with others immediately.我向来不是一个外向、自信和友善的人,不可能和其他人立刻就打成一片。

【同义】extroverted(a.外向的)

2662- overdose

-v.配药过量;服药过量 -n.过量用药

【搭配】overdose on sleeping pills 服用过量安眠药

【例句】

1. You should follow the doctor's advice carefully for fear of overdose.你要谨 遵医嘱,以免服药过量。

2. The vast majority of drug use kills users gradually over time, not suddenly in a

2663- overlook

2664- pack

-v.(把...)打包;塞满 -n.包;一群

【例句】

1. Like a pack of wild dogs, some of the press feeds on its victims and fights over the bones. 一些新闻界人士就像一群野狗,以受害者为食,为了"骨 头"你争我夺。

2. Each monthly issue is packed with amazing stories about sports people and their extraordinary lives.每份月刊报道的都是运动员们的精彩故事,以及他 们的精彩人生。

3. The canteen was absolutely packed with people.餐厅里挤满了人。

2665- pearl

-n.珍珠;杰出的人或事物

【搭配】a string of pearls 一串珍珠;a pearl among women 女中豪杰;cast pearls before swine 明珠暗投

【例句】

1. The pearl necklaces are a specialty of this coastal city.珍珠项链是这座沿海 城市的特产。

2. My grandmother was a real pearl in her day, for she showed great bravery in the war. 我的祖母是她那个时代的真正的女中豪杰,她在战争中展现出了极 大的英勇。

2666- pedestrian

-a.徒步的;缺乏想象力的 -n.行人

【搭配】a pedestrian description of events 对事件乏味的描述;a pedestrian walkway 人行道

【例句】

1. The 1033-metre-long Pedestrian Walkway of Nanjing Road houses China's key commercial shops like Shanghai No.1 Department Store, and Yong' an Commercial Building,etc.1033米长的南京路步行街上坐落着许多中国有名 的商铺,如上海第一百货商店、永安商业大厦等。

2. Unlike cars, which are restricted to roads and parking lots, bikes can get through pedestrian short cuts but can also be parked almost anywhere, for free. 不像汽车,要受道路和停车场的限制,自行车不仅可以穿过行人走的近 路,而且可以免费停在几乎任何地方。

【要点】pedestrian 一词在日常生活中经常会用到,尤其是在谈论交通问题时。它 的常用搭配有:pedestrian street(步行街),pedestrian crossing(人行横 道),pedestrian mall(步行商业街),pedestrian flow(人流),pedestrian overpass(人行天桥),pedestrian subway(地下人行道),pedestrian area(步行区)。

2667- porch

-n.门廊

【例句】For 25 years I could be seen with my loving husband on the front porch every morning sipping our coffee and talking about our plans for the day. 25年来的每一个早上,人们都会看见我和我深爱的丈夫在前廊上,边喝着咖啡,边谈 论着一天的计划。

【同义】veranda(n.走廊)

2668- provoke

-v.激怒;刺激,煽动

【搭配】provoke sb. into doing sth.促使某人做某事;provoke laughter 引起大笑

【例句】 I suppose the significant reason is that it is a kind of program which can provoke public thoughts and interests. 我认为重要的原因是这个节目能引发公众的思考和关注。

【派生】 provoking(a.气人的)

【同义】irritate(v.惹恼);arouse(v.激发)

2669- recall

-v.召回;记起 -n.召回;回忆

【搭配】recall sb. to sth.使某人回想起某事;a temporary recall of embassy staff使馆人员的临时召回;beyond recall想不起来

【例句】

1. Today, whenever I have a piece of paper in my hand, I will automatically fold a plane with it and recall my wonderful childhood.如今,每当我手里拿着一张纸,我都会不由自主地用它叠一架飞机,并回忆起我美好的童年。

2. My grandpa encouraged me to use my eyes to observe and use my brain to imagine. I can still recall that once I planned to draw a picture of sunshine.爷爷鼓励我用眼睛观察,用大脑展开想象。我依然记得有一次我想画阳光。

3. I can still recall that every time we were doing some complex problems she could always figure out the best solution in the shortest time.我仍能记得,每次我们在处理复杂问题时,她总是能在最短时间内想出最佳解决方法。

2670- reflection

-n.反射;沉思;映像;反映

【搭配】see one's reflection in a polished table-top 在光亮的桌面上看见某人的映 像;lost in reflection 陷入沉思中;be a bad reflection on sb.损害某人的 名声;on reflection经考虑

【例句】

1. Your clothes are a reflection of your personality.你的衣着可以反映出你的个性。

2. The lessons of these losers deserve our reflection.这些失败者的教训值得我们反思。

【同义】consideration(n.思考)

2671- revere

-v.敬畏,尊敬

【搭配】revere virtue 崇尚美德

【例句】 Many great figures in the past are still well remembered and revered, but few show any interest in our living legends.人们仍然记得并崇拜过去的许多伟大人物,但是很少有人对当今的传奇人物感兴趣。

2672- revive

-v.复兴;重新流行;重新上演

【搭配】revive old practices 恢复旧做法;revive a 1930's musical 重新上演20世 纪30年代的音乐剧

【例句】

1. Both government and public hope the economy can revive soon.政府和民众 都希望经济能够尽快复苏。

2. It is everyone's responsibility to help revive a dying folk art form.帮助复兴 一门濒危的民间艺术形式是我们每个人的责任。

【同义】regenerate(v.使恢复);refresh(v.使振作)

2673- sandal

-n.凉鞋

【例句】For shoes, you'd better not wear sandals, boots or sneakers when you go for a job interview.至于鞋子,你去参加工作面试时,最好不要穿凉鞋、靴子或 运动鞋。

2674- scenario

-n.方案;情节;剧本

【搭配】a possible scenario for war 战争中可能出现的情况

【例句】 I used to sleep at 2 a.m. and get up at 9 a.m., so here's the scenario: I got up like a zombie with a big hang over, and felt dizzy. 我过去常常在半夜两点钟睡觉,早上九点钟起床。因此每天早上就会出现这样的情景:我像僵尸一样无精 打采地起床,感觉头晕脑胀。

2675- scooter

-n.小轮摩托车;踏板车

【例句】Scooters and electric motorbikes are very economical because they save a lot on gas.小型摩托车和电动车都很经济,因为它们能节省很多汽油。

2676- setback

-n.挫折

【例句】 You should spare no effort to pursue your dream no matter how many setbacks you confront.无论遭遇多少挫折,你都要全力以赴追求自己的梦想。

【要点】setback一词表示"挫折,失败"时,与其同义的还有defeat(使失败),drawback(挫折),trouble(麻烦,困难)。

2677- shiver

-n./v.颤抖

【搭配】shiver all over with cold 冷得浑身发抖

【例句】

1. I got a warm toasty feeling inside, but the awesomeness gave me goose bumps and made me shiver.我体内感到温暖舒适,但是它的威严让我浑身起鸡皮疙瘩,使我颤抖。

2. I was sitting on the floor shivering with fear.我坐在地上,害怕地颤抖着。

【派生】 shivery(a.令人颤抖的;令人毛骨悚然的)

【要点】shiver通常指因寒冷或恐惧而打哆嗦;tremble使用更为广泛,指因为恐 惧、寒冷、身体虚弱等不由自主地颤栗;shake描述的颤抖范围很广; quiver则形容微微颤动。

2678- shock

-n.休克;震惊;震动 -v.使震惊

【搭配】earthquake shocks 地震;go into shock 处于休克状态;shock therapy休克疗法

【例句】

1. I was shocked, because it was dark outside but these bats knew exactly where to go without mistakes.虽然外面很黑,但是这些蝙蝠竟能准确地知道往哪里飞,对此我感到十分吃惊。

2. I thought Kunming was a quiet city with marvelous natural scenery but when I arrived there I was shocked by the huge number of tourists.我原本以为昆明是一个安静的、拥有美丽自然景色的城市,但是当我到达那里时才发现游客 人数众多,这着实让我大吃一惊。

【派生】 shocking(a.令人吃惊的)

【同义】frighten(v.惊吓);horror(v.使恐惧)

2679- sip

-v.小口地喝 -n.抿

【搭配】sip one's coffee 小口地喝咖啡;a few sips of brandy 抿了几口白兰地

【例句】

1. In my spare time, I like sitting in a café and sipping my favourite coffee while surfing the Internet. 闲暇的时候,我喜欢坐在咖啡馆里一边喝着咖啡,一边上网。

2. As you sip the wine, you'll find something special in it.当你小口啜饮这种酒时,你会发现它的独特之处。 同 taste(v.品尝);drink(v.喝)

2680- slim

-a.苗条的,修长的;微小的 -v.(使)变苗条

【搭配】a slim person 苗条的人;slim hopes 渺茫的希望;slim sth. down 缩小某 物的尺寸

【例句】

1. For instance, she often wears slim pants to accentuate her long legs.例如,她 常常穿修长的裤子来凸显自己的长腿。

2. Tom likes her slim and pretty hands so much.汤姆非常喜欢她那双纤细、美 丽的手。

【同义】slender(a.纤长的);small(a.小的)

2681- slip

-v.滑倒;滑;溜走;出错 -n.滑动;疏漏;纸条

【搭配】let sth. slip 错过机会;slip up on sth.疏忽;a salary slip 薪水单

【例句】

1. Store your belongings into your locker and slip into 9H wear.把个人物品存 放到储物柜中,穿上"九小时"提供的服装。

2. Payments can be made at any branch of the Federal Bank by completing the deposit slip attached to your account notice.你只需填写账目通知单上附带的 存款单,便可以在联邦银行的任何支行进行支付。

2682- sneaker

-n.运动鞋;鬼鬼祟祟的人

【例句】

1. Sneakers can pair anything in the world. You can wear skinny jeans, shorts or miniskirts.运动鞋很百搭。你可以穿铅笔裤、短裤或迷你裙。

2. It's a simple activity; you only need a pair of good sneakers.这是一种简单的 运动,你只需要一双好的运动鞋。

2683- spade

-n.锹,铲子

【搭配】cal a spade a spade 直言不讳

【例句】 When I was a young boy, I liked playing happily with small buckets and spades on the beach with my pals.小时候,我喜欢和小伙伴们拿着小桶和小铲子在沙滩上开心地玩耍。

2684- spare

-v.节约;饶恕;分出 -a.备用的;空闲的;节省的 n备用零件

【搭配】on a spare diet 在节食;spare part 备用零件;spare sb.'s feelings 不使某人难堪

【例句】

1. As a matter of fact, I have very little spare time these days.其实,我这些天来很少有空闲的时间。

2. You should spare no effort to make your dream come true in spite of all the difficulties you will encounter.不论遇上多少困难,你都要全力以赴去实现自己的梦想。

【同义】free(a.空闲的)

【反义】waste(v.浪费)

2685- sparkle

-n.闪光 -v.闪耀;活跃

【搭配】a performance that lacked sparkle 缺乏生气的表演

【例句】

1. She had a round face with a tiny mouth and sparkling eyes.她长着圆圆的脸蛋,小小的嘴巴,眼睛闪闪发亮。

2. Her eyes sparkled with excitement.她目光闪烁,显露出激动的神情。

【派生】 sparkling(a.闪烁的)

【同义】flash(v.闪光);glisten(v.闪闪发光)

2686- snore

-n.鼾声 -v.打呼噜

【例句】

1. For example, I know that he snores loudly when he turns onto his back when sleeping.比如,我知道他平躺着睡觉的时候,鼾声会很大。

2. When sleeping in an improper posture, one may well snore.如果一个人睡姿不当,很可能会打鼾。

【派生】snorer(n.经常打鼾的人)

2687- specialty

-n.特产;专长

【例句】

1. People in our neighbourhood like to discuss their problems with my father, and my father likes to share specialties he brought from other provinces with neighbours.邻居们喜欢和我的父亲谈论他们的问题,而我的父亲喜欢和邻 居们分享自己从外省带回来的特产。

2. Cross-country skiing events are a specialty of cold-weather countries.跨国滑雪赛事是气候寒冷的国家的一项别具一格的体育比赛。

【同义】forte(n.特长,专长)

2688- storyline

-n.故事情节 When choosing a novel to read, I often get to know its storyline first.在选择要

【例句】读的小说时,我通常先要了解下它的故事情节。

【同义】plot(n.故事情节)

2689- straight

-a.直的;正直的;整齐的 -ad.笔直地;直接地

【搭配】keep a straight face 忍住不笑;put sth. straight 将某物弄整齐;go straight 改邪归正;straight out 直截了当地

【例句】

1. Compared to normal pigs, boars have relatively smaller heads, darker feet, straighter backs, sharper teeth and shorter tails.与普通猪相比,野猪的头更小,脚更黑,背更直,牙齿更锋利,尾巴也更短。

2. Nanjing Road is such a famous place and I am local here, but first, let me get something straight. I will never go there, except to show my friends around who are travelling in Shanghai.南京路非常有名,而我是本地人,但首先请允许我澄清一点:除非是带着来上海旅行的朋友四处转转,我一般不去那里。

3. Her straight black hair makes her so different from the blonde actresses.她有一头又直又黑的头发,这让她显得与其他金发碧眼的演员很不同。

【同义】correct(a.正确的);honest(a.诚实的)

2690- strip

-v.拆开,拆除;剥夺 I would like to say if you do have a bike to donate, it doesn't matter what

【例句】 condition it's in — if we can't repair it, we'll strip it down for parts.我想说如果你真有自行车要捐,它的状况怎样没有关系。如果我们修不好它,就会把 它拆成零部件用。

2691- swamp

-n.沼泽 -v.淹没;压倒

【例句】

1. It has been named a national park by our government with the aim to highlight its natural swamps and a great variety of flora.政府授予其国家公园的称号,目的是为了突显其天然沼泽地和繁多的植物种类。

2. The tsunami swamped the port city.海啸淹没了这座港口城市。

【派生】 swampy(a.湿软的)

【同义】marsh(n.湿地,沼泽);overwhelm(v.淹没;压倒)

2692- symbolize

-v.象征;用符号代表

【例句】

1. We use green to symbolize the theme of environmental friendliness, which is generally accepted.我们用绿色来代表环保主题,这被广泛接受。

2. In traditional Chinese cultures, cranes and pine trees symbolize longevity.在 中国传统文化中,仙鹤和松树都象征着长寿。

【派生】 symbolization(n.象征)

【同义】represent(v.代表)

2693- temperature

-n.温度

【搭配】run a temperature 发烧;take sb.'s temperature 量体温

【例句】

1. There is a sudden change in temperature.气温突然发生变化。

2. I think weather conditions and temperatures do have a significant impact on people's work performance.我认为天气状况和温度的确对人的工作表现有 很大的影响。

2694- trait

-n.特性

【例句】Father is hard-working, patient and understanding; he's also got a good sense of humour and gets on well with everybody. Hopefully I've inherited some of those traits.父亲勤奋、耐心、体谅人;他还很幽默,与每个人都相处融洽。希 望我也遗传到他的一些性格特征。

【同义】attribute(n.特性);characteristic(n.特征)

2695- triangle

-n.三角(形)

【搭配】a love triangle三角恋爱

【例句】

1. The most common mode of love known all over the world since ancient times is the so-called"love triangle".自古以来,广为人知的一种爱情模式就是所谓的"三角恋爱"。

2. You can draw a triangle by connecting three points not in a straight line.连接不在一条直线上的三个点就可以画出一个三角形。

2696- uncluttered

-a.整洁的,整齐的 The room is simple and uncluttered with the smell of good cooking.房间简单、整齐,弥漫着食物的香味。

2697- wrinkle

-n.皱纹 -v.(使)起皱纹

【例句】

1. She just looks like any other lady of her age, with some wrinkles on her face and gray hair. 她和其他同龄的女士一样,脸上有一些皱纹,头发花白。

2. Those rich ladies wanted to make their looks free from wrinkles.那些贵妇们 希望自己的脸上没有皱纹。

【派生】 wrinkled(a.有皱纹的);wrinkly(a.起皱纹的)

2698- youngster

-n.年轻人

【例句】

1. Old people like going there to relax, youngsters for taking photos, and even children to play in the water.老年人喜欢去那里放松身心,年轻人喜欢去那 里拍照,甚至还有些孩子喜欢去那里玩水。

2. There we meet other youngsters, talk casually, and generally have a good time. 在那里我们能碰到其他年轻人,闲谈一会儿,通常都很开心。

2699- adversity

-n.逆境;不幸;灾难

【例句】My father always tells me the key to being successful is to persist in the face of adversity and never surrender.父亲常常对我说,成功的关键就是在逆境中坚 持,永不言败。 同misfortune(n.不幸)

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2701- capability

-n.能力;潜能

【搭配】have the capability to do/of doing sth.有做某事的能力;capability for sth.有做某事的能力;nuclear capability核能

【例句】 Self-confidence refers to the firm belief in one's capability to do something well.自信是指坚信自己有做好某事的能力。 同 ability(n.能力);competence(n.能力);capacity(n.能力)

【要点】capability的同义词competence的含义是"能力,胜任",重点突出在某方 面是可以胜任的,与competence相关的搭配是the competence for/in sth., competence in doing sth./to do sth.

2702- complacent

-a.自满的,沾沾自喜的

【搭配】a complacent smile 沾沾自喜的微笑; be complacent about the achievements 满足于自己的成绩

【例句】That is to say one should never be complacent, but should be on the lookout for opportunities to make progress in your career.也就是说,人永远不能骄傲自 满,但一定要注意寻找在职业道路上进步的机会。

同义】 self-satisfied(a.沾沾自喜的)

【要点】complacent是贬义词,表示"自满的,沾沾自喜的"。而若要表达一个人 "知足的",可以使用contented(感到心满意足的),是褒义词,也可以 使用短语be content with来表达这个含义。

2703- conductor

-n.导体;避雷针;售票员;指挥

【搭配】a lightning conductor 避雷针;conductor rail 导电轨

【例句】

1. Many widely-known musical celebrities such as conductor Tang Muhai started their careers here.世界很多知名的音乐人,如指挥家汤沐海,他们的事业都 在这里起步。

2. Even without microphones, every one of the nearly 2,000 members in the audience could hear the speech given by the conductor.即使没有麦克风,近两 千名观众都能听清指挥的讲话。

2704- conscientiousness

-n.尽责;凭良心办事

【例句】 On top of that, I believe that her own conscientiousness and persistent hard work have also played an essential part in her high scores.此外,我相信她的责任心 与坚持不懈的努力也是她取得高分的重要原因。

2705- crunch

-n.嘎吱碎裂声;危机 -v.嘎吱嘎吱地嚼;使...发出嘎吱的碎裂声;运 行;处理

【搭配】crunch peanuts 嚼花生;when it comes to the crunch 当关键时刻来临

【例句】

1. Like what I mentioned, accounting involves number crunching, maths skills and a good understanding of financial transactions.如前所述,做会计需要摆弄数字,要有数学方面的技能,还要十分了解金融交易。

2. Some may be saving cash more carefully because of the credit crunch.有些企业可能是因为信贷危机而更注意节约现金。

2706- courageous

-a.勇敢的,有胆量的

1. He practiced what he preached for, and he was surely a courageous person challenging the tradition.他言出必行,有胆量,敢挑战传统。

2. The message behind a half handshake is that "I'm not a strong or courageous person."虚握对方的手时所潜藏的信息是:我不是一个强者或有胆量的人。

【同义】brave(a.勇敢的);fearless(a.无畏的)

【反义】cowardly(a.胆小的)

2707- dizzy

-a.头晕目眩的

【搭配】a dizzy spell 一阵头晕;a dizzy height 使人眩晕的高度

【例句】

1. I used to feel dizzy and felt light headache.我过去常感到头晕目眩,而且头也有点轻微的痛。

2. He is dizzy and confused and does not want to be here.他感到头晕,还有点迷糊,不想待在这儿。

2708- dull

-a.暗淡的;迟钝的;乏味的 -v.(使)变迟钝

【搭配】a dull colour 暗淡的颜色;a dull mind 迟钝的头脑;a dull knife 钝刀; dul the pain 减轻疼痛

【例句】

1. However, accounting is no longer the stereotyped dull job that it used to be.但是做会计不再像以前那样无趣了。

2. We al thought his tutoring topic is dull.我们都认为他的教学主题很乏味。

【同义】stupid(a.呆笨的);boring(a.单调的);slow(a.不景气的)

2709- errand

-n.差事

【搭配】run errands for sb.为某人跑腿;on a special errand 办专差;an errand of mercy 雪中送炭;a fool's errand 徒劳无功的差事

【例句】 Also, you can wear simple shirts and flip flops to run errands.你也可以穿着简单的衬衫和人字拖来跑差事。

2710- empower

-v.授权...采取行动;使有能力

【例句】In that way, I was recharged and empowered so that I could get myself back on my feet. 以那种方法,我就能再次获得能量和动力,重新站起来。

【同义】authorize(v.授权);enable(v.使有能力)

2711- fortitude

-n.勇气,坚韧,自制力

【搭配】bear the pain with great fortitude 以极大的毅力忍受了痛苦

【例句】

1. The protagonist of the novel was able to fight against his ill fate with fortitude and perseverance and finally achieved great success in a society that was prejudiced against people like him.小说主人公凭借自己的坚毅与厄运作斗争,最终在歧视他这类人的社会中获得了极大成功。

2. He became the only disabled President in American history and unprecedentedly served four terms. All should be attributed to his fortitude.他成为美国历史上唯一一位身有残疾的总统,而且史无前例地连任四届。这些 都归功于他的坚毅。

3. What I really admire are some qualities shining in his whole life such as fortitude, courage and also his amiability.让我真正钦佩的是他一生中闪现的优秀品质,如坚毅、果敢,还有友善。

2712- fulfil

-v.履行;实现;满足

【搭配】fulfil oneself 实现某人自己的抱负;fulfil a promise 履行诺言;fulfil a desire 满足欲望;fulfil the terms of a contract 履行合同条款

【例句】

1. However, I'm confident that the dream of being a teacher will finally be fulfilled through my continued hard work.但是,我相信只要坚持不懈地努力,最终我会实现当老师的梦想。

2. If a prediction based on a hypothesis is fulfilled, then the hypothesis is confirmed as true.如果基于某一假设的预测被证实了,那么这一假设就是成立的。

【派生】fulfilled(a.满意的);fulfilment(n.满意)

2713- glamour

-n.魅力;迷人的美

【搭配】a girl with lots of glamour 性感迷人的女生

【例句】

1. I have tried to increase my glamour in reading some world famous works over the past few months. 过去几个月里,我一直在努力阅读一些世界名著来提升我的魅力。

2. We all love the luxury and glamour of big hotels, but you really can save a lot by choosing a simple type of accommodation.我们都喜欢大酒店的奢华与魅力,但是选择一种简单点的住宿方式真的可以节省不少。 glamorize(v.使更有吸引力);glamorous(a.美丽动人的)

【同义】attraction(n.吸引力);charm(n.魅力)

2714- grab

-v.抓,夺;热切地抓住;吸引 -n.猛然去抓

【搭配】grab at sb.热切地抓住某人;make a grab at sth.猛地去抓某物

【例句】

1. He told me that when he was in a foreign country, he had to grab an interpreter with him, which is very inconvenient.他告诉我,他以前在国外的时候,都必须要找一名翻译,这很不方便。

2. Harry Potter grabs me from my world of Muggles and brought me into a world of Magic People.哈利...波特把我从麻瓜的世界中带出来,将我带入了魔法的世界。

3. The prime positions in the store stand out and grab our attention.商店最好的位置十分显眼,吸引了我们的注意。

【要点】grab的本意是"抓",我们在口语表达中,常使用其引申义,即"找到" 或"吸引"等。我们常用的由grab构成的短语是grab one's attention(吸引某人的注意),grab a bite(随便吃几口,先垫垫肚子),grab和at连用的时候可以理解为"抓住",在使用的时候要多留意它的引申义。

2715- inferior

-a.下级的;下等的 -n.下级;(地位等)低于他人者

【搭配】be socially inferior 社会地位低下;make sb. feel inferior 使某人自惭形 秽;inferior goods次货;one's social inferior 社会地位不如自己的人

【例句】 In addition, in many places of the world, women are still regarded as inferior to men.此外,在世界许多地方,人们还是认为女性的地位低于男性。

【派生】 inferiority(n.下级)

【反义】superior(n.上级;上等 a.上级的;上等的)

2716- inspire

-v.激发;启示

【搭配】inspire sb. to do sth.激发某人做某事;inspire sb.with sth.以...鼓舞某 人;inspire hope in sb.燃起某人的希望

【例句】

1. Whenever I felt down, I would open this book and find an inspiring chapter to read.每当我感到沮丧的时候,我就会打开这本书,找一章鼓舞人心的文 字,读一读。

2. She used to keep a diary in high school and sometimes she shared her thoughts with me, which I felt quite inspiring. 她在高中时有写日记的习惯,有时她会 跟我分享她的想法,这给我很多启发。

【派生】 inspired(a.有创作力的);inspiring(a.鼓舞人心的)

【同义】encourage(v.鼓励);prompt(v.激励)

2717- knowledgeable

-a.有见识的,知识渊博的

【搭配】be knowledgeable about art 精通艺术

【例句】

1. He is always so professional, competent and knowledgeable in his area.他在他的专业领域一直很专业,有能力,并且知识渊博。

2. She's articulate, knowledgeable and most importantly, patient.她口齿伶俐、知识渊博,最重要的是,有耐心。

3. She was knowledgeable, hard-working and devoted to the students.她博学多识,工作勤奋,热爱学生。

2718- linger

-v.逗留;拖沓;奄奄一息 A linger about 在附近徘徊;linger over one's meal 慢腾腾吃饭

1. Her words "tomorrow is another day"have always lingered in my mind and were buried in my heart.她说的"明天又是美好的一天"一直萦绕在我脑海中,铭刻在我心里。

2. In December 1991, a cloud of exhaust fumes lingered over the city of London for over a week.1991年12月,一股废气烟云在伦敦上空逗留了一个多星期。

【派生】 lingering(a.逗留的) stay(v.停留);dawdle(v.缓慢;拖延)

2719- mentally

-ad.精神上,心理上;智力上

【搭配】mentally alert 精神上警惕;mentally deficient 智力缺陷的;mentally deranged 精神错乱的

【例句】

1. A mentally retarded person becomes a successful fishing tycoon.一个智障患者成为了一名成功的养鱼大亨。

2. We all agree that everyone has to find a way to take good care of yourself physically and mentally, despite the pressure of work.我们都认为每个人都需要找到照顾好自己的方法,无论在生理上还是心理上,别被工作的压力 压垮。

2720- lucrative

-a.赚钱的

【搭配】a lucrative business 赚钱的买卖

【例句】 What you need is sitting in your office and makes your work done. In addition, the pay can be lucrative as well.你要做的就是坐在办公室,做好自己的工作。此外,收入也是可观的。

【同义】profitable(a.赚钱的)

2721- permeate

-v.弥漫,散布

【例句】As is known to all, the technology of Internet has already permeated into our daily life, and fewer and fewer people, especially the youth, are likely to subscribe to newspapers.众所周知,网络技术已经完全融入我们的日常生活中,越来越少的人,尤其是年轻人,会订阅报纸。

【派生】permeable(a.可渗入的,可渗透的)

【同义】penetrate(v.穿透,渗透);saturate(v.浸透,使充满)

2722- persist

-v.坚持;持续

【搭配】persist in sth./in doing sth.执意做某事;persist with sth.不畏困难继续做某事

【例句】

1. He never surrendered, and he told me to persist in the face of adversity.他从来没有放弃过,他告诉我面对逆境也要坚持下去。

2. If you persist in being indifferent to everything, do not make me your friend.如果你坚持这样对什么事都无所谓,就别让我做你的朋友。

【派生】persistence(n.坚持不懈);persistent(a.不屈不挠的)

【同义】continue(v.继续)

【要点】persist与不同的介词搭配,表达的含义也会略有不同,比如:persist in sth. (坚持认为);persist with sth.(不畏艰难险阻,继续做某事)。和persist 同义的表达有stick,adhere to, persevere in等,常常可以互换使用。

2723- postpone

-v.延迟,延期

【例句】

1. The meeting has been postponed to Friday.会议已经推迟到星期五召开。

2.The sports meeting was finally postponed because of the bad weather.由于天气恶劣,运动会最终被推迟了。

【同义】defer(v.延期)

【要点】postpone是推迟的意思,表达这个含义还可以使用delay,两者的区别是: 前者更正式,多用于大事件、重要会议、表演或是选举等,而后者多用于 日常生活,更加口语化。其常见的

【反义】词是advance,意为"提前",常见 的短语是in advance(预先,提前)。

2724- preparation

-n.准备;准备工作;制剂

【搭配】make preparations for 为...做准备;a pharmaceutical preparation 药剂; in preparation for sth.为某事做好准备

【例句】

1. The preparation of some traditional food requires not only a very long time but also a lot of patience, both of which many modern people simply cannot afford.一些传统食物的制作不仅耗时还需要耐心,现在许多人都没有这样 的时间和耐心。

2. Courses match a range of individual requirements, from intensive examination preparation to short summer programmes.从备考强化课程到短期暑假课程,这些课程满足了不同人的个人需求。

2725- retard

-v.延迟;阻止

【搭配】retard the spark 使点火延迟

【例句】 All agencies that provoke change and all that retard it can be described as"good" or"bad"respectively.一切促进变化和一切阻碍变化的力量可以分别称为"好的"或"坏的"

【派生】 retardation(n.智力迟钝);retarded(a.智力迟钝的)

【同义】hinder(v.妨碍);delay(v.延误)

【反义】 accelerate(v.加速,促进)

2726- retirement

-n.退休;退役

【搭配】retirement benefits 退休补助金; a retirement pension 退休金;go into retirement 离职;retirement age 退休年龄

【例句】

1. After his retirement, he began to learn English.他退休之后,开始学英语。

2. After these unfortunate events, there went my career but not quite yet all of my retirement pension and savings. 经历所有这些不幸的事件之后,我的事业没了,只剩下一些退休金和积蓄。

【派生】 retire(v.退休;退役)

2727- satisfactory

-a.令人满意的,尽如人意的

【搭配】a satisfactory attempt 令人满意的尝试

【例句】 Of course, they are always aware that it is hard to find a satisfactory job with their first academic degree.当然,他们一直明白仅凭第一学历很难找到自己 满意的工作。

【反义】unsatisfactory(a.令人不满意的)

2728- sincerely

-ad.真诚地

【搭配】thank sb. sincerely真诚地感谢某人;yours sincerely谨启

【例句】He always smiled sincerely when speaking and listening.他在说话和聆听的时 候,一直都保持真诚的微笑。

【派生】sincere(a.真诚的)

2729- surrender

-v./n.投降;放弃;交出

【搭配】surrender one's insurance policy 中途退保;surrender oneself to despair让自己陷入绝望

【例句】

1. He went through a lot of hardship before he became a successful editor. He never surrendered, and he told me to persist in the face of adversity.他经历了许多艰难困苦,最后成为一名成功的编辑。他从未放弃过,他告诉我在苦难 面前,要坚持到底。

2. After careful thinking, he finally decided to bestir himself. He was not a man easy to surrender. 在仔细思考之后,他最后决定激励自己继续前进。他不是一个轻言放弃的人。

【同义】yield(v.屈服,让步)

2730- ## 5-能源与环境篇

2731- botanical

-a.植物的;植物学的 -n.植物制剂

【例句】

1. All I did there was just walk around and feast my eyes on the fascinating scenery, as well as on lots of exotic plants I'd never seen before. It is not exaggerating to say that it is an excellent botanical garden.在那里,我所做的 就是四处游逛,饱览迷人的风景和许多从未见过的异国植物,毫不夸张地 说这是个非常棒的植物园。

2. Little is known about the botanical diversity of the region, and regional capacity for research is limited.该地域的植物多样性鲜为人知,并且整个地 区的研究能力也是有限的。

2732- breast

-n.乳房,胸部;胸怀,心情 -v.以胸触及;挺胸冲向

【例句】

1. The male mandarin duck is more colorful: its breast is purple with two vertical white bars and the flanks ruddy with two orange"sails"at the back.公鸳鸯长得 更艳丽:它的胸部是紫色的,上面有两条白色竖条纹,翅膀是红色的,内 侧长着两张橙色的"帆"。

2. Music has great charm to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks and to bend a knotted oak.音乐有着非凡的魅力,可以抚慰粗野胸怀、软化顽石和使盘根 错节的橡树折腰。

2733- camel

-n.骆驼

【例句】

1. In the past, animals like horses, mules, and camels were used for traveling and the transportation of goods. Compared to previous ways of traveling, automobiles are more comfortable and faster.在过去,像马、骡子和骆驼这样的动物被用于旅行和货物运输。与以前的旅行方式相比,汽车更加舒适、 快捷。

2. Characteristic of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water.骆驼的一个特点是不喝水也能活很长时间。

2734- canal

-n.运河;水道;(动植物体内供空气或食物通

2735- chamber

-n.室;洞穴;房间

【例句】

1. In the brood chamber below, the bees will stash honey to eat later.在下面的幼蜂箱中,蜜蜂会贮藏蜂蜜以供日后食用。

2. In a smoke chamber heated to simulate real conditions, participants stood up in a cabin filled with smoke and realized how quickly they became disoriented.在一个经过加热来模拟真实场景的烟雾室中,参与者们站在烟雾弥漫的客 舱里,意识到了迷失方向有多快。

2736- devotion

-n.献身,奉献;忠诚;热爱

【例句】

1. The world will face a long-term crisis in both energy supply and environmental pollution, if we do not make a devotion to the sustainable development as soon as possible.如果我们不尽快致力于可持续发展,世界将面临一次长期的能 源供应和环境污染危机。

2. The devotion of pet owners to dogs in Beijing seems to have softened even the government policy makers.北京的宠物主人们对(宠物)狗的热爱之情甚至 感化了政府的政策制定者。

3. My devotion to rock music clashed with my father's taste for classical music. 我热爱摇滚乐,而我父亲喜欢古典音乐,我们在音乐品味上产生了冲突。

【同义】fidelity(n.忠实,忠诚)

【要点】devotion一词在口语考试中,常与介词to连用,后接名词,表示"对...的 热爱;奉献于;投身于"。其动词形式是devote,在口语中也很常用,常 用搭配是devote sth. to sth.(把...贡献于...),devote oneself to sth.(致力 于...),也作be devoted to sth.(对...忠爱)。

2737- extinction

-n.灭绝;消灭;废止

【例句】 At present, many animals are already facing extinction. What do you think of the view that average citizens could help protect wild animals?目前,许多动物已经濒临灭绝。你如何看待普通公民可以帮助保护野生动物这一观点的?

2738- hover

-v.盘旋,翱翔;徘徊,踌躇 -n.盘旋;犹豫

【例句】I found a bat's nest on my balcony recently, and one night I happened to see them fly across the patio under our apartment and hover in the sky.最近我发现

213在我家的阳台上有一个蝙蝠窝。一天晚上,我碰巧看见蝙蝠飞过我家楼下 的露台,在空中盘旋。

【同义】linger(v.继续逗留,留恋徘徊);flutter(v.鸟等振翼,翩然而飞)

2739- irritate

-v.使烦躁;使疼痛

【例句】Foul smelling chemicals are often used to irritate the bees and drive them down into the hive's bottom boxes.气味难闻的化学物质常用来刺激蜜蜂把它们赶到蜂箱底部。

2740- reserve

-v.保留;预订 -n.储备(物);自然保护区

【例句】 I insist that governments establish natural reserves to protect endangered animals or rare species.我认为政府应该建立自然保护区来保护濒临灭绝的动物或稀有物种。

2741- seriousness

-n.严重性;严肃,认真

【例句】The seriousness of the environmental problems has gone beyond the individual country's ability to solve it.环境问题的严重程度已经超过了单个国家所能解 决的能力范围。

2742- spit

-v.吐唾沫;吐出 -n.唾沫

【搭配】spit out 吐出

【例句】

1. Littering or spiting in the street must be banned.必须禁止在街上扔垃圾或 吐痰。

2. Don't spit at random.不要随地吐痰。

2743- treatment

-n.治疗;对待

【例句】

1. Every day, thousands of people are saved from painful diseases and death by powerful medical treatments.每天,有效的药物治疗把成千上万的人从疾病 和死亡中拯救回来。

2. People were dissatisfied with the treatment of animals at the zoo.动物园对待 动物的方式令人不满。

2744- ## 6-社会热点篇

2745- acceptable

-a.可接受的;合意的;可忍受的

【例句】 In contemporary society, living together before marriage is becoming more and more acceptable. Young people may feel that they will get to know each other better by living together.在现代社会,未婚同居被越来越多的人所接受,年 轻人可能觉得住在一起能让他们更了解对方。

2746- accordance

-n.一致;和谐

【例句】Punishment for not abiding by the law should be in accordance with what law was violated.对违法行为的处罚要依照其所触犯的法律来衡量。

【同义】conformity(n.一致)

2747- allege

-v.宣称,断言;提出...作为理由

【例句】The prisoner alleges that he was at home on the night of the crime.囚犯辩称案发当晚他在家中。

【派生】alleged(a.未经证实而陈述的);allegedly(ad.据称)

2748- adhere

-v.粘附;遵守;坚持

【搭配】adhere to坚持;粘附

【例句】

1. We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.我们坚持人人都应该被平等对待这一原则。

2. In this city, only 23 percent of all the firms have a set of standards that adhere to international requirements.这座城市只有23%的公司拥有一套符合国际要求的标准。

2749- applicable

-a.适用的;可应用的;合适的

【例句】

1. Opponents of animal testing claim that the test results are not applicable to humans. This may be partly true as some drugs still need to be withdrawn after animal testing.动物实验的反对者声称,这些实验结果并不适用于人类。这 个结论在一定程度上是正确的,因为有些药品在经过动物试验之后依然要 被撤销。

2. Animal testing is not replaceable until we have a better system, and plant testing is much less applicable to humans than tests on animals such as monkeys. 在我们找到更好的体系之前,动物实验是不可代替的。与动物实验(例如 猴子)相比,植物实验的结果更不容易适用于人类。

【派生】application(n.应用,运用)

2750- ancient

-a.古老的;年老的;过时的

【搭配】ancient history古代史(希腊及罗马文明史);ancient monument古迹

【例句】 The Ancient Greeks used lenses to concentrate the sun's rays on dry leaves to light fires.古希腊人用透镜将太阳光聚集在干树叶上来取火。

【同义】antique(a.古老的;过时的)

2751- apartheid

-n.种族隔离

【例句】The political situation over the past fifty years was based on racial discrimination and had become known to the world as"apartheid".过去50年来的政治形势都 是建立在种族歧视的基础上,被称为"种族隔离"。

【同义】separation(n.分离,隔离);segregation(n.隔离)

2752- bracket

-n.支架;括号;等级,类别 -v.把...归入同一类

【例句】 Some people think poor and the uneducated people tend to have more children, thus the government can publish a law about having appropriate number of children according to the income bracket.有些人认为,穷人和没受过教育的人更倾向于生很多孩子,因此政府可以颁布法律,要求根据家庭收入决定 合适的孩子数量。

2753- capsule

-n.胶囊(剂);密封舱

【例句】

1. The bed in capsule hotel will be made up with 4-star hotel sheets and provides a Panasonic system that uses light to naturally and comfortably wake the guests up.胶囊旅馆中的床用的是四星级宾馆的床单,并且使用松下系统,用自 然又舒适的光线来唤醒客人。

2. A capsule is usually long and thin, and you'll open it up and take out what's in it. 胶囊通常长而薄,你可以打开它,把里面的药倒出来。

2754- confer

-v.授予,给予;协商

【搭配】confer with sb. on/about sth.与某人协商某事

【例句】

1. The national park is conferred a reputation by the government with the aim to highlight its natural swamps and a great variety of flora. 为了突出这个国家公 园的自然湿地和多种多样的植物种类,政府对其授予了荣誉。

2. Many opponents thought that might confer some kind of legitimacy on illegal immigrants.许多反对者认为这样做可能会授予非法入境者合法的身份。

【同义】consult (v.磋商)

2755- conjugal

-a.婚姻的;结婚的;夫妻之间的

【例句】 As much as it may have evolved, in the animal, as a motivation system for mate- finding, it was rarely given great consideration in the final reckoning of conjugal choice.动物的择偶激励系统虽然可能不断进化,但在做配偶选择的最后决 定时却几乎不被考虑。

2756- cruel

-a.残忍的,残暴的

【例句】

1. One point raised against animal testing is that it is cruel. The argument is true but the great majority of people on this planet live on meat without any guilt.反对动物实验的原因之一是因为这种实验很残忍。这个论点是正确的,但是 世界上大部分人以肉类为食,却并不因此感到愧疚。

2. The anthropologist concluded that the tribesmen were unusually aggressive and cruel.人类学家得出结论,这个部落的人无比凶残,侵略成性。

【派生】 cruelty(n.残酷)

2757- curb

-n.抑制;路边 -v.控制;勒住

【例句】I believe that the One-Child Policy in China is necessary for the authorities to curb the increasing problem of overpopulation.我认为中国的独生子女政策是 政府控制人口过度增长的必要手段。

2758- debut

-n.初次登台;开张 -v.初次登台

【例句】Oliver as a chef in The River Cafe was noticed by the BBC in 1999,when his

2759- declare

-v.正式宣布;声明;断言

【例句】

1. In order to help his nation out of the Depression, he formulated a series of new policies and declared war against Fascists though most of the Congressmen opposed him at that time. 为了帮助国家走出大萧条,他制定了一系列新政策,并且 对法西斯主义宣战,虽然当时大部分的国会议员都持反对意见。

2. The government declared that the ballots cast were inconclusive.政府宣布这 次投票不具决定性。

【同义】announce(v.通知)

【要点】在口语的社会话题中,还常常会出现declare这个词的名词形式,比如,

《美国独立宣言》的英文表达就是Declaration of Independence。declare这 个词的常见搭配有declare oneself(显露身份;发表意见),declare for(赞 成),declare bankruptcy(宣告破产)。

2760- deface

-v.损伤外观,丑化

【例句】

1. Billboards can deface natural features.广告牌会破坏自然环境的美观。

2. We deface advertisements to protest against their influences on society.我们 通过涂污广告牌来抗议广告对社会的影响。

2761- discern

-v.识别,辨别;认识

【例句】Laws should not be changed unless it would give greater benefit to the welfare of the citizens. It is the government's responsibility to discern between laws that are negotiable and laws that are not negotiable.除非能给公民带来更大的福利,否则法律就不应改变。分辨法律是否可以协商是政府的责任。

2762- drastic

-a.激烈的;猛烈的

【例句】One-Child Policy is necessary in China, as our population had been growing rapidly and something drastic had to be done.由于人口增长过快,在中国必须 要制定独生子女政策,以强硬的手段来控制人口。

2763- harsh

-a.严厉的;刺耳的

【搭配】harsh measures 严厉的措施

【例句】

1. Although the huge population has been a big problem in China, I am convinced that the One-Child Policy was extremely harsh on the people.虽然庞大的人口已经是中国的一大问题,但是我认为独生子女政策对人们太过严 厉了。

2. The report has harsh words for countries that sold these weapons.这篇报道严厉谴责了出售这些武器的国家。

2764- inhumane

-a.残忍的;无人情味的

【例句】I think animal testing is necessary because it would be much more inhumane to test new drugs on children or adults.我认为动物实验是必要的,因为在孩子 或成人身上试验新药更加残忍。

【派生】inhumanely(ad.残忍地);inhumanity(n.不人道)

2765- intimidate

-v.恐吓,威胁;胁迫

【例句】They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them.他们被指控威 胁他人在选举中为他们投票。

2766- mission

-n.使命,任务;使团

【例句】

1. The film's story structure revolves around a genuine NASA manned mission to the Moon.这个电影故事围绕着一个真实的美国国家航空航天局的载人登 月任务展开。

2. The forces were sent to complete a secret mission in an uncharted place.这些 军队被派遣到地上未标明的地方完成一项秘密使命。

2767- mutual

-a.相互的;共同的

【搭配】mutual understanding 相互理解; the principle of equality and mutual benefit 平等互惠的原则

【例句】

1. Parents' views do reflect their concern for the well-being of their children, but mutual understanding is very important in this case.家长的意见确实反映了他们 对孩子幸福的关切之心,但是在这种情况下,互相理解是非常重要的。

2. The countries wanted mutual protection.国家之间需要相互保护。

2768- negotiable

-a.可通过谈判解决的;可协商的

【例句】

1. The contract we are going to sign with the other company is more negotiable than you think, so you can have another try.我们即将与另外一家公司签订的 合同比你想象得更有协商性,所以你可以再试一次。

2. He said that his plan for the annual general meeting this year was not negotiable.他说他对于今年年会的计划是不容商榷的。

2769- mandatory

-a.强制的;托管的;命令的 -n.受托者

【例句】He says this course only offers ideas for one's spiritual development. It is not mandatory and has no effect on one's career.他说这个课程只是为个人精神方 面的发展提供建议,并不是强制的,对个人职业生涯也不会有影响。

【要点】在口语考试中,我们常会遇到的由mandatory构成的短语有,mandatory adaptation(强制适应),mandatory provisions(强制规定),mandatory requirement(强制要求),和mandatory adoption(强制采用),要注意这 个单词常和哪些词连用。

2770- pamper

-v.纵容;使...过量;给...吃得过多

【例句】 The One-Child Policy brings benefit as it is now possible for parents to give better life to their child. But it also leads to a tendency for parents to pamper and spoil the child. 独生子女政策带来了好处,现在家长可以给孩子创造更好的生活,但是同时也导致了家长有纵容和溺爱孩子的倾向。

2771- newlywed

-a.新婚的 -n.新婚夫妇

【例句】分In order to control population in this country, parents, especially the newlyweds, were educated about family planning and birth control methods.为了控制该国的人口,父母,特别是新婚夫妻都要接受计划生育政策的教育。

2772- penalty

-n.惩罚;罚金

【搭配】death penalty死刑

【例句】

1. Proper penalty is imposed on people who committed a crime, which is also a way to discourage other citizens from commiting the same crime.对犯罪的人要适当给予刑罚,这也是防止其他公民效仿犯罪行为的一种手段。

2. People who work reduced hours pay a huge penalty in career terms.工作时间缩水的人在事业中会受到严厉的惩罚。

2773- politically

-ad.政治上

【例句】As you probably know, Beijing is politically important to China because most of the national leaders live here, and now the number of foreign people has exceeded one million.你或许知道,北京在政治上来讲对中国很重要,因为大部分国家领导人都住在这里,而且现在这里的外国人数量已经超过了

100万。

2774- preach

-v.说教;传道;鼓吹;宣扬 -n.说教

【例句】 Roosevelt made all his people believe the saying that "the only thing we fear is fear itself", and he practiced what he preached for. He was surely a courageous person who dares to challenge the tradition.罗斯福让他的人民相信了"我们 唯一恐惧的是恐惧本身"的说法,并且实践了他所宣传的。他的确是一个 敢于挑战传统的勇敢的人。

2775- premier

-n.总理,首相 -a.首要的

【例句】

1. The sports channel introduces the latest news such as the World Cup,the Olympic Games, the European Champions League, English Premier League, etc. 体育频道播出的最新体育赛事新闻包括世界杯、奥运会、欧洲冠军联赛和 英超联赛等。

2. He is a scientist at the Australian government's premier research organization. 他是一位来自澳大利亚政府第一研究机构的科学家。

2776- prestige

-n.威望,声望;声誉

【例句】

1. He was always speaking and listening with a sincere smile, which didn't lower his prestige but made him amiable and popular.他总是在说话和倾听时面带真诚的 微笑,这不仅没有降低他的威信,反而使他变得和蔼可亲而且很受欢迎。

2. Parents hope that becoming professions will bring their children great prestige and economic benefit.父母希望成为专家能够给他们的孩子带来很高的威望 和经济利益。

2777- racial

-a.种族的;人种的

【例句】 Most of their songs revolved around the topics such as maternal love, no racial discrimination, learning to love your life, being stronger and broad-minded.他们大部分歌曲的主题都围绕着母爱、停止种族歧视、学习热爱生活、更加坚强 和拥有宽容的心态而展开。

2778- rash

-a.鲁莽的;不顾后果的 -n.皮疹

【例句】 It is all proved later that his action was not rash but based on careful thinking.后来证明他的行动并不是鲁莽的,而是经过仔细思考才做出的。

【同义】】 reckless(a.鲁莽的)

2779- research

-n.研究 -v.调查;研究

【例句】I surf the Internet because I can do some research if I am interested in a subject, and gain a broader perspective on the subject at hand.我上网是因为如果对某个题 目感兴趣,我能做一些调查,并且轻松地在这个题目上扩宽自己的视野。

2780- residence

-n.住处;居住

【例句】

1. People in the city are like strangers to each other, which makes the city only a place for business, to be visited occasionally, but not an ideal place for permanent residence.这座城市里的人彼此就像陌生人一样,使得这个城市 只是一个适合经商、偶尔光顾的地方,而不是一个理想的永久居住地。

2. Without permission, students may not be allowed to keep motor vehicles at their residence in this university.未经校方同意,学生不可以在校内的住宿区 停放机动车。

2781- robbery

-n.抢劫,盗窃;抢掠

【例句】

1. Many facts have proved that this is an evil crime of murder and robbery.大量 的事实表明,这是一起罪恶的杀戮以及抢劫案。

2. These members of the gang committed lots of armed robberies over the past year.该团伙成员在过去一年中犯下了数起持械抢劫案。

2782- rush

-n.冲进;急流;蜂拥 -a.急需的 -v.匆忙地做;冲

【例句】One person was hit by a car traveling a very fast speed in the rush hours of the day. Although policemen worked very hard, the ambulance was still blocked on the road.在今天的交通高峰时期,一个人被飞速驶过的汽车撞了,虽然警 察已经竭尽全力,但是救护车仍然被堵在了路上。

【要点】rush的常用搭配除了rush hours(交通高峰)之外,还有rush order(紧急订 单),rush season(旺季)等。以前我们常听到的"淘金热"这个词,英 文表达就是gold rush。除此之外,在口语表达中还常常会用到in a rush(急 急忙忙地),比如:He left in a rush.(他急匆匆地离开了。)rush和不同的介词连用表达的含义也不同,常见的有rush into(仓促行动;仓促从事) 和rush out(冲出;突然出现)。

2783- swing

-v.摇摆;(使)突然转向 -n.摇摆;秋千

【例句】

1. A swing for two hangs on the front porch and I can sit there with my beloved husband.一个双人秋千吊在前廊上,我可以和我深爱的丈夫坐在那里。

2. The bucket swung from the end of a rope.水桶吊在绳上来回摇摆。

3. During the 1980s and 1990s there was a growing swing away from seeing a tense lifestyle as the root cause of poor health. 20世纪80、90年代期间,越来 越多的人不再认为紧张的生活方式是导致健康问题的根本原因。

2784- sympathy

-n.同情;(思想感情上的)赞同

【例句】

1. One judge openly expressed sympathy for our sufferings at the sentencing.-名法官在判决时公开对我们的遭遇表示同情。

2. Hundreds of workers struck in sympathy with their colleagues.数百名工人举行罢工以示对工友们的支持。

【要点】sympathy和 compassion同义,在口语中常用到的由 sympathy 构成的短语有 sympathy for(对...表示同情),sympathy with(赞同;对...同情)和in sympathy with(同情;赞成)。

2785- traffic

-n.非法交易v.交易

【例句】 Trafficking drugs and smuggling cars should be eliminated on the global scale.非法交易毒品和走私车辆应该在全球范围内受到禁止。

2786- violent

-a.暴力引起的;带有强烈感情的

【例句】

1. Unhealthy TV programmes which contain obscene and violent contents may cause people's curiosity and imitation.那些包含色情暴力内容的不健康电视节目可能会引发人们的好奇心和模仿欲。

2. Although news broadcasts are violent, they shouldn't be banned.虽然新闻广播言辞激烈,但不应该将其取消。 Part 雅思口语必备通用词

2787- unscrupulous

-a.肆无忌惮的;寡廉鲜耻的;不讲道德的

【例句】Government should make it mandatory to always keep on planting trees and imposing laws to force unscrupulous businessmen to stop illegal logging.政府应该长期强制植树造林,并且颁布法律强行禁止无良商人滥砍滥伐。

2788- violate

-v.违反;侵犯;亵渎

【例句】

1. Any attempt to insert records into a sub-table that violate this rule will result in an error.任何想要违背此规则将数据插入一个子表中的操作,将会导致 错误。

2. Anyone who violates the rules of the company should shoulder certain responsibility.任何人触犯了公司的法律都要承担相应的责任。

2789- ## 7-口语必备通用词

2790- absolutely

-ad.绝对地;完全地

【例句】

1. They may not want to get married until they are absolutely sure that they are able to adapt to each other's lifestyles. 在他们还不能完全确定能适应对方的生活方式之前,他们也许不想结婚。

2. At the time the storm hit, we were right on top of a mountain without any umbrellas with us, so we got absolutely soaked.当暴风雨来袭的时候,我们正在山顶上而且没有带雨伞,所以我们被淋透了。

【派生】absolute(a.绝对的,完全的)

2791- according

-a.相符的 -ad.依照

【搭配】according to 根据

【例句】

1. Everything went according to plan.一切都是按照计划进行的。

2. According to the research, tea is better than coffee because of the way that tea can lower body fat, fight cancer and protect our heart.根据研究,茶比咖啡好,因为茶能降低我们体内的脂肪含量,抗癌,还能保护心脏。

【派生】accordingly(ad.因此,所以)

2792- affirmation

-n.主张;肯定;断言

【例句】

1. When you're wondering whether to move forward or give up completely, what you need is affirmation.当你不确定是要继续前进还是彻底放弃的时候,你需要的是一个肯定。

2. What he really wants is to get the affirmation of this team and become a productive member. 他真正想要的是这个团队的肯定,并成为其中的骨干 力量。

2793- additionally

-ad. 此外;又,加之

【例句】

1. I really like this film because I learn a lot from it. Additionally, to be blunt, it is indeed the best choice to practice my English listening.我真的喜欢这部电影,因为我从中学到了很多。另外,坦率地说,这部电影确实是帮助我练 习英语听力的最佳选择。

2. The West Brook has been made a national park because of its natural swamps and a great variety of flora. Additionally, the brisk wind, the fresh air and the crystal water make me fal in love with the place.西溪酒庄因其自然湿地和大量植物群被授予了"国家公园"的称号。另外,清凉的风、新鲜的空气和 清澈的水使我爱上了这个地方。

2794- apparently

-ad.显然;看来

【例句】

1. Beijing has been the capital city of China over five dynasties in Chinese history; apparently, its brilliant history attracts many tourists.北京在中国历史上超过五个朝代中都是中国的首都城市;显然,它的灿烂历史吸引了很多 游客。

2. We were told that the cable car was closed because of the thunder. This apparently made the cable car unsafe to go in.我们被告知因为打雷缆车已经停运了,显然在这种天气状况下乘坐缆车不安全。

3. It was apparently hit by well-aimed rockets.很明显它遭到了火箭的准确袭击。

2795- amazingly

-ad.令人惊讶地;惊奇地

【例句】分Everything is amazingly vivid under his brush, showing the wisdom and philosophy of life and deeply touching the readers.他笔下的一切都非常生动形象,显示出生活的哲学与智慧,深深地触动着读者。

2796- barely

-ad.仅仅,几乎不

【例句】

1. Chinese students barely open their mouths because of shyness, which eventually gives the candidates a less competent fluency of oral English.因为害

252羞,中国学生很少开口,这最终导致他们无法流利地说英语。

2. Some rainfall barely penetrates the soil in this area.该地区的有些降雨几乎 不能渗到土壤里。

2797- batch

-n.一批;一批生产量 in batch成批地;a batch of 一批,大量

【例句】

1. We had to enter the snow zone area in batches of 10; I went in with strangers because I was counted as the last one in this batch.我们必须以10人为一拨进 入积雪区;我和陌生人一起进入,因为我是这一拨人的最后一个。

2. The batch number is printed on the bottom of each jar.每个罐的底部都印有 生产批号。

2798- constantly

-ad.经常,不断地

【例句】

1. I like the magazine because it constantly keeps me updated with the latest discoveries in health promotion.我喜欢这本杂志,因为它总是可以使我看到有关养生的最新发现。

2. When I think of my friend, the thing which stands out most is her constantly smiling face.当我想起我的朋友时,最常浮现在我脑中的是她不变的笑脸。 3. Atlas' s teaching methodology is constantly revised as more is discovered in the process of learning a new language. 亚特兰斯的教学法随着新语言学习过程中更多的发现而不断进行修改。

【派生】constant(a.不断的,持续的)

【同义】continually(ad.持续地,不间断地)

2799- continuously

-ad.连续不断地

【例句】

1. Processes need to be tailored not only for each project, but also continuously throughout the project lifecycle.程序不仅需要适应每个项目的不同需要,还 应在一个项目的生命周期中不断调整。

2. Enhancing these endowments requires us to nurture and exercise them continuously.加强这些天赋能力需要我们不断地培养和练习。 converse

2800- converse

2801- convince

-v.(使)确信,说服

【搭配】convince sb. to do sth.说服某人做某事;be convinced of 确信,承认; be convinced that 确信,承认;convince sb. of 使某人承认,使某人信服【例句】 Men try to convince employers that any shortcomings they have will not prevent them from doing a good job.男人们设法让雇主相信他们身上的任何缺点都 不会妨碍他们干好工作。

2802- differently

-ad.不同地,有差异地

【例句】

1. Are you going to bring your children up differently from the way you were brought up?你会用不同于自己的成长教育方式来教育你的孩子吗?

2. I would think of what I should have done differently, as if this replay would change the outcome.我会想我本应该用不同的方法来做,就好像这样重演会改变事件的结局似的。

2803- effectively

-ad.有效地,生效地

【例句】

1. The self-help books encourage me a lot and help me work effectively on human relations.励志图书给我很大的激励,帮助我有效地经营人际关系。

2. All of these skills will help you to analyze data more effectively and to make better decisions based on it.所有这些技能将帮助您更有效地分析数据,并在这个基础上作出更好的决策。

2804- embarrassingly

-ad.使人尴尬地,令人难堪地

【例句】

1. The charming gentleman beside me had to embarrassingly tell me to stop talking.我旁边那位有魅力的绅士尴尬地告诉我不要说话。

2. The mere prospect of consumer lock-in made technology executives and their investors embarrassingly emotional.仅仅提出将客户锁定这样的目标,这让技术执行官们和投资人们很尴尬。

2805- entire

-a.全部的,整个的

【例句】

1. The story of Harry Potter is intended for about a 12-year-old audience, but it dominated my entire childhood.哈利...波特的故事是为了12岁左右的读者写的,它占据了我的整个童年。

2. The author is JK Rowling who created an entire magical world and changed a whole generation with the Harry Potter series.作者JK...罗琳用哈利...波特系列创造了一个完整的魔法世界并且改变了一代人。

3. I was so bored that I read an entire book and played lots of video games but still couldn't kill the time. 我太无聊了,读完了一整本书并且打了很多游戏,但是仍然不能打发时间。

4. Hughes claims that in the twenty-first century, consumers will be encouraged to think more about the entire history of the products and services they buy.休斯声称,在21世纪顾客将被鼓励更多地考虑他们所购买的产品和服务的整个历史。

2806- especially

-ad.特别;尤其

【例句】

1. The domination of the Internet has led to the consequence that fewer and fewer people are likely to subscribe to newspapers, especially the youth.网络的盛行导致越来越少的人愿意订阅报纸,特别是年轻人。

2. With the music flowing into my ears constantly, I gradually found their songs were quite unique, especially the lyrics. 当音乐不断流进我的耳中,我渐渐发现他们的歌很独特,尤其是歌词。

3. The Mediterranean has always been attractive to tourists all over the world, especially for those newly-wed couples spending their honeymoon vacation.地中海一直是全世界游客向往的旅游胜地,特别是新婚夫妇会选择去那里度 蜜月。

2807- exemplify

-v.作为...的例子

【例句】Robin Hill park is used to exemplify the standards in natural zoos.罗宾希尔公 园被作为自然动物园的典范。

【同义】demonstrate(v.证明,论证);illustrate(v.举例说明,阐明)

2808- extremely

-ad.极端地,非常地

【例句】

1. The camera captures many pictures of different people driving different cars. The people matched their cars extremely well.镜头捕捉到了很多不同的人开 着不同的车的画面,画面里的人与他们的车非常相配。

2. He was attacked by polio when he was a little boy, which caused the lifelong deformity of his legs. It was extremely hard for him to face the misfortune.他在 孩童时期患了小儿麻痹症,这导致他双腿终身畸形。对他来说面对这样的 不幸是非常困难的。

3. Long hours of hot sunshine and searing winds give Australia an extremely high rate of evaporation.烈日长时间的曝晒和炙热的风使澳大利亚的蒸发率 极高。

【同义】extraordinarily(ad.特别,极其)

2809- fairly

-ad.相当;尚可;公平地

【例句】

1. The topic about whether celebrities are treated fairly by the media is an everlasting debate. I think the media can make them very well-known, but will also take away their privacy.媒体对待名人是否公平是永恒的争论,我认为 虽然媒体能让他们出名,但是也会剥夺他们的隐私。

2. Although the UK is a fairly small country, the geology and climate vary a good deal from region to region.尽管英国是个相当小的国家,但是它的地理 和气候状况却因地区不同而变化很大。

2810- frankly

-ad.真诚地,坦白地

【例句】

1. A lot of people think the environment is getting better; but frankly speaking, I don't think so.很多人认为环境变好了,但是老实说,我不这么认为。

2. Frankly speaking, Harry Potter made me fond of reading, so he is not only a character in books for me.老实说,哈利...波特使我爱上了阅读,因此他对我 来说不仅仅是书中的角色这么简单。

2811- fully

-ad.充分地,完全地,彻底地

【例句】The cost can be lowered by using the Internet and the employees could work anytime and anywhere with the Internet access. The process could also be fully automated as technology is advancing.使用互联网能够降低成本,雇 员可以随时随地用网络工作;而且,随着科技进步,这个过程能够完全自 动化。

2812- incorrectly

-ad.错误地;不适当地

【例句】The candidates will repeat themselves in order to avoid making grammatical mistakes or pronouncing incorrectly.考生为了避免犯语法错误或者发音错误,会重复自己的话。

2813- irrespective

-a.无关的;不考虑的,不顾的

【例句】

1. All hotels and resorts have the same objectives of ensuring a great time for their guests and attracting them to return again, irrespective of where the hotel is situated.所有旅馆和度假村都有一样的目标,保证他们的客人度过愉快的 时光并且再次光顾,不管旅馆建在哪里。

2. I tend to believe that I myself will determine my destiny irrespective of what my name is. 我更相信我将决定自己的命运,与我叫什么名字无关。

2814- literally

-ad.照字面地,逐字地;真的,确切地

【例句】The weather here is quite unpredictable, as one minute it is pretty sunny, and the next it is, quite literally, pouring down with rain!这里的天气真是不可预测,前一分钟还是大晴天,后一分钟就真地下起瓢泼大雨。

2815- originally

-ad.最初,起初;本来

【例句】The concert hall was built in 1930 and originally called the Nanking Theatre. It holds concerts by international music troupes regularly.这个音乐厅建于1930年,原名叫南京剧院,这里定期举办国际乐团的巡演音乐会。

2816- presume

-v.假定,推测;擅自

【例句】With the glances he was throwing at those adopted children, I would presume the reason was jealousy.从他向那些被领养的孩子投去的眼神中,我可以推测出,一切源于嫉妒。

2817- recently

-ad.最近,进来

【例句】

1. I have recently read a book about the history of South Africa.我最近读了一 本关于南非历史的书。

2. I found a bat's nest on my balcony recently, and one night I happened to see them fly across the patio under my apartment and hover in the sky.最近我发现 在我家的阳台上有一个蝙蝠窝。一天晚上,我碰巧看到蝙蝠飞过我家楼下 的露台,在空中盘旋。

3. I've been wanting to learn how to drive recently. I bet it would be hard because it is really hot these days.我最近想学开车。我肯定这将是一段非常 痛苦的时光,因为最近天气非常热。

2818- recognize

-v.认出;承认,认可

【搭配】be recognized as sth. 被认做.....

【例句】

1. We should recognize the merit of the cars, and do our best to solve the problems. If so, our life will be brighter.我们应该认识到汽车的价值,并尽力 解决这些问题。这样,我们的生活才能更加灿烂。

2. Companies should recognize that their employees are a significant part of their financial assets.公司应该承认雇员是其金融资产的重要组成部分。

2819- promptly

-ad.迅速地,立即地;敏捷地

【例句】I always start studying promptly at eight in the evening for two hours, and after a

2820- relatively

-ad.相对地,比较地

【例句】Compared to normal pigs, boars have relatively smaller heads, darker feet, straighter backs, sharper teeth and shorter tails.与普通猪相比,野猪的头更小,脚更黑,背更直,牙齿更锋利,尾巴也更短。

2821- repeatedly

-ad.反复地,再三地,屡次地

【例句】

1. My grandma always says the same thing repeatedly.我外婆总是重复说同一件事。

2. She repeatedly urged her son not to tell anyone about it.她反复地和她儿子说不要告诉任何人这件事。

2822- resemble

-v.类似,像

【例句】 With regard to how the twins are similar, well, I really have to admit that they resemble each other greatly so that I can hardly distinguish them.至于这对双胞胎有多相似,那么我必须承认,他们非常相像,我几乎区分不开。

2823- separately

-ad.分别地;分离地;个别地

【例句】 The environment of the whole globe is a unity that cannot be treated separately by each country. And it is impossible to solve the problem of the whole human society by the effort of an individual country.全球环境是一个整体,不能由各个国家来分别处理。通过单一国家的努力不可能解决这个全人类的问题。

2824- stunning

-a.极好的,令人吃惊的

【例句】Stunning as it might be, she had finished her PHD at Cornell University.令人吃惊的是,她在康奈尔大学完成了她的博士学位。

【同义】astonishing(a.令人吃惊的);amazing(a.令人惊讶的)

2825- specifically

-ad.特别地;明确地

【例句】Bat echolocation is a perceptual system where ultrasonic sounds are emitted specifically to produce echoes.蝙蝠回声系统是一个知觉系统,在系统中超声波被特别扩大用以制造回声。

2826- terrific

-a.极好的;可怕的

【例句】

1. I'm fascinated with my major partly because the teaching staff of my department are terrific.我喜欢我的专业的部分原因是我们系的老师非常好。

2. I want to be a teacher because the two long vacations offer me a terrific opportunity for reflection, writing and research.我想做老师是因为两个长假给我提供了极好的反思、写作和研究的机会。

2827- thoroughly

-ad.彻底地,完全地

【例句】Students seldom exchange their ideas thoroughly in communication. They always let the interviewer wait for their answers because they are trying to deliver a perfect answer.学生们很少在交流中完全交换自己的意见。他们总 是让考官等待他们的答案,因为他们想给出完美的答案。

2828- unexpectedly

-ad.出乎意料地,意外地

【例句】 This little bird had unexpectedly flown into a countryside park that I happened to be visiting.这只小鸟意外地飞到一座乡间公园,而我正好在那里游玩。

2829- unprecedentedly

-ad.空前地,史无前例地

【例句】Times need heroes, and heroes stand out. Franklin Roosevelt is just a hero of the time and he served four terms as the President unprecedentedly.时代需要英雄,英雄应运而生。富兰克林...罗斯福就是时代的英雄,他史无前例地连续四届 当选为总统。

2830- versus

-prep.对;与...相对;对抗

【例句】

1. I occasionally watched TV and liked to watch a program called 1 versus 100,which was a quiz show presented on Hunan TV channel.我偶尔会看电视,我 喜欢看一个叫《以一敌百》的节目,这是湖南台播出的一个猜谜节目。

2. We can easily tell the nature of the program by its name "one versus 100".The challenger needs to beat one hundred opponents in each show.我们可以通过节 目的名字"以一敌百"猜到这个节目的内容,每一期节目,挑战者都要打 败100名对手。

【同义】against(prep.与...相反;对)

2831- wholesome

-a.健全的;有益健康的

【例句】

1. People from my hometown aren't different from the inhabitants in any other large city. There are many wholesome families as well as criminal actions in society.我家乡的人和其他大城市的居民没什么不同。社会上有很多健全的 家庭,也有很多犯罪行为。

2. A person should eat wholesome food and get sufficient exercise so as to maintain physical well-being.为了维持身体健康,一个人应该吃有益健康的 食品,并经常锻炼身体。