考研真题常考熟词僻义
核心词 | 通常含义 | 常考僻义 | 例句 |
mean /miːn/ | v. 意味着 | adj. 小气的 | lengthy periods of economic stagnation or decline have almost always left society more mean-spirited |
cap /kæp/ | n. 帽子 | n. 限制 | The H-2A visa has no numerical cap, unlike the H-2B visa for non-agricultural work, which is limited to 66,000 annually. |
The communities minister, Don Foster, has hinted that George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, may introduce more flexibility to the current cap on the amount that local authorities can borrow against their housing stock debt. | |||
authority [ɔ:'θɔriti] | n.权威，威信 | n.政府 | local authorities当地政府 |
line [lain] | n.线 | v.排队 | people lined the streets 人们在街上排队 |
crash [kræʃ] | n.撞击，坠毁 | v.暴跌；减少 | The crash was a major reason the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) decided to formally list the bird as threatened. |
steep [sti:p] | a.陡峭的 | a.急剧的 | the steep increase in airline travel |
screen/skriːn/ | n.屏幕，屏风 | v.鉴别，筛选 | Screen Statistics in Papers |
job screener | n.面试官 | ||
sticker ['stikә(r)] | n.黏贴物 | n.价签 | one big reason is sticker shock |
sovereign ['sɔvrin] | n.君主 | a.独立自主的 | once a sovereign nation. |
community [kә'mju:niti] | n.社区，团体 | n.界 | The astronomy community |
shed [ʃed] | n.棚；分水岭 | v.流出 | to shed tears |
shed light on | 照亮 | ||
round | a.圆形的 | ||
rounded ['raundid] | a.周到的 | a more rounded assessment | |
measure ['meʒә] | v.测量 | n.措施 | The French measures |
hit [hit] | v.打，击 n.击中 | v.到达 | As many people hit middle age |
rule [ru:l] | n.规则 | v.裁决 | In a rare unanimous ruling |
host [hәust] | n.主人 | v.主办 | hosting an event |
a host of | 大量 | a host of example | |
sound [saund] | n.声音 | a.合理的 | court’s ruling is legally sound |
play favorite | 偏向，偏心 | not be allowed to play favorites | |
integrity [in'teɡriti] | n.完整 | n.正直 | unsettling dearth of integrity across so many of our institution |
fan [fæn] | n.扇子 | v.煽动，激起 | can fan public perceptions of corruption |
fuel [fjuәl] | n.燃料 | v.助燃 | fuel the efficiency mind-set |
runway ['rʌnwei] | n.跑道 | n.T台 | to employ ultra-thin models on runways |
faintly ['feintli] | a.虚弱的 | 勉强的 | as faint praise |
index ['indeks] | n.索引 | n.指数 | a government-defined index of body mass |
mass [mæs] | n.群众，大量 | n.质量 | |
industry ['indәstri] | n.工业 | n.行业 | The fashion industry |
state [steit] | n.国家 | n.状态 v.陈述 | Danish Fashion Ethical Charter clearly states |
run [rʌn] | v.跑 | v.运营 | Yankee nuclear power plant running |
address [ә'dres] | n.地址 | v.处理，解决 | to address our urgent housing need |
country ['kʌntri] | n.国家 | n.乡村 | |
coach [kәutʃ] | n.教练 | v.训练 | coach lawyers on the shifting landscape |
train [trein] | n.火车 | v.培训 | do not need the extra training |
belt [belt] | n.带子 | n.地带 | national parks and green belts |
sense [sens] | n.感觉 | v.嗅到 | Only Ukip, sensing its chance |
side [said] | n.侧面 | v.支持 | has sided with those pleading |
back [bæk] | n.后背 | v.支持 | reluctance to back it |
concrete [kәn'kri:t] | n.混凝土 | v.浇灌混凝 土，建造 | The idea that “housing crisis” equals “concreted meadows” |
favor ['feivә] | n.帮助 | v.喜欢 | the product they favor |
spectrum ['spektrәm] | n.光谱 | n.范围 | unite left and right of the political spectrum |
engage [in'ɡeidʒ] | v.订婚；使从事 | v.联和 | promote maximal engagement |
cause [kɔ:z] | n.原因 | n.事业 | the cause of world peace |
account [ә'kaunt] | n.账目 | v.报账，解释 | What might account for this strange phenomenon |
substantial [sәb'stænʃ(ә)l] | a.本质的 | a.大量的 | there are advantages to avoiding substantial height |
ditch [ditʃ] | n.沟渠 | v.抛弃 | there’s plenty of incentive to ditch print |
dwarf [dwɔ:f] | n.侏儒 | v.使显得矮小 | print ad. sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts |
overhead [әʋvә'hed] | adv.在头上 | n.日常开支 | Overhead may be high and circulation lower |
circulation [sә:kjʋ'leiʃ(ә)n] | n.循环 | n.发行量 | increase Science’s circulation |
charge [tʃɑ:dʒ] | v.充电 | v.指控，控告 | Rebekah Brooks, innocent of the same charge |
in charge | 负责 | were in charge at the Times | |
check [tʃek] | v.检查 | v.限制；遏制 | Justices intended to check the power of the Administration. |
embody [im'bɔdi] | v.使具体 | v.表现，包含 | and “embody” a spirit of national unity |
owe [әʋ] | v.欠 | v.归功于 | owing to their undoubted and respectable status |
lame [leim] | a.跛脚的 | a.站不住脚的 | California’s lame argument |
board [bɔ:d] | n.木板 | n.董事会，委员会，老板 | talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Group |
model ['mɔdl] | n.模型 | v.塑造 | want to model their approach after Science |
fashion ['fæʃәn] | n.时尚；样子 | v.制造 | to fashion state policies |
shape [ʃeip] | n.形状 | v.制造 | reshape our social fabric |
frame [freim] | n.方框，框架 | v.制造，陷害 | the dearth of moral purpose frames not only the fact |
scale [skeil] | n.刻度，等级 | n.等级，规模 | the need for large-scale public grants |
an industrial scale | 整个行业的 | ||
pronounce [prә'naʋns] | v.发音 | v.宣布 | this strange phenomenon to be even more pronounced |
point [pɔint] | n.点 | v.指出 a.关键的 | to be the point person for phone hacking |
respect [ris'pekt] | v.尊敬，尊重 | n.方面 | In many respects |
term [tә:m] | n.学期；期限 | n.术语，条款 | come to terms with |
executive [iɡ'zekjutiv] | a.执行的 | n.高管， 总经理 | Executives were violently agitated |
margin ['mɑ:dʒin] | n.页边空白 | n.边缘，幅度 | Words degraded to the margin |
betray [bi'trei] | v.背叛，出卖 | v.揭露 | to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity |
scheme [ski:m] | n.计谋，谋划 | n.策划 | introduced the “upfront work search” scheme |
apparent [ә'pærәnt] | a.明显的 | a.表面的 | More apparent reasonableness followed |
ground [ɡraʋnd] | n.地，地面 | n.理由 | have more grounds for complaint |
pile [pail] | n.堆 | v.堆进，挤进 | more students to pile into law schools |
filer | n.文件装订员 | nuisance-lawsuit filer | |
bar [bɑ:] | n.小木棒，酒吧 | n.律师 | the American Bar Association |
body ['bɔdi] | n.身体 | n.人 | but the state-level bodies that govern the profession |
share [ʃєә] | v.分享 | n.股份 | non-lawyers may not own any share of a law firm |
shareholder ['ʃeәhәʋldә(r)] | n.股东 | in response to shareholder pressure | |
stake [steik] | n.桩子；赌金 | n.股份 | trying to stake out exclusive rights |
stakeholder | n. | 股东 | |
feature ['fi:tʃә] | n.相貌特征，特色 | v.特写，特别报道 | As a News Feature article in Nature discusses |
buy [bai] | v.买 | v.相信，买账 | think it’s nonsense at the same time that you buy into it |
embrace [im'breis] | v.拥抱 | v.相信 | Marketers have embraced the two-step flow |
class [klɑ:s] | n.班级 | n.阶级 | You cannot buy class |
myth [miθ] | n.神话 | n.谬论 | They perpetuate the myth of the lone genius. |
scatter ['skætә] | v.散开 | 分散， 各种各样 | The goals of the prize-givers seem as scattered as the criticism |
nature ['neitʃә(r)] | n.自然 | n.本性，本质 | the collaborative nature of modern research |
release [ri'li:s] | v.释放 | v.发表 | a just released report |
liberal ['libәrәl] | a.自由的 | a.通用的 | The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education |
goods [ɡudz] | n. | 商品，货品 | |
for good | end the print edition for good | ||
figure ['fiɡә] | n.体型，身材 | n.数字，身份 v.想出，造出 | a non-controversial but respected public figure |
identify[ai'dentifai] | v.辨认；使相同 | v.确定 | identify actions that could be taken by |
affair [ә'feә(r)] | n.绯闻，风流事 | n.事务 | international affairs |
wear [wiә] | v.穿戴 | v.炫耀 | wore their learning lightly |
wear and tear | 耗损 | ||
department | n.部，系，分支 | department store | |
odd [ɔd] | a.零头的， 奇数的 | a.奇怪的 | |
odds | n.几率 | as the odds of having a weak elderly parent | |
at odds | 不一致，争吵 | at odds with world described in Overdressed | |
label ['leibl] | n.标签 | n.品牌 | mass-market labels such as Zara |
brand new | 全新的 | being thrown into a brand new environment | |
in volumes | 大量 | it must rely on low-wage, overseas labor, order in volumes | |
note [nәut] | n.笔记 | v.指出 | He notes that each individual has many ancestors |
curb [kә:b] | n.路缘 | v.限制 | made efforts to curb their impact on |
fine ['fi:nei] | a.好的 | v.罚款 a.精细的 | results in fines that generally are 40% lower |
fine-grained | a.精细的 | such fine-grained information | |
crack [kræk] | n.裂缝 | get cracking on responding to | |
perspective [pә'spektiv] | a.透视的 n.透视图 | in perspective关系正确地 | it may put your own problems in perspective |
row [rau] | n.行，排 | n.争吵 | On May 31st Microsoft Set off the row |
stick | n.小棍 | v.黏贴 | it’s safer to stick to the traditional rules. |
count [kaʋnt] | v.数 | v.指望 n.点 | count on hard work and fair play |
appreciation [әpri:ʃi'eiʃ(ә)n] | n.欣赏，感激 | n.认识 | gained a deeper appreciation of |
survive [sә'vaiv] | v.幸存于 | v.生存 | |
contest [kәn'test] | v.比赛，争夺 | ||
contested | a.有争议的 | three of the four contested provisions | |
provision [prә'viʒәn] | n.供应 | n.条款 | |
act [ækt] | v.行动 | n.法案 | the alien and Sedition Acts |
administration [әdmini'streiʃ(ә)n] | n.管理 | n.政府 | The administration was in essence asserting |
essence ['esns] | n.本质，实质 | n. | |
in essence | 实际上 | ||
justice ['dʒʌstis] | n.公正 | n.法官 | Justice Anthony Kennedy |
contend [kәn'tend] | v.争论，竞争 | v.认为 | Tina Rosenberg contends that |
rage [reidʒ] | n.愤怒 | v.一时流行 | also the latest rage among passionate genealogists |
late /leɪt/ | adj. 迟到的 | adj. 已故的 | Steve Ross is no longer alive. |
fat /fæt/ | adj. 肥胖的 | adj. 丰厚的 | Everybody loves a fat pay rise. |
campaign [kæm'pein] | n.竞选 | n.大型运动，战役 | many public-health campaigns |
take a page from | 学一招 | ought to take a page from advertisers | |
glare [ɡlєә] | v.发强光 | v.明显 | The most glaring flaw of the |
pair [pєә] | n.一双，一对 | v.配对 | pairing them with better-behaved classmates |
work [wә:k] | n.工作 | v.起作用 | The tactic never really works |
plant [plɑ:nt] | n.植物 | n.工厂 | nuclear power plant running |
subject | n.主体，主题 | v.受制于 | subject to Vermont legislature’s approval |
a string of | 一系列 | A string of accidents | |
question | n.问题 | n.质疑 | The question of GDP and its usefulness |
beside the point | 没有意义 | that debate would be beside the point | |
context ['kɔntekst] | n.上下文 | n.背景 | but we cannot escape the context of our unique life experience |
mine [main] | n.我的 | n.矿山 v.采矿 | newly staked mining claims |
reason ['ri:zn] | n.理由 | v.推理 | We reason together, |
union ['ju:njәn] | n.联合 | n.工会 | If the trade unionist Jimmy Hoffa |
trade | n.贸易 | n.行业 | has long been associated with trade unionism |
bright [brait] | a.明亮的 | a.聪明 | they are mostly bright and well-educated |
tie [tai] | n.领带 | n.纽带关系 | Some of their ties go back |
owe [әʋ] | v.欠 | v.归功于， 因为 | owing to their undoubted and respectable status. |
patrol [pә'trәul] | v.巡逻 | v.监督 | |
modest ['mɔdist] | a.谦虚的 | a.中等的，适度的 | |
merit ['merit] | n.价值，优点 | n.美德 | |
merit pay | 绩效奖金 | ||
wake [weik] | v.唤醒 | n.尾迹 | in the wake of |
weather ['weðә] | n.天气 | v.度过艰难 | help families weather bad times |
climate ['klaimit] | n.气候 | n.社会思潮 | |
air [єә] | n.空气 | n.气质 | |
faint [feint] | v.晕倒 | a.虚弱的，勉强的 | |
composition [kɔmpә'ziʃ(ә)n] | n.作文 | n.作曲，组成 | |
boot up | 启动 | boot up your computer | |
devote [di'vәʋt] | v.献身，奉献 | devoted concertgoer | |
note [nәut] | n.笔记本 | v.指出，解释 | |
noted ['nәʋtid] | a.著名的 | has been widely noted | |
excuse [ik'skju:s] | v.原谅 | n.借口 | cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses |
apply /əˈplaɪ/ | v. 涂抹 | v. 应用 申请 | These habits have helped companies earn billions of dollars when customers eat snacks, apply lotions |
name [neim] | n.名字 | v.提名 | which named him CEO |
cloud [klaud] | n.云 | v.抹黑 | letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations |
sitting ['sitiŋ] | a.在位的 | to look at sitting CEOs first | |
commercial [kә'mә:ʃәl] | a.商业的 | n.广告 | television commercials and print advertisements |
play [plei] | v.玩 | n.剧本 v.扮演 | still play a major role |
traffic ['træfik] | a.交通的 | n.流量， 访问量 | media whose traffic is so strong |
voice [vɔis] | n.声音 | v.表达 | will voice their opinions in quicker |
vocal | a.声音的 | a.有影响力的 | A small but vocal group |
orchestrate ['ɔ:kistreit] | v.编曲 | v.策划安排 | a quick and well-orchestrated social-media response campaign |
dampen ['dæmpәn] | v.使潮湿 | v.使沮丧 | the very things that in the moment dampen our moods |
fair [fєә] | a.公平的 | n.博览会，游乐场 a.美丽的 | |
dumb [dʌm] | a.哑的 | a.愚蠢的 | many people are dumb enough to want children just because |
cover ['kʌvә] | v.覆盖 | v.支付；报道 | seriousness of their arts coverage |
tempt [tempt] | v.诱惑 | be tempted to忍不住，不禁 | You might even be tempted to assume that |
move [mu:v] | v.运动 | n.法案，决议 | In a move that has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz |
pool [pu:l] | n.泳池 | n.资金池 | approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets |
stake | n.桩子 | v.用桩标出 | trying to stake out exclusive rights |
arm [ɑ:m] | n.武器 | v.武装 | some Wall Street investment films armed themselves with patents |
hedge [hedʒ] | n.树篱 | v.阻挡，规避 | patent on a method for hedging risk |
argue ['ɑ:ɡju:] | v.争论 | v.认为 | Malcolm Aladuell argues that social epidemics are |
influential [inflʋ'enʃ(ә)l] | a.有影响力的 | n.有影响力的人 | has little to do with the initial influential |
stem from | 源自 | Marriage breakup stems from sex inequalities | |
tell /tel/ | v. 告诉 | 显现 | The discomfort is beginning to tell. |
calling /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ | n. 打电话 | n. 事业 | These man believe in journalism as a calling |
game /ɡeɪm/ | n. 游戏 | n. 猎物 | The large, slow-growing animals were easy games. |
cascade [kæs'keid] | n.瀑布 | n.变化 | for example the cascade of change won’t propagate very far |
dynamics [dai'næmiks] | n.动力学 | n.动力 | the power of group dynamics to help individuals |
momentum [mәʋ'mentәm] | n.动量 | n.动力 | The world art market had already been losing momentum for a while |
fetch [fetʃ] | v.去取 | v.售得 | the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch |
compromise ['kɔmprәmaiz] | v.妥协 | n.损害 | essential to the proper functioning of capital markets, is being compromised |
bruising | a.擦伤的 | a.引起摩擦的 | After a bruising encounter with Congress |
model ['mɔdl] | n.模型 | v.塑造； 模仿 | want to model their approach after Science |
remodel [ri:'mɔd(ә)l] | v.改造 | remodel the way of thinking | |
fold [fәuld] | v.折叠 | v.增加 | but the pressure to fold when |
book | n.书 | n.票面 | But bank's shares trade below their book value |
answer for | 解释，呼应，负责 | ||
balance ['bælәns] | n.平衡 | v.余额 | a bank balance |
beam [bi:m] | n.横梁；光束 | v.面露喜色 | a beaming girl |
code [kәud] | n.密码 | n.规则 | a rigid moral code |
column ['kɔlәm] | n.罗马柱 | n.专栏 | featured a column called “Ask Marilyn.” |
establishment [i'stæbliʃmәnt] | n.建立 | n.公司，机构 | |
finance[fai'næns] | n.财政，金融 | v.提供资金 | The government will finance the building of |
foreign ['fɔrәn] | a.外国的 | a.无关的 | Unkindness is foreign to his nature. |
oblige [ә'blaidʒ] | v.强迫 | v.施恩惠 | Please oblige me by closing the door. |
package ['pækidʒ] | n.包裹 | n.一揽子 | The government has announced a package of measures |
promise ['prɔmis] | v.承诺 | n.有希望的 | the most promising players |
province ['prɔvins] | n.省 | n.领域 | the province of science |
reach [ri:tʃ] | v.达到 | n.距离 | within reach of the shops |
reserved [ri'zә:vd] | a.预订的 | a.有保留的 | reserved consent |
school [sku:l] | n.学校 | n.学派 | the Dutch school of painting |
second ['sekәnd] | a.第二的 | v.支持，跟随 | |
spell [spel] | v.拼写 | n.一段时间 | a long spell of dry weather |
pattern ['pætәn] | n.图案，模型 | v.模仿 | A change in the pattern of his breathing |
anchor ['æŋkә] | n.锚 | n.主持人 | a news anchor at CCTV. |
dramatic [drә'mætik] | a.戏剧性的 | a.大的，引人注目的 | fell dramatically from 2007 to 2008 |
suit [sju:t] | v.适合 | n.法律诉讼 | nuisance-lawsuit |
obscure [әb'skjuә] | a.模糊的 | a.不出名的 | The origin of the custom is obscure |
v. 掩盖 | The trend in sports, though, maybe obscuring an unrecognized reality: Americans have generally stopped growing. | ||
roll [rәul] | n.卷 | n.名单 | call the roll |
raise [reiz] | v.举起 | v.饲养 | These families may raise children as their chief occupation |
rest [rest] | v.休止 | 依赖 | Our hopes rest with you. |
pedestrian [pi'destriәn] | n.步行者 | a.呆板的 | He was rather a pedestrian student |
sack [sæk] | n.大麻袋 | v.解雇 | I'll get the sack if |
packed ['pækit] | a. | 塞满，挤满 | computer-science classes are packed to the brim |
coin [kɔin] | n.硬币 | v.制造 | Do not coin terms that are intelligible to nobody. |
scope [skәʋp] | n.视野 | n.范围 | to widen the organization's scope of activity. |
sentence['sentәns] | n.句子 | v.宣判 | A military court sentenced him to death |
strike [straik] | n.罢工 | v.打击 | have struck at least some Times readers |
tap [tæp] | n.盖子；水龙头 | v.开发 | man is able to tap such resources as oil and metals |
venture ['ventʃә] | n.冒险 | n.企业 | This is a commercial venture. |
wage [weidʒ] | n.薪水 | v.进行 | The North waged war on the South. |
weigh [wei] | n.重量 | v.看重 | She weighed the ideas in her mind. |
outweigh [aʋt'wei] | v.胜过 | financial risks tend to outweigh political risks. | |
wing [wiŋ] | n.翅膀 | n.侧厅 | the west wing of the building |
business ['biznis] | n.商业 | n.事务 | all the daily business has been promptly dealt with |
chip [tʃip] | n.薯片 | n.芯片 | A new chip has been successfully trial-produced. |
consequence ['kɔnsikwәns] | n.结果 | n.意义 | Is it of any consequence to you? |
cushion ['kuʃәn] | n.软垫 | v.缓冲 | Nothing can cushion the blow. |
pad [pæd] | n.平板 | v.拉长 | to pad out one's speech |
digest ['didʒest] | v.消化 | n.文摘 v.摘要 | I read only this digest of the novel. |
film [film] | n.电影 | n.薄膜 | a film of oil on water |
duty ['dju:ti; 'du:ti] | n.职责 | n.税 | Import duties still average 30% |
impose [im'pәuz] | v.强加 | v.征税 | New duties were imposed on wines and spirits. |
drug [drʌɡ] | n.药 | n.毒品 | She was sure Leo was taking drugs |
immune [i'mju:n] | a.免疫的 | a.豁免的 | defendants are immune from trial by their peers |
invite ['invait] | v.邀请 | v.吸引 | |
literally ['litәrәli] | adv.字面上 | adv.真实地 | The views are literally breath-taking. |
live [laiv] | v.生活 | a.现场直播的 | It wasn't a recorded show; it was live. |
philosophy [fi'lɔsәfi] | n.哲学 | n.世界观 | there was a very basic similarity in our philosophy |
parallel ['pærәlel] | n.平行线 | a.相似的 | her daily life parallels mine. |
practice ['præktis] | n.实践 | n.惯例 | according to the international practice |
royalty ['rɔiәlti] | n.皇室 | n.版税 | should I send you your royalty payment? |
command[kә'mɑ:nd] | v.命令 | v.掌握 | She has a good command of the French language |
demand [di'mɑ:nd] | v.要求 | n.需求 | because of the big drop in demand |
pick pace | 加快步伐 | Expect the Chinese space programme to pick up pace going forward. | |
even ['i:vәn] | adv.甚至 | a.平均 | time can be evenly split for reading and business |
jump [dʒʌmp] | v.跳 | v./n.增长 | There was a big jump in the number |
extraction [ik'strækʃ(ә)n] | n.抽出，拔出 | n.血统 | an American of Russian extraction |
performance [pә'fɔ:mәns] | n.表演 | n.成绩，性能 | When there is rapid improvement in the price and performance of technology |
rosy ['rәʋzi] | a.玫瑰色的 | 美好的充满希望的 | To be sure, the future is not all rosy 当然，未来并非尽善尽美 |
