考研英语二阅读真题词汇（二十五）
community
n.社区；团体；群落
– The school has established a successful relationship with the local community.
这所学校与当地社区建立了良好的关系。
inspire
v.鼓舞；启迪；促成
– She has inspired a whole generation of fashion school graduates.
她激励了整整一届时装学校的毕业生。
event
n.事件；大事；比赛项目
– The event is bound to attract wide press coverage.
这个事件一定会在各报刊广泛报道。
【联想】：accident/incident/event/thing/issue/affair
abroad
adv.在国外；出国
– I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。
【联想】：①broad adj.宽广的；广阔的 ②board n.木板；董事会 v.上船 ③aboard adv/prep.在（飞机等）上 ④overseas adj.海外的；国外的 ⑤domestic adj.国内的；家庭的
boost
(1) v.使增长；提高；促进
– The movie helped boost her screen career.
那部电影有助于她的银幕生涯的发展。
(2) n.提高；增加；帮助
– Winning the competition was a wonderful boost for her morale.
赢得了那场比赛使她士气大振。
【联想】：①boom n.繁荣 v.使繁荣 ②boast v.自夸 ③boot n.靴 v.穿；踢 ④booth n.货摊；公用电话亭
document
(1) n.文件；公文；文献
– Copies of the relevant documents must be filed at court.
有关文件副本必须送交法院备案。
(2) v.记录；为…提供证明
– Causes of the disease have been well documented.
这种疾病的起因已有完备的记载。
pledge
(1) n.誓言；保证；抵押物
– Management has given a pledge that there will be no job losses this year.
资方保证今年不会削减工作职位。
(2) v.发誓；保证；典当
– The government pledged their support for the plan.
政府保证支持这项计划。
legacy
n.遗产；遗赠
– Future generations will be left with a legacy of pollution and destruction.
留给子孙后代的将是环境的污染与破坏。
nation
n.国家；名族
– The article captured the mood of the nation.
这篇文章把国民的情绪把得很准。
【联想】：①national adj.国家的 ②international adj.国际的 ③native adj.本国的；土著的
couch
(1) n.沙发；卧榻；长椅
– We were sitting on the couch in the living room watching TV.
我们就坐在客厅的沙发上看电视。
(2) v.表达；措辞
– This decision is couched in this forms.
该决议以这种形式表达。
【联想】：coach n.教练
lever
(1) n.操纵杆；杠杆
– The threat of sanctions is our most powerful lever for peace.
实施制裁的威胁是我们争取和平最有力的施压手段。
(2) v.撬动
– They managed to lever the door open.
他们设法撬开了门。
【联想】：level n.水平；等级 adj.同高的
talent
n.才能；天才
– The company is crying out for fresh new talent.
公司急需具有最新理念的人才。
elitism
n.精英统治；精英主义
– It became difficult to promote excellence without being accused of elitism.
提倡追求杰出难免被指责为宣扬精英论。
【联想】：elite n.精英；上层人士
competition
n.竞争；比赛
– We are in competition with four other companies for the contract.
我们在与其他四家公司竞争这项合同。
【联想】：①compete v.竞争 ②competent adj.有能力的 ③contend v.竞争；斗争 ④contention n.争论；论点
emphasize
v.强调；着重
– It should be emphasized that this is only one possible explanation.
应该强调的是，这只是一种可能的解释。
trial
(1) n.审判；试验；考验
– New evidence showed the police lied at the trial.
新的证据表明警方在审讯时撒了谎。
(2) v.测试
– The drug must first be tested in clinical trials to see if it works on other cancers.
这种药物必须首先经过临床测试，看它是否适用于其他癌症。
【联想】：①trail v.跟踪 n.小径；踪迹 ②tail n.尾巴 v.尾随 ③trait n.特点；特性
contrast
n/v.对比；对立
– There is an obvious contrast between the cultures of East and West.
东西方文化之间存在着明显的差异。
【联想】：①contract n.合同 v.收缩 ②subtract v.减去；扣除
athlete
n.运动员；田径运动员
– He is the greatest athlete this country has ever produced.
他是这个国家培养的最了不起的运动员。
with regard to
关于
– He’s crossed the Rubicon with regard to the use of military force as an option.
他已经下定决心使用武力。
supervise
v.监督；管理；指导
– The UN pledged to help supervise the clearance of mines.
联合国承诺协助监督扫雷工作。
association
n.协会；联系；联想
– The association was formed to represent the interests of women artists.
成立这个协会是为了维护女性艺术家的利益。
facility
n.设施；特定场所；资质
– The extra money will give us the scope to improve our facilities.
有了这笔额外资金，我们就能把设备加以改进了。
condition
(1) n.状态；条件；环境
– This change has been timed under laboratory conditions.
在实验室条件下测得了这一变化所需的时间。
(2) v.使适应；影响；保养
– We are all conditioned by early impressions and experiences.
我们都受到早年印象和经历的影响。
