考研英语二阅读真题词汇（二）
chronicle their own doom
记录他们自己的厄运
– Newspapers like the San Francisco Chronicle were chronicling their own doom.
新闻报纸比如旧金山纪事报当时就在把自己的厄运编档入案。
【注】：①chronicle v.记录（大事） ②doom n.厄运；死亡 v.注定；判决
indicate
v.表明；说明；指示
– Our vote today indicates a change in United States policy.
我们今天的选举表明了美国政策的一种变化。
【联想】：①dictation n.听写 ②indicator n.指标；指示器
neglected
(1) adj.被忽略的；未被重视的
– Again, an important and often neglected activity.
再次强调，这是个重要且常被忽视的行为。
(2) v.忽视；不予重视
– She has neglected her studies.
她忽视了自己的学习。
crisis
n.危机；危险关头
– The crisis had a negative effect on trade.
这次危机对贸易产生了很坏的影响。
【联想】：①critic n.批评家 ②critical adj.批评的 ③criticise v.批评 ④criticism n.批评
subsidy
n.补贴；津贴；补助金
– The committee split over government subsidies.
在政府补贴的问题上，委员会出现了相互对立的意见。
charitable
adj.慈善的；体谅的；宽容的
– The business is run for profit, not as a charitable concern.
生意是为获利创办的，并非出于慈善的考虑。
【联想】：①charitably adv.慈善地；慷慨地 ②charitableness n.宽大；慈善
corporation
n.机构；公司
– The corporation lost a lot of money this year.
公司今年亏空不少。
【联想】：corporate adj.团体的；公司的
desperate
adj.绝望的；不顾一切的；极度渴望的
– He failure made him desperate.
他因失败而感到绝望。
【联想】：①despair v.绝望 ②prosperous adj.繁荣的 ③prosper v.繁荣
threaten
v.威胁；恐吓
– This is a trend which threatens the very fabric of society.
这是威胁社会基本结构的趋势。
【联想】：①threat v.恐吓；威胁 ②menace v/n.威胁；恐吓
recession
n.经济萧条；（经济）不景气；后退
– Many jobs in manufacturing were lost during the recession.
在经济衰退期，制造业有很多人失业了。
【联想】：①recede 后退；减弱 ②recess 休息 ③concession 让步 ④succession 继承
flee (fled) to
转向；转至
– Fleeing to the internet.
转向互联网上。
delivery
n.运输；传送；分娩
– He’s the postal delivery man in his village.
村里的邮件都由他传送。
【联想】：①delivery to … 送到… ②deliver v.交付；发表；陈述
distant
adj.遥远的；疏远的；冷漠的
– Astronomers have discovered a distant galaxy.
天文学家们发现了一个遥远的星系。
suburb
n.郊区；市郊
– They live way out in the suburbs.
他们住在很偏远的郊区。
subscribe
v.订阅；签署；同意
– We subscribe to all the main medical journals.
我们订阅所有主要的医学杂志。
slimmer
adj.更少的；更苗条的；纤细的
– Readers are paying more for slimmer products.
读者正在为更少的产品支付更多的费用。
have the nerve to do
有勇气/胆量做某事
– Some papers even had the nerve to refuse delivery to distant suburbs.
一些报社甚至厚着脸皮取消了偏远地区的配送业务。
prove
v.证明；证实
– These desperate measures have proved the right ones.
这些孤注一掷的举措被证明是对的。
complain
v.抱怨；投诉
– Nurses complain of being overworked and underpaid.
护士抱怨工作劳累过度而报酬过低。
【短语】：①complain to sb 向某人抱怨 ②complain to sb about sth 向某人抱怨某事
counterpart
n.职务相当的人；对应方；副本
– The Foreign Minister held talks with his Chinese counterpart.
外交部长与中国外交部长举行了会谈。
【短语】：be the counterpart of 和…一样，相当于
source
(1) n.来源；提供资料者
– What is their main source of income?
他们的主要收入来源是什么？
(2) v.寻找资源；（从…）获得
– They sourced the materials from our company.
他们的材料是从我们公司获得的。
revenue
n.收入；税收
– The company’s annual revenues rose by 30%.
公司的年收入增加了30%。
【联想】：①avenue n.街道 ②revenge n/v.复仇；报仇
dependent on
依赖于；依靠于
– The area is heavily dependent on tourism.
这个地区非常依赖旅游业。
cooperation
n.合作；协作
– Team cooperation of product development in the information era.
信息时代产品开发设计的团队协作。
proportion
n.比例；份额
– A high proportion of five-year-olds have teeth in poor condition.
五岁儿童牙齿不健康的比例高。
current
(1) adj.当前的；流通的
– It seems improbable that the current situation will continue.
当前的局势似乎不大可能继续下去。
(2) n.（水、气、电）流；趋势
– The toy soldiers turned the current of my life.
那些玩具士兵改变了我的生活趋向。
essential
(1) adj.极其重要的；根本的
– It is essential that we present a united front.
至关重要的是我们要表现得团结一致。
(2) n.必需品
– I still think that in essentials it is true today.
我仍然认为，这是真正的必需品今天。
【联想】：①essence n.本质；实质 ②inessential adj.无关紧要的
crucial
adj.至重要的；决定性的
– The allegiance of uncommitted voters will be crucial.
未表态的选民支持谁将是至关重要的。
【同义替换】：crucial = essential = critical = vital…
blame
(1) v.责备；归咎于
– I did not blame him for feeling put out.
我没有因为心烦而责备他。
(2) n.责备；责任
– I couldn’t think of letting you take the blame.
我没想到过让你承担责任。
【短语】：①be to blame 理应受到责备 ②blame sb. for sth. 因…责备… ③blame sth. on/onto sb. 把…归咎于…
bureau
n.处；局；办事处
– Contact the Tourist Information Bureau for further details
详情请洽旅游信息处。
savagely
adj.野蛮的；凶猛的
– Foreign bureaus have been savagely cut off.
海外办事处被野蛮地切断了联系。
【联想】：①savage adj.野蛮的 ②savagery n.野蛮行为；未开化
distinctive
adj.独特的；与众不同的
– She was a singer with a distinctive voice.
她是一位音色独特的歌手。
concentrated
(1) adj.密集的；全神贯注的
– Urbanization Problem about Cities and Towns Concentrated Area.
城镇密集区的乡村城市化问题探讨。
(2) v.集中；浓缩
– I can’t concentrate with all that noise going on.
吵闹声不绝于耳，我无法集中精神。
【联想】：①frustrate v.失败；使沮丧 ②concentrate v.集中；专注
thrive
v.繁荣；兴旺；茁壮成长
– Our country is thriving and prospering day by day.
祖国日益繁荣昌盛。
