考研英语二阅读真题词汇（十四）
illusory
adj.虚幻的；幻觉的
– His freedom is illusory.
他的自由是虚幻的。
social psychologist
社会心理学家
– You may turn to the social psychologist for help.
你可以向社会心理学家寻求帮助。
【联想】：①psychology n.心理学 ②physiologist n.生理学家 ③physiology n.生理学 ④philosopher n.哲学家 ⑤pathologist n.病理学家
self-rating
n.自我评价
– Our self-ratings are unrealistically high.
我们的自我评价不切实际地高。
【联想】：rate v.评价；值得 n.比率；价格
unrealistically
adv.不切实际地
– These prices are unrealistically high.
这些价格高得离谱。
【联想】：①real adj.实际的；真实的 ②realist adj.现实主义的 ③realistic adj.现实的 ④realistically adv.现实的
superiority
n.优势；优越感
– He had a well-developed sense of his own superiority.
他的个人优越感十足。
【联想】：①prior adj.优先的 ②priority n.优先 ③superior n.优势 ④advantage n.优势 ⑤disadvantage n.劣势
self-enhancing
n.自我提升
– self-enhancing strategies are ineffective.
自我提升策略是无效的。
【联想】：enhance v.提高；增强
strategy
n.策略；战略
– The use of new technology is core to our strategy.
运用新技术是我们策略的关键。
baseless
adj.无根据的；无缘无故的
– The charges against her are baseless.
对她的指控毫无根据。
amass
v.积累；积聚；收集
– He amassed a fortune from silver mining.
他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
【联想】：amass/accumulate/collect/gather/heap/pile v.积累；积聚；收集
ocean
n.大海；海洋
– Our beach house is just a couple of miles from the ocean.
我家滨海的房子离大海只有几英里。
【联想】：sea/ocean n.大海；海洋
rate
(1) n.比率；速度；价格
– His pulse rate dropped suddenly.
他的脉搏速率突然下降。
(2) v.评估；定级；值得
– The university is highly rated for its research.
这所大学因其研究工作而受到高度评价。
【短语】：at the rate of 以…速度
leadership
n.领导才能；领导地位
– Criticism is part of the price of leadership.
挨批评是当领导要付出的部分代价。
impossibility
n.不可能；不可能的事
– It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once.
同时身处两地在自然法则上是不可能的。
【联想】：impossible adj.不可能的；难以置信的
visual
adj.视力的；视觉的
– The building makes a tremendous visual impact.
这栋建筑物给人以极其深刻的视觉印象。
【联想】：impossible adj.不可能的；难以置信的
intuitive
adj.直觉的；易懂的
– He had an intuitive sense of what the reader wanted.
他能直觉地感到读者需要什么。
【联想】：①intuit v.由直觉知道 ②tuition n.指导；学费 ③intuition n.直觉 ④instinct n.直觉；本能
is believed to
被认为；据信
– She is believed to be the youngest winner in the country.
她被认为是该国最年轻的冠军。
automatic
adj.自动的；无意识的
– The printer has an automatic paper feed.
这台打印机有自动进纸装置。
【联想】：①automat n.自动机 ②automatically adv.自动地；不经思索地 ③automated adj.自动化的 ④automation n.自动化 ⑤automatize v.自动化
self-defence
n.自卫；自我保护
– He claims he acted in self-defence.
他声称自己是出于自卫。
【联想】：defence n.防御；防守
process
(1) n.过程；进程；工序
– I’m afraid getting things changed will be a slow process.
做任何改革恐怕都会是个缓慢的过程。
(2) v.处理；加工
– Most of the food we buy is processed in some way.
我们买的大部分食品都用某种方法加工过。
occur
v.发生；出现
– These changes have occurred over a long time span.
这些变化经过了很长一段时间才形成。
【联想】：①recur v.重现；再发生 ②incur v.招致；遭受 ③concur v.意见一致；同意
rapid
adj.迅速的
– It is difficult to keep up with the rapid pace of change.
跟上迅速的变化是很困难的。
apparent
adj.明显的；显然的；表面上的
– It soon became apparent that no one was going to come.
很快就很清楚，没人会来。
deliberation
n.考虑；商议；从容
– After some deliberation, she finally agreed to our request.
她考虑了一番，终于同意了我们的要求。
【联想】：①deliberate adj.故意的 v.仔细考虑 ②deliberative adj.审议的；慎重的
self-esteem
n.自尊心
– Good self-esteem is a prerequisite for a happy life
良好的自尊是幸福生活的前提。
【联想】：esteem v.尊敬；认为；估价 n.尊敬；尊重
underestimate
(1) v.低估；对…估计不足
– We underestimated the time it would take to get there.
我们低估了抵达那里所需的时间。
(2) n.低估；轻视
– Don’t underestimate the role of theory.
不要轻视理论的作用。
【联想】：overestimate v.高估
insecurity
n.不安全；不安全感
– They trade on people’s insecurity to sell them insurance.
他们利用人们的不安全感向他们推销保险。
【联想】：①secure adj.安全的 ②security n.安全 ③insecure adj.不安全的 ④insecurity n.不安全
cover up
掩盖
– She laughed to cover up her feeling of awkwardness.
她用笑声掩饰她的难堪。
【联想】：①cover for 代替 ②cover v.覆盖；掩护 n.覆盖物；封面
depression
n.抑郁；沮丧；萧条
– Gradually my depression started to lift.
我的沮丧情绪开始逐渐消失。
【联想】：①depress v.压抑；使沮丧 ②depressive adj.压抑的 ③depressant n.镇静剂 adj.抑制性的 ④repression n.抑制 ⑤impression n.印象 ⑥expression n.表情 ⑦compression n.压缩 ⑧suppression n.镇压
oversimplify
v.过于简单化
– It’s easy to oversimplify the issues involved.
很容易把涉及的问题看得太简单。
illusion
n.幻觉；错觉
– He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.
他再也分不清幻想与现实之间的区别了。
image
n.印象；形象；画像
– His public image is very different from the real person.
他在公众心目中的形象与他真实的本人截然不同。
scale
(1) n.规模；等级；刻度
– Here was corruption on a grand scale.
这里的腐败现象曾十分严重。
(2) v.改变…大小；攀登
– He has scaled the heights of his profession.
他登上了他事业的顶峰。
real
adj.真实的；真正的
– His public image is very different from the real person.
他在公众心目中的形象与他真实的本人截然不同。
correspond with
与…相一致；与…通信
– This copy does not correspond with the original.
这份副本与原件不符。
【联想】：①correspond v.回应；通信 ②corresponding adj.符合的；相应的 ③correspondence n.通讯联系 ④correspondent n.通讯者 ⑤correspond to/with 与…一致；相当于
viscerally
adv.本能地；发自内心地
– We viscerally run away from danger.
我们会本能地逃离危险。
【联想】：①visceral adj.出自内心的；内脏的 ②viscera n.内脏（复数） ③instinct n.本能
closest
adj.最接近的
– The closest relative is the African wild cat which still lives in Africa today.
与它们最接近的近亲是非洲野猫,它们现在仍然生活在非洲。
【联想】：closet n.衣柜
instinctively
adv.本能地；下意识地
– I found myself smiling back instinctively when our eyes met.
我发现当我们的目光相遇时，我本能地还以微笑。
【联想】：①instinct n.本能；直觉 ②instinctive adj.本能的；直觉的
occasionally
adv.偶尔；有时
– We occasionally meet for a drink after work.
我们下班后偶尔相聚小酌。
【联想】：①occasion n.特殊场合；时机 v.导致；使发生 ②occasional adj.偶然的；临时的 ③now and then 有时；偶尔 ④once in a way 有时
aggressively
adv.侵略地；挑衅地；有闯劲地
– ‘What do you want?’ he demanded aggressively.
“你要怎么样？”他挑衅地问道。
【联想】：①aggressive adj.攻击性的；有进取心的 ②aggression n.攻击；侵犯 ③aggress v.攻击；侵犯
make sense
讲得通；有意义；言之有理
– Provided you didn’t try to make sense of it, it sounded beautiful.
只要不非得弄懂它的意思，它听上去还是很美的。
photograph
(1) n.照片；相片
– I spent the day taking photographs of the city.
我花了一天时间拍摄这座城市的照片。
(2) v.照相；拍照
– They were photographed playing with their children.
他们跟孩子一起嬉戏的情景被拍成了照片。
【联想】：①photo n.照片 ②graph n.图表 ③photographer n.摄影师 ④photography v.摄影
on one level
在一方面上；在某种程度上
– On one level, they don’t even recognise the person in the picture as themselves.
在某种程度上，他们甚至没有意识到照片中的人是自己。
【联想】：①on one level 在某种程度上；公平的；诚实的 ②on one level … on another level 一方面…另一方面
recognise
v.认出；意识到；承认
– Don’t be surprised if I pretend not to recognise you.
要是我假装不认识你，你别觉得奇怪。
【联想】：①cognize v.认识；知道 ②recognise = recognize v.认出；识别；承认
paradise
n.天堂
– The area is a birdwatcher’s paradise.
这一地区是鸟类观察者的乐园。
present
(1) n.目前；礼物
– You’ve got to forget the past and start living in the present.
你必须忘掉过去，开始现在的生活。
(2) adj.在场的；目前的
– We do not have any more information at the present time .
目前我们没有进一步的消息。
(3) v.呈现；提出
– The committee will present its final report to Parliament in June.
委员会将于六月向议会提交最后的报告。
【联想】：①for the/at present 目前；现在 ②be present at 出席… ③present sth. to sb./present sb. with sth. 赠送
dishonest
adj.不诚实的；不正直的
– Elderly people are easy prey for dishonest salesmen.
老年人容易上狡诈推销员的当。
profile
n.侧面像；轮廓；概述
– We first build up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements.
首先，我们建立起我们的客户及其需求的详细资料。
【联想】：profit n.利润
define
v.下定义；限定
– It is difficult to define what makes him so popular.
很难解释清楚什么原因使他如此走红。
【联想】：①fine v.限制；罚款 ②infinite adj.无限的 ③definite adj.明确的 ④A be defined as B A被定义为B
traditional
adj.传统的
– Prevention also plays a central role in traditional medicine.
预防在传统医学中也起着主导作用。
【联想】：①traditionalist n.传统主义者 ②traditionally adv.传统上；习惯上 ③tradition n.惯例；传统 ④traditionalism 传统主义
intellectual
(1) adj.智力的；明智的；有才智的
– She’s very intellectual.
她很聪慧。
(2) n.知识分子
– Some Americans see Oxford as an intellectual Disneyland.
一些美国人把牛津视为知识分子的乐园。
【联想】：①intellect n.智慧 ②intelligent adj.聪明的 ③intelligence n.智力
pursuit
n.追求；追踪；消遣
– The pursuit of money ruled his life.
对金钱的追求支配着他的生活。
【联想】：pursue v.追赶；追求
withhold
v.拒绝给予；保留；隐瞒
– The writer’s name was withheld by request.
按照作者的要求，其姓名不予公布。
【联想】：①withdraw v.撤退 ②withstand v.承受；反抗
unflattering
adj.不恭维的；贬损的；有损形象的
– He depicted the town’s respectable families in an unflattering light.
他在描述镇上体面人家时满是贬抑之词。
【联想】：①flatter v.奉承；讨好 adj.水平的；平躺的 ②flattering adj.使人更漂亮的；阿谀奉承的 ③flat n.公寓 adj.平坦的
side
n.边；旁边；面
– I’ll take care of that side of things.
事情的那方面由我来处理。
【联想】：①outside 外面 ②inside 里面
cream
n.护肤霜；奶油；乳脂
– Put on some cream to stop your nose from peeling.
抹点乳霜，以免你的鼻子再脱皮。
【联想】：①steam 蒸汽 ②scream 尖叫
wit
n.机智（的人）；风趣（的人）；智慧
– It should not be beyond the wit of man to resolve this dispute.
解决这一纠纷应当是人力所能及的事。
style
n.风格；样式；方式
– This design came to be known as the Oriental style.
这种设计后来被称为东方风格。
beauty
n.美；美丽；美的事物
– We may talk of beautiful things but beauty itself is abstract.
我们尽可谈论美的事物，但美本身却是抽象的。
【联想】：①beautiful adj.美丽的 ②beauteous adj.美丽的；美妙的 ③beautify v.美化；使变美
