考研英语二阅读真题词汇（二十八）
frequent
adj.频繁的；经常发生的
– There will be more frequent rounds of inspection by our security personnel.
我们的安全人员会进行几轮更加频繁的检查。
exhaust
(1) v.耗尽；用完；使筋疲力尽
– Within three days they had exhausted their supply of food.
他们在三天之内就把所有粮食吃光了。
(2) n.排气管；废气
– My car needs a new exhaust.
我的汽车需要一个新排气管。
unprecedented
adj.无先例的；空前的；前所未有的
– The situation is unprecedented in modern times.
这种情况在现代还没有出现过。
【联想】：①precede v.先于；领先 ②precedence n.优先权 ③precedent n.先例；前例 ④precedented adj.有先例的
consume
v.消耗；消费；毁掉
– The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
电力工业消耗大量的矿物燃料。
【联想】：①customer n.顾客 ②consumable n.消耗品 ③presume v.推测；假定 ④resume n.简历；履历 v.再继续；再用；恢复 ⑤costume n.服装 ⑥custom n.习俗；风俗
percentage
n.百分比；百分率
– The party’s share of the vote fell by ten percentage points.
该党的得票率下跌了十个百分点。
budget
(1) n.预算；预算金额
– The work was finished on time and within budget.
工作按时完成且未超出预算。
(2) v.为…做预算；节省开支
– The project has been budgeted at ten million francs.
该工程已制订一千万法郎的预算。
(3) adj.廉价的；花钱少的
– Cheap flights are available from budget travel agent from £240.
收费低廉的旅行社可以提供240英镑起的低价机票。
severely
adv.严重地；严厉地；严格地
– Those responsible for this crime will be severely punished.
犯下这宗罪行的人将受到严厉惩罚。
【联想】：①severe adj.极为恶劣的；十分严重的 ②serve v.提供服务 ③sincere adj.真诚的 ④sincerity n.真诚
ecology
n.生态；生态学
– Development has been guided by a concern for the ecology of the area.
该地区的发展以注重生态为指导原则。
western
adj.西方的；西洋的；西部的
– They were discussing the problems of Western society.
当时他们正在讨论西方社会的问题。
infrastructure
n.基础设施
– The infrastructure, from hotels to transport, is old and decrepit.
从宾馆到交通，所有的基础设施都已陈旧失修。
expenditure
n.开支；消费；消耗
– The budget provided for a total expenditure of £ 27 billion.
预算案规定支出总额为270亿英镑。
magnify
v.放大；扩大；夸大
– You really need a magnifying glass to appreciate all the fine detail.
确实需要放大镜才能欣赏到一切细微之处。
【联想】：①magnify=enlarge v.扩大 ②magnificent adj.宏伟的 ③magnifier n.放大镜 ④magnitude n.巨大
redirection
n.重定向；重寄
– The study on enterprise market redirection in knowledge economy time.
知识经济时代企业市场再定位研究。
concentrate
(1) v.集中；浓缩
– I decided to concentrate all my efforts on finding somewhere to live.
我决定全力以赴找个住的地方。
(2) n.浓缩液
– jams made with fruit juice concentrate.
用浓缩果汁做的果酱。
admit
v.承认；允许进入
– She stubbornly refuses to admit the truth.
她顽固地拒不承认事实。
climate
n.气候；（社会）风气；一般（社会）趋势
– They wanted to move to a warmer climate.
他们想迁移到气候较温暖的地区。
element
n.元素；要素；成分
– Customer relations is an important element of the job.
与客户的关系是这个工作的重要部分。
note
(1) n.笔记；注释；语气
– Please make a note of the dates.
请记下日期。
(2) v.注意；备注；记录
– It should be noted that dissertations submitted late will not be accepted.
应该注意的是迟交的论文将不予接受。
debate
v/n.辩论；争论
– Climate change is still very much a subject for debate.
气候变化很大程度上仍是一个争论的话题。
settle
v.定居；安顿；解决
– There is pressure on the unions to settle.
工会组织面临消除纷争的压力。
fire
(1) n.火；热情；激情
– Most animals are afraid of fire.
大多数动物怕火。
(2) v.射击；激发；解雇
– He was responsible for hiring and firing staff.
他负责招聘和解雇职员。
【联想】：under fire 遭到非议；受到攻击
simplify
v.简化
– More needs to be done to simplify the process of registering to vote.
需要进一步简化投票注册程序。
makeup
n.化妆品；组成；性格
– I’m not advising you to throw away your makeup or forget about your appearance.
我不是建议你扔掉化妆品，或者不修边幅。
