考研英语二阅读真题词汇（二十一）
exposure
n.接触；暴露；揭露
– Exposure to lead is known to damage the brains of young children.
众所周知，接触铅对幼儿的大脑有害。
remodel
v.重塑；改建；改造
– The house was remodelled by its present owner.
现在的房主改建了这座房子。
formulate
v.制定；规划；确切表达
– She has lots of good ideas, but she has difficulty formulating them.
她有很多好的想法，但就是不善于表达。
hypothesis
n.假设；假说
– Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats.
现在将开始在老鼠身上做实验以验证该假设。
【联想】：①hypotheses n.假设；假说（hypothesis的复数） ②hypocrisy n.虚伪；伪善 ③hypothetical adj.假设的；爱猜测的 ④hypocritical adj.虚伪的
artwork
n.艺术品；美术品
– The museum contains 6,000 contemporary and modern artworks.
博物馆收藏了6,000件近现代艺术作品。
beneficial
adj.有益的；有用的
– The museum contains 6,000 contemporary and modern artworks.
博物馆收藏了6,000件近现代艺术作品。
【联想】：①benefit n.利益；救济金 v.受益；有益于 ②beneficially adv.收益地；获利地 ③beneficiary n.受益人 ④benefactor n.施惠者；恩人
confuse
v.迷惑；混淆
– They confused me with conflicting accounts of what happened.
他们对发生的事所作的陈述自相矛盾，使我迷惑不解。
【联想】：①refuse v.拒绝 ②infuse v.注入 ③diffuse v/adj.弥漫 ④defuse v.拆除；缓解 ⑤transfuse v.输血 ⑥confess v.忏悔
endless
adj.无穷的；无尽的
– We don’t have an endless supply of money, you know.
你要知道，我们没有取之不尽的资金供给。
transform
v.转变；改造
– It was an event that would transform my life.
那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。
deliver
v.交付；递送；发表
– Leaflets have been delivered to every household.
传单已发送到每家每户。
curriculum
n.课程
– The subjects of the curriculum form a coherent whole.
课程中的科目构成了一个连贯的整体。
gear
(1) n.齿轮；排挡；用具
– On hills, he must use low gears.
在山上,他必须挂低速挡。
(2) v.（使）适合；换挡；调整
– Colleges are not always geared to the needs of mature students.
大学有时满足不了成人学生的需求。
upgrade
v/n.提升；提高；改进
– He was upgraded to security guard.
他被擢升为保安。
organize
v.组织；安排
– He was upgraded to security guard.
他被擢升为保安。
【联想】：①organizational adj.组织的；安排的 ②organismal adj.生物的；有机体的 ③organically adv.有机地；有组织地 ④organ n.机构
consultant
v.顾问
– He is currently engaged as a consultant.
他现在受雇为顾问。
【联想】：①consult v.咨询 ②council n.委员会 ③reconcile v.使和解 ④counsel v.建议
army
n.军队；大批；大群
– There’s enough here to feed an army.
这儿的东西足以养活一支军队。
【联想】：①troops n.军队；士兵 ②navy n.海军 ③air force n.空军 ④aim v.目标 ⑤envy v.嫉妒；羡慕 ⑥arm sb with sth 武装；装备；备战
digitalized
adj/v.数字化（的）
– The inevitable trend in the development of mobile communications is to digitalize.
数字化是移动通信发展的必然趋势。
【联想】：①digit n.数位；手指 ②single digits 个位数 ③digital adj.数字的；数码的 ④digitally adv.数字化地 ⑤digitize v.使数字化 ⑥digitized adj.数字化的
forth
adv.向前；向外；露出
– The President set forth his views in a television broadcast.
总统在电视讲话中阐述了自己的观点。
【联想】：①froth n.泡沫 ②foam n.泡沫
be surrounded by
被包围；被…包围；围绕着
– She was surrounded by men all vying for her attention.
她周围尽是竞相博得她青睐的男子。
【注】：surround v.环绕；围绕
coax
v.哄；用好话劝诱；哄骗
– The director coaxed a brilliant performance out of the cast.
经过导演悉心劝说，全体演员完成了一场精彩的表演。
persuade ... into ...
说服；劝某人做某事
– My friend tried to persuade me into buying insurance for my son.
我的朋友试着想说服我为我儿子买保险。
【注】：talk sb to do sth/ persuade sb to do/ convince sb to do sth/ persuade sb into dong sth/ get round sb 说服某人做某事
frighten
v.吓唬；使惊吓；使惊恐
– He would never frighten anyone or cause them any harm.
他永远不会吓唬或伤害任何人。
【联想】：①fright n.惊恐；害怕 ②fight v/n.打架 ③flight n.飞行；航班
misguide
v.误导；使误入歧途
– The article presents these proposals as misguided.
文章把这些提案评为误导的产物。
