考研英语二阅读真题词汇（六）
imagination
n.想象；想象力
– It doesn’t take much imagination to guess what she meant.
不难猜出她的意思。
【联想】：①image n.图像 ②imagine v.想象；设想 ③imaginary adj.想象力
rainbow
n.彩虹
– The rainbow formed a beautiful arc in the sky.
虹在天空中形成了一个美丽的弧。
innocence
n.无罪；清白；纯真
– This new evidence will prove their innocence.
这一新的证据将证明他们的清白。
【联想】：①innocent adj.无辜的；无罪的 ②innovation n.创新；革新 ③innovational adj.革新的 ④innovate v.创新；改革 ⑤innovative adj.革新的；创新的 ⑥ignorant adj.无知的；愚昧的 ⑦ignorance n.无知；愚昧
sole
(1) adj.唯一的；仅有的
– The sole of the shoe was worn through.
鞋底磨穿了。
(2) n.鞋底；脚掌
– The sole of the shoe was worn through.
鞋底磨穿了。
representation
n.表现；代表；描述
– the negative representation of single mothers in the media.
媒体对单身母亲的负面描述。
【联想】：①present v.赠送；出席 n.礼物 adj.出席的；现在的 ②presence n.出席；到场 ③represent v.代表；体现 ④representative n.代表；典型事物 adj.典型的；有代表性的 ⑤presently adv.现在；马上；不久
girlhood
n.少女时代
– Her girlhood dream had been to study painting.
少女时期的她曾梦想过学习绘画。
be obsessed with
沉迷于；着迷于
– The entire country seemed to be obsessed with reading.
整个国家似乎都对阅读着迷。
【短语】：be obsessed with = indulge in sth = be addicted to 沉溺于；对…上瘾
intrinsically
adv.本质上；内在地
– He’s an intrinsically honest man.
他是个本性诚实的人。
【联想】：①intrinsic 内在的；本身的 ②inherent 内在的；本身的 ③innate 天生的 ④inborn 天生的 ⑤essential 本质的；基本的
tiny
adj.极小的；微量的
– The crop represents a tiny fraction of U.S. production.
农作物仅占美国出产物极小的一部分。
slice
(1) n.切片；薄片；部分
– Marina ate only one slice of bread
玛丽娜只吃了一片面包。
(2) v.切成片
– Slice the cucumber thinly.
把黄瓜切成薄薄的片。
celebrate
v.庆祝；歌颂
– My parents are celebrating 30 years of marriage.
我的父母亲即将庆祝结婚30周年。
repeatedly
adv.重复的；再三的
– I apologized repeatedly, but to little avail.
我一再道歉，但丝毫没有奏效。
【联想】：①repeat v.重复；重复 ②repeated adj.再三的；反复的
fuse
(1) n.保险丝；导火线
– Check whether a fuse has blown.
检查一下保险丝是否烧断了。
(2) v.(使)融合；(使保险丝熔断而)停止工作
– The two companies have been fused into a single organization.
两家公司合并成一个机构。
【联想】：①confuse v.迷惑 ②refuse v.拒绝 ③accuse v.控告 ④diffuse v.散播 ⑤reduce v.减少 ⑥confusion n.混乱 ⑦infuse v.灌入
appearance
n.出现；外表
– She had never been greatly concerned about her appearance.
她从来不怎么注重外貌。
【联想】：①appear v.出现 ②disappear v.消失
encode
v.给…加密；编码
– Study on the color time-encode technology based on structure light.
基于结构光的颜色时间编码技术研究。
regarded as
被视为；被视作
– The business is no longer regarded as a citadel of commerce.
该行业不再被视为贸易的堡垒。
【注】：regard v.看待；注视 n.尊重；致意
prefer
v.较喜欢；宁愿
– I would prefer it if you didn’t tell anyone.
我希望你别告诉任何人。
【联想】：perfect v.完美
neutral
(1) adj.中立的；中性的
– Journalists are supposed to be politically neutral.
新闻工作者在政治上应持中立态度。
(2) n.中立者；素净色
– The room was decorated in neutrals.
房间装饰得素素净净。
symbolise
v.象征；代表
– The red roofs symbolise luck and happiness.
红色的屋顶象征着好运和幸福。
【联想】：①symbol n.象征；符号；标志 ②symbolic adj.象征的 ③symbolize = symbolise v.象征；代表
gender
n.性别；（语法）性
– Gender roles are often conditioned by cultural factors.
文化因素常常对性别的角色有着重要的影响。
【联想】：①tender adj.温柔的 ②render v.给予
avoidable
adj.可避免的
– The tragedy was entirely avoidable.
那场悲剧是完全可以避免的。
【联想】：①evite v.避开；回避 ②evitable adj.可回避的 ③inevitable adj.不可回避的 ④inevitability n.必然性 ⑤evade v.逃避；避免 ⑥evasion n.回避；逃避 ⑦destiny n.命运；天意 ⑧crucial adj.至关重要的；关键性的
associate professor
副教授
– A lecturer was engaged as an associate professor.
一名讲师被高聘为副教授。
intimation
n.暗示；通知
– I did not have any intimation that he was going to resign.
我一点儿都不知道他要辞职。
【联想】：①limit v.限制 ②limitation n.局限性 ③imitate v.模仿 ④intimate adj.亲密的 ⑤intimacy n.性行为；亲密 ⑥hint/imply v.暗示 ⑦implication n.牵连；含义 ⑧indicate v.指示，暗示 ⑨simulate v.模仿；模拟 ⑩stimulate v.鼓励；刺激
constancy
n.坚定不移；持久不变
– He admired her courage and constancy.
他钦佩她的勇气和忠贞。
【联想】：①constant n.常数；常量 adj.连续发生的；持续不断的 ②constantly adv.不断地；时常地 ③permanent adj.永久的；持久的
femininity
n.女性特质；女性气质
– Her natural femininity is attractive.
她那自然的的女性气质很吸引人。
perception
n.感知；看法；洞察力
– Perceptions change over time.
观念随着时间的流逝而变化。
【联想】：concept n.概念
psychological
adj.心理的；心理学的
– Abuse can lead to both psychological and emotional problems.
虐待可造成心理和情绪上的问题。
【联想】：①psychology n.心理学 ②psychologist n.心理学家 ③psychoanalysis n.精神分析
observation
n.观察；注意；评论
– In hospital she’ll be under observation all the time.
医院会对她24小时密切观察。
【联想】：observe v.观察；遵守；评论
realize
v.实现；意识到
– I didn’t realize you had company.
我不知道你有客人。
profoundly
adv.深深地；深刻地
– He profoundly believes in his future success.
他深信自己必将成功。
【联想】：profound adj.深刻的；深远的
trend
(1) n.趋势；走向
– This is a growing trend.
这是日益显著的趋势。
(2) v.倾向
– My opinion trended towards yours.
我倾向于你的意见。
【联想】：①tend v.照料；倾向 ②tendency n.趋势；走向
dictate
(1) v.支配；命令；口述
– They are in no position to dictate terms.
他们没有资格发号施令。
(2) n.指令
– Their job is to ensure that the dictates of the Party are followed.
他们的工作就是确保党的指示得到执行。
【联想】：①dictation n.听写 ②dictionary n.字典 ③diction n.措辞；用词；发音法
belief
n.信仰；信念
– Society is knit together by certain commonly held beliefs.
社会是靠某些共同的信念来维系的。
【联想】：①believe v.相信 ②relieve v.解除 ③grieve v.使伤心 ④grief n.悲伤 ⑤brief adj.简短的
toddler
n.学步的儿童
– Keep a watchful eye on babies and toddlers.
要看好婴儿和刚会走路的孩子。
department store
百货商店；百货公司
– He volunteered to serve as the manager of our department store.
他自荐当我们商场的经理。
【注】：①department n.部门；系 ②store n.商店；仓库；储存 v.贮藏；存储
classify
v.分类；归类
– Patients are classified into three categories.
病人被归为三种类型。
【联想】：①classic adj.经典的 ②classify as 归类为
group
(1) n.组；集团；群
– The residents formed a community action group.
居民组成了社区行动组。
(2) v.（使）形成组；成群
– The fact sheets are grouped into seven sections…
这些资料被分成了7部分。
attach
v.系上；附加；使相关
– We attach labels to things before we file them away
存档前，我们先贴上标签。
【联想】：①attract v.吸引 ②attack v.攻击；袭击 ③attain v.获得
focus on
集中（精力；注意力等）于
– The talks will focus on economic development of the region.
会谈将着重讨论该地区的经济发展。
【短语】：focus on = concentrate on = pay attention to = devote sth to sth 专注于
infant
(1) n.婴儿；幼儿
– She was seriously ill as an infant.
她年幼时曾患重病。
(2) adj.婴儿的；初期的
– The infant company was based in Germany.
这家新公司总部在德国。
term
(1) n.学期；术语；条款；措辞；期限
– Many students now have paid employment during term .
现在许多学生在上学期间就从事有薪工作。
(2) adj.把…称作；把…叫做
– He had been termed a temporary employee…
他被称作临时雇员。
publication
n.发表；公布；出版
– My article has been accepted for publication.
我的文章已被采用准备发表。
【联想】：①circulation n.发行量 ②publish v.出版；公开 ③publicity n.公众信息；曝光度 ④publicize v.公开化；公开 ⑤republic n.共和国 ⑥republican adj.共和党的 n.共和党人 ⑦in public 公开的
counsel
(1) v.劝告；建议
– My advisers counselled me to do nothing.
顾问们建议我什么也不要做。
(2) n.律师；劝告
– In the end, wiser counsels prevailed.
高明的建议最终占了上风。
【联想】：court n.法庭
stone
(1) n.石头；石块
– He removed a tone from his shoe…
他从鞋子里倒出一块石子。
(2) v.用石头打
– Youths burned cars and stoned police…
年轻人烧汽车，并向警察扔石头。
conclude
v.推断出；得出结论；结束
– It was concluded that the level of change necessary would be low.
结论是，需要作出的变更程度很低。
【联想】：①include v.包括 ②inclusion n.包含 ③inclusive adj.包含…在内的 ④exclude v.排除 ⑤exclusion n.排除 ⑥exclusive adj.排除的 ⑦conclusion n.结论 ⑧conclusive adj.结论性的
manufacturer
n.制造商
– It is important to follow the manufacturer’s instructions.
遵照厂家的说明很重要。
【联想】：①manufacture n.制造；加工 ②manufactory n.制造厂
inborn
adj.天生的；天赋的；先天的
– We have our native inborn talent, yet we hardly use it.
我们有天生的才能，但我们却几乎未曾使用过。
【联想】：intrinsic/inherent/inborn/instinctive/innate adj.本质的；天生的
tendency
n.趋势；倾向
– She has a strong natural tendency towards caution.
她天生非常小心谨慎。
【短语】：tendency to …的趋势；…倾向
profit-driven
adj.利益驱动的；以盈利为目的
– Girls’ attraction to pink seems to be mainly imposed by profit-driven businessmen.
女孩对于粉色的青睐似乎是被追求利润增长的的商人强加的。
businessman
n.商人；实业家
– The businessman donated a lot of money to the hospital.
这位商人向医院捐赠了很多钱。
expert
(1) n.专家；行家
– Experts set a high valuation on the painting.
专家对这幅画估价很高。
(2) adj.内行的；专家的
– We need some expert help.
我们需要一些内行的帮助。
