考研英语二阅读真题词汇（十三）
purchase
n/v.购买；采购
– It was decided the school should purchase new software.
已经决定学校要购买新软件。
【联想】：①pursue 追求 ②chase 追逐 ③pause 暂停
follow
v.跟随；遵循；效仿
– If we take the lead in this, others may follow.
如果我们在这方面带头行动，其余的人就会跟着来。
tour
n/v.旅游；游览
– The town is an ideal base for touring the area.
这个镇子是在这一地区旅游观光的理想据点。
【联想】：tour/journey/travel/trip 旅游；游览
trip
(1) n.旅行；旅程
– We went on a trip to the mountains.
我们到山里去旅游了。
(2) v.绊倒；轻捷地走
– She tripped and fell.
她绊了一下摔倒了。
【联想】：①vacation 假期 ②vocation 职责；使命
special
(1) adj.特别的；特殊的
– Some of the officials have special privileges.
有些官员享受特权。
(2) n.特色菜；特价
– There’s a special on coffee this week.
本周咖啡特价。
meal
n.一餐；一顿饭
– Here is a summer soup that is almost a meal in itself.
接下来是一道几乎可以抵作一餐的夏季汤品。
【联想】：①meat 肉 ②metal 金属
cinema
n.电影院；电影
– I used to go to the cinema every week.
我过去每周都去看电影。
【联想】：①theater 剧院 ②camera 照相机
sympathetic
adj.同情的；赞同的
– I don’t find her a very sympathetic person.
我觉得她并不十分招人喜欢。
【联想】：①sympathy n.同情；慰问 ②sympathize v.同情；同感 ③compassion n.同情；怜悯 ④pathetic adj.可怜的；悲哀的 ⑤be sympathetic to/with = show sympathy for 对…表示同情
ambiguous
adj.模棱两可的；含混不清的
– The wording was deliberately ambiguous.
这里的措辞故意模棱两可。
【联想】：ambitious adj.有野心的；有雄心的
better off
情况好转的；经济状况好的
– Families will be better off under the new law.
新法律会使家庭经济宽裕一些。
【联想】：worse off 恶化
commute
(1) n.上下班路程；通勤
– I have only a short commute to work.
我上班的路程很近。
(2) v.通勤；减刑；改换
– I live within commuting distance of Dublin.
我住在离都柏林上下班可乘公交车往返的地方。
television
n.电视机；电视节目；电视行业
– The television comes with a year’s guarantee.
这电视机有一年的保修期。
whopping
(1) adj.巨大的；极大的；异常的
– The company made a whopping 75 million dollar loss.
公司遭受了7500万元的巨额损失。
(2) v.猛击；彻底打败
– I’ll whop you one when I get in.
我进来后要好好教训你一顿。
(3) adv.非常
– She had a whopping great bruise on her arm.
她的手臂上有一非常大的擦伤处。
jolly
(1) adj.愉快的；快乐的
– She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
她是个心地善良、整天乐呵呵的女人。
(2) v.开玩笑；作乐
– They jolly her into giving them a song.
他们哄得她给他们唱了一首歌。
(3) adv.非常；很
– That’s a jolly good idea.
那是个绝妙的主意。
mentioned
v.提到；说到
– He looked distinctly uncomfortable when the subject was mentioned.
提到这个话题，他显然局促不安起来。
【联想】：①mental adj.思想的；精神的 ②mention v/n.提及；说到 ③mentation n.思想；心里状 ④mentor n.导师；顾问 ⑤mentality n.心态；心里 ⑥mentee n.学员；学习者
irrational
(1) adj.不合理的；失去理性的
– His behaviour was becoming increasingly irrational.
他的行为变得越来越不理智了。
(2) n.无理数
– This theory holds for all irrational numbers.
这个理论适用于所有无理数。
【联想】：①ration v.配给；定量供应 n.定量；口粮 ②rational adj.合理的 n.有理数
popularity
n.普及；流行
– His books have gained in popularity in recent years.
近年来他的书越来越受欢迎。
【联想】：①popular adj.流行的 ②population n.人口 ③in popularity = popular
quality
n.质量；素质；品质
– Our main concern is to provide quality customer service.
我们最关心的是为顾客提供优质服务。
trick
(1) n.戏法；诡计；恶作剧
– The kids are always playing tricks on their teacher.
孩子们经常耍些花招戏弄老师。
(2) v.哄骗；欺骗
– He managed to trick his way past the security guards.
他想方设法骗过保安员走了。
effective
adj.有效的；生效的
– Television is an effective means of communication.
电视是一种有效的通信手段。
【联想】：①effect n.效应；影响 ②efficient adj.效率高的 ③affect v.影响 ④affective adj.情感的 ⑤affection n.喜爱；钟意
rarity
n.珍品；稀有（物）；罕见
– His collection of plants contains many rarities.
他收藏的植物包括许多稀有品种。
【联想】：①rare adj.罕见的；优秀的；特殊的 ②rarely adv.很少地；罕有地
pleasure
(1) n.快乐；高兴；愉快
– He takes no pleasure in his work.
他从他的工作中得不到丝毫乐趣。
(2) v.使高兴
– She did her utmost to give pleasure to her parents.
她竭尽全力使父母高兴。
【联想】：①delight/pleasure/rapture/enjoyment/joy/fun n.愉快；快乐；高兴 ②pleasurable adj.令人愉快的；愉悦的
charity
n.慈善机构(或组织)；慈善
– The charity aims to provide assistance to people in need.
这个慈善机构的宗旨是向贫困者提供帮助。
luxury
n.奢侈；奢侈品；奢华
– It was a luxury if you had a washing machine in those days.
那时候有洗衣机就算是奢侈了。
sparingly
adv.节俭地；谨慎地
– Use the cream very sparingly.
这种乳霜要尽可能少用。
【联想】：①spare adj.多余的；剩余的 v.节俭；节省 ②sparing adj.节俭的；节约的
worthwhile
adj.值得做的；重要的；令人愉快的
– It didn’t seem worthwhile writing it all out again.
把这再都写出来似乎不必要。
income
n.收入；收益；所得
– The job brings with it status and a high income.
担任这一职务既有显贵的地位又有丰厚的收入。
gap
n.差距；缺口；缝隙
– The product has filled a gap in the market.
这个产品填补了市场的空白。
【联想】：①grape 葡萄 ②gape 哈欠 ③gasp 喘气 ④grope 探索
come away from
离开；脱离
– The plaster had started to come away from the wall.
灰泥已开始从墙上剥落。
【联想】：come away from this book 读完这本书
discuss
v.讨论；谈论；详述
– It’s hardly the time to discuss it now.
现在还不是讨论的时候。
sum of money
款项；钱数之和
– The percentage of a sum of money charged for its use.
使用一笔款项时征收利息占本金的百分比。
【联想】：large sum of mone 大量金钱
lottery
n.彩票；开奖
– It is said he’s won the top prize in the lottery.
传闻他中了大奖。
【联想】：attorney 律师；代理人
obtain
v.获得；得到
– I finally managed to obtain a copy of the report.
我终于设法弄到了这份报告的一个副本。
【联想】：①tain 拿；抓；留 ②acquire 得到 ③attain 达到；获得 ④sustain 维持；支持 ⑤abstain 戒除；弃权 ⑥contain 包含；容纳 ⑦retain 保持；保留 ⑧detain 拘留；耽搁
satisfaction
n.满意；满足
– I complained to the manager but I didn’t get any satisfaction.
我向经理投诉，但问题丝毫没有得到解决。
【联想】：①satisfy v.令人满意 ②satisfactory adj.满意的；符合要求的 ③satisfied adj.感到满意的 ④satisfying adj.令人满意的
reasonable
adj.合理的；明智的
– We aim to provide quality at reasonable prices.
我们的宗旨是质量上乘、价格合理。
【联想】：rational/reasonable/sensible
