考研英语二阅读真题词汇(三十四)
misunderstand
v.误解;误会
– She no longer feared that they should misunderstand her.
她不再害怕他们会误解她了。
extreme
(1) adj.极度的;非常的;末端的
– We are working under extreme pressure at the moment.
目前我们正在极大的压力下工作。
(2) n.极端;极端的事物
– The journey would be dangerous in the extreme.
这段旅程将会是极其危险的。
【联想】:①extremely adv.非常;极其;极端地 ②extremity n.极端;绝境;手足
count on
依靠;指望
– Few people can count on having a job for life.
几乎没有人能指望一辈子都干一个工作。
soak up
吸收;吸取
– The cells will promptly start to soak up moisture.
细胞会立即开始吸收水分。
carbon dioxide
二氧化碳
– Reducing levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is of critical importance.
减少大气层中的二氧化碳含量极其重要。
【联想】:①carbon n.碳 ②diocide n.二氧化碳
produce
(1) v.生产;生育;导致
– The region produces over 50% of the country’s wheat.
这个地区出产全国50%以上的小麦。
(2) n.农产品
– The shop sells only fresh local produce.
这家商店专售当地的新鲜农产品。
【联想】:①product n.产品 ②production n.生产 ③productive adj.多产的 ④procedure n.程序;手续;步骤
preserve
(1) v.保存;保护;保持
– He was anxious to preserve his reputation.
他急于维护自己的名声。
(2) n.(某群体)专有的活动;保护区
– in the days when nursing was a female preserve.
在护理工作为女性所专有的时代。
【联想】:①perservere v.坚持不懈 ②perceive v.察觉 ③conserve v.保护 ④reserve v.保留;预定 ⑤reverse v.反转 ⑥severe adj.严厉的;剧烈的
diversity
n.多样性;多样化
– Two of our greatest strengths are diversity and community.
我们最大的两个优势是多样性和团体精神。
strike
v/n.击打;罢工;袭击
– The management have made no move to settle the strike.
资方没有采取任何措施来解决罢工问题。
reduce
v.减少;降低;减量
– Their aim is to reduce people’s dependency on the welfare state.
他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。
absorb
v.吸收;理解;吸引
– His mind was like a sponge, ready to absorb anything.
他的脑子跟海绵似的,什么都能吸收。
endeavor
v/n.尽力;奋力;尝试
– We made an earnest endeavor to persuade her.
我们郑重其事地努力说服她。
cultivate
v.培养;栽培
– The land around here has never been cultivated.
这一带的土地从未开垦过。
drought-resistant
adj.抗旱的
– The status and recent development in crop drought-resistant mechanism and index.
作物抗旱机制及其指标的研究进展与现状。
【联想】:resistant adj.抵抗的;反抗的;顽固的 n.抵抗者
density
n.浓密;密度
– The region has a very high population density.
该地区的人口密度很高。
【联想】:①dense adj.密集的;稠密的 ②destiny n.命运;天意 ③dentist n.牙医 ④dignity n.尊严
insect
n.昆虫
– The insect’s wings are almost transparent.
这昆虫的翅膀几乎是透明的。
【联想】:①insert v.插入 ②inspect v.检查 ③infect n.感染 ④inject v.注射
restore
v.恢复
– The police are trying to restore public order.
警察正在努力恢复公共秩序。
wildfire
n.野火;传播极快的事物
– These stories are spreading like wildfire through the city.
这些谣言迅速传遍了整座城市。
【联想】:①wildlife n.野生动物 ②welfare n.福利;救济
thin out
变稀疏;修剪
– Toward the suburb the houses begin to thin out.
靠近市郊的地方房屋渐渐稀少。
carry out
执行;进行;履行
– The authority failed to carry out its statutory duties.
主管部门未履行自己的法定职责。
perfect
(1) adj.完备的;完美的
– He spoke perfect English.
他英语说得棒极了。
(2) v.使完美
– We perfected a hand-signal system so that he could keep me informed of hazards.
我们完善了一套手势信号,这样他就能随时告知我什么时候有危险了。
emissions-permit
n.排放许可证
– Carbon emission permit allocation and trading.
碳排放权分配与碳排放权交易。
【联想】:①emission n.散发;排放;放射 ②permit n.通行证;许可证;执照 v.允许;准许
auction
n/v.拍卖
– The paintings realized$ 2 million at auction.
这些绘画在拍卖会上卖出了200万元。
proceed
v.进行;继续
– The government has decided to proceed with the election.
政府决定继续进行选举。
acre
n.英亩
– The house is set in fifty acres of parkland.
房子四周是五十英亩草地。
finalized
v.最终确定
– They have not finalized the deal with the government.
他们还没有和政府达成最终交易。