考研英语二阅读真题词汇（十二）
governance
n.治理；统治方式；管理方法
-- They believe that a fundamental change in the governance of Britain is the key to all other necessary changes.
他们认为从根本上改变英国的统治方式是促成其他所有必要变革的关键所在。
【联想】：①govern v.统治；管理 ②government n.政府 ③administrate v.管理
overwhelmed
(1) adj.被压倒的；被淹没的；不知所措的
– I was overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of information available.
已有的信息量大得令我不知所措。
(2) v.淹没；征服；控制
– The beauty of the landscape overwhelmed me.
秀丽的风光令我深深地陶醉。
【联想】：①overwhelmingly adv.压倒性地 ②overwhelming adj.压倒性的 ③whelm v.淹没；压制；覆盖 ④be overwhelmed with 因为…而难以承受
senior
(1) adj.高级的；年长的；资深的
– I have ten years’ experience at senior management level.
我有十年的高层管理经验。
(2) n.大四学生；上司；年长者
– She felt unappreciated both by her colleagues and her seniors.
她觉得无论同事还是上司都不赏识她。
【联想】：①freshman 大一生学 ②sophomore 大二学生 ③junior 大三学生；年幼的
management
n.管理；经营
– The new management intends to institute a number of changes.
新任管理层打算实行一些改革。
【联想】：manager n.经纪人
particular
(1) adj.特指的；特殊的；挑剔的
– We must pay particular attention to this point.
我们必须特别注意这一点。
(2) n.细节；详情
– The police officer took down all the particulars of the burglary.
这名警察记下了窃案发生的详细情况。
【联想】：particularly adv.特别；尤其
position
(1) n.状况；职位；姿势
– The company’s financial position is not certain.
这家公司的财务状况不明朗。
(2) v.安置；定位
– She quickly positioned herself behind the desk.
她迅速在桌子后面就位。
remain
v.保持；留下；剩下
– The police made an appeal to the public to remain calm.
警方吁请公众保持镇静。
【联想】：①remains n.遗体；遗址 ②remnant n.残留物；遗迹 ③remainder n.剩下的人；剩余物 ④retain v.保留；保持 ⑤maintain v.维修；坚持主张 ⑥maintenance n.维持；保养 ⑦remind v.提醒
male
(1) adj.男性的；雄性的
– The rate of male unemployment in Britain is now the third worst in Europe.
英国男性的失业率目前高居欧洲第三位。
(2) n.男性；雄性
– More females than males are employed in the factory.
这家工厂雇用的女性比男性多。
【联想】：①mankind n.人类 ②female n.女性 ③masculine adj.男子气概的；男性的 ④feminine adj.女性的 ⑤feminist n.女权主义者
intended
(1) adj.预定的；打算的；有意的
– The bullet missed its intended target.
子弹未击中预定的目标。
(2) v.打算；计划
– They intended to invest hugely in new technology.
他们打算在新技术方面投入大量资金。
【联想】：①tend v.趋势；照顾 ②intend v.想要；计划；打算 ③intend to 打算 ④tend to 往往会 ⑤attempt to 打算做
legislation
n.立法；法规
– The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
新法规受到欢迎，但力度还不够大。
【联想】：①legal adj.法律的；合法的 ②illegal adj.违法的 n.非法移民 ③lawful adj.合法的；法定的 ④legislate v.立法 ⑤legitimate adj.合法的 v.使…合法化 ⑥legislative adj.立法的 n.立法权；立法机关 ⑦legislature n.立法机关；议会 ⑧legalization n.合理化
balance
(1) n.平衡；天平；余额
– Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation.
尽量保持工作与休闲均衡。
(2) v.（使）平衡；（使）相抵
– She balanced the cup on her knee.
她把杯子在膝盖上放稳。
response to
对…的回答；对…的反应
– The product was developed in response to customer demand.
这种产品是为了满足顾客的需要而开发的。
【联想】：respond to 回应；（考研）应对
reluctant
adj.不情愿的；勉强的
– She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
她不愿承认自己有错。
choice
(1) n.选择；抉择；精选品
– We are faced with a difficult choice.
我们面临着困难的抉择。
(2) adj.上等的；精选的
– She summed up the situation in a few choice phrases.
她字斟句酌地总结了情况。
【联想】：①choose v.选择 ②chance n.机会 ③option n.选项
voluntary
adj.自愿的；志愿的；义务的
– The agency is voluntary and not run for profit.
这个机构是义务性的，不是为了赢利。
【联想】：①volunteer n.志愿者 ②spontaneous adj.自发的
compel
v.强迫；胁迫
– Nothing can compel me to do such a thing.
没有什么可以强迫我做这件事。
【短语】：compel sb. to do 强迫某人做某事
maintain
v.保持；坚持认为；维护
– We shall maintain our focus on the needs of the customer.
我们将继续重点关注顾客的需要。
percent
n.百分比；百分之
– Last year, economic growth tailed off to below four percent.
去年，经济增长率下降到4%以下。
mandate
v/n.授权；委任；（n.命令）
– The presidential mandate is limited to two terms of four years each.
总统的任期不得超过两届，每届四年。
【联想】：①demand v.苛求 ②countermand v.撤销（命令） ③command v.命令；指挥
born of
出自；源于；出生于
– He was born of fairly well-to-do parents.
他出身于相当富裕的家庭。
frustration
n.沮丧；受挫；挫败
– His response is one of anger and frustration.
他的回答充满了愤怒和懊丧。
quota
n.配额；限额；指标
– The quota of four tickets per person had been reduced to two.
每人可购买的票的限额已经由四张降至两张。
【联想】：①quote v/n.引用；报价 n.引文 ②quotation n.引用；语录
through
(1) prep.通过；穿过
– The path led through the trees to the river.
这条小路穿过树林通向河边。
(2) adv.彻底；从头到尾地
– Don’t tell me how it ends ─I haven’t read it all the way through yet.
先别告诉我书的结尾，我还没有看完呢。
(3) adj.全程的；直通的
– The village lies on a busy through road.
那村庄坐落在一条繁忙的直达公路上。
【联想】：①though 虽然 ②thought 想法 ③thorough 彻底的
glass
n.玻璃；玻璃杯
– The glass can be cut to size for you.
玻璃可以切割成你要的尺寸。
【联想】：①grass n.草坪 ②glasses n.眼镜
ceiling
n.天花板；最高限度；上限
– Watch your head on the low ceiling.
天花板很低，当心别碰着头。
【联想】：cell n.小房间；细胞
anticipate
v.预料；预期；期望
– We don’t anticipate any major problems.
我们预料不会发生什么大问题。
【联想】：participate v.参与；参加
binding
(1) n.（书籍的）封皮；镶边
– Its books are noted for the quality of their paper and bindings.
其图书以纸质优良、封面精美而闻名。
(2) adj.有约束力的；必须遵守的
– a binding promise/agreement/contract
有约束力的承诺/协议/合同
(3) v.捆绑；束缚
– Binding is an important cognitive process.
捆绑是一种重要的认知加工。
provision
n.供应；预备；条款
– The government is responsible for the provision of health care.
政府负责提供医疗服务。
【联想】：①provide v.提供；给予 ②supply v.供给 ③offer v.提供 ④provided that = on the condition that 在…前提下/假设
appeal
n/v.上诉；申诉；呼吁
– There is no right of appeal against the decision.
关于这项判决，没有上诉权。
【短语】：appeal to 呼吁；有吸引力
skepticism
n.怀疑论；怀疑主义；怀疑态度
– we view the policy with skepticism.
我们对这项政策持怀疑态度。
【联想】：skeptical adj.怀疑的
approval
n.批准；赞成；通过（计划、要求等）
– The article is ready to publish, subject to your approval.
那篇文章准备好了，可以发表，就等你批准了。
understand
v.理解
– People are often afraid of things they don’t understand.
人往往对自己不懂的东西感到恐惧。
enter
v.进去；进入
– Please knock before you enter.
进来前请先敲门。
headline
n.大字标题；头条
– The headline number only reveals a small part of the problem.
大字标题的数字仅仅揭示一小部分的问题！
lack of
缺乏；缺少
– There is a lack of knowledge about the tax system.
大家对税制缺乏了解。
justice
n.（最高法院的）法官；公正；公平
– They needed to appeal to his sense of justice.
他们需要激发他的正义感。
【联想】：①justify v.证明…正当；正确 ②judge n.（一般法院的）法官；审判 ③jury n.陪审团 ④judicial adj.法庭的；司法的 ⑤judicious adj.明智的
massive
adj.大量的；大规模的
– This could mean a massive furlough of government workers.
这可能意味着大量的政府工作人员要暂时下岗。
suitable
adj.合适的；适宜的
– I feel hopeful that we’ll find a suitable house very soon.
我对很快找到合适的房子抱有希望。
【联想】：①suit n.诉讼；套装 v.合适 ②suited adj.合适的 ③suitably adv.适当地；相配地
policy
n.政策；方针
– This speech may mark a change in government policy.
这篇演讲表明政府的政策可能会有变化。
soft
adj.软的；柔软的
– They had got too used to the soft life at home.
他们实在是过惯了家里的安逸生活。
caregiver
n.照顾者；护理者；看护者
– It is nearly always women who are the primary caregivers.
从事初级保健护理工作的几乎都是女性。
newsworthy
adj.有新闻价值的；值得报道的
– The number of deaths makes the story newsworthy.
死亡人数使这篇报道具有了新闻价值。
capable
adj.有能力的；能胜任的
– I’m perfectly capable of doing it myself, thank you.
谢谢，我完全有能力自己做。
【联想】：①capacity n.容量；能力；身份 ②be capable of … 有能力的
person
n.人；人员；个人
– He is so not the right person for you.
他这个人绝对不适合你。
【联想】：①personal adj.个人的；身体的 ②personable adj.貌美的；具有行为能力的
