2012年6月英语四级考试核心词汇(6)

151、arouse vt.引起，机器；唤醒

His behavior arouses much disagreement.

152、circulate vt.&vi.（使）循环，（使）流通；传播散布；到处走动

A lot of false information has been circulated.

153、resident n.&a.居民，住客；居住（在某地）的，不迁徙的

This hotel serves meals to residents only.

154、provision n.供应，提供；准备，防备；规定，条件；（pl.）粮食

They make full provision for the future.

155、disguise vt.& n.把……假扮起来；掩饰，隐瞒；伪装物

She crossed the border in disguise.

156、outcome n.效果，结果，后果

The outcome of their discussion is important to us.

157、reservation n.停留；预定（房间、飞机座位等）；（动物）保护区

Have you made a hotel reservation?

158、occasion n.时刻，时节；时机；特殊场合

I only wear a tie on special occasions.

159、familiar a.熟悉的，常见的；亲呢的

St. Paul’s is a familiar sight to all Londoners.

160、sophisticated a.老练的；高雅的，时髦的；复杂的，精密的；尖端的

This is a sophisticated machine.

161、inevitable a.不可避免的；照例必有得，惯常的

He made his inevitable joke about the school food.

162、 debate vt.&vi.&n进行辩论；考虑，斟酌；辩论（会）；讨论.

I debated the idea in my mind.

163、 Inspect vt.检查，检验；视察

Let’s go and inspect the damage.

164、 grasp vt.&n.抓牢，抓紧；理解，领会；紧握，掌握，理解力

He grasped the main points of the speech.

165、 participate vt. (-in)参加，参与

Everyone is expected to participate in these discussions.

166、 privilege n.特权，特惠待遇；荣幸

Education is a privilege, not a right, in many countries.

167、 removal n.移动，迁移

After our removal to London, they got married.

168、 variable a.&n.易变的，不稳定的；可调节的；易变的事，可变因素

The temperature inside the car is variable.

169、 valid a.正当的，有根据的；有效的；具有法律效力的

He got a train ticket valid for three months.

170、 venture n.&vi.&vt.风险项目，风险投资；冒险，以……为赌注

Now is not the time to venture on such a hard project.

171、 astonish vt.使吃惊，使惊讶

We read an astonish piece of news in today’s newspaper.

172、 stain vt.&vi.&n.沾染，（给木材、标本）着色；染污处，污迹

The cloth stains easily, so try not to touch it.

173、 burst vi.&vt.&n.（使）破裂，（使）爆炸；破裂，裂口；一阵，爆发

In spring the young flowers burst open.

174、 tidy a.&vt.整洁的；整理，收拾

When are you going to tidy your room up?

175、 dispose vt.布置，排列，安排

The murderer was unable to dispose of the body.

176、 commit vt.犯（错误），干（坏事等）；使（自己）承担义务，承诺

The government has committed itself to health education.

177、 modest a.谦虚的，谨慎的；不大的，适度的

The young actress is very modest about her success.

178、 genuine a.真正的，非伪造的；真诚的，非伪装的

This is a genuine Ming vase.

179、 supreme a.至高的，至上的；最大的，极度的

She felt supreme happiness at the party.

180、 objective a.&n.客观存在的；客观的；（长远的）目标，目的

Try to be more objective about it.