2012年6月英语四级考试核心词汇(7)

181、 retain vt.保留，保持；留住，挡住

Lead retains heat well.

182、 flourish vi.茂盛，繁荣；兴旺发达

Jazz flourished in America in the early part of the century.

183、 assignment vt.（分配、指派的）任务、工作；分配，指派

His assignment was to follow the spy.

184、 interpret vt.把……理解为，解释；演绎，体现；口译

I interpreted his silence as a refusal.

185、 forbid vt.不许，禁止；阻止，妨碍

I forbid you to tell anyone.

186、 pierce vt.刺入，刺破；被突然看到、听到、感觉到

A sudden scream pierced the silence.

187、 exaggerate vi.&vt.夸张，言过其实

He has an exaggerated idea his own importance.

188、 favor .&vt.赞同，赞许；偏袒，偏爱；恩惠；支持，偏爱，有利于

A mother shouldn’t show favor to one of her children.

189、 impact n.&vt&vi.冲击力，作用；冲击，对……有影响

The computer has made a great impact on modern life.

190、 source n.来源，出处；原因；源泉；提供信息者

I heard from a reliable source that the company is doing badly.

191、 memorial n.纪念碑，纪念物

We went to see the war memorial.

192、 harsh a.刺耳的，刺目的；严厉的，无情的

He heard a harsh voice when knocking at the door.

193、 prior a.在前的，居先的；优先的

I was unable to attend the meeting because of a prior date.

194、 rescue vt.&n.拯救，戒酒，使免遭（损失）；拯救，营救

He rescued the man from drowning.

195、 acknowledge vt.承认，供认；表示感激

The producer wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the police.

196、 sketch n.&vt.草图，素描；梗概；（给……）写生；在草拟

This pencil sketch is wonderful.

197、 swallow vi.&vt.&n.吞下，咽下；咽口水；忍受；抑制住；燕子

She was swallowed up by the crowd and we lost sight of her.

198、 deceive vt.欺，瞒，蒙蔽

They deceived her into signing the papers.

199、 substitute n.&vt.代替者，代用品；用……代替，替换

We substituted red balls for

200、 protest n.&vt.声言，申明；抗议，反对；抗议，反对

She protested her innocence.

201、 reaction n.反应，回应；反作用力，化学反应；恢复到以前的状态

What was your reaction to the new?

202、 gradual a.渐渐的，逐步的

This is a gradual slope.

203、 optimistic a.乐观的

The experts are optimistic that we will succeed.

204、 accurate a.准确的，精确的

Is the station clock accurate?

205、 impressive a.令人钦佩的，给人良好印象的；令人难忘的

He gave us an impressive speech.

206、expose vt.（使）暴露；揭露（某人或罪行）；使曝光

I threatened to expose him to the police.

207、imply vt.暗示，意味着，含有……的意思

Are you implying that we are not telling the true?

208、embarrass vt.使窘迫，使尴尬；使拮据

She was embarrassed when they kept praising her.

209、submit vi.&vt.屈服，认输；提交，呈递；使服从

They submitted the proposal to the committee for approval.

210、range n.&vi.变动范围；视（听）觉范围；在某些程度内的变化；排列

The children’s ages range from 5 to 15.