2017年12月英语四级高频词汇详解(九)

2017-07-27 17:18:55 · 作者:编辑部  
1 award vt [ə& 39;wɔːd]授予,判给 n 奖品,奖金  例句:The university awarded him an honorary degree   这

  1. award vt. [ə'wɔːd]授予,判给 n. 奖品,奖金

  例句:The university awarded him an honorary degree.

  这所大学授给他名誉学位。

  例句:The judge awarded costs to the defendant.

  法官判由原告向被告支付诉讼费。

  例句:It is the highest award a producer can receive.

  这是一个制作人所能获得的最高奖项。

  2. aware a. [ə'weə]意识到

  例句:Then he became aware that they were regarding him with interest.

  这时,他意识到他们都在饶有兴趣地看着他。

  3. column n. ['kɒləm] 柱,圆柱;栏,专栏

  例句:The column is surmounted by a statue.

  柱顶上树立了一尊雕像。

  例句:The temple is supported by massive columns.

  此庙由粗大的柱子支撑。

  例句:And in this column, you write down everything in the parcel.

  在这一栏里,您要写上包裹里每一件东西。

  例句:He used to write a column for this newspaper.

  他过去曾为这家报纸写专栏文章。

  4. comedy n. ['kɒmɪdɪ] 喜剧(反义词:tragedy)

  例句:This comedy has had them rolling in the aisles for two weeks.

  这出喜剧让观众们连续两个星期乐得前仰后合。

  5. dumb a. [dʌm] 哑的;沉默的

  例句:She's been dumb from birth.

  她生来就是哑巴。

  例句:We were struck dumb with horror and grief.

  惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。

  6. dump vt. [dʌmp] 倾卸,倾倒

  例句:Some people just dump their rubbish in the river.

  有些人径直往河里倒垃圾。

  7. deaf a. [def] 聋的;不愿听的

  例句:He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.

  他是个聋哑人,不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。

  例句:He is always deaf to his teacher's advice.

  他总是对他老师的忠告充耳不闻。

  8. decorate vt. ['dekəreɪt]装饰,装璜

  例句:We decorated the house for Christmas.

  我们装饰房屋过圣诞节。

  例句:The house was empty and easy to decorate.

  房子是空的,装修起来很容易。

  9. principal a. ['prɪnsəp(ə)l] 最重要的 n. 负责人,校长

  例句:My principal concern is my family's welfare.

  我至为关心的是我一家的幸福。

  例句:When I came into the office, the principal rose to welcome me.

  当我走进办公室时,校长起身欢迎我。

  10. principle n. ['prɪnsɪp(ə)l] 原则,原理

  例句:Archimedes, a great physicist, discovered the principle of floating bodies.

  阿基米德,一位伟大的物理学家,发现了浮体原理。

  例句:We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.

  我们坚持人人都应该被平等对待这一原则。

  11. prior a. ['praɪə] 优先的,在前的

  词义辨析:previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

  previous: 指时间上、顺序上较早的,或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。

  foregoing: 指前所述的,是following的反义词。

  preceding: 特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

  prior: 与previous同义,常可换用,但prior有时强调更大的重要性,对比意味强。

  former: 系latter的反义词,比prior更着重对比。

  例句:He feels a prior obligation to his job as a journalist.

  他觉得要优先为他的新闻记者的工作尽职。

  例句:The offer is subject to prior sale.

  该报盘以未售出前为准。

  12. priority n. ['praɪə] 优先,重点

  例句:Efficiency does not always have priority.

  效率不一定总是优先。

  例句:You must decide what your priorities are.

  你应该分清轻重缓急。

  13. prohibit vt. [prə(ʊ)'hɪbɪt] 禁止,不准

  例句:Smoking is prohibited here.

  这里禁止吸烟。

  14. remarkable a. [rɪ'mɑːkəb(ə)l] 值得注意的,异常的,非凡的

  例句:The changes taking place in China is remarkable.

  中国发生的变化是值得注意的。

  例句:These trees attain to remarkable height.

  这些树木长到异常的高度。

  例句:He showed remarkable courage when he faced the danger.

  他在面对危险的时候表现出非凡的勇气。

  15. remedy n. /vt. ['remɪdɪ]补救,医治,治疗

  例句:Warmth is the best remedy for colds.

  热疗是治感冒的最好方法。

  例句:The mistake is beyond remedy.

  这个错误是无法补救的。

  例句:Aspirin may remedy a headache.

  阿斯匹林可治头痛。

  16. repetition n. [repɪ'tɪʃ(ə)n] 重复,反复

  例句:We must avoid the repetition of a mistake.

  我们必须避免犯同样的错误。

  17. vain a. [veɪn] 徒劳的,无效的

  例句:All his father's exhortations were in vain.

  他父亲的一切劝告都无效。

  例句:We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

  我们想使他改变主意,结果是白费心机。

  18. undertake vt. [ʌndə'teɪk] 承担,着手做;同意,答应

  例句:We could undertake the work for the time being.

  我们可暂时承担这项工作。

  例句:Whatever I may undertake in the coming years, I don't need your help.

  未来无论我从事什么,我都不需要你的帮助。

  例句:He undertook to finish the job by Friday.

  他答应星期五之前完成这项工作。

  19. unique a. [juː'niːk]唯一的,独特的

  例句:He occupies a unique place in English literature.

  他在英国文学中占有独特的地位。

  例句:It's a unique work of art.

  这是独一无二的艺术作品。

  20. obstacle n.['ɒbstək(ə)l] 障碍(物),妨碍

  例句:Lack of education is an obstacle of success.

  缺乏教育是成功的障碍。

  21. odd a.[ɒd] 奇特的,古怪的;奇数的

  例句:It's very odd that she didn't reply to our letter.

  她没有回我们的信是件很奇怪的事。

  例句:1,3,,5 and 7 are odd numbers.

  1,3, 5 和7 是奇数。

  22. omit vt.[ə(ʊ)'mɪt] 省略

  例句:In writing telegrams omit superfluous words.

  写电报稿要省去不必要的文字。

  23. opponent n. [ə'pəʊnənt] 敌手,对手

  例句:He was assailed by his political opponent.

  他遭到政敌的攻击。

  例句:He is slashing wildly at his opponent with a sword.

  他正用剑疯狂地朝对手乱砍。

  24. opportunity n. [ɒpə'tjuːnɪtɪ] 机会,时机

  例句:You must grasp this opportunity.

  你必须抓住机会。

  例句:The opportunity has not yet arrived.

  时机尚未成熟。

  25. orchestra n. ['ɔːkɪstrə] 管弦乐队

  词义辨析:orchestra, band

  orchestra: 指规模大、最为完整的交响乐队,可演奏各种不同音乐,一般由弦乐、木管乐、铜管乐和打击乐所组成。

  band: 指主要由铜管乐、木管乐和打击乐所组成的乐队,主要演奏轻音乐和流行乐曲,与orchestra的主区别在于没有弦乐。

  例句:The orchestra has several concert engagements.

  这管弦乐队已安排好几场音乐会。

  26. semester n. [sɪ'mestə] 学期;半年

  词义辨析:term, semester

  term: term多用于英国。

  semester: 主要在美国、德国使用。

  例句:This semester will be my last one in this university.

  这个学期将是我在这所大学的最后一学期了。

  27. semiconductor n. [,semɪkən'dʌktə] 半导体

  例句:This is a semiconductor integrated circuit.

  这是一个半导体集成电路。

  28. seminar n. ['semɪnɑː] 研讨会

  例句:The old professor had presided over a seminar for theoretical physicists.

  老教授主持了一次理论物理学家的研讨会。

  29. terminal a. ['tɜːmɪn(ə)l] 末端的,极限的 n. 终点

  例句:From the terminal building Keycase returned to the parking lot.

  奇开斯从终点大楼回到停车。

  例句:I'll keep with you to the bus terminal.

  我陪你到公共汽车终点站。

  30. territory n. ['terɪt(ə)rɪ]领土

  例句:Angola was once a Portuguese territory.

  安哥拉曾经是葡萄牙的领土。

  31. approximate a. [ə'prɒksɪmət]大概的,大约 v. 近似

  例句:He spent approximate two hours searching the photo.

  他用了大约两小时来寻找这张照片.

  例句:Production costs approximate to $100,000.

  生产成本接近十万美元。

  32. arbitrary a. ['ɑːbɪt(rə)rɪ]随意的,武断的

  例句:My choice was quite arbitrary.

  我的选择相当随意。

  例句:This is an arbitrary decision.

  这是个武断的决定。

  33. architect n. ['ɑːkɪtekt] 建筑师

  例句:The author of the guidebook is an architect by profession.

  该旅行指南的作者任职建筑师。

  34. architecture n. ['ɑːkɪtektʃə] 建筑学

  例句:He obtained a diploma in architecture.

  他获得了建筑学的学位证书。

  35. biology n.[baɪ'ɒlədʒɪ] 生物学

  例句:He specializes biology.

  他主修生物学。

  36. geography n. [dʒɪ'ɒgrəfɪ] 地理(学)

  例句:How's the new geography teacher?

  新的地理老师怎么样?

  37. geology n. [dʒɪ'ɒlədʒɪ] 地质学

  例句:Mineralogy is a brand of the great earth science geology.

  矿物学是大地科学地质学的一个分支。

  38. geometry n. [dʒɪ'ɒmɪtrɪ] 几何(学)

  例句:I feel that geometry is a difficult subject.

  我认为几何是一门难学的课程。

  39. arithmetic n. [ə'rɪθmətɪk] 算术

  例句:I'm good at history but not so hot at arithmetic.

  我的历史成绩不错,但算术不太好。

  40. algebra n.['ældʒɪbrə] 代数

  例句:The boy can't figure out the algebra problems.

  这个男孩做不出这道代数题。

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