2015年考研英语考试必备词汇（17）

expand 扩大,扩展,膨胀:Reading(travel)expands one’s mind

expel 驱逐,赶走:expel an invader from a country

expend 花费,消费(on, in):They expended all their strength in (on) trying to climb out

expire 满期,届期,(期限)终止:His term of office expires this year

explicit 详尽的,明确的:give explicit directions

exploit英勇的或冒险的行为或事迹:The daring of exploit of the parachutists were much admired

exterior 外部的,外面的,外表的:exterior decorations

durable 耐用的：a durable fapic

dwell (dwelt 或 dwelled )(尤指作为常住居民)居住: dwell on an island

economical节约的,节俭的,经济的: an economical stove

generate 产生，发生(电、热、光、力、摩擦力等)：generate electricity

genuine 真的，非人造的，名副其实的：genuine leather

gesture 手势，示意动作：raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair

confine 限制，使局限 They succeeded in confining the fire to a small area.

confirm 证实，肯定 confirm a rumour

conflict (尤指长期的)战争，战斗 The conflict between Greece and Troy lasted ten years.

conform 遵照，适应 confirm to(或with) the rules(the law)

flourish 茂盛,繁荣,兴旺:Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century

fluctuate波动,起伏:You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you fluctuate it

flush 脸红:Her cheeks flushed red

forbid 不许,禁止:Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children

forge锻炼:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar

glance 一瞥，扫视：take a glance at the newspaper headlines

glare 怒视，瞪眼：give the jury a glare

dense 稠密的，密集的:a dense forest

deposit 存放： She deposited her bag in the cloakroom.

depress 使沮丧，使消沉：That movie depressed me.

deprive 剥夺，使丧失：deprive sb. of his property

derive 取得，得到：He derived his enthusiasm for literature from his father.

controversy(尤之以文字形式进行的争论),辨证:a point of controversy

convention(正式)会议,(定期)大会:draft a new constitution at a convention

convert转变,转化:convert coal to (into) pipeline gas

convey运送,输送,传送:a wire conveys an electric current

convict(经审讯)证明…有罪,宣判…有罪:He was convicted of smuggling

coordinate调节,协调:coordinate the functions of government agencies

cordial热情友好的,热诚的,真心的:a cordial hello(smile, invitation)

glimpse 一瞥，一看：have a glimpse of (into)sth

glitter 闪闪发亮(或发光)，光彩夺目，闪耀：His language glitters with marvelous words

glory 光荣，荣誉：The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field

glow 发热，发光，发红：the fire glowing in the darkness

gossip 流言蜚语：give rise to gossip

govern 统治，管理：govern a nation

grace 优美：She ran well, grace in every movement

graduate (使)大学毕业：graduate from college

grant 同意，准予：grant a request

grease 油脂，动物脂：the grease spot on the envelope

heal 治愈，愈合：heal the sick

heap (一)堆：a big heap of books

hedge (矮树)树篱：a quickset hedge