2015年考研英语考试必备词汇(18)
highlight 使显著,使突出:Growing economic problems were highlighted by a slowdown in oil output fracture 裂缝,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe frequent时常发生的,频繁的:His trips to France are less frequent now frown 皱眉:frown at sb frustrate 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate a plan fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,实现,完成: fulfill a contract furnish供应,提供:furnish blankets for the refugees fury狂怒,暴怒:fly into a fury fuss大惊小怪,乱忙,小题大做:make much fuss over losing a penny hinder妨碍,阻止:Bad weather hindered travel hint 暗示:drop(give ,throw out)a hint enforce实施,使生效:The principal enforced the rules of the school engage (用契约诺言等)约束,使订婚:He engaged himself as an apprentice to a printer enhance 提高(价格,质量,吸引力等),增加,增强:enhance one’s reputation figure 数字:according to official figures finance 财政,金融:skill in finance finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts flare (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring in the wind flash 闪光,闪烁:a flash of lighting flat平坦的,扁平的:a flat land inaccessible 达不到的:The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible incline倾斜:The shaft inclines almost thirty degree incorporate 包含,吸收:His book incorporates his earlier essays incur 招致,引起,遭受:incur sb’s displeasure(envy) modify 修改,更改 ~a law momentary 片刻的,瞬息的 a ~ feeling of fear designate 指明,表明:designate boundaries desolate 荒芜的,不毛的:desolate land despise 蔑视,鄙视:He despises flattery. detach 拆卸:They detached their trailer and set up camp. diagnose 诊断,判断:The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza. dictate 口授,使听写:dictate a letter to a secretary coincide 相符,相一致 100 Centigrade coincides with 212 Fahrenheit. collaborate (尤指在文艺、科学等方面)合作,协作 He and I collaborated in writing plays. collapse 倒坍,崩溃,瓦解 The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow. collide 碰撞,互撞 The car collided with the truck. commemorate 纪念,庆祝 commemorate a holiday commend 表扬,称赞 commend a soldier for pavery extinct (火等)熄灭了的:an extinct cigarette(fire) extinguish熄灭,扑灭:extinguish a cigarette(candle) multiply 乘,相乘~ 7 and 8 muscle 肌肉 facial ~s mutual 相互的, 彼此的 ~ aid narrate 叙述,讲述 ~ the story of sb’s life negligent 疏忽的,大意的 be ~ about traffic regulations indignant 愤怒的,愤慨的:The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions indispensable 必不可少的,必需的(to. for): Oxygen is indispensable to life induce 引诱,劝使:Nothing will induce me to do that infer (根据已知事实等)推断,推定(from):From his grades I inferred that he was a good student ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的,足智多谋的:an ingenious designer instant 紧急的,急迫的,立即的,即刻的:be in instant need of help institute 学会,协会,学院,研究院:an institute for the blind insulate 隔音,使隔绝(以免受到影响):We are not insulated from the real world the way we were insult 侮辱,辱骂:She insulted him by calling him a coward flatter奉承,使高兴:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation |