2015年考研英语考试必备词汇（20）

sparkle 发光，闪耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger

tentative 试验性的，试探性的，暂时的，推测的 a ～plan

terminate 停止，结束，使终止 ～ a contract

terrify 使害怕，使惊吓 She was terrified out of her wits

testify 作证，证明 He agreed to ～ on behalf of the accused man

humble 地位(或身份)低下的，卑贱的：a humble job

hysterical 情绪异常激动的，歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury

identical 同一的：the same (very)identical menu

identify 识别，鉴别：He identified the coat as his Pother’s

idle 闲散的，闲置的：idle money

ignite点燃，使燃烧：ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper

impose 征(税)，加(负担，惩罚等)于(on, upon)：impose additional tax on business expansion

impulse 推动，驱动：give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two countries

intact 完整无缺的，未经触动的，未受损伤的：an intact family

integrate使成一体，使合并(with, into)：integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine

interfere 妨碍，冲突(with)：Misty weather interfered with the contact

intermittent 间歇的，断断续续的，周期性的：suffer from intermittent headaches

hazard 危险，危害物，危险之源：a life full of hazards

label 标签，标记，标号：put labels on your luggage

lag 走得慢，落后，滞留：Some of the runners began to lag

latent 潜在的，隐伏的，不易觉察的：a latent infection

leak 漏洞，裂缝：The pipe has got a leak

lean 斜，倾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa

initiate 开始，发起：initiate a conversation

innovate 革新，改革，创新(in,on/upon)：innovate on another’s creation

inquire 询问，打听：He inquired what the weather was likely to be

insert 插入，嵌入：In the pause he managed to inquire a question

inspire 鼓舞，激起：His speech inspires the crowd

tumble 跌到，滚下The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over

tune 曲调，曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her Pother wrote the ～

turbulent 骚乱的，动荡的，混乱的，狂暴的a ～ crowd

turn 转动，旋转Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock

tutor 家庭教师，指导教师 When the students are making their choices, their ～ may well guide them

twinkle 闪烁，闪耀，闪亮 The diamond on her finger ～d in the firelight

twist 捻，搓，绞，拧 ～ a rope out of threads

whistle 吹口哨，鸣笛 The train ～d

whitewash 粉饰

wholesome 有益于健康的 ～ surroundings

wicked 坏的，邪恶的，淘气的，恶作剧的 ～ habits

tease 戏弄，取笑 The boy is teasing the cat

tedious 单调乏味的，冗长的，罗嗦的a ～ debate

liable 会……的，有……倾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes

liberal 慷慨的，大方的 a liberal donation

limp 软的，松沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater

linger逗留，徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo until closing time

luPicate 使润滑 luPicate the skin with cold cream

lump块，小方块 a lump of coal