大学英语四级高频词汇表

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636. leather n. 皮革

(例This sofa is covered in real leather. 这沙发是真皮的.) 637. legislation n. 法律,法规;立法

(例)Legislation will be difficult and take time. 立法将是困难而又费时的。 638. leisure n. 闲暇;悠闲

(例)Are you at leisure just now? 你现在有空吗? 639. loose a. 松的,宽松的

(例)Never tell him a secret; he's got a loose tongue. 别把秘密告诉他,他的嘴不严。 640. loosen v. 解开,放松

(例)I loosened my tie, but I didn't take it off. 我松开了领带,但是没有把它解下来。 641. earnest a. 认真的,诚挚的

(例)I like earnest pupils. 我喜欢认真的学生。 642. earthquake n. 地震 643. echo n. 回音,回声

(例)She shouted on the mountaintop and listened for the echo. 她在山顶上大声喊着,然后聆听着回声。 644. elaborate a. 精心设计的,复杂的

(例)The curtains had an elaborate pattern of flowers. 窗帘上绘有精美的花卉图案。 645. elastic n. 橡皮圈(带) a. 有弹性的 (例)Rubber is elastic. 橡皮是有弹性的。 646. elbow n. 肘

(例)He sat with his elbows on the table. 他双肘支在桌上坐著. 647. electron n. 电子 648. volcano n. 火山

(例)An active volcano may erupt at any time. 活火山随时可能喷发。 649. volume n. 卷,册;体积,容量

(例)Is that volume still in print? 那册书还能买到吗? (例)The TV was on at full volume. 电视机音量已开到了最大了. 650. fatigue n. 疲劳,劳累

(例)We were all suffering from fatigue at the end of our journey. 我们到旅程终点时全都累垮了. 651. faulty a. 有错误的,有缺点的

(例)The new TV is faulty in design. 新电视在设计上是有缺点的。 652. favorable a. 称赞道;有利的,顺利的

(例)Most people were favorable to the idea. 大多数人赞成这个主意。

(例)The conditions are favorable for opening a new business. 各种条件有利于开办新企业。

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653. favorite a. 特别受喜欢的 n. 喜爱的人或物

(例)Who is your favorite writer? 谁是你最喜欢的作家?

(例)I like all the books on the shelf but this one is my favorite. 我喜欢书架上所有的书,但这本是我最喜欢的。 654. gallery n. 画廊

(例)His pictures were showed in the gallery. 他的画在画廊展出。 655. gallon n. 加仑 656. gap n. 间隔,差距

(例)There is a generation gap between my parents and I. 我父母和我之间有代沟。 657. garbage n. 垃圾,废物

(例)You do talk a load of garbage! 你的废话太多了! 658. gaze v. 凝视,注视

(例)She gazed at me in disbelief when I told her the news. 我告诉她这消息时,她以怀疑的目光注视著我。 659. gear n. 齿轮,传动装置 660. gene n. 基因 661. lest conj. 唯恐,免得

(例)I got up early lest I (should) miss the train. 我早起以免错过了火车。 662. liable a. 可能的,大概的; (to)易于...的

(例)Every man is liable to error. 人人都可能犯错误。 663. liberal a. 自由的

(例)He is liberal with his money. 他用钱慷慨。 664. liberty n. 自由

(例)Those prisoners are dreaming of liberty. 这些囚犯们梦想着获得自由。 665. licence/license n. 许可证,执照

(例)He can obtain a driver's license now. 他现在可以获得驾驶执照了。 666. moisture n. 潮湿 667. motivate vt. 激励,激发 668. motive n. 动机,目的

(例)His sole motive is to make more money. 他唯一的动机就是多赚钱。 669. generate vt. 生成,产生(光、热、电等)

(例)This hatred was generated by racial prejudice. 这种仇恨是由种族偏见引起的。 670. genius n. 天才,天赋

(例)Einstein was a mathematical genius. 爱因斯坦是数学天才. 671. genuine a. 真的,真诚的

(例)Is this bracelet genuine gold? 这个手镯是纯金的吗?

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(例)He has a genuine desire to help us. 他真心诚意地愿意帮助我们。 672. gasoline n. 汽油 673. germ n. 微生物,细菌

(例)Germs are invisible to the naked eye. 细菌用肉眼看不见。 674. gesture n. 姿势,手势

(例)He put his arm round her in a protective gesture. 他用一只手臂围住她做出保护的姿势。 675. giant a. 巨大的 n. 巨人,巨物

(例)Shakespeare is a giant among writers. 莎士比亚是作家中的大文豪。 676. glimpse n. 一瞥,一看

(例)He caught a glimpse of me when I passed by. 当我走过时, 他瞥了我一眼。 677. glory n. 光荣,荣誉

(例)No road of flowers lead to glory. 没有一条通往光荣的道路是铺满鲜花的。 678. glorious n. 光荣的,极好的

(例)Our country has a glorious past. 我们的国家有一段光辉的历史。 679. golf n. 高尔夫球运动 680. hydrogen n. 氢

(例)Water contains hydrogen and oxygen. 水含有氢和氧。 681. oxygen n. 氧

682. hostile a. 敌对的,敌意大

(例I don't know why she is hostile to me. 我不知道她为什么对我抱有敌意。 683. household n. 家庭,户

(例)The product was so successful that its name became a household word. 这一产品非常成功, 其名称已经家喻户晓. 684. hook n. 钩

685. holy a. 神圣的,圣洁的

(例)Jerusalem was regarded as the holy place by the Christians. 耶路撒冷被基督徒们认为是圣地。 686. hint n. 暗示,示意 687. hesitate v. 犹豫

(例)Don't hesitate to tell us if you have a problem. 你有问题就直截了当地告诉我们. 688. highlight vt. 强调,突出

(例)The highlights of the match will be shown on TV tonight. 比赛的最精采场面将在今晚的电视节目中播放. 689. hence ad. 因此,所以;今后,从此

(例)Handmade and hence expensive. 手工制造,因此很贵 690. herd n. 兽群,牧群

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(例)The photographer took a photo of a herd of elephants. 这位摄影师拍了一张象群的照片。

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大学英语四级高频词汇表

1.alter v. 改变,改动,变更

(例) These clothes are too large; they must be altered. 这些衣服太大,得修改。

3.dispose vi. 除掉;处置;解决;处理(of)

(例)We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines. 我们得把这堆旧报纸和杂志处理掉 (例)Man proposes. God disposes. 谋事在人,成事在天。 4.blast n. 爆炸;气流 vi. 炸,炸掉

(例)The blast from the bomb blew out all the windows in the area. 炸弹爆炸的冲击波震破了这个地区的所有窗户。

(例)They've blasted away the rock to build the new road. 他们已炸掉这块岩石以便修一条新的路。 5.consume v. 消耗,耗尽

(例)His old car consumed much gasoline. 他的旧汽车耗油很多。 6.split v. 劈开;割裂;分裂 a.裂开的

(例)We split the wood into long thin pieces. 我们把木头劈成长长的薄片。 7.spit v. 吐(唾液等);唾弃

(例)He spat into the river. 他把痰吐到河里 8.spill v. 溢出,溅出,倒出

(例)I spilt the coffee - it spilt all over my book. 我洒了咖啡,溅了我一书。 9.slip v. 滑动,滑落;忽略

(例)She slipped on the wet floor and fell. 她滑倒在湿地板上了。

10.slide v. 滑动,滑落 n. 滑动;滑面;幻灯片 (例)She fell over and slid across the shiny floor. 她跌倒了,滑过了发亮的地板。 (例)have a slide on the ice 在冰上滑行 11.bacteria n. 细菌

12.breed n. 种,品种 v. 繁殖,产仔

(例)The islanders are a strong breed of people. 这些岛上的居民是一种体格强壮的人。 (例)Some animals will not breed in cages. 有些动物在笼子里不产崽。

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13.budget n. 预算 v. 编预算,作安排 (搭配)a government budget 政府预算

(例)We should learn how to save money by budgeting .我们应该通过安排开支而节省钱 16.liberal a. 慷慨的;丰富的;自由的 1

18.transmit v. 传播,播送;传递

(例)The World Cup final is being transmitted live to over fifty countries. 世界杯决赛现正向五十多个国家作实况转播。

19.transplant v. 移植

(例)The doctor succeeded in transplanting a kidney from one twin to another. 医生成功地把孪生儿之一的肾脏移植到另一人身上。

20.transport vt. 运输,运送 n. 运输,运输工具

(例)The goods were transported by train. 货物是用火车运来的。 23.vanish vi. 消灭,不见

(例)I thought it would rain, but the clouds have vanished and it's a fine day. 我原以为天要下雨的,可是云消失了,是个好天。

24.swallow v. 吞下,咽下 n. 燕子

(例)She swallowed some milk. 她咽下几口牛奶。 25.suspicion n. 怀疑,疑心

(例)Suspicion crept into his mind. 不由得他不产生怀疑。 (搭配)above suspicion 无可置疑 under suspicion受到怀疑 26.suspicious a. 怀疑的,可疑的

(例)I am suspicious of that woman。我很怀疑那位妇女。 27.mild a. 温暖的,暖和的;温柔的,味淡的

(例)The weather is mild today;it is neither hot nor cold. 今天天气很温暖,不冷也不热。 28.tender a. 温柔的;脆弱的

(例)a tender mother 慈母 a tender expression on her face 她脸上温柔的表情 29.nuisance n.讨厌(的人或事物)

(例)What a nuisance! I've forgotten my ticket. 真讨厌,我忘记带票了。

30.insignificant a. 无意义的,无足轻重的;无价值的

(例)in-无+significant 有意义的,意义深长的--〉无关紧要的;无用的 31.accelerate vt. 加速,促进

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(例)No one knows how to accelerate the rate of growth. 没人知道如何提高生长率。 32.absolute a. 绝对的,无条件的;完全的

(例)You are an absolute fool! 你是个十足的傻瓜! 33.boundary n. 分界线,边界

(例)这道栅栏是我的地和她的地的分界线。 34.brake n. 刹车,制动器 v. 刹住(车)

(例)His brakes failed on a steep hill. 他的车闸在陡峭的山坡失灵了。 35.catalog n. 目录(册) v. 编目

(例)It is the catalog of all the books in the library. 这就是图书馆里所有书籍的目录。36.vague a. 模糊的,不明确的 (例)a vague idea 模糊的想法

(例)He was a little vague when I asked what had happened. 我问他出了什么事时,他一无所知。 37.vain n. 徒劳,白费

(例)All our work was in vain. 我们所有的工作都白费了。 38.extinct a. 绝灭的,熄灭的

(例)Some of the species of birds are extinct. 有几种鸟类已经绝种了。 39.extraordinary a. 不平常的,特别的,非凡的 (例)What an extraordinary idea! 多么离奇的想法! 40.extreme a. 极度的,极端的 n. 极端,过分 41.agent n. 代理人,代理商;动因,原因

(例)My agent has power to sign my name. 我的代理人有权代我签字。 (例)Rain and sun are the agents which help plants to grow. 雨水和太阳是促使植物成长的因素。 42.alcohol n. 含酒精的饮料,酒精 (例)I never touch alcohol. 我从不饮酒。 43.appeal n./vi. 呼吁,恳求

(例)The government is appealing to everyone to save water. 政府呼吁每个人节约用水。 44.appreciate vt. 感谢,赏识,欣赏

(例)I appreciate your help. 我感谢你的帮助。 (例)Do you appreciate good wine? 你会鉴赏好酒吗? 45.approve v. 赞成,同意,批准

(例)I don't approve of smoking. 我不赞成抽烟。

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(例)My parents don't approve of me smoking cigarettes. 我的父母不准许我吸烟。 46.stimulate vt. 刺激,激励

(例)Praise always stimulates him to make greater efforts. 表扬能激励他更加努力。 47.acquire vt. 取得,获得;学到

(例)She acquired a knowledge of the English by careful study. 她认真学习而精通英语。

48.accomplish vt .完成,到达;实行

(例)I accomplished two hours' work before dinner. 我在吃饭前完成了两小时的工作。 (例)to accomplish a purpose 达到目的 49.network n. 网状物;广播网,电视网;网络 (例)a network of railroads 铁路网 50.tide n. 潮汐;潮流

(例)The tide is down. 潮退了。

(搭配)swim/go with with the tide 顺应潮流,随波逐流 51.tidy a. 整洁的,整齐的

(例)What a tidy room! 多么整洁的房间呀! 52.trace vt. 追踪,找到 n. 痕迹,踪迹

(例)They traced the criminal to a house in the city. 他们追踪罪犯到了城里的一座房子里。

(例)They searched the building but did not find any trace of the criminal. 他们搜查了这座楼房,可是没有发现罪犯的一点踪迹。 53.torture n./vt. 拷打,折磨

(例)She died under torture. 她受严刑拷打致死。 54.wander vi. 漫游,闲逛

(例)The children wandered in the woods. 孩子们在森林里漫步。 55.wax n. 蜡

(例)Candles are made from wax. 蜡烛是蜡做的。 56.weave v. 织,编

(例)I wove a mat. 我编了一张席子。 57.preserve v. 保护,保存,保持,维持

(例)The Town Council spent a lot of money to preserve the old castle。市政委员会花了不少钱来维修那座古城堡。

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(例)You can preserve meat or fish in salt. 你可以用盐保存肉或鱼。

(例) It is one of the duties of the police to preserve public order.警察的职责之一是维持公共秩序。 61. abuse v. 滥用,虐待;谩骂

(例)He was charged of abusing a privilege. 他因滥用特权而被起诉。 62. academic a. 学术的;高等院校的;研究院的

(例)The question is purely academic. 这是一个纯学术性的问题。 63. academy n. (高等)专科院校;学会 (例)an academy of music 音乐学院 (例)Academy Award 金像奖 64. battery n. 电池(组)

(例)Our bus won't start because the battery is flat. 我们的大客车发动不起来了,因为电池坏了。 65. barrier n. 障碍;棚栏

(例)The police put a barrier across the road. 警察设了路障。 66. cargo n. (船、飞机等装载的)货

(例)We sailed from Perth with a cargo of raw ion. 我们装着一船生铁从佩思启航。 67. career n. 生涯,职业

(例)My grandfather was a career teacher; it's the only job he'd ever done.我祖父教了一辈子书,教书是他所干过的唯一的工作。

68. vessel n. 船舶;容器,器皿;血管

(例)There were many vessels in the harbor today. 今天港口有许多船只。 (例)A pot is a vessel for holding food. 锅是盛食物的器皿。 69. vertical a. 垂直的

(例)Walls are usually vertical. 墙通常是垂直的。 70. oblige v. 迫使,责成;使感激

(例)The police obliged him to leave. 警方强迫他离开。 71. obscure a. 阴暗,模糊

(例)Is the meaning still obscure to you? 你觉得意思仍然不清楚吗? 72. extent n. 程度,范围,大小,限度

(例)I agree with you to some extent. 我部分地同意你。 (例)What is the extent of your garden? 你的花园有多大? 73. exterior n. 外部,外表 a. 外部的,外表的

(例)Paint the exerior walls of the house. 给房子的外墙刷漆。 74. external a. 外部的,外表的,外面的

(例)External causes become operative through internal causes.外因通过内因而起作用。

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549. excursion n. 远足

(例)We shall make an excursion to Hangzhou this weekend. 这个周末我们将去杭州旅行。 550. flash vi. 闪光,闪耀

(例)The days seem to flash by. 光阴似箭。 551. flee vi. 逃走

(例)He killed his enemy and fled the country. 他杀了仇人,然后逃往国外。。 552. flexible a. 易弯曲的

(例)This tube is flexible but tough. 这管子柔软但很坚固。 553. flock n. 羊群,(鸟兽等)一群;一伙人

(例)There are many flocks of tourists in the palace. 宫殿里有好几群游客。 554. hardware n. 五金器具

(例)We deal in hardware but not software. 我们只经营硬件而不经营软件. 555. harmony n. 和谐,融洽

(例)His tastes are in harmony with mine. 他的爱好和我的相同。 556. haste n. 急速,急忙

(例)Haste makes waste. 欲速而不达。 557. hatred n. 憎恶,憎恨

(例)Love and hatred are primary emotions. 爱和恨是基本的情感。 558. incident n. 事件,事变 559. index n. 索引,标志

(例)The index is arranged in alphabetical order. 这索引是按字母顺序排列的。 560. infant n. 婴儿

(例)My sister's infant is very lovely. 我姐姐的小婴儿非常可爱。 561. infect v. 传染

(例)The open wound soon became infected. 裸露的伤口很快就受到了感染。

(例)The young teacher infected the whole class with her enthusiasm. 这位年轻的老师以她的热诚感染了全班。 562. inferior a. 劣等的,次的,下级的

(例)Woman is inferior to man in strength. 女人力量不及男人。 563. infinite a. 无限的

(例)Teaching little children takes infinite patience. 教幼儿需有极大的耐心。 564. ingredient n. 组成部分

(例)There is a list of ingredients on the side of the packet. 包装袋的边上印有所含配料表。 565. inhabitant n. 居民

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(例) He lives in a city with 100000 inhabitants. 他住在一个有十万居民的城市。 566. jail n. 监狱

(例)Several prisoners broke out of the jail. 有几名囚犯越狱了. 567. jam n. 果酱;拥挤,堵塞

(例)He spread some apple jam on the bread. 他在面包上涂上苹果酱。 (例)Traffic jams in the town happen everyday. 城里的交通天天堵塞。 568. jewel n. 宝石

569. joint a.连接的;共同的

(例)These foreigners have put forward a proposal for a joint venture. 这些外国人提出了一个合资企业的建议。 570. junior a. 年少的;资历较浅的 571. laser n. 激光

572. launch vt. 发动,发起

(例)He suddenly launched out at me for no reason at all. 他突然无端攻击我. 573. luxury n. 奢侈;奢侈品

(例)A long hot bath can be pure luxury. 洗个痛快的热水澡可真是一种至高的享受。 574. magnet n. 磁铁,磁体

(例)A magnet attracts steel. 磁石能吸钢铁. 575. male a. 男性的,雄的 576. female a. 女性的,雌的

577. manual a. 用手的,手工做的 n. 手册

(例)Work done by machines has replaced manual labour. 机器生产已经代替了手工劳作. (例)This manual is full of useful tips. 这本小册子里有很多实用的小建议。 578. manufacture vt./n. 制造,加工

(例)This firm manufactures cars. 这家公司大量生产汽车。 579. marine a. 海的;海产的

(例)The rocks are covered by marine plants. 岩石被海生植物所覆盖。 580. mutual a. 相互的

(例)The help is mutual. 帮助是相互的。 581. naked a. 裸露的

(例)These little boys swim naked in the river. 这些小孩光着身子在河里游泳。 582. negative a. 否定的,消极的

(例)I have a negative opinion on the value of this idea. 我对这个主意持反对意见。 583. neglect vt. 忽视,忽略

(例)You've been neglecting your work. 你对工作不够重视。

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584. origin n. 起源,出身

(例)He is a Dane by origin. 他原籍丹麦。 585. oval a. 椭圆形的 n. 椭圆形

(例)The playing-field is a large oval. 球场很大, 呈椭圆形. 586. outset n. 开始,开端

(例)From the outset it was clear that he was guilty. 一开始就很清楚: 他有罪. 587. presumably ad. 大概,可能

(例)Presumably the bad weather has delayed the flight. 大概恶劣的天气使飞机误点了。 588. prevail vi. 流行,盛行

(例)Misty weather prevails in this part of the country. 该国的这一地区天气多雾。 589. quit v. 停止

(例)I've quit my job. 我辞职了。 590. quotation n. 引文,引语

(例)Support your argument by quotation. 引用他人的话来支持你的论点. 591. recreation n. 娱乐活动

(例)My favourite recreation is chess. 我最喜欢的娱乐是下国际象棋. 592. recruit vt. 招募,吸收(新成员)

(例)We are having difficulties in recruiting well-qualified staff. 我们难以招募到素质好的职员。 593. rival n. 竞争对手,敌手

(例)Tom and I were rivals for the job. 汤姆和我是这次求职的竞争对手。 594. shuttle n. 梭子;航天飞机

(例)The U.S. made the first space shuttle in the world. 美国制造了世界上第一架航天飞机。 595. skim vt. 搬(去),掠过;浏览

(例)It took me an hour to skim the book. 我花了一小时把这本书浏览了一遍。 596. sketch n. 草图;梗概

(例)At the meeting he give a sketch of recent happenings. 会上他简述了最近发生的事件。 597. slender a. 苗条的,修长的

(例)All girls want to be slender. 所有女孩都希望苗条。 598. theme n. 主题

(例)The theme for tonight's talk is education. 今天谈话的题目是教育。 599. textile n. 纺织品

(例)Their main exports are textiles, especially silk and cotton. 他们的主要出口货物是纺织品,特别是丝绸和棉布。

600. tropical a. 热带的,炎热的

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(例)Is Singapore a tropical country? 新加坡是热带国家吗? 601. kneel vi. 跪

(例)She knelt down to pray. 她跪下祈祷。 602. label n. 标签

(例)Have you attached labels to the luggage? 你给行李系上标签了吗? 603. merchant n. 商人

(例)The merchant had received a shipment of tea.这个商人收到了一船茶叶。 604. mere a. 仅仅的,只不过的;纯粹的

(例)Don't scold him; he is a mere child. 别责备他,他只不过是个孩子。 605. nuisance n. 令人讨厌的东西(或人) (例)What a nuisance! 真讨厌! 606. numerous a. 众多的,许多的

(例)I have numerous engagements for next year. 我明年有许多约会。 607. parade n. 游行 v. 列队行进

(例)The Olympic Games begin with a parade of all the competing nations.奥运会以参赛各国的列队行进开始。 608. pants[pl.] n. 长裤;内裤

(例)This pair of pant was converted into shorts. 这条裤子被改成了短裤。 609. partial a. 部分的 610. passport n. 护照

611. prescribe vt. 开药,吩咐采用...疗法

(例)Ask the doctor to prescribe something for that cough. 请医生开点咳嗽药. 612. primitive a. 原始的,早期的

(例)Primitive peoples deified the sun. 原始部落将太阳奉为神。 613. ridge n. 脊,山脊,埂

(例)He walked along the mountain ridge. 他顺着山脊走。 614. ridiculous a. 可笑的,荒漠的

(例)You look ridiculous in those tight jeans. 你穿上那紧身牛仔裤样子真可笑. 615. rigid a. 严格的;僵硬的

(例)She was rigid with fear. 她害怕得全身僵住了。 616. withstand vt. 经受,承受

(例)I couldn't withstand the murderous heat. 热得要命, 我受不了. 617. witness n. 目击者;证据 vt. 注意到;证明

(例)Before giving evidence the witness had to take an oath. 证人作证前要先宣誓. (例)Did anyone witness the traffic accident? 有谁目击了这场交通事故?

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618. withdraw v. 收回,撤销

(例)The general refused to withdraw his troops. 那个将军拒不撤回部队. 619. slippery a. 滑的

(例)A wet road is usually slippery. 潮湿的路往往是滑的。 620. smash vt. 粉碎,打烂

(例)We are determined to smash terrorism. 我们一定要消灭恐怖主义 621. snap n./vt. 折断,拉断;快照 622. software n. 软件 623. solar a. 太阳的

(例)We can use solar energy to do many things today. 如今,我们可以利用太阳能做很多事情。 624. lunar a. 月的,月球的

(例)It was reported that there would be a lunar eclipse tomorrow evening. 据报道说,明天晚上有月食。625. submerge vi. 潜入水中

(例)At the first sign of danger the submarine will submerge. 一有危险迹象,潜艇就会潜入水中。 626. submit vi.(to)屈服,听从 (例)I refuse to submit. 我决不屈服. 627. timber n. 木材,原木

(例)He used to be a timber merchant. 他曾是一个木材商。 628. tissue n. 组织;薄纱,手巾纸

(例)Human tissue is made up of cells. 人体的组织是由细胞构成的. (例)She gave us a box of tissues. 她递给我们一盒纸巾。 629. title n. 题目,标题 630. tone n. 语气,音调

(例)That violin has a beautiful tone. 那支小提琴的音色很美。 631. drift vi. 漂,漂流

(例)The boat drifted down the river. 船顺河漂流而下. 632. drip n. 滴

(例)The patient is on a drip. 病人正在输液。 633. durable a. 耐用的,持久的

(例)This pair of shoes is durable. 这双鞋很耐磨。 634. duration n. 持续,持续期间

(例)He finished the work of three years' duration. 他用三年的时间完成了这项工作。 635. dusk n. 黄昏,薄暮

(例)The lights go on at dusk. 一到黄昏灯就亮了。

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390. treaty n. 条约,协定

(例)According to the treaty, China is to take back Hong Kong on July 1st, 1997. 根据条约, 中国将于1997年7月1日收回香港。

391. arise vi. 产生,出现,发生;起身

(例)Accidents often arise from carelessness. 事故往往起因于粗心。 392. arouse vt. 引起,激起;唤醒 ]

(例)His sufferings aroused our sympathy. 他的痛苦引起了我们的同情。 393. burden n. 重担,负荷

(例)Too much praise is a burden. 太多的赞扬是一种负担。 394. bureau n. 局,办事处

(例)He worked in a travel bureau. 他在一家旅行社工作。 395. marvelous a. 奇迹般的,惊人的

(例)You have a marvelous gift for science. 你有科学方面的非凡天赋。 (例)What marvelous weather! 多好的天气! 396. massive a. 大的,大量的,大块的

(例)We have seen massive changes in recent years. 这几年我们经历了巨大的变化。 397. mature a. 成熟的

(例)Can't you behave in a mature way? 你的举止不能稳重一点吗? 398. maximum a. 最高的,最大的

(例)The maximum temperature in July may be 36 Celsius degree. 七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。399. minimum a. 最低的,最小的

(例)The minimum wage is 4.25 dollars an hour. 最低工价为每小时四点二五美元。 400. nonsense n. 胡说,冒失的行动 (例)You're talking nonsense! 你胡说八道! 401. nuclear a. 核子的,核能的

(例)Our ultimate objective is the removal of all nuclear weapons. 我们的最终目标是消除所有核武器。402. nucleus n. 核 [ 'nju:kli?s ]

(例)play the role of a nucleus 起核心作用;atomic nucleus 原子核 402. nucleus n. 核

(例)These councils would form the nucleus of a future regime. 这些委员会将成为一个未来政权的核心。403. retail n./v./ad. 零售

(例)The retail price of the dress is 60 dollars.这衣服的零售价是六十元。 404. retain vt. 保留,保持

(例)She retains a clear memory of her school days. 她对自己的学生时代有着清晰的记忆。

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405. restrict vt. 限制,约束[(+to/within)]

(例)Membership of the club is restricted to men only. 该俱乐部的成员仅限于男士。 406. sponsor n. 发起者,主办者 vt. 发起,主办,资助

(例)It is a pity that he doesn't have enough money to sponsor the project. 遗憾的是他没有足够的钱来支持这项计划。

407. spur n./vt. 刺激,激励

(例)He spurred his players to fight harder. 他激励他的球员更加努力地战斗。 408. triumph n. 胜利,成功

(例)The football team achieved a complete triumph. 足球队大获全胜 409. tuition n. 学费

(例)His yearly tuition is $15,000. 他每年的学费是一万五千美元 410. twist vt. 使缠绕;转动;扭歪

(例)She twisted flowers into a wreath. 她将花编成了一个花环。 411. undergraduate n. 大学肄业生

(例)He is a Yale undergraduate. 他是耶鲁大学的大学生。 412. universal a. 普遍的,通用的;宇宙的

(例)Football is a universal game. 足球是一项全球性的运动。 413. universe n. 宇宙

(例)At that time people believed the earth was the center of the universe. 当时人们相信地球是宇宙的中心。 414. via prep. 经由,经过,通过

(例)He flew to New York via Hong Kong. 他经过香港飞往纽约。 415. vibrate v. 振动,摇摆

(例)The ground vibrated during the earthquake. 地震时地面震动 416. virus n. 病毒 417. voluntary a. 自愿的

(例)She was a voluntary helper. 她是自愿帮忙的 418. volunteer n. 志愿者 v. 自愿(做)

(例)The volunteers for community service are doing a good job. 社区服务的志愿者做得很出色。(例)They volunteered to repair the house for the old lady. 他们主动提出替老太太修缮房子。 419. vote v. 选举 n. 选票

(例)The matter will be decided by vote. 此事将投票表决。 (例)They voted her their headmistress. 他们选她做校长 420. wagon n. 四轮马车,铁路货车

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421. appoint vt. 任命,委派

(例)They appointed him (to be) manager. 他们任命他为经理 422. approach v. 靠近,接近 n. 途径,方式

(例)He cautiously approached the house. 他小心地走近那房子

(例)I like her approach to the problem. 我喜欢她解决这个问题的方法。 423. appropriate a. 适当的

(例)She picked up a dress appropriate for the occasion. 她挑了一件适合该场合穿的衣服。 424. bunch n. 群,伙;束,串

(例)Miss White received a bunch of flowers from her admirer. 怀特小姐收到爱慕者所送的一束花 425. bundle n. 捆,包,束 vt. 收集,归拢

(例)Dad found a bundle of spelling mistakes in my composition. 爸爸在我作文里找出一大堆拼写错误。 (例)He bundled the back numbers. 他把旧杂志扎成一捆。 426. ceremony n. 典礼,仪式

(例)The wedding ceremony was held on April fifteenth. 婚礼在四月十五日举行。 427. chaos n. 混乱,紊乱

(例)There was chaos in the town after the hurricane had struck. 飓风过后,城里一片混乱。 428. discount n. (价格)折扣

(例) we give 20 percent discount for cash. 现金付款,我们8折优惠。 429. display n./vt. 陈列,展览 vt.

(例) the bestsellers were sold out before they were displayed. 这些畅销书尚未陈列就卖光了. (例)His paintings are on display at the exhibition. 他的绘画正在展览会上展出。 430. equivalent a. 相等的 n. 相等物

(例) A dime is equivalent to ten pennies. 一角等于十分。 431. erect a. 竖直的 v. 建造,竖立

(例) They erected their tent at the foot of the mountain. 他们在山脚下支起了帐篷。

432. fax n./vt. 传真 vt. (例) Please fax me your report before Sunday. 请在周日前把你的报告传真给我。 433. fertile a. 肥沃的;多产的

(例) The plains are extremely fertile. 这片平原极其肥沃. 434. fertilizer n. 肥料

(例) Get some more fertilizer for the garden. 给花园再多施些肥料. 435. grateful a. 感激的 ~ to sb; ~ for sth ; ~ that... (例) I am grateful to you for your help. 我感谢你的帮助. 436. gratitude n. 感激

(例) She showed me her gratitude by inviting me to dinner. 她请我吃饭以表示她的感激。

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437. horror n. 恐怖

(例) He was filled with horror at the bad news. 听到这个坏消息,他心里充满恐怖。 438. horrible a. 可怕的

(例) I had a horrible dream yesterday. 昨天我做了一个恶梦。 439. Internet n. 国际互联网,因特网 440. interpret v. 翻译,解释

(例) Poetry helps to interpret life. 诗有助于阐释人生的意义。 441. interpretation n. 解释,说明

(例) This passage may be given several interpretations. 这段文字可以有不同的解释。 442. jungle n. 丛林,密林

(例) They hewed their way through the jungle. 他们在丛林里开辟出一条路来。 443. knot n. 结 vt. 把...打成结 vt.

(例) He knotted a towel about his neck. 他把毛巾系在脖子上。 444. leak v. 漏,渗出

(例) Air leaked out of the balloon. 空气自气球中逸出. 445. lean vi. 倾斜,倚,靠

(例) He leant on the back of the sofa. 他斜靠在沙发的背上。 446. leap vi. 跳跃

(例) The cat leapt from the chair. 猫从椅子上跳开了。 447. modify vt. 修改

(例) He'll have to modify his views if he wants to be elected. 他要想当选就得把观点改一下。 448. nylon n. 尼龙 449. onion n. 洋葱 450. powder n. 粉末

451. applicable a. 可应用的,适当的

(例) The new rule is not applicable to the students of our college. 这项新规则不适用于我们学院的学生。 452. applicant n. 申请人

(例) As the wages were low, there were few applicants for the job. 因为工资低,没有什么人申请这份工作 453. breadth n. 宽度

454. conservation n.保存, 保持, 守恒

(例) Most people have come to accept the need for conservation of natural resources. 现在大多数人已认识到保护自然资源的必要。

455. conservative adj.保守的, 守旧的 n.保守派

(例) He is very conservative and does not like things to change. 他非常保守,不喜欢事物变化。

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456.parallel n.平行线, 平行面, 类似, 相似物 ~ to/with (例) Is there any parallel to this road? 有和这条路平行的道路吗? 457.passion n.激情, 热情

(例) He has a passion for rock music. 他热爱摇滚乐。 458.passive adj.被动的,消极的

(例) a passive way of thinking 消极的想法 a passive nature消极的个性 459.n.轻拍 v.轻拍pat on the back赞扬:赞扬或同意的话或手势: (例) received a pat on the back for doing a good job.工作干得出色而得到赞扬 (例) He patted the boy on the head.他轻拍那男孩的头。 460.peak n.山顶, 顶点,顶峰

(例) It was the peak of summer in Ningbo. 这是宁波夏季最热的时期。 461.phenomenon n.现象【复数】 phenomena

(例) a natural phenomenon自然现象 a social phenomenon社会现象 462.reluctant adj. 不情愿的, 勉强的

(例)a reluctant smile 勉强的微笑 reluctant to help不情愿帮忙 463. rely vi. (on, upon)依赖, 指望

(例) She relies on her parents for tuition. 她的学费依赖于她的父母。 464.relevant adj.有关的, 相应的

(例)The scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research. 那个科学家和同事们相互通信以了解和她自己的研究有关的事。 465. reliable adj.可靠的, 可信赖的

(例) a reliable source of information 可靠的消息来源 a reliable assistant可靠的助手 466. relief n. 轻松,宽慰,减轻

(例) It was a great relief to find they are safe. 得知他们平安无事才叫人大为宽心。 (例)Will this medicine give immediate relief from pain?吃了这药能马上止痛吗? 467.reputation n.名誉, 名声

(例) If the fact is published, it will ruin your reputation. 一旦公布事实真相将会毁了你的名誉。 468.rescue vt.援救, 营救 n.援救, 营救

(例)It was not long before a helicopter arrived on the scene to rescue the survivors of the plane crash.不久一架直升飞机飞到了现场,来搭救这次飞机失事的幸存者。 469. triangle n. 三角形

(例)a triangle of land 三角形的一块地

470. sequence n. 连续,顺序 in sequence一个接一个;依次地

(例) a sequence of victories一连串的胜利 in chronological sequence按照年代顺序地

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471. shallow adj. 浅的;肤浅的

(例) The stream is shallow.那条小溪水很浅。 a shallow person肤浅的人 472.shiver vi/n. 发抖,打颤

(例) The divers were shivering with cold.那些潜水员冷得直打颤。 (例)A shiver ran down my back. 我打了个冷颤。

473.shrug v/n. 耸肩 shrug off 对?不屑一顾:缩小?的重要性:

(例) shrugged off the defeat and talked about tonight's game.对失败不屑一顾而谈论今晚的比赛 (例)He shrugged, saying that he had nothing to do with it.他耸耸肩膀说,他和那事毫无关系。 474.signature n. 签名

(例) He put his signature on the contract.他在那份合同上签了名。 475.sincere adj. 诚挚的,真诚的

(例) His apology didn’t seem sincere. 他的道歉看起来不是真诚的。 476.utility n. 功用,效用

(例) I have always doubted the utility of these conferences on disarmament. 我一直怀疑这些裁军会议的效用。 477. utilize vt. 利用

(例) In the 19th century waterpower was widely utilized to generate electricity. 在19世纪人们大规模使用水力来发电。

478. utter vt.发出,说出 adj.完全的,彻底的,全然的 (例) I could not utter a word. 我一句话也说不出来。

(例)He is an utter stranger to me. 对我来说,他是个完全陌生的人。 479.variation n.变化,变动

(例) They say that this game is a variation of tennis.据说这种球赛是由网球变化而来的。 480.vehicle n :交通工具

例)Are may be used as a vehicle for propaganda. 艺术可用作宣传工具。 481.applause n :鼓掌;称赞

例)He sat down amid deafening applause. 他在震耳欲聋的掌声中旧坐。

例)He new novel was greeted by reviewers with rapturous applause. 她的新小说被受书评家推崇。 482.appliance n :器具 器械 装置

例)Today house work has been made much easier by electrical appliances. 现在 家用电器使得家务活轻松多了。 483.consent n :准许 同意

例)She made the proposal and I readily consented (to it). 她提出了这个建议,我欣然同意。 例)She won't consent to him staying out late. 她不允许他在外面太晚。 484.conquer vt :征服

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例)The Normans conquered England in 1066. 诺曼人于1066年征服了英国。 485.defect n : 缺点 缺陷

例)The customer complained about the defective TV set he bought from the store. 顾客抱怨从这个商店买来的电视机有毛病。

486.delicate a:精美的 易碎的 娇弱的

例)One of his eyes was injured in accident,but after a delicate operation,he quickly recovered his sight. 他的一只眼睛在事故中受伤,但是经过精细的手术以后,他很快恢复了视力。 487.evolve v:演变

例)Languages slowly but constantly evolve from older forms into new ones. 语言缓慢然而不断地从较旧的形式发展到新的形式。

488.evolution n :演变 变化

例)In politics Britain has preferred evolution to revolution. 在政治上,英国喜欢渐进而不喜欢革命。 489.frown v/n :皱眉

例)What's wrong? Why are you frowning? 出什么事了?干什么皱着眉头?

例)She looked up from her exam paper with a worried frown. 她看完自己的试卷愁眉不展地抬起头来。 490.frustrate v :使沮丧

例)He felt frustrated when he found he had difficulty with most of the maths problem. 当他发现大部分数学题都有困难时,感到很灰心。 491. guarantee vt./n. 保证

例)The refugees are demanding guarantees about their safety before they return home。难民要求有关方面在他们返国前保证他们的人身安全。 492. guilty a. 内疚的;有罪的

例)She pleaded guilty to the crime。她认罪。 493. jealous a. 妒忌的

例)Tim seems to get jealous whenever Sue speaks to another boy。每当苏跟别的小伙子说话,帝姆就吃醋。 494. jeans n. 牛仔裤

例)These jeans are a bit too tight。这条牛仔裤紧了点。 495. liquor n. 酒,烈性酒

例)His father likes liquor very much。他爸爸很爱喝酒。 496.liter/litre n. 升

例)There is a liter bottle of wine。有一瓶一公升的酒。 497. modest a. 谦虚道

例)She got the best results in the exam but she was too modest to tell anyone。她在考试中名列前茅,但她很谦虚,并没有告诉任何人。

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498. molecule n. 分子

例)Molecule is the smallest unit in chemical。分子是化学中最小的组成。 499. orbit n. 轨道 v. (绕...)作轨道运行

例)Orbit is taken by a planet or another object as it moves around another star。轨道是被行星或其他物体饶别的行星运动所用的。

500. participate v. (in)参与,参加

例)Students are encouraged to participate in sporting activities。校方鼓励学生参与体育活动 501. particle n. 微粒

例)The particle is a very small piece。微粒是非常小的。 502. particularly ad. 特别,尤其

例)I’m particularly interested in Indian history.我对印度历史特别感兴趣。 503. respond vi. 回答,答复;反应

例)He responded to my question with a nod。他对我的提问点头回应。 504. response n. 回答,答复;反应

例)I’ve sent out 20 letters of enquiry but I’ve had no response yet.我已经寄出了20封询问信,但还没收到回复。 505. sensible a. 明智的

(例)He was sensible enough to mind his business. 他这个人很明智,不管闲事。 (搭配)be sensible of 知道,察觉到 506. sensitive a. 敏感到,灵敏的

(例)He is sensitive to other's criticisrn. 他队别人的批评很敏感。 507. tremble vi. 颤抖

(例)He was in fear and trembling. 他胆战新惊。 508. tremendous a. 巨大的;精彩的

(例)The explosion gave forth a tremendous sound. 爆炸发出巨大的声响。 509. trend n. 趋向,倾向

(例)The crisis inspired a trend of flourishing spiritual reflection. 这场危机引发了一场蓬勃的心灵反省趋势。 510. trial n. 审讯;试验

(搭配)be on trial 在受审; bring to trial传讯 511. apparent a. 显然的,明白的

(例)The flaw in the material is apparent. 金属上的裂纹清楚可见。 512. appetite n. 胃口;欲望

(例)Appetite comes with eating. 胃口越吃越大;得陇望蜀 513. deposit n. 存款,定金 v.存放,储蓄

(例) Depositing money to the bank is safe. 把钱存到银行很安全。

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514. deputy n. 副职,代表

(例)He is the deputy manager. 他是负经理。 515. derive vt. 取得,得到;(from)起源于

(例)We should derive knowledge from books. 从书中获取知识。 516. descend v. 下来,下降

(例)The birth rate is descending in China. 中国的出生率正在下降。 517. missile n. 导弹

(例)Missile is a kind of decisive weapons. 导弹是一种致命武器。 518. mission n. 使命;代表团

(例)This mission is beyond my ability.我无法胜任该工作。 519. mist n.薄雾

(例)The whole campus is covered with mist in the morning. 早晨的校园被薄雾笼罩。 520. noticeable a. 显而易见到

(例) The mistakes in your paper are noticeable. 你的作文错误百出。 521. notify vt. 通知,告知

(例)Please notify us about your new products.请告知我们有关你们的新产品。 522. notion n. 概念;意图,想法

(例)I have a notion that I want to buy a car if I have enough money. 我突然有个想法,有钱的话,买部车。 523. resemble vt. 像,类似于

(例)She resembles her mother. 她长的像她母亲。 524. reveal vt. 揭露

(例)I usually reveal my true feeling to my friends.我常向朋友吐露心声。 525. revenue n. 收入,岁入;税收

(例)Compared with last year, the revenue of this year is better. 今年的税收好于去年。 526. shelter n. 掩蔽处;住所

(例)The refugees' main requirements are food and shelter. 难民的主要必需品是食物和住所。 527. shield n. 防护物,盾 vt. 保护,防护

(例)Motorcyclists must wear helmets to shield them from injury. 摩托车手必须戴头盔保护自己免受伤害。 528. vital a. 重要的;致命的,生命的

(例)This point is vital to my argument. 这一点对我的论据极为重要。 529. vitally ad. 极度,非常;致命地 530. urban a. 城市的

(例)You can find out many advantages in urban life. 你会发现都市生活中有许多便利之处。 531. urge vt. 鼓励,激励

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(例)The manager urged his staff on (to greater efforts). 经理督促职员更加努力. 532. urgent a. 急迫的,紧急得

(例)This work is not urgent; we can do it tomorrow. 这件工作不急,我们可以明天再做。 533. usage n. 使用,用法

(例)Languages develop continually through usage. 语言在使用中不断发展。 534. violence n. 强力,暴力

(例)She slammed the door with violence. 她砰的一声用力关上了门。 535. violent a. 强暴的

(例)She was in violent temper. 她暴跳如雷。 536. violet a. 紫色的 537. weed n. 杂草,野草

(例)There are so many weeds in his field! 他的田里有那么多野草! 538. welfare n. 福利

(例)The government decided to promote public welfare. 政府决定发展公共福利。 539. whatsoever ad. (用于否定句)任何

(例)Take whatsoever measures you consider best. 采取任何你认为最好的措施。 540. whereas conj. 然而,但是,尽管

(例)Wise men love truth, whereas fools shun it. 【谚】智者热爱真理,愚者回避真理。 541. essential a. 必不可少的;本质的

(例)Food is essential to life.食物对生命是必不可少的。 542. estimate n./vt. 估计,估量

(例)We estimated his income to be about 8000 a year. 我们估计他一年的收入大约8000英镑. 543. evaluate vt. 评估,评价

(例)It's too early to evaluate its success. 要对它的成绩作出评价为时尚早。 544. exceed vt. 超过,越出

(例)Demand began to exceed supply. 开始供不应求。 545. exceedingly ad. 非常,极其

(例)We found out that he was exceedingly fond of fishing. 我们发现他极其喜欢钓鱼。 546. exclaim v. 呼喊,大声说

(例)He exclaimed that it was untrue. 他大声说那不是事实. 547. exclude vt. 把...排斥在外,不包括

(例)We cannot exclude the possibility that he killed his wife. 我们不能排除他杀了他妻子的可能性。 548. exclusive a. 独有的,排他的

(例)This company has exclusive rights for the sale of Ford cars in the city. 这家公司享有福特汽车在本市的独

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