switch 【v.】 转换；交换；对调；( 注意力 ) 转变 【n.】( 电路的 ) 开关、电闸、转换器 词组
switch on： 接通
switch off： 关闭；( 使 ) 没兴趣 ? temper 【v.】 调和；调节；使缓和；使温和 ? 【n.】脾气；情绪；韧度；回火度 ? 形近词 ? temperament n. 气质；性情；性格；( 脾气 ) 暴躁
tone 【n.】 音调；音色；色调；腔调；语气；( 肌肉等 ) 结实度 形近词
milestone n. 里程碑，里程标志；划时代的事件 flagstone n. 石板 近义词
color n. 颜色；色彩
v. (用染料、 颜料等)给??着色(或染色) ultimate 【adj.】 根本的；最终的 【n.】终极；极限 形近词
ultimately adv. 根本地；
eventually adv. 最终发生的；结果的 terminal adj. 末期的；晚期的 ? violent 【adj.】猛烈的；暴力的 ? 形近词 ? turbulent adj. 骚乱的；混乱的 ? fierce adj. 凶猛的 ? wing 【n.】 翼，翅膀；派系，派别；侧厅；侧楼 ? 近义词 ? party n. 党；党派 ? side n. 一方；一派 ? worthy 【adj.】 值得的；应该获得??的；值得尊敬的；可敬的? 形近词 ? noteworthy adj. 值得注意的 ? 词组 ? worth doing sth.： 值得做某事 ? deserve sth.： 值得 ? worthy of： 值得；配得上 ? alcohol 【n.】酒；酒精；乙醇 ? analogy 【n.】 相似；类比 ? 形近词 ? analogous adj. 类似的；相似的 ? 同义词 ? resemblance n. 相似；类似 ? similarity n. 类似；相像性
anticipate 【v.】 预期；预料；预定；预感；期望 形近词
anticipation n.预期；预料；期望；盼望 词组
anticipate sb. doing sth.： 预料某人会做某事
column 【n.】 ( 报刊中的 ) 专栏；圆柱；柱状物；列 commodity 【n.】 商品；物品 同义词
goods n. 商品；货物 merchandise n. 商品
confer 【v.】 授予；赋予；商谈；商议 形近词
conference n. 会议；协商；讨论；联盟 词组
confer sth. on sb.： 授予某人某物 confer with： 和??商谈；交换意见 counsel 【v.】 劝告；忠告；建议
【n.】 法律顾问；劝告；忠告 形近词
counseling n. 咨询服务；辅导 近义词
attorney n. ( 美国的 ) 律师
cultivate 【v.】 培养；逐渐形成；耕种；种植 形近词
cultivation n. 耕种；培养；教养 近义词
foster v. 寄养；代养；促进；鼓励；培养 adj. 寄养的；代养的
grow v. 种植；生长；长大；变得 activate v. 使运作；使起作用；激活 deem 【v.】 认为，视为；相信 dentist 【n.】 牙医
deteriorate 【v.】 变坏，恶化 ? undermine 【v.】 破坏；损害 ? embrace 【v.】 拥抱；包括；抓住 ( 机会等 )；欣然接受；信奉；
围住；环绕 ? 【n.】拥抱；怀抱 ? 同义词 ? hug v. 热烈地拥抱 ? evaluate【v.】 评估；评价 ? 形近词 ? evaluation n. 估价；评价；评估 ? estimate v. 估计；预测 ? glimpse 【n.】 瞥见 ? 【v.】 瞥见 ? 词组 ? catch/get a glimpse of： 瞥见 Unit 25 C. 单词应用
poisonous [adj] 会造成危害的 2006 年阅读 Text 1
Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. poisoning [n] 中毒 2007 年阅读 Text 3
First of all, most substances taken in excess will produce negative effects such as poisoning or intense perceptual distortions. print [v]打印 2008 年阅读新题型 Many writers prudently store their data on disk and print their pages each time they finish a draft to avoid losing any material because of power failures or other problems. print [n] 印刷业 2011 年阅读 Text 3 While traditional “paid” media—such as television commercials and print advertisements—still play a major role,companies today can exploit many alternative forms of media. printout [n] 打印出的资料 2008 年阅读新题型
These printouts are also easier to read than the screen when you work on revisions.
printer [n] 打印机 2008 年阅读新题型
It’s worth remembering, however, that though a clean copy fresh off a printer, may look terrific, it will read only as well as the thinking and writing that have gone into it. ? in print 已出版；仍可买到 ? 2010 年阅读 Text 1 ? Yet only one of his books is now in print, and his vast body of
writings on music is unknown save to specialists. rush through [n] 快速通过 2010 年阅读 Text 4 After a bruising encounter with Congress, America’s Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) rushed through rule changes. switch [v] (注意力)转变 2007 年阅读 Text 1
Ericsson grew up in Sweden, and studied nuclear engineering until he realized he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research if he switched to psychology. switch on 接通 2013 年阅读 Text 2
Few switch DNT on now, but if tracking is off it will stay off. temper [v] 使缓和 2007 年完型
Egalitarian sentiments were often tempered by fears that the mass of the population was unprepared for self-rule and democracy. tone [n] (肌肉等)结实度 2011 年完型
In fact, instead of straining muscles to build them, as exercise does, laughter apparently accomplishes the opposite; studies dating back to the 1930’s indicate that laughter relaxes muscles, decreasing muscle tone for up to 45 minutes after the laugh dies down. flagstone [n] 石板 2006 年阅读 Text 2
They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)—lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre to buy the 20 seats and 80 standing-room tickets held for the sleepers and sold to them when the box office opens at 10:30 a.m. color [n] 颜色 2013 年阅读 Text 1 In the 2006 film version of The Devil Wears Prada, Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, scolds her unattractive assistant for imagining that high fashion doesn’t affect her, Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to departments stores and to the bargain bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment. ultimate [adj] 根本的；最终的 2009 年翻译
If humanity has made some headway in realizing that the ultimate value of every institution is its distinctively human effect, we may well believe that this lesson has been learned largely through dealings with the young.
turbulent [adj] 混乱的 2011 年阅读 Text 2
A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations. wing [n] 侧厅；侧楼 2006 年阅读 Text 2
Nevertheless every hotel in town seems to be adding a new wing or cocktail lounge.
worthy [adj] 可敬的 2006 年阅读 Text 2
The worthy residents of Stratford doubt that the theater adds a penny to their revenue.
noteworthy [adj] 值得注意的 2007 年阅读 Text 1
If you were to examine the birth certificates of every soccer player in 2006’s World Cup tournament you would most likely find a noteworthy quirk: elite soccer players are more likely to have been born in the earlier months of the year than in the later months. deserve sth 值得 2014 年阅读 Text 4
“The Heart of the Matter,” the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. alcohol [n] 酒 2006 年完型
Part of the problem is that many homeless adults are addicted to alcohol or drugs.
analogous [adj] 类似的 2006 年翻译
His function is analogous to that of a judge, who must accept the obligation of revealing in as obvious a matter as possible the course of reasoning which led him to his decision. anticipate [v] 预期；预料 2013 年阅读 Text 1
In the last decade or so, advances in technology have allowed mass-market labels such as Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo to react to trends more quickly and anticipate demand more precisely. column [n] (报刊中的)专栏 2007 年阅读 Text 2
For the past several years, the Sunday newspaper supplement Parade has featured a column called “Ask Marilyn.” People are invited to query Marilyn vos Savant.
commodity [n] 商品；物品 2011 年阅读 Text 2
It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange.
confer [v] 授予；赋予 2007 年阅读 Text 1
Certain astrological signs confer superior soccer skills. counseling [n] 咨询服务 2006 年阅读新题型
Every entrance ticket lists a toll-free number for counseling from the Indiana Department of Mental Health. attorney [n] ( 美国的 ) 律师 2010 年阅读 Text 2
The judges on the Federal circuit are “reacting to the anti-patent trend at the supreme court”, says Harole C. Wegner, a patent attorney and professor at George Washington University Law School. cultivate [v] 培养 2012 年完型 They gave justices permanent positions so they would be free to upset those in power and have no need to cultivate political support. foster [v] 促进；培养 2009 年阅读 Text 1
That’s a lie that we have perpetuated, and it fosters commonness. grow [v] 变得 2013 年阅读 Text 3
Now utopia has grown unfashionable, as we have gained a deeper appreciation of the range of threats facing us, from asteroid strike to epidemic flu and to climate change. activate [v] 激活 2009 年阅读 Text 1
Ryan most probably agrees that curiosity activates creative minds. deem[v] 认为，视为 2010 年阅读 Text 1
To read such books today is to marvel at the fact that their learned contents were once deemed suitable for publication in general-circulation dailies.
dentist [n] 牙医 2008 年阅读 Text 4
So he hired a dentist to transplant nine teeth into his jaw—having extracted them from the mouths of his slaves. deteriorate [adj] 变坏的，恶化的 2006 年阅读 Text 1
But particularly when viewed against America’s turbulent past, today’s social indices hardly suggest a dark and deteriorating social environment.
embrace [v] 欣然接受 2010 年阅读 Text 3 Marketers have embraced the two-step flow because it suggests that if they can just find and influence the influentials, those selected people will do most of the work for them. evaluate [v] 评估 2010 年阅读 Text 2
The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court’s judges, rather than a typical panel of three, and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should “reconsider” its state street Bank ruling. evaluation [n] 评估 2009 年阅读 Text 2
In addition, the computer programs a company uses to estimate relationships may be patented and not subject to peer review or outside evaluation.
glimpse [n] 瞥见 2015 年翻译
The colonists’ first glimpse of the new land was a sight of dense woods. Unit 26 A. 单词识记
plausible 【adj.】( 解释或说法 ) 似乎真实的；貌似合理的
literally 【adv.】 确实地；真正地；照字面意义；逐字地；简直 observation 【n.】 观察；观测；监视；评论；言论
outlook 【n.】 世界观；人生观；观点；见解；展望；前景 同义词
prospect n. 前景；希望；景象 ? physician 【n.】 医生；内科医生 ? 近义词 ? surgeon n. 外科医生 retreat 【n.】 撤退；退却
【v.】 撤退；退却；放弃；从??中隐退；离开 词组
retreat from： 从??撤退；逃避?? draw back： 退缩 yield to： 让步于 同义词
withdraw v. 撤走；拿走
slip 【n.】疏忽；小错；口误；笔误 【v.】 滑，滑倒；溜走 词组
pink slip： 解雇通知 同义词
glide v. 滑行；滑翔 近义词
evade v. 规避；逃避；回避，避开(问 题、话题等 )；躲避；避开 ? stable 【n.】 马厩，马棚 ? 【adj.】 稳定的；稳固的；稳重的 ? substitute 【n.】 代用品；代替品 ? 【v.】 代替，替换 ? 词组 ? substitute ? for ? ： 以??代替?? ? tide 【n.】 潮流；趋势；潮汐 ? via 【prep.】 经由，通过 ? adolescent 【n.】 青少年 ? 【adj.】 青春期的；青少年的 ? anonymous 【adj.】 匿名的；无名的；无特色的 ? authentic 【adj.】 真正的；真实的；可靠的 ? chop 【v.】 砍；剁；劈；切 ? 【n.】 排骨；肉块 ? 词组 ? disposable chopsticks： 一次性筷子 ? 近义词 ? bang v. 猛击；猛撞 ? bash v. 痛击；猛击 compel 【v.】 强迫；迫使 形近词
compelling adj. 令人信服的；有说服力的 近义词
oblige v. (形势、 规定或法律)强迫； 迫使；施恩惠于 expel v. 驱逐 impel v. 推动 词组
be compelled to： 被迫
concession 【n.】 迁就，让步 词组
concede sth. to sb.： 让某人做某事
make a concession/some concessions to： 对??做出让步 crack 【v.】 破裂；砸开；( 使 ) 发出爆裂声 【n.】裂缝；裂纹；缝隙；破裂声，爆裂声 形近词
cracked adj. 破裂的；声音嘶哑的；精神失常的 词组
get cracking： 尽快开始；迅速开始行动 近义词
gape v. ( 洞、伤口等 ) 张开，裂开；目瞪口呆地凝视；张口结舌地看collapse v. 倒塌；塌下；( 体系或机构 ) 崩溃；瓦解；突然失败 ? float 【v.】 浮动，漂浮 ? 【n.】 浮动，漂浮 fond 【adj.】 喜爱的，爱好的 形近词
fondness n. 喜欢；钟爱 词组
be fond of： 喜爱；爱好
ideology 【n.】 思想意识；意识形态 同义词
doctrine n. 信条；主义；学说
philosophy n. 哲学；哲学思想；生活信条
imitation 【n.】 模仿；仿效；仿制；仿制品 形近词
imitate v. 模仿 同义词
simulation n. 模仿；模拟 miserable 【adj.】痛苦的；悲惨的 近义词
deplorable adj. 糟透的；可悲的 ? parcel 【n.】 包裹；邮包 ? 【v.】 打包，捆扎 ? 词组 ? part and parcel： 必要的部分 ? perplex 【v.】 使困惑；使费解 ? 形近词 ? perplexed adj. 困惑的；糊涂的
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同义词
? bewilder v. 使迷惑 ? puzzle v. 使迷惑 ? confuse v. 使困惑
? preach 【v.】 宣讲 ( 教义 )；布道；竭力鼓吹；宣传；讲道；说教 ? 形近词
? interprovincial adj. 省与省之间的；省际的 ? 近义词
? admonish v. 责备；告诫
? symbol 【n.】 符号；标志，象征 ? 同义词
? sign n. 标志；符号；记号
? synthetic 【adj.】合成的，人造的 ? articulately 【adv.】表达清晰地 ? aspire【v.】有志于；热望；向往 ? 词组
? aspire to： 渴望，立志
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betray 【v.】 背叛，出卖；暴露；流露；泄露；违背，背弃 ( 理想或原则 ) ? cement 【v.】 巩固；加强 ? 【n.】 水泥 ? 形近词 ? displacement n. 取代；代替；排水量；迫使迁徒 ? replacement n. 取代；代替；更换，置换 ? pronouncement n. 声明；公告 ? comfort 【n.】 舒适，安逸 ? 【v.】 使舒适，安慰 ? 形近词 ? discomfort n. 不适；不舒服 ? v. 使??不舒服；使?? ? 不安 ? scatter 【v.】 ( 使 ) 散开；( 使 ) 分散；( 使 ) 散布在各处 ? 形近词 ? scattered adj. 散乱的；散布的；遍布的，到处都是的 ? 同义词 ? disperse v. ( 使 ) 分散 ? 近义词 ? distribute v. 分配；散布 ? deduce 【v.】 演绎；推断；推论 ? 形近词 ? deductible ? adj. 可扣除的 ? n. 免赔额 ? dumb 【adj.】哑的，无说话能力的；愚蠢的 ? eligible 【adj.】 有资格的；符合条件的；有能力的 ? fossil 【n.】 化石；老顽固，思想僵化的人 Unit 26 C. 单词应用
plausible [adj]似乎真实的；貌似合理的 2010 年完型 The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible sounding but largely untested theory called the “two step flow of communication”: Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.
observation [n] 观察 2008 年翻译
He believes that this very difficulty may have had the compensating advantage of forcing him to think long and intently about every sentence, and thus enabling him to detect errors in reasoning and in his own observations.
retreat [n] 撤退；退却 2010 年阅读 Text 1
Moreover, the amateur tradition in music criticism has been in headlong retreat.
substitute [n] 代替品 2011 年阅读 Text 1
Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live perfor-mance are missing the point. ? via [prep] 经由，通过 ? 2012 年阅读 Text 1 ? An emerging body of research shows that positive health habits—
as well as negative ones—spread through networks of friends via social communication.
adolescent [n] 青少年 2008 年阅读 Text 3
But as diet and health improved, children and adolescents have, on average, increased in height by about an inch and a half every 20 years, a pattern known as the secular trend in height. anonymous [adj] 匿名的 2006 年阅读新题型
The anonymous, lonely, undistracted nature of online gambling is especially conductive to compulsive behavior. But even if the government knew how to move against Internet gambling, what would be its grounds for doing so?
authentic [adj] 真实的 2007 年阅读 Part B Kids need a range of authentic role models—as opposed to members of their clique, pop stars and vaunted athletes. collapse [v] 倒塌；塌下 2012 年阅读 Text 2
A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007 and the discovery of` an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management, especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe.
fondness [n] 喜欢 2007 年阅读 Text 2
What’s the difference between love and fondness? Or what is the nature of luck and coincidence? imitate [v] 模仿 2012 年阅读 Text 1
This is a subtle form of` peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate the behavior we see every day. miserable [adj] 痛苦的 2011 年阅读 Text 4
Rather than concluding that children make parents either happy or miserable, Senior suggests we need to redefine happiness: instead of thinking of it as something that can be measured by moment-to-moment joy, we should consider being happy as a past-tense condition. cement [v] 巩固；加强 2014 年阅读 Text 3
They could cement the status quo of peer- reviewed research. scattered [adj]遍布的，到处都是的 2014 年阅读 Text 3
The goals of the prize-givers seem as scattered as the criticism. deduce [v] 推断 2007 年阅读 Text 2 IQ tests ask you to complete verbal and visual analogies, to envision paper after it has been folded and cut, and to deduce numerical sequences, among other similar tasks. dumb [adj] 愚蠢的 2011 年阅读 Text 4
It’s hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. eligible [adj] 有资格的 2014 年阅读 Text 1 Only if the jobless arrive at the job centre with a CV, register for online job search, and start looking for work will they be eligible for benefit and then they should report weekly rather than fortnightly. Unit 27 A. 单词识记
logical 【adj.】 逻辑的，符合逻辑的；逻辑上必然的 形近词
psychological, technological, geological, biological, pathological,astrological, theological, ecologically, chronological 形近词
psychological adj. 心理 ( 学 ) technological adj. 技术的；工艺的 geological adj. 地质 ( 学 ) 的 biological adj. 生物 ( 学 ) 的 pathological adj. 病理学的；病态 astrological adj. 占星的 theological adj. 神学的 ecologically adv. 生态学地
chronological adj. 按年代顺序排列的 definite 【adj.】 明确的；肯定的；限定 形近词
definitely adv. 明确地；肯定地；当然 definition n. 定义；清晰度；精确度
indefinite adj. 模糊的；无限的；不确定的
indefinitely adv. 不定地；无定限地；无限期地；不明确地，模糊地 近义词
distinct adj. 明显的；清楚的
specific adj. 明确的；具体的；特定的
qualify 【v.】 ( 使 ) 具有资格，胜任；证明合格；限制；限定；修饰 词组
be qualified for： 有??的资格；适于担当 同义词
modify v. 修改；变更；改进 bunch 【n.】 束；群；团 【v.】 成群；成团 词组
a bunch of： 一串：一帮：一群 ? prolong 【v.】 延长；拉长；拖延；拖长 ( 音节等的 ) 发音 virtue 【n.】 美德；德行；贞操；优点；长处 形近词
virtual adj. 虚拟的；有效的；实质上的，事实上的 virtually adv. 实际上；几乎；实质上
virtuosity n. 精湛技艺；艺术鉴赏力；艺术爱好者 近义词
morality n. 道德；道德准则 merit n. 功德；功绩；功勋
participate 【v.】 参与；参加；分享；分担 形近词
participation n. 参加；参与；分享 participatory adj. 供人分享的 词组
participate in： 参加 ? reduction 【n.】 减少；降低；缩小 ? 形近词 ? reduce v. 减少 ? defend 【v.】 防守，保卫；为??辩护；为??答辩；维护 ? 形近词 ? defender n. 防卫者； 守卫者；辩护者；拥护者；卫冕者 ? defendant n. 被告 ? precise 【adj.】 精确的；清晰的 ? 形近词 ? precisely adv. 精确地，准确地；正好；恰恰；确实地 ( 表示强调 ) ? precision n. 精确；精密 ? 同义词 ? accurate adj. 精确的；准确的 ? remark 【n.】 评语；议论；意见 ? 【v.】 评论；谈论 ? 形近词 ? remarkable adj. 不同寻常的；非凡的；值得注意的 ? parliament 【n.】国会；议会 ? 形近词 ? parliamentary adj. 议会的；国会的；合乎议会法规的；议会制定的；
议会政体的 ? 词组 ? the House of Lords (of Britain)/the Upper House：上议院 ? the Lower House/the Lower Chamber：下议院 ? 同义词 ? congress n. 国会；代表大会 ? committee 【n.】 委员会；全体委员 ? 形近词 ? commit v. 犯 ( 罪 )；做 ( 错事 )；把??托付给；保证 ? commitment n. 承诺；保证；信奉；忠诚；承担义务；委托；献身 ? community n. ( 同住一地的人所构成的 ) 社区；群体；团体 ? 词组 ? commit oneself to： 致力于 ? be committed to： 把??送交；托付给?? ? faulty 【adj.】 有缺点的；有错误的；不完美的 ? 形近词 ? fault n. 错误；缺点 ? 词组 ? at fault： 有过错；有责任 ? 同义词 ? flaw n. 瑕疵；缺点 ? lapse n. 小错；疏忽 ? defect n. 瑕疵；毛病
? drawback n. 缺点；劣势 ? shortcoming n. 短处；缺点 ? craftsman 【n.】工匠；手艺人；工艺师
credential 【n.】 资历；资格；资格证书；资质证明；( 计算机用户的 ) 身份验证信息
rational 【adj.】 理性的；理智的 形近词
operational adj. ( 机器、设备等 ) 正常运转的，可使用的；运行中的 licence 【v.】 准许；认可 【n.】 许可证；执照 同义词
sanction v. 批准；制裁；处罚 consent v. 准许；赞同 近义词
certify v. （尤指书面）证 明；给??颁发证书 approve v. 赞成；同意
occasionally 【adv.】 偶然地；偶尔，间或 同义词
casually adv. 偶然地；无意地
accidentally adv. 偶然地；意外地 infrequently adv. 稀少地；珍贵地
randomly adv. 随便地；随机地；未加计划地 substance 【n.】 物质；实质；主旨；财产，财物 形近词
substantial ，substantially ，substantiate 形近词
substantial adj. 坚固的；结实的；大量的；相当程度的；重大的 substantially adv. 本质上；实质上；大体上；相当多地；大大地 substantiate v. 用事实支持 ( 某主张、说法等 )；证明，证实 近义词
essence n. 实质，本质；精髓；精油；香精 accelerate 【v.】 加快；促进 形近词
accelerating n. 加速
adj. 加速的；促进的 accelerated adj. 加快的；加速的 同义词
escalate v. 使逐步升级
distract 【v. 】分散 ( 注意力等 )；( 使 ) 分心；迷惑；娱乐，消遣 形近词
undistracted adj. 未分心的；注意力集中的
extract v. 提取；提炼；挖掘；取出；抽出；攫取；榨取；设法得到 n. 摘录；选段；引文；提取物；精华；汁
extravagant adj. 奢侈的；浪费的；昂贵的；极端的；过分的 entertainment 【n.】 娱乐活动；娱乐节目 形近词
entertainer n. ( 娱乐节目 ) 表演者；艺人 entertaining adj. 令人愉快的；有趣的
fatal 【adj.】 致命的；毁灭性的；重大的；命中注定的 形近词
cast v. 使产生怀疑；使不确信；抛下；投射 ( 光线或阴影 ) forecaster n. 预报员；预测者
foremost adj. 第一流的；最重要的 ? 词组 ? be doomed to = be bound to= be destined to： 注定 ? 同义词 ? predict v. 预言；预测 ? prophet n. 预言家；先知 glow 【v.】 发热；发光；发红 【n.】 光亮；光辉 形近词
glowing adj. 灼热的；热情洋溢的；鲜艳的；光辉的 同义词
radiate v. 辐射；发射 beam v. 发出光与热 glitter v. 闪烁；闪耀 ? incident 【n.】 事件；事变 ? 形近词 ? incidence n. ( 疾 病 等的 ) 发生；发生率Incidental adj. 附属的；
易发生的；偶然发生的 ? n. 附带事件 ? 近义词 ? episode n. 插曲；事件；时期；(广播剧或电视剧的 ) 一集；( 杂志
连载故事的 ) 一节
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plain 【adj.】 明显的；明白的；清楚的；平易的；朴素的；平常的；坦率的；平凡的 ? 【n.】 平原；旷野 ? 形近词 ? plateau n. 高原；( 活动或进程中的 ) 稳定阶段；停滞时期 ? 同义词 ? ordinary adj. 普通的；平常的 ? quantity 【n.】 量；数量；大量 ? 形近词 ? quantitative adj. 定量的；量的；数量的 Unit 27 C. 单词应用
technological [adj] 技术的 2011 年阅读 Text 3 The same dramatic technological changes that have provided marketers with more (and more diverse) communications choices have also increased the risk that passionate consumers will voice their opinions in quicker, more visible, and much more damaging ways. astrological [adj] 占星的 2007 年阅读 Text 1
Here are a few guesses (a) certain astrological signs confer superior soccer skills.
definitely [adv]肯定地； 当然 2010 年阅读新题型
Will such variations bring about a change in the overall structure of the food and drink market? Definitely not. indefinite [adj] 无限的 2009 年完型
Is there an adaptive value to limited intelligence? modify [v] 变更；改进 2014 年完型
Most importantly, it constantly modifies and enhances the games you play to build on the strengths you are developing—much like a(n) effective exercise routine requires you to increase resistance and vary your muscle use.
reduce [v] 减少 2014 年阅读 Text 1 In order to “change lives for the better”and reduce “dependency,” George Osborne, Chancellor of the Exchequer, introduced the “upfront work search” scheme.
precisely [adv] 精确地；准确地 2008 年阅读新题型
It’s probably best to write the introduction last, after you know precisely what you are introducing. remarkable [adj] 不同寻常的 2013 年阅读 Text 4
Every Justice rightly rejected this remarkable claim. commitment [n] 承诺 2012 年阅读 Text 2
The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations. devoted [adj] 忠诚的 2011 年阅读 Text 1
Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point. randomly [adv] 随机地；未加计划地 2013 年完型
In theory, the success of an applicant should not depend on the few others chosen randomly for interview during the same day, but Dr. Simonsohn suspected the truth was otherwise. substantially [adv]相当多地；大大地 2009 年阅读 Text 3
A lack of formal education, however, doesn’t constrain the ability of the developing world’s workforce to substantially improve productivity for the foreseeable future.
undistracted [adj] 注意力集中的 2006 年阅读新题型
The anonymous, lonely, undistracted nature of online gambling is especially conductive to compulsive behavior. But even if the government knew how to move against Internet gambling, what would be its grounds for doing so?
extract [v] 取出 2008 年阅读 Text 4