2014考研英语：词汇中不得不知的生词僻义

 　　2014考研英语：词汇中不得不知的生词僻义

　　1. remove v. 调动，免职

　　That officer must be removed from his position.

　　那位军官必须免职。

　　2. fault n. 地震(断层)

　　These earthquakes make the fault bigger.

　　地震又使断层扩大。

　　3. practice n. 惯例，习惯

　　The practice contributed to the high standing¹ of professors in Germany.

　　这一惯例提高了德国教授的地位。

　　4. principal a. 最重要的，主要的

　　The low salary is her principal reason for leaving the job.

　　工资太低是她辞去那工作的最重要的原因。

　　5. credit v. 信用，信任

　　The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity².

　　信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。

　　6. publication n. 出版;出版物

　　He is shaping up a set of notes for publication.

　　他正在整理一批笔记准备出版。

　　7. tell v. 区别，分辨

　　It is easy to tell the difference between metal and nonmetal.

　　说明金属与非金属的区别是不难的。

　　8. authority n. 权威;当局

　　The local authority have allocate³ grant towards the cost of the scheme.

　　地方当局已为该计划拨赠款。

　　9. editorial n. 社论

　　The editorial lashed⁴ out at official corruption⁵.

　　那篇社论猛烈抨击官场的腐败。

　　10. land v. (使)靠岸(登陆、降落)

　　The landing of astronauts on the moon amazed the whole world.

　　宇航员在月球上登陆使全世界都感到惊讶。

　　11. table vt. 搁置;提交讨论

　　The issue was laid on the table.

　　那一议案被搁置一边。

　　12. royalty⁶ n. 版税

　　The writer gets a 10% royalty on each copy of his book.

　　本书的每一次再版,作者将从中获得百分之十的版税。

　　13. level v. 对准，指责

　　Serious accusations⁷ have been leveled against the minister.

　　对部长提出了严厉的指控。

　　14. hide n. 皮革，兽皮

　　Parchment made from such hide.

　　羊皮纸由这样的皮革制成的。

　　15. screen v. 包庇

　　I am not willing to screen your faults.

　　我不愿包庇你。

　　16. piece v. (together)拼合，拼凑

　　It is impossible to piece together the broken vase.

　　已经打碎的花瓶, 再也无法拼合了。

　　17. assume vt. 承担;采取

　　The three countries would be strongly armed, and must not assume any obligation to disarm⁸.

　　三个国家都得拥有强大的武装，决不承担裁减军备的任何义务。

　　18. boast v. 以有······而自豪

　　England can well boast of its numerous scenic⁹ spots and historical relics¹⁰.

　　英格兰以拥有许多名胜古迹而自豪。

　　19. package n. 一揽子交易(计划等)

　　He tried to tantalize¹¹ me by revealing that the Soviet¹² Union was prepared to discuss a package deal.

　　他想要逗弄我，于是就露出口风说，苏联愿意讨论一揽子交易。

　　20. blue a. 沮丧的，阴郁的

　　It really is blue Monday after a wonderful weekend.

　　过了愉快的周末之后，星期一〔要上班〕实在是令人沮丧。

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1 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

2 liquidity   

n.流动性，偿债能力，流动资产

参考例句：

• The bank has progressively increased its liquidity.银行逐渐地增加其流动资产。
• The demand for and the supply of credit is closely linked to changes in liquidity.信用的供求和流动资金的变化有密切关系。

3 allocate   

vt.分配，分派；把…拨给；把…划归

参考例句：

• You must allocate the money carefully.你们必须谨慎地分配钱。
• They will allocate fund for housing.他们将拨出经费建房。

4 lashed   

adj.具睫毛的v.鞭打( lash的过去式和过去分词 )；煽动；紧系；怒斥

参考例句：

• The rain lashed at the windows. 雨点猛烈地打在窗户上。
• The cleverly designed speech lashed the audience into a frenzy. 这篇精心设计的演说煽动听众使他们发狂。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

6 royalty   

n.皇家，皇族

参考例句：

• She claims to be descended from royalty.她声称她是皇室后裔。
• I waited on tables，and even catered to royalty at the Royal Albert Hall.我做过服务生， 甚至在皇家阿伯特大厅侍奉过皇室的人。

7 accusations   

n.指责( accusation的名词复数 )；指控；控告；（被告发、控告的）罪名

参考例句：

• There were accusations of plagiarism. 曾有过关于剽窃的指控。
• He remained unruffled by their accusations. 对于他们的指控他处之泰然。

8 disarm   

v.解除武装，回复平常的编制，缓和

参考例句：

• The world has waited 12 years for Iraq to disarm. 全世界等待伊拉克解除武装已有12年之久。
• He has rejected every peaceful opportunity offered to him to disarm.他已经拒绝了所有能和平缴械的机会。

9 scenic   

adj.自然景色的，景色优美的

参考例句：

• The scenic beauty of the place entranced the visitors.这里的美丽风光把游客们迷住了。
• The scenic spot is on northwestern outskirts of Beijing.这个风景区位于北京的西北远郊。

10 relics   

[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸

参考例句：

• The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
• Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

11 tantalize   

vt.使干着急，逗弄

参考例句：

• The boy would come into the room and tantalize the dog with his feed.那个男孩会到房间里拿狗食逗弄狗。
• He tried to tantalize me by revealing that the Soviet Union was prepared to discuss a package deal.他想要逗弄我，于是就露出口风说，苏联愿意讨论一揽子交易。

12 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。