大学英语6级考试高频词汇必备MP3 15

　　intensify¹
APEC must build on these successes
and give a new dimension to its intensified² cooperation
in the future.
interpret
Poetry helps us to interpret life.
means
Traditionally,
it is what the language means,
but not what people mean by the language,
that counts.
monitor
The plane arrivals and departures are shown
on large monitors.
persist
You can never expect to master the heart
that persists in leaving.
plunge³
The news plunged⁴ us into despair.
popularity
Western music is steadily⁵ gaining in popularity.
position
He's got a good position with an oil company.
previous
Aren't you rather previous in assuming I am going to pay?
priority
I have priority over you in my claim.
privilege
Age has its privileges in America,
and one of the more prominent of them
is the senior citizen discount.
recreation
Karaoke is many young people's favorite recreation.
regardless
I protested,
but she carried on regardless.
reserve
These seats are reserved for old and sick people.
resolve
He resolved on an early start.
reverse
Writing is reversed in a mirror.
sacrifice
The sacrifice of time is the costliest⁶ of all sacrifices.
salary
Computers engineers in IBM have very good salaries.
secretary
The secretary made a note of the proceedings⁷.
sense
You become a prisoner in a sense
when you become addicted⁸ to any substance,
including caffeine.
stable
Markets are flourishing and prices are stable.
stock
Do we have any of these items in stock?
sustain
The optimism that helped sustain Iraqis
during the first few years of the war
has dissolved into widespread fear,
anger and distress⁹.
trend
There is an undesirable¹⁰ trend nowadays
to make films showing violence.
abnormal
They do not think such an abnormal phenomenon will last long.
abolish
Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in the United States.
accelerate
Does your heartbeat accelerate
when you see the person of your heart?
accommodation
The accommodations at this hotel are first-class.
accordance
Russia president Putin stressed
that the energy tariffs¹¹ should be raised gradually
and in accordance with the growth in people's income.
agenda
The question of salary increase is high on the agenda.
alert
Although he's over eighty his mind is still remarkably¹² alert.
ambition
When he was young,
Liu Bang filled himself with ambition to become powerful.
ambitious
China launched its second manned space mission,
sending two astronauts into orbit as it opened a new chapter in its ambitious drive
to become a global space power.
appearance
He is making his first appearance at a local theatre.

1 intensify   

vt.加强；变强；加剧

参考例句：

• We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
• They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻，保卫我国的领空。

2 intensified   

v.（使）增强， （使）加剧( intensify的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Violence intensified during the night. 在夜间暴力活动加剧了。
• The drought has intensified. 旱情加剧了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 plunge   

v.跳入，(使)投入，(使)陷入；猛冲

参考例句：

• Test pool's water temperature before you plunge in.在你跳入之前你应该测试水温。
• That would plunge them in the broil of the two countries.那将会使他们陷入这两国的争斗之中。

4 plunged   

v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 )；暴跌；骤降；突降

参考例句：

• The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
• She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳，从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。

5 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

6 costliest   

adj.昂贵的( costly的最高级 )；代价高的；引起困难的；造成损失的

参考例句：

• At 81 billion dollars, Katrina is the costliest natural disaster in American history. “卡特里娜”飓风造成了近810亿美圆的损失，是美国历史上最严重的自然灾难之一。 来自互联网
• Senator John Kerry has proposed a tax on the costliest health plans sold by insurance companies. 参议员约翰？克里(JohnKerry)已经提议对保险公司销售的高价值的保险计划征税。 来自互联网

7 proceedings   

n.进程，过程，议程；诉讼(程序)；公报

参考例句：

• He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
• to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼

8 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

9 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

10 undesirable   

adj.不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n.不受欢迎的人，不良分子

参考例句：

• They are the undesirable elements among the employees.他们是雇员中的不良分子。
• Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system.有些化学物质能在神经系统中引起不良变化。

11 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。

12 remarkably   

ad.不同寻常地，相当地

参考例句：

• I thought she was remarkably restrained in the circumstances. 我认为她在那种情况下非常克制。
• He made a remarkably swift recovery. 他康复得相当快。