大学英语6级考试高频词汇必备MP3 23

　　smash
Police smashed the drug ring.
sophisticated
He thinks it's sophisticated to smoke with a cigarette holder¹.
speculate
I wouldn't like to speculate on the reasons for her resignation.
spontaneous
The highest and best form of efficiency
is the spontaneous cooperation of people.
stack
How does our product stack up against the competition?
statistics
Statistics is a rather modern branch of mathematics.
stretch
Like all antelopes²,
Yingying is fast and agile³
and can swiftly cover great stretches of land
as he races across the earth.
string
Mary has her boyfriend on a string.
superficial
Superficial scratches can be easily removed.
switch
Could you please hit the switch when you leave?
symbolic⁴
The dove is symbolic of peace.
treasure
Bin⁵ Laden⁶ had arranged for treasures
to be smuggled⁷ across the mountains to Pakistan in March
where dealers⁸ awaited his orders to sell it.
trust
The money is being held in trust for him until he is twenty-one.
undertake
Who should undertake the responsibility for the white pollution,
the producer or the consumer?
violent
Students were involved in violent clashes with the police.
wage
Wages are higher in service traders than in industry.
workforce⁹
The whole workforce has gone on strike.
abundant
We have abundant proof of his guilt¹⁰.
access
Everyone should have access to education.
accessible
A manager should be accessible to his staff.
accord
Such an act would not be in accord with our policy.
achieve
There is something that can't be achieved only by working hard,
but if you don't try,
you can never achieve.
acknowledg(e)ment
We have had no acknowledgement of our letter.
address
Leaving the e-mail address to each other
is a fashionable way of keeping contact among young people nowadays.
advocate
Our premier¹¹ advocates higher salaries for teachers.
affection
The bond of true affection had pulled us—
six very different men from six very different countries—
across Antarctica.
alliance
China is a nonaligned country
that will never enter into other countries' alliances.
applied¹²
He devoted¹³ his life to applied science.
arbitrary
The king is an arbitrary ruler.
asset
Good health is a great asset.
assist
The head teacher's deputy assists with many of his duties.
astronomer¹⁴
Halley was a great astronomer.
authentic¹⁵
Is that an authentic Roman statue,
or a modern copy?
awkward
The seal is awkward on land but able to move easily in the water.
behalf
He made an impassioned speech on behalf of his country.
behavio(u)r
By that logic¹⁶,
2010 should have been a breakthrough year for rational behavior.
best-seller
This dictionary is a best-seller.
bloodshed
The two sides called a truce¹⁷ to avoid further bloodshed.

1 holder   

n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物

参考例句：

• The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。
• That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

2 antelopes   

羚羊( antelope的名词复数 )； 羚羊皮革

参考例句：

• One jump, and you're out, and we'll run for it like antelopes.' 你只要一跳就出来了，我们可以像羚羊那样飞快地逃掉。”
• Most antelopes can withhold their young for weeks, even months. 绝大部分羚羊能把分娩期推迟几个星期，甚至几个月。

3 agile   

adj.敏捷的，灵活的

参考例句：

• She is such an agile dancer!她跳起舞来是那么灵巧！
• An acrobat has to be agile.杂技演员必须身手敏捷。

4 symbolic   

adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的

参考例句：

• It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
• The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。

5 bin   

n.箱柜；vt.放入箱内；[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件

参考例句：

• He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.他把几袋米倒进大箱里。
• He threw the empty bottles in the bin.他把空瓶子扔进垃圾箱。

6 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

7 smuggled   

水货

参考例句：

• The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Those smuggled goods have been detained by the port office. 那些走私货物被港务局扣押了。 来自互联网

8 dealers   

n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者

参考例句：

• There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
• The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

9 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

10 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

11 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

12 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

13 devoted   

adj.忠诚的，忠实的，热心的，献身于...的

参考例句：

• He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。

14 astronomer   

n.天文学家

参考例句：

• A new star attracted the notice of the astronomer.新发现的一颗星引起了那位天文学家的注意。
• He is reputed to have been a good astronomer.他以一个优秀的天文学者闻名于世。

15 authentic   

a.真的，真正的；可靠的，可信的，有根据的

参考例句：

• This is an authentic news report. We can depend on it. 这是篇可靠的新闻报道, 我们相信它。
• Autumn is also the authentic season of renewal. 秋天才是真正的除旧布新的季节。

16 logic   

n.逻辑(学)；逻辑性

参考例句：

• What sort of logic is that?这是什么逻辑？
• I don't follow the logic of your argument.我不明白你的论点逻辑性何在。

17 truce   

n.休战，(争执，烦恼等的)缓和；v.以停战结束

参考例句：

• The hot weather gave the old man a truce from rheumatism.热天使这位老人暂时免受风湿病之苦。
• She had thought of flying out to breathe the fresh air in an interval of truce.她想跑出去呼吸一下休战期间的新鲜空气。