考研英語高頻詞匯精華版

1、精選文檔1、abnormal, uncommon, disordered“反常的”abnormal æbn:ml a.不正常的，反常的(但并非罕見)，指行為或現(xiàn)象(如氣候)的特別。His body temperature has been abnormal for 3 days, the highest point reaching 40.5 degree centigrade.他的體溫三天來始終都不正常，最高的時候達(dá)到40.5攝氏度。(盡管身體發(fā)燒不正常，但生活中也時有發(fā)生。)uncommon nkmn a.罕見的，不平常的，指很少經(jīng)受或很少見到的狀況；特殊的，精彩的。Hurric

2、anes are uncommon in England.颶風(fēng)在英國格外罕見。That is uncommon instant coffee; it tastes great! 那速溶咖啡質(zhì)量上乘，味道好極了！Disordereddis':dd  a.混亂的，雜亂的；(精神或身體)有病的。We couldn't understand her disordered presentation.我們聽不明白她條理不清的陳述。2、abide, adhere, conform, comply“遵守”。abide baid v.后接by表示“遵守，同意”。I will abide

3、 by the director' decision.我將遵從主任的打算。adhere dhi v.后接to表示“遵守”。(當(dāng)然adhere一詞的其它意思如“堅持；粘附”也經(jīng)常被考到。)Car drivers must adhere to the rules of driving.汽車司機(jī)必需遵守駕駛規(guī)章。conform knf:m v.后接to表示“遵守，符合”。All individuals are required to conform to the laws made by their governments.每個人都應(yīng)當(dāng)遵守政府制訂的法律。comply kmplai v.后接

4、with表示“遵守，聽從”，用于正式的場合。Our company complies with governmental regulations on paying taxes.我們公司遵守政府有關(guān)納稅的規(guī)定。3、abolish, cancel, eliminate, dispose, erase, exclude, extinguish都有“取消，除掉”的意思。abolish bli v.指對法律、習(xí)俗、制度的廢除；完全破壞。The government abolished the tax on alcohol.政府取消了酒稅。cancel kænsl v.對預(yù)先支配的某種活動(如

5、旅行、方案、會議等)的取消；刪去(字、句)。The meeting has been cancelled because of the flu.會議由于流感而取消了。eliminate ilimineit v.指消退、淘汰已經(jīng)存在但是現(xiàn)在不需要的東西。The losing team was eliminated from further competition.失利的那個隊被淘汰了，不能參與下一階段的競賽。The doctor helped him eliminate toxins from the intestine.醫(yī)生掛念他排出腸中毒素。dispose dispuz v.處理，處置；表示

6、“除掉、扔掉”時常與of連用。(這一點需要留意。)After your picnic, please dispose of the litter.野餐后請清除掉垃圾。erase ireiz v.除去，擦掉，指有意識地除去字跡、聲音等。I erased the music on the tape before recording on the tape again.我在往磁帶上錄音之前先消掉了上面的音樂。exclude iksklu:d v.排斥；排解，不包括在內(nèi)，與include互為反義詞。The restaurant excludes anyone who is not properly d

7、ressed from entering.衣冠不整者不得進(jìn)入該餐館。extinguish ikstiwi v.熄滅，撲滅(火)；使緘默，使暗淡。Firefighters extinguished a big fire.消防隊員撲滅了大火。4、abstract, digest, outline, summary“要點，摘要”abstract æbstrækt n.概要，摘要，尤其指對學(xué)術(shù)論文或法律論據(jù)作的簡述。I have read the abstract of his book.我已經(jīng)讀了他書的概要。digest daidest n. (篇幅較長的)摘要，文摘，它是對原文

8、的濃縮而不是對原文的簡潔解釋，濃縮后仍保持原文的挨次、重點和風(fēng)格。Reader's Digest讀者文摘outline autlain n.要點，大綱，概要。She made an outline of ideas she wanted to present in her talk.她把自己要談的想法列了一個提綱。summary smri n.總結(jié)，摘要，指用寥寥數(shù)語概括文章或者講話的要點，不考慮原文的風(fēng)格。5、absurd, ridiculous, silly都有“愚蠢，可笑”的意思。absurd bs:d a.荒謬的，可笑的，指因不符合常識、違反真理或不合規(guī)律而令人發(fā)笑。There

9、 was an absurd idea that the earth was flat and motionless.過去曾經(jīng)有一種荒謬的觀點認(rèn)為地球呈扁平狀而且靜止不動。ridiculous ridikjuls a.荒唐可笑的，指由于愚昧無知而令人發(fā)笑并成為笑柄，含有蔑視成分。It is ridiculous to judge a foreign culture only by its food.僅僅依據(jù)一個國家的飲食來評價該國家的文化是荒唐可笑的。silly sili a.愚蠢的，傻的，指由于單純或者頭腦簡潔而顯得愚蠢。a silly little boy傻小子6、abundant, pl

10、entiful這兩個形容詞都有“充分的”之意。abundant bndnt a. (數(shù)量)充分的，常用于人、物產(chǎn)、資源、雨量等，含有“過多”之意。Oil is in abundant supply in this country.這個國家石油供應(yīng)格外充裕。plentiful plentiful a.豐富的，充分的，常用于食物、收獲、財產(chǎn)等，不能用于時間、空間、思想等方面。Eggs are plentiful at this moment.現(xiàn)在雞蛋很多。7、accent, tone, dialect這三個名詞意思相近，簡潔混淆。accent æksnt n.口音，指某一地區(qū)語言的發(fā)音特

11、征；重音。He speaks English with a Spanish accent.他講英語帶有西班牙口音。tone tun n.語氣，音調(diào)，指說話人的口氣或聲音的凹凸、輕重等。He speaks to his baby in soft tones.他用嚴(yán)峻的語調(diào)和他的嬰兒說話。dialect dailekt n.方言，土語，地方話，指一個地區(qū)人們所使用的語言。the Yorkshire dialect約克郡方言the Sichuan dialect8、access, assess這兩個詞為一組“形近易混詞”。access ækses n.接近，進(jìn)入。The people li

12、ving in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool.住在這些公寓里的人可以免費地進(jìn)入游泳池。assess ses v.評估(財產(chǎn)，價值)。I assessed how much it would cost to build a new apartment.我評估了一下建一套新的公寓要多少錢。9、accommodate, afford, furnish都有“供應(yīng)”的意思。accommodate kmdeit v.供應(yīng)住宿、房間；適應(yīng)，迎合，遷就。This hotel can accommodate up to 500 g

13、uests.這家飯店可供500位來賓住宿。The company accommodated the customer's wish and sent the delivery overnight.公司滿足了顧客的愿望，連夜將貨物發(fā)了出去。afford f:d v.負(fù)擔(dān)，支付；當(dāng)“供應(yīng)”講時，多用于指抽象事物的供應(yīng)。We can't afford that expensive sports car.我們買不起那輛昂貴的跑車。The tall building affords a beautiful view of the ocean.從這幢高樓上可以看到大海的秀麗景致。furni

14、sh f:ni v.指供應(yīng)生活或某種用途所需要的東西。Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours.閱讀雖然為我們的思想供應(yīng)了各種學(xué)問，然而只有思考才能將我們讀到的內(nèi)容變成自己的東西。10、accomplishment, attainment, achievement“成就”accomplishment kmplimnt n.成功，成就；才藝，修養(yǎng)。Climbing that high mountain was an accompl

15、ishment for the hikers.對于登山運動員來說，爬上了那座山就是成功。Being able to paint well is just one of her accomplishments. 畫畫得好只是她的很多才能之一。attainment teinmnt n.指學(xué)識和造詣(常用作復(fù)數(shù))；達(dá)到，到達(dá)。a scholar of the highest attainments造詣極高的學(xué)者achievement ti:vmnt n.可指抽象的“成就”，或具體的“成果”，與accomplishment是同義詞。11、accuse, charge“控訴，指控”之意，所搭配的介詞不同

16、。accuse kju:z v.指控，控訴，與介詞of連用。The police accused him of theft.警察指控他犯有盜竊罪。charge t:d v.可以指由于小錯而受的責(zé)怪，也指因違法而受到控告，與介詞with連用。The police charged him with murder.警察指控他犯了謀殺罪。12、acquire, attain, obtain, gain, earn, achieve, secure都有"獲得，取得"的意思，在考研屢次消滅。acquire kwai v.多指經(jīng)過努力逐步獲得才能、學(xué)問、習(xí)慣等，也可用于對財物等的獲得，該

17、詞強(qiáng)調(diào)"一經(jīng)獲得就會長期持有"的含義。It is through learning that the individual acquires many habitual ways of reacting to situations.正是通過學(xué)習(xí)，個人才得以獲得應(yīng)付各種狀況的習(xí)慣做法。attain tein v.指經(jīng)過不懈的努力獲得未曾預(yù)料到的結(jié)果；也可指達(dá)到某一目標(biāo)。The salesperson attained his sales goal for the month.這名銷售員完成了當(dāng)月的銷售目標(biāo)。obtain btein v.獲得，買到，用于正式語體中。He obt

18、ained the property with a bank loan.他通過向銀行貸款買下了那份房產(chǎn)。gain ein v.指通過較大努力獲得某種利益或好處；亦可指軍事上的武力奪取等。An investor gains by buying stocks that go up in value.投資者通過所買股票價格上漲而得利潤。earn :n v.掙得，贏得，指因工作等而得到酬勞或待遇。How much do you earn a week?你一星期掙多少錢？achieve ti:v v.得到，獲得，多指成就、目標(biāo)、幸福的取得。The movie star achieved success

19、and wealth.這個影星取得了成功和財寶。secure sikju v.得到；把拿到手，含有確定占有難以得到的東西之意；使平安，保衛(wèi)；作形容詞比較常見，意為"平安的"。A million signatures have been secured.已征集到了100萬人的簽名。He secured the office before leaving it for the night.他晚上離開前鎖好了辦公室的門窗。13、acute, critical, crucial, urgent"嚴(yán)峻的，重要的"意思。acute kju:t a.猛烈的，嚴(yán)峻的；急

20、性的(病)。An acute lack of food brought hunger to the Iraqi people.食品嚴(yán)峻缺乏，伊拉克人民正在忍饑挨餓。critical kritikl a.意為"關(guān)鍵的"，表示處于極度缺乏的狀態(tài)或大事的轉(zhuǎn)折點，與crucial相像。與crucial的區(qū)分在于它對缺乏的或危急的程度有更精確的衡量；還指"批判性的，分析性的"。It is critical that you study hard for the exam or you will fail it.為了考好你必需用功學(xué)習(xí)，則你會不及格的。crucial

21、 kru:l a.意為"打算性的，緊要關(guān)頭的，至關(guān)重要的"，最為籠統(tǒng)，適用于上述兩種狀況。Improved consumer confidence is crucial to an economic recovery.消費者信念的增加對經(jīng)濟(jì)的復(fù)蘇是至關(guān)重要的。urgent :dnt a.意為"緊迫的，急迫的，緊要的"，它不強(qiáng)調(diào)所指的問題是最重要的，僅強(qiáng)調(diào)"緊急的"狀態(tài)。We have an urgent need for help; we are running out of water.我們急需要掛念，我們的水就快要用光了。14、a

22、djust, regulate, rectify, amend, convert, alter, modify, transform, vary都含有"調(diào)整、轉(zhuǎn)變"的意思。adjust dst v.一般指很小的轉(zhuǎn)變或技術(shù)性的調(diào)整；修理。I adjusted the air conditioner to stay cool.我調(diào)整了空調(diào)以保持涼快。regulate rejuleit v.指依據(jù)規(guī)定或需要對某物(機(jī)器、鐘表等)進(jìn)行調(diào)整或調(diào)整，使之精確工作或運行；多含有"把握"之意。Lights are used to regulate the traffic

23、.紅綠燈被用來管制交通。rectify rektifai v.訂正，校正(錯誤、文章、合同等)。He rectified the mistake in the contract by changing its wording.他通過轉(zhuǎn)變措辭訂正了合同里的錯誤。amend mend v. (正式用語)指修改文件、法律、規(guī)范等。The politicians amended the law to provide more jobs.政治家們修正了這項法律以供應(yīng)更多的就業(yè)。convert knv:t v.轉(zhuǎn)變某事物的形式或用途，還可以指轉(zhuǎn)變信仰尤其是宗教信仰。Britain converted to

24、 a decimal currency system in 1971.英國于1971年改用十進(jìn)制貨幣體系。He's converted to Catholicism.他已經(jīng)皈依天主教。alter :lt v.使事物在外觀、性質(zhì)、用途等方面稍作轉(zhuǎn)變。The tailor altered the waistband on my pants because it was too tight.裁縫修改了我的褲腰由于它太緊了。modify mdifai v.轉(zhuǎn)變，修改，以使某物更趨完善，還可以用來表示態(tài)度、脾氣、意見變得溫存。He was loud and angry, and his frie

25、nds told him to modify his behavior.他粗聲大氣，脾氣急躁；伴侶們告知他要轉(zhuǎn)變自己的舉止。transform trænsf:m v.指徹底、深遠(yuǎn)的轉(zhuǎn)變，這種變化完全轉(zhuǎn)變了外觀或特性，使被轉(zhuǎn)變的對象脫胎換骨。Remodeling transformed an old, dark house into a cheerful one.重新裝修使這所陳舊昏暗的房子變得賞心悅目。vary vri v.強(qiáng)調(diào)沒有肯定規(guī)章、間續(xù)的變化或差異。Air fares vary from one airline to another.航空公司的機(jī)票價格各不相同。15、adm

26、it, confess, concede這幾個動詞都有"承認(rèn)"的意思。admit dmit v.指由于說服、一再追問而"承認(rèn)"某一事實或過錯。I admit that you have a point.我承認(rèn)你有理。confess knfes v.供認(rèn)(罪行、過錯等)，含有"坦白、招認(rèn)"的意思。He confessed his crimes to the judge.他向法官供認(rèn)了他的罪行。concede knsi:d v.指曾想隱瞞或不情愿承認(rèn)某一錯誤，但由于證據(jù)確鑿而不得不牽強(qiáng)承認(rèn)，還可以指"以退為進(jìn)"的承認(rèn)。

27、The man who caused the accident finally conceded to the police that he had done it.造成這次交通事故的人最終向警察承認(rèn)他是肇事人。16、affiliate, link, attach, append都有"附加"的意思。affiliate filieit v.加入，成為一部分。an affiliated middle school一所附屬中學(xué)link lik v.將人或物連接起來。The crowd linked arms to form a barrier.群眾臂挽著臂組成人墻。attach

28、tæt v.將某物系在、貼在、附在另一物上。I attached a note to my report with a paper clip.我用別針將一張字條別在報告的后面。append pend v.增加，附加(與attach的意思比較接近)。The lawyer appended two more pages to the contract.律師在合同后又附加了兩頁。17、affirm, assert, allege, claim, announce, proclaim這一組動詞都有"聲稱"的意思。affirm f:m v.堅信不疑地確定或宣稱，是deny的

29、反義詞。He affirmed his love for her.他宣誓愛她。assert s:t v.指不管事實如何，主觀自信地宣稱，或者清楚有力地堅持某個狀況為事實。She asserted that she was innocent .她宣稱自己是無辜的。allege led v.在無真憑實據(jù)的狀況下宣稱、斷定。The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighborhood at the time of the crime.嫌疑犯聲稱案發(fā)時他不在現(xiàn)場。claim kleim v.要求，聲稱，斷言。多指依據(jù)某種規(guī)定提出的要求或主見。

30、They claim that if more people rode bicycles to go to work there would be fewer automobiles in the downtown section of the city.他們生成假如有更多的人騎自行車上班的話，鬧市區(qū)的汽車就會有所削減。announce nauns v.宣布，宣告。多指首次當(dāng)眾正式宣布某一主見或態(tài)度，經(jīng)常帶有預(yù)報的意味。The invention of the printing press announced the diffusion of knowledge.印刷術(shù)的創(chuàng)造宣告了學(xué)問普準(zhǔn)時代

31、的來臨。proclaim prkleim v.宣布；宣告(成立)。指經(jīng)過深思熟慮后向大眾宣布一個明確的打算或推斷，尤其指重大大事的宣布，多用于官方場合。The president proclaimed an emergency when the war came.當(dāng)戰(zhàn)斗來臨的時候總統(tǒng)宣布進(jìn)入緊急狀態(tài)。18、aggravate, reinforce, increase, strengthen, intensify這一組動詞都有"加強(qiáng)"的意思。aggravate ærveit v.加重(負(fù)擔(dān)、罪行、病情等)，使之惡化。I hurt my foot, then aggr

32、avated it by trying to walk too soon.我的腳受傷了，而過早的下地走路又加重了傷情。reinforce ri:nf:s v.增援，一般用于軍隊或警察的行動；(添材料等)加固。A police officer saw three thieves robbing a bank and radioed to reinforce him.一位警察看到三個盜賊搶劫銀行，用無線電話要求增援。increase inkri:s v.指數(shù)量上的增加。The number of people has been increased.人數(shù)增加了。strengthen stren v.

33、加強(qiáng)，鞏固，增加，相當(dāng)于to become stronger。Exercising every day strengthens the heart.每天熬煉可以提高心臟的功能。Competition, they believe, strengthens the national character rather than corrupt it.人們認(rèn)為競爭加強(qiáng)了民族性而不是破壞了它。intensify intensifai v.使變得更猛烈、猛烈，加劇，相當(dāng)于to become more intense or intensive。intensify colors加深顏色intensify ha

34、tred加深仇恨19、alert, cautious, considerate都表示"當(dāng)心的，謹(jǐn)慎的"。alert l:t a.警惕的，留神的。The hostess remained standing, alert to every guests' drinking need.女仆人始終站在旁邊，時刻預(yù)備給大家斟酒。cautious k:s a.細(xì)心的，謹(jǐn)慎的。He has a cautious attitude about spending money.在花錢的問題上他態(tài)度謹(jǐn)慎。considerate knsidrit a.關(guān)懷他人的，愛護(hù)的。He is alw

35、ays considerate of others; he is kind and sympathetic.他總是很體諒他人，并且慈祥而富有憐憫心。20、alive, live, living, lively這一組形容詞都跟"活"有關(guān)。alive laiv a.活著的，有活力的，常作表語，作定語時必需后置。After the accident, he was barely alive.交通事故后，他奄奄一息。all man alive全部活著的人live liv a.活的，有活力的，現(xiàn)場直播的，We watched the live broadcast of the ope

36、ra on TV.我們通過電視觀看了這部歌劇的實況。living livi a.活著的，作定語可前可后，可修飾人也可修飾物。Who is the world's greatest living artist?誰是現(xiàn)在還健在的世界上最宏大的藝術(shù)家？living room起居室lively laivli a.活潑的，栩栩如生的。She is a lively young girl, always laughing and doing things.她是個活潑可愛的小姑娘，總是歡聲笑語忙個不停。21、alleviate, diminish, reduce, decrease, decline

37、這一組動詞都有"削減，減輕"的意思。alleviate li:vieit v.在苦痛方面的減輕，緩和The painkiller alleviated the pain.止疼藥減緩了苦痛。diminish dimini v.指由于不斷消耗，在數(shù)量方面緩慢削減，也指在素養(yǎng)或者價值的下降。The supply of oil has diminished because of the war.由于戰(zhàn)斗石油的供應(yīng)削減了。reduce ridju:s v.指人為地使某物在數(shù)量或重量方面的削減或降低。He reduced the amount of money they could s

38、pend.他縮減了他們的開銷。decrease di:kri:s v.指數(shù)量上的削減；力氣或者強(qiáng)度的減弱。The population decreased a lot last year.去年人口數(shù)量急劇下降。decline diklain v. (數(shù)目、價格、比率)下降；謝絕，婉言推辭；衰退，衰落。Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined.去年芝加哥的犯罪率明顯下降。He declined our invitation to dinner.他婉拒了我們請他吃飯的邀請。22、allocate, separate, det

39、ach, divide都有"分開"的意思。allocate ælkeit v.安排，把撥給。The city government allocated money for schools and the police in this year's budget.市政府在今年的預(yù)算中給學(xué)校和警察部門安排了資金。separate sepreit v.人為地分開，使隔離開。We separated the salad forks from the dinner forks.我們把沙拉叉與餐叉分隔開。detach ditæt v.拆開組合的物體；遠(yuǎn)離，疏

40、遠(yuǎn)。We need a carpenter to detach this bookshelf from the wall.我們需要一名木匠將書架從墻上拆下來。divide divaid v.指將整體分為若干個部分。The huge corporation divided into smaller companies.這家特大公司分成一些較小的公司。23、ambiguous, obscure, vague, unclear, dim "模糊"ambiguous æmbijus a.意義模糊的，有歧義的，指因字、詞、句有歧義而使人感到模糊不清、難以理解和把握。His

41、ambiguous directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.他的模棱兩可的指導(dǎo)使我們很迷惑以至于我們不知道該走哪條路了。obscure bskju a.用于表達(dá)因光線不足而使人看不清楚。該詞的引申意義可以表示語法、文字、記憶等因簡單、淺顯、模棱兩可而使人看不懂和無法理解。The poetry of Ezra Pound is sometimes difficult to understand because it contains so many obscure references. 艾茲拉

42、·龐德的詩有時候難以理解，由于詩歌中含有很多令人費解的典故。vague vei a.含混的，不清楚的，多用于比方意義，用來表示因規(guī)律關(guān)系不清、言辭籠統(tǒng)而導(dǎo)致的意義不清楚，該詞也可表示輪廓外形的不清楚和模糊。He has some vague ideas about what to do, but nothing specific.他或許知道他要做什么，但沒有具體的方案。unclear nkli a.指句意、字跡不清楚，使人難以看懂；不愿定的。Unclear writing is difficult to understand.模糊的字跡使人難以辨認(rèn)。It is unclear whe

43、ther the economy will get better.經(jīng)濟(jì)是否好轉(zhuǎn)仍不明朗。dim dim a.光線暗淡的，看不清的；記憶力模糊的；不大可能的。Don't work in dim light.不要在昏暗的光線下工作。His changes of recovery from illness are dim.他康復(fù)的可能性格外渺茫。24、amplify, enlarge, stretch, magnify, reinforce, expandamplify æmplifai v.擴(kuò)大，增加，尤其指通過增加電壓或電流使聲音擴(kuò)大；補(bǔ)充敘述(故事、大事等)。We must

44、ask you to amplify your statement.我們得請你對你的說法作進(jìn)一步的說明。enlarge inl:d v.擴(kuò)大，多指具體物品如相片的放大。enlarge photograph放大照片enlarge a house擴(kuò)建房屋stretch stret v. (有彈性地)伸展，延長，并有可能超過限度；伸長、伸出(身體某部位)并繃緊肌肉(尤指在放松后或為了夠著某物)。The pullover stretched after I had worn it a few times.這件套頭毛衣我穿了幾次之后就撐大了。Having finished their morning w

45、ork, the clerks stood up behind their desks, stretching themselves.完成了早間工作之后，職員們站到桌子后面伸伸懶腰。magnify mænifai v.放大，指用透鏡或顯微鏡使物體看上去大一些。His eyeglasses magnify words so he can read them.他借助眼睛把字放大以便能夠閱讀。reinforce ri:nf:s v.增援，加固。expand ikspænd v.指范圍、體積的擴(kuò)大、增大，也可以指內(nèi)容細(xì)節(jié)的充實。The balloon expanded, then

46、exploded.氣球先是膨脹，然后就爆破了。25、anger, fury, indignation, resentment"生氣、生氣"anger æ n.生氣，生氣，是一般用語。After their argument, he expressed his anger by punching the other man in the face.爭吵之后，他一拳打在那個人的臉上以發(fā)泄怒氣。fury fjuri n.暴怒，大怒，程度較anger要強(qiáng)。indignation ndinein n.義憤，尤其指出于道義上的激憤。general indignation at

47、 the sudden steep rise in bus fares公共汽車票價突然猛增激起的公憤resentment rizentmnt n.憤恨，怨恨，不滿，是正式用語，尤指由于受污辱或自尊心受到損害后而產(chǎn)生的憤慨。There was a feeling of resentment in the office after everyone's pay was lowered.大家的工資降低后，辦公室里怨聲載道。26、apparent, evident, manifest, obvious, distinct這一組形容詞都有"明顯的"之意。apparent p&

48、#230;rnt a.明顯的，顯而易見的，尤指簡潔觀看或生疏到的事物。He is very unhappy, and it is apparent that he wants to leave now.他很不興奮，明顯他現(xiàn)在想走了。evident evidnt a.明白的，明顯的，與apparent基本同意，多用于推理或由事實證明的事物。It is evident that he is guilty; his fingerprints were found at the crime scene.明顯他是有罪的，在犯罪現(xiàn)場發(fā)覺了他的指紋。manifest mænifest a.清楚的，

49、明顯的，多指依據(jù)外部特征或跡象便能看出或了解其意義，常作表語。Her ability is manifest, but she is not attractive.她才能出眾，但長相并不動人。obvious bvis a.明顯的，顯而易見的，含有無可辯白，不需證明之意。It is obvious that that woman has had too much to drink.很明顯，那個婦女酒喝的太多了。distinct distikt a.清楚的，明顯的；不同的，獨特的。修飾性質(zhì)明顯不同的東西。Medical care has made a distinct improvement in

50、 his health.治療已使他的健康有了明顯的好轉(zhuǎn)。27、applaud, clap, commend, praiseapplaud pl:d v.鼓掌，贊揚，指因精湛表演或某種行為得到別人的贊許，大聲叫好或吵鬧鼓掌。The boss applauded my efforts by praising my work.老板表揚了我的工作，對我的努力表示贊許。clap klæp v.拍打，其用法是clap one's hand=applaud,不能說applaud one's hands。clap sb.為某人鼓掌，clap sth.拍打某物commend kmend

51、 v.為正式用詞，用于對具體功績或成就表示嘉獎，通常指上級對下級、長輩對晚輩的觀賞。The teacher commended the student for doing well on the exam.老師表揚同學(xué)們的考試成果優(yōu)異。praise preiz v.為一般用詞，用于對某人的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)表示鄙視艷羨；贊頌，贊美。A supervisor praised the employee for her good work.一位主管贊揚這位員工的工作做得不錯。Survivors of the crash praised God for saving them.墜機(jī)大事的幸存者贊頌上帝使他們得救

52、。28、area, district, region, vicinity, zone有"區(qū)域"的意思。area ri n.泛指面積較大的地區(qū)；面積；專業(yè)領(lǐng)域。The New York area has high rents.紐約地區(qū)房租很高。district distrikt n.行政區(qū)劃的小范圍地區(qū)。如Xicheng district西城區(qū)region ri:dn n.行政區(qū)劃上更大的地區(qū)，如"自治區(qū)"；身體部位。The northeast region of the USA includes New York and the six New Engl

53、and states.美國東北部包括紐約和新英格蘭地區(qū)的那六個州。vicinity visiniti n.四周地區(qū)，四周地區(qū)。The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the vicinity.警察都格外警惕由于逃跑的罪犯就藏在四周地區(qū)。zone zun n.指特定的地方、地帶。The city passed a law to create a business zone on some empty land.市政府通過法律，在一些空地上開拓商業(yè)區(qū)。29、assembly, conference, congres

54、s, rally, seminar, session, summit, symposium都表示"會議"的意思。assembly sembli n.集合，集會。The assembly of students takes place in the auditorium.同學(xué)們在大禮堂進(jìn)行集會。conference knfrns n. (特地性的)會議，爭辯會。The conference on international economic problems met in Geneva.關(guān)于世界經(jīng)濟(jì)問題的會議在日內(nèi)瓦召開。congress kres n.代表大會，(美國的)國

55、會。Congress passes laws that must be obeyed by the people.美國國會通過的法律，人民肯定要遵守。rally ræli n. (鼓舞士氣的)集會；群眾性集會。The football coach called a rally to build up the team's excitement for the next game.足球教練召開了一個動員會，以便鼓舞士氣打好下次競賽。seminar semin: n. (高校的)爭辯班，研討會。During summer vacations some teachers atten

56、d seminars at college.暑假里，一些老師在學(xué)院里參與爭辯班。session sen n. (一屆)會議，回合。the autumn session of Parliament議會的秋季會議summit smit n.最高級會議，峰會(通常為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人參與)。Next year, the summit will be held in Vienna.明年將在維也納進(jìn)行最高級會談。symposium simpuzim n. (學(xué)術(shù)、科研方面的)座談會，專題報告會。The symposium on SARS research lasted two days.非典型性肺炎爭辯的研討會持續(xù)了兩天。30、assessment, estimate, evaluation有"評估"的意思。assessment sesmnt n.評估，估價，經(jīng)常表示對于財產(chǎn)、價值的評估。We have a low assessment on our property.我們對我們的資產(chǎn)評估很低。estimate estimeit n.估量，強(qiáng)調(diào)進(jìn)行評估得出的結(jié)果，常與give搭配。The mechanic gave me a rough estimate of two or three hundred