litter
n.垃圾,雜物
v.亂丟
utter
a.徹底的,完全的
vt.發(fā)出(聲音)
butter
vt.抹黃油
n.黃油,奶油
scatter
v.散開,驅(qū)散
shatter
v.1.使粉碎,使破碎 2.損壞,損害 3.使震驚,使驚駭
例:
Our hopes were shattered. 我們的希望破滅了。
a shattered look 一副驚駭?shù)谋砬?BR>
flatter
vt. 1.阿諛,奉承 2.使?jié)M意
flattery
n.奉承,恭維話,諂媚舉動(dòng)
flatten
vt.把......弄平
flat
a. 1.平的,扁平的 2.單調(diào)的
n. 一套房間
1. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. (NETEM 1994, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)
越來越多的信用卡可以自動(dòng)讀取,于是持卡人就可以在不同地方存取,不管本地支行是否營業(yè)。
2. Still others associate politics with flattery, fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors. (CET-4, 2004.6, Passage 1, Paragraph 9)
還有一些人把政治和奉承混為一談,擔(dān)心如果他們坦率地表達(dá)意見,他們就顯得是在奉承老板,從中取得好處。
even
a.1.均勻的,平穩(wěn)的 2.平的,平坦的 3.均等的 4.雙數(shù)的
ad.甚至,即使
n.偶數(shù)(注:奇數(shù)是odd,不是single)
evenly
ad.1.均勻地 2.平坦地
uneven
a.1.不平坦的 2.不平均的 3.實(shí)力懸殊的(比賽)
event
n.事件,大事,事變
eventually
ad.終于,最后
1. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events---until, it appears, we begin to dream. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 3)
因?yàn)榍逍褧r(shí)我們的頭腦被日,嵤抡紦(jù)著,所以并不總是想到白天發(fā)生的事情對我們情緒的影響,直到我們開始做夢,這種影響才出現(xiàn)。
2. Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high doses of morphine to control terminally ill patients' pain, even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient. (NETEM 2002, Text 4, Paragraph 3)
近年來,醫(yī)生們一直在借用這項(xiàng)原則,為自己替病;颊咦⑸浯髣┝康膯岱孺(zhèn)痛的做法提供正當(dāng)?shù)睦碛,即使他們知道,不斷增加的劑量最終會殺死病人。
3. They seemed a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing; they never referred to anything personal. (CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)
他們看起來像神職人員,盡管道行參差不齊,但舉止非常統(tǒng)一;他們從來不談私事。
relevant
a.1.有重大意義的 2.適當(dāng)?shù),中肯?3.有關(guān)的 4.實(shí)質(zhì)性的
irrelevant
a.不相關(guān)的,不切題的
elevate
vt.1.舉起,提高,抬高 2.使......高尚 3.提升......職位
例:
Reading good books elevate one's mind. 閱讀好書可提高人的心靈修養(yǎng)。
elevation
n.高度
elevator
n.電梯,升降機(jī)
level
n.1.水平線(面) 2.標(biāo)準(zhǔn) 3.級別
a.水平的
vt.弄平
lever
n.桿,杠桿,控制桿
v.抬起
clever
a.1.聰明的 2.伶俐的,機(jī)敏的
clever的近義詞:
shrewd
a.機(jī)靈的,精明的
例:shrewd business men 精明的商人
bright
a. 1.聰明的,伶俐的 2.明亮的,光亮的 3.快樂的
brilliant
a. 1.卓越的,有才華的 2.光輝的,燦爛的
smart
a.1.聰明的,伶俐的 2.漂亮的,時(shí)髦的
vi.刺痛,作痛
例:
The cut smarts.傷口刺痛。
apt
a. 1.恰當(dāng)?shù),合適的 2.易于......的,傾向于 3.聰明的,伶俐的
ingenious
a.1.(頭腦)機(jī)靈的 2.精制的(指機(jī)器等) 3.有獨(dú)創(chuàng)性的
clever的反義詞:
clumsy
a.笨拙的,愚笨的
awkward
a.1.笨拙的,不靈巧的 2.尷尬的 3.難使用的
1. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragraph 5)
但是人的大腦能夠掃描一個(gè)快速變化的場景,迅速排除98%的不相干的物體,立即聚焦于森林中婉蜒道路旁的一只猴子,或者人群中的一張可疑的臉。
2. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 3)
在20世紀(jì)60年代以前,僅受過一般教育的人在下筆時(shí)都會尋求一種更高雅的強(qiáng)調(diào);而那之后,即使是最受關(guān)注的文章也開始逮住口語就寫在紙面上。
3. Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. (NETEM 2006, Text 1, Paragraph 2)
移民適應(yīng)了這種普通文化,普通文化并非都是高尚的,但也沒什么害處。
4. Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc, like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea." (NETEM 1996, Passage 4, Paragraph 8)
羅伯特·法歐曾寫道:"技術(shù)人員坐在杠桿、螺釘、楔子、輪子等中間,如同一位詩人處在詞匯之中,應(yīng)該把它們看做是自己思想的一種表達(dá),每一個(gè)新的組合都能傳達(dá)一個(gè)新的意念。"
5. Do we think we're slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? (NETEM 1995, Passage 2, Paragraph 3)
自以為適應(yīng)變化的速度很慢,不夠精明,無法應(yīng)付新挑戰(zhàn)嗎?
6. But since Sept. 11, it's become clear that terrorists have been shrewdly factoring the weaknesses of our system into their plans. (CET-6, 2004.6, Passage 4, Paragraph 1)
恐怖分子已經(jīng)機(jī)敏地把我們制度的弱點(diǎn)在他們的計(jì)劃中加以利用,這一點(diǎn)自從9·11以來已經(jīng)看得很清楚了。
7. Yet it is also very big, and man is very ingenious. (CET-6, 2002.1, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)
但它也非常大,人類非常聰明。
prevail
vi.1.戰(zhàn)勝,勝過 2.普遍,流行 3.勸說
prevailing
a. 占優(yōu)勢的,主要的,流行的
predominate
v. 1.控制,支配 2.成為主流,占優(yōu)勢
predominant
a.占主導(dǎo)地位的,(在數(shù)量等上)占優(yōu)勢的,有力的
predominance
n.優(yōu)勢
dominate
vt.1.統(tǒng)治,支配,控制 2.占優(yōu)勢
dominant
a.1.支配的,統(tǒng)治的 2.占統(tǒng)治的
dominance
n.優(yōu)勢,統(tǒng)治
nominate
vt.任命,提名(聯(lián)想:把nomi看成no me,超女超男的提名中沒有我,因?yàn)槲以诳佳衖ngJ)
nomination
n. 1.提名,任命 2.提名權(quán),任命權(quán)
innominate
a.未名的,無名的,匿名的
anonymous
a.未名的,無名的,匿名的
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