SAT阅读常考词汇(考前必备)

阅读常考词汇，考前必背！

act against消灭，消除；淘汰

a hint of 少许，微量

all but 几乎，差一点

I all but stumbled 我差点儿摔跤all but impossible 几乎不可能

all the more 更加，愈发

anything but 决不=not

I will do anything but go there我决不去那里

anything more than 不仅仅是

as yet 到目前为止

As yet we haven’t heard from him yet 到目前为止，我们还没有收到他的来信

at a moment’s notice 提前很短时间通知

We are ready to go at a moment’s notice我们已准备好，一接到通知马上就出发

to be at odds with 和…矛盾，意见不一致

at one stroke 一笔，一举

at stake 存亡攸关，危若垒卵

The life of the sick man is at stake病人危在旦夕

be at issue 在争论中，不合的；待裁决的

be bound to 必然会，注定

be free from没有…摆脱…

be oneself (人)处于正常状态（精神身体方面）；显得自然（或真诚）

be preferable to 相对于…更可取

be subject to 受…支配，常遭受….从属于….

They are subject to repeated challenges on the basis of new evidence 他们常遭受建立在新证据基础上的挑战breathing spell 喘息的机会

building blocks 基石；基础材料

by far 到目前为止

by and large 很大程度上

call for要求

call into question 对…提出质疑

capitalize on 利用

capitalize on the opponent’s mistake 利用对手的错误

cash in on 赚钱，获利

cash in on a best-seller靠畅销书赚钱

close the books （为结帐等目的）停止入账；了结，中止

close the books on a case 结案

collective consciousness 集体意识

cutting edge 刀锋，最前沿

The company is at the television miniaturization 该公司在电视机微型化方面处于领先地位

dote on 溺爱

dote on one’s only grandchild 溺爱自己的独苗孙子

exact from ..向…强求索取

exact obedience from sb.强要某人服从

expose ..to …使….暴露于

expressly 特意地，专程地，

tools designed expressly for left-handed workers特意为左撇子而设计的工具

fact-finding 实情调查的

fall into a rut 陷入陈规，落入俗套

fall into a conversational rut 开始了老调重谈的谈话

family style 家常便饭式地

fool around 闲荡，干蠢事

fool’s errand徒劳的工作

from the outset 从一开始起

give-and-take 公平交易，互相让步，互相迁就

Negotiation entails give-and-take 协商需要互相体谅

They sat down for a lengthy give-and-take 他们坐下来作了一次长谈

give rise to 引起，发生

give way to 让位于，让步给，屈服于

hard-nosed倔强的；精明而讲究实际的

have one’s day走运，正在风光的时候

Every dog has its day 每个人都有春风得意的时候

have yet to 尚有待于

He has yet to make a serious blunder 他还要犯大错的

heretofore 到目前为止

hit show 风行一时的演出

if at all 如果真有的话

if at all possible 如果真有可能的话

in effect 实际上

in full bloom 全盛时期

in retrospect 回想起来

It was, in retrospect, one of the worst mistakes I ever made 回想起来，这是我一生所犯的罪严重的错误

In so far as 在…的范围内，到….的程度

I think it is better that we trust each other in so far as we can while our business association lasts. 我以为我们应当在我们的企业协会存续期间尽可能相互信任

in that 既然，因为（书面用语）

In that he refused to accept the proposal, he showed that he is not very interested 既然他拒绝了这个建议，这表明他对此不是很感兴趣

Criticism and self-criticism is necessary in that it helps us to correct our mistakes

批评与自我批评是必要的，因为它能帮助我们改正错误

in themselves 就其本身而言

lay off解雇；关闭；停止活动

leave sb. open to 致使某人陷入…的境地

long-standing 长时间的，为时甚久的

look to 指望

You can’t look to him to do it for you 你别指望他给你做这事儿

matter of duty 义不容辞的事情，义无反顾之事情

more often than not经常，时常，往往，多半