最新1考研英语熟词生辟意汇总

1考研英语熟词生辟

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1. allow

v. 承认 admit

e.g. We must allow that he is right on this matter.

2. address

v. 处理 to deal with

e.g. address the issue of absenteeism 处理缺勤事宜

3. appreciate

v. 意识到 =realize；太高…价格，涨价

e.g.

I appreciate that I may be wrong.

This land has appreciated in value.

4. apprehension

n. 忧虑、担心；逮捕、理解

e.g. The student looked around the examination room with apprehension. 那名学生恐惧地观看检查室的四周。

5. apprehensive

adj. 理解的，不安的，忧虑的 [意思和用法等同于 afraid]

e.g. apprehensive for sb.’s safety. 担心某人的安全

6. approach

v. 着手 to begin to deal with or work on

e.g. approached the task with dread. 惶恐地开始着手这项任务

7. arch

adj. 调皮的，顽皮的 n. 弓形

e.g.

an arch smile

He tapped the side of his nose in an uncharacteristically arch gesture.

8. argument

n. 论点、论据

e.g. Support your argument by quote, please.

9. not so much…as

not so much … as：“与其说……倒不如说”，否定前者肯定后者

e.g.

1. He is not so much a writer as a reporter.

2. Science moves forward, they say, not so much through the insights of great men of genius as because of more ordinary things like improved techniques and tool. 他们说，科学的发展与其说源于天才伟人的真知灼见，不如说源于改进了的技术和工具等更为普通的东西。【摘自真题】

3. It’s not so much a hobby as a career （=more like a career than a hobby).

10. assume

v. 承担；假装，假定，设想

e.g.

assume an obligation

I assume my daughter told you of our conditions.

11. cater

v. ①cater(for,to) 迎合；②(for) 提供饮食及服务

e.g.

TV should cater for many diverse tastes.

The restaurant caters for veggies and those with a sweet tooth.

12. check

n. 控制阻碍 the condition of being stopped or held back; restraint

e.g.

kept my temper in check 克制我的脾气

holding agricultural pests in check with sprays 用喷雾剂消灭农业害虫

13. claim

n. 索赔；the sum of money demanded 赔款，要求得到的金额

e.g.

You can make a claim on your insurance policy.

Person injury claims continue to increase.

14. compound

n. 混合物，化合物

e.g. Vitamins are organic compounds which are necessary for the normal growth and maintenance of life of animals, including man. 维生素是有机化合物，对包括人在内的一切动物的正常生长和维持生命都是必须的。

15. compromise

v./n. a concession to something detrimental or pejorative 危害，妥协

e.g. Such conduct will compromise your reputation.

16. contain

v. 制服——to halt the spread or development of

e.g. The man was later contained by the police.

17. context

n.背景，环境；上下文，语境

e.g. social context 社会大环境

18. couch

vt. 表达，隐含 n. 躺椅

e.g. The reply was couched in insolent terms. 回答措辞蛮横

19. count

n.& v. ①包括②控诉的罪③以为、视为④有价值⑤count for 有价值——to have a specified importance or value

e.g.

①There are 10 people in classroom counting 2 teachers.

②The prison was found not guilty on all counts.

③She was counted among the greatest dancers.

④It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.

⑤There opinions count for little. Each basket counts for two points.

20. crack

crack down vi. 制裁——to act more forcefully to regulate, repress, or restrain

e.g.

The police cracked down on speeding. 警察取缔超速行车。

The government cracked down on violators. 政府对于违法者采取严厉手段。

21. crook

n. 弯曲的东西，钩；【口】骗子，小偷，坏蛋

e.g. That salesman is a real crook.

22. cultivate