2019考研英语词汇之“旧瓶装新酒”(二)

2019考研英语词汇之“旧瓶装新酒”（二）

But the cult of the authentic and the personal, “doing our own thing,” has spelt the death of formal speech, writing, poetry and music. (2005-Text 4)

spell十分常见的含义是“拼写”，另外它还能够充当名词，表

示“符咒；一段时间；魅力”。而在这里考查到的是这个词的动词含

义“招致”，相当于incur。

And they also need to give serious thought to how they can best accommodate such changes. (2003-Use of English)

accommodate这个词常见含义“容纳”，在这里考查它的另一层

含义“适合”，往往与介词to搭配。另外accommodate也能够与with 搭配，表示“向...供应”。

Fast-food eaters, news anchors, text messengers, all smiling, smiling. (2006-Text4)

anchor常见含义“锚；抛锚”，在这里指的是“新闻节目主持人；主播”。

Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the

situation will improve only when there are comprehensive programs that address the many needs of the homeless. (2006-Use of English)

address常见含义“地址”，也能够表示“演说；处理；解决”。在这里与needs“需求”搭配，结合语境，引申为“满足”。另外这个词还能够表示“从事；忙于”。

What is many captive shippers’ attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry? (2003-Text3)

[D] apprehensive

这是阅读理解中涉及的一道态度题。apprehansive这个词常见含义“知晓的”，在这里考查它的另一层含义“忧虑的，担心的”。另外，concerned也能够表示“忧虑的，担心的”。

Declaring that he was opposed to using this unusual animal husbandry technique to clone humans, he ordered that federal funds not be used for such an experiment--although no one had proposed to do so--and asked an independent panel of experts chaired by Princeton President Harold Shapiro to report back to the White House in 90 days with recommendations for a national policy on human cloning. (1994-Text4)

这是阅读理解中出现的一个长难句。我们知道chair能够作为名词，表示“椅子；主席”。在这里，它充当动词，就表示“担任...的主席”。