考研词汇精选-012
01 therapy [ˈθerəpi]
n.治疗,理疗;疗法
词根助记
therap治疗+y表名词→ therapy治疗,理疗The man is trying a kind of Chinese therapy.
这个男人正在尝试一种中医理疗。![]()
02 advance [ədˈvɑːns]
n.进步,进展;预先;增长;预付款;v.前进;促进,推动;发展;提出;提升;提前;预
付;(价格)上涨;adj.先遣的;先头部队的;预先的,事先的词根助记
ad离开+ vance前面的→离开前面的东西→advance进步,发展Mobile communications has advanced considerably.
移动通信已经取得了显著进步。![]()
The advances are not as significant as the public believes them to be.
这些进步并不像公众认为的那么重要。
来源:剑13 Test1 阅读You must book it in advance.
你必须提前预定。
来源:剑14 Test4 听力There are many reasons why technology is advancing so fast.
技术进步如此之快有很多原因。
来源:剑15 Test1 阅读
03 bother [ˈbɒð.ər $ ˈbɑː.ðɚ]
v.费心,费时;打扰,因….操心;麻烦;(使)担心,(使)生气, (使)苦恼;n.麻烦;不便;烦恼,焦急
象形助记
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He didn’t even bother to prepare a gift for our anniversary.
他甚至没花时间为我们的周年纪念日准备礼物。The wheels of language run so smoothly that one rarely bothers to stop and think …
语言的车轮运转得如此顺畅,以至于人们很少停下来思考…..
来源:剑11 Test4 阅读
04 downward [ˈdaʊnwəd]
adv.向下;adj 向下的,下降的
词根助记
down向下 + ward向…→ downward向下地I fell downward through the air, hoping my parachute would open.
我从空中降落,期望着我的降落伞会打开。![]()
..upward by night to seek food, downward by day to escape predators..
…夜间向上寻找食物,白天向下躲避捕食者.
来源:剑11 Test3 阅读
05 apiece [əˈpiːs]
adv.每人;每个;各自地
词根助记
a一个+piece块,张→apiece每人We all got 5 dollars apiece.
我们每个人都得到了5美元。![]()
06 holocaust [ˈhɒləkɔːst]
n.大屠杀,浩劫
词根助记
holo全部+caust烧→全部烧光→holocaust大屠杀Millions and millions of innocent people were killed in the holocaust.
数以百万计的无辜人群在那场浩劫中被屠杀。![]()
07 muster [ˈmʌstə(r)]
vi.集合;聚集;vt.集合;召集;n.集合人员;集合
象形助记
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The soldiers mustered for a new mission.
士兵们为了新的任务而集合。![]()
08 allegiance [əˈliːdʒəns]
n.忠诚,拥护
词根助记
al向+leg臣子+i+ance名词后缀→臣子向君王的忠诚→allegiance忠诚,拥护He swore his allegiance to the king.
他宣誓效忠于国王。![]()
09 twist [twɪst]
(形势或事态的)意外转折;搓,扭,拧;意外进展;弯曲处;盘旋;v.拧,捻,搓;扭;歪曲;扭转,转动 (身体部位)
联想助记
双胞胎(twins)的出现是这件事的”意外转折”(twist)。Life is constantly full of twists and turns.
生活总是充满曲折。![]()
But twin studies took a surprising twist in the 1980s.
但在20世纪80年代,双胞胎研究出现了令人惊讶的转折。
来源:剑11 Test4 阅读
10 snack [snæk]
n.零食,小吃,快餐;点心;v.(在正餐之间)吃零食;吃零嘴
联想助记
懒散slack的边吃零食snack边工作I’ve prepared a few snacks for you to enjoy before dinner.
我准备了一些零食供你在晚餐前享用。![]()
Children may bring healthy snacks with them.
孩子们可以随身携带健康的零食。
来源:剑17 Test3 听力the sandwich we have for lunch, and the biscuits we snack on during the day.
我们午餐吃的三明治,以及我们白天吃的零食饼干。
来源:剑17 Test3 阅读