考研词汇精选-015
01 scratch [ˌsaɪ.ə.miːzˈtwɪnz]
n.初始;抓痕,擦伤;(皮肤或物体表面上的)划痕,划伤;v.触及;抓破,划破;擦伤;抓,挠,搔(痒);抓;抓痕
象形助记
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She is going to make a table from scratch.
她打算从零开始做一张桌子。![]()
···. creating pictures from scratch.
从头开始制图。
来源:剑13 Test1 阅读.. it is now evident that we have barely scratched the surface of nature’s molecular diversity.
现在很明显,我们仅仅触及了自然界分子多样性的表面。
来源:剑14 Test3 阅读
02 revive [rɪˈvaɪv]
N(使)苏醒;(使)复苏,(使)复兴;再兴起;重做;(使)重新流行;(使)复活
词根助记
re再,重新+vive生命→revive恢复;(使)复苏She is using this device to revive the unconscious man.
她正在用这个设备让这位昏迷的男性苏醒。![]()
03 chest [-tʃes.tɪd]
n.箱子;胸膛,胸部;胸部;v.胸部传球
联想助记
他把”箱子”(chest)贴近自己的”胸膛”(chest)There’s nothing in the wooden chest.
木箱里什么也没有。![]()
04 recreation [ˌrek.riˈeɪ.ʃən]
n.娱乐活动;消遣;游戏;重现,重建(读作/ri:kri’ei[an/) ;(身心)修养
词根助记
re再次+create创作+ion名词后缀→recreation娱乐活动Old people like to play mahjong for recreation.
老年人喜欢玩麻将作为消遣。![]()
Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.
旅游业具有社会影响,因为它促进了娱乐活动。
来源:剑10 Test3 阅读
05 plague [pleɪɡ]
n.瘟疫;灾难;麻烦;v.烦扰;折磨;造成麻烦
词根助记
plag打击,医学上引申为麻痹→ plague瘟疫In medieval Europe, doctors wore beak-like masks to keep themselves from the plague.
在中世纪的欧洲,医生们戴着鸟嘴状的面具使自己远离瘟疫。![]()
thousands of people across Europe were dying of the plague, a highly contagious and deadly disease.
欧洲成千上万的人死于鼠疫,这是一种高度传染性和致命的疾病。
来源:剑15 Test1 阅读v. 烦扰
… when Sri Lanka’s flourishing coconut groves were plagued by leaf-mining hispid..
当斯里兰卡繁茂的椰林受到采叶虫的困扰时..
来源:剑8 Test4 阅读v. 折磨
… cotton farmers in Central America found that pesticides A were wiping out 50 % of the pests plaguing the crops.
..中美洲的棉农发现,A型杀虫剂消灭了50%的害虫
来源:剑8 Test4 阅读
06 tender [ˌtenˈfɔːr $ -ˈfɔːr]
adj.嫩的;温柔的;柔弱的,脆弱的;痛的;幼稚的;年幼的,未成熟的;n.煤水车;附属船;投标
vt.提出 (希望对方接受的意见等)象形助记
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adj 嫩的
The meat is tender as I have cooked it for 2 hours.
肉现在已经变得很软嫩,因为我已经炖了两个小时。… when it’s time for takeoff on their big journey and sensitive to yellow light (reflected from tender young leaves) when it’s appropriate to land.
当它们要起飞踏上旅程以及在适合着陆时,它们会对黄光(来自幼嫩树叶的反射)敏感。
来源:剑11 Test3 阅读
07 insult [ɪnˈsʌlt]
vt.侮辱;侮辱(读作/In’sAlt/);n.侮辱的言辞或行为;侮辱的言辞或行为(读作/‘Ins^lt/)
词根助记
in进入+ sult跳→踩到别人的脸上→insult侮辱vt.侮辱
The customer insulted the ice cream seller by throwing the money to the ground.
这个顾客把钱丢在地上,以此来侮辱卖冰激凌的小贩。![]()
08 controversial [ˌkɒn.trəˈvɜː.ʃəl $ ˌkɑːn.trəˈvɝː-]
adj 有争议的
词根助记
contro=contra相反 + vers=vert转+ ial…的→转向相反方向的→controversial有争议的adj 有争议的
The two sides are discussing the controversial topic of artificial intelligence.
双方正在讨论很有争议性的人工智能话题。![]()
Susie says that a study on pre-school children having a short naps in the day had controversial results.
苏茜说,一项关于学龄前儿童白天小睡的研究得出了有争议的结果。
来源:剑16 Test2 听力
09 verbal [ˈvɜː.bəl $ ˈvɝː-]
adj. 言语的,口头的;动词的;与文字有关的,文字上的
词根助记
verb词语+al形容词后缀→有关词语的→verbal言语的,口头的adj.言语的,口头的
Thanks to her great verbal skills, she delivered a brilliant presentation.
多亏她良好的语言表达能力,她发表了精彩的演讲。![]()
…their difficulty in comprehending and processing verbal communication with other children.
他们在理解和处理与其他孩子的语言交流方面的困难。
来源:剑9 Test2 阅读
10 contaminate [kənˈtæmɪneɪt]
vt.污染,弄脏;v.【化】污染
词根助记
con一起+tamin触+ate使→大家全部一起碰就会弄脏→contaminate污染,弄脏vt.污染,弄脏
The environment has been severely contaminated.
环境受到了严重污染。![]()