考研词汇精选-016

01 reef [riːf]

n.礁；v.收帆，缩帆

联想助记
靠近岸边的”礁”（reef）上有一片叶子（leaf）

n.礁
The coral reef in the ocean is a spectacular sight.
大海中的珊瑚礁真是壮观！

02 blend [blend]

v.协调，融合；混合；把….混成一体；n.混合物

象形助记

v.协调，融合
Their music blends traditional and modern styles.
他们的音乐融合了传统和现代风格。

From the perspective of a continuum, play can thus blend with other motives and attitudes that are less playful, such as work.
因此，从连续统的角度来看，游戏可以与其他不那么有趣的动机和态度融合在一起，比如工作。
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03 corridor [ˈkɒr.ɪ.dɔːr $ ˈkɔːr.ɪ.dɚ]

n.走廊，回廊，通道；（沿着重要道路或河道的）狭长地带；过道

词根助记
corr走+ idor表物→走路的地方→ corridor 走廊,回廊，通路

n.走廊，回廊，通道
The doctors and nurses are talking in the corridor.
医生和护士正在走廊里谈话。

… the path of the pronghorn, much of which passes across its land, as a protected migration corridor.
…叉角羚的迁徙路线，其中大部分穿过它（国家森林）的土地，是受保护的迁徙通道。
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n（沿着重要道路或河道的）狭长地带
Life has always been confined to corridors and islands here.
这里的生活一直局限在狭长地带和岛屿。
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04 curriculum [kəˈrɪk.jʊ.ləm]

n.课程,（学校或专业的）全部课程

词根助记
curr跑，发生+iculum表名词→学员跑来跑去赶课程→curriculum全部课程，课程

n.课程,（学校或专业的）全部课程
The curriculum includes math, science and English.
这些课程包含数学、科学和英语。

The curriculum then becomes peripheral and is dealt with by the reserve capacity of the brain.
然后课程就变成了次要的，由大脑的储备能力来处理。
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05 interim [ˈɪntərɪm]

adj. 暂时的；n.中间时期，过渡时期

词根助记
inter在…之间+im副词后缀→在中间→interim暂时的

adj 暂时的
The government provided us with interim housing until our new houses are ready.
在我们的新家准备好之前，政府为我们提供了临时住所。

06 relish [ˈrel.ɪʃ]

v.品味；享受；享受…的味道；n.乐趣；调味品；享受

词根助记
re向后+lish松开→能长久留下的美味→relish品味

v.品味
With a bottle of red wine and a movie ready, she was relishing her evening.
伴着一瓶红酒和一部电影，她正享受着这个夜晚。

07 wreck [ren]

n.沉船，失事船；（（事故中）遭严重损坏的汽车（飞机等），（身体或精神）受到严重损伤的人；失事；残骸；v.破坏，使毁灭

谐音助记
wreck谐音：软壳；沉入水里会腐朽变软，所以是“沉船，失事船”。

n.沉船，失事船
The old ship wreck is covered in rust.
这艘古老的沉船锈迹斑斑。

Alexander McKee knew that the wreck would contain many valuable historical objects.
亚历山大·麦基知道沉船上有许多珍贵的历史文物。
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v.破坏，使毁灭
.., as the lack of disturbance caused by thousands of passenger pigeons wrecking trees and branches …
因为没有成千上万的候鸽破坏树木和树枝造成的干扰
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n.（事故中）遭严重损坏的汽车（飞机等），（身体或精神）受到严重损伤的人
While on paper this was a plan to examine a number of known wrecks in the Solent,..
理论上，他的计划是检查索伦特海域的一些已知残骸,
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08 maim [meɪm]

v. 使残废

象形助记

v. 使残废
The soldier was maimed during the war, suffering the loss of a limb.
士兵被战争致残，失去了一条腿。

09 stack [stæk]

(使）整齐地堆起；堆积，堆放；（令飞机）分层盘旋等待着陆；n.堆，一大堆；烟肉；【计〗栈；【数】堆积
象形助记

v.（使)整齐地堆起
The girl stacked up her books.
女孩把她的书整齐地起来。

.., conceived of building a taller, more impressive tomb for his king by stacking stone slabs on top of one another.,…
设想为他的国王建造一座更高、更令人印象深刻的坟墓，通过将石板层层堆叠，
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n.堆，一大堆
… under pressure a pagoda’s loose stack of floors could be made to slither to and fro independent of one another.
在压力下，宝塔松散的楼层堆叠可以相互独立地来回滑动。
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10 obese [əʊˈbiːs]

adj 肥胖的；过胖的

象形助记

adj.肥胖的
The doctor advised the obese patient to start a healthier diet.
医生建议肥胖的患者开始更健康的饮食。

Humans with comparative levels of adipose tissue would be considered obese .
具有相对水平脂肪组织的人被认为是肥胖的...
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