考研词汇精选-040
01 terribly [ˈter.ə.bli]
adv.极度地,非常;可怕地;非常
词根助记
terr=frighten恐,怕+ ibly….地→terribly非常;可怕地;极度地He was terribly sorry for what he had done.
他对他做过的事感到非常抱歉。![]()
02 diction [ˈdɪk.ʃən]
n.措词;吐字,发音
词根助记
dic说,断言+ion表行为,状态→diction吐字;措辞He will choose the appropriate diction depending on whether he is speaking or writing.
他会根据自己是在说还是在写来选择合适的措词。![]()
03 respective [ˈrev.ər.ənd $ -rənd $ -ɚ.ənd]
adj. 分别的;各自的
联想助记
我们要尊重(respect)别人,管好“各自的”(respective)的事就行了。After the party, we went back into our respective rooms.
派对结束后,我们回到了各自的房间。![]()
04 decree [dɪˈkriː]
v.命令,判决,颁布;n.法令,政令;【法】法令,政令,裁决,判决
词根助记
de向下+cree(d)信条→向下颁布的信条→decree命令;法令The emperor decrees that everybody must give him money.
皇帝命令所有人都得给他钱。![]()
05 lapse [læps]
n.失误,过失;(时间)流逝;行为失检;v.背弃,放弃(宗教信仰);退步,倒退,衰退;失效
词根助记
laps滑,滑走+e→滑离正确的道路→lapse犯错误;失误I had a lapse in judgment and put too much soap in the laundry.
我做了个失误的判断,洗衣服的时候放了太多肥皂。![]()
06 grit [ɡrɪt]
n.沙粒;决心,勇气;v.下定决心,咬紧牙关;研磨;在…上铺砂砾
象形助记
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They would spread grit on roads in winter to make them less slippery.
冬天,他们会在路上撒上沙粒,使路面不那么滑。![]()
07 vanquish [ˈvæŋ.kwɪʃ]
v.征服,击败
象形助记
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The knight finally vanquished the dragon.
骑士最终击败了恶龙。![]()
08 precarious [prɪˈkeə.ri.əs $ -ˈker.i-]
adj. 危险的;说不定的;不稳定的;可疑的
象形助记
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The car is in a precarious situation. It could fall off the cliff anytime.
这辆车处在一种危险状态下,它随时可能掉下悬崖。![]()
09 droop [druːp]
v.低垂,凋萎,萎靡;n.下垂;消沉
联想助记
花朵从高处掉(drop)下去变得”低垂”(droop)了。The flowers drooped in the sun.
花朵在阳光下枯萎了。![]()
10 conceivable [kənˈsiː.və.bl̩]
adj. 想得到的,可想象的;可能的
词根助记
conceiv=conceive构思+able能..的→conceive大家一起抓=构想+able能..的→conceivable可想像的It’s conceivable that she’ll win the scholarship, because she studies so hard.
她得到奖学金是可以想得到的,因为她学习非常用功。