考研词汇精选-056

01 overdue [ˌəʊ.vəˈdjuː $ ˌoʊ.vɚˈduː]

adj.过期的；迟到的；未兑的;【财】延误，过期

象形助记

adj. 过期的
The boy needs to pay the fine on his overdue book.
这男孩需要为过期未还的书支付罚款。

02 plight [plaɪt]

n.困境；v.宣誓，保证

联想助记
p.（扑灭）+light（光亮）=扑灭了前进的光亮，即扑灭了希望，陷入“困境”

n.困境
Drifting on the sea for days without rescue, he fell into a desperate plight.
在海上漂流好几天后仍未获救，他陷入了绝望的困境。

03 ammunition [ˌæmjuˈnɪʃn]

n.弹药；炮弹

象形助记

n.弹药
The soldier is well equipped with ammunition.
这个士兵装备好了弹药。

04 entitle [ɪnˈtaɪtl]

v.给予….权利；给（书）题名；授予….头衔；使符合资格

词根助记
en=in在里面+title名称→在里面给名称→entitle给…题名；给予权利

v.给予..权利
Everyone’s entitled to their own opinion.
人人都有权发表自己的意见。

… only royalty were entitled to have clothes made of silk.
.只有皇室成员才有权拥有丝绸制成的衣服。
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05 augment [ɒsˈtreɪ.li.ən $ ɑːˈstreɪl.jən]

v.增加；助长

词根助记
aug增加+ment行为或结果→augment增强

v.增加
The company decided to augment its workforce to meet the increasing demand for its products.
公司决定增加员工数量，满足产品日益增长的需求。

Tesco has not abandoned its traditional retail offerings but augmented its business with these innovations, …
特易购并没有放弃传统的零售业务，而是用这些创新扩大了业务，..
来源：剑13 Test2 阅读

06 nuisance [ˈnjuː.sənts $ ˈnuː-]

n.麻烦事；讨厌的人；伤害;【法】妨害

词根助记
nui伤害+ s+ ance表名词→ nuisance讨厌的人，麻烦事

n.麻烦事
It’s such a nuisance that ants climb on my cupcake.
蚂蚁爬上了我的蛋糕，真是件麻烦事儿！

…another dangerous weed, which has become a nuisance in many parts of the world.
.另一种危险的杂草，在世界上许多地方已经成为一种滋扰。
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07 shed [ˌsaɪ.ə.miːzˈtwɪnz]

v. 把光照到（或洒在）.上；脱落；流出（眼泪）；蜕皮；流下；摆脱；把光照到；n.棚屋；简易房

谐音助记
shed”晒得”：太阳晒得使整个视野都变得清晰 (shed）起来

v.把光照到（或洒在）…..上
The candles shed a soft glow on the table.
蜡烛在桌面投下一道柔光。

New research sheds light on the disappearance of an ancient society…
新的研究揭示了古代社会消失的原因…
来源：剑13 Test3 阅读

v. 脱落
These may be ingredients used in cosmetics and toiletries, fibers shed by synthetic clothing in the wash…
这些可能是化妆品和洗漱用品中使用的成分，在洗涤过程中合成衣物脱落的纤维
来源：剑14 Test4 阅读

08 opponent [əˈpəʊ.nənt $ -ˈpoʊ-]

n.对手，敌手，对抗者；竞争者；adj. 对立的；敌对的

词根助记
op反+ pon放置+ent表名词，“人.”→反着的→opponent对手，敌手，对抗者

n.对手，敌手，对抗者
The boxer punched his opponent severely!
这个拳击手痛击对手！

He misunderstood the motives of his opponents.
他误解了对手的动机。
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09 herd

n.兽群，牧群；v. 放牧，群集

象形助记

n.兽群，牧群
Look! There is a herd of sheep!
看！这有一群羊！

That circuit evolved from a very simple mechanism for decoding basic information, like the number of goats in one’s herd, to…
这个回路从一个非常简单的解码基本信息的机制进化而来，比如一个人的羊群里有多少只山羊，到….
来源：剑16 Test4 阅读

10 doom [duːm]

vt.注定，使在劫难逃；判定；n.毁灭；厄运，劫数；宣告，判决

象形助记

vt. 注定，使在劫难逃
One bad move doomed him to failure in the chess competition.
走错的那一步棋注定了他在比赛中的失败。

They would have prevented the reseeding of the slow-growing palm trees and thereby doomed Rapa Nui’s forest, …
他们会阻止重新播种生长缓慢的棕榈树，从而让拉帕努伊岛的森林在劫难逃,
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