考研词汇精选-057

01 repeal [rɪˈpiːl]

n.撤销；v.废除；废止;【财】废除

词根助记
re向后，往回+peal呼叫→引申词义repeal撤销

n.撤销
The repeal of the Affordable Care Act has been decided by Congress.
国会决定撤销《平价医疗法案》。

In Britain, the modern glass industry only really started to develop after the repeal of the Excise Act in 1845.
在英国，现代玻璃工业是在1845年《消费税法案》废除后才真正开始发展的。
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02 admission [ədˈmɪʃ.ən]

n.入场费；准许进入；进入权；承认

词根助记
admiss=admit承认+ion名词后缀→admission准许进入，引申为”入场费”

n.入场费
The admission to the rock music concert is expensive.
摇滚音乐会的入场费很贵。

Do you think the advantages of charging people for admission to museums outweigh the disadvantages?
你认为收取博物馆门票的利大于弊吗?
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03 mob [mɒb $ mɑːb]

(指民众）包围 (为攻击或赞赏) ；n.（尤指）暴民

谐音助记
mob 谐音：冒搏；冒失还喜欢”包围”搏斗的人，难道不是”暴民”吗？

(指民众）包围 (为攻击或赞赏)
The star was mobbed by the fans as soon as she came back.
这个明星一复出就被粉丝包围。

04 onus [ˈəʊnəs]

n.义务，责任，负担;【财】责任，义务(the~)

象形助记

n.义务，责任，负担
No-one else is going to process these expense reports, so I guess the onus is on me.
没人会处理这些开支报告，所以我想责任就落在了我身上。

05 elusive [ɪˈluː.sɪv]

adj.难捉摸的；难以表述的；难以获得的；难记的

词根助记
e出+lus玩，戏剧+ive形容词后缀→把人玩出去→让人难懂的

adj.难捉摸的
The escaped prisoner is very elusive and has never been found.
这个逃犯非常难捉，他一直没有被发现。

Smell, however, is a highly elusive phenomenon.
然而，气味是非常难以捉摸的。
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06 repatriate [ˌriːˈpætrieɪt]

v. 遣返；n.被遣返回国者

象形助记

v. 遣返
The government repatriated him because he had no visa.
因为他没有签证，政府将他遣返。

07 disdain [dɪsˈdeɪn]

n.蔑视，鄙视；vt.鄙视；不屑

词根助记
dis 不+ dain 高贵→不高贵→蔑视，鄙视，看不起

n.蔑视，鄙视
Her facial expression shows her disdain for the girl beside her.
她的表情表明了她很鄙视她旁边的女生。

08 native [ˈneɪ.təʊ $ -t̬oʊ]

adj.当地土产的；本地的；土著的；母语的；与生俱来的；本国的；出生地的;【计】本地的；n.本地人；土著；当地动植物

词根助记
nat出生+ive名词后缀→在本地出生的→ native当地土产的

adj.当地土产的
The star fruit is native to tropical Southeast Asia.
杨桃原产于热带东南亚。

The nutmeg tree, Myristica fragrans, is a large evergreen tree native to Southeast Asia.
肉豆蔻树（Myristica fragrans）是原产于东南亚的一种大型常青树。
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adj.本地的
Whereas the region’s native evergreen pines shade the snow and absorb radiation,…
尽管该地区本土的常绿松树遮蔽了雪并吸收了辐射，
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adj.土著的
The islands’ native inhabitants called this land mass Aleyska, the ‘Great Land’
这些岛屿的原住民称这块土地为阿利斯卡，即”伟大的土地…
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09 bargain [ˈbɑː.ɡɪn $ ˈbɑːr-]

v.讨价还价；经讨价还价成交；谈判；议价，讨价还价；n.交易；便宜货；契约

联想助记
bargain谐音：白给；白给你算了，“便宜货”还要”讨价还价”。

v. 讨价还价
The lady is trying to bargain with the seller.
这位女士试图和卖方砍价。

10 rear [rɪər $ rɪr]

v.抚养；举起；adj. 背面的；n.后部

联想助记
他的耳朵（ear）“后部”（rear）长了个东西。

v. 抚养
She reared a family of four on her own.
她一个人养活四个孩子。

… she persuaded her husband to allow her to rear silkworms on a grove of mulberry trees.
…她说服丈夫允许她在一片桑树林里养蚕。
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adj. 背面的
.., the yacht’s helicopter has a rear double door and a large internal space that’s well suited for cargo, …
游艇的直升机有一个后部双扇门和一个很适合装载货物的大内部空间，.．．..
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n. 后部
Its most distinguishing feature was the 13- 19 dark brown stripes over its back, beginning at the rear of the body and extending onto the tail.
它最明显的特征是背部有13-19条深棕色的条纹，从身体的后部开始一直延伸到尾巴。
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