考研词汇精选-094

01 stow [stəʊ $ stoʊ]

v. 装载，收藏，使暂留；n.斯托

谐音助记
stow谐音：私自偷偷收藏-私偷

v. 装载，收藏，使暂留
I’ll stow these old clothes away just in case my daughter wants them someday.
我把这些旧衣服收起来放好，万一我女儿某天有需要。

02 aroma [əˈrəʊ.mə $ -ˈroʊ-]

n. 芳香，香气

象形助记

n. 芳香，香气
They are enjoying the aroma of the wine before drinking it.
这两个人喝酒前正在体会红酒的香气。

… we breathe in the aromas which surround us without being consciously aware of their importance to us.
我们吸入了周围的香味，却没有意识到它们对我们的重要性。
来源：剑8 Test2 阅读

03 pastry [ˈpeɪstri]

n. 糕点，点心；面糊

象形助记

n. 糕点，点心
I love the pastries so much. I’ll eat them all!
我特别喜欢这些糕点。我要把它们全部吃完！

04 boycott [ˈbɔɪ.kɒt $ -kɑːt]

vt.抵制；n.抵制

联想助记
买（buy）+切（cut）=”抵制”购买，切断货源

vt. 抵制
He urged people to boycott child labor in his speech.
他在演讲中呼吁人们抵制童工。

This has led to some radical questions among environmentalists, such as whether consumers should try to boycott palm oil entirely.
这在环保主义者中引发了一些激进的问题，例如消费者是否应该尝试完全抵制棕榈油。
来源：剑17 Test3 阅读

n. 抵制
One response to the boycott movement has been the argument for the vital role palm oil plays …
对抵制运动的一种回应是对棕榈油发挥重要作用的争论..
来源：剑17 Test3 阅读

05 candid [ˈkæps.lɒkˌkiː]

adj. 率直的；坦白的；无偏见的；公正的

词根助记
cand白+id→白的→ candid坦白的

adj. 率直的
He was very candid with his friends； he directly expressed his opinion.
他对自己的朋友很率直，有什么话都会直说。

06 pretext [ˈpriː.tekst]

n. 借口，托词

词根助记
pre预先+text编织→预先编好的→pretext借口

n. 借口，托词
The pupil asked for leave on the pretext of having a stomachache.
这个小学生以肚子疼为借口请假。

07 repudiate [rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt]

v. 拒绝，否定，驳斥；【财】拒绝；【法】拒绝履行

词根助记
re反+pud羞耻+ iate表动词+反过来让对方羞耻+repudiate否定，驳斥，拒绝，

v. 拒绝，否定，驳斥
She did not like the terms that were presented, so she repudiated the agreement.
她不满意所提出的条款，所以拒绝这份合约。

08 intersection [ˌɪntəˈsekʃn]

n. 交点，十字路口；【计】交集；【数】交点，交集

词根助记
intersect相交+ion名词后缀→相交的地方→intersection交点，十字路口

n. 交点，十字路口
Meet me at the intersection of two streets.
到两条街的十字路口来跟我碰头。

09 submerge [səbˈmɜːdʒ $ -ˈmɝːdʒ]

v. 沉没，淹没；遮掩

词根助记
sub在下面+merge沉，没→淹没下去→submerge淹没

v. 沉没，淹没
The car was almost submerged by the floodwater!
汽车就快被洪水淹没了！

Another slight concern is submerged debris floating into the blades.
另一个小问题是漂浮在叶片中的水下碎片。
来源：剑9 Test3 阅读

10 filth [fɪlθ]

n. 污物；污秽图片；对警察的冒犯言辞

象形助记

n.污物
The room is full of trash and filth.
这个房间满是垃圾和污物。

The faecal filth of salmon farming has driven wild salmon from many of the sea lochs and rivers of Scotland.
鲑鱼养殖场的粪便污物已将野生鲑鱼从苏格兰的许多海洋湖泊和河流中驱逐出去。
来源：剑7 Test2 阅读