考研词汇精选-099

01 stain [steɪn]

v. 弄脏；玷污；染色；n.污渍，污迹；染色；染料，着色剂

联想助记
sta=stay，停留+in里面=“污渍”会停留在衣服里面，洗不出来。

v. 弄脏；玷污；染色
His clothing is stained with ketchup.
他的衣服被番茄酱弄脏了。

They were used to stain previously invisible microbes and bacteria …
它们用来给以前看不见的微生物和细菌染色
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02 distend [dɪˈstend]

v. 膨胀；胀大；扩张

词根助记
dis分开+tend伸展→伸展开→distend膨胀

v.膨胀
The balloon fills up with gas and distends.
气球内部填满气体膨胀起来。

In terms of feeding, it was exclusively carnivorous, and its stomach was muscular with an ability to distend
在进食方面，它完全是肉食性的，它的胃是肌肉发达的，能够膨胀..
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03 herbal [ˈhɜːbl]

adj 药草的，香草的；n. (草本)植物志

谐音助记
herbal谐音：喝不
“药草的”汤，喝不？

adj. 药草的，香草的
The ingredients of herbal medicine all come from plants.
草药的成分都来源于植物。

Its leaves and bark were used for herbal remedies, …
它的叶子和树皮被用来做草药治疗，
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04 carnivore [ˈkɑː.nɪ.vɔːr $ ˈkɑːr.nɪ.vɔːr]

n. 食肉动物，食虫植物

词根助记
carn肉+vor吃+e→食肉动物，食虫植物

n.食肉动物，食虫植物
Eagles are carnivores: they only eat meat.
雕是食肉动物，它们只吃肉。

There is no carnivore now in Tasmania that fills the niche which thylacines once occupied.
现在塔斯马尼亚没有食肉动物可以填补袋狼曾经占据的位置。
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05 aptitude [ˈæptɪtjuːd]

n. 天资；自然倾向；适宜;【财】天资，才能

象形助记

n. 天资
He has an excellent aptitude for science.
他对科学展现出了优异的天资。

.. linguistic factors influence how we judge personality, intelligence, social status, educational standards, job aptitude…·
语言因素影响我们判断人格、智力、社会地位、教育水平、工作能力的方式…
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06 tibia [ˈtɪbiə]

n. 胫骨；胫节；从前的一种笛

n. 胫骨
The dark parts in this X-ray picture are the tibias.
这张X光片中深色的部分是胫骨。

07 eucalyptus [ˌjuːkəˈlɪptəs]

n.桉树

n.桉树
This is a giant eucalyptus tree.
这是一棵巨大的桉树。

The thylacine appeared to occupy most types of terrain except dense rainforest, with open eucalyptus forest thought to be its prime habitat.
袋狼似乎占据了除了茂密雨林以外的大多数地形，人们认为开阔的桉树林是它的主要栖息地。
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08 mania [mɑːtʃ $ mɑːrtʃ]

n. 癫狂，狂热

n. 癫狂，狂热
His mania for collecting stamps has taken over his entire life.
他对集邮的狂热已经占据了他整个生活。

09 chant [tʃɑːnt $ tʃænt]

n.圣歌，赞美诗；吟诵声；重复的话语；v.反复地说；吟诵；(有节奏地、反复地)唱；咏唱

象形助记

n. 圣歌，赞美诗
They are singing Christmas chants.
他们在唱圣诞颂歌。

Such chemical communication can be compared to the human use of visual and auditory channels as in religious chants,…
这种化学交流可以比作人类在宗教圣歌中使用的视觉和听觉渠道，
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10 subtle [ˈsʌt.l̩ $ ˈsʌt̬-]

adj. 不明显的，微妙的；精巧的，精妙的；敏锐的；精细的；狡猾的；精湛的；难以捉摸的

词根助记
sub在…下面+ tle网→在网下面→ subtle不明显的

adj. 不明显的，微妙的
There is a subtle change in his weight.
他的体重有细微的变化。

The effects of sound are often largely subtle and often are noted by only our subconscious minds.
声音的影响在很大程度上是微妙的，往往只被我们的潜意识所注意到。
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adj. 精巧的，精妙的
Others, though, are fascinated by the prospect that a computer might create something as original and subtle as our best artists.
然而，另一些人则对这样的前景着迷：计算机可能和我们最好的艺术家一样，创造出具有原创性、精巧的东西。
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