考研词汇精选-106
01 wreathe [ren]
v. 环绕盘旋;环绕;盘绕;作成花圈
联想助记
花”环绕”(wreathe)在枝条上,形成了一个花环(wreath)v. 环绕盘旋
The round table is wreathed with flowers.
圆桌被花朵围绕着。

02 stride [straɪd]
n. 进展,进步;大步;阔步行走的姿势;一大步;跨越;【计】步长;v. 大步走;越过;跨越;vt.大步走过;跨骑在..上
联想助记
这个事情能得到”正常的进展”(stride),是因为大家努力奋斗(strive)。n. 进展,进步
She is making great strides in violin playing.
她在小提琴演奏方面进步很大。But while a few countries are making major strides in this regard, ··
但是,尽管一些国家在这方面取得了重大进展,
来源:剑11 Test1 阅读

03 reticent [ˈrev.ər.ənd $ -rənd $ -ɚ.ənd]
adj. 含蓄的,不愿交谈的;沉默不语的;有保留的
词根助记
retic安静+ent形容词后缀→reticent含蓄的;沉默不语的adj. 含蓄的,不愿交谈的
He is clearly reticent about discussing his private life.
他明显不愿谈论自己的私生活。

04 consolation [ˌkɒn.səˈleɪ.ʃən $ ˌkɑːn-]
n. 安慰;慰藉
词根助记
con共同+ sol(e)安慰+ ation →一起安慰→consolation安慰n. 安慰
Her mother cooking her favorite meal was a nice consolation when she failed her exam.
当她考试失利时,母亲做了她最爱的饭菜便是很好的安慰。

05 pierce [pɪəs $ pɪrs]
v. 贯穿;穿(子L);突破
联想助记
一片一片的(piece)很容易被”贯穿”(pierce)v. 贯穿
The arrow pierced through Achilles’ ankle.
箭贯穿了阿喀琉斯的脚踝。They had a bronze battering ram, which was used to pierce the timber or break the oars of enemy vessels.
他们有一个青铜攻城槌,用来刺穿木材或打破敌人船只的桨。
来源:剑16 Test3 阅读

06 courtesy [ˈkɜːtəsi]
n. 礼貌;【财】礼貌
联想助记
在法庭(court)中保持”礼貌”(courtesy)n. 礼貌
He helped her out of the car out of courtesy.
他出于礼貌扶她下了车。

07 fortress [ˈfɔː.trəs $ ˈfɔːr-]
n. 堡垒;要塞
词根助记
fort力量,坚固+ress表名词,一种状态→坚固有力量的状态→fortress堡垒n. 堡垒
Thick, high walls make a fortress hard to attack.
高厚的墙壁让这座城堡难以被攻击。Built by the Romans in 90 AD, it became a fortress with four towers after the fifth century, …
它由罗马人于公元90年建造,在五世纪后成为一座有四个塔楼的堡垒,
来源:剑17 Test1 阅读n.要塞
.., from military fortress to residential village,…
,从军事要塞到居民村,
来源:剑17 Test1 阅读

08 pathos [ˈpeɪ.θɒs $ -θɑːs]
n. 悲怆,哀婉;痛苦;感染力
象形助记

n. 悲怆,哀婉
Usually, some movies have pathos, which tug at people’s emotions.
般来说,有些电影有令人落泪的感伤力,能够触动人们的情感。

09 pail [peɪl]
n. 提桶
象形助记

n. 提桶
Please pick up the pail of butter and bring it over here.
请把这桶黄油提过来。

10 sensational [ˌsaɪ.ə.miːzˈtwɪnz]
adj. 轰动性的;使人感动的,非常好的;引起哗然的
词根助记
sensation轰动+ al形容词后缀→ sensational轰动性的adj. 轰动性的
A piece of sensational news spread over our company.
一则轰动性的消息传遍了我们公司。
