考研词汇精选-117
01 porpoise [ˈpɔː.pəs $ ˈpɔːr-]
n. 鼠海豚,海豚
n. 鼠海豚,海豚
My son’s favorite animals at the aquarium are the porpoises because they can do funny tricks.
水族馆里的动物中,我儿子最爱海豚。因为他们会带来有趣的表演。

02 wrath [rɒθ $ rɑːθ]
n. 愤怒
象形助记

n. 愤怒
I felt her wrath as she shouted at me.
她朝我大吼大叫的时候我感受到了她的愤怒。

03 dredge [dredʒ]
v.疏浚;把粉撒在;努力回忆;翻出;挖掘;捞取;n.挖泥机;捞网
联想助记
dredge(拽只),把河里的沉底船只一只只拽出来→疏浚v. 疏浚
The dredger is dredging the river channel.
挖泥机正在疏浚河道。.., allowing parts of the seabed to recover from trawling and dredging, …
让部分海床从拖网捕捞和疏浚中恢复,
来源:剑12 Test8 阅读

04 stray [streɪ]
adj. 走失的,迷路的;零星的,零落的;离了群的;v.走失;分心,走神;有外遇,在别处拈花惹草;n. 流浪者;走失,迷路
联想助记
大人经常告诉小孩,“走失”(stray)了就在待在(stay)原地。adj. 走失的,迷路的
The stray dog can only sleep on the street.
这条流浪狗只能睡在街上。Collecting ants can be as simple as picking up stray ones and placing them in a glass jar,…
收集蚂蚁很简单,只要捡起流浪的蚂蚁,把它们放在玻璃罐里,
来源:剑8 Test4 阅读adj. 零星的,零落的
Further excavations revealed stray pieces of timber and an iron gun.
进一步的挖掘发现了散落的木片和一把铁枪。
来源:剑11 Test2 阅读

05 diarrhea [ˈdɪk.tə.fəʊn $ -foʊn]
n. 腹泻,拉肚子;腹泻;【护〗腹泻
词根助记
dia穿过,二者之间+ rrhea =to flow 表示”流”→流过肚子→diarrhea腹泻,拉肚子n. 腹泻,拉肚子
The toilet was occupied when diarrhea struck me!
我腹泻难受时,厕所里正好有人!

06 arrear [əˈreɪd]
n. 欠款;到期未付款;未做之事
联想助记
ar一再+rear背面→还款时间一再往后推→arrear欠款n. 欠款
The man is asked to pay the arrears of loans.
这名男子被要求偿还贷款的欠款。

07 promptly [-prɒŋd $ -prɑːŋd]
adv. 立即;迅速地;准时地
词根助记
prompt迅速的+ly副词后缀→promptly迅速地adv. 立即
He draws his hand back promptly from the hot teapot.
他的手立即从滚烫的茶壶上缩了回来。If a signal from outer space is received, it will be important to respond promptly.
如果收到来自外层空间的信号,必须立即作出反应。
来源:剑9 Test1 阅读

08 cellulose [ˈkel.tɪk $ ˈsel-]
n. 纤维素;【化】纤维素
n. 纤维素
We can find the natural form of cellulose in fruit, vegetables and cotton.
我们可以在水果,蔬菜和棉花中发现天然形式的纤维素。

09 exclusively [/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/]
adv. 仅仅;专门地;特定地;排外地
词根助记
ex向外+ clus关,闭+ ive 形容词词尾+ly副词词尾→都排除在外→exclusively仅仅;特定地adv. 仅仅
I want to live exclusively with you — I don’t want any other girls.
我只想和你在一起,我不想要其他任何的女孩。In terms of feeding, it was exclusively carnivorous …
就喂食方面而言,只有它是肉食性的
来源:剑17 Test3 阅读

10 timber [ˈtɪm.bər $ -bɚ]
n. 木料;树木;性格,素质;excl. 树要倒啦!;adj. 木材的,木制的;v.用木材作骨架;;以林木覆盖
联想助记
棺材tomb一般使用优质的”木料”(timber)n. 木料
Many forests are cut down for timber every year.
每年有许多森林被砍伐用作木材。This is an important source of timber for building houses ..
这是建造房屋的重要木材来源.·..
来源:剑13 Test3 阅读
