考研词汇精选-131

01 ventilation [ˌven.tɪˈleɪ.ʃən $ -əlˈeɪ-]

n.通风设备，通风；出口；【护〗通风

词根助记
ventil=vent通风子+ ation名词后缀→ventilation通风设备，通风

n. 通风设备，通风
The ventilation equipment in the ceiling keeps the air fresh.
天花板上的通风设备能让空气清新。

However, smoke and fumes remained a problem, even though ventilation shafts were added to the tunnels.
然而，即使在隧道中增加了通风井，烟雾仍然是一个问题。
来源：剑17 Test1 阅读

02 brash [bræʃ]

adj. 无礼的，傲慢的；仓促的，性急的；n. 骤雨；碎片；【医】胃灼热

象形助记

adj. 无礼的，傲慢的
The brash man was talking loudly in the cinema.
这个无礼的男人在电影院里大声讲话。

03 slab [slæb]

n.厚片，硬板；v.把…分成厚片；用石板铺

象形助记

n. 厚片，硬板
Workers are paving road with stone slabs.
工人们在用石板铺路。

… by stacking stone slabs on top of one another, progressively making them smaller, to form the shape now known as the Step Pyramid.
.通过将石板层层堆叠，逐渐变小，形成了现在被称为阶梯金字塔的形状。
来源：剑16 Test1 阅读

04 embody [ɪmˈbɒd.i $ -ˈbɑː.di]

v. 体现，象征；包含

词根助记
em使+ body形体→使….有形→embody体现

v. 体现，象征
The lotus flower embodies purity and integrity.
莲花象征着清白和正直。

05 outdo [ˈaʊt.treɪ]

v. 超过；；胜过

词根助记
out超过+ do做→outdo超过

v. 超过
He outdoes the other runners by riding a rocket.
他坐火箭超过了其他的赛跑选手。

06 complement [ˈkɒm.plɪ.ment $ ˈkɑːm-]

v.与…相配（读作/kampla.ment/）；补充；n.补充；互为补充的东西；补语（读作/‘kamplamant/）；【财】互补品

词根助记
com=together一起，表加强语气+ple满，填满+ment名词后缀→填满…的事物→complement补充

v. 与….相配（读作/kampla.ment/)
She is delighted that her new belt complements her dress so well.
新腰带和她的裙子很配，她非常高兴。

07 veto [ˈviːtəʊ]

v.否决；投反对票；n.否决权；禁止；否决

联想助记
在投票（vote）中投了反对票（veto）。

v. 否决
Her mom suggested that yellow dress to her, but she vetoed it.
她妈妈给她推荐了那条黄色连衣裙，但是被她否决了。

08 feast [fiːst]

v.尽情地吃；n.盛宴，特别的享受；筵席；节日

联想助记
饭（f）+东方（east）→东方人吃饭讲究，常常举办”盛宴”（feast)

v. 尽情地吃
The young woman is feasting on the delicious food.
这个年轻的女人正在享用美味的食物。

… several species of bats are giving Madagascar’s rice farmers a vital pest control service by feasting on plagues of insects.
几种蝙蝠以昆虫瘟疫为食，为马达加斯加的稻农提供了至关重要的害虫防治服务。
来源：剑17 Test4 阅读