考研词汇精选-133
01 reimburse [ˌriː.ɪmˈbɜːs $ -ˈbɝːs]
v. 偿还;赔偿;;退还(钱),付还
词根助记
re回来+im里面+burse=purse钱包→重新放入钱包里面→reimburse 偿还v. 偿还
I have no choice but to reimburse the money after seeing the loan receipt.
看见借款收据后,我除了还钱别无选择。
02 considerably [kənˈsɪdərəbli]
adv. 大幅度地;相当地;非常地;大幅度的
词根助记
consider考虑+able能….的+y副词后缀→值得考虑地→considerably大幅度地adv. 大幅度地
The number increased considerably.
数字大幅增加。As fall approaches in the northern hemisphere, the amount of solar energy available declines considerably.
随着北半球秋天的临近,可用的太阳能数量大幅下降。
来源:剑10 Test3 阅读adv. 相当地
.., the bilingual listeners’ neural response is considerably larger, .
.,双语听众的神经反应要大得多,
来源:剑12 Test6 阅读
03 implore [ɪmˈplɔː(r)]
v. 悬求
象形助记
v. 恳求
They are imploring the doctor to cure their daughter.
他们恳求医生治好他们的女儿。
04 fume [fjuːm]
n. 烟;愤怒;【化】烟雾;v. 冒烟;发怒
联想助记
富人用香水(perfume),穷人用”烟”(fume)。n. 烟
The air quality in the city is getting worse due to the fumes from cars.
由于汽车尾气的影响,城市的空气质量越来越差。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
05 brittle [ˈbrɪt.l̩ $ ˈbrɪt̬-]
adj. 易碎的;脆弱的;靠不住的;n. 薄片脆糖
词根助记
br(break)+ittle(little)→打破成小碎块→brittle易碎的adj. 易碎的
The wine glass looks brittle. Use it carefully!
这个酒杯看上去太容易碎了,小心使用啊!
06 porcelain [ˈpɔː.səl.ɪn $ ˈpɔːr-]
n.瓷,瓷器;adj.瓷的;精美的;易碎的
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n. 瓷,瓷器
I use a porcelain pot to serve my tea.
我用瓷壶来泡茶。… to cover these extended eaves not with the porcelain tiles of many Chinese pagodas …
..而不是用许多中国宝塔的瓷砖来覆盖这些延伸的屋檐..
来源:剑7 Test2 阅读adj. 瓷的
Sixteenth-century European dolls were normally made of wax and porcelain.
16世纪的欧洲娃娃通常是用蜡和瓷制成的。
来源:剑12 Test5 阅读
07 eccentricity [ˌek.senˈtrɪs.ɪ.ti $ -t̬i]
n. 古怪;怪癖;【数】离心率;【物】离心率
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ec=ex出 十 centr=center中心 十 ic….的 + ity名词后缀→偏离中心→eccentricity古怪n. 古怪
At his friends’ wedding, he was noted for the eccentricity of his clothes.
在朋友的婚礼上,他因衣着古怪而引起了他人的注意。
08 infrequent [ɪnˈfriːkwənt]
adj. 不常见的;不频发的
词根助记
in形容词前缀,表否定+frequent频繁的→不频繁出现的→ infrequent 不常见的adj. 不常见的
It is infrequent that a black swan will fly with white swans.
黑天鹅与白天鹅一起飞行的情形并不多见。
09 businesslike [ˈbɪznəslaɪk]
adj. 有效率的,条理的,实际(或无情感因素)的
词根助记
business生意,商业+like形容词后缀,像→像做生意一样→businesslike有效率的adj. 有效率的,条理的,实际(或无情感因素)的
She is very businesslike and able to deal with a number of tasks at one time.
她工作很有效率,能同时完成许多工作。
10 bounce [baʊnts]
v. 弹起;跳动;使弹起;蹦跳;拒付(支票);上下晃动;反弹传球;n.弹跳,弹力;活力
象形助记
v. 弹起
The ball bounced and hit his face.
这个球弹起来砸到了他的脸。… since the eyes have to detect the tiny fraction of the light that bounces off each part of the scene.
因为眼睛必须检测到从场景的每个部分反射回来的光线的微小部分。
来源:剑7Test1 阅读v. 跳动
The audience is bounced from gag to gag and conversation to conversation; there is no time for audience reflection.
观众从一个插科打到另一个插科打浑,从一个对话跳到另一个对话;没有时间让观众反思。
来源:剑11 Test4 阅读