考研词汇精选-149
01 tact [tækt]
n. 机智,得体,老练,圆滑
联想助记
太(t)能表演(act)的人,挺“机智、圆滑”(tact)n. 机智,得体,老练,圆滑
The politician showed great tact with his response to the “flying shoe.”
这个政客对“飞鞋”的回应可以说是很机智了。
02 stewardship [ˈstjuː.əd.ʃɪp $ ˈstuː.ɚd-]
n. 管理员、服务员等的职位和职责;【财】管理;管家;管理责任
词根助记
steward管家+ship后缀,表….的关系→stewardship管理员、服务员等的职位和职责n. 管理员、服务员等的职位和职责
The organization is now under this young man’s stewardship.
该组织现在处于这个年轻人的管理之下。
03 amalgamate [əˈmæl.ɡə.meɪt]
v.合并,混合
词根助记
amalgam汞合金+动词词缀ate→原指炼金术里水银与其它金属的融合→amalgamate合并,混合v. 合并,混合
Now that the merger is complete, we need to amalgamate our workforces.
既然现在公司合并完成,我们需要合并人力了。
04 cricket [ˈkrɪk.ɪt]
n. 板球,板球运动;蟋蟀
联想助记
别在”板球运动”(cricket)里耍把戏(trick)n. 板球,板球运动
The three kids are playing cricket in the park.
这三个小孩在公园玩板球。
05 subside [səbˈsaɪd]
vi. 平息,减弱;减弱;(建筑)下陷;(尤指洪水的水位)回落
词根助记
sub下+ sid坐+e→平息,减弱vi. 平息,减弱
After the rain finally subsided, people ventured outdoors again.
在大雨减弱之后,人们再次走上街。
06
adj. 贫瘠的;不肥沃的;不结果实的
象形助记
adj. 贫瘠的
Nothing grows in this infertile soil.
这片贫瘠的土地上什么也长不出来。Archaeological excavations indicate that the Rapanui went to heroic efforts to protect the resources of their wind-lashed, infertile fields.
考古发掘结果表明,拉帕努伊人为了保护他们被风吹动的贫瘠土地上的资源,付出了巨大的努力。
来源:剑11 Test2 阅读
07 confinement [kənˈfaɪn.mənt]
n. 监禁;限制;分娩
词根助记
confine限制+ment表名词→ confinement限制n. 监禁
He spent many years locked up in confinement.
他被监禁了很多年。. in which prisoners would be kept in solitary confinement while being visible at all times to the guards ..
.在这种情况下,囚犯将被单独监禁,而看守则随时可以看到……
来源:剑13 Test4 阅读
08 escalate [ˈeskəleɪt]
v.逐步升高,逐步增强,加剧恶化
词根助记
escal梯子+ate动词后缀→使向上爬→escalate逐步升高v. 逐步升高,逐步增强,加剧恶化
Fighting in the area escalated into a full-scale war between five nations.
该地区的战斗加剧成五国之间的全面战争。In the face of the escalating perils from indiscriminate applications of pesticides …
面对滥用杀虫剂所带来的不断升级的危险性
来源:剑8 Test4 阅读
09 ripen [rɪp]
v. 使..熟;vt. 使…成熟;使成熟可以食用
词根助记
rip(e)成熟的+ en动词后缀→ripen使….成熟v. 使..熟
The banana’s color transitions from green to yellow as it ripens.
香蕉成熟,颜色由绿色变为黄色。
10 usefulness [ˈjuːs.fəl.nəs]
n. 有用;有用性
词根助记
useful有用的+名词词缀ness→usefulness有用n. 有用
These tools are of great usefulness in our daily life.
这些工具在我们的日产生活中大有用处。… rather than actually looking at the end goal and usefulness of such an effort.
而不是真正着眼于这种努力的最终目标和效用。
来源:剑14 Test2 阅读