[六級(jí)詞匯] CET6淘金詞匯第十二課 lesson12
來源:滬江論壇
2007-01-15 09:28
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address n.地址,住址;演講, 講話;
Leaving email addresses to each other ;互留電子郵箱地址
address vt.(在信封或包裹上) 寫姓名地址;向…作 (正式)講話;稱呼
is a fashionable way of keeping in contact among young people nowadays. ;是現(xiàn)在年輕人時(shí)髦的 保持聯(lián)絡(luò)的方式.
How should I address you? ;我應(yīng)當(dāng)怎樣稱呼您呢?
assign vt.指派,選派;指定 (時(shí)間,地點(diǎn)等);分配; 布置(作業(yè))
The two governments assigned a day ;兩國政府確定了
for the next summit meeting between President Putin and President Bush. ;下一次普京與布什會(huì)晤 的日期.
The competent secretary was assigned to take the minutes ;這個(gè)能干的秘書被選派為
for the meeting of the board of directors. ;董事會(huì)議做記錄.
attribute vt.把...歸因于;把(過 錯(cuò),責(zé)任,成功等)歸于 n.屬性,特性
Many people's sucess can be attributed to hard work and a bit of luck. ;很多人的成功都可以歸于 勤奮加上一點(diǎn)兒運(yùn)氣.
Stubbornness is considered the attribute of mules. ;頑固被認(rèn)為是騾的特性.
compel vt.強(qiáng)迫,迫使
Because he is unable to distinguish colors, ;因?yàn)闊o法分辨色彩,
the color-blind boy is compelled to give up the ideal of becoming a fashion designer. ;那個(gè)色盲的男孩不得不 放棄成為服裝設(shè)計(jì)師的 理想.
complaint n.抱怨,訴苦;投訴, 控告;疾病
He who makes constant complaints gets little compassion. ;[經(jīng)常訴苦,少人同情.
Regarding your difficulty,we have submitted an email to our complaint center. ;關(guān)于你們所面臨的困難, 我們已經(jīng)給我們的投訴中 心發(fā)了電子郵件.
confirm vt.證實(shí),肯定;進(jìn)一步 確定;確認(rèn);批準(zhǔn)
The successfully cloned sheep Dolly confirmed the feasibility of ;綿羊多利的克隆成功證實(shí) 了克隆技術(shù)的可行性.
clone technology. ;克隆技術(shù)
consideration n.考慮,考慮的事; 體貼,關(guān)心
Age should not be the chief consideration in choosing a football referee. ;在選擇足球裁判時(shí)不應(yīng)該 把年齡作為首要的考慮 因素.
Although architecture has artistic qualities, ;盡管建筑具有藝術(shù)特性,
it must also satisfy a number of important practical considerations. ;它也必須考慮許多實(shí)用 因素.
constitute vt.組成,構(gòu)成,形成; 設(shè)立,建立,任命
The employees is the Japanese company asked their boss ;這家日本公司的員工問他 們的老板,
if refusal to work on rest days constitutes a violation of contract. ;拒絕加班是否構(gòu)成違反 合約.
Women,who constitute 52 per cent of Italy's population, ;婦女占意大利人口的52%
today represent only 35 percent of Italy's total workforce. ;卻只占勞動(dòng)隊(duì)伍的35%.
convey vt.表達(dá),傳達(dá),傳遞; 運(yùn)送,輸送
Air is the medium by which sound waves are conveyed. ;空氣是聲波傳導(dǎo)的媒介.
What information the codes in the great Pyramid convey is still unknown. ;大金字塔中的密碼到底傳 遞了什么信息仍然不為 人知.
crush vt.壓碎,蔫碎;弄皺; 壓垮
Wine is made by crushing grapes. ;葡萄酒是壓榨葡萄制成 的.
Time would crush all pains. ;時(shí)間會(huì)粉碎所有的痛苦.
decent a.象樣的,體面的;寬厚 的,大方的;正派的,合 乎禮儀的,得體的
Ragged jeans are not very decent to wear to a ball. ;穿著破舊的牛仔褲在舞會(huì) 上顯得不太得體.
Most university graduates consider white-collared positi- on as decent jobs. ;絕大多數(shù)大學(xué)畢業(yè)生 都認(rèn)為白領(lǐng)職位是體面 的工作.
deliberate a.故意的,含蓄的; 慎重的,深思熟慮的 v.仔細(xì)考慮,思考
I won't forgive you because of your deliberate lies. ;我不會(huì)原諒你,因?yàn)槟愦?心說謊.
Xie Jun checkmated the rival after the final deliberate consideration. ;經(jīng)過最后的深思熟慮, 謝軍將死于對(duì)手.
The Supreme Court of the U.S.A. ;美國最高法院研究
deliberate whether the ballots of Florida should be re-counted. ;是否重新統(tǒng)計(jì)佛羅里達(dá) 州的選票.
dominate vt.在...中占首要地位; 支配,統(tǒng)治,控制;聳立 于,俯視
dominate vi.處于支配地位,擁有 優(yōu)勢
Although racial discrimination is not allowed, ;雖然種族歧視是不允許 的,
Europe and America are still a white-dominated society. ;但歐洲和美國仍是白 人統(tǒng)治的社會(huì).
duty n.責(zé)任,義務(wù);職責(zé), 職務(wù);稅,關(guān)稅
I'll have to go,I'm afraid--duty calls. ;看來我得走了-公務(wù)在身.
elegant a.優(yōu)美的,文雅的,講 究的;簡練的,簡潔的
Princess Diana's elegant manners are always within people's memory. ;戴安娜王妃優(yōu)雅的舉止總 是留在人們的記憶中.
enlarge v.擴(kuò)大,擴(kuò)展,擴(kuò)充; 放大
Many newly-weds like to enlarge their wedding photo and hang it on the wall. ;很多新婚夫婦喜歡把結(jié)婚 照放大了掛在墻上.
In the course of English learning, ;在英語學(xué)習(xí)中,
doing more reading can help to enlarge one's vocabulary. ;多閱讀有助于擴(kuò)大詞匯 量.
exceed vt.超過,越出 vi.(數(shù)量,程度)超過 其他
Exceeding the speed limit in the urban area would be fined. ;在市區(qū)內(nèi)超速駕車會(huì)被 罰款.
The performance of the Chinese Youth Football Team exceeded our expectations. ;中國青年足球隊(duì)的表現(xiàn)比 我們預(yù)料的好.
explit vt.開拓,開發(fā),開采;剝削 n.[常p功績,功勛, 業(yè)績,英勇的行為
The Japanese employment system probably exploits women more extensively ;日本的就業(yè)制度使婦女在 更廣泛的范圍內(nèi)受到剝削
than is the case in any other industrialized country. ;與其他工業(yè)化國家相比.
The social freshmen should exploit every opportunity to enrich their experiences. ;剛踏入社會(huì)的人必須利用 每一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)積累經(jīng)驗(yàn).
fire n.火;火災(zāi),失火;射擊, 火力;熱情,激情
The success in the Olympic bid has fired the Chinese people with great enthusiasm. ;申奧成功激起了中國人巨 大的熱情.
fire vt.放(槍,炮等)射出(子 彈等);解雇,開除;激動(dòng) vi.開火,開槍
During the oral defen- se of your thesis,tut- ors and experts will fire questions at you. ;在論文答辯過程中,導(dǎo)師 和專家們會(huì)向你一連串的 發(fā)問.
The soldier showed perfect discipline under fire. ;在炮火下,士兵們紀(jì)律 嚴(yán)明.
fraction n.小部分,片斷;分?jǐn)?shù)
Many young people today begin to use their future money ;今天有許多年輕人開始花 起他們的未來錢
instead of a fraction of their earnings. ;而不是只花自己 收入的一小部分.
harness n.[常sin馬具,挽具 vt.治理,利用;給(馬等) 上挽具
The farmer harnessed the horse to the cart. ;農(nóng)夫把馬套在馬車上.
Some scientists are working hard at how tide can be harnessed to produce electricity ;科學(xué)家正在努力研究怎樣 利用潮汐發(fā)電.
initial a.開始的,最初的 n.[常p(姓名等的) 首字母
We have to admit that man's research into space is still in the initial stage. ;我們不得不承認(rèn)人類對(duì)宇 宙的研究仍然處于初始 階段.
If your family name is Chen, ;如果你姓陳,
you had better not choose an English name beginning with the letter W ;你最好不要選一個(gè)以字母 W開頭的英文名
(for example,Winnie), otherwise your initials will be:W.C! ;(例如Winnie),否則的 姓名首字母就是(廁所) 了!
locate vt.探明,找出;把……設(shè) 置在,使坐落于
Li Siguang located the oil field,which proves that China is not a lean-oil country. ;李四光探明了油田的位置 證明了中國不是貧油國.
Most natural ports are located where the shoreline is irregular and the water is deep. ;絕大部分的天然港口都位 于海岸線不規(guī)則而又水深 的地方.
objective n.目標(biāo),目的 a.客觀的,不帶偏見的
Now,my sole objective of memorizing English words well ;現(xiàn)在我牢記英語單詞的唯 一目的
is to get good marks in the College English Test Band 4. ;就是在大學(xué)英語的四級(jí) 考試中取得好成績.
If we could have objective judgement on people, ;如果我們能對(duì)人做客觀的 評(píng)價(jià),
there would be less misunderstandings among people. ;彼此之間就會(huì)少些誤會(huì).
pattern n.型,模式,樣式; 花樣,圖案 vt.仿制,使照…的樣式
It seems that the pattern of white and black squares is always the fashion. ;黑白格子的花紋圖案好像 永遠(yuǎn)都不會(huì)過時(shí).
Paper patterns for dresses are now available for you ;裁衣服的紙型已有出售,
to pattern dresses on different models. ;你可以按照不同的樣式裁 制衣服.
performer n.表演者,執(zhí)行者,演奏者
Most of the great violin performers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ;19世紀(jì)晚期和20世紀(jì)初 的絕大部分偉大的小提琴 演奏家
were born and brought up in Russian and Eastern Europe,and they were all Jews. ;都生于長于俄國和東歐, 而且全是猶太人.
preserve vt.維持;保存, 保藏;腌制
It's not that easy to preserve places of historic interest. ;保護(hù)古跡并不那么容易,?
It takes money and technique. ;需要資金和技術(shù).
You can preserve meat or fish in salt,but I prefer fresh meat to preserved meat. ;你可以用鹽保存肉或魚, 但我喜歡新鮮肉勝過腌制 的肉.
profession n.職業(yè),自由職業(yè); (the-)同業(yè),同行
Teaching is a respectable profession. ;教師是令人尊敬的職業(yè).
It is rather difficult to win acclaim from the professions. ;要贏得同行的好評(píng)是相當(dāng) 困難的.
push vt.推,按;推動(dòng),推進(jìn); 催逼,逼迫 vi.推,推進(jìn) n.推,推力;促進(jìn),推進(jìn)
resign vi.辭職 vt.辭去,放棄; (-to)使順從; n.辭去(職務(wù))
One has to push the child or he/she will do no work at all. ;孩子要有人督促,否則 他什么也不干.
I resigned because of the low salary. ;因?yàn)楣べY太低,我辭 職了.
Would you please resign yourself to waiting a bit longer? ;你能耐心多等一會(huì)兒嗎?
My boss is coming back soon. ;我的老板很快就會(huì)回來.