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2009年考研英语相似易混单词汇总

来源: 时间:2009-05-11 11:46:25
   litter

    n.垃圾,杂物

    v.乱丢

    

    utter

    a.彻底的,完全的

    vt.发出(声音)

    

    butter

    vt.抹黄油

    n.黄油,奶油

    

    scatter

    v.散开,驱散

    

    shatter

    v.1.使粉碎,使破碎 2.损坏,损害 3.使震惊,使惊骇

    

    例:

    Our hopes were shattered. 我们的希望破灭了。

    a shattered look 一副惊骇的表情

    

    flatter

    vt. 1.阿谀,奉承 2.使满意

    

    flattery

    n.奉承,恭维话,谄媚举动

    

    flatten

    vt.把......弄平

    

    flat

    a. 1.平的,扁平的 2.单调的

    n. 一套房间

    1. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. (NETEM 1994, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)

    越来越多的信用卡可以自动读取,于是持卡人就可以在不同地方存取,不管本地支行是否营业。

    2. Still others associate politics with flattery, fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors. (CET-4, 2004.6, Passage 1, Paragraph 9)

    还有一些人把政治和奉承混为一谈,担心如果他们坦率地表达意见,他们就显得是在奉承老板,从中取得好处。

    even

    a.1.均匀的,平稳的 2.平的,平坦的 3.均等的 4.双数的

    ad.甚至,即使

    n.偶数(注:奇数是odd,不是single)

    

    evenly

    ad.1.均匀地 2.平坦地

    

    uneven

    a.1.不平坦的 2.不平均的 3.实力悬殊的(比赛)

    

    event

    n.事件,大事,事变

    

    eventually

    ad.终于,比较后

    1. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events---until, it appears, we begin to dream. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 3)

    因为清醒时我们的头脑被日常琐事占据着,所以并不总是想到白天发生的事情对我们情绪的影响,直到我们开始做梦,这种影响才出现。

    2. Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high doses of morphine to control terminally ill patients' pain, even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient. (NETEM 2002, Text 4, Paragraph 3)

    近年来,医生们一直在借用这项原则,为自己替病危患者注射大剂量的吗啡镇痛的做法提供正当的理由,即使他们知道,不断增加的剂量比较终会杀死病人。

    3. They seemed a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing; they never referred to anything personal. (CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)

    他们看起来像神职人员,尽管道行参差不齐,但举止非常统一;他们从来不谈私事。

    relevant

    a.1.有重大意义的 2.适当的,中肯的 3.有关的 4.实质性的

    

    irrelevant

    a.不相关的,不切题的

    

    elevate

    vt.1.举起,提高,抬高 2.使......高尚 3.提升......职位

    

    例:

    Reading good books elevate one's mind. 阅读好书可提高人的心灵修养。

    elevation

    n.高度

    

    elevator

    n.电梯,升降机

    

    level

    n.1.水平线(面) 2.标准 3.级别

    a.水平的

    vt.弄平

    

    lever

    n.杆,杠杆,控制杆

    v.抬起

    

    clever

    a.1.聪明的 2.伶俐的,机敏的

    

    clever的近义词:

    shrewd

    a.机灵的,精明的

    

    例:shrewd business men 精明的商人

    

    bright

    a. 1.聪明的,伶俐的 2.明亮的,光亮的 3.快乐的

    

    brilliant

    a. 1.卓越的,有才华的 2.光辉的,灿烂的

    

    smart

    a.1.聪明的,伶俐的 2.漂亮的,时髦的

    vi.刺痛,作痛

    

    例:

    The cut smarts.伤口刺痛。

    apt

    a. 1.恰当的,合适的 2.易于......的,倾向于 3.聪明的,伶俐的

    

    ingenious

    a.1.(头脑)机灵的 2.精制的(指机器等) 3.有独创性的

    

    clever的反义词:

    

    clumsy

    a.笨拙的,愚笨的

    

    awkward

    a.1.笨拙的,不灵巧的 2.尴尬的 3.难使用的

    1. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragraph 5)

    但是人的大脑能够扫描一个快速变化的场景,迅速排除98%的不相干的物体,立即聚焦于森林中婉蜒道路旁的一只猴子,或者人群中的一张可疑的脸。

    2. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 3)

    在20世纪60年代以前,仅受过一般教育的人在下笔时都会寻求一种更高雅的强调;而那之后,即使是比较受关注的文章也开始逮住口语就写在纸面上。

    3. Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. (NETEM 2006, Text 1, Paragraph 2)

    移民适应了这种普通文化,普通文化并非都是高尚的,但也没什么害处。

    4. Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc, like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea." (NETEM 1996, Passage 4, Paragraph 8)

    罗伯特·法欧曾写道:"技术人员坐在杠杆、螺钉、楔子、轮子等中间,如同一位诗人处在词汇之中,应该把它们看做是自己思想的一种表达,每一个新的组合都能传达一个新的意念。"

    5. Do we think we're slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? (NETEM 1995, Passage 2, Paragraph 3)

    自以为适应变化的速度很慢,不够精明,无法应付新挑战吗?

    6. But since Sept. 11, it's become clear that terrorists have been shrewdly factoring the weaknesses of our system into their plans. (CET-6, 2004.6, Passage 4, Paragraph 1)

    恐怖分子已经机敏地把我们制度的弱点在他们的计划中加以利用,这一点自从9·11以来已经看得很清楚了。

    7. Yet it is also very big, and man is very ingenious. (CET-6, 2002.1, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)

    但它也非常大,人类非常聪明。

    prevail

    vi.1.战胜,胜过 2.普遍,流行 3.劝说

    

    prevailing

    a. 占优势的,主要的,流行的

    

    predominate

    v. 1.控制,支配 2.成为主流,占优势

    

    predominant

    a.占主导地位的,(在数量等上)占优势的,有力的

    

    predominance

    n.优势

    

    dominate

    vt.1.统治,支配,控制 2.占优势

    

    dominant

    a.1.支配的,统治的 2.占统治的

    

    dominance

    n.优势,统治

    

    nominate

    vt.任命,提名(联想:把nomi看成no me,超女超男的提名中没有我,因为我在考研ingJ)

    

    nomination

    n. 1.提名,任命 2.提名权,任命权

    

    innominate

    a.未名的,无名的,匿名的

    anonymous

    a.未名的,无名的,匿名的

    1. Americans have been migrating south and west in larger numbers since World War II, and the pattern still prevails. (NETEM 1998, Passage 4, Paragraph 4)

    第二次世界大战以来,美国人大量向南部和西部迁移,而且这种趋势如今仍很盛行。

    2. Just as inevitably, the retreat from predominance proved painful. (NETEM 2000, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)

    从优势地位上退出的痛苦也同样是不可避免的。

    3. The coming of age of the postwar baby boom and an entry of women into the male-dominated job market have limited the opportunities of teenagers who are already questioning the heavy personal sacrifices involved in climbing Japan's rigid social ladder to good schools and jobs. (NETEM 2000, Passage 4, Paragraph 2)

    战后婴儿出生高峰期的到来及妇女进入男性主宰的就业市场,限制了青少年的发展机遇,这些青少年已经开始质疑在进好学校,找好工作,攀登日本等级森严的社会阶梯的过程中所做出的沉重的个人牺牲是否值得。

    domain

    n.

    1.领土,领地 2.(学术,活动等)范围,领域[同]field

    

    drain

    v.1.负担,消耗 2.排(去),耗尽

    n.阴沟,排水沟

    

    detain

    v.拘留,留住,阻止

    

    detrain

    v. (使)下火车

    

    disdain

    n.轻蔑,以高傲的态度对待

    

    vt.蔑视,鄙弃

    

    distain

    v.使变色,弄脏,伤害名誉

    1. When highly gifted students in any domain talk about what was important to the development of their abilities, they are far more likely to mention their families than their schools or teachers. (CET-6, 2004.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 3)

    当任何领域的天赋高的学生谈及什么对培养他们的能力比较重要时,他们极可能提到的是他们的家庭而不是学校和老师。

    2. The teachers began on time, ended on time, and left the room without saying a word more to their students, very seldom being detained by questioners.(CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 5)

    老师们按时上课,准时下课,离开教室时不会对学生多说一个字,也很少被学生的问题留住。

    rest

    n.1.其余的人或物 2.休息

    

    

    v. (使)搁在,睡

    

    restless

    a.不安的,得不到休息的

    

    arrest

    vt.逮捕,拘留

    frail

    a.1.不坚实的,不牢固的 2.虚弱的,衰弱的

    

    fragile

    a.易碎的,脆的,脆弱的

    

    fracture

    n.破裂,折断

    

    v.使破碎,使破裂

    

    fragment

    n. 碎片,断片

    

    fraction

    n.1.小部分,碎片 2.一点,一些 3.分数

    

    friction

    n.摩擦(力)

    

    fiction

    n.1.小说 2.虚构,杜撰

    

    fragile的近义词:

    crisp

    a.脆的,易碎的

    

    brittle

    a.易碎的,脆弱的

    1. They have built robots that can recognize the error of a machine panel by a fraction of a millimeter in a controlled factory environment. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragraph 5)

    他们建造的机器人在严格控制的工厂环境里,能够在仪表盘上识别毫米以下的误差。

    2. Dispossessed (被剥夺得一无所有的)peasants slash and burn their way into the rain forests of Latin America, and hungry nomads (游牧民族)turn their herds out onto fragile African grassland, reducing it to desert. (CET-6, 2003.1, Passage 4, Paragraph 6)

    一无所有的农民在拉丁美洲的热带雨林中刀耕火种,饥饿的游牧民族在脆弱的非洲草原上放牧,使之退化成沙漠。

    novel

    a.新颖的,新奇的

    n. (长篇)小说(联想:小说必须新颖才能畅销)

    

    novelty

    n.1.新奇,新颖 2.新奇的事物

    

    renovate

    v.更新,修复

    

    renovation

    n.革新

    

    innovate

    v.改革,创新

    

    innovation

    n.革新,改革

    

    innovator

    n.改革者,革新者

    

    (注:大家都知道原来联想电脑的英文标识是Legend,意思是"传奇",算是不错的品牌名,但可惜在国外早被其它公司注册了。因此,联想公司后来就造了一个生词:lenovo。意思是:"Le"来自于原先的"Legend","nov,或novo"在拉丁文中是"创新"的意思。代表了联想精神,即要"秉承传统,又要创新"的企业精神。)

    repair

    n.(pl.)修理,修补

    

    vt.1.修理 2.补救,纠正

    

    impair

    vt.1.损害 2.削弱

    

    despair

    n./vi.

    绝望,失望

    

    desperate

    a.拼死的,绝望的

    

    prosper

    v.1.(使)兴旺,(使)繁荣 2.(使)成功

    

    prosperous

    a.兴旺的,繁荣的

    

    prosperity

    n.兴旺,繁荣

    

    prospect

    n.1.景色 2.前景,前途 3.期望

    

    vi.

    寻找,勘探

    

    prospector

    n.探勘者,采矿者

    

    prosper 的近义词:

    

    flourish

    vi.繁荣,茂盛,兴旺

    

    thrive

    vi.繁荣

    

    brisk

    a.1.兴隆的 2.轻快的 3.生气勃勃的

    

    prospect的近义词:

    

    scene

    n.1.景色 2.舞台(现只用于比喻) 3.发生地 4.场

    

    scenery

    n.1.风景 2.舞台布景

    

    outlook

    n.1.景色,景致 2.前景,前途

    

    panorama

    n.1.全景 2.概论,概观,综合评述

    

    例:a panorama of American history美国通史

    

    sight

    n.1.视力,视域 2.望见 3.情景 4.眼界 5.(pl.)风景,名胜

    

    landscape

    n.风景

    1. It's theory to which many economists subscribe, but in practice it often leaves railroads in the position of determining which companies will flourish and which will fail. (NETEM 2003, Text 3, Paragraph 4)

    这种理论得到了多数经济学家的认同,但在实际操作中,它使铁路公司可以决定哪些公司会兴旺,哪些公司会倒闭。

    2. But one insidious form continues to thrive: alphabetism. (NETEM 2004, Text 2, Paragraph 1)

    但是有一种隐蔽的形式还在蔓延:按字母表顺序进行排名。

    3 For example, one would have to briskly walk three miles just to work off 275 calories in one delicious Danish pastry(小甜饼). (CET-4, 2005.1, Passage 4, Paragraph 2)

    例如,为了消除一个丹麦风味的小甜饼产生的275卡热量,必须快步行走三英里

    boom

    vi.

    1.迅速发展,兴旺 2.发出隆隆声

    

    n.吊杆

    

    bloom

    vi.开花

    n.1.花 2.青春,茂盛期

    

    boost

    v.推进

    

    room

    n.1.房间 2.空间 3.余地 4.带厕所或盥洗室的休息室

    

    doom

    n.厄运,劫数

    v.(常用于被动语态)注定,命定

    

    deem

    v.认为,相信

    deed

    n.1.行为,行动 2.功绩,事迹

    

    feed

    vt.喂养

    n.饲养,饲料

    1. Many consumers seem to have been influenced by stock-market swings, which investors now view as a necessary ingredient to a sustained boom. (NETEM 2004, Text 3, Paragraph 4)

    许多消费者似乎一直受股票市场波动的影响,投资者把这种波动视为持续繁荣的必要因素。

    2. So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time? (NETEM 2002, Text 3, Paragraph 1)

    那么这次警告人们厄运来临的头版新闻都到哪里去了呢?

    3. If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition - wealth, distinction, control over one's destiny - must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambition's behalf. (NETEM 2000, Passage 5, Paragraph 1)

    个人的雄心如果能被正确看待的话,那么它的回报--财富、荣誉、对命运的掌握--则应该被认为值得为之付出牺牲。

    4. In Manhattan, "there's a new gold rush happening in the $4 million to $10 million range, predominantly fed by Wall Street bonuses," says broker Barbara Corcoran. (NETEM 2004, Text 3, Paragraph 3)

    经纪人巴巴拉·考克兰说,在曼哈顿"出现了四百万至一千万美元之间的淘金热,资金来源以华尔街股票红利为主。"

    character

    n.1.性格,品质 2.性能 3.人物 4.字符,(汉)字

    

    characterize

    vt.表示......的特征,描述......的特征

    

    characteristic

    a.特有的,独特的

    n.特征

    1. The world's three top central bankers (Greenspan, Duisenberg and Hayami) are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters. (NETEM 2004, Text 2, Paragraph 3)

    世界三大中央银行行长(Greenspan,Duisenberg,Hayami)全都接近字母表的上端,三人之中有一人即使用日文也是如此。

    2. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. (CET-6, 2001.1, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)

    大脑半球轮流进入睡眠状态,脑电波放慢速度表明了这一特点。

    special

    a. 1.特殊的 2.专门的 3.附加的,额外的

    

    especially

    ad.特别,尤其

    

    specialist

    n.专门医师,专家

    

    specialty

    n.1.专业,专长 2.特性,特质

    

    speciality

    n.1.专业,专长 2.特性,特质

    

    specialize

    vt (in)专门研究,专攻,专业化

    

    specialization

    n.特殊化,专门化,特化作用

    

    specific

    a.1.特有的,特定的 2.具体的,明确的

    

    specification

    n.1.详述 2.(pl.)规格,说明书

    

    specify

    v.指定,详述

    

    species

    n.(物)种,种类

    

    spectacle

    n.1.(pl.)眼镜 2.壮观,奇观

    

    spectacular

    a.壮观的,引人入胜的

    n.壮观的演出

    

    spectator

    n.观众,旁观者

    

    prospect

    n.前途,前景

    

    expect

    vt.1.期望,预期 2.料想,认为

    

    expectancy

    n.期待,期望

    

    unexpected

    a.想不到的,意外的,未预料到

    

    expectation

    n.期待,预期

    

    speculate

    vt.1.思考 2.投机 3.推测

    

    speculative

    a.1.投机的,投机买卖的 2.思索的,推测的,以深思熟虑为基础的

    

    1. Mr.McWhorter's academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees gradual disappearance of "whom" ,for example, to be natural and no more regranttable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 2)

    麦荷特先生的学术专长在于语言史和语言演变。举例来说,他认为"whom"一词的逐渐消失是自然的,并不比古英语中词格尾缀的消失更让人惋惜。

    2. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. (NETEM 1997, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)

    如今,有了很多的慈善组织专门帮助疲惫的旅行者。

    3. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes even overwhelming. (NETEM 1995, Passage 3, Paragraph 3)

    今天,个人可获得的信息比任何时代的人都多,而要找到一条与自己问题相关的信息既复杂又耗时,有时甚至相当困难。

    4. Another line of thought assumes a memory storage system of limited capacity that provides adaptive flexibility specifically through forgetting. (NETEM 1995, Passage 5, Paragraph 4)

    另一个思路是假定记忆的存储体系容量有限,这种体系会特别通过遗忘来提供一种适应外部世界的灵活性。

    5. Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools. (NETEM 2000, Passage 5, Paragraph 2)

    相反我们目睹了比以前任何时候都多的虚伪景观:美国物欲主义批评家在南安普顿拥有一幢避暑别墅;激进的出版商到三星级宾馆就餐;倡导终生参与民主制的新闻记者却把自己的子女送进私立学校。

    6. Americans' life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. (NETEM 2003, Text 4, Paragraph 1)

    美国人的寿命几乎翻了一番。

    7. Two other explanations are more speculative. (NETEM 1998, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)

    另外两种解释让人更觉得有道理。(注:上下文都是在理性分析为什么美国劳而无获,这里又用了more,所以speculative应当是思索的,理性分析的意思。而不是像大多数参考书说的是"猜测的"意思,因为前面内容都不是"推测",就无所谓"更推测"的意思)

    antarctic

    a.

    南极的

    n.

    南极

    

    arctic

    a.

    北极的

    

    其它地理词汇

    

    Mediterranean

    n.

    地中海

    a.

    地中海的

    

    peninsula

    n.

    半岛

    

    tropic

    n.

    回归线,热带

    a.

    热带的

    

    plain

    n.

    平原

    a.

    1.明白的 2.朴素的,平常的 3.平凡的,普通的

    

    basin

    n.

    盆,盆地

    

    earth

    n.

    1.地球 2.泥土

    

    galaxy

    n.

    1.星系 2.(the G-)银河系 3.一群(杰出的人物)

    

    mercury

    n.

    1.水银,汞 2.(M)水星

    

    Mars

    n.

    火星,战神

    

    1.Bille and his team work with an optical instrument called an active mirror -- a device used in astronomical telescopes to spot newly emerging stars and far distant galaxies.(CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 4, Paragraph 2)

    比尔和他的科研小组使用一种被称之为灵敏镜的光学仪器--一种用在天文望远镜上观测新出现的星体以及极为遥远的星系的装置。

    2.Consequently, most of the world's fridges are to be found, not in the tropics where they might prove useful, but in the wealthy countries with mild temperatures where they are climatically almost unnecessary. (CET-4, 1997.6, Passage 1, Paragraph 4)

    结果是,在赤道附近比较需要电冰箱的地方,没有电冰箱;而电冰箱主要存在于一些比较富有的国家,那些国家气候温和,根本就用不着电冰箱。

    aspect

    n.

    1.样子,外表 2.方面

    

    inspect

    vt.

    1.检查 2.视察

    

    retrospect

    n.

    回顾,追溯

    

    respect

    vt./n.

    尊敬,尊重

    

    

    n.

    (pl.)敬意,问候

    

    respectful

    a.

    充满敬意的,有礼貌的

    

    respective

    a.

    各自的,各个的

    

    respectively

    ad.

    各自地,分别地,各个地

    

    irrespective

    a.

    不考虑的

    

    respectable

    a.

    1.可敬的,高尚的 2.体面的,正派的

    

    disrespectable

    a.

    不值得尊重的,不体面的

    

    spectrum

    n.

    光,光谱,频谱(注:词干spect有 "看"的意思)

    

    respect 的近义词:

    

    esteem

    vt.

    1.把...看作,尊重 2.认为

    n.

    1.尊敬,尊重 2.评价,判断,意见

    

    

    例:

    Esteemed Guests and Friends! "尊敬的客人们,朋友们!"

    In their esteem,the bill was worthless. 在他们看来,该议案毫无价值。

    1. The relative motion of the plates carrying these continents has been constructed in detail, but the motion of one plate with respect to another cannot readily be translated into motion with respect to the earth's interior. (NETEM 1998, Passage 5, Paragraph 2)

    携带这些大陆的板块的相对运动已经能够被详细地阐述出来,但一个板块相对另一板块的运动还不能轻易地解释为它们相对于地球内部的运动。

    2. Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively. (NETEM 2004, Text 2, Paragraph 3)

    如此这般,美国的总统和副总统的姓氏分别是以B和C字母起头。

    3. Almost everyone thinks attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable occupations. (CET-6, 1995.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)

    几乎每个人都认为有魅力的人会更快乐,更健康,有更美满的婚姻,更令人尊重的职业。

    conspicuous

    a.

    显眼的,明显的

    

    suspicion

    n.

    怀疑,猜疑

    

    suspicious

    a.

    多疑的,疑心的,可被怀疑的

    

    suspect

    vt.

    1.怀疑 2.觉得,猜想

    

    

    n.

    可疑分子

    

    suspect的近义词:

    

    questionable

    a.

    1.不肯定的,有问题的 2.可疑的

    

    distrustful

    a.

    可疑的,不信任的,怀疑的

    

    guess

    v./n.

    猜测,推测

    

    doubt

    v./n.

    怀疑,疑虑

    

    doubtful

    a.

    1.怀疑的 2.可疑的

    

    dubious

    a.

    1.(of,about) 犹豫不决的,无把握的 2.(值得)怀疑的

    

    1 But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragraph 5)

    但是人的大脑能够扫描一个快速变化的场景,迅速排除98%的不相干的物体,立即聚焦于森林中婉蜒道路旁的一只猴子,或者人群中的一张可疑的脸。

    2. Yet a suspiciously large number of top people have surnames beginning with letters between A and K. (NETEM 2004, Text 2, Paragraph 2)

    但顶级人物的姓名的首字母在A与K之间的却多得可疑。

    3. Now researchers suspect that dreams are part of the mind's emotional thermostat, regulating moods while the brain is "off-line". (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 1)

    目前,研究人员猜想梦是大脑情感自动调节系统的组成部分,当大脑处于"掉线"状态时对情绪进行规整。

    trouble

    n.

    1.麻烦 2.困难

    

    

    v.

    麻烦,打扰

    

    double

    a.

    两倍的,成双的

    

    

    v.

    (使)加倍,翻一番

    

    

    n.

    两倍

    

    couple

    n.

    1.夫妇 2.对,双

    

    

    vt.

    连接,结合

    

    double 的近义词:

    

    pair

    vt.

    成双,配对

    

    

    n.

    1.一对,一双,一副 2.夫妇,情侣

    

    duplicate

    n.

    复制品,副本

    

    

    a.

    1.复制的 2.双倍的

    

    

    vt.

    1.复制 2.使翻倍

    

    Ever since Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997, Westhusin's phone has been ringing with people calling in hopes of duplicating their cats and dogs, cattle and horses.(CET-6, 2005.1, Passage 4, Paragraph 3)

    自从1997年绵羊多莉被克隆出来以后,韦斯特许辛就电话不断,人们纷纷表示希望复制他们的猫、狗、牛和马。

    contract

    n.

    合同,契约

    

    

    v.

    1.缩短,缩小 2.缔结

    

    abstract

    a.

    1.抽象的 2.深奥的

    

    

    n.

    摘要,提要

    

    

    v.

    提(抽)取

    

    abstraction

    n.

    1.出神,心不在焉 2.抽象,抽象观念 3.抽出,取出,分离出

    

    distract

    vt.

    1.分散(注意力等) 2.迷惑,弄昏

    

    distraction

    n.

    1.娱乐 2.分心,分心的事物

    

    extract

    vt.

    1.取出,拔出 2.榨取,提取

    

    

    n.

    摘录

    

    extraction

    n.

    抽出,拔出

    

    retract

    v.

    1.缩回,缩进 2.收回,取消

    

    subtract

    vt.

    减去

    

    attractive

    a.

    有吸引力的,有魅力的

    

    attract

    vt.

    吸引,引诱

    

    contract的近义词:

    

    shrink

    vi.

    1.起皱,收缩 2.退缩

    

    1. What ordinary people see as fanciful abstractions, professional innovators see as solid possibilities. (NETEM 1994, Passage 5, Paragraph 2)

    普通人视为凭空想像的抽象概念在职业创新者眼里却具有坚实的可能性。

    2. It is entirely reasonable for auditors to believe that scientists who know exactly where they are going and how they will get there should not be distracted by the necessity of keeping one eye on the cash register while the other eye is on the microscope. (NETEM 1999, Passage 5, Paragraph 4)

    审计人员也完全有理由相信,确切知道自己的目标并知道如何实现这一目标的科学家们根本没必要用一只眼盯着现金计数器的同时,还要用另一只眼睛盯着显微镜。

    3. The attacks on ambition are many and come from various angles; its public defenders are few and unimpressive, where they are not extremely unattractive. (NETEM 2000, Passage 5, Paragraph 3)

    对雄心的攻击非常之多,出自各种不同的角度;公开为之辩解的则少之又少,虽不能说他们是完全没有吸引力的,但却未能给人们留下深刻印象。

    4. This is a distraction we do not need.(CET-4, 2004.6, Passage 4, Paragraph 4)

    我们不需要这种干扰。

    5. Some huge American industries, such as consumer electronics, had shrunk or vanished in the face of foreign competition. (NETEM 2000, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)

    面对国外竞争,一些大型的美国工业,如消费电子产业,已经萎缩或渐渐消失。

    magnetic

    a.

    1.有吸引力的,有魅力的 2.磁的,有磁性的

    

    magnetism

    n.

    1.磁,磁力 2.吸引力

    

    magnet

    n.

    1.磁铁,磁体 2.有吸引力的人或物

    

    magnify

    vt.

    放大,扩大

    

    magic

    n.

    魔法,魔术

    

    

    a.

    有魔力的,魔术的

    

    magician

    n.

    魔术师

    

    magnetic的近义词:

    

    fascinate

    vt.

    强烈吸引,使着迷

    

    charm

    v.

    1.迷人,使陶醉 2.施以魔法

    

    

    n.

    1.魅力 2.美貌

    

    charming

    a.

    迷人的,可爱的

    

    technical

    a.

    技术的,工艺的

    

    technique

    n.

    1.技巧 2.方法

    

    technology

    n.

    技术

    

    technologist

    n.

    技术专家,工艺人员

    

    technological

    a.

    技术上的

    

    logical

    a.

    逻辑的,符合逻辑的

    

    1. Few would dispute that the term applies to the Unabomber, whose manifesto, published in 1995, scorns science and longs for return to a pretechnological utopia.(NETEM 1998, Passage 3, paragraph 6)

    将该词用在仇视现代文明的恐怖主义者身上,也不会引起多大争议,它在1995年公开发表蔑视科学、渴望回到前技术时代理想社会的声明。

    2. Technically, any substance other than food that alters our bodily or mental functioning is a drug.(NETEM 1997, Passage 3, paragraph 1)

    从专业技术角度来说,除食品外,任何能改变我们生理和心理机能的物质都是药物。

    calorie

    n.

    卡路里

    

    calcium

    n.

    [化]钙(元素符号Ca)

    

    其它表示"元素和材料"的词汇:

    

    aluminum

    n.

    铝

    

    tin

    n.

    1.锡 2.罐头

    

    silicon

    n.

    硅

    

    nickel

    n.

    1.镍 2.(美国、加拿大的)五分镍币

    

    zinc

    n.

    锌

    

    

    vt.

    涂锌于

    

    oxygen

    n.

    氧气

    

    oxide

    n.

    [化]氧化物

    

    carbon

    n.

    碳

    

    hydrogen

    n.

    氢

    

    piston

    n.

    活塞

    

    proton

    n.

    质子

    

    neutron

    n.

    中子

    

    molecule

    n.

    分子

    

    ion

    n.

    离子

    

    iron

    n.

    铁,熨斗

    

    

    a.

    1.铁的 2.非常粗壮的

    

    

    vt.

    熨平(衣服)

    

    rust

    n.

    铁锈

    

    

    v.

    (使)生锈

    

    ingredient

    n.

    (混合物的)组成部分,元素

    

    foam

    n.

    泡沫,泡沫塑料

    

    

    v.

    起泡沫

    

    plastic

    n.

    (pl.) 塑料(制品)

    

    

    a.

    1.塑料的 2.可塑性的

    

    ultraviolet

    n./a.

    紫外线(的)

    

    infrared

    n./a.

    红外线(的)

    

    isotope

    n.

    同位素

    

    1. Whatever product you use should emit only visible light, because ultraviolet light damages the eyes. (CET-6, 2005.6, Passage 4, paragraph 6)

    你所用的任何产品都应该只发射可见光,因为紫外辐射会伤眼睛。

    2. Mounted on a plane flown at 3,000 feet at night, an infrared scanner measured the heat emitted by crops. (CET-4, 1997.6, Passage 4, paragraph 2)

    夜间,在3000英尺高度飞行的飞机上装上红外线扫描仪来监测作物发出的热量。

    mechanic

    n.

    技工,机修工

    

    mechanical

    a.

    1.机械的 2.(喻)机械似的,呆板的

    

    mechanics

    n.

    1.力学,机械学 2.基本原理,构成法

    

    mechanistic

    a.

    机械论学说的,机械论的

    

    mechanism

    n.

    1.机械装置 2.机构,机制

    

    machinery

    n.

    (总称)机器,机械

    

    1. Because thanks to these schools our early mechanics, especially in the New England and Middle Atlantic states, were generally literate and at home in arithmetic and in some aspects of geometry and trigonometry. (NETEM 1996 Passage 4, paragraph 3)

    正是因为有了这些学校,我们的早期技工才普遍能读会写,并精通算术及部分几何和三角,这种情况在新英格兰和大西洋中部各州尤为可见。

    2. Given this optimistic approach to technological innovation, the American worker took readily to that special kind of nonverbal thinking required in mechanical technology.(NETEM 1996 Passage 4, paragraph 7)

    有了这种对技术革新的乐观态度,美国工人很快便习惯了机械技术需要的那种特别的非语言的思维方式。

    3. His colleague, Michael Beer, says that far too many companies have applied re-engineering in a mechanistic fashion, chopping out costs without giving sufficient thought to long-term profitability. (NETEM 1998 Passage 2, paragraph 5)

    他的同事迈克·比尔说,太多的公司已用机械的方式进行重组,在没有充分考虑到长期赢利能力的情况下降低了成本。

    4. An important factor in a market-oriented economy is the mechanism by which consumer demands can be expressed and responded to by producers. (NETEM 1994 Passage 1, paragraph 2)

    市场型经济中的一个重要因素是反映消费者需求以及生产者对消费者需求作出反应的机制

    5. The exact mechanisms involved are still mysterious, but the likelihood that many cancers are initiated at the level of genes suggests that we will never prevent all cancers.(NETEM 1994 Passage 4, paragraph 4)

    导致癌变的确切机制仍是个谜,但许多癌症始于基因这一可能性表明我们将永远不能预防所有癌症。

    6. New ways of organizing the workplace - all that re-engineering and downsizing - are only one contribution to the overall productivity of an economy, which is driven by many other factors such as joint investment in equipment and machinery, new technology, and investment in education and training.(NETEM 1998 Passage 2, paragraph 3)

    企业重组的新方法--所有那些重新设计和缩小规模的做法--只是对一个经济的整体生产力做出了一方面的贡献,而这种经济的发展还收到许多其他因素的驱动,如设备、机械上的联合投资,新技术,以及教育和培训上的投资。

    puzzle

    v.

    使迷惑

    

    

    n.

    1.谜 2.难题

    

    dazzle

    vt.

    1.使迷惑,使倾倒 2.耀眼,眩目

    

    

    n.

    1.耀眼的光 2.令人赞叹的东西

    

    dizzy

    a.

    头晕目眩的

    

    drizzle

    n.

    细雨

    

    

    v.

    下毛毛雨

    

    embezzle

    vt.

    盗用,挪用

    

    puzzle的近义词:

    

    delude

    vt.

    迷惑,蛊惑

    

    bewilder

    vt.

    (使)迷惑

    

    plague

    n.

    1.瘟疫 2.令人讨厌的人或物

    

    

    vt.

    1.折磨,困扰 2.使染瘟疫

    

    plagiarism

    n.

    剽窃,剽窃物

    

    plagiarize

    vt.

    剽窃,抄袭(亦作:plagiarise)

    

    Often they choose - and still are choosing - somewhat colder climates such as Oregon, Idaho and Alaska in order to escape smog, crime and other plagues of urbanization in the Golden State. (NETEM 1998 Passage 4, paragraph 12)

    他们常常选择--现在依然这样选择--一些气候较冷的地区,如俄勒冈、爱达荷和阿拉斯加,为的是躲开"金州"加利福尼亚)的烟雾、犯罪和其他城市化进程中的麻烦问题。

    radical

    a.

    1.重要的,基本的 2.激进的,极端的

    

    radio

    n.

    1.无线电通讯 2.收音机 3.电台

    

    

    v.

    用无线电通信

    

    radioactive

    a.

    放射性的,放射引起的

    

    radioactivity

    n.

    放射性,放射现象

    

    radiate

    v.

    1.传播,散布 2.发光,辐射

    

    radiation

    n.

    1.放射 2.辐射 3.放射物

    

    radiant

    a.

    1.发光的,辐射的 2.容光焕发的

    

    

    例:

    radiant with joy 因高兴而精神焕发。

    

    radish

    n.

    小萝卜

    

    radius

    n.

    半径

    

    radium

    n.

    镭

    

    (注:一般ium结尾都表示一种化学元素,如aluminum 铝)

    

    1. Mr. McWhorter acknowledges that formal language is not strictly necessary, and proposes no radical education reforms-he is really grieving over the loss of something beautiful more than useful. (NETEM 2005 Passage 3, paragraph 5)

    麦荷特先生认为正式语言并非不可或缺,也没有提出要进行彻底的教育改革--他其实只是为那些美好事务而不是实用品的消逝而哀叹。

    2. An education that aims at getting a student a certain kind of job is a technical education, justified for reasons radically different from why education is universally required by law. (NETEM 1999 Passage 3, paragraph 2)

    旨在使学生胜任某种工作的教育是职业教育,它存在的理由与法律所规定的普及教育之间有着根本性的差别。

    3. Anything from cosmic rays to radiation to diet may activate a dormant oncogene, but how remains unknown. (NETEM 1994 Passage 4, paragraph 3)

    从宇宙射线、辐射到日常饮食,任何东西都可能激活一个处于静止状态下的致癌基因,但如何激活尚不为人知。

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