2011年考研英语2500障碍词巧记法(002)

　　academic

　　adj. 【常见词义】学术的

　　academic freedom 学术自由

　　the academic world 学术界

　　Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.(考研真题)麦克沃特先生的学术研究专业是语言的历史与变化。他认为，例如“whom”逐渐消失是自然而然的事情，并不比古英语中其他词语的消失更令人惋惜。

　　【较难词义】不实际的，不实用的

　　Well, I have no money so the question of what kind of car I want to buy is purely academic.

　　acceleration

　　n. 1. 加速，加快

　　From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders.(考研真题)从中产阶层家庭的角度来看，不难理解，这看上去不像一种承担更多经济责任的机会，而更像是大规模地把经济风险转移到他们早已负担沉重的肩膀上。这种情况实在令人恐惧。

　　2.(汽车等的)加速性能 I want to buy a car with excellent acceleration.

　　3.(物体运动的)加速度

　　accessory

　　n. 1.附件 (supplement)

　　【点睛】accessory指的是某主要物品的配件或配套设备，如电脑配件：extention cord, mouse, keyboard等;服装的配套品：scarf, glove等。

　　【搭配】accessory to 附属

　　Environmentalists believe that nature is not accessory to man and therefore plants and animals should be treated with the same dignity we afford each other. 环境主义者认为，自然界不是人类的附属品，所以我们应该像对待同伴那样对待动植物，给予它们同样的尊严。

　　2.从犯, 同谋者

　　The celebrity was charged with accessory to murder but was acquitted(宣判无罪) after a long and controversial (争议的)trial.

　　accommodate

　　【常见词义】v.1.使适应 (~to)

　　If you enter a dark room from the outside brightness, your eyes will have to take a while to accommodate to the darkness.

　　2.容纳

　　The small town banquet hall is not large enough to accommodate a large international gathering of the kind you are discussing. 小镇的宴会厅容纳不下你所说的这类大型国际聚会。

　　【较难词义】v.1.提供食宿，安排住宿

　　The small island accommodates the fishermen who get lost on the sea.

　　2.迁就，照顾…的意见、需要等

　　【点睛】此义是个难点，指设法满足或达到某人的要求，即to make an extra effort to do what sb. asks

　　Accommodating the special needs of migrant workers is an important duty of local governments.

　　照顾农民工的特殊需求是地方政府的重要职责。

　　【词汇扩展】

　　accommodation n.调整;住宿，膳宿

　　Students from other parts of China can find accommodations through the New Oriental School in Beijing. 外地学生可以在北京的新东方学校住宿。

　　accommodating adj.与人方便的，乐于助人的

　　accord

　　【常见词义】v.使符合，相符和

　　【点睛】经常与with搭配使用，即accord with

　　His lack of fluency(流利) in English does not accord with my expectations of one who has just returned from studies at Cambridge.

　　【较难词义】v.授予，赠与 (confer, award)

　　An honorary title should be accorded only to one who has a proven track record of accomplishment. 荣誉称号应只授予有成就证明记录的人。

　　【常用搭配】in accord with 与…相一致

　　I like my daughter’s new boyfriend; I am in accord with all the opinions he expressed at dinner.

　　【扩展】 accordance n. 1.一致

　　2.授予，赋予 the accordance of rights and privileges 权利和特权的赋予

　　acknowledge

　　【常见词义】v.承认 (admit) acknowledge one’s own fault 承认自己的过失

　　As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive—there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas.(考研真题)作为语言学家，他承认，所有的人类语言，包括黑人英语等非标准语言，都能有效地表情达意，世界上没有一种语言或方言不能表达复杂的意思。

　　【较难词义】v.1.确认或承认…的权威、重要性等

　　All citizens acknowledge the importance of honoring those unknown (无名的)soldiers who died defending (保卫)the country.

　　2.就…表示感谢，答谢

　　The school will acknowledge the local government’s support at tomorrow’s press conference (记者招待会).

　　【扩展】acknowledged adj.公认的 the acknowledged leader

　　acknowledg(e)ment n.承认;鸣谢

　　acquaintance

　　n. 1.熟人

　　In Britain, at least among the middle-class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives. (考研真题) 在英国，至少在我所熟知的追求事业和生活简单化的中产阶级人士中，追求简化生活是出于不同的原因的。

　　2.知道，了解

　　It does not take a lifelong acquaintance to pick up various software programs.(考研真题)不需要花毕生的时间去熟悉各种不同软件程序的使用。

　　acquire

　　v. 1.获得 (gain, obtain)

　　It is of vital importance to acquire needed (所需要的)information efficiently(有效地).(考研真题)

　　They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth.(考研真题)他们应该快速回复读者来信，以免动物权利的误导言论在不受质疑的情况下迅速扩散，从而获得一副真理的面容。

　　2.习得

　　Years of study helped her acquire a good knowledge of English.

　　【扩展】acquired adj. 后天养成的

　　【点睛】这个词的意思是“后天获得的，养成的”