2017考研英语词汇背诵：2010阅读真题高频词

　　text2核心词汇

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　　curb /k\:b/ n [C] 控制;约束：government curbs on spending 政府对开支的限制 (S1)

　　about-face n [C] (态度、 观点的)彻底转变：The government did an about-face on the nuclear energy. 政府对核能问题的态度彻底转变了。(S1)

　　pool /pu:l/v [T] (多人或组织)把(钱或其他资金)集中共用：They entered a contract to pool any gains and invest them profitably. 他们签了一个合同，将赢利集中起来并进行赢利性投资。(S1)

　　mutual-fund asset 共有基金资产，mutual-fund意为“共有基金”，是一种投资公司，不断发行新股票并且一经要求即可买回现存股票，并用其资金投资于其他公司的多种证券上。(S1)

　　ruling /5ru:lIN/ n [C] 裁决;裁定;判决：When will the committee give/make its ruling? 委员会什么时候做出裁决? (S2)

　　filing /5failIN/ n [C] 存档档案：a bankrupt filing 破产档案(S2)

　　stake out sth明确界定对某物的所有权(或使用权)：We went to the show very early to stake out our space. 我们早早地就去了演出地点，占个好位子。(S2)

　　exclusive/Ik5sklu:sIv/ adj 独占的;排外的;唯一的：They have exclusive rights to market the drugs in Africa. 他们拥有该药物在非洲的专卖权。(S2)

　　transaction/trAn5zAkFn/ n [U, C] 交易; 执行; 办理：The bank charges a fixed rate for each transaction. 银行对于每笔交易都收取固定金额的费用。(S2)

　　if only仅仅; 即使只为了：Media studies is regarded as a more exciting subject, if only because it’s new. 仅仅因为大众传播学是门新兴学科， 它就被认为更刺激。(S3)

　　beat sb to the punch先于某人做某事; 抢占先机：John was going to apply for the job, but Ted beat him to the punch. 约翰本打算申请这项工作的，却被泰德抢先了。(S3)

　　issue /5IFu/ v [T] 发给;分发：The U.S. State Department issues millions of passport each year. 每年，美国国务院都签发数百万份护照。(S4)

　　arm...with 用……武装起来;装备着……：warships armed with nuclear weapons 有核武器装备的军舰 (S5)

　　take position采取……的立场、态度：The principal took the position that the students don’t need music classes. 这位校长认为学生们不需要音乐课程。(S5)

　　practice /5prAktIs/n [U] 惯例; 常规：It is the practice in Britain to drive on the left. 车辆靠左行驶是英国的制度. (S5)

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　　hedge / hedV / v [T]保护……免受……;预防：hedge risks 规避风险(S1)

　　evaluate/ I5vAljUeIt / v [T] 评估;赋值;评价：I can’t evaluate his ability without seeing his work. 我没有看到他的工作情况，无法评价他的能力。(S2)

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　　in the wake of随着……而来;作为……的结果：The newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic medium, following in the wake of pamphlet and the book and in the company of the periodical. 报纸继小册子和图书之后，与期刊一起，成为电子时代来临之前最重要的传播媒介。(S1)

　　scope/skEUp/ n [单数] (处理、 研究事物的)范围：This subject is outside the scope of our inquiry. 这个问题不在我们探讨的范围之内。(S1)

　　attorney /E5t\:nI/ n [C] 律师：an attorney for the plaintiff 原告律师(S3)

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　　controversy /5kCntrEv\:sI/ n [C, U] 公开辩论;论战：a bitter controversy about/over the sitting of the new airport 对新机场选址问题的剧烈争论 (I26)

　　comply /kEm5plaI/ v [I] 遵守;服从：Candidates must comply strictly with these instructions. 候选人必须严格遵守这些指示。(I27)

　　dismiss /dIs5mIs/ v [T] 驳回;不受理：The judge dismissed the case for lack of evidence. 法官因缺乏证据而驳回此案。(I27)

　　enhancement /In5hB:nsmEnt/ n [U] 增强;提高;美化：signal enhancement 信号增强(I28)

　　immune /I5mju:n/ adj 不受……影响：immune to criticism不为批评所动摇(I29)

　　esteem /I5sti:m/ n [U] 尊敬; 敬重：He was held in high esteem by colleagues. 他深受同事们的尊敬。(I29)

　　loom /lu:m/ v [I](未知、可怕之事)即将发生：There is a crisis looming. 危机正步步逼近。(I30)

　　prevailing /prI5veIl/ adj 普遍的;盛行的;流行的：conditions prevailing in the region 该地区的普遍状况 (I30)

　　句式分析

　　①Now the nation's top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on

　　主语 谓语

　　business-method patents, which have been controversial ever since they were first