2017考研英语词汇背诵：2012阅读真题高频词

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　　condemn /kEn5dem/ v [T] 谴责;指责：We all condemn cruelty to children. 我们一致谴责虐待儿童的行为。

　　dishonour /dIs5CnE(r)/ v [T]违反;违背：Union leaders accused management of dishonouring existing pay agreements. 工会领导人指责资方违反了现有的工资协议。

　　enter into sth 达成协议，合同等：Some local authorities have entered into partnership with private companies. 有的地方当局与私营企业结成了合作关系。

　　vision /vIVn/ n [C] 构想;设想：He had a clear vision of how he hoped the company would develop. 他对自己希望公司如何发展有清晰的设想。

　　defy /dI5faI/ v [T] 违抗;蔑视：They defied their parents and got married. 他们违抗父母的意愿而结婚了。

　　withdraw /wIT5drR/ v [T] 收回;撤回：After much persuasion he agreed to withdraw his resignation. 几经劝说他同意收回辞呈。

　　apparently /E5pArEntlI/ adv 似乎;看来：Apparently they are getting divorced. 看样子他们要离婚了。

　　provoke /prE5vEUk/ v [T] 激起，导致(某种感情等)：The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations. 这一决定挑起了民权组织的抗议风波。

　　justified /5dVQstIfaId/ adj 正当的;合理的： As the goods were damaged, she felt fully justified in asking for her money back. 因商品损坏，她认为有充足理由要求退款。

　　outrage /5aUtreIdV/ n [U] 义愤;愤慨：When he heard the news he reacted with a sense of outrage. 获悉此事，他义愤填膺。

　　renege on sth 违约;背信：The government had reneged on its election promises. 政府已经违背了竞选诺言。

　　commitment /kE5mItmEnt/ n [C] I cannot make such a commitment at the moment. 此刻我不能作出这样的承诺。

　　abide by sth 遵守某事物;忠于某事物：abide by a promise 遵守诺言

　　regulation /9regjU5leIFn/ n [C] 规章;法规;条例：safety/traffic regulations 安全/交通规则

　　precisely /prI5saIslI/ adv精确地;恰好：That is precisely what I mean. 那正是我的意思。

　　constitutionality /9kCnstI5tju:FEnAlEtI/ n [U] 符合宪法;合宪性：The high court will rule on the constitutionality of the new law. 高等法院将对这条新法规的合宪性做出裁决。

　　desperate /5despErEt/ adj孤注一掷的;奋力作最后一搏(以寻求获救)的：a desperate attempt to save the family business拯救家族事业的孤注一掷的尝试

　　stunning /stQnIN/ adj 令人惊奇的;令人震惊的：He suffered a stunning defeat in the election. 他在选举中惨败。

　　surface /s\:fIs/ v [I] 引起注意;公开化：The row first surfaced two years ago. 这场争论最初在两年前就引起了人们的注意。

　　aging /eIdVIN/ adj 变旧的;陈旧的：aging equipment 老化的设备

　　reactor /rI5AktE(r)/ n [C] 反应堆：build nuclear reactor 建立核反应堆

　　condition /kEn5dIFn/ n [C] 条件：He was allowed to go out, but his parents made it a condition that he should get home before midnight. 他父母允许他出去, 但规定他要在午夜前回家。

　　approval /E5pru:vl/ n [U] 赞成;同意;批准：The committee gave its approval to our plan. 委员会批准了我们的计划。

　　permission /pE5mIFn/ n [U] 许可;批准;同意：She refused to give her permission. 她拒不同意。

　　operate /5CpEreIt/ v [T] 经营;管理：They operate three factories and a huge warehouse. 他们管著三家工厂和一个大仓库。

　　past /pB:st/ prep 晚于……;在……之后：It was past midnight when we got home. 我们到家时已过半夜。

　　extension /Ik5stenFn/ n [C] 延长期;放宽的期限：an extension of summer holidays 暑假的延长

　　be subject to sth 取决于……;视……而定：The plan is subject to the director's approval. 该计划须经主管批准。

　　legislature /5ledVIsleItFE(r);/ n [C] She is the youngest woman to be elected to the national legislature. 她是获选入国家立法机构的最年轻女性。

　　go along 遵照……的建议;追随……的做法：Whatever Ed said, Max went right along. 埃德说什么马克斯就做什么。

　　intend to do sth 打算做某事;想要做某事：I hear they intend to marry. 听说他们要结婚了。

　　live by 按照;遵守: That is a philosophy I could live by. 那就是我所信奉的人生哲学。

　　foresee /fR:5si:/ v [T] 预见;预料：He foresaw that the job would take a long time.他预见到做这件工作需要很长时间。

　　string /strIN/ n [C] 成列或成行的人;一连串的事物：a string of wins 一连串的胜利

　　collapse /kE5lAps/ n [U] 突然倒下;倒塌：An earthquake caused the collapse of the hotel.地震把旅馆震塌了。

　　cooling tower 冷凝塔

　　raise /reIz/ v [T] 引起;使(某事物)产生或出现：The way the research was carried out raises doubts about the results. 这项研究的操作方法令人们对研究结果产生怀疑。

　　leakage /li:kIdV/ n [C，U]　渗漏;泄露：We are saving water by reducing leakage. 我们靠减少渗漏节水。

　　misleading /mIs5li:dIN/ adj 骗人的;误导人的：The brochure was extremely misleading about the cost of the holiday. 宣传手册上的度假费用完全是骗人的。

　　enrage /In5reIdV/ v [T] 使非常愤怒;激怒：His arrogance enraged her. 他很傲慢，她因此十分恼怒。

　　vote against 投票反对: Did you vote for or against her? 你投了她的赞成票还是反对票。

　　invalid /In5vAlId/ adj 法律上不承认的;无效的：A passport that is out of date is invalid. 护照过期是无效的。

　　legislation /9ledVIs5leIFn/ n [U] New legislation is to be introduced to help single-parent families. 新法规即将实施以帮助单亲家庭。

　　regulatory /5regjUleItErI/ adj 管理的;控制的：New drugs have been approved by the regulatory authority. 新药已经得到监管机构的批准。

　　obscure /Eb5skjUE(r)/ adj 模糊的;不清楚的：Is the meaning still obscure to you? 你觉得意思仍然不清楚吗?

　　whereas /9weEr5Az/ conj 尽管：Whereas the city spent over $1 billion on its museums and stadium, it failed to look after its schools. 这个城市花了10亿美元建造博物馆和体育馆，但是它却忽略了校园建设。

　　precedent /presIdEnt/ n [C] 先例：set a precedent 开创一个先例

　　extend /Ik5stend/ v [I] 涉及(范围);延伸(距离)：The road extends for miles and miles. 这条路向远处绵延伸展。

　　patchwork /5pAtFw\:k/ n [U] 拼凑的东西：The area was a patchwork of local industries. 该地区是本地各色企业的集中地。

　　debate /dI5beIt/ n [C,U] 考虑;思考：The conference passed the proposal with little debate. 大会不加什么考虑就通过了提议。

　　beside the point 离题;不相干: His political interests are beside the point. 他的政治观点无关紧要。

　　have nothing to lose (即使不成功也)不会损失什么，不会变得更糟：You might as well apply ofr the job, you have got nothing to lose. 你不妨申请这份工作，你不会损失什么的。

　　go to war with sb与某人开战：The country finally decided to go to war with the enemy. 该国最终决定与敌军开战。

　　consequence /5kCnsIkwEns/ n [C] 后果;影响：You must accept the full consequences of your behaviour. 你必须承担你的行为所引起的全部后果。

　　pledge /pledV/ v [T] 发誓;作保证：The new governor pledged to reduce crime. 新州长保证要减少犯罪。