2018考研英语必看经典熟词僻义（超全）

　sway vt.影响、改变…的观点[行动];

　　His speech failed to sway his colleagues into supporting the plan.他的一番话没能影响他的同事支持这项计划。

　　n支配; 统治In medieval times the church held sway over many countries.在中世纪, 教会支配着许多国家。

　　sweat n苦差使[S]This job's quite a sweat; I'm exhausted already. 这件工作是个苦差事;我已经精疲力竭了。

　　n/vi焦急,不安,神经紧张[S] We were all in a sweat over the final exam. 我们都为期末考试焦急不安。

　　We were really sweating as we waited for the results. 我们在等待结果时真的感到非常焦急。

　　vi. 辛苦工作I really sweated over my last essay. 我的确下功夫写了上次那篇文章。

　　n/vi(物体表面)结水珠,附上水汽A pitcher of ice water sweats on a hot day. 盛着冰水的水罐表面在热天会结水珠。

　　sweep vi(人)昂首阔步地走She swept magnificently from the hall.她昂首阔步地从大厅里走出来。

　　连绵,延伸[Q][(+round/up/down/to)]The broad driveway sweeps around the lake. 这条宽阔的汽车道环湖伸展。

　　sweet adj快乐的;愉快的it was the sweet life he had always craved.他一直渴求的就是愉快的生活。

　　swim vi眩晕The drink made his head swim.喝的酒使他觉得头发晕。

　　swing vt (靠不正当手段)完成获取Can you swing it for me so that I get the job?你能设法为我谋得那份工作吗?

　　sympathize/-ise n 同感，共鸣 I know you feel angry, and I sympathize. 我知道你感到愤怒，我也有同感。

　　syndrome n(某一事物的)全部特征; 特征群; (具有某种共同性的不同事物的)集合

　　Unemployment, inflation, and low WAGES are all part of the same economic syndrome.

　　失业现象、通货膨胀以及低工资都是在同一经济症候的下的现象.

　　system n秩序,规律[U] There was no system at all in the company.在公司里根本没有任何秩序可言。

　　身体,全身[the S]Excessive drinking does harm to the system. 过度饮酒对身体有害。.

　　方式,方法[C]I prefer this system of teaching English. 我喜欢这一种英语教授方法。

　　systematic adj有预谋的，蓄意的a systematic attempt to ruin sb's reputation 蓄谋破坏某人的名誉.

　　The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national,racial,political,or ethnic group.

　　种族屠杀有组织地、蓄意地进行的对整个国家、种族、政治或文化群体的灭绝

　　table n. [C]碑匾There is a tablet in memory of those who died. 那儿有一块碑纪念死去的人。

　　tame adj沉闷的; 乏味的The film has a tame ending.那电影的结局枯燥无味。

　　vt制服;使顺从;开垦(土地)

　　One day man will tame nature. 总有一天人类要征服大自然。

　　Harsh punishment in childhood had tamed him and broken his will.童年所受的严厉惩罚使他变得顺从。

　　Within two years they had tamed this inhospitable landscape. 两年之内他们已经开垦了这片荒凉的土地。

　　tap vt开发(资源)

　　【真题例句】…they may alter the structure of education, or interfere in order to reduce the wastage of natural

　　resources or tap resources hither to unexploited… 【2000年汉译英】

　　政府也可以改革教育机构，或者通过干预来减少对自然资源的浪费或者开发迄今未被开发的资源。

　　tape n【体】(赛跑终点的)线带[the S]The two runners broke the tape together. 两位赛跑运动员在终点同时撞线。

　　have (或 get) someone/thing taped(英，非正式)完全了解一个人(或东西)

　　It took me a while to learn the rules of the game but I think Ihave got them taped now.

　　我花了一段时间学习比赛规则，我认为我现在已经彻底掌握了。

　　target vt. 把...作为目标(或对象) Two men were targeted by the attackers.有两个人被袭击者选为攻击的目标。

　　规定...的指标The company has targeted a profit for the year. 公司已经规定了今年的利润指标。

　　taste n爱好,兴趣[C][U][(+for/in)];鉴赏力，审美力

　　He found the aggressive competitiveness of the profession was not to his taste.他发现该职业弱肉强食非他所爱好。

　　She has frightful taste in literature.她的文学鉴赏力很糟。

　　vt品 尝…的味道She had never tasted ice cream before.她以前从来没有品尝过冰激凌。

　　体验The team has not yet tasted victory at home.这个队还没有尝过主场胜利的滋味呢。

　　tax n负担;压力[S][(+on/upon)] vt消耗精力; 使劳累

　　The care of six children was a tax on her energies. 照料六个孩子成了她精力上很大的负担。

　　Reading in a poor light taxes the eyes.在暗淡的光线下看书很累眼睛。

　　team vt He teamed up with the band to produce the disc.他与乐队协力推出这张唱片。

　　tear vt撕, 扯; (使)分裂This material tears easily.这种料子很容易撕破。

　　使烦恼; 使苦恼The child's misery tore my heart.这小孩的悲惨境遇使我很伤心。

　　飞跑;狂奔[Q]They torn down the road. 他们顺着大路奔去。

　　technical adj (指书等)要求有专门知识的, 使用术语的, 专业的;严格根据法律(或规则)

　　The book is too technical for me.这本书太专业了,我看不懂。

　　The arrest was a technical violation of the treaty.从严格的法律意义来说，逮捕违反了条约。

　　temper vt缓和;调剂Their idealism is tempered with realism.他们的理想主义中因现实主义有所冲淡。

　　term n[pl]条件;条款Their solicitors had agreed terms.他们的律师已达成一致的条款。

　　关系, 友谊I have kept terms with Tom for many years.我和汤姆交朋友已有很多年了。

　　vt.把…称为, 把…叫做He termed the gas argon.他把这种气体叫作氩气。

　　【真题例句】Downshifting -- also known in America as “voluntary simplicity” -- has, ironically, even bred a new area of

　　what might be termed anti-consumerism. 【2001年阅读Txte5】

　　放慢生活——在美国也称“返璞归真”——甚至为所谓的“反消费主义”开辟了新阵地。

　　territory n势力范围;管区, 营业地区

　　He seems to regard that end of the office as his territory.他似乎把办公室那一端视为自己的势力范围。

　　As the company's northern sales manager I'm responsible for quite a large territory.

　　作为公司的北方销售经理, 我负责相当大的一片地区。

　　theatre n [C]场所, 战区The South Pacific was the theatre for much of the action in the World War II.

　　南太平洋是第二次世界大战中许多战斗的战场。

　　theoretical adj推想的, 假设的It's only a theoretical possibility.这只是一种假设的可能性。

　　theory n[C][+that]意见;推测,揣度My theory is that we'll have a cold winter this year. 依我推断今年冬天会很冷。

　　thick adj (非正式)愚钝的，笨的I've got to shout to get it into your thick head.我不得不喊叫以便让你的笨脑瓜能听得进去。

　　(非正式)亲密无间的，交情厚的She's very thick with the new master.她和新来的男老师关系十分密切。

　　thirsty adj干燥的 The travellers in the desert felt thirsty. 沙漠中的旅行者感到口干舌燥。

　　thorough adj缜密的，周详的The doctor was very thorough in his examination of the patient.医生在检查病人时很周到。

　　though adv (常用于句末)可是，不过，然而

　　【真题例句】In fact, thorough, we are extremely sensitive to smells, even if we do not generally realize it.

　　然而，事实上我们的嗅觉很灵敏，尽管我们通常都没有意识到这一点。【2000年汉译英】

　　thread n线状物;一线,一丝[C] a thread of hope 一线希望

　　线索, 思路There is a consistent thread running through all these policies.所有这些政策中贯穿着一条始终如一的主线。

　　through prep(表示原因)因为, 由于It was through him that I missed my train.就是因为他, 我才误了火车。

　　adv全程地, 直达地The train goes through to Beijing.这车直达北京。

　　thrust n[U]要点要旨目标Anti-Americanism became the main thrust of their policy.反美主义成了他们政策的主要风向标。

　　thumb vt (在路边)竖起拇指要求搭车;靠搭便车旅行

　　He couldn't afford the fare; he thumbed his way all over Europe. 他付不起车费,于是他搭便车走遍欧洲。

　　vi翻旧(或翻破、翻脏)(书页)The books were badly thumbed.那些书因被翻阅过多而弄得很脏。

　　【真题例句】 It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars

　　when customers thumb through their phone directories. Less well known is the advantage that Adam Abbott has

　　in life over Zoë Zysman.【2004年阅读Text2】

　　人们早已知道在客户翻查电话簿时，名叫AAAA的出租汽车公司要比Zodiac出租汽车公司有很大的优越性。

　　至于在生活方面Adam Abbott较之Zoë Zysman的优越性就不那么为人所知了。

　　tick n. [C]一瞬,片刻I'll be with you in a tick. 我一会儿就跟你来。

　　赊账,赊欠[U]Could I have these things on tick? 你能不能赊帐卖给我这些东西?

　　vi工作,起作用What makes the computer tick? 计算机的工作原理是什么?

　　vt(尤指时间在焦急等待中)过去;结束The minutes were ticking away till the actor's appearance.

　　时间一点一滴地过去，然后演员才出场。

　　tick along 进展，进步Her book was ticking along nicely.她的书进展顺利。

　　ticket n[C](政党的)竞选纲领，政见(非正式)恰好的事情;所需的东西;交通违规的通知单, 罚款单

　　He stood for office on a strong right-wing, no-nonsense ticket.他以强硬的右翼主张和务实的作风主政。

　　A wet spring would be just the ticket for the garden.湿润的春天对这个花园正合适。

　　The driver got a ticket for speeding.司机超速行驶, 接到违章罚单。

　　vt对...开出交通违规罚单(或传票)[(+for)]The driver was ticketed for parking in front of a fire hydrant.

　　那个司机因把车停在消防栓前而接到交通违规罚单。

　　tide vi克服; 渡过(over )He sold his furniture to tide over his illness.他卖掉家具以度过病期的难关。

　　tidy adj(数量)相当大的; 可观的That must have cost you a tidy sum.那必定让你花了一大笔的钱。

　　tie vt限制，局限She didn't want to be like her mother, tied to a feckless man.

　　她可不想像她母亲，受制于一个不负责任的男人。

　　与...打成平局; 势均力敌We tied our opposing team.我们与对方(球)队打成平局。

　　vi打成平手[(+with/for)]The home team and the visitors tied. 主队和客队赛成平局。

　　tight adj(船、建筑或物体)密封的，不漏的，透不过的a light-tight container.不透光的容器。

　　比赛，竞赛)比分十分接近的，胜负难定的He won in a tight finish.他在势均力敌的较量中勉强胜出。

　　(钱)拮据的 Some banks tightened up on their credits. 有几家银行在信贷方面紧缩起来了。

　　(时间)紧的Time is going to be tight, so you'd better hurry.时间很紧的，最好抓紧一点。

　　利薄的a tight bargain一笔利薄的交易

　　tin vt.把...装罐I bought some tinned fruit and tinned meat for the camping trip. 我买了一些装罐水果和肉类带去露营。

　　tissue n (编造的)一连串,一整套[C][(+of)]

　　Such scandalous stories are a tissue of lies.此类令人愤慨的故事是一连串的谎言。

　　title n权利,资格;所有权[U][S1][+to-v] The buyer acquires a good title to the goods.买方获得这些物品无争议的所有权。

　　toast n. 祝酒;敬酒[C][(+to)] He raised his glass in a toast to his son.他举起酒杯向儿子祝酒。

　　极受敬慕的人(或事物)He found himself the toast of the baseball world.他发现自己成了棒球界备受推崇的人。

　　vt向…祝酒, 为…干杯Let's all toast the bride and bridegroom.让我们为新郎新娘干杯。

　　【真题例句】Alain Ducasse restaurant used to be impossible. Not anymore. For that, Greenspan & Co. may still be worth toasting.在曼哈顿开的火爆的阿兰·杜卡塞饭店吃饭上一桌曾经是不可能的，而现在可以了，这真值得格林斯潘和他的同事们庆祝一下。【2004年阅读Text3】

　　toilet n梳妆,打扮[S][U] She made a grand toilet as if for a ball.她盛装打扮好像要去参加舞会似的。

　　tolerance n公差,容限[C][U]It has a tolerance of 0.001 of an inch.允许有0.001英寸的偏差。

　　toll n. 损失;伤亡人数 [S] The toll of dead and injured mounted.死伤人数上升。

　　(付出的)代价遭受的损失破坏The environmental toll of the policy has been high.这政策使环境遭受的破坏很大。

　　tone n色调;光度[C]She used several tones of blue to make the sky look real. 她用数种蓝色色调让天空看起来真实些。

　　风气,气氛[the S]The tone of the school is excellent. 这所学校校风极好。

　　torrent n爆发, 迸发; 连续不断, 狂潮He was answered with a torrent of oaths.他所得到的回报是一连串的咒骂声。

　　toss vi. 被乱扔;颠簸The ship tossed about on the stormy sea. 船在波涛汹涌的海面上颠簸着。

　　翻滚;翻来覆去[(+about)]He tossed about in his sleep all night. 他整夜翻来覆去睡不着。

　　touch vt涉及, 关系到The new law doesn't touch his case.新法律与他的案子没关系。

　　n少许,一点[S][(+of)]The young man recited his poems with a touch of pride. 那个青年带一点骄傲地朗诵他的诗作。

　　tower vi.高耸(above)Skyscrapers tower over the city.摩天大楼高耸在这座城市中。

　　超过; 翱翔He towered above his contemporaries.他超出同辈人之上。

　　trace n丝毫,微量[C]He always spoke with a trace of sarcasm. 他说话总带着一丝讽刺。

　　vt追溯，追究，查考Bob's book traces his flying career with the RAF.鲍勃的书追溯了他在英国皇家空军的飞行生涯。

　　发现; 找到They could not trace him.他们找不到他。

　　描绘; 标出He traced our route on the map.他在地图上标出我们走的路线。

　　vt. & vi.缓慢而困难地书写He traced the words with a shaking hand.他用颤抖的手费力写下那些字。

　　trademark n. [C] (人或物的)标记特征Beautiful homes and gardens are trademarks of the south.美丽住房花园是南方的特征。

　　train n. [C]一连串,系列[(+of)] You may be setting in motion a train of events which will cause harm.你可能在促成一系列坏事。

　　下摆,裙裾;后拖物The train of her dress swept the ground as she walked. 走路时，她的裙裾在地上拖曳。

　　translate vt使转化,使转变[(+into)];转移,调动[(+to)]

　　【真题例句】Annas says lawyers can play a key role in insisting that these well-meaning medical initiatives translate into better care. 【2002年阅读Txte4】

　　安纳斯说律师可在要求把医疗界的这些善意的行为转变成更好的护理行动方面发挥关键作用。

　　After the war he was translated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 战后,他被调到外交部工作。

　　transplant vt (人)移居, 迁移

　　A group of farmers were transplanted to the island by the government.一批农民被政府迁到这个岛上居住。

　　transport n激情,狂喜[C]Art can send people into transports of delight.艺术能让人喜不自胜。

　　vt使心醉;使忘我;使激动[H]She was transported with joy by the good news. 她听到这好消息欣喜万分。

　　travel vi 传播Sound waves will not travel through a vacuum.声波在真空里不能传播。

　　飞速行进, 飞驰That motorbike was really travelling.那辆摩托车开得飞快。

　　treasure vt. 珍爱,珍视We treasure our friendship. 我们珍惜我们之间的友谊。

　　tremendous adj (非正式)极好的，给人以极深刻印象的;出色的The crew did a tremendous job.全体人员工作出色。

　　trial n讨厌的人[S][(+to)] That child is a trial to his parents.那小孩真让他父母大伤脑筋。

　　棘手的事His blindness is a great trial to him. 眼睛瞎对他来说是非常麻烦的事。

　　trick n. [C]诀窍, 技巧, 技艺Patience is the trick in doing a job well.耐心是做好工作的诀窍。

　　trifle n少量,少许;少量的钱[S]I have only a trifle of wine left. 我只剩下一点点酒了。

　　vi开玩笑;戏弄It's wrong of you to trifle with the girl's affections. 你不该玩弄那女孩子的感情。

　　vt. 浪费;虚度[(+away)]He trifled away the whole evening. 他浪费了一整个晚上。

　　trim vt(调整负载)使(船,飞机等)平稳The sailors trimmed the boat. 水手们调整负载使船平稳。

　　改变,修改(意见,政策等)Sometimes it is necessary to trim those policies. 有时需要改变原先制定的那些政策。

　　vi(船,飞机等)获得平衡The boat trims badly. 这船很难保持平稳。

　　持观望态度;取中间立场That politician is always trimming. 那个政客总是采取骑墙态度。

　　trip n. [C]跌倒,失足;失误He apologized for the trip of the tongue. 他为失言道了歉。

　　vi. 绊,绊倒[(+over)]He tripped over a brick. 他被一块砖头绊倒了。

　　vt使失误,使犯错误[(+up)]A few confusing questions tripped up the suspect.

　　几个棘手的问题使嫌疑犯泄漏了真情。

　　truck n. [U]商品蔬菜They raise truck on their farm. 他们在自己的农场上种植商品蔬菜。

　　I wouldn't want you to have truck with the family. 我不想让你和这个家庭交往。

　　trumpet vt鼓吹 The press trumpeted another defeat for the government.报界大肆宣传政府的又一次失败。

　　tuck n[U] (英，非正式)食物(尤指小孩在学校当点心的糕点和糖果)a tuck shop.一家小食品店。

　　tuck something away藏起某物;把(人，物)藏在不起眼(或秘密)的地方

　　Savers are turning to unit trusts as the best place to tuck away their money.

　　储蓄者转求单位信托，视其为最好的存钱处。

　　The police station was tucked away in a square behind the main street.

　　该警局设在这条大街后面的广场一处不起眼的地方。

　　tuition n. [U] 讲授,教学;教诲

　　【真题例句】We are thus led to distinguish, within the broad educational process which we have been so far considering, a more formal kind of education -- that of direct tuition or schooling. In undeveloped social groups,

　　we find very little formal teaching and training.【2009年汉译英第50题】

　　因此，我们到目前为止一直在思考这种广泛的教育过程，从而促使我们去区别一个更为正规的教育，也就是说，那种直接教导或学校教育。

　　tumble vi(物价等)暴跌;恍然大悟Stock market prices tumbled after rumors of a rise in interest rates.

　　谣传利率上升之后,股票市场价格猛跌。

　　Suddenly I tumbled to it.我突然地明白过来。

　　弄乱;弄皱He tumbled bedclothes.他弄皱了床单。

　　tune n协调,一致[U]A person out of tune with his surroundings is unhappy. 一个与环境格格不入的人是不会快乐的。

　　vt使协调,使一致The colors are perfectly tuned to each other. 这些颜色很协调。

　　to the tune of (非正式)达到…之多;共计He was in debt to the tune of forty thousand pounds.他欠了高达四万英镑的债。

　　turkey n (戏剧,电影等的)失败之作[C] The motion picture is a real turkey. 这部电影真糟糕。

　　twist n[C]转折, 转变There's an unusual twist to the plot at the end of the book.在这本书的末尾, 情节发生了不寻常的转折。

　　失常;偏差; 怪癖His answer showed a mental twist.他的回答显示了心智失常。

　　妙诀, 新花样She is acquainted with all the twists that make for efficient cooking.她熟知所有高效率烹调的妙诀。

　　vt歪曲; 曲解They always twisted the facts to suit their purpose.为了达到自己的目的, 他们总是歪曲事实。

　　type n[C]典型人物; 典型, 模范, 模样He is a fine type of the youth.他是青年人的一个典范。

　　某种类型的人I dislike man of that type.我不喜欢那一类型的人。

　　铅字, 活字[U][C]Wooden types are now used only for posters.木刻活字现仅用于印刷广告。

　　ultimate adj最大的, 极限程度的n. 最终的事物,终极,结局;极限;顶点[the S][(+in)]

　　The ultimate luxury of the trip was flying in Concorde.这一行程中最大的享受就是乘坐协和式飞机。

　　This car is the ultimate in luxury. 这是最奢华的汽车。

　　umbrella n起保护作用的力量[势力];由中央机构管理的组织/集团

　　They operated under the umbrella of the police.他们在警方的掩护下采取了行动。

　　:an umbrella group including members of opposition parties包括反对党成员在内的一个大集团

　　understand vt.听说, 获悉; 知道, 认为

　　The President is understood to have secretly left the country.人们获悉总统已秘密地离开了这个国家。

　　He is understood to be a man of ability.他被认为是一个有能力的人。

　　undo vt使失效; 破坏; 糟蹋; 使破落His pride will undo him some day.他的傲慢总有一天会毁了他。

　　取消,消除;使失败;使复旧What's done cannot be undone. 覆水难收。

　　uniform adj.全都相同的, 均匀的The earth turns around at a uniform rate.地球以相同的速度旋转。

　　一律的The windows in the house are all uniform.房子里的窗户都是一样的。

　　unload vt【商】使脱手,抛售,倾销[(+onto/on)]She unloaded her old car onto me. 她将旧汽车卖给我。

　　He had unloaded his depreciating stock on his unsuspecting wife.他将贬值股票像卸包袱那样转给毫无觉察的妻子。

　　倾诉，吐露(思想，感情)The meeting had been a chance for her to unload some of her feelings about her son.

　　这次见面为她提供了倾诉对儿子看法的机会。

　　utility n公用事业 [C][P1] It will contribute to the development of unilites.这将促进公共事业的发展。

　　vacation n退出，辞去His marriage was the reason for the vacation of his fellowship.婚姻是他辞去会员资格的理由。

　　[U]搬出，腾出 Immediate vacation of the house is essential.有必要立即搬出这所房子。

　　vacuum n空间; 空虚; 空白His wife's death left a vacuum in his life.他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚。

　　vein n气质;倾向;才干[S][(+of)]He had no comedy vein in his youth. 他年轻时没有演喜剧的才干。

　　特色,格调[S][(+of)]There is a vein of melancholy in his character. 他的性格有点忧郁。

　　风格方式he closes his article in a somewhat humorous vein.他以多少有点幽默的语气结束了文章。

　　心情,心境[the S]I am not in the vein for jokes. 我没有心思开玩笑。

　　ventilate vt发泄(感情); 发表(意见); 公开讨论

　　The matter should not be hushed up, but freely ventilated.这事不该掩盖起来, 而应公开自由讨论。

　　very adj 正是的，恰好的

　　【真题例句】he believes that this very difficulty may have had the compensating advantage of forcing him to think long and intently about every sentence, and thus enabling him to detect errors in reasoning and in his own observations.

　　【2008年汉译英第46题】

　　达尔文认为正是因为这个困难，促使他对每一个句子进行长时间和针对性的思考，同时也使得他在观察和推理中发现错误。这也就使他具有了别人所不具备的优势。

　　仅仅;甚至She shuddered at the very thought of a snake.甚至想到蛇她就惊恐万状。

　　完全的,十足的What he said turned out to be the very reverse of the truth. 结果发现他所说的与事实完全相反。

　　adv(用于形容词最高级或first,last,opposite,own等之前)真正地,极其

　　This is the very best novel I've read lately. 这是我最近读过的最好的小说。

　　(用于否定句)(不)太...,(不)怎样...;决(非)That game was not very exciting. 那场比赛并不怎么精彩刺激。

　　vest vt授予,赋予(权力,财产等)[H][(+in/with)] Congress is vested with the power to declare war.国会被赋以宣战的权利。

　　(权力等)属于, 归属(in)Upon the death of the father, the estate vested in his son.父亲死后, 财产归属其子。

　　vision n洞察力,眼光[U]He is a man of great vision. 他是位有远见的人。

　　幻觉,幻影,梦想,幻想,憧憬[C][(+of)]When I was a child, I had visions of being a prince. 小时候,我曾想像自己是个王子。

　　梦一般的事物,美景[S] She is a vision of loveliness with her golden hair. 她长着一头金发,真是可爱极了

　　vivid adj.鲜艳的Her dress was a vivid colour.她的服装颜色很鲜艳。

　　强烈的The dark room was momentarily lit up by a vivid flash of lightning. 那黑洞洞的房间顿时被强烈的闪电照亮了。

　　wake vt 使反响;引起反响His echoing cry woke the mountain valley.他呼喊的回声在山谷里引起了反复回响。

　　walk v轻易地(或不当地)获得地位(或职位)

　　No one has the right to walk straight into a well-paid job for life.谁也没有权力轻易地有一份终身的高薪职业。

　　n 职业，活动领域，地位It ‘s a good experience for a writer to know people from all walks of life.

　　能够了解社会各阶层人物对一个作家来说是极佳的体验。

　　wander vi离开正道 During the storm the ship wandered from its course. 船在风暴中偏离了航道。

　　离题[(+from/off)]He wandered from the subject. 他说离了题。

　　精神恍惚His mind is wandering.他心不在焉。

　　want n/vt缺乏,不足[U][(+of)]He did not get the promotion for want of judgment. 他因缺乏判断力而未获提升。

　　He certainly does not want intelligence. 他当然并不傻。

　　vi生活困苦,贫困The opera star wanted in her later years. 那位歌剧明星晚年生活困苦。

　　watch vi等待,留心[(+for)]He watched for his chance to propose to her. 他在等待时机向她求婚。

　　看护,监视They had her watched by detectives. 他们把她置于侦探的监视之下。

　　water n(国家的)海域,领海[P] The ship was in European waters. 船在欧洲水域航行。

　　领域The government are taking US into unknown waters with these changes in the legislation.

　　政府立法上的这些变化不知将把美国引向何方。

　　way n风俗,习惯;风度;作风[C] My years of acclimatization to British ways.我适应英国风俗习惯的岁月。

　　It was not his way to wait passively for things to happen.被动等待事情发生不是他的性格。

　　weapon n[C] (喻)武器(谋取利益或斗争的工具、手段)

　　Resignation threats had long been a weapon in his armoury.辞职威胁已是他手中长期使用的武器了。

　　weather vi(岩石或其他物质)风化;受侵蚀;经受风雨

　　The ice sheet preserves specimens that would weather away more quickly in other regions.

　　冰层保存了其他地区会很快被侵蚀掉的标本。

　　vt.平安渡过; 挨过The country had weathered a serious crisis.这个国家平安渡过了严重的危机。

　　上风面，向风侧。 与lee相对The weather side of the yacht.游艇向风的一侧。

　　weave vt使迂回行进[O]He weaved his way through the crowd. 他在人群中迂回穿行。

　　web n. [C]错综复杂的事物;网络Who can understand the web of life? 谁能弄懂这错综复杂的人生?

　　(喻)(相互关联因素组成)复杂系统;圈套;罗网

　　He found himself caught up in a web of bureaucracy.他发现自己陷入了官僚机构的罗网。

　　weed n瘦长孱弱的人;软弱无用的人[C] He is such a weed. 他真是个废物。

　　vt淘汰, 清除(无用之物)They weeded out useless books from library.他们从图书室里淘汰无用的书。

　　weigh vt将…与…作权衡(比较两因素的重要性)They need to weigh benefit against risk.他们有必要权衡利益与风险。

　　weight n价值;重要性;势力;影响[U]

　　Our boss's opinions seem to carry very little weight at home. 我们老板的意见在家里似乎没有什么权威。

　　vt加重压于,压迫She was weighted down with cares. 她心事重重。

　　偏袒Circumstances are weighted in his favour.情况对他尤其有利。

　　welcome vt欣然接受She didn't welcome the suggestion. 她不接受这项建议。

　　以某种方式对…做出反应 welcome a suggestion coldly 冷淡地对待这一计划

　　weld vt(喻)使紧密结合，使成整体We were welded into a fighting collective.我们结成一个战斗集体。

　　well n. [C](大量)来源;源泉An encyclopedia is a well of knowledge. 百科全书是知识的源泉。

　　vi(液体)涌上，冒出Tears were beginning to well in her eyes.眼泪开始涌上她的眼眶。

　　(情感)涌起All the old bitterness began to well up inside her again.过去的苦难又一次在她心中涌起。

　　wet adj下雨的, 多雨的When it is wet, the buses are crowded.下雨天, 公共汽车非常拥挤。

　　懦弱的, 软弱的Her boyfriend is really wet.她的男朋友非常怯懦。

　　whisper n. [C] 传闻, 谣言I've heard a whisper that he's going to resign.我听到了一个传闻说他准备辞职。

　　蛛丝马迹;暗示He didn't show even a whisper of interest.他一点也没流露出感兴趣的样子。

　　whistle n得不到，空指望，徒然希望You can go home and whistle for your wages.你可以回家了，别指望拿到工钱。

　　will n. 意志,毅力;自制力[C][U]Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成。

　　wind n呼吸[U]Climbing these stairs takes all the wind out of him.爬楼梯使他气喘吁吁。

　　气味;风闻,传说[U]We got wind that his firm was going bankrupt. 我们得到风声说他的公司快破产了。

　　vt给(钟等)上发条He wound up the clock every Saturday night.他每个星期六晚上给钟上发条。

　　使迂回而行,弯弯曲曲地通过The stream wound its way through the village. 小溪弯弯曲曲地流过村庄。

　　绕,缠绕,卷绕[O]She asked me to wind the wool for her. 她叫我帮她绕毛线。

　　wing n. [C]派系,宗派The party split into the left and right wings soon after it was founded. 该党成立不久就分裂成左右2派。

　　vt插上翅膀, 装翼 Ambition winged his spirit.雄心壮志使他意气风发。

　　飞过The airplanes winged their way to the south.飞机飞向南方。

　　使加速Fear winged his steps.恐惧使他加速步伐。

　　弄伤(翼或手臂)The bullet winged the bird子弹伤了鸟翼。

　　wipe vt彻底去除(或消灭)(某物)Things have happened to wipe the smile off Kate's face.事情发生了，凯特笑容顿失。

　　wisdom n看法;(古人的)名言,教训[U][C]James voiced the conventional wisdom about it. 詹姆士说了对此事的一般看法。

　　wooden adj呆板的;笨拙的;手脚不灵的She is one of the most wooden actresses of all time.她一直是个最呆板的女演员之一。

　　work n成果,产品;工艺品,针线活[U] The villagers sell their work to tourists.村民们把他们的手工艺品卖给旅游者。

　　workshop n.[C]专题讨论会, 讲习班He'll chair a weekend workshop on politics.他将主持一次周末政治研讨会。

　　vt(在上演前)研讨(戏剧)The play was workshopped briefly at the Shaw Festival.

　　在肖戏剧节上，这部戏剧被简单地研讨了一番。

　　worship n. [U]礼拜,礼拜仪式We attended worship this morning. 今晨我们去做礼拜了。

　　vi.做礼拜Don't talk while you are worshipping.你们做礼拜时别讲话。

　　yawn vi张开, 裂开A great gap yawned between the rocks.在岩石间有个大裂缝。

　　乏味或枯燥的事物[S]The meeting was one big yawn from start to finish.那会议自始至终十分无聊。

　　yield vt让位于;被取代The cinema has largely yielded to the home video. 电影业在很大程度上已让位给家庭录像电影。

　　被迫放弃He was forced to yield the castle. 他被迫放弃城堡。

　　透露;揭开The universe is slowly yielding up its secrets to scientists. 宇宙慢慢地向科学家展现了自己的秘密。

　　(金融或商业交易等)产生(回报);生息Such investments yield direct cash returns.这类投资会带来直接的现金回报。

　　新东方考研熟词僻义核心词汇总结

　　1 academic a.①学校的，学院的;②学术的;n.学者，大学教师

　　【真题例句】 If the preoccupation of schools with academic (a.①) work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values.[1995年阅读4] 【例句精译】 如果学校对学业的强调减少一些，也许就有更多的时间教孩子更重要的价值观念。

　　【真题例句】 Mr. McWhorter’s academic (a.②) 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.[2005年阅读4]

　　例句精译】 麦克沃特先生的学术专长在于语言史和语言变化，举例来说，他认为“whom”一词的逐渐消失是很自然的，并不比旧式英语中词格的消失更让人惋惜。

　　【真题例句】 Leonard Schlesinger, a Harvard academic (n.) and former chief executive of Au Bong Pain, a rapidly growing chain of bakery cafes, says that much “reengineering” has been crude.[1998年阅读2]

　　【例句精译】 哈佛学者伦纳德·施莱辛格是一家迅速扩张的美ζ面包店的前总裁，他说，许多“企业重组”都不成熟。

　　2 accommodate

　　①留宿，收容;②供应，供给;③使适应;使符合

　　【真题例句】 And they also need to give serious (21：thought) to how they can be best (22：accommodate) (③) such changes.[2003年完形]

　　【例句精译】 他们也应该认真考虑青少年是如何适应这些变化的。

　　3.acknowledge v.①承认，认为;②致谢;③确认

　　【真题例句】 Dr. Worm acknowledges (①) that these figures are conservative, one reason for this is that fishing technology has improved.[2006年阅读3]

　　【例句精译】 Worm博士承认这些数据还是保守的，一个原因就是捕渔技术已经改进了很多。

　　4.act v.①行动，做事;②(on)起作用;③表演;④(for)代表，代替;n.①行为，动作;②(一)幕;③法令，条例

　　【真题例句】 Governments throughout the world act (v.②) on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community.[2000年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 世界各国的政府都基于一种观点行政，即人民的福利在很大程度上取决于本国的经济实力和国家的财富。

　　【真题例句】 The paid manager acting (v.④) for the company was in more direct relation with the men and their demands, but even he had seldom that familiar personal knowledge of the workmen which the employer had often had under the more patriarchal system of the old family business now passing away.[1996年阅读3] 【例句精译】 代表公司进行管理的领薪经理们与工人和工人的需求形成更加直接的关系，但甚至他们也很少像正在被淘汰的旧式家族企业的家长制中的雇主那样熟悉和了解工人的情况。

　　【真题例句】 Some , however , are less reasonable processes of different growth in which preconception of the form scientific theory ought to take, by persons in authority, act (n.①) to alter the growth pattern of different areas.[1996年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 然而，不同的发展过程中，有些不怎?合理——在这些发展过程中，一些权威人士对科学研究应该采取的方式有偏见，从而改变了不同科学领域的发展模式。

　　【真题例句】 The commercial TV channels — ITV and Channel 4 — were required by the Thatcher Government’s Broadcasting Act (n.③) to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs.[1996年阅读2]

　　【例句精译】 按撒切尔政府广播法的要求，商业电视频道——第一和第四频道——正在进行商业化，彼此竞争广告业务，降低成本，裁减员工。

　　5.address n.地址，通讯处，致词;v.①致函，写姓名地址;②向……讲话;③处理

　　【真题例句】 Depending on whom you are addressing (v.②), the problems will be different.[2002年阅读1] 【例句精译】 针对不同的听众，要谈的问题也应该不同。

　　6.aggressive a.①侵略的，好斗的;②大胆的，积极的

　　【真题例句】 Now it is a social policy, the most important and aggressive (②) promoter of gambling in America is the government.[2006年新题型]

　　【例句精译】 现在这是一种社会政策，赌博业最重要的和最激进的支持者是美国政府。

　　7 anchor n.①ê;②新闻节目主持人;v.抛ê，停泊

　　【真题例句】 Fast-food eaters, news anchors (n.②), text messengers, all smiling, smiling.[2006年阅读4]

　　【例句精译】 快餐食客、新闻主播、发短信的人，都在微笑、微笑。

　　【真题例句】 Hot spots, anchored (v.) in the deeper layers of the earth, provide the measuring instruments needed to resolve the question.[1998年阅读5]

　　【例句精译】 λ于地壳深处的热点提供了解决该问题的测量依据。

　　8 Appreciate v.①感谢，感激;②正确评价，欣赏，赏识

　　【真题例句】 66. The change in Japanese Life-style is revealed in the fact that_____.[2000年阅读4]

　　【真题例句】 Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are (17：comprehensive) programs that address (v.③) the many needs of the homeless.[2006年完形]

　　【例句精译】 《波士顿环球日报》记者克里斯?雷迪认为只有通过全面规划来解决这些无家可归者的各种需求，这种局面才有可能得到改善。

　　[D] the Japanese appreciate (②) their present life

　　【例句精译】 66、_____事实显示：日本人的生活方式发生了改变。 [D] 日本人欣赏现有的生活

　　9apprehensive a.①有理解力的;②忧虑的，担心的

　　【真题例句】 52. What is many captive shippers’ attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?[2003年阅读3] [D] Apprehensive (②).

　　【例句精译】 52、许多受控制的托运人对铁·部门的合并是什?态度? [D] 担心，害怕

　　10 Argue v.①争论，辩论;②认为，主张，论证;③说服

　　【真题例句】 The point is this: without agreement on the rights of people, arguing (①) about the rights of animals is fruitless.[1997年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 关键问题是：如果对人的权利?有共同认识，那?讨论动物的权利就是毫无结果的。

　　【真题例句】 He is not arguing (②), as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.[2005年阅读4]

　　【例句精译】 不像其他大多数人，麦克沃特先生并不认为我们说话方式不规范就不能使我们直接思考。

　　11Attach v.①(to)缚上，系上，贴上;②使依附，使隶属，使依恋;③附加，附带;④把～放在

　　【真题例句】 A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has been attached (①) to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research.[1998年阅读3]

　　【例句精译】 1996年对新闻报道的调查表明，反科学的标签也贴在了许多其他群体身上，这些人包括从提倡消灭所有现存的天花病毒的官方人士到倡议削减基础研究基金的共和党人。

　　【真题例句】 They (particularly Quebec and Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over additional billions with few, if any, strings attached (③).[2005年新题型]

　　【例句精译】 这些官员(尤其是魁北克省和阿伯塔省)只希望政府当局额外出钱， 如有可能，还会附带条件。 【真题例句】 The modern school that hails technology argues that such masters as Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and inventors such as Edison attached (④) great importance to, and derived great benefit from, craft information and technological devices of different kinds that were usable in scientific experiments.[1994年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 推崇技术的现代学派认为，像伽利略、牛顿、麦克斯Τ、爱因斯坦这样的大师以及像爱迪生这样的发明家都非常重视科学实验中使用的不同技术信息和技术设施，并从中受益颇深。

　　12contend v.①竞争，斗争;②坚决主张，声称，认为

　　【真题例句】 It is the playgoers, the RSC contends (②), who bring in much of the town’s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants.[2006年阅读2]

　　【例句精译】 皇家莎士比亚公司(RSC)声称是看戏的人给小镇带来了大部分收入，因为他们整个晚上(有时甚至是四、五个晚上)都把钱花到旅馆和饭店上。

　　13Cook n.炊事员，厨师;v.①烹调，煮，烧;②α造

　　【真题例句】 If we intend to have friends to dinner, we plan the menu, make a shopping list, decide which food to cook (n.①)

　　14beam ①(横)梁，桁条;②(光线的)束，柱;v.①微笑;②发光

　　【真题例句】 Our magazines feature beaming (v.①) celebrities and happy families in perfect homes.[2006年阅读4]

　　【例句精译】 我们的杂志突出刊登满面春风的名人和美满幸福的家庭。

　　15cement n.①水泥;②胶泥，胶接剂;v.①胶合;②巩固，加强

　　【真题例句】 Egypt’s leadership in the Arab world was cemented (v.②) by the Aswan High Dam.[1998年阅读1]

　　【例句精译】 埃及在阿拉伯世界的领导地λ因阿斯旺大坝而得以巩固。

　　16Chair n.①椅子;②主席(职λ);vt.主持，担任

　　【真题例句】 “It’s your dream,” says Rosalind Cartwright, chair (n.②) of psychology at Chicago’s Medical Center,“If you don’t like it, change it.”[2005年阅读3]

　　【例句精译】 芝加哥医疗中心心理部主任Rosalind Cartwright指出“这是你的梦，你不喜欢它，你可以改变它”。

　　【真题例句】 Declaring that he was opposed to using this unusual animal husbandry technique to clone humans, he ordered that federal funds not be used for such an experiment — although no one had proposed to do so — and asked an independent panel of experts chaired (vt.) by Princeton President Harold Shapiro to report back to the White House in 90 days with recommendations for a national policy on human cloning.[1999年阅读4]

　　【例句精译】 他宣称反对利用这种非同寻常的畜牧学技术去克?人，并下令禁止使用联邦资金做这样的实验——尽管还?有人提出那样的要求——并责令成立一个由普林斯顿大学校长哈罗德?夏皮罗为首的独立专家小组，在90天内拿出有关克?人的国策建议，向白宫汇报。

　　17climate n.①气候;②风气，社会思潮

　　【真题例句】 The flight from overcrowdedness affects the migration from snow belt to more bearable climates (①).[1998年阅读4] 【例句精译】 逃离人口过度稠密区的做法改变了以前那种离开寒冷地带去气候宜人之地的趋势。

　　【真题例句】 When the work is well done, a (43：climate) (②) of accident-free operations is established (44：where) time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.[1999年完形]

　　【例句精译】 如果此项工作做得好的话，就会形成无事故作业的好风气，因此那儿的因工伤事故所造成的时间损失就会被控制在最低限度。

　　18Code n.①代码，代号，密码;②法典，法规，规划

　　【真题例句】 Native American languages are indeed different, so much so in fact that Navajo could be used by the US military as a code (①) during World War II to send secret messages.[2004年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 美洲的土著语言是如此地“与众不同”，甚至美军在第二次世界大战中用土著语言Navajo发送密码。

　　【真题例句】 (49) But his primary task is not to think about the moral code (②), which governs his activity, any more than a businessman is expected to dedicate his energies to an exploration of rules of conduct in business. [2006年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 (49) 但是，普通科学家的主要任务并非思考指导其行为的道德规范，正如我们并不指望商人把精力投入到商业行为的探索一样。

　　19column n.①圆柱，柱状物;②列;③(报刊中的)专栏

　　【真题例句】 “The test of any democratic society,” he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column (③), “lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be.”[1997年阅读4]

　　【例句精译】 他在《华尔街日报》一篇专栏文章中写道：“对任何一个民主社会的检验标准不在于它能多有效地压制各种情感的表达，而在于是否给予了人们思考和表达的最广泛的自由，尽管有时这种结果会引起争论和愤怒。”

　　【真题例句】 Like other human beings, he encounters moral issues even in everyday performance of his routine duties--- he is not supposed to cook (n.②) his experiments, manufacture evidence, or doctor his reports. [2006年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 像其他人类一样，普通科学家甚至在?天日常的工作中都遭遇到了道义上的问题——他不应该α造他的实验、制造证据或改动他的报告。

　　20 Coverage n.①新闻报导(范Χ);②保险项目

　　【真题例句】 With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation’s news coverage (①), as well as listen to it.[1996年阅读2]

　　【例句精译】 随着BBC(英国广播公司)全世界电视节目的开播，亚洲和美洲的数以百万计的人不仅可以听到它的新闻广播，而且也能看到它的电视新闻报道了。

　　21Crack n.①裂纹，缝隙;②破裂声;v.①(使)开裂;②解决;③(get ～ing)开始

　　【真题例句】 As the dome grows, it develops deep fissures (cracks) (n.①); in at least a few cases the continent may break entirely along some of these fissures, so that the hot spot initiates the formation of a new ocean.[1998年阅读5]

　　【例句精译】 随着这个圆顶的增大，板块出现深深的裂缝。至少有几次，大?可能会沿着其中的一些裂缝完全裂开，因此这个热点就引发了一个新的海洋的形成。

　　【真题例句】 Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked (v.①) rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel.[1997年阅读5]

　　【例句精译】 因此，才会有人将货币政策的指导作用比作是驾驶一辆带有黑色挡风玻璃、破碎的后视镜及方向盘失灵的破汽车。

　　【真题例句】 So when the premiers gather in Niagara Falls to assemble their usual complaint list, they should also get cracking (v.③) about something in their jurisdiction that would help their budgets and patients.[2005年新题型]

　　【例句精译】 所以，当官员们聚集在尼亚加拉瀑布城像往常一样不停的抱怨时，他们也应该在自己的权限范Χ内开始做些有利于他们的预算和病人的事情。

　　22craft n.①工艺，手艺，技巧;②飞机，飞船;③行业;v.精工制作

　　【真题例句】 The modern school that hails technology argues that such masters as Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and inventors such as Edison attached great importance to, and derived great benefit from, craft (n.①) information and technological devices of different kinds that were usable in scientific experiments.[1994年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 推崇技术的现代学派认为，像伽利略、牛顿、麦克斯Τ、爱因斯坦这样的大师以及像爱迪生这样的发明家都非常重视科学实验中使用的不同技术信息和技术设施，并从中受益颇深。

　　【真题例句】 The irony of the historian’ s craft (n.③) is that its practitioners always know that their efforts are but contributions to an unending process .[1999年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 具有讽刺意ζ的是，在历史学领域，历史学家都知道，他们所做的努力只不过是为一个永无止境的研究过程做一些贡献罢了。

　　23deliver v.①交付，递送;②发表，表达，陈述;③释放;④接生

　　【真题例句】 Most notably, the Pointcast Network uses a screen saver to deliver (①) a continually updated stream of news and advertisements to subscribers’ computer monitors.[1999年阅读2]

　　【例句精译】 最突出的例子是“定向投影”网络公司，该公司使用一种屏保系统，将大量最新的信息和广告不断地传送到用户的计算机显示器上。

　　【真题例句】 Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver (②) in a relaxed and unforced manner.[2002年阅读1]

　　【例句精译】 (练习幽默)包括一些很随便的、看上去是即兴的话，你可以用轻松的、不做作的方式把它们说出来。

　　24digest v.消化;n.摘要，文摘

　　【真题例句】 70. This passage appears to be a digest (n.) of _____.[1996年阅读5]

　　[A] a book review

　　【例句精译】 70、本文似乎是_____的摘要。 [A] 一个书评

　　25discipline n.①纪律;②学科;③训练，训导;④惩罚，处罚;vt.①训练，训导;②惩罚，约束

　　【真题例句】 (72) Interest in historical methods has arisen less through external challenge to the validity of history as an intellectual discipline (n.②) and more from internal quarrels among historians themselves.[1999年翻译]

　　【例句精译】 (72) 人们之所以关注历史研究的方法论，主要是因为史学界内部意见不一，其次是因为外界并不认为历史是一门学问。

　　【真题例句】 As a member of a British commission visiting here in 1853 reported, “With a mind prepared by thorough school discipline (n.③), the American boy develops rapidly into the skilled workman.”[1996年阅读4] 【例句精译】 正如1853年访美的一个英国访问团成员所报道的那样，“由于有了学校彻底训练过的头脑，美国孩子迅速地成为技术熟练的工人。”

　　【真题例句】 The cruel discipline (n.④) of the strike and lockout taught the two parties to respect each other’s strength and understand the value of fair negotiation.[1996年阅读3]

　　【例句精译】 罢工和封厂的无情惩罚使双方学会了互相尊重对方的力量，理解公正谈判的价值。

　　26dismiss v.①免职，解雇，开除，解散;②.不理会，不考虑

　　【真题例句】 He dismisses (②) a lot of the work of reengineering consultants as mere rubbish —“the worst sort of ambulance-chasing.”[1998年阅读2]

　　【例句精译】 他对重组顾问们所作的大量工作不屑一顾，然为那些完全是垃圾——“典型的劳而无获”。

　　27dock n.船坞，码头;v.入坞，停靠码头

　　【真题例句】 He sometimes played two slot machines at a time, all night, until the boat docked at 5 a.m , then went back aboard when the casino opened at 9 a.m.[2006年新题型]

　　【例句精译】 有时他一次玩两个机器，整夜的玩，直到早上5点关门，然后娱乐场早上9点开门时再回去。