英语四级最高频词.doc

inquiring [in'kwaiəriŋ]
Adj:咨询的,打听的,爱追根究底的
an inquiring mind 爱追根究底的精神
an inquiring look 诧异的样子
Adv : inquiringly
inquire [D.J.:in'kwaiə]
vt. & vi. 打听, 询问
The pilot inquired about the weather condition.这飞行员查问天气情况。
I inquired the way to the station.我打听去火车站怎么走。
I will inquire when to begin our lessons.我要去问一下我们什么时候开始上课。
recruit [D.J.:ri'kru:t]
n 新兵；(机构中的)新成员
New recruits to our table tennis club are always welcome.
我们的乒乓球俱乐部随时欢迎新成员的参加。
Vt 招聘; 吸引(新成员)；吸收某人为新成员
vt. & vi招募, 征募(新兵) 恢复健康, 恢复体力
Were men for the Navy recruited from men on merchant ships?
海军的人员是从商船的水手中征募的吗?
recruit training center 新兵训练中心
Recruiter 招聘人员;征兵人员
negotiable adj 可谈判的;可协商的;可商量的 (票据)可兑现的 面议
He says his claim is not negotiable. 他说他的要求是不容讨价还价的。
The road is only negotiable in the dry season.这条道只有在旱季才能通行。
negotiable bill of lading 可转让提单
security [D.J.:si'kjuəriti]
N 安全 抵押品 有价证券
They lulled her into a false sense of security.
他们哄骗她, 使她产生一种虚假的安全感。
He gave the house as a security.他以房子作抵押。
When Mr. Green mentioned government securities, they came alive.
格林先生一提到政府证券, 他们的精神就为之一振。
relocation n 再布置,变换布置
Weed n 杂草
My garden is running to weeds.我的院子里长满了杂草。
vt. & vi.除杂草Tomorrow I have to weed the garden.我明天得给花园除草。
Plough n 犁 耕地
Ploughs are pulled by tractors, or in some countries by oxen.
犁由拖拉机牵引, 在一些国家则用牛来拉。
We possess ten acres of plough.我们拥有十英亩耕地。
vt. & vi. 用犁耕田; 耕Farmers plough in autumn or spring. 农民在秋天或春天犁田。
开路; 破浪前进; 艰苦前进
The great ship ploughed across the ocean.巨轮在大洋中破浪前进。
plough a lonely furrow 孤独地行动
plough back 把…犁入土中 用…再投资
The farmers ploughed the vegetable leaves back to enrich the soil.
农夫们把蔬菜叶犁入土中作肥料。
They ploughed their profits back into further investment.他们将利润用于再投资。
unfavorable adj.不利的;不适宜的;不顺利的 相反的;反对的 令人不快的；不吉利的
In spite of the unfavorable weather,the grain output of the farm kept up and even increased a little than last year.尽管天气不好,但粮食产量并未下降,甚至比去年还略有增加。
The weather is unfavorable to our plans.天气对我们的计划不利。
He had formed an unfavorable opinion of my work.他对我的工作已有了成见。
unfavorable omens 坏兆头 unfavorable to 不利于。。。
Swallowed 【医】吞咽的
twist[D.J.:twist]vt. & vi.扭, 搓, 缠绕
Suddenly the snake twisted.突然, 蛇扭动了一下。
She twisted her ankle when she fell.她摔倒时扭伤了脚踝。
vt转动; 拧You have to twist the lid off, not pull it.盖子是拧开的, 不是拉开的。
stem [D.J.:stem] n (花草的)茎, (树木的)干
The stem of the mushroom is broken.这只蘑菇的梗折断了。
词干“uni-” is the stem of “unity”.uni-是unity的词干。
vt遏制[阻止](液体的流动等)
You must stem the flow of blood from the wound.(创伤; 伤口; 伤痕)你必须止住伤口流血。
Wound v t.使受伤, 伤害
The thief wounded her in the arm with his knife.小偷用刀子扎伤了她的手臂。
Her pride has been wounded.她的自尊心已经受到伤害。
extreme[D.J.:iks'tri:m]adj尽头的, 末端的
She lived on the extreme edge of the forest.她住在森林的最边缘。
极度的, 极端的; 过激的His views are rather extreme.他的见解相当偏激。
extreme conditions 最恶劣的条件
compress [D.J.:kəm'pres] vt压紧, 压缩
In her anger she compressed her lips so tightly that they went white.
她生气时把嘴闭得很紧, 嘴唇都变白了。
remote [D.J.:ri'məut] adj (时间上)遥远的; (亲属关系上)远的
The thing happened in the remote past.这件事发生在遥远的过去。
远离的, 遥远的; 偏僻的 At night I like to look at the remote stars in the clear sky.
晚上我喜欢观看晴朗的夜空中遥远的星星。
冷淡的, 疏远的, 漠不关心的
Her manner was polite but remote.她彬彬有礼, 却十分冷淡。
微小的; 轻微的I'm afraid your chances of success are rather remote.我担心你成功的机会极小。
decay [D.J.:di'kei] vt. & vi.(使)腐烂, 腐朽
The vegetables have begun to decay.那些蔬菜已开始腐烂。
Sugar can decay the teeth.糖能腐蚀牙齿。
vi衰败, 衰退, 衰落
Our powers decay in old age.我们的体力在老年时就衰退。
n腐败、衰退的状态The house is in decay.这栋房子已经坏了。
Fortune n 机会, 运气, 转机
By a stroke of fortune, he won the competition.他靠运气在竞赛中获胜了。
前途; 命运That old Gipsy woman tells fortunes.那个吉卜赛老妇人替人算命。
Fortune smiled on us.命运之神向我们露出了笑脸。
事情, 转变；庞大的财富, 财产
He came into a large fortune when his rich uncle died.有钱的叔父死后, 他继承了一大笔财产。
Assure vt 使相信; 使确信
He assured me success.他使我相信能够成功。
Nothing will assure permanent happiness to me.没有什么能保证我永久的幸福。
She assured us not to worry.她使我们相信不用担心。 保险
Assured adj 确定的;有保证的；自信的;有把握的 自大的；自满的；<英>被保了险的
His promotion was assured.他的晋升是无疑的。
N 被保险人；保险受益人rest assured (that …) 放心（。。。）深信无疑；非常肯定；(对…)很有信心
You can rest assured that we will do everything we can to get your money back.
你尽管放心，我们会想一切办法把你的钱要回来。
Religious adj宗教的 笃信宗教的, 虔诚的
She is a very religious person who goes to church every Sunday她十分虔诚, 每星期都上教堂。
谨慎的, 认真的She gave religious attention to the doctor's orders.她一丝不苟地遵照医生嘱咐。
Guarantee vt保证; 担保
We can't guarantee our workers' regular employment.我们不能保证我们的工人定期受雇。
We guarantee to be here tomorrow.我们保证明天来
I guarantee you'll enjoy yourself.我保证你会过得很快活。
Can you guarantee me a job when I get there?你可以确保我到那儿就可以找到一份工作吗?
使(事情)可能发生
His turning up will guarantee the success of the meeting他一出席, 会议便成功在望。
N 保证, 保障; 保证书; 保用期
Can you give me your guarantee that the goods will be delivered before Friday?
你能给我保证这批货在星期五之前交货吗?
This guarantee is valid for one year.这份保证书有效期为一年。
担保, 担保人
If I try to borrow 薰€10, 000 from the bank, will you be my guarantee?
如果我向银行借一万美元, 你愿意作我的保证人吗?
担保品, 抵押品What guarantee can you offer?你能拿什么作抵押?
multi-story adj (房屋)多层的 a multi-story building多层建筑物
grave n 坟墓She laid flowers on the grave.她把花放在坟上。
死亡He drank himself into an early grave.他因喝酒过度而过早死去。
(指情况)严重的 The situation was grave情况是严重的。
This heavy rain could have grave consequences这场大雨会造成严重后果。
严肃的, 庄重的He looks terribly grave.他脸色很严肃。
Skeleton n 骨骼; 骷髅
The boy bent curiously to the skeleton of the buck.这男孩好奇地弯下身去看鹿的骸骨。
骨干, 框架The block is still just a skeleton of girders.这片建筑还只是仅有主梁的骨架。
梗概, 提要Her notes gave us just the bare skeleton of her theory.
她的笔记只给我们提供了她的理论的梗概。
cremation n 烧,火葬cremator n 火葬场的火化工,焚尸人,焚尸炉
object to 反对; 对…反感 = resist
They objected to me on personal grounds.他们出于个人的原因反对我。
Do you object to my speaking to him about it?我去和他谈谈这事, 你有意见吗?
I don't object to the children going with us.我不反对孩子们和我们一道去。
Resist vt. & vi. 使用武力阻止(某事)发生[取得成功]; 抵抗; 对抗
Lack of proper nourishment reduces their power to resist disease.
营养不良降低了他们抵抗疾病的能力。
不屈从(某事物或某人); 经得住
I couldn't resist telling him the secret.我忍不住把那个秘密告诉了他。
Cripple vt 使跛, 受伤致残
The accident crippled him for life.这次事故使他终身残废。
严重削弱, 使陷于瘫痪The general strike of the railway workers crippled the country's economy
铁路工人的全面罢工使国家的经济陷于瘫痪。
executive n 主管, 高级行政人员, 执行官
A good executive usually gets on well with people.
一个好的高级管理人员通常与人们相处得很好。
行政部门The executive has[have] been making decisions about the future of the company.
领导层一直在研究公司未来的决策。
执行的, 行政的; 有行政能力的
The routine office work had all been delegated to his executive staff.
一般的办公室工作都已经交给了他的执行人员。
Isolated adj孤立的, 单独的
The radical group in the ruling party is becoming increasingly isolated.
执政党内的激进派日益孤立。
隔离的;与世隔绝的People with contagious diseases should be isolated.传染病患者应予以隔离。
fascinated 迷住
Fascinate vt 使着迷, 使极感兴趣
Her beauty fascinated every boy.她的美貌使所有的男孩子都着了迷。
慑住…使动弹不得The serpent fascinated its prey.这条蛇震慑住了它要捕食的动物。
portrait n 肖像, 画像 生动的描写
The article gives a detailed portrait of a great soldier.这篇文章详细地描写了一位伟大的战士。
Gaze vi 凝视, 注视 Don't gaze round.不要左顾右盼。 N 凝视, 端详
Never in his life had he gazed on such splendor.他生平从没有见过如此辉煌壮丽的场面。
horizon n 地平线；范围, 界限, 眼界
Intelligence n 智力, 智慧; 理解力
The children were given an intelligence test.儿童们接受了智力测验。
The general had secret intelligence of the enemy.将军掌握了有关敌人的秘密情报。
情报人员Intelligence has[have] reported that enemy is planning a new attack.
情报人员报告说敌军正在策划发动新攻势。
permanent adj 永久(性)的, 固定的 n 永久,持久
The coat gives permanent protection against heavy rain.这种防雨衣经久耐用。
He is one of our permanent employees.他是我们的终身雇员之一。
Limp adj 无力的; 无生气的; 易弯的; 松软的
He gave her a limp, cold handshake他有气无力且冷淡地与她握了一下手。
eventually [D.J.:i'ventjuəli] adv 终于, 最后
“When will you be back?”“Eventually.“你什么时候回来?”“最后总会回来的。”
wholesale 批发.
Commute vi 通勤Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes.芭芭拉住在牛津, 通勤往来。
Vt 减(刑)His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment（关押，监禁）
他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
neighborhood n 地区;某地区的人;与某处邻近的地区
They are neighborhood paper.它们属于同一区域的报纸。
Busy city neighborhood 城市的热闹繁华。
Constructive adj建设的,建设性的
Notion n 概念, 观念, 看法
One common Chinese notion is that the elders ought to be respected.
中国人共有的一种观念是长者应受到尊敬。
突然的念头, 奇想; 意图, 打算
He had a sudden notion to visit all his relatives.他心血来潮, 突然想去拜访他所有的亲戚。
I haven't the faintest(微弱的，模糊的，暗淡的) notion what you're talking about.
我对于你所讲的话一点儿也不懂。
context n 背景, 环境；上下文, 语境
You can always tell the meaning of a word from its context.你常可以从上下文中猜出词义来。
Considerable adj 相当大(或多)的
It is a considerable sum of money.那是一笔数量可观的钱。
They have given the plan considerable attention.他们已经给予这个计划以相当多的注意。
considerate adj 体贴的, 体谅的
We think that he is the most considerate person we have ever met.
我们认为他在我们碰到的人中间是最能体谅人的。
Considered adj 经过仔细考虑的, 经过深思熟虑的
It is my considered opinion that we can’t afford to do it.
我们承担不了这事, 这是我经过深思熟虑的意见。
受尊敬的, 受尊重的, 受推崇的
Her paintings are well considered abroad.她的画在国外得到很好的评价。
经过深思熟虑的看法In my considered opinion, ‘Trainspotting’ is one of the best British movies ever made.仔细想来，我认为《猜火车》是英国最好的电影之一。
distraction n 使人分心的事〔人〕 ;娱乐, 消遣
There are too many distractions here to work properly.这里叫人分心的事太多, 使人无法好好工作。
心烦意乱;精神错乱；分心, 分散注意力
Let’s invite her to the disco—she needs distraction.我们请她去迪斯科舞会吧, 她需要散散心。
心烦意乱；(心烦、激动或生气得)发狂
The children are driving me to distraction today.今天孩子们闹得我心烦意乱。
apologize vt. & vi.道歉
I must apologize that if I offended (触犯，冒犯)you I didn't mean to.
我必须向您道歉, 如果冒犯了您, 我不是有意的。
Semester n (尤指美国的大专院校的)学期
A student will probably attend four or five courses during each semester.
每个学生一学期可能要修四五门课程。
install vt 安装；安顿, 安置；使…正式就职 n installation安装, 设置; 就职；装置, 设备；军事设施
install in 在…安装…
They will install a heating and lighting system in our house.他们将在我们家装上供热供电系统。
把…安置于… 委派…担任…He has just installed himself in his new office.他刚刚就任新职。
Installant n 任命者
administrable adj 可管理的,可处理的administrant n 管理人,行政官 adj 管理的
Administrate v 管理,支配
Administration n 实行, 执行
The administration of the law is very important.法律的执行是很重要的。
管理, 经营, 支配
Who is in charge of the administration of your company?你们公司的行政工作由谁负责?
政府, 内阁Not much was done by the last Administration.上届政府没有多少政绩。
Diligent adj 勤奋的, 勤勉的
He made a diligent attempt to learn Russian.他勤奋地学习俄语。
He is diligent in whatever he does.他无论做什么都很勤奋。
Whereas conj 但是, 而
Some praise him, whereas others condemn (谴责，责备)him.有些人赞扬他, 而有些人谴责他。
Alike adj 同样的, 相像的 adv 同样地
The two office buildings are somewhat alike in appearance.这两座办公楼在外形上有点相似。
The twins are so alike that I can't tell which is which.这对双胞胎一模一样, 我分辨不出谁是谁。
She treats all her students alike.她对她所有的学生都同样看待。
Thorough adj 彻底的 十足的 考虑周到的
Give the room a thorough clean.把房间彻底打扫一下。
He is a thorough fool.他是个地地道道的傻瓜。
She's very thorough.她非常细心。
Adv thoroughly 彻底地;认真仔细地
Stir the ingredients thoroughly. 把这些材料彻底搅和起来。
They had not studied the language very thoroughly.他们没有很仔细地研究这一语言。
完全地;非常,极其
She thoroughly despised him for his weakness.她因为他的软弱而十分鄙视他。
Occasion n 时刻, 时候
This is a gala occasion. 这是一个欢乐的时刻。
机会, 时机 I want to take this occasion to thank you.我想借此机会向你表示感谢。
特殊场合; 庆典I only wear a tie on special occasions.我只有在特殊的场合才系领带。
原因, 理由There was no occasion to do so.没有理由这样做。
Vt 惹起, 引起 Who occasioned his anger?谁惹他生气?
Excessive adj 过度的, 过分的; 极度的
She takes an excessive interest in clothes. 她过分注重衣着。
The prices at this hotel are excessive.这家旅馆的价钱贵得过分。
ambition n 抱负, 雄心, 野心
His ambition knows no limits. 他的野心是无止尽的。
渴望得到的东西The big house on the hill is my ambition.山上那所大房子是我所企望得到的。
Ambitious adj 有抱负的, 雄心勃勃的
Only ambitious students get the best marks.有抱负的学生才能取得最好的成绩。
tragedy n 惨事, 灾难 悲剧
The tragedy he mentioned took place in January.他提到的那一悲惨事件发生在一月。
intersection n 横断; 交叉
Bridges are used to avoid the intersection of a railway and a highway
桥用来避免铁路和公路直接交叉。
交叉点, 十字路口 The car stopped at a street intersection.这辆车停在十字路口。