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stumble across /on/upon 无意间碰到,偶然发现
database (数据库=databank) 即data 数据+base 基地
attract vt. 吸引;引起 vi. 吸引;有吸引力
联想:temp,seduce,induce
It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year
She has set out to seduce Stephen
an economic crisis induced by high oil prices
feature n. 容貌;特色,特征;特写或专题节目
vi. 起重要作vt. 以…为特色;由…主演;特写
联想:personality,characteristic
She has such a kind, friendly personality
their physical characteristics
key in (键入)
联想:key adj. 关键的→crucial, critical,→ important, significant
...the most crucial election campaign for years
criteria n. 标准,条件(criterion的复数)
联想:rule,regulation,standards, indexes
the new safety regulations
Systems that were by later standards absurdly primitive
...the UK retail price index
salary vt. 给...加薪;给...薪水n. 薪水
联想:wage,fee
legal adj. 法定的;法律的;合法的
相关:legislation,illegal
property n. 性质,性能;财产;所有权→→联想:possession
notification n.(通知,告示) notify v通知 通告
counsel n. 法律顾问;忠告;商议;讨论;决策
vt. 建议;劝告vi. 商讨;提出忠告
联想:advice 相关:consult
drawback n.缺点,障碍;退款
联想:shortcoming,defect,weakness,disadvantage
eliminate vt. 排除,消除;淘汰
联想:avoid,exclude
The army should be excluded from political life
implicit adj. 内含的,含蓄的
联想:explicit adj. 明确的;清楚的;直率的;详述的
explicit references to age in recruitment advertising
keep abreast of 与…齐头并进;了解…的最新情况
rely on 依靠,依赖
联想:depend on,lean upon
compensation n.补偿,赔偿
联想:insurance,reward
travel insurance
a £10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the killer
maintain vt. 维持;维修;供养;继续;主张
↘联想:consider,believe,cherish vt. 珍爱;怀有;爱护;抚育
联想:treasure appreciate
These books are still among my most treasured possessions
Anyone can appreciate our music
经典句型:P2L1
With thousands of career-related sites on the Internet, finding promising openings can be time-consuming and inefficient.
仿写:13年choice
With thousands of graduates from various universities in our China, finding promising jobs can be tough and time-consuming.
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condemn vt. 声讨,谴责
insidious adj.暗中进行的,不知不觉的
thrive vi. 繁荣,兴旺;茁壮成长
adj, thriving
联想:prosperous, flourishing
The place looks more prosperous than ever
London quickly became a flourishing port
unware 联想:be aware of , awareness
fairly adv. 公平地;相当地;简直
evenly adv. 平坦地;均匀地;平等地;平衡地
联想:balance,make ends meet,average
I balanced on the ledge
She scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet
average price
spread vt.& vi. 伸开;展开;(使)传播;(使)散布
vt. 涂;把…覆盖在…上(over);把…敲平;散发(气、烟等)
vi. (景色、景致)展现;传开;(人群)散开;软化
n. 范围;连续的一段时间
adj. 张开的;双唇展开的;扁薄发光的;跨两栏的
联想:convey,distribute,transmit
Students shouted slogans and distributed leaflets
The game was transmitted live in Spain and Italy
suspiciously adv.猜疑地;形迹可疑
respectively adv. 分别地;各自地,独自地
联想: separately
predecessor n.前辈,前任
联想:ancestor,precedented 有先例的—unprecedented前所未有的
coincidence n巧合,一致
相关:coincidentally
rot n,vi,vt腐朽,腐化
infant n. 婴儿;幼儿;[律]未成年人
adj. 婴儿的;幼稚的;初期的;未成年的
联想:primary,minor
I don't think young people's primary aim in life is to get drunk
She is known in Italy for a number of minor roles in films
get stuck v. 受骗;被卡在……;被堵……
rarely adv. 很少地;难得;罕有地
improve 联想: promote, increase
qualification n,资格, 条件
联想:license,certificate
a proposal that would require the state to license guns
birth certificates
humiliation n. 羞辱,蒙耻
联想:condemn,despise,contempt
Political leaders united yesterday to condemn the latest wave of violence
I can never, ever forgive him. I despise him
He has contempt for those beyond his immediate family circle
ceremony n. 典礼,仪式;礼仪,礼节;虚礼,客气
联想: anniversary
the one hundredth anniversary
literally [口语] 简直;adv. 逐字地;照字面地
联想:literature,literate
classic works of literature
Someone who is literate is able to read and write
shortlist n. 供最后挑选或考虑用的候选人名单
election n. 选举;当选;选择权;[宗]上帝的选拔
联想:selection,option, →vote
ballot n.选票
attendee n.出席者,参加者
相关:attendant
the risks attendant on the exploration of the unknown
recipient n.接收者
联想:recipe ,receipt
a recipe book
I wrote her a receipt for the money
plough (through) 艰难前进,啃
经典句型:P4L1
Can this merely be coincidence? (可直接用于描写第二段)
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polish n. 磨光,擦亮;上光剂,擦亮剂;优雅,精良
vi. 擦亮,变光滑 vt. 磨光,使发亮
client n. 顾客;当事人;诉讼委托人;[计算机]客户端
联想:customer,consumer
softening n. 变软,软化
v. (使)变软( soften的现在分词 );缓解打击;缓和;安慰
联想:prosperous ,boom
The place looks more prosperous than ever
The 1980s were indeed boom years
middle-brow 中等文化素养的,平庸之辈
abandon n. 狂热;放任 vt. 遗弃;放弃
联想:give up, surrender
She surrendered to the police in London last December
admission n. 承认;入场费;进入许可;坦白;录用
联想:permission
Police said permission for the march had not been granted
outlet n. 出口,排放孔;发泄的方法;销路;电源插座;批发商店
lag n. 迟延;防护套;囚犯;桶板;落后
vt. 押往监狱;落后于;加上外套 vi. 滞后;缓缓而行;蹒跚
adj. 最后的
temper n. 脾气;(钢等)回火;性情;倾向
vt. 调和;锻炼;使缓和;使回火 vi. 回火;调和
相关:temperature
revenue n. 税收,国家的收入;收益
联想:income,profit,proceeds, bonus
cautious adj. 谨慎的;十分小心的
联想:prudent,careful
approach n. 接近;方法;途径 vt. 接近;着手处理 vi. 靠近
( 注意:n 用法是考研中比较常用的)
panic n. 恐慌,惊慌;大恐慌;成功;非常滑稽的人
adj. 恐慌的,惊慌失措的
联想:frightened,horrible,scare, dreadful
frenzied n. 狂怒;狂暴;暴怒 vt. 使发狂;使狂怒
相关:frenzy
'Get out!' she ordered in a frenzy
overbid 出高价现象
silver lining [不幸中的] 希望,慰藉
swing n,vi,vt,摇摆
联想:sway,dangle
ingredient 成分,因素
联想:factor ,element,composition,component,part
经典句型:P1L1
When it comes to……(用于引出话题)
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entertainer n.专业演员
联想:entertain,entertainment
pursue 联想:chase,pursuit
pervasive adj.到处弥漫的,普遍的 相关:pervade
联想:general,widespread, common
distaste 联想: disgust,sick,
defend vt. 防护;辩护 vi. 防守;保卫
联想:defendant,accuser
democracy 联想:democratic, 形近:demonstrate
resent vt. 怨恨;愤恨;厌恶
近义:hate
populist 平民主义者
elitism 精英统治论,优越感
相关:elite
↘联想:excellent,eminent,distinguished,outstanding,prominent
rigorous 严格的,严厉的
联想:vigorous
African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety
restraint 抑制,克制
联想:restrain,constrain
bellyful 满肚子
exemplify 例证
联想:instance
preserve 联想:conserve
contemplative 沉思的
联想:meditative,ponder
manipulate 熟练地]操作,[巧妙地]处理
联想:operate,handle
grip 联想:catch,grasp,hold,capture
identify 联想:identity, identical
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vanish 联想:disappear,blank
have a reputation for 联想:famous,be known as
outraged adj. 义愤填膺的;愤慨的,气愤的
v. 使愤怒(outrage的过去式,过去分词)
联想:outrageous
I must apologise for my outrageous behaviour
· underling adj. 潜在的;根本的;在下面的;优先的
· v. 放在…的下面;为…的基础;优先于
联想:potential
potential party members
assumption 假定;承担;呈现
联想,presume,supposed,hypothesis
I presume you're here on business
The first debate was supposed to have been held on Tuesday
Work will now begin to test the hypothesis in rats
capable adj. 能干的,能胜任的;有才华的
联想:able, competent
a competent performance
grievance n.抱怨,不平,怨愤
联想:complaint, resent, dissatisfy
↘compliant(adj.顺从的,服从的,应允的)
People have been reluctant to make formal complaints to the police
tardily adv. 缓慢地;拖延地
counterpart 对应的人或物) 即counter相反+part部分=“对应的部分”→对应的人或物。
normally adv. 正常地;通常地,一般地
联想:formally
He wrote a very formal letter of apology to Douglas
· separate vt. 使分离;使分开;使分居 vi. 分开;隔开;分居
· adj. 单独的;分开的;不同的;各自的;
· 联想:independent, divided, isolated
· Your questions should be independent of each other
It will be easiest if we divide them into groups
Many of the refugee villages are in isolated areas
indignation 愤慨, 义愤
联想:diligent
Meyers is a diligent and prolific worker
completely 联想:entirely, totally, thoroughly, fully, absolutely,
stem from 联想:evolve from,originate from ,derive from
经典句型P1L1
Everybody loves a fat pay rise. Yet pleasure at your own can vanish if you learn that a colleague has been given a bigger one.
如06年偶像崇拜
Everybody loves idols-worship. Yet admiration at your own can vanish if you learn that the star you are chasing is genuinely a drug addict.
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inconclusive adj. 不确定的;非决定性的;无结果的
· 联想:exclusive adj. 独有的;排外的;专一的
· n. 独家新闻;独家经营的项目;排外者
· He is already a member of Britain's most exclusive club
· nonsense n. 胡说;废话 adj. 荒谬的
联想:commonsense ↘ridiculous,absurd
It was an absolutely ridiculous decision
That's absurd
· parallel n. 平行线;对比vt. 使…与…平行 adj. 平行的;类似的,相同的
· 联想:paradise,parade
· enlist vi. 支持;从军;应募;赞助
· vt. 使入伍;征募;谋取…的赞助或帮助
· 联想:support,sponsor
· atmosphere 联想:context,situation,environment
· definitely 相关:absolutely,sure enough
· 联想:infinitely
preface 联想:postscript
available 联想:valid
consequence 相关:affect,effect,influence,impact
联想:subsequent
the increase of population in subsequent years
prudent 审慎的,谨慎的
联想:cautious
The scientists are cautious about using enzyme therapy on humans.
responsible 相关:responsibility
联想:corresponding corresponding side对应边
↘relevant, Comparative
Is religion still relevant to most people's lives?
Comparative literature比较文学
· initiative n. 主动权;首创精神 adj. 主动的;自发的;起始的
· 联想:creative ↘spontaneous
· Creative Director 创意总监
· Diana's house was crowded with happy people whose spontaneous outbursts of song were accompanied by lively music.
· incentive n. 动机;刺激 adj. 激励的;刺激的
联想:spur,stimulus
It's the money that spurs these fishermen to risk a long ocean journey in their flimsy boats.
Interest rates could fall soon and be a stimulus to the U.S. economy.
·
· 经典句型:P3L1,P5L1
· Just as on smoking, voices now come from many quarters insisting that the science about global warming is incomplete, that it's Ok to keep pouring fumes into the air until we know for sure.
仿写:
Just as on mineral resources, voices now come from many quarters insisting that the science about water deficiency is incomplete ,that it’s ok to keep wasting as you like until we know for sure.
To serve as responsible stewards of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic research but research alone is inadequate.
仿写:05年养老足球赛
To serve as responsible stewards of the country, we young people must press forward on more actions in concrete but slogan alone is inadequate.
可直接用的句子:
This is a dangerous game: by the 100 percent of the evidence is in, it may be too late.
There are upsetting……today, as scientists in one wave after another try to awaken us to the growing threat of …….
The clear message is that we should get moving to……
With the risks obvious and growing, a prudent people would take out an insurance policy now.
But it's obvious that a majority of……still don't take…… seriously.
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· formulate vt. 规划;用公式表示;明确地表达
· formulate Problem问题阐述
· 联想:formulation 构想,规划;公式化;简洁陈述;配方
· There have been problems with the formulation of the vaccine
· regulate
· 相关:regulation,adjust
· The European Union has proposed new regulations to control the hours worked by its employees...
To attract investors, Panama has adjusted its tax and labour laws
intensely adv. 强烈地;极度;剧烈地
相关:intensive Intensive reading
conscious adj. 有意识的,神志清醒的;自觉的,有意的;(痛苦,感情,冷气等)感觉得到的;同“self-conscious“
联想: Conscientious adj. 认真负责的;本着良心的;谨慎的;正大光明
We are generally very conscientious about our work
Cognitive adj. 认知的;认识的 cognitive processes
vivid adj. 生动的;(记忆、描述等)清晰的;(人的想像)丰富的;(光、颜色等)鲜艳的,耀眼的
联想:vigorous,positive,lively
African dance is vigorous, but full of subtlety
a positive frame of mind
She had a sweet, lively personality
depressed adj. 情绪低落的,沮丧的;萧条的;下陷的,低的;中间凹下的
v. 压下(depress的过去式和过去分词);使愁苦;降低(价格);使跌价
联想:depression
Mr. Thomas was suffering from depression.
be occupied with 忙着做…;忙于某事物
联想:pay attention on , be engaged in
pay attention on study
He began to be engaged in construction work since graduating from college.
visualize 想象;使形象
联想:conceive,visual
conceive a baby
music, film, dance, and the visual arts
persistent 持续的,坚持不懈的
联想:insist on,continually→continuously
He insisted on his demand.
She cried almost continually and threw temper tantrums
Residents report that they heard continuous gunfire
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· aspire vi. 渴望,立志,追求
· 联想:aspiration,inspiration,inspire
· the needs and aspirations of our pupils
And what inspired you to change your name?
My inspiration comes from poets like Baudelaire and Jacques Prévert
degradation 恶化,退化
联想:descent,reduction
the crash of an Airbus A300 on its descent into Kathmandu airport
a future reduction in UK interest rates
linguist n. 通晓数国语言的人;语言学家
controversialist n. 争论者,好争论者
联想:debate,argument,dispute,quarrel
There has been a lot of debate among scholars about this
There's a strong argument for lowering the price
They have won previous pay disputes with the government
I had a terrible quarrel with my other brothers
liberal n. 自由主义者;自由党党员 adj. 开明的;自由的;慷慨的;不拘泥的
联想:liberty,freedom
There is no formal confirmation so far that he is at liberty
freedom of speech言论自由
permissive adj. 宽大的;放任的;自由的;容许的
联想:permission,admission,tolerance
Finally his mother relented and gave permission for her youngest son to marry
Students apply for admission to a particular college
the acceptance and tolerance of other ways
decline n. 下降;(力量、健康、品格、权力、价值等的)衰退;下倾;(人、生命等的)衰退期 vt.& vi. 辞谢,谢绝(邀请等) vi. (道路、物体等)下倾;(太阳)落下;(在品格、价值上)降低;衰落,谢绝 vt. 谢绝,婉拒
联想:fall,descent,reduce
regrettable adj. 可叹的,可惜的
联想:pity,sorry
They did not have enough money to adopt a child. It was such a shame
authentic adj. 真的,真正的;可信的,可靠的;有根据的;[法]认证了的
联想:real,genuine,truly
They're convinced the picture is genuine.
elevated adj. 升高的;高层的;高尚的 n. <美><口>高架铁路
v. 举起( elevate的过去式和过去分词 );提
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