TheAcademicWordList(AWL)英语学术词汇表1.WhatistheAWL?AWL(《英语学术词汇表》)是一个由VictoriaUniversityofWellington,NewZealand的一些应用语言学家统计出来词汇表,它包含了的学术英语(EnglishforAcademicPurpose)中最常用的570个词目(headwords),每一个词目下面还列出了该词目的相关变化形式。例如:词目“analyse”就包含以下相关联的词汇:analysed,analyser,analysers,analyses,analysing,analysis,analyst,analysts,analytic,analytical,analytically,analyze,analyzed,analyzes,analyzing。其中斜体字,analysis,在学术英语中最为常见。2.Whatarethe10sublistsoftheAWL?AWL分十个sublists(小组)。除了第十小组包含30个词目外,其他小组均含有90个词目。Sublist1(第一组)包含的词汇最常用,sublist2(第二组)中的词汇使用频率稍低,其他的sublists依次类推。AWL中的每一个词目后都有一个数字,它代表了该词目是属于AWL中的哪一组。例如abandon8就表示abandon是属于第八小组的词目。3.WheretofindtheAWL?本文件的附录以字母先后排列出了所有的AWL词目。登陆网页能看到570个词目(headwords)。如果你想得到每一个词目下面所包含的相关单词,请登陆该网页能下载所有的单词。THEACADEMICWORDLIST(E-O)abandonv.goawayfrom(apersonorthingorplace)notintendingtoreturn;forsake;desertabstractadj.existinginthoughtorasanideabutnothavingaphysicalorpracticalexistenceacademyn.schoolforspecialtrainingaccessn.~meansofapproachingorentering(aplace);wayinaccommodatev.providelodgingorroomforaccompanyv.walkortravelwith(sb)asacompanionorhelper;escortaccumulatev.graduallygetorgathertogetheranincreasingnumberorquantityofget(sth)inthiswayaccurateadj.freefromerrorachievev.gainorreach(sth),usubyeffort,skill,courage,etcacknowledgev.acceptthetruthofadmit(sth)acquirev.gain(sth)byone'sownability,effortsorbehaviouradaptv.~sth(forsth)makesthsuitableforanewuse,situation,etc;modifysthadequateadj.~satisfactoryinquantityorquality;sufficientadjacenthavingacommonendpointorborderalsoimmediatelyprecedingorfollowingadjustv.put(sth)intothecorrectorderorposition;arrangeadministratev.toadministeradultadj.growntofullsizeorstrengthadvocatev.speakpubliclyinfavourof(sth);recommend;supportaffectv.haveaninfluenceon(sb/sth);produceaneffectonaggregatev.~sb(fml)beformedorbringsbintoanassembledgrouporamountaidn.helpalbeitconjalthoughallocatev.~sthallotorassignsth(tosb/sth)foraspecialpurposealterv.becomedifferent;changeincharacter,position,size,shape,etcalternativeadj.availableinplaceofsthelse;otherambiguousadj.havingmorethanonepossiblemeaningamendv.correctanerrorin(sth);makeminorimprovementsin;changeslightlyanalogyn.~partialsimilaritybetweentwothingsthatarecomparedanalysev.separateintoitspartsinordertostudyitsnatureorstructureannualadj.happeningeveryyearanticipatev.expectapparentadj.clearlyseenorunderstood;obviousappendv.~sth(fml)attachoraddsth(espinwriting)appreciatev.understandandenjoy(sth);valuehighlyapproachv.comenearornearertoinspaceortimeappropriateadj.~suitable;rightandproperapproximateadj.almostcorrectorexactbutnotcompletelysoarbitraryadj.basedonpersonalopinionorimpulse,notonreasonarean.extentormeasurementofasurfaceaspectn.particularpartorfeatureofsthbeingconsideredassemblev.cometogether;collectassessv.~sthdecideorfixtheamountofsthassignv.~sthtosbgivesthtosbasashareofworktobedoneorofthingstobeusedassistv.~in/withsth;~(sb)indoingsth(fml)helpassumev.acceptastruebeforethereisproofassurev.tell(sb)positivelyorconfidentlyattachv.~sthfastenorjoinsth(tosth)attainv.succeedingetting(sth);achieveattituden.~wayofthinkingorbehavingattributev.~sthtosb/sthregardsthasbelongingto,causedbyorproducedbysb/sthauthorn.writerofabook,play,etcauthorityn.powertogiveordersandmakeothersobeyautomatev.causetooperatebyautomationavailableadj.thatcanbeusedorobtainedawareadj.~ofsb/sth;~that...havingknowledgeorrealizationofsb/sthbehalfn.onbehalfofsb/onsb'sbehalf;USinbehalfofsb/insb'sbehalfastherepresentativeoforspokesmanforsb;intheinterestofsbbenefitn.profit;gain;futuregood(usedespwiththevsandprepsshown)biasn.opinionorfeelingthatstronglyfavoursonesideinanargumentoroneiteminagrouporseries;predisposition;prejudicebondn.writtenagreementorpromisethathaslegalforce;covenantbriefadj.lastingonlyashorttime;shortbulkn.size,quantityorvolume,espwhengreatcapableadj.havingability;able;competentcapacityn.abilitytoholdorcontainsthcategoryn.classorgroupofthingsinacompletesystemofgroupingceasev.comeorbring(sth)toanend;stopchallengen.~(todosth)invitationorcall(tosb)totakepartinagame,contest,fightetctoprovewhoisbetter,stronger,moreable,etcchanneln.sunkenbedofariver,streamorcanalchaptern.(usunumbered)divisionofabookchartn.detailedmapusedtohelpnavigationatsea,showingcoasts,rocks,thedepthofthesea,etcchemicaladj.oforrelatingtochemistrycircumstancen.conditionorfactconnectedwithaneventoractioncitequote;commendciviladj.oforrelatingtothecitizensofacountryclarifyv.(causesthto)becomeclearoreasiertounderstandclassicadj.havingahighqualitythatisrecognizedandunquestioned;oflastingvalueandimportanceclausen.groupofwordsthatincludesasubject1(4a)andaverb,formingasentenceorpartofasentencecoden.(systemof)words,letters,symbols,etcthatrepresentothers,usedforsecretmessagesorforpresentingorrecordinginformationbrieflycoherentadj.connectedlogicallyorconsistent;easytounderstand;clearcoincidev.~(ofevents)occuratthesametimeoroccupythesameperiodoftimeassthelsecollapsev.falldownorinsuddenlycolleaguen.perso