Aabsorbvt.吸收;使专心【搭配】beabsorbedin专心于【考题】Shewassoinherjobthatshedidn'thearanybodyknockingatthedoor.A)attractedB)absorbedC)drawnD)concentrated(1996.1/25/B)【译文】她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。abusevt.滥用;虐待n.滥用【考题】Ithasbeenrevealedthatsomegovernmentleaderstheirauthorityandpositiontogetillegalprofitsforthemselves.A)employB)takeC)abuseD)overlook(1996.6/34/C)【译文】据透露,一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。accomplishv.达到;完成【考题】Theproject,bytheendof2000,willexpandthecity'stelephonenetworktocover1,000,000users.A)accomplishedB)beingaccomplishedC)tobeaccomplishedD)havingbeenaccomplished(1999.6/68/C)【译文】预计在2000年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至1,000,000用户。accountn.账;账户v.说明……原因【搭配】onaccountof为了……的缘故,因为take...intoaccount考虑到【考题】I'dhisreputationwithotherfarmersandbusinesspeopleinthecommunity,andthenmakeadecisionaboutwhetherornottoapprovealoan.A)takeintoaccountB)accountforC)makeupforD)makeout(2000.1/63/A)【译文】我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉,然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。approvevt.赞成,称许;批准approvaln.【搭配】forsb.'sapproval求某人指正giveone'sapprovalto批准【考题】Ifonlythecommitteetheregulationsandputthemintoeffectassoonaspossible.A)approveB)willapproveC)canapproveD)wouldapprove(1997.1/47/D)【译文】要是委员会能尽快批准这些规章制度并付诸实施就好了。approximatelyad.近似地,大约【考题】Theyclaimthat1,000factoriescloseddownduringtheeconomiccrisis.A)sufficientlyB)approximatelyC)considerablyD)properly(1993.1/45/B)【译文】他们宣称大约有1000家工厂在经济危机中倒闭了。arisevi.出现;由……引起【考题】Someconfusionhasaboutwhocanjointheassociation.A)retainedB)liftedC)raisedD)arisen(1992.1/43/D)【译文】关于谁加入协会意见不一。artificiala.人工的;矫揉造作的【考题】Thereweresomeflowersonthetable.A)artificialB)unnaturalC)falseD)unreal(1991.6/44/A)【译文】桌子上有一些假花。ashameda.惭愧(的);羞耻(的)【搭配】beashamedof以为……是耻辱beashamedtodosth.以干……为耻【考题】Hewasofhavingaskedsuchasillyquestion.A)sorryB)guiltyC)ashamedD)miserable(1991.6/65/C)【译文】他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思。associatevi.交往n.伙伴,同事【搭配】associateoneselfwith加入associatesth.with把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起associatewith和……来往【考题】Ahealthylifeisfrequentlythoughttobewiththeopencountrysideandhomegrownfood.A)tiedB)boundC)involvedD)associated(1996.6/23/D)【译文】人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。availablea.可利用的;通用的【考题】Conveniencefoodswhicharealreadypreparedforcookingareingrocerystores.A)readyB)approachableC)probableD)available(1997.1/43/D)【译文】经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。awkwarda.笨拙的;尴尬的【考题】Theshygirlfeltanduncomfortablewhenshecouldnotanswerherteacher'squestions.A)amazedB)awkwardC)curiousD)amused(1998.6/42/B)【译文】当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时,她感到很窘迫和难受。Bbanv.禁止Inmostcountriesthesaleofliquortochildrenisbanned.大多数国家都禁止卖酒给小孩子们。n.禁止,禁令announcea30-daybanonhunting宣布30天的禁猎令【辨析】ban,forbid和prohibit三个词都表示“禁止”,其中ban语气最重,指权威机关正式禁止。forbid是普通用词,指个人行为。prohibit是正式用词,指用法律或法令来禁止。barea.无遮盖的;空的;仅仅的abarehillside光秃秃的(无树木的)山坡aroombareoffurniture几乎没有家具的房间thebarenecessitiesoflife最起码的生活必需品v.揭露,暴露,揭开,去除……的覆盖物bareone'shead脱去帽子bareone'sheart表露真情【全真考题】Althoughtheyplanttreesinthisareaeveryyear,thetopsofsomehillsarestill.(99.6)A)bareB)vacantC)blankD)hollow[答案]Abarelyad.仅仅,只不过,几乎不Webarelyhadtimetocatchthetrain.我们仅有勉强赶上火车的时间。【用法】1.barely用在句首时引起句子倒装。2.barely含有否定意义,因此用在反意疑问句中时,句尾的疑问短句要用肯定形式。3.barely...when结构表示“刚……就……”,barely所在的部分要倒装。4.barely不与ever,any和atall连用。【辨析】barely,hardly,rarely和scarcely四个词意义相近,都表否定概念,但也有一些差别。rarely意为“难得,不常”(notoften)。RarelyhaveIseenhimsmile.hardly往往强调能力上有困难,意为“简直不,很难”。Hecanhardlyjumpoverthefence.scarcely往往强调不足,常同enough,sufficient,any等表示程度的词连用,意为“不太,几乎,简直没有”。Hehasscarcelyanymoneyleft.barely与hardly和scarcely意思相近,意为“几乎,勉强,仅能做到”。但如果后面跟有ever,any,atall等词,只能用hardly或scarcely,不能用barely。benefitn.益处;优越性;保险金,救济金I'vehadthebenefitofagoodeducation.我得益于良好的教育。/thebenefitsofscience科学的优良条件/unemploymentbenefits失业保险vi.得益Hehasn'tbenefitedfromtheexperience.他并没有从他的经验中受益。vt.使……受益Thispolicybenefitsthewholecity.这个政策使整个城市受益。【用法】benefit作不及物动词时,其后常接介词from。borevt.使……感到厌烦Allhisoldstoriesboreme.他所有的老生常谈使我厌烦。n.令人厌烦的事物Don'tbesuchabore.别这么讨厌。【用法】bore的两种分词形式boring和bored:boring表示主动,指某事物令人厌烦;bored表示被动,指被某事物弄得厌烦。Hewasboredwithhisjob./It'saboringfilm.类似的词还有interesting与interested;exciting与excited等。Cconcentratev.全神贯注,精神集中,专心致志;集中,集合;浓缩Weshouldconcentratealloureffortsonimprovingeducation.我们应该集中精力努力改进教育工作。Troopsareconcentratingsouthoftheriver.军队正向河的南边集结。n.浓缩液【用法】concentrate(sth.)onsth./doingsth.【全真考题】Annecouldn'tconcentratewhatshewasdoingwhileherfamilywerewatchingTV.(93.1)A.toB.onC.forD.in【答案】Bcontinualadj.继续不断的;一再重复的continualrain不停的雨【辨析】continual与continuouscontinual一般指多次重复的动作:Pleasestopyourcontinualquestions.continuous表示动作或物体继续不停地或不间断地进行下去:acontinuousflowoftraffic【全真考题】Ourjourneywasslowbecausethetrainstoppedatdifferentvillages.(99.1)A.unceasinglyB.graduallyC.continuouslyD.continually【答案】Dcontraryadj.(在性质、倾向或方向等方面)相反的;好与人作对的contrarybeliefs截然相反的信仰Heisanawkward,contrarychild.他是个又麻烦又不听话的孩子。n.反面【用法】contraryto违反:becontrarytothelaw;onthecontrary与此相反:Itdoesn'tseemuglytome;onthecontrary,Ithinkit'sratherbeautiful.【全真考题】Whatyouhavedoneisthedoctor'sorders.(90.1)A.attachedtoB.responsibletoC.resistanttoD.contraryto【答案】Dcontributev.捐款,捐助;有助于;投稿Wecontributedclothingtothereliefofthepoor.我们捐赠衣物救济贫民。Hardworkcontributedtohissuccess.努力工作使他成功。Hecontributedpoemstothemagazine.他投诗稿给杂志。【用法】contribute与介词to搭配:contribute(sth.)to【全真考题】Medical