閱讀詞匯附中英文注釋(一)

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adjust—— To change so as to match or fit; cause to correspond修改=alter To adjust (a garment) for a better fit修改
     adjoining—— Neighboring; contiguous接臨的=neighboring
     adaptation—— Something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation改裝=modification
     acute—— Extremely sharp or severe; intense強(qiáng)烈的=intense
     Keenly perceptive or discerning; penetrating聰明的=sharp
     accustomed—— Being in the habit of習(xí)慣的=used to
     accumulate—— To gather or pile up; amass收集,堆集;積累=collect
     accompany—— To be or go with as a companion陪伴=travel with
     accompaniment—— Something, such as a situation, that accompanies something else; a concomitant伴隨狀況伴隨發(fā)生的事物=attendant An accompanying thing or circumstance; a concomitant伴隨物伴隨的事物或情況;伴隨物
     accommodate—— To provide for; supply with提供住處;供應(yīng)=lodge To provide with temporary quarters, especially for sleeping提供住處
     acclaimed—— To be praised enthusiastically and often publicly; applauded喝彩地,贊賞地=praised
     accelerate—— To cause to develop or progress more quickly使加快=increased
     abundance—— Fullness to overflowing豐富=profusion The state of being profuse; abundance豐富
     absurd—— Ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable荒誕的,荒唐的=preposterous Contrary to nature, reason, or common sense; absurd荒謬的
     abandon—— To give up by leaving or ceasing to operate or inhabit, especially as a result of danger or other impending threat離棄=give up
     awareness——shavingsknowledge or cognizance意識(shí)到的或認(rèn)識(shí)到的=realization
     available—— Present and ready for use; at hand; accessible可用的現(xiàn)實(shí)可用的;手邊的;可獲得的=accessible
     attribute—— A quality or characteristic inherent in or ascribed to someone or something品質(zhì)、屬性=characteristic, trait
     attire—— Clothing or array; apparel服裝、盛裝;服飾=clothing
     attach—— To fasten, secure, or join系,貼或連接=fasten, stick to
     assortment—— A collection of various kinds; a variety多種多樣=variety
     astonishing —— Filling with sudden wonder or amazement驚奇的,奇怪的=startling
     astounding-To be astonishing and bewildering震驚極為驚訝和迷惑不解=surprising
     assemble—— To bring or call togethersintosasgroupsor whole召集集合=gathering
     ascend—— To slope upward爬坡傾斜而上=climb of
     ascribe to——assume to be true
     arduous—— Demanding great effort or labor; difficult困難的=difficult,
     Testing severely the powers of endurance; strenuous艱苦的=strenuous Requiring great effort, energy, or exertion艱巨的
     arid—— Lacking moisture, especiallyshavingsinsufficient rainfall to support trees or woody plants干旱的缺乏水分=dry
     aptly—— Exactly suitable; appropriately合適的=appropriately
     approach—— To come near or nearer, as in space or time接近靠近=near
     appeal—— The power of attracting or of arousing interest吸引力=attraction
     apart from—— With the exception of; besides除…外;除…外還=except for
     anonymous——shavingsan unknown or unacknowledged name匿名的=unknown
     annually—— Recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly每年的=yearly
     annihilate—— To defeat decisively; vanquish戰(zhàn)勝=conquer To defeat or subdue by force, especially by force of arms征服
     alloy—— To combine; mix融合;混合=blend, mix
     altitude—— The height of a thing above a reference level, especially above sea level or above the earth's surface高度=elevation
     affluent—— Generously supplied with money, property, or possessions; prosperous or rich富裕的=wealthy
     afflict—— To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on折磨=problem
     affect—— To have or show a liking for喜歡=fondness
     aesthetically—— Artistically有藝術(shù)的,在藝術(shù)上的=artistically
     adverse—— Acting or serving to oppose; antagonistic敵對(duì)的=oppose, ill
     adversely—— harmfully or unfavorable有害的或不利的=negatively Marked by or exhibiting features, such as hostility, that cannot be deemed positive or constructive反面的
     advocate—— One that argues for a cause; a supporter or defender支持者或保護(hù)者=proponent To speak, plead, or argue in favor of擁護(hù)演說=urge, preach
     adorn—— To lend beauty to; decorate使美觀為…增添美;裝飾=decorate
     adopt—— To take on or assume采取采用或接受=take on
     brilliance—— The state or quality of being brilliant光輝=radiant
     boundary—— Something that indicates a border or limit邊界=dividing line
     breach—— A violation or infraction, as of a law, a legal obligation, or a promise破壞,違犯=violation
     boost—— To increase; raise增加;拔高;To raise or lift by pushing up from behind or below推、舉=raise
     blend—— To combine (varieties or grades) to obtain a mixture of a particular character, quality, or consistency把…摻在一起混合=combine, mix
     bizarre—— Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的=odd
     bias—— A preference or an inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment偏見=prejudice
     beam—— A ray or shaft of light光柱,光束=ray
     be characterized by——distinguish
     barren—— Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation不毛的=infertile
     balmy—— Mild and pleasant溫和的=mild
     comprise—— To consist of; be composed of由…構(gòu)成=consist of ,make up
     conception—— Something conceived in the mind; a concept, plan, design, idea, or thought概念、計(jì)劃、設(shè)計(jì)或思想=notion A mental image or representation; an idea or conception心理形象或象征;想法或構(gòu)思
     composed of ——To create or produce (a literary or musical piece)創(chuàng)作或制作=create
     component—— A constituent element, as of a system組成要素=element, part
     comparable—— Similar or equivalent相似或相當(dāng)=similar
     compile—— To put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources匯編=put together
     community—— Society as a whole; the public作為整體的社會(huì);大眾。Asgroupsof plants and animals living and interacting with one another in a specific region under relatively similar environmental conditions共生動(dòng)物群的一群植物和動(dòng)物=settlement, society
     commodity—— Something useful that can be turned to commercial or other advantage商品=goods
     coincide—— To happen at the same time or during the same period同時(shí)發(fā)生=occur at the same time
     cohesion—— The act, process, or condition of cohering結(jié)合=unity The combination or arrangement of partssintosa whole; unification統(tǒng)一
     cluster—— To gather or growsintosbunches叢生=concentrate
     classify—— To arrange or organize according to class or category分類=categorize
     cling to —— v.依附,依靠,堅(jiān)持=stick to
     cite —— To mention or bring forward as support, illustration, or proof引證把…作為支持、說明或證明而提及或提出=mention
     check ——monitor To check the quality or content of (an electronic audio or visual signal) by means of a receiver監(jiān)聽,收聽;To check by means of an electronic receiver for significant content, such as military, political, or illegal activity竊聽
     celestial—— Of or relating to the sky or the heavens天空的=astronomical
     cease—— To put an end to; discontinue使…停止;中止=stop
     capability—— The quality of being capable; ability能力=ability
     cumbersome —— Troublesome or onerous麻煩的=burdensome
     crisscross—— To move back and forth through or over交叉移動(dòng)move back and forth
     crawl—— To move slowly on the hands and knees or by dragging the body along the ground; creep爬行=creep
     counterpart—— A copy or duplicate of a legal paper復(fù)制品=version An adaptation of a work of art or literaturesintosanother medium or style版本
     counteract—— To oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary action; check抵制,抵消=negate
     core —— The basic or most important part; the essence核心,本質(zhì)=center
     conventional—— Conforming to established practice or accepted standards; traditional傳統(tǒng)的=traditional
     contribute to —— v.捐獻(xiàn)=donate To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute捐贈(zèng)
     consumption——The act or process of consuming消耗=eating
     constrain——To keep within close bounds; confine限制=bound To set a limit to; confine限制
     constitute——To found (an institution, for example)創(chuàng)建=make up
     constituent——Serving as part of a whole; component組成的=component
     constantly——Continually occurring; persistently持續(xù)的=continuously
     conspicuous——Attracting attention, as by being unusual or remarkable; noticeable值得注意的=noticeable
     consort with ——v.陪伴=associate To keep company陪伴
     conserve——To protect from loss or harm; preserve保存,保護(hù)=retain vt.留住;保住
     consequence——Something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition結(jié)果=result
     conjecture——A statement, an opinion, or a conclusion based on guesswork猜想=based on guessing
     congestion——To be overfilled or overcrowded堵塞=overcrowded, crowded
     conflicting——To be opposing; different對(duì)立的,不同的=opposing, contrary
     confront——To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility面對(duì)與…面對(duì)面的=face To confront with complete awareness面對(duì)
     confine to ——To keep within bounds; restrict限制=limit, cramp Restrict; narrow受限制
     confederacy——A union of persons, parties, or states; a league聯(lián)盟=ally One that is allied with another, especially by treaty同盟者
     conceal——To keep from being seen, found, observed, or discovered; hide隱藏=hide
     dramatically——Arresting or forceful in appearance or effect引人注目的=striking
     durable——Lasting; stable持久的;穩(wěn)定的=lasting
     domains——[計(jì)]域=fields
     domestic——Tame or domesticated. Used of animals馴養(yǎng)的=tame
     dominate——To enjoy a commanding, controlling position in占支配地位=be prevalent in
     divergence——Difference, as of opinion意見分歧difference
     diverse——Made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements多種多樣的=various
     dogma——An authoritative principle, belief, or statement of ideas or opinion, especially one considered to be absolutely true信條=belief
     distinction——The condition or fact of being dissimilar or distinct; difference差別=difference
     distinct——Readily distinguishable from all others; discrete有區(qū)別的,不同的=different, separate, definite
     dispute——To argue about; debate就…進(jìn)行爭論=argument, disagreement
     disseminate——To spread abroad; promulgate散布=spread, distribute
     disposal——The act or process of getting rid of something除掉=get rid of
     discrete——Constituting a separate thing; distinct分離的=separate Existing as an independent entity單獨(dú)的
     discard——To throw away; reject丟棄,拋棄=get rid of
     diffuse——To become widely dispersed; spread out散布=travel To be transmitted, as light or sound; move or pass傳送
     differentiate——To constitute the distinction between區(qū)分=distinguish To perceive as being different or distinct區(qū)分
     dictate——To prescribe with authority; impose命令;To issue orders or commands命令=determine To reach a decision; resolve解決,決定,=prescribe To set down as a rule or guide; enjoin指定,規(guī)定
     devastate——To lay waste; destroy變成廢墟,荒蕪;破壞=ruin
     device——A contrivance or an invention serving a particular purpose, especially a machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks機(jī)器=instrument A device for recording, measuring, or controlling, especially such a device functioning as part of a control system儀表
     devoid of ——free of無……的,免于……的;擺脫了……的
     destruction——The act of destroying毀滅=demolition The act or process of wrecking or destroying, especially destruction by explosives.摧毀破壞
     detect——To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of查明;發(fā)現(xiàn)=discover, sense To become aware of; perceive感覺意識(shí)到
     detectable——Can be discovered or ascertained the existence, presence, or fact可查明;可發(fā)現(xiàn)apparent, measurable,sizable
     derive——To obtain or receive from a source得到=obtain,
     To issue from a source; originate起源于=stem from
     depression——An area that is sunk below its surroundings; a hollow下陷處=low
     depressed——Low in spirits; dejected情緒低落的;沮喪的=saddened
     deposit——To put or set down; place放置=place, lay
     deplete——To decrease the fullness of; use up or empty out消滅,用完或用光=exhaust, run out
     dense——Hard to penetrate; thick濃厚的=thick, heavy
     delicate——Marked by sensitivity of discrimination敏銳的=sensitive
     Easily broken or damaged脆弱的=fragile
     delicate——Considerate of the feelings of others體貼的=careful, intentionally
     deft——Quick and skillful; adroit靈巧的=skilled
     extract——To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt摘錄=remove
     extend——To stretch or spread (something) out to greater or fullest length延伸=increase, stretch, outspread
     extensive——Large in extent, range, or amount廣大的=wide, far from reaching
     exponential——Containing, involving, or expressed as an exponent指數(shù)的=rapid, increase
     exert——To bring to bear; exercise對(duì)…施加=apply To putsintosaction使用,運(yùn)用,=cause
     exhibition——The act or an instance of exhibiting展覽=display
     exorbitant——Exceeding all bounds, as of custom or fairness過高的,昂貴的=expensive
     expand——To increase the size, volume, quantity, or scope of; enlarge擴(kuò)大=increase
     excessive——Exceeding a normal, usual, reasonable, or proper limit過量的=extreme Extending far beyond the norm過分的
     exclusion——The condition or fact of being excluded.排除或被排除的狀態(tài)keep out of躲開;置身于…之外
     execution——制作=create
     exalted——Lofty; sublime; noble高的,崇高的;高貴的=superior Of great value or excellence; extraordinary價(jià)值巨大或品質(zhì)優(yōu)越的;突出的
     exceed——To be greater than; surpass比…更好;超過=surpass
     excel——To show superiority; surpass others勝過=be superior
     exceptional——Well above average; extraordinary杰出的=extraordinary
     exceptionally——Deviating widely from a norm, as of physical or mental ability特殊的=abnormally,
     Being an exception; uncommon例外的=extremely
     evident——Easily seen or understood; obvious顯然的=apparent Readily understood; clear or obvious顯然的
     evolve——To undergo gradual change; develop發(fā)展=develop
     erode——To wear (something) away by or as if by abrasion腐蝕,侵蝕=wear away
     equivalent——Equal, as in value, force, or meaning相等的=interchangeable That can be interchanged可以相互交換的
     entity——Something that exists as a particular and discrete unit實(shí)體=object Something perceptible by one or more of the senses, especially by vision or touch; a material thing物體
     enormous——Very great in size, extent, number, or degree巨大的=tremendous, huge
     emit——To give or send out matter or energy發(fā)射=give off發(fā)出,放出(蒸汽、氣味等)
     employ——To put to use or service投入使用=use
     enactment——To act (something) out, as on a stage扮演=performance, pass
     emerge——To comesintosexistence發(fā)生使出現(xiàn)=appear, spring up
     embed——To cause to be an integral part of a surrounding whole包埋=encase To enclose in or as if in a case把…裝箱
     elaborate——To become elaborate變得復(fù)雜=complicate To make or become complex or perplexing使復(fù)雜或令人困惑
     elaborately——Planned or executed with painstaking attention to numerous parts or details精心制作的=done in great detail
     fuse——To mix (constituent elements) together by or as if by melting; blend.熔合=combine
     furnish——To supply; give供應(yīng);提供=provide
     fragment——A small part broken off or detached.碎片=piece A portion or part that has been separated from a whole
     forbid——To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit嚴(yán)禁=ban
     forage——To wander in search of food or provisions搜索糧食=feed To give food to; supply with nourishment給予食物
     float——To move from place to place, especially at random漂移=drift along
     fertile——Rich in material needed to sustain plant growth肥沃的=rich Abounding, especially in natural resources肥沃的;豐富的
     faction——Asgroupsof persons forming a cohesive, usually contentious minority within a larger group小集團(tuán)=side One of two or more opposing individuals, groups, teams, or sets of opinions派
     graze——To feed on (herbage) in a field or on pastureland放牧=feed
     gorgeous——Dazzlingly beautiful or magnificent耀眼的;美麗的;眩目艷麗的=magnificent, beautiful
     global——Of, relating to, or involving the entire earth; worldwide全球的=worldwide
     give way to ——讓路,讓步=be replaced by ,=turnsintos
     genetic——Affecting or affected by genes影響基因的或被基因影響的=heredity The genetic transmission of characteristics from parent to offspring遣傳
     gap——An opening in a solid structure or surface; a cleft or breach豁口=opening A breach or an aperture缺口