2015年12月英語四級高頻詞彙及解析
abundant
[ə'bʌndənt]
a. 豐富的,充裕的,大量的
Our country is abundant in minerals.
我國礦產非常豐富。
algebra
['ældʒɪbrə]
n. 代數
My behavior is on behalf of half zebras," the algebra teacher said.
"我的行為代表了一半斑馬的利益,"代數老師説.
appeal
[ə'pil]
n./vi. 呼籲,懇求
An appeal is being made for help for those who lost their homes in theearthquake.
正在呼籲援助在地震中失去家園的人們。
bachelor
['bætʃəlɚ]
n. 學士,學士學位;單身漢
Distrusting women, he remained a bachelor all his life.
由於不信任女人, 他做了一輩子單身漢。
casual
['kæʒʊəl]
a. 偶然的,碰巧的;臨時的;非正式的
We are the casual acquaintance of a long railway journey.
我們是在火車長途旅行中偶然結識的朋友。
entertainment
['ɛntɚ'tenmənt]
n. 娛樂;招待,款待
You have your work, your entertainment and your friends.
你有你的工作。 你的娛樂,你的朋友。
enthusiasm
[ɪn'θuzɪæzəm]
n. 熱情,熱心
He commended them for their enthusiasm.
他稱讚他們的熱情。
fertilizer
['fɝtəlaɪzɚ]
n. 肥料
The tractor hauled the fertilizer away.
拖拉機把肥料拉走了。
gear
[ɡɪr]
n. 齒輪,傳動裝置
When she put the car in gear it began to buck wildly.
當她把汽車搭上齒輪時,汽車便開始顛簸地行進。
gene
[dʒin]
n. 基因
We all know we are the product of our genes, what are all the steps from gene tous?
我們都知道基因決定了每個個體,但基因是如何使我們成為現在的我們的呢?
grateful
['ɡretfl]
a. 感激的
I cannot express to you how grateful I am.
我無法向你表達我是多麼感激。
hatred
['hetrɪd]
n. 憎惡,憎恨
He is unselfish and above small jealousy and hatred.
他毫不自私, 沒有一點忌妒和怨恨之意。
hence
[hɛns]
ad. 因此,所以;今後,從此
Hence some other factor must be at play.
因此,一定是些其它因素在起作用。
horrible
[ˈhɑːrəbl]
a. 可怕的
My scalp began to prickle as I realized the horrible truth.
我瞭解到了那令人恐怖的事實時,頓時感到不寒而慄。
incident
['ɪnsɪdənt]
n. 事件,事變
I think you can weave a story around this incident.
我想你可以圍繞這一事件編一個故事。
index
['ɪndɛks]
n. 索引,標誌
The book has in it a name index.
該書附有一個人名索引。
internet
['ɪntɚnɛt]
n. 國際互聯網,因特網
And you can find them all on the Internet!
你可以在因特網上把他們都找到。
interpret
[ɪn'tɝprɪt]
v. 翻譯,解釋
Will you please interpret for me?
你能為我翻譯一下嗎?
joint
[dʒɔɪnt]
a.連接的;共同的
He yawned his jaws out of joint.
他打呵欠打得下巴關節脱了臼。
lest
[lɛst]
conj. 唯恐,免得
I let them go out lest I should be bothered.
我讓他們去了外邊,免得他們打擾我。
maximum
[ˈmæksəməm]
a. 最高的,最大的'
The maximum number of marks for the subject is 100.
該科最高分數為百分。
minimum
['mɪnɪməm]
a. 最低的,最小的
This is the minimum quantity we require.
這是我們所需要的最小數量。
numerous
['numərəs]
a. 眾多的,許多的
I have numerous engagements next week.
下星期我有許多約會。
parade
[pə'red]
n. 遊行 v. 列隊行進
Some boys tailed after the parade.
有些小男孩兒緊緊跟在遊行隊伍後面。
pants[pl.]
[pænts]
n. 長褲;內褲
Then flip pants over to iron the outside of that leg.
然後翻過褲子,熨剛才熨過的那條褲腿的外側。
restraint
[rɪ'strent]
n. 抑制,限制
Do not take our restraint for a sign of weakness.
不要把我方的剋制看做是軟弱可欺。
resume
[rɪ'zjuːm; ’rezəmeɪ]
v. (中斷後)重新開始
It symptomatizes that they will resume their relations.
這表明他們將恢復關係。
severe
[sɪ'vɪr]
a. 嚴重的
She has contracted a severe fever.
她感染上了嚴重的熱病。
sexual
['sɛʃʊəl]
a. 性的
The sexual scandal will detract from the president's fame.
性醜聞將影響總統的名聲。
torture
['tɔrtʃɚ]
n./vt. 拷打,折磨
The secret police tortured him to obtain information.
祕密警察拷問他以獲取情報。