2015江苏高考《考试说明》新增词汇◇deduce (v.) 演绎; 推断。
Detectives deduced from the clues who had committed the crime. 侦探根据所掌握的线索推断出作案的人。
◇anticipate (v.) 期望, 预料;预见到(要发生的事)而采取措施:Do you anticipate (meeting) any trouble? 你预料会有麻烦吗?We anticipated their (making a) complaint by writing a full report. 我们没等他们投诉而抢先写好了一份详尽的报告。
◇assure (v.) 确保;保险I assure you they'll be perfectly safe with us. 我向你保证, 他们和我们在一起十分安全。
She was able to assure herself that nothing had been taken from her purse. 她确信钱包里什么东西都没被拿走。
◇cease (v.) 停止; 中止:The officer ordered his men to cease fire, ie stop shooting. 长官命令士兵停火(停止射击)。
That department has ceased to exist. 那部门已不复存在。
The factory has ceased making bicycles. 那工厂已停止生产自行车了。
◇compile (v.) 编制, 编写(书﹑报告等):The police have compiled a list of suspects. 警方已编制了涉嫌者名单。
◇differentiate (v.) 辨别; 区分;区别对待Can you differentiate between the two varieties? 你能辨别这两个品种吗?It is wrong to differentiate between people according to their family background. 根据出身不同而区别待人是不对的。
◇consent (n.) 同意; 允许:Her parents refused their consent to the marriage. 她的父母不答应这门婚事。
He gave his consent for the project to get under way. 他同意将这个计划付诸实施。
She was chosen as leader by common consent. 她是经一致同意而当选为领导人的。
◇contrast (n.) 对比; 相比:His white hair was in sharp contrast to his dark skin. 他的白头发与黑皮肤形成了鲜明的对比。
She had almost failed the exam, but her sister, by contrast, had done very well. 她考试差点不及格, 而她的妹妹相比之下考得很好。
◇commodity (n.) 商品; (尤指)日用品:household commodities, eg pots and pans, cleaning materials, etc 家庭日用品◇core (n.) 核心;Let's get to the core of the argument. 咱们进入实质性的辩论吧。
This concept is at the very core of her theory. 这个概念是她的理论的核心。
English is a subject on the core curriculum. 英语是一门基础课程。
◇criteria (n.) criterion (评判的)标准, 尺度:Success in making money is not always a good criterion of success in life. 能挣钱并不一定是衡量人生幸福的可靠标准。
What are the criteria for deciding who gets the prize? 评定获奖者以什么作标准? ◇crucial (a.) 至关重要的; 决定性的:Getting this contract is crucial to the future of our company. 签订此项合同对本公司的前途至关重要。
◇comprehensive (a.) 全面的;综合的。
comprehensive school 综合学校She has a comprehensive grasp of the subject. 她已全面掌握了这一学科。
◇crush (v. & n.) 压坏, 挤伤;捣碎某物;镇压; 喜爱Don't crush the box; it has flowers in it. 别把盒子压破了, 里面有花。
Huge hammers crush (up) the rocks. 用大锤把岩石砸成了碎块。
You can't crush twenty people into such a tiny room. 不能让二十个人挤进这样一个狭小的房间里。
The postman tried to crush the packet through the letter-box. 邮递员使劲把邮件塞进信箱里。
Schoolchildren often have/get crushes on teachers. 小学生往往很钦佩老师。
◇curse (v. & n.) 诅咒be cursed with sth受某事物之害(尤指经常); 为某事物所苦:be cursed with bad health, a violent temper, bad luck 因身体有病﹑脾气暴﹑命运不好等而吃苦头。
◇despair (n.) 绝望:He gave up the struggle in despair. 他绝望地放弃了斗争。
◇drama (n.) 戏剧;戏剧艺术;激情lovers of the drama 戏剧爱好者Her life was full of drama. 她的生活充满激动人心的事情。
(习语) make a drama out of sth 小题大做; 夸大其词:He makes a drama out of a simple visit to the dentist.他把看牙这样一件小事弄得小题大做。
◇earnest (a.) (太)认真的; 坚决的;a terribly earnest young man 认真得不得了的年轻人。
I earnestly beg you to reconsider your decision. 我诚恳地请求你把你的决定再重新考虑一下。
◇equate (v.) 认为某事物(与另一事物)相等或相仿:You can't equate the education system of Britain to that of Germany. 不能把英国教育制度与德国教育制度等同起来。
He equates poverty with misery. 他认为贫穷就是不幸。
◇estate (n.) 地产; 庄园;遗产He owns a large estate in Scotland. 他在苏格兰有大量地产。
Her estate was divided between her four children. 她的遗产分给了她的四个子女。
◇ethnic (a.) 民族的; 种族的; 部落的:◇evolve (v.) 发展;进化;(使)逐渐形成:He has evolved a new theory after many years of research. 他经过多年的研究, 逐渐总结出了新的理论。
Many Victorians were shocked by the notion that Man had evolved from lower for ms of life. 在维多利亚时代, 许多人对于人是由低级生物进化而来的见解大为震惊。
◇exceed (v.) 超过(尤指数量);超出:The price will not exceed 100. 价格不会超过100英镑。
Their success exceeded all expectations. 他们的成功出乎一切预料。
exceed the speed limit 超速(超过驾驶速度限制)◇exclude (v.) v 排除;排斥;拒绝接纳Women are often excluded from positions of authority. 女子要想得到有权的职位往往遭到排斥。
The police have excluded robbery as a motive for the murder. 警方已排除该谋杀案中有抢劫的动机。
This lunch costs 5 per person, excluding drinks 午餐费每人5英镑, 不包括饮料。
That price excludes accommodation. 那价钱不包括住宿。
◇exploit (v.) 利用,开发;剥削exploitation nexploit oil reserves, water power, solar energy 开发石油资源﹑开发水资源﹑利用太阳能They exploited her generosity shamelessly. 他们无耻地利用了她的慷慨。
◇formula (n.) 分子式;公式;配方; 原则The formula for water is H2O. 水的分子式为H2O。
There is no sure formula for success. 成功并无一定之规。
◇foundation (n.) 建立, 创办;基础;基本原则The political scandal shook the nation to its very foundations. 这一政治丑闻从根本上动摇了该国家。
◇gender (n.) (语言的)性;性别分类There are three genders in German: masculine, feminine and neuter. 德语中有三性: 阳性﹑阴性和中性.In French the adjective must agree with the noun in number and gender. 法语中形容词必须在数和性上与名词一致。