四级阅读高频词汇！一、corporation n.公司sponsor v.& n.赞助，赞助商event n.事件，比赛项目 image n.形象 profile n.侧面象，形象ranking n.排名 spell n.一段时间criminal n.罪犯victim n.受害者sentence v.判决property n.财产agenda n.议事日程offense n.犯法行为justice n.正义 strategy n.策略negotiation n.谈判，协商 firm n.公司enterprise n.事业，企业obligation n.义务 reserved adj.保守的，含蓄的perceive v.察觉，领悟capital n.资金return n.偿还，利润courage n.勇气notion n.概念，想法 overcome v.克服block n.障碍物，街区talk-show n.脱口秀host n.主持人ideal n.& adj.理想的 collapse v.崩溃media n.媒体practise v.练习originate v.发源mushroom n.蘑菇v.雨后春笋般地发展pursue v.追求dawn n.黎明frame n.骨架，框架excess adj.过量的clinically adv.临床地 stuff n.原料，东西internal adj.内部的pressure n.压力stroke n.中风cancer n.癌症failure n.失败，衰竭packaged adj.袋装的fibre n.纤维storage n.储存volunteer n.志愿者volunteer n.志愿者communication n. 通讯survey n.& v. 调查evolve v. 演化，进化stem n. 树干consequence n. 后果switch n. 开关，电闸，转换器signal n. 信号shift v. 转换wire v. 用金属丝串联application n. 应用downtown adj. 市中心的fair n. 博览会effect n. 效果feature n. 特色exterior n. 外部invade v. 侵略heal v. 治愈territory n. 领土gulf n. 海湾reaction n. 反应slide v. 下滑victory n. 胜利stock n. 股票makeup n. 化妆architectural adj. 建筑的architect n. 建筑师scheme n. 组合 colour scheme 配色sensitive adj. 敏感的facial adj. 脸部的trim v. 修剪religion n. 宗教welfare n. 福利overweight adj. 超重的vulnerable adj. 易遭受…的bulb n. 灯泡greenhouse gases 温室气体global warming 全球变暖intelligence n. 智力，聪明instant messaging 短信息personal website or web page 个人网站或网页emergence n. 出现life cycle 生命周期creature n. 生物，动物growth stage 生长阶段muscle structure 肌肉结social structure 社会结构facilities n. 设备，工具green house effect 温室效应industrialized and informationized era 工业化及信息化时代environmental pollution 环境污染 a sleeping deficit 睡眠不足heart disease 心脏病 stroke n. 中风generate v. 引起，生育，发电volunteer n. 志愿者state-run adj. 国营的，国有的death toll 死亡率drown v. 溺死resident n. 居民shelter n. 避难colonist n. 殖民地人民congress n. 议会committee n. 委员会draft n. 草稿二、appoint v. 任命declare one’s independence 宣布独立document n. 文件liver failure 肝脏损伤poison n. 毒药sugar-free chewing gums 无糖口香糖release n. 释放consume v. 消费，消耗cause-and-effect relationship 因果关系fitness n. 健康intensive adj. 大强度的jogging n. 慢跑peak n. 巅峰，尖峰intensity n. 强度stride v. 大踏步走n. 步伐tag n. 标签collar n. 项圈micro-chipping n. 微型集成电路inject v. 注射database n. 数据库automobile n. 机动车syndrome n. 综合症urban adj. 城市的pressures in life 生活压力senior officials 高级官员anxiety n. 焦虑living conditions 生活条件refugee n. 难民the stable middle class 稳定的中产阶级cultural and religious heritage 文化与宗教遗minority n. 少数人，少数民族psychological adj. 心理学的depression n. 抑郁virtual communication （网络上的）虚拟交流application n. 应用advertising n. 广告rating n. 节目受欢迎程度audience n. 观众champion n. 冠军commercial adj. 商业的Golden Week Holiday 黄金周假期reform n. 革新over-crowded tourist attraction 过于拥挤的旅游景点a surge in tourism 旅游热non-financial adj. 非金融类的foreign currency 外币trade surplus 贸易赤字foreign exchange reserves 外汇储备cancer n. 癌症vote n. 表决shot n. 皮下注射transmit v. 传播infect v. 感染immunization n. 免疫力junk food 垃圾食品yogurt n. 酸奶soft drinks 软饮料rigid adj. 硬的，不易弯曲的canned fruits 罐装水果dairy products 奶制品patient n. 病人bedbound adj. 卧床不起的side effect (药物的)副作用tablet n. 药片surgery n. 外科，手术remedy n. 药物，治疗法consciousness n. 知觉，意识lie n. 谎言，v. 说谎cover up for 包庇honesty n. 诚实hide v. 隐瞒，掩饰confide v. 倾诉，信赖conceal v. 隐藏，隐蔽，隐瞒spill the beans 说漏嘴revelation n. 泄露，透漏within earshot of 在听得见声的地方natural gas 天然气fuel n. 燃料liquefy v. 使液化flammable adj. 易燃的reserves n. 储量pipeline n. 管道crude oil 原油gasoline n. 汽油evergy-saving 能源节省scarce adj. 缺乏的alternative energy 替代能源diet n. 日常食物，规定食谱cocoa n. 可可粉flavor n. 风味ingredient n. 材料，原料bitter adj. 苦的spice n. 香料，调味品introduction n. 引言，导论rhetorical question 反问statement n. 措辞，陈述quotation n. 引文，语录pattern n. 模式heading n. 标题summary n. 摘要，概要summarize v. 概述remark n. 评论production n. 生产consumption n. 消费，消耗discontent n. 不满ideology n. 意识形态hypothesis n. 假设三、Great Depression 大萧条democratization n. 民主化democracy n. 民主economic crisis 经济危机fascism n. 法西斯主义impeachment n. 弹劾athlete n. 运动员track n. 跑道，足迹long jump 跳远relay n. 接力赛跑hold record 保持记录referee n. 裁判marathon n. 马拉松赛跑long-distance adj. 长距离的butterfly n. 蝶泳drug n. 药，毒品castle n. 城堡railing n. 栏杆investment n. 投资share n. 股份flat n. 公寓one-storey house 平房cottage n. 村舍vacuum cleaner 吸尘器lounge n. 休息室fireplace n. 壁炉ornament n. 装饰物cabinet n. 橱柜balcony n. 阳台lightning rod 避雷针bait n. 饵.诱惑物leaflet n.传单vibrate vi.vt. 振动string n. 线band n. 带子lantern n. 灯笼detachable adj. 可拆开的specifications n. 规格，规范dimension n. 尺寸seat belt 汽车安全带excuse from 免除be fined up to 罚款的数额达到 age v. 变老，老化set about 开始，着手brain volume 大脑容量contract v. 收缩die off 相继死亡in general terms 总的来说at risk 有危险的routine work 例行公事shrink v. 收缩as follows 如下pocket calculator 袖珍计算机offer n. 邀请，建议have a high opinion 赞赏，表扬good for nothing 毫无价值be obliged to sb. for sth. 因…感激某人take over 接管double-check n. 反复仔细检查substitute n. 替代品few and far between 稀少，少有further v. 深入进行let alone 更不用说permanent adj. 永久的defy v. 挑战contemporary adj. 当代的，当时的under way 在进行中occupy v. 占据时间，精力bachelor’s degree 学士学位master’s degree硕士学位prospective adj. 将来的，可能的strain n. 疲劳，紧张academic authorities 学校当局labour through 一直努力地做forenoon n. 上午，午前stay up late 熬夜，晚睡get off to a slow start 开始的时候慢慢来leisurely adv. 从容地，悠闲地lay out 摆好sharper hours 精力更充沛的时刻hold back 阻止，阻碍四、evaluate v. 评价attain v. 达到，获得focal point 焦点，注意的中心pay safe 求稳，不冒险reflection n. 反映presentation n. 表达provision n. 供应bring forward 提出，提前dacade n. 十年solar energy 太阳能in charge of 负责，管理trade…for…用…和…交换temporary measure 临时地措施endanger v. 危害危及recall v. 取消work on 研究，致力于overextended adj. 过分扩张的health care program 医疗保健系统cut into 缩减，减少net effect 实际的结果meet with 遭遇bear the load 承担负荷authorize v. 授权unify v. 使统一do well to do 最好还是…assign v. 分配，指定visit at length with 详尽地交谈full-scale adj. 全面的health account 健康档案medical history 病史center on 围绕，以…为中心keep track 追踪，记录approach n. 途径，方法shift n. 值班，轮班drive n. 动力，欲望carry out执行switch on 接通bring about 带来，导致make sense of 了解，弄懂live up to 达到，实现，符合claim n. 声称in one’s favor 对…有利in person 亲自，本人in question 正在被讨论的，谈到的go a step further 进一步的行动mercilessly adv. 冷酷无情地，残忍地popularity n. 普及，流行marketer n. 营销人员modification n. 修改，修正famine n. 饥荒distress n. 贫困，不幸domestic adj. 家庭的institutional adj. 制度上的，规定的coordinate v. 协调，调整reinforcement n. 强化，增强motivate v. 激励，刺激critical adj. 重要的，关键的refined adj. 精炼的，提纯的avoid v. 避免deposit n. 押金accentuate v. 加重crack n. 裂缝rational adj. 理性的practical adj. 实际的excessively adv. 过分地，非常地outlet n. 发泄的方法501. (a) passion for 对…的热爱,热情502. be patient with 对…耐心503. pay for 赔偿, 付款, 报偿, 处罚504. pay…for 付…的钱505. (be) at peace with 与…和睦相处in peace (=peacefully)安静,平安506. peculiar to…特有的, 独具的507. penalty for 对…的处罚,罚金508. perform on the piano(=play the piano) 演奏钢琴509. persist in 坚持,固执510. in person 亲自, 当面511. in place (in right or proper place) 放在应放的地方512. in place of (=instead of) 代替513. take(a) pleasure in 喜欢做某事514. be on the point of doing sth. (=be about to do sth.) 刚要去做515. beside the point 不切正题,无关紧要516. come to the point 谈主要问题517. there is no point in doing sth.没必要做某事518. to the point 中肯, 切题519. point at (=indicate, direct attention)指着point out (=indicate, show) 指出,指明520. popular withamong大众所喜爱的,拥戴521. in the position of 处在…位置上522. in practice 实际上(状语);业务熟练(表语)523. be(get) out of practice 荒疏,不熟练524. bring(put)…into practice使…成为现实525. prefer…to…(choose rather, like better) 宁要, 更喜欢526. prepare for breakfast 准备吃早饭prepare breakfast 作早饭527. in the presence of 在…在场的情况下528. for the present(=for the time being, for now)暂且,就现在来说; at present 现在,此刻529. preside over at 主持(会议,业务等)530. prevail over 占优势, 压倒, 战胜531. prevent…from 使…不, 防止…做532. previous to (=prior to) 在…之前533. take pride in(=pride oneself on) 以…自豪534. pride oneself on upon 以…自豪535. in principle (=only in regard to the main idea) 原则上536. prior to (=before) 在…之前537. in private (=privately) 私下, 秘密地in public 公开地538. proceed from (=arise from, result from) 由…发出, 由…引起(产生)539. proceed with ( =begin and continue sth.) 继续进行540. in progress(=in the state of be done)进行中541. prohibit…from (=forbid) 禁止, 阻止542. in proportion to 与…成比例543. protect…from 阻止..不受,保护不受544. be proud of 为…自豪545. provide for 为…做准备546. in public 公开地, 当众547. on purpose(=by intention, deliberately)故意548. to the purpose (=useful for one’s purpose)得要领的, 中肯的549. be qualified in 在某种科目或学科上合格be qualified for 在某种职业上合格550. call…in question 对…表示怀疑551. beyond (all) question (=without question) 毫无疑问552. out of the question (=impossible)不可能的553. in question (=under discussion)所谈及的;554. without question 毫无疑问555. be caught in the rain 被雨淋了556. at random (=without aim or purpose) 随便地, 任意地, 胡乱地557. range over (=cove, include) 范围包括558. range between 范围在..与..之间不等559. at any rate (=at all events)无论如何,总之560. beyond the reach of 无法达到(得到,理解)561. out of reach of 无法够到. within reach of (or within one’s reach) 够得到,能拿到562. react to 对…作出反应563. react on upon 对…产生影响564. react against 作出反抗或反对反应565. (be) ready for 准备好做…566. in reality (=in fact, really) 事实上567. beyond all reason 没有道理的568. by reason of (=because of) 由于,因为569. it stands to reason that …理所当然570. reason with (=argue) 劝说571. in the red 亏损,负债,赤字(be) get out of red 不再亏损572. refer to…as 把…称做…573. refer…to…(=send, take) 送交,呈交574.within reference to(=concerning, about)关于575. within regard to (=concerning)有关,关于576. give one’s regards to sb. 向…问候577. regardless of (=without worrying about, despite, in spite of) 不顾,不考虑578. inwith relation to 关于, 有关579. relevant to 与…有关的580. to one’s relief 令…感到放心的是581. relieve…of…解除,解脱;帮助拿,辞退582. rely on 依靠, 信赖583. remark on(upon) 对…发表评论584. remedy for 对…治疗法, 补救, 药物585. remind sb. of 提醒某人…,使某人向想起586. in good repair(=in good condition)处于良好状态; be under repair 在修理中587. reply to 答复, 回答588.beyond reproach不受责备的;beyond(all) reason毫无道理;beyond question毫无疑问;beyond belief以相信;beyond hope绝望589. resort to 诉诸于.., 求助于…resort to force 诉诸于武力590. inwith respect to (=concerning)有关,关于591. respond to 对…反应, 响应, 对(药)有效592. in response to(=as an answer to)回答,反应593. be response for 对…负责, 是造成…原因594. rest onupon(=be supported by)依靠,寄托595. rest with (=be in hand of) 在…手中, 是…的责任; 由…决定; 依靠596. restrain…from(=hold back from)抑制..不..597. restrict…to(=keep within limits)把..限制于..598. result in (=cause) 导致599. with the result that 其结果是600. in return (for) 作为报答; 以报答(for)601. get rid of 摆脱, 去掉, 除去602.be in the right正确的;in the wrong错误的603. be within one’s rights(to do) 有权(做)604. give rise to (=lead to) 引起, 导致605. at the risk of(=with danger of)冒...的风险606. run(take)risk of (=do sth dangerous)的风险607. rule out (=exclude, eliminate) 排除608. in safety 安全地609. for the sake of ( =for the good or advantage of ) 为了…起见610. be for sale 待售611. on sale (=offered to be sold) 出售, 上市612. be satisfied with 满意613. on a large scale 大规模地614. on schedule(=at the planned or exacted time)按时,准时;ahead of schedule提前; in advance 预先;behind schedule落后于计划进度,晚于规定时间615. be schedule for 定在某时(进行)616. scrape through(in) 勉强通过617. from scratch(=from the beginning)从头开始618. in search of 寻找;in honor of 为了...表示敬意;in memory of 为纪念..;in hopes of为期待..;in pursuit of 为追求..;in behalf of为…的利益;in favor of 为赞成…;in support of 为支持…619. in season 旺季620. in secret 秘密地; in private 私下621. senior to 比…年长; junior to 比…轻; superior to 比…更好; inferior to 比…差622. in a sense 在某种意义上623. sensitive to 对…敏感; sensible (of)觉察到的; sensational耸人听闻的624. in sequence 按顺序, 按先后次序625. share in (=have a share in) 分摊, 分担626. share sth. with 与…分享,分担,分摊,共用627. be shocked at by 对…感到震惊628. fall short of 达不到629. go short of (=be without enough of) 缺乏630. for short (in a short form) 为简便,简称631. in short (=in a few words, in brief)简称632. in short supply 供应不足633. be short of (=lacking enough)缺乏,不够634. be shy of 难为情, 不好意思635. at the side of 与…相比636. take the side of 站在…一边637. catch the sight of (=see for a moment)瞥见638. at the sight of 一看见…639. (be)in sight (=in view, visible) 看得见out of sight 看不见640. know sb. by sight 与…只面熟641. on the sly (=secretly) 偷偷地642. smell of 有…的气味643. be sorry aboutfor 懊悔的,后悔的,难过的644. speak ill of 说…的坏话; speak well of 说…的好话645. specialize in 专门研究, 专攻646. in spite of (=despite) 尽管647. on the pot(=at the place of the action)在现场, 在出事地点; 或(=at once) 立即648. take a stand against 采取某种立场反对take a stand for 采取某种立场支持…649. stare at 目不转睛地看, 凝视, 盯着650. in step 步伐一致; out of step 步伐不齐651. stick sth. on 把…贴在…上652. stick to 粘着, 坚持653. stick at (=continue to work hard at)继续勤奋地致力于…;stick one’s work 坚持工作; stick at one’s books 勤奋读书654. stick to (=refuse to leave or change)坚持; stick to one’s promise 比喻食言stick to one’s friend 忠于朋友655. in stock 有….货656. be strict with 对…严格要求657. bego on strike 罢工658. subject…to(=cause…to experience)使受..到subject (adj.) to 易受到…的659. submit…to 提交660. substitute…for 以…代替…661. suffer from 患…病; 受…苦痛662. be suitable for (=fit) 合适…的663. in sum 大体上, 总之664. supply sb. with sth 向某人提供某物665. superior to 优于…, 比…好666. in support of 以便支持667. be sure of (=have no doubt; certain)确信的668. for sure certain (certainly, definitely) 肯定地.有把握地说669. make sure about 弄清, 弄确实670. be surprised at对..惊奇;take…by surprise使…惊奇; to one’s surprise使某人惊奇671. suspect sb. of 疑心某犯有…672. be suspicious of (=not trusting)对…有疑心673. by sympathetic totowards对…同情,赞同674. sympathize with sb. or sth. 对…表示同情675. be in sympathy with 赞同,同情676. taste of 有…味道677. in good taste大方,得体;(反意)in bad taste678. to(one’s) taste 合…的口味, 中意679. tell…from (=recognize) 辨别.认出680. in terms of (=with regard to; respectively) 按照, 根据, 在…方面681. be on goodbad terms with 关系好(不好)682. thank sb. for sth. 因…感谢某人683. think of(=have the idea of)想到;(=consider)考虑; (=remember)想起684. on second thoughts 经再三考虑之后685. be through with (=finish with) 做好,完成686. at one time 过去一度, 以前曾经687. behind the times (思想,看法)落后于时代behind time (=late) 迟到, 晚点688. for the time being (=temporarily)暂时689. in time(for) (=early or soon enough)及时on time (=punctually) 准时690. at no time 无论何时也不…in on time (=very quickly) 立即,马上691. at times (=occasionally) 间或, 时常at all times (=always) 始终, 总是692. at a time 一次, 每次; 同时693. on top of 在…上面694. in total (=all have been added up) 总计695. be in touch with 与…有接触, 有联系be out of touch with 与…没有联系或接触696. be true of适合于…的;be true to 忠于…697. to trust …to 把…委托给698. place (put, have) trust in 依赖699. in truth 事实上, 实在700. by turns 轮换地701. in turn (=successively; in order) 依次702. be typical of 是…的特点703. for use 以便使用704. be in use (=be used)被使用; be out of use (=be on longer used)不再被使用705. be used to+名词或动名词习惯于used to+动词原形过去常常(做)706. be unprepared for 对…无准备的707. in vain (=uselessly) 徒劳708. be valid for 对…有效的709. in the vicinity 在附近; in close vicinity to 在靠近…的地方; in the vicinity of 大约710. with a view to +动名词(=in order to do sth.) 以…为目的711. in view (=in sight) 看得见712. in view of (=considering) 考虑到…in the view of 按…的意思713. byin virtue of (=as a result of, by means of) 由于…; 依靠…力量714. a warning against 告诫…不要a warning of 警告…存在…715. (be) on the watch for不断监视看有没有..(be) on the watch against不断监视为防范…716. be in the way (=obstructive) 碍事, 阻碍717. (be)under way (=moving forward)正进行718. by way of (=by going through) 经由,取道719. by the way(=in addition)顺带地(转移话题)720. in no way 无论怎样也不…721. in the way 对…方式722. in a way 从某种程度上说723. as a whole (=in general) 就整体而论724. on the whole (=generally, for the most part) 大体上说725. against one’s will 违心地, 违背意愿地at will 随心所欲; with a will 有决心地726. wish for 渴望某物;hope for 想要某物727. “with+名词+分词”构成复合结构,作状语728. word for word (=literally) 逐字地729. in a word总之;in other words 换言之; have a word with sb.谈一谈; have words with sb.争吵;have the last word有决定权; keep one’s word 遵守诺言730. work out ideas 出主意;work out the amount of…计算出…的数量;work out aproblem解决问题;work out a puzzle解谜731. at the thought of一想到…worry about担心732. at (the) worst 在最糟的情况下733. yield to 对…屈服,投降,让步,顺从734. be worthy of (=be deserving of)值得,够得上, 配得上。