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NBF词汇系列之二:进阶1350

NBF进阶词汇1350说明:请在学习前先查看由NBF考研英语包过班()发布的视频课件说明,以保证学习效果。

butterfly [5bQtEflai] n.蝴蝶;蝶泳;举止轻浮的人v.蝶泳例:She is a real social butterfly.她真是个交际花。

currency [5kQrEnsi] n. 通货,货币;通行,流通例:It attracts hot money into the country to finance the current account deficit because investors perceive no currency risk.它吸引大量短期流动资金流人这个国家为经常项目赤字注资,因为投资者认为完全不会有货币动荡的风险。

donkey [5dCNki] n.驴,笨蛋, 顽固者, [美](1874年以后)民主党的象征(=donkey engine)轻便发动机, (=donkey pump)辅助泵例:With a few loud whistles,they drove the donkeys out of the enclosure.随着几声响亮的口哨,他们把驴赶出了围栏。

crazy [5kreizi] a.荒唐的,古怪的,发疯的;(about)狂热爱好的,着迷的like crazy/mad 疯狂的,拼命的例:We had to drive like crazy to get there on time.为了准时到达那里,我们只得把车子开得飞快。

lot [lCt] n.许多,大量;签,抽签;命运,运气;(有特殊用途的一块)土地,场地a lot 很,非常,很多a lot/lots of 大量的,许多的 cast/draw lots 抽签,抓阉(决定做)a parking lot停车场例:It is a curious turnaround from the days when bondholders were pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots! 相比以前股票持有者乐于卖出股票而热中于抽签(参与新股认购)的情形,现在的情况真是一个奇怪的转变。

hono(u)r [5CnE] n.光荣,荣誉;尊敬,敬意;增添光荣的人(或事物);荣幸;[pl.]优异成绩,大学荣誉学位课程vt.给…以荣誉;向…示敬意,尊敬do the hono(u)rs 尽地主之谊 in hono(u)s of 为了向…表示敬意,为纪念on/upon one’s hono(u)r 以名誉担保例:He was on his honour not to tell the secret.他以名誉担保不把这个秘密告诉别人。

shot [FCt] n.开枪,射击,发射;射门,投篮;弹丸;铅球;尝试,试图;镜头,拍摄;注射like a shot 立即,飞快地例:I’d tell you like a shot if we ever got into a real jam. 要是我们真的遇到交通堵塞,我会立即告诉你。

dam [dAm] n. 坝,堤vt.筑坝(堤)挡住;(up)抑住,忍住例:From an aerial view of the Three Gorges Dam one call know how magnificent the project is.从空中鸟瞰三峡大坝,你会知道这一工程有多么宏伟。

win [win] vi.获胜,赢vt.在…中获胜;赢得,获得n.胜利,赢win out /through 获胜,成功 win over 说服,把…争取过来例:He disagrees at the moment,but I'm sure we can win him over to our point of view.他现在不同意,但我确信我们能说服他同意我们的观点。

tender [5tendE] a.嫩的,疼痛的,一触即痛的;温柔的vt. (正式)提出vi.(for)投标n.投标例:Nicholas was sent to boarding school at the tender age of seven.尼古拉斯在年仅7岁时就被送往寄宿学校。

skate [skeit, skit] n.冰鞋v. 溜冰,滑冰ice [ais] n.冰,冰块vt. 使凉,冰镇break the ice 打破僵局 be (skating) on thin ice 如履薄冰,处境极其危险例:You’re skating on thin ice, showing up late for work every day.你每天上班迟到,这是在薄冰上溜冰——很危险的啊!cook [kuk] vt.烹调,煮,烧 n.厨师,炊事员例:Rachel cooked up some story about her car breaking down,to explain why she was so late.雷切尔编谎话说她的车抛锚了,以此解释她为什么迟到。

pregnant [5pre^nEnt] a.怀孕的,妊娠的;含蓄的,以为很深长的,耐人寻味的例:Every phrase in this poem is pregnant with meaning.这首诗的每个短语都寓意深长。

preposition [7prepE5ziFEn] n. 介词例:Function word is a word, such as a preposition, an article, or a pronoun,that has little semantic content of its own and chiefly indicates a grammatical relationship.功能词如介词、冠词或连词等一类主要用于指明一种语法关系的语义很虚的词。

pronoun [5prEunaun] n. 代词例:同上。

light [lait] n.光,光线,光亮;光源,灯;(火柴,打火机等的)火; a.光线充足的,明亮的;淡色的,浅色的;轻的,少量的;愉快的,轻快的;(食物)清淡的,不油腻的vt.点,点燃;照亮,使发光bring to light 揭露,将…暴光 come to light 显露,暴露 in (the) light of 鉴于,由于 light up 照亮,点燃;容光焕发 shed/throw/cast light on/upon 使人了解,阐明例:Newly found Aztec artifacts may throw some light on their mysterious culture.新发现的阿兹特克人的器物可能使人进一步了解他们的神秘文化。

watch [wCtF] v.注视,观看;看守,监视,照看;小心,当心;(for)窥伺,等待n.表;看管,监视watch out(for) 密切注意,提防,留神例:In the rush to go folkloric watch out for collision of cultures.在民俗化的热潮中,要提防不同文化的冲突。

collision [kE5liVEn] n.碰撞;冲突,抵触例:同上。

comfortable [5kQmfEtEbl] a.舒适的,舒服的;宽欲的,小康的,足够的;轻松获胜的,轻松赢得的例:Although she was from a well-to-do family and could have led a very comfortable life,Judith had chosen otherwise.虽然朱迪思出身于富裕家庭,本可以舒舒服服地过日子,但她却选择了另一种生活。

activity [Ak5tiviti] n.活动;活性,活力slide [slaid] v. (使)滑动,(使)下滑;(使)悄悄地移动n.滑动,下滑;滑道,滑面;幻灯片let slide 放任自流,听其自然例:Years ago it housed all the village activities including lantern slides,then moving pictures when they came into being.许多年前,村子里所有的活动都在这栋房子里进行,包括放玻璃幻灯片,后来有了电影,就在那里放电影。

enforce [in5fC:s] vt.实施,生效,执行;强迫,迫使例:Most existing international agreements depend on governments to enforce rules on companies.现行的大多数国际协议是依靠政府把规章强加于公司的。

knowledge [5nClidV] n. 知识,学问;知道,了解to one’s knowledge 据…所知例:To the best of my knowledge the new project will be starting in June and will be of great benefit to the region as a whole. 据我所知,这个新项目将于6月份开始进行,它将使该地区总体上受益匪浅。

whole [hEul] a.全部的,全体的;完整的,无缺的n.全部,整体as a whole 作为一个整体,整个看来 on the whole 总的来说,大体上例:To the best of my knowledge the new project will be starting in June and will be of great benefit to the region as a whole 据我所知,这个新项目将于6月份开始进行,它将使该地区总体上受益匪浅。

deck [dek] n.甲板;层面例:He would oppose any multi-deck parking structure adjacent to his project.任何与他的工程毗连的多层停车建筑他都会反对。

troublesome [5trQblsEm] a.令人烦恼的,讨厌的,麻烦的例:The infection can be particularly troublesome if it affects the lungs or throat.如果感染到肺部或喉咙,这种传染病可能会特别麻烦。

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