巧克2019考研英语单词：熟词僻义（四）1.actv.①行动，做事；②（on）起作用；③表演；④（for）代表，代替；n.①行为，动作；②（一）幕；③法令，条例【真题链接】Governments throughout the world act (v.②) on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community.[2000年翻译]【译文】世界各国的政府的行为都基于这样一种假设，即人民的福利在很大程度上取决于社会的经济实力和国家的财富。
【真题链接】The paid manager acting (v.④) for the company was in more direct relation with the men and their demands, but even he had seldom that familiar personal knowledge of the workmen which the employer had often had under the more patriarchal system of the old family business now passing away.[1996年Text3]【译文】代表公司进行管理的领薪经理们与工人和工人的需求形成更加直接的关系，但甚至他们也很少像正在被淘汰的旧式家族企业的家长制中的雇主那样熟悉和了解工人的情况。
【真题链接】Some , however , are less reasonable processes of different growth in which preconception of the form scientific theory ought to take, by persons in authority, act (n.①) to alter the growth pattern of different areas.[1996年翻译]【译文】然而，有些发展速度存在差异的原因就不尽合理，这是因为某些权威人士对科学理论研究应该采取的方式有偏见，从而改变了不同科学领域的发展模式。
【真题链接】The commercial TV channels ITV and Channel 4 were required by the Thatcher Government s Broadcasting Act (n.③) to become more commercial, competing with each other for advertisers, and cutting costs and jobs.[1996年Text2]【译文】按撒切尔政府广播法案的要求，商业电视频道ITV和第四频道正在进行商业化，彼此竞争广告业务，降低成本，裁减员工。
2.arguev.①争论，辩论；②认为，主张，论证；③说服【真题链接】The point is this: without agreement on the rights of people, arguing (①) about the rights of animals is fruitless.[1997年翻译]【译文】关键问题是：如果对人的权利没有共同认识，那么讨论动物的权利就是毫无结果的。
【真题链接】More significantly, they argue (②)that many of the Founding Fathers knew slavery was wrong [2008年Text4]【译文】更重要的是，他们认为很多开国元勋知道奴隶制是错误的。
3.attachv.①（to）缚上，系上，贴上；②使依附，使隶属，使依恋；③附加，附带；④把～放在【真题链接】A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has been attached (①) to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research.[1998年Text3]【译文】1996年对新闻报道的调查表明，反科学的标签也贴在了许多其他群体身上，这些人包括从提倡消灭所有现存的天花病毒的官方人士到倡议削减基础研究基金的共和党人。
【真题链接】They (particularly Quebec and Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over additional billions with few, if any, strings attached (③).[2005年新题型]【译文】这些官员（尤其是魁北克省和阿伯塔省的）只希望渥太华额外拨数十亿加元的经费，而且最好不要什么附带条件。
【真题链接】The modern school that hails technology argues that such masters as Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and inventors such as Edison attached (④) great importance to, and derived great benefit from, craft information and technological devices of different kinds that were usable in scientific experiments.[1994年翻译]【译文】推崇技术的现代学派认为，像伽利略、牛顿、麦克斯韦、爱因斯坦这样的大师以及像爱迪生这样的发明家都非常重视科学实验中使用的不同技术信息和技术设施，并从中受益颇深。
4.contendv.①竞争，斗争；②坚决主张，声称，认为【真题链接】It is the playgoers, the RSC contends (②), who bring in much of the town s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash into the hotels and restaurants.[2006年Text2]【译文】皇家莎士比亚公司（RSC）声称是看戏的人给小镇带来了大量的税收，因为他们个晚上（有些甚至是四、五个晚上）都在旅馆和饭店消费。
5.deliverv.①交付，递送；②发表，表达，陈述；③释放；④接生【真题链接】Most notably, the Pointcast Network uses a screen saver to deliver (①) a continually updated stream of news and advertisements to subscribers computer monitors.[1999年Text2]【译文】最突出的例子是定向投影网络公司，该公司使用一种屏保系统，将大量最新的信息和广告不断地传送到用户的计算机显示器上。
【真题链接】Include a few casual and apparently off-the-cuff remarks which you can deliver (②) in a relaxed and unforced manner.[2002年Text1]【译文】（练习幽默）包括一些很随便的、看上去是即兴的话，你可以用轻松的、不做作的方式把它们说出来。
6.dismissv.①免职，解雇，开除，解散；②.不理会，不考虑【真题链接】He dismisses (②) a lot of the work of reengineering consultants as mere rubbish the worst sort of ambulance-chasing. [1998年Text2]【译文】他对重组顾问们所作的大量工作不屑一顾，然为那些完全是垃圾典型的劳而无获。
7.engagev.①（in）从事，忙于；②（to）与订婚；③聘用；④吸引【真题链接】Nevertheless Williams s suit charged that the casino, knowing he was helplessly addicted to gambling intentionally worked to lure him to engage (①) in conduct against his will well.[2006年新题型]【译文】然而威廉姆斯还是控告娱乐场，明知道他不可救药地赌博上瘾还故意诱惑他违背他自己的意愿参加赌博。
【真题链接】The change met the technical requirements of the new age by engaging (③) a large professional element and prevented the decline in efficiency that so commonly spoiled the fortunes of family firms in the second and third generation after the energetic founders.[1996年Text3]【译文】通过聘用大量专业人员来适应新时代的技术要求，并防止了效率的降低，而在过去这种低效率曾使得许多旧式家族企业在精力充沛的创业者之后的第二、三代手中破产倒闭。
【真题链接】To see an animal in pain is enough, for most, to engage (④) sympathy.[1997年翻译]【译文】对于大多数人来说，看见一个动物在受苦，足以引起他们同情。
8.fabricatev.①捏造，编造（谎言，借口等）；②建造，制造【真题链接】63.The newly described languages were often so strikingly different from the well studied languages of Europe and Southeast Asia that some scholars even accused Boas and Sapir of fabricating (①) their data. [2004年翻译]【译文】63. 这些新近被描述的语言和得到充分研究的欧洲和东南亚地区的语言往往差别显著，以至于有些学者甚至指责Boas和Sapir编造了材料。