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2008同等学力申硕英语词汇讲义(第二讲)
11.adhere to 坚持 = insist on
He decided to adhere to his promise.
We adhere to our programme.
adhere to “粘着,附着”(正式用语)= stick to
Glue can make a stam...
2008同等学力申硕英语词汇讲义(第二讲)
11.adhere to 坚持 = insist on
He decided to adhere to his promise.
We adhere to our programme.
adhere to “粘着,附着”(正式用语)= stick to
Glue can make a stamp adhere to the envelope.
12. advocate vt. 倡导,提倡,主张 =speak for
advocate sth. /doing sth.
He advocates keeping all the employees working hard with happiness.
我们主张改变政策。
We advocate the change of the policy.
13. allocate vt. 分配,配给,拨给
They allocated the work to ten persons.
She allocated a sum of money to the poor children.
The mayor allocated $100,000 for the new hospital.
14. alternate v. 轮流,交替 change with
Day alternates with night
Heavy rains alternate with bursts of sunshine.
Hope and fear alternate in her breast.
He alternated between work and sleep.
He alternated jobs.
She alternated kindness with severity.
15. amplify vt. 扩大 enlarge
The tunnel amplified the noise.
We must emplify our effort by working harder.
16.altitude 高度,海拔 =height
attitude 态度
latitude 纬度
longitude 经度
multitude 多数
solitude 孤独
17. antique adj. 古代的,年代久远的 / old / ancient
The old man has a collection of antique furniture.
I like the antique art much better.
18. appalling shocking
When will this appalling war end ?
The results of the air attack were appalling.
19. apparatus 仪器,器械,装置 (包括机器,仪表,工具等)
a piece of apparatus
This apparatus can purify water.
equipment 设备,装备品
The equipment in the listening laboratory took time and money.
The factory has modern equipment.
appliance 器械,器具
medical appliances 医疗器械
electrical appliances/household appliances 家用电器
The kitchen is equipped with modern appliances.
20. appraisal n. 估计,估价 =evaluation
What’s your appraisal of the situation?
He admitted the soundness of the appraisal.
21. appropriate adj. 适当的,合适的 proper
It is appropriate that sb. (should) do
be appropriate for/to
It is appropriate that college students get in touch with the outside world by taking part-time jobs.
此类的形容词还有:important, vital, necessary, crucial, desirable, essential, urgent, advisable, requested, preferable 等
Leisure suits are not appropriate for job interviews.
Write in a style appropriate to your subject.
22. assert vt. 声称,断言 /state / declare
He asserted his innocence. (He asserted that he was innocent.)
They asserted the news to be true.
23. assess vt. 估定,评定(价值,数值) =evaluate
He was sent to assess the value of the house.
Damages were assessed at $ 100,000.
很难估计这个决定的重要性。
It is difficult to assess the importance of the decision.
24. assume vt. 假定, 认为 =suppose
assume that…
I assume that she has received my short message.
We assume that he is innocent.
He is not such a fool as you assumed him to be.
Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?
25. asylum n. 庇护所,避难所 hiding place
The abandoned children were put into an asylum.
They are seeking asylum.
asylum seeker refugee
26. be attached to 为爱或感情所束缚,爱慕,依恋
She was so attached to her home.
The fans are so attached to the young singers.
attach importance to sth. 重视。。。,认为。。。是重要的
Nowadays people attach great importance to environmental protection.
attach sth. to sth. 把…附在/贴在…上
He attached his resume to the email.
27. attain vt. 达到(目的等) = reach the goal
He attained success through hard work.
Finally, he attained the position of minister.
28. attorney n. (美)律师,代理人 = lawyer
The defendant was represented by his attorney.
29. audit vt. 核查,检查 check
Independent accountants audit