英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 21

　　administer vt.掌管,料理的事务;实施,实行;给予,派给,投

　　In many Japanese homes,as in many Chinese ones, the funds are administered by the wife.日本的很多家庭和许多中国家庭一样,也是由妻子掌握财政大权的.

　　In the United States the Supreme Court is the very institution that administers law.在美国,最高法院是实施法律的机构.

　　Ascend vi.渐渐上升,升高 vt.攀登,登上

　　The rocket ascend into the sky until it disappeared altogether.火箭高高地飞向天空直至完全消失.

　　Wu Zetian ascended the throne and became the only empress in China.武则天登上了皇帝的宝座,成为中国历史上唯一的女皇.

　　circulation n.循环,流通;流传;传播;发行流通

　　Internet,it seems,has increased the free circulation of ideas.互联网的出现似乎加速了思想的自由交流.

　　The Chinese Peoples Bank put the twenty- yuan note into circulation not long ago.不久前,中国人民银行发行了20元纸币流通于市面.

　　compensate v.偿还,补偿,抵消

　　Nothing can compensate the young mother for the loss of her dear child.年轻的妈妈丧失了自己心爱的孩子是任何东西也弥补不了的.

　　Nothing can compensate for the loss of time.虚度光阴是无法补偿的.

　　conscientious a.认真的,勤勤恳恳的

　　Be conscientious and make a good job in publishing.要认真做好出版工作.

　　Culminate v.告终

　　Years of waiting culminated in a tearful reunion.多年的等待最终以含泪团聚而结局.

　　Dissipate vi.消散,消失 vt.使消散,使消失;浪费,挥霍

　　The wind finally dissipated the smoke.风最终驱散了烟雾.

　　In a few years Francis dissipated his large fortune inherited from his grandfather.弗朗西斯在几年里就把从他祖父那里继承下来的一大笔财产挥霍光了.

　　embark vi.上船着手,开始

　　We embarked at Liverpool for New York.我们在利物浦上船前往纽约.

　　We embarked at Southampton,and disembarked in New York a week later.我们在南安普顿上船,一星期后到达纽约下船.

　　exemplify vt.是的典型;示例,举例证明

　　The recent oil price rises exemplify the difficulties which the motor industry is now facing.最近的石油涨价是汽车工业正面临困难的例子.

　　Feeble a.虚弱的,衰弱的,无力的,无效的,无益的

　　I felt feeble when I was ill.我生病的时候感到虚弱.

　　Grandmother has been getting feeble lately.近来祖母愈益衰弱了.

　　Grief n.悲伤,悲痛;悲伤的事,悲痛的缘由

　　Friendships multiply joys and divide griefs.友谊增进欢乐,分担忧愁.

　　Hurl vt.猛投,力掷;大声叫骂

　　The naughty boy hurled a stone at my window and I hurled curses at him.那个顽皮的小男孩向我的窗户扔石子,我狠很地对他大声叫骂.

　　incidentally ad.顺便说及地,顺便提一句

　　I must go now. Incidentally,if you want that book Ill bring it next time.我现在该走了,如果你要那本书,我下次带来.

　　Incidentally,your proposal will be open to the discussion at the meeting.顺便提一句,你的建议将在会议上进行讨论.

　　inspiration n.灵感,鼓舞人心的人

　　Poets and artists often draw their inspiration from nature.诗人与艺术家往往由自然得到灵感.

　　Intrinsic a.固有的,本质的,灵感的

　　The intrinsic value of a coin is the value of the metal it is made of.一枚钱币的内在价值是造这枚纸币的金属的价值.

　　liability n.责任;负责,债务;不利条件,起妨碍作用的人

　　The business failed because its assets were not as great as its liabilities.这家商行因资不低债而倒闭.

　　Mingle vt.使混合;使相混 vi.混合起来,相混合;相交往,相往来

　　It was said that Emperor Kang Xi of the Qing Dynasty often left the palace and mingled unknown with common people.据说清朝的康熙皇帝经常离开皇宫与老百姓混在一起而不被人发觉.

　　nutrition n.营养

　　A balanced diet provides nutrition for your body. ;均衡的食物使你的身 体获得营养.

　　overwhelming a.势不可挡的,压倒的;巨大的

　　Beijing took an overwhelming majority of votes and won the Olympic bid.北京得到压倒多数的选票,申奥获胜.

　　Perplex vt.使困惑;使费解,使复杂化

　　odern men are often perplexed by what to do.现代人常常感到非常困惑,不知任何是好.

　　Presid vi.主持,主管

　　Whoever presides at the meeting will need patience and tact.无论谁主持会议,都既要有耐性,又要机敏老练.

　　The city council is presided over by the mayor.市政委员会由市长领导.

　　Profound a.深度的,深切的,深远的;知识渊博的,见解深刻的;深奥的

　　We had a profound lesson in ideological education yesterday.昨天我们上了一堂深刻的思想教育课.

　　Reconcile vt.使协调;使和解; 使顺从,使甘心

　　The estranged couple reconciled after a year.翻脸的那对夫妻一年以后又和好了.

　　How do you reconcile your principles with your behavior?你如何使你的原则和行为一致?

　　Revenge n.报仇,复仇 vt.为报仇,报之仇

　　Hamlet revenged his fathers death.哈姆雷特为他死去的父亲报了仇.

　　Signify vt.表示的意思,意味,预示

　　A fever usually signifies that there is something wrong with the body.发烧预示着身体有毛病.

　　Will those in favor of the suggestion please signify their agreement by raising their hands?赞成这项建议的人请举手表示好吗?

　　subordinate a.下级的,级别低的 次要的,从属的 n.部属,下属 vt.使处于次要地位

　　One of the traditional notions in China is that a wife should be subordinate to her husband in every way.中国的传统观念之一是妻子必须在各个方面完全听命于丈夫.

　　The minority is subordinate to the majority.少数服从多数.

　　Tangle v.缠结,乱作一团n.乱糟糟的一堆,混乱复杂的问题困惑

　　My mind was in tangle.我的思想陷入困惑之中.

　　The power failure had traffic tangled in the city.电力的中断使城市内的交通陷入混乱状态.

　　Tragic a.悲惨的,可悲的;悲剧性的

　　In reading a tragic poets works, the most important thing is to realize the tragic significan- ce of the story.在阅读悲剧诗人的作品时,最为关键的是要领悟故事的悲剧性意义.

　　versatile a.多才多艺的,有多种技能的;有多种用途的,多功能的,万用的

　　Nylon is a versatile material.尼龙是一种有多方面用途的材料.

　　The most versatile of vegetables is the tomato.蔬菜中用途最广的是西红柿.