英语四级高频词汇每天20个(18)

　　1. release vt. /n. 释放，排放;解释解脱

　　The prisoner was questioned before his release.

　　囚犯被释放之前受到了审问。

　　The puffball is ready to release its spores.

　　尘菌已经要释放孢子了。

　　2. exaggerate v. 夸大，夸张

　　The seriousness of the situation has been much exaggerated by the press.

　　形势的严重性被报纸夸大了。

　　3. evil a. 邪恶的，坏的

　　The book gives, as it were, a picture of the evil old society.

　　这本书可谓是展现过去那个邪恶社会的图画。

　　4. shrink vi. 起皱，收缩;退缩

　　Will this woolen sweater shrink when washed?

　　这件羊毛衫洗后会缩水吗?

　　We will never shrink from difficulties.

　　我们在困难面前决不退缩。

　　5. subtract v. 减

　　Please subtract a quarter of the money for your own use.

　　请扣除四分之一的钱由你自己支配使用。

　　6. suburb n. 市郊

　　The factory is located in the suburb.

　　那家工厂坐落于郊区。

　　7. subway n. 地铁

　　I want to get there by subway.

　　我想乘地铁去那儿。

　　8. survey n. /vt. 调查，勘测

　　A recent survey of public opinions shows that most people are worried about the increasing crime.

　　一份最近的民意调查表明,大多数人对不断增长的犯罪率表示忧虑。

　　They surveyed the damage inflicted by the storm.

　　他们调查了暴风雨造成的损失。

　　9. wealthy a. 富裕的

　　Shes an attractive woman, and wealthy to boot.

　　她是个很有魅力的女人，而且很富有。

　　10. adjust v. 调整，调节

　　Could you teach me how to adjust the iris of the camera?

　　你能教我怎么调照相机的光圈吗?

　　1. assess v. 估价

　　She looked at the house and assessed its market value.

　　她看了看房子并估算了其市场价值。

　　2. assumption n. 假定

　　The project was predicated on the assumption that the economy was expanding.

　　这一计划是以经济发展的设想为依据的。

　　3. affection n. 喜爱

　　Her affection for him is deeply rooted.

　　她对他的爱很深。

　　4. bond n. 联系

　　Common interests formed a bond between us.

　　共同的利益把我们联系在一起。

　　5. bounce v. 反弹

　　The ball hit the wall and bounced off it.

　　球打在墙上又反弹回来。

　　6. breed v. 培育

　　Spartan youths were bred as warriors.

　　斯巴达青年被培养成战士.

　　7. bump into v. 碰见

　　You cant pursue the learning of English very long without bumping into beauty!

　　在追求英语的过程中，须臾你就会与美不期而遇!

　　8. campaign n. 运动

　　They are planning a new campaign against corruption.

　　他们正在策划一个新的反贪污运动。

　　9. category n. 种类

　　词义辨析：kind, sort, type, class, classification, category, species, variety

　　kind: 指性质相同，而且特征很相似，足以归为一类的人或东西

　　sort: 普通用词，文体较kind随便，指对人或对事物进行的大概分类，有时含贬义

　　type: 指客观界限比较清楚，有相同本质特点的同类事物，或指大致相似的同类事物

　　class: 正式用词，指门类、种类或优劣等级;用于指动植物的分类时，表示纲

　　classification: 指根据已经确定的类型对某一事物作鉴别和归类

　　category: 书面用词，特指有确切定义的群体

　　species: 书面用词，单复数同形。指生物分类上的种

　　variety: 强调有各自的特点，形式不同，品质不同的种类

　　There are different categories of books in a library.

　　图书馆里有各种不同种类的书籍。

　　10. cease n. 停止

　　We worked without cease to get the project finished on time.

　　我们不停地生产以便按时完成计划。