英语六级重点词汇的必备(10)

　　1. Ambassador

　　n.

　　大使

　　U.N. Ambassador John Danforth submitted his resignation after holding the job for less than six months . 美国大使约翰丹福斯，在上任不到六个月就提交了自己的辞呈。

　　2. Candidate

　　n.

　　候选人, 投考者

　　Rice had been mentioned as a candidate for secretary of state . 赖斯已被提名为国务卿候选人。

　　3. Trap

　　n.

　　圈套, 陷阱, 诡计, 活板门, 存水弯, 汽水闸, 轻便马车

　　vi.

　　设圈套, 设陷阱

　　vt.

　　诱捕, 诱骗, 计捉, 设陷, 坑害, 使受限制

　　All 166 miners trapped underground in a coal mine gas blast ,were confirmed dead yesterday . 由于瓦斯爆炸而身陷煤矿底下的166名矿工昨天被证实已全部死亡

　　4. Relief

　　n.

　　减轻, 免除, 救济, 调剂, 安慰, 浮雕, 地貌

　　The Chinese government and the Red Cross Society of China are considering providing emergency relief materials to the victims . 中国政府和中国红十字会正考虑给受害者提供紧急救济物资。

　　5. Occur

　　vi.

　　发生, 出现

　　President Hu jintao sent messages to leaders of seven Asian nations affected by the tsunami to offer condolences to the victims right after the disaster occurred . 灾难发生后 ， 主席就向七个受海啸影响的亚洲国家领导人表示了对遇难者的哀悼。

　　6. Rescue

　　vt.

　　援救, 营救

　　n.

　　援救, 营救

　　In addition , China also sent two international rescue teams , four medical teams and one DNA testing group to the tsunami-hit countries . 另外 ，中国还向受海啸袭击的国家派遣了两个国际救援组 ，四个医疗小组和一个DNA检测组。

　　7. Virus

　　n.

　　病毒, 滤过性微生物, 毒害, 恶毒

　　A new United Nations report says the AIDS virus is spreading across Eastern Europe and Central Asia .联合国一项新的研究报告称 ，艾滋病病毒正在东欧和中亚地区蔓延。

　　8. Infect

　　vt.

　　传染, 感染

　　n. infection

　　The report also says AIDS infection rates are rising so fast in Asia ,that AIDS could become a more serious problem in Asia than in Africa .

　　9. Compete

　　vi.

　　比赛, 竞争

　　The Vermont governor is competing against seven other candidates seeking the Democratic Party nomination for president . 佛蒙特州州长与另外七名候选人一同在角逐民主党内总统候选人的提名。

　　10. Campaign

　　n.

　　战役, 活动, 竞选运动

　　vi.

　　参加活动, 从事活动, 作战

　　The former Vice Presidents support is expected to greatly help Mr. Deans campaign . 前副总统的支持预计会对迪安的竞选有很大帮助。

　　11. Crash

　　n.

　　碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, 撞击声, 爆裂声

　　v.

　　碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, 破产, 垮台

　　At least 163 people are reported dead after two boats crashed in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo .据报道， 两艘轮船在刚果民主共和国西部相撞 ，造成至少163人死亡。

　　12. Delegation

　　n.

　　代表团, 授权, 委托

　　A government delegation is to begin an investigation into the cause of the crash later Thursday .一个政府代表团将在周四晚些时候对这次相撞事件的起因展开调查。

　　13. Create

　　vt.

　　创造, 创作, 引起, 造成

　　Some African leaders have proposed creating a program so rich nations can provide computers to poor countries .一些非洲领导人还提议制定一个能让富国向穷国提供电脑的方案。