英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 36

　　Abortion n.流产,堕胎;失败,夭折

　　In some Catholic countries,abortion is still illegal.在一些天主教国家,堕胎仍然是非法的.

　　His plan to study in the U.S.was a abortion at last owing to his failure in TOEFL.由于他没有通过托福考试,所以赴美留学的计划最终流产了,

　　Adverse a.不利的,有害的

　　The excess use of fertilizer is adverse to the environment.过度使用化肥对环境 有害.

　　Adverse economic circumstances cause a sharp drop in the current prices of stocks in Taiwan.生意不景气致使台湾的股市急剧下跌

　　Baffle vt.使困惑,难住

　　Some English idioms often baffle English learners.有些英语成语经常使英语学习感到困惑.

　　Cater vi.迎合;承办酒席

　　TV programs must cater to many different tastes.电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱好.

　　bibliography n.参考书目;书目

　　An academic paper must include the bibliography in its end.学术论文最后必须注明参考书目.

　　criterion n.标准,准则

　　It is unacceptable to say popularity is the only criterion of a good novel.把是否流行作为判断一本好小说的惟一标准是让人难以接受的.

　　Defendant n.被告

　　In the trial,the defendant,Hu Changqing is accused of committing bribery.被告人胡长清在审判中被指控犯有受贿罪.

　　Donate v.捐赠,赠送

　　To help the suffering people weather the severe winter,citizens who were spared from the flood were called on to donate money,food and clothes.为了帮助灾区人民度过严冬,政府号召没受洪灾的人们捐赠钱,食物和衣服.

　　Epidemic n.流行盛行 a.流行性的,流传极广的

　　There was an epidemic of cholera in Thailand in 1998.1998年泰国曾经流行过霍乱.

　　Explicit a.明确的,明晰的;毫不隐瞒的

　　The coach had to give very explicit instructions to each player on the Chinese football team.教练不得不给中国足球队每名队员非常明确的指导.

　　fabulous a.极好的,巨大的,寓言般的

　　During the two world wars,the monopoly capitalists amassed fabulous wealth.在两次世界大战期间,垄断资本家大发横财.

　　Forum n.论坛,讨论会,专题讨论节目

　　The letters page of New York Times is a forum for public argument.《纽约时报》的读者来信版面是公众辩论的论坛.

　　Groan vi./n.呻吟抱怨 ;吱吱声,响声

　　I have no alternative but to groan when I have a terrible toothache.牙痛很厉害的时候,我无可奈何,只能发出呻吟声.

　　The chair gave a groan when the heavy woman sat down.当那个胖女人坐下时,椅子发出吱吱声.

　　harassment n.骚扰;烦恼

　　There have been quite a lot of cases of sexual harassment against women in the American navy.美国海军中已发生过多起针对女性的性骚扰事件.

　　Integral a.必不可少的,必需的

　　Practice is an integral part of language learning.练习是语言学习必不可少的一部分.

　　Steel is an integral part of a modern skyscraper.钢铁是现代摩天大厦的主干.

　　irrespective a.不考虑的,不顾及的

　　Irrespective of where you decide to turn to for help and support,it is important that you do not delay.不管你决定从哪里得到帮助和支持,重要的是你不能耽误.

　　identification n.身份证明;鉴定,认出

　　Do you have any identification?你有什么能证明你身份的证件吗?

　　The identification of the fingerprints was quickly done.指纹的鉴定很快就完成了.

　　Momentu n.动力,冲动,势头

　　A falling object gains momentum as it falls.下落的物体下落时动量增加.

　　Mortal a.致命的,终有一死的

　　It is an indisputable fact that man is mortal.人都会死,这是无可争辩的事实.

　　Narrative n.故事,记叙文;叙述

　　The astronaut gave a narrative of her strange experience in space.宇航员叙述了自己在太空的奇妙经验.

　　Overt a.公开的,不隐蔽的

　　Most British people are disgusted with the overt love relationship between Prince Charles and Camilla.大多数英国人对查尔斯王子和卡米拉公开的情人关系感到反感.

　　We should learn to fight with the enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人作公开的和隐蔽的斗争.

　　Parameter n.参数

　　X+2Y=7 is an equation which has 2 parameters.X+2Y=7 是一个含有2个参数的方程式.

　　Partition n.分隔物,隔墙;分隔

　　Now in most offices there are partitions between desks,so people do have some privacy.现在大多数办公室内的办公桌均有隔离物隔开,这样人们的确有点隐秘感.

　　Redundant a.多余的,过剩的

　　Many jobs and labor workers are made redundant by automation.自动化使许多工种和劳动力变得多余.

　　Recur vi.再发生,重现

　　The noble qualities and deeds of Kong Fansen often recur to me.孔繁森的崇高品质和事迹经常在我脑海里再现.

　　Sacred a.神圣的,宗教的

　　Ingla Gandhi considered it a sacred duty to fulfill her dead fathers wishes.英杰拉.甘地认为完成她已故父亲的遗愿是她神圣的职责.

　　Salute n.敬礼,致意 vt.向敬礼,向致敬;赞扬,颂扬

　　It is a universal custom for a solider to salute his officer in the army.士兵向军官行军礼,在军队里这是一种普遍的习惯.

　　Tempo n.速度;节奏,行进的速度

　　The tempo of life in a modern city is very quick.许多都市生活的节奏很快.

　　Quick tempo and big noise make me dislike rock music.由于节奏快、噪音大,我不喜欢摇滚乐.

　　Testimony n.证词;见证,证明

　　The psychiatrist gave testimony that the young man who tried to assassinate President Regan was insane at that time.精神病医生有证言说,那个企图暗杀里根总统的 年青人当时精神失常.

　　vocational a.职业的,业务的

　　Does your company provide vocational training?你们公司提供培训吗?

　　watertight a.防水的;无懈可击的

　　The agent of the Buick Auto Company is extremely cautious in making the contract ,lest it is not watertight enough to prevent unnecessary loss.别克汽车公司的代理在做合同时非常谨慎以免合同不够严密,遭受不必要的损失.