英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 44

　　artery n.动脉,要道

　　The railway system is regarded as the artery of our country.铁路系统被视为我国的大动脉.

　　ascertain vt.弄清,查明;确定

　　Biologists have ascertained that specialized cells convert chemical energy into mechanical energy.生物学家已经确定有专门的细胞把化学能转变成机械能.

　　aspiration n.热望,渴望;志向

　　Young Edison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生就渴望成为一名发明家.

　　contention n.论点,争论,争辩

　　Clumbuss contention that the earth was round turned out to be correct.事实证明哥伦布认为地球是圆的这论点是对的.

　　The study of English requires effort and contention of mind.学习英语需要勤奋和精神上的毅力.

　　continuity n.连续性,连贯性

　　There is no continuity of subject in a dictionary.词典里没有一个 连贯的主题.

　　conversion n.转变,变换,改变信仰,转意归主

　　Information conversions can now be done in computers.现在信息转换可在电脑中进行.

　　cooperative a.合作的;愿意合作的;协力的 n.合作社;合作商店

　　The rural credit cooprative is a financial organization.农业信用合作社是金融机构.

　　corporate a.团体的;法人组织的,共同的;全体的

　　The Chinese-tennis team made a corporate effort to win countess championships.中国乒乓球队通过集体的共同努力赢得了无数次冠军.

　　dock n.码头,船坞 vt.消减,剥夺;扣去的应得工资

　　Every month $5 is docked from our salaries for housing -repairing payment.每个月我们的工资中扣 5美元用于修房.

　　exempt vt.免除,豁免 a.被豁免的,被免除的

　　He is exempt from military service because of his bad sight.他由于视力不好而免服兵役.

　　His identity of a foreign official exempted him from the customs duties for these basic necessities.他的外国官员身份使他免缴这些基本必需品的关税.

　　exotic a.异国情调的,外来的,奇异的

　　We saw many exotic flowers and plants which we had never seen before at the Kunming International Fair.我们看到许多从未见过的国外花卉和植物在昆明世博会上.

　　frantic a.发狂的;狂欢的

　　There was a frantic rush to get everything ready for the unexpected inspection from the superiors.出现了一片疯狂的忙乱为了准备迎接上级的突然检查.

　　fringe n.额前刘海;边缘,边界 a.边缘的;外围的; a.次要的;附加的 vt.成为的边缘

　　It was easier to move about on the fringe of the crowd.在人群外围移动比较容易

　　interim n.过渡时期;中间时期 a.暂时的;临时的

　　The full report isnt ready yet,but you can see the interim report.正式报告尚未写好,但你可以先看看这份临时报告.

　　intermittent a.间歇的,断断续续的

　　Sometimes there are intermittent thunderstorms all day in summer.夏天有时整天有断断续续的暴风雨.

　　intersection n.十字路口,交叉点

　　In Guangzhou City there are many intersections on the roads and streets.广州市街道的交叉点很多.

　　Lubricate vt.使润滑,加润滑油

　　You should lubricate the moving parts of your car every 5000 kilometers.你应该每5000公里给你的车的活动部位件上油.

　　monetary a.货币的;金钱的;金融的;财政的

　　The monetary system of certain countries used to be based on gold.某些国家的货币制度 过去一直是金本位的.

　　nurture vt./n.养育,培育,滋养 ;

　　Nurture your mind with good reading.以优秀读物来陶冶你的心智.

　　As a teacher,we must murture students talents.作为教师,我们必须培养学生的才能.

　　proposition n.主张,建议;陈述;命题

　　Pythagorean proposition is a geometry term.勾股定理是一个 几何术语.

　　prospective a.未来的;盼望中的;预期的

　　They want to sell their house and already have a prospective buyer.他们想卖房,并且已经有了一位意向性的买主.

　　rig n.船具;装备 vt.用欺骗手段操纵控制; vt.营私舞弊,事先决定

　　People doubled whether the presidential election in Florida had been rigged.人们怀疑佛罗里达州的总统选举有舞弊行为.

　　ritual n.典礼,仪式;例行习惯 a.仪式的,典礼的;通常的,习惯的

　　Our society has many rituals of greeting, farewell,and celebration.我们的社会有许多关于招呼、告别和庆祝的仪式.

　　stern a.严厉的,严格的 n.船尾

　　A father is usually much sterner with his children than a mother is.父亲一般比母亲对孩子要严厉得多.

　　stimulus n.刺激物,促进因素;鼓励

　　Light is a stimulus to growth in plants.光是植物生长的促进因素

　　strand vi.搁浅 vt.使搁浅,使落后 n.绳,线之一股

　　If you were stranded in a strange town without money or friends, what would you do?如果你困在一个陌生的城市,既没有钱,又没有朋友, 你会怎么办?

　　stray vi.迷路;离题;想到别处 a.迷了路的,离了群的;意外的;零落的 n.迷失的家畜

　　Dont stray from the point.不要离题乱扯.

　　The streets were empty except for a few stray taxis.除了偶然可以看到的几辆出租车外,街上没有人迹.

　　tuck vt.打摺,卷起,塞,使隐藏 vi.摺,裥

　　A bird usually tucks its head under its wing when it sleeps.鸟在休息时通常把头缩进翅膀下.

　　tuition n.学费;教诲;教学;讲授

　　The tuition of higher education in the USA is much higher than that in China.美国高校的学费比中国要高许多.

　　upgrade vt.使升级,提升,改良品种 n.上坡;升级,上升

　　Israel makes every means to upgrade its military defenses.以色列千方百计地提升 其军事防务水平.

　　visualize vt.形象,形象化,想象

　　When you read novels, do you visualize the scene as it is described?你读小说时是否想象 所描绘的场景呢?