英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 10

　　Achieve vt.完成,实现,达到 vi.成功

　　The US. achieved its predominance after World War Two because the war had destroyed the economies of most potential competitors.美国在第二次世界大战后获得了显著的优势,因为大战破坏了它绝大多数竞争对手的经济.

　　After the long and persistent efforts, China has achieved a low birth rate.经过长期不懈的努力,中国人口已实现了低出生率

　　Allowance n.津贴,补贴,零用钱

　　IBM offers quite a high traveling allowance to its employees. ;美国国际商用机器公司给 员工比较高的出差津贴.

　　commitment n.承诺,许诺,保证;信奉,献身;承担的义务

　　Many people dont want to get married because they are afraid of commitments.许多人不愿结婚是因为他们害怕承担责任.

　　Were looking for someone with a real sense of commitment to the job.我们在寻求对此工作真正能尽职尽责的人.

　　Condense v.冷凝,凝结;浓缩,压缩,简缩

　　When the glass bottle containing water and water vapor is placed in a mixture of dry ice and alcohol, the sudden cold will make the water vapor condense into ice crystals.当装有水和水蒸气的玻璃瓶放进干冰和酒精的混合物中的时候,猝冷就会使得水蒸气凝结成冰晶体.

　　A long stroy may be condensed into a few sentences.一个长篇故事可缩写成几句话.

　　contemporary a.当代的,同时代的; n.同时代的人

　　Most contemporary physicists have the notion that man can never discove what such mysterious force as eclctricity, magnetism,and gravita- tion really are.绝大多数的当代物理学者都认为,人类永远无法弄清像电力,磁力和重力之类的神秘力量究竟是什 么东西.

　　Cope vi.应付,处理

　　In 1973-1974,the United States made great efforts to cope with the serious problems created by the energy crisis.在1973年至1974年期间, 美国费了很大力应付能源危机造成的各种严重问题.

　　Decay vi.腐烂,腐朽;衰败,衰退,衰落

　　Each civilization is born,culminates,and decays.各种文明都要历经诞生、鼎盛和衰落.

　　Dentists advise their patient to brush and floss regularly to prevent their teeth from decay.牙医建议他们的病人定期刷牙并用洁牙线剔牙,以防止蛀牙.

　　Depress vt.使沮丧,使消沉;使不景气,削弱,按下,压下

　　I was depressed because someone had stolen my wallet on the bus.我很沮丧,因为在公共汽车上我的钱包被人偷了.

　　Drag vt.拖,拉;迫使,硬拉 n.累赘,障碍;一吸,一抽,一饮

　　Drag vi.拖着脚步走,在地上拖着行进;慢吞吞地行进,拖延

　　The time dragged as we waited.我们等待着,时间慢慢地捱过去了.

　　Nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will drag down the economy. 目前还没有人清楚金融制度的不稳定会在多长时间以及多大程度上使经济下滑.

　　Economy n.经济,经济制度,经济情况;省俭,节约,充分利用

　　The CEO made a blueprint based on the current economy for the company.执行总裁为公司规划了蓝图,这一蓝图是建立在当前经济情况的基础上的

　　We should learn to practice economy in making out the household budget.你应当在制定家庭预算是学会精打细算.

　　enhance vt.提高,增加,加强

　　Passing the College English Test Band-6 should enhance your chances of getting a better post.通过了大学六级考试会增加你获得更多职位的机会.

　　To survive in the intense trade competition between countries, our company must enhance the qualities and varieties of our products to meet the world market demand. 为了在激烈的国际贸易竞争中生存下来,我们公司必须提高产品质量,增加产品品种以满足国际市场的需求.

　　Exclude vt.把...排斥在外;不包括

　　Some places of entertainment exclude people under 18.一些娱乐场所禁止18岁以下的人进入.

　　The court excludes the improperly obtained evidence.法院不接受非正常渠道取得的证据.

　　Fill vt.装满,充满,布满;以充注,填塞;满足 vi.被充满n.充分,足够

　　Please fill in/out/up this form,giving your name,age,and address.请在这份表格上填上你的姓名、年龄和地址.

　　Although the room was filled with laughter,I still felt very lonely .虽然房间里充满了笑声, 但是我还是觉得很孤单.

　　No more tea,thank you.Ive had my fill.谢谢你,不要再添茶了,我已经喝足了.

　　Glow n.光亮,光辉;脸红;激情 vt.灼热,发光;红; 洋溢

　　The glow of the setting sun is splendid ,it is a pity that dust is fast approaching. 夕阳无限好,只是近黄昏.

　　The maple leaves of the Xingshan Mountain glowed red in the sunlight.香山红叶在阳光中闪耀着红光.

　　Historic a.历史上著名的,具有重大历史意义的;历史的,历史上的

　　The Gettysburg Address,a historic address delivered by Abraham Lincoln, concisely expressed many of the ideals and principles of democracy.亚伯拉罕.林肯发表的历史上著名的《葛底斯堡演 说》简明的阐述了民主的理想和原则.

　　July 13,2001 has become a historic day for China- Beijing succeeded in the 2008 Olympic bid. 2001年7月13日成为中国 历史上具有重大意义的日 子--中国申办2008年奥运会获得成功.

　　Incident n.发生的事,事件、事变

　　The Lugouqiao incident took place on July 7, 1937.芦沟桥事变发生在1937年7月7日.

　　limitation n.限制,限度 局限

　　I know my limitation, so I wont do the things beyond my ability.我知道自己能力有限, 所以我不会做能力范围之外的事.

　　Massive a.大的,大而重的, 大块的;大量的, 大规模的

　　The massive Allied invasion of Normandy is an action of enormous importance in the history of World War Two. 对诺曼底的大规模入侵在二战史上具有重大意义.

　　Doctors discourage massive doses of painkillers.医生不赞成大量服用止痛片.

　　Modify vt.更改,修改,修饰;缓和,减轻

　　Although it has been greatly modified,the game known in the US,as football can be traced directly to the English game of rugby. 虽然做了很大的改变,但所谓的美式足球仍可以直接追溯到英国的橄榄球比赛.

　　Opponent n.敌手,对手;反对者

　　Lenin spoke so convincingly that even his opponents were won over by his arguments.列宁的演讲很有说服力, 甚至连他的对手也被他的论述争取过来.

　　Penetrate v.透入,渗入,进入;刺入,刺穿;洞察,了解

　　Dont bother to penetrate girls minds as they are always changing.别费心机去洞察女孩的心思,因为她们总在变.

　　Precious a.珍贵的,贵重的

　　I believe that good health is the most precious thing for people.我认为健康对人来说是最珍贵的财富.

　　Priority n.优先,优先权,重点;优先考虑的事

　　To build Guangzhou into an international metropolis, the highest priority has been given to the problem of heavy traffic by the municipal government.为了将广州建成国际化大都市, 市政府已经优先考虑交通拥挤的问题

　　The top priority for school is to have a higher proportion of students entering advanced schools.学校的首要目标是让更多的学生进入更高级的学校念书.

　　Receipt n.发票,收据 收入,进款;受到,接到

　　You had better get a receipt for your expenses.你最好对开销索取收据.

　　The pop singer got huge cash receipt from his concert.那个流行歌星从演唱会中获得了巨额的现金收入.

　　reservation n.预定保留,犹豫;居留地

　　We have our reservation about his ability to do the job.我们对于他做该项工作的能力持保留态度.

　　If you want to have dinner on Valentines Day in a Western style restaurant, youd better make reservation earlier.情人节这天,你如果想在 西式餐厅用晚餐最好早些预定.

　　Reward n.报答,奖赏;报酬,酬金 vt.报答,酬谢,奖励

　　Although Olympic winners receive no prize money, they are,in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities in the form of money fame and power. 尽管奥运会的获胜者们并不获得奖金,但事实上他们的政府会给他们优厚的奖赏,其形式包括钱、名望和权力.

　　Sequence n.连续,接续,一连串;次序,顺序

　　A computer will always follow the same sequence when solving a problem no matter how complicated that problem may be.计算机在解决它时总是遵循同样的次序不管问题多么复杂

　　The first Olympic Games took place in 776 BC. The exact sequence of events was uncertain, but events included mens gymnastics, boxing,wrestling, horse racing and field events.第一次奥运会于公元前 776年举行,比赛的准确次序不详,只知道包括男子体操、拳 击、摔跤、赛马和田径项目.

　　Slip vi.画倒,滑落;溜走;下降,跌落 vt.悄悄放进 n.疏漏,差错

　　Be careful not to slip on the ice.小心别在冰上滑倒.

　　The years slipped by.岁月在不知不觉中消失.

　　Tom slipped the candy into his mouth in class but that still couldnt avoid the teachers eyes.在课堂上,汤姆悄悄地把 糖块放进嘴里,但那还是逃不过老师的 眼睛.

　　Suck v.吸,吮,吸取

　　Plants suck up moisture from the soil.植物从土壤中吸取水分.

　　vivid ;a.生动的,鲜明的,鲜艳的;逼真的

　　I gave my friends a vivid description of my journey with pictures.我用照片生动地向朋友们描绘了我的旅程.