英语六级词汇解析 Lesson 2

　　Abandon vt.离弃,丢弃;遗弃,抛弃;放弃

　　The heartless man abandoned his disabled wife and ran away with all their money.那个没良心的男人抛弃了残疾的妻子,还带走了两人所有的钱.

　　Since there was no way to save the ship and its cargo, the captain issued the order to abandon ship.眼见拯救船只和船上货物无望, 船长发出了弃船令.

　　acknowledge vt.承认,承认 的权威;告知收到,确认,报偿

　　Michael Jordan was acknowledged as the best basketball player in the NBA.迈克尔.乔丹是公认的前 NBA最佳篮球选手.

　　We acknowledge receipt of your cable No.123 sent this morning concerning the sample.兹确认,我方已收到你方关于样品的123号电传.

　　Bump vt. 碰,撞;颠簸着前进 n.碰撞;隆起物

　　In the dim light I couldnt see clearly and bumped into a tree.昏暗中我看不清,一头撞在一棵树上.

　　Circuit n.电路,线路;环行,环行道

　　I run two circuits of the track every morning in order to pass the 800-meter running test.我每天早晨沿跑道跑两圈以通过800米考试。

　　n Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, you will see CCTV is the abbreviation of Closed Circuit Television.你要是查阅《朗文当代英 语词典》就会发现CCTV是闭路 电视的缩写.

　　Complain vt.抱怨,诉苦;投诉,控告

　　Those who are always complaining should turn their attention to figuring out how to make it better. 那些天成天牢骚满腹的 人,应该想想如何改变现状.

　　You are always complaining about something.你总是满腹牢骚.

　　conventional a.普通的,习惯的,常规的;符合习俗的,因循守旧的

　　The Russian Defense Minister maintained that his country should reduce expenditure on conventional weapons and spend more on strategic

　　weapons.俄罗斯的国防部长坚持认为俄应削减花在常规武器上的开支, 而更多地在战略武器上投入.

　　Mother is so conventional in her views.妈妈的观点太保守.

　　destruction n.毁灭,破坏,消灭

　　The hot ash and the lava from the volcano Etna brought total destruction to the village.来自埃及特纳火山的滚烫 的火山灰和熔岩给那个小村庄带来彻底的毁灭.

　　emergency n.紧急情况

　　Wahid threatened to proclaim a state of emergency if Congress decided to impeach him瓦希德威胁说如果国会弹劾他,他就宣布紧急状态.

　　The patient was asked to ring the bell in an emergency and the nurses on duty would come straight away.病人在有紧急情况时可以按铃, 然后当班的护士就会立即前来.

　　Fantasy n.想象,幻想;想象的产物

　　Young people often live in a world of fantasy and parents always tell them to face the reality. 年青人常生活在幻想的世界里,而父母亲总会告诉他们要面对现实.

　　Stop looking for a perfect job--its just a fantasy.别想找到十全十美的工作了,那简直是幻想.

　　Function n.功能,作用,职能;重大聚会;函数

　　The function of a chairman at a meeting is to lead and control meetings.在会上,主席的职责是引导并控制会议.

　　An old machine wont function properly if you dont oil it regularly.旧机器如果不经常加油是不能正常运转的.

　　Heave vt.举起,拉起;扔; 发出

　　Heave vi.举起,提起 起伏;呕吐 n.举起,升降

　　The naughty children have just heaved a stone through my window.淘气的孩子们刚刚把一块石头扔进我的窗户.

　　Identify vt.认出,鉴定; 把...等同于 vi.认同

　　Do you identify beauty with wisdom? 你认为美貌与智慧能相等同吗?

　　The characters on the rubbings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify.拓片上的文字模糊不清, 难以识别.

　　Jail n.监狱,看守所 vt.监禁,拘留

　　Romeo was sentenced to jail for 15 days for starting a fight with his rival.因为与情敌发生冲突,罗密欧被判15日监禁.

　　Has it ever occurred to you that jails were first invented for debtors? 你有没有想过,监狱最初是为了关押欠债人而发明的?

　　Line vt.使排成一行;划线于 vi.排队,排齐

　　Line n.线条;方针,路线;线路,电话线;线,绳;排,行;行业,专长

　　People lined the streets to see the famous man go past.人们站在街道两旁看那位 著名人士走过.

　　Line and color are both important in portrait painting.线条和色彩在肖像绘画中 都很重要.

　　Master vt.掌握,精通;征服,控制 a.主要的,重要的;精通的,优秀的

　　Master n.男主人,雇主;能手,名家,大师;硕士

　　Who is the master mind behind this plan? 谁是这个计划的幕后决策人?

　　I dont think we can master a language in a years study. 我不相信经过一年的学习我们就可以掌握一种语言.

　　Notion n.概念,观念;意图,想法,念头

　　The notion that the earth is round has been widely accepted since Magellan accomplished the first voyage around the world. 关于地球是圆的概念已广泛为人们所接受自从麦哲伦首次完成环球旅行以来.

　　Some men have a notion that women should never wear cosmetics.有些男人认为女人应该素面朝天.

　　Option n.选择;选择权,选择自由;选择的事物

　　The government has two options, to reduce spending or to increase taxes. 政府只有两种选择,不是削减开支便是增加税收.

　　Please make a list of the various options.请列出可供选择的项目.

　　Pay vt.付钱给,支出;给予,进行

　　Pay vi.付款;有利,值得;付出代价,受到惩罚 n.工资,薪金

　　It will pay in the long run if the setting off of firecrackers is effectively banned in the cities. 从长远来看,在城市里鞭 炮是值得的, 真正有效地禁放.

　　Ill certainly pay you back for what you did to me! 你那样对待我,我一定要回敬你的!

　　Rare a.稀有的,罕见的;珍奇的,出类拔萃的;

　　Rare a.稀薄的;煎得嫩的

　　Jasper White is one of those rare people who believe in ancient myths.贾斯珀.怀特是那些少有的相信古代神话的人之一.

　　The higher we go above the earth,the rarer the air is.我们离开地面越高,空气越稀薄.

　　reflection n.映象,倒映;反射;反映,表达;深思,考虑,反省

　　Dont act without sufficient reflection.不要未经深思就采取行动.

　　The dog barked at his reflection in the river.那条狗对着小河中自己的倒影吠叫.

　　satisfactory n.令人满意的

　　When you think it over,you will see that it is the satisfactory way out.你好好考虑,就会明白那是惟一令人满意的出路.

　　The Johnson Administration failed to come up with a satisfactory solution to the economic crisis. 约翰逊当局拿不出令人满意的解决办法来解决经济危机.

　　shame ;vt.使蒙受羞辱,使丢脸

　　shame ;n.羞耻,羞愧,耻辱; 可耻的人; 遗憾的事,可惜

　　It is a shame to be so wasteful.这样浪费太可惜了.

　　Will students feel great shame at having failed the final exam?学生们会为期末考试不及 格而感到羞耻吗?

　　学生们会为期末考试不及 格而感到羞耻吗?

　　superficial a.肤浅的,浅薄的;表面的

　　Superficial scratches can be easily removed.表层的划痕很容易除掉.

　　I have only a superficial knowledge of this subject.我对这个问题仅略知皮毛.

　　sympathize vi.同情,怜悯 体谅,赞同

　　I sympathize with you; Ive had a similar unhappy experience myself.我很同情你,我自己也有过类似的不幸遭遇.

　　We sympathize with the goals of the committee.我们赞同委员会的目标.

　　Treaty n.条约,协定

　　The two leaders underline that the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty is a vital cornerstone of global strategic security.两位领导人强调1972年的反弹道导弹条约》是全球战略安全的基石.

　　undertake vt.承担,着手做;同意,答应,保证

　　During her husbands presidency, Jacqueline Kennedy undertook the coordin- ation of the White House restoration. 在丈夫担任总统期间,杰奎林.肯尼迪承担了协调白宫的修复工作.

　　Unusual a.不平常的,少有的;与众不同的,独特的

　　It is quite unusual for a freshman to be younger than eighteen or older than nineteen but I was barely 16 when I entered

　　college.一年级新生小于18岁或大于19岁的相当少,但是我进大学时才16岁.

　　The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels.最奇特的小汽车是辆只有 3个轮子的奔驰小汽车.

　　Violate vt.违反,违背;亵渎;侵犯,妨碍

　　The soldier violated the church by using it as a stable.士兵们把教堂当马厩用而亵渎了它.

　　You have violated the traffic regulation.你违反了交通规则.

　　This is double yellow line and no parking is allowed.这是双黄线,不可以停车的.

　　wage ;n.工资,报酬 vt.开始,进行

　　The railroad workers have asked for a wage increase and the management is working on that.铁路工人要求增加工资,资方正在研究此事.

　　The six members to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization have determined to wage war against terrorism,separatism and extremism. 上海合作组织签约的 6个成员国

　　决定向恐怖主义、分裂主义和极端主义开战.