2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（55）

　　superiority n.优越,优等

　　The official aways has a sense of superiority as he often assumes an air of superiority before others.这个当官的总是有那么一 种优越感,老在别人面前摆架子.

　　Man has an intellectual superiority over all the other animals.在智力方面,任何动物都不可与人相抗衡.

　　Threshold n.门槛;门口;入门,开端;始起点;最低限度

　　The sound was so loud it was on the threshold of pain.声音大得开始使人无法忍受.

　　turbulent a.动荡的,混乱的;汹涌的,狂暴的

　　There still exist turbulent,revolutionary undercurrents in this seemingly peaceful world.在这个表面上和平的世界里, 骚动与动荡的潜流依然存在.

　　underlying a.含蓄的,潜在的

　　Its the economists mission to try to find out the underlying causes of the depression.那是经济学家的任务努力探索出造成经济衰退的潜在的原因.

　　Lesson 19

　　Acquaint vt.使认识,使了解,使熟悉

　　The internet and newspaper acquaint us with recent happenings around the world.互联网和报纸使我们能及时了解天下之事.

　　Array n.排列,队行;展示,陈列 陈列衣服,盛装 vt.排列 配置,打扮,装饰

　　When the array of players of the Royal Madrid turned out in force in the stadium, the fans broke into loud cheers.当兵强马壮的皇家马德里队员鱼贯进入体育场时,球迷们爆发出震耳欲聋的欢呼声.

　　The soldiers were arrayed on the hill to ambush the Japanese army.兵力就部署在这个小山上以伏击日军.

　　Capsule n.胶囊;航空舱,密封舱

　　You should swallow five capsules and ten pills at one time. the physician said. 医生吩咐道; 一次服下 五粒胶囊,十粒片剂.

　　Tito has become the first tourist in the world who entered the capsule and took a tour in a spaceship.蒂托成为世界上第一位进入航空舱、乘坐宇宙飞船遨游太空的人.

　　Compact a.紧凑的,小巧的,紧密的,坚实的n.契约,合同 vt把压实或塞紧,使坚实

　　A compact disc is a small circular plastic disc on which music or large quantities of information can be stored. CD就是一种小巧的,塑料圆盘可以储存音乐及大量信息.

　　The six nations made a compact to preserve peace recently in Shanghai.六国最近在上海签定了和约.

　　configuration n.构成,结构,配置

　　The arrangement of a computer system or network is defined by the nature,number, the interconnection, and chief characteristics of its functional units.计算机系统或网络的布局是按其操作部件的特点、数目、互连及主要特性下定义的.

　　More specifically,the term configuration may refer to a hardware configuration or a software configuration.更明确地说,术语 配 置 可以指的是硬件配置或软件配置.

　　Contrive v.谋划;策划;设计做到;设法想出

　　The notorious drug- pusher has been contriving an escape from the prison.这个臭名昭著的大毒枭一直都在图谋越狱.

　　Can you contrive to be at the station by noon?你能设法在中午前赶到车站吗?