2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（14）

　　accident ;n.意外遭遇,事故, 意外因素,意外

　　Accidents will happen in the regulated families. 家规再严,事端难免.

　　Johns had an accident;hes been run over by a car.约翰出事了,他被一辆小汽车撞倒了.

　　Announce vt.宣布,宣告;声称,叙说;预示,预告

　　The government announced that they would build a new highway to the mountains.政府宣布他们将修建一条新公路通向山区.

　　The invention of the microchip announced a new generation of computers.微芯片的发明预示了新一代计算机的诞生.

　　candidate n.申请求职者;候选人;投考者

　　The Republican candid- ate George W.Bush has become President of the U.S.A.乔治.布什已当选为美国总统.

　　Clash vi.发生冲突;不协调;发出撞击声 n.冲突;不协调;撞击声

　　This shirt clashes with your trousers.这件衬衣和你的裤子不配.

　　I failed to watch the World Cup final because it clashed with my examination.我没能看成世界杯决赛,因为和我的考试日期冲突了.

　　compromise n.妥协,折中办法 vi.妥协

　　compromise vt.危及...的安全;放弃

　　I would rather die than compromise.我宁死不妥协.

　　Such conduct will compromise your reputation.如此举动将会损害你的名誉.

　　contradiction n.矛盾,不一致;否认,反驳

　　Is it a contradiction to love animals and yet wear furs?又爱护动物又穿皮毛服装是矛盾的吗?

　　Court n.法庭,法院;球场;宫廷,宫室,庭院

　　The prisoner was brought to court for trial.囚犯被带上法庭受审.

　　The court found the prisoner not guilty.法官判决犯人无罪.

　　Delicate a.易破碎的,脆弱的;微妙的;娇弱的,纤细的;精美的,精致的

　　The international situation is very delicate at present.当前的国际形势十分微妙.

　　Delicate plants must be protected from old wind and frost.娇弱的植物必须妥为保护以避免风霜的侵袭.

　　distinction n.差别,不同;区分,辨别优秀,杰出;荣誉,优待

　　There is no distinction between the twins.在这对孪生子之间看不出有什么明显的差别.

　　A distinction should be made between the primary and the secondary contradictions.要区分主要矛盾和次要矛盾.

　　Economic a.经济的,经济学的

　　Economic n.经济学;经济状况,经济因素;经济意义

　　The economic state is not good in many developing countries.许多发展中国家的经济状况不佳.