2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（1）

　　Alert a.警觉的,留神的,注意的 vt.向报警,使警惕 使认识到

　　Alert n.警戒,戒备;报警

　　Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. 空袭报警的警笛响起来.

　　Nuclear-armed bombers were put on the alert during the crisis. 核武装轰炸机在危机期间 进入高度警备状态.

　　Arbitrary a.随意的,任意的;专断的,武断的,专制的

　　The diet imposes overall calorie limits,but daily menus are arbitrary. 食谱规定了总的热量限制,但每天的菜单可据喜好自定.

　　Behalf n.利益,方面

　　Mother Teresas efforts on behalf of Caluttas poor eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. 德兰修女为加尔各答 穷人所做的一切努力最终为她赢得了诺贝尔和平奖.

　　Bulk n.大小,体积; 主体,绝大部分;大量 vt.显得大,显得重要

　　The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful. 大量必须做的工作真令人痛苦.

　　Safety considerations bulked large during the development of the new spacecraft.在建造新的宇宙飞船时, 安全考虑占了很大比重.

　　Chip v.削下n.屑片,碎片

　　Chip 炸土豆条; 集成电路片,集成块; 缺口,瑕疵

　　Fish and chips is a typical English food. 炸鱼土豆条 是典型的 英国食品.

　　The paint has chipped off where the table touches the wall. 桌子接触墙壁的地方漆皮已剥落.

　　Collapse vi/n.倒塌,塌下; 崩溃,突然失败

　　The enterprose collapsed through lack of support. 该企业因无力支持而倒闭.

　　competition n.竞争,竞赛

　　Because there is so much unemployment,the competition for jobs is very fierce. ;由于失业人员众多,求职的竞争十分激烈.

　　Five candidate cities including Beijing participated in the competition to host the 28th Olympic Games.共有包括北京在内的五个城市参加了争夺第28届奥运会主办权的角逐.