2014年12月六级冲刺备考：词汇精讲（119）

　　tuition n.学费;教诲;教学;讲授

　　The tuition of higher education in the USA is much higher than that in China.美国高校的学费比中国要高许多.

　　upgrade vt.使升级,提升,改良品种 n.上坡;升级,上升

　　Israel makes every means to upgrade its military defenses.以色列千方百计地提升 其军事防务水平.

　　visualize vt.形象,形象化,想象

　　When you read novels, do you visualize the scene as it is described?你读小说时是否想象 所描绘的场景呢?

　　assimilate vt.吸收,消化;使同化 vi.使同化,使吸收

　　The U.S. has assimilated people from many European countries.美国同化了许多来自 欧洲国家的移民.

　　We assimilate some kinds of food more easily than others.我们对某些种类的事物 比别的事物更容易吸收.

　　authoritative a.有权威的,可信的;命令的,独断强制的

　　That the moon moves around the earth and the earth arounds the sun is an authoritative opinion.月亮围绕地球运转,地球围绕太阳运转是权威的观点.

　　authorize vt.授权;批准

　　I am authorized to act for the manager.我受委托代表经理行事.

　　bypass n.旁路;小道;分流术;旁通管 vt.绕过,绕 走;越过,置 于不顾

　　Lets bypass the town.我们绕过这座小镇子吧!

　　correlate vt.使相互关联 vi.相关,关联

　　We should correlate theory with practice.我们必须把理论与实践联系起来.

　　The diameter and the circumference of a circle correlate.圆的直径和圆周率有相互关系.

　　corrode vi.使腐蚀,侵蚀,腐蚀

　　Acid causes metal to corrode.酸会腐蚀金属.

　　Iron corrodes easily.铁易生锈.

　　corrupt a.腐败的,堕落的 vt.腐蚀,使腐败

　　The businessman was sent to prison for trying to corrupt a tax official with money.那个商人因企图向税务官员行贿而被判入狱.

　　counterpart n.与对方地位相当的人,与另一方面作用相当的物.

　　Night is the counterpart of day.黑夜与白天相辅相成.

　　The secretary of state is the counterpart of the foreign minister.国务卿相当于外交部长.

　　drawback n.缺陷;不利条件;缺点

　　In spite of all its drawbacks,CET Band 4 and CET Band 6 greatly promote English teaching in colleges and universities.尽管有这样或那样的缺点,但是大学英语四级、还是极大地促进了大学的英语教学.