2014英语六级考试基础词汇精讲（8）

　　ardent

　　a.热心的，热情的，热烈的

　　A: The concert will take place in the main arena .

　　B: Wow, it will be huge. I know it can hold 30,000 people.

　　arena

　　n.1.表演场地，竞技场 ;2.活动场所

　　A: Mr. Smith was an aristocrat and owned a large piece of land in the south of the country.

　　B: Does that mean that he was also very wealthy?

　　aristocrat

　　n.贵族

　　A: I dreamt last night that a knight in shining armor rescued me from a burning tower.

　　B: Let me guess the ending, you woke up before you had a chance to fall in love!

　　armor

　　n.盔甲，装甲，保护物

　　A: The new shopping centre has a vast array of interesting products.

　　B: Yes, but they are far too expensive.

　　array

　　n.1.展示，陈列，一系列 ;2.排列，队形 ;3.衣服，盛装 ;4.数组，阵列

　　vt.1.排列，配置 ;2.打扮，装饰

　　A: Why did you break up with your first boyfriend?

　　B: He was too arrogant and never listen to me.

　　arrogant

　　a.傲慢的，自大的

　　A: I heard that Ted was arrested for arson .

　　B: Yeah, he set the local school on fire.

　　arson

　　n.纵火

　　A: Don t eat so many fatty foods, they will block your arteries .

　　B: But they are the foods that I like the best.

　　artery

　　n.1.动脉 ;2.干线，要道

　　A: I find Paul difficult to understand.

　　B: That is because he does not articulate his words very clearly.

　　articulate

　　a.1.善于表达的，发音清晰的 ;2.表达得清楚有力的

　　vt.1.明确有力地表达;2.清晰地吐，清晰地发

　　A: The army has amassed a huge amount of artillery .

　　B: Let s hope they don t have to use it.

　　artillery

　　n.1.火炮，大炮 ;2.炮兵

　　A: Do you think that we ascend into heaven when we die?

　　B: I am not sure. I am still undecided.

　　ascend

　　vi.渐渐上升，升高

　　vt.攀登，登上

　　A: I couldn t ascertain whether he was joking or serious.

　　B: Don t worry, he has a strange sense of humor.

　　ascertain

　　vt.查明，弄清，确定

　　A: Your father ascribed beauty and intelligence to you.

　　B: Thanks for the compliment.

　　ascribe

　　vt.1.把...归因于;2.把...归属于

　　A: The man s body came ashore five days after he went missing from the ship.

　　B: Oh, how terrible, that must have been the one that was found on the beach yesterday.

　　ashore

　　ad.在岸上，上岸

　　A: It is my aspiration to become a doctor.

　　B: Well, if you stick to your goals I am sure you can do it.

　　aspiration

　　n.强烈的愿望，志向，抱负

　　A: I do not think I have achieved enough yet.

　　B: Well, if you always aspire to do your best then you will not be unhappy.