考研英語大綱詞匯量非常的多,其中大概1000多的考察頻率是非常高的。在理解句子中起主要作用的詞匯,叫核心詞匯,那么核心詞匯就是大家背單詞時(shí),優(yōu)先要記住并理解的單詞。背單詞有困難的小伙伴,趕緊來看一看這份核心詞匯-Part16吧。
1.demonstrate|?dem?nstre?t|v.示范操作、證明,闡明、游行示威
助記:de-monstr-ate(de諧音“逮”;monster怪獸;ate吃(的過去時(shí)))→逮住怪獸就把它吃掉,說明這種怪獸是對人類有害的→說明
近義詞:prove證明
形近詞:democracy民主
真題例句:But the Nobel Foundation’s limit of three recipients per prize,each of whom must still be living,has long been outgrown by the collaborative nature of modern research—as will be demonstrated by the inevitable row over who is ignored when it comes to acknowledging the discovery of the Higgs boson.(2014-閱讀-text 3)
參考譯文:但是諾貝爾基金會(huì)規(guī)定:每個(gè)獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)只能有三名接受者,且每個(gè)接受者都未離世。隨著現(xiàn)代研究越來越具有協(xié)作性,此種規(guī)定早就已經(jīng)不適用了。——例如,當(dāng)提到希格斯波色子的發(fā)現(xiàn)時(shí),人們往往會(huì)不可避免地爭論誰被忽略了,這也就證明了諾貝爾基金會(huì)此種規(guī)定的不合理性。
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2.witness|?w?tn?s|1)v.目擊,目睹、2)n.證人,證據(jù)
助記:wit-ness(wit看見;-ness名詞后綴)→看見的人就是“目擊者”→證人
近義詞:proof證據(jù)
形近詞:withstand抵抗
真題例句:The world is going through the biggest wave of mergers and acquisitions ever witnessed.(2001-閱讀-text 4)
參考譯文:世界正在經(jīng)歷一場從未目睹過的最大的兼并浪潮。
真題例句In a significant tightening of legal controls over the press,Lord Irvine,the Lord Chancellor,will introduce a bill that will propose making payments to witnesses and will strictly control the amount of that can be given to a case a trial begins.(2001-完型)
參考譯文:為了有效地加強(qiáng)對新聞界的法律監(jiān)控,大法官歐文勛爵將引入一項(xiàng)草案。這項(xiàng)草案將提出付款給證人是非法的,并且要嚴(yán)格控制審判前對案件的曝光。
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3.abound|??ba?nd|v.充滿
助記:abound(發(fā)音:梆梆的)→鼓得梆梆的→充滿
形近詞:about大約
真題例句:As the economy picks up,opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.(2011-閱讀-text 2)
參考譯文:隨著經(jīng)濟(jì)的復(fù)蘇,有抱負(fù)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者將會(huì)有大量的機(jī)會(huì)。
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4.distrust|d?s?tr?st|v.不信任
助記:dis-trust(dis-否定;true真實(shí)的)→不信任
近義詞:doubt懷疑
真題例句:The astonishing distrust of the news media isn't rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily clash of world views between reporters and their readers.(2001-閱讀-text 3)
參考譯文:對新聞媒介這種令人震驚的不信任,其根源并非是報(bào)道失實(shí)或低下的報(bào)道技巧,而是記者與讀者的世界觀每天都發(fā)生著碰撞。
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5.fume|fju?m|n.氣體
助記:fume(發(fā)音:feel)→感受一下氣體的味道→氣體
近義詞:smoke煙,抽煙
形近詞:fun樂趣,玩笑
真題例句:Just as on smoking,voices now come from many quarters insisting that the science about global warming is incomplete,that it's OK to keep pouring fumes into the air until we know for sure.(2005-閱讀-text 2)
參考譯文:和現(xiàn)在對待吸煙問題上的看法一樣,來自很多地方的意見認(rèn)為,科學(xué)關(guān)于全球變暖的證據(jù)不足,在我們有確切證據(jù)之前還是可以繼續(xù)把廢棄排放到空氣中。