辅导:阅读词汇附中英文注释(四)
house——A structure serving as a dwelling for one or more persons, especially for a family房屋=dwelling, To contain; harbor收容;隐藏=contain To have within; hold包含;容纳 homogeneous——Uniform in structure or composition throughout同质的=uniform Unvaried in texture, color, or design均质的 herald——To proclaim; announce公布;宣布=announce heritage——Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition遗留物,传统=tradition harshness——Being extremely severe or exacting; stern严厉=acid Biting, sarcastic, or scornful尖刻的 harness——To bring under control and direct the force of统治,管理,支配=utilize To put to use, especially to find a profitable or practical use for利用 hail——To greet or acclaim enthusiastically喝彩=acclaim integrate——To makesintosa whole by bringing all parts together; unify使结合=unify integral——Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent必须的;应有的=essential Basic or indispensable; necessary基本的,必须的 institution—— An established organization or foundation, especially one dedicated to education, public service, or culture机构=establishment A public or private institution, such as a hospital or school私人或公共机构 insight——The capacity to discern the true nature of a situation; penetration洞察力=understanding The faculty by which one understands; intelligence理解力 inspire——To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence使受神灵的;感召的=fire the imagination of ingredient——An element in a mixture or compound; a constituent成份=component A constituent element, as of a system成分系统的组成要素 inhabit—— To live or reside in居住=occupy To dwell or reside in居住 inhabitant——One that inhabits a place, especially as a permanent resident居民=resident inhibit——To hold back; restrain抑制;限制=hinder To interfere with action or progress阻碍,= curb To check, restrain, or control as if with a curb; rein in抑制 innumerable——Too numerous to be counted; numberless无数的=countless influx——A mass arrival or incoming汇集=arrival inevitably——Impossible to avoid or prevent必然的,不能规避或避免的=unavoidably inclination——A characteristic disposition to do, prefer, or favor one thing rather than another; a propensity爱好去做=preference The state of being preferred偏爱 inadequate——Not adequate to fulfill a need or meet a requirement; insufficient不足的=deficient, insufficient impose——To apply or make prevail by or as if by authority强制实行=demand To ask for urgently or peremptorily要求迫切或专横要求 implement——A tool or an instrument used in doing work工具=tool immunity——The quality or condition of being immune免除,免疫=protection illustrate——To provide (a publication) with explanatory or decorative features图解=picture To make a visible representation of展示 identify——To ascertain the origin, nature, or definitive characteristics of确认=spot To detect or discern, especially visually; spy辩认 jolt——To disturb suddenly and severely; stun震惊=shock Something that jars the mind or emotions as if with a violent, unexpected blow.震惊 myth——A fictitious story, person, or thing传说=legend An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical传说 noxious——Harmful to living things; injurious to health有害的=harmful narrate——To give an account or a description叙述或描绘=recount To narrate the facts or particulars of详细叙述 over taxed——税收过高的=heavily burdened负担沉重的 outbreak——A sudden increase突然发生=beginning The act or process of bringing or being broughtsintosbeing; a start开端 originate——To comesintosbeing; start出现;开始=initial, genesis, pioneer To bringsintosbeing; create创造=invent, puncture—— To pierce with a pointed object刺用带尖的物体穿透=pierce quaint—— Odd, especially in an old-fashioned way离奇的=odd, bizarre Strikingly unconventional and far-fetched in style or appearance; odd古怪的 protrude—— To jut out; project突出;伸出=project To extend forward or out; jut out突出 prospect—— Something expected; a possibility期待被期望的某物;可能性=possibility prosperity—— The condition of being prosperous繁荣=wealth The state of being rich; affluence富裕 |