2012考研英语单词
2013-2014考研英语词汇
accommodate 使适应，使符合一致accommodate oneself to changed circumstances
accompany 陪伴，伴随She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend.
accomplish 达到（目的），完成（任务），实现（计划，诺言等）accomplish one's purpose
accord 使符合，相一致(with) His violent action do not accord with his peaceful words.
account 记述，叙述give a brief account of what has happened accumulate 积累，积攒，积聚accumulate wisdom
accurate 准确的，精确的an accurate estimate
accuse 指控，指责They accused her publicly of stealing their books. accustom 使习惯于accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early acquaint 使认识，使了解
activate 使活动起来，使开始起作用，启动They have planted secret
agents in many
countries who
could be activated
whenever needed. acute 尖锐的，敏锐的an acute thinker
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address 演说 a television address
adhere 黏附，附着Paste is used to make one surface adhere to
another. adjacent 临近的，毗邻的(to) a city and its adjacent suburbs
adjoin 贴近，与...毗邻His house adjoins the lake.
administrate 掌管，料理...的事务In many Japanese homes, the funds
are administrated by the wife. adolescent （尤指16岁以下的）青少年 a film aimed at adolescents advance 使向前移动advance a chessman
advantage 有利条件，优点Sitting Presidents hold built-in advantages
when seeking another term.
adverse 不友好的，敌对的She felt adverse to her husband's friends. advocate 拥护，提倡，主张advocate self-defence
aesthetic 美学的，艺术的，审美an aesthetic theory
affliliate 使隶属（或附属）于，使成为会员 a government affiliated
company
affirm 断言，申明affirm the truth of a statement
aggravate 加重，加剧，恶化aggravate the declining economy aggressive 侵犯的，侵略的an aggressive weapon
agitate 搅动（液体等）The machine agitated the mixture.
alarm 惊恐，忧虑The bandits scattered in alarm.
alert 警惕的，留神的In our reading we should always be alert for
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new usages.
allege 断言，宣称The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt. allocate 分配，分派，把...拨给allocate funds for new projects allied 结盟的，有关联的allied nations
allowance 津贴，补贴，零用钱 a housing allowance
alternate 交替，轮流Night and day alternate.
amateur （艺术，科学等的）业余爱好者an amateur golfer ambiguous 含糊不清的，模棱两可的an ambiguous answer amend 修改，修订amend the spelling in sb.'s paper
amuse 逗乐，逗笑，给...提供娱乐（或消遣）The clown at the circus
amused the children.
anchor 锚The anchor catches (drags).
announce 宣布，声称It is officially announced that he will not run for
reelection.
annoy 使恼怒，使生气She was annoyed at (with) his lightheard
attitude.
anonymous 匿名的，无名的an anonymous letter (phone call) anticipate 预期，预料The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that
demand would fall).
apart 成零碎Such cheap clothes come apart after a few washings. apparent 显然的，明明白白的It was apparent that they all understood.
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applaud 鼓掌，喝彩，叫好The audience applauds the performers for three minutes.
apply 涂，敷He applied two coats of paint to the table.
appoint 任命，委派They appointed his father (to be 或as) postmaster.
appraise 估量，估计appraise the infant's weight
appreciate 感激I appreciated your help much.
apprehend 对...担心Do you apprehend that there will be any difficulty?
approach 靠近，接近John is approaching manhood.
appropriate 恰当的，相称的Plain, simple clothes are appropriate for school wear.
approve 赞成，同意I couldn't approve his conduct.
approximate 大概的，大约的，近似的The approximate time is 10 o'clock.
apt （习性）易于......的，有......倾向的 A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
arbitrary 随心所欲的，个人武断的，任意的an arbitrary choice arise 起立，起身arise from one's seat
arouse 使......奋发 A man like Tom will be aroused. Don’t worry. array 排列，队形The troops were formed in battle array.
articulate 发音清晰的，善于表达的He is articulate about everything
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in the field of economics. artificial 人工的，人造的，人为的artificial price controls
ascend 登高，（渐渐）上升，升高The airplane ascended into the cloud. ascertain 查明，弄清，确定I ascertained that he was dead. ashamed 惭愧的，羞耻的I am ashamed for being so stupid. ashore 向岸，向陆地He swam ashore.
aside 在旁边We stood aside to let her pass.
assault 攻击，袭击We made an assault on the enemy fort. assemble 集合，召集assemble the members of Parliament for a
special meeting.
assert 肯定地说（出），坚定地断言He asserted his innocence. assess 估价，评价，评论assess the present state of the economy assign 分配，布置（作业）The teacher assigned (us) a new lesson. assimilate 吸收，消化He is quick to assimilate new ideas. associate （使）联系，（使）结合We naturally associated the name of
Darwin with the doctrine of
evolution.
assume 假定，假设Farmers will have a bumper harvest, assuming
(that) the weather si favarable.
assure 深信不疑地对......说，向......保证
assurance 保证，把握，信心He gave me his assurance that he would help.
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astonish 使惊讶I was astonished at his sudden appearance.
attach 系，贴，连接attach a label to a suitcase
attain 达到，获得attain one’s goal
attend 出席，参加（会议等）attend a wedding
attendance 出席，参加，出席人数，出席率Our class has perfect attendance today.
attentive 注意的，专心的an attentive audience
attribute 把归因于，把......（过错的责任等）归于(to) He attributed his success to hard work.
auxiliary 辅助的an auxiliary rocket
avail 有利于，有助于Will force alone avail us?
average 平均数，平均The paper receives an average of nearly 100 articles a day.
avert 挡开，防止，避免Many traffic accidents can be averted by courtesy.
awake 醒，觉醒awake from sleep
bang （突发的）sudden loud bang
bare 赤裸的，光秃的，空无内容的walk in bare feet
beforehand 预先，事先If you wanted soup for lunch you should have told me beforehand.
behave 举止端正，听话Do behave.
bewilder 使迷惑，使糊涂I’m bewildered as to which one to buy.
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bias 偏见，偏心have a bias against sb.(或sth.)
blame 责备，责怪Public opinion blames Mrs Smith for leading the girl astray.
blast 一阵（风），一股（气流） a blast of wind
blaze 火焰The fire sprang into a blaze.
blunt 钝的The sun was blazing down and the heat was oppressive. blush （因害羞、激动、窘困）脸红blush with(或for) joy
boast 自吹自擂，自夸的话He is full of boasts.
bolt 螺栓，（门，窗的）插销 a small bag of nuts and bolts
boom 低沉有回响的声音The great bell tolled with a deep boom. border 边界，边境，边沿 a district on the Kampuchean side of the border with Thailand
bore 钻孔，挖（通道）bore through a wall
bound 跳跃，弹回She bounded to her feet and waved her right hand triumphantly.
boycott （联合起来）抑制，拒绝参加boycott uncooperative manufactures
brace 托架，支架He braced his muscles and lifted the weight. breed （使）繁殖Rabbits breed families rapidly.
bribe 贿赂accept(或take)a bribe from sb.
brief 短暂的，简短的，简洁的 a brief holiday
brisk 轻快的，生气勃勃的 a brisk pace
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brittle 易碎的，一碰就破的brittle glass
brush 刷子，毛刷 a laundry brush
bump 碰，撞(against, into) The truck bumped against the wall in the dark.
burst 爆炸，爆裂The boiler burst.
calculate 计算，推算calculate the distance between New York and Chicago
capture 俘虏，捕获capture butterflies
case 事例，事实，事情This is a case of poor judgment.
