四级大纲高频词汇(11-15次)
previous a.先的，前的，以前的
[例句]They worked out that people who had quit in the previous decade were much more likely to be overweight than smokers and people who had never smoked .(2008年12月快速阅读)
[译文]他们知道前十年已经戒烟的人比吸烟的人和从不吸烟的人更容易超重。
[辨析]previous，preceding， prior， precedent， antecedent， forgoing
这是一组含有“先前的”之意的形容词。 previous先前的，以前的(时间，书的章节以及事件)。preceding在前的，多指书或文章的前部或前页，也可指时间在前的;e.g. in the ～chapter在上一章; in the ～year, 在上一年。prior较早的，指一个行为先于另一个行为，后接介词to。precedent 多指某一事情先于另一事情发生。antecedent “前期的”多指在历史中一个时期先于另一个时期。forgoing 同preceding和prior。
slash vt.砍;大幅度削减n.砍，砍痕;斜线号
[例句]Spending about ￡100,000 on these and other improvements, he slashed his ￡90,000 fuel and power bill by ￡60,000. (2007年12月快速阅读)
[译文]为这些和其他改进花费约为十万英镑，他将其九万英镑燃料和电力账单削减了六万英镑。
sour a.酸味的;馊的;脾气坏的v.使变酸;使变得乖戾(或暴躁)
[例句]Some people’s breath turns sour every time they go on a job interview. (1998年1月阅读3)
[译文]每次去面试，一些人就会变得没好气的。
academic a.学术的;学院的;纯理论的，不切实际的n.大学教师
[例句]It was Page who, at Stanford in 1996, initiated the academic project that eventually became Google’s search engine. (2007年6月阅读A)
[译文]佩吉于1996年在斯坦福大学发起的学术项目最终成为谷歌搜索引擎。
advantage n.优点，优势，好处
[例句]A trademark prevents others from using the identical or a similar word, name, or symbol to take advantage of the recognition and popularity of the brand or to create confusion in the marketplace. (2008年12月完形)
[译文]商标阻止他人使用相同或类似的词、名称或符号，来利用得到大众认知且广受欢迎的品牌的知名度或在市场上制造混乱。
community n.社区，社会;团体，界;(动植物的)群落
[例句]Large parts of the community may become mired in a seemingly state of poverty and underachievement (2008年12月阅读2)
[译文]社会的很大部分可能陷入贫困和成就不好的状态。
conclude vt.推断出，推论出;缔结，议定vi.结束，终了
[例句]The report concluded that at a ticket price of $50,000, there could be 500,000 passengers flying into space each year. (2006年1月快速阅读)
[译文]报告的结论是：如果票价为5万美元 ，每年可能会有50万名乘客太空旅行。
describe vt. 形容，描写;画出(图形等)
[例句]One should create a solid statement in a dozen or so sentences that describe in detail how they see their life related to work. (2007年6月快速阅读)
[译文]一个人应该用十几个左右句子做出坚定的说法，详细描述他们怎样看待与工作相关联的生活。
despite不管，不顾
[例句]Despite their varied designs, navigation computers used in cars... (2002年1月阅读1)
[译文]尽管是各种不同的设计，用于汽车的导航计算机…。
construct vt.建造;构思n.建筑物;构想，观念
[例句]Every morning now she turns on a specially constructed light box for half an hour and sits in front of it to trick her brain into thinking it’s still enjoying those long summer days.(2005年6月阅读4)
[译文]现在她每天早上打开一个专门建造的灯箱半小时并且坐在前面，欺骗她的大脑认为自己仍然在享受那悠长的夏季。
economy n.经济;节约，节省
[例句]Watching the U.S. economy soar during the ‘90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the hightechnology.
[译文]观察了美国在90年代经济增长之后，德国已经决定他们也需要走高科技的路线。
emotion n.情感，感情;激动
[例句]By accepting who you are—all your emotions, hopes and dreams, your personality, and your unique way of being—you’ll project more confidence when networking and talking with potential employers. (2007年6月快速阅读)
[译文]接受你是谁——所有的感情，希望和梦想，你的个性，和你存在的独特的方式——当你在做网络工程和与潜在的雇主交谈时，你会更有信心。
engine n.引擎，发动机;机车
[例句]Google’s search engine is so widespread across the world that search became Google, and google became a verb. (2007年6月阅读A)
[译文]谷歌搜索引擎在世界各地如此广泛以至于搜索就是谷歌，谷歌成为一个动词。
enormous a.巨大的，庞大的
[例句]What makes going to space the most expensive vacation is the enormous cost involved in the fuel to take off / launch.(2006年1月快速阅读)
[译文]起飞/发射所需要燃料的巨大成本使前往太空成为最昂贵的度假。
establish vt.建立，设立;确立;证实
[例句]There was no established athletic footwear industry in North America from which to recruit those knowledgeable in the field. (2008年12月阅读A)
[译文]在北美没有已经成立的运动鞋行业，也就无法从这一领域招聘博学之士。
intense a.强烈的，紧张的;认真的;热情的
[例句]what impressed Amitai Etzioni most about Harvard MBA students? Their intense desire for money. (2006年1月阅读2)
[译文]哈佛MBA学生给阿米泰.埃奇奥尼最深刻印象是什么?对钱的强烈愿望。
occur vi.发生，出现;存在;被想到
[例句]Then she read about seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that occurs in fall and winter, and she saw the light—literally.(2005年6月阅读4)
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