1、1 六级核心词汇 1. acquisition kwizin n. 获得 ,添加的物品 ,获得者 The children progressed in the acquisition of basic skills. He is a valuable acquisition to our firm. 他是我们公司新来的得力雇员。 2.adolescent dulesnt a. 青春期的 ,青年的 n. 青少年 The adolescent period is ones best time. 青少年时期是一个人最美好的一段时光。 The audience were mostly adolesce
2、nts. 3.adverse dv:s a. 不利的 ,敌对的 ,相反的 Dirt and disease are adverse to the best growth of children.肮脏与疾病对儿童健康成长不利。 He is adverse to going abroad.他反对出国。 4.aesthetic i:s etik a. 美学的 ,有美感 My aesthetic standards are quite different from his.我的审美标准与他的大不相同。 That armchair is comfortable but not very aestheti
3、c.那张扶手椅坐起来舒服，但不太美观。 5.affiliate filieit vt.使隶属于 , 接纳为成员 They affiliated themselves with the same political party. 他们加入了同一政党。 6.afflict flikt vt. 使痛苦 ,折磨 Famine and war still afflict mankind. 饥饿和战争仍使人类遭受痛苦。 7.aggravate rveit vt. 使恶化 ,使更加重 The lack of rain aggravated the already serious lack of food.缺
4、少雨水加重了业已严重的食物短缺。 If he aggravated me any more I shall hit him. 假如他再激怒我 , 我就要揍他。 8.agitation ditei n n.鼓动 ,煸动 ;搅动 Small shopkeepers carried on a long agitation against the big department stores. 小店主们长期以来一直在煽动人们反对大型百货商店。 9.alleviate li:vieit vt. 减轻 ,使缓和 The doctor gave her an injection to alleviate th
5、e pain.医生给她注射以减轻疼痛。 10.amends mendz n. 赔偿 Did you make amends to Tom for his loss? 你赔偿汤姆的损失了吗？ 11.anonymous nnims a. 匿名的 ,无名的 . It is an anonymous letter.这是一封匿名信。 12.appraisal preizl n. 评价 ,估价 ,鉴定 Whats your appraisal of the situation? 你对局势是如何评估的 ? 13.articulate :tikjulit a. 发音清晰的 ,听得懂的 , 表达能力强的 Art
6、iculate speech is very important. 清楚的表达能力是非常重要的。 That man is not very articulate. 那人口齿不清。 14.ascertain stein vt.查明 ,确定 ,弄清 I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 15.ascribe skraib vt.把归于 to Darren ascribed his success to luck. 达伦把他的成功归因于运气。 16.assault s:lt vt.袭击 ;殴打 n.攻击 They responsed with assa
7、ults against the enemys bases.他们向敌人阵地发起反攻。 We assaulted the city on all sides. 我们从四面八方向该城发起攻击。 17.assert s:t vt.断言 ,宣称 ;维护 He asserted his ideas loudly and clearly. 他大 声明确地说出自己的想法。 18.asset set n. 资产 , 有价值的人或物 He is a great asset to our company. 他是我们公司的宝贵人才。 The bank has assets of more than 1 billio
8、n. 该银行有十亿多英镑的资产。 19.assimilate simileit vt. 使同化 ,吸收 , A good student assimilates knowledge quickly. 好学生吸收知识快。 20.attorney t:ni n.代理人 ;辩护律师 He acted as attorney for me. 他充当我的律师。 21.augment :ment vt.vi.n. 增加 ,增大 He augments his income by teaching in the evening. 他通过晚上教书来增加收入。 22.authentic : entik a. 真
9、实的 ,可靠的 The copy he made of the painting can pass for an authentic one.他临摹的画足以乱真。 2 This is an authentic news report.We can depend on it.这是篇可靠的新闻报道 , 我们相信它。 23.avail veil vt.有益于 n.效用 ,利益 We tried to keep him alive but to no avail. 我们全力抢救他 , 但却徒劳无功。 All his efforts did not avail. 他做的所有的这些努力都是没有用的。 24
10、.avert v:t vt. 转开 ,避免 ,防止 He managed to avert suspicion.他设法避嫌。 She averted her eyes from the terrible sight. 她把目光转开 , 不敢去看那可怕的景象。 25.baffle bfl vt.使挫折 n.迷惑 The question baffled me completely and I couldnt answer it. 这个问题把我彻底难倒了 , 我答不出来。 26.barren brn a.贫瘠的 ;不妊的 The barren land could produce little f
11、ood. 那贫瘠的土地几乎不长庄稼。 She is a barren woman.她是个不能生育的妇女。 This is a barren argument. 27.batch bt n. 一组 ,分批 ,成批 ,批 The first batch of cakes was burnt. 第一炉蛋糕烤焦了。 Here comes a fresh batch of visitors. 新到了一批来访者。 28.bizarre biz: a. 奇异的 ,怪诞的 They saw a bizarre animal in the lake. 他们在湖中看见一个奇怪的动物。 29.bleak bli:k
12、 a. 萧瑟的 , 凄凉的 ,荒凉的 They showed me into a bleak waiting room. 他们引我来到一间阴冷的会客室。 The companys prospects look pretty bleak. 这家公司的前景异常暗淡。 30.blunderblnd vi.犯大错 n.大错 I saw that I had been guilty of a careless blunder.我意识到自己因疏忽而酿成大错。 He really blundered when he insulted the bosss wife.当他侮辱老板的妻子时 , 他真是犯了一个大错
13、。 31.blunt blnt a. 钝的 ,坦率的 ,麻痹的 She is rather blunt in speech. 她说话很直率。 The axe is too blunt to cut down the tree. 斧头太钝 , 砍不倒树。 32.bonus buns n. 奖金 ,红利 The staff got a Christmas bonus. 员工在圣诞节得到了奖金。 33.brace breis n.支柱 vt.拉紧 ,撑牢 This strut braces the beam.这根柱子支撑房梁。 They braced themselves behind the gu
14、n. 他们在炮后准备迎战。 The table is shaky because the braces are loose.这 张桌子摇摇晃晃 , 因为支架全松了。 34.brittle britl a.脆的 ;易损坏的 The pond was covered in a brittle layer of ice. 池塘覆盖了一层易碎的冰。 She gave a brittle laugh.她冷淡地笑了笑。 35.capsule kpsju:l n. 胶囊 ,瓶帽 ,太空舱 The doctor advised me to take a capsule this morning.医生建议我今天
15、早晨服一粒胶囊。 36.casualty kjulti n. 伤亡 ,受害者 She read through the casualty list anxiously. 她忧虑地把伤亡人员名单从头到尾看了一遍。 37.ceramic sirmik a. 陶器的 n. 陶瓷制品 Some ceramic works of art are shown in this exhibition.这次展览会上展出了一些陶瓷艺术品。 38.cereal siril n.谷类 ,五谷 ,禾谷 Wheat and rice are cereals. I have hot cereal every day for
16、 breakfast. 我每天早餐吃热麦片粥。 mentary kmentri n. 注释 ,评论 ,批评 His running commentary on the football match was excellent. 他对这次足球赛所作的实况报道十分精彩。 mitment kmitmnt n. 承诺 ,承担义务 He made a commitment to pay the rent on time. 他保证按时付房租。 I am very tired because I have taken on so many commitments. 我很累 , 因为我承担了很多的事情。 mu
17、te kmju:t vt. 交换 ,兑换 ,通勤 Barbara lives in Oxford and commutes. 芭芭拉住在牛津 , 通勤往来。 vt.减 (刑 ) His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。 patible kmptbl a.一致的 ;兼容 的 Their marriage ended because they were simply not compatible with each other. 他俩简直无法和睦相处，所以就离婚了。 petence kmpitn
18、s n. 胜任 ,资格 ,能力 We knew her competence in solving problems. 我们都知道她解决问题的能力。 3 (法院 的 )权限 , 管辖权 These are matters within the competence of the court.这些是法院权限以内的事。 pile kmpail vt.编辑 ,编制 ,搜集 It takes years of hard work to compile a good dictionary.编辑一部好词典需要数年的艰苦工作。 pulsory kmplsri a.强迫的 ,义务的 Is English a
19、compulsory subject? 英语是必修课吗 ? 46.concede knsi:d vt. 承认 ,退让 vi. 让步 I conceded that I had made a mistake. 我承认我犯了一个错误。 47.conceive knsi:v vt.设想 ,以为 ;怀孕 You may conceive a new world in the atomic age. 你可以设想出原子时代的新世界。 She has conceived at last.她终于怀孕了。 48.concession knsen n.让步 ,迁就 mining concession 矿山开采（特
20、许）权 That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。 49.concise knsais a. 简洁的 ,简明的 I gave a concise answer about this. 我对于此事给了一个简要的答复。 50.confer knf: vt. 赠予 ,协议 vi. 协商 She withdrew to confer with her advisers before announcing a decision. 她先去请教顾问然后再宣布决定。 51.configuration knfijurei n n.构造 , 形状 , 外貌 , 轮廓 Geographe
21、rs study the configuration of the mountains.地理学家研究山脉的地形轮廓。 52.conform knf:m vt.使遵守 vi.一致 The building does not conform to safety regulations.这座建筑物不符合安全条例。 There is great pressure on schoolchildren to conform.小学生有巨大的压力要去适应。 53.confusion knfju:n n.混乱 ;骚乱 ;混淆 His answers to my questions have only added
22、 to my confusion. 他对我的问题的回答只是使我更加困惑不解。 His unexpected arrival threw us into total confusion.他的突然来访使我们完全不知所措 。 54.consecutive knsekjutiv a. 连续的 ,联贯的 ,始终一贯的 He was reelected for four consecutive terms. 他连着四任当选。 55.consensus knsenss n. 一致 Can we reach a consensus on this issue? 我们能在这个问题上取得一致意见吗 ? 56.co
23、nservekns:v vt. 保存 n. 蜜饯 ,果酱 Conserve your energy, youll need it! 保存你的精力 , 你会用得着的！ 57.conspicuousknspikjus a. 显著的 ,显眼的 ,出众的 There was a conspicuous landmark ahead. 前面有一个显著的路标。 58.constituent knstitjunta.形成的 n.选民 The ministers constituents feel that he does not spend enough time dealing with their pr
24、oblems.选民认为那位部长并没有花上足够的时间去处理他们的问题。 Hydrogen and oxygen are the constituents of water.氢和氧是水的主要成分。 59.constrain knstrein vt. 强迫 ,勉强 ,驱使 Cold weather constrained the plants growth. 寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。 60.consultantknsltnt n. 顾问 ,商议者 He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor. 他是市长的一个法律顾问。 61.contaminate
25、 kntmineit vt. 污染 ,毒害 They are contaminating the minds of our young people with these subversive ideas.他们这些颠覆作乱的思想是对我们年轻人的精神污 62.contemplate kntempleit The possibility of war is too horrifying to contemplate.战争的可能性太可怕了 , 真不堪细想。 She stood contemplating the painting. 她站在那儿凝视那幅图画。 63.contempt kntempt n
26、.轻蔑 ;藐视 Her contempt for foreigners was obvious. 她对外国人的蔑视显而易见。 64.contend kntend vi.竞争 vt.坚决主张 The firm is too small to contend against large international companies. 这家公司太小 , 无法与国际性的大公司竞争。 He contended that there must be life on Mars. 他声称火星上面一定有生物。 65.contradict kntrdikt vt.反驳 ,否认 Dont contradict!别
27、顶嘴！ They contradict each other all the time. 他们总是相互抵触。 66.contrive kntraiv vt.vi. 发明 ,设计 ,图谋 4 He contrived to make matters worse. 他弄巧成拙。 We can contrive without meat. 没有肉我们也能设法料理。 67.controversialkntrv: l a. 争论的 ,论争的 ,被议论的 The topic of argument is controversial. 68.controversy kntrvs n.争论 ,辩论 ,争吵 6
28、9.converge knv:d vi. 聚合 ,集中于一点 The roads converged at the stadium. 各条道路在体育场会聚。 Our previously opposed views are beginning to converge.我们原来相互对立的观点开始趋于一致。 70.convict knvikt vt. 宣告有罪 I have all the evidence necessary to convict this young criminal now. 我掌握一切必要的证据来给 这个年轻犯人定罪。 knviktn.囚犯 ,罪犯 Two of the c
29、onvicts have escaped from prison. 两名犯人越狱逃跑了。 71.cordialk:djl a.真诚的 ,诚恳的 The hostess is very cordial. 女主人非常热情。 72.corpsk: n. 军团 ,队 ,团 ,兵种 The corps areis assembling near this town. 军团正在本城镇附近集结。 A corps of doctors arrived to inoculate the recruits.一队医生来给新兵打防疫针。 73.corrodekrud vt.vi 腐蚀 ,侵蚀 ,破坏 Acid cau
30、ses metal to corrode.酸使金属腐蚀。 74.corrupt krpt vt.贿赂 ,腐败 a.腐败的 The official led a corrupt life. 这个官员过着堕落的生活。 The body corrupted quite quickly. 尸体很快腐烂了。 75.costume kstju:m n. 装束 ,服装 The actor came on in full costume. 那个男演员身穿全套戏装登场。 76.courtesy k:tisi n.礼貌 ,谦恭 ,请安 They didnt even have the courtesy to ap
31、ologize.他们也不道个歉 , 真没有礼貌。 Do me the courtesy of listening to what I have to say.请听我说几句话。 77.cripplekripl n.跛子 ;残废的人 vt.使跛 , 受伤致残 The accident crippled him for life. 这次事故使他终身残废。 The general strike of the railway workers crippled the countrys economy. 铁路工人的全面罢工使国家的经济陷于瘫痪。 78.criterion kraitirin n.标准 ,准
32、则 ,尺度 What criteria do you use when judging the quality of a students work? 你评定学生功课好坏时用什么作标准 ? 79.crucialkru:l a. 决定性的 ,严厉的 Its a crucial decision.这是一个重要的决定。 80.cue kju: n. 开端 ,线索 ,发辫 ,长队 The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.这演员错过了向他发出的提示 , 上场晚了。 When she coughs, its my cue to come
33、onto the stage.她一咳嗽 , 就是给我暗号出场。 81.culminate klmineit vi.vi. 到绝顶 ,达于极点 ,达到高潮 Their marriage culminated their long friendship.他们交友多年 , 有情人终成眷属。 82.cumulative kju:mjultiv a. 累积的 This drug has a cumulative effect. 这种药有渐增的效力。 83.curb k:b n. 抑制 ,勒马绳 vt. 抑制 ,束缚 She put a curb on her spending. 她限制自己的消费。 I
34、began to curb my appetite for food and drink. 我开始节制饮食。 84.curt kt a. 简略的 ,简短的 ,生硬的 85.cynicalsinikl a. 愤世嫉俗的 ,讽刺的 With that cynical outlook, he doesnt trust anyone.抱着那种愤世嫉俗的观点 , 他不相信任何人。 86.deficitdefisit n. 赤字 ,不足额 We raised 100, and we need 200; thats a deficit of 100.我们筹措了 100 英镑 , 而我们需要 200 英镑 ,
35、 还缺 100 英镑。 The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars. 董事们报告赤字为 250 万美元。 87.degenerate didenreit a. 堕落的 vi.vt 使变质 ,使退化 . He denied that some young people today were degenerating.他否认现在某些青年在堕落。 Will too much freedom make them degenerate? 太多的自由会令他们堕落吗 ? 88.deliberatedilibrit 5 a.深思熟虑
36、的 ;审慎的 He told us a deliberate lie. 他故意跟我们撒谎。 He did it in a deliberate manner. 他以慎重的态度来做这件事。 dilibreitvt. 告 知 We should denounce a heresy. 我们应该公开指责异端邪说。 He denounced the bad woman to the police. 他向警察局告发了这个坏女人。 The newspapers denounced the new taxes. 报纸通知废止新的税务。 91.depict dipikt vt. 描述 ,描写 The artis
37、t depicted him strolling through a garden.画家描绘了他在花园漫步的情景。 They depicted the thrilling situation to us in great detail. 他们向我们详细地描述了那激动人心的场面。 92.designate dezineit vt.指出 ,指示 ;指定 The chairman has designated her as his successor.主席已指定她作为他的接班人。 Will you designate the flowers you wish? 你能说出你想要的花吗 ? 93.des
38、patch dspt vt.vi.n. 派遣 Please take note of our order, and kindly advise us when you can despatch the goods. 请对此次订购多加留意，并请告知，何时能装运货物。 94.despise dispaiz vt.鄙视 ,蔑视 Honest boys despise lies and liars. 诚实的孩子鄙视谎言和说谎者。 95.deteriorate ditirireit vt.vi.(使 )恶化 Idle houses deteriorate. 闲置不用的房子会渗漏衰败。 96.diffus
39、e difju:s vt.vi. 散播 ,传播 a. 散开的 ,弥漫的 Direct light is better for reading than diffuse light.直射光比漫射光更有利于阅读。 A drop of milk diffused in the water. 一滴牛奶在水中扩散开来。 97.dilemma dilem n. 困境 ,进退两难的局面 She was in a dilemma whether to stay at school or get a job. 是继续求学还是找工作 , 她感到难以决定。 98.dilutedailju:t vt. 冲淡 ,稀释
40、a. 淡的 The water will dilute the wine.水能使酒变淡。 This is a dilute solution. 这是一种稀释溶液。 99.discern dis:n vt.看出 ,辨出 ;辨别 We discerned the figure of a man clinging to the mast of the wrecked ship. 我们看见一个人紧抱着破船的桅杆。 I soon discerned that the man was lying. 我很快便察觉出这个人是在撒谎。 100.discrepancy diskrepnsi n. 差异 ,差别 T
41、he discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系。 Wed like to discuss the details of the contract, especially discrepancy and claim. 我们想讨论合同的各项细目 ,特别是不符点和索赔。 101.discretediskri:t a. 不连续的 , 离散的 The picture consists of a lot of discrete spots of colour.这幅画由许多不相连的色点组成。 102.disguise d
42、isaiz vi.隐瞒 ,掩埋 n.假装 She disguised herself as a man, but she couldnt disguise her voice. 她假扮成男人 , 但改不了声音。 The spys disguise was soon penetrated. 间谍的伪装不久便被识破了。 103.dismay dismei n.惊慌 ,沮丧 ,灰心 The thought that she might fail the history test dismayed her. 想到历史可能考不及格时 , 她很沮丧。 I am filled with dismay at
43、the news. 我对这个消息极为震惊。 104.dispatch dispt vt.派遣 ;调度 n.急件 A messenger was dispatched to take the news to the soldiers at the front. 一名通讯员被派遣给前线士兵送消息。 We must ask someone to carry a dispatch from Rome to London.我们得派人把急件由罗马送往伦敦。 105.disperse disp:s vt.(使 )分散 ;驱散 After school the children dispersed to th
44、eir homes.放学后 , 孩子们四散回家了。 106.disposition dispzi n n. 性情 , 天性 ,处置 ,处理 ,布置 6 He has a cheerful disposition.他性情开朗。 He has made a good disposition of his property. 他已对财产作了妥善处理。 107.disrupt disrpt a. 分裂的 ,分散的 vt. 使分裂 ,使瓦解 An accident has disrupted railway services into and out of the city. 一场事故使得进出该城市的铁
45、路交通陷入混乱。 108.dissipate disipeit vt.驱散 ;浪费 vi.消散 The crowd dissipated.人群散去了。 He soon dissipated his fortune. 他不久便把财产挥霍光了。 109.distil distil v. 蒸馏 , 提取 的精华 Water can be made pure by distilling it. 水经蒸馏可变得纯净。 Gasoline is distilled from crude oil. 汽油是从原油中提炼出来的。 110.disturbance dist:bns n.动乱 ;干扰 You can
46、work in here without any disturbance. 在这儿你可不受任何干扰地工作。 Theres a violent disturbance in inner city areas.市中心发生了激烈的骚乱。 He is suffering an emotional disturbance. 他的情绪受到了困扰。 111.divinedivain a.神的 ;敬神的 ,极好的 It is the divine will.这是天意。 You look simply divine, darling. 你简直动人极了 , 亲爱的。 112.drastic drstk a.激烈的
47、 ;严厉的 This may force the government to take drastic measures. 这可能迫使政府采 取严厉的措施。 113.dubiousdju:bjs a. 可疑的 ,不确定的 What he said yesterday was dubious. 他昨天说的话很含糊。 He is a dubious character.他是一个靠不住的人。 114.dwell dwel n.vi.居住 vi.凝思 ,细想 Those two men are dwelling with us. 那两个人跟我们住在一起。 115.eccentric iksentrik n. 怪人 ,偏心圆 a. 古怪 的 ,不同圆心的 She is so eccentric that she is regarded as a bit of a curiosity.她非常古怪 , 算是个奇人。 116.edibleedibl a.可食用的 n. 食品 ,食物 Take some edible food when you go there. 你去那儿时带些吃的。 117.ego i:u
