1、calculate,make a judgement about waht is likely to happen using the available information估计；预测；推测 eg.The President is calculating that this will somehow relieve the international pressure on him. 总统预计这可以从某一方面缓解自己所承受的国际社会压力 find how umch sth will cost, how long sth. will take, etc. by using numbers计算
2、；核算 eg.Take a hundred and twenty values and calculate the mean. 取120个值计算平均数。,calcuate,自2010年至今的四级考试中， calculate 共出现过 1 次 They also calculated the cost savings emerging from the amount of disease that would be avoided because of lower blood pressure. 出自-2013年6月阅读原文,boost,increase or improve sth. to m
3、ake it more successful促进；推动；使兴旺 eg. We need a holiday to boost our spirits 我们需要休假以激发士气。,boost,自2010年至今的四级考试中， boost 共出现过 4 次 The problem is that such an impulse is hard to sustain Across the country, many similar families were unable to maintain the initial boost in morale(士气).-出自-2012年6月阅读原文 It is
4、important for people to continually boost their self-esteem.-出自-2010年6月阅读原文For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life-出自-2010年12月阅读原文,prospect,sth. ath is possible or likely to happen in the f
5、uture, or the possibility itself可能的事情；很可能发生的事情；前景 eg.I chose to work abroad to improve my career prospects. 我选择出国工作以求在事业上有更好的发展。,prospect,自2010年至今的四级考试中， prospect 共出现过 3 次 Parents and students who have invested heavily in higher education worry about graduates job prospects as technological advances
6、 and changes in domestic and global markets transform professions in ways that reduce wages and cut jobs.-出自-2014年6月阅读原文 Some areas of inquiry have few prospects of a commercial return, and Lees is one of them.-出自-2010年12月阅读原文 Prospects of academic accomplishments-出自-2010年12月阅读原文,accelerate,happen o
7、r make sth. happen at a faster rate(使）加快；促进eg.The driver accelerated to pass the other car. 司机为超过前面的车而加快了车速。,accelerate,自2010年至今的四级考试中， accelerate 共出现过 1 次 Although no form of matter yet discovered moves as fast as or faster than light, scientific experiments have already confirmed that accelerated
8、motion causes a travelers time to be stretched.-出自-2011年6月听力原文,promote,support or encourage sth.支持；鼓励；提倡eg.The organization works to promote friendship between nations. 该组织旨在促进各国之间的友谊。,promote,自2010年至今的四级考试中， promote 共出现过 6 次 The question of whether our government should promote science and technolo
9、gy or the liberal arts in higher education isnt an either/or proposition(命题),although the current emphasis on preparing young Americans for STEM（science, technology, engineering, maths）-related fields can make it seem that way.-出自-2014年6月阅读原文 Politicians who thoughtlessly promoted home-ownership for
10、 those who could not afford it?-出自-2013年6月阅读原文 In those where ties to family and community are strong, lifelong marriages can be promoted by practices such as the cultural prohibition of divorce and arranged marriages that are seen as a contract between two families, not just two individuals-出自-2013
11、年6月阅读原文,mystery,sth. that you are not able to understand, explain, or get information about不可思议的事物；无法解释的事物，谜 eg.The flying saucer is yet an unsolved mystery 飞碟仍然是未解之谜。,mystery,自2010年至今的四级考试中， mystery 共出现过 3 次 Mysteries and detective stories came second on the list at 53%.-出自-2013年6月听力原文 Mysteries an
12、d detective stories-出自-2013年6月听力原文 He has solved the mystery of language.-出自-2010年6月听力原文,destruction,damage that is so severe that sth. stops existing or can never return ot its normal state毁灭；摧毁；破坏 egweapons of mass destruction 大规模杀伤性武器,destruction,自2010年至今的四级考试中， destruction 共出现过 1 次 Yes, there is
13、 a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destruction.-出自-2014年6月阅读原文,analysis,a process of studying or examining sth. in detail in order to understand it or explain it 分析 eg.The paper published an analysis of t
14、he political situation 那家报纸发表了一份关于政局的分析报告。,analysis,自2010年至今的四级考试中， analysis 共出现过 1 次 The team conducted a computer-based analysis to determine the impact a 3-g-per-day reduction in salt intake on rates of heart disease and death.-出自-2013年6月阅读原文,insight,the ablilty to notice and understand a lot abo
15、ut people or situations洞察力；领悟力 eg.He was a man with considerable insight. 他是个富有洞察力的人。,a sudden clear understanding of sth., esp. sth. complicated顿悟；洞悉；见解 eg.I hope that this talk has given you some insight into the kind of the work that weve been doing. 希望这次谈话能使你对我们正在开展的工作有一些较深入的了解。,insight,自2010年至今
16、的四级考试中， insight 共出现过 2 次 Perhaps if we analyze the creative process carefully, we might get some insight into what it is and how it might work in our lives.-出自-2012年6月听力原文 His profound insight about consumers needs in general.-出自-2012年12月阅读原文,barrier,anything that prevents progress or makes it diffi
17、cult for sb. to achieve sth.障碍eg. I realized I had to surmount the language barrier. 我意识到我不得不克服语言障碍。,barrier,自2010年至今的六级考试中， barrier 共出现过 3 次 What he tried to do was to teach a male dolphin called Bass and a female called Doris to communicate with each other across a solid barrier.-出自-2012年6月听力原文 It might be tempting, therefore, to think that the old barriers have been broken down and equal opportunity achieved.-出自-2011年6月阅读原文 Now its like a barrier has been let down.-出自-2010年6月阅读原文,
