alternate a.交替的,轮流的;间隔的v.(使)轮流,(使)交替

  [例]Professor Smith and Professor Brown will alternate in presenting the series of lectures on American literature. (20041词汇)

  [译]史密斯教授和布朗教授将轮流主持有关美国文学的一系列讲座。

  [辨]alternate,alternative

  这是一组形近词。 alternate(使)轮流,(使)交替;alternative可供选择的。但是现在英语中已经有了用alternate来代替alternative的倾向。英文报刊常提到alternate fuels(其他燃料)。

  argue vt.争论,争辩,辩论vt.(坚决)主张;说服

  [例]Their loudest critics argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot,and indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did. (200812阅读2)

  [译]他们严厉地批评指出,新一波的移民不能也确实不想像前几代人一样适应进来。

  attach vt.缚,系,贴;使依恋,使喜爱;使附属;认为有(重要性、责任等)

  [例]Zamorano is also using technology that attaches a probe to surgical instruments so that she can track their positions. (20041阅读4)

  [译]萨莫拉诺也正在使用一种把探针附在手术器械上的技术,这样她就可以追踪他们的位置。

  challenge n.挑战;艰巨的任务;质问vt.公然反抗;向…挑战;对…质疑

  [例]The challenge is particularly evident in the workplace. (200712阅读A)

  [译]在工作场所这种挑战是特别明显的。

  compare vt.比较,对照;把…比作

  [例]Compared with all other options, it’s the biggest, easiest and most profitable bang for the buck. (200712快速阅读)

  [译]与所有其他选择相比,这是的、最简单和最有利可图划算的选择。

  concentrate v.全神贯注,全力以赴;聚集,浓缩 n.浓缩物,浓缩液

  [例]Also on the agenda for next year: a proposal, backed by some influential law瞞akers, to split the INS into two agencies—a good cop that would tend to service functions like processing citizenship papers and a bad cop that would concentrate on border inspections, deportation and other functions. (20046阅读4)

  [译]同时,在明年的议程上:一些有影响力的立法者支持的一项提案,把移民归化局分成两个机构——一个是好警员,他往往有像处理公民身份文件这样的服务功能;一个是坏警员,他将集中精力于边境检查、驱逐以及其他的职能。

  consist vt.由…组成;在于

  [例]And they continued to exhibit positive body瞚mage attitudes as long as three years after completing the program, which consists of four one-hour sessions. (20096阅读A)

  [译]在完成这个项目之后长达三年的时间内,他们继续显示出积极的身体意象态度,其中包括四个一小时的训练。

  [辨]comprise, compose, consist, constitute, include

  这一组动词都有“组成,包含”的意思。comprise包含,由…组成,构成,如:Our company’s product line comprises 1,600 different items.我们公司的生产线由1,600个不同的部分构成。compose构成,由…组成;创作(作曲、诗歌等),通常用be composed of 的搭配形式,如:The organization was composed mainly of teachers and parents.这个组织主要由教师和学生家长组成。consist构成,由…组成,常用consist of搭配形式,注意不用于被动句,如:The problem consists of two parts.问题由两部分组成。consist in则表示“存在于”。constitute构成,组成(整体),多用于主动语态。include包括,包含,把…列入。

  construct vt.建造;构思n.建筑物;构想,观念

  [例]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.(20056阅读4)

  [译]现在她每天早上打开一个专门建造的灯箱半个小时,并且坐在灯箱前面假想自己仍然在享受那悠长的夏季。

  economy n.经济;节约,节省

  [例]Watching the U.S. economy soar during the’90s, the Germans had decided that they, too, needed to go the high-technology.(20086完形)

  [译]目睹了美国90年代经济的增长,德国决定他们也需要走高科技的路线。

  emotion n.情感,感情;激动

  [例]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. (20076快速阅读)

  [译]接受你自己——你所有的感情、希望和梦想,你的个性和存在的独特方式——你会在和未来的雇主沟通或交流时显得更有信心。

  engine n.引擎,发动机;机车

  [例]Google’s search engine is so widespread across the world that search became Google, and google became a verb. (20076阅读A)

  [译]谷歌搜索引擎在世界各地的使用如此广泛,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

节选自 《大学英语四六级考试词汇突破》

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