英语六级必备词汇讲解
Alert n.警戒(状态),戒备(状态);报警
Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. 空袭报警的警笛响起来.
Nuclear-armed bombers were put on the alert during the crisis. 核武装轰炸机在危机期间 进入高度警备状态.
Arbitrary a.随意的,任意的;专断的,武断的,专制的
The diet imposes overall calorie limits,but daily menus are arbitrary. 食谱规定了总的热量限制,但每天的菜单可据喜好自定.
Behalf n.利益,方面
Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calutta's poor eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. 德兰修女为加尔各答 穷人所做的一切努力最终为她赢得了诺贝尔和平奖.
Bulk n.大小,体积; 主体,绝大部分;大量 vt.显得大,显得重要
The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful. 大量必须做的工作真令人痛苦.
Safety considerations bulked large during the development of the new spacecraft.在建造新的宇宙飞船时, 安全考虑占了很大比重.
Chip v.削(或凿)下(屑片或碎片)n.屑片,碎片
Chip [pl]炸土豆条(或片); 集成电路片,集成块; 缺口,瑕疵
"Fish and chips"is a typical English food. “炸鱼土豆条”是典型的 英国食品.
The paint has chipped off where the table touches the wall. 桌子接触墙壁的地方漆皮已剥落.
Collapse vi/n.倒塌,塌下; 崩溃,突然失败
The enterprose collapsed through lack of support. 该企业因无力支持而倒闭.
competition n.竞争,竞赛
Because there is so much unemployment,the competition for jobs is very fierce. ;由于失业人员众多,求职的竞争十分激烈.
Five candidate cities including Beijing participated in the competition to host the 28th Olympic Games.共有包括北京在内的五个城市参加了争夺第28届奥运会主办权的角逐.
decline[di'klain] ;n.下降,减少,衰退
The arts of China have not declined in spit of the Western influence. 虽有西方影响,中国的艺术并未因此而衰落.
The price of mobile telephones has declined sharply. 手机的价格下降得非常 厉害.
The United Kingdom is now no more than an empire that has declined. 大英帝国如今只是一个业 已衰落的帝国.
Develop vi.生长,发育,形成; 发展,扩展
Develop vt.发展,开发;制定, 研制,成长;逐步产生, 发挥
A good teacher is surely an instructor who can develop the capabilities of each student. 一个好老师一定是一个能激发每个学生 潜能的导师.
Juliet Wu's ambition is to develop a national corporation into a worldwide business. 吴士宏的抱负是要把一个国内企业扩 展成世界性的企业.
Elaborate a.精心计划的,详尽的;复杂的 vt.详述,详细制订 vi.详述
I just want the facts in brief;you don't need to elaborate. 我只想简单了解事实, 你不必作详细说明.
I don't want elaborate lace pattern on my dress,just make it simple. 我不想裙子上有复杂精美的花边图案,简简单单就行.
Excite vt.使兴奋,使激动;引起,激起
Strong coffee excites your nerves. 浓咖啡刺激神经, 使人兴奋.
Emperor Qinshihuang's cruelty excited a rising of the people. ;秦始皇的残暴引起了人民 的反抗.
Fatal a.致命的,灾难性的,毁灭性的;重大的决定性的
The city of Tangshan has such a new look that it hardly reminds people of the fatal earthquake that eccured over 30 years ago. 唐山市如今面貌一新, 几乎让人想不起30多年前的毁灭性的地震.
Formal a.正规的,正式的,合礼仪的;形式上的,表面的
Business letters are usually formal, but we write in a informal way to family members or friends. 商业信件通常都是讲究格 式的但我们给家人或朋友写信就比较随便了.
Gaze v./n.凝视,注视
In those boring letures,many students just sat gazing into the classroom window.在那些沉闷的课堂教学中,许多学生知识呆呆地望着窗外.
六级必备词汇讲解2：
Guard n.警戒,警备;警卫员,看守,卫兵
Guard vt.守卫,捍卫 vi.(against)防止,防范
Be on your guard against pickpockets.谨防扒手.
Tooth paste with fluorine can effectively guard against tooth decay.含氟牙膏能有效防止蛀牙.
Hostile a.敌对的,敌意的,不友善的;敌方的
It was very strange how hostile she was to all the beautiful girls approaching her husband.很奇怪,她对所有接近丈夫的漂亮女孩都心存敌意.
indentical a.相同的,同等的;同一的
My opinion are not always identical with my parents's.我的意见并不总是和父母的意见相同.
All eggs look similar, but no two eggs are identical 所有鸡蛋看上去相似, 但没有两只鸡蛋是完全相同的
Leonardo da Vinci's teacher once said to him.达芬奇的老师曾经告诉他说,
inferior n.下级,下属 a.劣等的,次的;下级的
No inferior products should be allowed to pass. ;决不能让任何次品漏网.
In the past,women were regarded as inferior to men. ;过去,人们认为女人不如 男人.
Launch n.发射;(船)下水 (新产品)投产
Launch vt.发射;发起(运动)推出(产品);使开始从事;使(船)下水
The first artifical satellite was launched by the former Soviet Union, which shocked the United States. 前苏联发射了第一颗人造卫星, 让美国人大惊失色.
mechanism n.机械装置;机制,机理;办法,途径
The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body. 骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成机体.
The shell of my watch is transparent and the mechanisms inside can be seen.我的手表外壳是透明的,可以看见里面的机械装置.
Match n.比赛,竞赛;对手,敌手;匹配,相配的人(或物);火柴
Match vt.和...相配,和...相称, vi.相配,相适合
The prince and princess in the fairy tales are always perfectly matched(=were always a perfect match).童话中的王子与公主永远都是天造地设的一对.
The White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou can't be matched for friendliness.广州白天鹅宾馆良好的服务态度是无与伦比的.
These shoes do not match one is large and the other is small.这双鞋不相配,一只大, 一只小.
Negative n.负数;(照相机的)负片,底片
Negative a.否定的;反面的,消极的;负的,阴性的
He was suspicious of having taken dopes,but his urine test was negative.他被怀疑服用了兴奋剂, 但他的尿样检测却是呈阴性的.
Two negative makes a positive.负负得正.
obligation n.义务,责任
To pay taxes is an obligation of every citizen.纳税是每一个公民的义务.
Panic n.惊慌,恐慌,慌乱 v.(使)恐慌,(使)惊慌失措
The Asian Financial crisis caused panic selling of securities.亚洲金融危机引起了债券的恐慌抛售.
Peer n.同龄人,同等地位的人;贵族 vi.仔细看,费力地看
To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms.为减少来自同龄群体的压力,许多学校要求学生们穿校服.
He peered at the comp- uter screen,wondering what his programming mistake was.他仔细地看着计算机的显示屏,想知道他的程序出了什么错.
Press v.压,按,挤; 压榨,压迫
Press n.报刊,报界,新闻界;出版社,通讯社;压,按,挤;印刷机
In the press conference, the White House spokesman always avoids directly answering questions.在新闻发布会上,白宫发言人总是避免直 接回答问题.
Time presses.Let's press on with our work.时间紧迫.我们加紧工作吧.
Just press this button,and you'll start the engine.只要按一下这个按钮便可启动这台发动机了.
The problem of fuel presses for solution.这个燃料的问题急待解决.
Rarely ad.不常,难得
Big Ben in London has rarely gone wrong.在伦敦“大本钟”很少出差错.
Only rarely do I eat in restaurants.我极少到饭馆吃饭.
scandaln.丑事,丑闻;流言蜚语;反感,愤慨
The former president of the Philipines took tax money for his own use, it was such a scandal.菲律宾总统贪污税款, 前可谓一大丑闻.
Thread n. 线,细丝;线索,思路;螺纹 vt.穿(针、线等)
You lose the thread of your argument.你们的论点有失条理.
You need a needle threader if you can't see clearly to thread a needle.如果看不清楚无法穿线, 你需要一枚穿针器.