词汇学十讲(词汇真记讲解)(1)

Mind

1.remind [ri'maind]

v. (of) 提醒,使想起

【同义词】

jack put in mind

【真题例句】

In the West, before mass communication and literacy, the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers that their souls were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms.(2000 Text 2)

2.command [kə'mɑ:nd]

n./v. 命令,指挥,控制 n. 掌握,运用能力

【同义词】

direct;conduct

[真题例句]

If you are working on a word processor, you can take advantage of its capacity to make additions and deletions as well as move entire paragraphs by making just a few simple keyboard commands.

参考译文:如果你用文字处理软件来写作,你可以利用其功能,只需几个简单的键盘指令,就可以添加或删减内容,甚至可以移动整个段落。(2008考研英语新题型)

3.demand [di'mɑ:nd, -'mænd]

n./v. 要求,请求,需要(量) v. 查问

[同义词]

request

[真题例句]

Growth, which rarely continues beyond the age of 20, demands calories and nutrients - notably, protein - to feed expanding tissues.(2008考研英语阅读Test3)

参考译文:身体发育需要热量和营养,特别是蛋白质,以喂养不断扩张的人体组织。

4.mend [mend]

v. 修理,缝补;改正,改进

【同义词】

modify;improve

【真题例句】

We don’t have to learn how to be mentally healthy, it is built into us in the same way that our bodies know how to heal a cut or mend a broken bone.(2016考研英语翻译)

参考译文:我们的心理健康不是学来的:它是我们生来就有的,正如同我们的身体知道如何治愈伤口或修复断骨一样。

5.amend [ə'mend]

vt. 修改,修订,改进

6.commend [kə'mend]

v. 称赞,表扬:委托保管;推荐

【同义词】

compliment;praise;recommend

comment ['kɔment]

n. 注释,评论,意见 v. (on)注释,评论

[真题例句]

Depending on the comments received, the editor would accept the paper for publication or decline it.

参考译文: 根据反馈来的评阅结果,编辑会决定同意或拒绝出版该论文。(2008考研英语阅读text2)

7.recommend [,rekə'mend]

v. 推荐,介绍;劝告,建议

【同义词】

present advise

【真题例句】

First two hours, now three hours - this is how far in advance authorities are recommending people show up to catch a domestic flight.(2017阅读1)

参考译文:以前是2小时,现在是3小时——这就是当局建议旅客提前到机场赶国内航班的时间。

8.tremendous [tri'mendəs]

a. 巨大的,极大的

【同义词】

huge enormous

【真题例句】

It’s a really hard thing to do and it’s a tremendous luxury that BuzzFeed doesn’t have a legacy business.(2016阅读4)

参考译文:这是一件非常困难的事情,并且没有传统业务也成了 BuzzFeed 一个巨大的优势。

9.comment ['kɔment]

n. 注释,评论,意见 v. (on)注释,评论

[真题例句]

Depending on the comments received, the editor would accept the paper for publication or decline it.

参考译文: 根据反馈来的评阅结果,编辑会决定同意或拒绝出版该论文。(2008考研英语阅读text2)

10.mental ['mentəl]

a. 精神的,思想的,心理的,智力的,脑力的

【同义词】

spiritual

【真题例句】

On the assumption that they will become relevant later, you make a mental note of discourse entities as well as possible links between them.(2015考研英语新题型)

参考译文:如果你假设这些词的相关信息会在下文出现,你会在心里记下某些语篇实体以及他们之间可能的联系。

11.mention ['menʃən]

v./n. 提及,说起

【同义词】

reference

【真题例句】

And it should: Wasted time is a drag on Americans’ economic and private lives, not to mention infiiriating.(2017考研英语阅读Text 1)

参考译文:其就会演变成:浪费时间是对美国经济和私人生活的一种拖累,更会使乘客感到愤怒。

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