教苏苏说中文(苏苏词汇真记)(1)

Venture

1.advent ['ædvənt]

n. (重要事件等的)到来,来临

【真题例句】

Even after the advent of widespread social media, a pyramid of production remains, with a small number of people uploading material, a slightly larger group commenting on or modifying that content, and a huge percentage remaining content to just consume.(2012考研英语新题型)

参考译文:即使出现了传播范围极广的社交网站,仍只有一小部分人上传资料,稍多一些人对该内容进行评论和修改,而绝大部分人只满足于浏览该内容,这就好比是一种金字塔型的产量结构。

2.adventure [əd'ventʃə, æd-]

n. 冒险,冒险活动,奇遇 vt. 大胆进行

3.Avenue ['ævənju:]

n. 林荫路,大街;(比喻)途径,渠道,方法

[真题例句]

Tourists were surprised to see a woman driving a huge orange tractor down one of Rome’smain avenues. (1990考研英语阅读Text 2)

参考译文:游客们惊讶地看到一名妇女开着一辆巨大的橙色拖拉机沿着罗马的一条大街行驶。

4.revenue ['revənju:,-nu:]

n. 财政收入,税收

【同义词】

taxes income

【真题例句】

Then increase it at a higher rate each year and essentially try to generate additional revenue.(2016阅读4)

参考译文:那么,就对纸质报纸进行每年涨价,努力从根本上创造额外收入。

5.convenient [kən'vi:njənt]

a. (to)便利的,方便的

[同义词]

Commodious expedient

6.convenience [kən'vi:njəns]

n. 便利,方便;(pl.) 便利设备

7.convention [kən'venʃən]

n. 大会,会议;惯例,常规,习俗;公约,协定

[同义词]

custom

[真题例句]

He freed music from hitherto prevailing conventions of harmony and structure. (2014考研英语翻译)

参考译文:他打破了一直以来的流行传统,将音乐从和谐和结构中解放出来。

8.conventional [kən'venʃənəl]

a. 惯例的,常规的

[同义词]

traditional

[真题例句]

there is a conventional story line in the newsroom culture ... (2001考研英语阅读Text3)

参考译文:在新闻采编室文化中存在着一种惯用的故事套路。

9.event [i'vent]

n. 事件,事情

[同义词]

issue

[真题例句]

In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered.(2010考研英语阅读Test1)

参考译文:在那个遥远的年代,各大报纸的评论家们会对所报道的事件撰写详尽人微的评论,这被视作理所当然。

10.eventually [i'ventʃuəli]

ad. 终于,最后

[同义词]

finally

[真题例句]

Evans’s interpretations of these engravings eventually led him to find the Minoan palace at Knossos (Knosos), on the island of Crete, in 1900.(2014新题型)

参考译文:根据从这些雕刻上破译出来的信息,最终于1900年在克里特岛克诺索斯找到了米斯诺王宫。

11.intervene [,intə'vi:n]

v. (in)干涉,干预;插入,介入

12.revenge [ri'vendʒ]

n. 报复,复仇 v. 替…报仇

【同义词】

13.invent [in'vent]

v. 发明,创造;捏造,虚构

真题例句

For a while it looked as though the making of semiconductors, which America had invented and which sat at the heart of the new computer age, was going to be the next casualty.(2000考研英语阅读Text 1)

参考译文:半导体是美国人发明的,并在计算机新时代处于核心地位,(但)有那么一段时间,半导体制造业似乎要成为下一个“受害者”。

14.invention [in'venʃən]

n. 发明,创造,发明物

真题例句

Last April, for example, the justices signaled that too many patents were being upheldfor “inventions” that are obvious.(2010考研英语阅读Text 2)

参考译文:例如,去年4月,法官们表示,太多的人人都知晓的发明被授予了专利。

15.inventory ['invəntəri, -tɔ:ri]

n. 详细目录,存货,财产清册,总量

真题例句

Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent release, and more profit.(2013考研英语阅读Text 1)

参考译文:更快的流转意味着更少的积压库存、更频繁的新品发布和更高的利润。

16.prevent [pri'vent, pri:-]

v. (from)预防,防止,阻止,制止,妨碍

【同义词】

stop

【真题例句】

There are no effective strategic policies to prevent such slippage.(2017考研英语翻译)

参考译文:缺乏有效战略措施来阻止这种滑落。

17.ventilate ['ventileit]

vt. 使通风;给…装通风设备

18.van [væn]

n. 有篷汽车;有篷货运车厢

19.vanish ['væniʃ]

vi. 突然不见;消失

【同义词】

disappear blank

【真题例句】

We find ourselves in garden and feel the oppression vanish as if by magic.(2013翻译)

参考译文:我们发现自己置身花园,才感觉压抑感如魔法般消失了。

20.vanity ['vænəti]

n. 虚荣心,浮华

【同义词】

blank mud

【真题例句】

Vanity is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can’t afford not to.(2013阅读1)

参考译文:虚荣心是一种常态,人们只有在负担不了过度消费时,才会开始比较环保地购物。

21.advance [əd'vɑ:ns, əd'væns]

n. 前进,预付 vi. 前进,进展 vt. 促进,推进

同义词

propel

【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考研英语阅读Text 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达机场赶国内航班的时间。

22.advanced [əd'vɑ:nst, -'vænst]

a.超前的,先进的;高级的;开明的;前进的

【真题例句】

In Europe, where forestry is ecologically more advanced, the non-commercial tree species are recognized as members of the native forest community, to be preserved as such, within reason.(2010考研英语翻译)

参考译文:在林业生态更为发达的欧洲,没有商业价值的树种被合 理地看成是当地森林群落的成员,并得到相对应的保护。

23.advantage [əd'vɑ:ntidʒ]

n. 优点,长处,有利条件;利益,好处

同义词

merit;vital

【真题例句】

UK interests which enjoy advantage from the breadth of English usage would consequently face new pressures.(2017考研英语翻译)

参考译文:因为英语的广泛使用而享有优势的英国利益相关者将因此面临新的压力。

24.evade [i'veid]

vt. 逃避,回避;避开,躲避

[同义词]

flee

[真题例句]

In the author’s view, Rosenberg’s book fails to effectively evade the flaws of the social cure. (2012考研英语阅读Test1选项)

参考译文:在作者看来, Rosenberg的书没能有效地避开社会疗法的缺陷。

25.invade [in'veid]

vt. 入侵,侵略,侵袭,侵扰

26.invasion [in'veiʒən]

n. 入侵,侵略,侵犯

同义词

intrude

真题例句

Countries that still think foreign investment is an invasion of their sovereignty might well study the history of infrastructure (the basic structural foundations of a society) in the United States.(2001考研英语阅读Text 2)

参考译文:那些认为外国投资是侵犯本国主权的国家不妨研究一下美国的基础设施(社会的基本结构基础)建设历史。

27.canvas ['kænvəs]

n. 帆布;帆布画布,(帆布)油画

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