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1.revive [ri'vaiv]
v. 恢复;(使)复苏
【同义词】
recall reinvigorate
【真题例句】
And, unless banks carry toxic assets at prices that attract buyers, reviving the banking system will be difficult.(2010阅读4)
参考译文:不过,除非银行所持有的不良资产的价格吸引买方,否则复兴银行系统会非常困难。
2.survive [sə'vaiv]
v. 幸免于,幸存;比…长命
【同义词】
【真题例句】
Many of the ship were lost in storms, many passengers died of disease, and infants rarely survived the journey.(2015翻译)
参考译文:很多船遭遇风暴而沉,许多乘客死于疾病,婴幼儿很难活下来。
3.survival [sə'vaivəl]
n. 幸存,生存;幸存者,残存物
【同义词】
remanet leavings
【真题例句】
He argued that human evolution was characterized by a struggle he called the “survival of the fittest,” in which weaker races and societies must eventually be replaced by stronger, more advanced races and societies.(2009新题型)
参考译文:他认为人类进化的特点在被他称为“适者生存”的竞争,在这场竞争中,弱小的种族和社会终将更强大,更先进的种族和社会所取代。
4.vigorous ['viɡərəs]
a. 朝气蓬勃的,精力旺盛的
【同义词】
male live
【真题例句】
Reform has been vigorously opposed, perhaps most egregiously in education, where charter schools, academies and merit pay all faced drawn-out battles.(2012阅读4)
参考译文:改革一直遭强烈反对,最严重的或许是教育部门,其中特许学校、专科院校以及教师绩效工资(制度)都面临旷日持久的战斗。
5.vegetable ['vedʒitəbl]
n. 蔬菜,植物 a. 植物的,蔬菜的
【同义词】
plant greenstuff
【真题例句】
... downshifting in the mid-90s is not so much a search for the mythical good life - growing your own organic vegetables, and risking turning into one - as a personal recognition of your limitations.(2001阅读5)
参考译文:……90年代中期的简化生活与其说是寻求神话般的好生活——自己种有机蔬菜及冒险成为像有机蔬菜一样简单淳朴的人——倒不如说我们都认识了自身的局限性。
6.vegetarian [,vedʒi'tεəriən]
n. 素食主义者
7.vegetation [,vedʒi'teiʃən]
n. 植物,草木
8.vehicle ['vi:ikl, 有时发'vi:hi-]
n. 车辆,交通工具;媒介,载体
【同义词】
instrument engine
【真题例句】
Sadly, the spirit of inquiry once at home on campus has been replaced by the use of the humanities and social sciences as vehicles for publicizing “progressive”, or left-liberal propaganda.(2014阅读4)
参考译文:令人惋惜的是,美国国内大学校园中曾存在的探究精神已被取代。现在人文和社会科学被用来作为“改革派”或左翼自由主义的宣传工具。
9.vest [vest]
n. 背心,马甲;汗衫,内衣
10.invest [in'vest]
vt. 投资,投入(精力、时间等)
【真题例句】
How do we know when to invest in an upgrade?(2016考研英语新题型)
参考译文:我们如何知道何时对形象升级进行投资呢?
11.investigate [in'vestiɡeit]
v. 调查,调查研究
【真题例句】
Otherwise, academics will continue to think dangerously alike, increasingly detached from the societies which they study, investigate and criticize.(2011考研英语新题型)
参考译文:否则,学者的思维会日益趋同,这是非常危险的;他们会日益脱离他们所研究、调查和批评的社会。
12.investment [in'vestmənt]
n. 投资,投资额
【真题例句】
To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research.(2014考研英语阅读Text 4)
参考译文:为了鼓励创新和竞争,报告呼吁增加对科学研究的投资。
13.harvest ['hɑ:vist]
n. 收获,收成;成果,后果 v. 收获,收割
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