词汇全解读(词汇真记讲解)(1)

Pet

1.appetite ['æpitait]

n. 食欲,胃口;欲望,性欲;爱好,趣味

同义词

desire;hobby

【真题例句】

Religious associations began, for example, in the desire to secure the favor of overruling powers and to ward off evil influences; family life in the desire to gratify appetites and secure family perpetuity;…(2009考研英语翻译)

参考译文:比如,构建教会最初只是为了祈求上苍眷顾,去恶避邪;结婚成家最初只是为了满足肉欲,确保香火永续;……

2.carpet ['kɑ:pit]

n. 地毯

[真题例句]

The carpets are starting to wear.

参考译文:地毯渐渐磨坏了。(2008考研英语阅读text1)

3.competent ['kɔmpitənt]

a. 有能力的,能胜任的;足够的

【同义词】

capable;able

[真题例句]

In fact, it is difficult to see how journalists who do not have a clear grasp of the basic features of the Canadian Constitution can do a competent job on political stories.

参考译文:事实上,很难想象那些对加拿大宪法的基本特点缺乏清晰了解的新闻记者如何能胜任政治新闻报道工作。(2007考研英语翻译)

4.competition [,kɔmpi'tiʃən]

n. 竞争,比赛;角逐,较量;[总称]竞争者

【同义词】

rivalry

[真题例句]

To encourage innovation and competition, the report calls for increased investment in research.

参考译文:为鼓励创新和竞争,该报告还呼吁了增加对科研的投资。(2014考研英语阅读text4)

5.compete [kəm'pi:t]

vi. 比赛;竞争;对抗

【同义词】

contend;

[真题例句]

Clearly, only the biggest and most flexible television companies are going to be able to compete in such a rich and hotly-contested market.

参考译文:显然,只有最大最灵活的电视公司才能够在这个饱和且激烈的市场上竞争。(2005考研英语翻译)

6.competitive [kəm'petitiv]

a. 竞争的;好竞争的;(价格等的)有竞争力的

【同义词】

rival

[真题例句]

When the competitive environment pushed our ancestors to achieve that potential, they could in turn afford more education.

参考译文: 当竞争环境促使我们的祖先实现这样的生产潜能时,他们这反过来又可以获得更多的教育。(2009考研英语阅读text3)

7.impetus ['ɪmpɪtəs]

n. 推动(力),促进

真题例句

An impetus to its economy.(2000考研英语阅读1选项)

参考译文:经济推动力。

8.perpetual [pə'petʃuəl, -tju-]

a. 永久的,永恒的,长期的

【同义词】

permanent

【真题例句】

But it’s not as if earlier times didn’t know perpetual war, disaster and the massacre of innocents.(2006考研英语阅读Text 4)

参考译文:但这不是说,以前的时代好像就没经历过连绵不断的战争、灾难和滥杀无辜。

9.petition [pi'tiʃən]

n. 请愿书,申请书 v. (向…)请愿,正式请求

10.repetition [,repi'tiʃən]

n. 重复,反复

【同义词】

【真题例句】

11.petty ['peti]

a. 小(器、规模)的,不重要的,细微的,卑鄙的

12.puppet ['pʌpit]

n. 木偶,傀儡

【同义词】

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13.trumpet ['trʌmpit]

n. 喇叭,小号

【同义词】

horn loudspeaker

【真题例句】

Both Boeing and Airbus have trumpeted the efficiency of their newest aircraft. (2010 PartB 阅读)

参考译文:波音公司和空中客车公司都吹嘘他们最新飞机的效率。

14.repeat [ri'pi:t]

v. 重复,重说,重做 n. 重复

【同义词】

counterpart iterance

【真题例句】

His first experiment, nearly 30 years ago, involved memory: training a person to hear and then repeat a random series of numbers.(2007阅读1)

参考译文:约30年前,他做的第一次实验与记忆力有关,即是训练一个人听一些随意的数字,然后让其复述出来。

15.repeatedly [rɪ'piːtɪdlɪ]

ad. 重复地,再三地

【同义词】

again and again iteratively

【真题例句】

Politicians have repeatedly “backloaded” public-sector pay deals.(2012阅读4)

参考译文:政客们已再三“追加”公共部门工资待遇。

16.petrol ['petrəl]

n. 汽油

【同义词】

gas

【真题例句】

The retail price of petrol will go up dramatically.(2002考研英语阅读Text 3)

参考译文:汽油的零售价格将大幅度上涨。

17.petroleum [pi'trəuliəm, pə-]

n. 石油

【真题例句】

Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries(2002考研英语阅读text3)

OPEC石油输出国组织

18.pretty ['priti]

ad. 相当,很 a. 漂亮的,俊俏的,标致的

【同义词】

comparatively;considerably;fairly

【真题例句】

Consumers say they’re not in despair because, despite the dreadful headlines, their own fortunes still feel pretty good.(2004考研英语阅读Text 3)

参考译文:消费者说他们并不绝望,因为尽管有可怕的头条新闻,但他们对自己的财产状况仍然感觉不错。

19.foot [fut]

n. (pl.feet)脚,足;英尺;底部

[真题例句]

In one case, many researchers working around the ancient Maya city of Copan, Honduras, have located hundreds of small rural villages and individual dwellings by using aerial photographs and by making surveys on foot. (2014新题型)

参考译文:譬如,在洪都拉斯科潘的古玛雅城附近工作的研究者们通过空中拍摄和徒步勘测定位了许多小型村落和民宅。

20.football ['fut,bɔ:l]

n. 足球

21.footstep ['fut'step]

n. 脚步(声),足迹

22.boot [bu:t]

n. 靴;(汽车后部的)行李箱;[the-]解雇

[真题例句]

All I have to do is to go to my CD shelf, or boot up my computer and download still more recorded music from iTunes.

参考译文:我只需走到CD架旁边,或者启动电脑,从 iTunes上下载更多录好的管弦乐。(2011考研英语阅读text1)

23.booth [bu:ð,bu:θ]

n. 电话亭,货摊

[真题例句]

For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street fair was distributinga brochure…

参考译文:例如,在近期一次集市上,一位老奶奶站在动物权利宣传点前散发小册子……(2003考研英语阅读text2)

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