雅思学术高级词汇

◆abandon (v/n)

◆abnormal (a)

◆absence (n)

◆ban (v/n) 阻止,封锁;酒吧

◆bar (v) 闩(门等) bar the door

◆calamity (n)灾祸灾难

◆campaign (n) 运动,战役

◆capacity (n) 容量

◆daring (a)勇敢的无畏的

◆daunt (v)使(某人)气馁威吓

◆eccentric (a/??n)古怪的怪癖的

◆elastic (a)

◆fabricate (v) 捏造虚构伪造

◆facilitate (v)使便利

Tractors facilitate farming

◆gap (n)

◆gear (n/v)用具设备;使兴奋

They put the hunting gear into the boat. 他们把打猎工具放在小船上。The party is all geared up for the forthcoming election campaign.

该党为即将来临的竞选活动做好了准备。

◆habitat (n)(动物的)栖息处住处

This creature’s natural habitat is the jungle.

◆halt (v)使停下

Halt there! 站住！

The soldiers halted and rested from their march. 士兵们停止前进, 休息一下。◆identical (a)同一的

She wore the identical dress on both occasions. 她在两种场合穿的是同一件衣服。

◆ideology (n)思想意识思想体系

◆jargon (n)行话黑话隐语

◆jeopardy (n)危险

His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy. 毁了他一生的前程◆laborious (a) labour （n）劳动

They had the laborious task of cutting down the huge tree.

◆lament (v)vt为…哀悼, 痛苦,悲伤(vi???)

We lamented over our bad luck. 我们为自己的不幸而悲伤。

The children lament the death of their mother. 孩子们哀悼母亲的去世。

◆magnetism (n)磁性

◆magnify (v)放大扩大;夸大;赞美

My soul does magnify the Lord. 我的心确实是赞美上帝的。

◆na?ve (a)

◆narrate (v)

Some of the story was narrated in the film.

该电影叙述了这个故事的部分情节。

◆oasis (n)绿洲

◆obedient (a)顺从的服从的

◆pacify (v)

He tried to pacify the mob. 他试图安抚暴民

◆painstaking (a) eg:

She is not very clever but she is painstaking.

她并不很聪明, 但肯下苦功夫。

◆qualification (n)

◆quest (n)

◆racial (a) 种族的

◆radiate (v) 发出光;射出

◆sacrifice (n/v) 牺牲,舍身

His parents made a lot of sacrifices to make sure he got a good e ducation.

Jacelin sacrificed his life to save the child from the fire

He sacrificed his holiday to help his brother's business.

◆safeguard (n/v)

◆sanction (n) 批准,许可

◆taboo (n/a) 禁忌忌讳戒律;禁忌的忌讳的

Is there a taboo against sex before marriage in your society?

The rude words are taboo in ordinary conversation

◆tackle (v)

I don't know how to tackle this problem.

◆tailor (n/v)

◆ubiquitous (a)普遍存在的无处不在的

We were plagued by the ubiquitous mosquito. 我们被无处不在的蚊子所困扰。

◆ultimate (a)最后的最终的;基本的根本的

◆vacant (a)

◆vaccinate (v)接种疫苗

◆wander (v) vi迷失,迷路vt&vi 漫游,徘徊

◆wane (v/n) 变小,减少衰落,没落

Her enthusiasm for him was beginning to wane

When did the empire begin to wane?

◆yearn (v)

She yearned to go back to the south.

Is it not in the nature of all human beings to yearn for freedom?

◆zealous (a) 热心的,热忱的,热情的

第二辑中的50个学术核心词汇同样的精彩：有非常形象化的weighty, fallible, maiden, 有搭配能力极强的abuse, genetic, generate; 既有较为高深的单词unanimous, jingoism, caprice, 也有一些

很有“味道”的词汇savour, tangible, lapse.

◆absorb (v)

◆abuse (v/n)n滥用,恶习,恶言vt滥用,虐待,辱骂毁谤

◆accelerate (v) 加速加快

The car suddenly accelerated.

Our country should accelerate the economic growth.

◆barren (a) 贫瘠的;不孕的；无用的,无结果的

The barren land could produce little food.

She is a barren woman.

This is a barren argument.

◆batter (v) 连续猛击

The winds battered the trees

He battered up his car in the race

◆caprice (n)反复无常任性的想法

Don’t act on caprice. Study your problem.

◆capture (v/n)俘获

We captured the criminal.

He captured her heart

◆casual (a) 漠不关心的冷漠的随便的非正式的

The guests wore casual clothes.

She's a very casual person.

◆debris (n) 残骸

After the bombing there was a lot of debris everywhere

◆deceive (v) 欺骗

◆elevate (v) 举起提高提升鼓舞

He elevated the blinds. 他拉起了百叶窗

He was elevated 他受到提拔

The good news elevated everyone's spirits. 好消息鼓舞每个人的情绪

◆eligible (a)有资格的合适的

He is an eligible young man.

This man is an eligible leader.

◆faculty (n) 才能能力天赋

◆fallible (a) 容易犯错的

All men are fallible.人皆有错

We’re fallible, so we make mistakes我们难免有错

◆generate (v) 生产生成；引起导致

This new boiler generates more heat than the old one

This book will continue to generate excitement for a long time

◆genetic (a) 遗传学

◆hamper (v) 妨碍束缚限制

Prejudice sometimes hampers a person from doing the right thing. The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions

◆handicap (n/v) n 障碍缺陷残疾加给强对手的不利条件 v 妨碍不利

He has a handicap of 200 metres.他在赛跑中让了200米

We were handicapped by lack of money

His lack of English handicaps him

The bad weather severely handicapped their performance in the race.

◆ignorant (a) 无知的愚昧的

◆illicit (a) 法律不许可的非法的

She slipped outside for an illicit cigarette

They were prosecuted for illicit liquor selling.

◆jolt (v/n) 使摇动使震惊

Her angry words jolted him.

◆jingoism (n) 沙文主义

◆kinship (n)亲属关系ties of kinship 亲属关系

◆knack (n) 窍门技巧

There is a knack in tying ropes together

◆landmark (n) 界标;目标,明显的标志;里程碑

a conspicuous landmark 显著的地标

The tower was once a landmark for ships 这座塔曾是船只的陆标

◆lapse (v) 退步陷入倒退衰退

He soon lapsed into his previous bad habits.

◆maiden (a) 首次的初次的

The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow

◆mainstay (n) 支柱骨干

Agriculture is still the mainstay of the country’s economy.

◆navigate (v) 给(船舶,飞机)导航引航

These birds navigate by the sun

The ship was navigated by the North Star

◆nauseate (v) 恶心作呕

The idea of eating raw shellfish nauseates me.

◆obligatory (a) 使负有责任或义务

We were obligated to attend the opening ceremony 我们有必要参加开幕式。He felt obligated to help. 他觉得有责任予以帮助。

◆obscure (a/v) 不出名的,不重要的;费解的;不易看清的There are many minor and obscure poets in the age of Elizabeth.

The point of his speech is obscure.

The room is too obscure for reading.

◆paradox (n) 矛盾

The faster he tried to finish, the longer it seemed to take him.It is quite a par adox.

他越是想快点完成, 似乎就做得越慢, 这实在是很矛盾。

◆parallel (a/n/v)平行的类似的;相似点相似处;与…平行(相当)

There are two parallel lines.

This is the parallel points in the characters of different men.

The street parallels the railway.

No one has paralleled his successful business. 没有人赶得上他在事业上的成就。

◆quota (n)定量限额

The government set a quota on the annual number of immigrants from Italy. 政府规定了每年接受意大利移民的限额。

◆quotation (n) 引用,引述;引文,引语

Support your argument by quotation. 引用他人的话来证明你的论点。

He finished his speech with a quotation from Shakespeare

他讲话结束时引用了莎士比亚的语录。

◆radical (a)根本的,基本的,彻底的,完全的;激进的

The patient got a radical cure in the hospital. 病人在医院得到了根治。

He made a radical change in the plan. 他对计划做了彻底的修改。

His opinions are very radical. 他的观点很激进。

She is radical in her demands. 她的要求十分偏激

◆rally (n/v)集会集合起来

They held a celebration rally. 他们举行了一次庆祝大会。

The troops rallied. The soldiers rallied at the foot of a hill. 集合

◆sanitary (a)清洁的卫生的

It’s not sanitary to let flies come near food.

◆savour (n/v)(美)味,味道,滋味,风味;欣赏…的滋味或风味

The soup has a savour of onion.

She drank the wine slowly, savouring every drop她慢慢地喝着葡萄酒, 细细品味You need to savour this wine to get its full flavor.

◆scenario (n)脚本the scenario of a film 电影脚本

◆tangible (a)明确的,确凿的,实际的;可触摸的

The policy has not yet brought any tangible benefits

Sculpture is a tangible art form. 雕刻是一种可触摸的艺术形式。

◆target (n/v)目标瞄准

◆temperate (a)饮食克制的克己的

He is temperate in his habits.

◆unanimous (a)全体一致的一致同意的无异议的

The members were unanimous in approving the project.

◆undermine (v)在某物下挖洞腐蚀某物基础;暗中破坏逐渐削弱The soldiers undermined the wall. 士兵们在墙下挖洞。

The house is unsafe since the foundations were undermined by floods.

Illness undermined his strength. 疾病逐渐削弱了他的力气。

She tried to undermine our friendship 她试图破坏我们的友谊。

◆vague (a)模糊的;含糊不清的,不明确的,不清楚的

Through the mist(迷雾) I could just make out a vague figure. 模糊的人影

He returned only a vague answer. 他只给了个含糊的回答。

He had a vague idea of(隐约觉得) finding Anne and explaining it all to her.

◆validate (v)证实确凿使生效使有法律意义

You need an official signature to validate the order.

你要有正式的签字,这张汇票才能生效。

In order to validate the agreement, both parties sign it.

为使协议有效, 双方在上面签了字。

◆warrant (n/v)受权证许可证;保证,担保

I will warrant him an honest and reliable fellow. 我可以保证他是一个诚实可靠

的人。

◆weighty (a)重大的重要的严重的

This was a subject most of the people thought weighty.

这是一个大多数人认为严肃的题目。

第三辑的核心词汇新鲜出炉啦！

◆accommodate (v)容纳;使适应,顺应

Are there enough shelves to accommodate all our books?

This chair accommodates its shape to a person's position.

这把椅子的形状能随就座者的姿势而改变。

◆accumulate (v)堆积积累

Snow accumulated on the ground. 地上积了一层雪。

They set to work accumulating a huge mass of data

他们已开始积累大量的资料。

◆acquire (v) 获得得到

◆beneficial (a)有益的有利的

◆betray (v)背叛出卖

He promised never to betray the organization. 他发誓永不背叛组织。

He betrayed his own brother. 他出卖了他的亲兄弟。

◆catastrophe (n)灾祸灾难

◆cease (v)停止终止结束

The storm has ceased. 暴风雨停了。

◆chamber (n) 房间会议厅会所

◆decline (v/n) v辞谢谢绝太阳落下n下降减少衰退

We asked her to come to our party, but she declined

The boy declined to answer a question.

The sun is declining.

There has been a sharp decline in profits this year.

◆dedicate (v)奉献

◆elite (n) 精华精锐中坚分子

◆embark (v)vi乘船vt装载

◆far-fetched (a)牵强的

◆fathom (n/v) 英寻(长度单位);理解…的真意;搞懂;弄清楚

I can’t fathom him.我摸不透他的心思

fathom out理解，弄明白

◆gesture (n/v)手势,姿势;做手势vi&vt

She gestured to the waiter to bring some more coffee

◆gloom (n) 昏暗,阴暗;忧郁,诅丧

◆haphazard (a)偶然的随意的无计划的

The town grew in a haphazard way. 这城镇无计划地随意发展。

◆harness (n/v)马具;给…装上马具;治理,应用

Scientists have known how to harness the limitless power of the sun.应用

The Yellow River has been harnessed.治理

◆illustrate (v)说明阐述

◆imitate (v) 模仿

◆journalism (n) 新闻业

◆judicial (a)司法的法庭的审判的

Tom takes judicial proceedings against his father. 汤姆对他的父亲正式提出诉讼。

◆knit (v)vi&vt编织

She knits all day. 她整日编织毛线。

Mother is knitting a sweater. 母亲正在织毛衣。

◆knotty (a)困难的棘手的

She met with a lot of knotty problems. 她碰上了许多棘手的问题。

◆latent (a)潜在的不易察觉的

◆lateral (a)侧面的从旁边的至侧面的

◆majority (n)大多数the majority of…

◆malignant (a) 恶毒的;恶性的致命的

Alexander got a malignant slander. 亚历山大受到恶意的诽谤。

He was died of a malignant tumour. 他死于恶性肿瘤。

◆necessitate (v)使成为必要需要

Your proposal necessitates borrowing money. 你的提议使借款成为必要。

◆negotiate (v)决定协商

◆obsolete (a)不用的废弃的过时的

◆occupation (n) 工作,职业;消遣;占领

◆parasite (n) 寄生物依靠他人为生的人

◆patronage (n)支持赞助资助;(顾客)光顾回顾

We give our patronage to local shops. 我们光顾本地的商店。

◆random (a)任意的随机的

◆ratio (n)比比率

◆skeptical (a)好怀疑的

◆scope (n) 余地机会

◆scrupulous (a)认真严格的一丝不苟的

◆secrete (v)隐藏隐匿

He secreted his winnings in a drawer. 他把赢来的钱藏在抽届里。

◆tenacious (a)抓紧的,不放松的,坚决的;坚持的,顽强的,持久的We should be tenacious of our rights. 我们应坚决维护我们的权利。

He has a tenacious memory. 他有很强的记忆力。

◆tentative (a)试探性的尝试的

◆terrain (n)地形地势地域地带

◆uniform (n/a)制服;全都相同的

◆unprecedented (a) 前所未有的史无前例的

◆vanish (v) vi消失,突然不见;不复存在的,绝迹

The smile vanished from her face. 笑容从她脸上消失了。

Many types of animal have now vanished from the earth.

许多动物物种现已从地球上绝迹。

◆variation (n)变化变动;变异变种

Prices are subject to variation. 价格可以变动。

◆wholesome (a)有益健康的

This has had a wholesome effect on babies.

◆winding (a)(道路河流等)蜿蜒的弯曲的

A winding lane led down towards the river.

◆yield (v)生产产出;屈服放弃

This land yields well. This old tree still yields apples every year.

We shall never yield.

还有第四辑！

◆adapt (v)适应

◆adhere (v) 坚持支持

He resolutely(坚决地;) adhered to what he had said at the meeting.

◆adopt (v)收养采纳

◆bias (n/v)偏见偏心偏袒; 使倾向于

Many parents are biased against popular music. 许多父母对流行音乐有偏见。

◆bizarre (a)形状奇怪的怪诞的

They saw a bizarre animal in the lake.

◆chaos (n)混乱紊乱

◆charity (n)慈善宽厚

◆chasm (n)裂缝,裂口;分歧,差别

A chasm separates my generation from my parents’.

分歧使我这一代人不同于我父母那一代。

◆defect (n)缺点过失瑕疵

◆deficient (a) 有缺点的有缺陷的;缺乏的不足的

The milk is deficient in fat. 这牛奶脂肪含量不足。

◆embrace (v/n) vi&vt拥抱vt包括包含接受信奉n拥抱She embraced Christianity.

◆emerge (v)vi 出现显露暴漏

It emerged that her past behaviour was far from irreproachable.

◆feasible (a)可行的This is a feasible scheme

◆fervent (a)热诚的热烈的fervent arguments.热烈的争论

◆gradual (a)渐渐的逐步的

◆grant (v/n) 准许,答应给予；补助金助学金津贴

◆hatch (v) vt&vi孵化孵出,破壳而出vt秘密策划

The chickens have already hatched小鸡已经孵出来了。

They hatched a plot to murder the king. 他们谋划杀害国王。

I hatched all the arrangement for the dance. 我为舞会做了一切安排。

◆haunt (v)经常出没于;缠绕萦绕

He haunted textile mills, and learned all he could.

他常到纺织厂去, 尽可能多学点东西。

Memories of her childhood haunted her. 童年时代的记忆经常在她脑中萦绕。

◆imminent (a)(不愉快的事)即将发生的逼近的

◆impair (v) 损害削弱Smoking impairs our health.

◆impede (v) 阻碍妨碍He was impeded in his work.

◆judicious (a) 明智的明断的

◆junction (n) 间接点汇合点枢纽

There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.

◆know-how (n) 实际知识技能本事

◆launch (v)使(船)下水;发动,发射

◆leaning (n)倾向爱好偏爱 a leaning towards science倾向科学◆mandatory (a)命令的强制的义务的

◆manifest (a/v)明白的明显的;清楚表示,显露

That is manifest to all of us. 那对我们大家来说是显而易见的。Her actions manifested a complete disregard for personal safety. 她的行动表明她全然不顾个人安危。

◆neutral (a) 中立的不偏不倚的

◆nocturnal (a)夜的夜间发生的

a nocturnal journey夜间的旅行nocturnal stillness夜晚的寂静

◆offspring (n)子女后代

◆ominous (a)不吉祥的

◆penetrate (v)穿过,刺入,渗入;了解;看穿

The knife penetrated his finger. Water penetrated the room. She could penetrate what I was thinking.

I heard what you said, but it didn't penetrate.

He penetrated our thoughts. 他看穿了我们的心思。

◆perennial (a/??n)经常出现的,长期的,持久的

I wonder at her perennial youthfulness 我对她青春常驻感到惊讶。

◆rational (a)理智的合理的 a rational plan

◆reaction (n)反应

◆sedate (a/v)沉着的,安详的,平静的;使昏昏入睡

We spent a sedate evening at home.安详的恬静的

After the accident, the doctor gave her some pills to sedate her.镇定

◆segregate (v)分开,隔离

They segregated the boys from the girls.

◆self-conscious (a) 不自然的扭捏的害羞的

felt very self-conscious about 为…感到很不自在

◆sequence (n)一连串 a sequence of

◆testify (v) vi 作证vt 证明证实

The expert was asked to testify. 专家应邀作证

His look testified his guilt. 他的神态表明他有罪。

◆texture (n)手感质地质感

◆therapeutic (a)治疗(学)的;疗法的

Therapeutic measures were selected to fit the patient.

选择治疗措施以适应病人的需要。

When I was sad, music had a therapeutic effect.

我悲伤的时候,音乐有治疗效力。

◆unveil (v) 揭去…面罩,揭去…遮盖物;使公之于公,揭露The memorial to those who had died in the war unveiled in 1948. 揭幕