大学英语六级高频词汇(带例句)

《英语六级词汇及其例句》

1. abandon vt 放弃, 遗弃

After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. 2.abnormal adj 反常的, 变态的Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and abnormal animal behavior.

3. abrupt adj.突然的,意想不到的；

That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take.

4. absence n.缺席

Those who recognize problems as a human condition and don 't measure happiness by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know； also, the most rare.

5. absorb vt. 吸收（液体）；（

The club will absorb new members the first week in September.

6. abstract . 摘要, 概要, 抽象

At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems； to read, write and compute at certain levels； and to resolve abstract equations quickly.

8. accelerate v. 加速

Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only accelerates the crisis.

9. access n. 通路, 访问, 入门

The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool.

lO.accurate adj.正确的,精确的

Weather forecast is getting more accurate today. 现在，天气预报越来越准确了。

11.accuse v. 控告, 谴责, 非难

The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied having been

in the area on the night of the fire. （96-1 ）

achieve v. 完成, 达到

In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.

acknowledge v . 承认, 答谢, 报偿

Profes sor Hawking is acknowledged as one of the world 's greatest living physicists.

alert adj.提防的,警惕的（

The sign set up by the road alerts drivers to a sharp turn. （03-12 ）

ambition n.野心；雄心；企图

Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. （2008.6）进入耶鲁大学意味着聪明，才能和

雄心壮志。

appetite n.食欲；胃口（05-12，08-12）

appliance n.设备；器械；装置

appreciate v.感激；感谢）

A highly responsible and tough professor is usually appreciated by top students who want to be challenged,

but disliked by those whose records are less impressive.

approach vt.走近；靠近n.方式，方法

Throughout the nation 'msore than 15,000 school districts, widely differing approaches to teaching science and math have emerged.（05-1 ）

appropriate adj.正确的；适当的（08-12）

For many patients, institutional care is the most appropriate and beneficial form of care.

argue n.争论,辩论

The immigrants ' loudest critics argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot, and indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did.

arrest v.逮捕，拘留，吸引

They ' ll have you arrested if you don 't pay y-6o）ur taxes. （91

artificial adj.人造的；人工的（

The Space Age commenced in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union. （99-1 ）

aspect n.模样，面貌；方面，观点

At the University of Sussex， you are introduced to the nature and grammar of English in all aspects. （08-12）

assumption n.假定；假设（05-6, 08-12）

Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are paved with gold. （05-6 ）

astronaut n.航天员

Astronauts have been known to develop motion sickness， too. （90-6 ）

athletic adj.运动的；运动员的（05-1,,）

One of the major producers of athletic footwear， with 2002 sales of over $10 billion， is a company called Nike. （08-12）

atmosphere n.大气

Phasing old bulbs out by 2030 would save the output of 650 power plants and avoid the release of 700 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year. （07-12 ）

attain v.达到，获得（07-6）

All too often， it is the lack of action that ultimately holds people back from attaining their ideals.（07-6）attempt v./n. 尝试，企图

Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design of running shoes in an attempt to make them lighter and more shock-absorbent. （08-12）

ban v. 禁止

The machines contain high levels of lead and other hazardous substances， and are already banned from California landfills （垃圾填埋场）.（ 05-1）

barrier n.障碍（07-12）

Young blacks， whose unemployment rate stands today at 50 96， will find another barrier in front of them.

（90-6）

She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers. （06-6 听）

be aware of 1.知道（08-12）

Workers should be aware of the potential dangers at the workplace.

behavior n.举止, 行为

Human behavior is mostly a product of learning， whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct. （2008.6）

benefit n利益促进或增强福利的东西；好处（07-12）

E-books have so many benefits that they will replace traditional books. （08-6）

biotech n.生物工艺学

She now works in the biotech forestry division of a major paper company.

blame v.谴责；归咎（08-6,）

The mother didn ' t know who to blame for the broken glass-.（19）0

burden n.负荷；负担（99-6,00-6）

British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk.（99-6）

candidate n.候选人,投考者（94-1, 95-1，95-6，99-1，99-6，02-1，02-12，07-6）

Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates.

capital n. 首都；资金，资本（05-12，06-6，06-12）

It will be increasingly difficult to maintain political support for the free flow of goods, services, and capital across borders. （07-12）

challenge n.挑战

The challenge is particularly evident in the work —place. （07-12）

characteristic adj .表示特性的；典型的；特有的n. 特征，特性（06-6）

If you display these characteristics, with just a little luck, you ' lclertainly succeed in the typical personnel interview.（95-1）

circumstance n.环境，详情，境况（07-12）

Losing everything you own under such circumstances can be distressing. （06-12）

citizen n.市民，公民（08-12）

In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars. （06-12）

claim v.要求，认领，索赔

Mothers have always claimed that they could see their newborns looking at them as they held them, despite what they have been told. （91-1 ）

It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we cannot do without. （97-1 ）

clinical adj.临床的；临诊的

clip n.小夹子；回形针不及物动词vi.夹上，夹住

Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.

cloud n.云，烟云（02-6）

cluster n.—串；一束；一群vt.群集，聚集（06-12）

When we go abroad， we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken. coastal adj.海岸的（02-6）

coincidence n.巧合；巧合的事

It is no coincidence that a large number of violent crimes are committed under the influence of alcohol.

combine v.联结；结合（08-12）

This information is combined with a map database. （02-1 ）

commodity n. 货场；商品；物品

In his generation money was thought of as a real commodity （实物） that could be carried， or stolen. （92-1 ）

communicate v. 交流；通信

With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly changing the way we work, shop, do business, and

communicate.( 05-12)

complicate v.变复杂

And once all those things were no longer there, she and her husband saw how they had weighed them down and complicate their lives. ( 06-12 )

conceive v.构思,以为, 持有

It is hard to conceive of a plan to end poverty. (2001. 1)

concern v.关于；对…有关系(05-1)

The story that follows concerns two famous characters of the rocky Mountain gold rush days.

concise adj.简单的简练的

The new secretary has written a remarkably concise report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included. (2003.9)

conduct v./n.行为,操行(05-12)

It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. ( 06-12)

conflict n.斗争，冲突

If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local conflicts. (99.1) conform v.符合,相似

As visiting scholars, they willingly conform to the customs of the country they live in. confront v. 使面临 , 对抗

Thus, a university trying to promote professors primarily on the teaching qualities would have to confront this confusion.(93-1)

consequence n. 结局；结

Such discoveries are likely to have revolutionary consequences for biology, astronomy and philosophy.(08-6) conservation n. 保护；保存

These days conservation is all about efficiency: getting the same — or better — results from just a fraction of the energy.(07-12)

constant adj.不变的；固定的

We humans, like all warm-blooded animals, can keep our core body temperatures pretty much constant regardless of what 's going on in the world arou-1n2d)us.(08

constrain v. 强逼 ; 限制，抑制 (97-6,98-6,99-6,03-6,) People with poor motives will always exist.

those people and sometimes environments give those people opportunity. -12) ” (06 consult v. 参考；查阅；咨询

The members of Parliament were indignant that the government had not consulted them. (02-1) consumer n.

消费者

Throu gh advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn or need. (07-6)

contemplate v. 注视；沉思

My grandfather, a retired worker, often contemplates the past with a feeling of longing and respect. (05-1) content n.内容，容量v.满足adj.满足的 ” He sayse.nviro “nmSeonmtsectiomnesstrain

t really want

In addition, that social context affects —both directly and indirectly —the media and the media content to

which you become exposed. (98-6)

on the contrary 相反

Contrary to popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can

create.( 98-1)

controversy n.论争,辩论,论战

After several nuclear disasters, a controversy has raged over the safety of nuclear energy. convenience n.适

合；方便

The individual mobility, convenience, and status given by the private passenger car offer a seemingly

unbeatable attraction. (92-6)

conventional adj 传统的，习惯的

Most new residential buildings in Sweden are already heated with ground-source heat pumps. Such systems consume almost no conventional fuel at all. (07-12)

convince v. 使确信, 使信服

Knight convinced the company 's officials of the potential for its product in the U.S. coordinate vt.协调，调节

n.同等的(人或物);坐标(用复数)

Clearly, protecting will come only through coordinated international efforts to control human population,

stabilize the composition of the atmosphere, and preserve intact Earth life. (98-6)

s comp corporate adj. 全体的，公司的

There, men are still expected to be breadwinners climbing the corporate ladder; traditionally-minded bosses

are often unsympathetic to family needs. ( 07-12 )

correlate vt. 叙述，使联系

It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease.

count v .数, 计算; 认为，看作

When labeling games as violent or non-violent, should a hero eating a ghost really be counted as a violent

event?

creature n. 人，动物，创造物

In an attempt to find out how different creatures see the world, psychologists at Brown University in the USA

have been comparing the behaviour of birds and humans. (90-6)

crime n. 犯罪，犯罪行为

The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime. critical adj. 批评的，

危急的, 评论的

You can ' t be too careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. (9-01)

The transition from childhood to adulthood is always critical time for everybody. (01-6) culture n. 文化，文明

Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the

gestures we use are understood by everyone. (01-6)

cycle n. 周期，循环，自行车

Breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for job seekers. (07-

6)

debate v. 争论，辩论

They had fierce debate as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken year ago. (97-1)

decade n. 十年，十

The South Florida nesting population has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to a marine biologist. (2009.6)

deceptive adj. 欺骗性的

As an example of what ' gsoing on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. (04-6)

decline vi. 下降，下垂(97-6)

Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined

deem v.想，认为，视为；相信

Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be deemed to have withdrawn from the program. (2004.6)

defeat n. 击败，战胜，失败

The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men， but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. (95-6) d efinition n. 定义，解说，精确度，清晰度The service industry， by definition ， exists to cater to others -'12)needs. (07

defy 1.vt 不服从，藐视，挑衅，违抗

You shouldn ' t defy your father ' s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher. delegate n.代表While US executives give both responsibility and authority to their employees， Japanese executives delegate only authority —the responsibility is still theirs. (03-9) delicate adj. 精巧的，精致的，脆弱的，微妙的，棘手的，灵敏的

One of his eyes was injured in an accident， but after a delicate operation， he quickly recovered his sight. (97-6)

demonstrate vt. 示范，证明，论证

Among other things， the findings demonstrate that dramatic climate change is nothing new for planet Earth. (02-6)

depression n. 沮丧，消沉，低气压，低压

Depression is often caused by the cumulative effects of stress and overwork. (02-1)

deprive vt. 剥夺，使丧失

In his last years， Henry suffered from a disease that slowly deprived him of much of his sight. 在晚年，亨利受到一种疾病的折磨，这种病慢慢的损伤了他的大部分视力。

desert n. 沙漠(pl.) 应得的惩罚vt. 抛弃

Many people think of deserts as barren regions， but numerous species of plants and animals have adapted to life there. (99-6)

desirable adj. 值得要的，合意的，悦人心意的

Conflict， nevertheless， is very likely to occur， and is probably an essential and desirable element of human societies. ( 96-1)

destructive adj. 破坏性的

Hurricanes are killer winds， and their destructive power lies in the physical damage they can do. (2001.1)