考研英语每日单词 (4)

occurrence [??k??r?ns]

n. 发生的事，事件；发生，出现

As the brain fades, we refer to these occurrences as "senior moments".

随着大脑衰退，我们称这些现象为“瞬间性老年痴呆”。（2014年英语一完形填空）

status [?ste?t?s]

n. 地位，重要身份

His father was a clerk in the British Navy Pay Office — a respectable position, but with little social status.

他的父亲是英国海军出纳室的一名职员——这是一个体面的职位，但社会地位不高。（2017年英语一阅读理解Part B）

extent [?k?stent]

n. 长度；程度；范围

Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts.

今天他们争论说市场价格夸大了损失，因为它们在很大程度上反映了市场暂时的非流动性，而不是坏账的可能程度。（2010年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 4）

strange [stre?nd?]

adj. 奇怪的，陌生的，外行的

The question would have sounded strange not long ago.

这个问题在不久以前听起来可能有些奇怪。（2011英语二阅读理解Part A Text 4）

obey [ ??be?]

vt. & vi. 服从；遵守

Germany thinks the euro must be saved by stricter rules on borrow spending and competitiveness, barked by quasi-automatic sanctions for governments that do not obey.

德国认为应该通过具有严格条款的借贷支出和竞争来节省欧元，对于不遵守条款的政府要实行类似的自动制裁方法。（2011年英语二阅读理解Part A Text 4）

fortunate[?f?:rt??n?t]

adj. 幸运的；侥幸的

We are fortunate that it is wrong, because new educational systems there and putting

enough people through them to improve economic performance would require two or three generations.

我们庆幸它不对，因为在那里建立新的教育制度并且让足够多的人接受这种教育从而提高经济效益，这至少需要两到三代人的时间。（2009年英语阅读理解Part A Text 3）

Value the present moment and remember how fortunate you are to be alive.

珍惜现在的时刻，记住你活着是多么幸运。（2015年英语二阅读理解Part B）

negotiate [n??ɡ???ie?t]

vt. 谈判，协商；顺利通过

Negotiated by USFWS and the states, the plan requires individuals and businesses that damage habitat as part of their operations to pay into a fund to replace every acre destroyed with 2 new acres of suitable habitat.

经USFWS与各州协商决定，该计划要求因经营需要而破坏栖息地的个人和企业向一个基金支付罚款，每有一英亩栖息地遭到破坏，该基金就会购买两英亩新的栖息地来将其替换。（2016年英语二阅读理解Part A Text 2）

masculine [?m?skj?l?n]

adj. 男子气概的；阳性的

When nursery colours were introduced, pink was actually considered the more masculine colour, a pastel version of red, which was associated with strength.

当儿童服装开始有颜色时,粉色先是被认为是更加男性化的颜色,因为它偏向红色,让人联想到力量。（2012年英语二阅读理解Part A Text 2）

furniture[?f??rn?t??r]

n. 家具；设备

Here was the raw material of houses and furniture, ships and potash, dyes and naval stores.

这里有房屋、家具、船舶、钾碱、染料和松脂制品的原材料。（2015年英语一翻译）

justice [?d??st?s]

n. 司法；公平，公正；正当性

Merely helping a gift-giver gain access to other officials, unless done with clear intent to pressure those officials, is not corruption, the justices found.

法官们裁定，只是帮助送礼者接触其他官员，并不构成贪污罪，除非带有向这些官员明确施压的目的。（2017年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 4）

signature [?s?ɡn?t??r]

n. 签名，标签

Mies’ signature phrase means that less decoration, properly organized, has more impact than a lot.

米斯的口头禅意为简洁、组织得当会有更大的影响力。（2011年英语二阅读理解Part A Text 3）

appreciate [??pri??ie?t]

vt. 欣赏；感激；领会

Sometimes years are required for truly novel discovery claims to be accepted and appreciated.

有时候，人们要花费多年时间接受和认可真正新奇的科学发现。(2012年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 3)

sometime [?s?mta?m]

adv. 某个时候

“Sometime in the future,” the paper’s publisher said back in 2010.

这家报纸的出版商在2010年的时候曾说过：“在未来的某个时候。”（2016年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 4）

betray [b??tre?]

vt. 背叛；泄露；揭露

The purpose of editing the News of the World was not to promote reader understanding, to be fair in what was written or to betray any common humanity.

编写《世界新闻报》的目的不是促进读者理解，不是在采写的新闻里体现公平，也不是揭露普遍的人性。(2015年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 4)

certainty [?s??rtnti]

n. 必然；确实；确实的事情

Ministers should also look at creating greater certainty in the rental environment, which would have a significant impact on the ability of registered providers to fund new developments from revenues.

领导们同样应该考虑为租赁环境创造更大的稳定性，这对注册供应商用税收投资新发展项目的能力有很重要的影响。（2014年英语二阅读理解Part A Text 4）

shame [?e?m]

n. 羞耻，羞愧；可惜，遗憾

This is a shame —the community should be grasping the opportunity to raise its influence in the real world.

这是一种耻辱——该团体应该抓住机会提升在世界上的影响力。（2013年英语一阅读理解Part B）

vt.（使）丢脸，（使）羞愧

If you continue to do that and don’t reflect on yourself, you would shame everyone who really cares about you.

如果你继续那么做而且不反省，你就会让每一个真正关心你的人蒙羞。

常见搭配：put somebody to shame 使某人感到羞愧

It puts me to shame that I still haven’t replied to John’s lett er.

我还没有给约翰回信，真让我惭愧。

interact [??nt?r??kt]

vi. 交流，交往；相互作用，相互影响

常见搭配：interact with 与……相互作用

In it, a mother is asked to interact with her child in a normal way before putting on a blank expression and not giving them any visual social feedback.

实验中，要求一位母亲先与她的孩子正常交流互动,之后摆出一副面无表情的神情并且不给孩子任何视觉上的社交反馈。（2017年英语二阅读理解Part A Text 2）

striking [?stra?k??]

adj. 显著的，惊人的

Dickens crafted complex plots and striking characters that capture the panorama of English society.

狄更斯创作了复杂的情节和引人注目的人物，展现了英国社会的全景。（2017年英语一阅读理解Part B）

adhere [?d?h?r]

vi.坚持；附着

常见搭配：adhere to坚持；粘附；拥护

For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached.

多年以来，经理们和猎头们都坚持这样一个原则：最有吸引力的CEO人选是那些必须要去挖来的人。（2011年英语一阅读理解Part A Text 2）

strategy [?str?t?d?i]

n. 战略，策略

Merrill Lynch got legal protection for an asset allocation strategy.

美林公司的资产分配方案受到了法律的保护。（2010年英语一阅读理解Part A

Text 4）