考研英语翻译阅读熟词僻义

考研阅读与翻译部分典型熟词僻意

1 .allow (=admit) We must allow that he is right on this matter

allow for

e.g. Supporters of the new supersystems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial cost reductions and better coordinated service. (03-Text 3)

2 .address vt. (=to deal with) The manager addressed the issue of absenteeism.

e.g. Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different. If you are talking to…(02-Text1)

…address the many needs of the homeless. (06-use of English)

3 .advantage (=deceive)

take advantage of 欺骗对……加以利用The boss took advantage of the customer. 欺骗消费者

4 .appreciate (＝realize) I appreciate that I maybe am wrong.

e.g. Some bosses fail to appreciate the economic value of trust.(07-Text4 )

appreciate (=rise in money or value) This land has appreciated in value. 这块土地增值了。

5 .approach (=to begin to deal with or work on)

He approached the task with dread. 惶恐地开始着手这项任务

e.g. I have excluded him because, while his accomplishments many contribute to the solution of moral problems, he has not been charged with the task of approaching any but the factual aspects of those problems. (06-Translation)

To take this approach to the new Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans’theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the churc h—important subjects that we may not neglect.(09-Text 4)

6. not so much...as"表示"与其说是……倒不如说"。否定前者肯定后者

1). He is not so much a writer as a reporter.

2). It's not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby).

7 .assume 承担，假装，假定，设想，

assume an obligation 承担义务

e.g. The Greeks assumed that the structure of language had some connection with the process of thought, which took root in Europe long before people realized how diverse languages could be.(04-Translation)

8 .check (=the condition of being stopped or held back; restraint) 控制阻碍

I keep my temper in check; 克制我的脾气

Farmers held agricultural pests in check with sprays. 用喷雾剂灭农业害虫

9. claim (=the sum of money demanded)

You can make a claim on your insurance policy.

e.g. Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face, because it was the Federal Circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called State Bank case, approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets. (10-Text 2)

10. contain(=to halt the spread or development of) 制服,，克服，攻克

The man was later contained by the police.

11 count n. & v. 1)计算count the number

2)包括There are 10 people in classroom counting 2 teachers.

3)控诉的罪The prison was found not guilty on all counts.