考研英语高频词汇act详解

考研英语高频词汇act详解
act v.起作用n.法令，条例
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Governments throughout the world act on the assumption that the welfare of their people depends largely on the economic strength and wealth of the community. (2000-Translation)
世界各国的政府都基于一种观点行政，即人民的福利在很大程度上取决于本国的经济实力和国家的财富。

address n.地址，演讲，致辞v.向…讲话，处理
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Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different. (2002-Text 1)
针对不同的听众，要谈的问题也应该不同。

Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are comprehensive programs that address the many needs of the homeless. (2006-Use of English)
《波士顿环球日报》记者克里斯•雷迪认为只有通过全面规划来解决这些无家可归者的各种需求，这种局面才有可能得到改善。

aggressive a.侵略的，大胆的
Now it is a social policy, the most important and aggressive promoter of gambling in America is the government.
(2006-PartB)
现在这是一种社会政策，赌博业最重要的和最激进的支持者是美国政府。

attach v.系上，使隶属，附带
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A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has been attached to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research. (1998-Text3)
1996年对新闻报道的调查表明，反科学的标签也贴在了许多其他群体身上，这些人包括从提倡消灭所有现存的天花病毒的官方人士到倡议削减基础研究基金的共和党人。

They (particularly Quebec and Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over additional billions with few, if any, strings attached. (2005-PartB)
这些官员（尤其是魁北克省和阿伯塔省）只希望政府当局额外出钱，如有可能，还会附带条件。

The modern school that hails technology argues that such masters as Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and inventors such as Edison attached great importance to, and derived great benefit from, craft information and technological devices of different kinds that were usable in scientific experiments. (1994-Translation)
推崇技术的现代学派认为，像伽利略、牛顿、麦克斯韦、爱因斯坦这样的大师以及像爱迪生这样的发明家都非常重视科学实验中使用的不同技术信息和技术设施，并从中受益颇深。

wonder n.惊奇，奇迹v.想知道
[形近词] wander v.漫步，游荡
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Then it sponsors lots of symposiums and a credibility project dedicated to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers. (2001-Text 3)
然后它又发起许多座谈会和可信度调查项目，想知道顾客为什么恼怒，为什么大量流失。

wrong vt.委屈a.错的
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Circumstances seem to be designed to bring out the best in us and if we feel that we have been “wronged”then we are unlikely to begin a conscious effort to escape from our situation. (2011-Translation)
环境仿佛是为了激发我们的最大潜能而设，如果我们觉得自己遭受了“不公”，就不太可能有意识地努力摆脱困境。

yield v.屈服n.产量，收获
[词组] ~ to屈服
[同义词] submit/surrender v.投降
[真题连线]
That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original levels. (2006-Text 3)
这很重要，因为理论认为当目标物种的生物量达到原始基数的50%左右时，可以从渔场中获得最大的可持续产量。

academic a.学术的
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If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values.（1995-Text 4）
如果学校对学业的强调减少一些，也许就有更多的时间教孩子更重要的价值观念。

accommodate v.使适应
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And they also need to give serious thought to how they can best accommodate such changes.（2003-Use of English）
他们也应该认真考虑青少年是如何适应这些变化的。

acknowledge v.承认
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Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative, one reason for this is that fishing technology has improved.
（2006-Text 3）
Worm博士承认这些数据是保守的，一个原因就是捕渔技术已经改进。

coverage n.新闻报导
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With the start of BBC World Service Television, millions of viewers in Asia and America can now watch the Corporation’s news coverage, as well as listen to it. (1996-Text 2)
随着BBC（英国广播公司）全世界电视节目的开播，亚洲和美洲的数以百万计的人不仅可以听到它的新闻广播，而且也能看到它的电视新闻报道了。