英语专业四级词汇整理3

帮助表达想法或强调所说的话。
❖ He raised his hands in a gesture of despair. talked with him by signs.
❖ 6. 真题：The tenant left nothing behind except some___ of paper, cloth, etc.
❖ See you later; ❖ 与表示时间的名词连用，表示“……之后”，用于过
去和将来: ❖ three days later ❖ 短语； later on sooner or later
❖ latter ❖ 形容词，常与the连用，表示列举的两个事物中的
后面的一个，译为“后者”，与 the former相对。
任何有形或无形的标志。
❖ mark 痕迹，记号。指为某一目的的有意做 的标记，也指无意留下的或自然 板，布告牌
❖ The scandal left a ___on his reputation.
❖ The ___says “Parking Forbidden”. ❖ Keys：mark, sign
❖ unusual --- not usual, common, or ordinary.different from what usually happens:
❖ We had a thunderstorm last night, which is unusual in the time of the year.
❖ They watched the racing fleets jockey for the favoring wind
❖ 他们看着参赛船队抢占顺风的有利位置。
❖ 4. empty blank vacant deserted bare ❖ empty “空的，空无一人的”，指没有物或
人在其中
❖ three empty houses an empty truck ❖ blank “空白的，未填写的”
❖ A sheets B scraps C pages D slices
❖ 那个佃农什么东西也没留下，除了一些碎纸、 碎布片什么的。
❖ sheet, scrap和page都可以与paper连用，
❖ sheet和scrap可以与cloth连用 sheet,被单，褥单
❖ scrap 碎片，残余物，强调废弃不用的 scraps of pater, cloth表示“碎纸片、破布” slice表示“切片” Have a slice of bread and butter。
常” ❖ unique 独特的，无可匹敌的，唯一的，强调“独一
❖ rare --- something that is rare does not happen often:
❖ The disease is rare, but very dangerous.
❖ On the rare occasions when I do go to the theatre, I really enjoy it.
❖ 7. intermediate middle medium mid ❖ intermediate “中间的，中级的”，侧重难易程
度
❖ middle“中间的” 侧重方位或时间 ❖ medium “中间的，适中的”，侧重尺寸上的大
小
❖ mid “中间的”，侧重指时间上的概念
真题：I think you can take a(n) _____ language course to improve your English. A. intermediate B. middle C. medium D. mid
❖ A latter B latest C later D last
❖ 在人类文明的发展中，最初的两个阶段很可 能是武器的发明和火的发现，尽管没有人确 切地知道后者使用的时间。
❖ 2.真题：With _____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.
❖ Keys: latest, lately, latter, later, later
❖ 真题：The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____.
From 2003
te，lately，later，latter，last，latest
❖ late 做副词表示时间上的晚或迟: ❖ The bus arrived five minutes late; ❖ late in the afternoon (early in the
morning)。 ❖ 做形容词时： ❖ be late for ; ❖ late spring ; ❖ in the late eighteenth century
❖ 尊重人的，有礼貌的
❖ 受人尊重的
❖ 分别的，各自的
❖ 可敬的，值得尊敬的
❖ He drove them both to their respective homes.
❖ 他驾车把他们分别送到家里。
❖ 9.真题：The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ____.
❖ a favorable report on one’s work
❖ Is he favorable to the proposal?
❖ favorite --- liked or preferred above all others; regarded with special favor:
❖ favoring --- supporting
的数量或程度
❖ 10. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to ___ government spending.
❖ A finance B expand C enlarge D budget ❖ 总统解释说收税的目的是为了给政府开销筹措
❖ The exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see all of the artist’s work.
❖ 3. 真题:We have been hearing _____ accounts of your work.
❖ A.favored
❖ B.favorable
❖ latest ❖ 形容词，它指时间的先后中“最近的，最新的”。 ❖ ①His coat is the ___style． ❖ ②I haven’t written to her ___． ❖ ③Of the two choices，I prefer the ___． ❖ ④He came back ten days ___． ❖ ⑤He made no close friends during ___years
❖ A minority B scarcity C rarity D minimum ❖ minority 少数 ❖ be in minority 占少数 ❖ scarcity “缺乏，不足”强调物体或供应的缺
乏
❖ rarity “稀有”强调事件奇特或物品稀少 ❖ minimum “最小值，最小化”强调尽可能小
❖ "First come, first served; A water-front pavilion gets the moonlight first--the advantage of being in a favored position"
❖ 近水楼台先得月
❖ favorable --- giving or showing approval; helpful:
❖ extraordinary --- highly exceptional; remarkable:
❖ a man of extraordinary genius
❖ unique --- unusual; being the only one of its kind [use this word especially about things or people that you think are extremely good]:
❖ 真题：The priest made the___ of the cross when he entered the church.
❖ A mark B signal C sign D gesture
❖ sign vs. gesture ❖ 都有“手势”的意思 ❖ sign 强调传达一种思想、欲望、消息或命令 ❖ gesture 强调身体或四肢的动作，以表达或
❖ lately ❖ 做副词相当于recently，表示“最近，近来”之意，
强调时间点，多用过去时，表示时间长度，多用完成 时，但不可用于将来时态中: ❖ Have you seen tom lately? ❖ later ❖ 做形容词，“以后的，后期的”
❖ in one’s later life ❖ Let’s take a later train. ❖ 做副词时，“后来，较晚地”
❖ A.rare
❖ B.unusual
❖ C.extraordinary
❖ D.unique ❖ 与往常不同，前任总统现在没有在现场出现。？ ❖ 除了少数情况外，前任总统很少在公共场合露面。？ ❖ rare “罕见的，不寻常的” 在该句中表示此事非同一