attention
n.①注意,關心,專心,留心call sb’s attention to sth.引起某人注意某事;pay attention to注意。②特別的照顧或處理,實際的考慮He gives all his attention to his car.他十分關心他的汽車。③立正姿勢,立正口令come to/stand at attention 立正
真題例句:As the potential First Lady, she would have the world’s attention.
譯文:作為潛在的第一夫人,她會吸引世界的注意力。
attempt
n.&vt.嘗試,試圖;企圖,努力made no attempt to do sth.未嘗試做某事;in an attempt to do sth.嘗試做某事;at the first attempt首次嘗試;She will attempt to beat the world record.她決心要打破世界紀錄。
真題例句:Someone on the bridge is attempting to kill himself.
譯文:橋上有個人企圖自殺。
attribute
vt.~to.把……歸因于,把(過錯、責任等)歸于 They attribute their success to their teacher’s encouragement.他們把成功歸因于老師的鼓勵。n.屬性,特性Politeness is an attribute of a gentleman.彬彬有禮是紳士的本色。
真題例句:Lapses cannot always be attributed to lack of concentration.
譯文:失誤不能總是歸因于不集中精力。
available
a.①現成可使用的,手邊的,可利用的 Not enough data is available to scientists科學家掌握的數據不足。Funds are available to assist teachers.有可用來資助教師的資金。②可取得聯系的,可得到的 Do you have a room available?你們有空房間嗎?
真題例句:The emphasis given to each of these functions vary from university to university, according to the views of the people in control and according to the resources available.
譯文:學校主管人員的觀點及現有資料表明,不同的大學對于這些作用的側重點是不同的。
average
a.①平均的 the average age平均年齡②平常的,普通的average intelligence一般智力n.平均數,平均above/below average平均數之上/之下; on average平均來說; the average of 3, 8 and 10 3,8,和10的平均數 v.平均The rainfall averages 36 inches a year.年降雨量平均為36英寸。
真題例句:It would cut the value of its average merit scholarships by about one-third and reduce the number of recipients(接受者).
譯文:這將削減約平均成績獎學金的三分之一,減少受援者的數量。
avoid
vt.避免,預防,避開,躲開 I just avoided running over the cat.我差一點兒軋著貓。Alan narrowly avoided an accident.愛蘭死里逃生。avoid sb./sth.like the plague極力回避, 盡量躲開某人/某事物
真題例句:Avoid using any contaminated food.
譯文:避免食用任何被污染的食物。
award
vt.~ sb.sth./~ sth.to sb.授予,給予;判給,裁定 She was awarded a medal for bravery.她因勇敢而獲得獎章。n.獎,獎品,獎金;獎勵an award presentation/ceremony 獎品的頒發(頒獎儀式)
真題例句:My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender(性別)politics.
譯文:我的每一項成就——工作、論文、獲獎——都被通過性別政治的鏡頭來看待。
awkward采集者退散
a.①尷尬的,棘手的an awkward silence尷尬的沉默;Philip’s remarks put her in an awkward position.菲利普的話使她很尷尬。②難操縱的,使用不便的 The heavy ax was awkward to use.這把重斧頭不好用。③笨拙的,不靈巧的 I was always an awkward dancer.我跳舞一向是笨手笨腳的。
真題例句:The shy girl felt awkward and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
譯文:當不會回答老師的問題時,這位害羞的女孩覺得很尷尬,很不舒服。
辨析awkward clumsy
①awkward側重缺乏優雅、機敏和技巧。用于物時,指使用不便。
②clumsy指人時,側重行動笨拙;指物時,側重制作粗陋或體積、重量過大而呈現笨重。
v. 打敗,戰勝,打,敲打,跳動
n. 敲打,