高頻詞匯Unit 2詞匯部分(3)
attention[??ten??n]
n.①注意,關(guān)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(shí)際的考慮He gives all his attention to his car.他十分關(guān)心他的汽車。③立正姿勢(shì),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.(2009.12閱讀1)
譯文:作為潛在的第一夫人,她會(huì)吸引世界的注意力。
attempt[??tempt]
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(jì)錄。
真題例句:Someone on the bridge is attempting to kill himself.(2003.9聽力19題)
譯文:橋上有個(gè)人企圖自殺。
attribute[??tr?bju?t; ??tr??bj?t]
vt.~to.把……歸因于,把(過(guò)錯(cuò)、責(zé)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(lì)。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.(2003.9閱讀3,35題)
譯文:失誤不能總是歸因于不集中精力。
available[??ve?l?bl;??ve?l?b?l]
a.①現(xiàn)成可使用的,手邊的,可利用的 Not enough data is available to scientists科學(xué)家掌握的數(shù)據(jù)不足。Funds are available to assist teachers.有可用來(lái)資助教師的資金。②可取得聯(lián)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.(2008.6完形)
譯文:學(xué)校主管人員的觀點(diǎn)及現(xiàn)有資料表明,不同的大學(xué)對(duì)于這些作用的側(cè)重點(diǎn)是不同的。
average[??v?r?d?]
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(shù),平均above/below average平均數(shù)之上/之下; on average平均來(lái)說(shuō); the average of 3, 8 and 10 3,8,和10的平均數(shù) 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).(2009.12快速閱讀)
譯文:這將削減約平均成績(jī)獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的三分之一,減少受援者的數(shù)量。
avoid[??v??d]
vt.避免,預(yù)防,避開,躲開 I just avoided running over the cat.我差一點(diǎn)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.(2009.6聽力28題)
譯文:避免食用任何被污染的食物。
award[??w??d]
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(jiǎng)?wù)隆.獎(jiǎng),獎(jiǎng)品,獎(jiǎng)金;獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)an award presentation/ceremony 獎(jiǎng)品的頒發(fā)(頒獎(jiǎng)儀式)
真題例句:My every achievement—jobs, research papers, awards—was viewed through the lens of gender(性別)politics.(2007.6閱讀2)
譯文:我的每一項(xiàng)成就——工作、論文、獲獎(jiǎng)——都被通過(guò)性別政治的鏡頭來(lái)看待。
awkward[???kw?d]
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.(1998.6詞匯42題)
譯文:當(dāng)不會(huì)回答老師的問(wèn)題時(shí),這位害羞的女孩覺得很尷尬,很不舒服。
辨析awkward clumsy
①awkward側(cè)重缺乏優(yōu)雅、機(jī)敏和技巧。用于物時(shí),指使用不便。
②clumsy指人時(shí),側(cè)重行動(dòng)笨拙;指物時(shí),側(cè)重制作粗陋或體積、重量過(guò)大而呈現(xiàn)笨重。
vt. 避免,逃避