Unit 1

Ⅰ 专业八级核心动词聚焦

abase[əˈbeis]

v.贬抑，使谦卑

abate[əˈbeit]

v.减弱，减轻，减退

abbreviate[əˈbriːvieit]

v.缩短（字、词组等），缩写

abbreviated adj.缩短的，短小的，

简化的；小型的

abdicate[ˈæbdikeit]

v.正式放弃，让位，退位，逊位

abdicate from 退出

abduct[æbˈdʌkt]

v.诱拐，拐走，绑架

abhor[əbˈhɔː]

v.憎恨，厌恶，讨厌

abhorrent adj.令人厌恶的，可恶的

abide[əˈbaid]

v.忍受，容忍

abide by 遵守，信守

abort[əˈbɔːt]

v.使流产，堕胎；终止，（使）夭折，使（计划）失败

abstain[əbˈstein]

v.戒绝（喝酒）；放弃（投票等）

abstain from戒；避免；弃权

accede[ækˈsiːd]

v.同意；就职

accede to同意；加入，就任

accentuate[ækˈsentjueit]

v.重读，重音读出；强调，突出

acclaim[əˈkleim]

v.欢呼，喝彩，称赞

accredit[əˈkredit]

v.认为……出自某人；委派

accreditation n.认命；鉴定

accredited adj.可接受的，可相信的，可信赖的

accrue[əˈkruː]

v.增加，增长

acquiesce[ˌækwiˈes]

v.默认，顺从，默许

acquiescence n.默认，默许，顺从

acquiescent adj.默许的，默从的

acquit[əˈkwit]

v.宣判（某人）无罪；表现，履行，完成

acquit oneself 表现得……；履行(诺言等)；完成(任务等)

acquit sb. of 宣判某人无罪

adjoin[əˈdʒɔin]

v.贴近，相接

adjoining adj.邻接的，隔壁的

adjourn[əˈdʒəːn]

v.休会，中止（开会、行动等）

adjudicate[əˈdʒuːdikeit]

v.充当裁判，裁决，判决

adorn[əˈdɔːn]

v.装饰

adulterate[əˈdʌltəreit]

v.掺入（劣等或不纯的物质），掺杂

affiliate[əˈfilieit]

v.（指团体）加入（联合），使隶属，附属于

affiliate to附属于

affiliate with 交往

n.会员，分支机构，隶属机构

afflict[əˈflikt]

v.使身体（精神）痛苦，折磨

be afflicted with 受……的折磨

affront[əˈfrʌnt]

v.侮辱，冒犯

n.侮辱，轻蔑

aggravate[ˈægrəveit]

v.加重（病情、负担等），使恶化

agitate[ˈædʒiteit]

v.鼓动，煽动；使焦虑，使不安

agitate for鼓动

align[əˈlain]

v.使成一线，使成一行；使结盟

align with 与……结盟

allay[əˈlei]

v.消除或减轻（恐惧、怀疑等）

alleviate[əˈliːvieit]

v.缓和，减轻（痛苦等）

allude[əˈljuːd]

v.暗指，间接提及

allude to 暗示

allure[əˈljuə]

v.引诱，诱惑

amalgamate[əˈmælgəmeit]

v.（指业务、公司等）合并，混合

amass[əˈmæs]

v.积聚，积累

animate[ˈænimeit]

v.赋予……生命，使活泼

annihilate[əˈnaiəleit]

v.消灭，歼灭，彻底消除

antagonize[ænˈtægənaiz]

v.使成敌人，使对抗（对立），引起……的敌意（反感），树敌

appease[əˈpiːz]

v.使满足，平息，抚慰

appeasement n.缓和

append[əˈpend]

v.添加，附加（指加于信末）

appraise[əˈpreiz]

v.评定，鉴定，评价

apprehend[ˌæpriˈhend]

v.逮捕；理解

arbitrate[ˈɑːbitreit]

v.仲裁，公断，裁决

articulate[ɑːˈtikjulit]

v.清楚明白地表达；用关节连接

adj.表达清晰的

ascertain[ˌæsəˈtein]

v.发现，查明，确定

ascertainable adj.可确定（查明）的

ascribe[əsˈkraib]

v．把……归因于，认为……是某人所做

ascribe to把……归于；认为……属于

aspire[əsˈpaiə]

v.渴望，追求

aspire after 渴望，追求

aspire to 渴望，希求

练习

1．英汉连线

(1) abase (a) 欢呼，喝彩

(2) abbreviate (b) 贴近，相接

(3) abduct (c) 缩短，缩写

(4) acclaim (d) 加重，使恶化

(5) acquiesce (e) 缓和，减轻

(6) adjoin (f) 贬抑，使谦卑

(7) aggravate (g) 逮捕；理解

(8) alleviate (h) 消灭，歼灭

(9) annihilate (i) 默认，默许

(10) apprehend (j) 诱拐，绑架

2．释义连线

(1) abate (a) agree

(2) abhor (b) increase in number or amount

(3) abide by (c) insult, offend

(4) accede (d) hate, detest

(5) accrue (e) judge the quality or value

(6) afflict (f) act in accordance with

(7) affront (g) mention sb./sth. in an indirect way

(8) allude (h) discover, make certain

(9) appraise (i) make sb. suffer physically or mentally

(10) ascertain (j) become less strong

3．真题填空：用下列单词的正确形式完成句子

(1) Wars have not been abolished, labor troubles have not___, and racial tensions are still with us. (1996, Reading Comprehension: Text B)

(2) Opera is expensive: that much is inevitable. But expensive things are not inevitably the province of the rich unless we___society's power of choice. (1997, Translation: Section Two)

(3) These masterpieces are the touchstones for all our efforts; they are the touchstones for the possibilities to which human thought and imagination may___. (1997, Translation: Section Two)

(4) And even if a disease is linked to travel there is rarely any information about where those___went, what they ate, how they behaved, or which vaccinations they had. (1998, Reading Comprehension: Text A)

(5) Gold was considered divine in ancient Greece and was used to___temples and as an offering to the gods. (1998, Reading Comprehension: Text I)

(6) Your speech must be clear___and, with correct grammar. (1999, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(7) The World Bank has provided more than US $12 billion through an___, the International Finance Corp. over the last 30 years to more than 1,000 private companies in the developing world. (1999, Reading Comprehension: Text E)

(8) At the end of the passage the author states all the following EXCEPT that orderliness has___unemployment. (2000, Reading Comprehension: Text A)

(9) It is vital that economic, political and social conditions which can___poverty be established at national and international levels. (2004, Reading Comprehension:Text G)

(10) Learn not just the business theories of today but the business framework of tomorrow from the most___faculty in the world. (2004, Reading Comprehension: Text J)

(11) A landowner could build anything with no permit, no inspection, no notice to___landowners. (2006, Reading Comprehension: Text B)

(12) The wound, already deep, was___by the necessary cutting out of the arrow-head. (2007, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(13) The material the bundle was wrapped in was of a rough Tibetan weave, which did not augur that the content was of any greater value—except for the importance he seemed to___to it, never for a moment releasing his grip. (2009, Reading Comprehension: Text B)

(14) How civil was your last flight? Southwest Airlines has first-come, first-served festival seating. But for $5 per flight, an___company called BoardFirst.com will secure you a coveted “A” boarding pass when that airline opens for online check-in 24 hours before departure. (2010, Reading Comprehension: Text B)