考博单词强记2 Flashcards
bond
bond [bɔnd] n.债券, 结合, 协定, 联系, 情谊, 黏合剂 vt.使结合,为 … 作保 vi.连结, 粘合 例句: A bond of sympathy developed between members of the group. 该组织成员间产生了志同道合的凝聚力。 Common tastes form a bond between the two men. 共同的爱好使两人结交为朋友。
bonus
bonus [‘bəunəs] n.红利, 意外所得之物, 奖金 例句: Our manager has been fudging the issue of bonus payments for months. 我们的经理数月来一直回避发放奖金一事。 The job’s done, that’s all well and good but what about the bonus we were promised? 工作完成了–好倒是好–但是答应给我们的奖金给不给? The firm offered her a generous bonus as a sweetener. 公司提出给她一笔可观的花红借以拉拢她。
boost
boost [bu:st] v.提高, 增加, 鼓励, 举起, 为…做宣传 n.增加, 推进, 鼓励 v.<俚>商店行窃 例句: The publication of this boost my confidence. 这本书的出版增强了我的信心。 Edward is not very cheerful, he needs a holiday to boost him up. 爱德华精神欠佳,他需要度假以振作起来。 A big boost in salary. 一次工资大增加
botch
botch [bɔtʃ] v.拙笨地修补, 糟蹋 n.拙笨的修补, 难看的补缀 例句: I’m afraid the unexpected accident may botch up the dinner tonight. 恐怕这意想不到的事故会把今天的晚宴搞糟。 Don’t give the job to Reed, he’ll only botch it up. 这事情不能交给里德办,他只会把事情弄糟的。
bounce
bounce [bauns] vi.弹起, 重新恢复, 退票 vt.使弹起, 解雇,驱逐 n.弹跳, 弹力, 活力 例句: I hope this cheque doesn’t bounce. 我希望这张支票别遭退票 The ball hit the wall and bounced off it. 球打在墙上又反弹回来。 I bounced the baby on my knee. 我把婴儿放在膝上上下颠着。
bound
bound [baund] 动词bind的过去式和过去分词形式 adj.必定的, 有义务的, 受约束的, 装订的 vi.跳, 跳跃前进, 猛涨 n.跳跃, 范围, 界限 例句: I don’t like being desk-bound (eg in an office) all day. 我不喜欢整天拴在办公桌旁(如在办公室里). With one bound, he was over the wall. 他纵身一跃就跳过了墙。 The dog bounded down the hill. 狗跳跃着朝山下跑去。
boycott
boycott [‘bɔikɔt] vt.抵制(贸易), 拒绝参加
breed
breed [bri:d] v.繁殖, 养育 n.品种, 血统 例句: Spaniel is a breed of dog with large ears. 西班牙猎狗是一种长着大耳朵的猎狗。 I breed some chicks for pets. 我养了一些小鸡当宠物。 His horse is of the best breed. 他的马是最好的品种。
bribe
bribe [braib] n.贿赂, 贿赂物 v.贿赂 例句: He is so honest that he will not accept bribe. 他忠诚老实,不肯受贿。 He quit in disgrace over the bribe. 他因受贿而不光彩地辞职了。 He tried to make me accept a bribe I hope I would never stoop so low. 他想让我接受贿赂–我但愿我决不至於做出这种低级的事。
bridle
bridle [‘braidl] n.马笼头, 约束 v.给 … 套笼头, 控制(感情等), 动怒 例句: The part of a bridle or halter that passes over an animal’s nose. 鼻环穿过动物鼻子的马笼头或缰绳的一部分 She bridled at his remarks. 她蔑视他的言论。 Tell him to put a bridle on his tongue. 告诉他说话要谨慎。
brittle
brittle [‘britl] adj.易碎的, 尖利的, 脆弱的 n.果仁薄脆糖 例句: A glazed, brittle biscuit that is salted on the outside and usually baked in the form of a loose knot or a stick. 椒盐卷饼外表面加盐,浇过糖浆的脆饼,常打成松散的节状或棍状后烧烤 A brittle, flat piece of unleavened bread, eaten especially during Passover. 未发酵的面包一种犹太人过逾越节时吃的干脆未发酵的面包 He has a brittle temper. 他脾气急。
brood
brood [bru:d] n.一窝, 一伙,一家孩子, 一组事物 v.孵, 沉思, 笼罩 例句: Some insects produce seven or eight broods a year. 有些昆虫一年产七八次卵。 It’s no use brooding over one’s past mistakes. 老是抱着过去的错误是没用的。
brutal
brutal [‘bru:tl] adj.野蛮的, 残暴的 例句: The local population is kept under by a brutal army of mercenaries. 当地居民备受野蛮雇佣军的欺压。 The people have been kept down for years by a brutal regime. 人民多年遭受野蛮制度压迫。 Children were rent from their mothers’ arms by the brutal soldiers. 凶残的士兵把孩子们从母亲的怀抱中夺走了
bulk
bulk [bʌlk] n.体积, 容积,大块, 大部分, 大批 adj.散装的, 大量的 vt.使膨胀, 使成堆 vi.膨胀, 显得重要 例句: The war still bulks large in the memories of those who fought in it. 对于那些曾参战的人来说,那场战争仍记忆犹新。 Do they charge carriage by bulk? 他们是否按体积计算运费? The cake bulked up. 蛋糕发起来了。
bump
bump [bʌmp] v.碰撞, 颠簸而行, 提高 n.肿块, 撞击, 表面隆起 adv.突然的,猛烈的 例句: The old bus bumped along the mountain road. 旧公共汽车沿著山路颠簸行驶。 She got a bump on her head. 她头上撞起了一个包。 We bumped up and down along the gravel path. 我们沿砾石小路颠簸而行。
bust
bust [bʌst] n.半身像, 胸部, 搜查, 失败 v.打碎, 搜捕, 降级, 终止 adj.破产的, 打碎的 例句: His company went bust. 他的公司破产了。 He got a bust in the nose. 他鼻子上挨了一拳。 He and his wife busted up a year ago. 他和他的妻子一年前分居了。
butt
butt [bʌt] n.烟蒂, 屁股, 枪托 n.笑柄, 靶垛 n.大酒桶 n.抵撞 v.插嘴, 顶撞 例句: He was clubbed to death with a butt of a gun. 他是被人用枪托殴打致死的。 He gave me a butt on the stomach. 他在我腹部撞了一下。 Poor John was the butt of all their jokes. 可怜的约翰是他们嘲笑的对象。
buzz
buzz [bʌz] vi.发出嗡嗡声, 充满, 匆忙 vt.使嗡嗡叫,低飞掠过, 打电话 n.嗡嗡声, 电话 例句: The room buzzed with excitement. 房间里发出一片兴奋的嚷嚷声。 My brain is buzzing. 我的脑袋嗡嗡响。 He buzzed for his secretary to come. 他按蜂鸣器叫秘书进来。
camouflage
camouflage [‘kæmuflɑ:ʒ] n. 伪装, 掩饰, 迷彩服 v. 伪装, 欺瞒 例句: Some insect have a natural camouflage which hide them from the attack of their enemy. 有些昆虫有一种天然的保护色可以防止敌人的袭击。 The soldiers camouflaged themselves with leaves and branches. 士兵们用树枝树叶把自己伪装起来。
candid
candid [‘kændid] adj.率直的, 坦诚的, 公正的, 偷拍的 例句: In private, I gave them my candid opinion. 私下里,我对他们直言相告。 Give me a candid hearing. 请你公正地听我说。 Not forthright and candid; devious. 不坦率的不直截了当的、不坦白的; 欺骗的
candidate
candidate [‘kændidit] n.候选人, 应试者 例句: In my estimation, he is a more suitable candidate. 我认为他是更合适的人选。 The defeated candidate demanded a recount. 落选的候选人要求重新计算选票。 We judge that he is the best candidate. 我们认为他是最佳人选
capitulation
capitulation [kəˌpitju’leiʃən] n.有条件投降, 投降书,投降协议
cardinal
cardinal [‘kɑ:dinl] n.红衣主教, 鲜红色,基数, 北美红雀 adj.主要的, 深红色的 例句: The cardinal number equal to2?0. 二十等于2乘10的基数 The cardinal number equal to1015. 十的十五次幂基数等于1015。 The cardinal number equal to109. 十亿基数,等于109
caricature
caricature [‘kærikətʃuə] n.讽刺画, 讽刺, 歪曲, 笨拙的模仿 v.画成漫画,讽刺, 使滑稽化 例句: But how about a man who preaches liberation and yet when his daughters are seeking marriage partners, can show himself the very caricature of the heavy Victorian father? 一个自吹是思想解放的人怎么能在他女儿寻找婚姻伴侣时,却显出一副维多利亚式的严父模样呢? The trial was a caricature of justice. 这次审判是对正义的滑稽模仿。
cast
cast [kɑ:st] v.掷, 抛, 投, 铸造, 指定演员, 加起来, 投射(目光), 投(票), 预测 n.演员阵容, 投掷 例句: She’s cast off three boy-friends in a month. 她一个月里就甩了三个男朋友。 I can’t bear young people casting away their youth. 我无法忍受年轻人虚掷青春。
casual
casual [‘kæʒjuəl] adj.非正式的, 漫不经心的, 偶然的, 临时的 n.临时工,便装 例句: Such casual dress would not be correct for a formal occasion. 这样的便服不宜在正式的场合穿。 He likes casual attires. 他喜欢休闲服装。
causal
causal [‘kɔ:zəl] adj. 原因的, 关于因果的
cataclysm
cataclysm [‘kætəklizəm] n.大洪水, 地震, (社会政治的)大变动
categorize
categorize [‘kætigəˌraiz] v.分类 例句: In information retrieval, a word used to categorize or index information. 情报[信息]检索中用于对信息分类或索引的词。同keyword。
category
category [‘kætigəri] n.种类, 类别, 范畴 例句: A category created for purposes of competition, as in boxing. 分类项目为比赛目的而分的级,如在拳击比赛中 A classification or grouping, especially within a sequence of numbers or grades, as a category of incomes sharing the same tax rate. 等级,同类类别或集团,尤指包含在一数目或级别的序列之中,作为按相同税率征税的收入类别 Dealing with a more restricted category. 小(项)的; 小前提的与一个更严格的类别有关的
cater
cater [‘keitə] v.提供饮食及服务, 迎合, 满足 例句: Shops cater for the do-it- yourself craze by offering consumers bits and pieces which they can assemble at home. 商店为了迎合“自己动手”的狂热心理,为消费者提供可以在家里组装的零件。 He has to cater for his boss. 他得迎合他的老板。
cease
cease [si:s] v.终止, 停止 n.停止 例句: The newspaper had ceased publication. 报纸已停刊。 The old man ceased breathing the night before. 老人前一天晚上停止了呼吸。
censor
censor [‘sensə] n.检查员, 监察官 vt.检查 例句: The censor insist on excise the passage from the film. 电影审查员坚持剪去影片的这一段。 Two scenes were cut by the censor. 有两个镜头被审查员剪掉了。
certificate
certificate [sə’tifikit] n.执照, 证(明)书 vt.认可, 批准, 发证书给 … 例句: June is as proud as a peacock after winning her first swimming certificate. 琼自从获得了第一游泳证书后非常骄傲,瞧不起人。 A certificate conferring a privilege or honor. 执照,奖状赋予某种荣誉和特权的证书
chaotic
chaotic [kei’ɔtik] adj. 混乱的 例句: With no one to keep order the situation in the classroom was chaotic. 因无人维持秩序,教室里一片混乱。
charity
charity [‘tʃæriti] n.慈善, 宽厚, 慈善机关(团体), 仁慈 例句: They did so under the mask of charity. 他们是打着慈善的幌子这么做的。 The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity. 牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。
charter
charter [‘tʃɑ:tə] n.宪章, 特许, (船、机、车等的)租赁 vt.包租, 特许, 发给 … 执照 adj.特许的 例句: A tract of land in certain North American colonies with hereditary rights granted to the proprietor by royal charter. 永久租地某些北美殖民地的一种地契,通过皇家宪章赋予土地所有者以继承权 A royal charter exempted the Massachusetts colony from direct interference by the Crown. 一张皇家的特许状,使马萨诸塞州殖民地免受英王直接干涉
chase
chase [tʃeis] vt.追捕, 追求 vt.镂刻,雕刻 n.追捕, 争取,狩猎 例句: Why do modern people chase material possessions? 为什么现在的人们追求物质财富? They caught the puppy after a long chase. 他们追了很久才把小狗逮住。 We must chase the enemy from our country. 我们必须把敌人赶出我国。
cherish
cherish [‘tʃeriʃ] vt.珍爱, 抱有, 抚育 例句: Never cherish a serpent in your bosom. 永远不要施恩于忘恩负义之人。 Every minute I have spent here impressed me with the friendship your people cherish for our people. 我在这里度过的每一分钟都使我感到你们人民对我国人民所怀的友情。
chide
chide [tʃaid] vi. 斥责, 指责 vt. (温和地)责备 例句: She chided him for his laziness. 她责备他懒惰。 He chided his son for being clumsy. 他斥责儿子笨手笨脚。