考研英语词汇
accommodate 使适应,使符合一致 accommodate oneself to changed circumstances
accompany 陪伴,伴随 She was accompanied to a dinner by her friend.
accomplish 达到(目的),完成(任务),实现(计划,诺言等) accomplish one's purpose
accord 使符合,相一致(with) His violent action do not accord with his peaceful words.
account 记述,叙述 give a brief account of what has happened accumulate 积累,积攒,积聚 accumulate wisdom
accurate 准确的,精确的 an accurate estimate
accuse 指控,指责 They accused her publicly of stealing their books.
accustom 使习惯于 accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early
acquaint 使认识,使了解
activate 使活动起来,
使开始起作用,启动 They
have planted secret agents
in many countries who could
be activated whenever
needed.
acute 尖锐的,敏锐的
an acute thinker
address 演说 a
television address
adhere 黏附,附着
Paste is used to make one
surface adhere to another.
adjacent 临近的,毗邻
的(to) a city and its
adjacent suburbs
adjoin 贴近,与...毗
邻 His house adjoins the
lake.
administrate 掌管,料理...的事务
In many Japanese homes, the funds are
administrated by the wife.
adolescent (尤指16
岁以下的)青少年 a film
aimed at adolescents
advance 使向前移动
advance a chessman
advantage 有利条件,优点Sitting
Presidents hold built-in advantages when
seeking another term.
adverse 不友好的,敌对的 She felt
adverse to her husband's friends.
advocate 拥护,提倡,主张 advocate self-defence
aesthetic 美学的,艺术的,审美 an aesthetic theory
affliliate 使隶属(或附属)于,使成为会员 a government affiliated company affirm 断言,申明 affirm the truth of a statement
aggravate 加重,加剧,恶化 aggravate the declining economy
aggressive 侵犯的,侵略的an aggressive weapon
agitate 搅动(液体等) The machine agitated the mixture.
alarm 惊恐,忧虑The bandits scattered in alarm.
alert 警惕的,留神的 In our reading we should always be alert for new usages.
allege 断言,宣称The newspaper alleges the mayor's guilt.
allocate 分配,分派,把...拨给allocate funds for new projects
allied 结盟的,有关联的allied nations
allowance 津贴,补贴,零用钱 a housing allowance
alternate 交替,轮流 Night and day alternate.
amateur (艺术,科学等的)业余爱好者an amateur golfer
ambiguous 含糊不清的,模棱两可的 an ambiguous answer
amend 修改,修订 amend the spelling in sb.'s paper
amuse 逗乐,逗笑,给...提供娱乐(或消遣) The clown at the circus amused the children.
anchor 锚 The anchor catches (drags).
announce 宣布,声称 It is officially announced that he will not run for reelection.
annoy 使恼怒,使生气 She was annoyed at (with) his lightheard attitude.
anonymous 匿名的,无名的 an anonymous letter (phone call)
anticipate 预期,预料 The directors anticipated a fall in demand (that demand would fall).