2015年考研英語詞彙複習第二十天

第20天任務

spark 火花，火星 The firework burst into a shower of ～s

sparkle 發光，閃耀 Her eyes were sparkling with anger

tentative 試驗性的，試探性的，暫時的，推測的 a ～plan

terminate 停止，結束，使終止 ～ a contract

terrify 使害怕，使驚嚇 She was terrified out of her wits

testify 作證，證明 He agreed to ～ on behalf of the accused man

humble 地位(或身份)低下的，卑賤的：a humble job

hysterical 情緒異常激動的，歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury

identical 同一的：the same (very)identical menu

identify 識別，鑑別：He identified the coat as his brother’s

idle 閒散的，閒置的：idle money

ignite點燃，使燃燒：ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper

impose 徵(稅)，加(負擔，懲罰等)於(on, upon)：impose additional tax on business expansion

impulse 推動，驅動：give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two countries

intact 完整無缺的，未經觸動的，未受損傷的：an intact family

integrate使成一體，使合併(with, into)：integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine

interfere 妨礙，衝突(with)：Misty weather interfered with the contact

intermittent 間歇的，斷斷續續的，週期性的：suffer from intermittent headaches

hazard 危險，危害物，危險之源：a life full of hazards

label 標籤，標記，標號：put labels on your luggage

lag 走得慢，落後，滯留：Some of the runners began to lag

latent 潛在的，隱伏的，不易覺察的：a latent infection

leak 漏洞，裂縫：The pipe has got a leak

lean 斜，傾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa

initiate 開始，發起：initiate a conversation

innovate 革新，改革，創新(in,on/upon)：innovate on another’s creation

inquire 詢問，打聽：He inquired what the weather was likely to be

insert 插入，嵌入：In the pause he managed to inquire a question

inspire 鼓舞，激起：His speech inspires the crowd

tumble 跌到，滾下The baby is just learning to walk and he’s always tumbling over

tune 曲調，曲子 She wrote the words of the song and her brother wrote the ～

turbulent 騷亂的，動盪的，混亂的，狂暴的a ～ crowd

turn 轉動，旋轉Turn the hands of the clock until they point to 9 O’clock

tutor 家庭教師，指導教師 When the students are making their choices, their ～ may well guide them

twinkle 閃爍，閃耀，閃亮 The diamond on her finger ～d in the firelight

twist 捻，搓，絞，擰 ～ a rope out of threads

whistle 吹口哨，鳴笛 The train ～d

whitewash 粉飾

wholesome 有益於健康的 ～ surroundings

wicked 壞的，邪惡的，淘氣的，惡作劇的 ～ habits

tease 戲弄，取笑 The boy is teasing the cat

tedious 單調乏味的，冗長的，羅嗦的a ～ debate

liable 會……的，有……傾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes

liberal 慷慨的，大方的 a liberal donation

limp 軟的，鬆沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater

linger逗留，徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo until closing time

lubricate 使潤滑 lubricate the skin with cold cream

lump塊，小方塊 a lump of coal