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1、考研系列考研英语阅读常见一词多义2013年考研系列考研英语阅读常见一词多义D 他所提出的种种主张是如此不容置疑、如此一致，以至于不仅他自己相信了，而且也说服了工商界的管理者相信其正确性。5) Disciplinen.纪律 学科n/v.训练 (96-03) The cruel discipline of the strike and lockout taught the two parties to respect each others strength and understand the value of fair negotiation. （名）纪律 罢工和封厂的严酷惩罚使双方学会了互相

2、尊重对方的力量，理解公正谈判的价值。 (96-04) With a mind prepared by thorough school discipline, the American boy develops rapidly into the skilled workman. （名）训练 由于有了学校彻底训练过的头脑，美国孩子迅速地成为技术熟练的工人。6) Fairadj. (肤色)白皙的 (头发)金黄的 干净的 公平的 (天气)晴朗的n. 展览会, 市集 (07-03) During the past generation, the American middle-class family

3、that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure had been transformed by economic risk and new realties. （形容词）公平的 在过去的十几年里，美国那些曾经可以依靠辛勤劳动和公平竞争以维持其收入稳定的中产阶层家庭被经济风险和新现实改变了。 (03-02) For example, a grandmotherly woman staffing an animal rights booth at a recent street f

4、air was distributing a brochure that encouraged readers not to use anything that comes from or is tested in animals no meat, no fur, no medicines. （名）集市 例如，在近期的一次集市上，一位老奶奶站在动物权利宣传点前散发小册子，规劝人们不要使用动物制品和动物实验制品肉类，毛皮，药物。7) Featuren.特色,特征 特写 容貌,v.是.的特色 特写,突出 放映 起重要作用 (07-02) For the past several years, th

5、e Sunday newspaper supplement Parade has featured a column called “Ask Marilyn.” （动）特定，突出 在过去的几年，星期日报的增刊漫步专门开设了一个名为“询问玛丽琳”的专栏。 (06-04) Our magazines feature beaming celebrities and happy families in perfect homes. （动）特定，突出 我们的杂志突出刊登满面春风的名人和美满幸福的家庭。 (04-01) Its an interactive feature that lets visito

6、rs key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then E-mails them when a matching position is posted in the database. （名）特点，特征 它的特点是互动，允许访问者自定求职要求诸如工作地点、职位和薪水，当资料库里出现与个人要求相匹配的工作岗位时它就会通过电子邮件通知求职者。 (98-05) The complementary coastlines and certain geological features that seem to span the o

7、cean are reminders of where the two continents were once joined. （名）特点，特征 但互相吻合的海岸线和某些似乎跨越海洋的地质特征会使人想到这两个大陆曾经是连在一起的。8) Figuren. 外形, 轮廓, 体形 图形, 画像 数字 名人, 人物, 身份 雕像vt. 认为 出现, 考虑, 计算 (figure out) (07-02) Its not obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numerical patterns suits on

8、e to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poets and philosophers. （动）计算 有些问题连一些最杰出的诗人和哲学家都难以回答，但是想象物体和计算数字模式的能力却能使人找出答案，其中原因并不为人所知。 (06-03) Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative. （名）数字 Worm博士承认这些数字还只是保守数字(05-04) American no longer expect public figures, whether in s

9、peech or in writing, to command the English language with skill and gift. （名）人物 美国人已不再期待公众人物在演讲或写作中能运用技巧和文采来驾驭英语。 (98-04) As a result, Californias growth rate dropped during the 1970s, to 18.5 percent little more than two-thirds the 1960s growth figure and considerably below that of other Western st

10、ates. （名）数字 结果，加利福尼亚的人口增长率在70年代降到了18.5略高于60年代增长数字的2/3，但大大低于西部其他各州。9) Issuen.出版, 发行 (报刊等)期、号 问题,事件 (水, 血等的)流出v.发行, 流出 发行(钞票等), 发布(命令), 出版(书等) (07-04) “Setting the proper investment level for security, redundancy, and recovery is a management issue, not a technical one,” he says. （名）问题 他表示“为安全、备份以及恢复确

11、定适当的投资标准是一个管理问题，不是技术问题。” (06-01) Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething anger in America? Indeed. It is big enough to have a bit of everything. （名）问题在美国是否存在分裂的问题和高涨的愤怒？答案是肯定的，因为这个国家足够大以至于什么现象都存在。 (99-01) At the same time, the American Law Institute a group of judges, lawyers, and academic

12、s whose recommendations carry substantial weight issued new guidelines for tort law stating that companies need not warn customers of obvious dangers or bombard them with a lengthy list of possible ones. （动）发行，发布 与此同时，美国法学会该学会由一群举足轻重的法官、律师、学者所组成发布了新的民事侵害法纲要，宣布公司不必警示顾客那些显而易见的危险，或者给顾客列出一份冗长的可能造成的危险的清单

13、。 (94-02) One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. （动）发行 1.3亿美国人的手中至少持有一张银行发行的信用卡。10) Noten. 笔记 注解, 注释 票据 纸币 音符涵义，暗示v. 注意到，指出 记录 (07-02) Sternberg notes that traditional test best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativity and prac

14、tical knowledge, components also critical to problem solving and life success. （动）注意到，指出 Sternberg指出，传统的测试最恰当地评估了分析能力和语言表达能力，但没有测量创造性和实际知识，这些也是解决问题和在生活中取得成功的关键因素。 (00-03) But it is a little upsetting to read in the explanatory notes that a certain line describes a fight between a Turkish and a Bulga

15、rian officer on a bridge（名）注解 但是读到一句描写战斗的诗行的注解时，则令人有点生厌，注解中说该诗描写了一名土耳其军官和一名保加利亚军官在一座桥上发生的搏斗 (00-05) There is a heavy note of hypocrisy in this, a case of closing the barn door after the horses have escaped with the educated themselves riding on them.（名）涵义，暗示 这其中有着浓厚的虚伪色彩，恰如马跑后再关上马厩的门那样，受过良好教育的人自己正骑在

16、那些马背上。考研英语阅读常见熟词僻义address, diet, cause, novel, realize, stop, sound, firm, might, weather, panel, keep, promise, buy, catch, game, slip, tap, ground, lean, anchor, chair, nature, spell, stress, trust, policy1) Address熟义：n.地址 僻义：v.向.致辞, 演说 (02-01) Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems wi

17、ll be different.根据与你谈话的不同对象，问题也有所不同2) Diet熟义：n. 饮食习惯 僻义：n. 减肥,瘦身；议会 (00-01) American industry has changed its structure, has gone on a diet, has learnt to be more quick-witted.美国的工业已经改变了结构，学会了明智3) Cause熟义：n./v. 原因，导致 僻义：n. 事业，理想，目标 (03-02) One such cause now seeks to end biomedical research because

18、of the theory that animals have rights ruling out their use in research.一个这样的事业现在正在寻求终止生物医学的研究，因为有这样一种理论说，动物享有权利禁止它们被用于实验。4) Novel熟义：n. 小说 僻义：adj. 新颖的 (00-03) (第60题题干) When a novel literary idea appears, people should try to determine its purposes当一种新的文学理念出现时，人们应该试着去了解它的意图。5) Realize熟义：v. 意识到 僻义：v.

19、实现，发挥 (03-04) Former Colorado governor Richard Lamm has been quoted as saying that the old and infirm have a duty to die and get out of the way, so that younger, healthier people can realize their potential.据说，Colorado州前州长Richard Lamm曾经说，老年多病者“有责任死去和让位”，以让更年轻、更健康的人们去发挥他们的潜能。6) Stop熟义：n./v. 停止 僻义：n.

20、句号 (00-03) We must pour out a large stream of essential words, unhampered by stops, or qualifying adjectives, or finite verbs.我们必须大量使用基本词汇，摆脱句号，修饰性形容词及限定动词的羁绊。7) Sound熟义 n. 声音, 语音, 噪音 v. 听起来僻义adj. 健全的, 合理的, 有效彻底的, 健康的 （sound and safe: 安然无恙） (05-02) If we are ever going to protect the atmosphere, it

21、is crucial that those new plants be environmentally sound.如果我们准备保护大气，关键要让这些新发电厂对环境无害。8) Firm熟义 adj. 结实的，稳固的 僻义 n. 公司，商号 (07-04) Until California recently passed a law, American firms did not have to tell anyone, even the victim, when data went astray.直到加利福尼亚最近通过了一项法律，美国的公司不必告知任何人信息何时泄露，甚至包括受害人。 (04-

22、02) It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories.人们早已知道在客户翻阅电话簿时，名叫AAAA的出租汽车公司要比Zodiac出租汽车公司有很大的优越性。 (01-04) This phenomenon has created serious concerns over the role of smaller economic firms, of

23、national businessmen and over the ultimate stability of the world economy.这个现象造成了人们对小型企业和民族资本的作用以及世界经济的最终稳定的严重忧虑。9) Might熟义 may的过去式 僻义 n. 力量，威权 (with might and main: 尽全力) (01-04) The process sweeps from hyperactive America to Europe and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might.这个浪潮从异常活跃

24、的美国席卷到欧洲，并以不可比拟的威力影响到正在崛起的国家。10) Weather熟义：n. 天气 僻义：v. 经受风雨，度过难关 (07-03) This “added-worker effect” could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times.这种附加工人效应可以支持失业保险或残疾保险所提供的保障制度，以帮助家庭渡过困难时期。11) Panel熟义：n. 仪表板，面板 僻义：n. 专家小组 (05

25、-02) The latest was a panel from the National Academy of Sciences, enlisted by the White House, to tell us that the Earths atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made.最近的行动是由白宫召集了一批来自国家科学院的专家团，他们告诉我们，地球气候毫无疑问正在变暖，而这个问题主要是人为造成的 (99-04) The panel has not yet reached agree

26、ment on a crucial question, however, whether to recommend legislation that would make it a crime for private funding to be used for human cloning.然而，该小组尚未在一个关键问题上达成一致，即是否建议立法机关把将私人资金用于克隆人的行为视为犯罪。12) Keep熟义：v. 保持 僻义：n. 生计 (03-01) Open-source spying does have its risks, of course, since it can be diff

27、icult to tell good information from bad. Thats where Straitford earns its keep.当然公开来源的谍报活动的确有它的风险，因为很难区分正确与错误的信息。这正是Straitford公司赚得生计的地方。13) Promise熟义：v./n. 承诺 僻义：n. 有希望，有前途 （promising: (形)有希望的，有前途的） (04-04) Hofstadter says our countrys educational system is in the grips of people who joyfully and mi

28、litantly proclaim their hostility to intellect and their eagerness to identify with children who show the least intellectual promise.Hofstadter说，掌握我们国家教育体系的人“沾沾自喜地、霸气十足地公然宣称敌视才学，迫不及待地认同那些看来在才学方面最无前途的孩子。”14) buy熟义：v. 购买 僻义：v. 听信，认同 (05-02) Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decade

29、s, some 10 million smokers went to early graves.许多美国人相信了这些胡言乱语，在三十多年中，差不多有一千万烟民早早的进了坟墓。15) Catch熟义：v. 抓住 僻义：n. 捕获，捕获量 (06-03) That means a higher proportion of what is in the sea is being caught, so the real difference between present and past is likely to be worse than the one recorded by changes i

30、n catch sizes.这意味着可以捕获更多的海洋生物，所以现在和过去的真正差距可能会比之前在捕获区记录的数据所体现出的更糟糕。16) Game熟义：n. 游戏,比赛 僻义：n. 猎物 (06-03) The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction.但大部分的，成长缓慢的动物则成了狩猎的目标，并且很快被狩猎到灭绝。17) Slip熟义：v. 滑倒 僻义：n. 纸片 (07-03) Now a pink slip, a bad diagnosis, or a disap

31、pearing spouse can reduce a family from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months.如今，一份解雇通知书、一个不利的诊断结果或者配偶的去世都可能在几个月之内将一个家庭从稳定的中产阶层家庭降格成为一个新贫困家庭。18) Tap熟义：v. 轻拍，n. 水龙头，栓头 僻义：v. 开发 (99-02) In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the cons

32、umer market.大约在网上交易的第一年当中，大部分业务活动都是围绕着努力开发消费者市场来进行的。19) Ground熟义：n. 地面， 僻义：n. 根据，依据(on the ground that) (03-03) Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyones cost.铁路公司对“被控”客户进行区别对待的依据是，从长远来看，这样做会降低所有人的成本。20) Lean熟义 v.倚靠, 倾斜 僻义 adj.瘦的, 贫乏的, 歉收的