2013-06-03《雅思高频词汇》

       agenda    [同]programme

　　   n. a list of the subjects to be discussed at a meeting议程表，议事日程

　　    Many consumers feel that government and business have taken on the environmental agenda. 很多消费者感觉到政府和企业已经把环境问题提上了议程。

　　aggregate    [同]amount

　　n. ／v. the total after a lot of different figures or points have been

　　added togethe r总数；总计

　　Manchester United won 2-1 on aggregate.曼联队以总分2比1获胜。

　　

      aggressive    [同]assertive[反]submissive

　　adj. ①behaving in an angry, threatening way, as if you want to fight or attack someone进攻性的     ②very determined to succeed or get what you want积极进取的

　　Kids who play violent video games show much more aggressive behaviour than those who don't. 经常玩暴力电游的孩子要比那些不玩的孩子表现出更多的攻击性行为。

　　bibliography

　　n. list of books or articles about a particular subject or by a particular author（有关某一专题或某一作者的著作的）书目，索引，文献

　　In coursework and assessment essays. don't forget to acknowledge your sources in a bibliography. 在写学期论文与评估作业时，别忘记在书目中列出你引用的文献来源。

　

  　colossal    [同]huge, gigantic

　　adj. very large; immense; huge巨大的；广大的；庞大的

　　a colossal building／man／price／amount巨大的建筑／巨人／高价／庞大的数量

en suite

　　n. a bathroom that is joined onto a bedroom, especially in a hotel独立卫生间

　　Each room has an en suite and a balcony. 每个房间都有独立卫生间和阳台。

　　feedback

　　n. advice. criticism or information about how good or useful sth. or sb. 's work is反馈的意见（或信息）

　　I’d appreciate some feedback on my work. 如果有人对我的工作提出意见，我将感激不尽。

　　

     gifted    [同]intelligent

　　adj. having a great deal of natural ability or talent有天才的；有天赋的

　　She was an extremely gifted poet. 她是一个极具才华的诗人。

　　

     gigantic    [同]huge

　　adj. of very great size or extent; immense巨大的；庞大的

　　a problem of gigantic proportions重大的问题

hectare

　　n. （abbr. ha）measure of area in the metric system, equal to 10，000 square metres公顷

　　The rich soils in the west provide excellent pasture, and the farms there are quite large, typically around 800 hectares西部肥沃的土地提供了优良的牧场，因而那里的农场非常大，一般为800公顷。

 

       indicate    [同]show

　　v. to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true表明；显示

　　Pupils’ responses indicate some misconceptions in basic scientific knowledge of rainforests’ ecosystems.小学生的反馈显示出了在热带雨林生态系统的基础科学知识方面的一些错误认识。

　　indicator

　　n. one of the lights on a car that flash to show which way the car is turning（车辆的）方向指示装置（尤指闪动的灯光）

　　His left-hand／right-hand indicator is flashing. 他的左／右信号灯在闪动。

　　indigestion

　　n. pain that you get when your stomach cannot break down food that you have eaten消化不良

　　Other side effects are dizziness or headaches, and indigestion or stomachache. 其他副作用包括头昏、头痛、消化不良或者胃疼。

 

　　junior    [反]①②senior

　　①adj. lower in rank or standing（than sb.）（较某人）地位或身份低的

　　The most junior officers wore a red stripe on their sleeves. 最下级的职员在袖口处配有红色带子。

　　②n. （AmE）student in his third year of a four-year course at college or high school（四年制的大学或中学的）三年级学生

　　junk

　　n. （infml.）things that are considered useless or of little value无用的或无价值的东西

　　I must clean out this cupboard—it's absolutely full of junk. 我必须得打扫一下橱柜，里面尽是没用的东西。

melt    [同]liquefy

　　v. to become or make sth. become liquid as a result of heating（使）融化；（使）熔化

　　The ice melted when the sun shone on it. 冰块在太阳的炙烤下很快就融化了。

　　mentality

　　n. the particular attitude or way of thinking of a person or group心态；思想状况

　　I cannot understand the mentality of football hooligan. 我无法理解足球流氓的心态。

　　merchandise

　　n. （fml.）goods that are bought or sold; goods that are for sale in a shop商品；货物

　　a wide selection of merchandise品种丰富的商品

　　neutral    [近]①abstract

　　adj. ①not supporting any of the people or groups involved in an argument or in a war中立的②a neutral colour is a colour such as grey, light brown, or cream中性色

　　Switzerland remained neutral during World War II. 瑞士在二战时期保持中立。

　　nevertheless

　　adv.（fml.）in spite of sth. that you have just mentioned尽管如此；然而

　　There is little chance that we will succeed in changing the law. Nevertheless. it is important that we try.我们几乎没有可能成功地改变法律，不过，重要的是我们努力过了。

       precious    [同]costly

　　adj. of great value（and beauty）贵重的；宝贵的

　　For Australia, water is a precious resource and its wise management is of the greatest importance. 在澳大利亚，水是非常宝贵的资源，合理运用水资源是最重要的。

　　predict    [同]foretell

　　v. to say that something will happen, before it happens预计；预测

　　Some scientists predict that the Earth's temperature will rise by as much as 5℃ over the next 20y ears有些科学家预测在未来20年全球气温会上升多达5℃。

　　prediction

　　n. a statement about what you think is going to happen, or the act of making this statement预测；预言

　　It's a bit early to make predictions. 现在就做预测还有点为时过早。

　　predominant    [近]chief

　　adj. more powerful, more common, or more easily noticed than others主要的；占优势的；最显著的

　　Housing is the predominant social issue of the day. 住房是如今的主要社会话题。

　　quotation

　　n. a group of words taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and used again, usu. by sb. other than the original author语录；引文；引用语

　　a dictionary of quotations语录汇编

 

specimen    [同]sample

　　n. thing or part of a thing taken as an example of its group or class（esp. for scientific research or for a collection）样品，标本（尤用于科研或作收藏品）

　　There were some fine specimens of rocks and ores in the museum博物馆里有些很好的岩石和矿石标本。

　　spectacle

　　n. grand public display, procession, performance, etc. 大场面（壮观的公开展示、队列、表演等）

　　The ceremonial opening of Parliament was a fine spectacle. 该议会的开幕式场面隆重。

　　spectacular    [同]sensational

　　adj. making a very fine display or show壮观的；精彩的

　　a spectacular display of fireworks壮观的烟火会

　　speculate    [同]ponder

　　v. to form opinions without having definite or complete knowledge or evidence; guess思考；推断；推测

　　Instead all we can do is hypothesize about the causes and speculate upon the future. 换言之，我们所能做的只是猜测起因与推测未来。

       terminate    [同]end

　　v. （fml.）to come to an end or bring（sth.）to an end结束；使（某事）终止，终结

　　The company had the right to terminate his employment at any time. 公司有权在任何时候解聘他。

　terminology

　　n. technical terms of particular subject（某学科的）专门用语，术语

　　a word not used except in medical terminology仅用于医学的专业词