閱讀詞匯« List 8
1. abandon/?'bænd?n/ v.放棄, 拋棄, 放縱 n.放縱
例句：We had to abandon the car.
2. accompany /?'k?mp?ni/ vt.陪伴,伴奏
例句：Would you like me to accompany you to your room?
3. accumulate /?'kju:mjuleit/ v.積累, 增加
例句：As people accumulate more wealth, they tend to spend a greater proportion of their incomes.
4. ambiguous /æm'bigju?s/ adj.模棱兩可的
例句：His reply to my question was somewhat ambiguous.
5. appendix /?'pendiks/ n.附錄, 附屬物
例句：There's an appendix at the end of the book with a list of dates.
6. appreciate /?'pri:?ieit/ vt.欣賞, 賞識, 感激
例句：We appreciate the need for immediate action.
7. arbitrary /'ɑ:bitr?ri/ adj. 專制的, 武斷的
例句：arbitrary decision-making
8. automatic /,?:t?'mætik/ adj.自動的, 無意識的 n.自動裝置
例句：My automatic response was to pull my hand away.
9. bias /'bai?s/ n.偏見, 偏愛
例句：The government has accused the media of bias.
10. chart /t?ɑ:t/ n.圖表 v.制成圖表
例句：There is a chart on the classroom wall showing the relative heights of all the children.
11. clarity /'klæriti/ n.清楚, 透明
例句：Could you clarify the first point please? I don't understand it completely.
12. conformity /k?n'f?:miti/ n.一致, 符合, 遵守
例句：It's depressing how much conformity there is in such young children.
13. commodity /k?'m?diti/ n.商品
例句：The country's most valuable commodities include tin and diamonds.
the international commodities market
14. complement /'k?mplim?nt/ vt.補(bǔ)充 n.補(bǔ)足物
例句：Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly.
15. contemporary /k?n'temp?r?ri/ adj.同時代的, 當(dāng)代的 n.同時代的人, 同齡人
例句：Almost all of the contemporary accounts of the event have been lost.
16. contradict /,k?ntr?'dikt/ vt.反駁, 與 ... 矛盾
例句：Recent evidence has tended to contradict established theories on this subject.
17. crucial /'kru:??l/ adj.決定性的, 關(guān)鍵的
例句：Her work has been crucial to the project's success.
18. currency /'k?r?nsi/ n.貨幣, 流通
例句：His ideas enjoyed wide currency during the last century.
19. denote /di'n?ut/ vt.表示, 象征
例句：The colour red is used to denote passion or danger.
20. detect /di'tekt/ v.發(fā)覺, 察覺, 探測
例句：Some sounds cannot be detected by the human ear.
21. deviation /,di:vi'ei??n/ n.偏離, 出軌, 背棄
例句：The recent pattern of weather deviates from the norm for this time of year.
22. displace/dis'pleis/ v. 取代, 移置, 替換
例句：The building of a new dam will displace thousands of people who live in this area.
23. dramatic /dr?'mætik/ adj. 戲劇性的, 引人注目的
例句：She bought me the complete dramatic works of Brecht for my birthday.
24. eventual /i'ventju?l/ adj. 最終的, 可能的
例句：Although the original budget for the project was $1 billion, the eventual cost is likely to be 50% higher.
25. exhibit /ig'zibit/ v. 展覽,展示, 表現(xiàn) n.展品, 展覽
例句：In the summer the academy will exhibit several prints which are rarely seen.
26. exploit /'ekspl?it / vt. 剝削, 利用, 開發(fā)
例句：We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.
27. fluctuate /'fl?ktjueit/ v. 波動, 動搖, 起伏
例句：Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
28. guideline /'gaidlain/ n. 指導(dǎo)方針, 準(zhǔn)則
29. highlight /'hailait/ vt. 強(qiáng)調(diào), 照亮, 使突出 n. 最重要的部分
例句：Highlights of the match will be shown after the news.
30. implicit /im'plisit/ adj.含蓄的,暗示的
例句：He interpreted her comments as an implicit criticism of the government.
31. induce /in'dju:s/ vt.引起, 促使,引誘
例句：They induced her to take the job by promising editorial freedom.
32. inevitable /in'evit?bl/ adj. 不可避免的, 必然的
例句：The accident was the inevitable consequence of carelessness.
33. infrastructure /'infr?'str?kt??/ n.基礎(chǔ), 基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施
例句：The war has badly damaged the country's infrastructure.
34. inspect /in'spekt/ v. 檢查, 視察
例句：After the crash both drivers got out and inspected their cars for damage.
35. intense /in'tens/ adj. 強(qiáng)大的, 緊張的, 強(qiáng)烈的
例句：He suddenly felt an intense pain in his back.
36. manipulate /m?'nipjuleit/ vt. 操縱, 操作,利用
例句：Throughout her career she has very successfully manipulated the media.
37. minimise /'minimaiz/ vt. 減少, 使最小化
例句：We must minimise the risk of infection.
38. nuclear /'nju:kli?/ adj. 原子核的, 原子能的
例句：How many nations have a nuclear capability.
39. offset /'?f,set/ vt.抵銷, 彌補(bǔ) n.補(bǔ)償
例句：The extra cost of travelling to work is offset by the lower price of houses here.
40. paragraph /'pær?grɑ:f/ n.段落, 節(jié) vt.將 ... 分段
41. plus /pl?s/ prep.加, 加上 adj.正的 n.正數(shù),加號
例句：There will be two adults travelling, plus three children.
42. practitioner /præk'ti??n?/ n.從業(yè)者, 實踐者
例句：She was a medical practitioner before she entered politics.
43. predominant /pri'd?min?nt/ adj. 主要的, 占優(yōu)勢的, 顯著的
例句：Research forms the predominant part of my job.
44. prospect /'pr?spekt/ n.希望, 前景 v.勘探, 尋找
例句：There seems little prospect of an end to the dispute.
45. radical /'rædik?l/ adj.激進(jìn)的, 徹底的, 基本的 n.激進(jìn)分子
例句：He was known as a radical reformer.
46. random /'rænd?m/ adj.任意的, 隨機(jī)的 n.隨意, 任意
例句：We asked a random selection of people what they thought.
47. reinforce /,ri:in'f?:s/ vt.加固, 加強(qiáng), 增強(qiáng)
例句：The pockets on my jeans are reinforced with double stitching.
48. restore /ri'st?:/ vt.恢復(fù), 歸還, 復(fù)原
例句：The badly neglected paintings have all been carefully restored.
49. revise /ri'vaiz/ n. 校訂, 修正 v. 修正, 校正
例句：His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion of him.
50. schedule /'sked?ul/ n.時間表,計劃 vt.預(yù)定, 安排, 計劃
例句：Everything went according to schedule.
51. tension /'ten??n/ n.緊張, 拉力, 緊張狀態(tài) vt.使拉緊,使繃緊
例句：You could feel the tension in the room as we waited for our exam results.
52. terminate /'t?:mineit/ v.結(jié)束, 終止, 達(dá)到終點
例句：They terminated my contract in October.
53. theme /θi:m/ n.主題, 題目
例句：The theme of loss runs through most of his novels.
54. thereby /'ð??'bai/ adv.因此, 從而
例句：Diets that are high in saturated fat and cholesterol tend to clog up our arteries, thereby reducing the blood flow to our hearts and brains.
55. uniform /'ju:nif?:m/ n.制服 adj.一致的, 統(tǒng)一的
例句：As in so many offices that you see, the walls and furniture are a uniform grey.
56. vehicle /'vi:ikl/ n.車輛, 交通工具
例句：A truck driver died last night when his vehicle overturned.
57. via /'vai?/ prep. 經(jīng)由, 通過
例句：I only found out about it via my sister.
58. virtual /'v?:tju?l/ adj.實質(zhì)的, 虛擬的
例句：Ten years of incompetent government had brought about the virtual collapse of the country's economy.
59. widespread /'waidspred/ adj.分布(或散布)廣的, 普遍的
例句：There are reports of widespread flooding in northern France.
60. visual /'vizju?l/ adj. 視覺的, 視力的 n.畫面,圖象
例句：Books for children have to be visually very exciting.
寫作詞匯« List 8
1. preserve /pri'z?:v/ v. 保護(hù)，維持
例句： It is necessary to preserve historical buildings.
2. personality /,p?:s?'næl?ti/ n.人格，個性，
例句： Communicating with peers help children to shape their personality..
3. prefer /pri'f?:/ v.更喜歡，寧愿
例句： Some people prefer quiet countryside to noisy cities.
4. prevent /pri'vent, pri:-/ v. 預(yù)防，防止
例句： The government should take effective measures to prevent ecological pollution.
5. probably/'pr?b?bli/ adv. 大概，或許，很可能
例句： He will probably refuse the offer.
6. properly/'pr?p?li/ adv.適當(dāng)?shù)?，?yán)格地
例句： The main point is how to use tomputers properly.
7. prohibit/pr?u'hibit/ v.禁止，不準(zhǔn)
例句： It is unreasonable to prohibit air travel.
8. private/'praivit/ adj. 私人的，秘密的
例句： There are many private cars in cities.
9. privacy/'praiv?si, 'pri-, 'prai-/ n.個人自由，隱私，私生活，私事
例句： It is important to respect others’ privacy.
10. psychological/,psaik?'l?d?ik?l/ adj.心理(學(xué))的
例句： Are there important psychological differences between the two sexes?
11. poisonous/'p?iz?n?s/ adj.有毒的，惡毒的
例句： This medicine is poisonous if taken in large quantities.
12. qualified/'kw?lifaid/ adj.合格的，有資格的
例句： There are more qualified teachers in big cities.
13. qualification/,kw?lifi'kei??n/ n.資格， 資歷
例句： Academic qualification is extremely important for students to find a reasonable job.
14. quality/'kw?liti/ n.質(zhì)量，特性
例句： Quality education is also important to children.
15. reality/ri'æliti/ n.現(xiàn)實
例句： Working from home has already become a reality.
16. reasonable /'ri:zn?bl/ adj.通情達(dá)理的,合理的
例句： People now can travel by air at a reasonable price.
17. recreation/,rekri'ei??n/ n. 娛樂，消遣
例句： My only recreation has been watching TV.
18. reduce/ri'dju:s/ v. 減少，降低
19. reduction/ri'd?k??n/ n. 減少
例句： The data demonstrates a 10% reduction.
20. reflect /ri'flekt/ v. 反映
例句： the line graph reflects the time spent on sport.
21. regulation/,regju'lei??n/ n.規(guī)章
例句： Students should obey the rules and regulations in school.
22. relationship /ri'lei??n'?ip/ n. 關(guān)系，關(guān)聯(lián)
23. release /ri'li:s/ v.釋放，發(fā)射
例句： Plants also release the gas into the atmosphere.
24. relevant /'rel?v?nt/ adj.相關(guān)的
25. responsible /ri'sp?ns?bl/ adj.承擔(dān)責(zé)任的
例句： Schools should be responsible for children’s education.
26. relieve/ri'li:v/ v.緩解
例句： Some people smoke to relieve pressure.
27. remarkable/ri'ma:k?bl/ adj. 卓越的，非凡的
例句： The Great Wall is a remarkable achievement.
28. replace/ri'pleis/ v.代替
例句： Computers can never replace teachers.
29. replacement /ri'pleism?nt/ n. 代替者
例句： We no sooner acquire this year's model than we are thinking about its replacement.
30. require/ri'kwai?/ v. 要求
例句： All three types of strategies require different kinds of information
31. resource/ri's?:s/ n.資源
例句： The resources on the planet are limited.