1、高 频 词A1、abandon vt. 放弃,遗弃He abandoned a career that could have led to his becoming one of the most influential people in the world. 他放弃了一份可以使他成为世界上最有影响力的人之一的工作。2、ability n. 能力,智能,才能The ability to hear clearly is very important for any speaker. 能听清楚对任何演说者都是非常重要的。3、able a. 有能力的, 能干的You will not able t
2、o pass the examination unless you work harder than you do now. 除非你比现在学得更刻苦, 否则你通不过这次考试了。4、above prep. 在之上, 高于 ad. 在上面 a. 上述的, 上面的Above all,the real poet is a master of words. 真正的诗人首先是一位语言大师。5、absolutely ad. 完全地, 绝对地The doctor will not perform the operation unless it is absolutely necessary. 除非迫不得已,这
3、位医生是不会做这个手术的。6、accept v. 接受, 认可; 同意, 承认Ive received a gift from him, but Im not going to accept it. 我收到了他送的礼物, 但是我不准备接受。7、accomplish vt. 完成If they try hard to do something and fail, they may conclude that they will never be able to accomplish a particular task. 如果他们尽力去做还失败的话,他们就会断定自己永远完成不了某个特定任务。8、a
4、ccording to 按照, 根据You should learn to act according to circumstances. 你应该学会随机应变。9、account n. 账目, 账户 v. 说明, 解释 on of 因为, 由于Yesterday Mr. Smith gave a vivid account of his recent visit to China. 昨天,史密斯先生生动地讲述了他近期访问中国的情况。 Richard Dienabier, Psychology(心理学) professor at the University of Nebraska in Lin
5、coln, believes that societys attitudes account for much of the increase in cheating. 林肯内布拉斯加大学的心理学教授理查德认为, 社会态度在很大程度上是欺诈增加的原因。10、accurate a. 准确的, 精确的The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. 口头传递的消息向来不准确。11、achieve v. 完成; 达到, 达成, 获得A fifth level would probably involve needs that can b
6、e achieved best by community action. 第五个层次可能会涉及那些只有通过社区活动才能实现的需求。 12、achievement n. 成就, 功绩Flying across the Atlantic for the first time was a great achievement. 首次飞越大西洋是一个伟大的成就。13、acquaintance n. 熟人, 相识I have some acquaintance with the Russian. 我懂一点儿俄语。14、acquire v. 取得, 获得; 学到She has acquired a good
7、 variety of the pronunciation of this area. 她已经掌握了这个地方的各种语音。15、across prep. 在对面 ad. 横过, 横断We swam across the river. 我们游到河对岸。16、act v. 起作用; 表演 n. 行为, 动作; (一)幕; 法令, 条例 on 按照行事Half of the children participated in the experimental study; the other half acted as the control group. 一半儿童参加了实验研究; 另一半参加了控制组。
8、17、action n. 行为, 动作The government took actions. 政府采取了行动。18、active a. 活动的; 活跃的, 活泼的; 敏捷的; 主动的Studies show that slim people are more active than fat people. 研究表明, 瘦人比胖人更加活跃。19、activity n. 活动Too many extracurricular activities take up too much of our precious time for study. 课外活动太多,占去了我们很多宝贵的学习时间。20、ac
9、tor n. 男演员actress n. 女演员They are touched by the life stories of the actors and actresses. 他们被男女演员的人生故事感动。21、actually ad. 实际上Actually, the worlds birth rate is falling. 实际上, 世界人口出生率正在下降。 22、add vi. 增加, 增进 vt. 加, 加上When a fragrant flavor was added to the vitaminenriched fluid,the rats did seem to deve
10、lop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. 当维他命浓缩液中加入香料时, 老鼠似乎渐渐习惯了这种口味; 即使后来维生素被换成清水, 它们也继续饮用。 23、address n. 地址, 通讯处 vt. 致函, 致辞; 写地址Today, every American school child learns Lincolns Gettysburg Address by heart. 今天, 每个美国学龄儿童都能背诵林肯的葛底斯堡演说。24、ad
11、just v. 调节, 调整, 校正He adjusted himself very quickly to the heat of the country.他很快就适应了这个国家的炎热气候。25、admit vt. 承认; 允许进入, 接纳He never admits that he is wrong. 他从不承认自己错了。26、adopt vt. 收养; 采用, 采取, 通过By adopting a few simple techniques, parents who read to their children can greatly increase their childrens
12、language development. 通过一些简单的方法, 父母读给孩子听能大大提高孩子的语言能力。27、adult n. 成人The adults in the family like the front page,the editorial page,and the world news section. 家里的大人们喜欢头版、 社论版和世界新闻版。28、advance vt. 推进, 促进 n. 前进, 进展You ought to have told me in advance. 你本该事先告诉我的。29、advanced a. 先进的, 高级的We should develop
13、 the advanced education by all means. 我们应该想尽办法发展高等教育。30、advertisement n. 广告Advertisement aims to increase peoples awareness and arouse interest. 广告的目的在于提高人们对产品的认知度并激发购买兴趣。31、advice n. 忠告, 意见Specialists advice is useful to help you choose the most suitable kind of dog. 专家的意见能够帮助你选择最合适的狗。32、affair n.
14、事, 事情, 事务The senators death was a tragic affair. 参议员之死是个悲剧。33、affection n. 爱, 慈爱; 感情; 影响A dog is loyal to its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. 狗是忠于主人的, 因此也希望主人表现出对它的喜爱。34、afraid a. 害怕的, 怕的; 唯恐的, 担心的 Im afraid she will feel hurt. 恐怕她会感到受到了伤害。35、against prep. 对着, 逆, 反(
15、对) , 违反; 紧靠着, 倚在; 与对照, 对比The picture looks better against the light wall. 这幅画挂在浅色的墙上显得更美。36、age n. 年龄, 时代 v. 变老People of different ages may have different understanding. 不同年龄的人会有不同的理解。37、agent n. 代理人, 经办人My agent has power to sign my name. 我的代理人有权代我签字。38、agree on (双方)同意, 赞同We agree on this point. 在这
16、一点上, 我们的意见一致。39、agriculture n. 农业The agriculture revolution in the nineteenth century involved two things: the invention of laborsaving machinery and the development of scientific agriculture. 19 世纪的农业革命包括两个方面: 省力机械的发明和农业科学的发展。 40、ahead ad. 在前, 提前 of 在前面, 先于Our company is ahead of other makers of sp
17、are parts for the airplane. 我们公司制造的飞机零部件比别家的好。41、aim n. 目的, 目标 vi. (at)目的在于, 企图; 瞄准, 对准She aimed a pistol at the bandit pointblank. 她用手枪直接瞄准强盗。42、alive a. 活着的, 有活力的, 活泼的There are still a number of people alive today who can remember what “village life” meant. 今天, 仍然有不少活着的并且记得“乡村生活”意义的人。43、all over 遍
18、及, 到处Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. 报纸除了提供给我们全世界的新闻以外, 还提供给我们很多其他的有用信息。44、allow vt. 允许, 承认Smoking is not allowed here. 此处不允许吸烟。45、alone a. 单独, 独自, 独一无二的 ad. 仅仅, 只; 单独地, 独自Late that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out,
19、 he again worked briefly on the speech. 那天深夜, 他一个人待在宾馆的房间里, 感到很疲惫, 但还是简略地把演讲稿又修改了一下。46、along prep. 沿着 ad. 向前Kids who have trouble getting along with their classmates can end up behind academically as well and have a higher chance of dropping out(退学). 不能与同学好好相处的孩子最后学习会很差并且退学的几率也很大。Along with the lett
20、ers there are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. 与这些读者来信一起刊登的还有对这些问题的回答, 它们是由那些被认为能够解决这些问题的人撰写的。47、aloud ad. 出声地, 大声地He read the poem aloud. 他高声朗诵那首诗。48、altogether ad. 完全, 全部地; 总共; 总之But what about hair? It will probably disappear from the body altogether
21、in course of time because it does not serve a useful purpose any longer. 但是头发会怎样呢?随着时间的发展头发可能会从身上消失, 因为它不再发挥作用。49、among prep. 在之中, 在中间He does, however, see less cheating among the youngest students. 然而, 他发现在这些最年轻的学生中作弊情况还是比较少的。50、amount n. 数量, 总额 v. (to )合计, 等于Advertisement usually costs businesses
22、large amounts of money.广告通常使企业花费巨资。51、analyze (=analyse) v. 分析, 分解The American is trained from childhood to question, analyze and search.美国人从小就被培养怀疑、 分析和探索的能力。52、ancient a. 古代的, 古老的In ancient times, the most important examinations were spoken, not written. 在古代,最重要的考试是口试而不是笔试。53、angle n. 角; 角度, 观点 Yo
23、u should consider all angles of the question你应该从各个角度考虑这个问题。54、announce v. 宣布, 发表, 通告; 报告的来到The captain announced that the plane was going to land. 机长宣布飞机就要着陆了。55、annual a. 每年的, 年度的 n. 年刊, 年鉴After four years of belownormal rainfall (in some cases only 10 percent of annual average) , vast areas of Fra
24、nce, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Britain and Ireland are dry and barren(贫瘠) . 连续四年低于正常降雨量(有时候只有年平均降雨量的 10%) , 法国、 西班牙、 葡萄牙、比利时、 英国和爱尔兰的大部分地区变得干旱、 贫瘠。56、anyway ad. 无论如何I have no idea about the holiday; anyway, I just want to rest. 至于假期怎么过我没什么主意; 无论怎样,我只想休息。57、anywhere ad. 任何地方, 无论哪里Did you go anywhere
25、yesterday?你昨天去没去过什么地方?58、apart ad. 撇开; 分开, 分离; 相距, 相隔Apart from a few words, I do not know any French at all. 除了很少的几句话外, 我对法语一无所知。59、apologize(=apologise ) v. 道歉, 认错I apologized to her for stepping on her foot. 我因踩了她的脚而向她道歉。60、apparent a. (to)明显的, 显而易见的; 表面的, 貌似的It was apparent that he knew nothing
26、about how to repair cars. 显然,他一点儿也不懂怎样修车。61、application n. 请求, 申请(书, 表) ; 应用, 运用; 施用, 敷用The application of new scientific discoveries to industrial production methods usually increases efficiency. 把新的科学发现运用到工业生产上, 通常可以提高生产效率。62、approach v. 靠近, 接近 n. 方法, 途径; 探讨The income tax deadline approaches and s
27、ome taxpayers thoughts turn to it. 所得税的最后期限接近了, 一些纳税人开始动脑筋了。63、appropriate a. 适当的, 恰如其分的Schools fail to offer students appropriate vocational guidance. 学校没能给学生提供适当的就业指导。64、approximate a. 近似地, 大约The approximate time is three oclock. 大概的时间是三点钟。65、argue v. 争论, 辩论; 主张, 论证; 说服They argue that under these
28、circumstances, families would retain their same level of income, and women could run the house and raise children much better. 他们认为在这种情况下, 家庭能够保持同样的收入, 妇女能够更好地持家和抚养孩子。66、argument n. 争论, 辩论; 论据, 论点There are many other arguments for and against television. 支持还是反对电视, 人们存在很多其他的争论。67、arouse v. 唤醒, 激起, 引起
29、Her strange behavior aroused our suspicions. 她不寻常的举动引起我们的猜疑。68、arm n. (手)臂, 臂状物; pl. 总称 武器, 武装 v. 武装, 装备On the other hand, we tend to make less use of our arms and legs. 另一方面, 我们往往没有充分利用我们的四肢。69、around ad. 到处, 周围; 大约 prep. 在周围, 在各地What people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced
30、by what is going on around them.人们吃什么、 吃多少, 极大地受到周边发生的事情的影响。70、arrange v. 整理, 布置, 筹备He arranged the books on the shelf. 他把书架上的书整理了一下。 71、arrangement n. 排列, 安排In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food befor
31、e them. 在一个经典实验中, 6 至 12 月大的婴儿被安排在一个自助餐厅喂养, 有各种各样的食物供他们选择。72、arrest v. /n . 逮捕, 扣留The criminal was arrested yesterday. 罪犯昨天被捕了。73、arrival n. 到来, 到达; 到达的人或物The arrival of the train was delayed. 那列火车晚点了。74、article n. 文章, 论文; 物品; 项目, 条款The woman first bought a few small articles. 这个妇女先买了些小商品。75、artific
32、ial a. 人工的, 人造的; 人为的, 矫揉造作的Farmers would use less artificial fertilizers. 农民很少用人工肥料。76、ashamed a. (of)羞耻, 惭愧, 害臊And, if he cant make things work out right, he doesnt feel ashamed that he failed; he just tries to learn from his mistakes. 如果他没法完成工作, 他也不会为自己的失败感到羞愧; 他只是努力从失败中吸取教训。77、aside ad. 在旁边, 到旁边J
33、oking aside, we really must do something. 说笑归说笑, 我们真得做点事了。78、ask for 请求, 要求We shall ask for samples to be sent and then we can make our decision.我们可以要求他们送一些样品, 然后就可以做出决定了。79、assume v. 假装; 假定, 设想; 采取, 承担, 呈现Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, so we may assume that man will contin
34、ue to grow taller. 五百年是一个相对比较短的时间, 因此我们可以假设人类会越来越高。80、assure v. 使确信, 使放心; 保证, 担保I can assure you of the reliability of the news. 我可以向你保证这条消息是可靠的。81、as well 同样地It will be as well to stop that young screamer. 但最好还是让那个大哭大叫的孩子住声。82、atmosphere n. 大气(层) ; 空气; 气氛, 环境 We went to a restaurant with an Old Wor
35、ld atmosphere. 我们去了一个充满东半球风情的小饭馆。83、attack v. /n. 攻击, 进攻, 抨击Drought attacked Europe. 干旱袭击了欧洲。84、attainable a. 可到达的, 可得到的The fifth level will become attainable before the government takes actions.在政府采取行动之前, 第五个层次就能达到。85、attention n. 注意(力) , 留心; 立正 pay to 注意The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid lit
36、tle attention to him. 15000 名观众一开始没怎么注意他。86、attitude n. (to, towards)态度, 看法; 姿势What is the Municipal Authoritys attitude to the proposal of a tunnel across the river?市政当局对这个过江隧道的提案有什么看法?87、attract v. 吸引; 引诱; 引起(注意等)In a place west of Marseilles, the French government is killing mosquitoes and buildi
37、ng six big vacation places to attract nearly a million tourists. 法国政府在马赛西部通过灭蚊和建造六座大型旅游景点来吸引上百万的游客。88、attraction n. 吸引; 吸引力; 吸引人的事物The attraction of the play is so great that many people want to see it. 这个戏剧如此吸引人, 许多人都想看。89、attractive a. 吸引人的, 有魅力的Perhaps all this gives the impression that future ma
38、n will not be a very attractive creature to look at. 或许所有这些都说明, 未来的人类看起来将不是一个非常有魅力的物种。90、audience n. 听众, 观众, 读者; 谒见, 会见Professor Smith is always very sensitive to the reaction of the audience when he gives lectures. 史密斯教授在做演讲时, 对观众的反应总是很敏感。91、author n. 作者; 创始人Which of the following is most unlikely
39、for the author to do?下列哪项是作者最不愿意做的?92、auto /automobile n. 汽车Then a third level appeared. It included such items as automobiles and new houses. 接着第三个层次的需求出现了, 它包含像汽车和新房子这样的东西。93、average n. 平均(数) a. 通常的, 一般的 v. 平均, 均分Now, on average, men are about three inches taller. 现在人类平均高了三英寸。94、aware a. (of)知道的,
40、意识到的They are not aware of their own potential. 他们没有意识到自己的潜能。95、awful a. 糟糕的; 威严的, 可怕的Thats an awful book. 那是一本很糟糕的书。96、awkward a. 尴尬的Aunt Lena came to visit us at an awkward time. 丽娜大婶在我们很不方便的时候来了。B97、back and forth 来回, 往返, 来来往往地Someone was pacing back and forth behind the curtain. 有人在幕布后踱来踱去。98、bac
41、kground n. 背景, 经历This is a photo of Mary with our house in the background. 这是玛丽的照片, 背景是我家的房子。99、badly ad. 坏; 严重地, 厉害地Cheating tends to occur when one wants something badly.当一个人非常想要某样东西的时候就可能运用欺骗的手段。100、bare a. 赤裸的, 光秃的, 空的; 仅有的Dont walk on that broken glass with bare feet.不要光着脚走在那些碎玻璃上。101、barrel n.
42、 桶; 枪管, 炮管He emptied out the water barrel to clear it of sediment. 他把水桶倒空以清掉桶底的沉淀物。102、base n. 基础, 底部; 基地, 根据地This film is based on a novel by D. H. Lawrence. 这部影片是根据 D. H. 劳伦斯的小说改编的。103、basic a. 基本的, 基础的The first and most basic level of needs involves food. 第一层次, 也是最基本层次的需求是食物。104、basis n. 基础, 根据On
43、 the basis of our sales forecasts, we may begin to make a profit next year. 基于我们销售情况的预测, 明年将开始赚钱。105、battle n. 战役, 战斗; 斗争 v. 战斗, 斗争, 搏斗His brave deeds in the battle earned him everlasting glory. 他在那场战斗中的英勇事迹为他赢得了永恒的荣誉。106、bear n. 熊 v. 忍受, 容忍; 负担; 生(子女)Women are allowed to take leave from their jobs
44、during their childbearing years. 妇女在分娩期间可以向工作单位请假。107、beat n. 敲打, 节拍; 跳动 v. 敲; 打败 Your heart beats more slowly, and your brain slows down. 你心跳慢了, 大脑反应也慢了。108、beautiful a. 美(好)的They are in a dream world where things often appear to be more romantic and beautiful than in real life. 他们在一个比现实生活更浪漫、 更美丽的
45、梦境里。109、beg v. 乞求; 请求, 恳求He could not beg a favor of so great a man. 他不能向一个如此伟大的人求助。110、beginning n. 开端, 开始At the beginning of the study, the children did not differ in measures of language development. 在学习初期, 孩子们在语言发展方法方面没有什么不同。111、behave v. 举止, 举动, 表现; 运转Sports and games can help children know bet
46、ter how to behave properly in their future life. 运动和游戏可以帮助孩子更好地了解在将来的生活中如何做到行为得体。112、behavio(u)r n. 行为, 举止; (机器的)特性The price condition has an influence on consumer behavior. 价格状况对消费者的行为有影响。113、below prep. 在下面, 在以下 ad. 在下面, 向下Such petty behavior is below me. 如此卑劣的行为有失我的身份。114、benefit n. 利益, 好处, 恩惠 v.
47、 有益于; (from , by)受益A fiveday week benefits more than individually and economically. 五天工作制不仅仅对国家经济和个人有好处。115、billion mum. /n. 美 十亿, 英 万亿In 1820, world population reached 1 billion. 1820 年, 世界人口达到 10 亿。116、bind v. 捆, 绑, 包扎, 束缚Bind the gangster to the seat with rope lest he should escape. 用绳子把匪徒绑在座位上以免
48、他逃跑。117、bite v. /n. 咬, 叮 n. 一口It must be trained so that it wont bite. 我们必须训练它以使它不咬人。118、bitter a. (有)苦(味)的; 痛苦的, 厉害的Defeat in the election was a bitter pill for him to swallow. 在选举中失败是他难以下咽的苦果。119、blame (on) v. 责备; 怪, 怨 n. 责任, 过错The mother didnt know who to blame for the broken glass as it happened
49、 while she was out. 由于玻璃是在妈妈外出时被打碎的, 因此她不知道该去批评谁。120、bloom n. 花(朵) ; 开花(期) v. 开花These flowers bloom in the spring. 这些花在春天开放。121、boil v. (使)沸腾, 煮(沸)The heat that is produced by burning garbage is used to boil water. 燃烧垃圾产生的热量可以用来烧开水。122、bomb n. 炸弹 v. 轰炸The airforce bombed two towns. 空军轰炸了两个城镇。123、bother v. 打扰, 烦扰; 烦恼, 操心 n. 麻烦They never bother to think whether