1、大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析1/67大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析Aabsorb vt吸收；使专心【搭配】be absorbed in 专心于【考题】She was so in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the doorA）attracted B）absorbed C）drawn D）concentrated（1996125B）【译文】她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。abuse vt滥用；虐待 n滥用【考题】It has been revealed that some government le
2、aders their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselvesA）employ B）take C）abuse D）overlook（1996634C）【译文】据透露，一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。accomplish v达到；完成【考题】The project， by the end of 2000，willexpand the citys telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析2/67A）accomplished
3、B）being accomplishedC）to be accomplished D）having been accomplished（1999668C）【译文】预计在 2000 年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至 1，000，000 用户。account n账；账户 v说明原因【搭配】on account of 为了的缘故，因 为takeinto account 考虑到【考题】Id his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about wh
4、ether or not to approve a loanA）take into account B）account forC）make up for D）make out（2000163A ）【译文】我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉，然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。approve vt赞成，称许；批准approval n【搭配】for sb s approval 求某人指正 give ones approval to 批准【考题】If only the committee the regulations and put them into effect 大学英语四级考试常考词汇及
5、历年词汇真题解析3/67as soon as possibleA）approve B）will approve C）can approve D）would approve（1997147D ）【译文】要是委员会能尽快批准这些规章制度并付诸实施就好了。approximately ad近似地，大 约【考题】They claim that 1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisisA）sufficiently B）approximately C）considerably D）properly（1993145B）【译文】他们宣称大约有
6、1000 家工厂在经济危机中倒闭了。arise vi出 现；由 引起【考题】Some confusion has about who can join the associationA）retained B）lifted C）raised D）arisen（1992143D ）【译文】关于谁加入协会意见不一。artificial a人工的；矫揉造作的【考题】There were some flowers on the tableA）artificial B）unnatural C）false D）unreal（1991644A ）大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析4/67【译文】桌子上
7、有一些假花。ashamed a惭愧（的）；羞耻（的）【搭配】be ashamed of 以为是耻辱be ashamed to do sth以干为耻【考题】He was of having asked such a silly questionA）sorry B）guilty C）ashamed D）miserable（1991665C）【译文】他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思。associate vi交往 n伙伴，同事【搭配】associate oneself with 加入associate sthwith 把（某事物与其他事物）联系在一起associate with 和 来往【
8、考题】A healthy life is frequently thought to be with the open countryside and homegrown foodA）tied B）bound C）involved D）associated（1996623D ）【译文】人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。available a可利用的；通用的大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析5/67【考题】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are in grocery storesA）
9、ready B）approachable C）probable D）available（1997143D ）【译文】经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。awkward a笨拙的；尴尬的【考题】The shy girl felt and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teachers questionsA）amazed B）awkward C）curious D）amused（1998642B）【译文】当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时，她感到很窘迫和难受Bban v禁止In most countries the sale
10、 of liquor to children is banned大多数国家都禁止卖酒给小孩子们。n禁止，禁令announce a 30-day ban on hunting 宣布 30 天的禁猎令大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析6/67【辨析】ban，forbid 和 prohibit 三个词都表示“禁止” ，其中 ban 语气最重，指权威机关正式禁止。 forbid 是普通用 词，指个人行为。prohibit 是正式用词，指用法律或法令来禁止。bare a无遮盖的；空的；仅仅的a bare hillside 光秃秃的（无树木的）山坡a room bare of furniture
11、几乎没有家具的房 间the bare necessities of life 最起码的生活必需品v揭露，暴露，揭开，去除的覆盖物bare ones head 脱去帽子bare ones heart 表露真情【全真考题】Although they plant trees in this area every year，the tops of some hills are still （996）A）bare B）vacant C）blank D）hollow答案Abarely ad仅仅，只不过，几乎不大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析7/67We barely had time to ca
12、tch the train我们仅有勉强赶上火车的时间。【用法】1 barely 用在句首时引起句子倒装。 2barely 含有否定意义，因此用在反意疑问句中时，句尾的疑问短句要用肯定形式。3barelywhen 结构表示“刚就”，barely 所在的部分要倒装。 4barely 不与 ever，any 和 at all 连用。【辨析】barely，hardly ，rarely 和 scarcely 四个词意义相近，都表否定概念，但也有一些差别。rarely 意为“ 难得，不常”（not often ）。Rarely have I seen him smilehardly 往往强调能力上有困 难
13、，意为“简直不，很难”。He can hardly jump over the fencescarcely 往往强调 不足，常同 enough，sufficient，any 等表示程度的词连用，意为“ 不太，几乎， 简直没有”。He has scarcely any money leftbarely 与 hardly 和 scarcely 意思相近，意为“几乎，勉强，仅能做到”。但如果后面跟有 ever，any，at all 等 词，只能用 hardly 或 scarcely，不能用 barely。大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析8/67benefit n益处；优越性；保险金，救济金
14、Ive had the benefit of a good education我得益于良好的教育。the benefits of science 科学的优良条件 unemployment benefits 失业保险vi得益He hasnt benefited from the experience他并没有从他的经验中受益。vt使 受益This policy benefits the whole city这个政策使整个城市受益。【用法】benefit 作不及物动词时，其后常接介 词 from。bore vt使感到厌烦All his old stories bore me他所有的老生常谈使我厌烦。
15、n令人厌烦的事物Dont be such a bore别这么讨厌。【用法】bore 的两种分词形式 boring 和 bored：boring 表示主动，指某事物令人厌烦；bored 表示被动，指被某事物弄得厌烦。He was bored with his job Its a boring film大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析9/67类似的词还有 interesting 与 interested；exciting 与 excited 等。Cconcentrate v全神贯注，精神集中，专心致志；集中，集合；浓缩We should concentrate all our effor
16、ts on improving education我们应该集中精力努力改进教育工作。Troops are concentrating south of the river军队正向河的南边集结。n浓缩 液【用法】concentrate（sth）on sth doing sth【全真考题】Anne couldnt concentrate what she was doing while her family were watching TV（931）Ato Bon Cfor Din【答案】Bcontinual adj继续不断的；一再重复的continual rain 不停的雨【辨析】continu
17、al 与 continuous大学英语四级考试常考词汇及历年词汇真题解析10/67continual 一般指多次重复的动作：Please stop your continual questionscontinuous 表示动 作或物体继续不停地或不间断地进行下去：a continuous flow of traffic【全真考题】Our journey was slow because the train stopped at different villages（991）Aunceasingly BgraduallyCcontinuously Dcontinually【答案】Dcontrary adj（在性质、倾向或方向等方面）相反的；好与人作对的contrary beliefs 截然相反的信仰He is an awkward，contrary child他是个又麻 烦又不听话的孩子。n反面【用法】contrary to 违反：be contrary to the law ；on the contrary 与此相反：It doesnt seem ugly to me；on the contrary，I think its rather beautiful【全真考题】What you have done is the doctors orders （901）
