4級高頻詞彙

1、appoint vt.任命;約定

She’s been appointed to the post of sales director.

2、delay vt.&vi.&n.耽擱;拖延;延遲的時間

They delay ed publishing the report until after the election.

3、shift vt.&vi.&n.移動;轉動;改變;轉換;輪班

I shifted into top gear.

4、cancel vt.取消;刪除

The match had to be cancelled owing to the bad weather.

5、join vt. 加入;連接

Will you join me for a drink?

6、contain vt.容納;包含;抑制

Doctors are struggling to contain the disease.

7、transplant vt.&n.移栽;移植;遷移;移植(手術);移植的器官

The surgeon has done several heart transplants.

8、event n.事件;比賽的項目

The next event will be the 100metros race.

9、store n.&vi.&vt.商店;儲存;倉庫;存儲;儲備

Why don’t you tell him instead of storing up hatred against him?

10、various a.各種各樣的;多方面的

For various reason I’d prefer not to meet him.

11、liberal a.開明的;自由的

The church has become more liberal in this century.

12、optional a.可以任選的;非強制的

The car radio is an optional extra.

13、last a.&ad.&vi.剛過去的;最後的;上一次;最後;持續;維持

This food will only last three days.

14、significant a.有異議的;重要的;重大的

There is a significant improvement in the company’s safety record.

15、alike a.&ad.相同的;想象的(指用作表語);同樣的

There is a training course for employed and unemployed alike.

Practice2

1、 appreciate vt.感激;欣賞;領會

I’d appreciate it if you would turn the radio down.

2、 secure a.&vt.安全的;放心的;獲得;保衞

Extra men are needed to secure the camp against attack.

3、 disturb vt.擾亂;妨礙;使不安

A light wind disturbed the surf-ace of the water.

4、 confuse vt.使混亂;混淆

I’m always confusing John with Paul.

5、 earn vt.賺的;獲得

He earned a lot of praise from the pa-pe-rs for his smart deeds.

6、 punish vt.懲罰;處罰

The teacher punished them for their rudeness.

7、 overlook vt. 忽略;俯視;寬容

I’ll overlook your mistake this time.

8、 suit n.&vt. 一套衣服;訴訟;適合;相配

That color doesn’t suit her.

9、 reveal vt.揭露;泄露;展現;顯示

The investigation has revealed some faults in the system.

10、witnen.&v.目擊者;見證人;目擊;為……作證

The 1980s have witnessed increasing unemployment.

11、solution n.答案;解決方法;溶解(作用);溶液

They finally came up with a solution.

12、frequency n.次數;頻率;經常發生;頻繁

The frequency of accidents has forced the government to lower the speed limit.

13、interval n. 間隔;間歇;(幕間或中場)休息

Tomorrow it will be mostly cloudy, with a few sunny intervals.

14、primary a.首要的;基本的;最初的;初級的

The primary purpose of his visit is to improve trading relations.

15、guilty a.有罪的;內疚的

I feel very guilty about forgetting to post your letter.

Practice 3

1、 tolerate vt.容忍;容許;寬容

I won’t tolerate your bad manners any longer.

2、suppose vt.認為;猜想;(祈使句中)讓;假設;(被動態中)期望;應該

She was commonly supposed (to be) extremely rich.

3、acquire vt.取得;獲得;學到

I managed to acquire two tickets for the concert.

4、differ vt.(-from)和……不同;(-with)與……意見不同

Their house differs from mine in having no dining room.

5、furnish vt.為……配備加劇;(-with)提供;供應

It is costly to furnish our new flat.

6、haste n.急速;急忙

In his haste, he forgot to take his umbrella.

7、luxury n.奢華;奢侈品

Cream cakes are a luxury in our house.

8、jungle n.(熱帶的)叢林;密林;使人迷惑而且雜亂的大量事物

There are many kinds of jungle animals.

9、enormous a.巨大的;龐大的

He gained an enormous mount of money in the business.

10、urgent a.緊迫的;緊要的.

It’s not urgent, it can wait until tomorrow.

11、vivid a. (光線、色彩)鮮亮的，醒目的;逼真的

The film star wears a vivid red hair.

12、similar a.相似的;類似的

He was advised not to eat bread cake, and other similar foods.

13、artificial a.人工的;假的;矯揉造作的

She welcomed me with an artificial smile.

14、advisable a.可取的;明智的

It is advisable to wear a safety belt when you’re driving.

15、equivalent a.&n. (-to)相等的;相同的;等同物;等價物

Changing his job is equivalent to firing him.

Practice 4

1、 surround vt.圍繞;包圍

The whole affair is surrounded by controversy.

2、wreck n.&vt.失事船隻(殘骸);破滅;(常被動態)使遇到海灘

We were wrecked off the coast of Africa.

3、charge n.&v.價錢;指控;主管;電荷;充電;要價;指控;充電;衝鋒

How much do you charge for a double room?

4、assevt.估價;評定

He’s so lazy that it’s difficult to asses his ability.

5、annoy vt.使煩惱;打攪

I was annoyed with him because he kept interrupting.

6、coordinate a.&vt.&n.並列的;等同的;協調;調節;座標

We used a computer to coordinate the marketing campaign.

7、abuse vt.&n.辱罵;濫用;刻薄的話;濫用;妄用;虐-待

I’m afraid the system is open to abuse.

8、scenery n.風景;景色;舞台;佈景

We passed through some beautiful scenery on our journey.

9、routine a.& n.慣常的;例行的;慣例;常規;例行公事

She longed to escape from the old familiar routine.

10、nuisance n.令人討厭的人或事

It is a nuisance having to go back home to get my ticket.

11、minimum n .&a. 最小量;最低限度;最小數的;最低點的

He smokes a minimum of ten cigarettes a day.

12、battery n.電池(組);電瓶;一組(器具等);炮兵連

The car won’t start because the battery has lost all its power.

13、tame a.&vt 馴服的;由人馴養的;馴服

Only the tame horse can be ridden on.

14、progressive a.不斷前進的;先進的;逐漸的

This is a progressive firm that uses the most modern systems.

15、applicable a.適合的;適用的

The rule is only applicable to UK citizens.

Practice 5

1、motivate v.促動;激發

There is little to motivate these kids to work hard at school.

2、omit vt.省去;略去;忽略

In writing this report I have omitted all unnecessary details.

3、refusal n.拒絕;謝絕

My offer met with a polite refusal.

4、perspective n.視角;觀點

The new evidence put an entirely different perspective on the case.

5、 series n.一系列;連續;叢書

This is the latest in a series of proposals on arms limitation.

6、scholarship n.獎學金

She won a scholarship to Oxford.

7、ribbon n.緞帶;絲帶

She wore red ribbons in her hair.

8、patient a.&n.有耐心的;忍耐的;病人

You should have been more patient with that customer.

9、purchase vt.&n.購買;購物;購得物

The purchasing power of the dollar has declined.

10、vigorous a.將有力的;有活力的

The minister made a vigorous defense of the government policies.

11、specific a.明確的;具體的

She gave us very specific instructions.

12、stable n.&a.馬廝;畜舍;穩固的;安定的

The ladder isn’t very stable.

13、responsible a.負有責任的;可靠的;需對(事、人)負責的

Who’s responsible for this terrible mess?

14、original a.&n.最初的;獨特新穎的;原件;原物;原著

The original owner of the house was a Frenchman.

15、instant a.&n.即刻發生的;即時的;(一般用單數)片刻;剎那

I took an instant dislike to him.

Practice 6

1. highlight vt.&n.使顯著;使注意力集中於;最精彩的部分(場面)

He gave us several facts that highlight the need for change.

2. amuse vt.使開心;使發笑;給……提供娛樂

His silly jokes amused the children.

3. classify vt.把……分級(分類);把……分為

The scientists classify the animals into several types.

4. insert vt.插入;放入

He inserted a key in the lock of the front door.

5. manufacture vt.&n.(尤指用機器大量)製造;製造

This firm manufactures cars.

6. pitch vt.&n.扎(營);為……定音高;投，扔;球場;音調;程度

This song is pitched too high for my voice.

7. journal n.(專業團體辦的)定期刊物，雜質;日記，日誌

The British Medical Journal

8. comment n.&vt.評論;評註;vi.(-on)評論發表意見

He made several unfavorable comments about his boss.

9. neglect vt.&n.忽略，忽視;忽略，疏忽;被忽略的狀況

The garden has fallen into a state of neglect.

10. request n.&vt.要求;請求;需要

They have made an urgent request for international aid.

11. ratio n.筆;比例;比率

The ratio of nurses to doctors in2:1.

12. mixture n.混合物;混合;合計

His excuse is a mixture of amusement and disbelief.

13. hostile a.懷有敵意的;敵方的

The prime minister was given a hostile reception.

14. peculiar a.奇怪的，異常的;特有的

This meat tastes peculiar. I hope it’s all right.

15. fruitful a.成功的;富有成效的

It was a fruitful meeting.

Practice 7

1、 convert vt.&vi .&n.(使)轉變，轉換;改變信仰;改變信仰者

This sofa converts into a bed.

2、adopt vi.&vt.收養;採納，採用;採取

U.S.A adopts a tough attitude to the terrorists.

3、resist vi.&vt.抵抗，對抗;不受……的損害;忍住

He was charged with resisting arrest.

4、deny vt.否認，否定;拒絕給予，不準

He was denied the chance of going to university.

5、pace n.&vi.&vt.步速;步子;步法;踱步(於)，步測

I think the room is ten meters long; I’ll pace it (out)

6、incline vt.&n.影響;(使)傾向於;有……趨勢;曲(身);斜坡，斜面

Her arguments incline me towards a different view of the matter.

7、maintain vt.維持;維修;保養;堅持主張;贍養;維持……的存在

The railway lines have to be constantly maintained.

8、display vt.&n.陳列，展出;流露;顯示;展覽;表現;陳列品

The goods were on display in the shop window.

9、inhabitant n.居民;棲居的動物

This big city has 6 million inhabitants.

10、suburb n.郊區，近郊;城郊

Blackheath is a suburb of London.

11、awkward a.笨拙的;不便操作的;尷尬的，棘手的;不協作的

They’ve bee n asking some very awkward questions.

12、marvelous a.奇妙的，很好的

What marvelous weather.

13、outstanding a.接觸的，優秀的;未解決的

He is an outstanding young musician.

14、conservative a.守舊的，不趕時髦的，謹慎的。

At a conservative estimate, the holiday will cost $300.

15、slight a.輕微的，微小的，脆弱的

I have the slightest idea what you’re talking about.

Practice 8

1、 amount n.&.總數，總量，數量，(-to)達到，等於

Her reply amounts to a refusal.

2、 postpone vt.使延期，推遲

We postpone ma-ki-ng a decision.

3、 revise vt.改變，修正，審(稿)，修訂，校訂

He revised the manuscript of his book.

4、 decrease vt &vi .減少，降低，減少，減少之量

They’re ma-ki-ng efforts to decrease military spending.

5、 investigate vt.&vi .調查，控究，查明

The doctors decided to investigate the cause of cancer.

6、 virtue n.美德，高尚的道德，優點

Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage, and trustfulness.

7、 appearance n.出現，顯露 ，外表，外觀

She’s made a number of appearances on television.