2016考研英语冲刺：2011年阅读试题text4核心词汇

insightful /5InsaItfUl/ adj富有洞察力的; 有深刻见解的： an insightful remark 有真知灼见的言语 (S1)

provocative /prE5vCkEtIv/ adj煽动性的：a provocative speech 煽动性的讲话(S1)

arouse /E5raUz/ v [T] 引起(某事物); 激发： Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions. 她奇怪的举动引起了我们的猜疑。 (S1)

chatter /5tFAtE(r)/ n [U] 聊天;闲谈：I wish you’d stop wasting time in idle chatter. 我希望你停止这种浪费时间的瞎聊。(S1)

rear /rIE(r)/ v [T] 养育;抚养：It’s a good place to rear young children. 这是个抚养年幼孩子的好地方。(S1)

less than + adj 一点也不：He was less than enthusiastic about the idea. 他对这个想法一点儿也不热心。(S1)

fulfilling /fUl5fIl IN/ adj 令人心满意足的： Nursing is still one of the most fulfilling careers. 护理仍然是最有意义的职业之一。 (S1)

think of sth as sth 认为……是……; 以为……是……： I want you to think of this as your home. 我要你把这儿当做自己的家。 (S2)

raise /reIz/ v [T] 养育：I was raised by my aunt on a farm. 我是在农场由姨妈抚养大的。(S3)考研究生的条件

crushing /krQFIN/ adj彻底的; 压倒性的：a crushing defeat 惨重的失败(S3)

dampen /5dAmpEn/ v [T] 使扫兴;使沮丧：Not even defeat could dampen the enthusiasm of his supporters. 即使失败也不能使他的支持者的热情受挫。(S3)

gratification /9grAtIfI5keIFn/ n [U] 喜悦;满意：the gratification of knowing one's plans have succeeded 得知计划实现后的喜悦(S3)

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newsstand /5nju:zstAnd/ n [C] 报摊;杂志摊：Magazines sold on this newsstand are entertaining. 这个报摊出售的杂志非常有趣。(S1)

feature /5fi:tFE(r)/ v [T] 特写;突出表现： This month’s magazine features the new James Bond on the front cover. 本月杂志封面上有新的詹姆斯·邦德的特写。 (S3)

celebrity /sI5lebrEtI/ n [C] 名人：celebrities of stage and screen舞台和影视界名人(S3)

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persistently / pE5sIstEntlI/ adv 持续地;持久地： They have persistently ignored our advice. 他们一直都在忽视我们的建议。 (S1)

celebrate /5selIbreIt/ 称赞;歌颂：a film celebrating the actor’s career一部颂扬这位演员事业的电影(S1)

procreation /9prEUkrI5eIFn/ n [U](人，动物)生育;生殖：They believe that marriage is primarily for procreation. 他们认为结婚是为了繁衍。(S1)

is it any wonder (that)…? ……有什么奇怪吗?With such talented players, is it any wonder they won? 有这样的天才运动员，他们赢了有什么奇怪吗?(S1)

be equivalent to sth/doing sth 等同于;相当于：Is there a French word that is equivalent to the English word “home”? 法语中有没有和英语home相同意思的词?(S1)

provoke /prE5vEUk/ v [T] 激起;引起：Emma, though still at school, was provoked to help too. 埃玛虽然还是个学生，见状也前来帮忙。(S3)

be bothered with sth因为……而烦恼：They did not want to be bothered with her problems. 他们不想因为她的问题而心烦。(S3)

misery /5mIzErI/ n [U] 痛苦;不幸：Her misery was made complete when she was separated from her children. 她被迫与孩子们分开时痛苦到了极点。(S3)

gaping /5geIpIN/ 张开的;大而深地张开的：a gaping wound / hole裂开的伤口/洞(S3)

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lean on 依靠：They have learned to lean on each other for support. 他们已经懂得彼此依靠，互相支持。(S3)

on one’s own 独立地;独自地：I’ve been living on my own for four years now. 我独自生活迄今已四年了。(S3)

read /ri:d/ v [T] 写着：The sign reads〝Keep Left〞. 路标上写著“靠左行驶”。(S3)

round-the-clock 昼夜不停的;全天候的：round-the-clock service 全天候服务(S1)

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dumb /dQm/adj 愚蠢的：a dumb decision愚蠢的决定(S1)

glamorous/5glAmErEs/ adj 有魅力的;令人向往的：a glamorous job 令人向往的工作(S1)

in a small way稍微地;不太显著地：His life has been improved in a small way. 他的生活稍有改善。(S2)

subconscious /9sQb5kCnFEs/ v [T] 潜意识的; 下意识的: subconscious behaviors潜意识行为(S2)

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temporary /5temprErI/ adj 暂时的; 临时的：a temporary arrangement 暂时的安排 (I36)

in progress 进行中： A meeting was in progress. 一场会议正在进行。(I36)

in retrospect回顾起来; 事后看来：In retrospect, it's easy to see why we were wrong. 回顾过去，就很容易明白我们为何犯错了。(I36)

permanent /5p\:mEnEnt/ adj 永久的;长期的：a permanent relationship 长久的关系 (I37)

entertaining /9entE5teInIN/ adj有趣的：a very entertaining film 一部很有趣的电影 (I37)

value /5vAlju:/ v [T] 重视：value truth above all else 把真理看得比什么都重要 (I37)

soothing /5su:TIN/ adj 抚慰的;使人宽心的：His words had a soothing effect. 他的话起到了安慰的作用。(I39)

ambiguous /Am5bIgjUEs/ adj 含糊的;模棱两可的;不明确的：This whole society is morally ambiguous. 整个社会在道德上是暧昧的。(I39)

compensatory /9kCmpen5seItErI/ adj 补偿的;赔偿的：compensatory payments 赔款 (I39)

intensify /In5tensIfaI/ v [T](使某事物)变得更强烈;加剧：The reforms served only to intensify the misery of the poorer peasants. 这些变革只不过是加剧了贫苦农民的苦难。(I40)