考研英语熟词僻义

• address

  /əˈdrɛs/动词

  v. 处理；解决（问题）

  According to Confdr, the UK government’s fresh incentives can hardly address a construction crisis.

• figure

  /ˈfɪɡjər/名词

  n. 人物

  But unlike their absolutist counterparts in the Gulf and Asia, most royal families have survived because they allow voters to avoid the difficult search for a non-controversial but respected public figure.

• figure

  /ˈfɪɡjər/名词

  n. 数字；数据

  There are many caveats to those figures, but they are still grave.

• fund

  /fʌnd/动词

  v. 为…提供资金

  Chicago’s street festivals are funded by the government.

• issue

  /ˈɪʃuː/动词

  v. 发布；颁布

  The Art Directors Guild, a labor union representing about 3,000 film workers, has suspended a training program and issued a statement explaining that “we cannot in good conscience encourage you to pursue our profession”.

• challenge

  /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/动词

  v. 质疑

  As to why the original domestication of donkeys happened, Orlando’s view challenges conventional ideas.

• benefit

  /ˈbɛnɪfɪt/名词

  n. 救济金；补助

  We’re doing these things because we know they help people stay off benefits and help those on benefits get into work faster.

• value

  /ˈvælju/名词

  n. [pl.] 价值观

  Now we can understand each other’s positions and recognize our shared values, since we both care about needy workers.

• promote

  /prəˈmoʊt/动词

  v. 推销；宣传

  Big-name PRH authors may suffer a bit, but it’s those mid-list authors, who normally rely on Waterstones staff’s passion for promoting books by lesser-known writers, who will be praying for an end to the dispute.

• base

  /beɪs/动词

  v. 以…为基地；总部设在

  Karla Ortiz, an illustrator based in San Francisco who found her work in Stable Diffusion’s data set, has been raising awareness about the issues around AI art and copyright.

• line

  /laɪn/短语

  phr. in line with 与…一致

  We launched our sustainability strategy last year and fake grass is just not in line with our ethos and views on plastic.

• draw

  /drɔː/动词

  v. 获得；吸引（支持、人群）

  India’s heat alert systems need to draw further support from local authorities.

• story

  /ˈstɔːri/名词

  n. 报道

  It’s no surprise that Jennifer Senior’s insightful, provocative magazine cover story, “I love My Children, I Hate My Life,” is arousing much chatter.

• carry

  /ˈkæri/动词

  v. 带有；具有（风险等）；承担

  And firms pay staff less because firms carry the burden of the employment arrangement going wrong.

• apply

  /əˈplaɪ/动词

  v. 适用

  But the skills they learn – how to think logically through a problem and organize the results – apply to any coding language.

• net

  /nɛt/形容词

  a. 净的；净…

  If the world is to meet its net-zero ambitions, we must think hard about how we can deliver sustainable computing and deliver more LUMIs.

• drive

  /draɪv/动词

  v. 推动；驱使

  This clash highlights an ongoing struggle between the organic, user-driven evolution of public spaces and the desire for a visually curated and controlled urban environment.

• body

  /ˈbɑːdi/名词

  n. 机构；团体

  These agencies and other government bodies should dramatically improve incentives to keep our current shows and attract new productions to Los Angeles.

• body

  /ˈbɑːdi/短语

  phr. a body of 大量（研究、证据等）

  Instead, a growing body of research showed that frequent, low-severity fires made many ecosystems healthier.

• free

  /friː/形容词

  a. 免于…的；没有…的

  Emission-free modelling demands extra funding.

• regular

  /ˈrɛɡjələr/形容词

  a. 普通的；平常的

  But this seems to be the irony of office speak: Everyone makes fun of it, but managers love it, companies depend on it, and regular people willingly absorb it.

• deliver

  /dɪˈlɪvər/动词

  v. 兑现；实现；发表（演说）

  To deliver results to its users quickly, then, Google has to maintain vast data centres around the world, packed with powerful computers.

• still

  /stɪl/形容词

  a. 静止的；不动的

  While hunter-gatherer children learnt from observation and imitation in mixed-age playgroups, researchers said that western “instructive teaching”, where pupils are asked to sit still, may contribute to conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

• close

  /kloʊs/短语

  phr. close to 将近；接近（数量）

  With the global population predicted to hit close to 10 billion by 2050, and forecasts that agricultural production in some regions will need to nearly double to keep pace, food security is increasingly making headlines.

• break

  /breɪk/名词

  n. 休息；优惠（减免）

  Nagpur’s plan, for instance, calls for hospitals to set aside “cold wards” in the summer for treating heatstroke patients, and advises builders to give construction laborers a break from work on very hot days.

• tip

  /tɪp/动词

  v./n. 给小费；小费

  U.S. customers historically tipped people they assumed were earning most of their income via tips, such as restaurant servers earning less than the minimum wage.

• target

  /ˈtɑːrɡɪt/动词

  v. 以…为目标；针对

  Digital services include everything from providing a platform for selling goods and services online to targeting advertising based on user data, and the tax applies to gross revenue from such services.

• tough

  /tʌf/形容词

  a. 严厉的；强硬的

  The prince takes a tough line on political issues.

• code

  /koʊd/名词

  n. 准则；法规

  Much more could be done to encourage “long-termism,” such as changes in the tax code and quicker disclosure of stock acquisitions.

• exposure

  /ɪkˈspoʊʒər/名词

  n. 接触；受…影响（风险敞口）

  The UK’s exposure to fluctuating wood prices is a result of the government’s inaction on timber imports.

• prompt

  /prɑːmpt/动词

  v. 促使；引起

  These systems often prompted customers to tip for services that were not previously tipped.

• rise

  /raɪz/短语

  phr. give rise to 引起；导致

  Coyle argues in her new book that economic growth should give rise to innovations.

• condition

  /kənˈdɪʃən/名词

  n. 疾病；健康状况

  AI algorithms can analyze facial features and skin conditions to provide personalized beauty recommendations.

• title

  /ˈtaɪtl̩/名词

  n. （书籍的）名称，书目；头衔

  Gates chooses nonfiction titles because they explain how the world works.

• light

  /laɪt/短语

  phr. in light of 鉴于；shed light on 阐明

  Remember that in light of whatever the problem the old system solved — or, maybe, has failed to solve in recent memory — it was a great idea at the time.

• reach

  /ritʃ/动词

  v. 达成（协议、结论）

  In response to these many unilateral measures, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is currently working with 131 countries to reach a consensus by the end of 2020 on an international solution.

• cover

  /ˈkʌvər/动词

  v. 支付（费用）；够付

  The fact is, unlike those large, city-produced music festivals, your neighborhood street festivals receive no city funding and rely on a combination of sponsorships, vendor fees and gate donations to cover their costs.

• cover

  /ˈkʌvər/动词

  v. 报道（名词 coverage 即“报道”）

  In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered.

• post

  /poʊst/名词

  n./v. 帖子；（在网上）发布

  As summarized in a recent post on “The Hidden Dangers of Online Beauty Filters”, relying on this technology for social presentation can cause harm such as body image issues, lower self-esteem, and social anxiety.

• file

  /faɪl/动词

  v. 提起（诉讼、申请）

  As the auctioneer called out bids, in New York one of the oldest banks on Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, filed for bankruptcy.

• obscure

  /əbˈskjʊr/形容词

  a. 不出名的；鲜为人知的

  The general nature of his History meant that he could not analyze carefully what this obscure officer may or may not have contributed to that great struggle between nations.

• point

  /pɔɪnt/名词

  n. 时刻；阶段（at this/some point）

  At this point, we don’t know.

• hold

  /hoʊld/动词

  v. 认为；举行

  The author holds that the future of street festivals depends on expanding the variety of activities.

• class

  /klæs/名词

  n. 阶层

  And the demand that rose in those societies for entry to higher education extended to groups and social classes that had not thought of attending a university before the war.

• raise

  /reɪz/动词

  v. 抚养

  Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”

• raise

  /reɪz/动词

  v. 提出（问题）

  Climate change is a driving factor in the push to restore forests, but it also raises questions, such as where trees can thrive in the future.

• raise

  /reɪz/动词

  v. 筹集（资金）

  With regard to Coyle’s concern, the author suggests raising funds to start new AI projects.

• meet

  /miːt/动词

  v. 满足（需要、标准）

  When it was established, the National Health Service (NHS) was visionary: offering high-quality, timely care to meet the dominant needs of the population it served.

• associate

  /əˈsoʊʃiɪt/形容词

  a. 副的

  Regenerative products could be a hard sell, because the concept is tough to define quickly, says Julie Stanton, associate professor of agricultural economics at Pennsylvania State University Brandywine.

• academic

  /ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/名词

  n. 学者；大学教师

  Today is no different, with academics, writers, and activists once again arguing that technology is replacing human workers.

• scale

  /skeɪl/动词

  v. scale up/back 扩大/缩减

  This year, we’ve been forced to scale back the footprint of the fest.

• head

  /hɛd/动词

  v. 前往；朝…走

  When finding their way to waterholes, they headed off in exactly the right direction, on one occasion from a distance of roughly thirty miles.

• head

  /hɛd/动词

  v. 领导；率领

  A “southern” camp headed by France wants something different: “European economic government” within an inner core of euro-zone members.

• mark

  /mɑːrk/动词

  v. 标志着

  Last year marked the 150th anniversary of a series of Yellowstone photographs by the renowned landscape photographer William Henry Jackson.

• launch

  /lɔːntʃ/动词

  v. 发起；推出

  That is why the Reform think tank is launching a new programme of work entitled “Reimagining health”, supported by ten former health ministers.

• exhibit

  /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/动词

  v. 表现出；显示

  A student who exhibits abilities in doing business can impress colleges.

• plus

  /plʌs/名词

  n. 优势；好处

  If you already know your major, having an extracurricular that fits into that major can be a big plus.

• pioneer

  /ˌpaɪəˈnɪr/形容词

  a. pioneering 开创性的；先驱的

  Mr. Koziatek is part of something pioneering.

• return

  /rɪˈtɝːn/名词

  n. 收益；回报

  The author suggests that tax policies be aimed at increasing the return on capital investment.

• advance

  /ədˈvæns/短语

  phr. in advance 预先；提前

  Compared with the past, today’s tips are less often requested in advance.

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