2018考研:英语大纲核心词汇(34)

恒星英语学习网 2017年03月05日

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      1. overlap

      n.      重叠部分;覆盖物,涂盖层;[数]交叠,相交;

      vt.     重叠;与…部分相同;

      vi.     互搭,重叠;部分相同;[数]有与…共同的某物;

      [例句]When the bag is folded flat, the bag bottom overlaps one side of the bag.

      袋子平整折起后,底面与一侧交叠。

      2. overtake

      vt.    压倒;追上,赶上;(不愉快的事)突然降临;

      [例句]When he eventually overtook the last truck he pulled over to the inside lane.

      他终于超过了最后那辆卡车后便驶回了内车道。

      3. overthrow

      vt.    打倒,推翻;使屈服,征服;使瓦解;撞倒;

      n.      推翻,打倒;打翻;倾倒;[棒]投得过高的球;

      [例句]That government was overthrown in a military coup three years ago.

      那个政府在3年前的军事政变中被推翻。

      4. overwhelm

      vt.    压倒;淹没;压垮;覆盖;

      [例句]He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past.

      他一心渴望回到从前。

      5. quality

      n.      质量,品质;美质,优点;才能,能力,技能,素养;品种;

      adj.  优质的,高质量的;上流社会的;

      [例句]Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life.

      每个人都可以大大改善生活质量。

      6. quantity

      n.      量,数量; 定量,大批; 数目;[语音学、韵律学]音量(指元音或音节的长短);

      [例句]The bowl needs to be re-frozen after each use, so it takes a long time to make a large quantity.

      这种碗每次使用之后都需要重新冷冻,因此要做大份食物时需要很长时间。

      7. quench

      vt.    解(渴);终止(某事物);(用水)扑灭(火焰等);将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却;

      [例句]He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.

      他停了下来,在小溪边饮水止渴。

      8. queue

      n.      (人或车辆)行列,长队;辫子;

      vi.     (人、车等)排队等候;

      vt.    (使)排队,列队等待;

      [例句]I watched as he got a tray and joined the queue.

      我看着他拿了个托盘排起了队。

      9. quit

      vt.    离开;放弃,抛弃;停止,中断;偿清;

      vi.     辞职;停止;放弃斗争;

      adj.  自由的;摆脱了责任或义务的;

      [例句]He quit his job as an office boy in Athens.

      他辞去了在雅典当办公室勤杂工的工作。

      10. quiver

      vt.    微颤,抖动;使震动;

      n.      抖动;箭筒;箭筒;颤音;

      [例句]Her bottom lip quivered and big tears rolled down her cheeks.

      她的下唇颤抖着,豆大的泪珠顺着面颊滚落下来。

      11. quote

      vt.    引述,引用;报价;引述;

      vi.     引用;

      [例句]He quoted Mr Polay as saying that peace negotiations were already underway.

      他引用波利先生的话,说和谈已在进行之中。

      12. taboo

      n.      禁忌;忌讳;戒律;禁忌的事物(或行为);

      adj.   禁忌的,忌讳的;

      vt.    把…列为禁忌,禁止;

      [例句]The topic of addiction remains something of a taboo.

      毒瘾仍然是个有些忌讳的话题。

      13. tackle

      n.      用具,装备;索具;阻挡;阻截队员;

      vt.    着手处理;[橄榄球]擒住并摔倒(一名对方球员);给(马)配上挽具;

      vi.     擒住并摔倒一名对手;

      [例句]The first reason to tackle these problems is to save children's lives.

      果断处理这些问题的首要原因是为了挽救孩子们的生命。

      14. tailor

      n.      裁缝,成衣工;

      vi.     做裁缝;

      vt.    调整使适应;为…裁制衣服;为…做衣服;剪裁,制作;

      [例句]We can tailor the program to the patient's needs.

      我们可以根据病人的需要调整治疗方案。

      15. talk

      v.      说话;讨论;讲,说;说闲话;

      n.      交谈;讨论;报告;空话;

      [例句]He was too distressed to talk.

      他伤心得讲不出话来。

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