2018年考研英語核心詞匯(八)
torture 拷打，拷問～ a confession from a prisoner
trash n. 垃圾;拙劣的作品;渣滓，敗類 vt.搗毀
toxic a. 有毒的，因中毒引起的
amaze 使驚愕，使驚異 I am amazed that he should get the post.
ambiguous 含糊不清的，模棱兩可的 an ambiguous answer
ozone n. 臭氧;清新的空氣
pact n. 合同，條約，公約
trace 痕跡，蹤跡 The wound healed, leaving almost no ～ of a scar
track 足跡，蹤跡～s in the snow
primitive 原始的，上古的，早期的 a ～ forest
prior 在先的，在前的 Stop making public statements without their ～approval here
privilege 特權(quán)，優(yōu)惠，特免 In countries where there are still not many schools, education is a ～
probe 探索，探查，調(diào)查～ the roots of war
absolute 純粹的，完全的 have absolute trust in sb.
verge 邊，邊緣，邊沿 the ～ of a stream
verify 證明，證實(shí)Subsequent events verified my suspicions
vertical 垂直的，立式的 a ～ engine
veto 否決，否決權(quán)，否決權(quán)的行使 The rest of the committee could not accept the ～
accustom 使習(xí)慣于 accustom oneself to rising (to rise) early
acquaint 使認(rèn)識，使了解
tame 馴化的，馴服的，溫順的～animails
tow 拖，拉，牽引 tow a damaged ship into port
abstract 抽象的 A flower is beautiful, but beauty itself is abstract.
absurd 荒謬的，荒唐的 The idea that number 14 brings bad luck is absurd.
uproar 騷亂，騷動The public ～ over unclear-radiation hazards
continues to mount
utilize 利用～ solar energy
utter 發(fā)出(聲音等)，說，吐露～ the truth
vacant 未被占用的 a ～ seat in a bus
vague 含糊的，不明確的，模糊的 a ～ answer
slip 滑倒，滑落，滑行 She ～ed on the wet stones and fell
slit 切開，撕開～ the envelope open
slope 傾斜，有坡度 The ground ～s down sharply at this point
sly 狡猾的，偷偷的 a ～answer
sovereign a.獨(dú)立的，有主權(quán)的 n.君主，國王，統(tǒng)治者
spacious adj.廣闊的，寬敞的
spectrum n.譜，光譜，頻譜;范圍，幅度，系列
spicy a.加很多香料的;(口味)濃郁的
spine n.脊柱，脊椎;(動植物的)刺;書脊
shade 蔭，蔭涼處The group of trees provide some ～ from the sun
sham 假裝，虛偽 Her illness was a ～ to gain sympathy
smash 打碎，打破，摧毀 The ball ～ed the window
snatch 奪得，一把抓住 The thief ～ed her handbag and ran off
superfluous 過多的，剩余的，多余的a ～remark
supervise 監(jiān)督，管理，指導(dǎo)～ sb’s every move
stress 壓力，緊張 Not all of us can cope with the ～es of modern life
stretch 伸直，伸長 He yawned and ～ed himself
stride 闊步前進(jìn)，大踏步走He strode to the platform
strike 打擊，撞 A stone struck me on the head
retrospect v.n. 回顧，回想，追溯[反]foresee
revelation n. 揭示，透露，顯示;被揭示的真相，新發(fā)現(xiàn)
string 細(xì)繩，線，帶 She took the parcel and started to undo the string
strip 剝?nèi)?，除?The wind stripped the tree of all its leaves
vanish 突然消失，逐漸消散 With a wave of his hand, the magician made the rabbit
veil 面紗，面罩 Jewish women wore ～s in token of reverence and submission
ventilate 使通風(fēng)，使空氣流通～ a room
venture 冒險，冒險行動，投機(jī)行動take a ～ in oil
uncover 揭開，揭露～ a dish of food
underestimate 低估～ the difficulties of the task
reassure v.使安心，使放心;使消除疑慮
