大學(xué)英語六級高頻詞匯(帶例句)

1、英語六級詞匯及其例句1. abandon vt 放棄 , 遺棄After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease.adj 反常的 , 變態(tài)的Various efforts have been madeover the centuries

2、to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and abnormal animal behavior.adj. 突然的 , 意想不到的;That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take.n. 缺席Those who recognize problems as a human condition and don t measure happiness by an absence of problems

3、 are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the most rare.vt. 吸收（液體）；（The club will absorb new members the first week in September. 摘要 , 概要 , 抽象At the top of the list is the notion that intelligenceis measured by your abilityto solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certai

4、n levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly.v. 加速Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only accelerates the crisis.n. 通路 , 訪問 , 入門The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool.adj. 正確的 , 精確的Weather forecast is getting more accurate

5、today.現(xiàn)在，天氣預(yù)報越來越準(zhǔn)確了。v. 控告 , 譴責(zé) , 非難The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied having been in the area on the night of the fire.（ 96-1 ）achieve v. 完成 , 達到In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of the

6、se individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.acknowledge v. 承認(rèn) , 答謝 , 報償Professor Hawking is acknowledged as one of the world s greatest living physicists.alert adj. 提防的 , 警惕的（The sign set up by the road alerts drivers to a sharp turn.（ 03-12 ）ambition n. 野心；雄心；企圖Getting into

7、Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition.進入耶魯大學(xué)意味著聰明，才能和雄心壯志。appetite n. 食欲；胃口（05-12， 08-12）appliance n. 設(shè)備； 器械；裝置appreciate v. 感激；感謝）A highly responsible and tough professor is usually appreciated by top students who want to be challenged, but disliked by those whose records are less impr

8、essive.approach vt. 走近；靠近n. 方式，方法Throughou t the nation s more than 15,000 school districts, widely differing approaches to teaching science and math have emerged.（ 05-1 ）appropriate adj. 正確的；適當(dāng)?shù)模?8-12 ）For many patients, institutional care is the most appropriate and beneficial form of care.argue n

9、. 爭論 , 辯論The immigrants loudest critics argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot, and indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did.arrest v. 逮捕 , 拘留 , 吸引They ll have you arrested if you don t pay your taxes. （91-6）artificial adj. 人造的；人工的（The Space Age commenced in October 1957 when

10、the first artificialsatellite was launched by the Soviet Union.（ 99-1 ）aspect n. 模樣，面貌；方面，觀點At the University of Sussex, you are introduced to the nature and grammar of English in all aspects.（ 08-12 ）assumption n. 假定；假設(shè)（05-6 ， 08-12 ）Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on

11、the assumption that the streets there are paved with gold.（ 05-6 ）astronautn. 航天員Astronauts have been known to develop motion sickness, too.（ 90-6 ）athleticadj. 運動的；運動員的（05-1 ， ， ）One of the major producers of athletic footwear, with 2002 sales of over $10 billion, is a company called Nike. （08-12）

12、atmosphere n. 大氣Phasing old bulbs out by 2030 would save the output of 650 power plants and avoid the release of 700 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year. （ 07-12 ）attain v. 達到 , 獲得（ 07-6 ）All too often, it is the lack of action that ultimately holds peopleback from attaining their i

13、deals.（07-6）attempt v./n. 嘗試 , 企圖Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design of running shoes in an attempt to make them lighter and more shock-absorbent. （08-12）ban v. 禁止The machines contain high levels of lead and other hazardous substances,and are already banned from California land

14、fills （垃圾填埋場）.（ 05-1）barrier n. 障礙（ 07-12 ）Young blacks, whose unemployment rate stands today at 50 96, will find another barrier in front of them.（ 90-6 ）She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.（ 06-6 聽）be aware of 1. 知道（ 08-12 ）Workers should be aware of the potential dangers at the

15、workplace.behavior n. 舉止 , 行為Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct.benefit n. 利益促進或增強福利的東西；好處（07-12）E-books have so many benefits that they will replace traditional books. （08-6）biotech n. 生物工藝學(xué)She now works in the biotech forest

16、ry division of a major paper company.blame v. 譴責(zé)；歸咎（08-6, ）The mother didn t know who to blame for the broken glass.（90-1）burden n. 負(fù)荷；負(fù)擔(dān)（99-6,00-6 ）British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student numbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk.（9

17、9-6）candidate n. 候選人 , 投考者 （ 94-1 ， 95-1 ， 95-6 ， 99-1 ， 99-6， 02-1 ， 02-12， 07-6 ）Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates.capital n. 首都；資金，資本（05-12 ， 06-6， 06-12）It will be increasingly difficult to maintain political support for the free flow of good

18、s, services, and capital across borders.（ 07-12 ）challenge n. 挑戰(zhàn)The challenge is particularly evident in the work place. （ 07-12 ）characteristic adj. 表示特性的；典型的；特有的n. 特征，特性（06-6）If you display these characteristics, with just a little luck, you ll certainly succeed in the typical personnel interview.

19、（95-1）circumstance n. 環(huán)境 , 詳情 , 境況 （ 07-12 ）Losing everything you own under such circumstances can be distressing. （06-12）citizen n. 市民 , 公民（ 08-12 ）In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth billions of dollars.（ 06-12 ）claim v. 要求，認(rèn)

20、領(lǐng)，索賠Mothers have always claimed that they could see their newborns looking at them as they held them, despite what they have been told.（ 91-1 ）It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something wecannot do without.97-1 ）clinical adj. 臨床的；臨診的clip n. 小夾子；回形針不及物動詞vi. 夾上 , 夾住Even after graduation, you

21、ng people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.cloud n. 云 , 煙云（ 02-6 ）cluster n. 一串；一束；一群vt. 群集，聚集（06-12）When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken.coastal adj. 海岸的 （ 02-6 ）coincidence n. 巧合；巧合的事It is no coincidence that a large number o

22、f violent crimes are committed under the influence of bine v. 聯(lián)結(jié)；結(jié)合（ 08-12 ）（ 02-1 ）commodity （ 實物 ） thatchanging the way we work,she and her husband saw（ 06-12 ）This information is combined with a map database. commodity n. 貨場；商品；物品In his generation money was thought of as a real could b

23、e carried, or stolen. （ 92-1 ）communicate v. 交流；通信With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly shop, do business, and communicate. （ 05-12 ）complicate v. 變復(fù)雜And once all those things were no longer there, how they had weighed them down and complicate their lives.conceive v. 構(gòu)思 , 以為 , 持有It is hard

24、 to conceive of a plan to end poverty. （2001. 1）concern v.關(guān)于；對有關(guān)系（05-1 ）The story that follows concerns two famous characters of the rockyMountain gold rush days.concise adj. 簡單的 , 簡練的The new secretary has written a remarkably concise report within a few hundred words but with all the important deta

25、ils included.conduct v./n. 行為 , 操行（ 05-12 ）It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment. （ 06-12 ） conflictn. 斗爭 , 沖突If the world is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local conflicts.conform v. 符合 , 相似As visiting scholars, they willingly conform

26、 to the customs of the country they live in.confront v. 使面臨 , 對抗Thus, a university trying to promote professors primarily on the teaching qualities would have to confront this confusion.（93-1）consequence n. 結(jié)局；結(jié)Such discoveries are likely to have revolutionary consequences for biology, astronomy and

27、 philosophy.(08-6) conservation n. 保護；保存These days conservation is all about efficiency: getting the same orbetter results from just a fraction of the energy.(07-12) constant adj. 不變的；固定的We humans, like all warm-blooded animals, can keep our core body temperatures pretty much constant regardless of

28、what s going on in the world around us.(08-12)constrain v. 強逼 ; 限制，抑制(97-6,98-6,99-6,03-6,)“ People with poor motives will always exist.” He says. “ Sometimesenvironments constrain those people and sometimes environments give those people opportunity. ” (06 -12) consult v. 參考；查閱；咨詢The members of Par

29、liament were indignant that the government had not consulted them. (02-1) consumer n. 消費者Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didn t really want or need. (07-6)contemplate v. 注視；沉思My grandfather, a retired worker, often contemplates the past with a feeling of longi

30、ng and respect. (05-1) content n. 內(nèi)容 , 容量 v. 滿足 adj. 滿足的In addition, that social context affects both directly and indirectly the media and the media content to which you become exposed. (98-6) on the contrary 相反Contrary to popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity

31、 that only a genius can create.( 98-1 )controversy n. 論爭 , 辯論 , 論戰(zhàn)After several nuclear disasters, a controversy has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.convenience n. 適合；方便The individual mobility, convenience, and status given by the private passenger car offer a seemingly unbeatable attraction

32、. (92-6) conventional adj 傳統(tǒng)的，習(xí)慣的Most new residential buildings in Sweden are already heated with ground-source heat pumps. Such systems consume almost no conventional fuel at all. (07-12) convince v. 使確信 , 使信服Knight convinced the company s officials of the potential foritsproduct in the .coordinate

33、 vt. 協(xié)調(diào)，調(diào)節(jié)n. 同等的 ( 人或物 ); 坐標(biāo)(用復(fù)數(shù))Clearly, protecting will come only through coordinated international efforts to control human population, stabilize the composition of the atmosphere,and preserve intact Earth s compl ex web life. (98-6) corporate adj. 全體的，公司的There, menare still expected to be breadw

34、inners climbing the corporate ladder; traditionally-minded bosses are often unsympathetic to family needs. ( 07-12 )correlate vt. 敘述，使聯(lián)系It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that, in manycases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart

35、 and blood vessel disease.count v . 數(shù) , 計算 ; 認(rèn)為，看作When labeling games as violent or non-violent, should a hero eating a ghost really be counted as a violent event creature n. 人，動物，創(chuàng)造物In an attempt to find out how different creatures see the world, psychologists at Brown University in theUSA have bee

36、n comparing the behaviour ofbirds and humans. (90-6) crime n. 犯罪，犯罪行為The suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.critical adj. 批評的，危急的, 評論的You can t be too careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. (90-1)The transition from childhood to

37、 adulthood is always critical time for everybody. (01-6) culture n. 文化，文明Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. (01-6) cycle n. 周期，循環(huán)，自行車Breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is

38、one of the most difficult tasks for job seekers. (07-6) debate v. 爭論，辯論They had fierce debate as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken year ago. (97-1) decade n. 十年，十The South Florida nesting population has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to a

39、marine biologist.deceptive adj. 欺騙性的As an example of what s going on, consider . Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. (04-6) decline vi. 下降，下垂(97-6)Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined deem v. 想 , 認(rèn)為 , 視為 ; 相信Anyone not paying the r

40、egistration fee by the end of this month willbe deemed to have withdrawn from the program.defeat n. 擊敗，戰(zhàn)勝，失敗The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. (95-6) d efinition n. 定義，解說，

41、精確度，清晰度The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others needs. (07-12)defy 不服從，藐視，挑釁，違抗You shouldn t defy your father s instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher. delegate n. 代表While US executives give both responsibility and authority to theiremployees, Japanese executives del

42、egate only authority the responsibility isstill theirs. (03-9) delicate adj. 精巧的，精致的，脆弱的，微妙的，棘手的，靈敏的One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a delicate operation, he quickly recovered his sight. (97-6) demonstrate vt. 示范，證明，論證Among other things, the findings demonstrate that dramatic cl

43、imatechange is nothing new for planet Earth. (02-6) depressionn. 沮喪，消沉，低氣壓，低壓Depression is often caused by the cumulative effects of stress and overwork. (02-1) deprive vt. 剝奪，使喪失In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly deprived him of much of his sight.在晚年，亨利受到一種疾病的折磨，這種病慢慢的損傷了他

44、的大部分視力。desert n. 沙漠 (pl.) 應(yīng)得的懲罰vt. 拋棄Many people think of deserts as barren regions, but numerous species of plants and animals have adapted to life there. (99-6) desirable adj. 值得要的，合意的，悅?cè)诵囊獾腃onflict, nevertheless, is very likely to occur, and is probably an essential and desirable element of human

45、 societies.( 96-1 )destructive adj. 破壞性的Hurricanes are killer winds, and their destructive power lies in the physical damage they can do.颶風(fēng)具有能夠傷及人命，他的破壞力主要在于他能夠造成物理傷害。drawback n. 缺點，障礙，退稅Many pure metals have little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other drawbacks.elimina

46、te vt. 排除，消除She once again went through her composition carefully to eliminate allspelling mistakes from it.expenditure n. 支出，花費Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major expenditure in every family s budget.foster vt. 養(yǎng)育，撫育，培養(yǎng)，鼓勵The Japanese scientists have found that scents foster eff

47、iciency and reduce stress among office workers.gloomy adj. 黑暗的，陰沉的，令人沮喪的，陰郁的In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly.gossip n. 閑話，閑談George enjoys talking about people s private affairs. He is a gossip. hamper v. 妨礙，牽制The work in the office was hampered by a

48、constant stream of visitors. 絡(luò)繹不絕的參觀者妨礙了辦公室的工作。imperative n. 命令，誡命，需要，規(guī)則，祈使語據(jù)Military orders are imperative and cannot be disobeyed.i ndividual n. 個人，個體Why is English now considered to be so prestigious that, across the globe, individuals and societies feel disadvantaged if they do not have competen

49、ce in this languageinduce vt. 勸誘，促使，導(dǎo)致，引起，感應(yīng)She expressed her strong determination that nothing could induce her to give up her career as a teacher.indulge v. 縱容On weekends my grandma usually indulges in a glass of wine.initiate vt. 開始，發(fā)動，傳授In November 1987 the government initiated a public debate o

50、n the future direction of the official sports egrity n. 正直，誠實，完整，完全，完整性Mutual respect for territorial integrity is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop elligence n. 智力，聰明，智能We attribute Edison s success to his i ntelligence and hard work. ( 91-6 )irritate

51、vt. 激怒，使急躁P(guān)lease do not be irritated by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.magnify vt. 放大，擴大，贊美，夸大，夸張The microscope and telescope, with their capacity to enlarge, isolate and probe, demonstrate how details can be magnified and separated from the whole. (05-1) obedie

52、nt adj. 服從的，孝順的Students are expected to be quiet and obedient in an Asian classroom.paradox n. 似非而是的論點，自相矛盾的話We work to ma ke money, but it s a paradox that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money.privacy n. 獨處而不受干擾，秘密He greatly resented the publication of this book, which he saw as an embarrassing invasion of his mote 1vt. 促進，發(fā)揚，提升，提拔，晉升為Keeping a sense o