歷年四六級(jí)英語(yǔ)單詞匯總

1、2007：inhabitant /nhbtnt/ |CET4 TEM4N-COUNT The inhabitants of a place are the people who live there.例：.the inhabitants of Boise. viable /vabl,vab/ adj.a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully1.viable alternative/proposition/option etc 例 Will a hotel here be financially viable? 2.technica

2、l able to continue to live or to develop into a living thingOPP NON-VIABLE例 viable seeds presume /przjum/ |CET6 TEM81.V-T If you presume that something is the case, you think that it is the case, although you are not certain.例：I presume youre here on business. 2.V-T If you say that someone presumes

3、to do something, you mean that they do it even though they have no right to do it.例：Theyre resentful that outsiders presume to meddle in their affairs. 3.V-T If an idea, theory, or plan presumes certain facts, it regards them as true so that they can be used as a basis for further ideas and theories

4、.例：The legal definition of know often presumes mental control. tribute /trbjut/ |CET6 TEM41.N-VAR A tribute is something that you say, do, or make to show your admiration and respect for someone. 例：The song is a tribute to Roy Orbison. 2.N-SING If one thing is a tribute to another, the first thing i

5、s the result of the second and shows how good it is. 例：His success has been a tribute to hard work, to professionalism. noteworthy /ntw/ |CET6ADJ A fact or event that is noteworthy is interesting, remarkable, or significant in some way. 例：The most noteworthy feature of the list is that there are no

6、women on it. quirk /kwk/ |TEM81.N-COUNT A quirk is something unusual or interesting that happens by chance. (偶然發(fā)生的)例：By a tantalizing quirk of fate, the pair have been drawn to meet in the first round of the championship. 2.N-COUNT A quirk is a habit or aspect of a persons character which is odd or

7、unusual. 例：Brown was always fascinated by the quirks and foibles of people in everyday situations. confer /knf/ |CET6 TEM81.V-RECIP When you confer with someone, you discuss something with them in order to make a decision. You can also say that two people confer. 例：He conferred with Hill and the oth

8、ers in his office. 2.V-T To confer something such as power or an honour on someone means to give it to them.例：The constitution also confers large powers on Brazils 25 constituent states. conceive /knsiv/ |CET6 TEM41.V-T/V-I If you cannot conceive of something, you cannot imagine it or believe it.例：I

9、 just cant even conceive of that quantity of money. 例：We could not conceive that he might soon be dead. 2.V-T/V-I If you conceive something as a particular thing, you consider it to be that thing.例：The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water. 例：We conceive of the family as being in a constan

10、t state of change. 3.V-T If you conceive a plan or idea, you think of it and work out how it can be done. 例：She had conceived the idea of a series of novels, each of which would reveal some aspect of Chinese life. 4.V-T/V-I When a woman conceives a child or conceives, she becomes pregnant. 例：Women,

11、he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive. craze /krez/ |TEM4N-COUNT If there is a craze for something, it is very popular for a short time. 一時(shí)的狂熱例：.the craze for Mutant Ninja Turtles. 風(fēng)靡一時(shí)的忍者神龜熱。hysteria /hstr/ N-UNCOUNT Hysteria among a group of people is a state of uncontrolled

12、 excitement, anger, or panic. 歇斯底里例：No one could help getting carried away by the hysteria. 歇斯底里發(fā)作起來(lái)誰(shuí)也無(wú)法控制自己。cognitive /kntv/ |CET6 TEM8ADJ Cognitive means relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things. 認(rèn)知的例：As children grow older, their cognitive processes b

13、ecome sharper. intuitive /ntjutv/ |TEM81.ADJ If you have an intuitive idea or feeling about something, you feel that it is true although you have no evidence or proof of it. 直覺(jué)的例：A positive pregnancy test soon confirmed her intuitive feelings. 陽(yáng)性的孕檢結(jié)果很快證實(shí)了她的直覺(jué)。2.ADV 憑直覺(jué)地例：He seemed to know intuitive

14、ly that I must be missing my mother. 他似乎憑直覺(jué)知道我一定是在思念我的母親。expert performersadjstartling /sttl/ ADJ Something that is startling is so different, unexpected, or remarkable that people react to it with surprise.例：Sometimes the results may be rather startling. trait /tret/ |CET4 TEM8N-COUNT A trait is a

15、particular characteristic, quality, or tendency that someone or something has. 例：The study found that some alcoholics had clear personality traits showing up early in childhood. nurture /nt/ |CET6 TEM81.V-T If you nurture something such as a young child or a young plant, you care for it while it is

16、growing and developing. 例：Parents want to know the best way to nurture and raise their child to adulthood. 2.V-T If you nurture plans, ideas, or people, you encourage them or help them to develop. 例：She had always nurtured great ambitions for her son. 3.N-UNCOUNT Nurture is care and encouragement th

17、at is given to someone while they are growing and developing. 例：The human organism learns partly by nature, partly by nurture. verbal /vbl/ |CET6 TEM41.ADJ You use verbal to indicate that something is expressed in speech rather than in writing or action. 口頭的例：They were jostled and subjected to a tor

18、rent of verbal abuse. 2.ADV例：Dave drank heavily and became verbally abusive. 3.ADJ You use verbal to indicate that something is connected with words and the use of words. 詞語(yǔ)的; 文字的例：The test has scores for verbal skills, mathematical skills, and abstract reasoning skills. 4.ADJ In grammar, verbal mea

19、ns relating to a verb. 動(dòng)詞的例：.a verbal noun. 一個(gè)動(dòng)名詞。envision /nvn/ |TEM4V-T If you envision something, you envisage it.例：Alana never envisioned her college career ending like this. envisage /nvzd/ |CET6 TEM4V-T If you envisage something, you imagine that it is true, real, or likely to happen. 例：He env

20、isages the possibility of establishing direct diplomatic relations in the future. deduce /ddjus/ |CET6 TEM4V-T If you deduce something or deduce that something is true, you reach that conclusion because of other things that you know to be true. 例：The date of the document can be deduced from referenc

21、es to the Civil War. 該文件的日期可以從其對(duì)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)的提及處推算出來(lái)。elude /lud/ |TEM81.V-T If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it. 例：Sleep eluded her. 2.V-T If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them. 例：He eluded the police for 13 years. 3.V-T If a fact or idea eludes you, yo

22、u do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it. 例：The appropriate word eluded him. 原文：Its not obvious how the capacity to visualize objects and to figure out numerical patterns suits one to answer questions that have eluded some of the best poets and philosophers.encompass /nk

23、mps/ |CET6+ TEM81.V-T If something encompasses particular things, it includes them. 例：His repertoire encompassed everything from Bach to Schoenberg. 2.V-T To encompass a place means to completely surround or cover it. 例：The map shows the rest of the western region, encompassing nine states. field /f

24、ild/ |CET4 TEM4V-T If you say that someone fields a question, you mean that they answer it or deal with it, usually successfully.例：He was later shown on television, fielding questions. query /kwr/ |CET6+ TEM41.N-COUNT A query is a question, especially one that you ask an organization, publication, o

25、r expert. 例：If you have any queries about this insurance, please contact our call centre. 2.V-T If you query something, you check it by asking about it because you are not sure if it is correct.例：Its got a number you can call to query your bill. 3.V-T To query means to ask a question.例：Is there some

26、thing else? Ray queried as Helen stopped speaking. procedure /prsid/ |CET4 TEM4N-VAR A procedure is a way of doing something, especially the usual or correct way. 例：Police insist that Michael did not follow the correct procedure in applying for a visa. pink slip N-COUNT If employees are given their

27、pink slips, they are informed that they are no longer needed to do the job that they have been doing. 解雇通知書(shū)例：It was his fourth pink slip in two years. diagnosis /danss/ |CET6 TEM4N-VAR Diagnosis is the discovery and naming of what is wrong with someone who is ill or with something that is not workin

28、g properly. 診斷例：I need to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis. spouse /spas/ |CET4 TEM4N-COUNT Someones spouse is the person they are married to. 例：You, or your spouse, must be at least 60 to participate. disrupt /dsrpt/ |CET6 TEM4V-T If someone or something disrupts an event, system, or pro

29、cess, they cause difficulties that prevent it from continuing or operating in a normal way. 例：Anti-war protesters disrupted the debate. disruption /dsrpn/ N-VAR When there is disruption of an event, system, or process, t to a minimum. deprive /dprav/ |CET6 TEM4V-T If you deprive someone of something

30、 that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it. it is prevented from continuing or operating in a normal way. 例：The plan was designed to ensure disruption to business was kep 例：Theyve been deprived of the fuel necessary to heat their homes. fluctuation /flktu

31、e n,flktuen/ n. C,U AC a change in a price, amount, level etc例 Prices are subject to fluctuation. + in例 the fluctuation in interest rates deductible /ddktbl/ |TEM81.ADJ If a payment or expense is deductible, it can be deducted from another sum such as your income, for example, when calculating how m

32、uch income tax you have to pay. 可扣除的例：Part of the auto-loan interest is deductible as a business expense. 例：.deductible expenses. 2.N-COUNT A deductible is a sum of money which an insured person has to pay toward the cost of an insurance claim. The insurance company pays the rest. 免賠額例：Each time the

33、y go to a hospital, they have to pay a deductible of $628. attendant adj.relating to or caused by something【正式】 伴隨的，隨之而來(lái)的，附帶的attendant problems/difficulties/dangers etc例 nuclear power, with all its attendant risks + on例 Drugs are one of the issues attendant on running a school. 原文：Both the absolute

34、cost of healthcare and the share of it borne by families have risen and newly fashionable health-savings plans are spreading from legislative halls to Wal-Mart workers，with much higher deductibles and a large new dose of investment risk for families future healthcare.Even demographics are working ag

35、ainst the middle class family，as the odds of having a weak elderly parentand all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance have jumped eightfold in just one generation.fallout /flat/ 1.N-UNCOUNT Fallout is the radiation that affects a particular place or area after a nuclear explosion

36、 has taken place. 例：They were exposed to radioactive fallout during nuclear weapons tests. 2.N-UNCOUNT If you refer to the fallout from something that has happened, you mean the unpleasant consequences that follow it.例：Grundy lost his job in the fallout from the incident. wholesale /hlsel/ |CET6 TEM

37、41.N-UNCOUNT Wholesale is the activity of buying and selling goods in large quantities and therefore at cheaper prices, usually to stores who then sell them to the public. Compare . 例：Warehouse clubs allow members to buy goods at wholesale prices. 2.ADV If something is sold wholesale, it is sold in

38、large quantities and at cheaper prices, usually to stores. 例：The fabrics are sold wholesale to retailers, fashion houses, and other manufacturers. 3.ADJ You use wholesale to describe the destruction, removal, or changing of something when it affects a very large number of things or people. (破壞、遷移或變動(dòng)

39、) 例：They are only doing what is necessary to prevent wholesale destruction of vegetation. due /dju/ |CET4 TEM41ADJ Due attention or consideration is the proper, reasonable, or deserved amount of it under the circumstances. 適當(dāng)?shù)? 應(yīng)有的例：After due consideration it was decided to send him away to live wit

40、h foster parents. 2.ADJ Something that is due, or that is due to someone, is owed to them, either as a debt or because they have a right to it. 應(yīng)得的例：I was sent a cheque and advised that no further pension was due. sort out 1.PHRASAL VERB If you sort out a group of things, you separate them into diff

41、erent classes, groups, or places, for example so that you can do different things with them. 例：Sort out all your bills, receipts, invoices, and expenses as quickly as possible and keep detailed accounts. 2.PHRASAL VERB If you sort out a problem or the details of something, you do what is necessary t

42、o solve the problem or organize the details. 例：India and Nepal have sorted out their trade and security dispute. 3.PHRASAL VERB If you sort yourself out, you organize yourself or calm yourself so that you can act effectively and reasonably. 例：Were in a state of complete chaos here and I need a littl

43、e time to sort myself out. compliance /kmplans/ |CET6+ TEM4N-UNCOUNT Compliance with something, for example a law, treaty, or agreement, means doing what you are required or expected to do. 例：Inspectors were sent to visit nuclear sites and verify compliance with the treaty. 監(jiān)察員被派去參觀核址并核實(shí)條約的遵守情況feebl

44、e /fibl/ |CET6 TEM41.ADJ If you describe someone or something as feeble, you mean that they are weak. 例：He told them he was old and feeble and was not able to walk so far. 2.ADV 虛弱地例：His left hand moved feebly at his side. 3.ADJ If you describe something that someone says as feeble, you mean that it

45、 is not very good or convincing. 例：This is a particularly feeble argument. 4.ADV 薄弱地例：I said Sorry, very feebly, feeling rather embarrassed. governance /vnns/ 1.N-UNCOUNT The governance of a country is the way in which it is governed. (國(guó)家的)統(tǒng)治方式; 管理方式例：.he will meet with officials from several countr

46、ies to discuss ways to promote good governance. 2.N-UNCOUNT The governance of a company or organization is the way in which it is managed. (公司、組織等的)管理方式例：.a dramatic move away from the traditional view of governance in education. inevitably /nvtbl/ ADV If something will inevitably happen, it is cert

47、ain to happen and cannot be prevented or avoided.例：Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment. executive 英 gzekjtv; eg- 美 zkjtv adj. 行政的；經(jīng)營(yíng)的；執(zhí)行的，經(jīng)營(yíng)管理的n. 總經(jīng)理；執(zhí)行委員會(huì)；執(zhí)行者；經(jīng)理主管人員suite 英 swit 美 sut; swit n. （一套）家具；套房；組曲；（一批）隨員，隨從Just as bosses and boards have finally sorted out their worst

48、 accounting and compliance troubles，and improved their feeble corporation governance，a new problem threatens to earn them-especially in America-the sort of nasty headlines that inevitably lead to heads rolling in the executive suite：data insecurity.diverse /davs/ |CET4 TEM41.ADJ If a group of things

49、 is diverse, it is made up of a wide variety of things. 例：The building houses a wide and diverse variety of antiques. 2.ADJ Diverse people or things are very different from each other.例：Albert Jones new style will inevitably put him in touch with a much more diverse and perhaps younger audience. 艾伯特

50、瓊斯的新風(fēng)格無(wú)疑將使他接觸更多形形色色的、或許更年輕的觀眾。intricate /ntrkt/ |CET6 TEM41.ADJ You use intricate to describe something that has many small parts or details. 例：.the production of carpets with highly intricate patterns. 2.ADV 例：.intricately carved sculptures. disclose /dsklz/ |CET6 TEM4V-T If you disclose new or sec

51、ret information, you tell people about it.例：Neither side would disclose details of the transaction. corporate /kprt, -prt/ |CET6 TEM4ADJ Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation.例：.top U.S. corporate executives. 美國(guó)公司的高層管理人員。例：.a corporate lawyer. 一名公司

52、律師。overshadow /vd/ |TEM81.V-T If an unpleasant event or feeling overshadows something, it makes it less happy or enjoyable. 例：Fears for the presidents safety could overshadow his peace-making mission. 2.V-T If you are overshadowed by a person or thing, you are less successful, important, or impressi

53、ve than they are. 使黯然失色例：Hester is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister. 3.V-T If one building, tree, or large structure overshadows another, it stands near it, is much taller than it, and casts a shadow over it. 例：She said stations should be in the open, near housing, not overshad

54、owed by trees or walls. setback /stbk/ |CET6 TEM4N-COUNT A setback is an event that delays your progress or reverses some of the progress that you have made.例：The move represents a setback for the Middle East peace process. clique /klik, klk/ N-COUNT If you describe a group of people as a clique, yo

55、u mean that they spend a lot of time together and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group. 例：He was accepted into the most popular clique on campus. vaunted /vntd/ ADJ If you describe something as vaunted or much vaunted, you mean that people praise it more than it deserves. 被吹噓的例：Si

56、mpsons much vaunted discoveries are in fact commonplace in modern sociology. deploy /dpl,dpl/ v.1.I,T to organize or move soldiers, military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be used部署，調(diào)度士兵、軍事裝備等deploy forces/troops/weapons etc例 NATOs decision to deploy cruise missiles 北

57、約要部署巡航導(dǎo)彈的決定2.T formal to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc【正式】 利用，調(diào)動(dòng)尤指想法、論據(jù)等例 a job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed 要用到多項(xiàng)專業(yè)技術(shù)的工作endeavour /ndv/ |CET6 TEM41.V-T If you endeavour to do something, you try very hard to do it. 努力例：They are

58、endeavouring to protect trade union rights. 2.N-VAR An endeavour is an attempt to do something, especially something new or original. 例：The companys creative endeavours are thriving. monotonous /mntns/ |CET6+ TEM4ADJ Something that is monotonous is very boring because it has a regular, repeated patt

59、ern which never changes. 單調(diào)的例：Its monotonous work, like most factory jobs. 這是個(gè)單調(diào)的工作，和大多數(shù)工廠工作一樣。inadequacy /ndkws/ |TEM41.N-VAR The inadequacy of something is the fact that there is not enough of it, or that it is not good enough. 不足; 不夠好例：.the inadequacy of the water supply. 水供應(yīng)不足。2.N-UNCOUNT If som

60、eone has feelings of inadequacy, they feel that they do not have the qualities and abilities necessary to do something or to cope with life in general. 能力不足例：.his deep-seated sense of inadequacy. 他根深蒂固的能力不足之感。conflict |CET4 TEM41.N-UNCOUNT Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about somethin