四级辅导练习词汇 21.doc

四级辅导练习 词汇 21 disposable [???????????] adj. 可任意使用的；一次性的；用后即可丢弃的 disposable towels and razors 一次性使用的毛巾和刮胡刀 approach [????????] n. 接近； 方法， 步骤 v. 接近， 动手处理 We approached the museum. 我们走近博物馆。 discipline [?????????]? n. 纪律； vt. 训练 Students must learn to discipline themselves. 大学生必须学会自律。 valid [??????] adj. 有根据的；有效的，具有法律效力的 a valid excuse 有根据的理由 territory [?????????] n. 领土，版图；领域，范围 Women’s education may be unusual territory for economists, but enhancing women’s contribution to development is actually as much an economic as a social issue. 对经济学家而言，妇女的教育问题或许是不同寻常的领域，但是增强妇女对发展的贡献事实上既是经济问题也是社会问题。 extension [??????????] n. 伸出，扩大；延长，延期，缓期；延长部分；电话分机(号码) the extension of our foreign trade我们对外贸易的扩大 reminder [?????????] n. 提醒的人；暗示 This note is only a reminder. 谨此提请注意。 neglectful [???????????] adj. 忽略的 be neglectful of one’s duty [???????] n. 序文，前言 vt. 为……写序言；开始 He prefaced his speech with an amusing story. 他用一则有趣的故事开始了他的演说。 straightforward [?????????????] adj. 正直的；直率的；易懂的；直截了当的ad. 坦率地 be straightforward in one’s dealings 做买卖（待人）正直 prevail [???????????] vi. 流(盛)行；获胜，占优势；劝说，诱使 prevail against a person胜过某人[???] adj. 在前部的；前面的 n. 前部 the fore part of an aircraft飞机的前部 handle [??????] n. 柄，把手 v. 运用；买卖，处理，操作vi. 搬运，易于操纵 to handle problems efficiently有效地处理问题 perceive [???????] v. 察觉，感知，感到，认识到 She gradually perceived that her parents were right. 她逐渐领悟到她父母是对的。 protective [??????????] adj. 给予保护的，保护的 She’s too protective towards her son. 她过于呵护儿子。 boundary [?????????] n. 分界线，边界，界限 the boundaries of human knowledge人类知识的范围 diminish [????????] v. (使)减少，(使)变小 His illness diminished his strength. 他的病削弱了他的体力。 insulting [ [?????????]] adj. 侮辱的，无礼的 insulting remarks (behavior) 侮辱性的言语行为overwhelm [??????????] vt. 使不知所措，(感情上) 使（某人）受不了；胜过，击败 A survey found an overwhelming pessimism about privacy, with 60 percent of respondents saying they feel their privacy is “slipping away, and that bothers me.” 一次调查发现，人们对于隐私普遍存在悲观的态度，60%的受访者说，他们觉得隐私正在“从身边溜走，这让我很忧心忡忡。” conflict [?????????]?