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考研英语高频词汇lump详解 lump n.团，块 v.把...归并到一起 [真题连线] Databases used by some companies don’t rely on data collected systematically but rather lump together information from different research projects. (2009-Text2) 一些公司采用的数据库不是基于系统收集的数据，而是把不同研究项目信息归并到一起。 lure vt.吸引，诱惑 n.诱惑物 [同义词]entice/ allure/ tempt/ seduce v.诱惑 [真题连线] And since these messages have an agenda -- to lure us to open our wallets -- they make the very idea of happiness seem unreliable. (2006-Text 4) 由于这样的信息都有一项任务——诱使我们打开钱包——从而使“快乐”这个概念显得不可靠。 luxury n.奢侈，奢侈品 [真题连线] In the world of capuchins, grapes are luxury goods (and much preferable to cucumbers). (2005-Text 1) 在卷尾猴的世界里，葡萄是奢侈品（比黄瓜受欢迎得多）。 machine n.机器 [词组]maintenance of machinery机器保养 [形近词]machinery n.机器，机构 [真题连线] The second half of the 20th century saw a collection of geniuses, warriors, entrepreneurs and visionaries labour to create a fabulous machine... (2012-PartB) 20世纪后半叶涌现出一大批天才、勇士、实业家以及梦想家，他们不辞劳苦，创造了一台神奇的机器。 maintain vt.维持，主张 [形近词]maintenance n.维修，维持；entertain v.娱乐；sustain vt.支撑 [真题连线] While most leaders sought to maintain Catholicism as the official religion of the new states, some sought to end the exclusion of other faiths. (2007-Use of English) 尽管大多数领导人试图维持天主教作为新国家的官方宗教，但是一些领导人试图结束这种排斥其他宗教信仰的局面。 majority n.大部分，多数票 [生僻词义](法律)成年 [词组]be in the ~占多数；~ status 成人身份 [形近词]minority n.少数民族，未成年（状态） [真题连线] In Arizona v. United States, the majority overturned three of the four contested provisions of Arizona’s controversial plan. (2013-Text4) 在这起亚利桑那州政府与联邦政府对抗的案件中，大多数票推翻了颇受质疑的亚利桑那州四项法案中的三项。 locate v.定位，坐落于 [形近词]location n.位置；best/golden location黄金地段；allocation n.分配 [真题连线] Archaeologists also may locate buried remains by using such technologies as ground radar, magnetic-field recording, and metal detectors. (2014-PartB) 考古学家也可以使用诸如地面雷达、磁场纪录和金属探测器等技术定位被埋藏的遗址。 logical a.符合逻辑的，合理的 [同义词]reasonable/ rational/ sound/ sensible [形近词]logic n.逻辑 [真题连线] As a logical consequence of this development, separate journals have now appeared aimed mainly towards either professional o