《英語六級詞匯及其例句》1.abandon

vt放棄,遺棄Afterdrivingmanyoftheanimalsaroundthemtonearextinction,peoplewereforcedtoabandontheiroldwayoflifeforaradicallynewsurvivalstrategythatresultedinwidespreadstarvationanddisease.adj反常的,變態的Variouseffortshavebeenmadeoverthecenturiestopredictearthquakes,includingobservinglightsintheskyandabnormalanimalbehavior.

adj.忽然的,意想不到的;Thatlongairplaneride,theabruptchangeofclimate,wasmorethanshecouldtake.

n.缺席Thosewhorecognizeproblemsasahumanconditionanddon’tmeasurehappinessbyanabsenceofproblemsarethemostintelligentkindofhumansweknow;also,themostrare.vt.吸取（液體）；（TheclubwillabsorbnewmembersthefirstweekinSeptember..摘要,概要,抽象Atthetopofthelististhenotionthatintelligenceismeasuredbyyourabilitytosolvecomplexproblems;toread,writeandcomputeatcertainlevels;andtoresolveabstractequationsquickly.v.加速Hillslopesareclearedofforeststomakewayforcrops,butthisonly

acceleratesthecrisis.n.通路,訪問,入門Thepeoplelivingintheseapartmentshavefreeaccesstothatswimmingpool.adj.對的的,精確的Weatherforecastisgettingmoreaccuratetoday.目前，天氣預報越來越精確了。v.控告,訓斥,非難Thepoliceaccusedhimofsettingfiretothebuildingbutthedeniedhavingbeenintheareaonthenightofthefire.（96-1）

achieve

v.完畢,到達Inonestudyof400adultswhohadachieveddistinctioninallareasoflife,researchersfoundthatthree-fifthsoftheseindividualseitherdidbadlyinschoolorwereunhappyinschool.acknowledge

v.承認,答謝,報償ProfessorHawkingisacknowledgedasoneoftheworld’sgreatestlivingphysicists.alert

adj.提防的,警惕的（Thesignsetupbytheroadalertsdriverstoasharpturn.（03-12）ambition

n.野心；雄心；企圖GettingintoYalemaysignifyintelligence,talentandambition.進入耶魯大學意味著聰穎，才能和雄心壯志。

appetite

n.食欲；胃口（05-12，08-12）appliance

n.設備；器械；裝置appreciate

v.感謝；感謝）Ahighlyresponsibleandtoughprofessorisusuallyappreciatedbytopstudentswhowanttobechallenged,butdislikedbythosewhoserecordsarelessimpressive.approach

vt.走近；靠近n.方式，措施Throughoutthenation’smorethan15,000schooldistricts,widelydifferingapproachestoteachingscienceandmathhaveemerged.（05-1）appropriate

adj.對的的；合適的（08-12）Formanypatients,institutionalcareisthemostappropriateandbeneficialformofcare.argue

n.爭論,辯論Theimmigrants’loudestcriticsarguethatthenewwaveofimmigrantscannot,andindeeddonotwantto,fitinaspreviousgenerationsdid.arrest

v.逮捕,拘留,吸引They’llhaveyouarrestedifyoudon’tpayyourtaxes.(91-6)artificial

adj.人造的；人工的（TheSpaceAgecommencedinOctober1957whenthefirstartificialsatellitewaslaunchedbytheSovietUnion.（99-1）aspect

n.模樣，面貌；方面，觀點AttheUniversityofSussex,youareintroducedtothenatureandgrammarofEnglishinallaspects.（08-12）assumption

n.假定；假設（05-6，08-12）Nowadaysmanyruralpeopleflocktothecitytolookforjobsontheassumptionthatthestreetstherearepavedwithgold.（05-6）astronaut

n.航天員Astronautshavebeenknowntodevelopmotionsickness,too.（90-6）athletic

adj.運動的；運動員的（05-1，，）Oneofthemajorproducersofathleticfootwear,withsalesofover$10billion,isacompanycalledNike.(08-12)atmosphere

n.大氣Phasingoldbulbsoutby2030wouldsavetheoutputof650powerplantsandavoidthereleaseof700milliontonsofcarbonintotheatmosphereeachyear.（07-12）attain

v.到達,獲得（07-6）Alltoooften,itisthelackofactionthatultimatelyholdspeoplebackfromattainingtheirideals.(07-6)attempt

v./n.嘗試,企圖Bowermanwasalsoknownforexperimentingwiththedesignofrunningshoesinanattempttomakethemlighterandmoreshock-absorbent.(08-12)ban

v.嚴禁Themachinescontainhighlevelsofleadandotherhazardoussubstances,andarealreadybannedfromCalifornialandfills(垃圾填埋場).(05-1)barrier

n.障礙（07-12）Youngblacks,whoseunemploymentratestandstodayat5096,willfindanotherbarrierinfrontofthem.（90-6）Shewrotepoetrythatbrokethroughnationalbarriers.（06-6聽）beawareof

1.懂得（08-12）Workersshouldbeawareofthepotentialdangersattheworkplace.behavior

n.舉止,行為Humanbehaviorismostlyaproductoflearning,whereasthebehaviorofananimaldependsmainlyoninstinct.benefit

n.利益增進或增強福利的東西；好處(07-12)E-bookshavesomanybenefitsthattheywillreplacetraditionalbooks.(08-6)

biotech

n.生物工藝學Shenowworksinthebiotechforestrydivisionofamajorpapercompany.blame

v.訓斥；歸咎(08-6,)Themotherdidn’tknowwhotoblameforthebrokenglass.(90-1)

burden

n.負荷；承擔（99-6,00-6）Britishuniversities,groaningundertheburdenofahugeincreaseinstudentnumbers,arewarningthatthetraditionofafreeeducationisatrisk.(99-6)candidate

n.候選人,投考者（94-1，95-1，95-6，99-1，99-6，02-1，02-12，07-6）Yourqualitieswillexhibittoemployerswhytheyshouldhireyouoverothercandidates.capital

n.首都；資金，資本（05-12，06-6，06-12）Itwillbeincreasinglydifficulttomaintainpoliticalsupportforthefreeflowofgoods,services,andcapitalacrossborders.（07-12）

challenge

n.挑戰Thechallengeisparticularlyevidentinthework—place.（07-12）characteristic

adj.表達特性的；經典的；特有的n.特性，特性(06-6)Ifyoudisplaythesecharacteristics,withjustalittleluck,you’llcertainlysucceedinthetypicalpersonnelinterview.(95-1)

circumstance

n.環境,詳情,境況（07-12）Losingeverythingyouownundersuchcircumstancescanbedistressing.(06-12)citizen

n.市民,公民（08-12）In1997,NASApublishedareportconcludingthatsellingtripsintospacetoprivatecitizenscouldbeworthbillionsofdollars.（06-12）claim

v.規定，認領，索賠Mothershavealwaysclaimedthattheycouldseetheirnewbornslookingatthemastheyheldthem,despitewhattheyhavebeentold.（91-1）Itisoftenclaimedthatnuclearenergyissomethingwecannotdowithout.（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Evenaftergraduation,youngpeoplefindtheirwingsclippedbyskyrocketinghousingcosts.cloud

n.雲,煙雲（02-6）cluster

n.一串；一束；一群vt.群集，匯集（06-12）Whenwegoabroad,wetendtoclusterinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.coastal

adj.海岸的（02-6）coincidence

n.巧合；巧合的事Itisnocoincidencethatalargenumberofviolentcrimesarecommittedundertheinfluenceofalcohol.

combine

v.聯結；結合（08-12）Thisinformationiscombinedwithamapdatabase.（02-1）

commodity

n.貨場；商品；物品Inhisgenerationmoneywasthoughtofasarealcommodity(實物)thatcouldbecarried,orstolen.（92-1）communicate

v.交流；通信Withstunningspeed,theInternetisprofoundlychangingthewaywework,shop,dobusiness,andcommunicate.（05-12）complicate

v.變復雜Andonceallthosethingswerenolongerthere,sheandherhusbandsawhowtheyhadweighedthemdownandcomplicatetheirlives.（06-12）

conceive

v.構思,認為,持有Itishardtoconceiveofaplantoendpoverty.(.1)

concern

v.有關；對…有關系（05-1）ThestorythatfollowsconcernstwofamouscharactersoftherockyMountaingoldrushdays.concise

adj.簡樸的,簡潔的Thenewsecretaryhaswrittenaremarkablyconcisereportwithinafewhundredwordsbutwithalltheimportantdetailsincluded.

conduct

v./n.行為,操行（05-12）Ithasbeendesignedforconductingresearch,notentertainment.（06-12）conflict

n.斗爭,沖突Iftheworldistoremainpeacefultheutmosteffortmustbemadebynationstolimitlocalconflicts.conform

v.符合,相似Asvisitingscholars,theywillinglyconformtothecustomsofthecountrytheylivein.

confront

v.使面臨,對抗Thus,auniversitytryingtopromoteprofessorsprimarilyontheteachingqualitieswouldhavetoconfrontthisconfusion.(93-1)consequence

n.結局；結

Suchdiscoveriesarelikelytohaverevolutionaryconsequencesforbiology,astronomyandphilosophy.(08-6)conservation

n.保護；保留Thesedaysconservationisallaboutefficiency:gettingthesame—orbetter—resultsfromjustafractionoftheenergy.(07-12)

constant

adj.不變的；固定的Wehumans,likeallwarm-bloodedanimals,cankeepourcorebodytemperaturesprettymuchconstantregardlessofwhat’sgoingonintheworldaroundus.(08-12)constrain

v.強逼;限制，克制(97-6,98-6,99-6,03-6,)“Peoplewithpoormotiveswillalwaysexist.”Hesays.“Sometimesenvironmentsconstrainthosepeopleandsometimesenvironmentsgivethosepeopleopportunity.”(06-12)consult

v.參照；查閱；征詢ThemembersofParliamentwereindignantthatthegovernmenthadnotconsultedthem.(02-1)

consumer

n.消費者Throughadvertising,companiesconditionedconsumerstobuythingstheydidn’treallywantorneed.(07-6)contemplate

v.注視；沉思Mygrandfather,aretiredworker,oftencontemplatesthepastwithafeelingoflongingandrespect.(05-1)content

n.內容,容量v.滿足adj.滿足的Inaddition,thatsocialcontextaffects—bothdirectlyandindirectly—themediaandthemediacontenttowhichyoubecomeexposed.(98-6)

onthecontrary相反Contrarytopopularbeliefthatclassicalmusicistoocomplex,itachievesasimplicitythatonlyageniuscancreate.（98-1）controversy

n.論爭,辯論,論戰Afterseveralnucleardisasters,acontroversyhasragedoverthesafetyofnuclearenergy.convenience

n.適合；以便Theindividualmobility,convenience,andstatusgivenbytheprivatepassengercarofferaseeminglyunbeatableattraction.(92-6)conventional

adj老式的，習慣的MostnewresidentialbuildingsinSwedenarealreadyheatedwithground-sourceheatpumps.Suchsystemsconsumealmostnoconventionalfuelatall.(07-12)

convince

v.使確信,使信服Knightconvincedthecompany’sofficialsofthepotentialforitsproductinthe.coordinate

vt.協調，調整n.同等的(人或物);坐標（用復數）Clearly,protectingwillcomeonlythroughcoordinatedinternationaleffortstocontrolhumanpopulation,stabilizethecompositionoftheatmosphere,andpreserveintactEarth’scomplexweblife.(98-6)corporate

adj.全體的，企業的There,menarestillexpectedtobebreadwinnersclimbingthecorporateladder;traditionally-mindedbossesareoftenunsympathetictofamilyneeds.（07-12）correlate

vt.論述，使聯絡

Itistruethatinthiscountrywehavemoreoverweightpeoplethaneverbefore,andthat,inmanycases,beingoverweightcorrelateswithanincreasedriskofheartandbloodvesseldisease.count

v.數,計算;

認為，看作Whenlabelinggamesasviolentornon-violent,shouldaheroeatingaghostreallybecountedasaviolenteventcreature

n.人，動物，發明物Inanattempttofindouthowdifferentcreaturesseetheworld,psychologistsatBrownUniversityintheUSAhavebeencomparingthebehaviourofbirdsandhumans.(90-6)crime

n.犯罪，犯罪行為Thesuspectallegedthathehadnotbeenintheneighbourhoodatthetimeofthecrime.critical

adj.批評的，危急的,評論的Youcan’tbetoocarefulinmakingthedecisionasitwassuchacriticalcase.(90-1)Thetransitionfromchildhoodtoadulthoodisalwayscriticaltimeforeverybody.(01-6)culture

n.文化，文明OurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.(01-6)

cycle

n.周期，循環，自行車Breakingthecycleofdoingwhatyouhavealwaysdoneisoneofthemostdifficulttasksforjobseekers.(07-6)debate

v.爭論，辯論Theyhadfiercedebateastowhethertheircompanyshouldrestorethetraderelationshipwhichwasbrokenyearago.(97-1)decade

n.拾年，拾TheSouthFloridanestingpopulationhasdeclinedby50%inthelastdecade,accordingtoamarinebiologist.deceptive

adj.欺騙性的Asanexampleofwhat’sgoingon,consider.Bancorp,whichwasrecentlysuedfordeceptivepracticesbythestateofMinnesota.(04-6)decline

vi.下降，下垂(97-6)Lastyear,thecrimerateinChicagohassharplydeclined

deem

v.想,認為,視為;相信Anyonenotpayingtheregistrationfeebytheendofthismonthwillbedeemedtohavewithdrawnfromtheprogram.defeat

n.擊敗，戰勝，失敗Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalesutterlydefeatedunattractivemen,butthewomenwhohadbeenrankedmostattractiveinvariablyreceivedthefewestvotes.(95-6)

definition

n.定義，講解，精確度，清晰度Theserviceindustry,bydefinition,existstocatertoothers’needs.(07-12)defy

不服從，藐視，挑釁，違抗Youshouldn’tdefyyourfather’sinstructions.Anywayheisanexperiencedteacher.delegate

n.代表WhileUSexecutivesgivebothresponsibilityandauthoritytotheiremployees,Japaneseexecutivesdelegateonlyauthority—theresponsibilityisstilltheirs.(03-9)delicate

adj.精致的，精致的，脆弱的，微妙的，棘手的，敏捷的Oneofhiseyeswasinjuredinanaccident,butafteradelicateoperation,hequicklyrecoveredhissight.(97-6)demonstrate

vt.示范，證明，論證Amongotherthings,thefindingsdemonstratethatdramaticclimatechangeisnothingnewforplanetEarth.(02-6)

depression

n.沮喪，消沉，低氣壓，低壓

Depressionisoftencausedbythecumulativeeffectsofstressandoverwork.(02-1)deprive

vt.剝奪，使喪失Inhislastyears,Henrysufferedfromadiseasethatslowlydeprivedhimofmuchofhissight.在晚年，亨利受到一種疾病的折磨，這種病慢慢的損傷了他的大部分視力。desert

n.沙漠(pl.)應得的懲罰vt.拋棄Manypeoplethinkofdesertsasbarrenregions,butnumerousspeciesofplantsandanimalshaveadaptedtolifethere.(99-6)desirable

adj.值得要的，合意的，悅人心意的Conflict,nevertheless,isverylikelytooccur,andisprobablyanessentialanddesirableelementofhumansocieties.（96-1）

destructive

adj.破壞性的Hurricanesarekillerwinds,andtheirdestructivepowerliesinthephysicaldamagetheycando.颶風具有可以傷及人命，他的破壞力重要在于他可以導致物理傷害。

drawback

n.缺陷，障礙，退稅Manypuremetalshavelittleusebecausetheyaretoosoft,rusttooeasily,orhavesomeotherdrawbacks.

eliminate

vt.

排除，消除Sheonceagainwentthroughhercompositioncarefullytoeliminateallspellingmistakesfromit.expenditure

n.支出，花費Whetheryoulivetoeatoreattolive,foodisamajorexpenditureineveryfamily’sbudget.foster

vt.養育，撫育，培養，鼓勵TheJapanesescientistshavefoundthatscentsfosterefficiencyandreducestressamongofficeworkers.gloomy

adj.黑暗的，陰沉的，令人沮喪的，陰郁的Inspiteofthegloomyeconomicforecasts,manufacturingoutputhasrisenslightly.

gossip

n.閑話，閑談Georgeenjoystalkingaboutpeople’sprivateaffairs.Heisagossip.

hamper

v.阻礙，牽制Theworkintheofficewashamperedbyaconstantstreamofvisitors.絡繹不絕的參觀者阻礙了辦公室的工作。imperative

n.命令，誡命，需要，規則，祈使語據Militaryordersareimperativeandcannotbedisobeyed.

individual

n.個人，個體WhyisEnglishnowconsideredtobesoprestigiousthat,acrosstheglobe,individualsandsocietiesfeeldisadvantagediftheydonothavecompetenceinthislanguageinduce

vt.勸誘，促使，導致，引起，感應Sheexpressedherstrongdeterminationthatnothingcouldinducehertogiveuphercareerasateacher.

indulge

v.縱容Onweekendsmygrandmausuallyindulgesinaglassofwine.

initiate

vt.開始，發動，傳授InNovember1987thegovernmentinitiatedapublicdebateonthefuturedirectionoftheofficialsportspolicy.

integrity

n.正直，誠實，完整，完全，完整性Mutualrespectforterritorialintegrityisoneofthebasesuponwhichourtwocountriesdeveloprelationships.

intelligence

n.智力，聰穎，智能

WeattributeEdison’ssuccesstohisintelligenceandhardwork.（91-6）irritate

vt.激怒，使急躁Pleasedonotbeirritatedbyhisoffensiveremarkssinceheismerelytryingtoattractattention.magnify

vt.放大，擴大，贊美，夸張，夸張Themicroscopeandtelescope,withtheircapacitytoenlarge,isolateandprobe,demonstratehowdetailscanbemagnifiedandseparatedfromthewhole.(05-1)

obedient

adj.服從的，孝順的StudentsareexpectedtobequietandobedientinanAsianclassroom.

paradox

n.似非而是的論點，自相矛盾的話Weworktomakemoney,butit’saparadoxthatpeoplewhoworkhardandlongoftendonotmakethemostmoney.

privacy

n.獨處而不受干擾，秘密Hegreatlyresentedthepublicationofthisbook,whichhesawasanembarrassinginvasionofhisprivacy.promote

1vt.增進，發揚，提高，提拔，晉升為Keepingasenseofhumorhelpsreducestressandpr