考研词汇
surge
n.①急剧上升;②汹涌;vi.①急剧上升;②奔腾
[真题例句] The railroad industry as a whole, despite its brightening fortunes, still does not earn enough to cover the cost of the capital it must invest to keep up with its surging (vi.①) traffic.[2003年阅读3]
[例句精译] 从整体来说,虽然铁路行业有耀眼的资产,但它的收入仍然不足以支付为满足不断增长的运输需要而进行的固定资产投资。
credential
n.外交使节所递的国书,信任状
vulnerable
a.易受攻击的,易受……的攻击
[真题例句] Encouraging kids to reject the life of the mind leaves them vulnerable to exploitation and control.[2004年阅读4]
[例句精译] 鼓励孩子们放弃精神上的追求,会使他们极易被利用和控制。
substantial
a.①实质的,真实的;②坚固的,结实的;③富裕的;④大的,相当可观的
[真题例句] Supporters of the new super systems argue that these mergers will allow for substantial (④) cost reductions and better coordinated service.[2003年阅读3]
[例句精译] 支持组建超大型铁路集团的人认为,兼并将带来成本的大幅降低、服务项目的更好协调。
visual
a.看的,视觉的
[真题例句] As Eugene Ferguson has pointed out, “A technologist thinks about objects that cannot be reduced to unambiguous verbal descriptions; they are dealt with in his mind by a visual, nonverbal process...The designer and the inventor... are able to assemble and manipulate in their minds devices that as yet do not exist.”[1996年阅读4]
[例句精译] 正如尤金·弗格森曾指出的:“技术人员思考那些不能被简化成用明确的语言进行描述的物体;这些物体在他的头脑中以视觉性的、非语言性的方式被处理加工……设计者和发明者……能把那些尚不存在的机械在头脑中组装和操作。”
hook
n.钩,吊钩,钩状物;v.钩住
[真题例句]Some individuals would therefore not have been caught, since no baited hooks (n.) would have been available to trap them, leading to an underestimate of fish stocks in the past.[2006年阅读3]
[例句精译] 因为没有带饵的鱼钩来捕捉它们,一些个体因此没有捕捉到,这导致了过去对鱼类数量的低估。
aesthetic
a. 美的;审美的;美学的
verbal
a.①用言辞的,用文字的;②口头的;③动词的
[真题例句] As Eugene Ferguson has pointed out, “A technologist thinks about objects that cannot be reduced to unambiguous verbal (②) descriptions; they are dealt with in his mind by a visual, nonverbal process...The designer and the inventor... are able to assemble and manipulate in their minds devices that as yet do not exist.”[1996年阅读4]
[例句精译] 正如尤金·弗格森曾指出的:“技术人员思考那些不能被简化成用明确的语言进行描述的物体;这些物体在他的头脑中以视觉性的、非语言性的方式被处理加工……设计者和发明者……能把那些尚不存在的机械在头脑中组装和操作。”