考研词汇

　　plummet

　　vi.垂直落下, 骤然跌落

　　deliberately

　　adv.慎重地,谨慎地,故意地,蓄意地

　　deem

　　v.认为，相信

　　[真题例句] If ambition is to be well regarded, the rewards of ambition—wealth, distinction, control over ones destiny—must be deemed worthy of the sacrifices made on ambitions behalf.[2000年阅读5]

　　[例句精译] 个人的雄心如果能被正确看待的话，那么它的回报——财富、声誉、对命运的掌握——则应该被认为值得为之付出牺牲。

　　household

　　n.户，家庭，全家人;a.家庭的

　　[真题例句] With economic growth has come centralization; fully 76 percent of Japans 119 million citizens live in cities where community and the extended family have been abandoned in favor of isolated, twogeneration households (n.).[2000年阅读4]

　　[例句精译] 随着经济的发展，居住集中化也跟着来了;在日本1亿1900万人当中，足有76%住在城市，在那里社区和大家庭逐渐被独立的、两代人组成的小家庭所取代。

　　switch

　　n.①开关，电闸;②转换;③枝条，鞭子;v.①转换;②(off)判断;③(on)接通

　　[真题例句] Moreover, most of the changes that companies make are intended to keep them profitable, and this need not always mean increasing productivity: switching (v.①) to new markets or improving quality can matter just as much.[1998年阅读2]

　　[例句精译] 另外，公司的大部分改革是为了赢利，而达到赢利的目的不一定非要提高生产力：转入新的市场或改善产品质量也会有同样的功效。

　　withdraw

　　v.①收回，撤消;②缩回，退出;③提款

　　[真题例句] More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw (③) or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open.[1994年阅读2]

　　[例句精译] 越来越多的信用卡可以自动读取，于是持卡人就可以在不同地方存取，不管本地支行是否营业。

　　frugality

　　n.节约;朴素;节俭