在职硕士英语考试text.ppt

boost向上推起, 提升,促进, 改善, 激励 The rocket boosts the astronaut into space. 这火箭能把宇航员送入太空。 These changes will help to boost share prices. 这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。 prior优先的; 在前的; 较早的 I have a prior engagement at five. prior to在之前 The will was made two days prior to his death. 遗嘱是在他死亡前两天立的。,in response to 对做出反应 The quick recovery was truly in response to medication. 这次迅速康复确实是对药物治疗的反应。 pledge 保证; 誓言 The government should fulfil its pledge. 政府应该履行其诺言。 pledge v.保证, 许诺; 发誓 They have pledged that they will always remain faithful to each other.,step脚步, 步 He stood within five steps of me. 他站在离我不到五步远的地方。 step by step一步步地, 逐步地, 逐渐地 He learnt the rules of the game step by step. shoulder by shoulder & hand in hand step up(使)增加, (使)加快速度 When John found he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace. 约翰发现要迟到了, 就加大步伐。 He has stepped up into the management of the firm. 他已升入公司的管理部门。,work out解决, 解答; 计算出 This problem will not work out. 这个问题解答不了。 Can you work out on the map where we are now? 你能在地图上找到我们现在所在的位置吗?,prefer选择某事物(而不选择他事物); 更喜欢 He preferred to die instead of stealing. 他宁愿死也不愿意偷窃。 prefer to较喜欢; 宁愿 I prefer country life to town life. 我更喜欢乡村生活而不喜欢城市生活。 preferential优先的, 优惠的, 特惠的 This hotel gives preferential treatment to people who stay in it regularly. 旅馆给那些常客优惠待遇。,gauge v.估计, 判断 Its difficult to gauge ones character. 要判断一个人的品格是很困难的。 Can you gauge what her reaction is likely to be? 你能揣测她的反应可能是什么吗? gauge n.规格, 尺度 What gauge of wire do you require? 你需要什么规格的电线?,concern忧虑, 担心 vt.有关于, 关系到 These problems concern all of us. 这些问题与我们所有的人都有关系。 It doesnt concern me at all. 此事与我毫不相干。 be concerned about关心,挂念 The company philosophy is to be concerned about both safety and efficiency 公司执行安全与效率兼顾的原则。,respective各自的; 各个的 He and I are each going to visit our respective teachers. 我和他分别要去拜访各自的老师。 swear 宣誓,发誓 I dont know anything about what happened, I swear. 我发誓, 我对所发生的事一无所知。,invisible看不见的; 暗藏的 The air is full of (be filled with) millions of invisible germs. 空气中充满了许多看不见的细菌。 visible看得见的, 可见的, 有形的 It is a visible star in the sky. vision视力, 视觉 Ive had my eyes tested and the report says that my vision is perfect. 我去检查眼睛, 根据报告我视力极佳。,exclude排除; 不包括在内 Closing the windows excludes street noises. 关窗使街上吵闹的声音不能进来。 exclusive高级的, 奢华的 He often goes to the exclusive restaurants. 他经常去高级饭馆。 The story is exclusive to this newspaper. 这家报纸独家报道这个材料。 include包括, 包含 Their course of study includes elementary hygiene and medical theory. 他们的课程包括基础卫生学和医疗知识。 inclusive包括的, 包括一切的 Its an all inclusive price; there is nothing extra to pay. 这是一个包罗一切的价格, 不需再额外付款了。,predict预言; 预测; 预示 They predicted great things for the boy. 他们预言这孩子有出息。 I predicted their getting into trouble. 我料到他们会倒霉。 prediction predictor预言者,预报器,aggressive 好争斗的, 挑衅的, 侵略性的 The dogs are trained to be aggressive. 这些狗被训练得具有攻击性。 aggress v.攻击,侵犯 strenuous费力的; 须用力应付的 He made strenuous attempts to stop her. 他为阻止她付出了极大的努力。,exert运用, 发挥, 施加 He likes to exert his authority. 他喜欢行使自己的权力。 exert用(力); 尽(力) He never exerts himself to help anyone. 他从未尽力帮助别人。 tremendous极大的, 巨大的 There is a tremendous difference between them.,conspicuous显眼的, 明显的 There was a conspicuous landmark ahead. 前面有一个显著的路标。 He was conspicuous among his colleagues. 他在同事中出类拔萃。 inconspicuous 不引人注意的,redundant不需要的; 多余的,过剩的 Seventy men at the factory were redundant because of falling demand for our products. 由于对我们产品需求的减少, 工厂里有70人被辞退了。 There are too many redundant words in this book. 这本书里多余的词太多。 compete competitor competition compete for compete with,hinder阻碍; 妨碍 Heavy snow hindered construction work. 大雪阻碍了建筑工程的进展。 Nobody wants to hinder your doing that. 谁也不想阻止你做那件事。 rural农村的 We left the city for a rural home. 我们离开城市, 去农村安家。 urban城市的 Traffic is a major urban problem.,optimistic乐观的, 乐观主义的 He is an optimistic young fellow. 他是位乐观的年轻人。 optimism n. pessimistic悲观的; 悲观主义的 T