Vocabulary for IELTS.docx

Vocabulary for IELTS _P2 Change11.adapt：A.make fit for, or change to suit a new purposesynonymous： accommodate.e.g.:We need to adapt these cars so disabled people can driver them. B. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditionssynonymous： adjust, conform.e.g.:The country found it hard to adapt to the new government.2.adjust：A.alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standardsynonymous： set, correct .e.g.:To make sure your car is safe,you should check and adjust the breaks on a regular basis. B. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.synonymous： conform, adapt.e.g.:He found it hard to adjust to living in a tropical country .3.transform：A.e.g.:You must transform the voltage or the system will blow up.B.their appearance or function is completely changed.e.g.:He decided to transform his appearance by having plastic surgery.4.switch：A.control consisting of a mechanical or electrical or electronic device for making or breaking or changing the connections in a circuit.e.g.:Our bills will be less if we switch from gas to electricity.B.an event in which one thing is substituted for another.e.g.:They had to switch flights at at Heathrow Airport5.alter：A.cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.e.g.:You cant alter the terms or the contract once it has been signs.B.make or become different in some particular way, without permanently（永久的，长期不变的） losing ones or its former characteristics or essence.e.g.:He wants to alter his appearance.6.vary：A.make or become different in some particular way, without permanently(永久的，长期不变) losing ones or its former characteristics or essencesynonymous： change, alter.e.g.:It will help your digestion if you vary your diet.B.be subject to change in accordance with a variable.e.g.:prices of flats vary from a few thousand to millions of pounds.7.dissolve：A.pass into a solution.e.g.:The management decided to dissolve the company and sell the offices.B.cause to go into a solution.e.g.:Dissolve the sugar in boiling water.8.swell：A.increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity.e.g.:More and more people are moving to cities to swell population there.B.expand abnormally.e.g.: The wasp sting caused his leg to swell up.9.renew：A.e.g.:The old contract ran out and we had to renew oneB.reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new.e.g.:Many people argue that its futile to renew old hostilities.10.renovate：A.restore to a previous or better condition.e.g.:They have received funds(资金) to renovate the old buildings.B.make brighter and prettier.e.g.:The house is in good structural condition,but we need to renovate the central heating system.11.demote：assign to a lower position; reduce in rankThey wanted to demoted me from manager to salesperson.P18 Stopping something1.repeal:to officially end a law(legislation) so that it is no longer valid(法律上有效的;合理的).2.deter:to discourage someone from doing something,by making them understand the difficulties and unpleasant result of their actions.3.dissuade:to persuade someone not to do something.4.rescind:to annul(废除) or cancel a contract or agreement.(or law)=repeal5.suppress:to limit or suddenly stop something,such as a persons freedom.if an army or government suppress an activity,it prevents it from continuing,by using force or by making it illegal.6.sever: to end of something suddenly and finally.(cut right through it so that one part is completely severed from the body)7.turn down: to refuse something which is offered.8.back out: to decide not to support or be part of a project or activity after you have agree to so.9.deny: to state that something is not correct.10.cancel: to stop something which had been planned.11.quash: to make a judging or ruling no longer valid.12.put an end to :to stop something which has been going on for a long time.e.g. : They agree to put an end to their long-standing dispute(n&v.争论；纠纷).P22-23 Likes&dislikes1.loathe=hate=detest2.yearn for=long for: to want something very much, especially when it is very difficult to get.3.passionate about: having or showing strong feeling of enthusiasm for something or belief in something.4.captivate: to keep somebodys attention by being interest,attractive.5.dread: to be very afraid of something.6.repel: to successfully fight sb who is attracting you,you country,and drive them away.7.tempt: to attract sb or make sb want to do or have something,even if they know it is wrong.8 revolt: a violent action taken by a large group of people against the rules of their country because they want a different system o government .P24 Obligation(义务)&Option(可选择)1.liable: legally responsible for paying the cost of something.2.oblige: to force sb to do sth ,by law,because it is a duty(you feel that you must to do it.3.exempt from: if you are exempt from a particular rule,duty or obligation,you are not affect or bound by it.4.mandatory=compulsory : required by law,wit