大学英语六级考试重点词汇83例(2)

　　重点词汇(二)
　　1. Relief
　　n.
　　(痛苦等的)减轻, (债务等的)免除, 救济, 调剂, 安慰, 浮雕, 地貌
　　The Chinese government and the Red Cross Society of China are considering providing emergency relief materials to the victims . 中国政府和中国红十字会正考虑给受害者提供紧急救济物资。
　　2. Occur
　　vi.
　　发生, 出现
　　President Hu jintao sent messages to leaders of seven Asian nations affected by the tsunami to offer condolences to the victims right after the disaster occurred . 灾难发生后 ， 胡锦涛主席就向七个受海啸影响的亚洲国家领导人表示了对遇难者的哀悼。
　　3. Rescue
　　vt.
　　援救, 营救
　　n.
　　援救, 营救
　　In addition , China also sent two international rescue teams , four medical teams and one DNA testing group to the tsunami-hit countries . 另外 ，中国还向受海啸袭击的国家派遣了两个国际救援组 ，四个医疗小组和一个DNA检测组 。
　　4. Virus
　　n.
　　[微]病毒, 滤过性微生物, 毒害, 恶毒
　　A new United Nations report says the AIDS virus is spreading across Eastern Europe and Central Asia .联合国一项新的研究报告称 ，艾滋病病毒正在东欧和中亚地区蔓延。
　　5. Infect
　　vt.
　　[医] 传染, 感染
　　n. infection
　　The report also says AIDS infection rates are rising so fast in Asia ,that AIDS could become a more serious problem in Asia than in Africa .
　　6. Compete
　　vi.
　　比赛, 竞争
　　The Vermont governor is competing against seven other candidates seeking the Democratic Party nomination for president . 佛蒙特州州长与另外七名候选人一同在角逐民主党内总统候选人的提名。
　　7. Campaign
　　n.
　　[军]战役, (政治或商业性)活动, 竞选运动
　　vi.
　　参加活动, 从事活动, 作战
　　The former Vice President’s support is expected to greatly help Mr. Dean’s campaign . 前副总统的支持预计会对迪安的竞选有很大帮助。
　　8. Crash
　　n.
　　碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, 撞击声, 爆裂声
　　v.
　　碰撞, 坠落, 坠毁, (指商业公司, 政府等)破产, 垮台
　　At least 163 people are reported dead after two boats crashed in the western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo .据报道， 两艘轮船在刚果民主共和国西部相撞 ，造成至少163人死亡。
　　9. Delegation
　　n.
　　代表团, 授权, 委托
　　A government delegation is to begin an investigation into the cause of the crash later Thursday .一个政府代表团将在周四晚些时候对这次相撞事件的起因展开调查。
　　10. Create
　　vt.
　　创造, 创作, 引起, 造成
　　Some African leaders have proposed creating a program so rich nations can provide computers to poor countries .一些非洲领导人还提议制定一个能让富国向穷国提供电脑的方案。
　　11. Retire
　　vi.
　　退休, 引退, 退却, 撤退, 就寝
　　American professional basketball player Alonzo Mourning is retiring after learning that he will need a kidney transplant . 美国职业篮球明星阿伦佐. 莫宁在得知需要接受肾移植手术后决定退役。
　　12. Failure
　　n.
　　失败, 失败者, 缺乏, 失灵, 故障, 破产, 疏忽, <美>不及格
　　The disease causes kidney failure within 10 years in more than half the people who have it . 患这种病的人超过半数会在十年之内肾衰竭。