词汇：六级四十天突破—讲义与笔记（5）

[P1-46]

On weekends my grandma usually __________ a glass of wine.

A) subscribes to

B) engages in

C) hangs on

D) indulges in

注：1. indulge in 纵情于，沉迷于；enjoy sth.喜欢

           dull 枯燥的；郁闷的；钝的

       2. prescribe 开药方

           describe 描述，描写

           conscribe 征兵

           circumscribe 限制

           ascribe 归因于，归咎于 =attribute to

           subscribe 订阅

     名词形式均为 -scription

       3. engage in 忙于做某事；

           engagement 约定

           compact 紧凑的；简洁的

           disperse v. 分散

       4. hangs on 紧抓，紧握

 

[P2-47]

The people living in these apartments have free _______ to that swimming pool.

A) access

B) excess

C) excursion

D) recreation

注：1. have access to

       2. excursion 远征，探险

           precursor 祖先 

       3. access 接近

           inaccessible 不可接近的，难以到达的

           excess 过剩的，过度的

           concess 妥协，让步

           process 加工；前进

           prodigy 奇迹

           procession 队列

       4. recreation 娱乐

           entertainment 娱乐

           retain 保留

           detain 拘留

           pertain 相关

           contain 包含，包括

           amusement 娱乐

           leisure 休闲

 

[P2-48]

At the party we found that shy girl ________ her mother all the time.

A) depending on

B) coinciding with

C) adhering to

D) clinging to

注：1. depend on 依赖，依靠

       2. coincide with 巧合

       3. adhere to 粘着，贴着；遵守法律法规【comply with,conform to, adhere to】

       4. cling to 依附，靠着

           clinch 拥抱

 

[P2-49]

When a psychologist does a general experiment about the human mind, he selects people _________ and ask them questions.

A) at length

B) at random

C) in essence

D) in bulk

注：1. at random 随机地

       2. at length 最终地，最后地，完全地，详尽地

       3. in essence 本质上地，实质上地

 

[p30-41]

The ______ of the scientific attitude is that the human mind can succeed in understanding the universe.

           A) essence

           B) content

           C) texture

           D) threshold

       4. in bulk 散装地，大量地

   介词＋名词的短语本书出现的就是考试范围

 

[P2-50]

I think she hurt my feelings __________ rather than by accident as she claimed.

A) virtually

B) deliberately

C) literally

D) appropriately

注：1. rather than 表示前后互为反义词

       2. deliberately 故意地

           liberty 自由

       3. virtually 实际上地

       4. literally 照字面意思地，逐字逐句地

       5. appropriately 恰如其分地，恰当地

       6. claim 主张，声称（作为词根表示“喊”）

           acclaim 欢迎，欢呼

           exclaim 惊叫，尖叫

           elude 逃跑，躲避

           reclaim 取回

           declaim 抨击，巧辩；高声朗诵

           proclaim 宣布，声明