大学英语六级词汇讲解 Lesson 1

　　mechanism n.机械装置;机制,机理;办法,途径
　　The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body. 骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成机体.
　　The shell of my watch is transparent and the mechanisms inside can be seen.我的手表外壳是透明的,可以看见里面的机械装置.
　　Match n.比赛,竞赛;对手,敌手;匹配,相配的人(或物);火柴
　　Match vt.和...相配,和...相称, vi.相配,相适合
　　The prince and princess in the fairy tales are always perfectly matched(=were always a perfect match).童话中的王子与公主永远都是天造地设的一对.
　　The White Swan Hotel in Guangzhou can’t be matched for friendliness.广州白天鹅宾馆良好的服务态度是无与伦比的.
　　These shoes do not match one is large and the other is small.这双鞋不相配,一只大, 一只小.
　　Negative n.负数;(照相机的)负片,底片
　　Negative a.否定的;反面的,消极的;负的,阴性的
　　He was suspicious of having taken dopes,but his urine test was negative.他被怀疑服用了兴奋剂, 但他的尿样检测却是呈阴性的.
　　Two negative makes a positive.负负得正.
　　obligation n.义务,责任
　　To pay taxes is an obligation of every citizen.纳税是每一个公民的义务.
　　Panic n.惊慌,恐慌,慌乱 v.(使)恐慌,(使)惊慌失措
　　The Asian Financial crisis caused panic selling of securities.亚洲金融危机引起了债券的恐慌抛售.
　　Peer n.同龄人,同等地位的人;贵族 vi.仔细看,费力地看
　　To lessen peer(group) pressure,many schools require their students to wear uniforms.为减少来自同龄群体的压力,许多学校要求学生们穿校服.
　　He peered at the comp- uter screen,wondering what his programming mistake was.他仔细地看着计算机的显示屏,想知道他的程序出了什么错.
　　Press v.压,按,挤; 压榨,压迫
　　Press n.报刊,报界,新闻界;出版社,通讯社;压,按,挤;印刷机
　　In the press conference, the White House spokesman always avoids directly answering questions.在新闻发布会上,白宫发言人总是避免直 接回答问题.
　　Time presses.Let’s press on with our work.时间紧迫.我们加紧工作吧.
　　Just press this button,and you’ll start the engine.只要按一下这个按钮便可启动这台发动机了.
　　The problem of fuel presses for solution.这个燃料的问题急待解决.
　　Rarely ad.不常,难得
　　Big Ben in London has rarely gone wrong.在伦敦“大本钟”很少出差错.
　　Only rarely do I eat in restaurants.我极少到饭馆吃饭.
　　scandaln.丑事,丑闻;流言蜚语;反感,愤慨
　　The former president of the Philipines took tax money for his own use, it was such a scandal.菲律宾总统贪污税款, 前可谓一大丑闻.
　　Thread n. 线,细丝;线索,思路;螺纹 vt.穿(针、线等)
　　You lose the thread of your argument.你们的论点有失条理.
　　You need a needle threader if you can’t see clearly to thread a needle.如果看不清楚无法穿线, 你需要一枚穿针器.