2010年英语专业四级必备词汇表

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America  n.美利坚合众国,美洲

Africa n.非洲(略为Afr.)

Canada  n. 加拿大

propaganda  n.①ideas, false or true information, etc. spread about officially, esp. by a government宣传,传播 ②organs for propaganda宣传机构
propaganda作"宣传、广告"讲时常常带有贬义.
【作者建议】此词常含贬义,不可滥用.

panda n. a large bearlike animal with black and white fur, originally from China 大熊猫

agenda n. things to be done; business to be discussed at a meeting (会议)议程,日程,待议事项
构词有法,扩散记忆!
词根ag意思为"做"(do, act),-end是名词后缀,-a表示复数.ag做+-end名词后缀+-a复数→agenda→things to be done待做的事项→会议上待议的事项→议事日程.-a表示复数以-a          结尾的词:phenomena现象(复数)→phenomenon现象(单数);data资料(复数)→datumn资料(单数)
【典型例句】 Now, let's come to item No.5 on the agenda. 现在让我们讨论议事日程上的第五项.

soda  n.①chemical substance in common use, a compound of sodium苏打 ②sodawater苏打水,汽水

idea n. a plan, thought, or suggestion for a possible course of action计划,主意,念头
【典型例句】Somebody had the bright idea  of recording the meeting. 有人想出了为会议录音的好主意.
【常用词组】 have no idea不知道,无能为力/not one's
idea of 对…无想法/put ideas in someone's head使某人存奢望.

plea  n. ①an eager or serious request恳求,请求 ②an excuse辩解,托词
【典型例句】 Their plea  of national poverty rings a little hollow.他们关于国家贫困的托辞听上去有些空洞.
【常用词组】 cop a plea承认有罪以求轻判

pea  n.. a round green seed, used for food豌豆
【常用词组】 as like as two peas一模一样

area   n. ①surface measure, extent of surface面积  ②part of the earth's surface; region地区,地域

sea n. expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and encloses its continents
and islands; any part of this海,洋
音同义异,最需注意!
sea和see可以一起记忆,发音相同,但意思不同,由sea可联想到river,ocean,seabed,coast,seasick,seaman等词.
【常用词组】 by sea乘船,由海路 / on the sea在海边,临海 / at sea在海上,茫然,迷惑 / a sea of
一大片,大量的 / follow the sea当海员,做水手

nausea n. feeling of sickness (esp as caused by bad food) or disgust; seasickness作呕,恶心,晕船

tea n. ①evergreen shrub grown in China, India, etc.茶叶 ②drink made by pouring boiling water o
n these leaves茶 ③a small meal, usu. served in the afternoon with a cup of tea午后茶点
抓住词干,记住一串!
与tea有关的词:tea green茶绿色;teakettle茶壶;teastrainer滤茶器;tea tray茶盘;teaspoon茶匙

sofa n. large comfortable padded seat with raised arms and back, wide enough for two or more people沙发

encyclopadia/encyclopedia n. book, or set of books, giving information about every branch of knowledge or on subject, with articles in ABC order.百科全书

India  n. the country of Indian印度

Australia  n.澳大利亚,大洋洲

Oceania n. the islands of the central and south Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and some times Australasia and the Malay Archipelago大洋洲

pneumonia n. a serious disease of the lungs with inflammation and difficulty in breathing肺炎

malaria   n. kinds of fever conveyed by mosquitoes ; which introduce the germs into the blood疟疾
构词有法,扩散记忆! 派生词: malarial = malarian adj.疟疾的,患疟疾的;
malariology n.疟疾学;malariologistn.疟疾学家,构词法:-logy是后缀,意思为 process of study (研究过程).连接元音o连接词与词根,及词根与后缀.这类构词方式在英语词汇中很多,考生可以通过对其结构的分析而达到理解其含义的目的.如:gastroenterology胃肠(病)学;biology生物学;physiology生物学

cafeteria n. restaurant at which customers collect their meals on trays at counters and carry them to tables  自助餐馆
同类联想,扩散记忆!   canteen,cafe, restaurant , eating-house,  refectory , snack bar
【典型例句】 A    cafeteria    is a restaurant , at which customers collect their food on trays at counters and carry them to tables . cafeteria是顾客自己从柜台拿菜饭至餐桌食用的餐馆.
【常用词组】 a cafeteria question  自选问答题
【词义辨析】 canteen 尤指工厂、办公室、军营里的小卖部;dining-hall (吃饭用的)餐厅;pub (俗)酒馆

Asia n.亚洲

Russia n. 俄罗斯,俄国

gorillan. a very large African monkey that is the largest of the manlike monkey大猩猩