2019年大学英语六级重点词汇盘点(8)
1. vivid a. 生动的
词义辨析:vivid, lively, pictorial, picturesque
vivid: 普通用词,侧重有强烈的实际感或逼真感,使人富于想象或留下深刻的印象
lively: 普通用词,与vivid可通用 pictorial: 强调产生或制造生动的效果
picturesque: 既指景色、人物等犹如图画般美丽,又可指文艺作品的风格绚丽多彩,尤指一种原始粗犷的美
Dickens'novels are full of vivid characterization.
狄更斯的小说中充满了栩栩如生的人物形象。
2. vocabulary n. 词汇(量);词汇表
That if your vocabulary is limited your chances of success are limited.
如果你的词汇量不大,你成功的机会也就不多。
3. venture n. 风险投资,风险项目v. 冒险;取于
The hi-tech industry attracts much venture capital.
高科技产业吸引着许多风险投资。
Don't venture into the jungle without a guide.
如果没有向导,就不要冒险到森林里去。
4. version n. 版本,译本;说法
The new version of this dictionary is not in use yet.
这本字典的新版本还未通行。
The book was translated into many versions and sold all over the world. 这本书被翻译成多种译文并行销全球。
The two newspapers gave different versions of what happened.
两家报纸对发生的事说法不一。
5. waist n. 腰,腰部
If the skirt is too big, we can take in the waist.
要是裙子太大了,我们可以把腰部收紧一些。
6. weld v. /n. 焊接
Weld abandoned tools onto the wheel. 把废弃的工具焊接上车轮。
His job is to weld parts together. 他的工作是焊接零件。
7. yawn vi. 打哈欠
His long boring story made me yawn.他的冗长的故事听得我直打呵欠。
8. yield vi. (to)屈服于;让出,放弃 n. 产量
We' ve already made it clear that we will not yield to pressure.
我们已经表明我们不会屈服于压力。
Wheat yields doubled last year. 去年小麦产量翻了一番。
9. zone n. 地区,区域
The Norwegians live in a comparatively cold zone.
挪威人生活在比较寒冷的地区。
10. strategy n. 战略,策略
He is an expert in military strategy. 他是军事战略专家。
The strategy was designed to wear down the enemy's resistance.
这一策略旨在逐步削弱敌人的抵抗力。