考研英语二阅读真题词汇（十八）
recruit
(1) v.征募；招聘；招收
– He’s responsible for recruiting at all levels.
他负责各级征募工作。
(2) n.新成员；新兵
– He spoke of us scornfully as raw recruits (= people without training or experience).
他轻蔑地称我们是新兵娃娃。
【联想】：①crew n.全体成员；职员 ②recruiting adj.招聘的 ③recruitment n.招聘；征募 ④novice n.新手；初学者 ⑤fresh adj.新鲜的 n.新人；大一新生 ⑥conscript v.征兵 ⑦enroll v.入学；入伍
reduce
v.减少；降低；减量
– Their aim is to reduce people’s dependency on the welfare state.
他们旨在减少人们对福利制度的依赖。
droput
n.辍学者；退学者
– The dropout rate among students is currently one in three.
现在学生的辍学率是三分之一。
narrow
(1) adj.狭窄的；窄小的；狭隘的
– There was only a narrow gap between the bed and the wall.
床和墙之间只有一条窄缝。
(2) v.使窄小
– We need to try and narrow the health divide between rich and poor.
我们需要设法缩小穷人和富人之间的健康差距。
miss
(1) v.想念；错过；漏掉
– It was an opportunity not to be missed.
机不可失，时不再来。
(2) n.错过；女士；小姐
– It was nice talking to you, Miss Giroux.
吉鲁小姐，和您谈话很愉快。
original
(1) adj.原来的；原版的；新颖的
– I think you should go back to your original plan.
我认为你应该回头执行你原来的计划。
(2) n.原件；原稿
– This painting is a copy; the original is in Madrid.
这幅画是复制品，原画在马德里。
【联想】：①origin n.起源；出生 ②originate v.起源于；发起 ③originator n.发起人 ④originally adv.原本；起初
purpose
n.目的；意图
– He hinted about the purpose of his visit.
他暗示了他来访的意图。
depress
v.压下；使沮丧；使萧条
– It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking.
看到这么多女孩抽烟令我感到很沮丧。
【联想】：①press n.压；媒体 ②repress v.镇压；压制 ③oppress v.使烦恼；压迫 ④great depression 经济大萧条
paradox
n.矛盾；悖论
– It’s a work full of paradox and ambiguity.
这部作品充满了似非而是及模棱两可之处。
reproduce
n.复制；繁殖；再生产
– The enclosed photograph is unfortunately not good enough to reproduce.
遗憾的是，附寄的照片不够清晰，无法复制。
【联想】：produce 生产；产品
paper
(1) n.（报）纸；论文；试卷
– This journal is available in paper and electronic form.
这份刊物有印刷版本和电子版本。
(2) v.用墙纸贴
– The previous owners had obviously papered over any damp patches.
原先的房主显然是用壁纸把潮斑都盖起来了。
【联想】：①newspaper 报纸 ②waste paper 废纸 ③a piece of paper 一张纸
forthcoming
adj.即将发生（或出版等）的；准备好的；即将到来的
-- I believe that he would be the best possibility to recapture the centre vote in the forthcoming election.
我相信在即将来临的选举中，他最有可能重新争取到中间派的选票。
journal
n.杂志；刊物；日记
– He just published a paper in the journal Nature analyzing the fires.
他刚刚在《自然》杂志上发表了一篇分析火灾的论文。
【联想】：journey 旅行
outline
(1) n.轮廓；纲要
– You should draw up a plan or outline for the essay.
你应该为文章草拟个计划或提纲。
(2) v.概述；描画轮廓
– We outlined our proposals to the committee.
我们向委员会提纲挈领地讲了讲我们的提案。
potential
(1) adj.潜在的；可能的
– First we need to identify actual and potential problems.
首先，我们需要弄清实际的问题和潜在的问题。
(2) n.潜在
– The European marketplace offers excellent potential for increasing sales.
欧洲市场带来了扩销的大好机遇。
solution
n.解决办法；溶液
– It was recognized that this solution could only be temporary.
人们意识到这只是个临时的解决方案。
private
adj.私有的；私人的
– If I can afford it, I think I’ll go private.
如果花得起，我想我会自费医疗的。
financial
adj.财政的；金融的
– The financial crisis has brought new factors into play.
财政危机已引发了新的变数。
recipient
n.接受者；容纳者；容器
– To the recipients, news value is a special immediate information effect.
对接受者来说，新闻价值是一种特殊的即时性信息效用。
【联想】：①recipe n.食谱；秘方 ②receive v.接受；收到 ③receipt n.收据 ④reception n.接待；招待会 ⑤receptionist n.接待员
indifferent
adj.漠不关心的；不感兴趣的；一般的
– The government cannot afford to be indifferent to public opinion.
政府不可不关注舆论。
【联想】：①positive adj.积极的 ②negative adj.消极的 ③neutral adj.中立的 ④objective adj.客观的 ⑤subjective adj.主观的
thesis
n.论点；论文
– There is no empirical evidence to support his thesis.
他的论文缺乏实验证据的支持。
modest
adj.谦虚的；不多的；适度的
– The research was carried out on a modest scale.
这个研究项目开展的规模不算太大。
intervention
v.干预；干扰；调解
– The incident was used as a pretext for intervention in the area.
这次事件成了干涉那个地区的借口。
practical
adj.实际的；实践的；实用的
– In practical terms this law may be difficult to enforce.
从实际的角度来看，这项法律可能难以执行。
【联想】：①practicable adj.可用的；行得通的 ②practicality n.实用性；实际性 ③practicability n.实用性；可行的 ④practically adv.实际上；几乎
knowledge
n.知识；了解；学问
– A measure of technical knowledge is desirable in this job.
做这项工作最好多懂一些技术知识。
【联想】：①know 知道 ②ledge 突出的部分；壁架 ③technology n.技术；科技 ④acknowledge 承认；供认
deal with
处理；应付
– The government must deal with this as a matter of urgency.
政府必须将此事当作紧急的事情来处理。
【联想】：cope with /deal with /dispose of /manage /handle 处理；对付
reject
(1) v.拒绝；驳回
– The prime minister rejected any idea of reforming the system.
首相对任何改革体制的想法都不予考虑。
(2) n.被拒绝的人；残次品
– It’s so cheap because it’s a reject.
这是次品，所以很便宜。
culture
v.文化；培养
– The political cultures of the United States and Europe are very different.
美国的政治观和欧洲的大不相同。
【联想】：①agriculture 农业 ②cultivate 耕种 ③cultured 有教养的 ④culturally 从文化角度上
