考研英语二阅读真题词汇（三十五）
discrimination
n.区别；辨别；歧视
– He showed great discrimination in his choice of friends.
他在择友方面颇具慧眼。
flaw
n.瑕疵；缺陷；裂痕
– The only flaw in his character seems to be a short temper.
他性格中的唯一缺点好像就是脾气急。
agriculture
n.农业
– Nowhere is the effect of government policy more apparent than in agriculture.
政府的政策对农业的影响最为显著。
overhaul
n/v.彻底检修；全面修订
– The engine has been completely overhauled.
发动机已彻底检修过了。
workforce
n.劳动力；工人总数；职工总数
– Over ten per cent of the workforce is now idle.
现在有超过百分之十的劳动力闲置。
mobility
n.流动性；灵活性；迁移率
– Recent years have witnessed a growing social mobility.
近年来人们的社会流动性越来越大。
aging
(1) n.变老；老化
– While everybody else was aging, I was getting younger.
别人都在变老，我却变年轻。
(2) adj.变老的；老化的
– My aging father is still in shape.
逐渐变老的父亲身体还是很棒。
illegal
adj.非法的；违法的
– It’s illegal to drive through a red light.
开车闯红灯是违章行为。
undocumented
adj.无证件的；无正式文件的；非法的
– Like it wasn’t some horrible mistake to go undocumented in the world.
它并不是什么可怕的不被人承认的错误。
cure
(1) n.治疗；疗法；措施
– Punishment can never be an effective cure for acute social problems.
惩罚绝不是解决严重社会问题的有效办法。
(2) v.治愈；治疗；解决（问题）
– MDT is an effective treatment and could cure all the leprosy sufferers worldwide.
联合化疗是一种有望治愈全世界所有麻风病患者的有效治疗方法。
implausible
adj.难以置信的；不像真实的
– I had to admit it sounded like an implausible excuse.
我得承认那听起来像是个难以叫人相信的借口。
【联想】：①implausible= impossible adj.不可能的 ②applause n.鼓掌
slow
(1) adj.缓慢的；漫长的；迟钝的
– The country is experiencing slow but steady economic growth.
国家经济正在缓慢但稳步地增长。
(2) v.使减速
– Economic growth has slowed a little.
经济增长稍有减缓。
【联想】：be slow in 在…方面进展慢
grant
(1) v.允许；承认；授予
– The bank finally granted a £500 loan to me.
银行终于同意给我贷款500英镑。
(2) n.授予物；补助金
– He has been awarded a research grant.
他得到一笔研究经费。
procedure
n.程序；手续；步骤
– The procedure can be divided into two parts.
这一程序可以分为两部分。
【联想】：①process v.处理加工 ②proceed v.进行 ③precedent n.先例 ④precede v.领先
duration
n.持续时间；期间
– He was given the task of protecting her for the duration of the trial。
他的任务是在审讯期间保护她。
【联想】：①endure v.忍受；忍耐 ②durability n.耐久力
tighten
v.使紧；变紧；加强
– We need to tighten the grip we have on the market.
我们得加强对市场的控制力。
annual
(1) adj.每年的；一年一次的
– Many teachers qualify for an annual increment.
许多老师都有资格获得每年的加薪。
(2) n.年刊；年鉴
– I looked for Wyman’s picture in my high-school annual.
我在中学年刊中寻找怀曼的照片。
admission
n.允许进入；承认
– The minister’s resignation was an admission that she had lied.
这位部长辞职等于承认她自己撒过谎。
【联想】：admit v.承认；允许
control
v/n.控制；操纵
– It took two hours to bring the fire under control.
花了两个小时才控制住火势。
cumbersome
adj.大而笨重的；复杂而低效的
– They’re making efforts to streamline their normally cumbersome bureaucracy.
他们正努力精简本来繁冗复杂的官僚体制。
expensive
adj.昂贵的
– Making the wrong decision could prove expensive.
错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。
【联想】：①expend v.消费；花费 ②expense n.费用；开支 ③cheap adj.便宜的 ④expenditure n.开支；消费；耗费
delay
v/n.推迟；延缓；耽搁
– If he delayed any longer, the sun would be up.
如果他再拖延，太阳就要出来了。
