考研英语二阅读真题词汇（九）
joke
(1) n.笑话；玩笑
– It’s no joke trying to find a job these days.
这些日子想找工作可不是件容易事。
(2) v.开玩笑
– She joked that she only loved him for his money.
她开玩笑说她只爱他的钱。
illustrate
v.（举例）说明；（用示例、图画等）解释
– To illustrate my point, let me tell you a little story.
为了说明我的观点，让我来给你们讲个小故事。
alleviation
n.减轻；缓和
– This will be an alleviation of Beijing’s employment pressure.
这将缓解北京的就业压力。
pressure
(1) n.压力；压迫
– Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law.
迫使政府修改法律的压力不断增加。
(2) v.对…施加压力
– They put pressure on her to resign.
他们向她施加压力，让她自行辞职。
【联想】：①express v.表达；表示 ②impress v.使留下深刻的印象 ③compress v.压缩；压榨 ④depress v.降低；使沮丧
shrinkage
n.缩小；收缩；减少
– Allow for some shrinkage in both length and width.
长、宽上都预留出一定的缩水量。
textile
n.纺织品；纺织业
– He has been in the textile business for many years.
他做纺织品生意很多年了。
mill
(1) n.磨坊；工厂；纺织厂
– We watched the logs floating towards the mill.
我们看着木头朝磨坊漂去。
(2) v.碾碎；磨碎
– They mill 1,000 tonnes of flour a day in every Australian state.
澳大利亚各州每天都要磨1,000吨面粉。
middle-class
adj.中产阶级的
– He came from a perfectly respectable middle-class family.
他出身于一个非常正派的中产阶级家庭。
globalization
n.全球化
– Globalization is a phenomenon of the 21st century.
全球化是21世纪的现象。
【联想】：①globe n.球体；地球 ②global adj.全球的 ③globally adv.全球地；全面地 ④globosity n.球形；球状 ⑤globalize v.使全球化
revolution
n.革命
– A revolution in information technology is taking place.
信息技术正在发生巨变。
【联想】：①revolutionary adj.革命的；改革性的 ②revolve v.旋转；考虑
labor
(1) n.劳动；劳工
– Land, labor and capital are all productive of wealth.
土地、劳动和资本都能创造财富。
(2) v.辛勤工作；分娩
– They have labored to complete the job.
他们努力完成这一工作。
machine
n.机器；机械
– Ensure there is a free flow of air around the machine.
要确保机器周围空气畅通。
【联想】：mechanic n.技工；机械师
adopt
v.采取；收养；采纳
– She produced a TV series about adopted children.
她拍了一部描写收养儿童的电视系列片。
【联想】：①adapt v.适应；改编 ②adept adj.内行的；熟练的 n.内行
average
(1) adj.普通的；平均的
– I was just an average sort of student.
我只是一个普通的学生。
(2) n.平均数；平均水平
– Class sizes in the school are below the national average.
这所学校班上的人数少于全国平均数。
cheap
adj.便宜的；廉价的
– It has the double advantage of being both easy and cheap.
它具有既方便又便宜的双重优点。
【联想】：cheap/low/mean/shabby adj.卑鄙的；卑贱的；卑下的
software
n.软件
– I’ll show you how to load the software.
我给你演示一下如何装入这套软件。
ask for
请求；要求；寻找
– I know that this is a bad time to ask for help.
我知道在这时候要求帮助不合适。
salary
n.薪水
– Salary is a function of age and experience.
工资视乎年龄和经验而定。
【联想】：①income n.收入；收益 ②award v.授予 n.奖品 ③reward v/n.奖励；回报 ④fee n.费用 ⑤allowance n.津贴；补贴 ⑥pension n.养老金 ⑦subsidy n.补贴；津贴 ⑧compensation n.补偿；薪酬
contribute
v.捐献；贡献；投稿
– The three sons also contribute to the family business
这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。
【短语】：contribute to 贡献；促成；有助于
unique
adj.唯一的；独一无二的
– Each person’s signature is unique.
每个人的签名都是独一无二的。
therefore
adv.因此；所以
– We therefore had to contrive a very large black-out curtain.
因此我们得制作一块很大的遮光窗帘。
extra
adj/adv.额外的/地
– The conference is going to be a lot of extra work.
这次会议将意味着很多额外工作。
field
(1) n.领域；场地；田地
– They are all expert in this field.
他们都是这个领域的行家。
(2) v.处理；应付（问题或意见）
– He was later shown on television, fielding questions.
他后来出现在电视上，答复问题。
quotation
n.引用；语录；行情
– The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources.
作者旁征博引以阐明自己的观点。
【联想】：①quote v.报价；引用 ②quota n.定额 ③equation n.等式；方程
explain
v.解释；说明；阐明
– First, I’ll explain the rules of the game.
首先我要说明一下游戏规则。
gain
v/n.获得；增加
– It took a long time to gain her confidence.
我花了很长的时间才赢得她的信任。
erase
v.抹去；擦掉
– You cannot erase injustice from the world.
任何人都不可能让非正义从世界上消失。
【联想】：eraser n.橡皮檫
opportunity
n.机会；时机
– This is the opportunity he needs to make a fresh start.
这是他所需要的重振旗鼓的机会。
【联想】：chance/opportunity/occasion n.机会
disappear
v.消失；不见
– The problem won’t just disappear.
这个问题不会就这样不了了之的。
factory
n.工厂；制造厂
– Two factories were closed in an attempt to cut costs.
为削减费用，关闭了两家工厂。
【联想】：①factor n.因素 ②faction n.派别 ③fiction n.小说 ④friction n.摩擦
service
(1) n.服务
– The new delivery service has taken off in a big way.
新的递送服务迅速走红。
(2) v.保养；维修
– They send a service engineer to fix the disk drive.
他们派出维修人员来修磁盘驱动器。
【联想】：①serve v.服务；接待 ②servant n.仆人；公务员 ③reserve v.保留；预定 ④conserve v.保持；保存 ⑤observe v.遵守；观察
acceleration
n.加速度；加快
– Acceleration and velocity are both vectors.
加速度和速度都是矢量。
【联想】：①accelerate v.加速 ②decelerate v.减速 ③deceleration n.减速
ensure
v.确保；保证；担保
– We need to ensure the consistency of service to our customers.
我们对客户要确保服务的连贯性。
【联想】：ensure/insure/assure/reassure/guarantee/pledge/promise v.保证
bill
(1) n.议案；账单；钞票
– The bill will become law next year.
该议案将于明年成为法律。
(2) v.给…开账单
– Are you going to bill me for this?
你们会给我开这个的账单吗？
official
(1) adj.正式的；官方的
– He supported the official line on education.
他支持官方的教育理念。
(2) n.官员；高级职员
– Government officials do not want these comments in the open.
政府官员不想公开这些评论。
【联想】：①office n.办公室 ②officer n.官员；公务员 ③officious adj.多管闲事的
appropriate
(1) adj.适当的；恰当的
– Put a mark in the appropriate column.
在适当的栏里标上记号。
(2) v.拨出（专款等）；盗用；侵吞
– He was accused of appropriating club funds.
他被控盗用俱乐部资金。
【联想】：①proper adj.合理的；适当的 ②approximate v.估计 adj.大约的 ③appreciate v.感激；欣赏
