大学英语6级考试高频词汇必备MP3 10

　　sentiment
Every man feels instinctively¹
that all the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less
than a single lovely action.
setback²
This is the major setback to our hopes of reaching an agreement.
shrewd
They believe the shrewd boy will win the maths contest.
signify
Do dark clouds signify rain?
sizable
A sizable portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline.
snatch
The policeman seized the thief who snatched the girl's purse.
sparkle
You can see the diamonds sparkling under the bright lights.
specification³
This is a specification for building a garage.
speculative⁴
But last week the New Zealand Life Sciences Network accused Ingham
of “presenting inaccurate⁵, careless and exaggerated information”
and “generating speculative doomsday scenarios(世界末日的局面)
that are not scientifically supportable”.
staple⁶
The letter was stapled⁷ to the other documents in the file.
stationary⁸
He remained stationary so as not to be seen.
stern
The workers held a strike to protest the boss' stern request.
stockholder
The stockholders of Phoenix⁹ TV are optimistic about the company's future.
subordinate
In her book,
she subordinates this issue to more general problems.
subsidy¹⁰
Can I apply for the unemployment subsidy when I have no job?
summon
I was summoned by my boss to explain my actions yesterday.
superiority
No one doubts the superiority of modern ways of traveling over those of old times.
symmetrical
The human face is more or less symmetrical.
symposium¹¹
The symposium on language teaching will be held next Sunday.
tangle¹²
He got into an awful tangle with his homework,
and had to ask me to help.
temperament¹³
actors often display a lot of temperament.
tentative
The conservative researcher only made a tentative conclusion for his study.
threshold
She stood on the threshold for a minute then rang the door bell.
tragic¹⁴
The tragic accident caused by gas leak took the whole family lives.
trivial
The development of e-insurance in China's insurance market is similar to that of Europe:
both are in the infant stage and the on-line business takes only a trivial market share.
truthful¹⁵
I have only one question to ask you,
and I want a truthful answer.
turbulent
This story happened in a turbulent period.
underway
Newark has still not completely rebuilt the stores and neighborhoods
destroyed in that conflagration¹⁶,
but efforts to do so are well underway.
unfold
She opened the envelope and then unfolded the letter.
uphold
If the teacher makes a rule I can be sure that my dad will uphold it.
verbal
Is it true that girls' verbal ability is greater than that of boys?
versatile¹⁷
Have you seen this versatile new kitchen gadget¹⁸?
vicinity
There is not a good school in the vicinity.
vulnerable
Companies have made themselves vulnerable to activist¹⁹ hedge funds
by playing safe in the past three years.
warehouse²⁰
A warehouse is a building for storing large quantities of goods.

1 instinctively   

adv.本能地

参考例句：

• As he leaned towards her she instinctively recoiled. 他向她靠近，她本能地往后缩。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He knew instinctively where he would find her. 他本能地知道在哪儿能找到她。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 setback   

n.退步，挫折，挫败

参考例句：

• Since that time there has never been any setback in his career.从那时起他在事业上一直没有遇到周折。
• She views every minor setback as a disaster.她把每个较小的挫折都看成重大灾难。

3 specification   

n.详述；[常pl.]规格，说明书，规范

参考例句：

• I want to know his specification of details.我想知道他对细节的详述。
• Examination confirmed that the quality of the products was up to specification.经检查，产品质量合格。

4 speculative   

adj.思索性的，暝想性的，推理的

参考例句：

• Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
• The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大，不应理会。

5 inaccurate   

adj.错误的，不正确的，不准确的

参考例句：

• The book is both inaccurate and exaggerated.这本书不但不准确，而且夸大其词。
• She never knows the right time because her watch is inaccurate.她从来不知道准确的时间因为她的表不准。

6 staple   

n.主要产物，常用品，主要要素，原料，订书钉，钩环；adj.主要的，重要的；vt.分类

参考例句：

• Tea is the staple crop here.本地产品以茶叶为大宗。
• Potatoes are the staple of their diet.土豆是他们的主要食品。

7 stapled   

v.用钉书钉钉住( staple的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The letter was stapled to the other documents in the file. 这封信与案卷里的其他文件钉在一起。 来自辞典例句
• He said with smooth bluntness and shoved a stack of stapled sheets across his desk. 他以一种圆滑、率直的口气说着，并把一叠订好了的稿纸从他办公桌那边递过来。 来自辞典例句

8 stationary   

adj.固定的，静止不动的

参考例句：

• A stationary object is easy to be aimed at.一个静止不动的物体是容易瞄准的。
• Wait until the bus is stationary before you get off.你要等公共汽车停稳了再下车。

9 phoenix   

n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生

参考例句：

• The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
• The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。

10 subsidy   

n.补助金，津贴

参考例句：

• The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
• The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。

11 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。

12 tangle   

n.纠缠；缠结；混乱；v.(使)缠绕；变乱

参考例句：

• I shouldn't tangle with Peter.He is bigger than me.我不应该与彼特吵架。他的块头比我大。
• If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

13 temperament   

n.气质，性格，性情

参考例句：

• The analysis of what kind of temperament you possess is vital.分析一下你有什么样的气质是十分重要的。
• Success often depends on temperament.成功常常取决于一个人的性格。

14 tragic   

adj.悲剧的，悲剧性的，悲惨的

参考例句：

• The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
• Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。

15 truthful   

adj.真实的，说实话的，诚实的

参考例句：

• You can count on him for a truthful report of the accident.你放心，他会对事故作出如实的报告的。
• I don't think you are being entirely truthful.我认为你并没全讲真话。

16 conflagration   

n.建筑物或森林大火

参考例句：

• A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes.1947年的一场大火，使90%的房屋化为灰烬。
• The light of that conflagration will fade away.这熊熊烈火会渐渐熄灭。

17 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

18 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

19 activist   

n.活动分子，积极分子

参考例句：

• He's been a trade union activist for many years.多年来他一直是工会的积极分子。
• He is a social activist in our factory.他是我厂的社会活动积极分子。

20 warehouse   

n.仓库；vt.存入仓库

参考例句：

• We freighted the goods to the warehouse by truck.我们用卡车把货物运到仓库。
• The manager wants to clear off the old stocks in the warehouse.经理想把仓库里积压的存货处理掉。