大学英语6级考试高频词汇必备MP3 18

　　occasion
We must rise to the occasion in order to win this game.
perspective
He sees things in their right perspective.
powerful
Our troops give the enemy a powerful blow.
precise
It was found at the precise spot where she had left it.
property
Unlike Colorado and Wyoming,
which have vast national forests and grasslands¹,
Texas is ninety-seven per cent private property.
proposal
She had had many proposals of marriage
but preferred to remain single.
provoke
He was provoked by their mockery to say
more than he had intended.
recession
In spite of the recession,
car sales are five percent up.
reconcile
The teacher had to reconcile disputes among the pupils.
relate
She related to them how it happened.
reservation
Ideas and thoughts, major or minor²,
correct or not were all aired without reservation.
resign
The outgoing premier³ told reporters Monday
that his ailing⁴ health lay behind his decision to resign.
retain
The older universities retain even today
some of the conservatism of the European universities.
scan
Many people like to scan the newspaper
while having breakfast.
scope
There's not much scope for initiative.
shrink
Car sales have been shrinking.
significant
Their change of plan is strange
but I don't think it's significant.
slavery
The Americans abolished slavery in 1863.
spite
I'm sure he only said it out of spite.
spot
They were spotted⁵ by the police as they were entering the bank.
stimulate⁶
The exhibition stimulated⁷ interest in the artist's work.
submit
Every company must by law submit accounts annually⁸.
successive
The school has won five successive games.
suffering
Destruction and suffering are accompaniments of war.
sufficient
Sufficient food and clothing will produce good manners.
supplement
I supplement my grant by working in the evenings.
survivor⁹
The survivors¹⁰ of the shipwreck¹¹ transmitted a distress¹³ signal every hour.
sympathy
I have some sympathy with that point of view.
symptom
Call your doctor for advice
if the symptoms persist for more than a few days.
tedious
Tedious tasks demand absolute concentration,
because a single error can wreck¹² months of work.
transform
She used to be terribly shy,
but a year abroad has completely transformed her.
vigorous
The patients must avoid vigorous exercise.
virtue¹⁴
Being short of money,
I made a virtue of necessity and gave up smoking.
withdraw
The general refused to withdraw his troops.
absorb
Edison was deeply absorbed in his science research.

1 grasslands   

n.草原，牧场( grassland的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Songs were heard ringing loud and clear over the grasslands. 草原上扬起清亮激越的歌声。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Grasslands have been broken and planted to wheat. 草原已经开垦出来，种上了小麦。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

3 premier   

adj.首要的；n.总理，首相

参考例句：

• The Irish Premier is paying an official visit to Britain.爱尔兰总理正在对英国进行正式访问。
• He requested that the premier grant him an internview.他要求那位总理接见他一次。

4 ailing   

v.生病

参考例句：

• They discussed the problems ailing the steel industry. 他们讨论了困扰钢铁工业的问题。
• She looked after her ailing father. 她照顾有病的父亲。

5 spotted   

adj.有斑点的，斑纹的，弄污了的

参考例句：

• The milkman selected the spotted cows,from among a herd of two hundred.牛奶商从一群200头牛中选出有斑点的牛。
• Sam's shop stocks short spotted socks.山姆的商店屯积了有斑点的短袜。

6 stimulate   

vt.刺激，使兴奋；激励，使…振奋

参考例句：

• Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。
• Success will stimulate the people for fresh efforts.成功能鼓舞人们去作新的努力。

7 stimulated   

a.刺激的

参考例句：

• The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work. 展览增进了人们对她作品的兴趣。
• The award has stimulated her into working still harder. 奖金促使她更加努力地工作。

8 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

9 survivor   

n.生存者，残存者，幸存者

参考例句：

• The sole survivor of the crash was an infant.这次撞车的惟一幸存者是一个婴儿。
• There was only one survivor of the plane crash.这次飞机失事中只有一名幸存者。

10 survivors   

幸存者，残存者，生还者( survivor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days. 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。
• survivors clinging to a raft 紧紧抓住救生筏的幸存者

11 shipwreck   

n.船舶失事，海难

参考例句：

• He walked away from the shipwreck.他船难中平安地脱险了。
• The shipwreck was a harrowing experience.那次船难是一个惨痛的经历。

12 wreck   

n.失事，遇难；沉船；vt.(船等)失事，遇难

参考例句：

• Weather may have been a factor in the wreck.天气可能是造成这次失事的原因之一。
• No one can wreck the friendship between us.没有人能够破坏我们之间的友谊。

13 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

14 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。