[ 辨析] belief;confidence;faith;t rust belief 指对人、事、观点等在思想上表示赞同、相信、可接受;confidence 指对人或对其能力表示有信心,也表示对自己有信心、有把握干某事,语气比belief 强;faith 指对人对事非常信任;trust 指可信赖的人和事。
budget* [..b..d..it ] n.预算,收支预算vi.编预算;计划
[ 考点] within (below) budget 在(低于) 预算内
balance one’s budget 量入为出,平衡预算
budget for 为.编预算、做准备
[ 例句] She always stays winthin her budget.
cash* [ k ....] n.现金;钱
[ 同义] currency,money
[ 考点] cash in hand 手头的现钱
cold cas h 现金
ha rd cash 硬币
in cash 富裕
[ 例句] I have no cash in hand,may I pay by cheque?
claim* [ kleim] vt.①主张,声称②要求,请求
n.主张,断言,要求
[ 同义] vt.②demand,require,r equest
[ 考点] claim back 要求收回
claim sth.(s b .) 认领某物(某人)
have no claim against 无权反对.
[ 例句] Has anyone claimed the watch?
[ 辨析] demand;request;requir e;claim demand 指坚持一定要得到或要求对方绝对服从,不容反驳,因此含有强制或命令的意味,但用于物时语气变弱,表示“需要”;request 指有礼貌,表示谦恭、委婉的请求和需要;requir e 指根据规章、惯例或需要,要求对方做事,含有客观上的必要性;claim 指对于正当权利的要求或要求承认,用于物时也可指“需要,值得”。
compulsion [ k..m..p..l....n] n.欲望,冲动
[ 考点] a compulsion to do sth.做某事的冲动
a compulsion with sb.某人无法控制的愿望
[ 例句] Wealthy people sometimes feel a compulsion to steal things they can easily afford to buy.
compulsive [ k..m..p..lsiv] adj.上瘾的,嗜.成癖的
[ 考点] compulsive spenders 购物成癖的人
compulsive bargain hunte rs 购便宜货成癖的人
credit * [..kredit ] n.①赊欠,赊账② 学分③ 信誉;赞扬,荣誉
[ 同义] ③fame,r eputation,honour
[ 考点] be a credit to 使.感到光荣
to sb’s cr edit 对某人有利,属于某人
with credit 以优异的成绩
[ 例句] He is a cr edit to the family.
discipline* [..disiplin] n.克制,遵守纪律
[ 考点] self discipline 自我约束,律己
discount * [ dis..kaunt ] n.折扣
[ 同义] reduction
[ 考点] a discount on sth.在.上的优惠
a t a discount 低于正常价格,打折扣
enormous* [ i..n....m..s] a dj.巨大的
hunt* [ h..nt ] v.①搜寻,寻找②打猎,狩猎
[ 同义] ①seek,pur sue②chase
[ 考点] hunt down 追寻到.;追捕到.
hunt out 把.搜寻出,把.追赶出来
hunt for (after ) 追猎;搜寻
hunter [..h..nt..] n.搜寻者
hunting [..h..nti..] n.搜寻
influence* [..influ..ns ] n.势力,影响
vt.影响;感化
[ 同义] n.power,authority,effect
vt.affect
[ 考点] unde r the influence of 在.影响下
have influence on (ove r/with) 对.产生影响
[ 例句] The per sons tha t have the greatest influence on children are their teachers.
instance* [..inst..ns ] n.例子,事例
[ 考点] for instance 例如
in the first instance 第一步,首先
[ 例句] Some birds,penguin (企鹅),for instance,cannot fly at all.
irrational * [ i..r ......n..l] adj.失去理性的
personality* [..p....s....n .. l..ti ] n.个性;人格,品格
[ 同义] individuality,cha racter
psychology [ sai..k..l..d..i] n.心理学
psychological* [..saik....l..d..ikl] adj.心理学的;心理的
psychologist [ sai..k..l..d..ist ] n.心理学家
reflect* [ ri..flekt ] v.①反射;反映②深思,考虑
[ 同义] ①mirror②conside r
[ 考点] reflect on (upon ) 仔细考虑
salesclerk * [..seilzkl....k] n.售货员
solve* [ s..lv] v.解答,解决,使溶解
[ 同义] resolve
stem* [ stem] v.起源于,由.造成
[ 同义] derive
[ 考点] stem from 起源于
[ 例句] His peculiar personality stems from his unfortunate childhood.
symbol * [..simbl ] n.象征;标志;符号
[ 同义] sign,ma rk,character
[ 考点] a symbol of .的象征
be symbol for 是.的符号
therapist* [....er..pist ] n.治疗专家
be addicted to something 沉溺于某事
[ 例句] The man was hopelessly addicted to drug.
for instance 例如,比如
[ 例句] Some students,Mary for instance,cannot concentr ate on study for all the time.
hold on to something 抓住.不放
[ 例句] He had to hold on to something to steady himself.
in addi tion 此外
[ 例句] The for eman (工头) worked him sixteen hours a day and beat him in addition.
on credit 以赊账的方式
[ 例句] If you can’t afford to pay cash,buy the furnitur e on c redit.
stem from 由.引起,由.产生
[ 例句] He r inte rest in flowers stems from he r childhood in the count ry.
Passage Ⅱ How to Jump Queue Fury
词汇精解
analyse* [.... n..laiz ] v.①分析,细察②分解
[ 同义] ①resolve②br eak down
annoy * [....n..i] v i.使生气,使烦恼
[ 考点] be annoyed at sth.为某事而生气
be annoyed about sth.为某事感到烦恼
be annoyed with sb.对某人感到很烦
[ 例句] I was annoyed with him because he kept inte rrupting me.
annoyance [....n..i..ns ] 恼怒
aspect* [.... spekt ] n.方面;外表;方向
[ 同义] side,angle,appea rance,look
[ 考点] dive rse aspects of life 生活的方方面面
from this aspect 从这方面看来
the question in its true aspect 问题的实质
authori ty * [..........r..ti] n.官方,当局;权力,权威
[ 考点] abuse one’s authority 滥用职权
cite authority 引经据典
on good authority 有可靠根据
on one’s own authority 根据自己的意见
[ 例句] It can be said on good authority that he has lied.
automate* [......t..meit ] vt.使(工厂、作业等) 自动化
automated [......t..meitid] adj.自动化的
cite* [ sait ] vt.①引用,引证②表扬,嘉奖
[ 同义] ①quote,refer②praise
[ 反义] ②condemn,punish
[ 考点] cite sth.as 引用.作为.
be cited for 因.而受到表彰
[ 例句] The ministe r cited the latest crime figur es as proof of the need for more police.
computerised [ k..m..pju..t..r aizd] adj.电脑化的
directly * [ di..r ektli] adv.直接地;坦率地;正好地
dynamic* [ dai..n .. mik] a dj.有活力的;力的;力学的
electrical * [ i..lektr ik..l ] ad j.电的,电气科学的
extend* [ ik..stend] v.①延长,延伸②扩大,扩充
[ 同义] ①st retch,spread②enlarge,amplify
[ 反义] ①shrink,shor ten
finally * [..fain..li] adv.最后,最终
finding* [..faindi..] n.发现,调查结果
foundation* [ faun..dei....n] n.基金会;基础,创立,建立
[ 考点] lay the foundation for 为.打基础
without founda tion 无根据的
[ 例句] The suggestion that I am about to resign is without foundation.
fury * [..fju..ri] n.狂怒;狂暴
[ 同义] rage,wra th,fiercenes s,violence
[ 反义] calm,se renity
[ 考点] in a fury 大怒地,暴怒地
like fury 奋力地;猛烈地
[ 例句] When the women heard this,they jumped on the man in a fury.
highly* [..haili] adv.高度地,非常
[ 同义] consider ably,very
[ 考点] speak (think) highly of sb.对某人评价很高
justice* [..d....stis] n.①正义,公道②司法,审判
[ 同义] ①fairness②judge