3月15号宝钢样卷词汇总结
1．Alter: vt.To make or become different, but without changing into something else.使改动，更动
This shirt will have to be altered; it’s too large.这衬衫需要改一改---太大了。 The village hasn’t really altered much since the last time I was there.自从我上次来这里以后，这个村子就没有多大变化。
Living things are not paive victims of their environment but can alter it.生物对周围的环境并不是一点办法没有，而是可以改变环境。
2．Transform: vt.To change completely in form, appearance, or nature.改变，使转化，使改观。
Getting that new job has completely transformed her! 她得到了那份新工作以后，人全变了。
The theory could transform scientific thinking.这个理论可以改变人们的科学思维。
3．Challenge：vt.To question the rightne, legality etc of.(对某事的正确性，合法性等质疑，对……表示怀疑
To test the abilities of a person or thing, stimulate 考验…的能力，激发,激励 Traditional female roles are constantly being challenged by contemporary feminists.传统女性角色正在不断受到当地女权主义者的质疑。
The difficulty of putting our ideas into practice challenged us to find a new method.我们的设想在付诸实践中所遇到的困难，激励了我们去寻求新的方法。
He challenges the scientific establishment to see a bigger picture.他激励科学界的当权人物开阔视野，看得更全面一点。
4．Diagnose：vt.To discover the nature of a disease or fault by making a careful examination.诊断疾病，判断问题。
The doctor diagnosed my illne as a rare bone disease.医生诊断我的病为一种罕见的骨病。
We need to study Earth as doctors diagnose and treat patients.我们需要像医生诊断和治疗病人那样研究地球。
5．Emerge: vi.(from) to come out or appear from inside or from being hidden (从里面或隐藏处）出现，浮现，露出
Several interesting new poets have emerged in recent years.最近几年几位使人感兴趣的新诗人已脱颖而出。
Turn the clock back to when life was first emerging.我们把时钟拨到生命最初出现的时刻。
6．Keep obj.adj.使
保持某种状态
This coat will keep you warm.这件外套会使你暖和的。
This will keep the children amused.这东西会使孩子们久久不觉腻烦。 Keep our world warm 7．Make a difference It doesn’t make any difference/the slightest difference to me whether you go or stay.你是去是留对我都无所谓。
When you’re learning to drive, having a good teacher makes a big difference.学习驾驶时，如有一位好教练指导，效果大不相同。
On Earth living things made the difference.是地球上的生物使之有着截然不同的效果。
8．Consume：vt.To use up (time, money, goods etc) 消耗（金钱，物品等）
Arguing about details consumed many hours of the committee’s valuable time.争论细节问题消耗了委员会数小时宝贵的时间。
The first bacteria consumed carbon dioxide.最初的细菌大量消耗二氧化碳。 9．Accumulate：vt.To make or become greater in quantity or size, especially over a long period, collect or grow into a ma.积累，积聚
He gradually accumulated an impreive collection of paintings.他逐渐积聚起一批可观的绘画收藏品。
When oxygen eventually began to accumulate in the atmosphere, it cooled the planet and killed some life forms.当氧气在大气层中越积越多时，地球温度降了下来，同时氧气也使一些地球生命消亡了。 10． Set the scene： to provide a base for future talk or happening.为…做好准备，为
提供基础
The unjust peace agreement set the scene for another war.这项不公平的合约为另一场战争奠定了基础。
That set the scene for the life we now know.为我们今天所了解的生命奠定了基础。
11． An odd aortment：奇怪的混合
She has an odd aortment of friends.她有一大批光怪陆离的朋友。
The theory has attracted an odd aortment of enthusiasts.这理论吸引了各种各样的热衷者。
12． Survive：vi.(on) to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to death.幸存，残存，活下来
Her parents died in the accident, but she survived.她的父母死于车祸，但她却幸免于难。
The survival might include replacement of human by more pollution-resistant species.结果是地球照样存在，但人类有可能被更有抗污染能力的物种所取代。
13． In accord with：一致，符合
The two sides are completely in accord with each other.双方在这个问题上意见完全一致。
Mother Nature acts in accord with Darwinian evolution.地球完全按照达尔文的进化论而运作。
14． Evolve: vi.To develop gradually by a long continuous proce.使逐步发展，使逐渐演变
Some people believe that we evolved from the apes.有些人认为我们是从类人猿逐渐演变成的。
15． Critical：关键的，批评的
We arrived at the critical moment.我们在关键时刻到达了。
A critical stage in his illne病情的关键阶段
16． Conserve：vt.To keep from being wasted, damaged, lost, or destroyed, preserve.保护，保存，保藏
Conserve your energy----you will need it! 保存你的精力---你会用得着的。 We must conserve our forests and woodlands for future generations.我们必须为子孙后代保护森林资源。
Conservation has never been a strong American value because of the vast resources and space of North America.因为美国资源丰富地域广阔，所以美国人从不太重视保护节省资源。
17． Place emphasis on：强调，重视
Our English course places great emphasis on conversational skills.我们的英语课程非常重视会话技能。
The experience caused Americans to place more emphasis on conservation.这个经历使美国人更重视节省保护资源了。
18． On a national scale：全国范围，全国规模性的
We are now seeing unemployment on an unprecedented scale.我们现在正看到规模空前的失业现象。
Americans don’t believe in the value of cooperation on a national scale to achieve some important national objectives.美国人不看好为实现一些重要的全国性质的目标而采取的合作精神。
19． In terms of：从….角度，从….方面来看
In busine terms, the project is not really viable, but it would add to the prestige of the company.从生意角度来看，该项目并不真正合算，但它会提高公司的声誉。
They tend to think of the national good in terms of maintaining those conditions that provide the greatest freedom for the individual.他们是从保持个人最大自由的角度来看待国家的利益。
20． Endanger：vt.To cause danger to使遭危害，危及
You will endanger your health if you work so hard.如果你工作过度劳累，健康会受到损害。
That would endanger the freedom of the individual.那将损害个人利益。
21． Resist：vt.To oppose , fight against something 抵抗，反抗，对抗，抵制 The government are resisting the nurses’ wage demands.政府正拒绝护士增加工资的要求。
In peacetime, planned national cooperation is strongly resisted as a threat to individual freedom.在和平年代，全国性的合作计划受到强烈抵制，因为被视为是对个人自由的威胁
Reinforce：vt.To add strength or support to, make stronger or firmer加强，加固 Their arguments are strongly reinforced by the latest trade figures.最新的贸易数字更加证实了他们的论点。
To reinforce the elbows of a jacket with leather patches在外衣的肘部加上一块皮革补片使其更耐穿。
22．Causality: the relationship between a cause and its effect.因果关系
No law of causality exists to insist that in choosing a travel companion you will lose a friend.选择旅途伴侣和会失去朋友并没有存在什么因果关系。
23． Odds：the probability that something will or will not happen 事物发生的可能性，机会
She may pa but the odds are she will fail.她也许会及格，但可能不及格。 The odds depend on the length and the vigorousne of the trip.是否失去朋友要取决于旅途的长短，是否很耗体力。
24． Hasten：vt.To cause to move or happen fast or faster.使加速，加紧
The strike hastened the downfall of the government.罢工加速了政府的垮台。 Travel merely hastens their diolution.一起旅行只不过是加速了友谊的瓦解。 25． Intimate：proving or suggesting warm or private surroundings for making close (especially sexual) relationship.造成亲昵气氛的
An intimate candlelit dinner for two.适于两人世界的一次烛光晚餐
Intimate friends may well be the best companions of all.恋人可能是最好的陪伴。 26． Prevail：vi.To continue to exist or be widespread.继续盛行，流行。
To gain control or victory, win a fight.胜过，占上风
A belief in magic still prevails among some tribes.某些部族至今仍然相信魔法。 Justice has prevailed; the guilty man has been punished.正义已经占了上风，犯罪的人受到了惩罚。
Entirely different rules of travel prevail.恋人结伴而行有着不同的规则。
27． Compromise：n, an act of settling an argument or difference of opinion by each side agreeing to some of the demands of the other.妥协，和解，折中
Both sides are determined to get what they want, and there seems to be no poibility of compromise.双方都决定要得到各自所要求的东西，似乎没有妥协的可能。
Compromises and conceions clearly stem from a recognized emotional base.妥协和让步很明显都是因为彼此都认可的感情基础。
28． Hamper：vt.To cause difficulty in movement or activity 阻碍，妨碍，牵制
The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.非常糟糕的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
29． Hinder：vt.To stop or delay the advance or development of a person or activity, prevent or get in the way of 阻碍，妨碍，阻止
This unfortunate incident may hinder the progre of the peace talks.这一不幸事件可能会妨碍和平谈判的进程。
The American value of competition also hinders the development of a spirit of national cooperation.美国人重竞争的价值观也阻碍形成全国合作的精神。 30.handicap: n.any condition or situation likely to cause disadvantage or difficulty 缺陷，不利条件 Not being able to drive is quite a handicap if you live in the country.你如果住在农村而不会开车，的确是个缺陷。
Vt.(of a quality or situation) to cause someone to have a disadvantage 妨碍，使不利 We were handicapped by lack money.我们因缺钱而吃亏。
31.dwell on something: vt.To think or speak a lot about, especially to an unhealthy or annoying degree 老是想着，细想，细述，唠叨 The book dwells too much on the economic aspects of the problems.这本书对该问题的经济方面讲得太多了。
32.arouse: vt.To cause ot become active, excite 引起，激起 Her behavior aroused the suspicious of the police.她的行为引起了警方的猜疑。 33.indispensable: adj.(to) too important or too useful to be without必须的，必不可少的 She has become quite indispensable to the company.她已成为公司必不可少的人。
A telephone is an indispensable piece of equipment for any office.电话是任何办公室必备的设备。
