自考英语阅读(二)词汇

自考英语阅读（二）词汇UN工T1—4

UNIT1

GLOSSARY

behaviorn.wayofacting行为boundv.leap跳跃

cagen.aplacewherebirdsoranimalsarekept笼子

cameran.aninstrumenttotakepictures照相利L

companionn.apersonoranimalthatspendstimewithanother同伴，伙伴

compatiblea.suitable适合的covervt.travelacertaindistance行过（路程）

criminaln.amanwhohasbrokenthelaw罪犯，犯人

disturbancen.thingsthatdistractone'smind打扰，干扰

entertaininga.amusing有趣的deliverv.handover传递

escapev.avoid逃脱'避免factorn.aparticularside方面

fastenv.fixfirmly扎牢'系牢hinda.ofabackpart后面的，在后的

instinctn.tendencywithouttraining天'［生odorn.smell气味

intelligencen.abilitytolearnandunderstand智力

junglen.atropicalforesttoothicktowalkthrougheasily丛林

particularlyad.especially尤其performv.do从事，做

photographv.takepictures（为……）拍照populara.wellliked受欢迎的

physicala.ofaconcerningthebody身体的

propertyn.thingsthatareowned财产retrievev.bringback取回'带回

springvi.jumpsuddenlyfromthegroundEK跃

temperamentala.ofnature'性'情的utilizev.makeuseof利J用

Track（down）v.findaftersearch追踪，追捕

trafficn.themovementofpeopleorcars，trucks'etc交通

trailn.pathacrossroughcountry小道，路径

unexpecteda.neverthoughttohappen想不至的circusn.马戏团

UNIT2

GLOSSARY

advantageousa.profitable，helpful有利的»有帮助的

breathtakinga.veryunusualandastonishing'原奇的，令人吃’I京的

bulkn.greatquantity大批，大量decenta.rightandsuitable适当的

equivalentn.sth.thatisequaltosth.elseinvalueamount»etc.等彳直物，卞目

等物

extortv.obtainbyforceorthreats敲诈'勒索

extravaganta.uncontrolled放肆的'越轨的fadev.decrease消失，衰弱

greedya.filledwithstrongdesireforsth.贪婪的

impertinencen.rudenessorbeingnotrespectful不礼貌，傲慢，鲁莽

loon.water-closet洗手间，厕所noveltyn.newness，strangeness新颖，新奇

marketv.sendtomarketforsale（在市场上）销售

orthodoxa.generallyacceptedorapproved正统的‘传统的，习俗的

outragev.offendgreatly伤害»凌辱utterlyad.completely完全地，彻底地

pengon.辩戈（匈牙利从前的货币单位，1941年为福林所代替）

pensionern.apersonwhoisreceivingmoneypaidbyagovernmentbecauseofold

ageorillness领取抚恤金(或养老金等)者

pleadv.admit；declareinofficiallanguagethatoneis(inastateof)承

认，申明

resistv.forceoneselfnottoaccept抵制'抗才巨

roller-skatev.skatewithsmallwheelsforuseonasmoothsurface穿四轮滑冰

鞋滑冰

sanea.healthyinmind心智健全的，神志正常的

stickya.tendingtosticktowhatistouched粘1生的，胶粘的

tastilyad.pleasinglytothetaste美味的'可口地

tremendousa.verygreat，enormous极大的，巨大的

triflen.athingoflittlevalueorimportance小事，琐事

vaguelyad.notclearlyfeltorunderstood含糊的，模糊的，不明确的

UNIT3BLOODTESTING

GLOSSARY

accidentn.sth.esp.sth.unpleasant»undesirableordamaging，thathappens

unexpectedlyorbychance意外的事；事故

circulatev.moveorflowalongaclosedpath循环；环流

clumpv.gatherintoorformamass丛生；成群

concentrationn.themeasureoftheamountofasubstancecontainedinaliquid

浓度

conditionn.thestateofgeneralhealthorfitness状况，状态

consequencen.sth.thatfollowsfromanactionorconditionJresult结果，后

果

determinev.decide；findout(theexactfacts)决定，确定

donatev.makeagiftof(sth.)esp.foragoodpurpose捐赠，赠送

donorn.损赠者；捐血者(blood-)

gobblen.eatquickly，andsometimesnoisily狼吞虎咽

infectv.putdiseaseintothebodyof(sb.)传染；感染

invadev.attackandspreadintosoastotakecontrolof侵入；侵袭

laboratoryn.abuildingorroominwhichascientistworks，withapparatusfor

theexaminationandtestingofmaterials实验室；研究室

microscopen.aninstrumentwithlensesformakingverysmallobjectsseemlarger

显微镜

mixturen.asetofsubstancesmixedtogether»whichkeeptheirseparatequalities

whilecombinedinonemass混合物；混合齐!l

releasev.setfree；allowtocomeout释放；放出

responsen.anactiondoneinanswer响应；反应

sensitivea.quicktoshoworfeeltheeffectofaforceorofthepresenceof

sth.敏感的

separatev.setormoveapart分离'分开

soarv.goupward»esp.faroffast高涨；猛i曾

stabv.strikeforcefullyintowithsth.pointed»esp.withaweapontowound

刺入

substancen.material；atypeofmatter物质

techniciann・ahighlyskilledscientificorindustrialworker；specialistin

thepracticaldetailsofasubject技术员；技师；技术专家

transfusev.put（thebloodofoneperson）intothebodyofanother输（血）

varietyn.differenceofconditionorquality多样化；变化

anti-Aantibody抗A抗体antibodyn.抗体antigenn.抗原

serumn.血清smallintestine小肠subtypen.分型

UNIT4

HEY'I'MTHECUSTOMER

GLOSSARY

acknowledgev.showthatonerecognizessomeoneelse对（人）打招呼

appreciationn.gratefulfeelings感谢

appreciativea.thankful,grateful感谢的，感激的

betrayv.makesth.known泄露demandinga.requiring要求高的

casuallyad.withlittleattentionorresponsibility漫不经心、地

clichen.anout-datedideaorexpression陈腐思想；陈词滥调

countern.atablewherepeopleareservedinashop»bank»etc.木巨台

effectivea.havingnoticeableeffect有效的

focusondirectone'sattentionto注视

greetv.welcomesb.withwordsoractions欢迎；问候

identifyv.seeclearly；provesth.true看清楚；鉴定

impressionn.whatisleftinone'smindafterseeingsb.orsth.象

inattentivenessn.givingnoattention）曼不经心、

individuala.suitableforeachpersononly个人的，个体的

inflectionn.changeofvoiceinlevel音变

intuitivelyad.directly直觉地'本育甘地goaboutbegintoworkat着手

memorablea.worthremembering值得纪念的；难忘的

preoccupieda.inattentiveIwiththemindfixedonsth.else出神的；——心'想着

别的

productn.sth.producedinafactoryoronafarm产品'产物

rapportn.friendlyrelationship友好关系responsen.answer回答

receptionistn.apersonwhoreceivescustomers»visitors,patients,etc.接

待员

retailv.sellgoodstothegeneralpublic零售

strengthenv.makesth.strongorstronger力口强

subtlea.delicate»hardlynoticeable微妙的;难以觉察的

vehiclen.amachinethatcarriespeopleorthingsfromplacetoplace运输

工具；车辆

veileda.hidden；masked隐藏的；遮掩的mileagen.英里数；里程

verballyad.inspokenwords口头地

virtuallyad.almost»verynearlyJL乎'简直dentala.牙齿的

自考英语阅读（二）词汇UN工T5—8

UNIT5LIFEONOTHERPLANETS?OFCOURSE!

GLOSSARY

absorbv.takeinorsuckin吸收

atmospheren.themixedgasesthatsurroundsanyheavenlybody大气，大气层

celestiala.oforbelongingtotheskyorheaven天的，天空的

collaboratev.worktogetherofwithsomeoneelse合作'协作

colonizev.makeagroupofpeoplefromthesamecountryorthesamereligion

livetogetherinanotherplaceorcountry移（民）于殖民地

communicatev.shareofexchangeopinions，news，information（意见等的）交换'

交流

concealv.hide；keepfrombeingseenorknown隐藏'隐瞒

emissionn.theactofsendingout(esp.heat»light,smell'sound)散发»

发射

explorev.travelintoorthrough(aspaceforthepurposeofdiscovery)勘探'

探险

homogeneityn.partsofthesamekind同不中；同质

imaginev.form(apictureoridea)inthemind想象；设想

inhabitv.livein居住于;栖，息于dima.notbright不明亮的

intelligencen.mentalability智力;才智opinionn.idea意见;看法

loftv.makehighintotheair把…向高处发射permitv.allow允许；许可

observationn.actionofnoticingorwatching注意；观察

phenomenonn.afactoreventinnatureasitappearsorisexperiencedbythe

senses，esp.onethatisunusualand/orofscientificinterest现象

precisea.exactinform»detail»measurements»time»etc.冰青确的，准七角的

proben.anapparatussentintotheskytoexamineconditioninouterspace探

测器；探测飞船

revolutionize.causeacompletechange彻底变革

rign.apieceofapparatus(foraspecialpurpose)钻探设备(平台)；装备；设备

satelliten.aheavenlybodymovingaroundalargerone卫星

slightlyad.abit；notgreatly稍微，-TMJLcometn.彗星

solara.of»from»orconcerningthesun太阳的»来自太阳的，与太阳有关的

spacen.whereotherheavenlybodiesmove空间'太空

telescopen.atubelikescientificinstrumentusedforseeingdistantobjects

bymakingthemappearnearerandlarger望远镜

vesseln.ashiporlargeboat船extraterrestriala.地球大气圈夕4的

galaxyn.星系；(G-)银河(系)luminescencen.发光Marsn.火星

moleculen.分子Neptunen.海王星orbitn.(天体)运行轨道

planetn.行星rendezvousn.宇宙飞船汇合点Venusn.金星

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GLOSSARY

assailantnattacker攻击者briska.quickandactive轻快的，活跃的

be-leathereda.wearingaleatherjacketorsuit>dressedinleather穿皮衣

服的

catchupv.bringorcomeuptodate；comeupfrombehind赶上

coercionn.usingforceorthreatsofpunishment压制'高压统治

conn.trick骗局confidevt.tellasecrettosb.吐露（秘密等）

courteouslya.politely'kindly有礼貌的

criticn.apersonwhoformsandgivesjudgements»esp.forart»music»etc.批

评家，评论家

doleoutvt.giveinsmallquantities少量地发放（救济品）

embarrassmentn.feelingofshame窘迫

expletivenmeaninglesswordsusedforswearing‘toexpressviolent

feelings赌咒语

groggilyad.weakly；unsteadily虚弱地；脚步踉跄地

jostlevt.knockorpushagainst挤，推

lurchvi.movewithirregularandsuddenmovements£黄品HI｝，东住！|西歪地向前

overdonea.cookedtoomuch煮得太久的particularn.detail细节

philanthropica.kindandhelpful慈善的

profuselyad.plentifully；abundantly极其丰富的，充沛的；过多的

relentlessa.withoutpity无情的，不仁慈的

respectivea.oforforeachone；particularandseparate各个的，分另!J的

reviewn.anarticlegivingjudgmentsonnewbooks»plays»andpublicevents评

论（文章），综述

scrabblev.movewildlyandquickly挣扎

scruffya.dirtyanduntidy褴褛的，不整洁的sozzleda.drunk烂醉的

stewvt.cookslowlyandgentlyinliquidinaclosedvessel煨，旅电

stockya.thick，shortandstrong矮月半的，器且壮的

sturdya.strongandfirm»esp.inbody强健的，茁壮的

thrashv.movewildlyorviolentlyabout猛烈!摆动，颠簸

thrustv.pushforcefullyandsuddenly刺»戳

trion.anygroupof3peopleorthings三重奏，三件套'三人一*组

tuckv.drawtogetherintoasmallplace；putintoadesiredorconvenient

position折拢；塞

twilightn.thetimewhendayisjuststartingtobecomenight；thefaintdarkish

lightintheskyduringthistime黄昏'暮色

unshavena.notshaved不弟!J须的

venomn.greathatred；liquidpoisonwhichcertainsnakes»insects,etc.use

inbitingorstinging恶意；（毒蛇等的）毒液

whereuponad.immediatelyafterthat因此，于是Adam'sapple喉结

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GLOSSARY

adaptvt.changesoastobesuitablefor使适应，使适合

backgroundn.thesceneryofgroundbehindsth.背景

blendvt.causeto）mix混合；把…混为一体

camouflagen.awayofusingcolouringorshapewhichmakesitdifficulttosee

orfindsth.伪装；掩饰

consistofbemadeupof由…构成；由…组成

contrastvt.comparesothatdifferencesaremadeclear又寸照；比较

creaturen.alivinganimal生物；动物

deformvt.spoiltheformof；spoiltheappearanceof损坏…的形状；使变丑

evolvevi.developgradually进展；进化evolutionarya.发展的；进化的

extincta.nolongerinexistence灭绝的；绝种的

grimen.asurfaceofthickblackdirt（表面上的）积垢

hypothesisn.ideawhichisthoughtsuitabletoexplainthefactsaboutsth.假

设；前提

investigatev•makeacarefulstudyof调查研究；调查

mutationn.changeinthecellsofalivingthing（细胞的）变异

mysteryn.sth.thatcannotbeexplainedorunderstood神秘的事物；不可思议的事物

oppositea.contraryorentirelydifferent本目反的；又寸立的

predatorn.animallivingbykillingandeatingotheranimals捕食者；捕食其它动

物者

preyv.takeorhuntasfood捕猎

n.ananimalthatishuntedandeatenbyanotheranimal被捕食者

recapturev.takeormakeprisoneragain重获；夺回

rejectv.refusetoaccept拒绝；抵制releasev.setfree释放；解放

reproducev.bringforthasoffspring；producetheyoungof繁殖；生殖

sootn.blackpowerleftbysmokeonsurface煤烟；烟灰

supposev.letitbethoughtthat猜想；想象percentagen.百分比

survivaln.thefactorlikelihoodofsurviving幸存；残存；存活

survivev.continuetolive»esp.aftercomingclosetodeath幸存；活下来

trunkn.themainstemofatree树干viceversatheotherwayround反过来

visiblea.thatcanbeseen看得见的'可见的chameleonn.变色晰蜴；变色龙

chromosomen.染色体genen.基因genetica.基因的；遗传学的

UNIT8WHATARECOMPUTERS?

GLOSSARY

achievementn.sth.successfullyfinishedorgained»esp.throughskillandhard

work完成，成就

advancen.developmentorimprovementforwardmovement前进，进展

attachvt.fix；fasten；join缚'系carvingn.makingbycutting雕刻

countvt.tellorfindthetotalnumberof数数，计算

distractv.drawsb.'sattentionawayfromsth.使（人）分）0

distributev.giveoutordeliver；divideamongseveralormany分发，分酉己

fractionn.averysmallpieceoramount碎片，＜1喑B分

gatherv.obtainbitbybit收集sufficientlyad.enough足够地

imitatev.takeasanexample；makealikenessof模仿

industrializevt.causetobecomeindustriallydeveloped使工业化

keeptrackofkeeponeselfinformedaboutaperson»stateofaffairs'etc.使

自己了解情况

manipulationn.handling；controlling操纵'应付'处理

originalityn.thequalityofbeingofanewtypeordifferentfromothersof

thesametype独仓！1性，仓!|造力processingn.puttingfacts»numbers»etc.intocomputer

forexamination（输入计算机）处理regardlessofwithoutworryingabout»careless

about不管，无论如何

registerv.showorrecord；putintoanofficiallistorrecord登记，注册

surveyv.examinethegeneralconditionof审视，概括地观察

tremendousa.verygreatinsize，amount»ordegree极大的

troublesomea.causingtroubleoranxietyJannoying令人烦恼的，讨厌的

analogn.类似物carrierpigeon信鸽digitala.数字的

electronica.电子的equationn.等式graphn.（曲线）图；图表

hieroglyphicn.象形文字levern.杆；杠杆microscopen.显微镜

pulleyn.滑轮tabletn.书板（古代用木、石等制成的平板，供写刻文字用）

telescopen.望远镜turnstilen.（入口处等的）旋转式栅门；绕杆

自考英语阅读（二）词汇UNrT9-12

UNIT9HOWDOHOMINGPIGEONSFINDHOME?

GLOSSARY

abilityn.powerandskill，esp.todo，think»act»makeetc.能力'才有自

accuratea.freeofmistakes；exactlycorrect准确的；精确的

biologyn.thescientificstudyoflivingthing生物学

blurv.makedifficulttosee（throughorwith）clearly才巴…弄得模糊不清

brassn.averyhardbrightyellowmetal，amixtureofcopperandzinc黄铜

built-ina.internallyfixed内在的，固定的

compassn.aninstrumentforshowingdirection,usu.consistingofafree-moving

magneticneedlewhichalwaysmovestopointtothenorth指南针

complexa.difficulttounderstandorexplain难以理角军的；复杂的

extraa.beyondwhatisusualornecessary额夕卜的

measurev.findthesize，length»amount，etc.量；测量；估量

messengern.apersonwhobringsoneormorepiecesofinformation送信者；使者

mysteryn.sth.whichcannotbeexplainedorunderstood神秘的事物；难以解释的事物

navigatev.directthecourseof(aship?plane»etc.)导航

overcasta.darkwithclouds多云的；阴暗的

racev.competeinspeed比速度；参加竞赛

shiftv.changeinpositionordirection；movefromoneplacetoanother转变；

转移

biologicalclock生物钟gelatinn.动物胶magnetica.有磁T生的

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GLOSSARY

astronautn.apersonwhotravelsthroughspaceinaspacevehicle宇航员

attainv.reach至！J达comparablea.capableofbeingcompared可比较的

conquestn.gainingcontrolover征目艮'赢得cosmosn.thewhole

universe宇宙

crushv.pressorbepressed,sothatthereisbreakingorinjury压碎'榨

demonstratevt.showclearlybygivingproofsorexamples表演，演示

deprivev.takeawayfrom；preventfromusingorenjoying录!J夺'使丧失

diffusev.causetospreadoutfreelyinalldirections使扩散，使渗出

directlyad.straightly直率地diskn.round»flat-likeobject圆盘状物

disappointeda.sadatnotgettingwhatwashopedfor失望的

distancen.theamountofseparationinspaceortime时空上的是巨离

driftv.floatorbedrivenalongbywind»wavesorcurrent漂移，使漂流

equipv.providewithwhatisnecessary装备5酉己备

featn.noteworthyachievement功绩

gravityn.forceofattractionbetweenanytwoobjects‘esp.thatforcewhich

attractsobjectstowardsthecentreoftheearth弓|力»重力

inklingn.hint暗示、细微的迹象permitv.allow允许

phenomenonn.factoreventthatappearstoorisperceivedbythesenses现象

previousa.happening，comingorbeingearlierintimeororder先前的'过早的

realmn.completedomain领域，范围

reliefn.elevationoflandsurfaces地势的起伏

resemblev.lookorbelike像，类似

resistancen.forceopposedtoanythingmoving抵抗力'阻力

revolutionn.circularmovementroundafixedpoint旋转，绕转

revolvev.spinorgoroundinacircle旋转'绕转

simultaneouslyatthesametime同日寸地

spaceshipavehicleabletotravelinspace宇宙飞船

subject(to)v.bringundercontrolIcausetoundergoorexperienceIexpose使

隶属；使遭受；使暴露

swellupincreaseinfullnessandroundness膨胀

twinklev.shinewithalightthatgleamsunsteadily闪烁，闪耀

wanderingsn.movementfromplacetoplace漫游'［涧逛bellowsn.风箱

gravitationn.万有引力，地心引力satelliten.卫星

shuttern.(照相机)快门velvetn.天鹅绒

UNIT12DOWENEEDEXTRAVITAMINS?

GLOSSARY

appetiten.physicaldesireforfood食欲applicationn.use应用

arisev.comeintoexistence；appear出现

attendanta.connectedwith伴随的；有联系的

authorityn.thepowerorrighttomakeothersobeyandbelieve权；权力

categoryn.divisionorclassinacompletesystemorgrouping不中类

challengev.questionthelawfulnessorrightnessof对…表示异议，’怀疑

compensatev.givesth.tomakeup弥补confinev.restrict限制

contendern.rival，competitor竞争者；对手

deficiencyn.thestateofbeingshortof缺乏；不足derivev.get获得，得至

describev.saywhatislike描写；描述dictatev.drive驱使

elementn.asmallamount量excretev.getridofwastefromthebodyWE泄

genuinea.real真正的

guardiann.onewhoisresponsibleforthecareofapersonandhisproperty保

护人

indiscriminatelyad.asonewishes随心'所欲地individualn.asinglebeing个人

instinctivelyad.subconsciously本自g地'下意识地

investigatev.makeacarefulstudyof调查

junkn.materialofpoorquality劣质品lapsen.shortage缺乏

mimicv.appearsolike酷似pertinenta.relevant有关的'相干的

potenta.stronglyeffective有效力的prudenta.careful谨，慎的；心、的

purchasen.buying买relievev.lessen减羟replacev.taketheplaceof取代

resortn.thethingofferinghelp所求助的东西

rubbishn.wastematerial垃圾；废物

safeguardn.thethingtogiveprotection保护物

scarcelyad.almostnot几乎不supera.wonderful极好的

supplementn.sth.added添力口物

teetotalern.onewhonevertoucheswine滴酒不沾的人trialn.testing试验

ubiquitousa.appearingorexistingeverywhere无处不在的caloryn.（勃［量）卡

carbohydraten.碳水化合物clinicala.临床的densityn.浓度

dosen.剂量hamburgern.汉堡包mineraln.矿物质nutritionn.营养

nutritiousn.营养的pizzan.（意大利）馅饼placebon.安慰药

prophylactica.预I防'性的proteinn.蛋白质psychologicala./巳、理上的

psychologyn.心理学snackn.快餐symptomn.症状therapeutica.治疗的

therapyn.疗法urinen.尿vitaminn.维生素

UNIT11DOWENEEDEXTRAVITAMINS?

GLOSSARY

appetiten.physicaldesireforfood食欲applicationn.use应用

arisev.comeintoexistence；appear出现

attendanta.connectedwith伴随的；有联系的

authorityn.thepowerorrighttomakeothersobeyandbelieve权；权力

categoryn.divisionorclassinacompletesyst