考研高频单词【柯林斯词典解释版】

1、Aabandon4abide4abide by4abolish4absorb4absorbed5abuse5accelerate5access5accommodate6accompany6accomplish6accumulate6accuse6accusing6accused7accustom7accustomed7achieve7acquaint7acquainted7acquire8activate8adapt8adapted8adhere8adjoin8adjunct8adjust9administer9admire9admit9adopt10adore10advertise10adv

2、ise10advocate11affect11affiliate11afflict11aggravate11allege11alleviate12allocate12alter12announce12anticipate12apologize12appeal13applaud13applause13appoint13approach14approve14argue14arise15arouse15arrest16articulate16ascend16ascertain17ascribe17assassinate17assault17assert17asset18assign18assist1

3、8associate19assume19assure19attach20attain20augment20avail20authorize21automate21avail21avert21B21besiege21bestow21betray21blend22boom22boycott23breeze23broaden23burnish23bustle24C24calculate24cease24censor24certify24charge25chase26chatter27cherish27chew28choke28chop28circulate29claim29clarify30clat

4、ter30cling clung31clutch31coincide31collaborate31collapse32collide32comb32commemorate33commence33commend33commute33commit33communicate34compare35compel35compensate35compete36compile36compliment36comply37compose37comprehend37compress37comprise38compromise38conceal38concede39conceive39concentrate39con

5、clude40condemn40confer41confine41confiscate41confound41confront42confuse42congratulate42conquer43consent43conserve43constitute43constrain43contaminate44contend44contract44contradict45contrast45contribute46contrive46convene46converge46converse47convert47convey47convict48convince48co-operate also coop

6、erate48co-operation48corporate48correlate48correspond49corrode49counterfeit49crash49criticize50crumble50culminate50cultivate51D51deafen51decay51declare51decline52decorate52decrease53decree53dedicate53deduce53deem53deflect54defunct54defy54deliberate54demonstrate55denounce55deprive55derive55descend55d

7、eserve56designate56despise57detach57deteriorate57deviate57dictate57diffuse58diminish58disappear58discard59discern59discourse59discriminate59disguise59disperse59displace60dispose60dispute60distinguish60distort61divert61dodge61dominate62domination62donate62drag62duplicate63Aabandon1If you abandon a pl

8、ace, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.He claimed that his parents had abandoned him.The road is strewn with abandoned vehicles. VERB: V n, V-ed 2If you abandon an activity or piece of work, you stop doing it

9、before it is finished.The authorities have abandoned any attempt to distribute food. VERB: V n = give up continue 3If you abandon an idea or way of thinking, you stop having that idea or thinking in that way.Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea. VERB: V n = give up 4If you say that some

10、one does something with abandon, you mean that they behave in a wild, uncontrolled way and do not think or care about how they should behave.He has spent money with gay abandon. N-UNCOUNT: usu with N disapproval 5see also abandoned6If people abandon ship, they get off a ship because it is sinking. P

11、HRASE: v inflects abideIf you cant abide someone or something, you dislike them very much.I cant abide people who cant make up their minds. PHRASE: with brd-neg = cant stand see also abiding, law-abidingabide by If you abide by a law, agreement, or decision, you do what it says you should do.They ha

12、ve got to abide by the rules.PHRASAL VERB: V P n = observe abolishIf someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder. VERB: V n absorb1If something absorbs a liquid gas or other substance

13、it soaks it up or takes it in.Plants absorb carbon dioxide from the air and moisture from the soil.Refined sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream very quickly.VERB: V n be V-ed into n = soak up 2If something absorbs light heat or another form of energy it takes it in.A household radiator absorbs e

14、nergy in the form of electric current and releases it in the form of heat. VERB: V n 3If a group is absorbed into a larger group it becomes part of the larger group.The Colonial Office was absorbed into the Foreign Office.an economy capable of absorbing thousands of immigrants. VERB: be V-ed into n

15、V n 4If something absorbs a force or shock it reduces its effect.footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground. VERB: V n 5If a system or society absorbs changes effects or costs it is able to deal with them.The banks would be forced to absorb large losses. VERB: V n 6If

16、something absorbs something valuable such as money space or time it uses up a great deal of it.It absorbed vast amounts of capital that could have been used for investment. VERB: V n = consume 7If you absorb information you learn and understand it. = digest assimilateToo often he only absorbs half t

17、he information in the manual. VERB: V n 8If something absorbs you it interests you a great deal and takes up all your attention and energy.a second career which absorbed her more completely than her acting ever had. VERB: V n see also absorbed absorbingabsorbedIf you are absorbed in something or som

18、eone, you are very interested in them and they take up all your attention and energy.They were completely absorbed in each other.ADJ: v-link ADJ usu ADJ in/by n = engrossed abuseThe noun and verb is pronounced differently 1Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them.investigation of alle

19、ged child abuse.victims of sexual and physical abuse.controversy over human rights abuses.N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl, usu with supp 2Abuse is extremely rude and insulting things that people say when they are angry.I was left shouting abuse as the car sped off. N-UNCOUNT 3Abuse of something is the use o

20、f it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.What went on here was an abuse of power.drug and alcohol abuse. N-VAR: with supp 4If someone is abused, they are treated cruelly and violently.Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.parents who feel they cannot cope or might abuse their chil

21、dren.those who work with abused children. VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed abus er abusers .a convicted child abuser. N-COUNT 5You can say that someone is abused if extremely rude and insulting things are said to them. = insult He alleged that he was verbally abused by other soldiers. VERB: be V-ed, also V

22、n 6If you abuse something, you use it in a wrong way or for a bad purpose.He showed how the rich and powerful can abuse their position. VERB: V n abus er .the treatment of alcohol and drug abusers. N-COUNT accelerate1If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates it, it

23、gets faster and faster.Growth will accelerate to 2.9 per cent next year.The government is to accelerate its privatization programme. VERB: V, V n 2When a moving vehicle accelerates, it goes faster and faster.Suddenly the car accelerated.She accelerated away from the kerb. VERB: V, V prep/adv access1

24、If you have access to a building or other place, you are able or allowed to go into it.The facilities have been adapted to give access to wheelchair users.Scientists have only recently been able to gain access to the area.The Mortimer Hotel offers easy access to central London. N-UNCOUNT: usu N to n

25、 2If you have access to something such as information or equipment, you have the opportunity or right to see it or use it.a Code of Practice that would give patients right of access to their medical records. N-UNCOUNT: usu N to n 3If you have access to a person, you have the opportunity or right to

26、see them or meet them.He was not allowed access to a lawyer. N-UNCOUNT: usu N to n 4If you access something, especially information held on a computer, you succeed in finding or obtaining it.Youve illegally accessed and misused confidential security files. VERB: V n accommodate1If a building or spac

27、e can accommodate someone or something, it has enough room for them.The school in Poldown was not big enough to accommodate all the children. VERB: no cont, V n 2To accommodate someone means to provide them with a place to live or stay.a hotel built to accommodate guests for the wedding of King Alfo

28、nso.Students are accommodated in homes nearby. VERB: V n, be V-ed prep/adv 3If something is planned or changed to accommodate a particular situation, it is planned or changed so that it takes this situation into account. (FORMAL)The roads are built to accommodate gradual temperature changes. VERB: V

29、 n 4If you do something to accommodate someone, you do it with the main purpose of pleasing or satisfying them.He has never put an arm around his wife to accommodate photographers. VERB: V n = oblige accompany1If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them. (FORMAL)Ken agreed to accompany me o

30、n a trip to Africa.The Prime Minister, accompanied by the governor, led the President up to the house. VERB: V n, V-ed 2If one thing accompanies another, it happens or exists at the same time, or as a result of it. (FORMAL)This volume of essays was designed to accompany an exhibition in Cologne. VER

31、B: V n 3If you accompany a singer or a musician, you play one part of a piece of music while they sing or play the main tune.He sang and Alice accompanied him on the piano. VERB: V n accomplish If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.If wed all work together, I think we could accomplish

32、 our goal.They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation. VERB: V n, V n = achieve accumulateWhen you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.Households accumulate wealth across a broad spectrum of assets.Lead can accumulat

33、e in the body until toxic levels are reached. VERB: V n, V = build up accuse 1If you accuse someone of doing something wrong or dishonest, you say or tell them that you believe that they did it.He was accusing my mum of having an affair with another man.Talk things through in stages. Do not accuse o

34、r apportion blame. VERB: V n of n/-ing, V 2If you are accused of a crime, a witness or someone in authority states or claims that you did it, and you may be formally charged with it and put on trial.Her assistant was accused of theft and fraud by the police.All seven charges accused him of lying in

35、his testimony.The accused men have been given relatively light sentences. VERB: be V-ed of n, V n of n, V-ed 3see also accused, accusing4If someone stands accused of something, they have been accused of it.The candidate stands accused of breaking promises even before hes in office. PHRASE: V inflect

36、s, PHR of n/-ing accusingIf you look at someone with an accusing expression or speak to them in an accusing tone of voice, you are showing that you think they have done something wrong.The accusing look in her eyes conveyed her sense of betrayal. ADJ ac cus ing ly Where have you been? he asked Blake

37、 accusingly. ADV: ADV after v accusedYou can use the accused to refer to a person or a group of people charged with a crime or on trial for it. (LEGAL)The accused is alleged to be a member of a right-wing gang. N-COUNT: the N = defendant accustomIf you accustom yourself or another person to somethin

38、g, you make yourself or them become used to it. (FORMAL) = familiarize The team has accustomed itself to the pace of first division rugby.Shakespeare has accustomed us to a mixture of humor and tragedy in the same play. VERB: V pron-refl to n, V n to n see also accustomedaccustomed1If you are accust

39、omed to something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with.I was accustomed to being the only child at a table full of adults. ADJ: v-link ADJ to n/-ing = used 2When your eyes become accustomed to darkness or bright light, they ad

40、just so that you start to be able to see things, after not being able to see properly at first.My eyes were becoming accustomed to the gloom. ADJ: v-link ADJ to n 3You can use accustomed to describe an action that someone usually does, a quality that they usually show, or an object that they usually

41、 use.He took up his accustomed position with his back to the fire.Freed acted with his accustomed shrewdness.his accustomed glass of whisky. ADJ: poss ADJ n = usual, habitual achieveIf you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of eff

42、ort.There are many who will work hard to achieve these goals.We have achieved what we set out to do. VERB: V n, V n = accomplish acquaintIf you acquaint someone with something, you tell them about it so that they know it. If you acquaint yourself with something, you learn about it. (FORMAL) = famili

43、arize .efforts to acquaint the public with their rights under the new law.I want to acquaint myself with your strengths and weaknesses. VERB: V n with n, V pron-refl with n see also acquaintedacquainted1If you are acquainted with something, you know about it because you have learned it or experience

44、d it. (FORMAL)He was well acquainted with the literature of France, Germany and Holland. ADJ: v-link ADJ with n = familiar 2If you are acquainted with someone, you have met them and you know them. You can also say that two people are acquainted. (FORMAL)No-one personally acquainted with the couple w

45、as permitted to talk to the Press.Its true we were acquainted, but no more than that. ADJ: v-link ADJ, usu ADJ with n 3If you get or become acquainted with someone that you do not know, you talk to each other or do something together so that you get to know each other. You can also say that two peop

46、le get or become acquainted.The meetings were a way to get acquainted with each other. ADJ: v-link ADJ, oft ADJ with n acquire1If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you. (FORMAL)General Motors acquired a 50% stake in Saab for about $400m.I recently acqui

47、red some wood from a holly tree. VERB: V n, V n from n 2If you acquire something such as a skill or a habit, you learn it, or develop it through your daily life or experience. VERB: V n Ive never acquired a taste for wine. 3If someone or something acquires a certain reputation, they start to have th

48、at reputation.He has acquired a reputation as this countrys premier solo violinist. VERB: V n 4If you describe something as an acquired taste, you mean that a lot of people do not like it when they first experience it, but often start to like it more when they get to know it better.Broad beans are v

49、ery much an acquired taste. PHRASE: usu v-link PHR activateIf a device or process is activated, something causes it to start working.Video cameras with night vision can be activated by movement.a voice-activated computer. VERB: usu passive, be V-ed, V-ed ac ti va tion A computer controls the activat

50、ion of an air bag. N-UNCOUNT adapt1If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.The world will be different, and we will have to be prepared to adapt to the change.They have had to adapt themselves to a war economy.

51、VERB: V to n, V pron-refl to n, also V = adjust 2If you adapt something, you change it to make it suitable for a new purpose or situation.Shelves were built to adapt the library for use as an office.VERB: V n, also V n to n = modify 3If you adapt a book or play, you change it so that it can be made

52、into a film or a television programme.The scriptwriter helped him to adapt his novel for the screen.The film has been adapted from a play of the same title. VERB: V n, V n 4 see also adapted adapted If something is adapted to a particular situation or purpose, it is especially suitable for it.The camels feet, well adapted for dry sand, are useless on mud. ADJ: v-link ADJ to/for n = suited adhere1 If you adhere to a rule or agreement, you act in the way that it says you should.All members of the association adhere to a strict code