考研高频单词柯林斯词典解释版.docx

1、考研高频单词柯林斯词典解释版Aabandon 4abide 4abide by 4abolish 4absorb 4absorbed 5abuse 5accelerate 5access 5accommodate 6accompany 6accomplish 6accumulate 6accuse 6accusing 6accused 7accustom 7accustomed 7achieve 7acquaint 7acquainted 7acquire 8activate 8adapt 8adapted 8adhere 8adjoin 8adjunct 8adjust 9administe

2、r 9admire 9admit 9adopt 10adore 10advertise 10advise 10advocate 11affect 11affiliate 11afflict 11aggravate 11allege 11alleviate 12allocate 12alter 12announce 12anticipate 12apologize 12appeal 13applaud 13applause 13appoint 13approach 14approve 14argue 14arise 15arouse 15arrest 16articulate 16ascend

3、16ascertain 17ascribe 17assassinate 17assault 17assert 17asset 18assign 18assist 18associate 19assume 19assure 19attach 20attain 20augment 20avail 20authorize 21automate 21avail 21avert 21B 21besiege 21bestow 21betray 21blend 22boom 22boycott 23breeze 23broaden 23burnish 23bustle 24C 24calculate 24c

4、ease 24censor 24certify 24charge 25chase 26chatter 27cherish 27chew 28choke 28chop 28circulate 29claim 29clarify 30clatter 30cling clung 31clutch 31coincide 31collaborate 31collapse 32collide 32comb 32commemorate 33commence 33commend 33commute 33commit 33communicate 34compare 35compel 35compensate 3

5、5compete 36compile 36compliment 36comply 37compose 37comprehend 37compress 37comprise 38compromise 38conceal 38concede 39conceive 39concentrate 39conclude 40condemn 40confer 41confine 41confiscate 41confound 41confront 42confuse 42congratulate 42conquer 43consent 43conserve 43constitute 43constrain

6、43contaminate 44contend 44contract 44contradict 45contrast 45contribute 46contrive 46convene 46converge 46converse 47convert 47convey 47convict 48convince 48co-operate also cooperate 48co-operation 48corporate 48correlate 48correspond 49corrode 49counterfeit 49crash 49criticize 50crumble 50culminate

7、 50cultivate 51D 51deafen 51decay 51declare 51decline 52decorate 52decrease 53decree 53dedicate 53deduce 53deem 53deflect 54defunct 54defy 54deliberate 54demonstrate 55denounce 55deprive 55derive 55descend 55deserve 56designate 56despise 57detach 57deteriorate 57deviate 57dictate 57diffuse 58diminis

8、h 58disappear 58discard 59discern 59discourse 59discriminate 59disguise 59disperse 59displace 60dispose 60dispute 60distinguish 60distort 61divert 61dodge 61dominate 62domination 62donate 62drag 62duplicate 63Aabandon 1 If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person

9、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 2 If you abandon an activity or piece of work, you stop doing it before it is finished. The authorities have abandoned any

10、attempt to distribute food. VERB: V n = give up continue 3 If 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 4 If you say that someone does something with abandon, you mean that they be

11、have 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 5 see also abandoned 6 If people abandon ship, they get off a ship because it is sinking. PHRASE: v inflects abide If you cant abide someone

12、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 have got to abide by the rules. PHRASAL VERB: V P

13、 n = observe abolish If 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 absorb 1 If something absorbs a liquid gas or other substance it soaks it up or takes it in. Plants abso

14、rb 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 2 If something absorbs light heat or another form of energy it takes it in. A household radiator absorbs energy in the form of electric current

15、and releases it in the form of heat. VERB: V n 3 If 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 V n 4 If something absorbs a force

16、 or shock it reduces its effect. .footwear which does not absorb the impact of the foot striking the ground. VERB: V n 5 If 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 6 If something absorbs something

17、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 7 If you absorb information you learn and understand it. = digest assimilate Too often he only absorbs half the information in the man

18、ual. VERB: V n 8 If 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 absorbingabsorbed If you are absorbed in something or someone, you are very in

19、terested 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 abuse The noun and verb is pronounced differently 1 Abuse of someone is cruel and violent treatment of them. .investigation of alleged child abuse

20、. .victims of sexual and physical abuse. .controversy over human rights abuses. N-UNCOUNT: also N in pl, usu with supp 2 Abuse 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 3 Abuse of something is the use of it in

21、 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 4 If 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

22、dren. .those who work with abused children. VERB: be V-ed, V n, V-ed abus er abusers .a convicted child abuser. N-COUNT 5 You 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

23、 V n 6 If 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 accelerate 1 If the process or rate of something accelerates or if something accelerates

24、it, it 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 2 When a moving vehicle accelerates, it goes faster and faster. Suddenly the car accelerated. She accelerated away from the kerb. VERB: V, V prep

25、/adv access 1 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-UN

26、COUNT: usu N to n 2 If 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 3 If you have access to a person, you have the opp

27、ortunity or right to see them or meet them. He was not allowed access to a lawyer. N-UNCOUNT: usu N to n 4 If 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 accommoda

28、te 1 If a building or space 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 2 To accommodate someone means to provide them with a place to live or stay. .a hotel built to accommodate guest

29、s for the wedding of King Alfonso. Students are accommodated in homes nearby. VERB: V n, be V-ed prep/adv 3 If 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 gra

30、dual temperature changes. VERB: V n 4 If 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 accompany 1 If you accompany someone, you go somewhere with them. (FORMAL) Ken agreed to accompany me on a trip to Africa. The Prime Minister, accompanied by the governor, led the President