剑桥雅思 2词汇.docx

1、剑桥雅思 2词汇剑2READING PASSAGE 1AIRPORTS ON WATER1.difficulta.难的，困难的，费力的同义词： hard，rough e.g.: River deltas are difficult places for map makers.2. dramatica.戏剧性的,引人注目的,给人深刻印象的词形变化:副词:dramatically 同义词：spectacular，strikinge.g.: The changes in Chinas Pearl River delta, however, are more dramatic than these n

2、atural fluctuations.3 .similarlyad. 相像地, 类似于同义词：likewisee.g.: The giant dumper trucks rumbling across it will have finished their job by the middle of this year and the airport itself will be built at a similarly breakneck pace.4. risen.上升, 增加, 上涨, 高地, 小山, 发生, 出现vi.升起, 起身, 发源, 起义, 高耸, 增长, 上升, 复活,使飞起

3、同义词：bring up，go upe.g.: As Chek Lap Kok rises, however, another new Asian island is sinking back into the sea.5. rarely adv.难得，很少同义词：merely, hardly, little, scarcely, e.g.: The settlement is rarely even.6. buckle vt. 扣住, 使弯曲 同义词： bend, clasp, distort, fasten 7. crack.vt. (使)爆裂, (使)裂开, (使)发出爆裂声 同义词：

4、bang, blow, break e.g.: So buildings tend to buckle and crack.8. shiftvt. 替换, 转移, 改变, 推卸, 变速 同义词：alter, change, substitute, varye.g.: The site was shifted a further five kilometres.9. consistvi. 组成, 存在于, 一致同义词：comprise, include, make upe.g.: Above a seabed that consisted of 20 meters of soft alluvia

5、l silt.10. gianta. 庞大的, 巨大的同义词：colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, tremendous, vastTo cope with settlement, giant terminal is supported on 900 pillars.11. originala. 最初的, 原始的, 有创意的 同义词：primary, firstThere was some land there to begin with, the original little island and a smaller outcrop.12

6、. deal with v.安排, 处理, 涉及, 做生意同义词：solve, cope with, handle, resolve, tacklee.g.: It would have been possible to leave this mud below the reclaimed land and to deal with the resulting settlement by the Kansai method.13. utilityn. 功用, 有用之物, 实用, 公用事业, 实用程序 同义词：make good use of14. unyieldingadj.不屈服的; 顽强的

7、; 弯曲不了的; 坚硬的同义词：firm，inflexible，rigid，stubborn，unbending e.g.: This makes it easier for utilities to dig trenches-granite is unyielding stuff.15. persistenta.固执的, 坚持的, 持续的, 作用持久的同义词：never-ceasing，relentless, unrelenting16. take into account.v. 考虑到(顾及,体谅)同义词：allowe.g.: Gentler but more persistent bad

8、 weather-the downpours of the summer monsoon-is also being taken into account.17. separatevi. 分开, 隔开, 分居 同义词： divide,isolate,sorte.g.: A mat-like material is being laid across the island to separate the rock and sand layers.READING PASSAGE2CHANGING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH1. concept n. 观念, 概念同义词：

9、 idea, notion, opinion, thoughte.g.: The concept of health holds different meanings for different people and groups.2. evident显然的, 明显的同义词:apparent,clear, obvious,plaine.g.: This change is no more evident than in Western society today.3. connectvt. 连接, 联合, 联系同义词：attach,combine,join,link,unitee.g.: Go

10、od health has been connected to the smooth mechanical operation of the body.4. definevt. 定义, 规定, 使明确同义词： clarify describe establish explain fix outline set e.g.: Health in this sense has been defined as the absence of disease or illness and is seen in medical terms.5.emphasisn. 强调, 加强, 重点同义词： import

11、ance,stresse.g.: There was an emphasis on providing clean water, improved sanitation and housing.6. merelyad. 只 同义词： barely,only,purely,simplye.g.: They stated that health is a complete state of physical, mental and social well-being and is not merely the absence of disease.7. holisticadj.整体的, 全盘的同义

12、词：overall, wholee.g.: Health and the person were seen more holistically and just in physical terms.8. fitness n. 适合, 合宜, 合理, 恰当, 健康 同义词：good shape, good conditione.g.: Specific behaviors which were seen to increase risk of disease, such as smoking, lack of fitness and unhealthy eating habits, were t

13、argeted.9. povertyn.贫穷,虚弱; 低劣同义词：poorness, impoverishment10. benefitvt. 有益于同义词：profit，gain，do goode.g.: People experiencing poverty, unemployment, underemployment or little control over the conditions of their daily lives benefited little from this approach.11. swingvi. 摇摆, 悬挂, 旋转, 大摇大摆地走, 转向 同义词：fl

14、uctuate，swaye.g.: During the 1980s and 1990s there has been a growing swing away from seeing lifestyle risks as the root cause of poor health.12. basicn. 基本原理, 要素, 基本规律同义词： essential， fundamental， underlyinge.g.: Improvement in health requires a secure foundation in these basic requirements.13. comp

15、lex adj. 复杂的, 合成的, 综合的同义词： bias， complicated， confused e.g.: It is the complex interrelationships between them which determine the conditions that promote health.14. promotionn. 晋级, 创建, 增进同义词： advancement， betterment， improvement， lift， progress ，risee.g.: A broad socio-ecological view of health sug

16、gests that the promotion of health must include a strong social, economic and environmental focus.15. backbone n. 脊椎, 志气, 骨干, 支柱同义词：mainstay, keystone e.g.: This charter remains as the backbone of health action today.16. favourn.亲切, 宠爱 同义词: helpe.g.: Biological factors can all favour health or be ha

17、rmful to it.17. overall全部的, 全体的, 从头至尾的, 一切在内的同义词：total, wholee.g.: The overall philosophy of health promotion which guides these fundamental strategies and approaches is one of enabling people to increase control over and to improve their health.READING PASSAGE 3CHILDRENS THINKING1. eminent 显赫的, 杰出的

18、, 有名的同义词：distinguished，famous，important，noble，outstanding，prominent，superiore.g.: One of the eminent of psychologists claimed that the essence of reasoning lies in some novel way.2. explicit详述的, 清楚的, 直言的同义词： candid，clear，definite，direct，distinct，detailed e.g.: Two followers devised a test for childr

19、en that was explicitly based on principles.3.integratevt. 综合, 使完整, 使成整体 同义词：balance, coordinate, equalize e.g.: But they did not for the most part integrate.4. lessenvt. 减少, 缩小, 减轻 同义词：reducee.g.: But it lessens, on the other hand, when we learn that a task was devised.5. familiar熟悉的, 常见的, 亲密的同义词：cl

20、ose, intimate, well-knowne.g.: Now the subject is dealing not with a strange machine but with familiar meaningful objects.6. cruciala.决定性的, 重要的, 严厉的同义词：critical, decisive, important, pressing, urgent e.g.: Hewson made two crucial changes.7. assumevt. 假定, 承担, 呈现同义词：presume, suppose , suspect, think e

21、.g.: Yet he must assume that if he is to solve the problem. 8. equivalencen. 同等, 等价, 等值同义词：comparison e.g.: Hewson made the functional equivalence of different marbles clear by playing a swapping game with theTEST2READING PASSAGE1IMPLEMENTING THE CYCLE OF SUCCESS: A CASE STUDY1. accommodationn. 膳宿,

22、预订铺位, 适应性调节, 调和, 贷款同义词：adjustment, fittinge.g.: The hotel is designed to provide the best available accommodation.2. implementvt. 实现, 使生效, 执行同义词：bring about , carry out , complete, devicee.g.: AHI decided to implement some new policies and practices at SAH.3. initiativen. 主动行动, 首创精神, 主动权同义词：initiato

23、ry，first，maiden，opening movee.g.: The first of the initiatives was an organizational structure with only three levels of management-compared to the traditional seven.4. significanta. 重要的, 有效的, 有含义的, 暗示的, 值得注意的同义词：important ，substantiale.g.: There are 25 percent fewer management positions, enabling a

24、 significant saving.5. fit in装配好同义词：harmonize, accord, concord, agreee.g.: The hotel also recognised that it would need a different approach to selecting employees who would fit in with its new policies.6. fill inv.填充, 填写, 填满, 替代同义词：complete, fill out, make oute.g.: Over 7000 applicants filled in ap

25、plication form for the 120 jobs initially offered at SAH.7. predominanta. 占主导地位的, 卓越的同义词：chief, foremost, leading, main, principal, superior e.g.: The balance of the positions at the hotel were predominantly filled by transfers from othere properties.8. exhibitvt. 展现, 陈列, 展览同义词：demonstrate, display,

26、 present, showe.g.: Category A was for applicants exhibiting strong leadership qualities.9. adoptvt. 采用, 正式通过, 收养, 接受同义词：assume, choosee.g.: Another major initiative by SAH was to adopt a totally multi-skilled workforce.10. objectiven.目的, 目标, 宗旨, 宾格, 实物 a.客观的, 如实的, 无偏见的, 宾格的同义词：aim, object, targetno

27、nsubjectivee.g.: The prime objective of the benchmarking process was to compare a range of service delivery processes.11. enhancevt. 提高, 加强, 增加同义词：better, enrich, improve, uplift e.g.: This process resulted in performance measures that greatly enhanced SAHs ability to improve productivity and qualit

28、y.12. proportionn. 比例, 比率, 均衡, 部分, 面积同义词：amount, percentage, portion, ratio, share e.g.: A high proportion of AHI Club member reservations were imcomplete.13. collatevt. 校对, 校勘同义词：assembleThese are collated regularly to identify opportunities for improvement.14. note down记下同义词：write downe.g.: Employ

29、ees are requested to note down their own suggestions for improvement.15. valid a.有确实根据的, 有法律效力的, 正当的, 正确的同义词: adequate, authorized, cogent, effective, established, sound, true, well-groundede.g.: A valid reason is given for non-implementation.16 . numerousadj.许多的, 无数的同义词：abundant, considerable, many

30、, multitudinous e.g.: Numerous overseas visitors have come to see how the program works.READING PASSAGE21. impedevt. 妨碍, 阻碍, 阻止同义词：arrest, delay, inhibit, interrupt, limit, obstruct, stope.g.: The lack of a common language can severely impede progress or can halt it altogether.2. fatala. 致命的,毁灭性的同义词

31、： deadly, destructive, disastrous e.g.: Publicity comes only when failure to communicate has major consequences, such as strikes, lost orders, or fatal accidents.3. instancen. 例子v. 举.为例,举例说明同义词： case, circumstance, example, occasione.g.: One reported instance of communication failure took place in 1970.4. consistencyn. 稠度(一致性,相容性)同义词： firmness,steadiness, uniformitye.g.: Some firms run part-time language courses