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【核心词汇】DAY 118

考研英语时事阅读  · 公众号  · 考研  · 2017-04-28 06:00

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v. 竞争,与...相匹敌

词根:riv=river河,由“河”引申为“流动,跑,一起跑+al表名词,“人,物,状态”→竞争→竞争者

参考例句

1 . He was utterly unscrupulous in his competition with rival firms.
他与对立公司竞争完全不讲道德。

2 . The party leader has been supplanted by his rival .
那位政党领导已被他的对手取而代之了。


constrain [kən'strein]

vt. 强迫,限制

词根:con一起,strain(v 紧张;拉紧)-把你们拉到一起作苦工-限制;强迫

参考例句

1 . Cold weather constrains the plant's growth.
寒冷的天气抑制了植物的生长。

2 . I felt constrained to do what he told me.
我觉得不能不做他叫我做的事。


priority [prai'ɔriti]

n. 优先权,优先顺序,优先

参考例句

1 . Vehicles coming from the right have priority .
从右边驶来的车辆享有优先通行权。

2 . The search for a new vaccine took priority over all other medical research.
在各种医药研究中,应首先解决寻找新疫苗的问题。


recession [ri'seʃən]

n. (经济)不景气,后退

词根:recess+ion→走回去→撤退;交还

参考例句

1 . There is no sign that the recession has bottomed out yet.
没有迹象表明萧条已经到了极点。

2 . Share prices were buoyed up by hopes of an end to the recession .
因经济衰退状况终止有望,股票价格得以保持高位。


salvation [sæl'veiʃən]

n. 得救,拯救,赎罪

参考例句

1 . One selected by divine will for salvation .
被上帝选中灵魂得救的人

2 . One that is or is regarded as a source of salvation in a crisis.
救星是或被认为是在危机中拯救别人的人


prestige [pres'ti:ʒ]

n. 威望,声望

词根:pre前,sti=stand,ge哥:在前面站着的哥哥-有威信的感觉

参考例句

1 . The company would do anything but risk their prestige







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