2012考研英语单词
finite 有限的,有限制的:a finite number of facts
flare (火焰)闪耀,(摇曳不定地)燃烧:candle flaring in the wind flash 闪光,闪烁:a flash of lighting flat平坦的,扁平的:a flat land
flatter奉承,使高兴:I feel greatly flattered by your invitation flavor味,味道,风味:drama with a European flavor flee逃走,逃掉:The enemy troops fled in utter confusion flexible柔韧易,弯曲的:flexible cord fling(用力)扔,掷,抛,丢:fling sb into prison
flourish 茂盛,繁荣,兴旺:Painting flourished in Italy in the fifteenth century
fluctuate波动,起伏:You can’t march in a straight line to the victory, you
fluctuate it
flush 脸红:Her cheeks flushed red
forbid 不许,禁止:Wine is absolutely forbidden to all the children forge锻炼:forge a horse-shoe out of an iron bar
formulate规划(制度等),构想出(计划方法等)formulate a policy fracture 裂缝,裂痕: a fracture in the pipe
frequent时常发生的,频繁的:His trips to France are less frequent now frown 皱眉:frown at sb
frustrate 挫败,阻挠,使灰心,使无效:frustrate a plan fulfill (fulfilled, fulfilling)履行,实现,完成: fulfill a contract
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2012考研英语单词
furnish供应,提供:furnish blankets for the refugees fury狂怒,暴怒:fly into a fury
fuss大惊小怪,乱忙,小题大做:make much fuss over losing a penny G
gallop (马等的)飞跑,疾驰:The horse did a fine gallop during the race gamble赌博:gamble at cards
gasp 喘气,喘息:speak between gasps
gear齿轮,传动装置,(排)档:interlock cogs and gears
generalize 归纳,概括:I don’t think you can generalize about what voters will do
generate 产生,发生(电、热、光、力、摩擦力等):generate electricity genuine 真的,非人造的,名副其实的:genuine leather gesture 手势,示意动作:raise one’s hands in a gesture of despair glare 怒视,瞪眼:give the jury a glare glimpse 一瞥,一看:have a glimpse of (into)sth
glitter 闪闪发亮(或发光),光彩夺目,闪耀:His language glitters with
marvelous words
glory 光荣,荣誉:The soldiers hoped to win glory on the battle field glow 发热,发光,发红:the fire glowing in the darkness gossip 流言蜚语:give rise to gossip govern 统治,管理:govern a nation
grace 优美:She ran well, grace in every movement
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2012考研英语单词
graduate (使)大学毕业:graduate from college grant 同意,准予:grant a request
grease 油脂,动物脂:the grease spot on the envelope greet 问候,招呼:greet sb with a nod
grieve 使悲伤,使伤心:The little girl grieved over her kitten’s death grind (ground)磨,磨碎,碾碎:grind wheat into flour grip 抓紧,紧握:Fear gripped his heart gross 总的,毛的:gross income
guarantee 保证,保证书,保单:Wealth is no guarantee of happiness H
hail 欢呼,喝彩:The crowd hailed the actress with joy
halt (行进中的)暂停前进,中止,终止:The car came to a sudden halt hamper 妨碍,阻碍:hamper sb from getting elected
handicap 障碍,不利条件:Poor eyesight is a handicap to a student haste 急速,急忙,仓促,草率: Why all this haste? hatch 孵,孵出:hatch (out) chickens
hazard 危险,危害物,危险之源:a life full of hazards heal 治愈,愈合:heal the sick heap (一)堆:a big heap of books hedge (矮树)树篱:a quickset hedge
highlight 使显著,使突出:Growing economic problems were
highlighted by a slowdown in oil output
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2012考研英语单词
hinder妨碍,阻止:Bad weather hindered travel hint 暗示:drop(give ,throw out)a hint
hoist 举起,升起,吊起:The war hoisted prices hold 拿着,抓住:The girl is holding the baby in her arms
homogeneous 同种类的,同性质的,有相同特征的:homogeneous parts horizon 地平(线):The sun has sunk below the horizon
hospital 好客的,殷勤的,热情友好的:be hospital to the homeless hostile 敌人的,敌方的:a hostile army
humble 地位(或身份)低下的,卑贱的:a humble job
hysterical 情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里的 an hysterical outburst of fury I
identical 同一的:the same (very)identical menu
identify 识别,鉴别:He identified the coat as his brother’s idle 闲散的,闲置的:idle money
ignite点燃,使燃烧:ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper
illuminate 照明,照亮,解释,启发,启迪:The room was poorly
illuminated by one candle
illustrate (用图或例子)说明,阐明:A complicated rule can be illustrated
by a simple example
immerse 使浸没:He immersed himself in the pool immune免除的,豁免的:Nobody is immune from criticism impact 冲击,撞击:the impact of light on the eye
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2012考研英语单词
impair 削弱,减少:The output of produce was impaired by the bad weather
impartial 公正的,无偏见的:A judge should be impartial implement 工具,器具,用具:new types of farm implements impose 征(税),加(负担,惩罚等)于(on, upon):impose additional tax on
business expansion
impulse 推动,驱动:give an impulse to the development of the friendly
relations between the two countries
inaccessible 达不到的:The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at
first sight inaccessible
incline倾斜:The shaft inclines almost thirty degree
incorporate 包含,吸收:His book incorporates his earlier essays incur 招致,引起,遭受:incur sb’s displeasure(envy)
indignant 愤怒的,愤慨的:The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions
indispensable 必不可少的,必需的(to. for): Oxygen is indispensable to life
induce 引诱,劝使:Nothing will induce me to do that
infer (根据已知事实等)推断,推定(from):From his grades I inferred that
he was a good student
ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的,足智多谋的:an ingenious designer initiate 开始,发起:initiate a conversation
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