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1、BECBEC 中级考试阅读疑难词汇解析中级考试阅读疑难词汇解析BEC 中级考试第一局部就是阅读!把阅读做好了，绝对有利于整场考试的心态。今天，了 BEC 中级阅读中出现的较难的词汇，希望能够帮助到大家!(1)expertise n.专门技术He has the expertise in the management of hotels.他有知识。(2)quiz n.智力竞赛;小测验 vt.考查，盘问The Cambridge team were too much for the Oxford team inthe quiz.在智力竞赛中，剑桥队远胜牛津队。(3)unrivalled adj.
2、无对手的, 无匹的=unrivaledThe nations biggest puter manufacturer, once anengine of growth and an unrivaled suess, said the job cutsand plant closings would cost about$6 billion before taxes,a sum that will be reflected in its bottom line by the endof this year.我国最大的电脑造商，一度曾为带动经济成长的火车和无与伦比的成功企业，说裁员及工厂关闭将消耗6
3、0 亿元纳税前数字。此一数字将在年终结账的最后工程中显现。(4)exploit vt.剥削, 利用, 开发, 开拓 n.功绩, 英勇行为People should read the related regulations before theyexploit natural resources.在开发自然资源前，人们应该先了解相关的规定。(5)revitalising adj. 复活的, 新生的;动词 revitalise 的现在分词形式=revitalizing(美)Revitalising wheels and tyres is the first thing agarage will d
4、o when putting a car on the forecourt.更换或清洗车轮及轮胎是站将汽车停放在展厅前首先要完成的工作。(6)controversial a.引起争论的，有争议的In deference to our host I decided not to challenge hiscontroversial remarks.我出于对主人的尊敬，不对他那易引起争论的话表示异议。(7)poach vt.(侵入他人地界)偷猎(或捕鱼), 水煮, 侵占, 挖走A rival firm poached our best puter programmers.我公司的竞争对手把我们最好
5、的计算机程序编制员挖走了。(8)devote to 献给He devoted himself entirely to music.他将一生奉献给了音乐。(9)permium prn.加付款;赠品 a.高级的;售价高的We will reimburse you (for) the additional premium.对溢价我们会给予赔偿。(10)alienate vt.使疏远，离间;转让(财产等)The Prime Ministers policy alienated many of herfollowers.首相的政策使很多拥护她的人疏远了她。(11)vendor n.自动售货机, 小贩,
6、卖方, 供货商 =venderA few militant members of the crowd attacked the vendor.人群中几个好斗的人攻击了那个小贩。(1)dread vt.担忧，忧虑;惧怕，不敢 n.担忧，畏惧I dread to think what will happen if she finds out thetruth.我不敢去想她知道真相后会怎么样。(2)tact n.圆通，机敏，老练Hes short on tact.他处事不够圆通。(3)administrative a.管理的，行政的He regarded all these administrati
7、ve details as beneathhis notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。(4)revitalize v.使复活，使重新充满活力I think we have to revitalize our society.我觉得我们的社会需要新生。(5)pinnacle n.顶点He has reached the pinnacle of his career.他已经登上事业的顶峰。(6)calibre n.(枪等)口径，(人或事)品质，才能His work is of the highest calibre.他的工作质量最高。(7)aspiration n.强烈的愿望，志向
8、，抱负He has serious aspirations to a career in politics.他有从政的雄心壮志。(8)plement n.补充;编制名额;补(足)语 vt.补充His business skill plements her flair for design.他的经营技巧和她的设计才能相辅相成。(9)implication n.含意，暗示，暗指;卷入，牵连The new report has far-reaching implications for thefuture of broadcasting.这一新报告对播送业的前途有些意味深长的暗示。(10)prise
9、 vt.包含，包括，由组成;构成，组成A cricket team is prised of eleven players.一个板球队由 11 名队员组成。(11)immense a.广阔的，巨大的Her services to the state have been immense.她对国家的奉献极大。(12)consult vt.请教;查阅，查看 vi.交换意见，商议You had better consult a doctor soon.你最好快点去看医生。(13)novelty n.新奇事物;新奇(感);新颖廉价的物品Showoffs never miss an opportunity
10、 to draw attention tothemselves by some outrageous novelty.爱显示自己的人遇事总喜欢标新立异。(14)patible a.兼容的;能和睦相处的，合得来的The proposed new regulation is not patible with theexisting policy.提出的新规定与现有的政策不符。(15)exclusively ad.专门地，排除其他地This room is exclusively for women.这个房间是供妇女专用的。(16)patronize vt.以高人一等的态度对待;惠顾;赞助He re
11、sented the way she patronized him.她待他那种屈尊纡贵的样子，他十分愤怒。(17)banal a.陈腐的A trite or banal remark or statement, especially oneexpressed as if it were original or significant.陈腔滥调陈腐的或平庸的评论或陈述，尤指某人表述它时好象它是新颖的或有意义的。(18)manipluate vt.操纵，控制，影响;(熟练地)使用A clever politician know how to manipulate publicopinion.聪明的
12、政客知道如何操纵公众舆论。(19)shortfall n. 缺乏之量, 差额a shortfall in the annual budget年度预算中的缺乏。(20)severe a.严重的;严厉的;严峻的;朴素的Hes suffering from severe mental disorder.他患有严重的精神病。(21)confine vt.限制;使不外出，禁闭 n. pl.界限，范围I am sick, I have to confine to bed.我病了，我得卧床休息。(22)defer vt.推迟，拖延 vi.(to)遵从，听从，服从I shall defer replying
13、till I hear from home.我将等接到家信以后再给你答复。(23)propel vt.推进，推动;鼓励，驱使We are propelled to go forward.我们被推着向前走。(24)devise vt.创造，筹划，想出He devises a new type of transistor.他创造了一种新的晶体管。(25)disruptive a.破坏性的;制造的;捣乱的He has a disruptive influence on the other children.他能影响别的孩子使他们失控。(26)distinction n.差异;区分;优秀;荣誉，优待W
14、e should make a distinction between right and wrong.我们应该分清是非。(27)vain a.徒劳的，无效的;自负的，爱虚荣的They endeavoured to make her happy but in vain.他们尽量使她快乐，却徒劳无功。(28)integrated a.整合的，完整的I integrated your suggestion with my plan.你的建议使我的方案完整了。(29)reverse v.推翻;颠倒;反向 n.反面;逆境 a.反向的The 50p coin has a crowned lion on
15、its reverse.50 便士硬币反面的图案是个戴皇冠的狮子。(30)incorporate vt.包含，加上，吸收;把合并，使并入Many of your suggestions have been incorporated in thenew plan.你的很多建议已经被纳入新方案中。(31)lay off (暂时)解雇;停止做Why dont you lay off smoking for a while until yourcough gets better?你为什么不先戒烟等你的咳嗽好了一些后再说?(32)overdraft n.透支，透支额I took out an overd
16、raft to pay for my new car.我用透支来付新汽车的钱。(33)transpire 不及物动词 vi.1.被人知道,透露 2.【口】发生Lets wait and see what transpires.让我们等着瞧,看会发生什么事。(34)trendy adj.流行的,赶时髦的Look at that trendy couple- kitted up all the latestgear!瞧那对时髦夫妇，打扮多么入时。(35)spell out 详细地说明The graduate student has to spell out what his tutorhad wr
17、itten.这位研究生得一个字一个字地读他导师写的东西。(36)transcend vt.超出，超越(理性等)的范围She far transcends the others in beauty andintelligence.她才貌出众。(37)indisputably adv. 无争论余地地Weapons are indisputably a growth industry of the 70sand80s.毫无疑问,武器生产是七十年代和八十年代的一个兴旺的行业。(38)obstacle n.障碍(物)，阻碍Her fathers opposition remained only thei
18、r obstacle.她父亲的反对是他们唯一的障碍。(39)reconcile vt.使协调;使和解;使顺从(甘心)(于)We tried to reconcile her with her family.我们试图让她和她的家庭和好。(40)biased a.有偏见的He was biased against the plan from the beginning.他从一开始就对这个方案有偏见。(1)preferred adj. 首选的, 有优先权的There are no preferred colors or binations of colors.没有哪种颜色或颜色组合是首选的。(2)l
19、ine of business 行业, 业务范围May I know whatline of business you handle?可以告诉我你们从事何种业务吗?(3)put sb. off 推迟，推延;阻止，劝阻Dontput me off when Im trying to concentrate.我正要集中注意力呢，别打搅我。(4)refer to vt.涉及, 指的是, 提及, 参考, 适用于Dontrefer to this matter again, please.请不要再提这件事了。(5)hierarchy n.等级制度;统治集团，领导层Its not as if he was
20、 very important in thepanyhierarchy.他在公司的领导层中似乎无多大权力。(6)take on 开始雇用;呈现;同比赛;承当，从事He is unwilling to take on heavy responsibilities.他不愿承当重任。(7)for its own sake 为了的利益I believe in education for its own sake.我相信教育本身就是有价值的。(8)There is no point in doing sth 做什么事都没有意义You dont take advice so there is no poi
21、nt in askingfor it.你不听劝说，因此征求别人的意见也就没有什么意义了。(9)restrict to 限制Membership in this club is restricted to man under 30.俱乐部的成员限定在三十岁以下。(10)in the habit of 有的习惯He is in the habit of rising early.他有早起的习惯。(11)in line with 与一致That isnt in line with my ideas at all.那跟我的想法完全不一致。(12)corresponding a.相应的，相当的;符合的，
22、一致的All rights have corresponding responsibilities.所有的权利都带有相应的义务。(13)attribute to 把归因于，属性，特性His illness is attributable to overwork.他的病可归因于劳累过度。(14)in a position to do sth 能够做某事Id like to help you,but Im afraid Im not in aposition to do so.我是愿意帮你忙的，但是我现在没有能力这么做。(15)substantial a.可观的;牢固的，结实的;实质的By car
23、eful strategy she negotiated asubstantial payrise.她精心策画后，谈妥了大幅增加工资的事。(16)endorsement n.背书，赞同Last sheet of paper in a legal document which, whenfold, bee the outside sheet and carry theendorsement.法律文件的最后一页，当折叠时，它成了外边的一页并带有背书。(17)demonstrate vt.论证;说明;显示 vi.示威游行(或集会)She demonstrated that 2 and 2 are f
24、our.她证明 2 加 2 等于四。(18)rate as vt. 列入The ship rates as first.这艘船列入第一级。(19)let down 使失望;放下，降低Thats a real let down.这真叫人失望。(20)appear to 看来像是, 看来似乎Youappear to have made/It appears that you have made amistake.似乎你弄错了。(21)induct v.使就职，使入伍A service to induct the new president of the university.那个大学的新校长正式的
25、就任仪式。(22)consolidation n.稳固, 加强, 统一, 合并, 联合One by one these northern state make know their desireforconsolidation with the union.这些北方州一个一个地公开了想与联邦统一的愿望。(23)slow down 放缓Can we slow down and walk for a bit? Im getting astitch.咱们放慢速度步行一会儿好吗? 我觉得腰部突然一阵剧痛。(24)retention rate 保存率The retention rate of daidz
26、in in water solution is only50%.对大豆黄苷水溶液的截留率只有 50%。(25)mount up 上升His debts continued tomount up.他的债务在不断增长。(26)prove to be vt. 证明是(判明 . 是)Perhaps this book willprove to be of some use to you inyour studies.也许这本书会对你的研究有用处。(27)disperse vi.使分散;使消失 vt.分散;驱散The crowd dispersed.人群纷纷散开。(28)architecture n.建
27、筑学(术,业);建筑式样(风格)The style ofarchitecture originated from the ancientGreeks.这种建筑风格起源于古希腊。(29)take a percentage of 拿走一局部What was I going to do, take a percentage of their dirt?我能怎么着，从他们的土里拿提成?(30)straightforward a.正直的，坦率的;易懂的，简单的His straightforward, modest manner took into campeverybody he knew.他爽直而谦虚的态度使所有认识他的人都上了当。(31)turn out 结果是I knew it would turn out to be one of those days when Ioverslept.我明白，如果我睡过头，那结果会是很不妙的。(32)in a row 一个接一个地，接连不断地The team has chalked up its fifth win in a row.这队一连五次取得胜利。