北大考博英语基础词汇汇编（精华版）（1）

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北大考博英语基础词汇汇编（精华版）

Abandon The match was abandoned because of bad weather.
　　cross out wipe out desert/forsake/ leave / depart / discard / relinquish /
　 　　surrender /withdraw
　　abide We have to abide by the rules of the game. (abide observe discover a
　　dapt)
　　Her fame will abide for sure. Last/endure/ continue/persist/remain/stay
　　You have to keep ______ with the times.
　　Abreast/ fit in with

　　absorb He was absorbed in a book and didn t hear you call.
　　engage/occupy/bend over/ be busy with

　　abundant/rich The rivers and forests of the New World were abundant in fish a
　　　nd game

　　　　access In many schools, students don t have sufficient access to the library.

　　Way/approach/solution/answer/
　　Accessible/available/handy/ready/convenient/obtainable/at hand

　　His words are never in _____ with his deeds. (situation accordance accord
　　ing fit)
　　I m in agreement with Mr. Moore. in agreement with/ be compatible with /compl
　　y with /conform to/be in proportion to

　　account He asked no one s advice; he did it on his own account independently

　　You have to take everything into account/consideration. Attention/regard/respe
　　ct/mind
　　Give us an account of what happened. Story/reason/information/description/tal
　　e/statement
　　He has been asked to account for his absence. ( describe tell relate answer
　　for say explain explicate)

　　acquire to acquire a good knowledge of English. Attain/obtain/gain/earn/sec
　　ure

　　active He is very active in politics.
　　Energetic/spirited/lively/dynamic/excited/enthusiastic

　　adapt To our delight, she quickly adapted (herself) to the situation.
　　Adjust/accommodate/alter/vary/arrange/modify/make fit

　　accustom She is ______to living in comfort. (accustomed/used addict be fa
　　miliar with)

　　admit It will take you half an hour to get to the station, allowing for traff
　　ic delays.
　　(allow/admit/accept/permit/receive/confess/ acknowledge/adopt)

　　adequate Their earnings are barely adequate to their needs.
　　enough/sufficient/satisfactory/plenty/ample

　　advantage The great advantage we have over them is that they are short of mon
　　ey.
　　Benefit/gain/upper hand interest/profit/harvest/crop/earnings/returns

　　Aim His aim is to win the game.
　　Purpose/intention/goal/end/target/objective/motive/destination

　　Amass He amassed a great fortune in twenty years.
　　Accumulate/assemble/gather/increase/collect/compile/heap up/store up
　　Mass/bulk/quantity/load/amount/volume/accumulation/pile/heap/crowd/multitude/p
　　ack/gang
　　Figure/digit/measure
　　ambitious These young men were ambitious for success and money.
　　Eager for/longing for/ hopeful for/wish for/crave for/be set on/be bent on/be
　　intent upon

　　amount His debt now amounts to 1,000 pounds.
　　Add up to/approximate/total/sum up
　　The future of her marriage is supposed to be decided by the amount of money.

　　sum/measure/quantity/price/value

　　angle Try looking at this affair from a different angle. aspect/view/point of
　　 view/opinion/belief/attitude/impression/notion/idea/thought/conception/judgme
　　nt/theory/outlook

　　announce He had to announce the death of Johnson before the board.
　　Proclaim/broadcast/report/state/declare/notify/tell/make known

　　anticipate A good general can anticipate what the enemy will do.
　　expect/ look forward to/await/foresee/hope for

　　anything but The hotel is anything but satisfactory. Not at all

　　The apparent things might not tell of the truth.
　　apparent obvious seeming evident clear plain

　　apart Apart from his nose, he is quite good-looking.
　　Apart from the injuries to his face and hands, he broke both legs.
　Except for / other than /but / but for / besides/moreover/also/too/as well/in
　　addition

　　He was appointed member of the committee.
　　Name/elect/nominate/choose/assign/vote for

　　appeal I appeal to him for help. implore/plead/beg

　　apply Please apply to the secretary for further information.
　　The rules of safe driving apply to everyone.

　　approve Many people don t approve of the plan. disapprove
　　like/prefer/endorse/accept/think well of

　　arise The company s losses this year arise almost entirely from the new taxes.

　　Rise raise rouse arouse arise
　　Originate/ derive/stem/ flow/come/emerge/appear/show up/turn up from

　　artificial/artistic Her painting is a great artistic creation.

　　ashamed/shameful embarrassed/embarrassing frustrated/frustrating humiliated/h
　　umiliating
　　Ashamed of having acted so rashly, David apologized to Amy for having accused
　　him.

　　acquaint I m sure Betsy is the girl whom you will be glad to get acquainted w
　　ith.
　　associate/link / touch / join / unite / combine / connect /go with / run with
　　/mingle with / relate

　　I assume that success is a sum of mistakes.
　　Assume think suppose presume suspect understand take for granted

　　assure I can assure you of my support.
　　confirm assure ensure insure convince guarantee pledge promise

　　You’ve got to attain the mastery of at least on foreign language.
　　Attain gain accomplish finish fulfill realize complete

　　attribute Jim attributes his success to hard work. owe ascribe

　　　avoid You should avoid driving in the center of the town during the rush hour
.
　　　Avoid shun escape evade keep away from

　　The government has banned the used of chemical weapons.
　　Bar prohibit exclude forbid shut out block obstruct

　　bargain The dress is quite a bargain. bargain sale

　　basis On the basis of our sales forecasts we may begin to make a profit next
　　year.
　　China has been following the foreign policy to develop relations with other co
　　untries on the basis of the five principles of peaceful co-existence.
　　ground foundation

　　Scientists say it may be five or ten years before it is possible to test this
　　medicine on human patients.
　　As soon as before the second the minute the moment

　　You can’t blame all this on me.
　　He is the last one to blame for the accident.
　　Charge/accuse/indict/censure/criticize/condemn

　　board He paid 40 pounds for board and lodging. food /meals
　　board/ committee/ staff/ faculty/ crew/ team

　　boast You should not boast of your success. Brag /show off

　　boom Production boomed.
　　Progress/increase/advance/thrive/gain/speed up/grow/swell/flourish/develop/pro
　　sper

　　brief It is a long letter, but in brief, he says "No". short

　　We are bound for London. Head make
　　The weather is bound to get better tomorrow. Likely going to
　　There are no bounds to his ambition. Limit confine restriction

　　call This situation¬¬¬¬_____________ for prompt action. (ca
　　lls in calls at calls on calls for)
　　They have called off their engagement.

　　She was calm when I told her of the terrible news.
　　Quiet/still/tranquil/serene/peaceful

　　We should not doubt his capability.
　　Capability/ability/skill/power/talent/capacity/competency/efficiency

　　Before you decide on a vocation, it might be a good idea to consult a few good
　　 friends.
　　Career job vocation trade calling work profession occupation
There is no reason why we should not carry on with it.
　　Carry on go on keep on continue work on be under way be in process

　　case In any case I shall return in a day or two. If even if for fear on co
　　ndition

　　center She centered her attention on the problem.
　　Focus concentrate fix

　　charge The charge against him was severe. n
　　Sentence/ accusation/ persecution/ guilty/trial/ condemnation/indict /judgment