北大考博英语基础词汇汇编（精华版）（3）

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draw crawl creep linger on drag near be oncoming/ongoing

　　She drove her car into the forest.
　　Drive/steer/direct/conduct/handle/manage/run/work/operate/ride

　　Don’t discourage her; she is doing her best. Vs encourage
　　Discourage/prevent/hinder/disapprove/keep from/try to stop

　　The shoes are expensive but durable.
　　Durable/long-lasting/enduring/permanent/endless/solid/strong

　　It is your duty to go.
　　Duty/work/job/chore/assignment/charge/function/obligation/responsibility/offic
　　e/role
　　business/job/vocation/occupation/task/assignment/position/labor/industry/emplo
　　yment/effort

　　He is living an easy life now. comfortable
　　It is an economy to buy good shoes: they cost more, but they last much longer
　　than cheap ones.
　　economic/economical/economy

　　He went to a very good elementary school.
　　elementary/fundamental/basic/primary/essential/simple/beginning/introductory/i
　　nitial/primitive
　　Since 1975 the forty hour work week has been in effect.
　　The acid has no effect on the metal.
　　The new regulation does not go into effect until the first of March.
　　A sentence of ten years imprisonment on a person of eighty is in effect a lif
　　e sentence.
　　He is not likely to give effect to his threat.
　　effect force power practice

　　She encouraged him to take this examination.
　　Encourage/support/back up/urge/promote/sponsor/cheer/inspire

　　end Some plays are so successful that they run for years on end.
　　I must warn you that my patience is almost at an end.
　　I ve warned you no end of times not to touch that machine.
　　I hope that everything will turn out all right in the end.
　　He had approached every friend and acquaintance for help in vain, and now he w
　　as at his wit s end.黔驴技穷
　　We ended the diner up with fruit and coffee.
　　When the reception came to an end, they were reluctant to leave the hall.
　　The argument between the two men ended in a fight.
　　The government is determined to put an end to terrorism.

　　He s entitled to a pension, but he won t dream of retiring yet.
　　entitle qualify authorize enable sanction empower

　　The soldiers were equipped with the latest weapons.
　　equip provide

　　They have the exclusive right to do the advertisements for this company. incl
　　usive

　　My wife has been exerting a lot of pressure on me to change my job.
　　exert practice exercise impose avail

　　He is one of the greatest contemporary writers.
　　Existing living contemporary lately—later---late---latter current recent


　　　He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young. live face come


　　Devotion is essential for work.
　　Necessary/vital/fundamental/required/crucial/critical/important/fatal/indispen
　　sable
　　Compulsory/obligatory/imperative/urgent

　　Nothing is everlasting.
　　Forever/endless/perpetual/eternal/permanent/constant/infinite/continual/for go
　　od
　　The bird extended its wings in flight.
　　Stretch/lengthen/increase/expand/broaden/spread/enlarge/magnify

　　Her nose is a very attractive feature.
　　Feature/looks/appearance/characteristic/trait/mark

　　Are you in favor of women taking part in politics?
　　In the favor
　　The international situation is favorable to us. Advantageous

　　Panic swept through the swimmers as they caught sight of a huge shark approach
　　ing menacingly.
　　Tension Excitement Fear Nervousness fuss ado chaos confusion turmoil ri
　　ot

　　After Tom passed his driving test he filled in/out an application for his driv
　　ing license.
　　The children hid in the house and ate their fill.
　　The price of vegetables fluctuates according to the weather.
　　wavers vibrates swings fluctuates hesitates quakes trembles shudd
ers

　　There are fine distinctions between the two.
　　fine/minute/delicate/detailed/small/tiny/slight/insignificant

　　Michael found it difficult to get his British jokes across to American audienc
　　e.
　　Understand comprehend catch on get

　　He gave a gift for my birthday.
　　give/present/offer/bestow/donate/grant/contribute/award/provide/supply/deliver
　　/deal out
　　/hand out/turn in

　　He had a good house, a good wife and a good job.
　　Good/desirable/right/appropriate/suitable/becoming/satisfying/decent

　　They grouped together in fours.
　　arrange/assemble/organize/classify/sort/collect/grade/rank/value/evaluate/cato
　　rgerize/estimate

　　When he was young, he always _______ around and did not care about what was ha
　　ppening around him. Hang loaf loiter

　　hit She hit on a good title for her new novel. Come across
　　Her new film is quite a hit. success
　　The rent increase will hit the pockets of the