BBC新闻词汇阶段性复习
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BBC新闻词汇阶段性复习
1. The British
Prime Minister英国首相
2. general
election全民投选
3. dissolve parliament解散议会
4. make a formal announcement正式宣布
5.
be dominated by the issues
6. in the wake
of紧跟随, 随着 ... 而来, 作为 ... 的结果
7. global
recession全球衰退; 全球萧条
8. governing Labor
Party执政的工党
9. cabinet ministers内阁部长
10. stun people使震惊, 使目瞪口呆, 使昏迷
11. quash
the revolts平息纷争
12. most importantly最重要的是
13. back the minister支持首相
14. it would
only make things worse to do只能使情况雪上加霜
15.
offer to do sth 愿意做某事
16. scale back (down)
按比例缩减, 相应缩减
17. nuclear deterrence核威慑能力
18. a special session特别会议
19. the United
Nations Security Council联合国安理会
20. royal navy
submarine皇家海军潜艇
21. two big players
one
of the important people, companies, countries etc
that is involved in and
influences a
situation, especially one involving competition
a majordominantkey
etc player
a firm that
is a dominant player on Wall Street
22. send
more troops to 派遣更多的部队
23. the second largest
contingent after the United States
24. agree
in principle to do 原则上同意
25. dominate the
ground more effectively 有效控制地面
26. keep the
Taliba out of the key area 使塔利班
27. military
chiefs 军事首领
28. stock market股票市场
29.
fall sharply暴跌 大幅下挫
30. in response to响应;
应....(而); 随....(而)
31. the debt crisis in
Greece 希腊债务危机
32. the so-called junk status
所谓的垃圾评级
33. bond holders债券持有人
34.
trigger the further round of selling引发新一轮的抛售
35. will not be paid in full无法得到全额偿还，全款支付...
36. take fright突然受惊吓；突然惊慌失措
37. trigger
a wider financial crisis造成更大范围的金融危机
38. mount
增加
39. Gulf War海湾战争
40.
Yugsolavia南斯拉夫
41. military maneuver军事演习
42. abundant丰富的
43. malnourished
44.
companion同伴
45. renowned 有名的
46.
bitterness痛苦
47. mingle . 混合, 混入
48.
superstition迷信, 迷信行为
49. convey传达
50.
drop sb off让...下车 放下（某物）；
51. destiny . 命运
51．the top priority 最先发展
sb a head start
一开始
sory 强制的
something
that is compulsory must be done because it is the
law or because
someone in authority orders you
tothe t
compulsory
schoolingeducation
11 years of
compulsory education
Car
insurance is compulsory.
new academic year
新学年
cast and crew of British movies 演员和工作人员
hailed as 被认作;称作;列为
It's been hailed as
the next business frontier.它已被人们称作生意场的下一个前沿。
Recently, another Kyushu resident was hailed as
the world's oldest man.
最近，一位名叫友吉中元寺的九州岛老人被列为世界上最长寿的男人。
await
Several men are awaiting trial for robbery
the long-awaited news of his release from prison
recognition全球承认, 认可
g
a house or
an area of a city that is in very bad condition,
where very poor people
live:
a slum area
slum housing
the slums of London
是贫民窟的意思
dog在美语里用的很广泛，其中有幸运的含义，褒义，比如说：luck
dog（幸运
儿）
slumdog
把它们俩组在一起也就是“贫民”的意思。
up to its status与其地位相符
live up to one's name
live up to
one's dream
live up to one's expectation
nt the life of a young Indian boy
to
write about something, film it, or take
photographs of it, in order to record
information about it
document howwhat
etc
His research documents how the
crisis occurred.
the board (British
English) to win everything that can be won,
especially very easily (轻易地)大获全胜
Our
team swept the board in the sports
games.我们代表队在运动会中大获全胜。
the profile提高声望、地位、知名度
But he says Mr. Zuma is also here to raise
the profile of the World Cup football
(soccer)
championship, which kicks off this June in South
Africa. ...
g edge tecgnology (The latest or
most advanced stage )尖端, 前沿
a website开办了网站
surfer
An elderly person who is a
regular or enthusiastic Internet user
67cutty
sark.放荡的女人
clipper (=fast sailing ship) which
was built in 1869 and carried tea from China to
England. It is now a museum ship at Greenwich
in London.
y敌对, 竞争, 对抗 It's an usual rivalry
between brother and sister.
是兄妹之间常见的钩心斗角。
nge the opposition挑战对手
71. follow suit 仿效
如法炮制
72. military chief军事最高统帅
73. the
raise n. 提高,
74. lay off workers解雇工人
75.
a blow (to) 打击;不幸;精神上的打击
n poll 民意测验
77.
on course for defeat
’s crossing recession
sb of not doing sth因未做某事而控告, 谴责
80. end
the US trade embargo against the island 结束禁运
the embargo延长禁运
那
82 .lift the
sanctions against the island without
conditions无条件解除对这个岛的制
裁
83. adopt a
cautious approach采取谨慎的方法
flight restrictions
结束空中管制
85. cause travel chaos in Europe and
beyond 导致在欧洲或意外的旅行混乱
the basis of computer
simulation基于计算机模拟
87. Conscious of意识到的,觉察到的
88. an emergency video conference紧急电视电话会议
89. landslides山崩;滑坡
90.a week of heavy
rain一周的暴雨
91 leave about 300 people
dead使300人死亡
92. evacuation centers避难所
nts居民,定居者;侨民
p屋顶
95 refuge躲避;避难;庇护
96. pounded by heavy rain attacked hit by
97 linger继续逗留,徘徊
98.a tropical depression
热带低气压
99. steer
1
掌(船)舵,驾驶[O]
He
steered his boat into the harbor. 他将船驶进港内。
She steered the conversation away from the
unpleasant subject.
她设法摆脱这一不愉快的话题。
100.
photo album 相册
102. curl one’s hair
使(头发)卷曲
103. skinny 皮包骨的,极瘦的
104.
out of stock无现货的,无库存的
105. stretch your
legs: go out for a walk after sitting for a long
time
106. personnel(总称)人员,员工
107.
recruit征募(新兵);吸收(新成员), 雇用,聘用
108.
traits特征,特点,特性[C]
109.
interpersonal人与人之间的
110. dependability
可信任,可靠性
111. tolerance 宽容, 容忍, 忍受, 宽恕
112. vision眼力；洞察力
113.
cooperativeness协调, 合作
114. competency能力,
115. fair-mindedness 公正
116.
punctuality严守时间
117. virtue美德, 优秀品质
118.
in this respect .在这方面,在这点上
119.
acquaintance熟人
120. accumulate堆积; 积累;积存；积聚
121. desirable值得拥有的, 合意的
122.
humble低下的, 卑微
123. diplomatic善于交涉的
124. flexible易适应的；有弹性的；灵活性的
125. Would
you address character description for the
commercial and Industrial Arts
staff?
你能够给商业与工艺美术的职员讲讲特征描述吗?
126.
shoplifter貌似在商店购物实则行窃的)商店窃贼
127. Rolls-
Royce劳斯莱斯
128. briefcase公文[事]包
129.
magnificent 壮丽的; 宏伟的; 值得赞扬的
130.
respectively分别；各自；顺序为；依次为
131. differently
colored ties不同颜色的领带
132. produce出示, 提供
133. indicate 显示（信息）；标示 写明；注出
134. a
female infant一个女婴
135. promising 有指望的，有出息的
136. household一家人;家眷;家庭
137.
characterize her as unwelcome将她列为不受欢迎的对象
138.
characterize somebody as (being) something
The group was characterized as being well-
educated and liberal.
139. bar her
participation in acceptable
activities阻击她参加其它合理的社交活动
140. shackle her to
residue of slavery给(某人)带上手铐或脚镣
让她背负上了
奴隶制度剩余产物的枷锁
141. residue剩余产物 a
substance that remains on a surface, in a
container etc and
cannot be removed easily, or
that remains after a chemical process
142.
repression 压迫cruel and severe control of a large
group of people
racial repression
种族压迫
143. uneventful平淡无奇 a quiet uneventful
life. with nothing exciting or unusual
happening
144. church pulpit教堂的讲道坛 传教,布道
145. delve into the written words钻研上面写过的句子
探究,钻研;搜索
146. turn out weekly book reports
for father 每周向她的父亲作一次书籍汇报
The factory turns
out 900 cars a week. The school has turned out
some first-rate
students.
147. during t
2urbulent times在那个动荡不安的年代
148. enormously
influential talk show影响深远的脱口秀
149.
philanthropic 慈善的
150. empowering spiritual
message动人心的演说辞
151. touch hearts触动了他们的内心
152. leave each one uplifted给人振奋
153.
courageous 勇敢
154. compassionate富有同情心
155. well-informed见识广博
156. down-to-
earth脚踏实地
r 管子工
158. icon 偶像
someone famous who is admired by many
people and is thought to represent an
important idea:
1594. be carpeted with
在...上铺地毯;把花草铺在...上[(+with)]
The stairs were
carpeted. 楼梯上铺着地毯。
160 unprecedented.无先例的,空前的
The rate of growth was unprecedented.
这个成长率是前所未有的
161. financial advisor
金融投资顾问
162. mess up your investment
投资搞得一塌糊涂
163. complain to the regulators
向管理者投诉
164. a group of pensioners一群领养老金者
165. be accused of 被控告
166.
employ a much more direct method 使用比较直接的方法
167. kidnap their financial advisor
绑架他们的金融投资顾问
168. hold sb hostage 挟持为人质
169. aged between 63 and 79年龄在63与79之间
170. property market 房地产市场
171. sub-
prime mortgage meltdown 次贷危机
172.
prosecutor公诉人
173. abduct 绑架
174.
gage塞
175. a boot of a car 小汽车后备箱
176.
a lakeside retreat 湖边隐蔽处
177. torture折磨
178. come to the rescue 来营救
179.
ringleader of the gang 团伙头目
280. treat sb to
a couple of days 犒劳某人几天假期
281. Burmese
officials 缅甸官员
282. hint暗示
283. be
released豁免;赦免;免除
284. rumour谣言
285.
confirm证实;确定
286. restrict the activities
限制活动
287. And crucially至关重要地;关键地
288.
legal appeal against the current detention
法律上诉反对当前的羁留
289. be due to(车船)预定应到的;预期的;约定的
290. somewhat有点,稍微
291. be
undermined暗中破坏;逐渐损害 They are trying to undermine
my position
292. unwritten report未完成的报告
293. backlog积压的工作
294. build up on the
desk 在案头上堆积
295. in a bid to企图
为了......,力求He made a strong bid for the
championship
296 birth rate 出生率
297.
neighboring Japan 邻国日本
298. boost the number
of the newborn children增加新生孩子的数量
300.
rapidly ageing society 快速步入老龄化的社会
40.
spiraling health care costs不断增加的卫生保健费用
301.
matchmaking 作媒 缔缘
302. gift vouchers礼物优惠奖券
303. foster love 培育爱情
304. wide-scale
reform大规模的改革
305. tackle the burdensome cost
解决（累赘的;恼人的）繁重的负担
306 flickering闪烁;摇曳;忽隐忽现
She was reading by the flickering light of the
candle. 她借着闪烁的烛光读书。
307 crash (飞机等)坠毁,撞坏
Crush 压碎,毁坏;压皱;压榨;镇压
most tragic event
最悲剧性的;悲惨的,不幸的事件
fog大雾，浓雾
哀痛,哀悼[(+forover)]
We mourn for our fallen
soldiers. 我们哀悼阵亡的兵士。
poll投票后民调
by
landslide (选举中的)压倒性大胜利
liberal
democrats自由民主党人
tion of power政权过渡
record
unemployment 解空前的失业问题
a diplomacy（ fig
比喻)（经过辛苦和努力）建立、建造
subservient to the United
States 减少对美国的附庸
e the relations with its Asian
neighbours.改善与亚洲邻国的关系
deeply indebted 严重负债的
The restaurant is heavily indebted to the
bank. 这家餐馆欠银行很多债务。
social security
budgets不堪承受社会保障预算
321. Remote 偏僻的
322.
tremor震动
323. wreck毁坏
324.
hamper妨害 阻止
325. stranded =stuck
326.
disrupt 中断
327. clear the drift 清除
328. a wake-up call 警告
329.
inundated =flooded
330. mop up 拖地板
331.
underway 正在进行之中
332. devastating严重的
333. rubble石子
334. alert警告
335. lift the alert解除警告
336. thesaurus字典
337. prior to优先于
338. compile编书
339.
a slip of paper一小条纸片
340. be crowned带上皇冠 得第一名
341. stunned 感到震惊
342.
disheartened沮丧的,灰心的
343. a myriad of topics
许多话题
344. showcase展示（本领、才华或优良品质）的场合
345.
quick-fire questions猝不及防的问题
366. in
between中间
347. take on a team from MANCHESTER
University 与曼却斯特大学较量
348. broaden one’s
horizons 开阔眼界
349. feature 特色
350.
symbolize 代表
351. isolate与。。。隔离
352.
ideology 意识形态
353. promote peace 促进和平
te获奖者的
breaking 开创性的 groundbreaking
research
356. optical glass fiber玻璃纤维
虚拟的，事实上的
on试听；试演
a short performance
by an actor, singer etc that someone watches to
judge if they
are good enough to act in a
play, sing in a concert etc
359. Experience a
rise to fame
Shoot to fame rise to fame
ly 可论证地,正如可提出证据加以证明的那样
Senna was arguably
the greatest racing driver of all time.
a人格面具
角色
Joel has a cheerful public persona but in
private he's different.
mming
谦虚的;不出风头的;不装腔作势的;保守的
showing no desire to be
noticed or given special treatment [= modest]
a book by its cover
guilty of 对...感到内疚
Some journalists are guilty of reporting
scandal in order to sell papers.
a serious
setback严重的倒退 挫折;失败;倒退
The team's hopes of
playing in Europe suffered a setback last night.
ent reduction 严厉的削减
stringent anti-noise
regulations
阻碍
She tried to run, but was
hampered by her heavy suitcase.
An attempt to
rescue the men has been hampered by bad weather.
368. consultation 协商
He's calling for
urgent consultations between the government and
the oil industry
to resolve the problem.
rophic 灾难性的
The failure of the talks could
have catastrophic consequences
ating 毁灭性的
Acid rain has a devastating effect on the
forest
371. extinction
Many endangered
species now face extinction
the plan 否决计划
Sarah rejected her brother's offer of help.
global warming
There is more than one way
to tackle the problem.
on 放射
Britain
agreed to cut emissions of nitrogen oxide from
power stations
r a general election 引发大选
piece
the most important, noticeable, or
attractive part of something
The centrepiece
of Bevan's policy was the National Health Service.
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2.
en an unbeaten
army无敌的军队
1. Visible明显地
She was visibly
nervous.
2. Spontaneous 自发的;非出于强制的
He made
a spontaneous offer of help.