雅思单词集锦――阅读篇

环境词汇

conservation 保护，保存 (ß conserve)v.s. conversation
                  environmentalist = conservationist

acid 酸  酸的 (＜＞alkali)acid rain

carbon 碳 (C)  v.s. charcoal (炭)carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide
               fume exhaust fumesv.s. smoke, fog, smog

petroleum 石油à petrol (BE) = gasoline/gas (AE)à unleaded petrol/gas

ozone 臭氧 (o + zone)ozone layer

ooze 渗出  渗出物

radiation 辐射ultraviolet(UV) radiation~ radioactive

greenhouse 温室greenhouse effect/gases

solar 太阳的 (solar energy)^ lunar (lunar calendar)

phenomenon 现象

deterioration 恶化 (ß deteriorate)

extinction 灭绝 (ß extinct)  

drought 干旱  (^ “找它”)＞＞＞ famine    v.s. flooding

recurrent 反复发生的re + (oc)cur + rentv.s. concurrent

inundate 淹没    ^ “淹掉它”

embankment 筑堤 (em + bank + ment)

sediment 沉积（物）= deposit

delta 三角洲the Pearl River Delta

alluvial 冲积的

desertification ß desert  (v.s. dessert)

dust-storm 沙尘暴^ thunderstorm, brainstorm

barren 贫瘠的，不育的，无效的

attributable 归因于be attributable to…

log 原木，日志  伐木v.s. logo

vegetation 植物，植被v.s. vegetable, vegetarian

habitat 栖息地ß habit (Habit is the second nature.)

ecosystem 生态系统 (eco + system)~ ecology

viability ß viable  “vi”: life养育能力One tool for assessing the impact of forestry on the ecosystem is population viability analysis.

demographic 人口统计的  demo(people) + graph(write) + ic

interdependence inter + dependence

counterbalance 使平衡，弥补 (=offset)counter(against) + balance

mechanism 机理，机制

precipitation 陡降，降水 (ß precipice)＜＞ evaporation

circulation 流通，循环

tide à tidal wave (海啸)＜＞ ebb    ＜＜＜ earthquake

typhoon ~ tornado, hurricane

meteorology 气象(学)

volcano 火山

eruption 喷发 (ß erupt)volcanic eruption    ＞＞＞ lava

granite 花岗岩

imminent = impending    v.s. eminent

Celsius 摄氏的  37OCv.s. centigrade

Fahrenheit 华氏的

latitude 纬度(另) longitude, altitude

tropical ß (the) tropicstropical/torrid zone, temperate zone,

glacier 冰川

dump 倾倒，倾销à anti-dumping

contaminate 弄脏  (à contaminant)

recycle 回收再利用

irreversible 不可逆的 (= irrevocable)

reclaim 开垦，改造  à reclamation

contentious 有争议的 (ß contend)Many environmental issues today are highly contentious.

opt 选择(+ for)    à option

prioritize 优先考虑 (ß prior, priority)

文化词汇

homogeneous 同质的    homo + gene +ous(＜＞ heterogeneous)^

homosexual, heterosexual

mainstream 主流  主流的

dialect 方言    (v.s. accent)

discrepancy 差异

misconception 误解    (mis + concept + ion)= misunderstanding

barrier 障碍(物)~ bar,  = barricade

discrimination 区别，歧视racial/sexual discriminationß discriminate (+against)

hierarchy 等级制度heir + arch(govern) + y

insularity 岛国性质    (ß insular, ^island)British industry has often been criticized for its linguistic insularity.

microcosm 小天地    micro + cosm(os)

nostalgia = homesickness

patriot 爱国者  (＜＞ traitor)à patriotic, patriotism

compatriot 同胞  同胞的com + patriot

vernacular 本地的，本国的  本地话，本国话the vernacular languages of India          Hispanic An American whose first language was Spanish

immigration 移入~ immigrant, immigratev.s. emigration  (~ emigrant, emigrate) antipodes Any two places or regions on diametrically opposite sides of the Earth“from North America to the Antipodes”

permeate 渗透，弥漫Smoke permeated the house.

entrepreneur 企业家  (~ enterprise)à entrepreneurship

practitioner 开业者，从业者praction(practice) + ercelebrity a famous person= luminary, VIP

proxy 代理人

anecdote 轶事    (à anecdotal)

notoriety 恶名  (ß notorious)

counterpart 对应人，对等物Who’s George Bush’s counterpart in China?^ counterculture, counterbalance

peer 同等的人  凝视，窥视(~ peep)

subordinate 下级  下级的＜＞ superior

tactics 战术，技巧v.s. strategy (战略，策略)marketing strategy v.s. selling tactics nuance a subtle difference in meaning

benchmarking 类比分析

punctual 准时的，守时的    (à punctuality)

absenteeism 旷工absent à absentee à absenteeism

flextime 弹性工作时间flex(flexible) + time

harass 骚扰    (à harassment)Mary said that Gary had sexually harassed her.

redundancy 冗余，冗员network redundancy

downsize 裁员  (~ lay off)

ballot 投票 (= vote)

impartial 不偏不倚的    (＜＞ partial)

lobby 大堂(n.)  游说(v.)

questionnaire 调查表，问卷

quantitative 定量的  (＜＞ qualitative)

contingency 偶然性，偶然事件

incur 招致incur debts/hatred/dangerv.s. occur, concur, recur

ethical 伦理的，符合伦理的~ ethics, ＜＞ unethical

dubious 疑惑的，可疑的    (~ doubt)People were dubious about the result.

manifestation 显示，证明    (ß manifest)

subtitle 字幕，副标题    (sub + title)^ subsidiary, submarine, subway (BE: underground, tube), suburb(~ downtown, uptown, outskirts)

dubbing 配音录制

vogue 时尚    ^ chic

bizarre 奇异的v.s. weird (怪异的)

mediocre 平庸的

dietitian 饮食学家  (~ diet)

connoisseur 行家，鉴赏家^ entrée, a la carte

原创?????牛!!!!

不是原创！！

准确的说，是收集！！

希望对大家有帮助！

根据我考试的经验，这里面的单词都是出现过，并且频率都比较高。

但可能有些新题的单词这里没有，所以也不能过度依赖这些资料！

继续啊,还有没????

还有，不过还没整理完，耐心等待一两天！

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