考研英语词汇全攻略(6)

ignore 不顾，不理，忽视：He who ignores history is doomed to repeat it

illuminate 照明，照亮，解释，启发，启迪：The room was poorly illuminated by one candle illustrate (用图或例子)说明，阐明：A complicated rule can be illustrated by a simple example immerse 使浸没：He immersed himself in the pool

immune免除的，豁免的：Nobody is immune from criticism impact 冲击，撞击：the impact of light on the eye

impair 削弱，减少：The output of produce was impaired by the bad weather impartial 公正的，无偏见的：A judge should be impartial

implement 工具，器具，用具：new types of farm implements

impose 征(税)，加(负担，惩罚等)于(on, upon)：impose additional tax on business expansion impulse 推动，驱动：give an impulse to the development of the friendly relations between the two countries

inaccessible 达不到的：The two rocks at the top of the steep hill is at first sight inaccessible incline倾斜：The shaft inclines almost thirty degree

incorporate 包含，吸收：His book incorporates his earlier essays

incur 招致，引起，遭受：incur sb’s displeasure(envy)

indignant 愤怒的，愤慨的：The actress was at the columnist’s personal questions

indispensable 必不可少的，必需的(to. for)： Oxygen is indispensable to life induce 引诱，劝使：Nothing will induce me to do that

infer (根据已知事实等)推断，推定(from)：From his grades I inferred that he was a good student ingenious (人,头脑等)灵巧的，足智多谋的：an ingenious designer initiate 开始，发起：initiate a conversation

innovate 革新，改革，创新(in,on/upon)：innovate on another’s creation inquire 询问，打听：He inquired what the weather was likely to be insert 插入，嵌入：In the pause he managed to inquire a question inspire 鼓舞，激起：His speech inspires the crowd

instant 紧急的，急迫的，立即的，即刻的：be in instant need of help institute 学会，协会，学院，研究院：an institute for the blind

insulate 隔音，使隔绝(以免受到影响)：We are not insulated from the real world the way we were insult 侮辱，辱骂：She insulted him by calling him a coward insure 保险，给。。。保险：Every father should insure his life for the sake of his wife and children intact 完整无缺的，未经触动的，未受损伤的：an intact family

integrate使成一体，使合并(with, into)：integrate traditional Chinese medicine with western medicine

interfere 妨碍，冲突(with)：Misty weather interfered with the contact

intermittent 间歇的，断断续续的，周期性的：suffer from intermittent headaches intervene 插入，介入：A week intervenes between Christmas and New Year’s Day intricate 错综复杂的，复杂精细的：A detective story usually has an intricate plot invert 使反向，使倒转，使颠倒：The magician inverted the bag to show it was empty irrespective 不考虑的，不顾的(of) ：irrespective of consequences irritate 激怒，使恼怒，使烦躁：be irritated by sb’s insolence

J

justify 证明。。。正当或有理,正确：Such behavior is justified on these grounds K

knit 编织，编结：She’s knitting her husband a sweater

L

label 标签，标记，标号：put labels on your luggage

lag 走得慢，落后，滞留：Some of the runners began to lag latent 潜在的，隐伏的，不易觉察的：a latent infection leak 漏洞，裂缝：The pipe has got a leak lean 斜，倾斜 the Leaning tower of Pisa

lend 借给，贷款 Could you lend me your car

length 长，长度 What is the length of the street?

liable 会??的，有??倾向的 We are all liable to make mistakes liberal 慷慨的，大方的 a liberal donation light 光，光亮，光线 The house blazed with light limp 软的，松沓的 a young man in a limp gray sweater

linger逗留，徘徊 The children lingered at the zoo until closing time long 长的，远的，久的 a long journey

lubricate 使润滑 lubricate the skin with cold cream lump块，小方块 a lump of coal

M

macroscopic肉眼可见的

magnet 磁铁，磁铁石 The pin was extracted with a magnet magnify 放大，扩大 I want to magnify this picture maintain 维持，保持 maintain law and order

malfunction 发生功能障碍，发生障碍 If the computer malfunctions it fails to work properly maltreat 粗暴地对待，虐待 We’ll not intervene unless the children are being physically maltreated

manifest 显然的，明了的manifest superiority

manipulate (熟练地)操作 Mr. Smith manipulated the ivory chopsticks with great dexterity mature 熟的，成熟的 a mature fruit

meet 遇见，碰到 He met her there by chance melt 使融化，使熔化 The sun melted the snow mend 修理，修补 mend clothes

merit 长处，优点，价值，功绩 merits and demerits

migrate 移居(尤指移居国外)，迁移 migrate to another country minimum 最低限度，最少量，最低点 minor 较小的，较少的，较不重要的

mislead 把??引错方向，把??引入歧途

moan 呻吟声，呜咽声 Each time she moved her leg she let out a ～ . mobilize 动员 Our country’s in great danger, we must ～ the army. mock 嘲笑，嘲弄 He had ～ed her modest ambitions. model 模型，原形 build airplane ～s

modify 修改，更改 ～a law

momentary 片刻的，瞬息的 a ～ feeling of fear

monitor （学校的）班长 a ～ in class 5.

mortgage 抵押（借款）He will have to ～ his land for a loan. motion 动，运动the ～ of the planets