2014专八考试常见词汇记忆（四）

1. pesticide n. chemical substance used to kill pest. 杀虫剂

　e.g.: The flee-infested room had to be sprayed with a strong pesticide.

　2. devastating adj. very destructive 毁灭性的

　e.g.: WWI was a devastating war.

　派生词汇 devastate vt. 使荒芜;毁灭，蹂躝;破坏 devastated adj. 被破坏的 devastative adj.破坏性的，毁灭性的 devastator n. 蹂躝者，劫掠者

　3. mutation n. a change or alteration inform or qualities (形式或性质的)变化

　e.g.: Monocultures are a case of such mutation. 单栽培就是这样的一种变化。

　派生词汇 mutant n. 突变体 mutational adj. 突变的 mutationism n.突变主义;突变论 mutationist n. 突变主义者

　4. equilibrium n. state or being balanced 平衡状态

　e.g.: He cannot maintain enough equilibrium to ride a bike.

　必背搭配 be in equilibrium (with ); reach equilibrium with

　5. concord n. harmony or agreement of interests of feelings; accord 兴趣或感觉协调一致;和谐

　e.g.: We should live in concord with neighbor.

　必背搭配 in concord; live in concord with sb.

　派生词汇 concordance n. 协议;和谐

　6. bombay n. compartment in an aircraft for carrying bombs 炸弹舱

　e.g.: The bombay in the aircraft was full.

　派生词汇 bombard vt. ① 炮击;轰炸 ②痛斥，(连珠炮似地)质问

　7. inauspicious adj. having signs which show that future success is unlikely 不祥的

　e.g.: This is an inauspicious occasion.

　派生词汇 inauspiciously adv. 不吉祥地，不利地 inauspiciousness n. 不吉祥，不利

　8. smashed adj. drunk (俚)喝醉的

　e.g.: He was smashed last night.

　9. galley n. long flat ship, usually rowed by slaves or criminals 平底大船

　e.g.: The goods is carried by a galley.

　10. pacify vt. To calm or soothe the anger or distress of sb. 使某人安静

　e.g.: He tried to pacify his creditors by repaying part of the money.

　派生词汇 pacifiable adj. 可被调解的，可被平息的

　11. topsail n. a kind of canvas poled with mast (海)上桅帆

　e.g.: The topsails were used in voyage.

　12. port

　①n. strong, sweet wine made in Portugal 波尔图葡萄酒

　e.g.: This is port, a kind of famous wine. Do you want to have a try?

　a place on a waterway with facilities for loading and unloading ships 港口

　e.g.: The destroyer moored to the port. 驱逐舰泊入了港口

　②vt. to turn(a craft ) or make a shift to the port side 向左转(舵)或向左舷转移

　e.g.: The big ship was slowly porting.

　13.Burgundy n. any of various types of red or white wine from the Burgundy area of France 勃垦第葡萄酒

　e.g.: Burgundy is made in France.

　14.vice versa adv. The other way round, with the terms or conditions reversed 反之亦然，反过来情况也一样

　e.g.: We gossip about them and vice versa, i.e. they gossip about us.

　15. paralysis n. loss of feeling in control of a part of the body, caused by a disease of or an injury to the nerves; inability to move or function 麻痹，瘫痪;停滞不能移动或运行

　e.g.: The paralysis affects his right leg and he can only walk with difficulty.

　派生词汇 paralytic adj. 瘫痪的;(BrE)烂醉的 paralyze vt. 使瘫痪;引起瘫痪 paralization n. 无力，关闭 paralyzer n. 麻痹药

　Exercises:

　从以上单词中选出最恰当的词，填入空格内。

　The city was __1__ by the enemy.

　The UN troops are working to __2__Bosnia.

　?__3__ the helm!? the captain shouted.

　She hates him and __4__.

　The depression caused a __5__ of trade.

　答案：

　1. bombarded

　2. pacify

　3. Port

　4. vice versa

　5. paralysis