2014年英语六级核心词汇（含例句）版

abandon vt放弃, 遗弃

After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. （02-6） abnormal adj反常的, 变态的

Various efforts have been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and abnormal animal behavior.（06年6月17日真题） 几个世纪以来人们尽了很大努力预测地震，包括观察天空的光亮以及动物的反常行为。

abrupt adj.突然的, 意想不到的;absurd 荒唐的，可笑的

That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take. （05,1）

长时间乘坐飞机，以及突变的气候都是她难以承受的。 absence n.缺席

Those who recognize problems as a human condition and don’t measure happiness by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the most rare. （01

absolute adj.绝对的；完全的； absorb vt. 吸收（液体）；（

The club will absorb new members the first week in September. abstract n. 摘要, 概要, 抽象

At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve

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abstract equations quickly. （01-1） abundance n. 丰富, 充裕, 丰富充裕 in abundance 充足，丰富 abundant adj.

From science to Shakespeare, excellent television and video programs are available in abundance to teacher.(06年12月 accelerate v. 加速

Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only accelerates the crisis.

access n. 通路, 访问, 入门

access to 通往…的道路 have access to 有机会，有权利享用或接近 The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool. （97-1）

accompany v. 陪伴, 伴奏

accomplishment n. 成就, 完成, 实现, 达到 accurate adj.正确的, 精确的

Weather forecast is getting more accurate today. 现在，天气预报越来越准确了。 accuse v. 控告, 谴责, 非难

The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied having been in the area on the night of the fire. （96-1） accuse sb. of doing sth. 指控某人

accustom v.使习惯于

be accustomed to sth. /doing sth. 习惯（做）某

After only two days in the river, people accustomed to being spoiled and indulged

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had become a team, working together to cope with the unpredictable twists and turns of the river.

achieve v. 完成, 达到

In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life,

researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.

acknowledge v.承认, 答谢, 报偿

Professor Hawking is acknowledged as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.（02年6月）霍金教授被认为是当今世界最伟大的物理学家之一。 acquaintance n. 相识, 熟人

Last year I left a professional position as a small-town reporter and took a job waiting tables. As someone paid to serve food to people, I had customers say and do things to me I suspect they’d never say or do to their most casual acquaintances. (2007.12) 去年，我辞去了小镇记者的工作，开始当餐厅服务员。在这份为人们提供食物的动作中，我遇到的一些顾客对我说了一些话，做了一些事。我认为，这些话和事情他们是绝不会向最不熟的熟人说和做的。 acquisitive adj.想获得的, actually adj.实际上；真实地） adapt v. 使适应；使适合 adequate adj.足够的 adopt v.收养，采用 advance v.前进；增进（

affective adj 情感的, 表达感情的（05-6）

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affluence n.富裕（ aggression n.进攻, 侵略） agony n.极大的痛苦

agriculture n.农业, 农艺, 农学） alert adj.提防的, 警惕的（

The sign set up by the road alerts drivers to a sharp turn. （03-12） alien adj.（常与to连用）与…相反的；与…不同的 allegiance n.忠诚（02-6） alter v.改变

ambition n.野心；雄心； 企图

Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambition. (2008.6) 进入耶鲁大学意味着聪明，才能和雄心壮志。 amid prep.在...中（）

analyst n.分析家, 分解者（02-12） ancient n.古老的（ anonymous adj.匿名的（） antenna n.天线（02-1） antisocial adj.危害社会的

anxious adj.忧虑的；焦虑的， 不安的（ appeal v.呼吁；恳求

The traditional markets retain their appeal for the many Chinese who still prefer fresh food like live fish, ducks, chickens over packaged or frozen goods. （05-1） appetite n.食欲；胃口（05-12，08-12）

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appliance n.设备； 器械；装置 appreciate v.感激；感谢）

A highly responsible and tough professor is usually appreciated by top students who want to be challenged, but disliked by those whose records are less impressive. approach vt.走近；靠近 n. 方式，方法

Throughout the nation’s more than 15,000 school districts, widely differing approaches to teaching science and math have emerged.（05-1） appropriate adj.正确的；适当的（08-12）

For many patients, institutional care is the most appropriate and beneficial form of care. （98-6）

approximate adj.近似的, 大约的 argue n.争论, 辩论

The immigrants’ loudest critics argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot, and indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did.

声势最大的批评认为，新的移民浪潮并不能像前面数代人一样真正融入，实际上他们也并不像这么做。 arithmetic n.算术, 算法（93-6） arrest v.逮捕, 拘留, 吸引

They’ll have you arrested if you don’t pay your taxes. (91-6) arrogant adj.傲慢的, 自大的() artificial adj.人造的；人工的（

The Space Age commenced in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.（99-1）

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