2011英语六级考试基础词汇精讲

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blurt

vt. (out) 脱口而出

A: You are very beautiful.

B: Stop, you are making me blush.

blush

vi./n. 脸红

A: Are there any bogs in your country?

B: Yes, plenty, particularly in the west, where it is very wet.

A: Would you like to come to the cinema with me tonight?

B: Can we go next week, I’m bogged down at work at the moment.

bog

n. 沼泽

v. (down) 1.(使)陷入困境; 2.(使)陷入泥沼

A: Family ties are the strongest form of bondage.

B: I don’t agree, I am not very close to my parents.

bondage

n. 1.奴役；2.束缚

A: You have worked so hard. We have decided to give you a bonus.

B: Gosh, thanks!

bonus

n. 1.奖金，红利; 2.额外给予的东西

A: What type of work does your company do?

B: This booklet contains all the details that you will need.

booklet

n. 小册子

A: The tickets will be on sale at the booth on the right.

B: Great, I’ll be there when it opens at 8.

booth

n. 1.(隔开的)小房间,公用电话亭, 岗亭; 2.售货棚,货摊

A: Is there a library in your town?

B: No, I have to travel to the next borough.

borough

n. 自治城镇，(大城市的)行政区

A: I like to hold my baby to my bosom.

B: It must be a very comfortable feeling.

bounty

n.1.(由政府提供的)奖金，赏金; 2.慷慨，大方

A: Those flower are beautiful, who gave you the bouquet?

B: My mother, they were a birthday gift.

bouquet

n. 1.花束; 2.(酒的)芳香

A: Where do you live?

B: On the north side of the town, where the bourgeois tend to live.

bourgeois

a. 1.追求物质享受的；2.中产阶级的；3.资产阶级的

n. 1.追求物质享受的人; 2.中产阶级分子； 3.资产阶级分子

A: You are not looking very well at the moment.

B: Yeah, I had a nasty bout of food poisoning last week.

bout

n. 1.(疾病等的)侵袭，发作; 2.一次,一阵，一回; 3.拳击(或摔交)比赛

A: Doctor, I have been having some bowel problems lately.

B: Well, sit down and I will see what I can do.

bowel

n. 1.肠; 2.[pl.]内部，深处

A: I enjoy bowling and usually play on Sunday afternoon.

B: I’d love to join you next week.

bowling

n. 保龄球运动

A: The students set up a boycott outside the school gates.

B: Why? What was the problem?


boycott

vt./n. (联合)抵制,拒绝参与

A: I broke my leg and had to wear a brace for two months.

B: That must have been very painful.

brace

vt. 1.使防备，使受锻炼; 2.支住，撑牢; 3.使绷紧

n. 支架,托架

A: That is a beautiful bracelet that you are wearing.

B: Thanks, it was my grandmother’s.

bracelet

n. 手镯，臂镯

A: Excuse me, sir, but should this sentence be put in brackets?

B: No, they are not nec
essary.

A: The bookshelves are falling down.

B: That is because you did not bracket them to the wall.

bracket

n. 1.括号; 2.(年龄，收入等的)等级

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段，档次; 3.壁架，托架

vt. 1.把…置于括号内; 2.把…归入同一类

A: Billy is always bragging about his success.

B: Ah, he is still young, be patient with him.

brag

v. 自夸，吹嘘

A: Would you like a brandy?

B: No, thanks. It is too early for a drink.

brandy

n. 白兰地酒

A: What happened to Peter? I see that he broke his arm.

B: Oh, he got into a brawl on the street last night.

brawl

n./vi. 争吵，打架

A: Why are you home from work? It is early.

B: I could not stand it anymore and was forced to breach my contract.

breach

n. 1.破坏，违反;2.(关系的)破裂，不和; 3. 缺口,裂口

vt. 1.攻破, 在…造成缺口; 2.破坏，违反

A: Sorry I am late, there was a breakdown on the road.

B: Not to worry, the class has not started yet.

breakdown

n. 1.垮台，破裂；2.(健康，精神等)衰竭，衰弱; 3.(机器等的)损坏，故障; 4分类

A: Finally, a breakthrough in my science experiment.

B: Great, all your hard work has finally paid off.

breakthrough

n. 突破，突破性进展，重要的新发现

A: Will you put the tea on to brew please?

B: Sure, in a few minutes.

A: After failing the exam he brewed for four days.

B: And is he feeling better now?

A: Is this a strong brew?

B: No, it is fairly weak.

brew

vt. 1.酿造（啤酒）; 2.冲泡(茶,咖啡等)

vi. 1.(茶,咖啡等)冲泡; 2.酝酿，行将发生

n. 冲泡(或酿造)的饮料

A: I was offered a bribe to give my students better marks in their exams.

B: I hope that you did not accept it.

B: Tell me, why did you break into the bank?

B: I was bribed into it.

bribe

vt. 向…行贿，买通

n. 贿赂，行贿物

A: Where are the letter you were meant to post?

B: Oh, they are in my briefcase, but I left it at the office.

briefcase

n. 公文包,公事包

A: What was your childhood dream?

B: To become a member of the fire brigade

brigade

n. 1.旅(陆军编制单位); 2.队,组

A: The brim of your hat is covering your eyes.

B: That is because I don’t want anyone to notice me.

brim

n. 1.帽檐；2.(容器的)边,边缘

vi. 注满，充溢

brim over (with) 充满，洋溢

A: I was on the brink of leaving my job, but decided to stay.

B: What changed your mind?

brink

n. (悬崖，河流等的)边缘，边沿

on the brink of 濒临，处于…边缘

A: Slow down, stop walking so fast!

B: A brisk walk will be good for your health.

brisk

a. 1.轻快的，生气勃勃的; 2.兴隆的，繁忙活跃的; 3.寒冷而清新的

A: My paintbrush is too old to start the decorating.

B: I have one with better bristles if you want to borrow it.

bristle


n. 短而硬的毛发，刷子毛

vi. 1.被激怒，怒发冲冠; 2.毛发(因惊惧等)直立

bristle with 密集，充满，被布满

A: Don’t lean on the glass, it is very brittle.

B: Oops, sorry

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, it is too late.

brittle

a. 1.易碎的，易损坏的；2.脆弱的，靠不住的; 3.冷淡的，不友好的; 4.(声音)尖厉的

A: What place did you come in in the race?

B: Third. I won a bronze.

bronze

n. 1.青铜；2.青铜色，古铜色; 3.青铜(艺术)制品，铜牌

A: This is a very complicated question, professor.

B: Brood on it for a while and maybe you will find the solution.

A: Are the hens sitting with their brood?

B: No, they seem to have neglected them.

brood

vi. 1.(on, over, about)沉思，考虑; 2.孵蛋

n. 1.(雏鸡等)一窝; 2.(一个家庭)全体孩子

A: If you walk up the east side of the mountain you will find a small brook where you can fill your bottles with water.

B: Great, I’m really thirsty, but is the water safe to drink?

brook

n. 小溪

vt. [常用于否定句或疑问句]容忍，忍受

A: Where were you this afternoon?

B: In the bookshop, just browsing.

browse

vi. 1.随意翻阅，浏览; 2. (牛，羊等)吃草

A: That is a nasty bruise.

B: Yeah, I fell down the stairs last week and hit my head.

A: He bruised me with his nasty comments.

B: Don’t listen to him then.

bruise

n. 1.青肿,挫伤; 2.(水果等的)伤痕，擦痕

vt. 1.打青，使受淤伤; 2.挫伤，伤害(感情等)

A: That was a brutal crime.

B: Yeah, there seems to be nothing but bad news these days.

brutal

a. 1.野兽般的，残忍的; 2.无情的，冷酷的，难以忍受的

A: How much is the fare?

B: Just two bucks, it is only a short journey.

A: The horse bucked and kicked me in the face.

B: Ouch! Why were you standing behind him?

A: Buck up, it is not the end of the world.

B: Easier said then done.

buck

n. 1.(一)美元，(一)澳元; 2.雄鹿,雄兔

vi. (马等)猛然弓背跃起

buck up (使)振奋，(使)打起精神

A: I like your new shoes.

B: Thanks, but the buckles are too stiff at the moment.

A: What happed to your bicycle?

B: The wheel buckled when I hit a stone in the middle of the road.

buckle

v. 1.用搭扣扣紧； 2.(使)变形，弯曲

n. 搭扣，扣环

buckle down 倾全力,开始认真从事

A: I am looking forward to the spring when the flowers will come into bud.

B: Me too, it has been a long winter.

bud

n. 叶芽,花蕾

vi. 发芽，萌芽

A: Do you think that the Buddhist way of life is the best?

B: I am not quite sure yet, I still need to think about it.

Buddhist

n. 佛教徒

a. 佛教的

A: Have you ever seen a buffalo?

B: No, but I would like to.

buffalo

n. 水牛，(北美)野牛

A: He used his pillow as a buffer against the noise.

B: Why, did he have difficulty sleeping?

A: The mirror needs a polish.

B: But I don’t
have anything to buffer it with.

buffer

n. 1.起缓冲作用的人(或物); 2.缓冲器,减震器

vt. 缓冲，减轻

A: Will there be any food at the party?

B: I heard

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that the hosts are providing a buffet.

buffet

n. 1.(火车站的)饮食柜台，(火车内的)餐车

vt. 反复敲打，连续猛击

A: There is a bug crawling over foot, watch out.

B: You could have warned me soon, I hate insects in any shape or form.

A: Go away, you are bugging me.

B: Please, I just have one more question.

bug

n. 1.虫子；2.小病,(机器等)故障,缺陷; 3.窃听器

vt.1.烦扰，纠缠；2.在…装窃听器

A: I have bulges in all the wrong places.

B: Stop worrying about your weight, I think you are beautiful.

A: Your bag is bulging, what have you got in it?

B: Far too much, it is too heavy.

bulge

n. 膨胀，肿胀

vi. 1.膨胀，凸出,鼓起;2.塞满，装满

A: Be careful, there is a bull in that field over there.

B: Oh, I am not afraid of him.

bull

n. 1.公牛，雄兽; 2.买进证券(或商品等)投机图利者, (对股市行情)看涨的人

A: Did you receive the bulletin I sent you?

B: No, but I did not check my post today.

bulletin

n. 1.(报纸,电台等)简明新闻，最新消息; 2.公告,布告，公报; 3.学报，期刊(尤指某机构的机关刊物)

A: Were you ever bullied in school?

B: Just once, but the teacher found out and put a quick stop to it.

bully

n. 恃强欺弱者

vt.威吓，欺负

A: I must buy Time this week, there will be a bumper issue.

B: It must be larger on account of the new year.

1) quite 相当 quiet 安静地

2) affect v 影响, 假装 effect n 结果, 影响

3) adapt 适应 adopt 采用 adept 内行

4) angel 天使 angle 角度

5) dairy 牛奶厂 diary 日记

6) contend 奋斗, 斗争 content 内容, 满足的 context 上下文 contest 竞争, 比赛

7) principal 校长, 主要的 principle 原则

8) implicit 含蓄的 explicit 明白的

9) dessert 甜食 desert 沙漠 v 放弃 dissert 写论文

10) pat 轻拍 tap 轻打 slap 掌击 rap 敲，打

11) decent 正经的 descent n 向下, 血统 descend v 向下

12) sweet 甜的 sweat 汗水

13) later 后来 latter 后者 latest 最近的 lately adv 最近

14) costume 服装 custom 习惯

15) extensive 广泛的 intensive 深刻的

16) aural 耳的 oral 口头的

17) abroad 国外 aboard 上(船，飞机)

18) altar 祭坛 alter 改变

19) assent 同意 ascent 上升 accent 口音

20) champion 冠军 champagne 香槟酒 campaign 战役

21) baron 男爵 barren 不毛之地的 barn 古仓

22) beam 梁， 光束 bean 豆 been have 过去式

23) precede 领先 proceed 进行，继续

24) pray 祈祷 prey 猎物

25) chicken 鸡 kitchen 厨房

26) monkey 猴子 donkey 驴

27) chore 家务活 chord 和弦 cord 细绳

28) cite 引用 site 场所 sight 视觉

29) cla
sh (金属)幢击声 crash 碰幢，坠落 crush 压坏

30) compliment 赞美 complement 附加物
31) confirm 确认 conform 使顺从

32) contact 接触 contract 合同 contrast 对照

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council 议会 counsel 忠告 consul 领事

34) crow 乌鸦 crown 王冠 clown 小丑 cow 牛

35) dose 一剂药 doze 打盹

36) drawn draw 过去分词 drown 溺水

37) emigrant 移民到国外 immigrant 从某国来的移民

38) excess n 超过 exceed v超过 excel 擅长

39) hotel 青年旅社 hostel 旅店

40) latitude 纬度 altitude 高度 gratitude 感激

41) immoral 不道德 的 immortal 不朽的

42) lone 孤独的 alone 单独的 lonely 寂寞的

43) mortal 不死的 metal 金属 mental 神经的 medal勋章 model 模特meddle 玩弄

44) scare 惊吓 scarce 缺乏的

45) drought 天旱 draught 通风, 拖拉 draughts (英)国际跳棋

46) assure 保证 ensure 使确定 insure 保险

47) except 除外 expect 期望 accept 接受 excerpt 选录 exempt 免除

48) floor 地板 flour 面粉

49) incident 事件 accident 意外

50) inspiration 灵感 aspiration 渴望

51) march 三月, 前进 match 比赛

52) patent 专利 potent 有力的 potential 潜在的

53) police 警察 policy 政策 politics 政治

54) protest 抗议 protect 保护

55) require 需要 inquire 询问 enquire 询问 acquire 获得

56) revenge 报仇 avenge 为...报
仇

57) story 故事 storey 楼层 store 商店

58) strike 打 stick 坚持 strict 严格的

59) expand 扩张 expend 花费 extend 延长

60) commerce 商业 commence 开始

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