2014年GCT考试英语词汇复习指导(5)

　　2. 坚持下去

　　
Try to hang on.

　　要设法坚持下去。

　　3. (打电话时)不挂断

　　
The line is busy, would you like to hang on?

　　电话有人在打,请别挂断好吗?

　　pant 1. 气喘,气促

　　
Before he reached the top, he was already sweating and panting.

　　他还没有爬到山顶就已经浑身出汗,气喘吁吁了。

　　2. 渴望(for/after)

　　
Can't you see she is panting for a part in the new play?

　　你难道看不出她渴望在新戏中扮演一个角色吗?

　　9. A inherit 1. 继承(传统、遗产等)

　　
He inherited his father's farm.

　　他继承了父亲的农场。

　　2. 经遗传而获得(性格、特征等)

　　
Jane inherited her mother's big eyes.

　　简遗传了她妈妈的大眼睛。

　　host 作...主人(或东道主),主办,主持

　　
It remains unknown which country will host the international tennis

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　　tournament.

　　现在仍不知道哪个国家主办国际网球锦标赛。

　　10. A replace 1. 把...放回(原处)

　　
She replaced the receiver.

　　她将听筒放了回去。

　　2. 取代;以...代替 (with / by)

　　
The brakes have to be replaced.

　　刹车需要更换。

　　paste 用浆糊粘贴 (up/down)

　　
Posters were pasted up on the bulletin board.

　　布告栏上贴了一些海报。

　　11. D be confront with (勇敢地面对;正视) + dificulty/ trouble/ problems/ danger

　　12. C attend 1. 出席,参加

　　
He did not attend the meeting yesterday.

　　昨天他没有参加会议。

　　2. 上(大学等),前往

　　
The school was attended almost entirely by local children.

　　上这个学校读书的几乎全是当地的孩子。

　　decline 1. 下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落

　　
As one grows older one's memory declines.

　　人的记忆力随着年龄增长而衰退。

　　2. 婉拒;谢绝[to-v]

　　
She declined their invitation.

　　她婉拒了他们的邀请。

　　13. D excessive 过度的;过分的;极度的

　　
The food was bad and the bill was excessive.

　　菜不好而价格却极高。

　　
She takes an excessive interest in clothes.

　　她对服装有极度的兴趣。

　　mysterious 神秘的;不可思议的

　　
the mysterious universe

　　奥秘的宇宙

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A mysterious light came from the deserted house.

　　废弃的房屋里亮起了神秘的灯光。

　　14. A contempt 轻视,蔑视(for)

　　
I feel nothing but contempt for cheating.

　　我对作弊十分蔑视

　　motivation 激励

　　15. D entertain 1. 使欢乐,使娱乐

　　
We were all entertained by his humorous stories.

　　他的幽默故事使我们大家都很开心。

　　2. 招待,款待 (with/ at/ to)

　　
They often entertained their friends at weekends.

　　他们常在周末招待朋友。

　　refresh 1. 使清新,使清凉

　　
This glass of iced tea will refresh you.

　　喝下这杯冰茶你会感到清凉。

　　2. 消除...疲劳,使重新提起精神

　　
The cool water refreshed him after his long sleep.

　　久睡之后,凉水使他又清醒起来。

　　reassure 使放心,使消除疑虑; 向...再保证 (of/about)

　　
The coach's confidence reassured the whole team.

　　教练的信念使全体队员又有了信心。

　　16. A infect 1. 【医】传染;侵染;感染

　　
The flu virus infected almost the entire class.

　　全班几乎人人都染上了流行性感冒病毒。

　　2. 使受影响;感染

　　
The captain's courage infected his men.