英语四级高频词汇每天20个(19)

　　1. award vt. 授予，判给 n. 奖品，奖金

　　The university awarded him an honorary degree.

　　这所大学授给他名誉学位。

　　The judge awarded costs to the defendant.

　　法官判由原告向被告支付诉讼费。

　　It is the highest award a producer can receive.

　　这是一个制作人所能获得的最高奖项。

　　2. aware a. 意识到

　　Then he became aware that they were regarding him with interest.

　　这时,他意识到他们都在饶有兴趣地看着他。

　　3. column n. 柱，圆柱;栏，专栏

　　The column is surmounted by a statue.

　　柱顶上树立了一尊雕像。

　　The temple is supported by massive columns.

　　此庙由粗大的柱子支撑。

　　And in this column, you write down everything in the parcel.

　　在这一栏里,您要写上包裹里每一件东西。

　　He used to write a column for this newspaper.

　　他过去曾为这家报纸写专栏文章。

　　4. comedy n. 喜剧(反义词：tragedy)

　　This comedy has had them rolling in the aisles for two weeks.

　　这出喜剧让观众们连续两个星期乐得前仰后合。

　　5. dumb a. 哑的;沉默的

　　She's been dumb from birth.

　　她生来就是哑巴。

　　We were struck dumb with horror and grief.

　　惊恐和忧伤使我们哑口无言。

　　6. dump vt. 倾卸，倾倒

　　Some people just dump their rubbish in the river.

　　有些人径直往河里倒垃圾。

　　7. deaf a. 聋的;不愿听的

　　He's a deaf mute and cannot tell anyone secret.

　　他是个聋哑人，不会把他们的秘密告诉任何人。

　　He is always deaf to his teacher's advice.

　　他总是对他老师的忠告充耳不闻。

　　8. decorate vt. 装饰，装璜

　　We decorated the house for Christmas.

　　我们装饰房屋过圣诞节。

　　The house was empty and easy to decorate.

　　房子是空的，装修起来很容易。

　　9. principal a. 最重要的 n. 负责人，校长

　　My principal concern is my family's welfare.

　　我至为关心的是我一家的幸福。

　　When I came into the office, the principal rose to welcome me.

　　当我走进办公室时,校长起身欢迎我。

　　10. principle n. 原则，原理

　　Archimedes ,a great physicist ,discovered the principle of floating bodies .

　　阿基米德，一位伟大的物理学家，发现了浮体原理。

　　We adhere to the principle that everyone should be treated fairly.

　　我们坚持人人都应该被平等对待这一原则。

　　1. prior a. 优先的，在前的

　　词义辨析：previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

　　previous: 指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。

　　foregoing: 指前所述的，是following的反义词。

　　preceding: 特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

　　prior: 与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。

　　former: 系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。

　　He feels a prior obligation to his job as a journalist.

　　他觉得要优先为他的新闻记者的工作尽职。

　　The offer is subject to prior sale.

　　该报盘以未售出前为准。

　　2. priority n. 优先，重点

　　Efficiency does not always have priority.

　　效率不一定总是优先。

　　You must decide what your priorities are.

　　你应该分清轻重缓急。

　　3. prohibit vt. 禁止，不准

　　Smoking is prohibited here.

　　这里禁止吸烟。

　　4. remarkable a. 值得注意的，异常的，非凡的

　　The changes taking place in China is remarkable.

　　中国发生的变化是值得注意的。

　　These trees attain to remarkable height.

　　这些树木长到异常的高度。

　　He showed remarkable courage when he faced the danger.

　　他在面对危险的时候表现出非凡的勇气。

　　5. remedy n. /vt. 补救，医治，治疗

　　Warmth is the best remedy for colds.

　　热疗是治感冒的最好方法。

　　The mistake is beyond remedy.

　　这个错误是无法补救的。

　　Aspirin may remedy a headache.

　　阿斯匹林可治头痛。

　　6. repetition n. 重复，反复

　　We must avoid the repetition of a mistake.

　　我们必须避免犯同样的错误。

　　7. vain a. 徒劳的，无效的

　　All his father's exhortations were in vain.

　　他父亲的一切劝告都无效。

　　We tried in vain to make him change his mind.

　　我们想使他改变主意，结果是白费心机。

　　8. undertake vt. 承担，着手做;同意，答应

　　We could undertake the work for the time being.

　　我们可暂时承担这项工作。

　　Whatever I may undertake in the coming years, I don't need your help.

　　未来无论我从事什么,我都不需要你的帮助。

　　He undertook to finish the job by Friday.

　　他答应星期五之前完成这项工作。

　　9. unique a. 唯一的，独特的

　　He occupies a unique place in English literature.

　　他在英国文学中占有独特的地位。

　　It's a unique work of art.

　　这是独一无二的艺术作品。

　　10. obstacle n. 障碍(物)，妨碍

　　Lack of education is an obstacle of success.

　　缺乏教育是成功的障碍。