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2016 考研真题单词（英语一）

说明：1. (pl.)代表复数形式；
2. 考研词汇的意思大部分比较抽象，建议结合短语例句理解记忆。

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spouse n
In Cambodia, the choice of a spouse is
a complex one for the young male.
complex adj
match(匹配，配偶)+maker(产生，制
matchmaker n
造)→媒人
A young man can choose a likely
spouse on his own and then ask his
negotiation n
parents to arrange the marriage
negotiations.
sermon n
Buddhist priests offer a short sermon
prayer n and recite prayers of blessing.
半。
blessing n
He took a needle and thread and sewed
thread n
it up. (来自网易有道词典)
What I need is to soak in a hot tub.
soak vt
(来自网易有道词典)
Each spouse retains whatever property
retain vt he or she brought into the marriage，
and jointly-acquired

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Its lawmakers gave preliminary approval
preliminary adj
last week to a law that would make it a
crime to employ ultra-thin models on
ultra- pref
runways.
incite vt The parliament also agreed to ban websites
that “incite excessive thinness” by
excessive adj promoting extreme dieting.

Such measures have a couple of uplifting

uplifting adj
motives.

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They suggest beauty should not be defined

impinge vi
by looks that end up impinging on health.

enforce vt The bans，if fully enforced，would suggest

to women (and many men) that they should
arbiter n not let others be arbiters of their beauty.

hint vt
And perhaps faintly, they hint that people
intangible adj should look to intangible qualities like
character and intellect rather than dieting
quality n their way to size zero or wasp-waist
physiques.
physique n

inherent adj The fashion industry knows it has an

inherent problem in focusing on material
adornment n adornment and idealized body types.

In contrast to France's actions, Denmark's

fashion industry agreed last month on rules
sanction n
and sanctions regarding the age, health,
and other characteristics of models.
But in general it relies on a name-and-
compliance n
shame method of compliance.

persuasion n Relying on ethical persuasion rather than

law to address the misuse of body ideals
misuse n may be the best step.

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The final result of the poll will be known
poll n tomorrow. (来自网易有道词典)

alongside prep Along(沿着)+side(边)→在旁边→

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It was specifically to provide city dwellers

dweller n with spaces for leisure where they could
experience “a refreshing air.”
concrete n
They don’t make countryside any more, and
every year concrete consumes more of it.
consume vt

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guardianship n It needs constant guardianship.

endorse vt
At the next election none of the big parties
seem likely to endorse this sentiment.
sentiment n

likewise adv Labour likewise wants to discontinue local

planning where councils oppose
discontinue vt development.

plead vt please int.请 →plead v.

The sensible place to build new houses,

factories and offices is where people are，
infrastructure n
in cities and towns where infrastructure is in
place.
meadow n
The idea that “housing crisis” equals
“concreted meadows” is pure lobby talk.
lobby n

renovation n Under lobby pressure ， George Osborne

favours rural new-build against urban
renewal n renovation and renewal.

biased adj This is not a free market but a biased one.

retain vt
Half a century of town and country
planning has enabled it to retain an enviable
enviable adj
rural coherence, while still permitting low-
density urban living.
coherence n
There is no doubt of the alternative—the
corrupted adj corrupted landscapes of southern Portugal，
Spain or Ireland,

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Pre(在前)+mise(提出)
premise n
在之前提出→
New research suggests that CSR may
monetary adj
create monetary value for companies - at
least when they are prosecuted for
prosecute vi corruption.

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corruption n

diffuse adj And third, through a more diffuse

“halo effect”（光环效应） whereby its
whereby adv good deeds earn it greater
consideration from consumers and
consideration n others.

Previous studies on CSR have had

previous adj
trouble differentiating these effects
because consumers can be affected by
differentiate vt all three.
He was jailed on charges of bribery.
bribery n (来自网易有道词典)
The study found that ， among
lenient adj
prosecuted firms, those with the most
comprehensive CSR programmes
penalty n tended to get more lenient penalties.

eliminate vt We estimate that either eliminating a

substantial labour-rights concern, such
substantial adj as child labour.

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cease vt There will eventually come a day when

The New York Times ceases to publish
newsprint n stories on newsprint.

nostalgia n
Nostalgia for ink on paper and the
incentive n rustle of pages aside, there's plenty of
incentive to ditch print.
ditch vt
Readers are migrating away from
migrate vt
print anyway.
dwarf v And though print ad sales still dwarf
their online and mobile counterparts,
revenue n revenue from print is still declining.

“Figuring out a way to accelerate that

accelerate vt
transition would make sense for

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them,” he said，“but if you

transition n discontinue it，you're going to have
your most loyal customers really
discontinue vt upset with you.”

loyal adj
“I would raise prices and make it into
legacy n
more of a legacy product.”
“So if you're overpaying for print，you
could feel like you were helping,”
essentially adv Peretti said. “Then increase it at a
higher rate each year and essentially
try to generate additional revenue.”
”In other words，if you're going to
make a print product，make it for the
obsess vt
people who are already obsessed with
it.
"It's a really hard thing to do and it's a
tremendous adj
tremendous luxury that BuzzFeed
doesn't have a legacy business," Peretti
luxury n remarked.
In those situations, it's better to be
aggressive adj
more aggressive than less aggressive.

新题型
It's the end of an era.
era n (来自网易有道词典)

norm n
Norms have evolved and fragmented.
fragment vt
sneak vt.偷偷地做 vi.溜
sneaker n →穿着 可以悄无声息
Plus，whatever image we present is
magnify vt magnified by social-media services
like LinkedIn.
millennial n
Millennials, it seems，face the paradox
of being the least formal generation yet
paradox n
the most conscious of style and
personal branding.
conscious adj

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navigate vt So how do we navigate this?

How do we know when to invest in an

upgrade n
upgrade?
Are you looking to refresh your image
pivot vt
or pivot it?

perceive vt For another, it may be to be perceived

as more approachable, or more modern
approachable adj and stylish.

Enlist the support of professionals and

enlist vt share with them your goals and
context.
The point of a style upgrade isn't to
vain adj become more vain or to spend more
time fussing over what to wear.
Instead ，use it as an opportunity to
fatigue n
reduce decision fatigue.

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birthright n Mental health is our birthright.

heal vt It is built into us in the same way that

our bodies know how to heal a cut or
mend vt mend a broken bone.
Mental health can't be learned，only
reawaken vt
reawakened.
It allows us to have perspective on our
perspective n
lives.
It's a form of innate or unlearned
innate adj
optimism.
Mental health allows us to view others
sympathy n with sympathy if they are having
troubles.
resolve vt Resolve conflict

It has been available even in the most

mundane adj
mundane of life situations to show you
right from wrong，good from bad，
foe n friend from foe.

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Mental health has commonly been

conscience n called conscience, instinct，wisdom，
common sense，or the inner voice.

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