考研英语核心词汇（一） - 杨柳

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computer?/ The treasurer was arrested for trying to manipulate the company's financial records.

（6）Mediate v.仲裁, 调停, 作为引起...的媒介, 居中调停

mediate between two warring countries/ The government mediated between the workers and the employers.

（7）Menace n.威胁, 危险物v.恐吓, 危及, 威胁

You're a menace!/ He spoke with menace in his voice./ A careless driver is a menace to all road users.

（8）Minimize maximize

（9）Mobilize vt.动员,使流通,使运动

mobilize the masses/ Our country's in great danger; we must mobilize the whole nation. （9）Modify vt.更改, 修改

modify one's demands/ modify the terms of a contract/ You'd better modify your tone./ refused to modify her stand on the issue （10）Modulate vt. 调整, 调节, (信号)调制

modulate the sound on the TV/ modulate from one key to another （11）Mollify vt.使软化; 缓和, 减轻; 使平静, 抚慰

He bought his angry wife a gift, but she refused to be mollified. （12）Motivate

to motivate the child to learn new words/ Examinations do not motivate a student to seek more knowledge.

（13）Multiply vt., vi增殖; 繁殖, 增加; 做乘法;

multiply 8 by 4/ Efficiency would be -lied several times./ When animals have more food, they generally multiply faster.

（1）Necessitate v.成为必要

The increase in population necessitates a greater food supply./ No man is necessitated to do wrong.

（2）Nominate vt.提名, 推荐, 任命, 命名 innominate

sb. to

nominee

He was nominated (as) Ministor of Finance./ nominate sb. as.../ nominate sb. for .../ nominate

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（1）Oblige v.迫使; 责成; 以誓言[契约]束缚,施恩惠于; 答应...的请求, 使满足

Circumstances oblige me to do that./ I am sorry I cannot oblige you./ Please oblige me with your presence./ Will any gentleman oblige the lady?/ We are much obliged to you for your help./ Could you oblige me with ten yuan?/ Much obliged! （2）Offend vt.冒犯; 侮辱; 伤害(感情),使不悦

offend the eye/ He was offended at [by] my remarks./ In what way have I offended? （3）Originate vt.使产生; 创始; 创办; 发明;发起; 引起

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They originated the plan./ The quarrel originated in a misunderstanding./ Coal of all kinds originated from the decay of plants./ All theories originate from / in practice and in turn serve practice./ The film originated in / from a short story./ The use of steam originated many other reforms./ The optic theory originated with Einstein.

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（1）Penetrate vt.穿透, 刺入;打动,

be penetrated with discontent/ penetrate the phenomena of things to study their essence/ penetrate the mystery of/ The rain penetrated (through) our clothes./ A smell of gunpowder penetrated the woods./ Western ideas penetrate slowly through the East. （2）Perceive vt.察觉v.感知, 感到, 认识到

perceive by the nose/ I perceived that I could not make her change her mind. （3）Perish vi.毁灭, 灭亡, 死去,枯萎, 腐烂, 腐朽

The city perished in an earthquake./ Flowers perish when frost comes. （4）Perpetrate vt.犯(罪, 错误), 荒谬的事,开玩笑, 胡说, 行诈

perpetrate a crime/ perpetrate a pun [joke] （5）Perplex vt.使窘困,使弄复杂化

be perplexed for an answer/ perplex a man with questions/ perplex an issue （6）Persecute vt.(因政治、宗教信仰不同)迫[残]害,烦[困]扰; 使为难

be persecuted by the reactionary government/ persecute sb. with questions （7）Persevere vi.坚持, 坚忍, 不屈不挠(at, in, with)

persevere in an effort/ persevere in one's studies （8）Persist

persist in the study of English/ On the top of very high mountains snow persists throughout the year.

（9）Pertain vi.属于, 附属(to)关于, 有关(to)适合, 相配(to)

His remark did not pertain to the question./ evidence that pertains to the accident. （10）Plead v.为...辩护;主张, 解释以...为理由[借口], 以...作为答辩

plead a client's case/ plead ignorance/ plead poor mouth/ plead guilty (to a crime)/ plead for mercy

（10）Pledge n.誓言,公约,保证;保证物,祝酒, 干杯vt.发誓,以...担保, 抵押,为...干杯,

pledge one's honor/ pledge one's support/ pledge the health [success] of sb./ a pledge of aid/ be under pledge of secrecy/ make a pledge/ Take this gift as a pledge of our friendship. （11）Plunder vt.掠夺; 抢劫 n.掠夺物；赃物,抢劫；掠夺；劫掠

plunder the town/ plunder all the valuable things （12）Plunge vt.使投入,使遭受

plunge a country into war/ plunge a room into darkness/ plunge sb. into deep sorrow./ Plunge the lobsters, head first, into a large pot of rapidly boiling salted water （13）Ponder vi.(仔细)考虑; 深思, 默想(on, over, upon)

ponder upon the problem/ He pondered his words thoroughly. （14）Pose

a dramatic [stage] pose/ a pose cultivated by the upper classes/ His brave words are merely

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a pose./ pose an obstacle to/ Allow me to pose a question./ The artist posed the model carefully./ pose for a photograph with/ pose as a writer/ She is always posing. （15）Possess

possess courage/ possess oneself/ possess one's mind in peace/ possess sb. of the facts of the case/ possess one's soul in patience/ She was possessed by the desire to be rich. （16）Postulate n.假定, 基本条件, 基本原理vt.要求, 假定

postulate the existence of matter/ postulate for certain conditions （17）Preach vi.讲道, 说教宣扬[传], 鼓吹,谆谆劝诫

preach down war and violence/ preach oneself hoarse/preach up forgiveness/ preach international peace

（18）Precede vt.(时间, 位置, 次序)在...之先[前], 领先于, 在...之上; 比...重要

The tourists were preceded by their guide./ He preceded his speech with welcome to the guests./ in the chapters that precede

（19）Precipitate n.沉淀物v.猛抛,促成, 使沉淀adj.突如其来的,贸然轻率的

precipitate oneself upon [against] the enemy/ precipitate a country into a crisis/ precipitate oneself into (danger)/ precipitate the extinction of sth. （20）Preclude vt.排[消]除, 预防,阻止, 妨[阻]碍

preclude misunderstanding/ Death precluded him from coming. （21）Prescribe

prescribe the treatment/ The doctor prescribed radiotherapy for him./ The law prescribes what should be done./What punishment does the law prescribe for corruption?/ The doctor prescribed total abstinence.

（22）Preserve vt.保护, 保持, 保存, 保藏n.蜜饯, 果酱, 禁猎地, 禁区, 防护物

preserve forests/ preserve order/ preserve eggs in salt/ You look well preserved./ Ice helps to preserve food./ Fishing is strictly preserved. （23）Preside

preside over a meeting/ preside at tea/ The manager presides over the business of this store. （24）Prevail v.胜(过), 压倒, 占优势(over, against);流行,

prevail against a person/ Silence prevailed./ Truth will prevail./ He is easy to prevail upon [with]./ The custom prevails over the whole area. （25）Probe n.探针, 探测器vt.(以探针等)探查, 查明

She tried to probe my mind and discover what I was thinking./ to probe rumors to the bottom （26）Profess vt.声称, 承认,以...为业,(以教授身分)教, 教授(课程等)

profess chemistry/ profess ignorance/ She professed a belief in God./ I don't profess to know anything about music./ A modest scholar never professed to have exhausted his subject./ to profess oneself fond of hard work （27）Prohibit

His small size prohibits his be coming a policeman. （28）Prolong

prolong one's life/ prolong the runway of an airfield （29）Promote

promote growth [prosperity, understanding]/ be promoted (to be [to the rank of]) first mate/ Several banks promoted the company./ The boy was promoted to the fourth grade./ The

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company are promoting their new products on television. （30）Promulgate vt.发布, 公布, 传播

（31）Prone adj.有...倾向的, 面向下的,倾斜的, 陡的

prone position/ paper that is prone to yellowing （32）Propagate v.繁殖, 传播, 宣传 propaganda

propagate a rumor/ propagate disease/ Water easily propagates sound. （33）Propel v.推动, 推进,鼓励, 驱策

propelling power/ be propelled by steam/a person propelled by ambition （34）Prose

a prose-poem/ He delivered a long prose full of platitudes.

（35）Prosecute vt.彻底进行, 坚持下去; 执行,对...起诉[告发, 检 举],从事, 经营

prosecute an inquiry [investigation]/ prosecute a search for.../ prosecute sb. for a crime/ prosecute a trade/ He was prosecuted for murder. （36）Protest vt.坚决主张, 坚决声明, 断言,抗议, 反对

protest one's innocence/ protest a decision （37）Provoke vt.对...挑衅; 煽动, 挑拨,引起

provoke a riot/ provoke sb. to anger/ provoke sb.'s interest/ He was provoked beyond endurance. （38）Purchase

purchase freedom with blood/ purchase and sale/ made a purchase/ It is a recent purchase of mine./ I can't get any purchase on it. （39）Purify （40）Pursue

pursue the enemy/ pursue pleasure/ pursue a discussion/ Illness pursued him till his death./ He felt their eyes pursuing him./ He pursued the river to its source./We have always pursued a friendly policy towards the people all over the world.

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（1）Qualify vt.使具有资格,使合格,限制, 抑制,缓和,把...当做, 把...说成

be -fied as a teacher/ qualify one's anger/ qualify coffee with a few drops of brandy/ qualify one's friend as a self-seeker

（2）Quench vt.结束, 熄灭，淬火vi.熄灭, 平息

quench one's thirst/ quench sb.'s hope （3）Quest

a quest for hidden treasure/ in quest of adventure/ The dogs were questing for rabbits. （4）Quiver n.震动, 颤抖, vi.颤抖, 振动, 射中vt.使颤动adj.敏捷的

The butterfly quivers its wings./a quiver of lighting

（1）Radiate

the happiness that radiates from her eyes/ a radiate head on a coin./ She radiates joy./ All the

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