2005年考研英语考试大纲新增词汇详解

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　　abdomen n. 1.part of the body below the chest and disphram,containing the stomach, bowels and digestive organs.腹部 2.昆虫、蜘蛛或甲壳类动物的腹部:head, thorax and abdomen 头部、胸部及腹部。

　　abound v. 1. be very plentiful; exist in great numbers. 非常多；大量存在：Oranges around here all the year round. 2. abound in / with sth. have sth. in great numbers and quantities 有大量某物: The river around in / with fish.

　　acclaim v. 1. welcome(sb. / sth) with shouts of approval ; applaud loudly 向（某人或某事物）欢呼；喝彩 : acclaim the winner of a race 2. hail or salute (sb.) as sth.欢呼或拥戴（某人）为某事物：They acclaimed him king. 3. acknowledge the greatness of sb./ sth.: a acclaimed performance; It was acclaimed as a great discovery. / n. enthusiastic welcome or approval ; prais热烈欢迎或赞同；称赞: The book received great critical acclaim.这本书大获评论界的赞扬.

　　accord n. 1. peace treaty ; agreement :an accord between countries / with another country . 2. (idm) In accord with (sth. / sb. )与（某人/某事物）一致;融洽They lived in perfect accord with each other. Of one's own accord . without being asked or forced; voluntarily 自愿地；主动地:He joined the army of his accord. v. accord with sth.

　　(of a thing) agree or be in harmony with sth. ; correspond with sth.(指事物)与某事物一致或相配合，与某事物相符:His behaviour does not accord with his principles. 2. accord sth to sb give or grant sth to sb给予或赠与某人某事物:accord sb permission / accord permission to sb允许某人The tribute accord him was fully deserved.

　　accountant n. person whose profession is to keep or inspect financial accounts

　　acrobat n. person, esp at a circus, who perform difficult or unusual physical acts

　　addict n. person who is unable to stop taking alcohol, drugs, etc: a heroin addict 有海洛因毒瘾的人2. person who is strongly intested in sth : a football addict. vt. be addict to上了…的瘾；嗜好:He became addicted to the drug.

　　adore v. 1. love deeply and respect highly 热爱, 崇敬 : He adores his wife and children. 2.（口语）不用于进行时态:adore ice-cream, Paris非常喜爱（某事物）

　　advent n. the advent of sth / sb the approach or arrival (an important person, event, ect) : With the addvent of the new chairman, the company began to prosper. 2. Advent (基督降临节)圣诞节前包括四个星期日的期间the period before Christmas

　　affluent adj. rich, prosperous : the affluent society.(one in which most people have a high standard living.affluence n. abundance of money, goods or property; wealth

　　Air-conditioning n. system controlling the humidity and temperature of the air in a room or building空调，空调系统

　　aisle n. 1. side passage in a church that is divided by a row of pillars from the nave （教堂内用列柱与中堂分隔的）侧廊，走道；2.（教堂、剧院、客车车厢等内座位间的）通道，走道 3. knock them in the aisle be very successful with the audience

　　album n. 1. book in which a collection of photographs, autographs, postage stamps, ect can be kept 2. longplaying record with several items by the same performer

　　amiable adj. showing or inspiring friendliness, pleasant and good-tempered :an amiable character,mood. 2. amiably adv. 3. amiability n.

　　amid prep. in the middle of among : Amid all the rush and confusion she forgot to say goodbye.