1、英語六級詞匯及其例句1. abandon vt放棄, 遺棄After driving many of the animals around them to near extinction, people were forced to abandon their old way of life for a radically new survival strategy that resulted in widespread starvation and disease. 2.abnormal adj反常的, 變態的  Various efforts hav

2、e been made over the centuries to predict earthquakes, including observing lights in the sky and abnormal animal behavior.    3.abrupt adj.突然的, 意想不到的;    That long airplane ride, the abrupt change of climate, was more than she could take.       

3、 4.absence n.缺席    Those who recognize problems as a human condition and dont measure happiness by an absence of problems are the most intelligent kind of humans we know; also, the most rare. 5.absorb  vt. 吸收（液體）；（    The club will absorb new members the

4、first week in September.  6.abstract . 摘要, 概要, 抽象    At the top of the list is the notion that intelligence is measured by your ability to solve complex problems; to read, write and compute at certain levels; and to resolve abstract equations quickly.  8.accelerate 

5、; v. 加速  Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only  accelerates the crisis.   9.access n. 通路, 訪問, 入門  The people living in these apartments have free access to that swimming pool. 10.accurate adj.正確的, 精確的    We

6、ather forecast is getting more accurate today. 現在，天氣預報越來越準確了。  11.accuse v. 控告, 譴責, 非難    The police accused him of setting fire to the building but the denied having been in the area on the night of the fire. （96-1）        achieve v. 完成, 達

7、到    In one study of 400 adults who had achieved distinction in all areas of life, researchers found that three-fifths of these individuals either did badly in school or were unhappy in school.     acknowledge v.承認, 答謝, 報償    Professor Hawking is ack

8、nowledged as one of the worlds greatest living physicists.     alert adj.提防的, 警惕的（    The sign set up by the road alerts drivers to a sharp turn. （03-12）  ambition n.野心；雄心； 企圖    Getting into Yale may signify intelligence, talent and ambiti

9、on. (2008.6)    進入耶魯大學意味著聰明，才能和雄心壯志。         appetite n.食欲；胃口（05-12，08-12）     appliance n.設備； 器械；裝置    appreciate  v.感激；感謝）    A highly responsible and tough professor is usually appreciated by

10、top students who want to be challenged, but disliked by those whose records are less impressive.     approach vt.走近；靠近 n. 方式，方法    Throughout the nations more than 15,000 school districts, widely differing approaches to teaching science and math have emerged.（05-1）

11、    appropriate adj.正確的；適當的（08-12）    For many patients, institutional care is the most appropriate and beneficial form of care.     argue n.爭論, 辯論    The immigrants loudest critics argue that the new wave of immigrants cannot, an

12、d indeed do not want to, fit in as previous generations did.    arrest v.逮捕, 拘留, 吸引    Theyll have you arrested if you dont pay your taxes. (91-6)     artificial adj.人造的；人工的（    The Space Age commenced in October 1957 when the fir

13、st artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.（99-1）    aspect  n.模樣，面貌；方面，觀點    At the University of Sussex, you are introduced to the nature and grammar of English in all aspects. （08-12）    assumption n.假定；假設（05-6，08-12）  

14、;  Nowadays many rural people flock to the city to look for jobs on the assumption that the streets there are paved with gold.（05-6）    astronaut n.航天員    Astronauts have been known to develop motion sickness, too.（90-6）    athletic adj.運動的

15、； 運動員的（05-1，）    One of the major producers of athletic footwear, with 2002 sales of over $10 billion, is a company called Nike. (08-12)    atmosphere n.大氣    Phasing old bulbs out by 2030 would save the output of 650 power plants and avoid the relea

16、se of 700 million tons of carbon into the atmosphere each year. （07-12）    attain v.達到, 獲得（07-6）    All too often, it is the lack of action that ultimately holds people back from attaining their ideals.(07-6)    attempt v./n. 嘗試, 企圖  &

17、#160; Bowerman was also known for experimenting with the design of running shoes in an attempt to make them lighter and more shock-absorbent. (08-12)    ban v.禁止    The machines contain high levels of lead and other hazardous substances, and are already banned from

18、 California landfills (垃圾填埋場).( 05-1)    barrier  n.障礙（07-12）    Young blacks, whose unemployment rate stands today at 50 96, will find another barrier in front of them.（90-6）     She wrote poetry that broke through national barriers.（06-6 聽）  &

19、#160;  be aware of 1.知道（08-12）     Workers should be aware of the potential dangers at the workplace.     behavior n.舉止, 行為     Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct. (2

20、008.6)     benefit  n.利益促進或增強福利的東西；好處(07-12)    E-books have so many benefits that they will replace traditional books. (08-6)       biotech n.生物工藝學     She now works in the biotech forestry division of a major paper com

21、pany.     blame v.譴責；歸咎(08-6, )    The mother didnt know who to blame for the broken glass.(90-1)         burden  n.負荷；負擔（99-6,00-6）    British universities, groaning under the burden of a huge increase in student n

22、umbers, are warning that the tradition of a free education is at risk.(99-6)     candidate n.候選人, 投考者（94-1，95-1，95-6，99-1，99-6，02-1，02-12，07-6）     Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates.     capital &

23、#160; n. 首都；資金，資本（05-12，06-6，06-12）     It will be increasingly difficult to maintain political support for the free flow of goods, services, and capital across borders. （07-12）        challenge n.挑戰    The challenge is particularly ev

24、ident in the workplace. （07-12）    characteristic adj.表示特性的；典型的；特有的 n. 特征，特性 (06-6)    If you display these characteristics, with just a little luck, youll certainly succeed in the typical personnel interview.(95-1)        circumstance

25、 n.環境, 詳情, 境況 （07-12）    Losing everything you own under such circumstances can be distressing. (06-12)    citizen n.市民, 公民（08-12）    In 1997, NASA published a report concluding that selling trips into space to private citizens could be worth bi

26、llions of dollars.（06-12）    claim v.要求，認領，索賠    Mothers have always claimed that they could see their newborns looking at them as they held them, despite what they have been told. （91-1）    It is often claimed that nuclear energy is something we can

27、not do without.（97-1）    clinical adj.臨床的；臨診的    clip  n.小夾子；回形針不及物動詞  vi. 夾上,夾住    Even after graduation, young people find their wings clipped by skyrocketing housing costs.     cloud n.云, 煙云（02-6）    cl

28、uster n.一串；一束；一群 vt. 群集，聚集（06-12）    When we go abroad, we tend to cluster in hotels and restaurants where English is spoken.     coastal  adj.海岸的 （02-6）    coincidence n.巧合；巧合的事    It is no coincidence that a large number of

29、 violent crimes are committed under the influence of alcohol.        combine v.聯結；結合 （08-12）    This information is combined with a map database.（02-1）        commodity n. 貨場；商品；物品    In his generatio

30、n money was thought of as a real commodity (實物) that could be carried, or stolen.（92-1）    communicate v. 交流；通信    With stunning speed, the Internet is profoundly changing the way we work, shop, do business, and communicate.（05-12）    complicate 

31、0;v.變復雜    And once all those things were no longer there, she and her husband saw how they had weighed them down and complicate their lives.（06-12）       conceive v.構思, 以為, 持有    It is hard to conceive of a plan to end poverty. (2001. 1)&#

32、160;      concern v.關于；對有關系（05-1）    The story that follows concerns two famous characters of the rocky Mountain gold rush days.     concise adj.簡單的,簡練的    The new secretary has written a remarkably concise report within a fe

33、w hundred words but with all the important details included. (2003.9)     conduct v./n.行為, 操行（05-12）    It has been designed for conducting research, not entertainment.（06-12）    conflict    n.斗爭, 沖突    If the world

34、 is to remain peaceful the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local conflicts. (99.1)     conform v.符合, 相似    As visiting scholars, they willingly conform to the customs of the country they live in.         confront v.

35、 使面臨, 對抗     Thus, a university trying to promote professors primarily on the teaching qualities would have to confront this confusion.(93-1)    consequence n. 結局；結      Such discoveries are likely to have revolutionary consequences for biology,

36、 astronomy and philosophy.(08-6)    conservation n. 保護；保存    These days conservation is all about efficiency: getting the sameor betterresults from just a fraction of the energy.(07-12)       constant adj.不變的；固定的    We h

37、umans, like all warm-blooded animals, can keep our core body temperatures pretty much constant regardless of whats going on in the world around us.(08-12)    constrain v. 強逼; 限制，抑制(97-6,98-6,99-6,03-6,)     “People with poor motives will always exist.” He says. “So

38、metimes environments constrain those people and sometimes environments give those people opportunity.”(06-12)    consult  v. 參考；查閱；咨詢    The members of Parliament were indignant that the government had not consulted them. (02-1)        

39、; consumer n.消費者    Through advertising, companies conditioned consumers to buy things they didnt really want or need. (07-6)    contemplate v. 注視；沉思    My grandfather, a retired worker, often contemplates the past with a feeling of longing and

40、respect. (05-1)    content n.內容, 容量 v. 滿足 adj. 滿足的    In addition, that social context affectsboth directly and indirectlythe media and the media content to which you become exposed. (98-6)       on the contrary 相反    Contrar

41、y to popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.（98-1）controversy n.論爭, 辯論, 論戰    After several nuclear disasters, a controversy has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.     convenience n.適合；方

42、便    The individual mobility, convenience, and status given by the private passenger car offer a seemingly unbeatable attraction. (92-6)    conventional adj 傳統的，習慣的    Most new residential buildings in Sweden are already heated with ground-source hea

43、t pumps. Such systems consume almost no conventional fuel at all. (07-12)        convince v. 使確信, 使信服    Knight convinced the companys officials of the potential for its product in the U.S.    coordinate   vt. 協調，調節n.同等的(人或物)

44、; 坐標（用復數）    Clearly, protecting will come only through coordinated international efforts to control human population, stabilize the composition of the atmosphere, and preserve intact Earths complex web life. (98-6)     corporate adj.全體的，公司的    There

45、, men are still expected to be breadwinners climbing the corporate ladder; traditionally-minded bosses are often unsympathetic to family needs. （07-12）    correlate vt.敘述，使聯系       It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever b

46、efore, and that, in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease.     count  v .數, 計算;  認為，看作     When labeling games as violent or non-violent, should a hero eating a ghost really be counted as a violent eve

47、nt?     creature n. 人，動物， 創造物    In an attempt to find out how different creatures see the world, psychologists at Brown University in the USA have been comparing the behaviour of birds and humans. (90-6)     crime n. 犯罪，犯罪行為    T

48、he suspect alleged that he had not been in the neighbourhood at the time of the crime.     critical adj. 批評的，危急的, 評論的    You cant be too careful in making the decision as it was such a critical case. (90-1)     The transition from childhood to adulth

49、ood is always critical time for everybody. (01-6)     culture  n. 文化，文明     Our culture has caused most Americans to assume not only that our language is universal but that the gestures we use are understood by everyone. (01-6)        

50、 cycle n. 周期，循環，自行車    Breaking the cycle of doing what you have always done is one of the most difficult tasks for job seekers. (07-6)     debate  v. 爭論，辯論     They had fierce debate as to whether their company should restore the trade relation

51、ship which was broken year ago. (97-1)     decade   n. 十年，十     The South Florida nesting population has declined by 50% in the last decade, according to a marine biologist. (2009.6)     deceptive adj. 欺騙性的    As an example o

52、f whats going on, consider U.S. Bancorp, which was recently sued for deceptive practices by the state of Minnesota. (04-6)    decline  vi. 下降，下垂 (97-6)     Last year, the crime rate in Chicago has sharply declined         deem v.想

53、, 認為, 視為; 相信    Anyone not paying the registration fee by the end of this month will be deemed to have withdrawn from the program. (2004.6)     defeat n. 擊敗，戰勝，失敗    The results showed that attractive males utterly defeated unattractive men, but the

54、women who had been ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes. (95-6)         definition n. 定義，解說，精確度，清晰度    The service industry, by definition, exists to cater to others needs. (07-12)    defy 1.vt 不服從，藐視，挑釁，違抗&

55、#160;   You shouldnt defy your fathers instructions. Anyway he is an experienced teacher. delegate n.代表    While US executives give both responsibility and authority to their employees, Japanese executives delegate only authoritythe responsibility is still theirs.

56、(03-9)delicate adj. 精巧的，精致的，脆弱的，微妙的，棘手的，靈敏的    One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a delicate operation, he quickly recovered his sight. (97-6)    demonstrate vt. 示范，證明，論證    Among other things, the findings demonstrate that dr

57、amatic climate change is nothing new for planet Earth. (02-6)        depression    n. 沮喪，消沉，低氣壓，低壓       Depression is often caused by the cumulative effects of stress and overwork. (02-1)    deprive vt. 剝

58、奪，使喪失    In his last years, Henry suffered from a disease that slowly deprived him of much of his sight.     在晚年，亨利受到一種疾病的折磨，這種病慢慢的損傷了他的大部分視力。    desert n. 沙漠 (pl.)應得的懲罰vt. 拋棄    Many people think of deserts as barren regions, but nume

59、rous species of plants and animals have adapted to life there. (99-6)     desirable adj. 值得要的，合意的，悅人心意的    Conflict, nevertheless, is very likely to occur, and is probably an essential and desirable element of human societies. （96-1）      

60、destructive adj. 破壞性的    Hurricanes are killer winds, and their destructive power lies in the physical damage they can do. (2001.1)    颶風具有能夠傷及人命，他的破壞力主要在于他能夠造成物理傷害。        drawback n. 缺點，障礙，退稅    Many pure metals h

61、ave little use because they are too soft, rust too easily, or have some other drawbacks. (2002.1)        eliminate vt.  排除，消除     She once again went through her composition carefully to eliminate all spelling mistakes from it. expenditure 

62、n. 支出，花費    Whether you live to eat or eat to live, food is a major expenditure in every familys budget.     foster vt.養育，撫育，培養，鼓勵    The Japanese scientists have found that scents foster efficiency and reduce stress among office workers. (2001.1)

63、60;   gloomy  adj. 黑暗的，陰沉的，令人沮喪的，陰郁的    In spite of the gloomy economic forecasts, manufacturing output has risen slightly. (2001.1)        gossip n.閑話，閑談    George enjoys talking about peoples private affairs. He is a g

64、ossip. (2003.9)          hamper v.妨礙，牽制    The work in the office was hampered by a constant stream of visitors. (1997.6)    絡繹不絕的參觀者妨礙了辦公室的工作。imperative n. 命令，誡命，需要，規則，祈使語據    Military orders are imperative an

65、d cannot be disobeyed. (2002.6)        individual n. 個人，個體    Why is English now considered to be so prestigious that, across the globe, individuals and societies feel disadvantaged if they do not have competence in this language? (2009.6)  

66、;  induce vt.勸誘，促使，導致，引起，感應    She expressed her strong determination that nothing could induce her to give up her career as a teacher. (2005.1)           indulge   v.縱容     On weekends my grandma usually

67、indulges in a glass of wine.           initiate vt.開始，發動，傳授    In November 1987 the government initiated a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy. (2003.6)         integrity n.正直，誠實

68、，完整，完全，完整性    Mutual respect for territorial integrity is one of the bases upon which our two countries develop relationships. (2003.6)        intelligence n.智力，聰明，智能      We attribute Edisons success to his intelligence and hard

69、work. （91-6）     irritate vt.激怒，使急躁    Please do not be irritated by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention. magnify vt.放大，擴大，贊美，夸大，夸張     The microscope and telescope, with their capacity to enlarge, isolate and pr

70、obe, demonstrate how details can be magnified and separated from the whole. (05-1)        obedient adj.服從的，孝順的     Students are expected to be quiet and obedient in an Asian classroom. (2003.12)         paradox n.似非

71、而是的論點，自相矛盾的話    We work to make money, but its a paradox that people who work hard and long often do not make the most money. (2003.6)         privacy n.獨處而不受干擾，秘密     He greatly resented the publication of this book, which he saw as an embarrassing invasion of his privacy.     promote 1vt.促進，發揚，提升，提拔，晉升為    Keeping a sense of humor helps reduce stress and promote creative thinking in todays competitive society. (2009.6)