考研英语词汇的记忆和背诵不仅仅是拿着一本词汇书,更应该积累属于自己的词汇。平时在复习英语的过程中遇到的任何英语词汇都还可以积累下来,这样遇到的生词有语境,更能帮助自己的记忆。这样日积月累,不断回顾复习,就会形成自己的词汇书,词汇量也会随之扩大。
1、congress
congress是名词,意为“代表大会”,首字母大写Congress指美国国会(包括参议院和众议院)。
a medical congress 医学代表大会
Congress has rejected the recent presidential proposal on firearms. 国会否决了总统关于枪支的提案。
2、conjunction
conjunction是名词,指事件“同时或同地发生”,常用词组in conjunction with 意为“连同…,与…一起”。
a conjunction of religious and social factors 宗教因素和社会因素的并存
The police are working in conjunction with tax officers on the investigation. 警方正和税务官员协同进行调查。
3、conquer
conquer是动词,意为“征服,击败”,还可引申为“解决(问题),战胜(疾病)”。
The English were conquered by the Normans in 1066. 诺曼人于1066年征服了英格兰人。
I came, I saw, I conquered. 我来,我见,我征服。(凯撒大帝)
It may be many years before this dreadful disease is conquered. 可能需要许多年战胜这种可怕的疾病。
4、conscience
conscience是名词,意为“良心,良知”,这是个常用的重要词汇,要注意发音和拼写。
He had a guilty conscience about his desires. 他对自己的欲望感到内疚。
After the feast she spent a week dieting to salve her conscience. 大吃了一顿之后,她花了一周时间节食以安慰自己。
She refused to listen to the voice of conscience. 她拒绝听从良心的召唤。
5、conscientious
conscientious是 形容词,意为“认真的,勤勉的”。 Virginia was still struggling to be a conscientious and dedicated mother. 弗吉尼娅还在尽力成为一位勤勤恳恳、全心奉献的母亲。 A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take work home. 一个认真负责的教师就会想要把工作带回家去做。6、conscious
composite作形容词,有三个意思。
首先,意为“意识到,察觉到”,常用be conscious of/that 结构。
She became acutely conscious that someone was watching her. 她开始敏锐地意识到有人在注视着她。
We are conscious of the extent of the problem. 我们意识到问题的严重程度。
第二,指人“有意识的,神智清醒的”。
She remained conscious throughout the operation. 整个手术过程中她都保持神志清醒。
One man was so drunk as to be barely conscious. 一个男人喝得烂醉,几乎神志不清。
第三,指“故意的,存心的”。
He's obviously making a conscious effort to be nice to me at the moment. 他此刻显然是在有意讨好我。
I don't think we ever made a conscious decision to have a big family. 我觉得我们没有刻意地决定要生很多孩子。
7、consecutive
consecutive是形容词,意为“连续的,不间断的”。
He is beginning his fourth consecutive term of office. 他开始了第四届任期。
This is the fifth consecutive weekend that I've spent working, and I'm a bit fed up with it. 这是我连续第五个周末加班,我有点厌倦了。
8、consensus
consensus是名词,重点词汇,意为“一致看法,共识”。
The consensus amongst the world's scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades. 世界各国科学家一致认为在未来几十年里地球有可能变暖。
He was the first to break the consensus and criticize the proposal. 他是一、个打破一致意见、批评这个建议的人。
9、consent
consent可以作名词,也可作动词,意为“许可,同意”。若表示“许可同意某事”后面要加介词to。
They can't publish your name without your consent. 未经你的同意他们不能公布你的名字。
Your silence implies tacit consent to these proposals. 你的沉默意味着你默许这些提议。
My aunt never married because her father wouldn't consent to her marriage. 我姑妈终生未嫁,因为她父亲不同意她的婚事。
10、conservation
conservation是名词,它有两个意思,但是两个意思本质上是一样的,只是使用的对象不同。