40个英语新闻高频词汇.docxVIP

PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 1 经常看英语新闻的朋友很容易发现，文章中有很多词很简洁，甚至是自己熟知的词，却理解不了它在文中的意思。下面我将列出四十个这样的词，希望能给大家在浏览英文新闻的过程中以帮助。 （思考：这些词汇跟释义词汇相比有什么共同特点？为什么新闻报道中倾向于用这些词汇而不是释义词汇？） 前者：新闻词汇 后者：释义词汇1 Aid＝assist 帮助 2 Alter＝change or modify 改变 3 ask＝inquire 询问 4 assail [?se?l]＝attack 攻击　e.g. The policemen were assailed by a shower of stones. 5 ax(e)＝dismiss or reduce 解雇，减少　e.g. After several months the project was axed by the government. 6 balk [b??lk; b??k]＝impede 阻碍　e.g. The attempt to rescue the climbers were balked by the bad weather. 7 Ban＝prohibit or forbid 禁止 8 Bar＝prevent 防止　阻止　e.g. He has been barred from practicing medicine. 9 Bare＝expose or reveal 暴露 10 Blast＝explode 爆炸 11 Bid＝attempt 努力 e.g. He made a bid for middle class support. 12 Bilk＝cheat 欺骗 e.g. The salesman bilked me into buying a fake. 13 Bolt [b??lt]＝desert or abandon 放弃 e.g. He decided to bolt the ticket. 他决定退出竞选 vt. 筛选；囫囵吞下；（把门、窗等）闩上；突然说出，脱口说出 vi. （门窗等）闩上，拴住；冲出，跳出；（马等的）脱缰；囫囵吞下 14 Boost＝increase 提高 15 Claim＝snatch 夺去……（生命）　e.g. The tornado claimed dozens of lives. 16 Clash＝disagree strongly 产生分歧　e.g. Their views clash on the new tax bill. 17 Curb＝control or restrict 控制　e.g. Measures have been taken to curb inflation. 18 Dip＝decline or decrease 下降　e.g. Meat prices are dipping 19 Ease＝lessen 减轻　缓和　e.g. The relationship between these two countries has eased. 20 End＝terminate 终止　结束 21 Flay [fle?]＝criticize 批评　　e.g. The tutor flayed the idle students. vt. 剥皮；掠夺；严厉批评 22 Flout ?[fla?t]＝insult 侮辱　 vt. 嘲笑；藐视；愚弄 23 Foil＝prevent from vt. 衬托；阻止，挡开；挫败；贴箔于 n. 箔，金属薄片；衬托，烘托；叶形片 24 Grill＝investigate 调查　拷问　e.g. At the police station, she was grilled for twenty-four hours. vt. 烧，烤； vi. 拷问，严加盘问 25 Gut＝destroy 损毁　e.g. The factory was gutted by flames. n. 内脏；肠子；剧情；胆量；海峡；勇气；直觉；肠 vt. 取出内脏；摧毁（建筑物等）的内部 26 laud [l??d]＝praise vt. 赞美；称赞 n. 赞美；称赞；颂歌 27 lop off＝diminish 删减，降低　e.g. Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor’s popularity. vt. 砍伐；剪去树枝 28 Map＝work out 制定出（计划等） 29 Name＝appoint or nominate