考研英语【词汇解析】

1、articulate /ɑːˈtɪkjəleɪt/

articulate作形容词，意为“口齿伶俐的，善于表达的”。

The child was unable to offer an articulate description of what she had witnessed. 孩子无法对她所目睹的事情作出清楚的描述。

In my eye, she is an intelligent and highly articulate young woman. 在我眼中，她是一个聪明过人且口齿伶俐的年轻女子。

articulate也可作及物动词，意为“清晰地发音或吐字”，引申为“清楚地表达”。

He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words. 他醉得话都说不清楚了。

Many people are opposed to the new law, but have had no opportunity to articulate their opposition. 很多人不赞成这项新法律，但是却没有机会表达他们的反对意见。

2、artificial /ˌɑːtɪˈfɪʃəl/

artificial是常见的重点形容词，它有两个意思。第一，意为“人造的，人为的，人工的”。

The city is dotted with small lakes, natural and artificial. 这个城市小型湖泊星罗棋布，有天然的也有人工的。Removed from the artificial atmosphere of the fashion show, high-fashion clothes often look cheap and silly. 脱离了时装表演营造的氛围，非常时尚的时装看上去常常显得既廉价又可笑。第二，意为“虚假的，矫揉造作的”。

Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial. 他们的好兴表情看上去非常造作虚伪。

3、artistic /ɑːˈtɪstɪk

artistic是形容词，主要有两个意思。第一，意为“艺术的，与艺术有关的”。Opinion about the artistic merit of his paintings has been mixed. 对于他的绘画作品的艺术价值，人们褒贬不一。第二，指人“有艺术才华的”或者指物“精美的，富有艺术性的”。They encourage boys to be sensitive and artistic. 他们鼓励培养男孩子的敏感和艺术气质。That's a very artistic flower arrangement you have there. 你那篮插花太精美了!

4、ascend /əˈsend/

ascend是动词，所有意思都是与“上升”有关。第一，作及物动词，意为“攀登，登上”。They slowly ascended the steep path up the mountain. 他们沿着陡峭的山路，缓缓地向上攀登。第二，作不及物动词，意为“上升，通向某处”。Mist ascended from the valley. 薄雾从山谷升起。The road ascends to the loch. 道路斜向上升直至湖畔。

He ascended to the peak of sporting achievement. 他达到了运动成就的顶峰。第三，指职位的“上升，晋升”。

He took exams to ascend through the ranks. 他参加考试以便获得提升。He eventually ascended to the position of chief executive. 他终登上了总裁的宝座。

5、ascertain /ˌæsəˈteɪn/

ascertain是常见的动词，意为“弄清，查明，确定”。The police have so far been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion. 警方到目前为止尚未查明爆炸原因。Once they had ascertained that he was not a spy, they agreed to release him. 一旦确认他并非间谍，他们即同意将他释放。Management should ascertain whether adequate funding can be provided. 管理人员应该确定能否提供足够的资金。

6、ashore /əˈʃɔː/

ashore是副词，意为“在岸上，向岸上”。Several dead birds had been washed ashore. 几只死鸟被冲上了岸。The seals come ashore to breed. 海豹到岸上繁殖。

7、aspire /əˈspaɪə/

aspire是动词，意为“渴望，向往，有志于”，注意这是一个不及物动词，接宾语时后面必须加上to。At that time, all serious artists aspired to go to Rome. 那时，所有严肃的艺术家都渴望去罗马工作。we never thought that we might aspire to those heights. 我们从来没有想到自己会渴望达到那些好度。

8、assassinate /əˈsæsəneɪt/

assassinate是动词，意为“暗杀，行刺”，名词是assassination。The plot to assassinate Martin Luther King had started long before he was actually killed. 刺杀马丁·路德·金的计划在实施前酝酿已久。The president survived a number of assassination attempts. 总统在数次暗杀企图中幸免于难。

9、assault /əˈsɔːlt/

assault是个常见词，作名词和动词都可以，第一，意为“攻击，袭击，侵犯他人身体”。

The attack is one of a series of savage sexual assaults on women in the university area. 这次袭击是在大学校园内发生的一系列针对女性的野蛮性侵犯事件中的一起。She was sexually assaulted as a child. 她年幼时受到过性侵犯。An assault on the capital was launched in the early hours of the morning. 凌晨时分向首都发起了攻击。He has been charged with assaulting a police officer. 他被控袭击警察。第二，意为“严厉抨击，强烈批评”。the assault on the party's tax policies 针对该政党税收政策的抨击 Traditional family values are increasingly under assault. 传统的家庭价值观日益受到抨击。

10、assemble /əˈsembəl/

assemble是个重点动词，意为“集合，聚集”，也可指“组装，装配”。He has assembled a team of experts to handle queries. 他召集了一班老牌来答疑解惑。All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall. 体学生获通知到大礼堂集合。The aircraft will continue to be assembled in France. 飞机将继续在法国组装。