考研英语二晨读2018-10-11

1.gesture ['dʒestʃə]
n. 姿态；手势 
v. 作手势
They decided it would be a nice gesture to send her a card. 
他们认为给她寄一张卡片会是一种友好的表示。

2.digest [daɪ'dʒest]
v. 消化；理解，吸收 
n. 文摘，摘要
Readers’ Digest《读者文摘》 This chapter is so difficult to digest; I'll have to read it again later.
这一章不容易理解消化，稍后我还得再看一遍。

3.suck [sʌk]
v. 吸，吸吮；吸取
Continued rapid growth in consumer spending will suck in more imports.
消费支出的持续迅速增长将会刺激进口。

4.chew  [tʃuː]
v. 咀嚼；细想
chewing gum  口香糖

5.swallow ['swɒləʊ]
v. 吞下；咽下 
n. 燕子
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. 
一些书可以浅尝辄止，一些书可以狼吞虎咽，而有些书则需要细嚼慢咽，好好消化。

6.*absorb [əb'zɔːb]
v. 吸收，理解；吸引，使专心
Plants absorb water from the soil.
植物从土壤中吸收水分。
Judith lay on the settee, absorbed in her book. 
朱迪思躺在沙发椅上专心致志地看书。

7.*suggest [sə'dʒest]
vt. 提议，建议；显示，表明
Her mother suggested that she should go and see the doctor. 
她妈妈建议她去看医生。
Opinion polls suggest that only 10% of the population trust the government. 
民意调查显示只有10% 的人口信任政府。
suggestion  n. 建议

8.*recommend [rekə'mend]
v. 推荐，介绍；劝告，建议
Doctors strongly recommend that fathers should be present at their baby’s birth. 
医生极力建议孩子出生时父亲应该在场。
I recommend this book to anyone with an interest in chemistry. 
我把这本书推荐给所有对化学感兴趣的人。
commend  v. 赞扬；推荐

9.register ['redʒɪstə]
v. 登记；注册 
Have you come to register at the school? 
你到学校来注册过了吗？
registration  n. 登记，注册

10.*enroll [ɪn'rəʊl]
v. 入学，登记，入伍
It took three days to enroll the new students. 
为新生注册花了3天时间。
He was enrolled in the army. 
他应征入伍。

11.*recruit [rɪ'kruːt]
vt. 招募；雇用 
They recruited a number of old teachers for the new school. 
他们给这所新学校聘请了一些老教师。