英语四级单词CET4(5101-5130)|每天打卡,跟我背单词

5101. proposition：/ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃən/ n.（通常指商业上的）提议，建议【He wrote to me last week regarding a business proposition he thought might interest me. 他上周写信给我，提出一项他认为我会感兴趣的商业建议。// I've put my proposition to the company director for his consideration. 我已将我的提议交给公司主管考虑。】；主张；观点；见解【They were debating the proposition that "All people are created equal". 他们正就“人人生而平等”这一命题展开辩论。】；v.要求与（某人）发生性关系，向…提出猥亵的要求【She was propositioned by a strange man in the bar. 酒吧里有个陌生男人向她求欢。】

5102. skinny：/ˈskɪni/ adj.非常瘦的，皮包骨头的【You should eat more - you're too skinny. 你应该多吃点儿，你太瘦了。】；（尤指咖啡）低脂的【a skinny latte 低脂牛奶咖啡】；紧身的【skinny jeans 紧身牛仔裤】；n.(不公开的)信息；内幕消息【Get the skinny on hundreds of celebs in our "People Profiles" section. 在我们的《人物介绍》栏目可以看到几百位明星的内幕信息。<celeb = celebrity 名人，明星>】

5103. remedial：/rɪˈmiːdiəl/ adj.补救的；纠正的；矫正的【to take urgent remedial action 采取紧急措施进行补救 // The bill requires owners to undertake remedial work on dilapidated buildings. 该法案规定房主应对其失修房屋进行修缮。<dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪtɪd/ adj. 破旧的;破烂的;年久失修的>】

5104. proclamation：/ˌprɒkləˈmeɪʃən/ n.公告；宣言；声明【to issue a proclamation 发表声明 // A bloody civil war followed the proclamation of an independent state. 随着国家独立宣言的发表，一场血腥的内战爆发了。】

5105. transference：/ˈtrænsfrəns/，/trænsˈfərəns/ n.转移；转让；调动【It is a struggle for a transference of power. 那是为权力移交进行的斗争。// the transference of heat from the liquid to the container 热量从液体到容器的传导】

5106. existent：/ɪɡˈzɪstənt/ adj.现存的，现有的【creatures existent in nature 自然界中现存的生物 // This carving is believed to be the only existent image of Saint Frideswide. 有人认为这座雕像是唯一现存的Saint Frideswide的塑像。】

5107. insertion：/ɪnˈsɜːʃən/ n.插入，添写（尤指文字）【Scientists hope that the insertion of normal genes into the diseased cells will provide a cure. 科学家们希望在病变细胞里植入正常基因会成为一种新的有效疗法。】；插入（的内容），添写（的文字）【Any editorial insertions you make should be enclosed in square brackets. 编辑时增加的任何内容都必须括在方括号里。】

5108. commitment：/kəˈmɪtmənt/ n.忠诚；投入；奉献【Players must make a commitment to play for a full season. 队员必须保证参加整个赛季的比赛 // her commitment to the company 她对公司的奉献 // A career as an actor requires one hundred per cent commitment. 干演员这一行需要百分之百的投入。】；承诺，保证，诺言【The company's commitment to providing quality at a reasonable price has been vital to its success. 这家公司保证供货质优价廉的承诺对它的成功起了决定性的作用。】；已承诺（或同意）的事；不得不做的事【Children are such a commitment. 照管孩子真费精力。// Women very often have to juggle work with their family commitments. 妇女经常得两头兼顾，既要工作又要照管家庭。】；（资金、时间、人力的）花费，使用【the commitment of resources to education 对教育的资源投入 // Achieving success at this level requires a commitment of time and energy. 取得这种水平的成就需要花费时间和精力。】

5109. metallic：/məˈtælɪk/ adj.（声音、外形或味道）有金属特性的，像金属的，金属似的【Beer from a can often has a metallic taste. 罐装啤酒常有一股金属味道。// Our new car is metallic blue. 我们新车的颜色是带有金属质感的蓝色。】；含金属的【Brass is a metallic alloy of copper and zinc. 黄铜是铜和锌的合金。】

5110. preview：/ˈpriːvjuː/ n.预观；预展；预映【He had gone to see the preview of a play. 他去看一场戏剧的预演了。 // a special preview of our winter fashion collection 我们冬季时装系列的特别预展】；（电视节目等的）预告【Turn to page 12 for a preview of next week's programmes. 下周节目预告请见第12页。】；v.预先播映（或展示），预告；预评；概述；扼要介绍【The band will preview their new album on 2nd March. 乐队将于3月2号预演他们的新专辑。// The exhibition was previewed in last week's issue.本刊上周对展览作了预评。// The professor previewed the course for us. 教授为我们简要介绍了这门课程。】

5111. commentary：/ˈkɒməntri/（美音/ˈkɑːmənteri/）n.(电台或电视台所作的)实况报道，现场解说【a sports commentary 体育实况报道 // Our reporters will give a running commentary (= a continuous one) on the election results as they are announced. 我们的记者将对选举的公布结果作实况追踪报道。<running commentary 实况追踪报道，现场评述>】；评论；评注；注释；解释【a critical commentary on the final speech of the play 对这剧本结尾的台词所作的批评性评论 // There's good arts coverage in the newspaper, but not much political commentary. 报纸上有很多艺术方面的报道，可是政治时事述评却不多。】

5112. commentator：/ˈkɒmənteɪtə/ n.（广播或电视的）解说员，评论员【a sports commentator 体育节目解说员】

5113. prevention：/prɪˈvenʃən/ n.阻止，妨碍；预防，防范【Educating new drivers is important for the prevention of accidents. 教育新司机对预防事故很重要。// The organization is committed to AIDS prevention and education. 该组织致力于艾滋病的预防和教育。】

5114. preventive：/prɪˈventɪv/ = preventative /priˈvɛntətɪv/ adj.防止的，防备的，预防性的【preventative medicine 预防药物 // In the past ten years, preventive measures have radically reduced levels of tooth decay in children. 过去10年内，预防措施极大地降低了儿童“蛀齿”的发生。】

5115. intrude：/ɪnˈtruːd/ v.闯入，侵扰【Would I be intruding if I came with you? 如果我和你一起去会打扰你吗？ // Employers should not intrude into the private lives of their employees. 雇主不应干涉雇员的私生活。// Newspaper editors are being urged not to intrude on/into the grief of the families of missing servicemen. 人们强烈要求报纸编辑们不要烦扰失踪军人悲痛的家属。】

5116. intruder：/ɪnˈtruːdə/ n.闯入者，侵入者【Intruders had entered the house through a back window. 盗贼从后窗闯入了住宅。】；不受欢迎者，不速之客【I feel like an intruder when I visit their home. 我拜访他们家时总觉得自己像一名不速之客。// The people in the room seemed to regard her as an unwelcome intruder. 屋子里的人似乎把她当成不受欢迎的外人。】

5117. colonial：/kəˈləʊniəl/ adj.殖民地的；殖民主义的【Turkey was once an important colonial power. 土耳其曾是一个显赫的殖民强国。// Various parts of Africa have suffered under colonial rule. 非洲各地都遭受过殖民统治。】 ；具有殖民地风格的，殖民地时期风格的【colonial architecture 殖民地时期的建筑 // colonial-style houses 殖民地时期风格的房屋】；n.（尤指来自宗主国的）殖民地居民

5118. colonialism：/kəˈləʊniəlɪzəm/ n.殖民主义【a legacy of European colonialism 欧洲殖民主义的遗产】

5119. colonize：/ˈkɒlənaɪz/ （英式拼写为 colonise ）v.使殖民地化；将…建为殖民地【Peru was colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century. 秘鲁在16世纪沦为西班牙的殖民地。】

5120. refutation：/ˌrefjuˈteɪʃən/ n.(对论点、指责或理论的)反驳，驳斥【Here is a simple refutation of that argument. 这是对那一论点的简单驳斥。// He gave a detailed refutation of the claims. 他详细地驳斥了这些说法。】

5121. commence：/kəˈmens/ v.开始；着手（to begin something）【We will commence building work in August of next year. 我们将于明年8月开始破土动工。// Shall we let the meeting commence? 我们开始开会，好吗？ // Your first evaluation will be six months after you commence employment. 你的第一次评估将在你开始工作六个月后进行。】

5122. commencement：/kəˈmensmənt/ n.开始；开端（the beginning of something）【Would passengers please turn off their mobile phones before the commencement of the flight. 请乘客们在飞机起飞前关闭手机。】；学位授予典礼；毕业典礼（Anything that begins has a moment of commencement. That's why a graduation ceremony is called a commencement — a graduate is embarking on a new life, and the commencement ritual marks the official beginning of that life.）

5123. proceedings：/prəˈsiːdɪŋz/ n.一系列事件；一系列活动【Millions of people watched the proceedings on television. 数百万人通过电视观看了这一系列活动。// The Chairperson opened the proceedings with a short speech. 主席简短致辞之后会议就开始了。】；记录，（会议）记录【The Department of Transport is to publish the conference proceedings. 交通部将公布这次会议的记录。】；诉讼【criminal proceedings against the former prime minister...对前首相的刑事诉讼】

5124. irrational：/ɪˈræʃənəl/ adj.不理智的，没有理性的【It's totally irrational, but I'm frightened of mice. 这很荒唐，但我的确害怕老鼠。// His parents were worried by his increasingly irrational behaviour. 他的父母因他的行为越来越乖僻而担忧。// You're being irrational. 你不可理喻。】

5125. transparency：/trænˈspærənsi/ n.透明性，透明【The old-fashioned type of plastic lacked transparency. 老式塑料透明性不好。】； （公开处理，非秘密进行的）透明度；易懂；清楚【We want more transparency in government. 我们想要政府更透明。// a need for greater transparency in legal documents 对法律文件更简明易懂的需求】；显而易见；一目了然【They were shocked by the transparency of his lies. 他们感到震惊的是他竟睁着眼睛说瞎话。】；(用于投影的)透明正片，幻灯片；

5126. innocence：/ˈɪnəsəns/ n.无罪【She pleaded her innocence, but no one believed her. 她辩白自己是无罪的，但没有人相信她。// He was led away, protesting his innocence (= saying he was not guilty). 他被带走时仍在抗议说自己无罪。】；单纯；天真；幼稚【She has a child-like innocence which I find very appealing. 她有一种孩子般的天真，我觉得很吸引人。】

5127. relevance：/ˈreləvəns/ = relevancy /ˈreləvənsi/ n.相关性；实用性；意义【I understand what you are saying but I don't understand the relevance to this discussion. 我明白你的意思，但我不明白这与我们正在讨论的议题有什么相关性吗？】

5128. reluctance：/rɪ'lʌktəns/ n.勉强；不情愿【I accepted his resignation with great reluctance. 我极不情愿地接受了他的辞呈。 // Her reluctance to talk to the press was quite understandable. 她不愿意对媒体说什么，这是很容易理解的。】

5129. wilderness：/ˈwɪldənəs/ n.未开发的地区，荒无人烟的地区；荒野；（杂草丛生的）荒地【a beautiful mountain wilderness 美丽的山野 // It's a wilderness area, under the protection of the Parks Department. 这是一片受公园管理部门保护的荒野。// The garden was a wilderness of weeds and overgrown bushes. 这个花园一片荒芜，满是杂草和丛生的灌木。】

5130. wildlife：/ˈwaɪldlaɪf/ n.野生动植物，野生生物【wildlife conservation 野生动物保护区// She left a large sum of money in her will to found a wildlife sanctuary. 她在遗嘱中留下一大笔钱来建立一个野生动物保护区。】