考研英语高频1000词 Day 31
1. expand [ɪk'spænd]
v. 扩大,膨胀;扩展(业务)
①Sydney’s population expanded rapidly in the 1960s.
20世纪60年代,悉尼的人口迅速增加。
②The hotel wants to expand its business by adding a swimming pool.
该酒店想添个游泳池来扩展业务。
expand on/upon sth 详述,充分叙述
【词缀&谐音:ex-"out"向外 + pan-音似“胖”+ d-音似“的”→ 向外越发地胖的 → 膨胀,扩大】
2. expansion [ɪk'spænʃən]
n. 扩大,膨胀;(企业等的)扩张
The rapid expansion of cities can cause social and economic problems.
城市规模的迅速扩大会带来各种社会和经济问题。
【expand + ion-名词后缀】
3. expect [ɪk'spekt]
v. 预料,预期;期待,盼望;指望,期望 (~sth of/from sb)
①We are expecting a risein food prices this month.
我们预料这个月食物价格会上涨。
②We were expecting him toarrive yesterday.
我们一直盼望着他昨天到达。
③Her parents expected highstandards from her.
她的父母对她的期望很高。
【词根词缀:ex-"out"向外 + spect-"tolook"看 → 向外看 → 预料;期待;期望】
4. expectation [‚ekspek'teɪʃən]
n. 预料,预期;期待,盼望;指望,期望
Unfortunately the new software has failedto meet expectations.
遗憾的是新软件并不理想。
【expect + ation-名词后缀】
5. expensive [ɪk'spensɪv]
adj. 昂贵的,花钱多的
Making the wrong decision could prove expensive.
错误的决策可能会付出昂贵的代价。
【谐音:“艾克斯笨媳妇”, 艾克斯的笨媳妇买“昂贵的”东西从不砍价】
6. experience [ɪk'spɪəriəns]
n. [U] (由实践得来的)经验;经历,阅历 [ C ](一次)经历,体验
v. 经历,经受;体会到,感受到
working experience 工作经验
This romantic evening cruise is a memorable experience.
这趟浪漫的乘船夜游是一次令人难忘的经历。
Everyone experiences these problems at some time in their lives.
每个人在人生的某个阶段都会经历这些问题。
【来自experiment v./n. (做)试验,实验】
7. experiment [ɪk'sperɪmənt]
n. 实验,试验
v. 做试验,进行实验;尝试,试用
to do/perform/conduct an experiment
做实验
Some people feel that experimenting on animals is wrong.
有人觉得利用动物做试验是错误的。
【词根词缀:ex-"out"出来 + peri-"totest, try"试用,尝试 + ment-名词后缀 → 试出结果的过程 → 实验,试验】
8. expert ['ekspɜːt]
n. 专家,能手 ( an ~ at/in/on sth; an ~ at/in/on doing sth)
adj. 专家的,行家的
an expert in child psychology
儿童心理专家
He's an expert at getting his own way.
他在如何达到自己的目的方面很在行。
【对比联想:专家 (expert) 做实验 (experiment)】
9. explain [ɪk'spleɪn]
v. 解释,说明 (~ sth to sb)
It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.
对初学者解释这个问题很难。
explain yourself 解释自己的行为;把自己的意思说清楚
【词根词缀:ex-"out"向外 + plain-平坦的;清楚明白的 → 把...弄平坦,使之清楚明白 → 解释,说明】
10.explanation [‚eksplə'neɪʃən]
n. 解释,说明
I'll try and give you a quick explanation of how the machine works.
我争取给你快速解释一下这机器的工作原理。
【explain + ation-名词后缀】
11.explore [ɪk'splɔː]
v. 勘探,探索;探讨,探究
①As soon as we arrived on the island we were eager to explore.
我们一来到岛上就急不可耐地勘探。
②Management need to explore ways of improving office security.
管理层需要探讨如何加强办事处的安全措施。
【谐音:“一颗石扑落”,从太空里落下一颗陨石,科学家们纷纷去“探索”】
12. explosion [ɪk'spləʊʒən]
n. 爆炸,爆发; 激增,急剧膨胀
Severalpeople were injured in a bomb explosion.
有数人在炸弹爆炸中受伤。
thepopulation explosion in India
印度人口的激增
【来自explode v. 爆炸 对比联想:勘察(explode)地形时遇到爆炸(explode/explosion)】
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