Unit 4

Ⅰ 專業八級核心動詞聚焦

concede[k?n?si?d]

v.承認；容許，讓與

concede to 讓步

conciliate[k?n?silieit]

v.安撫，撫慰

concur[k?n?k??]

v.同意，意見一致；同時發生

concur with sb. in 在……上與某人一致

concurrent adj.同時發生的，并發的；一致的

condescend[?k?ndi?send]

v.俯就，屈尊；自以為高人一等

condescend upon 不厭其煩地細說，對……詳加說明

confer[k?n?f?:]

v.商討；授予，頒贈

confer sth. on sb. 將……授予某人

confer with sb. on sth. 和某人協商某事

confide[k?n?faid]

v.吐露（秘密等）；信托，委托

confide in 信任，信賴

confide to 信賴；吐露

conflate [k?n?fleit]

v.合并，合成

conjecture[k?n?d?ekt??]

v.推測，猜測

conjure[?k?nd??]

v.變魔術，耍戲法；（用魔術般）變出，（變戲法般地）使……呈現

conjure up 用魔法召（鬼）；憑幻想（或用魔法）做出

connote[k??n?ut]

v.意味著，暗指，暗示

conscript[k?n?skript]

v.征召服兵役

n. [?k?nskript]應征入伍者

consecrate[?k?nsikreit]

v.使神圣化，奉……為神圣；奉獻

consign[k?n?sain]

v.寄售（貨品），托運；寄售，托付，委托

consign to 交付給

console[k?n?s?ul]

v.安慰，慰問

n.儀表板，控制臺，鍵盤臺

conspire[k?n?spai?]

v.密謀，搞陰謀，圖謀

conspiracy n.陰謀，密謀

constrain[k?n?strein]

v.強迫，強制

constrain from 強行阻止，制止

contemplate[?k?ntempleit]

v.沉思，仔細考慮；意欲；注視，凝視

contend[k?n?tend]

v.搏斗，爭斗；爭，競爭；聲稱，主張

contend about 為……而爭吵

contend against 與……競爭

contort[k?n?t??t]

v.扭曲，歪曲

contrive[k?n?traiv]

v.發明，設計；設法做到

convene[k?n?vi?n]

v.召集會議

converge[k?n?v??d?]

v.聚集，集中一點，匯合

convergence n.集中，收斂，匯集

convoy[?k?nv?i]

v.護送，護衛，護航

n.護送，護衛；護送隊

convulse[k?n?v?ls]

v.使震動，使震撼；使抽筋

coop[ku?p]

v.將……禁錮在狹小空間，拘禁

n.（飼養小動物的）籠，欄

correlate[?k?rileit]

v.使有相互關系，互相有關系

correlate with?（使）相同于，符合于，接近于

n.有相互關系的東西，相關物

corroborate[k??r?b?reit]

v.證實，支持（某種說法、信仰、理論等）

corrode[k??r?ud]

v.使腐蝕，侵蝕

countenance[?kauntin?ns]

v.支持，鼓勵

n.面部表情，面容；贊成，支持

counteract[?kaunt??r?kt]

v.抵消，中和，消解，抵制

counterbalance[?kaunt??b?l?ns]

v.使平衡，彌補，抵消

n.平衡（力），抗衡（力）

counterfeit[?kaunt?fit]

v.偽造，仿制

n.偽造物，假冒物，仿制品

adj.偽造的，仿造的

covet[?k?vit]

v.垂涎，覬覦，貪圖

covetous adj.貪婪的；垂涎的

crackle[?kr?kl]

v.發輕微的爆裂聲（如干柴燃燒時的響聲），發噼啪聲

cram[kr?m]

v.把……塞進，把……塞滿（裝滿），擠滿；臨時死記硬背記功課

cramp[kr?mp]

v.使痙攣；束縛，約束，妨礙發育；妨礙某人充分發揮才能

n.痙攣

crave[kreiv]

v.熱望，渴望

crave for 渴望

creak[kri?k]

v. & n.吱吱作響，吱吱聲

crease[kri?s]

v.（使）起折痕，（使）起皺

n.折痕，皺褶，皺紋；（球賽場地上畫的）界線

cremate[kri?meit]

v.火化，火葬

cringe[krind?]

v.畏縮，退縮；奉承，卑躬屈膝

crinkle[?kri?kl]

v.（使）起皺

n.皺紋

croak[kr?uk]

v.做蛙鳴聲，發出啞聲；用低沉沙啞的聲音說話

n.蛙鳴聲，啞聲；用低沉沙啞的聲音說話

cross-examine[?kr?sig?z?min]

v.（用于法律）嚴詰，盤問（某人）；追問，詳詢（某人）

crucify[?kru?sifai]

v.釘在十字架上處死；（公開地）虐待，迫害，折磨

練習

1．英漢連線

(1) conciliate (a) 使震動，使震撼；使抽筋

(2) conflate (b) 釘在十字架上處死；迫害，折磨

(3) connote (c) 抵消，中和，消解

(4) convulse (d) 火化，火葬

(5) corrode (e) 安撫，撫慰

(6) counteract (f) 暗指，暗示

(7) cram (g) 起皺

(8) cremate (h) 合并，合成

(9) crinkle (i) 使腐蝕，侵蝕

(10) crucify (j) 塞滿（裝滿），擠滿

2．釋義連線

(1) concede (a) perform magic tricks

(2) concur (b) look at or consider sth. thoughtfully

(3) conjecture (c) forge, feign

(4) conjure (d) admit; allow

(5) consecrate (e) have a strong desire for sth.

(6) contemplate (f) arrange a meeting

(7) convene (g) guess, infer

(8) counterfeit (h) shrink back; behave in a servile way

(9) crave (i) agree; coincide

(10) cringe (j) declare or set apart as sacred

3．真題填空：用下列單詞的正確形式完成句子

(1) But, as any geriatric ward shows, that is not the same as to___enduring mobility, awareness and autonomy. (1997, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(2) Motorists would rather pay more tax than lose the place in the corporate pecking order___on them by their company cars. (1997, Reading Comprehension:Text H)

(3) Britain, rather than complying, took the novel strategy of___that many of its most popular beaches were not swimming beaches at all. (2001, Reading Comprehension: Text A)

(4) The question remains: must we conform? Or can we, somehow, resist the powers that___to domesticate us? (2001, Reading Comprehension: Text H)

(5) My father tried to stop me at last. “Nu”, he said smiling to___me, “that was wonderful yelling. Mikey. But it's plain we are unlucky today! Let's go home.”(2005, Reading Comprehension: Text A)

(6) A steady flow of the___weapons spread its genial influence throughout the frontier, and the respect which the Pathan tribesmen entertained for Christian civilization was vastly enhanced. (2006, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(7) “Museum” is a slippery word. It first meant (in Greek) anything___to the Muses: a hill, a shrine, a garden, a festival or even a textbook. (2006, Reading Comprehension: Text D)

(8) Last month Wales marked the second anniversary of the opening of the National Assembly, the first parliament to be___here since 1404. (2007, Reading Comprehension: Text A)

(9) The aim is to reduce the importance of costly tutors and___schools, partly to help students enjoy a more normal high-school life. (2008, Reading Comprehension: Text A)

(10) He was dead. They buried him on February 11, 1992. They had___the widow and put his rotten name on their handsome letterhead. Yet six weeks later, he somehow stole their money. (2008, Reading Comprehension: Text D)

(11) For those of us in the latter group—___ to coach, bereft of Flash Pass, too poor or proper to pay a placeholder—what do we do? We do what Vladimir and Estragon did in Waiting for Godot: “We wait. We are bored.” (2010, Reading Comprehension: Text B)

(12) But for $5 per flight, an unaffiliated company called BoardFirst.com will secure you a___“A” boarding pass when that airline opens for online check-in 24 hours before departure. (2010, Reading Comprehension: Text B)

(13) So, jobs, which were once a fairly reliable guide to class, have become misleading. A survey conducted earlier this year by Expertian shows how this___on similar types of work has blurred class boundaries. (2011, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(14) If class no longer describes a clear social, economic or even political status, is it worth paying any attention to? Possibly, yes. It is still in most cases closely___with educational attainment and career expectations. (2011, Reading Comprehension: Text C)

(15) The blushes caused by the careless scrutiny of some passengers as she had entered the car were strange to see upon this plain, under-class ______, which was drawn in placid, almost emotionless lines. (2011, Reading Comprehension: Text D)

(16) He had the pride of an owner. He pointed out to her the dazzling fittings of the coach; and in truth her eyes opened wider and she___the sea-green figured velvet, the shining brass, silver, and glass, the wood that gleamed as darkly brilliant as the surface of a pool of oil. (2011, Reading Comprehension: Text D)

(17) These scholars drew a picture of Lincoln that only our touchy-feely age could___up. The man who oversaw the most savage war in our history was described—by his admirers, remember—as “nonjudgmental”, “unmoralistic”,“comfortable with ambiguity”. (2012, Reading Comprehension: Text D)