2018年专八阅读真题生词整理passage 1
第二段
envisage
to imagine or expect something in the future, especially something good 设想;展望,预计Train fare increases of 15 percent are envisaged for the next year.
预计明年火车票价将会上涨15%。
injection
the introduction of something new that is necessary or helpful to a situation or process 投入;增添;引入,带来
A cash injection of £20 million will be used to improve the health service.
2000万英镑将被投入用于改善医疗服务。
第四段
subsidize
to pay part of the cost of something 给予…津贴(或补贴);资助
£50 would help to subsidize the training of an unemployed teenager.
50英镑能够资助一名无业青少年接受培训。
第五段
drawback
a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation缺点,弱点;不利因素One of the drawbacks of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.和别人合住的缺点之一就是不得不合用洗手间。
gravitate towards/to sth/sb (US gravitate toward sth/sb)
to be attracted by or to move in the direction of something or someone 吸引到;受吸引而转到Susie always gravitates towards the older children in her playgroup.
苏茜在幼儿游戏组里总是爱跟比她大的孩子玩。
第六段
avow
to admit something or say something publicly 声明;宣称;承认
[ + that ] He avowed that he regretted what he had done.
他承认对自己的所作所为感到后悔。
homogeneous
consisting of parts or people that are similar to each other or are of the same type 由同类事物(或人)组成的;同类的;相似的
a homogeneous group/society 由同种族人组成的群体/社会
by and large
when everything about a situation is considered together 大体上,总体上,一般来讲
There are a few small things that I don't like about my job, but by and large it's very enjoyable.
虽然有些小的地方让我不太满意,但总的来讲我还是很喜欢这份工作的。
第八段
lavatory
a toilet 厕所,卫生间
crudity
behaviour that is rude and offensive 粗俗的行为;无礼的行为
She worries about his crudeness and his temper.
她担心他的粗鲁和脾气。
stark
empty, simple, or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not necessary 裸露的;简单的;明显的;(尤指)毫无修饰的,粗陋的;严重的;极端的
In the suburbs the spacious houses stand in stark (= extreme) contrast to the slums of the city's poor.
郊区宽敞的大房子和城里的贫民窟形成了鲜明的对比。
第十一段
blow your own trumpet/horn
to tell everyone proudly about your achievements 自吹自擂,自我吹捧