2017年12月英语四级大纲新增词汇（3）
81. contemptn.藐视,轻蔑，轻视
I show contempt for people who treat children so cruelly. 我鄙视如此虐待孩子的人。
82. contend
v.①竞争,斗争 ②声称，主张
Several teams are contending for the prize. 有几个队在争夺锦标。
83. converse
vi.交谈
After a year's studying at university,I feel able to converse with anyone
about anything.在大学学习一年之后，我感到可以和任何人交谈任何事情。
84. cornerstone ['kɔːnəstəʊn]
n.①基础 ②基石,奠基石
The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory.
剩余价值学说是马克思经济理论的基石。
85. cosmos ['kɒzmɒs]
n.(sing.)宇宙
Our world is but a small part of the cosmos. 我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。
86. counterpart ['kaʊntəpɑːt]
n.对应的物，职位(或作用)相当的人
The British Queen is the counterpart of German President.英国的女王相当于德国的总统。
87. coupon ['kuːpɒn]
n.配给券，优惠券
The coupon entitles you to ten cents off your next purchase.
这张优惠券可以让你在下次购物时节省10分钱。
88. crab
n.①蟹，螃蟹 ②蟹肉
Thousands of crabs are washed up on the beaches during every storm.
每次暴风雨过后海滩上都会留下数不尽的螃蟹。
89. cracker ['krækə]
n.①爆竹 ②(AmE)一种薄脆饼干
It's a type of Chinese cracker, made from rice and shrimp.
这是中国式的饼干，用米与虾肉做的。
90. crocodile ['krɒkədaɪl]
n.①鳄鱼 ②成对纵列行进的人(尤指儿童)
They weep crocodile tears for the poor. 他们对穷人是假慈悲。
91. cyberspace ['saɪbəspeɪs]
n.网络(或赛博)空间
She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world.
她利用网络空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。
92. deem
vt.认为,视为
Chinese and English were deemed essential. 汉语和英语被认为是必不可少的。
93. deficient
a.①缺乏的,不足的 ②有缺陷的
Desert is deficient in the water.沙漠里缺水。
94. dent
vt.使凹陷;挫伤(信心等)n.缺口
The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the
problem.委员会还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。
95. deprive
vt.剥夺,使丧失
Paralysis has deprived him of the use of his right arm.瘫痪使他不能使用右臂。
96. despatch
vt.①派遣 ②发送
A reporter was despatched to Naples to cover the riot.
一名记者被派往那不勒斯报道这场骚乱。
97. deteriorate
vi.恶化,变坏
The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟
98. dew
n.露水
The dew gathered on the leaves. 露水在叶子上凝结。
99. diabetes [ˌdaɪə'biːtiːz]
n.糖尿病
Blindness is a common complication of diabetes. 失明是糖尿病常见的并发症。
100. digit ['dɪdʒɪt]
n.①手指 ②(0至9的任何一个)数字
Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit. 她的电话号码和我的只差一个数字。
101. diligent ['dɪlɪdʒənt]
a.勤勉的,用功的
For the future, try to be more diligent in your study. 今后你应该更勤奋。
102. dime
n.(美国、加拿大等国的)一角硬币
I pressed a dime into his grubby hand. 我把一个十分硬币塞进他脏兮兮的手里。
103. disable
vt.①使残疾 ②使无效
An accident disabled him from playing football.一次事故使他成为残废而不能再踢足球。
104. discriminate
v.(between)区别,辨别 vi.(against)区别对待,歧视
He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one.
他分不清主意的好坏。
105. disintegrate
vi.①碎裂，分裂 ②崩溃
The plane would probably disintegrate at that high
speed.飞机以那么快的速度飞行也许会四分五裂。
106. disrupt
vt.扰乱,打乱
A crowd of protesters disrupted the meeting.示威者扰乱了会议。
107. dock
n.①码头 ②被告席 v.(使船)靠码头
A crowd were waiting at the dock to greet them. 一群人在码头等着迎接他们。
108. doom
n.厄运,劫数 vt.注定
That argument doomed their marriage to failure. 那次争吵使他们的婚姻注定要失败。
109. drastic ['dræstɪk]
a.①严厉的 ②激烈的,剧烈的
A drastic reformation of the present housing system has been carried out.
目前的住房制度正在彻底改革。
110. drought
n.旱灾,干旱
The crops died during the drought. 干旱期间庄稼都枯死了。
111. dual ['djuːəl]
a.双(重)的
He has dual role as director and actor.他有导演及演员的双重身份。
112. elevate ['elɪveɪt]
vt.①提拔 ②举起，抬高 ③提高(嗓子),振奋(情绪)
The fresh morning air elevated him.早晨清新的空气使他神清气爽。
113. elite
a.出类拔萃的 n.精英
He considers himself to be one of the elite. 他觉得自己是优秀分子之一。
114. endanger [ɪn'deɪndʒə]
vt.危及,使处于险境
The giant panda is an endangered species, ie is in danger of becoming
extinct.大熊猫是面临绝种危险的动物。
115. enlist [ɪn'lɪst]
vt.①争取 ②使入伍，征募
The mayor tried to enlist every citizen in the cleanup
campaign.市长尽力在整顿社会治安运动中得到每一个市民的支持。
116. entrepreneur [ˌɒntrəprə'nɜː]
n.企业家
An entrepreneur is not only a risk taker but also a visionary.
企业家不仅要能承担风险，还应富于远见。
117. equate [ɪ'kweɪt]
vt.等同
You can't equate the education system of China to that of America.
不能把中国的教育制度与美国的教育制度等同起来。
118. erase [ɪ'reɪz]
vt.①消除,删去 ②擦掉
You can erase pencil marks with a rubber. 你可以用橡皮擦掉铅笔记号。
119. err [ɜː]
vi.犯错误，做错事，出差错
It's always best to err on the side of caution.
过于谨慎永远比冒风险强。他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。
120. essence ['esns]
n.本质,实质
The two arguments are in essence the same. 这两个论点基本相同。
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