Unit 4
Ⅰ 专业八级核心动词聚焦
concede[kənˈsiːd]
v.承认；容许，让与
concede to 让步
conciliate[kənˈsilieit]
v.安抚，抚慰
concur[kənˈkəː]
v.同意，意见一致；同时发生
concur with sb. in 在……上与某人一致
concurrent adj.同时发生的，并发的；一致的
condescend[ˌkɔndiˈsend]
v.俯就，屈尊；自以为高人一等
condescend upon 不厌其烦地细说，对……详加说明
confer[kənˈfə:]
v.商讨；授予，颁赠
confer sth. on sb. 将……授予某人
confer with sb. on sth. 和某人协商某事
confide[kənˈfaid]
v.吐露（秘密等）；信托，委托
confide in 信任，信赖
confide to 信赖；吐露
conflate [kənˈfleit]
v.合并，合成
conjecture[kənˈdʒektʃə]
v.推测，猜测
conjure[ˈkʌndʒə]
v.变魔术，耍戏法；（用魔术般）变出，（变戏法般地）使……呈现
conjure up 用魔法召（鬼）；凭幻想（或用魔法）做出
connote[kɔˈnəut]
v.意味着，暗指，暗示
conscript[kənˈskript]
v.征召服兵役
n. [ˈkɔnskript]应征入伍者
consecrate[ˈkɔnsikreit]
v.使神圣化，奉……为神圣；奉献
consign[kənˈsain]
v.寄售（货品），托运；寄售，托付，委托
consign to 交付给
console[kənˈsəul]
v.安慰，慰问
n.仪表板，控制台，键盘台
conspire[kənˈspaiə]
v.密谋，搞阴谋，图谋
conspiracy n.阴谋，密谋
constrain[kənˈstrein]
v.强迫，强制
constrain from 强行阻止，制止
contemplate[ˈkɔntempleit]
v.沉思，仔细考虑；意欲；注视，凝视
contend[kənˈtend]
v.搏斗，争斗；争，竞争；声称，主张
contend about 为……而争吵
contend against 与……竞争
contort[kənˈtɔːt]
v.扭曲，歪曲
contrive[kənˈtraiv]
v.发明，设计；设法做到
convene[kənˈviːn]
v.召集会议
converge[kənˈvəːdʒ]
v.聚集，集中一点，汇合
convergence n.集中，收敛，汇集
convoy[ˈkɔnvɔi]
v.护送，护卫，护航
n.护送，护卫；护送队
convulse[kənˈvʌls]
v.使震动，使震撼；使抽筋
coop[kuːp]
v.将……禁锢在狭小空间，拘禁
n.（饲养小动物的）笼，栏
correlate[ˈkɔrileit]
v.使有相互关系，互相有关系
correlate with （使）相同于，符合于，接近于
n.有相互关系的东西，相关物
corroborate[kəˈrɔbəreit]
v.证实，支持（某种说法、信仰、理论等）
corrode[kəˈrəud]
v.使腐蚀，侵蚀
countenance[ˈkauntinəns]
v.支持，鼓励
n.面部表情，面容；赞成，支持
counteract[ˌkauntəˈrækt]
v.抵消，中和，消解，抵制
counterbalance[ˌkauntəˈbæləns]
v.使平衡，弥补，抵消
n.平衡（力），抗衡（力）
counterfeit[ˈkauntəfit]
v.伪造，仿制
n.伪造物，假冒物，仿制品
adj.伪造的，仿造的
covet[ˈkʌvit]
v.垂涎，觊觎，贪图
covetous adj.贪婪的；垂涎的
crackle[ˈkrækl]
v.发轻微的爆裂声（如干柴燃烧时的响声），发噼啪声
cram[kræm]
v.把……塞进，把……塞满（装满），挤满；临时死记硬背记功课
cramp[kræmp]
v.使痉挛；束缚，约束，妨碍发育；妨碍某人充分发挥才能
n.痉挛
crave[kreiv]
v.热望，渴望
crave for 渴望
creak[kriːk]
v. & n.吱吱作响，吱吱声
crease[kriːs]
v.（使）起折痕，（使）起皱
n.折痕，皱褶，皱纹；（球赛场地上画的）界线
cremate[kriˈmeit]
v.火化，火葬
cringe[krindʒ]
v.畏缩，退缩；奉承，卑躬屈膝
crinkle[ˈkriŋkl]
v.（使）起皱
n.皱纹
croak[krəuk]
v.做蛙鸣声，发出哑声；用低沉沙哑的声音说话
n.蛙鸣声，哑声；用低沉沙哑的声音说话
cross-examine[ˌkrɔsigˈzæmin]
v.（用于法律）严诘，盘问（某人）；追问，详询（某人）
crucify[ˈkruːsifai]
v.钉在十字架上处死；（公开地）虐待，迫害，折磨
练习
1．英汉连线
(1) conciliate (a) 使震动，使震撼；使抽筋
(2) conflate (b) 钉在十字架上处死；迫害，折磨
(3) connote (c) 抵消，中和，消解
(4) convulse (d) 火化，火葬
(5) corrode (e) 安抚，抚慰
(6) counteract (f) 暗指，暗示
(7) cram (g) 起皱
(8) cremate (h) 合并，合成
(9) crinkle (i) 使腐蚀，侵蚀
(10) crucify (j) 塞满（装满），挤满
2．释义连线
(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．真题填空：用下列单词的正确形式完成句子
(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)