一、假设，猜想（guess）
1.hypothesis [haɪˈpɒθəsɪs]
【例句】Their hypothesis is that watching excessive amounts of television reduces a person's ability to concentrate.
【翻译】他们的假说认为过度观看电视会导致注意力不集中等问题。
2.speculation [ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn]
【例句】The book is just a lot of idle speculation about the future.
【翻译】这本书就是很多关于未来的无意义的猜想。
3.assumption [əˈsʌmpʃn]
【例句】Her plan is based on the underlying assumption that the economy will improve in the near future.
【翻译】她的计划是基于这样一个假设：经济将在不久的将来会有所改善。
二、提议（suggestion）
1.proposal [prəˈpəʊzl]
【例句】This proposal would be a less restrictive way of obtaining the same information.
【翻译】该提议是以相对轻松的方式获取同等信息。
2.recommendation [ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn]
【例句】The president, according to a White House statement last week, has decided to accept our recommendation.
【翻译】白宫发言人上周表示总统已经决定接受我们的提议。
3.proposition [ˌprɒpəˈzɪʃn]
【例句】Right now, a significant minority (some 40 percent) of African-American voters already agrees with that proposition.
【翻译】现在，少数非洲裔美国选民（将近40%）已经同意了该提议。
三、 动机，动力（motivation)
1.impetus [ˈɪmpɪtəs]
【例句】This is the primary impetus behind the economic recovery.
【翻译】这是促使经济复苏的主要动力.
2.momentum [məˈmentəm]
【例句】They are each anxious to maintain the momentum of the search for a solution.
【翻译】他们每个人都迫切希望能一直劲头十足地去寻求解决方案。
3.incentive [ɪnˈsentɪv]
【例句】She alone had not only the incentive, but the necessary opportunity.
【翻译】只有她不仅有动力，还有必不可少的时机。
4.encouragement [ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒmənt]
【例句】He's so invested in this dream of becoming a writer that any encouragement sends him flying.
【翻译】他为实现作家梦付出了很大的心血，任何鼓励都让他非常高兴。
四、评估，估计 （evaluation）
1.assessment [əˈsesmənt]
【例句】This was an uncharitable assessment of the reasons for the failure.
【翻译】这是对失败原因毫不讲情面的分析评估。
2.appraisal [əˈpreɪzl]
【例句】What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation.
【翻译】在此类情况下需要对形势有一个冷静的评估。
3.estimate [ˈestɪmət]
【例句】At least one estimate puts the total tab at $7 million.
【翻译】至少有一个估价把总数定在了700万美元。
4.judgment [ˈdʒʌdʒmənt]
【例句】Our judgment as to the cause of his failure must rest on the evidence.
【翻译】我们是基于证据对他失败的原因进行评估。
五、混乱 （disorder）
1.disorganization [dɪsˌɔ:ɡənaɪ'zeɪʃn]
【例句】Maybe this is just another manifestation of Democratic disorganization.
【翻译】也许这又一次彰显了民主混乱。
2.chaos [ˈkeɪɒs]
【例句】Whatever troubles arise, we'll have peace of mind amidst seeming chaos.
【翻译】无论出现什么样的麻烦，我们都会在貌似混乱的情形中保持平和的心态。
3.turbulence [ˈtɜ:bjələns]
【例句】The world situation is characterized by turbulence and intranquility.
【翻译】世界局势动荡不安.
4.turmoil [ˈtɜ:mɔɪl]
【例句】My emotional turmoil had drained me.
【翻译】纷乱的情绪让我心力交瘁。
六、工具，设备（tool）
1.appliance [əˈplaɪəns]
【例句】He could also learn to use the vacuum cleaner, the washing machine and other household appliances.
【翻译】他可以再学学使用吸尘器、洗衣机和其他家用电器
2.equipment [ɪˈkwɪpmənt]
【例句】The photographer came early to set up his equipment.
【翻译】摄影师很早就把他的设备搭起来了。
3.device [dɪˈvaɪs]
【例句】The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
【翻译】这台仪器可以辨别癌细胞和正常的细胞。
4.apparatus [ˌæpəˈreɪtəs]
【例句】They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.
【翻译】他们缺少能够进一步研发这一技术装置的科研人员。
5.instrument [ˈɪnstrəmənt]
【例句】The veto has been a traditional instrument of diplomacy for centuries.
【翻译】几个世纪以来否决权一直是外交上惯用的手段。
七、同盟，联盟 league
1.coalition [ˌkəʊəˈlɪʃn]
【例句】The Liberal leader has announced his party's withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
【翻译】自由党领袖已宣布该党退出执政联盟。
2.alliance[əˈlaɪəns]
【例句】Yet now he was here, in extremis, to seek an alliance.
【翻译】然而现在他就在这里，在绝境中寻求联盟。
3.ally [ˈælaɪ]
【例句】He is a close ally of the prime minister.
【翻译】他是首相的亲密支持者。
4.union [ˈju:niən]
【例句】In union there is strength.
【翻译】团结就是力量
八、娱乐消遣（leisure）
1.pastime [ˈpɑ:staɪm]
【例句】Reading has always been an important part of learning and enjoyable pastime.
【翻译】一直以来读书都是学习中的一个重要部分，也是消磨时间的好方法。
2.recreation [ˌrekriˈeɪʃn]
【例句】All the family members need to have their own interests and recreations.
【翻译】所有的家庭成员都需要有自己的兴趣和休闲方式。
3.diversion [daɪˈvɜ:ʃn]
【例句】Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.
【翻译】用手指画画是很脏，但却是一项极好的消遣。
九、方式，方法（way）
1.manner [ˈmænə(r)]
【例句】The issue will be resolved in a manner that is fair to both sides.
【翻译】这个问题将用对双方都公平的方式来解决。
2.fashion [ˈfæʃn]
【例句】She speaks in a very strange fashion.
【翻译】她说话的样子非常奇怪。
3.approach [əˈprəʊtʃ]
【例句】We will be exploring different approaches to gathering information.
【翻译】我们将探索收集信息的不同方法。
4.tactic [ˈtæktɪk]
【例句】The giant oil corporations are earning fabulous profits by cunning tactics.
【翻译】这些大石油公司以狡诈的手段赚取巨额利润。
5.means [mi:nz]
【例句】Do you have any means of identification?
【翻译】你有什么鉴定的方法吗？
6.channel [ˈtʃænl]
【例句】The Americans recognize that the UN can be the channel for greater diplomatic activity.
【翻译】美国人认识到可以通过联合国这个渠道开展更多的外交活动。
十、标准（standard）
1.criteria [kraɪ'tɪərɪə]
【例句】The criteria will be different from those that pertain elsewhere.
【翻译】这里的标准将不同于其他地方适用的标准。
2.norm [nɔ:m]
【例句】We conform to norms so readily that we are hardly aware they exist.
【翻译】我们很轻而易举便遵守规则，所以我们很难意识到他们的存在。
十一、进展（progress）
1.advance [ədˈvɑ:ns]
【例句】Medical technology has advanced considerably.
【翻译】医学技术突飞猛进。
2.headway ['hedweɪ]
【例句】She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.
【翻译】她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步.
十二、渴望，希望（hope）
1.desire [dɪˈzaɪə(r)]
【例句】They seem to regain their desire for life.
【翻译】他们似乎重获对生活的热望。
2.eagerness ['i:gənɪs]
【例句】He began to explain with the most considerable eagerness.
【翻译】他开始解释，显得郑重其事，又万分热诚。
3.urge [ɜ:dʒ]
【例句】He had an urge to open a shop of his own.
【翻译】他很想自己开一家店
4.hunger [ˈhʌŋgə(r)]
【例句】I can't understand why he seems to have no hunger for knowledge.
【翻译】我不明白为什么他看上去对知识毫无兴趣。
5.yearning [ˈjɜ:nɪŋ]
【例句】He has always a yearning to be a schoolteacher.
【翻译】他一直想成为一名老师。
十三、意识（sense）
1.consciousness [ˈkɒnʃəsnəs]
【例句】He is acutely conscious that this transition will bring with it the risk of social unrest.
【翻译】他非常清楚这种转变伴随着社会动乱的危险。
2.awareness [əˈweənəs]
【例句】He introduced radio to the school to increase the children's awareness.
【翻译】他在学校开通广播，以提高孩子们的警觉性.
3.perception [pərˈsepʃn]
【例句】Another interesting issue deals with certain cultures' perception of beauty.
【翻译】另一个有趣的问题与特定文化中美的感知有关。
十四、性格（character）
1.disposition [ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃn]
【例句】He was a man of decisive action and an adventurous disposition.
【翻译】他是一个行动果断又爱冒险的人。
2.personality [ˌpɜ:səˈnæləti]
【例句】In today’s personality stakes, nothing is more highly valued than the sense of humor.
【翻译】现代的性格特点中，没有什么比幽默感更有价值。
3.temperament [ˈtemprəmənt]
【例句】His impulsive temperament regularly got him into difficulties.
【翻译】他容易冲动，经常因此惹麻烦。
4.nature [ˈneɪtʃə(r)]
【例句】She feels that her ambitious nature made her unsuitable for an arranged marriage.
【翻译】她觉得她不安分的个性不适合包办的婚姻。
十五、承诺（promise）
1.commitment [kəˈmɪtmənt]
【例句】They made a commitment to peace.
【翻译】他们承诺要维护和平。
2.pledge [pledʒ]
【例句】In the treaty both sides pledge to respect human rights.
【翻译】双方在条约中都承诺将尊重人权。
3.engagement [ɪnˈgeɪdʒmənt]
【例句】All his time seems to be taken up with social engagements.
【翻译】社会 活动占据了他所有的时间
十六、情绪（feeling）
1.mood [mu:d]
【例句】People who struggle with excessive Internet use maybe depressed or have other mood disorder.
【翻译】过度使用互联网可能会导致抑郁症或其他情绪失控。
2.emotion [ɪˈməʊʃn]
【例句】A tide of emotion rose and clouded his judgment.
【翻译】心头涌起一阵强烈的感情，模糊了他的判断力。
3.sentiment [ˈsentɪmənt]
【例句】He found growing sentiment for military action.
【翻译】他发现支持采取军事行动的情绪日益高涨。
十七、吸引力 ( attraction )
1.appeal [əˈpi:l]
【例句】The game has lost its appeal.
【翻译】这个游戏失去了吸引力
2.fascination [ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃn]
【例句】Water holds a fascination for most children.
【翻译】水对多数孩子都有极大的吸引力。
3.charm [tʃɑ:m]
【例句】'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the 1937 Disney classic, has lost none of its original charm.
【翻译】1937年迪斯尼推出的经典之作《白雪公主和七个小矮人》魅力不减当年。
4.lure [lʊə(r)]
【例句】The lure of rural life is proving as strong as ever.
【翻译】事实证明，乡村生活的魅力丝毫未减。
5.allurement [ə'ljʊəmənt]
【例句】Money is a kind of allurement for us.
【翻译】对我们来说金钱是种诱惑物。
6.temptation [tempˈteɪʃn]
【例句】Don't succumb to the temptation to have just one cigarette.
【翻译】不要经不住诱惑，只抽一支烟也不行。
十八、责任(duty)
1.responsibility [rɪˌspɒnsəˈbɪləti]
【例句】Responsibility and moderation were to be the keynotes of their foreign policy.
【翻译】责任和克制将是他们外交政策的核心
2.obligation [ˌɒblɪˈgeɪʃn]
【例句】Co-operation was more than just an attractive option, it was an obligation.
【翻译】合作不仅仅是诱人的选择，它也是一种责任。
3.accountability [əˌkaʊntə'bɪlətɪ]
【例句】Good management in the police cannot be divorced from accountability.
【翻译】对警察队伍的良好管理和应负的责任是分不开的。
十九、选择(choice)
1.option [ˈɒpʃn]
【例句】The menu changes weekly and usually includes a vegan option.
【翻译】菜单每周都有变化，通常包含可供严格的素食者选择的菜肴。
2.alternative [ɔ:lˈtɜ:nətɪv]
【例句】You have the alternative of riding or walking.
【翻译】你可以选择骑车或者步行。
3.preference [ˈprefrəns]
【例句】Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends.
【翻译】父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。
4.selection [sɪˈlekʃn]
【例句】There is a wide selection of food available.
【翻译】有很多可供选择的食物。
二十、契约协议(agreement)
1.contract [ˈkɒntrækt]
【例句】A formal contract is signed which is renewable annually.
【翻译】正式签订了每年可续签的合同。
2.pact [pækt]
【例句】A non-aggression pact will be signed between the two countries.
【翻译】两国将签署互不侵犯条约。
3.treaty [ˈtri:ti]
【例句】The treaty binds them to respect their neighbor's independence.
【翻译】条约规定他们必须尊重其邻国的独立
二十一、费用(fee)
1.payment [ˈpeɪmənt]
【例句】Thousands of its customers are in arrears with loans and mortgage payments.
【翻译】有数千客户拖欠其贷款和抵押贷款还款。
2.cost [kɒst]
【例句】Companies are moving jobs to towns with a lower cost of living.
【翻译】各公司正在把工作岗位转移至生活费用较低的城镇。
3.spending [ˈspendɪŋ]
【例句】He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending.
【翻译】他坚决支持控制政府开支。
4.expense [ɪkˈspens]
【例句】They want to cut down their utility expenses.
【翻译】他们想削减公用事业上的支出。
5.expenditure [ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)]
【例句】It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified.
【翻译】该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。
6.toll [təʊl]
【例句】All vehicles travelling across the bridge have to pay a toll.
【翻译】所有过桥的车辆都要付过桥费。
二十二、差别差异(difference)
1.distinction [dɪˈstɪŋkʃn]
【例句】Many people make a sharp distinction between humans and other animals.
【翻译】很多人认为人类和其他动物截然不同。
2.divergence [daɪ'vɜ:dʒəns]
【例句】A minimal error or deviation may result in wide divergence.
【翻译】失之毫厘,谬以千里.
3.discrepancy [dɪsˈkrepənsi]
【例句】The discrepancy in their ages seemed not to matter.
【翻译】他们之间年龄的差异似乎没有多大关系。
二十三、矛盾冲突(conflict)
1.paradox [ˈpærədɒks]
【例句】“More haste, less speed.”is a paradox.
【翻译】“欲速则不达”是一句似非而是的隽言。
2.contradiction [ˌkɒntrəˈdɪkʃn]
【例句】Once the principal contradiction is grasped, all problems will be readily solved.
【翻译】一旦抓住了主要矛盾, 一切问题就迎刃而解。
3.controversy [ˈkɒntrəvɜ:si]
【例句】They had a bitter controversy over the question.
【翻译】他们在这个问题上有很大的争论。
4.dispute [dɪˈspju:t]
【例句】They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.
【翻译】他们同意通过谈判来努力解决纠纷。
二十四、趋势(trend)
1.tendency [ˈtendənsi]
【例句】Matters have taken a new tendency to〔towards〕peace.
【翻译】事态有了向和平方向发展的新趋势。
2.inclination[ˌɪnklɪˈneɪʃn]
【例句】He did not show the slightest inclination to leave.
【翻译】他丝毫没有表现出要离开的意思。
副词类
一、几乎不(hardly )
1.barely [ˈbeəli]
【例句】We could barely see the other cars because of the fog.
【翻译】因为有雾，我们几乎看不到别的汽车。
2.scarcely [ˈskeəsli]
【例句】His style could scarcely be further removed from that of his predecessor.
【翻译】他的风格几乎和他的前辈如出一辙。
二、立即，马上(immediately )
1.promptly [ˈprɒmptli]
【例句】Responding promptly to accidents and other emergencies is important, but it is their smallest job.
【翻译】及时响应事故和其他紧急情况是很重要的，但这是他们最基本的工作。
2.instantly [ˈɪnstəntli]
【例句】I recognized her instantly she entered the room.
【翻译】她一进房间我就认出了她。
三、提前(before)
1.prior to [ˈpraɪə(r)]
【例句】Prior to that time, buffalo had roamed the Great Plains in tremendous numbers.
【翻译】在那个时间之前，很多野牛出没于大平原上。
2.previously ['pri:vɪəslɪ]
【例句】The device had been used operationally some months previously.
【翻译】该设备几个月之前曾投入运行。
3.in advance [ədˈvɑ:ns]
【例句】Clients normally pay fees in advance, monthly, quarterly, or yearly.
【翻译】客户通常按月、季度或年度预付费用。
（来源：有道考神）
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