consent
n.准许,同意,赞成Silence means consent.沉默意味着同意。vi.~to准许,同意,赞成He finally consented to go with us.他终于同意了和我们一块走。by common consent经一致同意
consequence
n.①结果,后果disastrous consequences灾难性的后果 ②重要(性),重大It is of no consequence.这无关紧要。
常用短语in consequence因此,结果
in consequence of由于,因……的缘故
as a consequence of 因……的结果
真题例句:American college students are increasingly burdened with credit card debt and the consequences can be rather serious.(2006.6旧题型词汇42题)
译文:美国大学生越来越背负着信用卡债务的负担,而且其后果会更严重。
consideration
n.①考虑,考虑的事the two chief considerations两个主要考虑的问题②体贴,关心He showed no consideration for his wife.他不体贴他的妻子。
常用短语in consideration of①考虑到,由于②作为对……的报酬
take into consideration考虑到,顾及
constitute
vt.①组成,构成,形成Twelve months constitute one year.十二个月构成一年。②设立,建立,任命constitute a committee 建立一个委员会
辨析comprise compose consist constitute include
这一组动词都有“组成,包含”的意思。
①comprise包含,由……组成;构成。Our company’s product line comprises 1,600 different items.我们公司的生产线由1,600个不同的部分构成。
②compose构成,组成;由……组成,通常采用be composed of 的搭配形式;创作(作曲、诗歌等)。The organization was composed mainly of teachers and parents.这个组织主要由教师和学生家长组成。
③consist组成,构成,由……组成,采用consist of的搭配形式。注意不用于被动句;(后接in)存在于。The problem consists of two parts.问题由两部分组成。
④constitute构成,组成(整体),多用于主动语态。
⑤include包括,包含,把……列入。
construct
vt.①建造,构筑construct a factory建工厂②对……进行构思,造(句)construct a theory创立了一种学说 n.构造物;构想,观念theoretical constructs理论概念
真题例句:Many new houses built along South Carolina’s shoreline were poorly constructed.(2004.1阅读4)
译文:南卡罗来纳州海岸沿线的许多新建房屋质量很差。
consume
v.①消耗,花费consume resources 耗尽资源②吃完,喝光consume all the food on the table把桌上的食品全部吃光③烧毁,毁灭<同根词/派生>consumer n.消费者,用户,消耗者 consumption n.①消耗量,消费量②消耗,消费,挥霍
contest
n.①竞赛,比赛②争夺,竞争a bitter contest激烈的竞争 vt.①争夺,与……竞争Three candidates are contesting the presidency.三个候选人在争夺总统的位子。②对……提出质疑,辩驳contest a will对遗嘱提出质疑
真题例句:We commonly think of sportsmanship in connection with athletic contests.(2005.6看短文回答问题)
译文:我们通常将体育精神与体育竞赛联系在一起。
context
n.①背景,环境political/social/historical context政治/社会/历史背景 ②上下文,语境The determination of the meaning of a word is often difficult without a context.脱离上下文来确定一个词的含义常常是困难的。
真题例句:It is heavily dependent on the context.(2009.12听力31题)
译文:这在很大程度上取决于具体情况。