81. vanish
I thought it would rain, but the clouds have vanished and it’s a fine day.
【全真测试】A. 消失B. 加重C. 变化
【译文】我原以为天要下雨的，可是云消失了，是个好天。
【四级词义】vi. 消失，不见
【巧记】vanish =van(大蓬车)i(一下子)sh(消失了)
【常用词组】vanish away消失(away，表示向相反的方向离开)
【猜 一 猜】① vanish from sight② vanish into the void
【Key】① 消失不见(from表示“从……”)② 化为乌有(into表示“到……，进入……”)
82. swallow
Their homes will be swallowed up by the hungry sea.(2001.6)
【全真测试】A. 淹没B. 燕子C. 消化
【译文】他们的房屋将被汹涌的大海淹没。
【四级词义】vt. 咽，淹没，吞没，耗尽vi. 吞下，咽下
【巧记】记下swallow的两种含义：我的喉咙可吞咽下一只燕子。
【词性变化】n. 燕子;喉咙
83. suspicion
There are suspicions that he may not be able to play at all.
【全真测试】A. 怀疑B. 检查C. 担心
【译文】他是否参与演出还是值得怀疑的。
【四级词义】n. 怀疑，疑心
【猜 一 猜】① above suspicion② under suspicion③ suspicious
【Key】①(above在怀疑之上)无可置疑②(under在怀疑之下)受到怀疑③ adj. 怀疑的，可疑的
【例句】I am suspicious of that woman.我很怀疑那位妇女。
84. mild
The weather is mild today, it is neither hot nor cold.
【全真测试】A. 温暖的B. 野生的C. 有雾的
【译文】今天天气很温暖，不冷也不热。
【四级词义】adj. 温暖的，暖和的
【巧记】联系mild和wild(野生的)一起记：温暖的m，野生的w尖尖的角长在前面。
【词义扩展】adj. 温柔的，味淡的He has a mild nature.他的性情温和。
85. tender
My leg was very tender after the injection.
【全真测试】A. 坚硬的B. 强壮的C. 脆弱。
【译文】输完液后我的腿很脆弱。
【四级词义】adj. 温柔的;脆弱的
【巧记】tend(v. 护理n. 关怀)+er=能够做各种护理的人必须要温柔的且不脆弱的
【例句】a tender mother慈母
86. absolute
At absolute zero, a pure semiconductor has all of its electrons tightly bound and acts as an insulator.
【全真测试】A. 绝对的B. 有限的C. 相对的
【译文】在绝对零度时，绝对半导体所有的电子都紧紧结合在一起，因而显示出绝缘体的性质。
【四级词义】adj. 绝对的，无条件的;完全的
【词性变化】 absolutelyadv. 完全地，绝对地
【例句】“Absolutely brilliant!” the other parents gushed. “绝对精彩!”其他的家长大喊。
87. insignificant
The fridge’s effect upon the environment has been evident, but its contribution to human happiness has been insignificant.
【全真测试】A. 无意义的B. 重大的C. 全面的
【译文】冰箱对人类幸福的贡献没什么意义，但它对环境的影响意义倒很大。
【四级词义】adj. 无意义的，无足轻重的;无价值的
【巧记】sign n. 记号，标记
signify v. 表示，意味着(-ify动词后缀)
significant(ant形容词后缀)重大的;具有特殊意义的
insignificant(in-否定前缀)=无意义的;无足轻重的;无价值的
【猜 一 猜】① significance② insignificance
【Key】① n. 意义，重要性(ance名词后缀)
② n.(in-否定前缀)无意义，无关紧要，低微的;不重要的(ance名词后缀)
88 accelerate
He decided to accelerate his advertising.
【全真测试】A. 减少B. 加速C. 阻止
【译文】他决定增加广告。
【四级词义】vt. 加速，促进
【猜 一 猜】① acceleration② decelerate③ deceleration
【Key】① n.(ac- =to到达)加速，加速度② v.(de-向相反的方向减弱)减弱，减速③ n. 减弱，减速
89. boundary
The boundaries of the country
【全真测试】A. 分界线B. 约束C. 原则
【译文】国界
【四级词义】n. ① 分界线，边界② 界限;范围
【巧记】boundvi.(以……为界)+ary(名词后缀)= n.① 分界线，边界② 界限;范围
【例句】the boundaries of knowledge知识范围 91. blast
To make the tunnel, engineers will have to blast through solid rock.
【全真测试】A. 消灭B. 一阵(风)C. 爆炸
【译文】为了开通隧道，工程师们将炸通硬岩石层。
【四级词义】vi. 炸，炸掉，毁灭
【巧记】b+last(最后的)=b是最后被炸掉的一股气流。
【词性变化】n. 爆炸;气流
92. alter
What do people think of the suggestion of using nuclear weapons to alter the course of asteroids?(2002.6)
【全真测试】A. 违反B. 改变C. 偏离
【译文】人们是如何看待用核武器来改变行星轨道的建议的?
【四级词义】v. 改变，改动，变更
【名师导学】此词在近年四级考试中出现的频率很高，在词汇部分以原形和分词形式出现居多，题型以词义辨析为主，在阅读部分则以它加前缀和后缀而变化的扩展词出现(见猜一猜)。
【巧记】alt(n. 高音)+er(名词后缀)=要想将歌曲唱好，就要经常在高音处做改变。
【猜 一 猜】① alterable② alternate③ alteration④ alternative
【Key】① adj. 可改变的，可改动的(-able可……，能……)
② v. 使交替，使轮流adj. 交替的，轮流的(-ate动词后缀)
③ n. 改变，变动(-ation名词后缀)
④ adj. 两者挑一的(-ative形容词后缀)
93. burst
We all burst into laughter and decided to forget it!(2002.1)
【全真测试】A. 爆炸B. 突然……(突然地发声或表达)C. 爆发
【译文】我们都突然大笑起来，并打算忘记它。
【四级词义】vi. & n. ① 爆裂② 突然发生(突然地发声或表达)
【常用词组】burst into tears突然大哭
【词性变化】n. 突然破裂，爆发a burst of laughter突发的笑声
【猜 一 猜】词组：迸发;突然发作，应是burst和哪个介词构成?
A. inB. atC. out
【Key】C 因为out是“外”的意思，所以向外burst一定是迸发;突然发作。
【例句】They burst out laughing.他们突然大笑起来。
94. dispose
He disposed of the problem quickly.
【全真测试】A. 排除B. 放弃C. 解决
【译文】他很快地解决了这个问题
【四级词义】vi. 除掉;处置;解决;处理
【巧记】dis-(不)+ pose(姿势)=照相当然要摆个好(pose)姿势，不好的(dis)姿势(pose)就要解决，处理掉。
【例句】Man proposes, God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。
【常用词组】dispose of处理安排;排列;安放I have disposed of my old books.我已处理了我的旧书。
【猜 一 猜】① expose② impose
【Key】① vt.(ex-)出，外面，把你的姿势(pose)放在外面就是“使暴露，使曝光”v. 揭露
② v.(im-)使，强迫使你摆出各种姿势(pose)，强加，强迫
95. split
My trousers split when I sat down.
【全真测试】A. 破坏B. 卷起C. (使)裂开
【译文】当我坐下时，裤子被撕开了。
【四级词义】v. (splitting; split) 劈开;割裂;分裂
【词性变化】n. 裂口，裂缝a split in my trousers我裤子上的一个口子
96. consume
They consume around 40 terawatt hours of electricity in the US every year.
【全真测试】A. 处理B. 消耗C. 破坏
【译文】在美国，他们每年大约消耗40太瓦的电。
【四级词义】v. 消耗，耗尽
【巧记】con-(共同的)+sum(一笔钱)+e(一下子)=共同的一笔钱(e)一下子消耗，耗尽。
【词义扩展】v. 吃完，喝光。She consumed all the fruit on the table.她吃完了桌上所有的水果。
【猜 一 猜】consumer
【Key】-er后缀表示从事动词的人或工具，因此consumer是“消费者”。
97. spit
If I were a cloud, I would spit out the thinnest thread to weave a web in the field.
【全真测试】A. 吐出B. 扔C. 洒
【译文】假如我是一朵云，我就要吐出最细的雨丝，让它在田野上织一张网。
【四级词义】v. (spitting, spat或spit)吐，吐出
【巧记】s+pit(坑)= 我使劲(s)地把口水吐到坑(pit)里。
【词性变化】n. 口水
【词义扩展】(如果吐出来的是语言)即突然说出He spat out an insult and hurt her feelings.他突然口出恶语，让她十分伤心。
98. spill
One is not supposed to cry over spilled milk.
【全真测试】A. 保存B. 分开C. 洒
【译文】对着已经洒了的牛奶哭是无济于事的。
【四级词义】v. (spilling, spilt或spilled)洒，使溢出，溅出，倒出
【巧记】sp+ill=只有撕破(sp)了的(ill)坏的东西才被倒出来。
99. slide
The saddles are either further fixed so that the cables may slide over them, remounted on rollers so that they move with any movement of the cables.
【全真测试】A. 走动B. (使)滑动C. 飞奔
【译文】鞍座可以是固定的，这样钢缆可以在它上面滑动，也可以安装在滚柱上，这样鞍座就会随钢缆的移动而移动。
【四级词义】v. (sliding, slid)(使)滑动，(使)滑行
【词性变化】n. 滑动;滑面;幻灯片(幻灯片是一张一张的在你面前滑动)
【猜 一 猜】① slide over② slide into
【Key】① 略过，回避over在……之上，因此，在……之上滑过去是略过，回避。
② 不知不觉地陷入，逐渐陷入into到……里，进入。滑进去，是不知不觉地陷入，逐渐陷入。
100. slip
Along the long way of changing, you may occasionally slip and fall. You have to learn to face failures, for the road to success is full of ups and downs.
【全真测试】A. 闪开B. 滑倒C. 忽略
【译文】在不断变化的路途中，你偶尔可能会滑倒，会跌倒，你必须学会面对失败，因为成功的路上充满了起起落落。
【四级词义】v. (slipping, slipped) ① 滑动，滑倒② 滑落;跌跤
【巧记】s+lip(嘴唇)=有S型嘴唇的鱼是海洋中滑动最快的鱼。
【词义扩展】(在你不经意时说出的或有错误的东西)即“口误，笔误”;(谈话或写作中的)小错误或疏忽a slip of the tongue口误
【猜 一 猜】① slipper② slippery
【Key】① n. 拖鞋② adj. 滑的
练习一 连线题（找出单词所对应的英文解释）
1. alter A vt. To be thankful or show gratitude for
2. dispose B vt. To follow the course or trail of; To locate or discover by searching or researching evidence; n. A visible mark, such as a footprint, made or left by the passage of a person, an animal, or a thing.
3. liberal C v. To change markedly the appearance or form of; To change the nature, function, or condition of; convert.
4. transform D n. & adj. An earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication.
5. vary E v. To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; To change or make different; modify.
6. insignificant F n. Something that indicates a border or limit; The border or limit so indicated
7. boundary G adj. Not limited to or by established, traditional, orthodox, or authoritarian
attitudes, views, or dogmatics; free from bigotry.
8. appeal H v. To put (business affairs, for example) into correct, definitive, or conclusive
form.; vt. To place or set in a particular order; arrange.
9. appreciate I adj. Not significant, especially; Lacking in importance; trivial; Lacking power,
position, or value; worthy of little regard.
10. trace J v. modify or alter; To give variety to; make diverse.
【Key】1. E 2. H 3. G 4. C 5. J 6. I 7. F 8. D 9. A 10. B
练习二 选择（历年真题）
1. The hopes, goals, fears and desires widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.
A. vary B. transfer C. alter D. shift
2. In a sudden of anger, the man tore up everything within reach.
A. blast B. split C. attack D. burst
3. In Britain people four million tons of potatoes every year.
A. exhaust B. consume C. dispose D. swallow
4. Don’t let the opportunity away from you.
A. disappear B. go C. slip D. glide
5. When he heard the bad news, the glass from his hand and fell into pieces.
A. slid B. slipped C. skimmed d. stripped
6. It took him several months to the wild horse. (1995.6)
A. tend B. cultivate C. breed D. tame
7. Not only students, but also professors like having a walk on the every evening.
A. faculty B. campus C. kindergarten D. guidance
8. The words of his old teacher left a impression on his mind. He is still influenced by them.
A. liberal B. long C. lively D. lasting
9. Some diseases are by certain water animals.
A. transported B. transmitted C. transformed D. transplanted
10. One minute Pierce was by my side, the next he had into the crowd.
A. faded B. vanished C. entered D. dissolved
11. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it enough to eat.
A. light B. tender C. slight D. mild
12. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough .
A. trouble B. nuisance C. worry D. anxiety
13. The computer revolution may well change society as as did the industrial revolution. A. fundamentally B. comparatively C. insignificantly D. certainly
14. He was after one year of hard work.
A. accelerated B. promoted C. hastened D. advanced
15. The police have proof that he was the murderer.
A. complete B. absolute C. prefect D. sure
16. The thief tried to open the locked door but .
A. in no way B. in vain C. without effect D. at a loss
17. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied .
A. originally B. extremely C. violently D. intensively
18. She is not a good actress, but she gets a lot of roles to play because she has a good . A. agent B. director C. deputy D. representative
19. Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply .
A. appealed B. appreciated C. applied D. approved
20. John Dewey believed that education should be a preparation for life, that a person learns by doing, and that teaching must the curiosity and creativity of childen.
A. seek B. stimulate C. shape D. secure
21. If you want to know the train schedule, please at the booking office.
A. acquire B. inquire C. request D. require
22. The project by the end of 2000,will expand the city’s telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users. (1999.6)
A. being accomplished B. to be accomplished
C. accomplished D. having been accomplished
23. After the guests left, she spent half an hour the sitting-room. (1996.6)
A. arranging B. tidying up C. ordering D. clearing away
24. The tomato juice left brown on the front of my jacket. (1999.1)
A. spot B. point C. track D. trace
25. When you write an essay, please remember not to off the point.
A. wander B. interrupt C. leave D. drop
26. A belief in magic still among some tribes.
A. prevails B. preserves C. misleads D. restores
27. It has been revealed that some government leaders their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A. employ B. take C. abuse D. overlook
28. Drinking tea at 4 p.m. is a popular British .
A. favourite B. institute C. institution D. academy
29. Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful in the market.
A. barracks B. batteries C. baskets D. bargains
【Key】
1. A 人的希望、目标、恐惧和欲望因性别、贫富而异。
2. D 一怒之下，他把能够得着的东西都撕掉了。
3. B 英国人每年吃掉四百万吨土豆。
4. C 别让机会从你身边溜走。
5. B 一听到这个坏消息，杯子从他手中滑落到了地上，摔碎了。
6. D 驯服这匹马花了他几个月的时间。
7. B 学生和教授都喜欢傍晚在校园散步。
8. D 老教师的话在他心中留下了永久的印象，依然影响着他。
9. B 有些疾病是通过水中的动物来传染的。
10. B 皮尔斯刚才在我身边，一忽儿便消失在人群里了。
11. B 为了使肉够嫩好吃，她煮了很长时间。
12. B 厨房里总是有很多蚂蚁，讨厌死了。
13. A 电子计算机革命可能会像工业革命一样使社会发生根本性变化。
14. B 他勤奋工作一年后得到晋升。
15. B 警方掌握了确切的证据证明他是凶杀。
16. B 那个贼企图把上了锁的门打开，但却是徒劳。
17. D 已经深入地研究过雇主和雇员之间的关系。
18. A 她不是个出色的演员但她却有许多角色要演，因为她有一位出色的代理人。
19. B 我们非常喜欢作为礼物送给我们的那些珍贵的图书。
20. B 约翰•杜威认为：教育应该是为生活做准备的，人要通过行动来学习，教学要激发儿童的求知欲和创造力。
21. B 如果想知道列车时刻表请到售票处查询。
22. B 这项工程将于2000年底完成，它将扩展城市的电话网，可容纳100万用户。
23. B 客人走后她花了一个小时整理起居室。
24. A 番茄汁在我夹克的前面留下了棕色的斑点。
25. A 写文章时注意不要跑题。
26. A 对巫术的迷信仍在一些部落里盛行。
27. C 据透露有些政府领导人滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。
28. C 英国流行下午四点喝下午茶的风俗习惯。
29. D 有人愿意在星期天去购物因为想在市场里买到便宜货。
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