cancer
[熟义] n.癌症
[生义] n.弊端,社会恶习
[例句] Drug abuse is the cancer of our society.吸毒是我们社会的毒瘤。
catching
[熟义] a.传染性的
[生义] a.有感染力的,吸引人的
[例句] Enthusiasm is catching.热情具有感染力。
comb
[熟义] n.梳子
[生义] vt.彻底搜寻
[例句] In the late 1800s British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans combed antique dealers' stores in Athens, Greece.19世纪末,英国考古学家阿瑟·埃文斯爵士将希腊雅典的古董店彻底地搜寻了一遍。
cement
[熟义] n.水泥
[生义] vt.加强,巩固(关系)
[例句] They could cement the status quo of peer-reviewed research.
它们会使同行评审研究的现状僵化不前。
cloak
[熟义] n.斗篷
[生义] vt.掩饰,掩盖
[例句] The talks have been cloaked in secrecy.会谈是秘密进行的。
cloud
[熟义] n.云彩,云朵 v.(云等)遮蔽,(使)变暗
[生义] n.①阴影 ②忧郁 v.①(使)难以理解,(使)模糊 ②(使)显得忧愁
[例句] Her judgement was clouded by jealousy.嫉妒心模糊了她的判断力。
charge
[熟义] vt.①索(价) ②控告,指控 n.①代价,费用 ②控告,指控
[生义] v.(使)充电 n.电荷,电量
[例句] The shaver can be charged up.这把剃须刀是可充电的
compass
[熟义] n.指南针
[生义] n.范围,界限
[例句] Finance is not within the compass of this department.财政不在这个部门的管辖范围之内。
cook
[熟义] vt.烹调,煮
[生义] v.篡改,捏造
[例句] Like other human beings, he encounters moral issues even in everyday performance of his routine duties—he is not supposed to cook his experiments, manufacture evidence, or doctor his reports.与其他人一样,他会在完成自己的日常任务时遇到道德问题——他不应该伪造实验、捏造证据或者篡改报告。【2006考研翻译】
compromise
[熟义] vi.妥协,折中
[生义] vt.危及,损害
[例句] The details may be unknowable, but the independence of standard-setters, essential to the proper functioning of capital markets, is being compromised.细节也许尚未可知,但是准则制定者的独立性正在受到威胁,而这种独立性对于资本市场的正常运作至关重要
【2010考研阅读】