英语四级历年真题词汇详解：Aabsorb vt.吸收;使专心【搭配】be absorbed in 专心于【考题】She was so in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.A)attracted B)absorbed C)drawn D)concentrated(1996.1/25/B)【译文】她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。abuse vt.滥用;虐待 n.滥用【考题】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(1996.6/34/C)【译文】据透露，一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。accomplish v.达到;完成【考题】The project， by the end of 2000，willexpand the citys telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users.A)accomplished B)being accomplishedC)to be accomplished D)having been accomplished(1999.6/68/C)【译文】预计在 2000 年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至 1，000，000 用户。account n.账;账户 v.说明原因【搭配】on account of 为了的缘故，因为take.into account 考虑到【考题】Id his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A)take into account B)account forC)make up for D)make out(2000.1/63/A)【译文】我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉，然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。英语四级历年真题词汇详解：Bban v.禁止In most countries the sale of liquor to children is banned.大多数国家都禁止卖酒给小孩子们。n.禁止，禁令announce a 30-day ban on hunting 宣布 30 天的禁猎令【辨析】ban，forbid 和 prohibit 三个词都表示“禁止”，其中 ban 语气最重，指权威机关正式禁止。 forbid 是普通用词，指个人行为。prohibit 是正式用词，指用法律或法令来禁止。bare a.无遮盖的;空的;仅仅的a bare hillside 光秃秃的(无树木的)山坡a room bare of furniture 几乎没有家具的房间the bare necessities of life 最起码的生活必需品v.揭露，暴露，揭开，去除的覆盖物bare ones head 脱去帽子bare ones heart 表露真情【全真考题】Although they plant trees in this area every year，the tops of some hills are still .(99.6)A)bare B)vacant C)blank D)hollow答案Abarely ad.仅仅，只不过，几乎不We barely had time to catch the train.我们仅有勉强赶上火车的时间。【用法】1.barely 用在句首时引起句子倒装。 2.barely 含有否定意义，因此用在反意疑问句中时，句尾的疑问短句要用肯定形式。3.barely.when 结构表示“刚就”，barely 所在的部分要倒装。 4.barely 不与 ever，any 和 at all 连用。【辨析】barely，hardly，rarely 和 scarcely 四个词意义相近，都表否定概念，但也有一些差别。rarely 意为“难得，不常”(not often)。Rarely have I seen him smile.hardly 往往强调能力上有困难，意为“简直不，很难”。He can hardly jump over the fence.scarcely 往往强调不足，常同 enough，sufficient，any 等表示程度的词连用，意为“不太，几乎，简直没有”。He has scarcely any money left.barely 与 hardly 和 scarcely 意思相近，意为“几乎，勉强，仅能做到”。但如果后面跟有 ever，any，at all 等词，只能用 hardly 或 scarcely，不能用 barely。benefit n.益处;优越性;保险金，救济金Ive had the benefit of a good education.我得益于良好的教育。/the benefits of science 科学的优良条件/ unemployment benefits 失业保险vi.得益He hasnt benefited from the experience.他并没有从他的经验中受益。vt.使受益This policy benefits the whole city.这个政策使整个城市受益。【用法】benefit 作不及物动词时，其后常接介词 from。bore vt.使感到厌烦All his old stories bore me.他所有的老生常谈使我厌烦。n.令人厌烦的事物Dont be such a bore.别这么讨厌。【用法】bore 的两种分词形式 boring 和 bored：boring 表示主动，指某事物令人厌烦;bored 表示被动，指被某事物弄得厌烦。He was bored with his job./Its a boring film.类似的词还有 interesting 与 interested;exciting 与 excited 等。英语四级历年真题词汇详解：Cconcentrate v.全神贯注，精神集中，专心致志;集中，集合;浓缩We should concentrate all our efforts on improving education.我们应该集中精力努力改进教育工作。Troops are concentrating south of the river.军队正向河的南边集结。n.浓缩液【用法】concentrate(sth.)on sth./doing sth.【全真考题】Anne couldnt concentrate what she was doing while her family were watching TV.(93.1)A.to B.on C.for D.in【答案】Bcontinual adj.继续不断的;一再重复的continual rain 不停的雨【辨析】continual 与 continuouscontinual 一般指多次重复的动作：Please stop your continual questions.continuous 表示动作或物体继续不停地或不间断地进行下去：a continuous flow of traffic【全真考题】Our journey was slow because the train stopped at different villages.(99.1)A.unceasingly B.graduallyC.continuously D.continually【答案】Dcontrary adj.(在性质、倾向或方向等方面)相反的;好与人作对的contrary beliefs 截然相反的信仰He is an awkward，contrary child.他是个又麻烦又不听话的孩子。n.反面【用法】contrary to 违反：be contrary to the law;on the contrary 与此相反：It doesnt seem ugly to me;on the contrary，I think its rather beautiful.【全真考题】What you have done is the doctors orders.(90.1)A.attached to B.responsible toC.resistant to D.contrary to【答案】D英语四级历年真题词汇详解：D同学们，如果你正在复习大学英语四级词汇的字母 D 部分，请跟我来。先做题，再认真阅读题后的讲解。看看收获如何。1.The issue is how to of radioactive waste.A.deal B.dispose C.disposal D.do答案与译文B.问题是怎样处理放射性废料。辨析及搭配A.deal(with)处理;应付;做生意。例句：I have dealt with this company for more than a decade.我已经与这家公司做了十多年的生意。B. dispose(of)处理;处置;除掉;去掉。例句：Man proposes，God disposes.谋事在人，成事在天。Dispose of these old newspapers!把这些旧报纸处理掉。C.disposaln.处理;处置。D.do 处理;整顿;解决(问题)。2.The trend of brain drain does the developing countries degrees of harm.A.diver B.diversify C.diverse D.diversity答案与译文C.人才外流的趋势不同程度伤害着发展中国家。辨析及搭配A.diver n.潜水员。B.diversify v.使多样化。C.diverse adj.不同的。D.diversity n.多样性。此处只能用形容词 diverse 修饰名词。3.Whether he could obtain his diploma or not greatly him.A.disturbed B.distinguished C.distresses D.disputes答案与译文A.是否能取得文凭极大地扰乱了他的心绪。辨析及搭配A.disturb 扰乱;打扰。B.distinguish(between;from)区分;辨别。C.distress 使悲痛;使忧伤。D.dispute 争论;辩论;争执。4.All had to stay in the open space，esp.at night， for the of the warning of an earthquake.A.donation B.domination C.destination D.duration答案与译文D.在整个地震警报期间，大家只好(特别是在夜间)待在空旷的地方。辨析及搭配A.donation 捐赠品;捐款。B. domination 统治;控制;支配。C.destination 目的地。D.duration 期间;持续时间。5.The free market is with purchasers and merchants.A.delibera