academic

　　adj. 【常見詞義】學(xué)術(shù)的

　　academic freedom 學(xué)術(shù)自由

　　the academic world 學(xué)術(shù)界

　　Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.(考研真題)麥克沃特先生的學(xué)術(shù)研究專業(yè)是語(yǔ)言的歷史與變化。他認(rèn)為，例如“whom”逐漸消失是自然而然的事情，并不比古英語(yǔ)中其他詞語(yǔ)的消失更令人惋惜。

　　【較難詞義】不實(shí)際的，不實(shí)用的

　　Well, I have no money so the question of what kind of car I want to buy is purely academic.

　　acceleration

　　n. 1. 加速，加快

　　From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders.(考研真題)從中產(chǎn)階層家庭的角度來看，不難理解，這看上去不像一種承擔(dān)更多經(jīng)濟(jì)責(zé)任的機(jī)會(huì)，而更像是大規(guī)模地把經(jīng)濟(jì)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移到他們?cè)缫沿?fù)擔(dān)沉重的肩膀上。這種情況實(shí)在令人恐懼。

　　2.(汽車等的)加速性能 I want to buy a car with excellent acceleration.

　　3.(物體運(yùn)動(dòng)的)加速度

　　accessory

　　n. 1.附件 (supplement)

　　【點(diǎn)睛】accessory指的是某主要物品的配件或配套設(shè)備，如電腦配件：extention cord, mouse, keyboard等;服裝的配套品：scarf, glove等。

　　【搭配】accessory to 附屬

　　Environmentalists believe that nature is not accessory to man and therefore plants and animals should be treated with the same dignity we afford each other. 環(huán)境主義者認(rèn)為，自然界不是人類的附屬品，所以我們應(yīng)該像對(duì)待同伴那樣對(duì)待動(dòng)植物，給予它們同樣的尊嚴(yán)。

　　2.從犯, 同謀者

　　The celebrity was charged with accessory to murder but was acquitted(宣判無罪) after a long and controversial (爭(zhēng)議的)trial.

　　accommodate

　　【常見詞義】v.1.使適應(yīng) (~to)

　　If you enter a dark room from the outside brightness, your eyes will have to take a while to accommodate to the darkness.

　　2.容納

　　The small town banquet hall is not large enough to accommodate a large international gathering of the kind you are discussing. 小鎮(zhèn)的宴會(huì)廳容納不下你所說的這類大型國(guó)際聚會(huì)。

　　【較難詞義】v.1.提供食宿，安排住宿

　　The small island accommodates the fishermen who get lost on the sea.

　　2.遷就，照顧…的意見、需要等

　　【點(diǎn)睛】此義是個(gè)難點(diǎn)，指設(shè)法滿足或達(dá)到某人的要求，即to make an extra effort to do what sb. asks

　　Accommodating the special needs of migrant workers is an important duty of local governments.

　　照顧農(nóng)民工的特殊需求是地方政府的重要職責(zé)。

　　【詞匯擴(kuò)展】

　　accommodation n.調(diào)整;住宿，膳宿

　　Students from other parts of China can find accommodations through the New Oriental School in Beijing. 外地學(xué)生可以在北京的新東方學(xué)校住宿。

　　accommodating adj.與人方便的，樂于助人的

　　accord

　　【常見詞義】v.使符合，相符和

　　【點(diǎn)睛】經(jīng)常與with搭配使用，即accord with

　　His lack of fluency(流利) in English does not accord with my expectations of one who has just returned from studies at Cambridge.

　　【較難詞義】v.授予，贈(zèng)與 (confer, award)

　　An honorary title should be accorded only to one who has a proven track record of accomplishment. 榮譽(yù)稱號(hào)應(yīng)只授予有成就證明記錄的人。

　　【常用搭配】in accord with 與…相一致

　　I like my daughter’s new boyfriend; I am in accord with all the opinions he expressed at dinner.

　　【擴(kuò)展】 accordance n. 1.一致

　　2.授予，賦予 the accordance of rights and privileges 權(quán)利和特權(quán)的賦予

　　acknowledge

　　【常見詞義】v.承認(rèn) (admit) acknowledge one’s own fault 承認(rèn)自己的過失

　　As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive—there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas.(考研真題)作為語(yǔ)言學(xué)家，他承認(rèn)，所有的人類語(yǔ)言，包括黑人英語(yǔ)等非標(biāo)準(zhǔn)語(yǔ)言，都能有效地表情達(dá)意，世界上沒有一種語(yǔ)言或方言不能表達(dá)復(fù)雜的意思。

　　【較難詞義】v.1.確認(rèn)或承認(rèn)…的權(quán)威、重要性等

　　All citizens acknowledge the importance of honoring those unknown (無名的)soldiers who died defending (保衛(wèi))the country.

　　2.就…表示感謝，答謝

　　The school will acknowledge the local government’s support at tomorrow’s press conference (記者招待會(huì)).

　　【擴(kuò)展】acknowledged adj.公認(rèn)的 the acknowledged leader

　　acknowledg(e)ment n.承認(rèn);鳴謝

　　acquaintance

　　n. 1.熟人

　　In Britain, at least among the middle-class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives. (考研真題) 在英國(guó)，至少在我所熟知的追求事業(yè)和生活簡(jiǎn)單化的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)人士中，追求簡(jiǎn)化生活是出于不同的原因的。

　　2.知道，了解

　　It does not take a lifelong acquaintance to pick up various software programs.(考研真題)不需要花畢生的時(shí)間去熟悉各種不同軟件程序的使用。

　　acquire

　　v. 1.獲得 (gain, obtain)

　　It is of vital importance to acquire needed (所需要的)information efficiently(有效地).(考研真題)

　　They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth.(考研真題)他們應(yīng)該快速回復(fù)讀者來信，以免動(dòng)物權(quán)利的誤導(dǎo)言論在不受質(zhì)疑的情況下迅速擴(kuò)散，從而獲得一副真理的面容。

　　2.習(xí)得

　　Years of study helped her acquire a good knowledge of English.

　　【擴(kuò)展】acquired adj. 后天養(yǎng)成的

　　【點(diǎn)睛】這個(gè)詞的意思是“后天獲得的，養(yǎng)成的”