2017年12月英语四级大纲新增词汇（3）

　　81. contempt [kən'tempt]

　　n.藐视,轻蔑，轻视

　　I show contempt for people who treat children so cruelly. 我鄙视如此虐待孩子的人。

　　82. contend [kən'tend]

　　v.①竞争,斗争 ②声称，主张

　　Several teams are contending for the prize. 有几个队在争夺锦标。

　　83. converse [kən'vɜːs]

　　vi.交谈

　　After a year's studying at university,I feel able to converse with anyone about anything.在大学学习一年之后，我感到可以和任何人交谈任何事情。

　　84. cornerstone ['kɔːnəstəʊn]

　　n.①基础 ②基石,奠基石

　　The doctrine of surplus value is the cornerstone of Marx's economic theory. 剩余价值学说是马克思经济理论的基石。

　　85. cosmos ['kɒzmɒs]

　　n.(sing.)宇宙

　　Our world is but a small part of the cosmos. 我们的世界仅仅是宇宙的一小部分而已。

　　86. counterpart ['kaʊntəpɑːt]

　　n.对应的物，职位(或作用)相当的人

　　The British Queen is the counterpart of German President.英国的女王相当于德国的总统。

　　87. coupon ['kuːpɒn]

　　n.配给券，优惠券

　　The coupon entitles you to ten cents off your next purchase. 这张优惠券可以让你在下次购物时节省10分钱。

　　88. crab [kræb]

　　n.①蟹，螃蟹 ②蟹肉

　　Thousands of crabs are washed up on the beaches during every storm. 每次暴风雨过后海滩上都会留下数不尽的螃蟹。

　　89. cracker ['krækə]

　　n.①爆竹 ②(AmE)一种薄脆饼干

　　It's a type of Chinese cracker, made from rice and shrimp. 这是中国式的饼干，用米与虾肉做的。

　　90. crocodile ['krɒkədaɪl]

　　n.①鳄鱼 ②成对纵列行进的人(尤指儿童)

　　They weep crocodile tears for the poor. 他们对穷人是假慈悲。

　　91. cyberspace ['saɪbəspeɪs]

　　n.网络(或赛博)空间

　　She travels in cyberspace by sending messages to friends around the world. 她利用网络空间给世界各地的朋友们发送信件。

　　92. deem [diːm]

　　vt.认为,视为

　　Chinese and English were deemed essential. 汉语和英语被认为是必不可少的。

　　93. deficient [dɪ'fɪʃnt]

　　a.①缺乏的,不足的 ②有缺陷的

　　Desert is deficient in the water.沙漠里缺水。

　　94. dent [dent]

　　vt.使凹陷;挫伤(信心等)n.缺口

　　The commission had barely begun to make a dent in the problem.委员会还没有在这个问题上取得任何进展。

　　95. deprive [dɪ'praɪv]

　　vt.剥夺,使丧失

　　Paralysis has deprived him of the use of his right arm.瘫痪使他不能使用右臂。

　　96. despatch [dɪ'spætʃ]

　　vt.①派遣 ②发送

　　A reporter was despatched to Naples to cover the riot. 一名记者被派往那不勒斯报道这场骚乱。

　　97. deteriorate [dɪ'tɪəriəreɪt]

　　vi.恶化,变坏

　　The weather conditions are deteriorating. 天气变得越来越糟

　　98. dew [djuː]

　　n.露水

　　The dew gathered on the leaves. 露水在叶子上凝结。

　　99. diabetes [ˌdaɪə'biːtiːz]

　　n.糖尿病

　　Blindness is a common complication of diabetes. 失明是糖尿病常见的并发症。

　　100. digit ['dɪdʒɪt]

　　n.①手指 ②(0至9的任何一个)数字

　　Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit. 她的电话号码和我的只差一个数字。

　　101. diligent ['dɪlɪdʒənt]

　　a.勤勉的,用功的

　　For the future, try to be more diligent in your study. 今后你应该更勤奋。

　　102. dime [daɪm]

　　n.(美国、加拿大等国的)一角硬币

　　I pressed a dime into his grubby hand. 我把一个十分硬币塞进他脏兮兮的手里。

　　103. disable [dɪs'eɪbl]

　　vt.①使残疾 ②使无效

　　An accident disabled him from playing football.一次事故使他成为残废而不能再踢足球。

　　104. discriminate [dɪ'skrɪmɪneɪt]

　　v.(between)区别,辨别 vi.(against)区别对待,歧视

　　He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a terrible one. 他分不清主意的好坏。

　　105. disintegrate [dɪs'ɪntɪgreɪt]

　　vi.①碎裂，分裂 ②崩溃

　　The plane would probably disintegrate at that high speed.飞机以那么快的速度飞行也许会四分五裂。

　　106. disrupt [dɪs'rʌpt]

　　vt.扰乱,打乱

　　A crowd of protesters disrupted the meeting.示威者扰乱了会议。

　　107. dock [dɒk]

　　n.①码头 ②被告席 v.(使船)靠码头

　　A crowd were waiting at the dock to greet them. 一群人在码头等着迎接他们。

　　108. doom [duːm]

　　n.厄运,劫数 vt.注定

　　That argument doomed their marriage to failure. 那次争吵使他们的婚姻注定要失败。

　　109. drastic ['dræstɪk]

　　a.①严厉的 ②激烈的,剧烈的

　　A drastic reformation of the present housing system has been carried out. 目前的住房制度正在彻底改革。

　　110. drought [draʊt]

　　n.旱灾,干旱

　　The crops died during the drought. 干旱期间庄稼都枯死了。

　　111. dual ['djuːəl]

　　a.双(重)的

　　He has dual role as director and actor.他有导演及演员的双重身份。

　　112. elevate ['elɪveɪt]

　　vt.①提拔 ②举起，抬高 ③提高(嗓子),振奋(情绪)

　　The fresh morning air elevated him.早晨清新的空气使他神清气爽。

　　113. elite [eɪ'liːt]

　　a.出类拔萃的 n.精英

　　He considers himself to be one of the elite. 他觉得自己是优秀分子之一。

　　114. endanger [ɪn'deɪndʒə]

　　vt.危及,使处于险境

　　The giant panda is an endangered species, ie is in danger of becoming extinct.大熊猫是面临绝种危险的动物。

　　115. enlist [ɪn'lɪst]

　　vt.①争取 ②使入伍，征募

　　The mayor tried to enlist every citizen in the cleanup campaign.市长尽力在整顿社会治安运动中得到每一个市民的支持。

　　116. entrepreneur [ˌɒntrəprə'nɜː]

　　n.企业家

　　An entrepreneur is not only a risk taker but also a visionary. 企业家不仅要能承担风险，还应富于远见。

　　117. equate [ɪ'kweɪt]

　　vt.等同

　　You can't equate the education system of China to that of America. 不能把中国的教育制度与美国的教育制度等同起来。

　　118. erase [ɪ'reɪz]

　　vt.①消除,删去 ②擦掉

　　You can erase pencil marks with a rubber. 你可以用橡皮擦掉铅笔记号。

　　119. err [ɜː]

　　vi.犯错误，做错事，出差错

　　It's always best to err on the side of caution. 过于谨慎永远比冒风险强。他们过于谨慎也许是明智的。

　　120. essence ['esns]

　　n.本质,实质

　　The two arguments are in essence the same. 这两个论点基本相同。