考研中“一词多义”的现象很常见,以下是一些例子:
Address n.
地址,如:“Please let me have your address as soon as you are settled.”(请你一安顿下来就把你的地址告诉我。)
v.演讲,讲话,如:“He is due to address a conference on human rights next week.”(他下星期将在一个大会上发表关于人权的演说。)
v.解决,处理,如:“This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from poor homes might have in completing their homework.”(这项规定是为了解决来自贫困家庭的学生在完成家庭作业时可能遇到的困难。)
Air
n.装腔作势,摆架子,如:“Her airs and graces didn’t impress her fellow students at all.”(她的装腔作势没有给同学们留下好印象。)
v.公开发表,如:“Some long-standing grievances were aired.”(一些长期存在的不满被公开表达出来。)
Average
n.平均数,如:“on (the, an) average”(平均,一般来说)。
a.普通的,如:“He is an average man.”(他是一个普通人。)
Abide
v.遵守,如:“We must abide by the rules.”(我们必须遵守规则。)
v.忍受,如:“You will have to abide by the consequences.”(你将必须忍受其后果。)
Abroad
adj.在国外,到国外,如:“She has been studying abroad for two years.”(她出国留学已经两年了。)
adv.到处,如:“Rumors were abroad that he was a liar.”(谣言到处说他是个骗子。)
Above/Beyond
介词: 背面接抽象而不是详细名词时表达“无法做到”,如:“above comprehension”(无法理解),“beyond dispute”(毋庸置疑)。 Conventional
a.依照惯例的,传统的,如:“conventional wisdom”(传统智慧)。
n.惯例,如:“Social conventions”(社会习俗)。
Convention
n.习俗,惯例,如:“Nurse’s convention”(护士行业大会)。
n.大会,集会,如:“The political convention was held last week.”(上周举行了政治大会。)
n.公约,协定,如:“The treaty is a significant convention between the two countries.”(这项条约是两国之间的重要协定。)
这些例子展示了在考研英语中,许多单词具有多个不同的含义,需要根据上下文来准确理解。建议考生在备考过程中多做真题,熟悉这些一词多义的用法,以提高阅读理解和写作能力。