新東方：英語四級考試考點詞匯及真題解析

　　approve vt.贊成，稱許;批準

　　approval n.

　　【搭配】for sb.'s approval 求某人指正 give one's approval to 批準

　　【考題】If only the committee the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.

　　A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve

　　(1997.1/47/D)

　　【譯文】要是委員會能盡快批準這些規(guī)章制度并付諸實施就好了。

　　approximately ad.近似地，大約

　　【考題】They claim that 1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.

　　A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly

　　(1993.1/45/B)

　　【譯文】他們宣稱大約有1000家工廠在經(jīng)濟危機中倒閉了。

　　arise vi.出現(xiàn);由……引起

　　【考題】Some confusion has about who can join the association.

　　A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen

　　(1992.1/43/D)

　　【譯文】關(guān)于誰加入?yún)f(xié)會意見不一。

　　artificial a.人工的;矯揉造作的

　　【考題】There were some flowers on the table.

　　A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal

　　(1991.6/44/A)

　　【譯文】桌子上有一些假花。

　　ashamed a.慚愧(的);羞恥(的)

　　【搭配】be ashamed of 以為……是恥辱

　　be ashamed to do sth.以干……為恥

　　【考題】He was of having asked such a silly question.

　　A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable

　　(1991.6/65/C)

　　【譯文】他對自己問了這樣一個愚蠢的問題感到很不好意思。