cite★

　　v.1.quote 引用; 引述 2.refer to 引證

　　鏈接citationn.1.引用; 引述; 引證

　　2.表揚, 表彰, 嘉獎; 嘉獎令

　　真題連線1997 Passage 4

　　Levin asserted that “music is not the cause of society’s ills” and even cited his son, a teacher in the Bronx, New York, who uses rap to communicate with students. 萊文宣稱“音樂不是社會問題的病因”，他甚至還以自己的兒子為例。他的兒子是紐約州布朗克斯的一個教師，用說唱樂的形式與學生進行交流。

　　citizenry▲

　　構詞citizen公民+ry表示集合名詞→公民

　　n.公民或市民(集合稱)

　　真題連線2003 Text 2

　　If good people do nothing there is a real possibility that an uninformed citizenry will extinguish the precious embers of medical progress. 如果好人無所作為，一群不明真相的公眾真的有可能撲滅醫(yī)學進步的寶貴火種。

　　civil★

　　構詞civ公民+il 形容詞后綴→市民的

　　a.1.公民的,市民的

　　2. 民間的;民用的

　　3.有禮貌的

　　鏈接civiliann.平民a.平民的;民用的

　　習慣用語be civil to 對…有禮貌

　　say sth. civil說奉承&恭維話

　　真題連線2004 Text 4

　　Continuing along this path, says writer Earl Shorris, “We will become a second-rate country. We will have a less civil society.” 作家厄爾·紹利斯說，沿著這條路線發(fā)展下去，“我們將變?yōu)槎�流國家。我們的社會將不再那么文明�！?/P>

　　clarity★

　　構詞clar清楚，明白+ity名詞后綴→清楚

　　n.clearness of appearance清澈，明凈

　　真題連線1996 Passage 5

　　Kitcher is philosopher, and this may account, in part, for the clarity and effectiveness of his arguments. 金切爾是位哲學家，這也許能部分說明他的立論為何明確而有說服力。

　　coincidence★

　　構詞co共同+in內+cid落下，降臨+ence名詞后綴→巧合

　　n.1.the state or fact of occupying the same relative position or area in space.占同一位置

　　2.a sequence of events that although accidental seems to have been planned or arranged.巧合，湊巧

　　真題連線2004 Text 2

　　Can this merely be coincidence? one theory, dreamt up in all the spare time enjoyed by the alphabetically disadvantaged, is that the rot sets in early. 這僅僅是巧合嗎?按字母表順序排名靠后的人在享受閑暇時光時憑空想出一種理論，認為這種倒霉事老早就開始了。

　　cognitive★

　　構詞cogn知道+itive 形容詞后綴→認識的

　　a.of, characterized by, involving, or relating to cognition認知的，認識能力的

　　真題連線2007 Text 1

　　Good memory results from intuitive rather than cognitive exercises. 好的記憶力源于本能練習而不是認知練習。

　　collaborate★

　　構詞col共同+labor勞動+ate→共同勞動→合作

　　vi.1.to work together協(xié)作，合作

　　2.to cooperate with an enemy occupation force in one�搒 country 勾結

　　真題連線2007 Part B

　　Periodically review their emerging strengths and weaknesses with them and work together on any shortcomings, like difficulty in communicating well or collaborating.定期與孩子一起回顧正在他們身上表現(xiàn)出來的能力和缺點，然后共同努力克服諸如難以與人交流或協(xié)作的缺憾。

　　colleague▲

　　構詞col 共同(通常放在同輔音詞根前)+league捆綁→捆綁在一起的人→同事

　　n.person with whom one works 同事; 同僚

　　真題連線1995 Passage 3

　　Many of life’s problems which were solved by asking family members, friends or colleagues are beyond the capability of the extended family to resolve. 許多請教家人、朋友或同事便能解決的生活問題，現(xiàn)在卻超出了大家庭的能力范圍。

　　★collect

　　構詞col一起+lect→收到一起

　　v.收集,搜集;領取,接走;收(稅等);聚集,堆積

　　a. 對方付費(的)

　　真題連線2009 Text 2

　　Databases used by some companies don’t rely on data collected systematically but rather lump together information from different research projects. 許多公司的基因數(shù)據庫里的數(shù)據并非系統(tǒng)地采集而得，而是從不同研究項目中胡亂收集過來的信息。