comprehension★

　　構(gòu)詞com全部+prehend抓住→全部抓住→包括，理解+sion名詞后綴→理解;包含

　　n.1.understanding 理解

　　2.the knowledge that is acquired in this way.理解力

　　鏈接comprehend v.領(lǐng)會(huì), 理解, 包括(包含), 由…組成

　　comprehensive a.內(nèi)容廣泛的,總括性的，綜合的

　　習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)be above comprehension難理解的

　　be beyond sb.’s comprehension不可理解的

　　be low of comprehension理解力遲鈍的

　　pass sb.’s comprehension難以理解， 費(fèi)解

　　真題連線2000 Passage 2

　　Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they “l(fā)ook at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.” 達(dá)爾文有一句話描述那些對(duì)進(jìn)化一無(wú)所知的人，他們“看有機(jī)的生命如同野人看船，好像看某種完全不能理解的東西”。

　　compress★

　　構(gòu)詞com全部+press擠壓→全部壓到一起

　　vt.to make more compact by or as if by pressing;to press together壓緊，壓縮;(把思想、文字等)濃縮

　　真題連線1998英譯漢

　　Over billions of years，the gas was compressed by gravity into galaxies，stars，planets and eventually，even humans. 數(shù)十億年來(lái)，這種氣體受引力的壓縮形成星系、恒星、行星，并最終甚至產(chǎn)生人類。

　　compromise★

　　n. a middle way between two extremes妥協(xié)，折衷

　　vi. make a compromise; arrive at a compromise妥協(xié)，折衷, 危及…的安全

　　vt.危及，放棄(原則等) (com共同+promise→共同答應(yīng)→妥協(xié))

　　真題連線2008 Text 4

　　Works of several historians reveal the moral compromises made by the nation’s early leaders and the fragile nature of the country’s infancy. 幾位歷史學(xué)家的著作揭示了美國(guó)早期領(lǐng)袖們?cè)诘赖路矫嫠�做的妥協(xié)，以及美國(guó)在建國(guó)初期的脆弱性。

　　compulsion★

　　構(gòu)詞com共同+puls驅(qū)動(dòng)，推+ion名詞后綴→共同推→強(qiáng)制

　　n.1.the act of compelling逼迫

　　2.an irresistible impulse to act沖動(dòng)

　　真題連線2002 Text 2

　　That compulsion has resulted in robotics—the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. 這種不得已的行為導(dǎo)致了機(jī)器人科學(xué)的產(chǎn)生——一門(mén)將人類的能力賦予機(jī)器的科學(xué)。

　　conceive★

　　構(gòu)詞con共同+ceive拿，抓，握住→共同拿→構(gòu)想

　　vt.1.to become pregnant with (offspring)懷孕

　　2.to form or develop in the mind; devise構(gòu)思

　　vi.to form or hold an idea構(gòu)想出

　　真題連線2007 Text 1

　　Here are a few guesses: a) certain astrological signs confer superior soccer skills; b) winter born babies tend to have higher oxygen capacity, which increases soccer stamina; c) soccer-mad parents are more likely to conceive children in springtime, at the annual peak of soccer mania; d) none of the above.下面是一些猜測(cè)：a)某種占星術(shù)征兆使人具備更高的足球技能;b)冬季出生的嬰兒往往具有更高的供氧能力，這提高了踢足球的耐力;c)熱愛(ài)足球的父母更可能在春季(每年足球狂熱的鼎盛時(shí)期)懷孕;d)以上各項(xiàng)都不是。

　　concentrate★

　　構(gòu)詞con共同+centr中心+ate動(dòng)詞后綴→集中

　　v.1.focus exclusively and intensely on sth, 全神貫注, 精神集中, 專心致志

　　2.come or bring together at one place 集合; 集中

　　3.increase the strength of a solution by reducing its volume濃縮

　　鏈接concentrate n.濃縮液;concentrateda.極度的; 緊張的; 表強(qiáng)調(diào)的; 強(qiáng)烈的

　　concentration n.專心，專注;集中，集結(jié);濃度

　　習(xí)慣用語(yǔ)concentrate the/one’s mind 使某人急切地、認(rèn)真地考慮某事

　　真題連線2007 Text 1

　　Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task. Rather, it involves setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome.有意練習(xí)需要的不只是簡(jiǎn)單地重復(fù)一個(gè)任務(wù)。相反，它涉及到確定明確的目標(biāo)、獲得即時(shí)反饋以及注重方法與結(jié)果。

　　concept★

　　構(gòu)詞con 共同+cept拿，抓，握住→共同拿到心里的東西→概念

　　n.idea underlying sth; general notion 觀念; 概念

　　鏈接conceptual a.觀念的; 概念的; 觀念上的; 概念上的conception n.觀念

　　真題連線2004 Text 1

　　For any job search, you should start with a narrow concept—what you think you want to do—then broaden it. 尋找任何職業(yè)，你都要從一個(gè)狹窄的概念開(kāi)始，即你想干什么工作，然后再加以擴(kuò)展。

　　conclude★

　　構(gòu)詞con全部+clude關(guān)閉→全部關(guān)掉→結(jié)束

　　v.1.to bring to an end; close使結(jié)束;關(guān)閉

　　2.to bring about (a final agreement or settlement)締結(jié)

　　鏈接conclusive a.決定性的(conclude結(jié)論;終結(jié)+ive形容詞后綴→決定性的;結(jié)論性的)

　　真題連線2004 Text 4

　　Ravitch’s latest book, Left Back: a Century of Failed School Reforms, traces the roots of anti-intellectualism in our schools, concluding they are anything but a counterbalance to the American distaste for intellectual pursuits. 萊維西最新著作《落后：一個(gè)世紀(jì)的失敗學(xué)校改革》探索學(xué)校里反智主義傾向的根源，書(shū)中的結(jié)論是：美國(guó)學(xué)校絕沒(méi)有抵制美國(guó)人對(duì)才學(xué)追求的厭惡。