2018考研：英語大綱核心詞匯（11）
1. contrive
vt. 策劃;設(shè)計，發(fā)明;創(chuàng)造;設(shè)法做到;
vi. 計劃或謀劃;
[例句]The oil companies were accused of contriving a shortage of gasoline to justify price increases.
石油公司被控故意制造石油短缺以名正言順地提高油價。
2. controversy
n. 論戰(zhàn);公開辯論;
[例句]The proposed cuts have caused considerable controversy.
削減開支的提議引起了諸多爭議。
3. convention
n. 會議;全體與會者;國際公約;慣例，習(xí)俗，規(guī)矩;
[例句]It's just a social convention that men don't wear skirts.
男人不穿裙子只是一種社會習(xí)俗。
4. convert
vt. (使)轉(zhuǎn)變;使皈依;兌換，換算;侵占;
vi. 經(jīng)過轉(zhuǎn)變;被改變;[橄欖球]觸地得分后得附加分;
n. 皈依者;改變宗教信仰者;
[例句]The signal will be converted into digital code.
信號會被轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)閿?shù)字代碼。
5. convey
vt. 表達(dá);傳達(dá)，傳遞;運送，輸送;[法]讓與，轉(zhuǎn)讓(財產(chǎn)等);
[例句]When I returned home, I tried to convey the wonder of this machine to my husband.
回到家后，我竭力地想把這臺機器的精妙之處描述給丈夫聽。
6. convict
vt. 宣判有罪;證明…有罪;使知罪;定…的罪;
n. 罪犯;
[例句]In 1977 he was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
1977年，他被判謀殺罪名成立，判處終身監(jiān)禁。
7. coordinate
vt. 使協(xié)調(diào)，使調(diào)和;整合;使(身體各部份)動作協(xié)調(diào);(衣服、布料等)搭配;
vi. 協(xié)調(diào);協(xié)同;成為同等;被歸入同一類別;
adj. 同等的;[語法學(xué)]并列的;同等級的;帶有同等性質(zhì)的;
[例句]We coordinate the reports from the overseas divisions, and send them on to headquarters in Athens.
我們整理了海外各部門的報告然后再將其轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)給雅典的總部。
8. cordial
adj. 熱誠的;誠懇的;興奮的;
n. 補品;興奮劑;甘露酒;
[例句]He had never known him to be so chatty and cordial.
他從沒見過他如此健談，如此友善。
9. correspond
vi. 相應(yīng);通信;符合，一致;
[例句]Racegoers will be given a number which will correspond to a horse running in a race.
觀看賽馬比賽的觀眾將獲得一個與某一匹賽馬相對應(yīng)的號碼。
10. correspondent
n. 通訊員，記者;通信者;
[例句]Our British Affairs correspondent reports on how the three contenders reacted to the news of the resignation.
我們的“英國國內(nèi)事務(wù)”記者報道了3名競爭者對辭職消息的反應(yīng)。
11. corrode
vt. 使腐蝕，侵蝕;
[例句]He has devised a process for making gold wires which neither corrode nor oxidise.
他設(shè)計了一種能夠避免腐蝕或氧化的金絲制作流程。
12. corrupt
adj. 墮落的，道德敗壞的;貪污的，腐敗的;腐爛的;(文獻(xiàn)等)錯誤百出的;
vt. 使腐敗;使墮落;使腐爛;
vi. 腐化;墮落;腐爛;
[例句]He had accused three opposition members of corrupt practices.
他指控3名反對派成員營私舞弊。
13. count
n. 總數(shù);數(shù)數(shù);罪狀;論點;
v. 數(shù)數(shù);計算總數(shù);把…算入;重要;
[例句]He was counting slowly under his breath.
他輕聲地慢慢數(shù)著數(shù)。
14. course
n. 課程;航線;行動方向;一道菜;
vt. 快速地流動;奔流;跑過;追逐;
vi. 沿…(方向)前進;指引航線;快跑;迅速移動;
[例句]Aircraft can avoid each other by going up and down, as well as by altering course to left or right.
飛機可以通過上下升降和左右移動改變航線來避免相撞。
15. courtesy
n. 承蒙;謙恭有禮，禮貌，請安;有禮貌的舉止[言詞];
adj. 殷勤的;出于禮節(jié)的;
[例句]He did not even have the courtesy to reply to my fax.
他連回復(fù)我傳真的這點兒禮貌都沒有。
