考研作文常用1500词.pdf
English1500 BASIC VOCABULARYn.(noun)-a name wordv.(verb)-an action wordad.(adjective/adverb)-a describing wordpre.(preposition)-a word used to show a relationpro.(pronoun)-a word used in place of a nounconj.(conjunction)-a joining wordAable-v.having the power to do somethingabout-ad.almost(about half);of or having a relation to(We talk about the weather.1)above-ad.at a higher placeaccept-v.to agree to receiveaccident-n.something that happens by chance or mistake;an unplanned eventaccuse-v.to say a person is responsible for an act or crime;to make a statement against someoneacross-ad.from side to side;to the other sideact-v.to do somethingactivist-n.one who seeks change through actionactor-n.someone acting in a play or showadd-v.to put(something)with another to make it larger;to say moreadministration-n.the executive part of a government,usually headed by a president or prime ministeradmit-v.to accept(admitted to the United Nations);to express ones guilt or responsibility(He admitted that what he did waswrong.)adult-n.a grown personadvise-v.to help with information,knowledge or ideas in making a decisiona什ect-v.to produce an effect on;to influence(A lack of sleep affected the singers performance.)afraid-ad.feeling fearafter-ad.later;behindagain-ad.another time;as beforeagainst-ad.opposed to;not agreeing with somethingage-n.how old a person or thing isagency-n.an organization that is part of a larger group(an agency of the United Nations)aggression-n.an attack against a person or country;the violation of a countrys bordersago-ad.of time past;before nowagree-v.to have the same belief as someone;to be willing to do somethingagriculture-n.farmingaid-v.to help;to support;n.help,assistanceaim-v.to point a gun at;n.a goal or purposeair-n.the mixture of gases around the earth,mostly nitrogen and oxygen,that we breatheair force-n.a military organization using airplanesairplane-n.a vehicle with wings that fliesairport-n.a place where airplanes take off and landalbum-n.a collection of recorded musicalcohol-n.a strong,colorless liquid,usually made from grain,used as a drug or in industrial productsalive-ad.having life;not deadall-ad.everything;everyone;the complete amountally-n.a nation or person joined with another for a special purposealmost-ad.a little less than completelyalone-ad.separated from othersalong-ad.near or on(along the road)already-ad.before now;even nowalso-ad.added to;tooalthough-conj.even if it is true thatalways-ad.at all times;every timeambassador-n.a nations highest diplomatic representative(to another government)amend-v.to add to or to change(a proposal or law)ammunition-n.the bullets or shells fired from gunsamong-ad.in or part of(a group)amount-n.the number,size or weight of anythinganarchy-n.a lack of order;lawlessnessancestor-n.a family member from the pastancient-ad.very old;long agoand-conj.also;in addition to;withanger-n.a strong emotion against someone or somethinganimal-n.a living creature that moves,such as a dog or catanniversary-n.a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the pastannounce-v.to make known publicly;to declare officiallyanother-ad.one more;a different oneanswer-n.a statement produced by a question;v.to make a statement after being asked a questionany-ad.one or more of no special kindapologize-v.to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibilityappeal-v.to take to a higher court,person or group for a decision;to call on somebody for helpappear-v.to show oneself;to come into sight;to seemappoint-v.to name;to choose(appoint a judge)approve-v.to agree with;to agree to supportarcheology-n.the scientific study of past human life and activitiesarea-n.any place or part of itargue-v.to offer reasons for or against something;to dispute;to disagreearms-n.military equipment;weaponsarmy-n.military ground forcesaround-ad.on every side(of)arrest-v.to seize a person for legal action;to take as a prisonerarrive-v.to come to a place,especially at the end of a tripart-n.expressions or creations by humans,such as paintings,music,writing or statuesartillery-n.big gunsas-conj.equally(as fast as);when;whileash-n.the part left after something burnsask-v.to question;to say something is wanted(HWe ask the teacher questions every day.)assist-v.to helpastronaut-n.a person who travels in spaceastronomy-n.the scientific study of stars and the universeasylum-n.political protection given by a government to a person from another countryat-prep.in or near(at the edge);where(look at);when(at noon)atmosphere-n.the gases surrounding any star or planetattach-v.to tie together;to connectattack-n.a violent attempt to damage,injure or kill;v.to start a fightattempt-v.to work toward something;to try;to make an effortattend-v.to be present atautomobile-n.a vehicle with wheels used to carry people;a carautumn-n.the time of the year between summer and winteraverage-n.something(a number)representing the middle;mon;normalavoid-v.to stay away fromawake-ad.not sleepingaward-n.an honor or prize for an act or serviceaway-ad.not nearBback-n.the part behind the front;ad.the other way from forwardbad-ad.wrong;acting against the law;not goodbalance-v.to make two sides or forces equalball-n.something roundballoon-n.a device of strong,light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than airballot-n.a piece of paper used for votingban-v.to not permit;to stop;n.an official restrictionbank-n.an organization that keeps and lends moneybar-v.to prevent or blockbarrier-n.anything that blocks or makes an action difficultbase-n.a military center;v.to establish as a fact(Her research was based on experiments.)battle-n.a fight between opposing armed forcesbe-v.to live;to happen;to existbeat-v.to hit again and againbeauty-ad.that which pleases the eye,ear or spiritbecause-prep.for the reason that(He left because he was sick.)become-v.to come to bebed-n.a sleeping placebefore-prep,earlierbegin-v.to do the first part of an action;to startbehind-ad.at the back of;in back ofbelieve-v.to think;to feel sure of;to accept as true;to trustbell-n.an instrument that makes a musical sound(a church bell)belong-v.to be owned by;to be a member ofbelow-ad.lower thanbest-ad.the most goodbetray-v.to turn against;to be false tobetter-ad.more good thanbetween-ad.in the space or time that separates;from one to the other(talks between two nations)big-ad.of great size;not smallbill-n.a legislative proposalbiology-n.the scientific study of life or living things in all their formsbird-n.a creature that fliesbite-v.to cut with the teethblack-ad.dark;having the color like that of the night skyblame-v.to accuse;to hold responsibleblanket-n.a cloth cover used to keep warmbleed-v.to lose bloodblind-ad.not able to seeblock-v.to stop something from being done;to prevent movementblood-n.red fluid in the bodyblow-v.to move with force,as in air(The wind blows.)blue-ad.having the color like that of a clear skyboat-n.something built to travel on water that carries people or goodsbody-n.all of a person or animal;the remains of a person or animalboil-v.to heat a liquid until it becomes very hotbomb-n.a device that explodes with great force;v.to attack or destroy with bombsbone-n.the hard material in the bodybook-n.a long written work for readingborder-n.a dividing line between nationsborn-v.to come to life;to come into existenceborrow-v.to take as a loanboth-ad.not just one of two,but the two togetherbottle-n.a container,usually made of glass,to hold liquidbottom-ad.the lowest part of somethingbox-n.something to put things into;a container,usually made of paper or woodboy-n.a young male personboycott-v.to refuse to take part in or deal withbrain-n.the control center of thought,emotions and body activity of all creaturesbrave-ad.having no fearbread-n.a food made from grainbreak-v.to divide into parts by force;to destroybreathe-v.to take air into the body and let it out againbridge-n.a structure built over a waterway,valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the otherbrief-ad.short;not longbright-ad.giving much light;strong and clear in colorbring-v.to come with somethingbroadcast-v.to send information,stories or music by radio or television;n.a radio or television programbrother-n.a male with the same father or mother as another personbrown-ad.having the color like that of coffeebudget-n.a spending planbuild-v.to join materials together to make somethingbuilding-n.anything built for use as a house,factory,office,school,store or place of entertainmentbullet-n.a small piece of metal shot from a gunburn-v.to be on fire;to destroy or damage by fireburst-v.to break open suddenlybury-v.to put into the ground and cover with earthbus-n.a public vehicle to carry peoplebusiness-n.ones work;buying and selling to earn money;tradebusy-ad.doing something;very activebut-conj.however;other than;yetbuy-v.to get by paying something,usually moneyby-conj.near;at;next to(by the road);from(a play by William Shakespeare);not later than(by midnighf)Ccall-v.to give a name to(I call myself John.);to ask for or request(MThey called for an end to the fighting/)calm-ad.quiet;peaceful;opposite tensecamera-n.a device for taking picturescamp-n.a place with temporary housingcampaign-n.a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters;a connected series of military actions duringa warcan-v.to be able to;to have the right to;n.a container used to hold liquid or food,usually made of metalcancel-v.to end;to stopcancer-n.a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the bodycandidate-n.a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honorcapital-n.the official center of a government;the city where a countrys government iscapitalism-n.an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by privatecitizens or companiescapture-v.to make a person or animal a prisoner;to seize or take by force;to get control ofcar-n.a vehicle with wheels used to carry people;an automobile;a part of a traincare-v.to like;to protect;to feel worry or interestcareful-ad.acting safely;with much thoughtcarry-v.to take something or someone from one place to anothercase(court)-n.a legal actioncase(medical)-n.an incident of disease(There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.)cat-n.a small animal that often lives with humanscatch-v.to seize after a chase;to stop and seize with the handscause-v.to make happen;n.the thing or person that produces a resultceasefire-n.a halt in fighting,usually by agreementcelebrate-v.to honor a person or event with special activitiescenter-n.the middle of something;the place in the middle;a place that is the main point of an activitycentury-n.one hundred yearsceremony-n.an act or series of acts done in a special way established by traditionchairman-n.a person leading a meeting or an organized groupchampion-n.the best;the winnerchance-n.a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happenchange-v.to make different;to become differentcharge-v.to accuse someone of something,usually a crime;n.a statement in which someone is accused of somethingchase-v.to run or go after someone or somethingcheat-v.to get by a trick;to steal fromcheer-v.to shout approval or praisechemicals-n.elements found in nature or made by people;substances used in the science of chemistrychemistry-n.the scientific study of substances,what they are made of,how they act under different conditions,and how they formother substanceschief-n.the head or leader of a group;ad.leading;most importantchild-n.a baby;a boy or girlchildren-n.more than one childchoose-v.to decide between two or morecircle-n.a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center,like an Ocitizen-n.a person who is a member of a country by birth or by lawcity-n.any important large towncivilian-ad.not militarycivil rights-n.the political,economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nationclaim-v.to say something as a factclash-n.a battle;v.to fight or opposeclean-v.to make pure;ad.free from dirt or harmful substances(clean water)clear-ad.easy to see or see through;easily understoodclergy-n.a body of officials within a religious organizationclimate-n.the normal weather conditions of a placeclimb-v.to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the handsclock-n.a device that measures and shows timeclose-v.to make something not open;ad.near tocloth-n.a material made from plants,chemicals,animal hair and other substancesclothes-n.what people wearcloud-n.a mass of fog high in the skycoal-n.a solid black substance used as fuelcoalition-n.forces,groups or nations joined togethercoast-n.land on the edge of the oceancoffee-n.a drink made from the plant of the same namecold-ad.not warm;having or feeling great coolness or a low temperaturecollect-v.to bring or gather together in one place;to demand and receive(collect taxes)college-n.a small universitycolony-n.land controlled by another country or governmentcolor-n.the different effects of light on the eye,making blue,red,brown,black,yellow and otherscombine-v.to mix or bring togethercome-v.to move toward;to arrivecommand-v.to order;to have power over somethingcomment-v.to say something about;to express an opinion about somethingcommittee-n.a group of people given special workcommon-ad.usual;same for all(a common purpose)communicate-v.to tell;to give or exchange informationcommunity-n.a group of people living together in one place or areacompany-n.a business organized for trade,industrial or other purposescompare-v.to examine what is different or similarcompete-v.to try to do as well as,or better than,another or otherscomplete-ad.having all parts;ended or finishedcomplex-ad.of or having many parts that are difficult to understand;not simplecompromise-n.the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demandedcomputer-n.an electronic machine for storing and organizing information,and for communicating with othersconcern-n.interest,worry(express concern about);v.to fear(to be concerned)condemn-v.to say a person or action is wrong or badcondition-n.something declared necessary to complete an agreement;a persons healthconference-n.a meetingconfirm-v.to approve;to say that something is trueconflict-n.a fight;a battle,especially a long onecongratulate-v.to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luckCongress-n.the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States(the House of Representatives and the Senate);a similar organization in other countriesconnect-v.to join one thing to another;to unite;to linkconservative-n.one who usually supports tradition and opposes great changeconsider-v.to give thought to;to think about carefullyconstitution-n.the written general laws and ideas that form a nations system of governmentcontain-v.to hold;to includecontainer-n.a box,bottle or can used to hold somethingcontinent-n.any of the seven great land areas of t