2015年GCT复习英语核心词汇（P-S）3
1. rewardn. ①报酬，酬金：offer a reward of $5 for the finder of a lost watch 给拾得失表者酬谢 5 元
②奖赏，报答：They gave a reward to me for my honesty.
vt./vi. (for) 酬劳，报答，酬谢：His efforts were rewarded by success.
2. risk
n. 危险，风险：There is the risk of your catching cold.
vt. 使遭受危险，冒…的危险：Did you ever think that you were risking your life?
at risk 处境危险
at the risk of 冒着…的危险
3. secure
a. 安全的：evacuate the wounded to a secure place 把伤员转移到安全的地方去
vt. ①(against) 保卫，防卫：
build breakwaters to secure a harbor against waves 修筑防堤使港口免受浪潮冲击
②得到，获得：Perfect teamwork secures a better performance.
4. seek
vt./vi. ①寻找，探索：seek after the truth 寻找真理
②企图，试图：They sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped.
③征求(意见)，请求(帮助)：You should seek advice from your lawyer.
5. sensation
n. ①感觉，知觉：I had the sensation that I was being watched.
②轰动，轰动一时的事情：The new invention has created a great sensation.
6. separate
a. ①分开的：Cut it into three separate parts.
②单独的，独立的：I want a separate room.
vt./vi. ①(使)分离：Theory should by no means be separated from practice.
②区分：It is not difficult to separate a butterfly from a moth.
7. settle
vt./vi. ①安排：Let's settle the date of the meeting.
②安放：She settled herself in an armchair.
③定居：be settled in the countryside 在农村定居
④解决：The internal affairs of each country should be settled by its own people.
settle down 定居，过安定的生活
settle for 勉强认可: She had to settle for an unskilled job because there was no work for people with her
qualifications.
settle in/into 在新居安顿下来;适应新环境(新工作)
settle on/upon 选定，决定
settle up 付清(欠款等)，结清(账目)
settlement n. ①解决：the settlement of an issue 问题的解决
②清账，结算：I enclose a cheque in settlement of your claim.
8. shatter
v. ①粉碎，破碎：I dropped the mirror on the floor and it shattered. 我把镜子掉到地上摔碎了。
②使震惊：We were shattered to hear of her sudden death. 听到她突然死了，我们都感到震惊。
③精疲力竭：I feel completely shattered after that run up the hill. 我跑上小山之后，感到筋疲力尽。
9. shift
vt./vi. ①移动：He shifted impatiently in his seat during the long speech. 在听冗长的报告时，他不耐烦地在座
位上挪来挪去。
②转换，转变：The wind has shifted to the north.
③推卸，转嫁：Don't try to shift the responsibility on to others.
n. ①转换，转变：The plan shows a shift in emphasis.
②(轮)班，(换)班：work in three shifts 分三班工作
10. sketch
n. ①草图，略图：He made a sketch of the railway system in this province.
②概略，梗概：He gave me a sketch of his plans.
vi./vt. ①画草图，素描：be sketched directly from nature 直接从大自然写生
②(out) 草拟：sketch out a plan 草拟计划
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