academic

　　adj. 【常見詞義】學術(shù)的

　　academic freedom 學術(shù)自由

　　the academic world 學術(shù)界

　　Mr. McWhorter’s academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees the gradual disappearance of “whom,” for example, to be natural and no more regrettable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English.(考研真題)麥克沃特先生的學術(shù)研究專業(yè)是語言的歷史與變化。他認為，例如“whom”逐漸消失是自然而然的事情，并不比古英語中其他詞語的消失更令人惋惜。

　　【較難詞義】不實際的，不實用的

　　Well, I have no money so the question of what kind of car I want to buy is purely academic.

　　acceleration

　　n. 1. 加速，加快

　　From the middle-class family perspective, much of this, understandably, looks far less like an opportunity to exercise more financial responsibility, and a good deal more like a frightening acceleration of the wholesale shift of financial risk onto their already overburdened shoulders.(考研真題)從中產(chǎn)階層家庭的角度來看，不難理解，這看上去不像一種承擔更多經(jīng)濟責任的機會，而更像是大規(guī)模地把經(jīng)濟風險轉(zhuǎn)移到他們早已負擔沉重的肩膀上。這種情況實在令人恐懼。

　　2.(汽車等的)加速性能 I want to buy a car with excellent acceleration.

　　3.(物體運動的)加速度

　　accessory

　　n. 1.附件 (supplement)

　　【點睛】accessory指的是某主要物品的配件或配套設(shè)備，如電腦配件：extention cord, mouse, keyboard等;服裝的配套品：scarf, glove等。

　　【搭配】accessory to 附屬

　　Environmentalists believe that nature is not accessory to man and therefore plants and animals should be treated with the same dignity we afford each other. 環(huán)境主義者認為，自然界不是人類的附屬品，所以我們應(yīng)該像對待同伴那樣對待動植物，給予它們同樣的尊嚴。

　　2.從犯, 同謀者

　　The celebrity was charged with accessory to murder but was acquitted(宣判無罪) after a long and controversial (爭議的)trial.

　　accommodate

　　【常見詞義】v.1.使適應(yīng) (~to)

　　If you enter a dark room from the outside brightness, your eyes will have to take a while to accommodate to the darkness.

　　2.容納

　　The small town banquet hall is not large enough to accommodate a large international gathering of the kind you are discussing. 小鎮(zhèn)的宴會廳容納不下你所說的這類大型國際聚會。

　　【較難詞義】v.1.提供食宿，安排住宿

　　The small island accommodates the fishermen who get lost on the sea.

　　2.遷就，照顧…的意見、需要等

　　【點睛】此義是個難點，指設(shè)法滿足或達到某人的要求，即to make an extra effort to do what sb. asks

　　Accommodating the special needs of migrant workers is an important duty of local governments.

　　照顧農(nóng)民工的特殊需求是地方政府的重要職責。

　　【詞匯擴展】

　　accommodation n.調(diào)整;住宿，膳宿

　　Students from other parts of China can find accommodations through the New Oriental School in Beijing. 外地學生可以在北京的新東方學校住宿。

　　accommodating adj.與人方便的，樂于助人的

　　accord

　　【常見詞義】v.使符合，相符和

　　【點睛】經(jīng)常與with搭配使用，即accord with

　　His lack of fluency(流利) in English does not accord with my expectations of one who has just returned from studies at Cambridge.

　　【較難詞義】v.授予，贈與 (confer, award)

　　An honorary title should be accorded only to one who has a proven track record of accomplishment. 榮譽稱號應(yīng)只授予有成就證明記錄的人。

　　【常用搭配】in accord with 與…相一致

　　I like my daughter’s new boyfriend; I am in accord with all the opinions he expressed at dinner.

　　【擴展】 accordance n. 1.一致

　　2.授予，賦予 the accordance of rights and privileges 權(quán)利和特權(quán)的賦予

　　acknowledge

　　【常見詞義】v.承認 (admit) acknowledge one’s own fault 承認自己的過失

　　As a linguist, he acknowledges that all varieties of human language, including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive—there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas.(考研真題)作為語言學家，他承認，所有的人類語言，包括黑人英語等非標準語言，都能有效地表情達意，世界上沒有一種語言或方言不能表達復雜的意思。

　　【較難詞義】v.1.確認或承認…的權(quán)威、重要性等

　　All citizens acknowledge the importance of honoring those unknown (無名的)soldiers who died defending (保衛(wèi))the country.

　　2.就…表示感謝，答謝

　　The school will acknowledge the local government’s support at tomorrow’s press conference (記者招待會).

　　【擴展】acknowledged adj.公認的 the acknowledged leader

　　acknowledg(e)ment n.承認;鳴謝

　　acquaintance

　　n. 1.熟人

　　In Britain, at least among the middle-class downshifters of my acquaintance, we have different reasons for seeking to simplify our lives. (考研真題) 在英國，至少在我所熟知的追求事業(yè)和生活簡單化的中產(chǎn)階級人士中，追求簡化生活是出于不同的原因的。

　　2.知道，了解

　　It does not take a lifelong acquaintance to pick up various software programs.(考研真題)不需要花畢生的時間去熟悉各種不同軟件程序的使用。

　　acquire

　　v. 1.獲得 (gain, obtain)

　　It is of vital importance to acquire needed (所需要的)information efficiently(有效地).(考研真題)

　　They should be quick to respond to letters to the editor, lest animal rights misinformation go unchallenged and acquire a deceptive appearance of truth.(考研真題)他們應(yīng)該快速回復讀者來信，以免動物權(quán)利的誤導言論在不受質(zhì)疑的情況下迅速擴散，從而獲得一副真理的面容。

　　2.習得

　　Years of study helped her acquire a good knowledge of English.

　　【擴展】acquired adj. 后天養(yǎng)成的

　　【點睛】這個詞的意思是“后天獲得的，養(yǎng)成的”