2019年考研英语历年真题神怪短语和表达
历年真题神怪短语和表达623个
2006-2018（英语一+英语二）
神怪表达测试区中文释义
birth certificate出生证
a noteworthy quirk一个值得注意的怪像more pronounced更明显的
account for解释
astrological signs星座，星相
oxygen capacity氧容量，肺活量
to conduct research进行研究
switched to转换到
be swamped by被吞没
deliberate practice刻意的实践
expert performers专家级的操作者
a rather startling assertion更震惊的结论newspaper supplement报纸副刊
fields such queries回答这些疑问
have eluded some of the best poets难住了一些最好的诗人defining term定义性的术语populate bookstores and the World Wide Web出现在书店和网络上chronological age出生年龄components also critical to对..也很重要的成分toiled through SAT辛苦地度过SAT考试count on指望
financially secure经济保障
a pink slip解雇通知单
all stripes各类
two-paycheck status双收入身份、状态
side effect副作用
budgeted to the limits预算到了边缘（很拮据）got laid off下岗
weather bad time渡过艰难时期
be made up被补偿
stock market fluctuation股票市场的起伏跌宕harsh reality残酷现实campaigned to进行运动去..
borne by families被家庭承担
to exercise more financial responsibility履行更多的经济责任financial fallout经济后果compliance troubles（银行的）合规问题executive suite领导层
sort out分类，整理
heads rolling铡头
put right纠正，修复
peering into仔细查看
the dimmest executive最愚蠢的执行官
The current state of affairs当前的事态
when data went astray当数据丢失
some spheres of modern life现代生活的某些领域trigger chemicals化学激素
stressed-out紧张垮掉了的
worn out磨穿，疲乏
one-shot deals一锤子买卖
lived from paycheck to paycheck活在一个又一个账单中restricting access to it缩紧…的入口
far-reaching consequences深远的意义、后果makes heavy reading for使..很不轻松
scientific endeavor科学事业上的努力
ready access随时入口、路径institutional repositories机构知识库
are hybrids of these是这些的杂交品种、类型have changed dramatically已经剧烈变化
bigger,longer frames更大、更长的（身体）框架to avoiding substantial height避免（身高）过高
strain imposed by oversize limbs过大四肢带来的压力from the bottom up彻底
the fragile nature脆弱的本质
to part with与…分离
to party with与…社交
auto-pilot自动巡航
negative connotation负面含义
it seems antithetical看起来是对立的
wear into磨损成、改造成
ingrain into ourselves根深蒂固进我们的（身体）to approach challenges去应对挑战
at puberty在青春期
it fosters commonness它缔造了平庸
shell our$30花费30美元
over-the-counter非处方的、非交易所的biological relatives生物意义上的亲属
the latest rage最近的时尚、流行
being hawked by people被叫卖、被兜售
a single lineage单一血统
lump together information收集信息
to improve economic performance提高经济效益、表现
pre-bubble peak（经济）泡沫前的顶峰
New England新英格兰（美国东北部）scenes of important episodes重要情节的现场
civility and virtuosity礼貌及艺术鉴赏力impressive education良好教育
an atmosphere of intellectual earnestness一个追求知识的氛围
religious commitment宗教承诺、宗教信仰
the most far-reaching最深远的
the inexorable decline不可逆转的衰落
arts coverage文艺报道
general-circulation daily大众发行的报刊
wear their learning lightly轻轻地炫耀他们的知识
the daily press日报
the press新闻界
the media媒体
was knighted in19671967年被授予爵位
is unknown save to specialists除了专家外、无人知晓
asset allocation strategy资产分配策略
in the wake of随着…之后
a patent attorney专利代理人、专利律师
to scale back缩减规模
has intellectual-property lawyers abuzz让知识产权律师们议论纷纷Curbs on business-method claims对“商业方法声称（专利）”的限制business-method patent filings商业办法专利的备案
to stake out exclusive rights主张专有权
more established companies更加老牌的公司
intuitively compelling直觉上引人入胜
a plausible sounding貌似合理的
Anecdotal evidence流传的一些佐证
the cascade of change连锁反应、变化的传导
is being compromised被损害
a bruising encounter with Congress和国会的一个引起摩擦的遭遇rushed through rule changes匆匆通过了规则修订
the pressure to fold压力备至
were on the wrong planet犯错
trade below their book value低于票面价值交易
even combative standard-setters甚至是挑衅性的标准设定者
they are inviting pressure自找压力
make more concessions做出更多让步
a sober-sided classical-music critic一个以严肃著称的古典音乐批评家with no air of the formidable conductor没有那些吓人的指挥家的气焰
as faint praise作为勉强的表扬
boot up my computer启动我的计算机
live performance现场表演
recorded performances唱片上（或录影上的）的表演cloaking his exit掩盖他的离职
without a position lined up没有一个预选的职位
named him CEO and chairman任命他为CEO和主席
a company he wanted to run一个他想运营的公司
the No.2executives二把手
boards stuck with the leaders董事会坚持粘着这些领导
cloud their reputations污损他们的名声
sitting CEOs在位的CEO们
alternative forms of media其它可供选择的媒体形式
is still in its infancy仍在初期
competitive products竞品
the appeal of other companies’marketing其它公司市场营销的吸引力dramatic technological changes剧烈的技术变革
make negative allegations给差评、做出负面指控
to boycott products去联合抵制某些产品
learning curve has been steep教训惨重
well-orchestrated campaign良好组织的行动
engage with consumers directly直接和消费者接洽
child rearing养孩子
anything less than就是、恰恰是
a past-tense condition过去时态
raising kids养育孩子
dampen our moods令我们情绪沮丧
newly adoptive and newly single mom刚刚领养孩子的刚刚单身的妈妈features at least one celebrity mom特别报道至少一个名人妈妈celebrity magazines名人杂志
are dumb enough to足够的蠢去做..
peer pressure同辈压力
group dynamics群体动力
a host of example of大量例子
the lameness of many campaigns很多大型运动的蹩脚之处
a seriously flawed understanding一个很有瑕疵的理解
take a page from学习..
biological factors生物学因素
The most glaring flaw最大缺陷
exert enormous influence施加很多影响
in virtuous directions以有道德的方向
reneging on a longstanding commitment背信一个长期的承诺
nuclear power plant running核能工厂的运营
be subject to Vermont legislature’s approval受制于Vermont的立法批准
the company went along这个公司赞成
misleading statements about误导性陈述
The legal issues法律问题
a precedent-setting test先例性验证
But there should be consequences.但是一定会有影响
runs11other reactors运营11个其他的核反应堆
an ambiguous and complicated route.一个模糊的和复杂的路径
be thought of as protoscience被认为是原初科学
newly staked mining claims新标出的采矿权声明intellectual credit.知识信誉
works it through the community经过整个行业（的检查）shared and competing belief相同的和相异的观点
be open to challenge and potential modification面对于挑战和潜在的修正represent civil servant代表公务员（的利益）
in their prime in1960在他们的全盛期1960
shut things down罢工、歇业
patrolled by unions被工会监督“backloaded”public-sector pay deals“驳回”了很多公共部门的工资方案most egregiously in education在教育行业尤为突出
drawn-out battles旷日持久的战争
the most important variable最重要的变量
to clamp down去打压、镇压
university sports coaches大学里的体育教练department stores百货商店
at odds with与…不一致
mass-market labels大众市场的品牌
less wasted inventory更少的浪费库存
on-trend items符合潮流的产品
can’t be knocked off不能被效仿、代替
to curb their impact去限制他们的影响
the idealism common to many..很多…人也有这样的理想主义such fine-grained information这样精细的信息
get cracking on开始做…
have DNT as a default将DNT做为缺省设置
a deeper appreciation of一个更深的认识
even be tempted to甚至忍不住去
such lengthy timescales这样长的时间跨度
science fiction writers科幻小说作者
a passing fad昙花一现
the future is not all rosy未来并不都是多彩多姿的
a modest policy victory一个一般的政策胜利
the Obama Administration奥巴马政府
to upset the balance去打破平衡
the four contested provisions四个有争议的条款
to fashion state policies去制定州政策
come in contact with law enforcement涉及到执法实践的人
joint federal-state immigration enforcement联合的联邦-州的移民执法
the alien and Sedition Acts某某某某法案
in essence实际上、本质上
Chancellor of the Exchequer（英国）财政大臣、部长
an obviously indulgent system一个很骄纵（人民）的系统
to indulge your falsehood去纵容你的错误
nuisance-lawsuit filer滋扰诉讼的文件员
the bar exam律考、律师考试
a News Feature article一个新闻特写文章
telephone-number-sized bank accounts天文数字般的巨额银行账户Internet entrepreneurs互联网企业家们
scientist quoted in the News Feature被新闻特写引用（了发言）的科学家cement the status quo of稳固现状
the myth of这种谬论
address the true nature of the crisis从本质上处理危机
scholarship and education知识和教育
top-tier-university presidents一流大学的校长
an informed citizenry见闻广播的民众（非愚民）
the crafting of coherent curricula缔造流畅的课程体系
to bear on the great challenges去承受更大的挑战
international affairs国际事务
liberal education人文教育、素质教育、通才教育the boundaries of routine常规的边界
the republicans left共和党左翼
stand down下台、卸任
the writing is on the wall成为传奇、成为历史
the most monarch-infested region君主大批滋生的地区
have a downside有其负面和缺点
wealthy aristocratic families富有的贵族家庭
to party with与..交往、来往
to part with与…分离
a sweeping ruling一个影响广泛的裁决、决定assess the implications评估其意义、鉴定其意义lame argument蹩脚的言论comprehensive records of recent correspondence包罗万象的最近的通信记录overly onerous for authorities to对于政府不麻烦去。。while a warrant is pending当还没有拿到委任状swallow California’s argument whole轻信加利福尼亚州的言论
a statistics board一个统计委员会
be flagged up被立旗、被标记
to model their approach after Science去模仿《科学》杂志的做法long overdue姗姗来迟、早就该来了reviewers who are statistically literate有着统计学能力的评论家unsettling dearth of integrity令人不安的正直的缺失
so many of our institution很多我们的机构
Integrity had collapsed节操都稀碎
Driving her point home继续追溯她的观点
the hacking trial窃听案的审判
wide dearth of integrity大面积地缺乏道德、缺乏正直to be the point person作为关键人物
This long story still unfolds这个长故事仍然在徐徐展开In many respects很多方面
frames the fact构成这个事实
be accountable for对..负责
the organizations that they run他们运营的机构和组织
the sorting mechanism of society社会的分类机制、竞争机制Words degraded to the margin被边缘化的那些词汇
to betray any common humanity去揭示普世人性
ultra-thin models on runways T台上过瘦的模特
incite excessive thinness鼓励暴瘦体型
uplifting motives积极的动机
impinging on health伤害健康
the fashion industry时尚业
the social tape-measure社会尺度、社会法则
be arbiters of作为…的仲裁者
And perhaps faintly也许是比较勉强地
wasp-waist physiques纤细体格
index of body mass身体质量的指数
an inherent problem一个固有的问题
material adornment物质装饰
a name-and-shame method一个点名批评的方法
to address the misuse of去处理这种滥用
rate“the countryside”alongside the…将“乡村”与“某某”同等评级political support政府层面的支持
green belts绿化带
to endorse this sentiment为这种情绪背书、去支持这种想法has sided with those支持那些..
“concreted meadows”在草地上盖房子
pure lobby talk纯属游说的说辞
not let rip不要使其全速前进、肆意进行the corrupted landscapes去破坏自然风光、破坏水土unite left and right of the political spectrum团结左右各个政治范围
they are prosecuted for corruption被起诉腐败罪
a consulting firm一个咨询公司
“halo effect,”光圈效应、明星效应
bribery prosecutions贿赂起诉
more lenient penalties从轻发落
a substantial labour-rights concern一个较大的劳动权益纠纷Nostalgia for ink on paper对纸墨的怀旧情结
to ditch print去抛弃纸质印刷
a physical newspaper实体报纸、纸质报纸
dwarf their online and mobile counterparts使得在线和移动端的版本相形见绌Overhead may be high日常支出很高
Figuring out a way想出一个辙
upset with you让你不爽、让你烦恼
in charge at the Times主管泰晤士报
a legacy product一个遗产性产品
a domestic flight国内航班
a drag on Americans'economic对美国经济的拖累
not to mention infuriating更别说会让惹毛（乘客）了
to sneak weapons私藏、夹带武器
the steep increase剧烈增加
new screeners on the line安检线上心的扫描仪、筛查仪screening lanes安检队伍
Enroll more people招收更多人
to use expedited screening lanes使用快速安检通道
sticker shock价签震惊、价格吓人
fatal flaw致命缺陷
At issue is问题就是
a dormant volcano睡眠中的火山
the dawn of civilization文化初临（人类）
a primal calling原始的召唤
The astronomy community天文学界
to embrace their cultural heritage去拥抱他们的文化遗产sheds some light on点亮、照亮
civil society engagement公民社会参与
a more rounded assessment一个更全面的评估
a budding economic recovery一个初露头角的经济复苏
a person's sense of well-being一个人的幸福感
The sharp hit to growth对增长的打击overturned the corruption conviction推翻了这个腐败定罪holding its nose at对…不屑
ethics of his conduct他行为的道德
seeking access to government寻找政府的关系入口concrete benefits实际的、具体的好处hosting an event主办一次事件
is legally sound法律上是合理的、合法的prosecution for bribery对贿赂的起诉
act in their concerns急其之所急
play favorites偏向、偏袒
a campaign donation一次竞选捐助
can fan public perceptions of corruption可有助长公众对腐败的理解a basic premise of democratic society民主社会的基本前提dismiss that possibility entirely完全驳回其可能性technological upheaval技术提升、技术巨变
in the medium term中期，过渡时期vocational schools职业培训学校
fading business dynamism衰退的商业活力
drastic technological change剧烈的技术变革
the earned income tax credit所得税抵免
The implication is that Millennials prefer这意味着千禧一代更喜欢
to beef up提升
media literacy skills媒体素养技能
is badly needed非常需要
Young people who are digital natives数字一代的年轻人
cross-check交叉检查、核对
greater political engagement更大政治参与counteracting this problem对抗这个问题、解决这个问题Any fair-minded assessment任何公正的评价
against that background在这样的背景下information commissioner信息专员
issued her damning verdict发表了她的谴责意见
took far too little account of几乎不考虑
bull run牛市
a dramatic note引人注目的节点
fetching more than￡70m获取超过70万英镑
the auctioneer called out bids拍卖人喊出投标价
filed for bankruptcy报备破产
reckons Clare McAndrew Clare McAndrew估算到contemporary art当代艺术
auction houses拍卖行、公司
I’m pretty confident we’re at the bottom我很自信我们很快会变好deliver works of art to the market向市场不断给出艺术作品frequently offering ideas and anecdotes频繁地谈观点、讲八卦
This episode crystallizes the irony这个事情形象地表现了一种讽刺is wreaking havoc with marriage是婚姻的大灾难和浩劫manufactured habits人为创造的习惯
shrewd advertising and public health campaign精明的广告与公共卫生运动morning beauty rituals早晨的美妆流程
a consumer psychologist消费心理学家
through ruthless advertising通过无情的广告（轰炸）
on account of由于;基于
as a concrete expression作为具体表现
national origin民族血统
representative democracy代议制民主
direct democracy直接民主
moral character品德
intentional racial discrimination故意种族歧视antidiscrimination laws反歧视法
the Jury Selection and Service Act陪审团遴选和服务法案ushering in a new era开创一个新纪元
a cross section of the entire community代表社区各个阶层
Goldman Sachs’s board高盛董事会
president of Brown University布朗大学校长
Simmons was under fire西蒙斯受到攻击
pass unremarked没有遭到非议
advisers on a firm’s board公司董事会顾问
chief executive’s proposals高层主管的提议
weathered their own crises度过了自己的危机
from one proxy statement to the next从一个股东签署的委托书到下一个avoiding a blow to their reputations避免对他们名誉的打击
have to create incentives必须创造激励机制chronicling their own doom记录自己的厄运
charitable corporations慈善团体
out of date过时的
inhabit the most troubled corner处于最棘手的位置
20%profit margins20%利润率
stayed afloat by保持漂浮、渡过难关
have proved the right one证明是正确的
Foreign bureaus驻外办事处
a school of design一个建筑学派
exert enormous influence施加巨大影响
course of American architecture美国建筑课程
masked the fact掩盖事实
the views they afforded那些房子所提供的美丽景观two-story ones he had designe他设计的两层建筑European Union欧洲联盟、EU
thanks to the discipline of因为这个纪律
the quick fix of devaluation货币贬值的快速修复
the debate is stuck辩论陷入僵局
quasi-automatic sanctions准自动制裁、半自动制裁suspension of a country’s voting rights国家投票权的中止
EU ministerial councils欧盟部长级会议corporate-tax rates公司税率
to write off the EU注销、结束欧盟
the world’s largest trading block世界最大贸易区块
to blunt the sharpest edges缓和锋利的边缘、缓解冲击terribly popular非常受欢迎
educational ritual教学惯例、常规
with the exception of除了
count for more than10%占比超过10%
academic grade学业成绩
address the difficulty解决困难
report cards成绩单
across-the-board rule一刀切的规则
addresses none of the truly thorny questions没有解决真正棘手的问题eliminate the assignments取消作业
the school board学校董事会
conducts public hearings举行听证会
as a practical matter实际上
dictated our perception命令、影响我们的理解Turns out结果是
a common shoppers’term常用的购物术语
into ever-tinier categories进入越来越详细的分类
a sure-fire way稳妥的做法、万无一失的办法
a judge ruled that法官裁定
personalized medicine个性化医疗
restrict access to限制访问权限
filed a brief简短声明
is no less a product of nature than…就是一个大自然的产品
the sequencing of a whole genome全基因组测序
to file many more patents申请更多专利
to coach lawyers on the shifting landscape在变化的形势下培训律师Each meeting was packed每次会议都挤满了人
life course生命历程
to find silver linings寻找一线希望
and more financially prudent更在金融上谨慎
In limited respects在个别方面
reckless personal spending鲁莽的个人开支
more mean-spirited and less inclusive更加精神不振和更少包容see their life chances dimmed看到他们的生活机会黯淡these lean times这些贫瘠时代
In many respects在许多方面
a variety of national polls各种民调
all the more so..更是如此
cotton country棉花产区、棉乡
is officially over正式结束
unique value contribution独特价值贡献
factories shed workers so fast工厂裁员如此之快included settlers and sojourners包括定居者和旅居者
had an affectionate nickname有一个深情的绰号
hail them as Americans像美国人一样欢呼、欢迎他们brand them as aliens将他们标签为异类
has contributed mightily to强烈导致
they straddle laws横跨在不同的法律之间jurisdictions and identities管辖权与身份Accommodating this new world of people接纳这些新世界的人们
to snap overreaction反应过度
hard-wired responses快速反应
important defense mechanisms重要防御机制neuroticism or open-mindedness神经质或心胸开放
primes us to促进我们去
good sales representatives良好的销售代表
real estate agents房地产经纪人
female job screeners女性面试官
attractive female applicants魅力女性求职者
invites them to his island retreat邀请他们去他的岛上隐居处
to mute our hard-wired reactions去压制我们的快速反应corporate workplace公司
on European corporate boards欧洲公司董事会
proposed mandate建议
issued a call发出号召
they break through the glass ceiling突破了天花板（瓶颈）
they run counter to my belief它们违背我的信仰
in meritocracy在精英政治中
the summit of corporate power公司权力的顶峰
undivided lottery jackpot独中大奖
yield lasting feelings of fulfillment产生持久的成就感
could do worse than不如
can be counterintuitive可以违反直觉
wears off fairly quickly磨损得相当快
regret creeps in悔恨悄然而至
This slim volume这个小册子
shorten their commutes to work缩短上下班时间
restricts the availability of限制可用性
reducing tax incentives减免税收优惠
amassed oceans of research海量研究
rate ourselves as above average自我评价高于平均水平obviously statistical impossibilities明显在统计学上是不可能的rose-tint our memories美化我们的记忆
boost our own esteem增强我们的自尊心
We stalk around thinking we’re hot stuff我们昂首阔步认为自己是吴亦凡a falsely flattering image一张虚假的讨人喜欢的照片the most positively doctored pictures修改地最好的照片
it makes sense that就会理解..
the most flattering photos最讨人喜欢的照片
the cream of their wit他们才智的精华
fragile recoveries脆弱的经济复苏
a boom and bust cycle繁荣与萧条周期
for good永远
hail from MIT’s来自麻省理工学院
take initiative and exercise their imagination积极主动，发挥想象力
the housing sector住房部门、房地产业
the scale of其规模
shove for attention among引起注意
been so politically charged被政治化、带有政治意味
The comprehensive spending review综合支出审查
to address our urgent housing need解决我们急需的住房需求The communities minister社区部长
the current cap on the amount当前的金额上限
down to the government依靠政府
large-scale public grants大规模公共补助金affordable housing经济适用房
a time to kick back放松的时间
the home front在家中
draws out life-sustaining moolas汲取维系生活的钱
so clinically and methodically如此客观和有系统地
lay out/layout安排，布置
need to be talked into it需要被沟通去dropout rates辍学率
next-to-no-cost program几乎无成本的项目
take advantage of college resource充分利用高校资源spinning off examples给出更多例子
If you and I parachuted back to如果你和我回到increase allegiance to the firm提高对公司的忠诚度the importation of terminology术语的输入
still can’t have it all还是不能拥有/平衡一切has become a buzzword已经成为流行词
you buy into it你相信它
making an important distinction作出重要区分
making ends meet维持最低生计
high-school coding classes高中计算机编程班
the assistant dean助理院长
bite-sized chunks方便的小块儿
fill the jobs gap填补两个工作间空白packed to the brim挤满
gear lessons toward things they’re interested in让课程适应他们的兴趣drop out of high school高中辍学
to coax the machine into劝说机器去做..
to crack down on threats严厉打击威胁
less confrontational对抗性更小的conservation approaches保护措施
forging closer collaborations缔造更紧密的合作
as long as只要
replace every acre destroyed with2new acres每毁坏一亩、就恢复两亩set an interim goal设定临时目标
buys the win-win rhetoric相信这样的双赢的修辞trying to block the plan试图阻止计划
is a cliché是陈词滥调
makes the problem thornier使问题更棘手
offering tips提供提示
the odd30minutes零星的30分钟inclined toward communication倾向于与人交流
you approach it instrumentally你很功利地接近它
slot it in插进
No mind-set could be worse这是最坏的心态
fuel the efficiency mind-set燃起了功利形态reading only physical books只读实体书
default state缺省状态、默认状态Across generational lines代际线
to prize a traditional milestones重视传统的成就感
are still getting started刚开始起步的
be financially secure经济上安全、有稳定收入in the aftermath of在…的余波
the searing Great Recession严峻的经济衰退signpost achievements里程碑成就
auto technician汽车工人
he is stuck他被卡住
he is struck他被击中
Planning documents pledged that规划文件中保证Official retrospection官方的回顾
The ethos welcomes anybody这理念欢迎任何人
a puffed-out first-timer一个气喘吁吁的初次者The Olympic bidders奥运竞标者
to promote maximal engagemen促进最大捆绑
it hard to disengage很难脱身
making excited bids for their attention激发他们的注意力
are wired to本能上去..
be extremely disconcerting极为不安
to be exquisitely parents去做一个精致父母
are born out of来源于
in fire-prone districts火灾易发区unleashed only out of necessity必要时才需要释放tease out弄清楚