2022年MEM考研英语每日一练之英语单词（3月4日）

MEM考研英语每日单词：

1、constituent

constituent作名词时有两个意思，第一指选区的“选民”，第二意为“某物的成分，构成要素”，用constituent of sth。

The senator worked hard, always talking to his constituents and hearing their problems. 这位参议员工作卖力，总是跟本区选民交谈，听取他们的难处。

Caffeine is the active constituent of drinks such as tea and coffee. 咖啡因是茶、咖啡之类饮品中的活性成分。

constituent还可以作形容词，意为“组成的，构成的”，注意看例句。

a plan to split the company into its constituent parts and sell them separately 把公司按组成部分分割后分别出售的计划the constituent minerals of the rock 构成此岩石的矿石

2、constitute

constitute是动词，它有三个意思。

第一，意为“被看作，被视为”，要注意它本身就含有被动意义。

Testing patients without their consent would constitute a professional and legal offence. 未经患者同意而对其进行检查被视为违反职业操守并触犯法律。

第二，意为“组成，构成”。

Female workers constitute the majority of the labour force. 女性雇员占劳动力的多数。

第三，意为“成立，设立”某个机构、政府或组织，常用被动。

The committee was constituted in 1974 by an Act of Parliament. 该委员会是根据议会法案于 1974 年设立的。

3、constitution

constitution是名词，可以指国家的“宪法”或者公司组织的“章程”。

Britain has no written constitution. 英国没有成文宪法。

Under the union constitution, a new committee must be elected each year. 根据工会章程，委员会必须每年改选一次。

4、constrain

constrain是动词，意为“约束，限制，强迫”。

Women are too often constrained by family commitments and by low expectations. 女性往往受到家庭责任和低期望值的束缚。

It's the capacity of those roads which is going to constrain the amount of travel by car that can take place. 制约驾车出行量的将会是那些道路的通行能力。

5、consult

consult是动词，意为向某人“咨询，请教”或者“查阅”书籍，还可以用consult with表示“与…商量，协商”。

We consulted quite widely before deciding what to do. 我们在决定做什么之前进行了相当广泛的咨询。An increasing number of people are consulting their accountants about the tax laws. 越来越多的人向会计师咨询有关税法的问题。She consulted the papers on her desk. 她查阅了桌上的文件。I need to consult with my colleagues on the proposals. 我需要和我的同事商讨这些建议。 consult的派生词consultant意为“顾问”。

They work as consultants to a software company. 他们担任一家软件公司的顾问。

6、consume

consume是动词，意为“吃，喝”或者“消耗，耗费”，名词形式为consumption。

Many people experienced a drop in their cholesterol levels when theyconsumed oat bran. 很多人食用燕麦麸后胆固醇水平下降了。

Our high living standards cause our present population to consume25 percent of the world's oil. 我们的高生活水准致使我们目前的人口要消耗世界石油的25%。

The laws have led to a reduction in fuel consumption in the US. 这些法律已经使美国燃料消费量有所减少。

The meat was declared unfit for human consumption. 这种肉被宣布不适于人食用。

7、contain

contain是动词，它主要有两个意思。

第一，意为“包含，含有，容纳”。

The museum contains a number of original artworks. 这家博物馆藏有一些艺术品原作。

The proposed changes are contained in a policy statement. 提出的改革包含在一项政策声明中。

第二，意为“压抑，抑制，克制”。

She was unable to contain her excitement. 她无法抑制内心的激动。

Farms in the area have been closed off in an attempt to contain the disease. 为阻止疾病扩散，该地区的农场都被关闭了。

8、contaminate

contaminate是动词，意为“污染，弄脏”或者“玷污，毒害”。

Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste. 大部分海岸已受到核废料污染。

The entertainment industry is able to contaminate the mind of the public. 娱乐业能毒害公众的思想。

They were accused of contaminating the minds of our young people. 他们被指控毒害我们青少年的心灵。

9、contemplate

contemplate是动词，主要有三个意思。

第一，意为“考虑，打算”，后面跟名词或者动词-ing形式。

She was seriously contemplating working abroad. 她正认真考虑去国外工作的事。

For a time he contemplated a career as an army medical doctor. 有段时间，他考虑去当军医。

第二，意为“沉思，深思熟虑，苦思冥想”。

That makes it difficult to contemplate the idea that the present policy may not be sustainable. 那让人难以认真思考这种观点，即目前的政策也许并不能持续下去。

第三，意为“凝视，注视”。

He sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors. 他坐在地毯上，凝视着镜中的自己。

10、contemporary

contemporary是个重点常用词汇，它有两个意思。

第一，作形容词意为“当代的”。

contemporary fiction / music / dance 当代小说/音乐/舞蹈

His work is very contemporary. 他的作品非常现代。

第二，作形容词意为“同时代的，同一时期的”，此时还可作名词，意为"同龄人，同时代的人“。

This series of paintings is contemporary with other works in an early style. 这一系列的画作和其他早期风格的作品属于同一时代。

Like most of my contemporaries, I grew up in a vastly different world. 和大多数同辈人一样，我生长在一个截然不同的世界。

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