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2020 考研英语：熟词僻义
熟词僻义第三篇
11.Attach v.①(to)缚上，系上，贴上;②使依附，使隶属，使依恋;③附加，附带;④
把～放在
【真题例句】 A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has
been attached (①) to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the
elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated
decreased funding for basic research.[1998 年阅读 3]
【例句精译】 1996 年对新闻报道的调查表明，反科学的标签也贴在了许多其他
群体身上，这些人包括从提倡消灭所有现存的天花病毒的官方人士到倡议削减基础研究
基金的共和党人。
【真题例句】 They (particularly Quebec and Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over
additional billions with few, if any, strings attached (③).[2005 年新题型]
【例句精译】 这些官员(尤其是魁北克省和阿伯塔省)只希望政府当局额外出钱，
如有可能，还会附带条件。 【真题例句】 The modern school that hails technology argues
that such masters as Galileo, Newton, Maxwell, Einstein, and inventors such as Edison attached
(④) great importance to, and derived great benefit from, craft information and technological
devices of different kinds that were usable in scientific experiments.[1994 年翻译]
【例句精译】 推崇技术的现代学派认为，像伽利略、牛顿、麦克斯Τ、爱因斯坦
这样的大师以及像爱迪生这样的发明家都非常重视科学实验中使用的不同技术信息和
技术设施，并从中受益颇深。
12.contend v.①竞争，斗争;②坚决主张，声称，认为
【真题例句】 It is the playgoers, the RSC contends (②), who bring in much of the
town’s revenue because they spend the night (some of them four or five nights) pouring cash
into the hotels and restaurants.[2006 年阅读 2]
【例句精译】 皇家莎士比亚公司(RSC)声称是看戏的人给小镇带来了大部分收入，
因为他们整个晚上(有时甚至是四、五个晚上)都把钱花到旅馆和饭店上。
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