2017考研英语基础词汇的讲解（九）

　　1.Pris---- take, “拿住，抓住”"

　　surprise v 吃惊

　　comprise v 包括，含有

　　enterprise n 事业;进取心

　　enterprising a 有事业心的

　　prison n 监狱(抓人之地)

　　imprison v 监禁

　　例句：

　　1) He describes their programmes and tactics, and, for those unfamiliar with the ways of creationists, the extent of their deception and distortion may come as an unpleasant surprise. (真题 1996, Text 5, Paragraph 2)

　　他揭露了这些人的纲领和手段，对那些不了解创世纪论者惯用手法的人来说，其欺骗和歪曲事实的程度会让他们感到气愤和吃惊。

　　2). The important factor in a private-enterprise economy is that individuals are allowed to own productive resources (private property), and they are permitted to hire labor, gain control over natural resources, and produce goods and services for sale at a profit. (真题 1994, Text 1, Paragraph 3)

　　私有企业经济的一个重要因素是允许个人拥有生产资料(私有财产)，允许他们雇用劳动力，控制自然资源，通过生产产品、提供服务来获取利润。

　　2.Prehens, prehend---- catch , “抓住”"

　　apprehend v 理解;忧虑

　　apprehensible a 可理解的

　　apprehension n 理解;忧虑;拘捕

　　comprehend v 了解;包括

　　comprehension n 理解;包含

　　comprehensive a 综合性的

　　例句：

　　1) Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they “look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension.” (真题 2000, Text 2, Paragraph 3)

　　达尔文有一句话描述那些对进化一无所知的人，他们“看有机的生命如同野人看船，好像看某种完全不能理解的东西”。

　　2)What is many captive shippers’ attitude towards the consolidation in the rail industry?

　　(真题 2003, Text 3, 第52题 D选项)

　　[A] Indifferent [B] Supportive [C] Indignant [D] Apprehensive

　　受制托运人对铁路业合并的态度是担心的。

　　3)I’ve got a real problem with my officers. They come on the force as young, inexperienced men, and we send them out on the street, either in cars or on a beat. They seem to like the contact they have with the public, the action involved in crime prevention, and theapprehension of criminals. They also like helping people out at fires, accidents, and other emergencies. (真题 2006新大纲排序题样题, C选项)

　　我与下属军官的关系上遇到一个难题。他们参加工作时年轻、没有经验，因而我们派他们出去上街，或者乘车或者步行巡逻。他们似乎喜欢和公众接触、喜欢参与防止犯罪的行动和拘押罪犯。他们也喜欢在火灾、事故现场和其他紧急情况下帮助人们摆脱困境。

　　4)The strange, almost incomprehensible fact is that many professors, just as they feel obliged to write dully, believe that they should lecture dully. (CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)

　　一个很奇怪、几乎不可思议的事实是：许多教授，正如他们认为必须刻板枯燥地写作一样，他们认为必须刻板枯燥地讲课。

　　以上精选单词是按照词根来讲解的，并且采用图例的讲解方式。目的在于形象的对这些单词有视觉上和知觉上的认识，希望小伙伴们学习用这种思路来记忆单词，这样可以达到事倍功半的效果呢。加油!