alter v. 改变，改动，变更

How animals alter colors to match their surroundings？

（2006年6月17日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷)）

burst vi. n. 突然发生，爆裂

If you blow that balloon up any more it will burst.

那气球再吹就要破了.

dispose vi. 除掉；处置；解决；处理(of)

All the furniture has been disposed of. 所有的家具都已处理掉了.

blast n. 爆炸；气流 vi. 炸，炸掉

Lance Bass of ‘N Sync was supposed to be the third to make the 20 million trip, but he did not join the three-man crew as they blasted off on October 30, 2002, due to lack of payment.（2006年12月24日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷)）

consume v. 消耗，耗尽

The car consumes a lot of fuel. 这辆汽车很费汽油.

split v. 劈开；割裂；分裂 a.裂开的

The children split (up) into groups. 孩子们分成了小组.

split peas 干豌豆瓣儿

spit v. 吐（唾液等）；唾弃

He took one sip of the wine and spat it out.

他抿了一口酒, 又吐了出来.

spill v. 溢出，溅出，倒出

Who has spilt/spilled the milk? 谁把牛奶泼出来了?

slip v. 滑动，滑落；忽略

He anticipates a world with the share of people who are native English speakers slips from 9% in the mid 1990s to 5% in 2050.（2006年12月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(B卷)）

slide v. 滑动，滑落 n. 滑动；滑面；幻灯片

I was sliding (about) helplessly (on the ice). 我（在冰上）身不由己地滑起来了.

have a slide on the ice 在冰上滑行

bacteria n. 细菌

bacterial contamination 细菌感染.

breed n. 种，品种 v. 繁殖，产仔

What breed is your dog? 你的狗是什麽品种的?

To Galbraith, materialism had gone mad and would breed discontent.（2007年6月23日大学英语四级 (CET-4) 真题试卷(A卷) Passage Three）

budget n. 预算 v. 编预算，作安排

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is expected to announce tax cuts in this year’s budget. 人们期望财政大臣公布在本年度预算中削减税收.

If we budget carefully, we’ll be able to afford a new car. 我们精打细算就能买辆新汽车了.

candidate n. 候选人

Your qualities will exhibit to employers why they should hire you over other candidates.( 2007年6月23日大学英语四级(CET-4)真题试卷(A卷) Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning))

campus n. 校园

The news soon went round the campus.

消息很快传遍校园。

liberal a. 慷慨的；丰富的；自由的

a liberal translation giving a general idea of the writer’s intentions 对作者总体意思的意译.