考研英语核心400词

283. compelling 强迫的，引人注目的

The idea is intuitively compelling , but it doesn't explain how ideas actually spread.

该思想在直觉上是引人注目的，但并为解释思想是如何传播的。

284. contemptible 可鄙的

It is contemptible for writers to be journalists.

作家们认为当记者是可鄙的。

285. feminine 女性的

The moon symbolizes feminine traits, whereas the sun reflects masculine features.

月亮象征女性特质，而太阳反映了男性的特征。

三、 动词

286. doubt 怀疑

He doubt that the traditional diet is healthy and efficient.

他对传统食谱是否健康和高效有所怀疑。

287. suspect 怀疑

They suspect that some merits of other cultures are more valuable.

他们怀疑一些其它文化更有价值。

288. argue 提出

They argue that an isolated DNA molecule “is no less a product of nature than are cotton fibers that have been separated from cotton seeds.”

他们提出，分离出来的DNA 分子“仅仅是自然的产物，就如同从棉籽中分离出来的棉纤维一样。”

Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters insisted that we didn’t know for sure?

你是否还记得，过去那些年里科学家们一直认为吸烟会致人死亡，但也有怀疑者坚持我们并不能对此确定？

They argue that their work gives a correct baseline, which future management efforts must take into account.

他们认为他们的工作具有正确的底线，未来的管理工作必须考虑到这一点。

289. contend 主张

But in one of her new books, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force.

罗森博格在他的一本新书中主张：同伴压力也可以是一种积极的力量。

Part of the fame of Allen’s book is its contention that “Circumstances do not make a person; they reveal him.”