英语新闻听力（钻石级★★★）必会高频单词

n n. (noun) - a name word v. (verb) - an action word  ad. (adjective/adverb) - a describing word  prep. (preposition) - a word used to show a relation  pro. (pronoun) - a word used in place of a noun  conj. (conjunction) - a joining word    A a (an) - ad. one; any; each able - v. having the power to do something  about - ad. almost ("about half"); of or having a relation to ("We talk about the weather.")  above - ad. at a higher place  accept - v. to agree to receive  accident - n. something that happens by chance or mistake; an unplanned event  accuse - v. to say a person is responsible for an act or crime; to make a statement against someone  across - ad. from side to side; to the other side  act - v. to do something  activist - n. one who seeks change through action  actor - n. someone acting in a play or show  add - v. to put (something) with another to make it larger; to say more  administration - n. the executive part of a government, usually headed by a president or prime minister  admit - v. to accept ("admitted to the United Nations"); to express one's guilt or responsibility ("He admitted that what he did was wrong.")  adult - n. a grown person  advise - v. to help with information, knowledge or ideas in making a decision  affect - v. to produce an effect on; to influence ("A lack of sleep affected the singer's performance.")  afraid - ad. feeling fear after - ad. later; behind  again - ad. another time; as before  against - ad. opposed to; not agreeing with something  age - n. how old a person or thing is agency - n. an organization that is part of a larger group ("an agency of the United Nations")  aggression - n. an attack against a person or country; the violation of a country's borders  ago - ad. of time past; before now  agree - v. to have the same belief as someone; to be willing to do something  agriculture - n. farming  aid - v. to help; to support; n. help, assistance  aim - v. to point a gun at; n. a goal or purpose  air - n. the mixture of gases around the earth, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, that we breathe  air force - n. a military organization using airplanes  airplane - n. a vehicle with wings that flies  airport - n. a place where airplanes take off and land  album - n. a collection of recorded music  alcohol - n. a strong, colorless liquid, usually made from grain, used as a drug or in industrial products  alive - ad. having life; not dead  all - ad. everything; everyone; the complete amount  ally - n. a nation or person joined with another for a special purpose  almost - ad. a little less than completely  alone - ad. separated from others  along - ad. near or on ("along the road")  already - ad. before now; even now  also - ad. added to; too  although - conj. even if it is true that  always - ad. at all times; every time  ambassador - n. a nation's highest diplomatic representative (to another government)  amend - v. to add to or to change (a proposal or law)  ammunition - n. the bullets or shells fired from guns  among - ad. in or part of (a group)  amount - n. the number, size or weight of anything  anarchy - n. a lack of order; lawlessness  ancestor - n. a family member from the past  ancient - ad. very old; long ago  and - conj. also; in addition to; with  anger - n. a strong emotion against someone or something  animal - n. a living creature that moves, such as a dog or cat  anniversary - n. a yearly celebration or observance of an event that happened in the past announce - v. to make known publicly; to declare officially  another - ad. one more; a different one  answer - n. a statement produced by a question; v. to make a statement after being asked a question  any - ad. one or more of no special kind  apologize - v. to express regret for a mistake or accident for which one accepts responsibility  appeal - v. to take to a higher court, person or group for a decision; to call on somebody for help  appear - v. to show oneself; to come into sight; to seem  appoint - v. to name; to choose ("appoint a judge")  approve - v. to agree with; to agree to support  archeology - n. the scientific study of past human life and activities  area - n. any place or part of it  argue - v. to offer reasons for or against something; to dispute; to disagree  arms - n. military equipment; weapons  army - n. military ground forces  around - ad. on every side (of)  arrest - v. to seize a person for legal action; to take as a prisoner  arrive - v. to come to a place, especially at the end of a trip  art - n. expressions or creations by humans, such as paintings, music, writing or statues  artillery - n. big guns  as - conj. equally ("as fast as"); when; while  ash - n. the part left after something burns  ask - v. to question; to say something is wanted ("We ask the teacher questions every day.")  assist - v. to help  astronaut - n. a person who travels in space  astronomy - n. the scientific study of stars and the universe  asylum - n. political protection given by a government to a person from another country  at - prep. in or near ("at the edge"); where ("look at"); when ("at noon")  atmosphere - n. the gases surrounding any star or planet  attach - v. to tie together; to connect  attack - n. a violent attempt to damage, injure or kill; v. to start a fight  attempt - v. to work toward something; to try; to make an effort  attend - v. to be present at  automobile - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; a car  autumn - n. the time of the year between summer and winter  average - n. something (a number) representing the middle; ad. common; normal  avoid - v. to stay away from  awake - ad. not sleeping award - n. an honor or prize for an act or service  away - ad. not near  B baby - n. a newly born creature back - n. the part behind the front; ad. the other way from forward  bad - ad. wrong; acting against the law; not good  balance - v. to make two sides or forces equal  ball - n. something round  balloon - n. a device of strong, light material that rises when filled with gas lighter than air  ballot - n. a piece of paper used for voting  ban - v. to not permit; to stop; n. an official restriction  bank - n. an organization that keeps and lends money  bar - v. to prevent or block  barrier - n. anything that blocks or makes an action difficult  base - n. a military center; v. to establish as a fact ("Her research was based on experiments.")  battle - n. a fight between opposing armed forces  be - v. to live; to happen; to exist  beat - v. to hit again and again  beauty - ad. that which pleases the eye, ear or spirit  because - prep. for the reason that ("He left because he was sick.")  become - v. to come to be  bed - n. a sleeping place  before - prep. earlier  begin - v. to do the first part of an action; to start  behind - ad. at the back of; in back of  believe - v. to think; to feel sure of; to accept as true; to trust  bell - n. an instrument that makes a musical sound ("a church bell")  belong - v. to be owned by; to be a member of  below - ad. lower than  best - ad. the most good  betray - v. to turn against; to be false to  better - ad. more good than  between - ad. in the space or time that separates; from one to the other ("talks between two nations")  big - ad. of great size; not small  bill - n. a legislative proposal  biology - n. the scientific study of life or living things in all their forms  bird - n. a creature that flies  bite - v. to cut with the teeth  black - ad. dark; having the color like that of the night sky  blame - v. to accuse; to hold responsible  blanket - n. a cloth cover used to keep warm  bleed - v. to lose blood  blind - ad. not able to see  block - v. to stop something from being done; to prevent movement  blood - n. red fluid in the body  blow - v. to move with force, as in air ("The wind blows.")  blue - ad. having the color like that of a clear sky  boat - n. something built to travel on water that carries people or goods  body - n. all of a person or animal; the remains of a person or animal  boil - v. to heat a liquid until it becomes very hot  bomb - n. a device that explodes with great force; v. to attack or destroy with bombs  bone - n. the hard material in the body  book - n. a long written work for reading  border - n. a dividing line between nations  born - v. to come to life; to come into existence  borrow - v. to take as a loan  both - ad. not just one of two, but the two together  bottle - n. a container, usually made of glass, to hold liquid  bottom - ad. the lowest part of something  box - n. something to put things into; a container, usually made of paper or wood  boy - n. a young male person  boycott - v. to refuse to take part in or deal with  brain - n. the control center of thought, emotions and body activity of all creatures  brave - ad. having no fear  bread - n. a food made from grain  break - v. to divide into parts by force; to destroy  breathe - v. to take air into the body and let it out again  bridge - n. a structure built over a waterway, valley or road so people and vehicles can cross from one side to the other  brief - ad. short; not long  bright - ad. giving much light; strong and clear in color  bring - v. to come with something  broadcast - v. to send information, stories or music by radio or television; n. a radio or television program  brother - n. a male with the same father or mother as another person  brown - ad. having the color like that of coffee  budget - n. a spending plan  build - v. to join materials together to make something  building - n. anything built for use as a house, factory, office, school, store or place of entertainment  bullet - n. a small piece of metal shot from a gun  burn - v. to be on fire; to destroy or damage by fire  burst - v. to break open suddenly  bury - v. to put into the ground and cover with earth  bus - n. a public vehicle to carry people  business - n. one's work; buying and selling to earn money; trade  busy - ad. doing something; very active  but - conj. however; other than; yet  buy - v. to get by paying something, usually money  by - conj. near; at; next to ("by the road"); from ("a play by William Shakespeare"); not later than ("by midnight") C cabinet - n. a group of ministers that helps lead a government call - v. to give a name to ("I call myself John."); to ask for or request ("They called for an end to the fighting.")  calm - ad. quiet; peaceful; opposite tense  camera - n. a device for taking pictures  camp - n. a place with temporary housing  campaign - n. a competition by opposing political candidates seeking support from voters; a connected series of military actions during a war  can - v. to be able to; to have the right to; n. a container used to hold liquid or food, usually made of metal  cancel - v. to end; to stop  cancer - n. a disease in which dangerous cells grow quickly and destroy parts of the body  candidate - n. a person who seeks or is nominated for an office or an honor  capital - n. the official center of a government; the city where a country's government is  capitalism - n. an economic system in which the production of most goods and services is owned and operated for profit by private citizens or companies capture - v. to make a person or animal a prisoner; to seize or take by force; to get control of car - n. a vehicle with wheels used to carry people; an automobile; a part of a train  care - v. to like; to protect; to feel worry or interest  careful - ad. acting safely; with much thought  carry - v. to take something or someone from one place to another  case (court) - n. a legal action  case (medical) - n. an incident of disease ("There was only one case of chicken pox at the school.")  cat - n. a small animal that often lives with humans  catch - v. to seize after a chase; to stop and seize with the hands  cause - v. to make happen; n. the thing or person that produces a result  ceasefire - n. a halt in fighting, usually by agreement  celebrate - v. to honor a person or event with special activities  center - n. the middle of something; the place in the middle; a place that is the main point of an activity  century - n. one hundred years  ceremony - n. an act or series of acts done in a special way established by tradition  chairman - n. a person leading a meeting or an organized group  champion - n. the best; the winner  chance - n. a possibility of winning or losing or that something will happen  change - v. to make different; to become different  charge - v. to accuse someone of something, usually a crime; n. a statement in which someone is accused of something  chase - v. to run or go after someone or something  cheat - v. to get by a trick; to steal from  cheer - v. to shout approval or praise  chemicals - n. elements found in nature or made by people; substances used in the science of chemistry  chemistry - n. the scientific study of substances, what they are made of, how they act under different conditions, and how they form other substances  chief - n. the head or leader of a group; ad. leading; most important  child - n. a baby; a boy or girl  children - n. more than one child  choose - v. to decide between two or more  circle - n. a closed shape that has all its points equally distant from the center, like an "O"  citizen - n. a person who is a member of a country by birth or by law  city - n. any important large town  civilian - ad. not military civil rights - n. the political, economic and social rights given equally to all people of a nation claim - v. to say something as a fact clash - n. a battle; v. to fight or oppose clean - v. to make pure; ad. free from dirt or harmful substances ("clean water")  clear - ad. easy to see or see through; easily understood clergy - n. a body of officials within a religious organization  climate - n. the normal weather conditions of a place  climb - v. to go up or down something by using the feet and sometimes the hands  clock - n. a device that measures and shows time  close - v. to make something not open; ad. near to  cloth - n. a material made from plants, chemicals, animal hair and other substances  clothes - n. what people wear  cloud - n. a mass of fog high in the sky  coal - n. a solid black substance used as fuel  coalition - n. forces, groups or nations joined together  coast - n. land on the edge of the ocean  coffee - n. a drink made from the plant of the same name  cold - ad. not warm; having or feeling great coolness or a low temperature  collect - v. to bring or gather together in one place; to demand and receive ("collect taxes")  college - n. a small university  colony - n. land controlled by another country or government  color - n. the different effects of light on the eye, making blue, red, brown, black, yellow and others  combine - v. to mix or bring together  come - v. to move toward; to arrive  command - v. to order; to have power over something  comment - v. to say something about; to express an opinion about something  committee - n. a group of people given special work  common - ad. usual; same for all ("a common purpose")  communicate - v. to tell; to give or exchange information  community - n. a group of people living together in one place or area  company - n. a business organized for trade, industrial or other purposes  compare - v. to examine what is different or similar  compete - v. to try to do as well as, or better than, another or others  complete - ad. having all parts; ended or finished  complex - ad. of or having many parts that are difficult to understand; not simple  compromise - n. the settlement of an argument where each side agrees to accept less than first demanded  computer - n. an electronic machine for storing and organizing information, and for communicating with others  concern - n. interest, worry ("express concern about"); v. to fear ("to be concerned") condemn - v. to say a person or action is wrong or bad  condition - n. something declared necessary to complete an agreement; a person's health  conference - n. a meeting  confirm - v. to approve; to say that something is true  conflict - n. a fight; a battle, especially a long one  congratulate - v. to praise a person or to express pleasure for success or good luck  congress - n. the organization of people elected to make the laws of the United States (the House of Representatives and the Senate); a similar organization in other countries  connect - v. to join one thing to another; to unite; to link  conservative - n. one who usually supports tradition and opposes great change  consider - v. to give thought to; to think about carefully  constitution - n. the written general laws and ideas that form a nation's system of government  contain - v. to hold; to include  container - n. a box, bottle or can used to hold something  continent - n. any of the seven great land areas of the world  continue - v. to go on doing or being  control - v. to direct; to have power over  convention - n. a large meeting for a special purpose  cook - v. to heat food before eating it  cool - ad. almost cold  cooperate - v. to act or work together  copy - v. to make something exactly like another; n. something made to look exactly like another  corn - n. a food grain  correct - ad. true; free from mistakes; v. to change to what is right  cost - n. the price or value of something ("The cost of the book is five dollars."); v. to be valued at ("The book costs five dollars.")  cotton - n. a material made from a plant of the same name  count - v. to speak or add numbers  country - n. a nation; the territory of a nation; land away from cities  court - n. where trials take place; where judges make decisions about law  cover - v. to put something over a person or thing; n. anything that is put over a person or thing  cow - n. a farm animal used for its milk  crash - v. to fall violently; to hit with great force  create - v. to make; to give life or form to  creature - n. any living being; any animal or human  credit - n. an agreement that payments will be made at a later time  crew - n. a group of people working together  crime - n. an act that violates a law  criminal - n. a person who is responsible for a crime  crisis - n. an extremely important time when something may become much better or worse; a dangerous situation  criticize - v. to say what is wrong with something or someone; to condemn; to judge  crops - n. plants that are grown and gathered for food, such as grains, fruits and vegetables  cross - v. to go from one side to another; to go across  crowd - n. a large number of people gathered in one place  crush - v. to damage or destroy by great weight; to defeat completely  cry - v. to express or show sorrow or pain  culture - n. all the beliefs, traditions and arts of a group or population  cure - v. to improve health; to make well ("The doctor can cure the disease."); n. something that makes a sick person well ("Antibiotics are a cure for infection.")  curfew - n. an order to people to stay off the streets or to close their businesses  current - n. movement of air, water or electricity; ad. belonging to the present time ("She found the report in a current publication.")  custom - n. a long-established belief or activity of a people  customs - n. taxes on imports  cut - v. to divide or injure with a sharp tool; to make less; to reduce D dam - n. a wall built across a river to hold back flowing water damage - v. to cause injury or destruction; n. harm; hurt or injury, usually to things  dance - v. to move the body and feet to music; n. a series of steps, usually to music  danger - n. a strong chance of suffering injury, damage or loss  dark - ad. having little or no light ("The room was dark.")  date - n. an expression of time; a day, month and year  daughter - n. a person's female child  day - n. twenty-four hours; the hours of sunlight  dead - ad. not living  deaf - ad. not able to hear  deal - v. to have to do with ("The talks will deal with the problem of pollution."); to buy or sell ("Her company deals in plastic.")  deb