40个英语新闻高频词汇

经常看英语新闻的朋友很容易发现，文章中有很多词很简洁，甚至是自己熟知的词，却理解不了它在文中的意思。下面我将列出四十个这样的词，希望能给大家在浏览英文新闻的过程中以帮助。 （思考：这些词汇跟释义词汇相比有什么共同特点？为什么新闻报道中倾向于用这些词汇而不是释义词汇？）

前者：新闻词汇 后者：释义词汇

1 Aid ＝assist 帮助

2 Alter＝change or modify 改变

3 ask＝inquire 询问

4 assail [ə'se ɪl]＝attack 攻击 e.g. The policemen were assailed by a shower of stones. 5 ax(e)＝dismiss or reduce 解雇，减少 e.g. After several months the project was axed by the government.

6 balk [bɔːlk; bɔːk]＝impede 阻碍 e.g. The attempt to rescue the climbers were balked by the bad weather.

7 Ban＝prohibit or forbid 禁止

8 Bar＝prevent 防止 阻止 e.g. He has been barred from practicing medicine. 9 Bare＝expose or reveal 暴露

10 Blast＝explode 爆炸

11 Bid＝attempt 努力 e.g. He made a bid for middle class support. 12 Bilk＝cheat 欺骗 e.g. The salesman bilked me into buying a fake.

13 Bolt [bəʊlt]＝desert or abandon 放弃 e.g. He decided to bolt the ticket. 他决定退出竞选

vt. 筛选；囫囵吞下；（把门、窗等）闩上；突然说出，脱口说出

vi. （门窗等）闩上，拴住；冲出，跳出；（马等的）脱缰；囫囵吞下

14 Boost＝increase 提高

15 Claim＝snatch 夺去……（生命） e.g. The tornado claimed dozens of lives. 16 Clash＝disagree strongly 产生分歧 e.g. Their views clash on the new tax bill. 17 Curb＝control or restrict 控制 e.g. Measures have been taken to curb inflation. 18 Dip＝decline or decrease 下降 e.g. Meat prices are dipping

19 Ease ＝lessen 减轻 缓和 e.g. The relationship between these two countries has eased.

20 End＝terminate 终止 结束 21 Flay [fleɪ]＝criticize 批评 e.g. The tutor flayed the idle students.

vt. 剥皮；掠夺；严厉批评

22 Flout [flaʊt]＝insult 侮辱 vt. 嘲笑；藐视；愚弄

23 Foil＝prevent from

vt. 衬托；阻止，挡开；挫败；贴箔于

n. 箔，金属薄片；衬托，烘托；叶形片

24 Grill ＝investigate 调查 拷问 e.g. At the police station, she was grilled for twenty-four hours.

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vt. 烧，烤；

vi. 拷问，严加盘问

25 Gut＝destroy 损毁 e.g. The factory was gutted by flames.

n. 内脏；肠子；剧情；胆量；海峡；勇气；直觉；肠

vt. 取出内脏；摧毁（建筑物等）的内部

26 laud [lɔːd]＝praise

vt. 赞美；称赞

n. 赞美；称赞；颂歌

27 lop off ＝diminish 删减，降低 e.g. Several unpopular decisions diminished the governor’s popularity.

vt. 砍伐；剪去树枝

28 Map＝work out 制定出（计划等）

29 Name＝appoint or nominate 提名 e.g. He was named winner of the contest. 30 Mull＝consider 考虑

vt. 研磨；思索或思考某事物；使醉

31 Nab＝arrest 逮捕

vt. 捉住，逮捕；抢夺

32 Ram＝crash 相撞 e.g. A truck rammed a motorbike/

n. 公羊；撞锤；撞击装置；有撞角的军舰；（水压机的）[机] 活塞

v. 撞击；填塞；强迫通过或接受

33 Soar＝skyrocket 猛增 暴涨 e.g. The price of cars has soared.

34 Spur＝encourage 鞭策 激励 e.g. He spurred his played to fight harder.

35 Swap＝exchange 交换 e.g I’ll swap three of mine for one of yours.

36 Sway＝influence 影响 动摇 e.g. Nothing can sway him from his decision.

37 Trim＝reduce 削减 缩减 e.g. The government is going to trim welfare programs. vt. 修剪；整理；装点

38 vie [vaɪ]＝compete 竞争 e.g. They vied with one aonther for the trophy.

39 Weigh＝consider 考虑 e.g. They weighed the advantages and disadvantages before making the decision.

vt. 权衡；考虑；称…重量

40 Wreck＝damage 破坏 e.g.. His drinking wrecked their marriage.

vi. 失事；营救失事船只

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