高考词汇

A major religion based on the teachings of Buddha

佛教

A sequence of rulers from the same family

朝代，王朝

A person who manages property or affairs for another; a ship's or airline's attendant; to manage or care for something

管家，管理人；乘务员；管理照管

A vegetable with glossy dark-purple skin; aubergine

茄子

A storm with thunder, lightning, and heavy rain

雷暴，雷雨

An extremely tall building with many floors

摩天大楼

To open the mouth wide from tiredness or boredom (v.); the act of doing so (n.)

打哈欠（动词）；哈欠（名词）

Any one that; no matter which

无论哪一个，任何一个

A small, single-storey house

平房，单层住宅

A container used to boil water

水壶，茶壶

A small shallow dish placed under a cup

茶碟；托碟

The need or desire to drink; a strong craving

口渴；渴望

Having great knowledge and education; scholarly and well-read

博学的；有学问的；学术性的

To repair something broken or damaged; to recover or improve

修补，修理；好转，改善

Gasping for breath; so exciting as to take one's breath away

气喘吁吁的，令人屏息的

A large fruit with green rind and sweet red flesh

西瓜

A building or large room with beds for students or other groups

宿舍，集体寝室

Worn and in poor condition; mean or unfair

破旧的；卑鄙的

A person who breaks into buildings to steal

入室盗贼，窃贼

A shelf for storing books

书架

An angry argument; to argue or dispute angrily

争吵，口角；吵架

Located in or towards the interior of a country, away from the coast

内陆的；向内陆；内地

The branch of mathematics using basic number operations; relating to arithmetic

算术；算术的

A structure housing bees; a busy, crowded place

蜂巢；繁忙热闹的地方

A person who carries luggage or guards a door; to work as a porter

搬运工；门房；做搬运工

To change the direction or destination of something

使改变方向，重新引导

The place where someone was born or something originated

出生地；发源地

A sweetened drink made from lemon juice and water

柠檬水；柠檬汽水

An adult male domestic chicken

公鸡

Absolute; without any conditions or limitations

无条件的，绝对的

A vehicle designed to travel through outer space

宇宙飞船，太空船

A marine cephalopod with eight arms and two tentacles

鱿鱼，枪乌贼

Expressed through speech rather than writing

口头的；口语的

A man who is a native or citizen of France

法国男人，法国人

A puzzling question or mystery; to speak ambiguously

谜语，难题；含糊其辞

A small bag carried by hand, especially by women

手提包，女式手袋

Cooperative effort by a group to achieve a shared goal

团队合作，协作

To swing from side to side; a witty, joking person

摇摆；爱开玩笑的人

Able to use a language accurately and with ease; smooth and flowing

流利的，流畅的

False; not in accordance with facts

不真实的；虚假的；不忠实的

A narrow water channel; a difficult situation

海峡；困境

A place where a battle is fought; any area of intense dispute

战场；争论焦点

A natural talent or inclination; curved or determined

爱好，天赋；弯曲的，一心想做的

A message sent by telegraph; to send such a message

电报；发电报

The area beside the sea; located at the seaside

海滨，海边

Supplementary material at the end of a book; the vermiform appendix in the body

附录；阑尾

A solid carbon fuel made from coal; to convert coal into coke

焦炭；将煤炼成焦炭

Having or showing great ability or expertise

熟练的，技术高超的