2016年5月四级高频词汇3

costume n. 装束，服装

典型例句：Her national costume showed which country she came from.

译文：她的民族服装表明了她来自哪个国家。

老师导学：该词常用的短语搭配有：academic costume(学位服);actors in policemen's costumes(穿着警服的演员);costume ball(化装跳舞会)。

council n. 理事会，委员会

典型例句：He was removed from his position in the council.

译文：他被理事会解职了。

counsel n. 商议;忠告;律师

典型例句：The judge asked counsel for the defence to explain his point.

译文：法官请示法律顾问允许被告说明细节。

counter n. 柜台 a./ad. 相反的(地)

典型例句：He acted counter to his promise.

译文：他的行动与他的诺言相反。

巧记：count(计算) er(名词后缀)=柜台

想一想：counter-

Key:前缀，表示“相反，相对”之义

counterpart n. 副本，极相似的人或物，配对物

典型例句：The foreign minister is the counterpart of the secretary of state.

译文：外交部长是和国务卿对等的人。

历年真题：The result of this has been to raise non-native English teachers to the same status as their native counterparts.(2000年6月阅读)

译文：这个结果把非本国的英语教师的地位提升到了与他们本国相对应的人的同等地位。

巧记：counter(相对的) part(部分)=相对的部分=配对物

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