高频词讲解:Concession

共出现2次,均作为陪考词出现。
n. 1.让步,妥协;2.特许,特许权;3.承认,认可。

真题讲解:

A 1. At that time, the economy was still undergoing a _____ and job offers were hard to get. (05/12)
A) recession
B) concession
C) supervision
D) deviation
翻译:那时候,经济还处于衰退中,很难获得工作机会。
Concession让步;Supervision监督;Recession衰退;Deviation偏离。
从句中的“很难获得工作机会”可以推断出经济处于衰退期。

B 2. It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a ________. (01/6)
A) concession
B) recession
C) submission
D) transmission
翻译:我们究竟会迎来经济的繁荣期还是衰退期还很难说。
Concession让步,妥协;特许,特许权;承认,许可;Recession衰退期,经济衰退;
Submission服从,投降;Transmission传递,递送,传染;播送,发射。


高频词讲解:Concise

共出现2次,作为主考词1次,陪考词1次。
adj. 简明的,简要的

真题讲解:

A 1. The new secretary has written a remarkably ____report within a few hundred words but with all the important details included. (03/9)
A) concise
B) brisk
C) precise
D) elaborate
翻译:那位新秘书仅用几百字写就一份非常……的报告,并且所有的重要细节都包括在内了。
第八期的brisk时出现过这句话。
Concise简要的,指仅用少量词语而表达较多内容,强调言简意赅;
Precise精确的,着重于精确,多修饰information details等report的内容,而不修饰report;
Brisk轻快的,多修饰行动或心情;Elaborate详尽的,与句意矛盾。

B 2. The kitchen was small and ______ so that the disabled could reach everything without difficulty. (99/1)
A) conventional
B) compact
C) compatible
D) concise
翻译:厨房很小而且……因此残疾人可以不费力地够着每件东西。
Conventional惯例的,习俗的,传统的;Compact小巧的,紧凑的;紧密的,坚实的;使坚实
; Compatible协调的,一致的,兼容的;Concise简明的,简练的;
根据题意“残疾人可以不费力地够着每件东西”,是因为“厨房很小而且紧凑”。