[2018年考研英语难吗]2018考研英语长难句解析（37）

★ distribute 　　v.分发，分配;分布，(over)散布 　　【例1】The demonstrators distributed leaflets to the passers-by.*者向行人分发传单。 　　【例2】The farmers were distributing seeds over the field.农民们正在田间播种。 　　【构词】dis-(分开)+tribute(赠予)→分开赠予→分配 　　【同义替换】dispense; allot; scatter, spread 　　【派生】distribution n.分发;分配;分布 　　【真题1】Look up Homo sapiens in the IUCN’s “Red List” of threatened species, and you will read: “Listed as Least Concern as the species is very widely distributed, adaptable, currently increasing, and there are no major threats resulting in an overall population decline.”在IUCN的濒危物种红名单上看看人类的位置，你会发现：人类“被列为是最不用担心的物种，因为这个物种分布的非常广泛，适应性很强，当下数量在增加并且不存在使整体种群数量下降的主要威胁。” 　　【真题2】As Nature has pointed out before, there are some legitimate concerns about how science prize—both new and old—are distributed.正如《自然》以前曾指出，科学奖项(包括新的和旧的)的分配方式确有值得担忧之处。 　　【真题3】In addition, the planet Venus takes 243 earth-days to turn once on its axis, so incoming heat from the sun is added and distributed at a more leisurely, observable pace.除此之外，金星自转一次需要243天。所以，来自太阳的热量就更能自由地增加和散发了。 　　★ honor 　　n.尊敬，敬意;荣誉，光荣 　　v.尊敬 　　【例1】It is a unique honor to act as the host city.能够成为主办城市是我们的荣幸。 　　【例2】I am highly honored by your trust.得到你的信任，我倍感荣幸。 　　【同义替换】respect, esteem; glory, credit 　　【派生】honorary a.荣誉的;名誉的 honorable a.光荣的;可敬的 　　【真题】He was knighted in 1967, the first music critic to be so honored.他在1967年被授予爵位，也是第一个受此殊荣的音乐批评家。 　　★ declare 　　v.宣布，宣告，声明;断言，宣称 　　【例1】They then declared him to be the winner.然后他们宣布他为获胜者。 　　【构词】de-(加强)+clare(看作clear，清楚)→说清楚→宣布，声明 　　【同义替换】announce, proclaim 　　【派生】declaration n.宣布，声明 declarative a.宣布的，说明的

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