2021考研英语阅读熟词僻义（四）

在考研英语单词中有很多熟词僻义的情况，即一个词我们只知道它常见的词义和用法，但是考试考的确实比较少出现的词义和用法，那么这个时候就会在考生之间拉开距离。因此，启航考研建议同学们在日常学习中多注意单词的生僻意思和用法，这样才能在考试时游刃有余。下面让我们一起进入2021考研英语阅读熟词僻义(四)的学习~

What to do? Both the Romanow commission and the Kirby committee on health care -- to say nothing of reports from other experts -- recommended the creation of a national drug agency. Instead of each province having its own list of approved drugs, bureaucracy, procedures and limited bargaining power, all would pool resources, work with Ottawa, and create a national institution. (2005，英语一)

Pool 常见的，被熟知的意思成为名词“水池，池塘”，文中，pool作为动词，理解为名词水池显然不符逻辑，更不符合上下文语境，此处，pool熟词生义为动词“联合，集中”，本句句意为“每个省都有自己已批准的药物，其管理科层制，步骤，议价能力都有严格限制，所有这些都要集中在一起，和渥太华，共同建造一个国家药物机构。

A few premiers are suspicious of any federal-provincial deal-making. They (particularly Quebec and Alberta) just want Ottawa to fork over additional billions with few, if any, strings attached. That’s one reason why the idea of a national list hasn’t gone anywhere, while drug costs keep rising fast. (2005，英语一)

Fork 众所周知名词为“叉子，餐叉，”是日常餐食中常用的食具。然而，本文fork作为动词，意为“用叉”，也显然不符上下文语境，更不符合逻辑，此处，考查fork不常见的动词释义，俚语性的用法“利用”，同时，考查与over 连用，固定动词词组，意为

“支付，付出”，本句句意为”他们(尤其是魁北克省和亚伯达省)只想让渥太华，如果可能的话，对附加的几项条款，支付额外的几十亿。

[F]Most archaeological sites, however, are discovered by archaeologists who have set out to look for them. Such searches can take years. British archaeologists Howard Carter knew that the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun existed from information found in other sites. Carter sifted through rubble in the Valley of the Kings for seven years before he located the tomb in 1922.In the late 1800s British archaeologists Sir Arthur Evans combed antique dealers’ stores in Athens, Greece. He was searching for tiny engraved seals attributed to the ancient Mycenaean culture that dominated Greece from the1400s to 1200s BC. Evans’ interpretations of these engravings eventually him to find the Minoan palace at Knossos(Knossos)，on the island of Crete,in 1900.(2014，英语一)

Comb 熟知意思为名词“梳子，木梳”，comb用作动词，意为“梳头发”，然而，本文，此处考查comb动词的僻义“彻底搜查”。本句句意为“在19世纪末，英国著名的考古学家阿瑟，埃文斯爵士彻底搜查了古希腊雅典的古董店。”

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