高考高频词汇:assist、congratulate、depress、discipline、
assist[əˈsɪst]
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v. 帮助；促进
【派】assistance [əˈsɪst(ə)ns] n. 帮助；援助
assistant [əˈsɪst(ə)nt] n. 助手，副手，助理；助教
【例】n. 助手，副手，助理2014安徽
Lucy and her assistant hid in their car until the angry bees had calmed down.
【译】露西和她的助手一直躲在车里，直到这些愤怒的蜜蜂平静下来。
【形】ass [æs] n. 驴子；屁股；蠢人
【例】n. 驴子
（2008江西）The great philosopher Aristotle theorized that there were two types of unicorn—the so-called Indian Ass and the Oryx, a kind of antelope.
【译】伟大哲学家亚里士多德推测独角兽有两类，其实就是所谓的印度驴和剑羚(羚羊的一种)。
assemble [əˈsemb(ə)l] v. 集合；聚集；装配；收集
【例】v. 装配
（2013上海）The difficulty the team of engineers met with while making the robotic fly was that ______ .
A.they had no model in their mind
B.they did not have sufficient time
C.they had no ready-made components
D.they could not assemble the components
【译】制造机器飞虫时，工程师团队遇到的困难是_____ 。
A.他们头脑中没有模型
B.他们没有足够的时间
C.他们没有现成的零组件
D.他们不会装配配件
assess [əˈses] v. 评定；评估；估价
【例】v. 评估
（2007广东）In most years, more than five hundred million cases of illness result from the disease, although exact numbers are difficult to assess because many people don't (or can't) seek care.
【译】多年来，因为许多人没有(或者无法)寻求治疗，所以很难评估具体的数字，但有超过五亿多个病【例】源自这种疾病。
assessment [əˈsesmənt] n. 估价；评估；评定；评价
asset [ˈæset] n. 资产；有用的东西；有利条件；优点
【例】n. 资产
（2008延考区）He was living in a big house on a large piece of land he had bought for €400,000. This was exactly the kind of asset my customer was looking for.
【译】他住的大房子建在一大片土地上，那片土地花了他40万英镑。这正是我的顾客正在寻找的那种资产。
assign [əˈsaɪn] v. 分配；交给
assignment [əˈsaɪnmənt] n. 工作，任务；分配
associate[əˈsəʊsiˌeɪt]\[əˈsəʊsiət] v. 联系；与……为伍；与……交往 n. 伙伴；同事
【例】v. 与……交往
（2014湖北）If some individuals are unable to get information from others because they don't associate with the knowledgeable individuals, or they are too shy to use the information once they have it, information may not travel between all group members, preventing the formation of a culture based on social learning.
【译】如果有些人因为和有学识的人没有来往而无法从别人那里获得信息，或者当他们享有信息后因过于害羞而不能使用信息，那么这些信息就可能不会在全体成员间传播，这就阻碍了基于社会学习的文化的形成。
association [əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃ(ə)n] n. 协会；社团；联合
assume [əˈsjuːm] v. 假定；认为；承担；呈现；装腔作势；多管闲事
【例】v. 认为
（2010湖北）Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, they’ll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.
【译】不幸的是，只要父母和孩子继续认为自己比对方知道的多，他们之间就会一直有冲突，并且双方的关系永远不会有任何实质性的进展。
assumption [əˈsʌmpʃ(ə)n] n. 假定；采取；担任
assure [əˈʃɔː(r)] v. 保证；担保；使确信；弄清楚
reassure [ˌriːəˈʃʊə(r)] v. 消除恐惧或疑虑；恢复信心
congratulate[kənˈgrætʃʊleɪt]
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v. 祝贺；恭喜；庆贺
【派】congratulation [kənˌgrætjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n] n. 祝贺；贺辞
depress[dɪˈpres]
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v. 压抑；使沮丧；使萧条
【同】hollow
【派】depression [dɪˈpreʃ(ə)n] n. 抑郁；沮丧；洼地；不景气；忧愁
【例】n. 抑郁
（2011上海）But some recent studies on people in their golden years are disturbing: they suggest that retirees are more likely to suffer from depression and possibly higher rates of other diseases such as heart disease and high blood pressure.
【译】但是最近一些关于处于退休人员的研究令人不安：他们说退休人员更可能遭受抑郁的折磨，患其他如高血压、心脏病等疾病的机率也可能更高。
【形】depressant[dɪˈpresnt] n. 镇静剂；抑制剂
【词组】Great Depression：大萧条(美国经济大萧条时期)
discipline[ˈdɪsəplɪn]
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n. 学科；纪律；训练；惩罚
v. 训练；训导；惩戒
