考生背单词的时候不只是要记住常用一次，一些生僻的意义也要了解，这也是考察点之一。新东方在线总结了常考的128个熟词僻意词，大家记一下：
考研英语常考128个熟词僻意词（8）
122. spell n.一段时间
Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of the human brain by the year 2010, researchers lately have begun to extend that forecast by decades if not centuries. (真题 2002, Text 2, Paragraph 4)
虽然起初在20世纪60年代和70年代有过一段乐观的时期，因为在当时看来，似乎晶体管电路和微处理器的发展将使他们在2010年能够模仿人类大脑的活动，但是最近研究人员已经开始将这个预测延后数十年，如果不是数百年的话。
123. tired 陈腐的， 陈旧的
Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two novels later, my experiment in what the Americans term “downshifting” has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality.(真题 2001, Text 5, Paragraph 2)
奇怪的是，大约两年半的时间我写完两部小说后，我这个被美国人称为“放慢生活节奏”的试验，却使我老掉牙的借口变成了现实。
124. fault n. 毛病
Gross and Levitt find fault primarily with sociologists, philosophers and other academics who have questioned science’s objectivity. (真题 1998, Text 3, Paragraph 4)
格罗斯和莱维特主要挑那些质疑科学客观性的社会学家、哲学家和其他学者的毛病。
125. practice n. 惯例，习惯，做法
Among the many shaping factors, I would single out the country’s excellent elementary schools; a labor force that welcomed the new technology; the practice of giving premiums to inventors; and above all the American genius for nonverbal, “spatial” thinking about things technological. (真题 1996, Text 4, Paragraph 2)
在诸多形成因素中，我想特别指出这个国家优异的小学教育;欢迎新技术的劳动大军;对发明者进行奖励的做法;尤其是美国人在处理技术性事物所具有的非语言的空间思维才能。
126. principal n. 最重要的，主要的
The principal difficulty faced by the schools has been the tremendous increase in the number of pupils. (CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 3, Paragraph 1)
学校面临的主要困难一直是学生人数的剧增。
127. tell v. 区别，分辨,识别
Scratchy throats, stuffy noses and body aches all spell misery, but being able to tell if the cause is a cold or flu may make a difference in how long the misery lasts. (CET-4, 2005.1, Passage 1, Paragraph 1)
嗓子疼、鼻子不通和浑身酸痛都会带来痛苦，但是能够识别其原因是普通感冒还是流感，对于这种痛苦持续的时间长短会有着重要的意义。
128. land v. (使)靠岸(登陆、降落)
Much of the language used to describe monetary policy, such as “steering the economy to a soft landing” or “a touch on the brakes,” makes it sound like a precise science. (真题 1997, Text 5, Paragraph 1)
很多用来描述货币政策的词，如“引导经济软着陆”，“触动经济刹车”，听起来像是一门精确的科学。
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