新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 9b

　　New Words    9B

@  undergo vt.   experience sth. 经历；经受

@  conclude vt.   1. decide that sth. is true after considering all the information available 推断；得出结论

@      2. bring sth. to an end 结束；完成

@  orderly a.   well arranged or organized 整齐的；井然有序的

@  household n.   [C] all the people living together in a house 家庭；一家人

@   a.   used in homes or relating to homes 家庭的；家用的

@  release vt.   1. make sth. known or available to the public 发布

@      2. let sb. leave a place where they have been kept 释放，放出

@  council n.   [C] a group of people elected to make decisions or give advice on a particular subject 委员会

@  graph n.   [C] a picture which shows how two or more sets of information are related, usually by lines or curves 图表；曲线图

@  finding n.   [C] (usu. pl.) sth. that is discovered after studies or research 调查（或研究）结果

@  abandon vt.   1. leave sb., esp. sb. you are responsible for 抛弃；遗弃

@      2. stop doing sth. because there are too many problems 放弃；中止

@  　abandonment n.   [U] the act of abandoning sb. or sth. 抛弃；放弃；中止

@  dissolve vt.   formally end a marriage, organization, etc. 解除；解散

@   v.   mix with a liquid and become part of it 溶解

@  frequency n.   [U] the number of times that sth. happens 频率

@  prime a.   1. of the best quality 一流的，最好的

@      2. most important 首要的；主要的

@  burden n.   [C] a difficult responsibility that one has to deal with 负担

@  overtake    (overtook, overtaken)

@   vt.   take control of sb. or sth. 控制；压倒

@   v.   go past a vehicle or person 超过；追上

@  theme n.   [C] the main subject of a talk, book, film, etc. 主题

@  agenda n.   [C] a list of things to be dealt with or to be discussed at a meeting 议程

@  industrialize vt.   (BrE industrialise) (cause to) become industrially developed （使）工业化

@  maintain vt.   1. provide sb. with money or food 赡养；养活

@      2. make sth. stay the same 保持；维持

@      3. keep a building, a machine, etc. in good condition by checking or repairing it regularly 保养

@  contribute v.   1. give one's share of money, help, advice, etc. to achieve sth. 贡献；捐助

@      2. (~ to sth.) help to make sth. happen 促使；促成

@  cash n.   [U] money in the form of coins and notes 现金

@  hay n.   [U] grass which is cut, dried and used as animal food or as covering material 干草

@  vary v.   (cause to) change or be different （使）不同；改变

@  adequate a.   enough or satisfactory 足够的；令人满意的

@  optional a.   left to individual choice 可选的；非强制的

@  inflation n.   [U] an economic situation in which prices increase so that money becomes less valuable 通货膨胀

@  weave vt.   (wove, woven)

@      1. make sth. by twisting threads or thin pieces together 编；织

@      2. invent a story or plan 编造

@  textile n.   [C] a cloth or fabric 1 made by weaving 纺织品，织物

@  casual a.   1. showing little care or concern 漠不关心的；冷淡的

@      2. relaxed and informal 放松的，随意的

@  migrate vi.   1. move from one place to another 移居，迁移

@      2. (of animals) travel to a different place, esp. when the season changes 迁徙；洄游

@  scrape vt.   remove sth. from a surface, esp. by using a sharp edge 刮；擦

@  currency n.   [C, U] the system of money in use in a certain country 货币，通货

@  urgent a.   very important and needing to be dealt with quickly or first 紧急的，急迫的

@  awareness 2 n.   [sing., U] knowledge or understanding of a subject or situation 意识；认识

@  subtract v.   take a number or amount from another number or amount 减去，扣除

@  scholarship n.   [C] a sum of money awarded to a student to help with their education 奖学金

@  transportation n.   1. [U] the activity of traveling from one place to another 交通

@      2. [U] the activity of moving people or things from one place to another 运输

@  purse n.   [C] a small bag used esp. by women for carrying money in （女式）钱包

@  trim vt.   1. reduce the amount or number of sth. 削减，缩减

@      2. cut sth. so that it looks neater 修理；修剪

@  debt n.   [C] sth. owed to sb. else 债；欠款

@  rare a.   not happening very often 稀少的；罕见的

@  extensive a.   large in amount or degree 大量的；广泛的

@  invisible a.   that cannot be seen 看不见的

Phrases and Expressions

@  serve as   perform certain duties; fulfill 3 the purpose of  担任；起...作用

@  dozens of   a lot of  许多；数十个

@  vary from... to   从...到...不同

@  to the point   to a degree that  达到...的程度

@  go on to sth.   do sth. after you have finished doing sth. else  继续做（另一件事）

@  scrape by   have just enough money to live  勉强生活

Proper Names

@  Judith Bruce   朱迪思·布鲁斯（人名）

@  the Population Council   人口委员会

@  Ghana   加纳（西非国家）

@  the Philippines   菲律宾（东南亚国家）

@  Bangladesh   孟加拉国（南亚国家）

@  Argentina   阿根廷（南美洲中南部国家）

@  Malaysia   马来西亚（东南亚国家）