新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 9a

　　New Words    9A

@  　premarital a.   happening before marriage 婚前的

@  collection n.   1. [C] a set of things that have been collected 收藏品

@      2. [U] the act of collecting 收集

@  verify vt.   make certain of or prove the truth of sth. 证实；核实

@  bride n.   [C] a woman who is getting married, or who is just married 新娘

@  　bride-to-be n.   [C] a woman who is going to be married soon 准新娘

@  clause n.   [C] a particular part of a written legal document 条款，款项

■  prenuptial a.   before getting married 结婚前的

■  prenup n.   [C] a prenuptial agreement 婚前协约

@  negotiate v.   discuss sth. in order to reach an agreement 谈判；协商

★  prospective 1 a.   likely to be or become a particular thing 预期的；可能的

@  bind 2 vt.   (bound, bound)

@      1. hold people or things together 连结；结合

@      2. tie sth. tightly 捆绑，捆扎

@  division n.   1. [C, U] the act of dividing things into different parts 分开；分配

@      2. [C, U] a disagreement among the members of a group 分歧

@      3. [C] one of the parts into which an organization is divided 部门

★  evenly ad.   divided in an equal way 平均地

@  headline n.   [C] the title of a newspaper story printed in large letters 标题

@  contest vt.   1. say formally that one does not agree with sth. 辩驳；质疑

@      2. compete for sth. and try to win it 争夺；竞争

@   n.   [C] a competition 竞赛，比赛

@  wealthy a.   rich 富有的，富裕的

@  candidate n.   1. [C] a person or thing that is likely to do or be sth. 有可能做...的人；有望成为...的事

@      2. [C] sb. who is competing to get a job or position 候选人

@  sting vt.   (stung, stung)

@      1. make sb. feel upset, hurt, or annoyed 激怒；刺激

@      2. (of an insect) cause sharp pain 刺，蛰

@  exposure n.   1. [C, U] the state of being put into a harmful situation 暴露

@      2. [C, U] the act of making sth. publicly known 揭发；揭露

@  academy n.   1. [C] an organization of people interested in the development of a particular subject 研究院；学会

@      2. [C] a school or college that teaches a particular subject 专科学校

@  estate n.   [C, U] all the property and money that belongs to sb. 财产

@  payment n.   [C, U] an amount of money that is paid 付款

@  shield vt.   protect sb. or sth. from being harmed or damaged 保护

@   n.   [C] something that is used as, or provides, protection 防护物；盾（状物）

@  inherit v.   receive property, a title, etc. from sb. who has died 继承

@  enforce vt.   make people obey a rule or law 执行；实施

@  document n.   [C] a paper that gives official written information about sth. 文件；公文

@   vt.   record sth. in writing or on film （以书面或胶片方式） 纪录

@  　misplace vt.   put sth. in a wrong place 放错

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★  disastrous 3 a.   very bad; causing a disaster 极糟糕的；灾难性的

@  consultant 4 n.   [C] sb. who gives advice on a particular subject 顾问

@  invitation n.   [C] a request to sb., inviting 5 them to go somewhere or do sth. 邀请

@  signature n.   [C] a person's name written by that person 签名；签字

@  cite vt.   mention sth., esp. as an example 引用

@  awkward a.   1. making sb. feel embarrassed 尴尬的；为难的

@      2. moving or behaving in a way that does not seem relaxed or comfortable 笨拙的；不灵活的

@  edit vt.   prepare a text or film for printing or broadcasting by correcting mistakes and deciding what to include 编辑；剪辑

@  delete vt.   remove a word, letter, etc. from a piece of writing 删除；删掉

@  forge vt.   1. develop sth. new, esp. a strong relationship with other people, groups or countries 缔结；发展

@      2. make sth. from a piece of metal by heating the metal and shaping it 锻造

@      3. make an illegal copy of sth. in order to cheat 伪造，假冒

@  dispute n.   [C, U] an argument or disagreement 争端；分歧

@   v.   argue or disagree with sb. 争辩；辩驳

@  passport n.   [C] an official document containing personal information which is given to sb. by their government to allow them to travel to foreign countries 护照

@  circumstance n.   [C] (usu. pl.) the conditions that affect what happens or how sb. reacts in a particular situation 情形；状况

@  static a.   not moving, changing or developing 静止的，不变的

@  valid 6 a.   legally acceptable and effective 有效的

@  bearing n.   [U] relation or influence 关系；影响

@  justification 7 n.   [C, U] a good and acceptable reason for doing sth. 正当理由

@  heap n.   [C] a large untidy pile of sth. （凌乱的）一堆

@  shed  vt.    (shed, shed)

@      1. produce light, tears, etc. 发出；流；洒

@      2. get rid of sth. not needed or wanted 去掉；摆脱

@  widen v.   make or become wider （使）变宽

@  drawer n.   [C] 抽屉

Phrases and Expressions

@  store away   keep sth. for future use  储藏；储存

@  insist on   1. strongly demand that sth. should be done  坚决要求

@    2. say firmly that sth. is true  坚持认为

@  make no mistake (about it)   used to emphasize what one is saying is true  完全可以肯定

@  gain in   get more of sth.  得到更多

@  make/hit the headlines   become important news in newspapers or on radio or television  成为头条新闻

@  be in line for sth.   be likely to get sth.  有可能得到

@  under pressure   influenced by urgency or other form of pressure  在压力下，在强力下

@  draw up   prepare a written documents, such as a list or contract  写出；起草

@  send out   send sth. to a number of people  发出；寄出

@  under one's nose   just in front of sb.  就在...面前

@  just about   almost; very nearly  几乎；差不多

@  enter into   1. officially make an agreement  达成（协议）；订立（合同）

@    2. begin to do sth.  开始做某事

@  have no bearing on sth.   have no effect or influence on sth., or be irrelevant 8 to sth.  对...无影响；与...无关

@  lay sth. bare   make sth. known  揭露；暴露

@  shed light on   make sth. easier to understand  使...易于理解

Proper Names

@  Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis   杰奎琳·肯尼迪·奥纳西斯（1929-1994，美国第35任总统肯尼迪的遗孀，希腊船王奥纳西斯的妻子）

@  Aristotle Onassis   亚里士多德·奥纳西斯（1906-1975，希腊船王）

@  the American Academy of Marriage Lawyers   美国婚姻法律师协会

@  Ed Smith   艾德·史密斯（人名）