新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第二册 Unit 10b

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||<1>dot         |n. |[C] a small round mark |点；小圆点

||||Join the dots up to complete the drawing. |把小圆点连接起来，完成这幅画。

||||Her skirt was blue with white dots. |她的短裙是蓝底白点。

|||vt. |mark sth. with a dot |加小点

||||Your handwriting is difficult to read because you don't dot your i's. |你写的字很难认，因为你写的i上面不加小点。

||||The doctor dotted the location of the first incision 1 with a pen before he picked up a scalpel. |医生在拿起手术刀之前用笔在第一切口处作个记号。

||<2>drift |vi.    |move slowly on water or in the air |飘动；漂流

||||She watched the birds as they drifted up into the sky. |她看着鸟儿飞上天空。

||||Early that morning, a mist drifted in from the sea. |那天一早从海上飘来了一层薄雾。

|@|<3>explode |vi.    |1. burst with a lot of force and a loud noise |爆炸

||||A bomb exploded at London's busy railway station this morning. |今晨一枚炸弹在伦敦繁忙的火车站爆炸。

||||He was driving so fast that his car tire exploded. |他车开得太快，以致车胎都爆了。

||||2. suddenly increase in number, amount, or degree |急剧增加；激增

||||The rapidly exploding population in some countries is a serious problem for their governments. |一些国家迅速增长的人口成了其政府面临的严重问题。

||||Even economists 3 were shocked to see the inflation 4 rate explode overnight. |甚至经济学家对通货膨胀一夜之间爆发也感到震惊。

||<4>lightning |n.|[U] flash of bright light in the sky during a storm |闪电

||||There was a flash of lightning and then it started raining. |先是一道闪电，接着就开始下起雨来。

||||That tree was struck by lightning last week. |那棵树上星期被闪电击中。

||<5>outward     |ad.|toward the outside |向外

||||The door opens outward. |这扇门向外开。

||||New suburbs are pushing outward into previously 5 wooded areas. |新的郊区正向以前的森林地带推进。

||<6>weed |v.|take out wild plants from the ground |除杂草

||||I've been busy weeding in the garden. |我一直忙着在园子里除杂草。

||||I'm weeding the vegetable garden—would you like to help? |我正在为菜园除草，你愿意帮忙吗？

||<7>　<em>underclothes</em> |n.     |(pl.) |内衣；贴身衣服

|| | |All his underclothes, his sports socks and his trousers were smeared 6 with dirt. |他所有的内衣、运动袜和裤子都被弄脏了。

||<8>stagger 7 |vi. |walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall |蹒跚；摇晃

||||She staggered 9 and fell. |她踉踉跄跄地摔倒了。

||||After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and to call for help. |遭到袭击后，他摇摇晃晃地走到电话亭打电话求救。

|@ |<9>expose |vt.    |1. fail to protect sb. from sth. dangerous or harmful |使暴露

||||Don't expose your skin to the sun too much. |不要长时间把皮肤暴露在阳光下。

||||The soldiers were exposed to great danger. |士兵们面临着极大的危险。

||||2. make sth. secret known |揭露；将...暴光

||||His remark exposed his ignorance 10 of the subject. |他的话暴露了他对该学科的无知。

||||The newspaper story exposed him as a cheat. |新闻报道揭露出他是一个骗子。

||<10>　<em>exposed</em> |a.     |not covered or protected |暴露的；未受保护的

||||You should cover your exposed skin with suntan lotion 11. |皮肤露在外面的部分你应该擦上防晒伤。

||||The exposed electric wire is very dangerous. |那根裸电线十分危险。

||<11>luxury |n.     |1. [U] great comfort and pleasure, such as one gets from expensive houses, cars, etc. |奢侈；奢华

||||a luxury hotel/car |豪华旅馆/高档汽车

||||2. [C] sth. expensive but one does not really need |奢侈品

||||We can't afford many luxuries. |我们买不起很多奢侈品。

||||It would be a luxury to be able to have a day off work. |能休一天假是一件奢侈的事。

|@ |<12>sector 12 |n.     |1. [C] a part of an area that is separated from others |区域

||||There is an enemy attack in the southern sector. |敌人在南部地区发动进攻。

||||They relocated to a quieter sector of the camp where they could talk comfortably. |他们搬到营地的一个安静区域，以便能更舒适地谈话。

||||2. [C] a part of business, trade, etc. |部门；行业

||||In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money. |在金融界，银行和保险公司都蒙受了很大损失。

||||New government's policy is to change state industries from the public sector to the private sector. |新政府的政策是将国有工业由公转私。

||<13>thunder|vi.    |make a loud noise in the sky, usually after a flash of lightning |打雷；发出雷鸣般的响声

||||A voice thundered in my ear. |一个声音在我耳边轰鸣。

||||The train thundered by, shaking the house. |列车呼啸而过，房子都震动起来。

|||n.|[U] the sudden noise that comes after a flash of lightning |雷；雷声

||||We had thunder and lightning last night. |昨夜雷电交加。

||||The thunder from the storm kept him awake all night. |暴风雨中雷声隆隆，使他一宿无眠。

||<14>heir 2 |n.     |[C] sb. with the legal right to receive money, property, etc. when the owner dies |继承人

||||Despite having a large family, they still had no son and heir. |尽管家里人口众多，他俩仍然没有儿子作继承人。

||||She made her fourth son heir. |她将第四子选作继承人。

|& |<15>roomy |a.     |having plenty of space |宽敞的

||||a roomy car |一辆宽敞的汽车

||||They live in a roomy flat on the first floor. |他们住在一楼一套宽敞的公寓里。

||<16>layout|n.     |[C] a way in which the parts of sth. are arranged according to a plan |布局；安排

||||The layout of the house is more a series of spaces opening on to each other than separate rooms. |那幢房子的各个房间不是相互隔断的，而是都相通的。

||||Application forms are often very different in layout and length. |申请表格的格式和长度往往差别很大。

||<17>mat |n.     |[C] a piece of material for covering part of a floor |席子；垫子

||||She put the glass mats on the table. |她把杯垫放在桌上。

||||Pubs usually have beer mats to put the glasses on and protect the tables. |酒吧里通常有小垫子供放啤酒杯用，同时还可保护桌面。

|& |<18>tatami |n.| |榻榻米（日本人铺在房内地板上的稻草垫）

||||He didn't know that it was rude to step on tatami while wearing shoes. |他不知道穿着鞋上榻榻米是不礼貌的。

|@ |<19>limb |n.     |[C] an arm or leg |肢；翼

||||She sat down to rest her tired and aching limbs 13. |她坐下来让疲劳酸痛的四肢放松一下。

||||The students mostly had injuries to their lower limbs. |这些学生大多数下肢有伤。

||<20>flesh |n.     |[U] the soft part of the body which is between the skin and the bones, or the soft inner part of a fruit |肉；果肉

||||The trap had cut deeply into the rabbit's flesh. |诱捕器深深地嵌入了兔子的肉里。

||||To make apple sauce, you have to remove the skins from the apples and use only the flesh. |要做苹果酱，你必须削去苹果皮，只用果肉。

||<21>chap |n.     |[C] a man |小伙子

||||He's a friendly sort of chap. |他是个挺友好的小伙子。

||||Be a good chap and open the door for me, would you? |乖孩子，给我开开门好吗？

||<22>glimpse |n.     |[C] a quick look |一瞥

||||One glimpse at himself in the mirror was enough. |他只是想朝镜子里看一下自己。

||||I caught a glimpse of the driver, but I doubt I would recognize her if I saw her again. |我只见过那个司机一面，我不知道如果再见到她时能否认得出来。

||<23>bandage |n.     |[C] a long narrow piece of cloth which is tied around an injury |绷带

||||She offered to put a bandage on his arm. |她主动提出为他包扎手臂。

||||She was wearing a bandage round her head. |她头上缠着绷带。

||<24>sway |vi.    |move slowly from one side to another |摇摆；摇动

||||The trees are swaying in the wind. |树在风中摇摆。

||||She swayed as she danced. |她跳舞时摆动身子。

||<25>slope |n.     |1. [C] the side of a hill or mountain |山坡

||||There's a very sharp slope just before you reach the top of the mountain. |在你到达山顶之前有一段非常陡的山坡。

||||It was a beautiful day and there were lots of people on the snowy slopes. |天气很好，积雪的山坡上人很多。

||||2. [C] a piece of ground that has one end higher than the other |斜坡

||||The roof is at a slope of 30°. |屋顶呈30度斜角。

||||The garden was on a south-facing slope which caught the sun. |花园位于可以照到阳光的朝南的斜坡上。

||<26>uneasy 14 |a.     |worried or anxious about sth. |心神不安的；担心的

||||I'm uneasy about the future. |我对未来很感忧虑。

||||She has a rather uneasy relationship with her mother-in-law. |她与婆婆的关系很不融洽。

|@ |<27>heal |v.     |(cause to) become healthy again |（使）愈合；（使）康复

||||The soup will help to heal the broken bone. |这种汤有利于治好骨折。

||||His broken heart will take a long time to heal. |他破碎的心需要很久才能愈合。

||<28>radiation |n.     |[U] |（核）辐射

||||With nuclear power, there is always the fear that there will be a release of harmful radiation. |对核能，人们总担心会有有害的放射性物质泄漏。

||||Many soldiers suffered radiation sickness after being present, without protection, at the early atomic tests. |在未作防护参与早期的原子试验后，许多军人患了由辐射引起的疾病。

||<29>atomic |a.  | |原子的

||||an atomic bomb |原子弹

||<30>dizzy |a.     |feeling unable to stand steadily 8 |头晕目眩的

||||After another glass of whisky I began to feel dizzy. |又喝了一杯威士忌酒后，我开始感到头晕。

||||Going without sleep for a long time makes me feel dizzy. |长时间没有睡觉使我头晕目眩。

||<31>gum |n.     |1. [C] firm pink flesh at the base of the teeth |牙龈

||||If you brush your teeth too hard, your gums may start to bleed. |如果刷牙时太用力, 齿龈就会开始出血。

||||2. [U] |口香糖

||||It's impolite to talk to others while you are chewing gum. |一边嚼口香糖一边和人交谈是不礼貌的。

||<32>bowel 15 |n.     |(~s) |肠

||||Eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables can reduce the risk of bowel cancer. |多吃新鲜的水果和蔬菜能够减少肠癌的危险。

||<33>ghost |n.     |[C] |幽灵；鬼

||||Do you believe in ghosts? |你相信有鬼吗？

||||He looked as if he had seen a ghost. |他那样子好像看见了鬼似的。

||<34>　<em>after-effect</em> |n.     |[C] a bad effect that continues for a long time after the thing that caused it |（不良）后果；副作用

||  |  |He felt sleepy; that was the after-effect of the drug. |他感到困倦，那是药的副作用。

||  |  |His love affair had left a bitter after-effect. |他的那段情史留下苦涩的后果。

|@ |<35>historical |a.     |relating to history or the past |历史上的

||||Many historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed. |许多历史文献在图书馆遭轰炸时被毁。

||||We have no historical evidence for it. |这方面我们没有掌握历史证据。

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||<36>break off |1. (cause to) become separated from the main part |（使）折断

|||The door handle has broken off. |门把手已经断了。

|||Mary broke off some of the chocolate to give to the children. |玛丽把巧克力掰开，分了一些给孩子们。

|||2. stop doing sth. or end a relationship |中止；中断

|||Our trading connection has broken off owing to a disagreement over prices. |我们的贸易往来由于价格上的分歧而中止。

|||She broke off with her old classmates when she went away to college. |她上大学后，就和原来的同班同学断绝了往来。

||<37>sink into |gradually go into a worse condition |恶化，陷入更糟糕状态

|||Don't let yourself sink into despair. |不要让你自己陷入绝望的境地。

|||Don't allow yourself to sink into grief 16. |可别让自己沉浸在悲痛之中。

||<38>wanting in sth.|not having enough of sth. |某物不足；缺少某物

|||His behavior was wanting in politeness. |他的行为有失礼貌。

|||I think she's perhaps a little wanting in charm 17. |我想她大概是不够迷人。

||<39>expect sth. of sb. |hope or think it likely that sb. will do sth. |对某人有...期望；指望某人做

||    |The whole family expects great things of him. |全家人对他寄于厚望。

||    |Don't expect too much of him. |不要对他期望太高。

||<40>remain of |be left or still present after other parts have been removed or used or dealt with |从...留下；剩下

|||What will remain of the old city if the new road is built through the center? |如果穿越市中心修一条新公路，那么老城还剩下什么呢？

|||Nothing remained of the body but bones and ashes. |那尸体除了骨头和灰烬什么也不剩了。

||<41>make for |move in a particular direction |朝...走去；朝...前进

|||It's getting late; we'd better make for home. |天晚了，我们最好回家吧。

|||After the concert, the crowd made for the nearest door. |音乐会结束后，人群朝着最近的那个出口涌去。

||<42>take sb. in |let sb. stay in one's house |收留；接纳

|||He was homeless, so we took him in. |他无家可归，所以我们收留了他。

|||Some of the local people take in students to add to their income. |一些当地人为学生提供住宿以增加收入。

||<43>be seized with |be suddenly affected 18 by a strong feeling |被（强烈的感情）影响或支配

|||We were seized with a sudden impulse 19 to run. |我们突然萌生了一种想跑的冲动。

|||I was suddenly seized with a feeling of loneliness. |我突然产生了一种孤独感。

||<44>give way to |be replaced by sth. newer, better, or different |被...取代

|||Glass has given way to high-tech 20 materials. |玻璃由高科技材料取代。

|||Due to the efforts made by the two sides, conflicts have given way to cooperation. |由于双方的努力，冲突已转化为合作。

||<45>go into |change to a different state or condition, usu. a worse one |陷入

|||Fur sales went into a sharp decline 21. |毛皮销量直线下滑。

|||The thieves have gone into hiding. |盗贼已躲藏起来。

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||<46>Hiroshima  | |广岛（日本本州岛西南岸港市，1945年8月6日美国在此投下第一颗原子弹）

||<47>Kaz Tanaka | |田中和子（日本女子名）

||<48>Los Alamos | |洛斯阿拉莫斯（美国新墨西哥州中北部城镇，著名的原子能研究中心）