时间:2018-12-04 作者:英语课 分类:新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第二册


英语课

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  |@|<1>character|n.|1. [C] qualities that make sb. a particular type of person |性格,个性

  ||||What does her handwriting tell you about her character? |根据她写的字,你觉得她有什么样的性格?

  ||||I choose my friends for their good characters. |我择友的标准是品格一定要好。

  ||||2. [C] qualities that make sth. what it is and different from others |特点,特征

  ||||The whole character of the village has changed since I was last here. |自我上次来这里之后,这个村子的面貌完全变了。

  ||||The idea was to rebuild the house without changing its basic character. |计划是将那幢房子按原貌加以改建。

  |@|<2>compromise|n.|[C, U] an agreement that is achieved after everyone involved accepts less than what they wanted at first |妥协;折中

  ||||She found that compromise was always the best way when she quarreled with her mother. |她发现,与母亲争吵时让步总是最好的解决方法。

  ||||It is hoped that a compromise will be reached in today's talk. |希望今天的会谈能达成妥协。

  |||v.|reach an agreement by making a compromise |妥协;折中

  ||||The workers are going to strike for their welfare if the employers are not ready to compromise. |雇主们要是不妥协,工人们就将为争取自己的福利而罢工。

  ||||Well, you want $400 and I say $300, so let's compromise at $350. |好吧,既然你开价400美元而我还价300美元,那我们就来个折衷价350美元。

  ||<3>involved|a.|taking part in an activity or event; connected with sth. |参与的;有关的

  ||||He became involved in a dispute. |他卷入了一场争论中。

  ||||We want all those who are interested to get involved. |我们想让所有感兴趣的人参与其中。

  ||<4>subtle |a.|not easy to notice or understand |微妙的,细微的

  ||||These two expressions only have a subtle difference in meaning. |这两个表达在语意上的差别很细微。

  ||||Her whole attitude had had a subtle change. |她的整个态度发生了微妙的变化。

  |@|<5>hatred      |n.|[U] a strong feeling of dislike for sb. or sth. |痛恨,憎恨

  ||||The reason for this shocking attack seemed to be racial hatred. |看来是种族仇恨引发了这起骇人听闻的袭击。

  ||||He looked at me with hatred. |他用憎恨的目光看着我。

  |@|<6>illusion|n.|[C] a false idea, belief or impression |幻觉;错觉

  ||||I have no illusions about my ability. |我知道自己能力有限。

  ||||We're left with few illusions about our partners. |我们对自己的同伴已不存在什么幻想。

  |@|<7>married|a.|having a husband or wife |已婚的

  ||||Please state whether you are single or married. |请说明你是单身还是已婚。

  ||||The number shows that two-thirds of married women earn less than their husbands. |这个数字显示,三分之二的已婚妇女的工资比她们的丈夫低。

  |@|<8>mutual|a. |1. felt or done in the same way by two or more people toward each other |相互的

  ||||The plan was ended by mutual agreement. |双方均同意终止这项计划。

  ||||Their working well together was based on mutual respect, trust, and understanding. |他们的合作是建立在互相尊重、信任和理解基础上的。

  ||||2. shared by two or more people |共同的;共有的

  ||||mutual interests |共同的利益

  ||||Lynn and Phil met through a mutual friend. |林恩和菲尔是通过共同的朋友相识的。

  |@|<9>compatible|a.|1. (of people) able to have a good relationship because of similar opinions or interests |合得来的;情投意合的

  ||||The couple separated because they were not compatible. |这对夫妻因合不来而分手了。

  ||||Make sure you're compatible with him before you start sharing a house. |在你们合住之前你先要确定是否能和他和睦相处。

  ||||2. (of equipment) able to be used together |兼容的;配套的

  ||||The computer program isn't compatible with this operating system. |计算机程序与这套操作系统不兼容。

  ||||The printer is compatible with most computers. |这台打印机能与大多数计算机配套使用。

  |★|<10>incompatible |a.  |not compatible |合不来的;不兼容的

  ||||I have never seen such an incompatible couple. |我从未见过这么合不来的夫妻。

  ||||The anti-virus software is incompatible with my computer system. |这个杀毒软件和我的计算机系统不兼容。

  |@|<11>overlook|vt.|1. not notice sth. |没注意到;忽略

  ||||He overlooked a spelling mistake on the first page. |他没有注意到第一页上的一处拼写错误。

  ||||I overlooked this problem and have to deal with it now. |我之前忽视了这个问题,现在必须要着手解决它。

  ||||2. have a view of a place from above |俯视;眺望

  ||||Her bedroom has large windows overlooking a lake. |她卧室的几扇大窗户正对着湖面。

  ||||The beach house had a balcony that overlooked the sea. |从那幢海边别墅的阳台能眺望大海。

  |@|<12>expectation |n. |[C, U] the belief that sth. will happen |期待;预料

  ||||There's no expectation of snow tonight. |今晚不会下雪。

  ||||Considering the problems he's had, there can be little expectation of his winning the match. |考虑到他最近所遇到的问题,他在这场比赛中获胜是没有指望了。

  |@|<13>painful|a.|causing pain |痛苦的

  ||||It was so painful to see how weak she had become in just a few months. |几个月工夫她就变得如此虚弱,看了真让人心痛。

  ||||She remembered with painful clarity when she'd first met Mac. |她清晰地记得是什么时候第一次遇见了马克,心中感觉痛楚。

  |@|<14>divorce|n.|[C, U] the legal ending of a marriage |离婚

  ||||ask for a divorce |提出离婚

  ||||She got a divorce after years of unhappiness. |过了多年不愉快的生活后她终于获准离婚了。

  |||v.|end a marriage lawfully |离婚

  ||||It was such a shame when Martha and Jamie divorced. |玛莎和杰米离婚了,真是可惜!

  ||||The judge divorced Mr. and Mrs. Jones. |法官判琼斯夫妇离婚。

  ||<15>bud|vi.|produce buds |发芽,萌芽

  ||||The trees are budding early this year. |今年树木发芽早。

  ||||The unusually cold winter has caused many plants to bud late this year. |异常寒冷的冬天使今年许多植物都推迟了发芽。

  |||n.|[C] a part of a plant that will open to form a leaf or flower |芽;花蕾

  ||||The trees all around are covered in buds. |周围的树都发芽了。

  ||||Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. |狂风会吹落五月的娇花嫩瓣。

  ||<16> <em>budding</em>|a.|just beginning |刚开始的

  ||||These two companies just have a budding relationship. |两公司之间的刚开始建立联系。

  ||||He was so sure of his plan that he overlooked the budding problem. |他对自己的计划充满了自信,结果忽视了正在萌发的问题。

  |@|<17>resistance|n.|1. [sing., U] refusal to accept sth. |抵制;反对

  ||||The idea met with some resistance. |那个意见遭到了一些反对。

  ||||There's a lot of resistance to the idea of a united Europe. |对欧洲统一的想法存在许多反对意见。

  ||||2. [sing., U] the use of force to act against sb. or sth. |抵抗;对抗

  ||||They put up a passive resistance. |他们进行着消极的抵抗。

  ||||A good diet helps the body to build up resistance to disease. |良好的日常饮食可增强身体的抗病能力。

  |★|<18>supportive|a.|helpful or encouraging |支持的;支援的

  ||||We often hear from the villagers that their family are supportive of their efforts. |我们常常听村民们说他们的家人十分支持他们的努力。

  ||||The banks had been immensely supportive in helping save the company. |几家银行对救助这家公司十分支持。

  |@|<19>grand|a.|1. (used in compounds) |表示“(亲戚关系)隔一代的”

  ||||grandchildren |(外) 孙子 (女)

  ||||grandparents |(外) 祖父母

  ||||2. splendid in appearance or style; impressive |壮丽的;宏伟的

  ||||A grand building marking the successful completion of the project adds to the attraction of the place. |纪念这个工程圆满完成的宏伟建筑物使这地方更具魅力。

  ||||The mansion was more than luxurious; it was grand. |那座大厦不仅仅是奢华,而是壮丽宏伟。

  ||<20> <em>grandchild</em> |n. |[C] a child of one's son or daughter|(外)孙;(外)孙女

  ||||Most of the money is put into a fund for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. |她的大部分钱被投入了一个为她孙儿女和曾孙儿女设立的基金里。

  ||||Nowadays my grandchildren come here for the family festival. |现在我的孙儿女们在家庭团聚日来这儿。

  ||<21>congratulation |n.    |(~s) an expression used when one wants to congratulate sb. |祝贺;道喜

  ||||I gave him my congratulations on his success. |我祝贺他的成功。

  ||||Do pass on my congratulations when you see him. |你见到他时,务请代我向他祝贺。

  ||<22>counsel|vt. |give sb. advice |劝告;忠告

  ||||He counseled them to give up the plan. |他劝他们放弃这个计划。

  ||||The school is now providing a service to counsel students with drug problems. |学校向有吸毒问题的学生提供咨询服务。

  |@|<23>date|vt.|have a romantic relationship with sb. |与...约会

  ||||I thought we were just friends, but when I started dating other men, he suddenly got really jealous. |我以为我们仅仅是普通朋友,但当我开始和其他人约会时,他突然变得妒忌起来。

  ||||The trouble is that they date very quickly. |问题是他们很快就开始了约会。

  |@|<24>subsequent|a.|happening after sth. else |后来的;随后的

  ||||The first and all subsequent visits were kept secret. |第一次及其随后的所有访问全都保密。

  ||||He died during the subsequent year. |他于次年去世。

  ||<25> <em>subsequently</em> |ad.    |after an event in the past |后来;接着

  ||||They subsequently heard he had left the country. |他们后来听说他已离开了那个国家。

  ||||The old school was bought and subsequently turned into a private house. |这所旧学校被买下来并随后改建成了私人住宅。

  ||<26>harbor||(BrE harbour) |

  |||vt.|keep sth. in one's mind for a long time |心怀;怀有

  ||||Tiffany's been harboring spite against our boss ever since her transfer was refused. |自从蒂芬妮的调职被拒绝后,她对我们的老板一直怀恨在心。

  ||||I'm certainly not harboring a secret liking for the man, if that's what you are thinking. |如果你这样想的话,我告诉你我并没有暗恋那个男人。

  |||n.|[C] a place of shelter for ships |港,港口

  ||||All the ships stayed in the harbor during the storm. |风暴期间所有的船只都停泊在港湾里。

  ||||Some of the best natural harbors in the world are there. |那里有几个世界上最好的天然港。

  ||<27>reservation|n.|1. [C, U] a feeling of doubt about whether sth. is good or right |存疑;保留

  ||||I support this measure without reservation. |我全力支持这项措施。

  ||||She had some about her new job. |她对新工作心存疑虑。

  ||||2. [C] an order of a room, seat, etc. in advance |预订

  ||||We made a reservation for dinner at the restaurant. |我们在这家饭店预定了晚餐。

  ||||I plan to leave on August 4, and have made my flight reservation for that date. |我打算8月4日离开,并已预订那天的机票。

  |@|<28>prejudice|n.|[C] an opinion or dislike of sb. or sth. that is not based on reason |偏见;成见

  ||||She has a prejudice against modern music. |她对现代音乐怀有偏见。

  ||||Many female college graduates are held back from some job opportunities by prejudice. |许多女大学毕业生都由于歧视而失去了一些工作机会。

  ||<29>charm|vt.|attract sb. |迷人;使陶醉

  ||||He's a very effective boss; he in some way charms you into doing what he wants. |他是个非常能干的老板,总有办法能让你去做他所希望的事。

  ||||I was charmed by this gentleman when he stood up gracefully and came to me for a dance. |当这位绅士优雅地站起来并走过来邀我跳舞时,我被他深深地吸引了。

  |||n.|[U] the quality of pleasing or attracting people |魅力;吸引力

  ||||She was a woman of great charm and she knew how to use it. |她是个很有魅力的女人,而且她知道怎样利用这种魅力。

  ||||It's a town with a lot of old-world charm. |这是个具有古老魅力的小镇。

  ||<30> <em>charming</em>|a.|very pleasing or attractive |迷人的;有魅力的

  ||||The old woman lived in a charming house near the beach. |那位老妇人住在海边一幢漂亮的房子里。

  ||||He nodded to me with a charming smile. |他带着迷人的微笑朝我点了点头。

  ||<31> <em>son-in-law</em> |n.  |[C] husband of one's daughter |女婿

  ||||His son-in-law is a rich banker. |他女婿是个有钱的银行家。

  ||||She welcomed her new son-in-law into the family with a warm handshake. |她和新女婿热情握手,欢迎他进入她家。

  |★|<32>caring|a.|kind and helpful toward other people |体贴的

  ||||a warm and caring man| 热心助人者

  ||||a caring attitude |乐于助人的态度

  |@|<33>indication|n.|[C, U] a sign that shows sth. |迹象

  ||||There are indications that the situation may be improving. |有迹象表明,形势可能会好转。

  ||||There is every indication of a change in the weather. |种种迹象都表明天气会变化。

  |@|<34>confirm|vt.|prove that sth. is true |证实;证明;确定

  ||||The announcements confirmed that the election would take place on June 20. |公告证实选举将于6月20日举行。

  ||||Everything you have just said confirms the view that nobody can be trusted. |你刚才所说的一切证实了一个观点:谁都不能信任。

  |||v.|make a plan, meeting, etc. certain, esp. by telephone or writing |确认

  ||||a note asking us to confirm when we would be arriving |要求我们确定何时抵达的便条

  ||||I'd like to confirm a reservation for a double room on the first of July. |我预订了7月1日一间双人房,想确认一下。

  ||<35>citizenship |n. |[U] the state of being a citizen; the rights of a citizen |公民身份;公民权利

  ||||What is your citizenship? |你的国籍是什么?

  ||||He wasn't sure if his citizenship could be revoked. |他不能肯定自己的公民身份是否会被取消。

  |@|<36>suspect|vt.|think that sth. is probably true |怀疑

  ||||Most people don't, I suspect, realize this. |我怀疑大部分人没有意识到这一点。

  ||||He couldn't have suspected that she was lying to him. |他根本不会想到她对他说的都是谎言。

  |||n.|[C] sb. who is thought to be guilty of a crime |嫌疑犯

  ||||The police have caught two suspects in connection with the bank robbery. |警方逮捕了两名涉嫌银行抢劫案的嫌疑犯。

  ||||Last week police finally had a suspect for the murder. |上星期警方终于查出那起谋杀案的一名嫌疑犯。

  ||<37>harsh|a.|1. cruel |严厉的;苛刻的

  ||||His behavior met harsh criticism from his family. |他的行为遭到了家人的严厉批评。

  ||||That is a very harsh punishment to give a young child. |那样惩罚一个幼儿很残忍。

  ||||2. unpleasantly loud and rough |刺耳的

  ||||The noise is too harsh to the ear. |那种噪声十分刺耳。

  ||||I cannot imagine how she became a broadcaster with her harsh voice. |她的声音那么刺耳,真难想象她是怎么当上播音员的。

  |@|<38>hesitate|vi.|be slow to speak or act because one feels uncertain or unwilling |犹豫;踌躇;迟疑

  ||||He hesitated before he spoke, as if he wasn't sure how his words would be received. |他在开口前犹豫了一会,好像不确定人们对他的话会有什么样的反应。

  ||||He who hesitates is lost. |当断不断,必受其患。

  |@|<39>cancel|vt.|say that sth. already planned will not happen |取消

  ||||The match had to be canceled because of bad weather. |因为天气不好比赛只好取消。

  ||||British Airways is canceling flights to Poland. |英国航空公司取消了飞往波兰的航班。

  |@|<40>proceed|vi.|go to a further or the next stage; go on |继续进行

  ||||Having said how much she liked it, she then proceeded to make critical comments about the way I'd done it. |她说她很喜欢我做的这件事,可接着就批评起我做这件事的方式来。

  ||||Let's proceed to the next question. |现在讨论下一个问题。

  |@|<41>quote|v.|repeat the words that sb. else has said or written |引用; 引述

  ||||She worked, to quote her daughter, "as if there was no tomorrow". |用她女儿的话讲,她工作起来“好像没有明天似的”。

  ||||He's always quoting from  <em>the Bible</em>. |他总是引用《圣经》里的话。

  |||n.|[C] words taken from a book, play, speech, etc. |引语,引文

  ||||a dictionary of quotes |引语词典

  ||||She finished her speech with a quote from Shakespeare. |她引用莎士比亚作品的一句话来结束自己的演说。

  |@|<42>hardship|n.|[C, U] the condition that life is very difficult |艰难;困苦

  ||||During the war we suffered many hardships. |战争期间我们尝尽了艰辛。

  ||||She's seen a lot of hardship in her life, but things are better now. |她一生经历了许多困苦,但现在情况好了。

  ||<43> <em>racist</em>|n.|[C] sb. who believes that some races are not as good as others and, therefore, treats them unfairly |种族主义者

  ||||Racists like those of the KKK spread their theories of racial superiority. |诸如三K党之流的种族主义者四处传播他们的种族优越论。

  ||||He is a racist who refuses to employ blacks. |他是种族主义者,拒绝雇佣黑人。

  ||<44>realistic|a. |based on facts; practical |实际的;现实的

  ||||Be realistic, you can't expect a big wage at 18. |要现实些,你不能指望18岁就能拿到高薪。

  ||||You have to be realistic about how long the job is going to take. |对这项工作要花多长时间你必须现实一些。

  ||<45> <em>devotion</em>|n.|[U] great love or loyalty |挚爱;热爱;忠诚

  ||||His devotion to work is exemplary. |他对工作的热爱堪作楷模。

  ||||The devotion of too much time to sports leaves too little time for studying. |如果花太多时间在体育活动上,那么学习的时间就不多了。

  ||<46> <em>idealistic</em> |a.  |believing in sth. firmly which is unlikely to come true |理想主义的;理想化的

  ||||Those people were especially idealistic. |这些人特别理想化。

  ||||You mustn't be too idealistic about what might happen in future. |对将来会发生什么你一定不能太理想化。

  |@|<47>resolve|vt.|1. solve a problem or difficulty |解决;解除

  ||||We need to resolve this difference quickly. |我们需要很快解决这场争端。

  ||||The couple resolved their differences and made an effort to get along. |这对夫妻解决了他们的矛盾,努力和睦相处。

  ||||2. make a definite decision to do sth. |决定;决心

  ||||The company resolved to take further action against thieves. |公司决定采取进一步的防盗措施。

  ||||She resolved that she would never speak to him again. |她打定主意再也不同他讲话了。

  <TITLE>Phrases and Expressions</TITLE>

  ||<48>ups and downs |the mixture of good and bad experiences |盛衰;沉浮

  ||        |He stuck by her through all life's ups and downs. |他始终不渝地陪伴她历尽了人生的荣辱浮沉。

  ||        |Like most married couples we've had our ups and downs, but life is like that. |像大多数夫妇一样,我们也经历过波折起伏。可生活就是那样的。

  ||<49>work out   |be successful or end in a certain way |成功;产生结果

  ||        |Things worked out quiet well. |事情的结局相当不错。

  ||        |Is your new roommate working out OK? |你的新室友与你合得来吗?

  ||<50>for a time |for a short period; temporarily |暂时;一度

  ||        |You'll have your own office soon but for a time you'll have to share one. |不久你会有自己的办公室,不过你暂时还得与别人合用。

  ||        |For a time, we all thought that Sherry and Frank would get married. |有一段时间,我们都以为雪莉和弗兰克会结婚。

  ||<51>meet with  |experience sth. by chance |遭遇;遇到

  ||        |She met with much kindness.| 她得到许多好心的帮助。

  ||        |They'd never met with such poor service before. |他们以前从未遇到过这么糟糕的服务。

  ||<52>all along  |all the time |始终

  ||        |I realized I had had it in my pocket all along. |我发现它一直就在我衣袋里。

  ||        |She was kind to me all along. |她一直对我很好。

  ||<53>have nothing to do with |have no connection with |与...无关

  ||        |In the evening he likes to read books which have nothing to do with his work. |晚上他喜欢看一些与工作无关的书籍。

  ||        |He's a thief and a liar; I'd have nothing to do with him, if I were you. |他又偷东西又撒谎,我要是你,我才不跟他来往呢。

  ||<54>on the surface  |when not observed, thought about, etc. deeply |表面上;外表上

  ||        |The plan seems on the surface to be quite practical. |表面看来这个计划很切实可行。

  ||        |On the surface, this seems like a difficult problem, but in fact there's an easy solution to it. |表面看来,这问题似乎很难,但实际上答案很简单。

  ||<55>at one's worst |in one's worst state |最差的时候;最糟糕的时候

  ||        |I'm at my worst in the morning. |我早晨的时候感觉最不好。

  ||        |This problem over delayed payment has shown him at his worst. |在拖延付款的问题上显示出他为人最糟糕的一面。

  ||<56>learn of   |come to know |获悉;听说

  ||        |I'm sorry to learn of your illness. |得知你生病,我甚为难过。

  ||        |We were shocked when we learned of his sudden death. |听到他突然去世的消息我们感到非常震惊。

  ||<57>take care of |be responsible for; deal with |负责;处理

  ||        |Her secretary took care of all her appointments. |她的约会都由她的秘书负责安排。

  ||        |All the travel plans have been taken care of. |所有旅行安排都处理好了。

  ||<58>proceed to do sth. |do sth. next; go on to do sth. |接着做某事

  ||        |After the boy finished with his own story, he proceed to ask me to tell him mine.|那个男孩儿讲完自己的故事后又让我告诉他我的故事。

  ||        |She had washed the clothes, and then, she proceeded to do the dishes. |她洗碗了衣服,接着又继续洗碗了。

  <TITLE>Proper Names</TITLE>

  ||<59>Gail            | |盖尔 (女子名)

  ||<60>Deborah         | |德博拉 (女子名)



学英语单词
acromiocoracoid ligament
anelloni
backpedalling
balaenoptera borealiss
base of a topological space
basipodial
blowing my mind
body core
burgomastership
center rail
chromalloy
coaxial film bolometer
colen
college scholarship service
common columbine
condenser tester
contract area
corklike
crowdsensing
De Laval zinc process
deposit dose
didicoi, didicoy
Diels-Alder reaction
Dihydroxpestrone
EFV
elastic moduli
electronic controlled acoustic shadow system
erection reinforcement
ethylene dibromide
Eyri
Fellow of Chartered Accountants
file through
fluid sphere gyro
fluidized coating
Fork and Knife
frangulin a
full lips
Full Ratchet
Garth hill bed
get an edge over
gig-goers
gwydir
heat sensitivity
high fiving
IF (instruction fetch)
insufficient disclosure
insulating fibreboard
isamoltan
jinbuhuan Plaster
jumbo fiber
kamalas
ktu
latin quarters
leading screw lathe
leavenless
LOTTT
lutament
Maromokotro
maximum propulsive efficiency
micro-array
mid-eighties
mitrione
mountain-bikings
Myanma
naturer
navigation tunnel
non-linear Schrodinger equation
nonmalformed
nuclear neutron
nucleolus (bowman 1840)
obstruent
orobanchamine
palaeographer
pannaria leucophaea
passenger transport income
piecewise linear system
pilote
plataeas
postmerger
provid
pupusas
rentier states
roller end face
sacrit
saluenense
Shanahan
site preliminary works
snacot-fish
snap hammer
starting moment
state of registration of the ship
state-makings
stretton
sub-aggregate
submit competitive materials
time frames
tray culture
ultimate shearing strenngth
valvular endocarditis
with forked tongue
write - in candidate
zorils