新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第二册 Unit 5a

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||<1>weep|vi.|cry |哭泣

||||It's not worth weeping over him. |为他流泪完全不值得。

||||People wept with joy when the end of the war was announced. |宣布战争结束时，人们喜极而泣。

||<2>calculator|n.|[C] a small device for calculating |计算器

||||a pocket calculator |袖珍计算器

||||You won't be allowed to take a calculator into the exam. |你不能把计算器带进考场。

||<3>geometry|n.|[U] |几何(学)

||||the laws of geometry |几何定律

||||a geometry lesson |几何课

||<4>package|n.|1. [C] a box of sth. |一盒

||||She bought a package of cookies. |她买了一袋小甜饼。

||||His mother found he hid a package of cigarettes in his room. |他妈妈发现他在房间里藏了一包烟。

||||2. [C] a set of things that have been put up together in paper or in a box |包裹

||||The postman has just sent a package for you. |邮递员刚刚给你送来一只包裹。

||||The package was delivered last week. |包裹上周已经寄出去了。

|||vt.|make sth. into or put sth. in a package |包装；打包；捆扎

||||Their products are always attractively packaged. |他们产品的包装总是很吸引人。

||||The cookies are packaged in paper bags. |这种小甜饼是装在纸袋里的。

||<5>filter|vt.|pass sth. through a device to remove unwanted elements |过滤

||||The cigarettes are filtered. |这些是过滤嘴香烟。

||||Devices in the two chimneys would filter dust from the smoke given out into the air. |两个烟囱里的装置可以滤除排放到空气里的烟雾中的灰尘。

|||n.|[C] |过滤器

||||an oil filter |滤油器

|@|<6>grateful|a.|thankful |感激的，感谢的

||||I am grateful to you for your help. |我感谢你对我的帮助。

||||If you could get that report finished by Thursday I'd be very grateful. |如果你能在周四完成那份报告，我将十分感谢。

|@|<7>harden|v.|1. (cause sb. to) become stronger, severe, or lacking in human feelings |（使）变得坚强；（使）变得冷漠

||||Rough living in the desert hardened the young men a lot. |沙漠中的艰苦生活把这些年轻人锻炼得更加坚强。

||||As the war progressed, attitudes on both sides hardened. |随着战争的推进，双方的态度都变得强硬了。

||||2. (cause sth. to) become hard, strong, etc. |（使）变硬；（使）硬化

||||The mixture hardens as it cools. |这种混合物冷却时会变硬。

||||The paint takes a few minutes to harden. |这油漆需要几分钟才会变硬。

||<8>brand|n.|[C] a type of product made by a particular company |品牌；商标

||||Which brand of toothpaste do you prefer? |你喜欢用哪种牌子的牙膏？

||||This isn't my usual brand of shampoo. |这不是我常用的那种牌子的洗发水。

||<9>manufacturer |n. |[C] a person or company that produces goods |制造者，制造商

||||Germany is a major manufacturer of motorcars. |德国是汽车的主要生产国。

||||We should send these goods with defects back to the manufacturer. |我们应该把这些残次品退回厂家。

||<10>cane 1|n.|[C] a long stick used esp. by old, ill, or blind people to help them walk |手杖

||||The old man cannot walk without a cane. |那位老人不用手杖走不了路。

||||My father pointed 2 with his cane at the deep valley below us. |我父亲用手杖指着我们脚下深深的山谷。

|@|<11>hook|vt.|attract sb. and keep their interest or loyalty 3 |吸引，迷住

||||She is afraid that her teenage boy will be hooked by drugs. |她很担心她十几岁的儿子会染上毒瘾。

||||The apartment store gave away small gifts to hook customers. |那家百货商场分发小礼品来吸引顾客。

|||n.|[C] a device used for catching 4 or holding things |钩子；钩状物

||||a fish hook |鱼钩

||||Hang your shirt on a hook. |把你的衬衫挂到挂钩子上。

||<12>noticeable|a.|easy to notice |显而易见的；明显的

||||There's been a noticeable improvement in her handwriting. |她的书写有了明显提高。

||||It's noticeable that the weather is getting colder. |天气明显转冷了。

||<13>　<em>unnoticeable</em> |a.   |not easy to notice |不引人注意的；不明显的

||||The army's presence in the north of the city is unnoticeable. |部队在这座城市的北部出现并不引人注目。

||||The orange wallpaper at the back of the hall is unnoticeable.  大厅后面的橘色墙纸不很显眼。

|■|<14>wheeze 5|n.|[C] |喘息声；喘气声

||||He has a slight wheeze in his chest. |他胸部有轻微哮喘声。

||||The cough, wheeze, and shortness of breath are things that go with smoking, not with age. |咳嗽、气喘和气急这些症状是吸烟而不是年龄引起的。

|▲|<15>pneumonia 6|n.|[U] |肺炎

||||People who are often in bed can easily get pneumonia. |长期卧床的人易患肺炎。

||||You'll catch pneumonia if you go out in this cold weather without a coat. |这么冷的天你不穿外套出去，会得肺炎的。

||<16>reunion|n.|[C] a gathering 7 of people who have not met for a long time |团聚；重聚

||||We had a family reunion where I saw relatives I hadn't seen for 20 years. |我们家团聚了一次，我见到了好些20年不见的亲戚。

||||The reunions between old friends are touching 8. |老朋友重聚令人感动。

||<17>slim|a.|1. (of people) thin |苗条的；纤细的

||||I'm trying to get slim. |我在设法让自己变得苗条些。

||||She's got a lovely slim figure. |她身段苗条优美。

||||2. (of hope, chance, etc.) very small |微小的；渺茫的

||||slim hopes of success |成功的希望渺茫

||||They have only a slim chance of winning. |他们获胜的机会微乎其微。

||<18>advertisement |n.  |[C] a picture, set of words, or a short film, which is intended to persuade people to buy sth. |广告

||||a television advertisement for a new car |为新汽车做的电视广告

||||If you want to sell your old house, why not put an advertisement in the local paper? |如果你想卖掉你的旧房子，为什么不在地方报纸上登一则广告？

||<19>　<em>worldly</em>|a. |having a lot of experience and knowledge about people and life |世故的

||||He is not the right man for my sister: My sister is naive 9 while he is worldly. |他不适合我妹妹：我妹妹很单纯他却很世故。

||||She was much older and more worldly than I was. |她比我大好几岁，也比我老练得多。

|@|<20>drag|vi.|smoke |抽烟

||||He dragged on one cigarette after another for one hour. |他一支接一支地抽了一个小时的香烟。

||||He dragged on a whole package of cigarettes while waiting for me. |他等我时抽了整整一包烟。

|||vt.|pull sb. or sth. along with effort and difficulty |拖；用力拉

||||We dragged the fallen tree clear of the road. |我们把倒下的树从路上拖开。

||||He moved slowly, dragging his tired feet. |他拖着疲惫的双脚慢慢地走着。

||<21>starve|vt.|not give or not be given sth. that is needed |（使缺乏）；（使）得不到

||||The little dog was starved of food. |小狗没有食物。

||||The project was starved of funds. |这个项目缺乏资金。

|||v.|suffer or die because there is not enough food, or make sb. else do this |（使）挨饿；（使）饿死

||||They got lost in the desert and starved to death. |他们在沙漠中迷了路，饿死了。

||||She's starving herself to try to lose weight. |她为了减轻体重而忍饥挨饿。

|@|<22>weaken|v.|make or become weak or weaker |（使）变弱

||||They watched her slowly weaken as the disease progressed. |随着她病情的发展，他们眼看着她身体逐渐变弱。

||||They were weakened by hunger and climbing became difficult. |他们由于饥饿而体质减弱，攀登变得困难起来。

||<23>poisonous|a.|causing death or illness if taken into the body |有毒的

||||poisonous plants |有毒的植物

||||Dangerously high levels of poisonous chemicals were found in the river. |这条河里发现了危险的高标有毒化学物质。

|@|<24>swallow|vt.|1. make food or drink go down the throat |吞；咽

||||If you don't chew your food properly, it's difficult to swallow it. |如果你不把食物适当咀嚼，是很难下咽的。

||||He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole. |他把一颗葡萄放进嘴里一口吞下。

||||2. believe sth. too easily |轻信；轻易接受

||||I found his explanation rather hard to swallow. |我觉得他的解释很难让人接受。

||||He swallowed her story whole. |他对她的故事深信不疑。

|@|<25>bunch|n.|1. [C] a number of things growing, tied, or grouped together |串；束；把

||||a bunch of keys |一串钥匙

||||I bought a bunch of flowers in the market. |我在集市上买了一束花。

||||2. [C] a group of people |群；伙

||||They're a nice bunch. |他们是一群好人。

||||I don't like any of them much, but he's the best of the bunch. |他们当中哪一个我都不大喜欢，不过他就算这伙人当中最好的了。

|@|<26>insect|n.|[C] |昆虫

||||Ants and flies are both insects. |蚂蚁和苍蝇都是昆虫。

||||I've got some sort of insect bite on my leg. |我腿上被小虫咬了一口。

||<27>　<em>insecticide</em> |n.   |[U] a chemical substance used for killing 10 insects |杀虫剂，杀虫药

||||an insecticide spray |杀虫喷剂

||||an insecticide powder |杀虫药粉

||<28>pregnant|a.|having a baby or babies developing in the body |怀孕的，妊娠的

||||She was six months pregnant. |她怀孕六个月了。

||||The center gives advice and care to pregnant women. |该中心给孕妇提供建议和护理。

||<29>poison|vt.|give poisonous things to sb. to harm or kill them |使中毒

||||Hundreds of wild animals had been poisoned by the insecticide sprays. |数百只野生动物被喷洒的杀虫剂毒死。

||||Four members of the family had been poisoned to death. |这家有四口人被毒死。

|||n.|[C, U] a poisonous substance |毒物；毒药

||||rat poison |毒鼠药

||||poison gas |毒气

||<30>quotation 11|n.|[C] a sentence or phrase quoted from another person |引语

||||He began his speech with a quotation from Karl Marx. |他用马克思的一句话来开始自己的演讲。

||||The quotation is attributed to Zhu Xi, an ancient Chinese philosopher. |这句话引自中国古代哲学家朱熹。

|★|<31>batter|v.|hit sb. or sth. hard again and again |击打；猛击

||||He kept battering 12 at the door. |他不断地捶门。

||||The man was nearly battered 13 to death. |那个人差点儿就被打死了。

||<32>　<em>battered</em>|a.|being treated violently by a family member |受虐待的

||||The battered wife decided 14 not to put up with her husband any more and to take legal actions. |那位受虐妇女决定不再忍受丈夫的恶行，而要采取法律措施了。

||||The battered child was shy before strangers. |那个受虐儿童在陌生人面前很胆小。

||<33>shelter|n.|[C] a place where people are protected from danger or bad weather |庇护所；避难所

||||They are in desperate need of food, clothing, and shelter. |他们极需粮食、衣服和住所。

||||We eventually reached the shelter of the caves. |我们终于到达山洞，有了避身之处。

|||vt.|protect sb. or sth. from danger or bad weather |庇护；保护

||||Federal agents knew the family had been sheltering criminals in their home. |联邦特工人员知道那家人一直在家里窝藏罪犯。

||||Beyond this rose the green hill that sheltered the castle. |耸立在那边的那座青山遮掩着城堡。

||<34>zone|n.|[C] an area marked off with a particular purpose |地区；地带

||||no smoking zones |无烟区

||||San Francisco is in an earthquake zone. |旧金山处在地震带。

||<35>literally 15|ad.|used for showing that what one is saying is really true |确实地；真正地

||||I am literally broke. |我确实是身无分文了。

||||There were literally thousands of people killed by the flood. |确确实实有数千人死于洪水。

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||<36>pick up |lift sth. or sb. up |拿起；举起

|| |He picked up the book from the floor. |他从地板上捡起了那本书。

|| |Jim dropped his pen and bent 16 to pick it up, causing a sharp pain in his back. |吉姆把钢笔掉到了地上，弯腰去捡起来的时候背部一阵疼痛。

||<37>be grateful for |be thankful for |感激；为...致谢

|| |She's grateful for John's help in time of trouble. |她对约翰在他困难时给予的帮助表示感谢。

|| |I'm so grateful for all that you've done. |我对你所做的一切表示感谢。

||<38>be dressed in |wear |穿着

|| |They were dressed in Victorian clothes. |他们穿着维多利亚时代的服装。

|| |The young dancers are dressed in traditional clothes. |青年舞蹈演员身着传统服装。

||<39>coupled with |together with |加上

|| |The bad light, coupled with the wet ground, made play very difficult. |光线差，场地又潮湿，使比赛难以进行。

|| |The name of Mozart is coupled with the city of Salzburg. |莫扎特的名字与萨尔茨堡联系在一起。

||<40>die from |die because of illnesses or other factors |死于

|| |In the hard winter, wild animals can die from lack of food. |严冬时，野兽可能因缺乏食物而死亡。

|| |A few villagers died from the poisonous chemicals in the water. |有些村民因水中的有毒化学物质而死亡。

||<41>direct at |aim at a particular person or thing |对准；针对

|| |Our advertisements are directed mainly at young people. |我们的广告主要面向青年人。

|| |Was that remark directed at me? |那话是冲我说的吗？

||<42>starve sb. of sth. |not give sb. sth. that is needed |使缺乏；使得不到

|| |Industry is being starved of advanced technologies. |工业目前的问题是缺乏先进的技术。

|| |People starved of sleep start to lose focus. |睡眠不足的人会变得注意力不集中。

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||<43>Camel| |骆驼（香烟品牌）

||<44>Marlboro   | |万宝路（香烟品牌）

||<45>Players    | |普雷厄尔（香烟品牌）

||<46>Prince Albert    | |阿尔伯特亲王 (1819-1861，英国维多利亚女王的丈夫；他的名字被用作美国出品的一种烟丝的商标名)

||<47>Queen Victoria   | |（英国）维多利亚女王 (1819-1901)

||<48>Eatonton | |伊腾顿（美国佐治亚州一城市名）

||<49>Georgia    | |佐治亚州（美国州名）

||<50>Hollywood  | |好莱坞（美国电影业中心，位于美国加利福尼亚州西南部港市洛杉矶北郊）