新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 3a

 New Words    3A

@  leadership n.   1. [U] the quality that a leader should have 领导才能

@      2. [U] the position of being a leader 领导地位；领导权

 

@  publicity 1 n.   1. [U] the attention that sb. or sth. gets from newspapers, television, etc. 关注

@      2. [U] the business of providing information in order to attract public attention 宣传；推广

 

@  cultivate vt.   1. develop a particular skill or quality 培养

@      2. make land suitable for growing crops or plants 耕种，耕作

 

@  comprehensive a.   including many details or aspects of sth. 综合的；全面的

 

@  controversial a.   causing disagreement 有争议的；引起争论的

 

@  suspend vt.   1. officially stop sth. for a short time 暂停，中止

@      2. hang sth. up 悬；挂

 

@  strain n.   [C, U] pressure caused by a difficult situation 负担；压力

@   vt.   1. injure oneself by stretching a muscle too much 扭伤，拉伤

@      2. make a relationship tense 使关系紧张

 

@  preliminary a.   coming before the main or most important part of sth. 预备的；初步的

 

@  magnet n.   1. [C] sb. or sth. that attracts many people 有吸引力的人或物

@      2. [C] an object that is able to attract iron and steel objects 磁铁

 

@  minority n.   1. [C] (usu. pl.) a group of people of a different race, religion, etc. from most other people in that country 少数民族

@      2. [sing.] a small group of people or things within a much larger group 少数；少数派

 

@  quest n.   [C] a long difficult search 探寻，寻求

 

@  energetic a.   full of energy; very active 精力充沛的；充满活力的

 

@  conventional a.   of the traditional or accepted type 传统的；常规的

 

@  reform vt.   improve sth. by correcting errors, or make a system work more effectively 改革；改进

@   n.   [C, U] a change made in order to improve sth. 改革；改进

 

@  intelligence n.   [U] the ability to learn, understand, and think about things 智力；理解力

 

@  controversy 2 n.   [C, U] a serious disagreement 争议，争论

 

@  curriculum n.   [C] (pl. curriculums or curricula) the subjects that students study at a school or college 课程

 

@  preparation n.   1. [U] the act or process of preparing sth. 准备，预备

@      2. (~s) arrangements for sth. that is going to happen 准备工作；筹备工作

 

@  mixture n.   [C] a combination of two or more people or things 混合；混合体

 

@  admission n.   1. [U] permission to enter or become a member of a school, club, etc. 进入权；准许加入

@      2. [C] a statement in which one admits that sth. is true 承认；供认

 

@  outlook n.   1. [C] one's general attitude to life and the world 看法，观点，态度

@      2. [C] what is expected to happen in the future 前景，远景

 

@  workshop n.   1. [C] a meeting where a group of people discuss a subject, esp. by taking part in discussions or activities 研讨会；研习班

@      2. [C] a room or building where things are made or repaired with machines or tools 车间；作坊

 

@  seminar n.   [C] a meeting at which a group of people discuss a subject 研讨会

 

@  attendance n.   1. [C, U] the number of people present 出席人数

@      2. [U] the fact of being present 出席；参加

 

@  utmost n.   [U] the greatest amount or degree possible 极限；最大限度

@   a.   greatest; most possible 最大的，极度的

 

@  worthwhile a.   worth doing; worth the money, time or effort that is spent 值得（做）的

 

@  enroll 3 v.   officially arrange to join a school, university, or course or arrange for sb. else to do this （使）登记入学；注册

 

@  outset n.   [U] the beginning 开端，开始

 

@  optimistic a.   believing that good things will happen in the future 乐观的

 

@  fruitful a.   having good results 富有成效的

 

@  faculty 4 n.   1. [U] (AmE) all the teachers in a university, college, or school 全体教员

@      2. [C] a natural ability to do sth. 能力；天赋

 

@  campus n.   [C, U] the land and buildings of a college or university （大学）校园

 

@  jail n.   [C, U] the place where criminals are kept 监狱

 

@  insult vt.   say or do sth. that is rude and offensive to sb. 侮辱；辱骂

@   n.   [C] a rude or offensive remark or action 侮辱；辱骂

 

@  curse vt.   say bad things about sb. or sth. 诅咒；咒骂

@   n.   [C] an impolite word or words used to express anger 诅咒；咒骂

 

Phrases and Expressions 

@  see... as   consider sb. or sth. to be  认为...是

 

@  be scheduled to do   be arranged to do  被安排，定于

 

@  over one's protest   in spite of one's protest  不顾某人的抗议

 

@  put forth   show; bring sth. such as strength into action  使出；发挥

 

@  complete with   including; supplied with  包括；具有

 

@  do one's utmost   try as hard as one can  竭尽全力

 

@  work out   find a way of doing sth.  制订；找到

 

@  at the outset   at the beginning  开始

 

@  kind of   slightly; to some extent  有点儿；有几分

 

Proper Names 

@  Hyde School   海德中学

 

@  Joseph Gauld  约瑟夫·高尔德 （人名）

 

@  Bath, Maine   缅因州巴思市

 

@  Malcolm Gauld   马尔科姆·高尔德（人名）

 

@  Joe   乔（Joseph的昵称）

 

@  Hyde Foundation   海德基金会

 

@  Baltimore   巴尔的摩（美国马里兰州中北部港市）

 

@  New Haven, Connecticut   康涅狄格州纽黑文市

 

@  Jimmy DiBattista   吉米·迪巴蒂斯塔（人名）