新视野大学英语读写教程词汇 第三册 Unit 4a

　　New Words    4A

@  complex a.   consisting of many different parts which make sth. difficult to understand or deal with 难懂的；复杂的

@  grip n.   [C] a firm hold of sth. 紧握，紧抓

@   vt.   hold sth. tightly 握紧，紧抓

@  extreme a.   very great in degree 极大的；极度的

@  analyze 1 vt.   (BrE analyse) study or examine sth. in detail in order to discover more about it 分析；细查

@  stability n.   [U] the state or quality of being stable 稳定，稳固

@  mobile a.   able to move freely or be easily moved 活动的；流动的

@  　mobility 2 n.   [U] the ability to move easily 活动性；流动性

@  differ vi.   1. not be the same; be different 不同；有区别

@      2. have different opinions 有异议；有分歧

@  superior a.   1. better than sb. or sth. else 更好的；优秀的

@      2. having a higher position or rank than sb. else （地位或等级）更高的；上级的

@  inferior a.   1. not as good as sb. or sth. else 次等的；较差的

@      2. lower in position or rank than sb. else （地位或等级）较低的

@  management n.   1. [U] the act of controlling and operating a company or organization 经营；管理

@      2. [sing., U] the people who are in charge of a company or organization 管理层，资方

@  negotiation 3 n.   [C, U] discussion aimed at reaching an agreement 谈判；洽谈

@  thereby 4 ad.   because of what has just been mentioned 因此；从而

@  harmony n.   [U] a situation in which people live and work well with other people 和谐；融洽

@  consensus 5 n.   [sing., U] agreement among all the people involved 一致同意；共同看法

@  　bottom-up a.   from the bottom to the top 由下而上的

@  consideration n.   1. [U] careful thought before making a decision or judgment 6 about sth. 考虑

@      2. [U] the quality of caring about other people's feelings and needs 体贴；关心

@  enterprise n.   [C] a business company or organization 企业；公司

@  ministry 7 n.   [C] a department of the government （政府的）部

@  unity 8 n.   [U] the state of being joined together or in agreement 和睦；统一

@  parliament n.   [C] the main law-making body in some countries 议会；国会

@  consult vt.   1. ask for information or advice from sb. 咨询；请教

@      2. look for information in a book, map, list, etc. 查阅；查找

@  delicate a.   1. needing to be dealt with carefully in order to avoid problems or failure 微妙的；棘手的

@      2. easily damaged or broken 易碎的；易受损的

@  　delicately ad.   in a careful way 小心翼翼地

@  owing a.   (~ to) because of 由于，因为

@  successive a.   coming one after another in a series 继续的，连续的

@  lag vi.   move or develop more slowly than others 落后

@  　in-depth a.   thorough and detailed 9 深入的；彻底的

@  fundamental a.   basic and important 基本的；主要的

@  discard vt.   throw sth. out or away 丢弃，抛弃

@  transaction n.   [C] a piece of business conducted 交易；业务

@  volume n.   1. [C, U] the amount of sth. 数量；额

@      2. [C] a book that is part of a set （书的）卷，册

@      3. [U] the level of sound from a TV, radio, etc. 音量

@  feasible a.   able to be done; possible 可能的；行得通的

@  sophisticated a.   1. advanced and complicated 尖端的；复杂的

@      2. knowing a lot about sth., or having a lot of experience of life 精通的；老练的

@  operational a.   relating to the operation of a business, government, etc. 操作上的；经营的

@  pinch n.   [C] the action of squeezing sb.'s skin with fingers and thumb 捏；掐；拧

@   vt.   squeeze sb.'s skin with fingers and thumb 捏；掐；拧

@  aspect n.   [C] a particular part of sth. 部分；方面

@  convert v.   1. change or make sth. change from one form, system, etc. to another （使）转化；（使）转变

@      2. change one's beliefs, esp. religious beliefs, or persuade sb. to do this （使）改变信仰；（使）皈依

@  dismiss vt.   remove sb. from a position 解雇；开除

@  provided conj.   on the condition that 只要；如果

@  exert vt.   1. (~ oneself) work very hard 努力；尽力

@      2. use one's power, influence, etc. in order to make sth. happen 施加（影响）；运用（权威）

@  flexible a.   able to change or be changed easily according to the situation 灵活的；可变通的

@  　inflexible 10 a.   unwilling 11 or unable to be changed, influenced, etc. 不愿改变的；顽固的

@  owe vt.   1. feel one should do sth. for sb. 应该做；有必要做

@      2. have to pay sb. for sth., or need to pay back the money one has borrowed 欠（钱）；负（债）

@  loyalty 12 n.   [U] the quality of remaining faithful to one's friends, principles, country, etc. 忠诚；忠心

Phrases and Expressions

@  come/get to grips with   begin to deal with a difficult problem or situation  开始并应付；开始处理

@  distinguish... from  be a feature that makes sb. or sth. different or special  使区别于

@  be true of   be valid 13, relevant, or applicable to  对...来说也一样

@  fall through   not complete successfully  失败；成为泡影

@  press for   urge; demand; keep requesting  反复请求；紧急要求

@  lag behind   move, advance or develop slowly; fall behind  落后

@  in a pinch   (BrE at a pinch) if it becomes necessary and one has no choice  迫不得已时；必要时

Proper Names

@  Nomura Securities  野村证券

@  Tokyo Stock Exchange   东京证券交易所

@  New York Stock Exchange  纽约证券交易所

@  Matsushita (company)   松下（公司）

@  Matsushita   松下幸之助（松下公司创始人）