现代大学英语精读2单词.doc

/* 现代大学英语精读2 Unit 1 Accomplishment n. the act of finishing sth. completely and successfully; achievement Acquire v. to gain; to get for oneself by ones own work Arrogantly adv. behaving in a proud and self-important way Art n. art, music, theatre, literature, etc. when you think of them as a group (统称) 艺术; fine ~ 美术 Aspirin n. 阿司匹林（解热镇痛药） Assume v. to take as a fact; to suppose Available adj. able to be used or easily found Average v. to calculate the average of sth. ; ~ out 其平均数为 Beanpole n. (infml) a very tall and thin person Bull n. a male cow Certify v. to state that sth. is true or correct, esp. after some kind of test Civilized adj. educated and refined; having an advanced culture Client n. a person who pays for help or advice from a person or organization Contain v. to have sth. Inside or as part of it Continuity n. the state of being continuous Cyanide n. 氰化物 Democratic adj. based on the idea that everyone should have equal rights and should be involved in making important decisions 民主的 Disaster n. a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering. Here: a complete failure Drugstore n. (AmE) a shop which sells medicine (and a variety of other things) Employ v. (here) to spend time doing sth. Enroll v. to officially arrange to join a school or university Essence n. the most important quality or feature of sth.; in ~ 本质上 Expertise n. skill in a particular field Expose v. to enable sb. to see or experience new things or learn about new beliefs, ideas, etc. Faculty n. (AmE) all the teachers of a university or college Fragment n. a small piece of sth. Generate v. to produce Grind v. to crush into small pieces or powder by pressing between hard surfaces Hip n. the fleshy part of either side of the human body above the legs Humanity n. the qualities of being human Implicitly adv. in an implied way 含蓄地 Incompetence n. lack of the skill or ability to do your job or a task as it should be done 无能 Inevitable adj. certain to happen and impossible to avoid Intellect n. power of thought 思维能力 Invent v. to produce or design sth. that has not existed before Literal adj. in the basic meaning of a word Maintain v. to continue to have as before Neanderthal n. an early type of human being who lived in Europe during the Stone Age Nevertheless adv. in spite of that; yet Peculiar adj. belonging only to a particular person; special; odd Penetrating adj. showing the ability to understand things clearly and deeply Pest n. (infml) an annoying person Pharmacy n. a shop where medicines are prepared and sold. Here: the study of preparing drugs or medicines Philosophy n. the study of the nature and meaning of existence, reality, etc. 哲学 Physicist n. a scientist who studies physics 物理学家 Pill n. a small solid piece of medicine that you swallow whole; ~ grinding 药剂碾磨 Preside v. to lead; to be in charge; ~ over 主持 Professional adj. relating to the work that a person does for an occupation, esp. work that requires special training Pursuit n. the act of trying to achieve sth. in a determined way push-button adj. using computers or electronic equipment rather than traditional methods qualified adj. having suitable knowledge or experience for a particular job raise v. (AmE) to care for a child or young animal until it is able to take care of itself rear v. to care for a person or an animal until they are fully grown resources n. possessions in the form of wealth, property, skills, etc. that you have 资源 savage n. an uncivilized human being scroll n. Here: a certificate of an academic degree semester n. one of the two periods into which the year is divided in American high schools and universities (=term in BrE) sensitive adj. able to understand or appreciate art, music or literature shudder v. to shake uncontrollably for a moment skill n. particular ability or type of ability specialize v. to limit all or most of ones study to particular subjects specialist 专家 species n. (infml) a type; a sort specimen n. (here) a person who is unusual in some way and has a quality of a particular kind spiritual adj. related to your spirit rather than to your body or mind store v. to keep stuck adj. not knowing what to do in a particular situation; be ~ for 因为……而不知所措 suffice v. to be enough unaided adj. without help from anyone or anything 独立的 Unit 5 Advocate v. to support an idea or a plan publicly Amusement n. enjoyment Antique adj. being old and therefore valuable Automatic adj. Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) 自动取款机 Battlefield n. a place where a battle is being fought or has been fought 战场 Bicentennial n. the day or year exactly 200 years after a particular event Briefing n. a meeting or document in which people receive information or instructions; news ~ 新闻发布会 Burst n. a short period of a particular activity or strong emotion that often starts suddenly Cabinet n. a piece of furniture with doors, shelves or drawers for storing things; medicine ~ 药橱 Carriage n. a wheeled vehicle, especially a private horse-drawn vehicle CD n. abbr. for “compact disk,” a small disk on which sound or information is recorded Checkerboard n. a board on which chess and checkers are played, divided into 64 squares of two alternating colors 棋盘，方格图案 Classic adj. accepted or deserving to be accepted as one of the best or most important of its kind 经典的 Compress v. to force into less space 压缩 Condense v. to put into a smaller or shortened form 紧缩; 缩小 Confederate adj. belonging to a political union of states; the Confederate army 美国内战时期的南方军队 Consist v. ~ of : to be formed from the things or people mentioned 由……组成 Constantly adv. (AmE) all the time; repeatedly 始终; 一直地 Convenience n. the condition of being suitable to ones needs and easy to reach Credit n. ~ card : a small plastic card that you can use to buy goods or services and pay for them later 信用卡 Current adj. (AmE) of the present time; ~ events 时事 Defer v. to delay until a later date Diet n. a limited range and amount of food you eat when you want to get thinner Digest n. a short piece of writing that gives the most important facts from a book, report, etc. 文摘 Dots n. (pl.) small round marks 小点 Excerpt n. a short piece of writing, music, film, etc. taken from a longer whole Exit n. a way out of a public building or vehicle Explore v. to travel to or around an area in order to learn about it Eyewitness n. a person who has seen a crime, accident, etc. and can describe it afterwards 目击证人 Fax v. to transmit (printed matter or an image) by electronic means 发传真 Featureless adj. uninteresting, without noticeable features Fix n. (imfml) a solution to a problem esp. an easy or temporary one; quick ~ 即时解决方案 Flash v. to pass very quickly Gorgeous adj. (infml) very beautiful or attravtive Gratification n. satisfaction Gratify v. to please or satisfy Guaranteed adj. be ~ to: to be certain to Herd n. a group of animals of one kind which lives and feeds together Iceberg n. a large piece of ice floating in the sea, most of which is below the surface Ignore v. not to take notice of Infect v. to pass on a disease to sb.; to corrupt Interstate n. a very wide road for long distance between US states Lakeside n. the area around the edge of a lake Lane n. the two or three parallel areas on a main road which are divided by painted lines to keep fast and slow traffic apart; the fast ~ 快车道 Latest adj. the most recent or newest 最新的 Lifestyle n. the way a person or a group of people lives and works Linger v. to stay a little longer because you do not want to leave; ~ over 徘徊于…… Liposuction n. the removal of fat from sbs body by means of suction 脂肪抽吸(术) Microwave n. a high-frequency electromagnetic wave 微波(炉) Miracle n. (infml) an event that cannot be explained according to the laws of nature; ~ diet 速效减肥食谱 Mph n. abbr. for miles per hour Outlet n. a shop through which products are sold; here: （工厂附设的）门市部 Overnight adv. during the night; (here infml) suddenly Pastoral adj. typical of the simple peaceful life in the country 田园风光的 Paycheck n. a salary check Pennsylvania n. a state of the eastern United Statas 宾夕法尼亚州 Polaroid n. a trademark 宝丽来(一次成像的照相机) predigested adj. (of information) put in a simple form 经过简化、压缩的 quality adj. of a high standard; ~ time (尤指和孩子一起度过的)宝贵时光; 优质时间 rack n. 货架; off the ~ (AmE) 现成的 rear n. ~-view mirror: a mirror in which a driver can see the traffic behind 后视镜 reduce v. to make sth. less or smaller in size; be ~d to 缩小成…… refresh v. to make sb. feel less tired or less hot revitalize v. to put new strength and power into route n. the way from one place to another on a map salad n. a mixture of raw vegetables or fruit scale n. an instrument for weighting people or things 秤 scenery n. natural surroundings in beautiful and open country screen n. the surface of a computer display 电脑屏幕 skim v. to move through (life) quickly, hardly touching the surface slide v. to pass by quietly without being noticed; ~ by 溜过去 speed v. to make sth. move or happen faster; ~ out of control 疯狂加速到失去控制 spicy adj. (food) having a pleasantly strong taste 辛辣的 stuff v. (infml) to fill a container or space with sth.; (here) to eat a lot of food or too much food subtle adj. hardly noticeable unless you pay careful attention微妙的 superficially adv. on the surface; not deeply or thoroughly supermarket n. a large shop where a customer can choose from a large number of different kinds of food or other goods symbolically adv. Relating to, or expressed by means of symbols 象征性地 symphony n. a musical work for a large group of instruments 交响乐 theme n. a short simple tune that is repeated and developed in a piece of music 乐曲主题 tour v. to visit for pleasure turnpike n. (AmE) a large road for fast traffic, esp. one that drivers have to pay to use 收费公路 urge n. a strong wish for sth. VCR n. abbr. for video cassette recorder 录像机 Version n. a slightly different form of sth. (book, film, story, etc.) form the original 版本 Wander v. to walk slowly without a purpose West Virginia n. a state of the western United States 西弗吉尼亚州 Unit 6 Abandon v. to leave a person, a thing or place, esp. because it is impossible to stay with the person or stay at the place Accumulation n. the state of getting more and more of sth. over a period of time Attached adj. full of affection for sb./sth. Attachment n. a strong feeling of affection for sb./sth.; form ~ 产生感情 Barbed-wire adj. of wire having a barb or barbs 带刺铁丝的 Binoculars n. an instrument, like two small telescopes fixed together, that makes objects that are far away seem nearer when you look through it 双筒望远镜 Blissful adj. extremely happy Brim v. (of a cup, container, etc.) to be so full of a liquid that it flows over the edge; ~ over 溢出 Bug n. (esp. AmE) any small insect Carve v. to write sth. on a surface by cutting it; ~d stone 石雕 Castle n. ancient ~ 古城堡 Cathedral n. the main church of a district of a district under the care of a Bishop (= a priest of high rank) Clumsily adv. of lacking physical coordination, skill, or grace; awkwardly 笨拙地 Dangle v. to hang or swing freely; ~ from one’s neck 在……脖子上挂着 Definitely adv. a way of emphasizing sth. that is true and that there is no doubt about it Dense adj. containing a lot of people, things, plants, etc. with little space between them 茂密的，浓密的 Ease n. the state of feeling relaxed or comfortable; put sb. at~ 使舒适; 使感到自在 Echo v. to repeat (a sound) by the reflection of sound waves from a surface 发出回声; 起反响，起共鸣 Familiarity n. the state of knowing sb. or sth. well Fascinated adj. very interested Fellow adj. used to describe sb. who is the same as you in some way; ~ students 同学 Fortress n. a building or place that has been strengthened and protected from attack Fossil n. the remains of an animal or plant which have become hard and turned into rock Frail adj. physically weak and thin Front v. to serve as a front for 装饰……的正面; glass- ~ed case 以玻璃罩面的书柜 Gamekeeper n. a person whose job is to take care of the wild animals on a piece of private land 猎场看守人 Glimpse v. to see sb./sth. for a moment, but not very clearly Glow v. to shine with a soft color; ~ pinkly 发出粉红色的光 Hike v. to go for a long walk in the country Holy adj. important in a religious sense 神圣的 Identify v. to recognize sb./sth. and be able to say who or what they are Illustration n. a drawing or picture in a book, magazine, etc., esp. one that explains sth. Immense adj. extremely large or great Insect n. any small creature with six legs and a body divided into three parts Instinctively adv. by instinct Invisible adj. cannot be seen Ivory n. a hard yellowish-white substance like bone that forms the long teeth of elephants and some other animals; figures of ~ 象牙雕刻的人物 Impenetrable adj. impossible to be entered, passed through or seen through 难以渗透的 Inclined adj. tending to do sth.; less ~ to laugh 不喜欢笑; 不想笑 Laurel n. a bush with dark smooth shiny leaves that remain on the bush