21世纪大学英语读写教程-第4册-Unit4单词(共2页).doc

精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Unit 4above-averagea. 超过平均水平的deceivevt. 欺骗make (sb.) believe sth. that is not true, esp. so as to persuade them to do sth.; mislead (sb.) deliberatelyuncovervt. 揭露，暴露；发现make known or disclose (sth.); discover (sth. previously secret or unknown)superior (to)a. （在质量等方面）较好的；优良的，优秀的better in quality (than sth./sb. else)presentvt. 提出；提供give; offer; providepositively ad. 肯定地；积极地；乐观地；自信地in a positive or optimistic way: confidentlyannoyancen. 恼怒；恼火the feeling of being annoyed; angerexception n. 例外；例外的事情sb. or sth. that is not included in a rule, group or list or that does not behave in the expected waymomentarya. 片刻的，瞬息的；短暂的lasting for a very short timepinpoint vt. 准确描述；确认；确定define (sth,) exactlyirony n. 反语；冷嘲the expression of one's meaning by saying the direct opposite of one's thoughts in order to be emphatic, amusing, sarcastic, etc.put-down n. 口 贬低（或奚落）的话(usu. sing.) a remark made by sb. in order to make another person look stupid or sillyirritation n. 激怒，恼怒，生气a feeling of slight anger because sth. that one does not like continues to happentransmit vt. 传送；传达；传递pass (sth.) from one person or place to anotherfaciala. 面部的of the facebreedn. （尤指经人工培育的动植物的）同一品种；种；属mazen. 曲径，迷宫a network of paths or hedges designed as a puzzle in which one must find one's wayvariable n. 常复数 可变因素；变量reassurance n. 再保证；再安慰the action of reassuring sb. or of being reassuredcertainty n. 确信；确实the state of being certainaccordinglyad. 照着；相应地in a manner that is appropriate to the particular circumstancesgreedya. 贪食的；贪婪的，贪心的showing, full of, too great a desire for food, money, power, etc.homogeneous a. 同种类的；由同类部分组成的formed of pans that are all of the same type* raciala. 人种的，种族的；由种族引起的connected with or resulting from race; happening or existing between people of different racesstoic a. 经受痛苦等而无怨言的；坚忍的of or like a stoic; enduring pain, etc. without complaintOriental n. 东方人；亚洲人a person from the eastern part of the worldinscrutablea. 不可理解的；神秘的that cannot be understood or known; mysterioustrash n. 美口 废物，垃圾；无用的人；可怜虫；社会渣滓；败类(US infml) people that one does not respectwelfaren. 福利救济金money paid by the government to people who are unemployed, have poorly paid jobs, or cannot work because they are illreadilyad. 情愿地；无困难地，容易地willingly; without difficulty, easilyinclusive a. 包括的；包含的including sth.; including much or all*sexista. （尤指对女性）性别歧视的；性别主义的carpentry n. 木工手艺，木匠活the art or work of a carpentercarpenter n. 木工，木匠a person whose job is making or repairing wooden objects and structuresindirecta. 间接的not directindifferencen. 不感兴趣；不关心；冷淡；不在乎lack of interest, feeling or reaction towards sb./sth.indifferent a. 不感兴趣的；冷漠的；不关心的showing one's indifference (to sb. or about sth.)gentlenessn. 温和，温柔the state of being mild, kind and carefultroublemaker n. 惹是生非者，闹事者，捣乱者a person who often causes trouble, esp. by involving others in troublepushya. 口 粗鲁的；固执己见的in reality 实际上，事实上in actual fact; reallylive up to 符合，不辜负（期望）behave as well as or be as good as expectedmeasure up to 符合，达到(要求或期望的标准) reach (the standard required or expected)consist of 由组成be composed of, be made up ofdue to 由于，因为caused by; because ofin terms of 根据，按照；在方面，从方面来说with regard to the particular aspect specified; as regardsgo through with 把进行到底；完成，实行（计划等）do what is necessary to complete (an often difficult or unpleasant course of action) but then 但另一方面，然而go through 遭受，经受，经历（苦难等）experience, endure or suffer (sth.)as often as not 常常，往往very frequently专心-专注-专业