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1、-新视野大学英语4读写教程单词-第 24 页第二版 新视野大学英语4读写教程 词汇NUIT1 Achase vt. run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them 追逐；追赶cruelty n. C, U behavior that makes people or animals suffer 残酷；残忍pessimistic a. expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result 悲观的conquest n. 1. U the

2、 process of gaining control over sth. through great effort 征服；控制 2. sing., U the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force 征服；攻占bankrupt a. without enough money to pay what one owes 破产的motive n. C a reason for doing sth. 动机worship vt. admire and love sb. very much 崇拜；敬重；仰慕8spur vt. enc

3、ourage sb. or make them want to do sth. 鼓励；刺激9lure n. C sth. that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this 诱惑10drown v. 1. have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is dificult to deal with 沉浸于 2. die from being under water for too long, or to kill sb. in this way （使）淹死11i

4、mperial a. 1. great and magniicent 壮丽的；宏大的 2. relating to an empire or to the person who rules it 帝国的；皇帝的12agent n. 1. C sb. whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc. ind work 经纪人 2. C a person or company that represents another person or company, esp. in business 代理人；代理商 13hasten vt. make sth. ha

5、ppen sooner or more quickly 加快；加速14elevator n. C a machine that carries people or goods up and down in a building 电梯15blur n. C sth. that one cannot remember or see clearly 模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物16idle a. not working or producing anything 不工作的；闲着的17bore vt. make sb. lose interest and become tired and impatie

6、nt 使厌烦 18bored a. tired and impatient 厌烦的19continuity n. U the state of continuing for a period of time 连贯（性）；连续（性）20sustain vt. make sth. continue to exist for a period of time 维持；使.持续21minute a. very small 极小的discount vt. 1. regard sth. as unlikely to be true or important 忽视；低估 2. reduce the price

7、 of sth. 降低价格；打折 n. C a reduction in the usual price of sth. 折扣plot n. 1. C the story of a book, film, play, etc. （小说、电影、戏剧等的）情节 2. C a secret plan 阴谋；密谋moviemaker n. C sb. who makes ilms, esp. a director or producer 电影制作人distinct a. 1. clearly different or belonging to a different type 明显不同的；独特的 2.

8、 able to be clearly seen, heard, smelled, etc. 清晰的；清楚的；明显的spotlight n. C 聚光灯jungle n. C, U a thick tropical forest with many large plants growing very close together （热带）丛林fraud n. C, U the crime of deceiving sb. in order to get money or sth. illegally 欺诈；诈骗contaminate vt. make sth. dirty or poisono

9、us 污染；弄脏underline vt. 1. draw a line under a word to show that it is important 在.下划线 2. emphasize; show that sth. is important 强调，使突出uncompromising a. unwilling to change ones opinions or behavior 不妥协的；不让步的object vi. oppose or disapprove of sth. 反对；不赞成accuse vt. say that sb. is guilty of a crime or

10、of doing sth. bad 指控；控告banquet n. C a formal dinner for many people on an important occasion 宴会sue vt. make a legal claim against sb., esp. for money 起诉；控告attorney n. C a lawyer 律师second vt. support a suggestion made by another person in a meeting 支持；附议fine vt. make sb. pay money as a punishment 罚.的

11、款expel vt. force sb. to leave a school or organization 开除；驱逐justify vt. show that there is a good reason for sth. that other people think is unreasonable 证明.有道理；为.辩护single-minded a. having one clear aim and working very hard to achieve it 一心一意的；专一的novelist n. C sb. who writes novels 小说家musician n. C

12、 sb. who performs or writes music, esp. as a job 音乐家；乐手desperate a. 1. needing or wanting sth. very much 极需要的；极向往的 2. very worried and willing to do anything to change a bad situation 绝望的；拼命的desperately ad. 1. very much 非常 2. in a worried or angry way 绝望地；拼命地 alas ad. unfortunately 不幸的是；遗憾的是Phrases

13、and Expressions at best even when considered in the most positive way 充其量；至多run a/the risk be in a situation in which sth. bad could happen 冒险；有.风险remain /be true to continue to be loyal to sb. or sth. 忠于object to oppose or disapprove of sth. 反对；不赞成accuse sb. of sth. say that sb. has done sth. wrong

14、 or is guilty of sth. 指控；控告throw out make sb. leave a place, school, organization, etc. because they have done sth. against the rules 开除；UNIT 1 Bbarn n. C a farm building for storing crops, or for keeping animals in |谷仓；牲口棚bull n. C a male cow |公牛mill n.C a building where grain is crushed into lour

15、|磨坊spray v. force liquid out of a container through an opening into the air |喷；喷洒sunshinen. U the light and heat that come from the sun |阳光canal n. C an artiicial river |运河7bathe |vi. |swim in the sea, a river, or a lake |游泳v. (BrE bath) wash oneself or sb. else in a bath |（给.）洗澡air conditioning n.

16、a system used for keeping the air in a building or vehicle cool |空调设备towel n. C a piece of cloth used for drying sb. or sth. that is wet |毛巾clay n. U a type of heavy sticky soil used for making pots, bricks, etc. |黏土11ditch n. C a narrow passage dug at the side of a ield, road, etc. for water to low

17、 through |水沟；渠12seashell n. C the empty shell of a small sea creature |贝壳13seaweed n. U |海草；海藻14crane n. C a tall machine used for lifting and moving heavy objects |起重机；吊车15racismn. U the belief that some races of people are better than others |种族主义16enquire v.(also inquire) ask for information |打听；

18、询问17deposit |n. |1. C a sum of money that is paid into a bank account |存款 |2. C a sum of money that is given as the irst part of a larger payment |定金18container |n. |1. C sth. used for storing or holding things |容器 |2. C a large metal or wooden box used for transporting goods |集装箱19coil |n. |C a len

19、gth of rope or wire arranged into circles or rings |卷；盘20tray |n. |C a lat object for carrying small articles |托盘21brow |n. |C the forehead |额；前额22moist |a. |slightly wet |湿润的23amuse |vt. |make sb. laugh or smile |使开心，使发笑24amused |a. |thinking sth. is funny |被逗乐的；愉快的25booklet |n. |C a thin book givi

20、ng information about sth. |小册子26sigh |n. |C a slow breath that makes a long soft sound |叹息；叹气27relief |n. |sing., U a relaxed feeling that sth. unpleasant has not happened or has ended |安慰；如释重负28heave |vt. |pull or lift sth. heavy with one great effort |（用力）举；拉；推29freight |n. |U goods that are carri

21、ed by ships, planes, trains or trucks |货物30furnish |n. |1. supply or provide sth. |供应；提供2. provide furniture for a house or room |为（房间或房屋）配备家具31auction |n. |C a public occasion when things are sold to people who offers the most money for them |拍卖32behave |vi. |act in a particular way |举动；表现33lest |c

22、onj. |in order to make sure that sth. will not happen |以免；唯恐34glue |n. |C, U a sticky substance used for joining things together |胶；胶水35porter |n. |C sb. whose job is to carry things, esp. travelers bags at railway stations, airports, hotels, etc. |行李工36initiative |n. |U the ability to decide what t

23、o do and when to do it |主动性；自主决断能力37restore |vt. |1. make sth. return to its formal level or condition |使恢复2. repair a building, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally |修复；使复原38liquor |n. |U (AmE) strong alcoholic drink |烈性酒39intent |n. |U what one intends to do |目的；意

24、图40induce |vt. |cause sth., esp. a mental or physical change |引起，导致41obligation |n. |C, U a moral or legal duty to do sth. |义务；责任42melt |vi. |gradually disappear |逐渐消失v. become or make sth. become liquid as a result of heating |（使）融化；（使）熔化43exceedingly |ad. |extremely |非常，极其44meanwhile |ad. |during

25、the same period of time when sth. else is happening |与此同时；在此期间45civility |n. |U polite behavior |礼貌；谦恭46yawn |n. |C an act of opening the mouth wide and taking a big breath, usually when one is tired or bored |打哈欠47shrug |v. |raise and then lower the shoulders to show one does not care about sth. |耸

26、（肩）48barber |n. |C a man whose job is cutting mens hair |（男士的）理发师49barbershop |n. |C a shop where mens hair is cut |（男士的）理发店50pave |vt. |cover a road, area, etc. with lat stones or bricks |铺设，铺砌51pen up |shut an animal or a person in a small area |把.关起来52cool off|become cooler after being very hot |

27、变凉快；（使）变凉53enquire into|try to ind out the truth about sth. |调查；查问54on credit |buying sth. and paying for it later |赊；赊购55open a/the door to|make sth. possible |使.可能；给.以机会56keep ones word|do what one has promised to do |履行诺言57melt away|gradually disappear |逐渐消失58fall apart|(of an organization, syste

28、m, etc.) no longer continue |（组织、制度等）瓦解，崩溃59hold up|support sb. or sth. and stop them from falling down |支撑60shrug off|treat sth. as unimportant and not worry about it |对.不予理会；对.不屑一顾61pave the way for|make it possible or easier for sth. to happen |为.铺平道路；为.创造条件UNIT2 ankle n. C the part which connect

29、s the foot to the leg 踝；踝关节comic a. causing laughter; funny 喜剧的；滑稽的 n. C a comedian 喜剧演员rag n. 1. (usu. pl.) old torn clothes 破旧的衣服 2. C, U a torn piece of old cloth 破布；碎布applause n. U the sound made by people applauding a performance, speech, etc. 鼓掌；掌声comedy n. C, U a film, play, etc. that is inte

30、nded to entertain people or make them laugh 喜剧scout n. 1. C sb. whose job is to look for people with particular skills, esp. in sport or entertainment 物色新秀者；星探 2. C a soldier sent out to get information about the enemy 侦察兵crude a. 1. rude and offensive 粗鲁的；粗俗的 2. simple and not skillfully done or ma

31、de 粗制的；粗陋的 3. in the natural state; not reined 天然的；未加工的clap v. applaud 鼓掌；拍手 revolt vi. refuse to accept sb.s authority or obey rules, laws, etc. 反抗；不服从heel n. 1. C the raised part of a shoe underneath the back of the foot 鞋跟 2. C the back part of the foot 脚后跟moustache n. C (also mustache) hair grow

32、ing on a mans upper lip 小胡子coarse a. 1. rude and offensive 粗鲁的；粗俗的 2. rough and not smooth 粗糙的nationality n. 1. C, U the legal status of belonging to a particular country 国籍 2. C a large group of people with the same race, language, culture, etc. 民族postpone vt. delay sth. to a later date or time 推迟，

33、延迟nonsense n. 1. U speech or writing that has no meaning or cannot be understood 无意义的话或文字 2. U ideas, opinions, statements, etc. that are untrue or stupid 荒谬的想法、观点、说法doubtful a. 1. probably not true or not likely to happen 难以预料的，未定的 2. having doubts about sth. 有疑问的，感到怀疑的immense a. extremely large in

34、 size or degree 巨大的；无限的immensely ad. to a very great extent; extremely 非常，很extraordinary a. very unusual or surprising 不寻常的；令人惊奇的rouse vt. produce a particular feeling or attitude 激起；激发script n.C the written form of a speech, play, film, etc. 底稿；讲稿；剧本pepper n. 1. U 胡椒粉；辣椒粉 2. C 辣椒execute vt.1. do or

35、 perform sth., esp. in a planned way 实施；执行；履行 2. kill sb. as a legal punishment 将.处死betray vt. not be loyal to ones country or a person 背叛；出卖collision n. 1. C, U a strong disagreement or conlict 冲突 2. C, U an accident in which a person or vehicle strikes against another violently 碰撞（事件）sunset n. U t

36、he time when the sun goes down and night begins 日落（时分）；黄昏surround vt. be all around sb. or sth. on every side 围绕；包围spark vt. make sth. happen 触发；引起Christmas n. C, U 圣诞节burial n. C, U the act or ceremony of putting a dead body into a grave 埋葬；葬礼clumsy a. awkward in movement or manner 笨拙的；不灵活的cop n. C

37、 a police oficer 警察incident n. C sth. that happens, esp. sth. that is unusual 事件memorial n. C sth., esp. a stone with writing on it, that is intended to remind people of sb. who has died 纪念物；纪念碑Phrases and Expressions cut down reduce the size of sth. such as clothing, writing, etc. 改小；缩短for good for

38、 ever 永久地trip up 1. cause sb. fall by putting the foot in front of them when they are moving 绊，绊倒 2. make a mistake, or force sb to make a mistake by tricking them （使）出错make up invent a story, etc. in order to deceive sb. 虚构，捏造，编造come down in the world become poorer or less successful than used to b

39、e 落魄，潦倒；失势to a degree partly 有些；在某种程度上go along advance; move further with sth. 进行；前进find ones way into arrive or get somewhere 到达；进入UNIT 2 B1revolutionary |n. |C sb. who supports and takes part in a revolution |革命者2. completely new and different |革命性的；创新的2mayor |n. |C the elected leader of a town or

40、 city |市长3colleague|n. |C one of a group of people who work together |同事4launch |vt. 1. start sth. such as a plan, new career, project, etc. |发起；开始进行2. send a missile, spaceship, satellite, etc. into the air or into space |发射5ridiculous|a. |silly or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at |荒谬的；可笑的；荒唐的6misunderstand |v. |not understand correctly |误解，误会7misunderstanding |n. |C