新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)2讀寫(xiě)教程第三版課文詞匯講解新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)2讀寫(xiě)教程第三版課文詞匯講解新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)2讀寫(xiě)教程第三版課文詞匯講解xxx公司新視野大學(xué)英語(yǔ)2讀寫(xiě)教程第三版課文詞匯講解文件編號(hào)：文件日期：修訂次數(shù)：第1.0次更改批準(zhǔn)審核制定方案設(shè)計(jì)，管理制度Unit1Newwordstedious

a.

boringandcontinuingfortoolong冗長(zhǎng)乏味的

Tellingthestoryhasbecometedious,asIhavedoneitsomanytimes.講述這個(gè)故事已變得單調(diào)乏味，因?yàn)槲乙呀?jīng)講了這么多次了。oblige

vt.

(usu.passive)makesb.feelthatitisnecessarytodosth.迫使；使負(fù)有義務(wù)

Hefeltobligedtohelphismother,evenifitmeantleavingcollege.他覺(jué)得有責(zé)任幫助母親，即使這意味著他要離開(kāi)大學(xué)。absorbed

a.

sointerestedorinvolvedinsth.thatyoudonotnoticeanythingelse極感興趣的；全神貫注的；專注的

Timepassesquicklywhenyouareabsorbedinreadingagoodbook.在聚精會(huì)神地讀一本好書(shū)的時(shí)候，時(shí)間過(guò)得非常快。allergic

a.

1(be~tosth.)(infml.)ifyouareallergictosth.,youdonotlikeitandtrytoavoidit不喜歡某事；對(duì)某事反感

Mostmenareallergictohousework.大多數(shù)男人都不喜歡做家務(wù)。

2havinganallergy過(guò)敏的

IdonotenjoypicnicsbecauseIamallergictograss.我不喜歡野餐，因?yàn)槲覍?duì)草過(guò)敏。excursion

n.

[C]ashortjourneyyoutakeforpleasure短途出行；遠(yuǎn)足

Itwassuchawonderfuldaythattheydecidedtotakeadayexcursiontothemountain.這么好的天氣，他們決定去山上一日游。

IncludedintheBeijingtourisanexcursiontotheGreatWall.北京之行包括了游覽長(zhǎng)城。earnest

a.

veryseriousandsincere非常認(rèn)真的；鄭重其事的

Attheofficehewasveryearnest,buthe’smorerelaxednow.在辦公室他很認(rèn)真，但是現(xiàn)在他放松多了。

Frankisanearnestman;heworkshardandisalsoveryreliable.弗蘭克是一個(gè)認(rèn)真的人，他工作努力，也很可靠。exclaim

v.

saysth.suddenlyandloudlybecauseofsurprise,anger,orexcitement（由于驚奇、氣憤或激動(dòng)）呼喊，驚叫

Susanexclaimedhorrorwhenayoungmanwithagunsuddenlyappearedfrombehindher.當(dāng)一名年輕男子突然持槍從蘇珊背后出現(xiàn)時(shí)，她害怕得驚叫起來(lái)。whoa

interj.

saidtoshowthatyouaresurprisedorthatyouthinksth.isimpressive哎呀，哇（表示驚訝或認(rèn)為某事物令人贊嘆）civilization

n.

[C,U]asocietythatiswellorganizedanddeveloped,usedesp.aboutaparticularsocietyinaparticularplaceorataparticulartime文明（社會(huì)）architecture

n.[U]

1thestyleanddesignofabuildingorbuildings建筑風(fēng)格；建筑式樣

2theartandpracticeofplanninganddesigningbuildings建筑學(xué)capture

vt.

1succeedinrecording,showing,ordescribingasituationorfeeling,usingwordsorpictures（用文字或圖片）記錄下，描述，捕捉

Someartistsareabletocatchalikenessinasketchwhileothersaregiftedtocaptureafleetingexpression.有些藝術(shù)家能畫(huà)出酷似某人的肖像，而另一些則善于捕捉到稍縱即逝的表情。

Therobberywascapturedonapolicevideocamera.搶劫過(guò)程被警方的攝像機(jī)拍錄了下來(lái)。

2catchapersonandkeepthemasaprisoner俘虜；逮捕

Governmenttroopshavesucceededincapturingtherebelleader.政府軍已經(jīng)成功捕獲叛亂分子的頭目。condense

vt.

makesth.thatisspokenorwrittenshorter將（講話或文章）壓縮

Thewholechaptercouldbecondensedintoafewparagraphs.這一整章可以壓縮成幾個(gè)段落。condensed

a.

beingmadeshorter,usu.includingonlythemostimportantparts壓縮的

ThecouncilwasmerelygivenacondensedversionofwhathadalreadybeendisclosedinWashington.該理事會(huì)得到的只是已在華盛頓披露的內(nèi)容的濃縮版。exceed

vt.

(fml.)bemorethanaparticularnumberoramount超過(guò)；超出

You’llhavetopayextramoneyifyouexceedyourluggageallowance.如果你的行李超重，你必須額外付費(fèi)。distress

n.

[U]afeelingofextremeunhappiness憂慮；苦惱；悲傷

Shehadfiveyearsofactiveandhappylifeinthehospitalbeforeshedied,withoutmuchpainordistressfromcancer.她過(guò)世前在醫(yī)院過(guò)了五年積極而快樂(lè)的生活，并沒(méi)有因?yàn)榛及┌Y而遭受多大的痛苦或憂傷。distinguish

v.

recognizethedifferencesbetweenthings區(qū)分；辨別

Aformaleducationwithemphasisonhistory,literature,andculturehelpsapersonlearnhowtodistinguishrightfromwrong.著重于歷史、文學(xué)和文化的正規(guī)教育能幫助一個(gè)人學(xué)習(xí)如何明辨是非。distinctive

a.

easytorecognizebecauseofbeingdifferentfromotherpeopleorthingsofthesametype與眾不同的；特殊的；特別的

Thedistinctivedesignofaproductprovidesapowerfulcompetitiveadvantageoverotherproducts.一個(gè)獨(dú)特的產(chǎn)品設(shè)計(jì)具有比其他產(chǎn)品更強(qiáng)有力的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)優(yōu)勢(shì)。complimentary

a.

1givenfreetopeople免費(fèi)贈(zèng)送的

Allguestswillreceiveacomplimentarybottleofchampagne.所有客人都將得到一瓶免費(fèi)的香檳。

2sayingthatyouadmiresb.orsth.贊美的；欽佩的

Mrs.Stevenswasmostcomplimentaryaboutyourwork.史蒂文斯夫人盛贊你的工作。complementary

a.

complementarythingsgowelltogetheralthoughtheyareusu.different互為補(bǔ)充的；互補(bǔ)的

Theeconomiesofthetwocountriesarecomplementarytooneanotherinnature.兩國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)具有互補(bǔ)性。bulk

n.

[U](the~ofsth.)themajorityorlargestpartofsth.（某物的）大部分，多半

Becausethebulkoftheworkwassupervisedbytheowner,theoverallcostisdifficulttoassess.因?yàn)榇蟛糠值墓ぷ魇怯蓸I(yè)主監(jiān)督，總體成本很難去評(píng)估。

Buyinginbulkismoreeconomicalthanshoppingforsmallquantities.大批量采購(gòu)比小批量更經(jīng)濟(jì)。criticism

n.

[C,U]remarksthatsaywhatyouthinkisbadaboutsb.orsth.批評(píng)；批判；指責(zé)deficit

n.[C]

1alackofaquality,skill,orabilitythatyoushouldhave（素質(zhì)、技能或能力的）缺乏，不足

knowledge/language/sleepdeficit知識(shí)/語(yǔ)言/睡眠的缺乏

2theamountbywhichsth.islessthanyouneedorshouldhave赤字；虧損；逆差

Owingtotheheavydeficit,thecompanyisapparentlyonthevergeofbankruptcy.由于巨額虧損，該公司很明顯已到了破產(chǎn)的邊緣。

Taxwaslowandstatespendingwashigh,whichresultedinabudgetdeficit.低稅收和州政府的高支出導(dǎo)致了預(yù)算赤字。dumb

a.

(infml.)stupid愚蠢的

Thequestionsweresetupjusttomakeherlookdumb.問(wèn)題這么設(shè)計(jì)就是為了讓她出丑。grocery

n.

1[C](also~store)(AmEsupermarket)astoresellingfoodandothergoods超級(jí)市場(chǎng)

2(~ies)[pl.]foodandothergoods食品雜貨stationary

a.

standingstillinsteadofmoving不（移）動(dòng)的；靜止的

Stationarycarsintrafficjamscausedagreatdealofpollution.交通堵塞中靜止不動(dòng)的汽車產(chǎn)生了大量污染。stationery

n.

[U]materialsusedforwriting,suchaspaper,pens,pencils,etc.文具

Weregretthatweareunabletoaccepttelephoneordersforpersonalstationeryitems.很遺憾，我們不能接受個(gè)人文具用品的電話訂購(gòu)。pad

n.[C]

1severalsheetsofpaperfastenedtogether,usedforwritingordrawing便箋本；拍紙簿

2athickflatobjectmadeofclothorrubber,usedtoprotectorcleansth.,ortomakesth.morecomfortable墊；襯墊；護(hù)墊album

n.

[C]abookthatyouputphotographs,stamps,etc.in（收存照片、郵票等的）簿，冊(cè)proclaim

vt.

(fml.)saypubliclyorofficiallythatsth.importantistrueorexists宣稱；宣布；聲明

Britainproudlyproclaimsthatitisanationofanimallovers.英國(guó)自豪地宣稱自己是一個(gè)愛(ài)護(hù)動(dòng)物的國(guó)家。scandal

n.

1[sing.]asituationthatshocksyouandmakesyouangry,esp.onethatyouthinksb.inauthorityshouldchange（尤指當(dāng)局本應(yīng)改變的）令人震驚的事，引起憤慨的事

Itisascandalthatapersoncanbestoppedbythepolicefornoreason.警察竟可以毫無(wú)理由地?cái)r人，這很令人震驚。

2[C]aneventinwhichsb.,esp.sb.important,behavesinabadwaythatshockspeople（尤指牽涉知名人士的）丑聞，丑事

Theofficialgotinvolvedinascandalandwasforcedtoresignweekslater.那位官員卷入了一樁丑聞，幾個(gè)星期后被迫辭職。thrust

v.

(thrust,thrust)pushsth.somewhereroughly猛推；猛塞

Sheneverenjoyedthefamethatwasthrustonher.對(duì)于強(qiáng)加給她的名聲，她從未感到過(guò)開(kāi)心。proficiency

n.

[U]agoodstandardofabilityandskill熟練；精通

EvidenceofbasicproficiencyinEnglishispartoftheadmissionrequirements.具備基本的英語(yǔ)技能是入學(xué)要求的一部分。moreover

ad.

(fml.)inaddition—usedtointroduceinformationthataddstoorsupportswhathaspreviouslybeensaid而且；再者；此外

Moreover,theybecomemoreconcernedabouttheirhealthastheygrowolder.此外，隨著年齡的增長(zhǎng)，他們更加關(guān)注自己的健康。evidently

ad.

usedforsayingthatsth.isobviouslytrue明顯地；顯然

Sheshouldhavebeenheretwohoursago,soshe’sevidentlydecidednottocomeafterall.她兩小時(shí)以前就應(yīng)該到這兒了，所以她顯然決定不來(lái)了。

AlthoughMissSmithwasevidentlynotverywell,shecontinuedworkingthroughoutthesummer.雖然史密斯小姐身體很明顯不適，可是她還是堅(jiān)持工作了一個(gè)夏天。exposure

n.

1[sing.,U]thechancetoexperiencenewideas,waysoflife,etc.接觸；體驗(yàn)

Exposuretoasecondlanguageshouldtakeplaceinelementaryschool.孩子們應(yīng)該從小學(xué)就開(kāi)始接觸第二語(yǔ)言。

Forasyetunknownreasons,Ihadcomethroughfiveyearsofexposuretoafatalviruswithoutbeinginfected.由于某種未知的原因，我與一種致命的病毒接觸了五年卻相安無(wú)事，沒(méi)被感染。

2[U]whensb.isinasituationwheretheyarenotprotectedfromsth.dangerousorunpleasant暴露

ThedoctortoldPennythattoomuchexposuretothesunisbadfortheskinandmaycausecancer.醫(yī)生對(duì)彭妮說(shuō)在太陽(yáng)底下曬太久對(duì)皮膚有害，可能會(huì)致癌。adequate

a.

enoughinquantityorofagoodenoughqualityforaparticularpurpose足夠的；充分的；合乎需要的

Peopleaccusedthegovernoroffailingtotakeadequatemeasureswhichcouldhavepreventedthedisaster.人們指責(zé)該州長(zhǎng)對(duì)本來(lái)可以避免的災(zāi)難沒(méi)有采取充分的措施。adequately

ad.

足夠地；充分地

Somestudentsarenotadequatelypreparedforhighereducation.有的學(xué)生沒(méi)有充分地準(zhǔn)備好接受高等教育。competent

a.

havingenoughskillsorknowledgetodosth.toasatisfactorystandard合格的；能干的

Mysecretaryisperfectlycompetent,butshedoesn’thavemuchpatience.我的秘書(shū)非常能干，但是她沒(méi)有多少耐心。jerk

n.

[C]asuddenquickmovement猛的一動(dòng)；猝然一動(dòng)

Theoldbusstartedwithajerk,sothepassengersshookallofasudden.那輛舊的公共汽車猛地一動(dòng)，車上的乘客都突然搖晃了一下。jerky

a.

movingroughlywithmanystartsandstops（在行進(jìn)中）不平穩(wěn)的，顛簸的

Afterthebuscametoajerkyhalt,thepassengersgotoffthebushurriedly.公共汽車顛簸著停下來(lái)以后，乘客們都匆忙下車了。function

n.

[C,U]thepurposethatsth.has,orthejobthatsb.orsth.does（事物的）功能，作用；（某人的）職責(zé)

Oneofthechieffunctionsofeducationistoequipfuturecitizenswiththeirplacesinsociety.教育的主要職能之一是幫助未來(lái)的公民在社會(huì)上找到自己的位置。

vi.

workoroperateinthecorrectway正常工作；正常運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)

IftheInternetstoppedfunctioning,theconsequentlossescouldbemeasuredintensofbillionsofdollars.如果因特網(wǎng)停止運(yùn)作，由此產(chǎn)生的損失可用數(shù)百億美元來(lái)衡量。span

n.

[C]aperiodoftimebetweentwodatesorevents（兩個(gè)日期或事件之間的）時(shí)距，期間

Propertygainedwithinthespanofmarriagesuchassalaryisconsideredjointlyownedproperty.婚姻存續(xù)期間獲得的財(cái)產(chǎn)，如工資，都視為夫妻共同財(cái)產(chǎn)。

TheaveragelifespanforAmericansisnowmorethan74years.美國(guó)人的平均壽命現(xiàn)在超過(guò)了74年。scratch

n.[C]

1(from~)fromapointwherenothinghasbeenthere,soyouhavetodoeverythingyourself從零開(kāi)始；從頭開(kāi)始；白手起家

Itmaybethefirsttimeinyearswhenyouhavehadtostartfromscratchmakingnewfriends.這可能是多年來(lái)的第一次你不得不從頭開(kāi)始結(jié)交新朋友。

2athinmarkorcutonthesurfaceofsth.oronsb.’sskin（物件或皮膚上的）刮痕，劃痕

Thescratchonthewatchwasalmosttoominutetosee.手表上的劃痕幾乎小得看不見(jiàn)。tune

vt.

1(also~up)makesmallchangestoanenginesothatitworksaswellaspossible調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)）使達(dá)到最佳狀態(tài)

Inordertokeepdriverssafe,mechanicsareurgedtomakesurethatcarenginesareproperlytunedup.為了保證司機(jī)的安全，一定要敦促機(jī)械師確保汽車發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)已調(diào)整好。

2makesmallchangestoamusicalinstrumentsothatitwillproducethecorrectnotes為（樂(lè)器）調(diào)音，定弦

Someoneiscomingtomorrowtotunethepiano.明天會(huì)有人來(lái)給鋼琴調(diào)音。adjust

v.

changeormovesth.slightlytoimproveitormakeitmoresuitableforaparticularpurpose調(diào)整；調(diào)節(jié)

Thefigureshavebeenadjustedforinflation.數(shù)據(jù)因通貨膨脹而作了調(diào)整。

vi.

getusedtoanewsituationbychangingyourideasorthewayyoudothings適應(yīng)

Hesoonadjustedtoarmylife.他很快就適應(yīng)了軍隊(duì)生活。destination

n.

[C]theplacethatsb.orsth.isgoingto目的地；終點(diǎn)

Notonlydidhehelpmefindtherightbus,healsoaccompaniedmetomydestinationandpaidtheentrancefeetothemuseum.他不但幫我找到了正確的公車，還陪我到達(dá)了目的地，并為我支付了進(jìn)入博物館的門(mén)票。precise

a.

exact,clearandcorrect精確的；準(zhǔn)確的

Inpreparingscientificreports,astudentshouldexplainhisfindingsinpreciselanguage.在準(zhǔn)備科學(xué)報(bào)告時(shí)，學(xué)生應(yīng)該用精確的語(yǔ)言來(lái)解釋他的發(fā)現(xiàn)。beneficial

a.

havingagoodeffect有利的；有幫助的；有用的

Theresearcherisattemptingtoshowhowparentscanhavebeneficialconversationswiththeirchildren.這位研究者正試圖示范父母可以如何跟他們的孩子展開(kāi)有益的對(duì)話。asset

n.

1[C]amajorbenefit有利條件；長(zhǎng)處

Knowingaforeignlanguageisanimportantskill,amajorsocialandbusinessassetthatwillbringnewlifetotheworldsoftravelandentertainment.懂外語(yǔ)是一門(mén)重要的技能，是促進(jìn)社交和商貿(mào)的一個(gè)有利條件，它會(huì)給旅游和娛樂(lè)業(yè)帶來(lái)新的生機(jī)。

2[C,usu.pl.]thethingsthatacompanyowns,thatcanbesoldtopaydebts資產(chǎn)；財(cái)產(chǎn)

Inadditiontothemoneyinabankaccount,myassetsincludemyhouse,mycar,andmyfurniture.除了銀行賬戶里的錢(qián)以外，我的資產(chǎn)還包括房子、車子和家具。sour

a.

havingasharpacidtaste,likethetasteofalemonorafruitthatisnotreadytobeeaten酸的

InmymouthIhaveasour,vinegartastecomingfromthepitofmystomach.在我的嘴里有從胃中返出的醋酸味。subjunctive

a.

usedingrammartoexpressdoubt,wishes,etc.（語(yǔ)法中的）虛擬語(yǔ)氣的

n.

（語(yǔ)法中的）虛擬語(yǔ)氣

Pleasenoticethesubjunctivemoodusedinthesentence.請(qǐng)注意在句子中的虛擬語(yǔ)氣。Phrasesandexpressionsbe/feelobligedtodosth.

ifyouareobligedtodosth.,youhavetodoitbecausethesituation,thelaw,aduty,etc.makesitnecessary（因形勢(shì)、法律、義務(wù)等關(guān)系而）非做不可，迫使

IthinkValentine’sDayisawasteoftime,butIstillfeelobligedtosendmywifeacard.我覺(jué)得情人節(jié)是在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間，但我還是覺(jué)得有義務(wù)送賀卡給我妻子。get/beseriousabout

ifyouareseriousaboutsth.,youreallymeanitandarenotjokingorpretending對(duì)…是認(rèn)真的；并非開(kāi)玩笑的

Whenyouarestayingwithyourroommates,youcannotgettooseriousaboutprivacy.你和你的室友相處的時(shí)候，不能太計(jì)較隱私。runintosb.

(infml.)meetsb.bychance偶然遇見(jiàn)某人

Youforgotallaboutyourcousin’sbirthdayuntilyousuddenlyranintohertoday.要不是你今天偶然遇見(jiàn)了你表姐，你已全然忘記了她的生日。freshfrom

havingjustcomefromaparticularplaceorexperience剛從…來(lái)的；剛有…經(jīng)歷的

Schoolprincipalsshouldnotexpectteachers,freshfromcollege,todealwithalargegroupofdifficultchildren.學(xué)校的校長(zhǎng)不應(yīng)該指望剛從大學(xué)畢業(yè)的老師來(lái)應(yīng)付一大群難以對(duì)付的孩子。

I’vereturnedtotheoffice,freshfromNewYork.我剛從紐約回來(lái)，現(xiàn)已回到了辦公室。distinguishbetween

recognizeandunderstandthedifferencebetweentwoormorethingsorpeople區(qū)分；辨別

Theabilitytoreadinacriticalwayinvolvestheabilitytodistinguishbetweenfactsandthewriter’sopinionsorinterpretations.批判性閱讀能力包括區(qū)分什么是事實(shí)、什么是作者自己的看法或解釋的能力。

SomeChristiansdonotwanttodistinguishbetweenwhatarefactsandwhatismyth.一些基督徒不想辨別什么是事實(shí)，什么是神話。nailsth.down

1fastensth.tosth.elsewithnails釘；將某物釘牢

Willyounaildownthatlooseboardinthefloor

請(qǐng)把那塊松動(dòng)的地板釘牢好嗎？

2(infml.)reachafinalanddefiniteagreementordecisionaboutsth.最終確定；對(duì)某事作出定論

Twodaysisn’tenoughtonaildownthedetailsofanagreement.要把協(xié)議的所有細(xì)節(jié)都確定下來(lái)，兩天的時(shí)間是不夠的。thruststh.uponsb.

(usu.passive)forcesb.todooracceptsth.迫使某人做某事；迫使某人接受某事

Sheneverenjoyedthefamethatwasthrustonher.對(duì)于強(qiáng)加給她的名聲，她從未感到過(guò)開(kāi)心。get/feel/belost

beunabletounderstandsth.becauseitisnew,difficult,complicated,etc.迷惘；困惑；不知所措

Whenyoureadfaster,yourcomprehensiongoesupbecauseinsteadofgettinglostinthewords,youseethegeneralpicture.當(dāng)你快速閱讀的時(shí)候，理解力會(huì)上升，因?yàn)槟憧吹降氖且粋€(gè)整體畫(huà)面，而沒(méi)有拘泥于單個(gè)詞匯。become/beattractedtosth.

become/beinterestedinsth.對(duì)某事/物產(chǎn)生興趣outofcuriosity

becauseofcuriosity出于好奇

Shedecidedtofollowhimoutofcuriosity.出于好奇，她決定跟蹤他。lookuponsb./sth.as

considersb.orsth.inaparticularway,orasaparticularthing把某人/某物看作

Wehadestablishedageneralopinionwhichlookeduponcorruptioninpublicofficeasathreattosociety.我們達(dá)成了一個(gè)共識(shí)：把公職腐敗視為對(duì)社會(huì)的威脅。

Weshouldlearntobecaringandconsiderateandlookuponeveryoneintheworldasourbrothersandsisters.我們應(yīng)該學(xué)會(huì)關(guān)心體貼,把世界上的每個(gè)人都看作是我們的兄弟姐妹。beequippedwithsth.

beprovidedwiththethingsthatareneededforaparticularkindofactivityorwork以…為裝備；配備…

AlldormitoryroomsareequippedwithhighspeedInternetaccess.宿舍所有的房間都配備了高速互聯(lián)網(wǎng)。

Theroomsareequippedwithvideocameras.房間里都裝了攝像機(jī)。swellwithpride/anger,etc.

feelextremelyproud/angry,etc.洋洋得意/怒氣沖沖等

Herheartswelledwithprideasshestoodwatchingherdaughterwintherace.當(dāng)她站在那兒看到女兒贏得比賽時(shí)，內(nèi)心充滿了驕傲。Unit2Newwordsaccounting

n.

[U]theworkofaccountantsorthemethodstheyuse會(huì)計(jì)；會(huì)計(jì)學(xué)

Students’majorobjectiveistobefinanciallywelloff.Accordingly,todaythemostpopularcourseisnotliteratureorhistorybutaccounting.學(xué)生的主要目的是在經(jīng)濟(jì)上富裕。因此，當(dāng)今最流行的課程不是文學(xué)或歷史，而是會(huì)計(jì)。calculate

vt.

1makeajudgmentaboutwhatislikelytohappenusingtheavailableinformation估計(jì)；預(yù)測(cè)；推測(cè)

It’sdifficulttocalculatethelong-termeffectsofthesechangesinthelaw.這些法律上的變化帶來(lái)的長(zhǎng)期影響是難以預(yù)測(cè)的。

2findouthowmuchsth.willcost,howlongsth.willtake,etc.byusingnumbers計(jì)算；核算

Nowadaystheaccountantsinenterprisesusecomputerstocalculatethecostofproductionwithaccuracy.如今，企業(yè)財(cái)會(huì)人員利用電腦來(lái)計(jì)算準(zhǔn)確的生產(chǎn)成本。boost

vt.

increaseorimprovesth.tomakeitmoresuccessful促進(jìn)；推動(dòng)；使興旺

Somecountrieshopethatwarmerweatherandmorerainwillboosttheirfarmoutput.一些國(guó)家希望更溫暖的天氣和更多的降雨能提高他們的農(nóng)業(yè)產(chǎn)量。prospect

n.

[C,U]sth.thatispossibleorlikelytohappeninthefuture,orthepossibilityitself可能的事情；很可能發(fā)生的事情；前景

Careerprospectsinscienceandtechnologyarevirtuallyunlimited.科技類職業(yè)的前景幾乎是無(wú)可限量的。defect

vi.

leaveacountry,politicalparty,ororganizationtogotoanotherone背叛；叛逃

Hedefectedfromthepartyinthelate1970s.他在20世紀(jì)70年代后期背叛了該黨。

n.

[C]afaultinsb.orsth.缺點(diǎn)；欠缺；不足之處

Stammeringisprobablyaninheriteddefect.口吃可能是一種遺傳缺陷。applied

a.

(usu.beforenoun)usedfordescribingeducationalsubjectswhentheyarestudiedfortheirpracticaluses（學(xué)科）應(yīng)用的，實(shí)用的

Industryleaderswantscientiststoengageinbasicresearch,notappliedresearch.產(chǎn)業(yè)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者們希望科學(xué)家們從事基礎(chǔ)研究，而不是應(yīng)用研究。

Asanappliedscientist,hedoesnotwishtogetmixedupinthecurrentdiscussionofpuremathematics.作為一個(gè)應(yīng)用科學(xué)家，他不希望與目前討論的純數(shù)學(xué)混淆。bet(bet,bet)

vt.

befairlysurethatsth.istrue,thatsth.willhappen,etc.,althoughyoucan’tprovethis肯定

Ibetthetrainwillbelate.我敢打賭，列車會(huì)晚點(diǎn)。

v.

riskmoneyontheresultofarace,game,competitionorotherfutureevent下賭注；與…打賭

Ibetmylifethathewilltakemymoneyandleave.我敢用我的命打賭，他將拿著我的錢(qián)離開(kāi)。persist

vi.

1(fml.)continuetoexist繼續(xù)存在；持續(xù)

Ifthebadweatherpersists,thefarmerswillsuffergreatlossesthisyear.如果惡劣天氣持續(xù)，農(nóng)民今年將遭受巨大的損失。

2continuetodosth.,althoughthisisdifficult,orotherpeopleopposeit堅(jiān)持；執(zhí)意

Studentsmustpersistintheireffortsiftheywishtodowell.學(xué)生如果想取得好成績(jī)就必須堅(jiān)持努力。accelerate

v.

happenormakesth.happenatafasterrate（使）加快；促進(jìn)

Humanactivitiescancauseoracceleratepermanentchangesinnaturalsystems.人類的活動(dòng)可能導(dǎo)致或加速自然系統(tǒng)的永久變化。succession

n.

[sing.]aseriesofpeopleorthingsofthesametype一連串，一系列（同類型的人或物）

Aftergraduationhetookasuccessionoflow-paidjobs.畢業(yè)后他干了一連串報(bào)酬低微的工作。liberal

a.

1(~arts)schoolorcollegesubjectsthatgivestudentsageneraleducationandteachthemtothinkratherthanthosesubjectsthatdeveloppracticalskills文科

Theliberalartsarecollegeoruniversitysubjectssuchashistory,languagesandliteraturebutnotsciences.文科是學(xué)院或大學(xué)的如歷史、語(yǔ)言和文學(xué)之類的學(xué)習(xí)科目，而不是理科學(xué)科。

2acceptingdifferentopinionsandwaysofbehavingandtendingtobesympathetictootherpeople心胸寬廣的；開(kāi)明的

Sheisknowntohaveliberalviewsondivorce.人們知道她對(duì)離婚持有開(kāi)明的觀點(diǎn)。logical

a.

connectingideasorreasonsinasensibleway合乎邏輯的；合理的

Itislogicaltothinkthatwhenpeoplearedeprivedoftheirfamiliarsurroundingstheywillfeeldisoriented.脫離熟悉的環(huán)境時(shí)，人們會(huì)感到迷失方向，這樣想是符合邏輯的。

Onlywheneachlogicalstephasbeencheckedbyothermathematicianswilltheproofbeaccepted.只有當(dāng)其他數(shù)學(xué)家檢查了每一個(gè)合乎邏輯的步驟后，這個(gè)證據(jù)才會(huì)被接受。bound

a.

(~to)sth.thatisboundtohappenwillalmostcertainlyhappen一定的；幾乎肯定的

Theweatherisboundtogetbettertomorrow.明天的天氣肯定更好。dominant

a.

moreimportant,powerful,orsuccessfulthantheotherpeopleorthingsofthesametype有優(yōu)勢(shì)的；占統(tǒng)治地位的

Unemploymentratewillbethedominantissueatthenextpresidentelection.失業(yè)率將是下次總統(tǒng)選舉中的主要話題。pillar

n.[C]

1averyimportantpartofasystemofbeliefsorideas（信仰或思想）非常重要的部分

Equalityisoneofthepillarsofastablesociety.平等是一個(gè)穩(wěn)定社會(huì)的支柱之一。

IBM'sthreepillarsofbusinesswisdomareservice,people,andperfection.IBM其商業(yè)智慧的三大支柱是服務(wù)、人員、和完美。

2athickstronguprightpostthatsupportspartofabuilding柱子；支柱

Eightmassivestonepillarssupportedtheroof.八根巨大的石柱支撐起房頂。vivid

a.

havingorproducingveryclearanddetailedimagesinthemind清晰的；生動(dòng)的

Hegaveaveryvividandoftenshockingaccountofhistimeinprison.他描述了他在監(jiān)獄的往事，非常生動(dòng)，也非常令人震驚。compel

vt.

forcesb.todosth.強(qiáng)迫；迫使

Asaschoolboy,hewascompelledtowearshortseveninwinter.當(dāng)他還是一個(gè)在校的小男孩時(shí)，即使在冬天他也被迫穿短褲。compelling

a.

interestingorexcitingenoughtokeepyourattentioncompletely有強(qiáng)烈吸引力的；引人入勝的

SteveJobs’lifemakesacompellingstory.史蒂夫·喬布斯的一生是一個(gè)引人入勝的故事。promote

vt.

supportorencouragesth.支持；鼓勵(lì)；提倡

Toacknowledgeothercultureswillpromotegoodwillamongpeopleofdifferentbackgrounds.承認(rèn)別人的文化會(huì)促進(jìn)不同背景的人之間的友好親善。speculate

v.

considerordiscusswhysth.hashappened思索；沉思；推測(cè)；猜測(cè)

Archeologistsspeculatethatpeoplefirstreachedtheislandsover1,000yearsago.考古學(xué)家們推測(cè)人類第一次到達(dá)這些島嶼是在一千多年前。

Scientistscanonlyspeculateonlifeonotherplanets.科學(xué)家只能推測(cè)生活在其他行星上的生命。mystery

n.

[C,usu.sing.]sth.thatyouarenotabletounderstand,explain,orgetinformationabout不可思議的事物；無(wú)法解釋的事物；謎

NoonehadeverbeenabletoexplainthemysteryoftheBermudaTriangle.從來(lái)沒(méi)有人能夠解釋百慕大三角之謎。destruction

n.

[U]damagethatissoseverethatsth.stopsexistingorcanneverreturntoitsnormalstate毀滅；摧毀；破壞

ThedestructioncausedbytoomanywarsandthedeathofmillionsofpeopleshookthefoundationofWesternidealism.太多的戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)所造成的破壞和數(shù)以百萬(wàn)計(jì)人的死亡動(dòng)搖了西方理想主義的基礎(chǔ)。self-destruction

n.

[U]thepracticeofdeliberatelydoingthingsthatarelikelytoseriouslyharmorkillyourself自殘；自毀unconscious

a.

relatingtoorcomingfromthepartofyourmindinwhichtherearethoughtsandfeelingsthatyoudonotrealizeyouhave潛意識(shí)的；下意識(shí)的；無(wú)意識(shí)的

Idon’tknowifhenoticedmyunconsciousdesire.我不知他是否注意到我潛意識(shí)的愿望。destructive

a.

causingseveredamageorharm破壞性的；毀滅性的

Lackoftrustisverydestructiveinarelationship.缺乏信任在人際關(guān)系中是很具有破壞性的。architect

n.

[C]sb.whosejobistodesignbuildings建筑師

Heisthearchitectofthisbuilding,andhe’salwaysontheconstructionsite.他是這個(gè)大樓的建筑師，他總出現(xiàn)在施工現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。philosopher

n.

[C]sb.whostudiesandtriestoexplainthemeaningofthingssuchaslife,knowledge,orbeliefs哲學(xué)家；哲人

PlatowasaGreekphilosopher.柏拉圖是古希臘哲學(xué)家。landscape

n.[C]

1aphotographorpaintingshowinganareaofcountrysideorland風(fēng)景照；風(fēng)景畫(huà)

Adamsiswell-knownforhislandscapesofYosemiteNationalPark.亞當(dāng)斯以他所作的優(yōu)勝美地國(guó)家公園風(fēng)景畫(huà)而聞名。

2anareaoflandthatisbeautifultolookatorhasaparticulartypeofappearance（陸上的）風(fēng)景，景致，景色

Thelandscapeisdottedwiththetentsofcampers.露營(yíng)者的帳篷點(diǎn)綴了風(fēng)景。fertile

a.

1abletoproducegoodideasorresults富有成果的；富有想象力的

Apoetmusthaveafertileimagination.詩(shī)人必須有豐富的想象力。

2abletoproducegoodcropsorplants（土地）肥沃的，富饒的

FertilesoilhelpsCanadarankamongtheworld’sleadingwheatproducers.肥沃的土壤幫助加拿大躋身世界主要小麥生產(chǎn)國(guó)。elegant

a.

1veryintelligentyetsimple（想法或計(jì)劃）巧妙的，簡(jiǎn)潔的

Thedocumentimpressedmewithitselegantsimplicity.該文件給我留下了精辟簡(jiǎn)明的深刻印象。

ProfessorFreudwasimpressedwiththeelegantsimplicityofhisstudent’sessay.弗洛伊德教授對(duì)他學(xué)生的典雅古樸的短文留下了深刻的印象。

2beautiful,attractiveandgraceful優(yōu)美的；高雅的

Patricialookedbeautifulandelegantasalways.帕特里夏看上去總是那么美麗優(yōu)雅。analysis

n.

[C,U]aprocessofstudyingorexaminingsth.indetailinordertounderstanditorexplainit分析

IaminterestedinClare’sanalysisofthesituationinChina.我對(duì)克萊爾對(duì)中國(guó)形勢(shì)的分析很感興趣。spectacular

a.

extremelyimpressive引人入勝的；非常壯觀的

Therewasaspectacularsunsetlastnight.昨晚的日落極其壯觀。brand

n.

[C]aproductorgroupofproductsthathasitsownnameandismadebyoneparticularcompany品牌；商標(biāo)

TheBeatlesareprobablyoneofthemostspectacularbrandsofmusiciansintheworld.披頭士可能是全世界音樂(lè)界里最吸引人的品牌之一了。

‘CocaCola’isprobablythemostwidelyrecognizedbrandnamearoundtheworld.“可口可樂(lè)”可能是世界上最廣泛認(rèn)可的品牌名稱。invest

v.

useyourmoneywiththeaimofmakingaprofitfromit投資

Heinvestedallourprofitsingoldshares.他把我們所有的利潤(rùn)都投資進(jìn)了黃金股。insight

n.

1[U]theabilitytonoticeandunderstandalotaboutpeopleorsituations洞察力；領(lǐng)悟力

Itwasaninterestingbook,fulloffascinatinginsightintohumannature.這是一本有趣的書(shū)，充滿了對(duì)人性絕妙的洞察力。

2[C,U]asuddenclearunderstandingofsth.,esp.sth.complicated頓悟；洞悉；見(jiàn)解

Herresearchhasgivenussomeinsightintowhatsparksateenager’scuriosity.她的研究使我們頓悟到什么會(huì)引起青少年的好奇心。thereby

ad.

(fml.)becauseoforbymeansofwhathasjustbeenmentioned因此；從而；借此

Westartedourjourneyearly,therebyavoidingmostofthetraffic.我們?cè)缭绲亻_(kāi)始了我們的旅程，從而避開(kāi)了交通堵塞的高峰期。scope

n.

[U]therangeofthingsthataparticularactivity,organization,subject,etc.dealswith（活動(dòng)、機(jī)構(gòu)或?qū)W術(shù)）范圍undertake

vt.

(undertook,undertaken)agreetoberesponsibleforajoborprojectanddoit承擔(dān)；著手做

Dr.JohnsonundertookthetaskofwritingacomprehensiveEnglishdictionary.約翰遜博士著手寫(xiě)一本詳盡的英語(yǔ)詞典。candidate

n.

[C]sb.whoisbeingconsideredforajoboriscompetinginanelection候選人

OneUScorporationofferedalargesumofmoneyinsupportofaUSpresidentialcandidateatatimewhenthecompanywasunderinvestigation.一個(gè)美國(guó)公司在接受調(diào)查期間為某個(gè)美國(guó)總統(tǒng)候選人提供了大量的金錢(qián)支持。breakthrough

n.

[C]adiscoveryorachievementthatcomesafteralotofhardwork突破；重大發(fā)現(xiàn)；重大成就

Scientistshavemademorethanonemajorbreakthroughinthetreatmentofcancer.科學(xué)家在治療癌癥方面取得了不止一個(gè)重大突破。barrier

n.

[C]anythingthatpreventsprogressormakesitdifficultforsb.toachievesth.障礙

Thenewpresidentadvocatedtheremovaloftradebarriersforhiscountry.那位新總統(tǒng)主張為他的國(guó)家消除貿(mào)易壁壘。liable

a.

(be~todosth.)likelytodosth.inaparticularwaybecauseofafaultortendency可能（易于）做某事的

Manypartsofthecountryareliabletosufferfromflooding.該國(guó)的許多地方易遭水災(zāi)。

Thecarisliabletooverheatonlongtrips.這輛汽車跑長(zhǎng)途（發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)）容易過(guò)熱。establishment

n.

[U]theprocessofstartingorcreatingsth.suchasanorganization建立；創(chuàng)立；設(shè)立

Wesupporttheirstrugglefortheestablishmentofanewinternationaleconomicorder.我們支持他們?yōu)榻?guó)際經(jīng)濟(jì)新秩序而斗爭(zhēng)。dean

n.

[C]aseniorofficialatacollegeoruniversity院長(zhǎng)；系主任；教務(wù)長(zhǎng)sole

a.

(onlybeforenoun)theonlyoneofaparticulartype唯一的；僅有的

ThesolepurposeofhistripwastoattendaconcertatCarnegieHall.他此行的唯一目的是參加在卡內(nèi)基音樂(lè)廳舉行的一場(chǎng)音樂(lè)會(huì)。solely

ad.

involvingnothingexceptthepersonorthingmentioned只；唯一地；僅僅

Scholarshipsaregivensolelyonthebasisoffinancialneed.獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金的頒發(fā)只根據(jù)財(cái)務(wù)需要。reservoir

n.[C]

1alargequantityofsth.thatcanbeused積蓄；儲(chǔ)備

Collegesareareservoiroftalentsforcompanies.大學(xué)是企業(yè)的人才庫(kù)。

2anartificialornaturallakewherewaterisstoredsothatitcanbesuppliedtothehousesinanarea（人造的）水庫(kù)；（天然）蓄水湖

Ifitrainsheavily,thereservoirwilloverflow.如果下大雨，水庫(kù)里的水將會(huì)溢出來(lái)。outstanding

a.

extremelygoodorimpressive杰出的；出眾的；顯著的

Hisperformanceincharitableactivitieswasoutstanding.在公益活動(dòng)方面,他的表現(xiàn)非常出色。Phrasesandexpressionsmajorin

(AmE)studysth.asyourmainsubjectatcollegeoruniversity主修（某一）科目

ThehighdemandforpersonswithknowledgeaboutcomputersiswhyIchosetomajorincomputerscienceattheuniversity.對(duì)具有電腦知識(shí)人才的高需求是我選擇在大學(xué)主修計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)的原因。insuccession

happeningoneaftertheotherwithoutanythingdifferenthappeninginbetween連續(xù)發(fā)生地；接連發(fā)生地

Sheisanaccomplishedathleteandwonthechampionshipfourtimesinsuccession.她是一名成功的運(yùn)動(dòng)員，連續(xù)四次獲得冠軍。standupfor

supportordefendapersonoranideawhentheyarebeingattacked支持；保衛(wèi)；維護(hù)

Marystoodupformeatthemeeting,sparingmesomeembarrassment.瑪麗在會(huì)議上支持了我，使我免受了一些尷尬。

Weshouldbereadyatalltimestostandupfortruth.我們應(yīng)該隨時(shí)準(zhǔn)備捍衛(wèi)真理。speculateabout/on

makeguessesaboutthepossiblecausesoreffectsofsth.withoutknowingallthefactsordetails猜測(cè)；推測(cè)

Itistooearlytospeculateabouttheoutcomeofthenegotiationsbetweentheworkersunionandthecompany’sleadership.要推測(cè)工會(huì)和公司管理層之間的談判結(jié)果，還為時(shí)過(guò)早。captureone’simagination

makesb.feelveryinterestedinsth.引起某人的想象；吸引某人的注意intheformof

inthewaysth.isorappearstobe以…形式；以…方式

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