大学英语精读2 unit9

精读二 Unit9

1. quitter n.轻易停止的人, 懦夫 (Ex.) quit v. 放弃quit smoking. 离开;退出He quitted Paris 2. standpoint n. 立场,观点,看法 viewpoint

3. tender adj. e.g. tender flowers 柔弱的花朵 a tender expression on her face 她脸上温柔的表情

My finger is tender because I cut it yesterday. 我的手指一碰就疼，因为我昨天割破了

(Ex.) tender-hearted adj.心肠软的; 富于同情心的tender-nosed adj.嗅觉灵敏的tender-eyed adj.视力不佳的;目光和善的

4. equivalent n. e.g. Some American words have no British equivalent.美国英语的一些用法在英国英语中没有对等的词

adj. *be equivalent to/of相等于a wish that was equivalent to a command相当于命令的请求 5. bamboo n. (Ex.) bamboo shoot n.笋, 竹笋 bamboo grove [thicket]竹林bamboo ware精致竹器

6. torture n. e.g. suffer torture from因...受痛苦the tortures of jealousy妒忌的折磨

vt.拷问[打]; (使受)折磨; 曲解(out of; into); 扭弯e.g. torture a rule to make it fit a case把尺子弄弯使其能够量箱子

7. Christ interjection感叹词 n. (Ex.) Before Christ公元前(缩写为 B.C.) AD abbr.公元[拉] (Anno Domini)

8. utter vt. e.g. Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.那些想法卑鄙得说不出口utter the truth说真话

adj. e.g. I was at an utter loss what to do.我完全不懂该怎做才好an utter stranger完全不认识的人an utter refusal断然拒绝

9. scatter vt. e.g. Leaves are scattered by the wind.树叶被风吹散

vi. e.g. The flock of birds scattered when a shot was fired.枪响鸟散

(Ex.) scattered adj. e.g. a few scattered fishing villages一些疏疏落落的渔村 (ant.) gather v. 10. insane adj. e.g. He must be insane to drive his car so fast. 他把车开得这么快，一定是疯了 (ant.) sane adj.健全的e.g. Jim is not mad; he is as sane as any other normal person.他的神智跟任何其他正常人一样清醒

11. institutionalize vt. (Ex.) institute n.学会, 学院institution n.公共机构, 协会, 制度institutional adj.制度上的

12. grocer n. (Ex.) groceries n. 食品；杂货

13. deceive vt. e.g. He deceived her into thinking he could drive a car. 他骗她，使她相信他会开汽车

*deceive sb. into doing sth.骗某人做某事 *be deceived in sb.看错了某人, 对某人感到失望

(Ex.) undeceive vt. 使醒悟e.g. undeceive sb. of his mistakes使某人明白自己的错误 deceiver n.欺骗者 14. missile n.

15. ambitious adj. (1) 有抱负的They are ambitious although they are poor.他们虽穷却很有志气 (2) （of, to）热望的e.g. be ambitious of success渴望成功be ambitious to serve the people一心想为人民服务

(Ex.) ambition n.野心, 雄心 e.g. Her ambition was to be a famous singer. 她的理想是成为著名的歌唱家

16. identification n. e.g. His only means of identification was his passport.他唯一证明身份的证件就是他的护照

(Ex.) identify v. e.g. He identifies beauty with goodness. 他认为美与善是一致的。 She identified with foreign workers. 她同情并理解外籍工人

That politician is too closely identified with the former government那位政客被认为与上届政府关系过于密切

17. revolve v. e.g. The earth revolves round the sun. 地球绕太阳转

He revolved the main points in his mind. 他在心中思索要点 *revolve about [round] 围绕...而旋转;反复考虑;围绕(某一个问题)

e.g. The wheel is revolving about its axis. 轮子在轴上转动

Their troubles revolve around money management.他们的麻烦围绕着金钱管理

(Ex.) revolving adj. e.g. a revolving door旋转门

18. intermediate adj. e.g. intermediate ports中途口岸Gray is intermediate between black and white.灰色介于黑色和白色之间

(Ex.) inter-表示“在一起, 交互”之义 mediate v.仲裁, 调停e.g. mediate between two warring countries /adj.中间的; 间接的

19. advanced adj. e.g. advanced positions 前沿阵地the advanced education 高等教育advanced studies 高深的研究

advanced ideas先进的思想

20. lap vt. e.g. The dog lapped its water (up). 狗舔水喝 （常与up, down连用）舔，舐 vi e.g. The sea lapped against the rocks.海水拍打着礁石

21. monstrous adj. e.g. a monstrous sum巨款monstrous crimes滔天罪行 22. refugee n. 23. corruption n.

22. fascinate vt. e.g. The city fascinates him. 这座城市强烈地吸引住了他。

He's fascinated with Buddhist ceremonies. 他迷上了佛教的仪式

23. humiliate vt. e.g. humiliate oneself丢脸, 出丑The country was humiliated by defeat.该国因战败而受辱

(Ex.) humiliation n.羞辱, 蒙耻

24. sympathize vi. (Ex.) sympathy n.同情, 同情心---antipathy n.憎恶sympathetic adj.有同情心的---unsympathetic

25. diplomat n. e.g. a U.S. diplomat assigned to the embassy in London驻伦敦使馆的美国外交官

(Ex.) diplomatic adj.外交的, 老练的

26. embassy n. e.g. American E-in China美国驻华大使馆

*go on an embassy出任大使 *send sb. on an embassy派某人出任大使

27. oval adj.卵形的, 椭圆的n.卵形, 椭圆形 (Ex.) rectangle长方形 square正方形round圆triangle三角形pentagon五角形 28. journalist n.

29. considering prep. e.g. You managed the project well, considering your inexperience.考虑到你缺乏经验…

conj.考虑到 e.g. Considering he's only been learning English a year, he speaks it very well.

30. onward a./ad. (ant.) backward

31. correspond vi. +with, to相符e.g. These goods don't correspond with my order. 这些货物与

我的订货单不符

His expenses do not correspond to his income.他入不付出

通信e.g. We correspond with a friend 和一个朋友通信

32. marginal adj. e.g. He owns a small, marginal business.他经营一个收益不大的小生意 (Ex.) margin n. e.g. He is on the margin of death.他已濒临死亡the margin of a river 河边 33. concession n. e.g. The boss's promise was a concession to union demands. *make a concession to对...让步

34. keen adj. e.g. A keen north wind was blowing.刮刺骨的北风He has a keen brain.他头脑敏锐Competition is very keen.竞争激烈

They are rather keen to purchase Chinese goods. 他们渴望购买中国货

She's keen on sailing. 她喜爱驾船（与连on用）热心…的；对…有兴趣；喜爱…的

35. nuisance n. e.g. Don't make yourself a nuisance to others.不要做一个令人讨厌的人 *make a nuisance of oneself (=make oneself a nuisance)惹人讨厌

36. thrill n. e.g. It gave me a thrill to know I had passed the examination. 我得知考试及格后很兴奋

vt. e.g. The traveler thrilled us with his stories. 这位旅行者的经历使我们惊骇不已 37. fantasy n. e.g. The young man lives in a world of fantasy.这个年青人生活在幻想的世界里 (Ex.) fantastic adj. e.g. fantastic dream怪诞的梦a fantastic trip to Europe美好的欧洲之旅fantastic hopes异想天开

38. depart vi. e.g. depart from custom.脱离习俗

39. scheme n. e.g. He thought of a scheme to get some money. 他想出了一个弄钱的方案 40. summit n. e.g. a mountain summit山顶talks at the summit最高级会谈

41. namely adv. (=that is to say)e.g. Only one student passed the exam, namely Peter. 只有一个学生通过了考试，就是彼得

42. overall adj. e.g. overall situation总的形势, 全局overall utilization综合利用the overall length全长

adv. e.g. Overall, prices are still rising. 大体说来，物价仍在上涨 43. forevermore adv.

(第一句社会背景或现象)Recently, it is (widely, generally, commonly) believed that…. …. Is playing increasing (important/crucial/essential/significant role) in our lives.

Whether…has created much debate. Some people assert (claim, demonstrate, suggest) that, while others argue that….personally, I am in favor of the former/latter one.

There are several reasons for me to believe that… First, second, last

In summary, I would make the conclusion that…despite that… overall, I am convinced that....

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