1 Unit Two The Virtues of Growing Older Carol Siskin virtue n. 1) [u] (fml) behavior or attitudes that show high moral standards 高尚的道德；正直的品性；德行 e.g. He led a life of virtue. 2) [c] a particular good quality or habit美德；优秀品质；良好习惯 e.g. Tolerance is one of her virtues. 3) [c, u] an attractive or useful quality 优点；长处；用处 [SYN] advantage e.g. Our plan has the virtue of simplicity. virtuous a. 1) 品行端正的；品德高尚的；有道德的 e.g. He live an entirely ～ life. 他一生品行端正。 2) claiming to behave better or have better morals than others 自命不凡的；自命清高的 e.g. He felt ～ because he had never owed anything to anybody. virtuously adv. worship v. -pp- 1) show respect for God or a god; 2) go to a church service 到教堂参加礼拜; 3) love and admire sb so much that you can’t see their faults n. 1) [u] the practice of showing respect for God or a god e.g. morning / evening worship; 2 2) [u] a strong feeling of love and respect for sb/sth worshipper/worshiper n. a person who ～s God or a god worshipful a. (fml) feeling or showing respect or admiration for sb/sth Translate: 他告诉我唯一能见到他的地方就是他常去做礼拜的教堂。 He told me the only place to meet him was the church where he usually worshiped. work out 1) exercise to improve physical fitness; 2) develop in a successful way 成功地发展 e.g. My first job didn’t ～. work sth out: 1) calculate sth e.g. work out the answer; 2) find the answer to sth; solve sth e.g. work out a problem / code; 3) plan or think of sth e.g. work out a new way of saving water distinct a. 1) easily or clearly seen, heard, felt, etc. e.g. a ～ smell of gas; his voice is low, but every word is ～; 2) ～ from: different from e.g. a voice ～ from his; 3) (only before noun) definite, important 3 e.g. a ～ possibility 确有可能 distinction n. Compare: distinct & distinctive distinctive a. having a quality or characteristic that makes sth different and easily noticed 独特的；特别的；有特色的 e.g. a dress with a ～ style Practice: 1.These two leaves look similar, but they are quite ________ from each other. 2. The children were very interested in the man who wore a __________ uniform. 3. The new comer has become well-known overnight because of his __________ appearance. 4. Although I washed my T-shirt instantly, the juice still left a ________ spot on it. distinct distinctive distinctive distinct be obsessed with: obsess v. [usu. pass] be ～ed by/with; be ～ing (about sth): be always talking or worrying about a particular thing, esp. when this annoys others e.g. You’d better stop ～ing about diet. obsession n. (with sth/sb) 1) [u] the state in which … e.g. He’s in ～ with his health; 2) [c] a person or thing that … obsessive a.= obsessional a. thinking too much about a particular person or thing; showing this e.g. be ～ about details 过分注重细节 ; 4 be ～ about cleanliness 有洁癖 n. 强迫症患者 feverishly adv. fever n. 1) a high temperature; (in compounds) yellow fever 2) [u] (esp. in compounds) great interest or excitement about sth e.g. election ～ 选举热 fevered a. [only before noun] 1) showing great excitement or worry e.g. a ～ contestant 2) suffering from a fever feverish a. 1) [usu. before noun] showing strong feelings of excitement or worry, often with a lot of activity or quick movements 激动的，焦虑不安的 e.g. a state of ～ excitement 异常激动的状态; ～ with desire/longing 急迫的愿望/十分渴望 2) suffering from /caused by a fever e.g. a ～ cold megadose n. mega a. [usu. before noun] (slang) very large or impressive e.g. This song was a ～ hit last year. mega- (in nouns) 1) very large or great e.g. a megastore; 2) one million e.g. a megawatt; 3) 兆 e.g. megabyte 兆字节 adolescent a./n. a young person developing from a child into an adult adolescence n.: [u] the time when a person develops from a child into an adult 5 muscular a. (infml) muscly muscularity n. 肌肉发动，强壮，有力 muscle n. [c] diet v./n. dieter n. dietetic a. e.g. ～ advice饮食建议 dietetics n. the scientific study of diet and healthy eating 饮食学 dietician/dietitian n. 饮食学者 satisfied with dissatisfied: (with sb/sth) not happy or satisfied with sth 不高兴的，不满意的 e.g. a ～ customer; I’m ～ with your service. unsatisfied: 1) (of a need, demand, etc.) not dealt with in a satisfactory way 未满足的；处理不当的 e.g. an ～ complaint; 2) (of a person) not having got what you hoped; not having had enough of sth 不如意的；失望的；未得到满足的 e.g. The ～ baby is crying. satisfaction n. [opp.] dissatisfaction satisfactory a. (result, situation) that makes one satisfied because it is what one was hoping for [opp.] unsatisfactory, dissatisfactory(rare) satisfying a. (job, activity, experience, etc.) that makes one satisfied because one enjoys doing it and results are often very good 6 [opp.] unsatisfying 1. They no longer go to the canteen because they have never had any __________ meal there. 2. We didn’t find a _________ solution to the problem. 3. Her boss was very ________________ with her typing speed. satisfying satisfactory satisfied/dissatisfied plead v. (with sb) (for sth) e.g. The woman plead(ed) with her husband not to leave. The little boy pled for money for his school project. pleading a. e.g. ～ eyes n. e.g. Didn’t you hear the little child’s ～. fall apart: 1) be in very bad condition so that parts are breaking off 破碎；破裂 e.g. My car is falling apart. 2) have so many problems that it is impossible to exist or function 破裂；崩溃 e.g. Their marriage finally fell apart. loose-fitting [opp.] tight-fitting blazer tailored a. [SYN] tailor-made tailor n./v. ～ sth to/for sb/sth tailoring n. [u] 1) the style or the way in which a suit, jacket, etc. is made 裁剪式样；裁缝手艺 e.g. Clever ～ can flatter your figure; 2) the job of making men’s clothes (男装)裁缝业；成衣活
