第2册词汇小结Unit 11 accomplish: 达到,完成,实现accomplish one’s purpose / accomplish one’s mission/ accomplish-ment: 成就,成绩She’s known for her accomplis h-ment in improving the region’s hospitals.2 apply: 适用,应用They applied the rules to new members only. (书面形式)申请,请求You may apply in person or by letter.3attach: 系,贴,附加aid with no conditions at-tached 认为有(重要性等) She attached no signific-ance to his warning / a list attached to the document4 await: 注意后面不接for5 bold: 勇敢无畏的;冒失鲁莽的. a bold plan of at-tack / be hurt by a bold remark6critical: 批评的,评论的The film was a critical success. / The book won wide critical praise.决定性的,关键的a critical moment (疾病等)危急的,严重的The patient is in critical condition. / a critical short- age of doctors7departure: 离开,起程,背离,变更arrivals and de-partures of trains / departure from previous policy 8 emerge: 出现,兴起A modern industrial country is now emerging.9 enormous: The rent and cost of maintenance of such a building are enormous.10 evolve: 逐步形成,发展,演化Hygiene has evolved into preventive medicine. / Mammals evolved from reptiles.11exaggerate: 夸张,夸大,言过其实keep to the facts and don’t exaggerate / The newspaper a c-counts are exaggerated.12initial: 开始的,最初的at the initial stage of learning French / the initial velocity 首字母initial a handkerchief13 insert: 插入,嵌入insert a piece of carbon pa-per between 2sheets 插页The book contained an insert of several pages of pictures.14 investigate conditions at the grass roots15 negligent: negligent about traffic regulations. / negligible: His knowledge of English is negligible.16 occasion: 时候,场合A chance meeting was the occasion of a renewal of friendship. / on occasion(s):有时,间或We go to the theatre on occasion.17 performance: 执行,履行the performance of a command 工作性能,表现,销售情况be disappointed with the performance of the government18principal: 首要的,主要的Their principal food is potatoes. / the principal town of the district 本金,可生息的资本How much interest will there be on a principal of $500?19priority: 优先(权),优先考虑的事Fire engines and ambulances have priority over other traffic. / The newly-founded airborne division gets priority in men and equipment.20promote: 提升,晋升be promoted twice in three years 促进,增进promote mutual understanding 宣传,推销promote the sales of TV sets21 relevant: relevant authorities 有关当局relev-ance: (教育等)社会实用性give relevance to college courses22 somewhat: 有点,稍微It is somewhat difficultto answer this question.23summarize: 总结,概括The seven categories can be briefly summarized as follows.24superior: 上级的,较高等级的keep the proper superior-subordinate relationship优良的,较好的provide a superior education / superior alloy steel25valid: 有根据的,站得住脚的a valid excuse 具有法律效力的be valid for 3months / a valid con-tract / validity26 find one’s way: (文中)到达,流入,进入The riverfinds its way to the sea.27in due course: 到时候,今后适当时候Sow the seed and in due course you will have the flowers.28in retrospect: 回想起来,事后看来There are some things that you only become totally conscious of in retrospect. 回顾,追溯The new chapter starts with a retrospect.29 make up for: 补偿,弥补make up for lost time/ Do you think beauty could make up for stupidity?30 not in the least: 一点也不I’m not in the leastworried.31 pick up: (偶然或容易地)获得,学会pick up ele-mentary French in three months (情况)好转,改进Business appears to be picking up.32throw light on: help people understand by providing new information33 work on: 从事,致力work on the weak points34 bustle: 忙碌,闹哄哄地忙乱The city is bustlingwith life. / The office bustled with people.35 elementary: a course in elementary botany36telling: 有力的,有效的,显著的have a telling effect / He made a particularly telling remark37lobby: Members of the teachers’unions suc-cessfully lobbied among the convention delegates.38 attendant: 侍者,出席者a flight attendant 伴随的,随之产生的The sufferings attendant upon war.39vigorous: 充满活力的,有力的keep oneself vi-gorous by taking exercise40 frown: give sb. a frown of disapproval41 anecdote: tell amusing anecdotes about sb.42 colleague: com- together + legare to choose43 sympathetic: 同情的,赞同的He was obviouslysympathetic over what had happened. / a sympa-thetic heart / be sympathetic to a plan44 effective: They delayed the effective date fromJune 6 to July 27. / an effective rebuke45 self-reliance: 自力更生46 rear: 抚养,培养,栽种My parents reared me inall the honored traditions / rear crops / rear cattle47intention: 意图,打算,意向He told me of his intention to resign. / The boy hurt his sister’s fee l-ings without intention.48 clumsy: 手脚不灵活,笨拙的a clumsy boy / Thetranslations are clumsy.49 facility: 便利,容易,熟练Practice gives a won-derful facility. 设备,设施educational facilities / airport facilities- 1 -50 mold: 模子,铸模a casting mold 塑造,成形His character was molded by childhood experiences.51 craft: 手艺,工艺Making jewels requires great craft. / The pilot had difficulty landing his craft on the rough ground.52reversal: 反向,颠倒The president would ex-plain his sharp reversal of policy. / reverse: in the reverse direction to the time before / the obverse and the reverse of a coin53 originality: The design for the building showsa great deal of originality.54harbor: 藏有,包含,心怀harbor refugees / har-bor a grudge against sb.55 overstate: overstate the importance of religion 56innovation: introduce innovations that in-crease productivity /innovations such as frozen food and antibiotics57 exaggerate the difficulties of a situation58breakthrough: 突破,进展It demonstrates a major technological breakthrough. / make a break-through in the relations between the two countries. 59foster: 培养,促进,助长foster a spirit of coop-eration / foster distrust60solution: (问题的)解答,解决办法The loan was only a temporary solution to the country’s financial difficulties. 溶液,溶解Sea water contains salts in solution.Unit 21abrupt: 突然的,意外的;陡峭的He made an ab-rupt turn to avoid hitting another car. / an abrupt re-ply / an abrupt departure2affluent: 富裕,充裕的an affluent person (sub-urb) / be affluent in minerals3 attain: 达到,获得attain one’s goal /attain power4 bless: Other parts of the country were blessed with timely rains, too.5 bracket: 括号;等级段,档次The proportion in the 25 to 35 age bracket has shrunk to 7%. / the lower (upper) income bracket6cherish: 珍视,爱护;抱有,怀有cherish peace / cherish the memory of sb.7confront: 面临,面对;正视,对抗The explorers were confronted with gorges almost impassable. / We must confront the future with optimism.8consequence: 结果,后果;重要性This decision will bring long-lasting consequences. / an affair of little consequence9 curiosity: intellectual curiosity10 dated: 注有日期的;过时的dated formalities 11deny: 否认;拒绝给予,拒绝要求He denied it to be the case. / A ship was denied entry to the canal. 12donation: 捐赠,赠给He received a letter of thanks for his donation of books to the library. / He donated $50 to the memorial fund.13fabricate: 制造,制作;捏造,伪造The finest craftsmen fabricated this clock. / fabricate lies14 They narrowed the focus to the most pressing issue.15genuine: 真的,非人造(伪造)的;真实的genuineleather /a genuine vintage wine / genuine happiness16item: an important item on the agenda / an item in an account17linger: 逗留,徘徊;存留The children lingered at the zoo until closing time.18 minimal: 最小的;最低限度的The new schemewill involve us in only minimal expense.19 primary: 最初的,初级的;首要的;基本的theprimary meaning of a word / one’s primary goals in life / Security is a primary need.20 pursuit: be engaged in scientific pursuit21seemingly: 表面上;其实未必the seeming ac-ceptance of the changes22 sentiment: Sentiment unchecked by reason is abad guide. / the sentiment of patriotism23 stammer: 结巴,口吃stammer out an excuse24tangible: 可触知的,有形的,有实体的bring few tangible benefits to the poor / tangible evidence / tangible assets25 tickle: 挠痒;逗乐,使高兴He tickled the baby’sfeet and made her laugh. / I was tickled by the idea.26vital: 生命的;极其重要的a vital organism / a question of vital importance / a vital blow27well-off: 境遇好的;富裕的,充裕的Although she is well-off, she lives quite simply.28fall into: 分成;属于The story falls into two parts. / fall into the same category29 fill out: 填写fill out an application30go through: 经受,经历You will have to go through a severe test.31nothing more than: 不强于,不多于,一模一样;确实Nothing more than a tunnel-like passage greeted the excavators.32 out of place:不适当的,不相称的Your remarkswere rather out of place.33wear and tear: 磨损,损耗a carpet that stands up to the wear and tear of continual use / the wear and tear of modern city life34 kettle: 水壶;锅The kettle’s boiling. / This is afine kettle of fish. I forgot my book.35 stand: There were still some empty seats in thestands. / customers at a watermelon stand36whim: 突然产生的念头,异想天开;冲动do something on a whim / be governed by whim37 exceptional: 例外的,异常的He treated his em-ployees with exceptional cruelty. / There have been an exceptional number of rainy days.38 jolt: 震动,颠簸The coach jolted its passengersterribly over the miserable road. / That a few men have such far-reaching power gave the people quitea jolt.39 high-end: 高档的(即所谓高端的)40 apron: 围裙,工作裙wear a kitchen apron41 economical: 节约,省俭的convert sunshine intoeconomical energy / be economical of time/energyUnit 31 assure: 使确信;保证I can assure you of its qual-ity. / The dentist’s manner assured me that I was in safe hands.- 2 -2 consist of: 组成,构成The house consists of six rooms. / consist in: 在于,存在于Her charm does not consist only in her beauty.3dread: 怕,畏惧;忧虑,厌恶I dread to think of what may happen. / have a dread of heights4 dumb: She was born dumb. / the dumb millions 5exhaust: 用完,耗尽(资源或力量) exhaust one’s patience / The soil was exhausted from years of careless farming. 详尽地论述或研究an exhaustive analysis of the policy 废气,废气等的排出exhaust emission6 fade: The color in this material will not fade. / His anger faded away.7 frank: 坦白的,真诚的,不加掩饰的a frank reply / show frank distaste8humiliate: 羞辱,使丢脸They were proud men, humiliated at having to accept relief.9 hysterical: 歇斯底里的an hysterical outburst of fury10 interference: 干涉,干预,干扰the outside inter-ference in a country / electronic interference11location: 位臵,地点,定位This corner would make a good location for a gas station. / The captain loca ted the ship’s position on the chart.12 proof: 证据,证明Can you give proof that you are Spanish? 耐…的,能防…的heatproof / fireproof 13 scheme: 计划,规划,方案;阴谋诡计a hydroelec-tric scheme / He suggested several schemes to in-crease sales. / a scheme to escape taxes14 talent: have a talent for languages (drawing) / recruit athletic (acting) talent15twist: 转动,旋动;缠绕;编织;歪曲Twist the han-dle to the right. / The road twisted and turned across the hills. / He twisted my words.16 typical: 典型的,特有的The painting is a typi-cal Rembrandt. / This is typical of you!17welfare: 福利,康乐neglect the welfare of the workers / a welfare recipient18 at any rate: 无论如何,至少If he is stupid, he’s at any rate pleasant to look at.19come over: 感到,成为What has come over him? / come over faint20 hand down: 把…传下去This custom is handed down from the past.21 in unison: 共同,一起,一致Her parents nodded in unison. / act in unison22suspense: 挂心,悬念The detective story kept me in suspense until the last chapter.23know better than: 明事理(而不至于) You should know better than to go swimming right after eating.24narrow down: 缩小,缩减,压缩They narrowed success or failure for the conference to just 2 issues.25 squat: 蹲,盘腿坐They squatted down to wait in the shade.26 simultaneous: 同时发生或进行的The audience burst into simultaneous applause./a simultaneous interpreter27 clench: 握紧,咬紧,收紧Her teeth clenched on her lower lip. / clench one’s fists/teeth28 recipe: 烹饪法,食谱;诀窍a recipe for success /a recipe for cookies / cook with a new recipe29mumble: 含糊地说,咕哝He mumbled into si-lence. / a mumbled conversation30 vaccinate: 接种牛痘/疫苗Has your child beenvaccinated against smallpox?Unit 41 abuse: 滥用,妄用He abused his privileges inactivities outside his official capacity. / He abused my confidence in him. 虐待The arrested men have been physically abused.2angle: I would like to hear your angle in this dispute / write a news story from investors’ angle3annoy: 使恼怒,生气;骚扰She was annoyed at his lighthearted attitude.4appointment: 约定They arranged an appoint-ment for next week. / a dental appointment 委任的职位He received an appointment as ambassador5arrange: 安排,筹划,排列arrange contacts be-tween the two people / arrange a conference / ar-range cards alphabetically6 click: 点击The door clicked shut.7 converse: 相反的,逆的in the converse direction/ His political views are the converse of mine.8crawl: 爬,匍匐The holiday traffic crawled along the highway.9 cue: (戏剧)提示,暗示,信号at a cue from the di-rector / throw cues to sb.10 edit: Letters are subject to editing for reasonsof space and clarity.11 flee: The enemy troops fled in utter confusion./ He should not flee from responsibility.12 interpret: 解释,理解Poetry can hardly be in-terpreted. / The gift was generally interpreted as bribe.13jar: 使感到不快;震动;不和谐The platform jarred as a train rumbled by. / jar the ear14 nightmare: 梦魇,噩梦15 restore: 恢复,修复restore an old custom / Therelations between the two countries were restored to normal. / The old oil painting was handsomely re- stored.16routine: 例行公事,惯例,日常的start the daily routine / a routine conference / Despite these prob-lems, routine work is continuing.17spit: He was spitting out the husks of sun-flower seeds on the floor. / spit out curses at sb.18stretch: 伸出,延伸,舒展stretch out a friendly hand to sb. / The forest stretched hundreds of miles.19 symptom: 征候,症状Calls for import controlswere a symptom of the country’s present economic disease.20tone: 音调,语气,声调,色调a tone of apology (command) / Mandarin Chinese has four tones. / a photograph in war tones21tune: 曲调,调整频率,使协调和谐I don’t know the tune to this song. / The price of gold coins fluc-tuates in tune with commodities.22 via: book a ticket to Amsterdam via Frankfurt- 3 -/ send a message via a friend / via airmail23virtual: 事实上生效的,实质上的the virtual manager of the business / a virtual impossibility 虚拟的virtual image24 suck in: 吸收,吸取;卷入suck in knowledge25but then: 但另一方面The circus was not a very good one, but then, the audience was not de-manding.26set apart: 使分开;留出(时间金钱等) set the fighting boys apart from each other / One day of the week should be set apart for relaxation.27 take in: 接受,吸收Tankers were taking in cargoes of finished oil products. 欺骗He couldn’t lie convincingly enough to take a child in.28accent: 重音,口音She had a strong Russian accent to her English.29 groceries: 食品杂货(词根gross, wholesale)30 aversion: 厌恶,反感have an aversion to war / He is averse to flattery / Preparedness averts peril. 31socialize: 社交,交际leave oneself little time for socializing32 critic: a film (musical, literary, dramatic) critic33 interaction: All things are interrelated and in-teract on each other. / interactive graphic systems34in sight: 看得见;在望,临近He is nowhere in sight. / Peace was in sight at last after four years of war.35 temper: change the structure of steel by tem-pering it at various temperatures / be in a good (bad) temper / lose one’s temper36 sensitive: She is sensitive to criticism.37 commercial: 商业广告38 remark: A local newspaper remarked that in-flation was not to be checked for the time being.39 project: 投射You’re projecting again: I’m not angry with you; it’s you who are angry with me.40external: 外部的,表面的,外用的an external wound His art criticism had external brilliance but no substance. / a medicine for external use only41intolerable: 不能忍受,无法容忍的an intolera-ble burden / an intolerable multitude of volumesUnit 51 alternate: 交替,轮流,间隔的alternate crops / al-ternate hot and cold compresses / alternate stripes of blue and white / alternate current2 coincide: 同位,同时发生,相符The centers of concentric circles coincide. / It was no coincidence that the two disappeared on the same day.3dedicate: 奉献,献给A monument was dedicat-ed to the memory of soldiers who had died there. / The doctor dedicated himself to finding a cure.4grace: 优美,宽限(期),恩典She ran well, grace in every movement. / give a year’s grace / There are 3 days of grace allowed after the day for payment.5 groan: 呻吟;抱怨She was groaning about some essays she had to write.6intensity: 强烈,强度,烈度the intensity of the sun’s r ay /labor intensity /A minor earthquake jolted this morning with a maximum intensity of three.7mere: 只不过,仅仅Mere words won’t help. / Her office lies a mere hundred yards away from her apartment.8 motion: The train was already in motion when he jumped in. / the dancer’s graceful motions / The motion was defeated by 32 votes to 23.9 numerous: 许多,众多There are numerous dif-ferences between the two /be too numerous to count 10recur: 再发生,复发,被反复提及It this cheating recurs, you will be expelled. / Certain fevers recur at regular intervals. / This is a problem that recurs with increasing frequency.11 soar: 翱翔;猛增,高涨an eagle soaring into the sky / The price of food is soaring.12 startle: 使惊吓,惊人的The horse startles easily. / a startling discovery13tense: 拉紧的,紧张(局势) Is the rope tense? tension: 紧张,张力Int’l tension should be reduced when this agreement is signed. / a tension test14 upper: a man somewhere in his upper thirties15 vain: vain talk / All our work was in vain.自负: be vain of one’s appearance16be ashamed of: I am ashamed of myself for being so stupid.17bring back to earth: 回到现实Emily’s voice brought him back to earth.18 towel: I think it’s time to throw in the towel.19 vault: 跳跃(尤指手支撑跳或撑杆跳) The jockey vaulted into the saddle. / Her gymnastics perfor-mances vaulted her from obscurity to renown.20 locomotive: 机车animals that are locomotive at birth21 hard-core: 铁杆,顽固不化的the four hard-core leaders of the gang22 motto: 座右铭,箴言;警句,题词23 chore(s): 杂务free the teachers from some of their chores24 inflate: His modest exploits have been inflated to heroic proportions. / The government would in-flate the economy and then put on price controls.25bale: 大包,大捆a bale of cotton / He helped bale hay.26 sprint: 冲刺,短跑put on a final sprint to pre-pare for the Olympic Games27 takeoff: The plane was so over-weighted that it nearly crashed on takeoff. / The postwar takeoff was particularly painful.28erupt: 喷发,爆发The volcano is due to erupt any day. / New violence and strikes erupted in that region.29thump: (拟声词)重击,嘭声The dictionary fell to the floor with a thump.30 sponsor: The firm is sponsoring an engineer-ing student at the university. / Who was the sponsor for the reform bill?31in one’s mind’s eye: 在头脑中想象She was writing her next piece in her mind’s eyeUnit 61abnormal: 反常的,异常的abnormal behavior /- 4 -an abnormal amount of rain / abnormal powers of recollection2buzz: 嗡嗡,磁磁The hall buzzed with whis-pered comments. / Buzz when you want me.3 convert: convert coal into pipeline gas4 crave: 渴望得到;恳求The unhappy children craved their parents’ love. / I crave to hear his voice5 decent: 得体的,正派的,像样的She did not havea decent dress for the ball. / Some decent black people were robbed. / decent working conditions6distinguish: 区分,辨别,使著名distinguish facts from rumors / distinguish the sound of a piano in an orchestra / He distinguished himself in chemistry.7 faulty: faulty judgment (design, memory)8flexible: 可弯曲,有弹性;灵活的a flexible sche-dule /flexible foreign policy /flexible working hours 9 hybrid: 杂交,混合artificial hybrids of DNA and RNA / They’ll have a steam or electric car, or may-be a hybrid, soon in their garages.10imply: 暗指,暗示,意味着His silence implied consent. / Drama implies conflict.11 indication: Modesty is the indication of a great spirit. / In case of collapse the immediate indication is artificial respiration.12ironic: 挖苦的,讽刺的an ironic smile / There was irony in his tone.13 mechanical: a mechanical failure / mechanical applications of science14 miniature: 微缩的,小型,缩影a miniature of the Eiffel Tower / a miniature book / Games are real life in miniature.15panic: 恐慌,惊慌Panic overwhelmed me. / The crowd panicked at the sound of the guns.16 premise: 前提,假设a necessary premise to an argument / the major and minor premises on which a conclusion is based17shudder: 车辆震动;人打颤,发抖The ship shud-dered as she struck the rocks. / She gave a great shudder of pleasure from time to time.18stumble: 绊脚,蹒跚;偶然遇到,碰巧He stum-bled out of the bar to look for a cab. / Guess who I stumbled across yesterday? / stumble on a book / stumble into chaos19transmission: 传送,输送;传染the long- dis-tance transmission and distribution of electricity / the transmission of diseases /On top of the televi-sion tower, there is a steel transmission mast.20 herd: 兽群,牧群;人群herds of cattle and flocks of sheep and goats / Camels are grazing in herds. 21 can’t help doing: 情不自禁,不自觉做某事22grit (one’s teeth): 沙砾,磨料;坚定;咬紧,磨She gritted her teeth and plunged into the cold water.23when it comes to: 涉及,谈到When it comes to politics I know nothing.24guzzle: 狂饮,大量消耗The wine was guzzled like lemonade. / ban cars that guzzle gasoline25 fluorescent: 荧光的,发荧光的fluor: 萤石26incredible: 不可信的;不可思议的,惊人的The plot of the book is incredible. / at incredible speed / incredible newsUnit 71 addition: He will be a valuable addition to ourboard. / an additional tax2alternative: (两者或以上)择一,取舍,供替代的抉择face the alternative of high taxes or poor highways / Is there any alternative to surgery? / We have no al-ternative in the matter.3arouse: 唤起,激起The music aroused an in-tense feeling of homesickness in him.4ban: (以官方明令)禁止,查禁announce a 30-day ban on hunting / lift the ban against foreign publi-cations5 conquer: 攻克,征服conquer shyness (one’s fear)/ They vowed to right and to conquer.6 corrupt: 腐败的,堕落的,(词语等)不纯的The newrulers soon became corrupt. / Bad company may corrupt a good boy. /These expressions merely cor-rupt your good English.7descend: 下降,递减,起源于,是…的后裔The sun descended behind the hills. / The countries supply-ing these products, in descending order, are the US, Germany…/ The festival descends from a religious rite. / His family descend from the first immigrants.8 drift: Some people have a purpose in life, othersjust drift. / a drift of population9élite: 精英a privileged elite / the elite of the army / the scientific elite / an elite corps10 establish: 建立,立足,确立establish dams andwindbreaks / an established fact / Cartoonists have established themselves as powerful social com-mentators.11 fascinate: 强烈地吸引,迷住a vivacity that fas-cinates the audience / be fascinated with history12 habitual: 习惯性的,惯常的the habitual Sundaywalk / She took her habitual place at the table13inhabit: 居住于,栖息;存在于Fish inhabit the sea. / Near him, I could almost believe I still inha-bited my old days.14 invade: The Nazis invaded France in 1940. / Iobject to our family privacy being invaded.15 liberty: Students have liberty to use all the li-brary facilities. / take the liberty to do something.(冒昧地做某事)16massive: 大块的,大量的,大规模的 a massive volume of 800 pages / make massive efforts / mas-sive hemorrhage / provide massive help17 modify: 修改,改造,修饰modify a law (policy)Those aircraft were extensively modified and im-proved. /Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives and oth-er adverbs.18necessity: He’ll never learn Ger man until the necessity arises. / Maps are a necessity to travelers / Man dies as a necessity. / Necessity knows no law.19nourish: 养育,培养,助长The country has ab-undant raw materials to nourish and develop her industries. /A variety of animals nourish themselves on vegetables.20resemble: 相似,形似,类似He bears a striking resemblance to his father. / resemble each other in appearance or nature- 5 -21 royal: the royal family / Royal Air Force22snack: 快餐,点心,小吃buy a snack at a road-side stand / a mid-night snack23surrender: surrender one’s privileges / The enemy troops surrendered themselves to the PLA. / The glorious spring surrendered to the long summer 24 systematic: systematic classification / syste-matic habits / abolish all systems of exploitation of man by man25tolerance: 宽容,容忍,耐受(药) Tolerance be-tween the races of the world is a must. / I’ve built up a tolerance to the drugs prescribed for me.26come up with: (针对问题)提出,想出He could always come up with a reason for them to linger another month.27 for effect: Here the speaker paused for effect28 put into practice: 付诸实践,实施put principles into practice / He put his plans to practice.29spring up: 涌现,(友谊等)产生New buildings are springing up everywhere. / An attachment sprang up between him and her.30strike out: 设计出,搞出,开辟strike out a new plan / He decided to leave the company to strike out on his own as a writer.31 to an extent: To what extent would you believe it? / These shortages do not exist to the extent that you report / within the extent of human knowledge32 messy: a messy bed / messy thinking33 parade: 庆祝游行,列队接受检阅parade through Tiananmen Square / The troops are on parade34 corrupt: 腐败的;(文中解释为)充斥讹误的,不标准的,不纯的speak a corrupt form of French / These expressions merely corrupt your good English.35manufacture: manufacture paper from rags / manufacture steel into rails36 pass on to: pass on extra labor costs to the consumer / He is passing on his knowledge to team mates.37 disciple: 门徒,信徒(与discipline词根相同)38sovereign: 君主的,至尊的,拥有独立主权的the rose, sovereign among flowers / a sovereign state / They refuse to give up sovereign over the island. 39 renaissance: 复兴a renaissance of interest in archaeology / the explosive renaissance of the Brit-ish theater in the late 1950s40 capsule: 胶囊,航天舱,密封舱41 catastrophe: 原指古希腊悲剧第4幕,现泛指灾难,结局the catastrophe of war42 thermometer: 温度计thermo- 表示“热”43 cyberspace: 网络空间/虚拟现实44 academy: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point / the Chinese Academy of Sciences45shoot: 嫩芽,新枝The rose trees are shooting this year.46preserve: Few of his early poems are pre-served. / preserve fish in salt / a panda preserve / apricot preserves47intellectual: 智力的,知识的,知识分子intellec-tual curiosity / an intellectual worker / intellectual property rightsUnit 81abundance: (来自abound,大量存在)多,充足;富有a year of abundance / a river abundant in salmon2bloom: 即flower. / green leaves with red blooms / The roses are in bloom.3blossom: 花(全部花朵);开花cherry blossoms / All the orchards blossom in spring.4brood: 一窝(雏鸡),孵蛋The hen gathered her brood under her wings.5 chorus: 合唱(队),齐声a chorus of protest6complain: 抱怨,诉苦,抗议complain about the weather / Our complaints fell on deaf ears.7 counterpart: 对应的人(物),对手方the Red CrossSociety of China and its Icelandic counterpart / Canada’s PM is the counterpart of the US President9 creep: 爬行,渐渐出现Age creeps on us all.10 desert: 抛弃,离弃desert a friend in trouble11 evil: 邪恶的,坏的evil deeds / evil weather12 flicker: 闪烁,摇曳The candle flickered in thewind. / a flicker of hope (fear, envy)13 flock: 畜群,鸟群;一大群People came in flocksto see the new dam. / flocks and herds14 grim: 无情的,严酷的He is grim and ruthless15 harmony: the beautiful picture of the harmonyof sea and sky / His tastes (plans) are in harmony with mine. / They live together in perfect harmony.16hatch: 孵出,孵化;策划When will these eggs hatch out? / hatch a program of economic aid17 migrant: 迁移的;候鸟a migrant worker18patch: 补丁,贴片;斑,一小块地The flowers made white patches against the grass.19 prosperous: 兴旺,繁荣昌盛的a prosperous pe-riod of industrial growth / His farm prospered through good management.20 puzzle: 难题,使迷惑,困惑The reason for theirbehavior remains a puzzle. / They were puzzled at our interest in legal matter.21spell: (课文中意为)咒语,魔力use witchcraft to spell sb. / break the spell / spellbound22stark:苛刻的,僵硬的,无掩饰的stark discipline / a stark contrast / a stark terror / stark nonsense23 stricken: 患病的,受侵害的,罹难a stricken area(region) / be stricken with fever / crisis-stricken24surroundings: 周围情况,环境picturesque sur-roundings25throb: 跳动,搏动,震动,颤动The engine was throbbing gently. / a throbbing pulse26 tragedy: Hamlet is one of Shakespeare’s bestknown tragedies.27 vegetation: 草木,植被jungle vegetation28wither: 干枯,枯萎Crops wither up after they are cut. / Old age withered her face.29 feed on: Sheep feed mostly on grass. / rumorswhich feed on ignorance and superstition30scores of: I have scores of things to do. / I have been there scores of times.31settle on/over: As a thick fog settled on the ground, it became too dark to play outside. / Dark-ness settled over the lake.- 6 -。
