新视野大学英语第四册各个单元单词词组

新视野大学英语第四册各个单元单词词组

新视野大学英语第四册单词词组（详）

Unit One Section A The Tail of Fame

Words：

1.chase vt. run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them 追逐；追赶

eg1. My dog likes chasing rabbits. 我的那条狗喜欢追逐兔子。

eg2. We were chased by a bull while crossing the field.

我们穿过田地时，有一条公牛追逐着我们。

2.cruelty n. [C, U] behavior that makes people or animals

suffer 残酷；残忍

eg1. The book tells readers the cruelty of the slave trade at

that time.

这本书告诉了读者在那个时候奴隶买卖的残忍。

eg2. The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals.

这个农民被指控残酷虐待动物。

3. pessimistic a. expecting that bad things will happen in the

future or that sth.

will

have a bad result 悲观的

eg1. The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic. 该会议的气氛非常悲观。eg2. The doctors are pessimistic about his chances

of recovery.

医生们对他康复的可能性感到悲观。

词形变换：pessimism n.悲观主义pessimist n.悲观主义者

[反] optimistic a.optimism n. optimist n.

4. conquest n. 1. [U] the process of gaining control over sth.

through great effort

征服；控制 eg1. The conquest of inflation has been the Government's

economic priority.

控制通货膨胀一直是政府经济工作的重点。

eg2. He finally made the conquest of the disease come true.

他最后战胜了那疾病。

2. [sing., U] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by

force 征服；攻占

eg1. After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal

hunting preserve.

在诺曼征服之后，这片森林就成了皇家狩猎地。

eg2. The empire had expanded largely through military

conquest.

帝国的扩张主要是通过军事占领。

5. bankrupt a. without enough money to pay what one owes

破产的

eg1. The company was declared bankrupt. 这家公司被宣布破产。

eg2. Five years ago she was a successful actress, but now she

is bankrupt.

五年前她是一个成功的演员，可是现在她一贫如洗了。

6. motive n. [C] a reason for doing sth. 动机

eg1. Why would she have killed him? She had no motive.

她为什么会杀他呢？她没有任何动机。

eg2.What is the motive behind the bombing? 爆炸背后有什么动机？

7. worship vt. admire and love sb. very much 崇拜；敬重；仰慕

eg1. He worshipped his wife.他很崇拜妻子。

eg2. He was amused by the way younger actors worshipped

and copied him. 年青演员崇拜他、模仿他的方式使他感到很有意思。

8. spur vt. encourage sb. or make them want to do sth. 鼓励；刺激

eg1. Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. 她艰难的童年激励她去取得成功。

eg2. My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles

an hour.

我的教练鼓励我保持每小时4英里的节奏。

9. lure n. [C] sth. that attracts people, or the quality of being

able to do this 诱惑eg1. Few can resist the lure of adventure. 几乎没有人抵挡得住历险的吸引力。eg2. It is the lure of money that

brings them to the city. 是金钱的诱惑使他们来

到了这城市。

10. drown v.

1. have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is

dificult to deal with 沉浸

于

eg1. Relief agencies are drowning in frustration. 救济机构都沉浸于沮丧之中。eg2. I felt as if I were drowning in sleep. 我感到自己好像沉浸在睡眠之中。

2. die from being under water for too long, or to kill sb. in

this way （使）淹死eg1. Many people drowned when the boat

overturned. 翻船时有许多人淹死了。eg2. He drowned in a boating

accident. 他在一次划船事故中淹死了。

11. imperial a. 1. great and magnificent 壮丽的；宏大的

eg1. The house is huge and almost imperial. 房子很大，极其壮丽。

eg2. It is said that few places on earth offer such imperial

scenic beauty as this.

据说世界上很少有地方像这里有如此壮观的美景。 2. relating to an empire or to the person who rules it 帝国的；皇帝的

eg1. the decline of an imperial power 强盛帝国的衰败

eg2. Britain's imperial expansion in the 19th century 英帝国在19世纪的扩张12. exploit v.1. to treat a person or situation as an

opportunity to gain an

advantage

for yourself 利用（……为自己谋利）

eg1. He exploited his father’s name to get himself a job.

他利用他父亲的名声为自己找到一份工作。

eg2. She realized that her youth and inexperience were being

exploited.

他意识到自己的年轻和缺乏经验正受人利用。

2. to develop or use sth for business or industry 开发，开采

eg1. countries exploiting the rainforests for hardwood 为获取硬木而开发热带雨林的国家

eg2. No minerals have yet been exploited in Antarctica. 南极洲的矿藏还为开采。

词形变换：exploitation n.exploitative a.剥削的，榨取的

13. agent n. 1. [C] sb. whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc.

find work 经纪人

eg1. A best-selling writer needs a good agent. 畅销书作家需要好的经纪人。eg2. My agent has a new script for me to look at.

我的经纪人有一个新剧本要我看一看。

2. [C] a person or company that represents another person

or

company, esp. in business 代理人；代理商

eg1. Our agent in New York deals with all US sales. 我们在纽约的代理商处理所有的美国销售业务。

14. hasten vt. make sth. happen sooner or more quickly 加快；加速

eg1. The treatment she received may, in fact, have hastened

her death.

实际上她接受的治疗加速了她的死亡。

eg2. News of the scandal certainly hastened his departure

from office.

有关这件丑闻的消息当然加速了他的离职。

15. blur n. [C] sth. that one cannot remember or see clearly

模糊的记忆；模糊

不清的事物

eg1. The events of that day were just a blur. 那天所发生的事情简直就是一片模糊，记不清楚。

eg2. My memory of my childhood days is only a blur. 我对童年只有些模糊的记忆。

16. continuity n. [U] the state of continuing for a period of

time 连贯；连续（性）eg1. The novel fails to achieve narrative