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新视野大学英语4 Unit1 SectionA 单词 篇1
Unit1 SectionA单词
来自东油英语
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New Words
fallacy [flsi]
n.an idea or belief that is false but that many people think is true 谬论;谬见
pact [pkt]
n. an agreement between two or more people or organizations in which they promise to do sth. 协定;契约;盟约;条约
shrewd [rud]
a. 1 able to judge people and situations very well and make good decisions (人)精明的，机敏的
2 well judged and likely to be right (决定和判断)准确的，英明的
well-off [wlf]
a. rich, or having enough money to live well 富裕的;有钱的
dye [da]
vt. change the color of sth. such as clothing or your hair using a particular substance 给…染色
makeup [mekp]
n. 1 substances that people put on their faces, including their eyes and lips, in order to look attractive or change their appearance 化妆品
2 the people or things that combine to form a single group or whole 组成;构造;结构
elite [lit, elit]
a. of or relating to the best or most skillful people in a group 精英的;精锐的
n. a group of people who have a lot of power and influence because they have money, knowledge, or special skills (社会)精英;上层人士
radiant [redint]
a. 1 full of happiness and love, in a way that shows in your face and makes you look attractive 容光焕发的;喜悦的
2 very bright 灿烂的;明亮的
counterpart [kantrpɑ:rt]
sb. or sth. that has the same job or purpose as another person or thing, but in a different place, time, situation, or organization 职务相当的人;职能相当的物
pearl [p:rl]
n. 1 wise remarks - used esp. when you really think that sb.’s remarks are slightly stupid 有见识的.评说，智慧的结晶(尤为反话)
2 a small round jewel that is typically white and shiny and that grows inside the shell of an oyster 珍珠
banner [bn]
a. excellent, extremely successful 极好的;非常成功的
n. a wide piece of cloth with a message on it, often stretched between two poles 横幅;横幅标语
situated [stuetd]
a. be in a particular place; located 位于…;坐落于…
expressway [ksprswe]
n. a wide road with several lanes of traffic going in each direction, built for fast travel over long distances 高速公路
venue [vnju]
n. a place where an activity or event happens (事件的)发生地点;(活动的)场所
luminous [lumns]
a. 1 very bright 很明亮的;灿烂的
2 shining in the dark 发光的;夜明的
stereo [sterio]
n. a machine for playing records, CDs, etc. that produces sound from two speakers 立体声响(设备)
pedal [pdl]
n. a part that you push with your foot in order to operate a bicycle, vehicle, or machine (自行车、车辆或机器的)脚踏板
gum [ɡm]
n. 1 口香糖
2 the firm pink flesh in your mouth that your teeth are fixed into 牙龈;齿龈
staple [stepl]
n. 1 a regular and important part or feature of sth. 主要内容;基本特点
2 订书钉
a. forming the greatest or most important part of sth. 主要的;最重要的
distort [dst:rt]
vt. 1 change sth. such as information so that it is no longer true or accurate 歪曲;曲解
2 change the way sth. looks, sounds, or behaves so that it becomes strange or difficult to recognize 使变形;使失真;使反常
stump [stmp]
v. be unable to find an answer or think of a reply to a question or problem 使困惑;难倒
n. the part of a tree left above the ground after it has been cut through near the base 树桩;树墩
obesity [obisti]
n. a condition in which sb. is too fat in a way that is dangerous for their health 过度肥胖;肥胖症
explanatory [ksplnt:ri]
a. intend to help you understand sth. 说明的;解释的
underway [ndrwe]
a. already started or happening 在进行中的
inference [nfrns]
n. an opinion you form about sth. that based on information you already have 推理;推断;断定
analytical [nltkl]
a. thinking about things in a detailed and intelligent way, so that you can examine and understand them 头脑周密的;善于分析的;分析的
conversion [knv:rn]
n. the process of changing sth. from one form, purpose, or system to another 转变;改造;转换
premature [pri:mtr]
a. 1 done too soon or too early (做事)过早的，过快的，草率的，仓促的，不成熟的
2 happening too soon or before the usual time 过早的;提早的
3 born before it should be (婴儿)早产的
surpass [srps]
vt. be even better or greater than sb. or sth. else 超过;胜过
premise [prms]
n. 1 a principle or statement that you consider to be true, that you base other ideas and actions on 前提
2 the building and land that a business or organization uses (企业或组织使用的)房屋及土地，经营场所
tactic [tktk]
n. a particular method or plan for achieving sth. 方法;策略;手法
flatter [flt]
vt. praise sb. in order to get sth. you want, esp. in a way that is not sincere 奉承;阿谀;向…谄媚
flattery [fltri]
n. praise that is not sincere but is intended to get you sth. that you want 恭维;奉承;阿谀;谄媚
discern [ds:rn]
vt. 1 notice sth., esp. after thinking about it carefully or studying it (尤指仔细思考或研究之后)看出，察觉出，辨明
2 see or hear sth., esp. sth. that far away or not very clear 看到;听到;辨认出
crumble [krmbl]
vi. stop existing or being effective 崩溃;瓦解;消失
v. break sth. into very small pieces, or be broken into very small pieces 弄碎;(使)成碎屑
flare [fler]
vi. 1 suddenly become angry or violent 突然发怒;突然爆发
2 suddenly burn or shine brightly 突然烧旺;闪耀
3 become worse 恶化;加剧
proposition [prɑ:pzn]
n. 1 an offer or suggestion, esp. involving business or politics (尤指涉及商业或政治的)提议，建议
2 a statement that people can examine in order to decide whether it is true 主张;观点;见解
petitioner [ ptn]
n. 1 sb. who writes or signs a written request that asks sb. in authority to do sth. 请愿人;请求者
2 sb. who gives a court an offical document in which they ask it to take legal action 起诉人;(向法院)提出申请者
axe [ks]
n. 1 a situation in which a government, a company, or an organization decides totend sth. or to get rid of a worker or their job 撤销;取消;解雇
2 a tool used for cutting down trees and cutting up large pieces of wood, consisting of a long wooden handle and a heavy metal blade 斧;斧头;长柄斧
ingenious [ndinjs]
a. 1 good at inventing things and solving problems in new ways (人)有独创性的
2 cleverly made and well suited to its purpose (设备或计划等)别出心裁的，构思巧妙的
muscular [mskjl]
a. 1 having large, strong muscles 肌肉发达的;强壮的
2 relating to muscles 肌肉的
retort [rt:rt]
vt. reply immediately in angry or humorous way to sth. that sb. has said 反驳;回嘴
drip [drp]
v. fall in drops 滴(水);漏(水)
n. 1 the sound or action of a liquid falling in drops 滴答声;滴水声;滴下
2 one of the amall drops of liquid that fall from sth. 液滴
sarcasm [sɑ:rkzm]
n. the activity of saying or writing the opposite of what you mean, or speaking in a way intended to make sb. else feel stupid or show them that you are angry 讽刺;嘲笑;挖苦
disclosure [dsklo(r)]
n. a secret that sb. tells people, or the act of telling this secret 被公开的秘密;公开;透露;披露
Phrases and expressions
make a pact
reach an agreement 约好;达成协议
in exchange for
giving one thing and receiving another in return 作为(对…的)交换(或替代)
set a date for
choose a particular day for sth. 为…定日期
appeal to
1 try to get sb. to do or accept sth. by making them think it is a sensible or fair thing to do 诉诸;唤起
2 have a character that makes a particular person interested; attract 吸引;感染
make/draw an analogy between
make a comparison between 在…之间做类比
make sth. out of sb./sth.
change a person or thing into sth. else 使…变成…
give sb. the axe
1 end a relationship abruptly 抛弃(恋人等);和某人一刀两断
2 dismiss sb. from their job 解雇某人;开除某人
be dripping with sth.
contain or be covered in a lot of sth. 满是…;充满/充溢…
新视野大学英语4 Unit1 SectionA 单词 篇2
new words
orthodox [':θdks]
a. accepted by most people as the correct or usual idea or prctice 传统的;公认的;通常的
realm [relm]
n. [C] 1 a particcular area of knowledge , experience, interest, etc. 领域;范围
2 a country ruled by a king or quean 王国
formulate ['f:mjuleit]
vt. develop a plan, system, or proposal,etc.carefully, thinking about all of its details 构想，制定(计划，制度，建议等)
layman ['leimn]
n. [C] sb.who is not trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject 门外汉;外行
stainless ['steinlis]
a. 1 not spoiled by amything immoral or dishonest 无污点的;无瑕疵的;清白的
2 made of a type steel that does not trust 不锈钢的
incompetenc [in'kmpitns]
n. [U] lack of skill or ability to do sth. correctly or well 无能力;不胜任;不胜职
accountability [,kaunt'bilti]
n. [U] responsibility to sb. or for some activity 负有责任的;问责性
petty ['peti]
a. 1 unkind and caring too much about small unimportant details 小心眼的;心胸狭窄的;只关注琐事的
2 small and unimportant 小的;琐碎的;不重要的
veto ['vi:tu]
vt. 1 refuse to accept a particular plan or suggestion 不同意，反对
2 refuse to give offical permission to sth.,esp.sth .that other people or otganizations have aggred 否决
refute [ri'fju:t]
vt. 1 prove that a statement or idea is not correct 驳倒;反驳
2 say that s statement or idea is not true or accurate without giving proof; deny 驳斥;否认
hypothesis [hai'pθisis]
n. an idea that attempts to explain sth. but has not yet been tested or proved to be correct 假设;假说
hack [hk]
v. 1 use a computer to connect to sb.else’s computer secretely and offen illegally ,so that you can find or change information on it 非法侵入
2 cut sth. in a rough way, with a;ot of energy, or many times 劈;砍
stall [st:l]
v. suddenly stop working because there is not enough power or speed to keep it doing 停止运动，熄火
vi. deliberately delay because you are not ready to do sth .,answer questions,etc. 故意拖延
vt. make sub. wait or stop sth. from happening until you are ready 拖住;拖延
trigger ['triɡ]
vt. make sth .happen very quickly 使发生;引发;激发
n. [C] the part of a gun that you pull with you pull with your finger to fire it 扳机
hacker ['hk]
n. [C] sb.who uses a computer to connect to other people’s computers secretly and often illegally, so that they can find or change information 非法侵入他人计算机者;黑客
rivalry ['raivlri]
n. [C,U] a situation in which people, teams, businesses, etc. compete with one another 竞争;对抗
partition [pɑ:'tin]
vt. divide a room or vehicle with a partition 用阻隔物隔开
n. [C] a wall,screen,or piece of glass used to separate one area from another in a room or vehicle 阻隔物;隔板;隔墙
loop [lu:p]
n. [C] a round shape or curve made by a line curling back toward itself 环形;圈
v. make a round shape or make sth.into a round shape 成圈;把...打成环
plaza ['plɑ:z]
n. [C] 1 an area in a city where there are several shops and business 购物中心;商务街
2 a large open area with a hard surface in a city or town 广场
overstate [,uv'steit]
v. talk about sth.in away that makes it seem more important,impressive, or severe than it really is 把...讲的过分;过分强调;夸大
prophet ['prfit]
n. [C] 1 sb. who claims that they know what will happen in the future 预言者
2 a man who people in the Christian , Jewish,or Muslim religion believe has been sent by god to lead them and teach them their religious beliefs 先知;神使
testify ['testifai]
v. 1 make a ststement about sth, you saw,know, or experienced, usu. given in a court of law 作证，证明
2 provide evidence that sth. exists or is true 证明，证实
testimony ['testimni]
n. 1 [C,U] a formal ststement about sth. you saw,know, or experienced, usu. given in a court of law 证词
2[sing.,U] evidence that sth. exists or is true 证据;证明
recount [ri'kaunt]
vt. say what happened 叙述
n. [C] an occasion when sth .is counted again, esp. the votes in an election 重新计算;重点选票
retention [ri'tenn]
n. [U] 1 the act of keeping or storing sth. 保存 ;存放
2.the ability to keep workers or customers from living a company,or students from leaving a school保留，留住
retrieval [rtrivl]
n.[U]1.the process of getting sth.back that was lost or not in its usual place 收回
2.(computing)the process of getting back information stored inside a computer in order to use in again检索
assault [slt]
n.[C,U]1.a physical attack om sb.,or the crime of physically attacking sb.人身攻击
2.a strong spoken or written criticism of sb.else”s ideas,plans,ect.抨击
Vt.attack sb. Violently袭击
rape [rep]
n.1[C,U]the crime of forcing sb. To have sex by using violence
2.[sing.]destruction of sth.,esp.the environment破坏
Vt.force sb. To have sex by using violence
repel [ri'pel]
vt. 1 keep sth. or sb.away from you 驱除
2 make sb. feel so unpleasant experiments rather than on theory 使厌恶 使反感
empirical [em'pirikl]
a.based on real experience or scientific experiments rather than on theory 经验主义的;以科学实验为依据的
obscure [b'skju]
vt. 1 make sth.difficult to understand 使难解;搞混;使变模糊
2 cover sth.so that it cannot be seen;hide 遮掩;遮蔽
a. 1 not known about or not well know 不晓得，无名的
2 not clearly expressed or not easy to understand 晦涩的;费解的
incidence ['insidns]
n. [C,usu.sing,] the number of timr sth. happens, esp.crime,disease,etc. 发生率
periodic [,piri'dik]
a.happening regularly though not frequently 阶段性的;定期的.
casino [k'si:nu]
n. [C] a please where peopele risk money in the hope of winning more 赌场
slot [slt]
n. [C] 1 a long narrow hole that you can fit sth.into 狭长孔;狭槽
2 a time during a series of events when it is arranged that sth.will happen 时间，空挡
threshold ['θrehuld]
n. [C] 1 the level at which sth,starts to happen or have an effect 起始点;限度
2 the entrance to a room or building,or the area of floor or ground at the entrace 门口
trillion ['triljn]
num. 1 a very large number or amount of sth. 极多;大量;无数
2 the number 1,000,000,000,000 万亿
erroneous [i'runis]
a.not correct 错误的
decay [di'kei]
vi. 1 become gradualiy worse in quality ,or weaker in power of infiuence 变遭;衰退;衰败
2 gradually become worse because it has not been look after 逐渐破败;逐渐衰败
v. be gradually destroyed as a result of a natural process of change ,or destroy sth. in this way 腐烂;
watertight ['w:ttait]
a. 1 made very carefully so that people cannot find any mistakes in it 严密的，无懈可击的
2 made carefully so that cannot get in or out 不透水的;防水的;水密的
phrases and expressions
by virtue of
because of; as a result of 因为;由于;凭借
factor sth . into sth
include a particular amount or favtor when you calculate sth 把...计入;把....考虑在内
attribute sth. to sb./ sth.
believe that sth. is the result of a particular situation, event, or person’s actions 把......归因于
in reality
in actual fact (used to say that sth. is different from what people think) 事实上;实际上
come into play
start to happen or have an effect 开始发生作用;开始起作用
in that
for the reason that 因为;由于
call for
1 make sth.necessary or suitable 需要;使有必要
2 say publicly that sth.must be done 呼吁;要求
play the odds
take risks;try one’s luck 冒险;碰运气
in a row
happening in a number of times, one after the other 连续的
be/get stuck on sth
be unable to solve a problem and continue working 被......困住;被.....难住
subject
1 likely to experience sth. or to be affected by sth. 易经受...的;易受...影响的
2 depending on whether sth.happens 取决于...的;有待于...的
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