be enti tled to (do) sth.有权做某事或有权拥有.
[ 例句] She is entit led to use my computer.
be on the safe side 为慎重起见
[ 例句] I’d take an umbr ella,just to be on the safe side.
even if 尽管
[ 例句] Even if he is poor,she loves him.
face to face 面对面
[ 例句] They will debate face to face.
jot.down 草草记下
[ 例句] She jot ted down his number.
sort out to deal with (problems) 解决(问题)
[ 例句] I’ll leave you to sor t that out.我将把问题交给你解决。
strictly speaking 严格说来
[ 例句] Str ictly speaking,your opinion isn’t the same as mine.
Passage Ⅱ The Older Subculture
词汇精解
attractive* [....tr .. ktiv] ad j.①有吸引力的,引起注意的② 有魅力的,动人的
[ 同义] ②charming
cereal [..si..r i..l] n.谷类食物
comprise* [ k..m..praiz] v.①由.组成,包括,包含② 构成,组成
[ 同义] ① consist of,be composed of,be made up of ② constitute,make up.
considerably * [ k..n..sid..r..bli] adv.很,相当
covering [..k..v..ri..] n.遮盖物
current* [..k..r..nt ] adj.① 流行的,流通的② 当前的,现时的
[ 同义] ①popula r②present
[ 考点] current account 活期存款
current affair s 当前的大事
in curr ent use 还在用
[ 例句] His current girlfriend is a university student.
disabled* [ dis..eibld] adj.残疾的
execut ive* [ i....zekjutiv] n.经理,董事,行政官
faculty * [..f .. k..lti] n.①才能,能力,本领②系,学院③ 全体教学人员
[ 同义] ①ability②depa r tment③ staff
[ 考点] the faculty of hearing/memory 听觉/记忆力
in pos session of all one’s faculties (人) 功能健全
a facul ty of (doing) sth.(做某事) 的能力
impaired* [ im..p....d] ad j.受损害的
intelligence* [ in..telid....ns ] n.①智力,理解力②情报
[ 同义] ②news,information
[ 辨析] information;intelligence information 是强调提供给别人的情报,intelligence 则不一定传给别人。
myth* [mi..] n.①神话②虚构的信念
neglect* [ ni....lekt ] n.疏忽,忽略
v.忽视,忽略,疏忽
[ 同义] v.ignore,omit
[ 考点] neglect one’s duty 玩忽职守
[ 例句] He lost his job because of neglect of duty.
numerous* [..nju..m..r..s] adj.众多的,许多的(作宾语时后接可数名词)
[ 同义] many
[ 反义] few
opportunity * [....p....tju..n..ti ] n.良机,机会
[ 同义] chance
[ 考点] make an oppor tunity 制造机会
percentage* [ p....sentid..] n.百分比
plus* [ pl..s] adj.比.多的
poll* [ p..ul] n.①民意测验②投票,选举
range* [ reind..] n.①幅度,范围②山脉③一系列v.① (在某范围内) 变动,变化②延伸
[ 同义] n.①scope v.①vary
[ 考点] range from sth.to sth.从.到.变化in/within range 在射程之内
out of/beyond range 在射程之外
[ 例句] The pr ices r ange from 10 to 100.
refrigerator * [ ri..frid....r eit..] n.冰箱
retail * [..ri..teil] n.零售
socially * [..s..u....li ] adv.在社交方面,善于社交地
stereotype* [..sti ri..utaip ] n.模式化的思想,老一套
subculture* [..s..b..k..lt....] n.亚文化群
typically * [..tipik..li ] adv.典型地
volunteer* [..v..l..n..ti..] n.志愿者
whereas* [ we..r.... z] conj.然而,但是,尽管(引导对比、对立的从句)
[ 同义] while
account for 占,说明(原因)
[ 例句] Boys account for 70% of the class.
be comprised of 组成
[ 例句] The faculty council is comprised of 50 membe rs.
lose touch with 与.失去联系
[ 例句] I’ve lost touch with most of my friends from college.
take on 承担
[ 例句] Don’t take on more work than you can do.
Passage Ⅲ Bargains
词汇精解
accuse* [....kju..z ] v.①指控②归咎于
[ 同义] ①charge② blame
[ 考点] accue sb.of (doing) sth.控告某人(做) 某事,责怪某人(做) 某事
[ 例句] She accused her father of having broken his word.
[ 辨析] accuse;charge;blame
三者意义相近,但分别与不同介词搭配: accuse
sb.of,charge sb.with,blame sb.for.
Unit Six 新编大学英语①
advantageous [.... dv..n..teid....s ] ad j.有利的
bargain* [..b......in] n.①交易,买卖②特价商品,便宜货
v.讨价还价,成交
[ 同义] n.①deal
v.t rade,negotiate
[ 考点] bargain with s b.for sth.就某事与某人讲价
st rike a bargain 成交,达成协议
[ 例句] I bargained with her for an hour befor e I bought the rug (地毯).
breathtaking [..bre....teiki..] ad j.令人吃惊的
bulk* [ b..lk] n.大量,大块
charming [..t......mi..] ad j.迷人的
chop* [ t....p] n.羊排,猪排
circular * [..s....kjul..] ad j.圆形的
decent* [..di..snt ] adj.合适的
definition* [..defi..ni....n] n.定义,释义
equivalent* [ i..kwiv..l..nt ] n.等价物
a dj①相等的,相当的②等量的,等值的
[ 同义] ad j① similar,identical
[ 考点] be equivalent to 相当于
the equivalent to/of 等值的,等值物
[ 例句] I changed my pounds for the equivalent amount of dolla rs.
extort* [ ik..st....t ] v.勒索,强取
[ 考点] extor t.from 勒索,敲诈,逼供
[ 例句] She extorted money from me.
extravagant* [ iks..tr .. vi....nt ] adj.奢侈的
fade* [ feid] v.①褪色②逐渐消失,变弱③枯萎
[ 同义] ②vanish,disappea r③wither
[ 考点] fade away 褪色,逐渐消失
fade sb./sth.in/up 使渐显,使逐渐被听到
fade out (画面或声响) 逐渐消失
[ 例句] He r youth and beauty faded away.
freezer [..fr i..z..] n.冰箱,冷藏箱
grandchild [....r .. ndt..aild ] n.孙子,孙女,外孙,外孙女
greedy * [....ri..di] adj.① 贪食的,嘴馋的② 贪婪的,贪心的③渴望的
[ 同义] ③thi rsty,hungry
[ 考点] be greedy for/of sth.渴望得到
be greedy to do sth.急切要做某事
[ 例句] She is gr eedy for fame/money.
guilty* [....ilti ] ad j.①有罪的,犯罪的②罪过的,负疚的
[ 反义] innocent,guiltiles s
[ 考点] be guilty of 犯有.罪
be guilty for 因.内疚
[ 例句] she felt guilty for having told a lie.
impertinence [ im..p....tin..ns] n.无理,鲁莽
innocent* [..in..s..nt ] a dj.①清白的,无罪的②幼稚的,无知
的,天真的③无害的,没有恶意的
[ 同义] ①guilty ②pure ③ha rmles s
[ 考点] be innocent of sth.在某事上是无辜的
[ 例句] He was innocent of the cr ime.
loo [ lu..] n.洗手间
lucky * [..l..ki ] ad j.①幸运的,侥幸的②吉祥的,吉利的
murderer* [..m....d..r..] n.谋杀犯,凶手
novelty * [..n..v..lti] n.新奇
orthodox * [..........d..ks ] ad j.正统的,传统的
outraged* [..aut reid....d] adj.震惊的,义愤填膺的
pea* [ pi..] n.豌豆
pensioner* [..pen....n..] n.领养老金的人
plead* [ pli..d] v.①请求,恳求②辩护③承认,认罪
[ 考点] plead with sb.for sth.向某人请求.
plead with sb.to do 向某人恳求做.
plead for s b.做某人的辩护
prohibit * [ pr..u..hibit ] v.禁止,不准
[ 同义] forbid,ban
[ 考点] prohibit sb.from doing sth./prohibit sb.to do sth.阻止某人干某事
[ 例句] Motor vehicles ar e prohibited from driving in the town center.
reduction* [ ri..d..k....n] n.减少,缩小
[ 同义] dec rease
[ 反义] inc rease
resist* [ ri..zist ] v.①抵抗,反抗②忍住,抵制,抗拒
[ 同义] ①oppose
[ 考点] resist 后跟名词或动名词
[ 例句] She cannot resist sweet things.
sake* [ seik] n.缘故,理由
[ 同义] purpose,cause
[ 考点] for the sake of 为了.
for any sake 无论如何
without sake 无缘无故
[ 例句] For safety’s sake,you’d bet ter lock the door.
sane [ sein ] adj.清醒的,明智的
saw* [ s....] n.锯子,锯床v.锯开
[ 同义] v.cut,divide,split
seemingly* [..si..mi..li] adv.似乎,外观上,表面上
spacious * [..spei....s] adj.宽敞的
st icky* [ stiki] adj.①粘性的,粘的②湿热的
tast ily * [..teistili] adv.美味地
toothpaste [..tu....peist ] n.牙膏
tremendous* [ t ri..mend..s] a dj.巨大的,极大的
[ 同义] enormous
utterly * [....t..li] adv.完全的
vaguely * [..vei..li ] adv.模糊地
whereupon* [..hwe..r....p..n] con j.然后,于是
accuse.of 指控
[ 例句] She was accused of murder.
all the same adv.尽管如此,仍然
ad j.都一样,无所谓
[ 例句] 1 ) I know he is insincer e,but I love him all the same.
2) You can stay or leave now;it’s all the same to me.
cut off ①割去②切断,停止.的供给③使.孤立
[ 例句] 1 ) Cut off the water.
2 ) The village was cut off by the heavy snow.
fall for.①相信某事②迷恋(某人) ③受(某人) 欺骗
[ 例句] We must not fall for such nonsense.
in bulk 大量
[ 例句] Buying in bulk is mor e economical than shopping for small quantities.
might (just ) as well 倒不如,满可以
[ 例句] You might just as well throw money away as spend it in gambling.