[ 例句] 1 ) What struck her was the intense competition between the two brothers.
2 ) You won ’ t have much of a laugh with Andrew-he’s rather intense.
lawyerlike* [..l....j..laik ] adj.像律师的
midlife [..midlaif] n.中年(40～50 岁)
overly [....uv..li] a dv.太，过度
[ 同义] too ，ve ry
[ 例句] 1 ) I’m not overly happy at the decision.
2 ) His films have been criticized for being overly violent.
ponytail [..p..uniteil ] n.(女子的) 马尾发(型)
[ 例句] The only people with ponytails these days seem to be gir ls under ten ，or men in thei r fifties who ar e aging hippies.
prom [ pr..m] n.(AmE) 高中或大学班级举办的正式舞会，班级舞会
[ 同义] ball ，dance pa r ty
quest6 [ kwest ] n.寻求，搜索，追求
[ 考点] one’s quest for sth.对某事(物) 的追求
one’s quest to do sth.对做某事的追求
[ 例句] 1) Nothing will stop them in their quest for t ruth.
2) She does aerobics four times a week in her quest to achieve the pe rfect body.
ribbon4 [..r ib..n] n.丝带，缎带
[ 考点] a narrow r ibbon of sth.一小段.
be in ribbons 撕成碎片
[ 例句] 1 ) She tied a yellow ribbon round her hat.
2 ) A narrow ribbon of road st retched ahead of us across the deser t.
softball [..s..ftb....l] n.垒球
sweatband* [..swetb .. nd] n.吸汗巾
teammate* [..ti..m..meit ] n.队友
[ 例句] He kicked the ball to his teammate who then scored the goal.
tryout* [..t rai..aut ] n.试用，试验；测验
[ 同义] test
[ 例句] Afte r a tryout in Bath ，the play is due to open in Edinburgh next month.
varsity [..v....siti] adj.(AmE) (大专学校的) 体育代表队的，校队的
yearbook* [..ji..buk] n.(学校的) 年鉴
[ 例句] There was a photo of her in the school yearbook holding a t rophy that she’d won for playing tennis.
be bound up with 有赖于；与.有关系
[ 例句] The survival of these c reatures is intimately bound up with the health of the ocean.
be up against 面对，面临
[ 例句] We’re up against challenge now.
come in for criticism/ blame 挨批评/ 指责
[ 例句] The journalist came in for criticism by the governor for revealing some dir ty business.
go for ①选择，争取获得②喜欢，被.吸引
[ 例句] 1 ) The Russian relay team will again be going for the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
2 ) Most borrowers of libr ary books go for romance ，mystery and cr ime.
in shape 处于良好的健康状况
[ 例句] She runs six miles a day to help keep herself in shape.
dawn on (someone) 突然意识到
[ 例句] It dawned on her that per sonal expe rience was mor e likely to interest the readers.
go well with 一致；相配；相适
[ 例句] He r blue jeans go well with her shor t cut hair.
sign up 签(报) 名参加
[ 例句] My brother has signed up as a sailor.
strike someone as 在某人看来似乎.
[ 例句] The football match str ikes him as a big movie.
Passage Ⅲ Performance and Technology
词汇精解
acceleration4 [..k..sel....r ei....n] n.加速
[ 反义] deceler ation
[ 例句] 1 ) The acceler ation in the decline of our industr ial base is the fault of gove rnment cuts.
2 ) My ca r has very poor acceler ation.
acrobatic [.... kr..u..b .. tik] ad j.杂技的
[ 考点] acrobatic (= skilled and gr aceful ) leap into the air 优雅娴熟的空中跳跃
an ac robatic young dance r 一位年轻的优雅的舞蹈演员
[ 辨析] acroba tics n.杂技；ac robat n.杂技演员。
[ 例句] He is very ac robatic.
alloy6 [.... l..i ] n.合金
v.(喻) 使变质；损害
[ 例句] 1 ) Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
2 ) My pleasure in receiving the letter was somewhat alloyed by its contents.
aluminium4 [ .. lju..mini..m] (AmE) aluminum 铝
[ 考点] aluminium foil 铝箔
aluminium cans 铝罐
[ 例句] We take all our aluminium cans for recycling.
arc6 [....k] n.弧，弧形物
[ 考点] a rc lamp 弧光灯
a rc light 弧光
[ 例句] The crowd watched as the ball rose in a high a rc and fell behind the bounda ry line.
badminton [..b .. dmint..n] n.羽毛球(运动)
bamboo6 [ b .. m..bu..] n.竹，竹子
ad j.用竹子制的
[ 考点] bamboo fr ame 竹框
bamboo canes 竹竿
[ 例句] 1 ) I looked a t the photogr aph in the bamboo frame.
2 ) I use bamboo canes to suppor t tall plants in the ga rden.
bobsled [..b..bsled] n.大雪橇(BrE) bobsleigh
canoe [ k....nu..] n.独木舟，小划子
v.划舟
[ 同义] canoeing ，canoed
[ 例句] 1 ) They canoed acros s the lake.
2 ) She’s involved in a lot of outdoor activities like hiking and canoeing.
computerized* [ k..m..pju..t..r aizd ] ad j.用计算机操作(管理)的
crossbar* [..kr..sb....；(US) ..kr....s- ] n.横杆
efficiency4 [ i..fi....nsi ] n.效率
[ 例句] What is so impr essive about their society is the efficiency of the public services.
embed6 [ em..bed] v.(embedded ，embedding ) (AmE) inbed ①嵌(埋、插) 入②含有. ，注(植) 入.
[ 例句] 1 ) The children embedded themselves in the sand.
2 ) I can’t move it.I t’s firmly embedded.
explosive4 [ ik..spl..usiv] ad j.①激增的，迅速的，扩大的② 易爆炸的
[ 考点] highly explosive 易爆的
an explosive clap of thunde r 响雷
explosive temper 爆怒
an explosive issue 易引起冲动的事件
an explosive device 炸弹(装置)
[ 例句] 1 ) Capital punishment (死刑) is an explosive issue .
2 ) Cer tain gases are highly explosive.
factually * [..f .. ktju..li ] adv.事实上
fiber4 [..faib..] n.(BrE) fibre 纤维
[ 同义] dieta ry fiber ，rough fiber
[ 例句] It’s reckoned tha t an incr eased intake of fiber in the diet can r educe the r isk of bowel cancer (肠癌).
fibeiglass* [..faib....l....s] n.玻璃纤维
flexibili ty * [..fleks....biliti ] n.柔韧性，灵活性
footwear4 [..futwε..] n.鞋类
[ 例句] you’ll need some fair ly tough footwear to go walking up mountains.
graphite [....r .. fait ] n.石墨，黑铅
input4 [..input ] n.投入，输入(物、数据)
v.投入
[ 同义] intake
[ 考点] have much input into sth.大量投入
input sth.into 输进.
[ 例句] 1 ) I didn’t have much input into the project.
2 ) The input for the CD-ROM a re at the back of computer.
javelin [..d.... v..lin] n.标枪
kayak [..kai .. k] n.小艇，小划子
maximize* [..m .. ksimaiz ] v.使增加到最大限度
paddle [p .. dl ] n.短桨
ad j.塑料的；可塑的
[ 同义] changeable ，malleable ，pliant
[ 考点] paddle money 各式信用卡
paddle surgery 整形外科
[ 例句] She had paddle surgery on her nose.
prime4 [ praim] a dj.①首要的，主要的②最好的，第一流的
[ 同义] best ，select
[ 考点] Prime Minster (PM) 首脑，首相，总理
prime mover 发起者
prime numbe r (数学) 质数
prime time (节目播放的) 黄金时间
[ 例句] 1 ) Getting on the Olympic team became he r prime objective.
2 ) The inte rview will be broadcast dur ing prime time ，at seven o’clock in the evening.
propel6 [ pr....pel] v.推动，推进
racket6 [..r .. kit ] n.(网球、羽毛球的) 球拍
reap6 [ ri..p] v.①得到，获得②收割，收获
reflex [ ri....fleks] v.反射
regime6 [ rei....i..m] n.规律，养身法
rigidity* [ ri..d..i..iditi ] n.钢性，坚硬
rigorous6 [..r i....r..s ] ad j.严格的，严厉的，严密的
rudder [..r..d..] n.(船的) 舵
ski4 [ s ki..] n.滑雪板
v.滑雪
[ 考点] ski boots 滑雪鞋
a ski club/ resor t 滑雪俱乐部/ 胜地
ski jump 滑雪跳跃
ski lif t 运送滑雪者上山之吊索设备
go skiing 去滑雪
[ 例句] 1 ) I’ve just bought a new pai r of skis.
2 ) He skied down the hill ，past the forest ，and into the village.
synthetic4 [ sin....etik] ad j.①合成的，人造的②虚假的
[ 同义] a r tificial
[ 反义] analytic ，genuine ，insincer e
[ 考点] a synthetic fur coat 人造毛外套
synthetic rubber 合成橡胶
[ 例句] She criticized the synthetic charm of television pr esenters.
tiller [..til..] n.(船的) 舵柄
timing* [..taimi..] n.计时，定时
upper4 [....p..] ad j.较高的，上面的
[ 反义] lower
[ 考点] the Upper House 上议院
have (get ) the uppe r hand (of ) 胜过；(比. ) 占优势
be (down) on one’s uppers 穷困不堪
[ 例句] Afte r hours of fierce negotia tions，the President got the upper hand.
vault [ v....lt ] n.(以手撑某物或撑竿) 跳跃
[ 例句] He vaulted over the brick fence and ran off.
vaulter [..v....lt..] n.撑竿跳运动员
wrestling [..resli..] n.(体) 摔跤，角力