大学英语第二册14单元单词.docx
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大学英语第二册14单元单词
Glossary
Unit1—Unit4,BookII
Unit1WaysofLearning
TextA
1.attach:
fastenorjoinonethingtoanother(usedinthepattern:
attachAtoB)
e.g.attachapicturetotheletter/attachalabeltoeachpieceofluggage
Attachedtothisletteryouwillfindacopyofthedocumentyouaskedfor.
(fig.)attachgreat/little…importancetosth
e.g.attachgreatimportancetolanguagelearning/…middleschoolattachedto…University
2.notintheleast:
notatall,notinthesmallestdegree
e.g.--“Wouldyoumindmysmokinghere?
”--“No,notintheleast.”
Shewasnotintheleasttouchedbyhislove-letter.
3.findone’sway:
reachadestinationnaturally;arriveat
e.g.Shanghaiisnotaneasycitytofindyourwayaround.
Someofthecharity’smoneyfounditswayintohisprivatebankaccount.
Drunkashewas,Peterstillfoundhiswayhome.
4.phenomenon:
(pl.phenomena)sth.thathappensorexistsandthatcanbeseenorexperienced
e.g.Stress-relatedillnessisacommonphenomenoninbigcities.
Thunderandlighteningarenaturalphenomena.
5.initial:
oforatthebeginning,first(adj.,usedonlybeforen.)
e.g.theinitialreaction/capitalizetheinitialletterofaword
Theirinitialburstofenthusiasmdieddownwhentheyrealizedhowmuchworkthejobinvolved.
6.assist:
help(assistsb.todosth;assistsb.withsth.)
e.g.Theprofessorwasassistinghisstudentstopreparetheirproject.
Thecollegestudentdecidedtoassisttheboywithhisstudy.
7.insert:
put,fit,place(insertsthin,into,between…)
e.g.insertthekeyinthelock/insertanadvertisementinanewspaper
Thebookwouldbeimprovedbyinsertinganotherchapter.
8.somewhat:
tosomedegree,alittle
e.g.Theideasomewhatalarmedhismother.
Shewassomewhatsurprised.
Thismatterwasasomewhatdifficultonetodecide.
9.await:
(fml)waitfor
Awaitisafairlycommonwordinformalwriting,butyoudonotusuallyuseitinconversation.Insteadyouuse"waitfor."
e.g.Wemustawaitdieresultsoffieldstudiesyettocome.
After1sentdieletteraskingforajob,Ihadnothingtodobutawaittheanswer.
10.onoccasion:
nowandthen
e.g.Wenolongerkeepuptheclosefriendshipofafewyearsago,thoughwestillvisiteachotheronoccasion.
WegotoNewYorkonoccasion.
11.neglect:
givetoolittleattentionorcareto(neglecttodosth/neglectdoingsth)
e.g.You’veneglectedtocleanyourshoesthismorning.
Don’tneglectwritingtoyourmother.
Cf.:
ignore:
paynoattentiontosb./sth.onpurpose,orasifsth.hasnothappened
Isaid“Goodmorning”toher,butshejustignoredmeandwalkedon.
12.relevant:
directlyconnectedwiththesubject(berelevantto)
e.g.Onlyafewpeoplefeelthedebateaboutthecloningofhumanbeingsisrelevanttotheirdailylives.
13.investigate:
trytofindoutinformationabout(investigatesth./investigate+wh-clause)
e.g.Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurder.
ThegovernmentoftheUSbeganatoncetoinvestigatethecase.
investigationFBI=federalbureauofinvestigation
14.exception:
sb./sth.thatacommentorstatementdoesnotapplyto
e.g.Thiscaseisanexceptiontotherule.
AllthepupilspassedtheexamwiththeexceptionofWilliam.
Allmenbetween18and45withoutexceptionareexpectedtoserveinthearmyduringawar.
15.onone’sown:
(1)withoutanyone’shelp
e.g.Hegotthejobonhisown.
Ican’tcarryitonmyown;it’stooheavy.
(2)alone
e.g.Helikestobeonhisown./I’m(all)onmyowntoday.
16.accomplish:
managetodosth.
e.g.Heaccomplishedagreatdealduringhisfirstyearincollege.
Itistheworkerswhowillaccomplishthetask.
Theydidn’taccomplishthepurposedesired.
17.induecourse:
atthepropertime;eventually
e.g.Aftertheywereengaged,theweddingfollowedinduecourse.
Iwillconsiderthematterandletyouknowmyanswerinduecourse.
18.critical:
1)veryimportant
e.g.Environmentalistssayacriticalfactorinthecity'spollutionisitspopulation.
Howwellyouaccomplishthistaskwillbecriticaltothesuccessofyourcareer.
2)veryseriousordangerous
e.g.Inyesterday'scaraccident,tenpeoplewerekilledandfivepeoplearestillinacriticalcondition.
19.principal:
adj.(ratherfml)main,chief
e.g.Thecouple’sprincipalconcernistoearnenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentoschool.
Herprincipalinterestinlifewastobeaworld-renownedpianist.
n.Theprincipalofaschoolorcollegeisthepersoninchargeofit.
e.g.Complaintsfromthestudentsbeganarrivingattheprincipal'soffice.
Cf.:
principle(seeConfusableWords)
20.makeupfor:
repaywithsth.good,compensatefor
e.g.Hardworkcanoftenmakeupforalackofintelligence.
21.inretrospect:
onevaluatingthepast;uponreflection
e.g.Inretrospect,Ishouldhavegonetoabettercollege.
22.extreme:
1)verygreat
e.g.Ileftamessage,sayingthatIneededhimwithextremeurgency.
2)anextremedegree(gotoextremes)
e.g.Jimwenttosuchextremestogethispromotionthathiscolleagueshatehimnow.
23.performance:
1)thestandardachievedbyapersonorgroupofpeopleincarryingoutaparticularjoboractivity
e.g.Theathletewasawarded$10,000forhisgoodperformanceintheOlympics.
Afterseveralbadperformances,diesoccerteamfoundtheirformagain.
2)sth.performedinfrontofanaudience,e.g,aplay,adanceorotherentertainment
e.g.StevieWonderfoughtbackfromtheshadowofdeathandwentontogivemoreperformances.
HisperformanceindienewproductionofHamletreceivedmuchpraise.
24.somuchsothat:
tosuchanextentthat
e.g.Someparentsspoiltheirchildren,somuchsothattheyneveraskthemtodoanyhousework.
25.continual:
happeningagainandagain,repeated
e.g.Howcanwepreventthesecontinualbreakdowns?
Theshortageofmoneywasacontinualworry.
Cf.:
continuous
e.g.Afterthreedaysofcontinuousflight,theyarrivedinEdinburgh.
26.apply:
(1)berelevantto;haveaneffect(applytosb./sth.)
e.g.Therulesofsafedrivingapplytoeveryone.
(2)writealetterorfillinaforminordertoaskformallyforsth.(applyforsth./applytodosth.)
e.g.Ihaveappliedforapassport.
27.workon/at:
tryhardtoachieveorimprove(sth.)
e.g.Sophianeedstoworkat/onhertypingspeed.
Johncamebackaheadoftimetocontinueworkingonhisthesis.
28.priority:
1)sth.thatonemustdobeforeanythingelse
e.g.Findingadecentjobishisfirst[top]priority.
2)sththatholdsahighplaceamongcompetingclaims
e.g.MostschoolsgiveprioritytoEnglishandcomputerstudies.
29.evolve:
(causeto)developgradually(evolveinto…/evolvefrom…)
e.g.Thewholeideaevolvedfromacasualremark.
Thesimpleplanevolvedintoacomplicatedscheme.
Manypopularsongsevolvefromfolksongs.
30.summarize:
makeashortaccountofthemainpointsof(sth,)
e.g.Basically,thearticlecanbesummarizedinthreesentences.
Theworkers'demandscanbesummarizedasfollows:
shorterhoursandmorepay.
31.contrast:
1)v.compare(twopeopleorthings)sothatdifferencesaremadeclear(contrastAand/withB)
e.g.contrastthepresident’soptimisticpromiseswithhispoorachievements
2)n.actionofcontrasting(incontrast/incontrastto…)
e.g.Thewifewasbusywithcooking,butthehusband,incontrast,justwatchesTVallday.
Incontrasttothecountrylife,thecitylifeseemstobefast-paced.
32.ontheonehand...ontheotherhand…:
tointroducetwocontrastingcircumstances
e.g.Ontheonehandhertemperwaslikelytocausetrouble,butontheotherhandweneededherexpertise.
Ontheonehand,wehavegoodreasontofeelpleasedwithourprogress.Ontheotherhand,wemustn'tgetcomplacent.
33.promote:
helptogrowordevelop
e.g.Youdon'thavetosacrificeenvironmentalprotectiontopromoteeconomicgrowth.
Regularexercisewillhelppromotephysicalandmentalhealth.
34.emerge:
comeout(followedbyfrom)
e.g.Thepostmanemergedfromhisvansoakedtotheskin.
Themagicianemergedfrombehindthecurtain.
n.emergence
35.pickup:
gain,learn
e.g.HepickedupquitealotofEnglishduringhisone-yearstayinAmerica.
Ihadpickedupabitofdata-processingfrommyson.
36.enormous:
extremelylarge(sameashuge,immense)
e.g.Catherineinheritedanenormousfortunefromherparents.
TheNewYear'sconcertwasanenormoussuccess.
37.exaggerate:
make(sth.)seemlarger,better,etc.thanitreallyis
e.g.Inherresume,shehasclearlyexaggeratedhertalentsalittle.
Petersayshe'sseen"Titanic"atleast20timesbutIthinkhe'sexaggerating.
38.assuming(that):
Youuseassumingthatwhenyouareconsideringapossiblesituationorevent,sothatyoucanthinkabouttheconsequences.
e.g.AssumingthatthispaintingreallyisaVanGogh,howmuchdoyouthinkit’sworth?
39.valid:
basedontruthorsoundreasoning
e.g.Theyputforwardmanyvalidreasonsfornotbuildingtheskyscraper.
Itisvalidtoconsidermemorytheoldestmenialskill.
Scientifictheoriesmustbebackedupwithvalidevidence.
40.worthwhile:
worthdoing,worththetroubletaken
e.g.ThevisittoPariswasworthwhile.
Iwouldn’tthinkitworthwhiletoaskhimtojointheclub--he’llonlyrefuse.
Here’ssomeworthwhileadvicetoanyyoungbusinessman.
Cf.worth/worthy
41.superior:
betterthanaverageorthanothersofthesametype(followedbyto)
e.g.Long-termstockmarketinvestmentshaveproducedsuperiorreturnscomparedwithcashdeposits.
Thewomanwasgreatlysuperiortoherhusbandineducation.
Thiswineisfarsuperiortotheonewehadlastweek.
Unit2Values
TextA
1.remote:
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