周四下午Unit11泛读单词.doc

I Word study Precariously adverb Not safely ; DangerouslyE.g. The economy is precariously close to recession. Trudge verb&noun1.Vt. & vi : walk wearily or heavily E.g.The old man trudged home through the deep snow. 2.Noun : long tiring walk E.g.It was a long trudge up the hill. Turmoil noun1. a violent disturbance E.g. The London Stock Exchange is in turmoil today. 2. violent agitation E.g. The whole city was in a turmoil, and people came running from all directions. Grooming noun1. activity leading to skilled behavior E.g. Never underestimate the power of good grooming. 2.the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes E.g. This article presents the evaluation and training programs in grooming for psychiatric patients. Matrimony noun1. the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce) E.g. They will soon be joined in matrimony.2. the ceremony or sacrament of marriage E.g. He had got his neck out of the yoke of matrimony. Probe noun&verb1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities E.g. there was a congressional probe into the scandal1. a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities E.g. The brain surgeon asked the nurse to pass him a probe. 3. an exploratory action or expedition E.g. The image sent back by the probe is very clear. 4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity E.g. Information about Venus obtained by Russian probes has been published on some magazines. Convened verb1. meet formallyE.g. The council convened last week. 2.call together E.g. The students were convened in the auditorium. Ingesting verb1. serve oneself to, or consume regularlyE.g. Have another bowl of chicken soup! 2. take up mentallyE.g. He absorbed the knowledge or beliefs of his tribe. Autocratic adjective1.offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted powerE.g. Dont play into the hands of this autocratic Chinese regime.2. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule; having absolute sovereignty E.g. Some feudal states were ruled by autocratic kings. Limnology Noun 1. the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties E.g. Limnology also includes studying the chemical and physical aspects of inland water. II Exercise 2Genetic/Genesnoun a unit inside a cell which controls a particular quality in a living thing that has been passed on from its parents.E.g. Ive always enjoyed music - its in the genes.Rearing/Rearednoun 1.the process of caring for children as they grow up, teaching them how to behave as members of society.E.g Soviet women carry the main burden of shopping, homemaking and child rearing.2. the process of breeding animals or birds and caring them as they grow.E.g There are positive changes that should be implemented in the rearing of animals.Findingsnoun 1.information that is discovered as the result of research into somethingE.g The findings of the commission will be published today.2. (law) a decision made by the judge or jury in a court case.E.g The findings of a court are the decisions that it reaches after a trial or an investigation.Shatterv 1.to suddenly break into small pieces; to make sth suddenly break into small piecesE.g He dropped the vase and it shattered into pieces on the floor.2. to destroy sth completely, especially sbs feelings, hopes or beliefs; to be destroyed in this wayE.g Annas self-confidence had been completely shattered.3. to make sb feel extremely shocked and upsetE.g The unexpected death of their son shattered them.Primacynoun 1.the fact of being the most important person or thingE.g The primacy of the deed is over word and thought.2. the position of an archbishopE.g He was a primacy of St Paul Church.Hereditynoun the process by which mental and physical characteristics are passed by parents to their children; these characteristics in a particular personE.g Radiation has a strong effect on the heredity of fruit flies.Nurturenoun+verb 1.to care for and protect sbsth while they are growing and developing E.g These delicate plants need careful nurturing.2.to help sbsth to develop and be successfulE.g Its important to nurture a good working relationship.3. to have a feeling, an idea, a plan, etc. For a long time and encourage it to developE.g She secretly nurtured a hope of becoming famous.III The readingPrecedeVerb:1.be earlier in time; go back further;e.g.Stone tools precede bronze e before;e.g.Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify3.be the predecessor of;e.g.Bill preceded John in the long line of Susans husbands4.move ahead (of others) in time or space5.furnish with a preface or introduction;e.g.He preceded his lecture with a critical remark about the institutionBolsterNoun:a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillowsVerb:1.support and strengthen;e.g.bolster p up with a pillow or bolster3.add padding to;AutonomyNoun:1.immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence2.personal independenceMaternalAdjective:1.characteristic of a mother;e.g.warm maternal affection for her guest2.relat