现代大学英语精读5unit1单词讲解.ppt

New Words,- Unit One,Substandard,释义：below standard, specifically below a standard established as by law. adj. 标准以下的；不合规格的 拓展含义：【律】法定标准以下的； 【语】非标准语的； 非规范化的； 等外的； 不合格的。,词组：,Substandard range 次标准距离 Substandard parts 次等零件 Substandard housing 不合标准住房 Substandard goods 副品 Substandard ship 不够标准船舶 Substandard instrument 实验室仪表； 次标准仪表,例句： 1.Too many families are still living in substandard housing. 仍有太多家庭居住条件达不到标准。 2.These ate all substandard products. 这些都是次品。 近义词： inferior deficient second-rate,Menial jobs,释义： jobs relating to unskilled low-pay work,例句： 1.There are no menial jobs, only menial attitudes. 没有卑贱的工作，只有卑贱的态度。 2.He was forced to take a series of menial jobs. 他被迫做一连串琐碎的杂活。 3.She is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs. 她在一家旅馆里打杂。,unassailable,释义: 1.immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with 攻不破的 2.impossible to assail 无争论余地的 3.without flaws or loopholes 无懈可击的 This text: that cannot be successfully denied or contested 不容置疑的,例句：,1.The party now has an unassailable lead. 这个党的领先地位现在坚不可摧。 2.Its unassailable that Edison is a truly genius. 爱迪生是位真正的天才，这是不容置疑的。 3.The theory holds every water and is unassailable. 这理论绝对站得住脚，是无懈可击的。,近义词： impregnable irrefutable unquestionable 词形变化： unassailably adv. unassailability n.,semantics,释义： 1.the study of language meaning 语义学；语义论 2.the meaning of a word, phrase, sentence, or text 含义,词组：,Relational semantics Formal semantics General semantics Preference semantics Interpretive semantics,关系语义学 形式语义 普通语义学 优选语义学 解释语义,近义词：onomasiology 语计语义学,degrading,释义： 1.harmful to the mind or morals 2.used of conduct; characterized by dishonor 丧失体面的；有辱人格的；可耻的,例句：,1.No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. 任何人不得加以酷刑，或施以残忍的人道的或侮辱性的待遇或刑罚。 2.It must be very degrading to have to beg for money. 必须向别人 乞讨钱一定是非常可耻的。,近义词： corrupting humiliating 词形变化: degradingly adv. degrade v. degrader n.,拓展: degrade,v. 使受屈辱，使丢脸，侮辱的人格； 使降级，降低身份/地位； 降低，下降。 degrade for: reduce to a low rank for 由于而降级 degrade to/into: make (sb.) bring down in personal quality 使（某人）降级为沦为,Degrade oneself