Unit-2-glossary-综合教程6.doc

Unit 21. bard a poet 诗人，马的铠甲 laud 赞美，n laureate 桂冠诗人 palm psalm fist gist2.the Bard William Shakespeare3.go out of style to be out of use，to become outmoded 过时的 obsolete, out of fashion/date,antiquated antique 古董vogue ,fashion, fashionable , stylish, in/out of vogue(fashion)follow the fashion, a man of fashion , the hairstyle is in or after the fashion 4.wordsmith n a person who has skill with using wordsespecially in writing 词语大师 rhetoric(rhetorical)， figure of speech,part of speech(词性)monastery男修道院 monkabbey nun blacksmith5.bulletin board a place on a computer system where users can read messages and add their own 布告板，布告牌，【计】公告板6.rant na long，angry and confused speech激昂地说话，喧嚣夸张地说，v/n ranting talk狂言；壮语7.diatribe an angry speech or piece of writing which severely criticizes sthor someone 谴责；谩骂；讽刺 sarcastic; sarcasm; irony; ironical; ironist; make a crack; satirize; satire; satirist; satirical;mock v/n (mock at)diabetes; arthritissore throat, stomachache, headache, flu, flute7.obsolete adj not in use any more，having been replaced by sthnewer and better or more fashionable 过时的8.compact a small flat case 合同，契约，结构紧密的，布置紧凑的，【小而平的箱子/盒子】a small compact kitchen, a compact computer小型电脑 ceasefire agreement treaty9.liken to to say that someone is similar to or has the same qualities as someone else 比作 liken ones work to a battlecompare to comparison10.reinvent vto produce sthnew that is based on sththat already existstojoin or add sthnew 重新创造 reinvest, reinvigorate11.graft vto join or add sth. new n/v嫁接You can graft pears on to may trees(山楂树)engraft12.tall-tale adjtypical of a unique kind of American hero story of which the heroes are“larger than life”They are bigger or stronger than real peopleEven when the tall tale is based on a real personTalltale heroes solve problems in funny ways that are hard to believe夸张的故事或荒诞不经的故事 ，难以让人相信的又长又复杂的故事exaggerate13.hark back to 回到原题，反复说原来的事情date back to 14.pamphleteer n someone who writes thin books with only a few pages which gives information or an opinion about sth小册子作家 pamphlet/brochure小册子paperback/bound 平装本deluxe binding 精装cloth /deluxe bound精装的hardbound 硬封面的 hardback 硬封面的（书）n/adj flyleaf/title page扉页15.intoxicated excited, happy and slightly out of control because of an experience such as love，success, etc陶醉的，欣喜若狂的barbecue, 篝火get-together,in high/great/poor/low spirits drunkard16.sloppy adj1acking care or effort -草率的，粗心的 a sloppy dresser穿得邋遢的人sloppy thinker毫无条理的人；-泥泞的 a sloppy roadsponge spongy, fluffy松软的 fluff 绒毛，细毛snoopy 爱探听的 bug 窃听器，窃听eavesdrop偷听overhear无意听到/偷听到prudent, discreet, imprudent, indiscreetindiscrete17.meandering adj with no clear purpose 闲荡，闲谈stroll, loaf about, hang outidle away虚度时光18.puerile adjbehaving in a silly way，not like an adult 幼稚的，孩子气的 naive; childishpuberty青春期，发育embryo, infant, adolescent 19.preeminent more important or better than others 杰出的 outstanding; distinguished; remarkablemediocre 平庸的/普通的commonplace adj/n普通的、普通的事物20.rudimentary=rudimental adj used to describe methods，equipment，systems，etcthat are simple and not highly developed 基本的，初步的，尚未完全发展的 rudimentary/rudimental knowledge 起码/初步知识rugby 英式橄榄球rug小地毯 blanketruminate -反刍；再嚼；-沉思 ruminate over/about/of/on ruminant反刍动物rueful悔恨的、沮丧的、悲哀可怜的rumble 发出隆隆声on the basis of be based onamphibian 两栖动物 hibernating animalscarnivore /predator 食肉动物herbivore 食草动物21.weed out to get rid of unwanted things or people from a group 淘汰coral 珊瑚（虫，制品）coral reef pesticide spray 喷雾器，喷雾状物质eliminatewash away22.ream na lot of sth，especially writing(纸张/写作)大量He wrote reams on the subject.关于此体裁他写了很多gem nsomeone or sththat is very good，pleasing or useful 受人尊敬的人/珍宝，精品，宝石 The house is really a gem.jade 玉,玉制品,bronzejade/emerald翡翠， copper23.mnemonic (sthsuch as a very short poem or a special word)used to help a person remember sthadj 记忆性的、帮助记忆的keepsake/souvenir memorize, memoir-s回忆录, reservoirmemoir传记，学术论文，研究报告，专题报告，备忘录 symposium专题研讨会memorandum=memo外交备忘录memorial 记忆的；纪念物、纪念日、纪念碑、纪念馆、纪念仪式、外交备忘录a memorial meeting追悼会，a memorial park陵园，公墓，a memorial service追悼仪式obituary 讣告for the sake of resume, resume assume assumption,consume consumption24 moribund adj (especially of an organization or business)not active or successful lifeless垂死的，无生命力的n垂死的人 生机盎然：full of life; overflowing with vigor; exuberant; brimming over(溢满) with vigor and vitality be of vital importancemobility durability, fragility25.critique vto criticize，to comment on 批评v/n critic ncriticalfault-finding26.blow away to defeat someone or sthcompletely击败a blow to the faceThat ruling(裁决) comes as a blow to the environmentalist.referee, panel judges, questionnaire, 27.mock-epic na satiric literary form that treats a trivial or commonplace subject with the elevated language and heroic style of the classical epic 讽刺性史诗parody 戏仿v/nsimulate, saic adj lacking interest，imagination and variety；boring无诗意的，平凡的mosaic 镶嵌工艺（品），镶嵌图案 29 prevail vto be common among a group of people or area at a particular time -获胜，占有 prevail over/against triumph over.Truth will prevail/succeed.Reason prevailed over emotion.-流行、盛行The custom does not prevail now.A leisured friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowdsprevailing -占优势的，主要的a prevailing tendency-流行的，盛行的a prevailing epidemic/styleprevalencegelivable/ungelivablenetizen; microblog(微博)predominate, overwhelming 30. terse adjusing few words，sometimes in a way that seems rude or unfriendly-简短生硬的 She was terse in her answer.-精炼的，简洁的，a terse writer concise31.bulleted adj highlighted or set off with bulletssmall black circles used in text to show separate items in a list 着重的highlighted, emphasized32.spark vto give an enthusiastic response，-v热烈赞同spark to the idea of an early start.-v/n火花，闪光点/用于否定句，丝毫，一点 He showed not a spark/bit of interest.not a bit of丝毫不spark off引起spark off an argumenttrigger off引起33.caliber=calibre n the degree of quality or excellence of someone or sth-能力、素质、品质 a man of high caliber-口径，直径,（管子）内径 a medium-caliber atomic bomb中型原子弹radiusdiameter missilenuclear reactor(核反应堆)bomber轰炸机, fighter战斗机, glider滑翔机, jet plane喷气式飞机transport plane运输机airfreighter运输机passenger plane客机airliner客机 airline aircraft carrier34.excerpt a short part taken from a speech，book，film，etcn摘录,节选 an excerpt from a diary vt 摘录,节选excerpt fromabridge 节略 an abridged edition 节本It was abridged from the original work.缩短 I must abridge my stay here.abbreviate, abbreviation35.lace vto add a touch of flavor or a dash of zest to，so as to make more effective -v使更有活力-n鞋带、花边/饰带fabric 1. 织物, 布2. 构造, 组织3. （建筑物的）结构：质地satin 缎子sedan /sidan/轿子，小轿车sedate 平静的serenade, serene ,serenity36.acronym n an abbreviation consisting of the first letters of each word in the name of sth，pronounced as a word首字母缩合词 CPC(Communist Party of China)CPI(Consumer Price Index消费品价格指数)CPPCC(Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference)，FBI CIA BBC VOA, PLA, PRC， RMBthe Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party【中共中央政治局】member of Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee【中共中央政治局常委】NPC ：the National Peoples Congress 全国人大deputy to the NPC人大代表Supreme Peoples Court 最高人民法院Supreme Peoples Procuratorate最高人民检察院China in turn established the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS, 海峡两岸关系协会) in 1991Strait Exchange Foundation 海基会Robert, called “Bob” for short, is my uncle.antonym, synonym ; near synonympolysemy多义词 hypernym n. 上位词；上义词be short forATM is short for automatic teller machine.37.smiley n an image of a face formed by keyboard symbols，which is used in emailsto express a particular emotion-adj微笑的 -n 【计】笑容符（用:-）表示smilingly38.grimace nan expression of pain，strong dislike，etcin which the face twists in an ugly way 怪相，鬼脸 make grimaces 作怪相，a grimace caused by pain痛得扭歪的脸make a facedistort distortion retort反驳，反击，回嘴v/nrebuke 斥责refute 反驳，驳斥 microbe 微生物microcosm微观世界macrocosm宏观世界macroclimate大气候39.1ong-winded adj (of a speech，letter，article，etc)too long，or using too many words 冗长的, boring, lengthy tedious 40.phony adj not sincere or not real -adj虚假的，不可信的，虚伪的 -n 骗子，假货phony up vt 假冒，伪造pony矮马counterfeit/sham/ fake赝品fake e across to give an impression -给人印象He came across as a good speaker-偶尔遇到，碰上 come across a friend in the street.42.blowhard na person who likes to talk about how important they are吹牛者boaster boast ofexaggerate exaggerator43.blue-blooded used to describe someone who has been born into a family which belongs to the highest social class 贵族/王族出生的He is of a humble birth.Some were born humble, some were born noble.44 enfranchise vt to give a person or group of people the right to vote in election给公民权/政治权franchise 公民权，选举权 v 给以特权，给予公民权/选举权45. geek; a person, especially a man, who is boring and fashionable怪人 eccentric(古怪的，古怪的人); crank（怪念头，怪人）;aberrant（偏离常规的，怪人）digress from the main subject,digression,digressivederaillandslidemudslide casualty47.grassroots n the ordinary people in a society or an organization, especially a political party -基层，基层群众 The senator is sure he will get support from the grassroots.-基础 the grassroots of economy-乡村地区the masses, general public, the common people, voice of the masses群众的呼声follow the mass line走群众路线the broad masses of the people广大人民群众believe in the mas