听力教程3第二版unit7vocabulary.doc

chiropractor n. 脊椎指压治疗者；脊椎按摩师diagnosis n. 诊断 复数diagnoses I need to have a second test to confirm the diagnosis. 我需要复查来确诊。license vt.准许.a proposal that would require the state to license guns the way it does cars. 提案要求政府像发驾驶证一样发放枪支许可证。licensing system 许可制度；授权系统 import licensing 进口许可 licensed adj. 得到许可的（等于licenced）ignorance n.无知I am beginning to feel embarrassed by my complete ignorance of world history. 我开始为自己对世界历史的一无所知感到尴尬。sausage n.香肠，腊肠Cheddar cheese 切达干酪（英国产）yellowish adj. 微黄色的，淡黄色的artery n. 动脉；干道；主流 stroke n. 中风insulate vt. 隔离，使孤立；使绝缘，使隔热hormone n. 生理 激素，荷尔蒙vigorous adj. 有力的；精力充沛的；强有力的 (运动、活动)Very vigorous exercise can increase the risk of heart attacks. 耗费大量体力的运动会增加心脏病发作的风险。He shook his head vigorously. 他用力地摇了摇头。squash n. 壁球 twisting adj.转动的 jogging n. 慢跑 brisk walking 快步走rhythmic adj.有节奏的 sustained adj. 持续的；持久的；持久不变的uninterruptedly adv. 不间断地；连续地impending adj.即将发生的正式On the morning of the expedition, I awoke with a feeling of impending disaster. 远征出发的那天早上，我醒来就有一种大难临头的感觉。bleak adj.荒凉的；黯淡的，无希望的；阴冷的The immediate outlook remains bleak. 最近的前景依然很黯淡。The islands pretty bleak. 这个岛很荒凉。The weather can be quite bleak on the coast. 沿海一带的天气可能会十分阴冷。financial asset 金融资产collision n.碰撞；(文化或观点的) 冲突They were on their way to the airport when their van was involved in a collision with a car. 他们正往机场赶路的时候，其货车和一辆小汽车相撞了。The play represents the collision of three generations. 该剧表现了3代人之间的冲突。Employee Retirement Income Security Act职工退休收入保障法stool n.凳子OBrien sat on a bar stool and leaned his elbows on the counter. 奥布赖恩坐在酒吧凳上，肘部依在柜台上。pension n. 退休金，抚恤金；address vt.满足(需求)；处理，对付；讨论，论述： to address the need of满足的需要to address an issue处理问题median adj.中央的；中间的；居中的；当中的household adj. 家庭的；日常的； n. 家庭boost vt. 促进；增加；支援Lower interest rates can boost the economy by reducing borrowing costs for consumers and businesses. 低利率可以通过为消费者和商家降低借贷成本来促进经济发展。We need a big win to boost our confidence. 我们需要一个大的胜利来增强我们的自信心。lengthy adj. 漫长的，冗长的；啰唆的The board members held a lengthy meeting to decide future policy. 董事会成员开了一次漫长的会议来决定未来的政策。Friedmans lengthy report quoted an unnamed source. 弗里德曼冗长的报告引用了一个未指明出处的资料。crucial adj.至关重要的jam v.胡乱地塞；(车辆) 堵塞；挤满；卡住Pete jammed his hands into his pockets. 皮特把他的双手胡乱塞进了他的兜里。Hundreds of departing motorists jammed roads that had been closed during the height of the storm. 数百名要开走的驾车者堵住了在风暴最猛烈时被关闭了的那些公路。Hundreds of people jammed the boardwalk to watch. 上百人挤在木板道上观看。A rope jammed the boats propeller. 一条绳子卡住了船的推进器。consumption patterns 消费方式；消费结构financial planner 财政预算员，理财规划师，金融顾问payroll n. 工资单；在职人员工薪名册商业They had 87,000 employees on the payroll. 他们有87000人在在职人员工薪名册上。payroll tax税收 工资税 income tax 所得税商业a progressive income tax 累进所得税所谓累进所得税就是收入越高，所使用的所得税率就越高。mortgage n. 房屋抵押贷款pay off 还清；(某行动) 取得成功; 带来好结果It would take him the rest of his life to pay off that loan. 还清那笔贷款将花费他的余生。Sandra was determined to become a doctor and her persistence paid off. 桑德拉决心成为一名医生，她的坚持不懈终于带来了成功。Medicare n. （美、加）医疗保险； (美国) 国家老年人医疗保险制度perspective n. 观点，看法；远景；透视图He says the death of his father 18 months ago has given him a new perspective on life. 他说个月前他父亲的去世使他对人生产生了新的看法overly adv.过度的，极度的 stay out of 置身于。之外criterion n.(判断的) 标准yield v. 屈服正式；放弃正式；产；产生 (收益)商业Carmen yielded to general pressure and grudgingly took the child to a specialist. 卡门屈服于普遍的压力，不得已带孩子去看了位专科大夫。He may yield control. 他可能放弃控制权。Last year 400,000 acres of land yielded a crop worth $1.75 billion. 去年40万英亩的土地出产了价值17.5亿美元的粮食。It yielded a profit of at least $36 million. 它带来了至少三千六百万美元的利润。as yet到目前为止，迄今为止prenatal adj. 产前的；胎儿期的prenatal diagnosis 产前诊断，产前检查 prenatal care 产前护理，产前保健；产前检查 maternal母亲般的；母亲的She had little maternal instinct. 她几乎没有母性。Maternal smoking can damage the unborn child. 母亲吸烟可能会伤害未出生的孩子。hyperactive adj.(人) 过分活跃的His research was used in planning treatments for hyperactive children. 他的研究被用来为患有多动症的儿童设计治疗方案。obese adj.肥胖的Obese people tend to have higher blood pressure than lean people. 肥胖的人往往比瘦人血压高。vaccine n. 疫苗vaccinate v.给注射疫苗；接种疫苗Sub-Saharan Africa 撒哈拉以南非洲地区immunize v. 使免疫；赋予免疫性，免疫接种tuberculosis n. 肺结核；结核病measles n. 内科 麻疹；风疹tetanus n. 内科 破伤风whooping cough 内科 百日咳UNICEF abbr. 联合国儿童基金会（等于United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund）discount v.折扣；对打折；不理会All full-time staff get a 20 percent discount. 所有全职员工都可以享受8折优惠。This has forced airlines to discount fares heavily in order to spur demand. 这已经迫使多家航空公司对机票大幅打折以刺激需求。However, traders tended to discount the rumor. 但是，商人们倾向于不理会这个传闻。industrialized adj. 工业化的potential adj. 潜在的；可能的target v. 把作为目标；规定的指标；瞄准某物AIDS abbr. 获得性免疫缺乏综合症；爱滋病（Acquired Immune D