大学英语专业,综合英语教程第13单元考点整理.doc

U13 Our Schedules, Our SelvesWORDS Scoot run or move very quickly or hastily 快走，疾走，迅速跑开 He scooted up the stairs. 他匆匆上了楼。 Collocation: Scoot off Scoot over Derivation: n. scooter Grueling physically or mentally demanding to the point of exhaustion 折磨人的，累垮人的 A grueling campaign We spent 15 grueling hours on the task. Synonym Torturous, excruciating Onerous troublesome or oppressive 繁重的，麻烦的 An onerous task Synonym Heavy Recourse the act of turning to a person or thing for aid or security 援助 Have recourse to 依靠 求助于 Synonym: Resort Onslaught an overwhelming outpouring 猛攻，突击 The press launched another vicious onslaught on the president. 新闻界对这位总统进行了新一轮的恶毒抨击。 An onslaught of sth. 大量 an onslaught of ads on TV Synonym Pounce, assault, skite Instantaneous occurring or completed without delay 瞬间的，即时的，猝发的 Instantaneous response 及时响应 Rally n. a gathering, esp. one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause 集会 About three thousand people held a rally to mark international human rights day. 大约三千人举行集会来纪念国际人权日 v. gather 集合，团结，重整 We must rally the people round the Party. 我们必须人们团结在党的周围。 Synonym Assemble, gather, congregation Spontaneous happening or arising without apparent cause 自发的，自然的，无意识的 It tells us whether the change is spontaneous. 这告诉我们变化是否是自发的。 Spontaneous creation is the reason there is something rather than nothing. 自然创造就是事物存在的原因。 Derivation n. spontaneity adv. spontaneously Synonym Autonomous, mechanical, natural, initiative Clout n. power or influence 势力，影响 Westerners had more clout in India. v. strike hard, esp. with the fist 猛击 Rachel clouted him. Synonym Leverage, beat Melancholy a feeling of thoughtful sadness 忧郁 A feeling of melancholy runs through his prose. 他的散文中贯穿着一种忧郁的情绪。 Derivation n./adj. melancholious n. melancholia adj. melancholic Synonym Sadness, doldrums Thwart hinder or prevent of 挫败 The security forces were doing all they could to thwart terrorists. 安全部队正尽其所能挫败恐怖分子。 We should care for them and not thwart their enthusiasm. Synonym Defeat Swindle v. deceive 诈骗 Swindle sb. out of sth. n. deceit 骗局，诈骗 Derivation n. swindling n. swindler v. swindled Synonym Shark, fraudulence Decree v. decide with authority 判决，发布命令 The government decreed that all who wanted to live and work in there must hold passports. n. a legally binding command on the court record 法令，判决 The final decree dissolved their marriage. 最后的判决解除了他们的婚姻关系。 Derivation adj. decretive Synonym Sentence, command, order, require Compile put together out of existing material 汇编 The book took 10 years to compile. Compile and run this job in the designer. 在设计器中编译和运行这个任务。 Derivation adj. compilatory n. compilation Synonym edit Whim a sudden desire 奇想，一时的兴致，怪念头 on a whim I often dance around the house on a whim. Synonym Vagary, fancy Uproot destroy completely 根除 Fallen trees which have been uprooted by the storm Derivation n. uprooting Subsequent following in time or order 随后的，后来的 Subsequent years Derivation adv. subsequently n. subsequence Synonym SucceedingPHRASES Push back: put off I want to push back the appointment with you. Blow off: leave, skip Just blow off the difficult ones and move on. Hem in: surround and shut in, enclose The canyon is hemmed in by towering walls of rock. 峡谷四周环绕着高耸的岩壁 Dry up: 干涸 Reservoirs are drying up.PHRASES Dispose of: throw away Reckon in: include Nag at: continuously troubled As the day goes on, the pollen dries up and becomes hard. 随着日子一天天过去，花粉变得又干又硬（pollen, dry up） Having recourse to the government, the number of peopl