研究生英语单词总结.docx

Unit 1be on a roll 好运不断flair n.天赋prime time 黄金时段feature vt.以.为特色 The program featured adaptation of well-known literature.airtime n.播出时间lend itself to sth 适合 The novel did not lend itself to radio.in effect 实际上flat adj.平淡无奇的 The Thursday rehearsal was flat.frantic adj.匆忙的scramble v.仓促行动 Koch ,frantic, scrambled to rewrite the script, but the Saturday rehearsal was disappointing too.wizened adj.年迈的 intone v.沉吟eerily adv.可怕地,神秘地 Orson Wells opened with the voice of a wizened chronicler from some future time, intoning eerily.unsettling adj.令人不安的innocuous adj.平淡无味的,无关紧要的 Wells unsettling monologue was followed by an innocuous weather forecast, then hotel dance music.inadvertently adv.未留心的 To casual listeners, the monologue seemed a mistake dropped inadvertently into typical radio music.bulletin n.简报propel v.推进velocity n.速度seismologist n.地震学家cylinder n.圆柱形容器spew v.喷出,发出at a time 一次又一次conceal v.隐瞒gravity n.严重性 I shall not try to conceal the gravity of the situation.consecrate v.献身 so that we may confront this destructive adversary with a nation united, courageous, and consecrated to the preservation of human supremacy on this earth.preservation n.保护，留存supremacy n.至高无上,最高地位decimate v.破坏,屠杀 Meanwhile, the Martians decimated the Army and were wading across the Hudson River.siren n.警报vantage n.优势move in (on sb/sth) 向.逼进 From his vantage, he described the Martians felling people by the thousands and moving in on him.ham n. 业余无线电爱好者 A lonely ham radio voice somehow became.on / off (the) air 正在播出的trigger v.引发,触发mayhem n.破坏 The drama triggered widespread mayhem.crucifix n.十字架faint adj. 微小的whiff n. 一阵(微弱的)气味hermetic adj.密闭的catch / get / grab / take, etc. (a) hold of sb/sth 手中能抓到的东西get hold of sb 一把抓住suffocate v.窒息而死skeptical adj.怀疑的 Dad was hard to convince or skeptical, but he even got to believing it.outage n. 供电中断 A power outage reinforced the panic.panic n. 恐慌,惊慌hysteria n. 歇斯底里suspend v.使终止blast-off n.发射升空Unit 2 Technicolor(TM) n.彩色电影 authentic adj.原汁原味的condense v.浓缩,精简autobiography n.自传 For the Technicolor drama effort, producer had integrated authentic Austrian folk music and condensed the story told in Marias autobiography.tomboy n.假小子abbey n.大修道院 She entered Nonnberg Abbey as a postulant.postulant n.志愿者shape up 顺利发展 The Mother realized that Maria was not shaping up as a candidate for the novitiate.novitiate n.见习修士baron n.男爵governess n.家庭女教师unknowingly n.不知不觉地distance v.使疏远 In dealing with the pain of his wifes death, he unknowingly distanced himself from his children.restore v. 恢复regimented adj.严格统一地管制的 By abandoning the children a strictly regimented activities and introducing them to music, Maria succeeded in her fess v.坦言,公开承认 Eventually, they professed their feelings and were married.worldly adj.世间的proclaim v.宣告,声明 Hitlers Nazi army entered Austria, proclaiming the unification of Austria with Gportioned adj.成比例的,相称的ruse n.计谋,策略excursion n.远足 They left Austria via train under the ruse of a mountain camping excursion.board n. 膳食grant v. 同意,准予 They often gave concerts to earn their room and board until finally being granted American visas.screen v. 放映 star v.主演 It would be a perfect vehicle for a stage production starring Mary.fascinate v.迷住operetta n.轻歌剧(from) rags to riches 从贫穷到富有reminiscent adj.使人联想到It had a rags-to-riches fairy-tale quality reminiscent of Cinderella.exotic adj.外来的,异国情调的locale n.场景 evoke v. 唤起(记忆等);引起pivotal adj.关键的 It had an exotic locale and a romantic relationship that evoked The King And I in that its lead character was a governess and that children were pivotal to the story.home adv.中要害;深入地hit / strike home 击中要害heaven-sent adj.天赐的unbecoming adj.不合适的,不得体的 It had also been suggested that might write one new song in order to give the show a marketing handle, but both men agreed that this would invite an unbecoming clash of musical styles.penthouse n.顶层公寓hold ones breath 屏息等待commitment n.承诺wrap up 完成,了结time frame 时间范围finale n.结局,终场 The story would reach its finale with the familys escape.sub-plot 次要情节court v.追求goatherd n.牧羊人romp n.顽皮嬉戏anthem n.圣歌edelweiss n.雪绒花overtly adv.公然地unanimously adv.全体一致地 Although some critics felt the show was overtly sentimental, the score was unanimously praised as one of theirs best.garner v. 获得revival n.重新上演stratospheric adj.极高的Unit 3mightily adv.很,非常suspicious adj.怀疑的deliver vt.递送 For a people who profess to love capitalism, Americans can sometimes seem mightily suspicious of the companies that deliver its ervene vi.介于之间 But in the intervening years it has grown and grown and grown.dull adj.枯燥无味的 revenue n.财政收入,税收 It has also become the biggest company in the world by revenue, a behemoth that strikes fear in the hearts of rivals everywhere.spurt vi.短时激增 Just as remarkable, given its size and success, Wal-Mart looks set for yet another spurt of growth in the next few years.chorus n.异口同声 But it has become something else as well: the target for a growing chorus of critics.sin n.罪ruthless adj.无情的virgin adj.未开发的blight n.丑陋,杂乱 Its giant, hypermarket-style “supercentres” and “discount stores” chew up virgin land and spread suburban blight.vibrant adj.有活力的,活跃的 Its ruthless policy turns once-vibrant inner cities into urban wastelands.dazzle v.使眼花缭乱single-handedly adj.独自地 Despite its dazzling success, Wal-Mart did not single-handedly create out-of-town shopping.clout n.影响(政治上的) Does its sheer size, and the political clout that comes with it, represent a threat to good government?sober adj.审慎的,庄重的exaggerate v.夸大 A sober look at the facts reveals such concerns are exaggerate.bulk n.主要部分trust n.托拉斯buster n.挫败agitate v.使焦虑 No trust-buster should allow himself to become agitated about that sort of market concentration.ordinance n.条令 Others, notably in the northeast and California , have strongly resisted Wal-Marts advance by adopting tough planning requirements and local ordinance that restrict shop sizes.saturate v.使充满 As Wal-Mart begins to saturate the bits of America that likes it, it is having to turn more of its attention to those which do not.hefty adj.大量的margin n.余地,差数referendum n.公民投票 Earlier this month, votes in Inglewood, a suburb of L.A, defeated by a hefty margin a local referendum to allow the building of a big new Wal-Mart store.reception n.接待 The firms expansion abroad has also met with a mixed reception.thrive v.兴旺 Wal-Mart has thrived by keeping everything simple.replica n.复制品 Every supercentre store is a replica of every other one.bump v.提高,增加 cater tosb/sth 迎合 As it begins to bump up against the boundaries that restrict its growth, however, Wal-Mart will have to introduce more complexity such as smaller shops, varied formats and different selections of products to cater to local needs.scrutiny n.细看,监视bureaucracy n.官僚detractor n.污蔑者on behalf of sb|on sbs behalf 代替;在的立场rigorous adj.严格的 It has been good for its suppliers, as its rigorous demands have forced them to improve their own efficiency and quality.surpass vt.超过backhanded adj.间接的tribute n.礼物,颂词 Unit 4predisposition n.倾向于的状况,趋势imbue v.充满或激起aggressive adj.强烈的,激烈的 As you have probably seen by now, the emotions and predispositions we are all imbued with tend to work against us in the world of aggressive investing.ferret v.搜出 To do this effectively, it is necessary to ferret out the real reasons why we are investing in the first place.myriad n.无数的 In reality there are myriad reasons why we try our hand at stocks.garner v.取得,获得 These range all the way from the money objective, to wanting to feel good about ourselves, to garnering the respect of others.miser n.守财奴 Only misers want money alone.ego n.自我,自负check n.控制 Whatever your reasons for wanting to succeed at stocks, you simply must learn to keep your ego in check because it is the one thing that will lead you to make the wrong moves.optimize v.使最优化 He does what he needs to do in order to optimize his investment results.swallow v.压抑,抑制 Swallowing his pride to increase his investment results is out of the question for him.embark on / upon sth 着手做root out 根除attribute n.属性bolster v.鼓励,巩固 Before you embark on any investment approach it is best to search yourself to see which elements are present in yourself and attempt to root out the attributes of the ego-driven investor and bolster the characteristics of the result-oriented investor.be / stand in awe of sb/sth 敬畏prowess n.卓越的技能immense adj.极大的,优秀的 He is constantly talking about this or that great deal, imagining that others will stand in awe of his prowess and immense wisdom.aura n.光环,氛围wizard n.奇才,天才 deal n.交易 Since the aura of being an investment wizard is simply a way for him to gain affirmation from others, he really doesnt care too much whether the results are there as long as he can stay in the game and keep talking about his smart deals at cocktail parties.postmortem n.事后分析 He certainly never does a postmortem on any of his losing trades to figure out just why they were losers.broker n.股票经纪人grain n.一点儿 He cant ask anyone what he may have done wrong, since to admit hes made a mistake to someone else goes directly against the grain of his objective-to appear wise to others.dwindle v.逐渐减少 Never mind that his broker sends him statements every month telling him that his account dwindled he really has lost moneywhether or not he admits it or not.deploy v.部署 In this way he assures himself that he can never really re-deploy whats left of his capital into something more promising.brag v.吹牛 Imagine what bragging rights that would give him!scenario n.预料或期望的一系列事件的梗概或模式 The prospect of that unlikely but alluring buying the bottom scenario keeps him coming back for more-losses, that is.stumble v.蹒跚而行 Even when he does get lucky and happens to stumble into a winner, Mr. Ego is his own worst enemy.uptrend n.上升趋势 This stock was in an uptrend and keeps right on sailing far above where he exited.bail v.舀空 He always holds onto his losing stocks and when something starts to go right, he bails out faithfully.decent adj.体面的 He has plenty to talk about at parties, but there is no way he can ever make a decent profit.entertain v.考虑 He is far too focused on trying to pick stocks that are performing well to entertain these types of thoughts.zoom v.急速上升 When the result-oriented investor finds himself with a stock that is zooming ahead, he holds on, letting the stock continue to do well for him.retreat v.后退 He does not mind selling a stock after it has retreated 50% in value, if being patient through price corrections is what allows him to capture the occasional 1000% gain.egoist n.自我主义者 One big difference between the result-oriented investor and the egoist is what he does with losses.ch