新视野大学英语第一册unit2课后单词详解.docx

第二单元 concern n. 1.U a feeling of worry 担心；忧虑 In the story the parents show their great concern for their daughter.故事里，父母对他们的女儿表现出极大的担心。 The recent rise in crime is a matter of great public concern.近来犯罪的增多是公众非常担忧的事情。 2.C sth. that makes sb. worried 关心的事；担心的事 His main concern is to be able to provide money for his family.他主要关心的是为家里赚钱。 Your private life is not my concern.你的私生活与我无关。 vt. 1. make sb. feel worried 使担心；使忧虑 It isnt your problemdont concern yourself with it.这不是你的问题，你用不着担心。 What concerns me most is that despite pay increases, production has not improved.最令我担心的是虽然工资增加了，生产却没有上去。 2. be about sth. 涉及，与.有关系 This article concerns the issue of generation gap.这篇文章讲的是代沟问题。 This study concerns couples expectations of marriage.这项研究涉及夫妻对婚姻的期待。 click vi. make a short, sharp sound 发出咔嗒声 The key clicked in the lock.钥匙在琐里咔嗒响了一声。 Her shoes clicked against the floor as she walked.她走动时，鞋在地板上咔噔咔噔作响。 n. C a short, sharp sound 咔嗒声 The door opened with a click.门咔嗒一声开了。 I heard a click, and then the phone went dead.我听到咔嗒一声电话就挂了。 blast vi. produce a lot of noise, esp. music 发出响亮的声音（尤指音乐） Music blasted from the radio.收音机里猛地响起了音乐。 A machine gun blasted just outside the tent.帐篷外，机关枪突然嘟嘟嘟地响起来。 vt. break up by explosion 爆破 They had to blast their way through the mountainside.他们不得不沿着山坡炸出一条路来。 The first shot missed and blasted a hole in the wall.第一枪打偏了，在墙上炸出了一个洞。 n. C an explosion 爆炸 The blast completely destroyed the building.爆炸彻底摧毁了这栋建筑。 The blast killed 168 people and hurt hundreds.爆炸炸死了168人，炸伤了数百人。 forth ad. out; forward 出来；向外 The sun came forth from behind the clouds.太阳从云后出来。 The house was still burning with thick black smoke pouring forth.房子还在燃烧，冒出浓浓的黑烟。 burst vi. (burst, burst) move somewhere suddenly or quickly, esp. into or out of a place 冲，闯 Several students burst into the schoolmasters office just as he was about to leave.校长正要离开时，几个学生闯进了他的办公室。 She burst out of the room without saying a single word.她什么也没说，冲出了房间。 horrible a. 1.very bad or unpleasant 糟糕的；使人不愉快的 This tastes horrible!真难吃！ The weather has been really horrible all week.这一周天气真是糟糕透了。 2.shocking; frightening 可怕的；令人恐惧的 What a horrible story!可怕的故事! Its horrible to hear that so many people in the world are hungry and dont have food.听到世界上有这么多人挨饿，没东西吃，感到很可怕。 stuff n. U sth. that one does not know the correct name 东西 Whats the green stuff at the bottom of the bottle?瓶底上那绿色的是什么东西？ I dont know how were going to get all this stuff into the car.我不知道我们如何将这些东西全部搬进车里去。 vt. push sth. into a space 填；塞 The pillow was stuffed with feathers.枕头里塞满了羽毛。 The rooms are stuffed with antiques and priceless treasures.这几间房子都塞满了古董和无价之宝。 rhythm n. C, U a regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements 节奏 Im not keen on the tune but I love the rhythm.我不特别喜欢那曲调，但喜欢它的节奏。 You need to feel the rhythm of the music in order to dance properly.为了跳好舞，你需要感受音乐的节奏。 grab vt. take sth. suddenly or roughly 抓住，夺得 Helen grabbed the toy car from her little brother.海伦抢去了弟弟手上的玩具汽车。 She grabbed her clothes and ran out when the alarm went off.警报响起时，她抓起衣服就往外跑。 thorough a. including every possible detail 全面的，彻底的 The doctor gave the patient a thorough check-up.医生为病人做了全面检查。 The police made a thorough search of the house and found the child hiding under a chair.警察彻底搜查了那所房子，发现孩子藏在椅子下。 thoroughly ad. carefully and completely 完全地；彻底地 We thoroughly enjoyed our holiday.我们假期玩得非常开心。 Eating only thoroughly cooked foods will reduce your risk of illness.只吃完全煮熟的食物可以减少生病的危险。 makeup n. U paint, powder, creams, etc. that people put on their face 化妆品 She hadnt taken off her stage makeup yet when I saw her.我见到她时她还没有缷去戏妆。 After I put on my makeup, Ill be ready to go with you to the restaurant.我化好妆后，就准备和你去饭馆。 toast n. 1. U bread made brown by heating 烤面包 He had toast for breakfast.他早餐吃了烤面包。 She had a slice of toast and a cup of coffee.她吃了一块烤面包，喝了一杯咖啡。 2. C an act of drinking, esp. in order to thank sb., wish sb. luck, etc. 祝酒，干杯 We drank a toast to our teachers health.我们干杯祝老师身体健康。 Id like to propose a toast to the bride and groom.我提议为新娘新郎干杯。 vt. hold up ones glass and wish sb. success, happiness, luck, etc. 祝酒，干杯 Lets toast the friendship between our two countries.让我们为两国的友谊干杯。 Lets toast Edward for a job well done.让我们为爱德华出色的工作干杯。 disgusting a. very unpleasant 令人厌恶的，令人反感的 A bad egg has a disgusting smell.臭蛋味道很难闻。 Rubbish was piled everywhereit was disgusting.到处堆着垃圾，真叫人恶心。 bug vt. (infml.) bother; annoy; trouble 打扰；使烦恼 It really bugs me when people come around without calling first.有些人不先打电话就来，实在讨厌。 It just bugs me that I have to work so many extra hours for no extra money.我必须加班加点地干这么多小时，却没有额外的工钱，实在让人烦恼。 eyeliner n. C 描眼膏；眼线笔 French eye-liners are well-known to the world.法国眼线笔世界有名。 She was wearing thick, black eyeliner.她描了浓浓的黑色眼线。 tattoo n. C patterns made by putting ink into the skin 文身 She said she hated to see the tattoo on his arm.她说她讨厌看见他手臂上的刺纹。 He has a tattoo of a snake on his left arm.他的左臂刺了一条蛇。 vt. have patterns made by putting ink into the skin 在身上刺文身 He had the words I love you tattooed on his chest.他胸前文着“我爱你”的字样。 The mans left arm was tattooed with a snake.这男人的左臂刺了一条蛇。 pierce vt. make a hole in 穿孔于，打眼于 Many women have pierced their ears.很多女士都扎了耳朵眼。 Rose underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung.一颗子弹穿了她的肺后，罗斯做了紧急手术。 bolt vi. move fast or run away suddenly 奔；窜 The noise of the explosion made the horses bolt.一声爆响，把那些马吓跑了。 Before I could say a word, she turned and bolted out the front door.不等我说话，她转身就窜出了前门。 upset a. feeling ill, worried, or anxious 不适的；心烦的；苦恼的 Phone and tell the teacher that you get an upset stomach.打电话告诉老师你的胃不舒服。 I was quite upset at losing my purse.我丢了钱包，心里非常不快。 vt. (upset, upset) make sb. worried, anxious, or ill 使心烦；使苦恼；使不适 The news of his sons disappearance upset him.他儿子失踪的消息使他心烦意乱。 What upsets me most is the fact that she told a lie.最让我不安的是她撒了谎。 knot n. 1. C an uncomfortable feeling, esp. in the stomach, caused by fear, anger, etc. 紧张（感）；心窝揪紧 a knot of fear一阵恐惧 There was a knot of tension in his stomach.他感到一阵紧张。 2. C a join made by tying rope, cloth, etc. （绳索、布条等打成的）结 Please tie a knot at the end of rope.请在绳子的一端打个结。 Can you help me undo the knot?帮我打开这个结好吗？ awful a. very bad or unpleasant; terrible 糟糕的；可怕的 It would be awful if they found out.如果他们知道了真相，那就糟了。 I felt awful about not being able to help.我帮不上忙，心里很难受。 tune n. C a number of musical notes that form a pleasing pattern of sound 曲调；旋律 I cant remember the tune of that song.我记不起那首歌的调子。 Ive heard that tune before, but I dont know the words to the song.我听过这个曲子，但记不起歌词了。 tuneless a. without tune; not having a pleasant tune 不成调的；不悦耳的 A young man walked by, singing a tuneless song.一个年轻人从身边走过，哼着不成调的歌。 The song is tuneful, but her voice is tuneless.歌很有旋律，可她的嗓子不动听。 offensive a. causing offence; unpleasant 讨厌的；令人不快的 There are complaints that the advertisement was offensive to women.有人投诉说这则广告是对女性的冒犯。 There is an offensive smell in the room.房间里有难闻的气味。 lyric n. C (s) words of a song, esp. a popular song 歌词 I like the lyrics of this song.我喜欢这首歌的歌词。 He wrote some great music, but the lyrics he wrote werent that good.他创作了一些好音乐，但他写的歌词不怎么样。 appeal vi. 1. (to) attract; interest 使喜欢；吸引 This music is too old-fashioned to appeal to young people any longer.这音乐太老，不能再吸引年轻人。 The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.到国外工作对我真的有吸引力。 2. make a strong request for help, support, etc. 恳请；呼吁 The police are appealing to the public for any information about the murder victim.警方呼吁公众提供有关被害者的情况。 The police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.警察呼吁所有知情的人来和他们谈谈。 rid a. no longer annoyed by sb. or sth. unpleasant or unwanted 摆脱.的 Just give him the money and you can be rid of him.给他点钱，你就可以摆脱他了。 Take the medicine, and you can get rid of this cold.把药吃了，感冒就好了。 vt. (rid, rid) make sb. or sth. free from sth. unpleasant or unwanted 使摆脱，使去掉 You must rid yourself of these old-fashioned ideas.你必须抛掉这些陈旧的观念。 Will science finally rid us of this disease?科学最终会让我们根除这种疾病吗？ piercing n. C a hole made through part of ones body in order to wear jewelry there 刺穿的孔 She has piercings in both of her ears.她两耳都打了耳朵眼。 Body massage and ear piercing are offered at the small shop.这家小店提供身体按摩和穿耳孔服务。 negative a. 1.bad or harmful 不好的；负面的；消极的 Im feeling very negative about my jobin fact Im thinking about finding a new one.我觉得我的工作很没劲，事实上我正考虑找一份新工作。 All this had a negative effect on my work.所有这些对我的工作都产生了负面影响。 2.saying or meaning no 否定的 What is the negative form of this word?这个词的否定形式是什么？ He gave a negative answer without any explanation.他没有解释，只是给了否定回答。 influence n. C, U an effect on sb. or sth. 影响；作用 The fact that hes rich and famous had no influence on our decision.他有钱有名气，但这不会影响我们的决定。 The parents were worried about the influence of Western films and TV programs on their children.父母们担心西方电影和电视节目会影响孩子。 vt. have an effect on 影响 You must decide for yourself. Dont let anyone else influence you.你必须自己决定，别受他人的影响。 How much does TV advertising really influence what people buy?电视广告对人们购物的影响到底有多少？ patience n. U the quality of being able to remain calm, esp. when there is a difficulty or one has to wait a long time 耐心；忍耐（性） Im sorry. Ive got no patience with people who dont even try.对不起，我不能容忍那些连试一下都不肯的人。 This type of medical research requires great patience.这种医学研究需要极大的耐心。 anchor n. 1.C sb. or sth. that provides support and a feeling of safety 依靠，靠山 Parents need to be an anchor for their children.父母应当是孩子的靠山。 Dad was the anchor of the family and I could always go to him for help.爸爸是家里人的依靠，我随时可以去找他帮忙。 2. C a heavy metal object that is dropped into the water from a boat in order to keep the boat in one place 锚 In the morning we weighed anchor and sailed on.清晨我们起锚继续航行。 We dropped anchor a few yards offshore.我们在离岸几码远的地方抛锚。 identity n. C who or what a person or thing is 身份；本体 To escape the police, he had to conceal his identity.为了躲避警方，他不得不隐瞒身份。 She applied for a teaching job under a false identity.她用假身份申请从事教书工作。 along with together with 一起，一道Along with hundreds of others, she lost her job when the factory closed. 工厂倒闭，她和其他几百名工人一起失去了工作。The mother was saved from the fire along with her baby. 母亲和婴儿都被从火中救了出来。 turn off stop using a piece of equipment by moving a switch 关闭Please turn all the lights off as you leave the building; we cant afford to waste power. 离开时请将所有的灯关掉，我们浪费不起电。She turned off the water, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt. 她把水关掉，擦干身上的水，然后穿上牛仔裤和衬衫。 burst into 1. enter a place suddenly 闯入She burst into the managers office and demanded to speak to him. 她冲入经理办公室，要求当面跟他说话。His partner was so excited about the news that he burst into the room to tell him. 他的伙伴听到这消息非常激动，冲进房间去告诉他。2. start suddenly 突然开始She burst into laughter. 她突然笑了起来。Afterwards, she went straight to the ladies room and burst into tears. 然后，她径直走进卫生间哭了起来。 over and over again and again; repeatedly 一再，反复Read the word over and over until you can say it correctly. 一遍一遍地读这个单词，直到你读对了为止。They kept asking the same question over and over again. 他们反复问同一个问题。 reach for move ones hand or arm in order to touch or hold sth. 伸手去摸；伸手去取There was no time for me to reach for my gun. 我来不及伸手掏枪。There was a noise outside, so Bill reached for his flashlight. 比尔听到外面的声响，便伸手去拿手电筒。 turn up increase the amount of heat, sound, etc. by moving a switch 调大，开大He turned the heat up because it was very cold inside the house. 他把暖气开大了点，因为屋里非常冷。Is the sound turned up too loud for you? 你看这声音是否开得太大了？ turn down reduce the amount of heat, sound, etc. by moving a switch 调小，开小She could not bear the music and turned down the volume. 她受不了这种音乐，于是把音量关小了。Can you turn the TV down? Im trying to work. 你能把电视的声音开小点吗？我正想静心工作呢。 as well as in addition to 除.之外；和Hes worked in Japan as well as Italy.他在日本工作过，也在意大利工作过。Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look. 选花既要闻其香，又要观其色。 turn on cause water, gas, etc. to flow or equipment to operate 打开开关Please turn on the light for me; its getting dark. 天黑了，请给我开开灯。Jack turned on his computer and checked his email. 杰克打开电脑，查看电子邮件。 as usual in the way that happens most of the time 像往常一样，照例Everything went on as usual, as if nothing had happened. 一切照常进行，好像什么也没发生过。As usual, theyd left the children at home with the babysitter. 像往常一样，他们将孩子留在家里由保姆看管。 in peace and quiet calmly; in a peaceful state 平静地Im tiredcant you just leave me in peace and quiet? 我累了，你不能让我静一静吗？I wish she would just leave me in peace and quiet so that I can think about the problem without interruption. 我希望她能让我静一静，这样我可以不受干扰，好好想一想这个问题。 wake up (cause to) stop sleeping （使）醒来Wake up, Jimmy, its 8: 00. 醒醒，吉米，八点钟了！Ill wake you up when its time to leave. 到了走的时候我会叫醒你。 make ones blood boil make sb. angry 使某人生气Her tuneless music made her fathers blood boil. 她那难听的音乐使她父亲很生气。Whenever I think about it, it makes my blood boil. 我一想起它就生气。 get rid of 1. free oneself from sth. unwanted or unpleasant 摆脱；除去Ive tried all sorts of medicines to get rid of this cold. 为了治好感冒，我已经试了各种药物。This is an effective way to get rid of weeds. 这是一种除草的有效方法。2. throw away or destroy sth. that one does not want 丢弃；扔掉Were moving, so we have to get rid of a lot of our old furniture. 我们要搬家，不得不扔掉很多旧家具。We should encourage the governments of the world to get rid of all nuclear weapons. 我们应该鼓励各国政府销毁所有的核武器。 knots in ones stomach an unpleasant tight feeling 紧张，不安He said he felt knots in his stomach. 他说他感到不安。She had knots in her stomach before meeting his parents for the first time. 她第一次见他的父母时感到紧张。 in any case no matter what happens 无论如何；不管怎样The cost may be lower than we first thought, but in any case it will still be a lot. 费用也许比我们当初想象的低，但无论如何仍相当可观。I dont understand why youre against it. In any case, Im going to try. 我不明白为什么你不同意，无论如何我要试一试。 talk sth. over talk about sth. thoroughly and seriously, esp. in order to settle a problem or reach a decision 商议；讨论If youre worried about this change of career, why dont you talk it over with your family? 如果你对这次变换职业担心的话，为什么不和家人商量一下呢？She wanted me to go to her office to talk things over. 她要我到她办公室把事情谈清楚。 concept n. C a thought, idea, or principle 概念；观念 The concept that big is beautiful is no longer as popular as it was.“大就是美”这种观念不再那么流行了。 This section has introduced some of the basic concepts used by many sociologists.本节介绍了许多社会学家使用的某些基本概念。 consistency n. U the quality of always being the same 一致性；连贯性 Your work lacks consistency. Sometimes its excellent but at other times its full of mistakes.你的工作缺乏稳定性，有时做得很好，有时则错误百出。 Consistency of performance depends on several factors.表演的稳定依赖于几种因素。 response n. 1.C a reply 回答 Ive sent out 20 letters of enquiry but I havent had any responses yet.我发出了20封询问信，但还没有收到回复。 Her response was to leave the room and slam the door.她的反应是离开房间把门砰地关上。 2.C, U an action done as a reaction to sth. 反应，回应 She opened the door in response to the knock.听到敲门后她便开了门。 The report has aroused a strong response from the readers.这篇报道引起了读者的强烈反应。 refute vt. prove that sb. or sth. is not correct 反驳，驳斥 The view that the world is flat was refuted long ago.地球是扁的这一观点早就被驳斥了。 I knew he was lying but I had no evidence with which to refute his story.我知道他在撒谎，但我没有证据反驳他。 tend vi. be likely to do sth. 倾向于，趋于 People tend to need less sleep as they grow older.随着年龄增长，人们对睡眠的需求往往在减少。 It tends to rain here a lot in the spring.这里春天往往雨水很多。 vt. take care of; look after 照料，照顾 She tended her husband during his long illness.丈夫长期卧病，她一直照料他。 Jane was outside tending the garden when the fire broke out.发生火灾时，简在外面护理花园。 evaluate vt. judge the value, quality, or degree of sth. 评价；评估 The school has only been open for six months, so its hard to evaluate its success.该学校仅开办了六个月，现在很难估计其成绩。 It can be difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of different treatments.很难评估不同治疗方法的效果。 evaluation n. C, U a judgment about the value, quality, or degree of sth. 评估；评价 We need to carry out a proper evaluation of the new system.我们需要对这个新的系统做适当评估。 They took some samples of products for evaluation.他们取了一些样品进行评估。 guidance n. U help and advice 指导，引导 They offer practical guidance to people starting their own businesses.他们给开始自己创业的人提供切实可行的指导。 Your teacher can give you guidance on choosing a career and writing a job application.你的老师可以指导你如何选择职业和写就业申请。 career n. C a job or profession one is trained for and intends to