Unit3 words.doc

Unit31.attitude n.看法，态度As you get older your attitude towards death changes.人随著年龄的增长，对死亡的看法也会有所改变。2.likely a.可能的 ad. Probably很可能Ive heard whispers that the firm is likely to go bankrupt.我听到传闻说公司很可能要破产。3.privilege n.特权, 荣幸, 特别恩典 vt.给特权, 免除 She had led a life of luxury and privilege.她过著养尊处优的生活。4.minority n.少数，少数民族，未成年There are 55 minorities in our country.我国有55个少数民族。5.do without 没有.也行，无需Im afraid you cant do without fuel.我看没有燃料恐怕不行。6.highly ad.很，非常The flu is highly infectious.流感的传染性很强7.put/turn the clock backThey seemed determined to turn the clock back to the days of the cold war. 他们似乎决心要倒退到冷战时期。8.cut off1.切除He had a finger cut off by a machine while working. 他在工作时被机器切掉了一个手指。 2.切断;中断I was cut off on my line to London. 我打伦敦长途时,电话线被切断了。 3.使死亡He was cut off in his prime. 他在壮年时过世。9.competition1.竞争,角逐U(+with/between/for)Competition among youths to enter the best colleges is intense. 年轻人想进一流大学的竞争是很激烈的。 2.比赛,竞赛;赛会C+to-vI entered a chess competition and finished third. 我参加了象棋比赛名列第三。 3.(总称)竞争者;比赛对手UHes no competition for Henry. 他不是亨利的对手10.bring about.引起Science has brought about many changes in our lives. 科学为我们生活带来很大变化。11.moreover adv. 1.并且,加之,此外He was, moreover, a poet of promise. 此外,他还是一个有前途的诗人。 Bicycling is a good exercise; moreover, it doesnt pollute the air. 骑自行车是很好的运动;而且还不污染环境。12.inquire这些动词均含有“问，询问”之意。ask: 最普通用词，可与demand, inquire和question换用，但ask用于口语中，指提出问题让人回答。demand: 指根据自己的权利、职责或身份认为有必要弄清情况而正式发问，常隐含命令对方回答的意味。inquire: 较正式用词，指为得到真实情况而详细询问或调查了解。question: 指因感到可疑或为了解情况，弄清究竟而发问，有时指一连串的发问。He asked me to inquire after you. 他要我问候你。13.suppress vt.镇压, 隐瞒, 压制, 止住, 禁止Something that serves to suppress, check, or eliminate. 抑制物用来压制、控制或消除的事物14.initiative adj.创始的, 初步的, 自发的 n.首创精神, 主动权, 第一步 I put it all down to her hard work and initiative. 我把这一切归因于她工作又勤奋又主动。15.rate n.比率, 速度, 价格, 费用, 等级v.认为, 估价, 定等级, 值得 v.怒斥,责骂Thats one part of the job done at any rate. 不管怎么说，这个工作已经做了一部分了Whats the going rate of computer programmers? 计算机程序设计人员的一般工资是多少？They drove at a steady rate. 他们以平稳的速度开车。He is generally rated as one of the best modern writers. 他被公认为现代最杰出的作家之一。16.ensure vt.担保, 保证, 使安全,确保We must ensure the purity of drinking water. 我们必须确保饮用水的纯净。17.democratic adj.民主的, 民主党的, 大众的If we want to live a peaceful and democratic life, we cannot help object to war. 如果我们要过和平与民主的生活，一定要反对战争。18.expert n.专家, 能手 adj.熟练的, 内行的He is an well-known expert in finance. 他是知名的金融专家。19.in tow minds三心二意20.evident adj.明白的, 明显的The purpose may not be immediately evident. 这种目的不一定显而易见。It was evident that the policy was a failure. 显然这项政策是失败的。21.series n.（单复同）系列, 丛书, 连续 n.数级数,音音列,电串联Water is channelled through a series of irrigation canals. 把水引入一系列灌溉渠中。The lecture series falls naturally into three parts. 该系列讲座可自然分作三部分。As a follow-up to the television series the BBC is publishing a book. 英国广播公司在播放那部电视连续剧以后,即将出版一部有关的书。The theory is based on a series of wrong assumptions. 这一理论是以一系列错误的设想为依据的。After a series of unsuccessful attempts, he has finally passed the driving test. 经过连续几次的失败，他最后终于通过了驾驶考试。25.learn by rote 死记硬背地学习26.halve vt.分成两半, 平分, 减半The twins halve everything. 这对双胞胎把任何东西都对半分享The latest planes have halve the time needed for cross the atlantic. 最新型号的飞机把飞越大西洋所需的时间减少了一半。Lets halve the work between the two of us. 让我俩平均分担这份工作吧。27.tend v.趋向, 易于, 朝向 v.照料, 照管Hes a good salesman, but his offhand manner does tend to put people off. 他是个很好的推销员，可是他那随便的态度容易使人产生反感。Does he tend to lose? 他常常输吗?Weeds tend to displace other plants. 杂草越来越多，有取代其他植物之势。28.precise adj.精确的, 恰好的, 准确的, 严格的am not clear about the precise bearing of the word in this passage. 我说不准这个字在这段文章里的确切意义是什么。He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing. 他知道什么时候该不说话的那心理上精确的一息间。29.concept n.观念, 概念, 想法Who originated the concept of stereo sound? 立体声是谁发明的？The power of a god or demon to transform a concept into an element of the sensible world. 空幻境界神或魔鬼所具有的能将观念转化为可感知世界的一个元素的力量This concept is at the very core of her theory. 这个概念是她理论的核心。I can not understand the so abstract concept. 我无法理解如此抽象的观念。It is difficult to grasp the concept of infinite space. 掌握无限空间的概念是很难的。30.diagram n.图解, 图表 vt.用图解法表示The diagram is self-explanatory. 该图表本身即很清楚。Ill have to alter the diagram. Ive made a mistake. 我得修改图表. 我出了点儿错。31.entertain v.娱乐, 使有兴趣, 招待, 考虑, 抱有, 容纳He cut off a bunch of grapes to entertain us. 他剪下一串葡萄招待我们。The child entertained himself with his building blocks. 孩子在搭积木玩。I like to entertain friends with music and refreshments at home. 我喜欢在家里用音乐和茶点招待朋友。32.hence adv.因此, 从此以后A year hence it will be forgotten. 今后将被遗忘的一年Handmade and hence expensive. 手工制造，因此很贵We have no chance to meet each other a week hence. 我们今后一星期没有见面的机会了。33.alien n.外侨, 外国人, 外星人 adj.外国的, 陌生的, 相异的I ran into an old friend in the alien land. 我在异国他乡遇到故知。After the alien spacecraft had hovered over the park for a short time, it vanished. 那只外星来的宇宙飞船在公园上空盘旋了一会儿之后就不见了。Immigrant workers were classed as resident aliens. 移民来的工人已归入外侨类。After being away for so long, he feels like an alien in his own country now. 背井离乡这么久，现在在他自己的国家，他觉得自己像个外人。Cruelty is quite alien to his nature. 残忍完全不合他的本性。Their ideas are quite alien to our ways of thinking. 他们的观点同我们看问题的方法格格不入。34.civilization n.文明, 开化, 教养In some ways, civilization does not seem to have progressed much in the last century. 在某些方面，上个世纪文明似乎进展不大。The ancient Egyptians had advanced civilization. 古