新版新视野大学英语第一册Unit8SectionB单词和例句

1、新视野大学英语读写教程（第二版）第一册单词表unit 8 section b ways of increasing creativitynew words<1> <em>creativity</em> n. uj the ability to create new ideas or things 仓u造力 a good teacher can encourage students1 creativity.好老师能够激发学生的创造力。this exercise can encourage creativity in the use of language.这类

2、练习可以激发运用语言的创 造力。<2>chill v. make or become cold （使）变冷；冷藏the freezing weather chilled me to the bone.寒冷的犬气使我感到冰冷刺骨。i put some beer in the icebox to chill.我放了些啤酒到冰箱里冷藏。n. sing. a feeling of coldness 寒冷； 寒意the sound of his boots precedes him and he brings a rush of morning chill in. 随着靴了声他进 了 屋，带

3、进一阵清晨的寒气。please, turn on the heater to rid us of this chill.请把暖气打开,帮我们赶走寒气。<3>dip vt. put sth. into a liquid and lift it out again 蘸，浸she dipped her hand in the sea to find out how cold it was.她把手放入海水屮，想感觉一下它 有多凉。the painter dipped his brush into the paint.画家拿画笔蘸颜料。<4>applaud v. express

4、good opinion or favor by clapping one's hands 拍手，喝彩；称赞 everyone applauded when the play ended.演出结束时,大家都热烈鼓掌。they have been applauded for their decision to close the small paint factory.他们决定关闭这座 小印染厂，得到了大家的赞扬。<5>remark vt. say sth., esp. about sth. one has just noticed 评论； 谈论 he remarked th

5、at we shouldn't be late again.他说我们不应该再迟到 了。as he often remarked, one is never too old to learn.正如他一向所说的那样,一个人要活到老 学到老。n. c a comment 评论；谈论it's impolite to make remarks on others' personal affairs.对别人的私事说三道四是不礼貌的。i didn't agree with his closing remarks.我对他的闭幕词不太赞同。<6>decade n. c

6、 a period of ten years 十年the habit accompanied him for decades.这个习惯伴随了他数十年。prices have risen continuously during the past decade.在过去的 10 年里，物价一直在上涨。<7>convince vt. make sb. feel certain that sth. is true 使确信，使信服you donl have to convince me you're right.你不必说服我相信你是对的。it took many hours to co

7、nvince the judge of his guilt.花费了 许多小时法官才相信他有罪。<8>capacity n. 1c，u onefs ability to do sth.才能，能力this book is within the capacity of young readers.这木书年轻读者可以读懂。they have improved their organization and fighting capacity.他们提高 了组织能力和战斗力。2. singj the ability to hold or contain sth.容量,容积this room ha

8、s a seating capacity of 100 people.这个房间可坐 100 人。the university decided to increase the capacity of the lecture hall.学校决定扩大演讲厅的容纳 力。<9>impulse n. c a sudden wish to do sth.冲动；刺激a man of impulse易冲动的人she bought the dress on impulse.她一时冲动买了这件衣服。< 1 ()>potential n. u qualities that exist and

9、can be developed 潜力，潜能she shows potential as a teacher.她表现出当教师的潜在能力。he reached his full potential as a composer.作为一名作曲家，他已充分发挥了 口己的潜能。a. likely to happen or become so, although not actually existing at present 潜在白勺 the hole in the road is a potential danger.路上的坑是个潜在的危险。education develops potential a

10、bilities.教育能开发人的潜能。<1 l>reservoir n. 1 c a large amount of sth. that is available and has not yet been used 贮蔵， 薔积colleges are a reservoir of talents for companies.大学是公司的人才储备府。she found she had a reservoir of unexpected strength.她发现 fl 己身上蓄积了意想不到的力虽。 2. c水库if it rains heavily, the reservoir wi

11、ll overflow. iu果下大雨，水库里的水就会溢出来。< 12>concrete a. definite and specific 具休的he supported his idea with concrete examples.他用具体例了来说明他的观点。have you any concrete plans about how to deal with these difficulties?对怎样解决这些闲难，你 有没有什么具体的计划？< 13>capture vt. 1. catch sb. or sth.捕获，捕捉the criminal was capt

12、ured when trying to escape from the city.罪犯在企图逃离这座城市吋被 捕获。in his traveling report, he tried to capture the beauty of the great waterfalls.他努力在他的游记 中记录下大瀑布的壮美。2. seize; occupy 夺得；占领the army fought its way down and captured many enemy camps.部队长驱肓入，攻卜许多敌军 军营。the town was captured after a siege lasting

13、ten days.小镇被围 10 天后沦陷 了。<14> <em>fleeting a. passing quickly; not lasting long 飞逝的；如暂的 the fleeting hours 飞逝的吋光youth is so fleeting.青春是如此的短暂。<15>carriage n. c四轮马车the queen rode in a decorated carriage pulled by four white horses.女王乘一辆由四匹白马拉着 的华丽马车。the passenger wagons were not goin

14、g into town for another half hour, so i hired a carriage and went in myself.半小时内没有客车进城，我只能雇一辆马车，自己前往。<16>scarcely ad. 1. only a moment ago 仅仅； 才the meeting had scarcely begun when it was interrupted.会议刚开始就被打断 f。 scarcely had he arrived home when it began to rain.他一冋到家就开始下雨了。2. almost not; hard

15、ly 几乎不he scarcely goes to cinema.他儿乎不去看电影。i scarcely knew what to do next.我简肓不知道卜一步该做什么。<17>awake v. (awoke, awoken) wake up or make sb. wake up (使)醒来；唤醒 a loud noise awoke me in the middle of the night.夜半时分，一声巨响将我惊醒。 he awoke to find himself alone in the room.他醒來时发现房内只有他白己。<18>rccall v.

16、 bring back to memory; remember 回想，回忆起david recalled an incident that took place in his hometown some 12 years before. 戴维i川想起人 约12年前发生在自己家乡的一桩事情。i recall that on at least one occasion i saw him taking money from the office.我想起至少有一次 我看见他从办公室里拿走钱。< 19>fortunately</em> ad. by good chance; l

17、uckily 幸运t也fortunately, the train was on time.幸好火乍按时到达。fortunately, this has not happened.幸运的是，这一情况并没有发牛。<20>sketch v. make a quick or simple drawing or painting 勾 |thj, 绘草图he sketched the cat.他给猫iwj 了 个速写。he grabbed a piece of paper and quickly sketched the bird before it flew away.他抓起一张纸，赶 在

18、那只鸟飞走前把它画了卜-來。<21 >fcrtilc a. 1. (of a person's mind) inventive; full of new ideas (思想、创意等)丰富 的he is a child with a fertile imagination.他是个有丰富的想象力的孩子。ideas appear one after another in her fertile mind.她想象力丰富，头脑里想法层出不穷。2. (of land) able to produce good crops (土地)肥沃的，富饶的the land is fertile o

19、f wheat.这片土地盛产小麦。a large area of desert was reclaimed to return to fertile soil in the northwest.西北地区有人片 沙漠经过改良变成了肥沃的土地。<22>advantage n. c, u a good quality or condition 优势；有利条件she has an obvious advantage because of her fluent english.她说一 口流利的英语，所以冇明显 的优势。his teaching experience gives him an

20、advantage over other applicants.他的教学经历使他比另lj 的求职者冇优势。<23>productive a. 1. achieving a lot 冇收益的，富冇成效的talks to end the strike had not been very productive.旨在结束罢工的谈判没有取得什么成果。i spent a productive hour in the library.我在图 e馆的一个小时很有收获。2. producing or able to produce goods or crops, esp. in large quan

21、tities 多产的a productive writer 多产作家they have found ways to make more productive use of agricultural land.他们找到 了 使农业用 地更多产的方法。<24>disturb vt. interr叩l sb. or make sb. worried or 叩set 打扰；妨碍； 使烦恼 he told his secretary that he was not to be disturbed.他吩咐秘书不要让人打搅他。don't disturb him when he is re

22、ading.他看书时别打扰他。<25> <em>undisturbed</em> a. not being disturbed 未受打扰（或妨碍）的the author went up into the mountains where he could finish writing his novel undisturbed. 作者 住进了山区，那里他可以不受干扰地写完小说。local homeowners are soundly asleep in the early morning, undisturbed by the loud frogs. 当土也

23、的房主人清晨沉睡，未受蛙鸣的打搅。<26>associate n. c a partner or colleague 合作人；同事business associates商业介作伙伴the police caught the thief and his associates.警察抓住 了那个小偷和他的同伙。<27>invent vt. make or produce a new thing or idea for the first time 发明，仓ij造he invented an electronic instrument that gives an alarm w

24、hen an intruder comes in.彳也发明"勺电 子仪器能在有人闯入时发出警报声。i began to invent reasons for staying away from work.我开始为门己旷工编造理由。<28> <em>inventor</em> n. cj a person who invents sth.发明者，发明家alexander graham bell is the inventor of the telephone.亚力山人格雷厄姆贝尔是电话的发 明者。freud is the inventor of ps

25、ychoanalysis.弟洛伊徳是精神分析学说的创立者。<29>claim vt. state to be true, even though not proved 声称；自称he claimed that he hadn't done it, but i didn't believe him.他声称没有做这件事，可是我不相信 他。people who fish and sail sometimes claim to have seen monsters in the sea.渔夫和水手有时会 声称在海上看到过妖怪。<30>cnginccringnu

26、the work involved in designing and building roads, bridges, machines, etc. 工程biochemical engineering 牛化工程electrical engineering 电气 匸程<31>string n. c, u a strong thread, esp. used for tying things up 细绳the packet was tied with string.这个包裹是用绳了捆着的。 <32>pliers n. (pl.)钳子when the knob on the

27、television was lost, we had to use a pair of pliers to change the channel. 当 电视旋钮丢失后，我们只能用钳子來换频道。his teeth were extracted with pliers and he suffered a lot.他的牙齿是用钳了拔掉的，痛得要命。<33>motion n. u the act of moving from one place or position to another 运动 you must not get out of the car when it is in

28、motion.汽车行驶的时候千万不能卜车。 <34>pendulumn. c钟摆a pendulum with a 3-inch swing 摆幅为 3 英寸的钟摆a pendulum is dangling from the ceiling.从屋顶上垂卜个大钟摆。<35>swing v. (swung, swung) move back and forth or from one side to another from a fixed point摇摆，摆动the swinging of the pendulum 钟摆的摆动the boy swung on the s

29、wing.这个男孩荡秋千。<36>contcxt n. 1. c, u the general conditions in which sth. takes place (事情发生的)环 境,背景considering the historical context, such events were not surprising考虑至lj当时的历史背景，发 生那样的事情并不让人吃惊。in the context of the present economic crisis it seems unwise to lower government dues 在目 hu 经济危机的情况下

30、，降低税金似乎是不明智的。2. c, u words that come before and after a word, phrase, statement, etc. 上下文can you tell the meaning of this word from its context?你能根据上下文判断出这个词的:总:思 吗？the context is important for understanding the meaning of a word. jl 卜文对理解词义很重要。<37>transfer v. move from one place or job to ano

31、ther 转移； 调动his employer transferred him to another branch.老板把他调到 了 另一个分公司。he has transferred from the army to the navy.他从陆军转到海军。<38>principlc n. c a basic truth, law, or theory 原则；原理it is a principle of mine to help people when i can.我的一个原则是尽可能地给人以帮助°a bicycle and a motorcycle are built o

32、n the same principle, though they use different types of power.虽然口行车和摩托车使用的动力不同，但它们的构造原理是相同的。<39>enhance vt. improve 提高，增强these measures can enhance the quality of our life.这些措施"j 以提高我们的牛活质量。health enhances beauty.健康使人显得更美。<40>vitamin n. c维生素vitamin c维生素crecommended diets include mo

33、re vitamins and minerals.推荐的食谱包括更多的维生素和矿物 质。<41>therapy n. c, u the treatment of illness 治疗the therapy involves getting the patient to tell the doctor about his early childhood. 7台疗过程包 括让病人告诉医生自己年幼时的情况。this child is very disturbed emotionally and may require long-term therapy. 这小孩情绪非常不 稳定，可能需要

34、长期治疗。<42>novel a. not like anything known before; new 新颖的，新奇的i spent six months living in a tiny village in northern india, which was a novel experience. 我在 印度北部的一个小村子里住过6个月，这对我來说是全新的体验。he has come up with a novel way of catching fish.他提出了 一个捕仇的新方法。<43> <em>potentially</em> a

35、d. possibly true in the future, but not true now 可能地；潜在 地their difference in interests is a potentially serious threat to their marriage.他们的兴趣差异对他 们的婚姻是个潜在的严重威胁。smoking is a potentially harmful habit.吸烟是个冇潜在危害的习惯。<44>fascinatingv. extremely interesting 迷人的；有吸引力的shanghai is one of the most fasc

36、inating cities in the world.上海是世界上最迷人的城市之it was a fascinating painting, with clever use of color and light.这是一幅吸引人的绘画,色彩和 光线的使用都十分巧妙。phrases and expressions<45>right away at once; without delay 立刻i am going there right away.我现在就到那里去。1 have something to say to you right away.我冇话要马上跟你说。<46>

37、;act on / upon act according to 依照行动the lawyer will act on your instructions.律师会按照您的吩咐行事。the group acted upon the statements the researchers made.这个小组是按照研究人员的建议行 事的。<47>come one's wayoccur so that one has it or gets it 发生在某人身上；可以被某人利用take advantage of the opportunities coming your way.有机会时

38、要好好利用它。pm waiting for a big break to come my way.我希望好运降临在我身上。<48>fall asleepgo into a state of sleep 睡着he fell asleep soon after he turned off the light.他关上灯很快就睡着 了。her three-year-old daughter fell asleep while we talked.我们谈话时她 3 岁的女儿睡着了。<49>take advantage of 1. make use of 利用i took adva

39、ntage of the moment to leave the room.我利用这个时机离开 了屋子。the students took advantage of the fine weather to play tennis.学生们利用好天气打网球。2. treat sb. unfairly in order to get sth.(不公正地)利用某人the thief took advantage of her innocence.小偷利用 t她的天真。the robber took advaniage of the old woman's kindness by cheating her to open the dooi*.另鸟彳、抢 劫犯利用老人的善良骗她打开门。<50>bring sb. together arrange for people to meet and do sth. together 使聚在一起； 使联合 we brought the researchers together to finish the project.我们将研究人员聚在一起完成这项工 程。the event is unique in bringing together people of common interest.将志趣相投的人聚在一起