现代大学英语3Unit1YourCollegeLife词汇精讲

1、Unit 1 Your College Lifeadulthoodn.+hood: a particular state, or period in someone's life childhood (=the period when you are a child) fatherhood (=the state of being a father)affirm : to state publicly that something is trueI dare affirm that the tomato will be very expensive.We gave them an op

2、portunity to express their feelings, to affirm themselves.approve(1) to think that someone or something is good, right, or suitableHe seemed to approve of my choice.I don，t approve of children wearing makeup.Exercise:他不同意我今年离校。(2) to give official agreement or permission to somethingThese chemicals

3、were only approved for use in animal foods. (transitive often passive) approval n. antonym: disapproval word-formation: (1)否定前缀： 名词后缀-al:attitudinal adj.attitude n.: attitude to/towards sth; positive/negative attitudeHis attitude towards women really scares me. a positive attitude to lifeethical : c

4、onnected with beliefs and principles about what is right and wrong ethical standards道德/伦理标准ethic: a general principle or belief that affects the way people behave道彳惠体系，行为准则，伦理 work ethic工作守则ethics: a set of principles that people use to decide what is right andwhat is wrongmedical ethics 医彳惠professi

5、onal ethics 职业道德functionalfunctional furniture/buildings Tunctionalism a fully functional hospital a functional disorderfunction: n./v.He functioned as ambassador.The hospital functioned normally.contribute v.contribution n.They say they would like to contribute more to charity, but moneyis tight th

6、is year.Medical negligence was said to have contributed to her death.He contributes regularly to the sports magazine.He is a regular contributor to the magazine.counsel v./nShe has spent five years counselling rape victims. (to counsel sb.) He counselled them to give up the plan. (to counsel sb. to

7、do sth.) Most experts counsel caution in such cases. (to counsel sth.) a counsel of despair a counsel of perfectioncrisisfinancial/economic/political crisis the current crisis in the farming industry We admit that the nursing profession is in crisis. a mid-life crisisendeavor v./n.We always endeavor

8、 to please our customers.We will make every endeavor to find the two boys.endowv. to give a large amount of money to endow a scholarship/program/project to equip or supply with a talent or quality Nature endowed her with a beautiful voice.She was endowed with both good looks and brains. endowment n.

9、He is a man of great endowments.Word formation: v.+ment=n.resent v.to feel bitter or angry about sth, especially because you feel it is unfair I strongly/deeply/bitterly resented her criticism. (resent sth.)The children resented the new womanin their father ' s life. (resent sb.) He bitterly res

10、ented being treated like a child. (resent doing sth.) resentment: n. an angry unhappy feeling you have when you think you havebeen treated unfairly or without enough respectThe boy has felt/borne/harbored a deep-seated resentment towards/against his step-mother.synonyms: anger, hatred, indignation,

11、rageexcessive : adj. much more than is reasonable or necessary; extremeExcessive drinking is harmful to your health.Crops were destroyed by the excessive rainfall.excessively adv.excess n.An excess of fat in one ' s diet can lea d to heart disease.feminine : having the qualities or appearance co

12、nsidered to be typical of women; connected with women feminine institution masculine female/malegenetic : connected with genesgeneticsgenetically modified foodheighten : to become stronger or increase interest/tension/feeling heightens en: v. to make or becomeblacken, strengthen, widen, sadden, leng

13、theninheritHe s inherited his father ' s nose.He inherited these paintings from his father.inheritance n.heritage: the art, buildings, traditions, and beliefs that a societyconsiders important to its history and culture cultural/musical/national heritageinhibit v.Recording the meeting mayinhibit

14、 people from expressing their real views.An unhappy family life may inhibit children' s l earning.inhibition n.The whole point about dancing is to stop thinking and lose all your eractv.Teachers have a limited amount of time to interact with each child.The immune system interacts

15、with the nervous system. interaction n. word formation: inter/intra inter: between; from one to another international, internet, interstate, intermarriage intra: within sth. intranet, intrastate, intranational internalize v. internal: adj.: connected with the inside of sth./your body the internal st

16、ructure of the building internal organ The medicine is for internal use. antonym: external the external walls her external appearance word formation:ize internationalize,industrialize,Americanize, internalize,externalize option n.: a choice you can make in a particular situationThe government has tw

17、o options: to reduce spending or to increase taxes.This was not the only option open to him. keep/leave your options open: to wait before making a decision I ' m keeping all my options open for the momen t. optional adj.: that you can choose to do or have if you want to optional courses compulso

18、ry coursespeer: a person who is the same age or who has the same social status as youAmerican children did less well than their peers in China.Peer review system is being introduced to help teachers who are experiencing difficulty.( 同行评估，同侪审查)perceive v. to understand or think about something in a p

19、articular wayEven as a young womanshe had been perceived as a future chief executive. (perceive sth/sb as sth)Children who do badly in school tests often perceive themselves to be failures. (perceive sb/sth to be sth) to notice, see, or recognize sth.During the break, the coach perceived a change inher players ' mood.Cats are not able to perceive color.I gradually perceive that culture and language cannot be separated. perception n. perceptive cess v.28, 000 applications for travel visas have still to be processed.Data is processed as it is cessed meat the food pro