新版英语阅读(二)单词

1、Text 1 DO WE NEED EXTRA VITAMINS?appetite n. physical desire for food 食欲application n. use应用arise v. come into existence; appear 出现attendant a. connected with 伴随的；有联系的authority n. the power or right to make others obey and believe 权；权力category n. division or class in a complete system or grouping 种类

2、challenge v. question the lawfulness or rightness of 对表示异议，怀疑compensate v. give sth. to make up 弥补confine v. restrict 限制contender n. rival, competitor 竞争者；对手deficiency n. the state of being short of 缺乏；不足derive v. get 获得,得到describe v. say what is like 描写；描述dictate v. drive 驱使 element n. a small amou

3、nt 小量excrete v. get rid of waste from the body 排泄genuine a. real 真正的guardian n. one who is responsible for the care of a person and his property 保护人indiscriminately ad. as one wishes 随心所欲地individual n. a single being 个人instinctively ad. subconsciously 本能地，下意识地investigate v. make a careful study of 调

4、查junk n. material of poor quality 劣质品lapse n. shortage 缺乏mimic v. appear so like 酷似pertinent a. relevant 有关的，相干的potent a. strongly effective 有效力的prudent a. careful 谨慎的；小心的purchase n. buying 买relieve v. lessen 减轻replace v. take the place of 取代resort n. the thing offering help 所求助的东西rubbish n. waste m

5、aterial 垃圾；废物safeguard n. the thing to give protection 保护物scarcely ad. almost not 几乎不super a. wonderful 极好的supplement n. sth. added 添加物teetotaler n. one who never touches wine 滴酒不沾的人trial n. testing 试验ubiquitous a. appearing or existing everywhere 无处不在的calory n.(热量)卡carbohydrate n. 碳水化合物clinical a.

6、临床的density n. 浓度dose n. 剂量hamburger n. 汉堡包mineral n. 矿物质nutrition n. 营养nutritious n. 营养的pizza n.(意大利)馅饼placebo n.安慰药prophylactic a. 预防性的protein n. 蛋白质psychological a. 心理上的psychology n.心理学snack n. 快餐symptom n. 症状therapeutic a. 治疗的therapy n. 疗法urine n. 尿vitamin n. 维生素Text 2 WOMEN AND TOBACCOadvocate n

7、. a person who speaks for or supports an idea, way of life, etc. 鼓吹者；提倡者affluent a. having plenty of money or other possessions 丰富的；富裕的agenda n. a list of the business or subjects to be considered at a meeting 议事日程表appropriate a. correct or suitable 适当的；合适的ban v. forbid, esp. by law 禁止cessation n. a

8、 short pause or a stop停止dramatic a. sudden or exciting 戏剧般的；激动人心的encourage v. give courage or hope to (sb.) 鼓励；促进enthusiasm n. a strong feeling of interest and admiration热情；热心environment n. all the surrounding conditions which influence growth and development 环境epidemic n. a very common infectious d

9、isease in a place for a time 流行病；时疫escalate v. rise one after the other 逐渐上升estimate v. calculate; form an opinion as to the degree 估计；估量expose v. make known ( a secretly guilty person or action) 揭露；暴露glamorous a. having or causing the power of attraction 有魅力的hazard n. (of activity) which contains r

10、isk or danger 危险；冒险identify v. power or show who or what a particular person or thing is 认出；识别；验明impact n. the force of an idea, invention, system, etc效果；影响；冲击increasingly ad. more and more all the time 日益induce v. lead (sb.) (into an act) often by persuading 引诱；劝使involuntary a. acting or done unwil

11、lingly 非自愿的legislate v. make laws 立法mortality n. the number of deaths from a certain cause 死亡数pollute v. make (air, water, soil, etc.) dangerously impure or unfit to use 污染predicate v. state firmly 断言；声明respiratory v. connected with breathing 呼吸（作用）的responsible a. morally liable for the carrying out

12、 of some duty 有责任的；尽责的restrict v. keep within limits 限制；约束revenue n. in come, esp. that which the government receives as taxes（国家的）税收reverse v. change to the opposite 反向；颠倒statistics n. collected numbers which represent facts or measurements 统计数字；统计资料subtle a. delicate, hardly noticeable, and esp. p

13、leasant 精巧的；敏感的tackle v. deal with (a matter) 处理；解决toll n. the cost in health, life, etc. from illness, an accident 重大的代价，损失；（事故的）伤亡人数cardiovascular a. 心血管（性）的lethal stroke 由于中风而引起的死亡Text 3 ARE THESE THE BEST YEARS OF YOUR LIFE?adolescence n. young teenager of about 1316岁青春期；青春（通常指1316岁少年） ailment n

14、. illness 病；精神不安apparently ad. clearly, obviously 明显地blissful a. extremely happy 非常幸福；极乐的bonus n. anything pleasant in addition to what is expected 意想不到的收获cope v. handle; deal successfully with sth. 处理decline v. decrease; move from a better to worse position 减少；下降deny v. refuse to accept as true 否定；

15、不接受divorce v. end a marriage between husband and wife 离婚efficient a. working well and without waste 效率高的expectancy n. the state of expecting 期待，期望foster v. help to grow and develop 培养；促进guarantee v. give a promise of quality, payment or fulfilment 保证；担保incidence n. the rate of happening 发生率infection

16、 n. the state or result of disease being put into body 传染；感染ingenuity n. skill and cleverness in making and arranging things 机灵；独创性intact a. whole, uninjured; healthy 未受损的；完整的internist n. a doctor who specializes in internal medicine 内科医生maturity n. the state of being fully grown and developed 成熟mea

17、sure n. degree or amount 程度；分量；测量neurotic a. affected with nervous disorder 神经病的；神经过敏的outlive v. live longer than 活过，比经久pessimism n. tendency to look at the worst aspect of things 悲观predictable a. that can be seen or told in advance 可预言的prime n. the time of greatest perfection, strength or activity

18、全盛时期reassure v. comfort and make free from anxiety 使放心resistance n. opposition, standing against 抵抗，反抗share v. have in common 分享；分担smart a. vigorous, quick in thinking, clever 精明的，灵巧的statistical a. of collected numbers which represent facts or measurement 统计的suicide n. an act of killing oneself 自杀ve

19、teran n. a person who has had long experience 老手；有经验的人anabolism n. 细胞生长arthritis n. 关节炎catabolism n. 细胞死亡nutrient n. 营养素psychologist n. 心理学家rheumatism n. 风湿病sonata n. （音乐）奏鸣曲Text 4 OUR DISAPPEARING WILDLIFEbounty n. money given (by government ) for reward （政府给的）奖励金carrion n. dead and decaying flesh

20、腐尸decompose v. break up and separate into simple parts; decay 分解departure n. leaving a place 离别endanger v. put in danger; cause danger to 危害；危及expansion n. making or becoming larger 扩张，膨胀exterminate v. make an end of ; destroy completely 根除，灭绝fatal a. causing or ending in death or disaster 致命的habita

21、t n. the natural home of a plant or animal 动植物产地hemisphere n. a half of the earth; half a sphere 半球injurious a. causing harm 致伤的，有害的millennium n. a period of 1000 years . pl. millennia 一千年persecution n. cruel treatment 残害，迫害predator n. wild animal living by killing and eating other animals 捕食其它动物的野生

22、动物preserve n. stretch of land or water where animals, birds and fish are kept safe from harm or danger. 禁猎地prospect n. reasonable hope; sth. which is expected 前程；盼望的事物refuge n. shelter or protection from danger 避难所remnant n. a part that remains 剩余部分roam wander with no clear aim 漫步，漫游scavenger n. a b

23、ird or an animal that feeds on wastes or decaying flesh 食腐动物splendid a. grand in appearance; glorious; very fine; excellent 优异的，壮丽的subtle a. delicate, hardly noticeable; difficult to perceive or describe 微妙的；难以捉摸的superstition n. false belief not based on scientific knowledge 迷信toll n. the cost in he

24、alth, life, etc. from illness, an accident, etc. 重大的代价；伤亡人数transition n. changing from one condition to another 变迁，转变unprecedented a. never done or known before 无前例的unrelenting a. not becoming less in intensity 不松懈的wilderness n. an area of land with little life 荒野bobcat n. （北美东部最常见的一种）野猫bighorn shee

25、p 大角羊boll weevil 棉铃象虫buffalo n. 水牛；野牛calcium n. 钙coyote n. （产于北美西部草原的）郊狼，小狼Department of the Interior 内务部elk n. 麋grizzly bear 灰熊passenger pigeon 旅鸽（一种已经绝种的北美野鸽）pelican n. 鹈鹕potato beetle 马铃薯甲虫prairie dog 草原犬鼠（产于北美，鸣声似狗的一种土拨鼠）pronghorn antelope 叉角羚subspecies 亚种the Atlantic 大西洋the Pacific 太平洋timber wo

26、lf （北美北部产的）林狼whooping crane 鸣鹤Text 5 POLLUTION IS A DIRTY WORDabandon vt. give up 放弃，废弃absorb v. take or suck in 吸入concentration n. bringing or coming together at one point 集中consume v. eat or drink; use or use up 吃光，喝光；消费consumption n. the act of consuming 消耗；消费contaminate vt. make dirty, impure or

27、 diseased 弄脏，污染convert v. change sth. from one form into another 使转化crucial a. decisive; of deciding importance 决定性的，紧要关头的dilemma n. a problem situation for which there is no desirable solution 困境discard v. get rid of as useless 丢弃disposable a. intended to be used once and then thrown away 一次性使用的dis

28、pose v. get rid of 除掉drastic a. strong, sudden and often violent or severe 激烈的，猛烈的dump v. throw or drop in a heap or carelessly 倾倒eliminate vt. remove; get rid of 除掉exceptionally a. unusually 异常的exhaust v. use up 耗尽foresight n. ability to see into the future 预见力hover n. remain in the air at one plac

29、e 盘旋，翱翔impurity n. foreign material which make sth. unfit for use; the state of not being pure 杂质ingenious a. clever and skillful in doing or inventing sth. 灵巧的intensify v. make stronger or more serious 使强化；加剧invaluable a. too valuable for the worth to be measured 无价的junkyard n. a place where old us

30、eless things are discarded 垃圾场leftover n. remaining 剩余；残物manufacture v. make or produce by machinery, esp. in large quantities 制造orient v. give direction or guidance to 定的位；调整purify v. make pure 提纯；纯化reusable a. that can be used again 可再利用的sludge n. thick mud; the product of sewage treatment 淤泥，污泥sm

31、okestack n. chimney used by factories to discharge smoke into the upper air 大烟囱stack n. a pile of sth., like lumber 堆，垃圾堆stumble vi. trip and almost fall 绊一脚，绊跌thereby ad. by that means; in that connection 由此，从而unsightly a. displeasing to the eye 不顺眼的；难看的vicious a. dangerous; cruel 险恶的wear out reduc

32、e to a useless state by use 磨损，用坏compressor n. 压缩机diaper n. 尿布toaster n. 烤面包器；烤面包电炉toothpaste tube 牙膏管；牙膏皮wrapper n. 包装物Text 6 KEEPING FOOD ON THE TABLEaccomplish v. finish successfully 完成approximately ad. nearly correctly but not exactly 大约地；近似地combat v. fight or struggle against 跟战斗；拼搏compensate v

33、. provide with a balancing effect for 补偿；赔偿defect n. some loss or something lacking or imperfect 欠缺；缺点；不足之处deplete v. lessen greatly in quantity, contents, power or value 使空虚；使减少；使枯竭devastate v. destroy completely 破坏drainage n. the flow of excess water 排水，放水erosion n. the action or result of wearing

34、 or robbing away 腐蚀；侵蚀feat n. an action showing strength, skill or courage 武艺，技艺；壮举fertile a. (of land) which produces good crops; rich 肥沃的，富饶的flourish v. grow healthily 繁荣；兴旺graze v. (of animals) feed on grass 喂草；放牧herd n. group of animals of one kind which feed together 兽群；牧群identical a. exactly a

35、like 完全相同的innovation n. new ideas, methods or inventions 新观点；新方法；革新、创新intensive a. growing too much crops on a limited piece of land; giving too much in a limited space or time 精耕细作的，集约的；集中的livestock n. animals kept on a farm 家畜，牲畜misleading a. causing to think or act wrongly 误导的；引入歧途的nutrient n. ch

36、emical or food providing for life and growth 营养品，营养物offspring n. the young of an animal 幼仔，后代overwhelming a. very great 很大的；势不可挡的；压倒之势的pasture n. a grass land used as food for cattle 牧场potential n. possibility for developing or being developed 潜力；潜能precious a. that must not be wasted; extremely valu

37、able 宝贵的，珍贵的prosperity n. the state of having good fortune and success 幸运；成功radiate v. send out ( light or heat ) 发射（光线或热量）replenish v. put new supplies into; fill up again 补充；添加；（再）装满restrict v. keep within limits 限制；限定；约束rotate v. plant different crops each year; take turns in regular order 轮作subs

38、tantial a. noticeable; important 显著的；重大的trait n. particular quality of something 特性，特点tranquility n. being peaceful; freedom from anxiety 和平；宁静，安静，安宁triple v. cause to grow to three times the amount or number 三倍于；使增至三倍yield n. output; the amount that is produced 产量，收获量embryo n. 胚胎insemination n. 授精s

39、emen n. 精液superovulation n. 多排卵surrogate mother 代孕母体uterus n. 子宫TEXT7 how to be happyprestigious a. 有名望的dejection n. 沮丧,气馁prophecy n. 预言booze v. drink alcoholic liquor, excessively or habitually豪饮mull v. ponder or consider深思ruminate v. meditate, ponder沉思buffer n. 缓冲器,减震器figurehead n. 有名无实的首脑persever

40、ance n. 坚持不懈Text 8 Never be nervous againadjust v. change slightly in order to make suitable for a particular condition 调整；停顿animate v. give lift to; enliven 使有生命；使活泼，激励animated a. active and lively 活跃的；生气勃勃的anxiety n. uneasiness or fear caused by uncertainty about sth. 忧虑；担心；热望approval n. (official

41、) agreement 批准；同意armor n. strong protective metal covering on fighting vehicles 盔甲；防护物benevolent a. having the desire to do good 仁慈的；乐善好施的bounce v. jump or spring up and down like a boll 跳跃；弹起conduct v. direct; guide 引导；带领contract v. become smaller in size 缩小convey v. make (idea, feeling, etc.) know

42、n 传播；转达deflect v. turn from a straight course or fixed direction 转向；偏斜exhalation n. breathing out 呼气focus v. fix a point on, concentrate on 使聚集；集中fright n. feeling or experience of fear 惊吓；恐怖grilling n. tough question 严厉盘问hostility n. the state of being unfriendly, showing strong dislike 敌意；敌视inhale

43、 v. breathe in 吸气；吸入inspiration n. an urge to produce good and beautiful things 鼓励；鼓舞inventory n. a list or a survey 清单；概览lunge v. make a sudden forceful forward movement 冲刺；猛向前冲nervous a. excited and anxious, worried 紧张不安的；胆怯的polish v. make as perfect as possible 磨光；使精炼；使优美positive a. active and ce

44、rtain 积极的；肯定的；确定的presentation n. the act in which sth. is offered, shown or explained 呈现；展示；提出；描述quiver v. slightly tremble 颤抖；抖动resonance n. deep, full, clear and continuous sounding 回声；共鸣scan v. look at quickly 浏览；粗略地看screech v. make a very high, sharp sound 发出尖锐刺耳的叫声seduce v. cause or persuade sb

45、. to do sth. by making it seem attractive 诱惑；勾引splay v. spread out, become large at one end 展开；向外张开survey n. a general view 概观；调查tack n. course of action 行动步骤；方针vibes n. slight continuous shaky movement 摇摆；激动wrestle v. fight by holding and throwing body; (with) try ones best to do 搏斗；全力以赴；深思momentum

46、 n. 动量；势力；推进力UNIT 9 HEY, IM THE CUSTOMERacknowledge v. show that one recognizes someone else 对（人）打招呼appreciation n. grateful feelings 感谢appreciative a. thankful, grateful 感谢的，感激的betray v. make sth. known 泄露casually ad. with little attention or responsibility 漫不经心地cliche n. an out-dated idea or expre

47、ssion 陈腐思想；陈词滥调counter n. a table where people are served in a shop,bank, etc. 柜台demanding a. requiring 要求高的effective a. having noticeable effect 有效的focus on direct ones attention to 注视go about begin to work at 着手greet v. welcome sb. with words or actions 欢迎；问候identify v. see clearly; prove sth. tru

48、e 看清楚；鉴定impression n. what is left in ones mind after seeing sb. or sth. 印象inattentiveness n. giving no attention 漫不经心individual a. suitable for each person only 个人的，个体的inflection n. change of voice in level 音变intuitively ad. directly 直觉地，本能地memorable a. worth remembering 值得纪念的；难忘的preoccupied a. ina

49、ttentive; with the mind fixed on sth. else 出神的；一心想着别的product n. sth. produced in a factory or on a farm 产品，产物rapport n. friendly relationship 友好关系receptionist n. a person who receives customers, visitors, patients, etc. 接待员response n. answer 回答retail v. sell goods to the general public 零售strengthen

50、v. make sth. strong or stronger 加强subtle a. delicate, hardly noticeable 微妙的；难以觉察的vehicle n. a machine that carries people or things from place to place 运输工具；车辆veiled a. hidden; masked 隐藏的；遮掩的verbally ad. in spoken words 口头地virtually ad. almost, very nearly 几乎，简直dental a. 牙齿的mileage n. 英里数；里程telemark

51、eting n. 电讯直销Text10 How to camp outtrick n. skill窍门rotate v. to move around旋转punk n. dry wood干燥朽木friction n. 摩擦flint n. stone used to produce a flame打火机permanent a. lasting永久的,永恒的;永远的elaborate a. complex复杂的bough n. a large tree branch大树枝ridge pole栋木shack n. a small house or shed简陋木屋,棚屋(作某种用途的)小室,间sh

52、anty n. a shack简陋小(木)屋Cmoss n. very small plant that grows on tree trunks苔藓;地衣CUcompass n. 罗盘,指南针Cabode n. a residence住所,住处summit n. the top顶点rattled a. scared【俚】慌乱的outfit n. equipment全套装备;全套工具,全套用品Ca pack animal 驮载牲口canteen n. a container for carrying water (士兵等用的)水壶broiler n.烤烙用具relish n. a good t

53、aste美味;风味Text 11 Body Imagestrive v. to hard to do努力,苦干,奋斗(+for/after)+to-vshowcase v. to show the best qualities显示优点的东西;供亮相的地方(或媒介)glamorous a. attractive in a special way富有魅力的;迷人的macho n. being forceful and manly强壮男子;大男子气的人cue n. signal暗示obsession n. something that occupies ones mind all the time着迷;烦扰minute a. concerned with small details微小的;不足道的deluge v. to flood; overwhelm淹没pro n. sort for professional 职业人士makeover n. remodeling修饰enhance v. to improve the quality or strength of something改善internalize v. to accept or