新视野大学英语第三册unit5 new words

1、 graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beautygraceful dancer graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beautygraceful tulip graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beautygraceful bridge graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beauty 她动作优雅。 That chair is a very graceful piece of furni

2、ture. She has a graceful way of moving. 那把椅子十分雅致。 preceding ing or going earlier in time, order, etc. the preceding winter 去年冬天 the preceding page 前一页 the preceding chapter 前一章 Practice: 昨天晚上我们去看了场电影。 We went to see a film in the preceding night.Compare: preceding: 指在时间或位置上紧接于前的 e.g.: the preceding

3、night 前一晚 previous：指时间上顺序上较早的 e.g.: previous edition 上一版 former:指以前的，前任的 e.g.: the former president 前总体 decay n. the action or state of gradually going badDental decay in children is a commonphenomenon all over the world. 儿童龋齿在全世界都是一个普遍现象。 这些卷心菜已经开始腐烂。 The cabbages had already started to decay. deca

4、y vi. rot; become bad decay vi. lose power, influence, etc. At that time, Rome Empire had already decayed. As people grow old, they will decay mentally as well as physically. 那时，罗马帝国已经衰败。 人们年老时脑力和体力都会衰退。 switch n. a small button or sth. similar that you press up or down in order to turn on or off el

5、ectricity（电路）开关（电路）开关 Tom pressed the switch, but nothing happened. 汤姆按了一下开关，可什么动静也没有。 switch n. a sudden change a switch in emphasis 重点转移 a switch in policy 政策骤变 the switch from agriculture to industry 从农业转向工业 switch v. change or be changed from one thing to another等交通灯变为绿灯再走。Wait until the lights

6、have switched to green. loose a. not firmly or tightly fixed The older you become, the looser your skin will be. 年纪越大，皮肤就会越松弛。 Wear loose clothes as theyre more comfortable. 穿穿宽松的宽松的衣服，这样会更舒服。衣服，这样会更舒服。 loosely ad. loosen v. secure vt. make safe; protect; fasten The patients broken leg was secured w

7、ith plaster bandage.病人的断腿用石膏绷带固定着。 secure vt. make safe; protect; fasten 他们加强了防洪堤，使城市免于洪水之患。By strengthening the embankments, they secured the city against/from floods.secure sth. against/from secure adj. safe; firm/tight; having no doubt/anxietyAre we secure against/from attack?我们无受攻击之虞吗？be secure

8、against/from slide v. (slid-slid) 1) move smoothly over a surface e.g. sliding door 推拉门，滑门 Children like sliding on the ice. 孩子们喜欢滑冰。 2) move quietly Tom slid out of the house without being noticed. 没人注意时，汤姆偷偷地溜出了屋子。 slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；If you shine light through a slide using a projector, you can ma

9、ke the photograph appear on a screen.用幻灯机放映幻灯片可将图像投射到幕布上。 slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；hair-slide 发夹 slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；land slide 山崩；塌方playground slidewater slide slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻灯片； slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻灯片；slide phone 滑盖手机 thirst n. the feeling of wanting to drink They lost their way in the desert and

10、died of thirst. 他们在沙漠中迷了路，渴死了。 These children have a thirst for education. 这些孩子们渴望获得教育。 vi. thirst for The young men thirst for adventure. hint n. 1) a sign that something exists There is a hint of impatience in his voice. 他的声音里多少有一丝不耐烦。 2）sth. that suggests sth. Give me a hint and I can solve the r

11、iddle. 给我一点提示我就可以猜出这个谜语。 ounce n. 1) a small amount of sth. She hasnt an ounce of common sense. 她一点常识也没有。 There is an ounce of truth in what he said. 他说的话有点儿道理。 2) a unit of weight 1 ounce = 28.35 grams 4 ounces of sugar interval n. a period of time between two events 中间休息时提供咖啡。 从上海到南京的火车，每隔20分钟发一趟。

12、 Coffee is available during intervals. Trains will run from Shanghai to Nanjing at 20-minute intervals. shallow a. 1) not taking much air into the lung shallow breathing 2) having only a short distance The lake is quite shallow. 湖很浅。 3）not showing serious or careful thought His arguments seemed shal

13、low and tedious. 他的论点显得浅薄乏味。 privilege n. a special advantage that is given only to a particular person or group It was a time when education was a privilege. 能与如此伟大的科学家一起工作是一种荣幸。 在那个时代，受教育是一种特权。 It was a privilege to work with such a great scientist. episode n. one separate event in sbs life, a nov

14、el, etc.Thats an episode in my life Id rather forget.那段人生经历，我情愿忘记它。 episode n. a part of a TV or radio story这部电视剧的最后几集将于下周播出。The rest episodes of this TV play will be broadcastnext week. association n. a group of people join together for a common purpose; an organization a housing associationthe British Medical Association association of industry and commerce房屋协会英国医学协会工商联合会 association n. a group of people join together for a common purpose; an organization NBANational Basketball Association(美国)全国篮球协会Nationa