现代大学英语精读3第7单元知识点归纳

1、Unit 7Word Study arouse interest 引起兴趣 arouse expectation 引起期望 (Synonyms: Stimulatearouse anger 激起愤怒 arouse fear 引起恐惧 provoke produce stir)Examples: The music aroused an intense feeling of homesick in him.Associate v. to join or connect n. someone who you work or do business withExample: We naturally

2、 associate the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution. business associate 生意伙伴 crime associate 共犯 associate member 准会员associate director 副主任 associate professor 副教授 associate head 副主管(Synonyms : Connect unite subordinate secondary junior vice)Confess (Synonyms: admit acknowledge)Examples: Edw

3、ards confessed to being a spy for the country. The man confessed that he was the sniper.Detach (Synonyms: separate isolate cut off cf: attach)Examples: If you are interested in the course, detach and fill out the application form.How can you detach yourself from reality? fallacy n. a false idea or b

4、elief (Synonyms: misleading notion erroneous belief myth )Examples: Its a common fallacy to think that crime is caused by poverty.That the world is flat was once a popular fallacy. Heighten v. a. to make higher b. to intensify (Synonyms: intensify increase reinforce )her heightened color 逐渐变化的脸孔（如因感

5、情的变化所致） heighten ones anger 使更愤怒heighten the flavor 使味道更浓 height the awareness of environmental protection 提高环保意识heighten ones admiration for somebody 对某人倾慕有加 heighten the tension 使气氛更紧张humiliating (Synonyms: embarrassing shameful degrading)Examples: In the first round of the match, their team suffe

6、red a humiliating defeat.This may seem to be a humiliating withdrawal. However, it proves a sound strategy in the long run.infringe (Synonyms:break disobey violate cf: obey)Examples: The Educational Testing Service (ETS) brought a lawsuit against the school because they believed that the school had

7、infringed their copyrights. Our government has stepped up its efforts to crack down those who infringe intellectual property rights. languid (Synonyms: Unenergetic relaxed leisurely)Examples: The old man left with a languid wave of the hand.The family spread a languid afternoon by the stream. The ho

8、t summer makes him feel languid. dotted line 虚线 washing line 晾衣绳 a fishing line 钓鱼线 country/state line 州界（美国）hot line热线 follow the party line坚持党的路线 read between the lines领会言外之意take a hard-line 采取强硬路线 be in line for a pay increase 有望加工资be in line with the basic principle 符合基本原则 below the poverty line

9、在贫困线下in ones line 在某人的兴趣范围内；属于某人的行为 out of ones line 不在provoke v. a. to make angry, vex b. to cause; arouse (Synonyms: bring about trigger stir)Examples: His extramarital (,ekstrmritl adj.私通的) affairs provoked much press interest.The dog is quite dangerous when provokedReflect v. a. (of a surface) t

10、o throw back (light, heat, sound) b. to express c. to consider Examples: The sight of my face reflected in the mirror never pleases me.Their clothes and food reflect a rising standard of living in the country.The manager is reflecting how to pull out of the financial distress. (Synonyms: Reveal expo

11、se suggest indicate show)resume v. a. to go on after stopping for a time b. to go back to the seat, place or position where you were beforeExamples: She hopes to resume work after the baby is born. Peace talks will resume tomorrow.He will resume training as soon as the injury is better. (Synonyms: t

12、ake up again continue restart )theres no sense in doing sth. 做某事是不明智的 in a sense 在某种意义上 in no sense 绝不 bring sb. to their sense 使人醒悟 be out of ones sense 不明智 make sense of sth.理解某事的意义sharp cry of pain 痛苦的尖叫 sharp wine 浓烈的酒 a sharp turn 急转弯 a sharp rebuke 训斥 in sharp contrast to 鲜明对照 sharp-eyed 目光敏锐的

13、 a sharp pain in the back剧烈的背痛sharp-nosed 嗅觉灵敏的 arrive at 12 sharp 12点整到达 look sharp 抓紧时间snap v. a. to break with/make a sharp sound b. to snatch with the teeth c. to take a snaps shotExamples: She snapped her suitcase shut and left the house. The dog snapped at his ankles.She always snapped her fin

14、gers to get the childrens attention. Snap the chance when it appears.Cameramen snapped celebrities while TV men interviewed them . (Synonyms: Crack shatter)tact (Synonyms: diplomacy judgment insight)Examples: Diplomats are supposed to have great tact in dealing with foreign affairs.When it came to t

15、he issue of territory, their negotiating showed no tact. tempt v. a. to persuade somebody to do something wrong or foolish b. to attract somebody to have or do something (Synonyms: lure/ entice /attract /appeal to)Examples: Nothing would tempt me to take such a step. Their unfriendliness tempted him

16、 to leave the party.The advertisements hope to tempt people into buying their products. II. Phrases and Expressionscount on to depend on or be certain of someone or somethingExamples: Both companies are counting on winning the contract for constructing Beijing-Shanghai railway.You can count on my vo

17、te. /If got into trouble I could always count on Bob since were all weather friends.for ones part used to say what someones opinions are, when compared to someone elses opinionExamples: His parents, for their parts, were very proud of his choice.I, for my part, still distrust them. For my part, I pr

18、efer living in the country.in the event of = in the event thatExamples: She had a terrible accident, but at all events, she survived. Britain agreed to support US in the event of war. / It may rain. In that event, we will cancel our journey. We were afraid that he would be nervous onstage. But in th

19、e event, he delivered his speech very beautifully.In this regard in connection with this; concerning thisExample: In this regard, the child may be thought as having two homes. out of/within ones reach They are dangerous to the kids. Do put them out of the childrens reach. I have a dictionary within

20、arms reach.take aback to be very surprised about somethingExamples: It took him so much aback that for a moment he was lost for words. The news took me aback. More verb phrases of “take” He took against me from the start.He took back all hed said.The trick took me in.I hope you took in all I said.Th

21、e mimic took off the prime minister.I took on a new job.I was angry when she took over my job.We took part in the Golf Club.She took me to task for my lateness.Studying takes up a lot of my time.make a point of doing sth. = make a point to do sth. to do sth. deliberately so that people notice.Exampl

22、es: He always makes a point of letting people know that he is a professor.I make it a point to look as healthy and attractive as I can.But what of it?=so what？ Not quite that.= Not exactly.Out of the question不可能 Out of question没有问题 Pull in 进站 pull out 出站For good=forever As good as=nearly /almost at

23、a good sixty miles an hour=at least sixty miles an hourTo say the least of it 毫不夸张地说 to the best of my recollection 就我所知/能想到的Take the upper hand 占上风 launch out 开始高谈阔论 have sth. to myself 自己独占Come around the bush 拐弯抹角 bubble with= be filled with soap bubble 好看但虚无的东西III.From the textA prosperous busin

24、ess manRise from ones seatRaise ones eyes from the bookNotice the occurrenceExchange a sharp glanceBetray ones emotionSuffer from distractionAn annoying infringement of ones privacyGive sb.(oneself) sort of importanceReach a point at whichHis eyes again sought his bookEvidently somewhat nettledStart life afreshTake some of the old life