高级英语第二册第四课Vocabulary 4

词汇(Vocabulary)

inaugural(adj.):ofaninauguration就职(典礼)的signify(v.):beasignorindicationof；mean表明；意味almighty

(adj.):havingunlimitedpower；all-powerful;omnipotent有无限权力的；全能的forebear(n.):anancester;forefather;ascendant祖先，祖宗prescribe(v.):setdownasaruleordirection；order；ordain；direct;laydown命令；指示；规定，订立generosity(n.):thequalityofbeinggenerous慷慨；宽宏大量heir(n.):personwhoappearstogetsometraitfromapredecessororseemstocarryoninhistradition继承者；后嗣foe(n.):enemy；opponent,rival,adversary敌人undoing(n.):theactofbringingtoruin，disgrace，ordestruction毁灭；破坏asunder

(adv.):intopartsorpieces分成碎片；分散prey(n.):apersonorthingthatfallsvictimtosomeoneorsomething牺牲品；掠夺品subversion(n.):asubvertingorbeingsubverted．ruin颠覆(活动)；破坏sovereign(adj.):independentofallothers独立自主的outpace(v.):surpass；exceed在速度上超过；胜过invective(n.):aviolentverbalattack．strongcriticism，insults,curses,etc.;vituperation抨击；辱骂，谩骂shield(n.):anypersonorthingthatguards，protects，ordefends;protection保护人；防护物；保护writ(n.):aformallegaldocumentorderingorprohibitingsomeaction命令；律令；文书；传票adversary(n.):apersonwhoopposesorfightsagainstanother;opponent；enemy对手，反对者；敌手，敌方anew(adv.):again重新，再unleash(v.):releasefromorasfromaleash(解开皮带以)释放engulf(v.):swallowup；overwhelm吞没，淹没，压倒civility(n.):politeness．esp.inamerelyformalway礼貌，客气belabor(v.):talkaboutatunnecessarylength唠唠叨叨地反复讲formulate(v.):puttogetherandexpress(atheory．plan,etc.)asystematicway系统地阐述(或提出)(理论、计划等)tap(v.):drawupon；makeuseof开发、发掘heed(v.):paycloseattentionto；takecarefulnoticeof注意,留神，留心beachhead(n.):apositionestablishedbyinvadingtroopsonanenemyshore；apositiongainedasasecarestartingpointforanyaction；foothold滩头堡，登陆场；立足点endeavor(n.):anearnestattemptoreffort努力，尽力testimony(n.):anyformofevidence，indication.etc.；proof证明，证据embattle(v.):[常用于被动语态]prepare，array，orsetinlineforbattle使准备战斗，使严阵以待tribulation(n.):greatmiseryordistress,asfromoppression；deepsorrow苦难；困苦；忧伤forge(v.):moveforwardsteadily，asifagainstdifficulties;form；produce(似乎迎着困难)稳步前进；形成；结成alliance(n.):acloseassociationforacommonobjectiveasofnations，politicalparties，etc．联盟，联合，同盟短语(Expressions)

atissue:indispute；tobedecided；atvariance；indisagreement意见不一致例：Whatisatissueistheextenttowhichexamresultsreflectastudent’sability.意见的分歧之处在于考试对于学生能力的影响程度。atodds:indisagreement；quarrelling；antagonistic意见不一致，有争执例:Hewasatoddswithhiscolleagues．他与同事意见不合。castoff:todiscard；abandon；disown丢弃，摆脱例：Ahavenoftranquilitywhereyoucancastoffthestrainsands