大学英语精读unit1

大学英语精读第三册Unit1单词解析1brushn.刷子，画笔；灌木丛；

小冲突vt.刷；掠过；擦；轻触example:nahairbrush一把发梳vEveryoneshouldbrushatleasttwiceaday.词组brushupbrushup1.重温，再练2.更新技术，改善2arbitraryadj.随意的，任性的，随心所欲的；主观的，武断的；霸道的，专制的，专横的，独断独行的narbitrarinessexIt'snotclearwhytheseseeminglyarbitrarygoalsareimportanttous.3temporaryadj.临时的，暂时的；短暂的n.临时工，临时雇员exatemporarylossofmemory反义词permanent4wandervt.漫步，漫游;闲逛n.游荡；溜达；闲逛；失散exHelikestowanderoverthecountryside5casualadj.非正式的；漫不经心的；偶然的；临时的；休闲的n.便装；临时工exHewaswearingcasualclothes.casualabout对…冷漠的exSheiscasualaboutwinningtheprize.6thoroughadj彻底的，透彻的，完全的

彻头彻尾的，十足的，绝对的完善的，周密的十分仔细的，不厌其烦的非常精确的详尽的exWearetryingtogetathoroughunderstandingofthegovernment'sfiscalpolicy7conductn.行为；举动；品行v.引导；指挥；管理vt.导电；传热conductsbover...引导某人参观…conducttoward对…的行为exYourconductisnotconsistentwithwhatyousay.8dismiss解雇;撤职;开除(法律)驳回exIfyouarelateagain,youwillbe

dismissed词组dismissfor因......解雇冒人dismissthecase驳回该案件dismissthethought打消念头9guiltyadj.有罪的；内疚的词组guiltyabout内疚…的guiltyofacrime有罪,犯罪exThemanwasprovedguiltyofmurder.10revolve旋转；转动绕转，沿轨道转，盘绕，环绕盘算，细想，斟酌，考虑，反复思考词组revolveabout围绕着…旋转;以…为核心exThemoonrevolvesaroundtheearth.月球绕地球运动。11brilliantadj.卓越的；灿烂的；美妙的；杰出的；才华横溢的n.宝石词组brilliantdiamond耀眼的钻石brilliantidea高明的主意brilliantmusician卓越的音乐家exSheisbrilliantatlanguage.12gloomyadj.阴暗的；忧闷的；前景黯淡的词组thegloomynews令人沮丧的消息分析sad:sad最常用词，泛指一切形式的悲伤，着重暂时的不幸或感觉的忧伤。unhappy:unhappy多指日常生活中遇到不如意的事而感到不愉快、不幸，侧重指心理状态。gloomy:gloomy指愁眉苦脸，令他人也感到扫兴。blue:blue非正式用词，语气较随便，指较强烈的忧郁或沮丧。sorrowful:sorrowful多指因丧失亲人等原因所引起的悲哀，也指由于错误而产生的悔恨交加的心情。13reproachn.责备；耻辱v.责备；申斥词组beyondreproach无可指责abovereproach无可指责bringreproachonsomeone给某人带来耻辱...exHerbehaviourwasabove/beyondreproach.14outragen.暴行；愤怒；义愤vt.凌辱；激怒词组commitoutrage犯下罪行asenseofoutrage义愤填膺exHewasoutragedbytheirbehavior.他们的行为使他感到愤慨15acoupleof同义词ahandfulofafewsmallnumbermajorityof16savesavefor(v.+prep.)为…积蓄〔储存〕…savefrom(v.+prep.)从…中救出,使免受saveup(v.+adv.)储存起来17callon同义词callfordemandofaskfordemandofclaimforrequestfor18turnagainstfightagainsttakeagainstopposetohaveanobjectiontoinoppositionto19standachance

haveanopportunitytostandashowofmaketheopportunitytofindanopportunityto20stealstealat偷偷看某人一眼stealfromthehouse溜出房子stealfromtherich偷取富人的