大学英语综合教程全新版第四册第六单元单词

第六单元单词1.ahandfulof少数，少量；一把historical-comparativestudies.e.g.Onlyahandfulofgraduateshavenotfoundjobssofar.18.conciergen.doorkeeper看门人，看守人19.confinen.(usu.pl)boundaries;limits;borders2.avarietyof各种的；各种各样的e.g.Peoplechangetheirmindsforavarietyofreasons.范围；界限；边界e.g.Thisisoutsidetheconfinesofhumanknowledge.3.abundancen.quantitythatismorethanenough;plenty丰富；丰裕20.confusionn.bewildermentorembarrassment惶惑；迷乱e.g.ThevisitortoOxfordhasanabundanceofsightstosee.e.g.Iexplainedthequestiontohimthreetimes,buttherewasstillalookofconfusiononhisface.21.conventionn.conferenceofmembersofaprofession,politicalparty;generallyacceptedsocialbehavior大会；惯例，常规4.aircraftn.（单复同）飞机；航空器e.g.Thegoalofairtrafficcontrolistominimizetheriskofaircraftcollisions.5.amounttobeequalto;addupto相当于；总计e.g.In1959thecombinedvalueofU.S.importsandexportsamountedtolessthan9percentofthecountry'sgrossdomesticproduct.e.g.ShewasaspeakerattheRailwayWorkers'Conventionin1956.22.copevi.dealsuccessfully(withsb./sth.difficult)（成功地）对付；妥善处理e.g.Healthpsychologistsstudyhowpeoplecopewithstress.6.appallinga.causingfear;shocking;terrible骇人听闻的；令人震惊的e.g.Whenwillthisappallingwarend?7.appliancen.instrumentordeviceforaspecificpurpose用具；器具23.cramvt.pushorforceintoasmallplace将……塞入，硬塞进e.g.It'sdangerousfortoomanypeopletobecrammedintoabus.e.g.TheEnergyDepartmenthassetefficiencystandardsfornewhomeappliances.8.arisevi.(arose,arisen)appear;becomeevident出现；呈现24.curatorn.personinchargeofamuseum,anartgallery,etc.（博物馆、美术馆等的）馆长25.discontentn.lackofsatisfaction不满足；不e.g.Challengingethicalissueshaveariseninscienceandmedicine.满意e.g.Thestrikerswereasignofdiscontentwithpoor9.bedoomedto命定；注定pay.e.g.Hethoughtthathewasdoomedtospendtherestofhislifeinawheelchair.26.distributionn.分布；分配e.g.Thestudyofanimaldistributioniscalledzoogeography.10.bewilderinga.puzzling令人困惑的；费解的bewildervt.puzzle;confuse使困惑；使糊涂e.g.Idon'tknowhowtosolvethisbewilderingquestion.27.divertvt.turn(sb./sth.)asidefromacourse,direction,etc.intoanother使转向；转移e.g.Somedamsdiverttheflowofriverwaterintoapipeline,canal,orchannel.11.burdenn.heavyload负担，重负e.g.Somefarmersarecomplainingabouttheheavyburdenoftaxation.28.domestica.ofthehome,householdorfamily;oforinsideaparticularcountry家庭的；家务的；国内的12.byten.(ofcomputer)fixednumberofbinarydigits,oftenrepresentingasinglecharacter字节；位组e.g.Policeandhospitalrecordsindicatethatthemajorityofvictimsofdomesticviolencearewomen.13.candyn.sweetsorchocolate糖果；巧克力29.eatintograduallyreducetheamountof(sth.；侵蚀；毁坏14.CD-ROMabbr.compactdiscread-onlyvaluable);damageordestroy吞噬memory光盘只读存储器e.g.Allthesecarexpensesareeatingintooursavings.15.cell-phonen.手机16.childcaren.儿童保育；儿童照管30.economyn.经济；经济制度；节约17.comparativea.involvingcomparisonore.g.Hisviewsonknowledgeeconomyhavebeenacceptedwithunanimity.comparing比较的；相比的e.g.Somesociologistshavecarriedoutlarge-scale31.empty-nestern.厮守“空巢”者（尤指子女

不在身边的人）mirror.32.enslavevt.makeaslaveof(sb.)使成为奴47.growthn.(processof)growing;development生隶，奴役长；发展e.g.Herbeautyenslavedmanyyoungmen.e.g.Theareahasseenarapidpopulationgrowth.33.entomologyn.scientificstudyofinsects昆虫学48.honorarya.(ofadegree,rank,etc.)givenasan34.evadevt.avoid(sth.unpleasantorunwanted);honor（指学位、级别等）荣誉的managenottodo(sth.whichshouldbedone)躲开，e.g.He'sthehonorarychairmanofthecommittee.避开；逃避49.idlenessn.thestateofbeingidle闲散；无所e.g.Thereleasedcriminalalwaystriestoevadethepolice.事事e.g.Idlenessistheparentofallvice.35.expeditionn.organizedjourneyorvoyagewithaparticularaim远行；探险；远征e.g.ScottdiedwhilehewasonanexpeditiontotheAntarcticin1912.50.inrealityinactualfact;really事实上；实际上e.g.Somefamousprivateschoolsaretheoreticallyopentothepublic,butinrealityareattendedbythosewhocanaffordthefees.36.faminen.(instanceof)extremescarcityoffoodinaregion饥荒51.journaln.newspaperorperiodical,esp.onethatisseriousanddealswithaspecializedsubject日报；e.g.Chinahassucceededinfeedingitspeople;nationalattentiontoequity,agriculture,andbirthcontrolhassignificantlyreducedthethreatoffamine.37.faxn.传真件；传真系统(学术)期刊e.g.theJournalofMedicalScience52.laptopn.便携式电脑53.millenniumn.(plmillenniaormillenniums)periodofathousandyears一千年54.minutea.verysmallinsizeoramount极小的；极少的38.forecast(forecastorforecasted)vt.tellinadvance;predict预报；预测e.g.Themeansofforecastingnaturaldisasters,suchasfloods,andhurricanes,haveimprovedimmenselyasscienceandtechnologyhaveadvanced.39.forumn.anassembly,place,radioprogrametc.forthediscussionofpublicmattersorcurrente.g.Onlyaminuteamountofmoneyisneeded.55.motorcarn.汽车56.multiplyv.increaseinnumberorquantity;addanumbertoitselfaparticularnumberoftimes增加；乘questions论坛；讨论会；（广播、电视的）专题讨e.g.Theweedsjustmultiplied,andbeforelongthe论节目gardenwasajungle.e.g.Theschoolauthoritieswillprovideaforumwhereproblemscanbediscussed.57.nurturevt.careforandeducate(achild);encouragethegrowthof(sth.);nourish养育；培育；滋养e.g.Parentswanttoknowthebestwaytonurtureandraisetheirchildrentoadulthood.58.obligev.dosth.for(sb.)asafavororsmall40.fractionn.asmallpart,bit,amountorproportion(ofsth.)小部分，一点儿，少许e.g.Onlyasmallfractionofthepopulationlivedinthatremotearea.41.frontiern.(usu.pl)（某学科的）知识边缘，（探service（为……）效劳；帮（……的）忙索活动的）新领域；边境e.g.Ifyoueverneedhelpwiththebaby-sitting,I'dbee.g.Toopenupthespacefrontier,NASAwilltrytolowerthecostofaccesstoEarthorbit.42.futilea.producingnoresult;useless;pointless无效的；无用的；无意义的happytooblige.59.offspringn.（单复同）childorchildrenofaparticularpersonorcouple孩子，子女e.g.Heredityistheprocessoftransmittingbiologicaltraitsfromparentstooffspringthroughgenes.60.onthego(infml)veryactiveorbusy繁忙；活动多e.g.Iwasfutiletocontinuethenegotiations.43.gendern.性别44.glitchn.小故障，失灵45.gratificationa.stateofbeingpleasedore.g.I'vebeenonthegoallweek,preparingmythesis.satisfied满意；满足e.g.Yourapprovalgivesmemuchgratification.61.on-linea.connectedtoandcontrolledbya46.groomvt.takecareoftheappearanceofcomputer联机的，在线的(oneself)bydressingneatly梳妆62.perceptionn.wayofseeingorunderstandinge.g.Hegroomedhimselfcarefullyinfrontofthesth.;abilitytonoticeandunderstandthings看法，观

念；感知，感觉76.shorthandn.简略的表达方式；速记（法）e.g.Aestheticsisabranchofphilosophyconcernedwiththeessenceofperceptionofbeautyandugliness.77.singlesn.unmarriedpeople未婚的人们78.sociologyn.社会学63.peripherallyad.外围地；边缘地；次要地79.softwaren.软件peripherala.e.g.Heisapplyingforapositionofsoftwareengineer.64.pourin大量涌入e.g.Manyfootballfanspouredintothestadiumtohavealookattheirfavoritefootballplayers.65.pre-schoola.学龄前的；学前的e.g.pre-schoolchildren80.springupappear,develop,grow,etc.quicklyorsuddenly迅速发展（或生长）；突然出现e.g.Newprofessionaltrainingschoolssprangupalloverthecountry.66.proliferatev.increaserapidlyinnumbers;81.streamlinevt.make(sth.)moreefficientandproducenewgrowthoroffspringrapidly（数量）激effective使合理化，使效率更高；使成流线型增；（迅速地）增殖e.g.Corporatemergerscanresultinjoblossesbecausemanagementcombinesandstreamlinesdepartmentswithinthenewlymergedcompanies.82.stressn.pressureorworryresultingfrommentalorphysicaldistress,difficultcircumstances,etc.e.g.Inrecentyearscommercial,cultural,travelandothercontactshaveproliferatedbetweenEuropeandChina.67.prosperityn.stateofbeingeconomicallysuccessful;stateofbeingsuccessfulorrich（经济的）压力，重压繁荣；成功，富足vt.putstress,pressure,orstrainon加压力于；使紧张e.g.Warbringsnoprosperitytothegreatmassofordinarycitizens.e.g.Thereisenoughevidencetosuggestthatjobstressmayincreaseaman'sriskofdyingfromheartdisease.68.provokevt.cause(sth.)tooccurorarouse(afeeling,etc.)使产生；引起（某种感情等）e.g.People'sconcernovergeneticallymodifiedfoodhasprovokedaglobaldebatethatshowsnosignofendingsoon.83.surfeitn.toolargeanamount过量，过度e.g.Asurfeitoffoodmakesonesick.84.switchoffdisconnect(electricity,etc.)关，切断（电源等）69.publicationn.出版（物）；发表，公布e.g.Thecollectionofthethesesisreadyforpublication.e.g.Besuretoswitchoffthelightswhenyouleavehome.85.syndromen.setofsymptomswhichtogetherindicateaparticulardiseaseorabnormalcondition综70.quantities/alargequantityoflargeamounts/alargeamountof许多的，大量的e.g.Thekeytostayinghealthyandstrongwhenbackpackingistoeatlargequantitiesofenergy-richfoods合病症；综合症状86.time-consuminga.takingorneedingmuchtime耗费时间的e.g.Startinganewbusiness,howeversmall,isatime-consumingexercise.71.reasonablyad.inareasonableway;moderately合理地；适度地87.toilvi.workhardanduntiringly;movewithreasonablea.difficultyorpain辛苦地劳；作艰难地行动72.retailern.tradesmanwhosellsbyretail零售e.g.Wetoiledawayallafternoontogetthehouse73.self-imposeda.decidedbyoneself,withoutbeinginfluencedororderedbyotherpeople自己强88.transatlantica.crossingtheAtlantic;onorfromtheothersideoftheAtlantic横越大西洋的；74.setaboutbegin(atask);start(doingsth.)开（或来自）大西洋彼岸的readyforourguests.加的，自愿承担的在始；着手89.unemployede.g.Theschoolauthoritiesmustsetaboutfindingsolutionstothecampussecurityproblems.a.temporaril