新视野大学英语第二册第四单元单词

1、,digital a. giving information in the form of numbers 数字的；数字显示的 a digital camera 数码照相机 The quality of sound from a digital recording is truly excellent. 数字录音声带的声音的质量的确出色。,eyesight n. U the ability to see 视力 You need to have your eyesight tested. 你需要测一下视力。 Many of those aged 75 or over will have fail

2、ing eyesight. 很多75岁以上的老人视力都会衰退。,volunteer v. offer to do sth. without being paid 自愿（做某事） Jenny volunteered to clean up afterwards. 珍尼自愿过一会儿清除打扫。 He volunteered to show us around the school. 他自愿带我们参观学校。 n. C sb. who offers to do sth. without being paid 志愿者 Any volunteers? 谁自愿来？ This is a huge project

3、, but we have a lot of volunteers for the most difficult work. 这是一个大项目，但有许多志愿者愿意来承担其中最困难的工作。,identical a. exactly the same 完全一样的，完全相同的 Ive got three identical navy suits. 我有3套相同的海军服。 The tests are identical to those carried out last year. 这些考试和去年举行的相同。,departure n. C, U an act of leaving a place 离开，

4、出发 His departure was quite unexpected. 他的离去出人意料。 There was a delay in the departure of our plane. 我们的飞机延迟了起飞。,destination n. C a place to which sb. is going or sth. is being sent 目的地；终点 Tokyo was our final destination. 东京是我们最终的目的地。 We arrived at our destination tired and hungry. 我们到达目的地时又累又饿。,overse

5、as ad. in or to a country across the sea; abroad 在海外；在国外 If you are living overseas, you may not have to pay tax in your own country. 如果你生活在海外，可以不必在你自己的国家付税。 Many more people travel overseas for their holidays now than used to be the case. 比起以前，现在有更多的人去海外度假。 a. coming from or happening abroad 海外的；外国

6、的 We are trying to build up overseas markets for our cars. 我们正设法为我们的汽车开拓海外市场。 There are a lot of overseas students in America. 美国有许多国外的留学生。,aboard prep. on condition that 假如，如果，只要 As long as it doesnt rain we can play. 只要天不下雨，我们就能玩。 I dont mind where you go as long as you dont get into any trouble.

7、只要你不惹麻烦，你去哪儿我都无所谓。,be free to do sth. be able to do whatever one wants 随意做某事 John was free to pursue his own life in his own way. 约翰可以自由地用自己的方式追求自己的生活，不受拘束。 You are free to go now since everything has been cleared up. 既然事情都弄清楚了，你可以离开了。,right away at once; without delay 立即，马上 Now we must be off right

8、 away. Its eight already. 我们必须马上离开。已经八点钟了。 Im getting in touch with him right away. 我将马上和他取得联系。,more than (+adjective) (colloq.) very; extremely 十分，非常 He was more than upset by the accident. 他为发生的事故十分不安。 We were more than happy to hear of your recovery. 听说你恢复健康，我们特别高兴。,be thankful for be grateful fo

9、r 对.心存感激 You should always be thankful to your parents for giving you a good education. 你父母让你受到良好教育，你应该一直心怀感激。 I am thankful for my good fortune. 我为自己的好运道心存感激之情。,whip n. C a long piece of rope or leather fastened to a handle, used for driving animals or punishing people 鞭子 She beat the horse with he

10、r long whip. 她用长长的鞭子抽打着马。 Theres a shop over there where you can buy whips. 那儿有一家商店，你可以在那里买鞭子。,chamber n. C a room used for a special purpose 特殊用途的房间 Its justified to send the murderer into the gas chamber considering his horrifying crimes. 考虑到那个杀人犯的恶行，他被送进毒气室是罪有应得。 Dan was taken to the torture cham

11、ber by guards. 丹被保镖带到了刑讯室。,security n. U the state of being protected against dangers 安全；平安 the security of a good home and loving family 美好的家庭和相亲相爱的家人带来的安全 They do not have security in their work. 他们对工作没有安全感。,rifle n. C 来复枪；步枪 The guard picked up the rifle and shot at him. 警卫抓起步枪就向他开枪。 Rifles are d

12、esigned to be accurate at long distances. 步枪的设计是为了保证远程精确射击。,mechanical a. 1. (of an action, reply, etc.) done without thinking 机械的；不动脑筋的 The children were being taught to read in a mechanical way. 孩子们正接受那种公式化的阅读方式。 2. involving a machine 机械的；机械方面的 The plane appeared to have crashed because of a mech

13、anical problem. 这架飞机似乎是由于机械故障而坠毁的。,mechanically ad. done in a mechanical manner 机械地；不动脑筋地 The student answered the questions mechanically. 学生机械地回答那些问题。 The soldiers marched on the ground mechanically according to the orders given by the officer. 士兵们根据上司的命令在操场上机械地行进。,landscape n. 1. C an area of land

14、 that is beautiful to look at 风景；景色 a mountainous landscape 山区景色 The landscape was destroyed by coal mining. 自然景观由于挖煤而受到了破坏。 2. C a painting of an area of land 风景画 a watercolor landscape 一幅水彩风景画 Turner is one of Britains best-known landscape painters. 特纳是英国最著名的风景画家之一。,kneel vi. put one or both knees

15、 on the ground 跪下 She knelt down on the grass to examine a flower. 她跪在草地上观察一朵花。 She knelt down and tried to see under the door. 她跪下来，想从门下面张望。,timber n. U wood used for building or other purposes 木材；木料 Much timber was destroyed in the forest fire. 许多木材在这次森林大火中烧毁了。 These trees are being grown for timb

16、er. 这些树是供采伐而种植的。,item n. C a single article of sth. 条；项；项目 The restaurant has a long menu of about 50 items. 这家餐馆的菜单很长,大约有50个品种。 The museum displayed several items from the Ming Dynasty. 博物馆展出数件中国明朝时期的物品。,gravity n. U the force that causes sth. to fall to the ground 引力；重力 Gravity acts within and bet

17、ween stars, planets and spacecrafts. 万有引力作用于恒星、行星和宇宙飞船内部和彼此之间。 Anything that is dropped falls towards the centre of the earth because of the pull of gravity. 因为重力的缘故，掉下来的东西都向着地心方向坠落。,fairy n. C an imaginary creature with magic powers, which looks like a small person 小仙子；小精灵 fairy tale 神话，童话 She used

18、 to think there were fairies at the bottom of her garden. 她以前一直认为她的花园下头藏着小精灵。,toll n. 1. sing. the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness, etc. 伤亡人数 The attack took a heavy toll. 这场袭击造成了大量的伤亡。 The death toll on the roads at Christmas is usually heavy. 圣诞

19、节期间因道路交通事故的伤亡人数很高。 2. C money one pays for using a road, bridge, etc. 通行费 You have to pay a toll for driving on this road. 上这条公路开车，你得交路费。,stain v. make a mark on sth. in a way that is hard to remove 染污；沾污 His shirt was stained with blood. 他的衬衫上沾有血迹。 He had smoked for so many years that his teeth wer

20、e permanently stained yellow. 他吸了这么多年烟，牙齿都被熏黄，刷不干净了。 n. C a mark that is hard to remove 污迹；污斑 You can remove a red wine stain from a carpet with salt. 你可以用盐去除地毯上红葡萄酒的污迹。 The police found bloodstains on the suspects clothes. 警方在嫌疑犯的衣服上发现了血迹。,crystal n. C, U rock that is transparent like ice 水晶 The ph

21、ysical structure of crystals is fascinating. 水晶的物理结构非常迷人。 Crystals are arranged in geometric patterns. 水晶以几何形状构成。,product n. C sth. that is made in a factory, grown, or taken from nature 产品；制品 We have to find the right product for the market. 我们要找出合适市场需要的产品。 The finished product should look very muc

22、h like this design. 成品应该与这图样十分接近。,magnetic a. 1. connected with or produced by magnet 磁的；磁性的 The iron has lost its magnetic force. 这块铁已失去了磁力。 2. having a powerful attraction 有魅力的；吸引人的 She was the most magnetic speaker I have ever listened to. 她是我所听过的演讲者中最有吸引力的一位。 His magnetic personality made him a

23、powerful political figure. 他很有魅力，这使他成为一位强有力的政治人物。,trace n. 1. C a very small amount of sth. 微量；少量 There was a trace of jealousy in her voice. 她话音里微带嫉妒。 2. C a sign showing that sb. or sth. was present or existed 踪迹，痕迹 The childs body showed the traces of having been beaten. 这个孩子的身上露出挨过打的痕迹。 The poli

24、ce found traces of struggle in the room. 警察发现房间里有搏斗过的痕迹。,precision n. U the quality of being precise 精确，准确 Great precision is required in this aspect. 这方面需要极高的准确性。 Scientific instruments have to be made with great precision. 科学仪器必须制造得非常精密。,descend v. move down from a higher level 下降，下落 We turned the

25、 corner and saw that the road descended sharply. 我们转过弯，看到路陡然下斜。 The sun descended over the western hills. 日落西山。,accustomed a. taking sth. as normal or natural because you have experienced it many times 习惯了的 They became accustomed to living together. 他们已经习惯了住在一起。 It took me a long time to get accusto

26、med. 我花了很长时间才习惯。,diet n. C, U the food and drink one usu. takes 日常饮食 The peasants live on a diet of rice and vegetables. 农民的日常食物是米饭和蔬菜。 Poor diet is a cause of ill health. 健康差是因为饮食差。,scenery n. U the natural features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, forests, etc. 景色，风景 spectacular scenery 壮观的景

27、色 They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the scenery. 他们在山顶驻足欣赏风景。,prosperity n. U the state of being successful or rich 繁荣；富裕 The war was followed by a long period of peace and prosperity. 战争结束后有一段很长时间的和平和繁荣。 A countrys future prosperity depends, to a degree, upon the quality of education of

28、 its people. 从某种意义上讲 一个国家未来的繁荣，取决于其国民的受教育质量。,aluminum n. U (BrE aluminium) 铝 Its light, because its made from aluminum, not from steel. 它很轻，因为是用铝而不是用钢制造的。 As with glass, aluminum can be recycled over and over again. 跟玻璃一样，铝可以一次次回收利用。,installation n. U the act of installing a piece of equipment somew

29、here 安装 The installation cost for the washing machine will be small. 洗衣机的安装费很少。 Hundreds of lives could be saved if the installation of alarms were more widespread. 要是能更大范围地安装报警器，数百人的生命可以被拯救。,recycle v. treat waste materials so that they can be used again 回收利用 It is printed on recycled paper. 它是印在再生

30、纸上的。 Dont throw away your plastic bagsrecycle them! 不要扔掉塑料购物袋，再利用它们吧！,recycling n. U the process of treating waste materials so that they can be used again 回收利用 Recycling of old computers helps to reduce pollution. 旧电脑的回收利用有助于降低污染。 Recycling may be a very profitable business. 废旧用品的回收可能是一桩赚钱的行业。,insu

31、rance n. U an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money each year and they pay you if sth. bad happened to you 保险 insurance agent 保险代理人 He sells life insurance. 他兜揽人寿保险生意。,reluctant a. unwilling and therefore slow to do sth. 不情愿的；勉强的 He gave a reluctant smile. 他勉强地笑了笑。 She was very relu

32、ctant to admit the truth. 她很不情愿地承认了事实真相。,reluctantly ad. unwillingly 不情愿地；勉强地 Reluctantly he agreed to go to the concert. 他很不情愿地答应去听音乐会。 They reluctantly decided to sell their home. 他们很不情愿地决定卖掉房子。,exile vt. force sb. to leave their country, esp. for political reasons 放逐，流放 The president was exiled f

33、or life. 总统被终身放逐。 n. sing., U a situation in which sb. is exiled 放逐，流放 The president went into exile abroad in 1999 because of the political situation in his own country. 总统由于其本国的政治情况而于1999年被流亡国外。 After many years of exile thousands of families will now be able to return to their homeland. 流亡多年之后，数千

34、个家庭现在终于能够返回祖国了。,specify v. state sth. in an exact and detailed way 明确说明；指明 It is specified that you may use a dictionary in the examination. 按规定考试时可使用辞典。 She specified blue for the bedroom windows. 她指定卧室的窗户用蓝色。,tedious a. boring, tiring, and continuing for a long time 冗长的；乏味的 The work is tedious. 这个

35、工作真乏味。 We had to sit through several tedious speeches. 我们不得不耐着性子听完那几个冗长乏味的发言。,embrace v. hold sb. into ones arms in a friendly or loving way 拥抱 She embraced her son before leaving. 她临行前拥抱了儿子。 They embraced each other warmly. 他们互相热烈地拥抱。 vt. include sth. as part of a subject 包括，涉及 The term humankind e

36、mbraces men, women, and children. “人类”一词涵盖了男人、女人和儿童。 n. C an act of holding sb. closely as a sign of love 拥抱 He held her in a warm embrace. 他热烈地拥抱她。 They greeted each other with a warm embrace. 他们以热烈的拥抱互致问候。,from day to day in a way that changes quickly or often 天天 Things change from day to day. 事情一

37、天天地变化。 He just lived from day to day without seeking to plan ahead. 他就这么日复一日地过着，不为今后作些计划。,from hour to hour continuously or all the time 不停地；一直地 Her moods change from hour to hour. 她的心情变幻莫测。 The price of the stock is rising from hour to hour. 这只股票的价格不断上涨。,on occasion sometimes but not often 有时；偶尔 We go to New York on occasion. 我们时不时去纽约玩。 We no longer keep up the close friendship of a few years ago, though we still visit each other on occasion. 我们已不像几年前那样关系密切，但是偶尔也会去看望对方。,take its toll on h