全新版大学英语单词详解 Book2 Unit5

1、Unit 5 Overcoming ObstaclesText A True Height1.(L. 1) sweat:1.五. produce sweat* the white shirts were sweated through。* he was sweating after working so hard。2 . n . liquid which comes out from the body through the skin to cool it(=I was covered in sweat after running to catch the bus。）2.(l.8)格蕾丝：n。

2、1)quality of being smooth and elegant，esp.in movement or structure* we admired the grace with which the fashion models walked across the room。* shada na grace that surprised us。2)kindness；威灵ness to do what is right-shehad the grace to say that he was right。*他勉强承认他错了。(=he agreed that he was wrong wit

3、h bad grace。）3.(l . 10)mere : adj . nothing more than(=she lost the election by a mere 20 votes。）说也没用。(=Mere words wont help。）4.(l.10) fantasy :n。(creation of) imagination*故事是a fantasy。*He lives in a world of fantasy。Cf : fantasy，fancy imaginationFantasy通常是指不受限制、不受意志支配、完全脱离现实的空想。例如：* min usement par

4、k full of figures from fairy tales may be called fantasy land。一个游乐园里装满了神话中的人物塑料雕塑，可以说是梦幻般的境界。潘西强调凭空想象客观世界中不存在的东西，这种没有根据的想象不是完全脱离现实，而是远离现实。例如：*Her mind went where fancy took it。他总是胡思乱想。Imagination是经常使用的词，是最小的贬义词，想象或想象可以指对过去事物的重新设想。也可能意味着对不存在或不能存在的东西的设想。例如：* does she have the imagination to figure out

5、 what happened？她真的很有想象力，能想出发生了什么事吗？* these plans reveal a complete failure of imagination。这些节目看起来没有想象力。5.(l.13) numerous : adj. very many* he has a numerous acquaintance among politicians。* during the depression，numerous people wandered from town to town looking for work。6.(l.15) passion :n。strong f

6、eeling，esp。of love(=the poet expressed his burning passion for the woman he loved。）他特别喜欢冰淇淋。(=He has a passion for ice cream。）7.(l.15) detail :n.small，partictular fact or item* everything in her story is correct down to the smallest detail。不要错过小细节。(=Dont omit a single detail .）Collocation:Go/enter i

7、nto details详细说明In detail详细信息8.(L. 16) recur: VI。1) comor happen again* if the pain recurs，take this medicine。你知道循环小数吗？(=Do you know the recurring decimals？)，以获取详细信息2) (of ideas，events etc .)comback* my first meeting with her often recurs to my memory。* thoughts of home and family recurred to the lon

8、gely traveler。3) go back(到sth .)in words or thought* let us recur to what you said yesterday。* do you mind if I may recur to your idea9.(l.21) coincide : v1) (of ideas、opinions、etc .)to be in agreement* his tasks and habits coincide with those of his wife。* the judges did not coincide in opinion。2)h

9、appen at the same time of during the same period of time* they could not go to the theatre together his free time never coincided with hers .(=the artexhibition coincides with the 50 th anniversary of his death。）10.(l.24)核心：n。1)most important or central part of anything* the core of the problem is t

10、heir objection to educational reform。直奔工作的本质吧。(=Lets get to the core of the matter .）2)hard central part containing the seeds of certain fruits，such as the apple* an apple core is the part of an apple left after the flexsh has been eaton。Collocation:To the core:彻底；完全-谢伊s French to the core。她是真正的法国人。

11、11.(L. 28) alternate:1.adj. 1) every other or second*He works on alternate days。*由alternate weeks发表的different clients by the show was sponsored。2)(或two things) happing by turns这是下雨天的交替周。(=this is a week of alternate rain and sunshine。）* shewears a shirt with alternate stripes of blue and white。2.v.

12、(cause to) follow by turns* we alternated periods of work and rest。汤姆有时生气，有时害怕。(=Tom alternated between anger and fright。）Collocation:Alternate between有时.有时.* they alternate between supporting us and opposing us。旋转Alternate in-我们是多明.“Alternate with(创建)”和.替代* sunny weather alternates with rain。12.(l.

13、32) relax : v1) make or become less tense，worried or nervous*Sit down and relax！音乐可以帮助你放松。(=the music will help to relax you。）2) make or become less stiff or tight(=His muscles relaxed。）3)make(effort or control)less severe* you must not relax your control for a moment。13.(L. 37) vain: adj1)too pleas

14、ed with one s own abilities or looks*Shes vain of her beauty。他很自负。(=Hes as vain as a peacock。）2)without result；Useless* after a number of vain attempts to climb the mountain，wewere forced to return to camp。*It is vain to resist。NB: vain的一般词组是in vain，意思是“空虚，空虚”CF: vain、empty、hollow bare这几个词都是形容词，有“空”

15、、“空”的意思。Vain表示“空”、“空”。Empty主要是指任何空间都没有人或东西，什么都没有。Hollow表示对象内部为空，例如数字、气球等。Bare主要是指某物的表面是空的，没有装饰。(directions :)fill in the blank with the above words and change the form where necessary。1.The cinema was half _ _。2.we ve made a _ _ _ _ _ _ attempt to make him change his mind .3.dont sleep on _ _ _ _ _

16、boards。4.the poor girl went on for another ten miles on an _ _ _ _ stomach。5.the walls looksolid，but in fact theyre _ _ _ _ _14.(L. 44) emotion: n1)any of the strong of feelings of the human spirit* love、hatred、fear and grief are emotions* jack is a man of great emotion，easily given to tears。2)串流of feelingExcited state of the feelings* he described the accident in a voice shaking with emotion。* he thought of his dead child with deep emotion。Cf : emotion，feeling and sensitivity这些词是名词，意思是“感情”。Emotion是人的精神、身体全部反映的状态，表示人的任何强烈的感情。例如：* the speaker appealed to our emotions rather than to our minds。演