新编英语教程4(词汇unit1-9).doc

新编英语教程4 (词汇Unit 1- 9) ants05Unit 1 This Year Its Going to Be DifferentVocabulary (A)1. (d) boundless:withoutlimits,unlimited2. (g) shriek: cry out with a high sound 3. (a) sketch: a rough drawing4. (h) curiosity: the desire to know, find out or learn5. (b) doctors kit: a bag or box containing doctors instruments and medicine6. (c) pajamas: jacket and trousers for sleeping in7. (i) creativity: the ability to produce new and original ideas and / or things8. (j) garbage: waste material9. (e) cross-examine: question somebody very closely or severely10. (f) accomplish: finish successfully, succeed in doing Vocabulary (B)1. admiration:a feeling of respect and approval for a person 2. tiptoe: walk on ones toes with the rest of ones feet off ground 3. spontaneous: acting immediately from natural feeling4. compliment: an expression of praise , admiration or respect5. escapement: the part of a clock or a watch which controls the moving parts inside 6. jovially: in a friendly way, good-humouredly 7. carve: cut (wood or stone) into a special shape 8. whittle: cut (wood) to a smaller size by taking off small thin pieces9. commotion: great and noisy confusion or excitement 10. considerate: thoughtful as far as the feelings or needs of others are concerned11. snarl: speak in an angry , bad-tempered way 12. sprawl: stretch out oneself or ones limbs in a lying or sitting positionUnit 2 EnglishesVocabulary (A)1. (d) supple: flexible 2. (f) consistently: continually keeping to the same principles or course of action3. (i) slide: move smoothly 4. (k) extremely: very5. (j) yardstick: standard of comparison or measurement 6. (a) reverse: change (a decision , judgment or action) to the opposite7. (l) atmosphere：the feeling produced by the surroundings or by a group of people 8. (b) immortal : that will not die9. (h) administrator: person who controls, directs or runs the affairs of a country, organization or business10. (c) bloody-minded: having or showing a desire to oppose the wishes of others, often unreasonably11. (g) sufficiently: enough12. (e) rump: the back park of an animal just above the legsVocabulary (B)1. haphazard: disorganized , happening in an unplanned disorderly way 2. appropriate: suitable3. gracious: polite, kind and pleasant4. slovenly: careless5. condemn: say that sth. is wrong6. ridiculous: silly , absurd7. apprehend: perceive , see 8. officialdom: officals as a group 9. squeamish: over-sensitive to certain things10. uncouth: rough in speech and ways 11. coma: a state of a state of long unnatural deep unconsciousness caused by disease , poisoning , a severe blow and so on12. dole: money received from the government because one is unemployedUnit 3 SalvationVocabulary (A)1. pray:speak(usually silently) to God, showing love, giving thanks or asking for something 2. was escorted: was taken 3. moan: low soundof pain or suffering 4. dire: terrible5. knelt: go down and/or remain on the knees6. jet-black: very dark or shiny black 7. rocked: shook or or moved gently 8. serenely: calmly or peacefully 9. grin: smile broadly 10. deceive: make sb. believe sth. that is falseVocabulary (B)1. preach: give a religious talk, usually as part of a service in church2. by leaps and bounds: very quickly 3. rhythmical: marked by regular succession of weak and strong stresses, accents, movements4. sermon: a talk usually based on a sentence or “verse”from the Bible and preached as part of a church service5. braided: twisted together into one plait 6. work-gnarled: twisted , with swollen joints and rough skin as from hard work or old age7. rounder: a person who lives a vicious life, a habitual drunkard8. take his (i.e. , gods) name in vain: use gods name in cursing , speak of god without respect 9. punctutate: interrupt from time to time with sth. 10. ecstatic: causing great joy and happinessUnit 4 Writing between the linesVocabulary (A)1. contend: argue,claim 2. mutilation: destruction 3. purchase: buying4. possession: ownership5. transfer: move from one place to another6. dog-eared: having the corners of the pages turned up or down with use so that they look like a dogs ears 7. intact: whole because no part has been touched or spoilt 8. indispensable : absolutely , essential 9. scratch pad : loosely joined sheets of paper (a pad) for writing notes 10. sacred : to be treated with great respect Vocabulary (B)1. bluntly: plainly , directly 2. Restrain: hold back (from doing sth.)3. dilapidated: broken and old; falling to pieces 4. scribble: write hastily or carelessly5. unblemished: not spoiled , as new 6. crayon: pencil of soft colored chalk or wax , used for drawing 7. symphony: a musical work for a large group of instruments8. typography: the arrangement , style and appearance of printed matter 9. humility: humble state of mind10. receptacle: a containerUnit 5 Network Designer Tim Berners-LeeVocabulary (A)1. (c) zip off: move away with speed 2. (f) unencumbered: not obstructed 3. (j) nifty: clever 4. (a) loose: let out 5. (d) noodle around: play about 6. (b) span: extend across7. (h) debut: make first public appearance 8. (e) the lite: a group of people with a high professional or social level 9. (g) juncture: a particular point in time 10. (i) sparse: inadequately furnished Vocabulary (B)1. exotic: striking or unusual in appearance2. hack: a person paid to do hard and uninteresting work 3. stint: fixed amount of work 4. random: chance , unplanned , unlooked for 5. reside: be present ( in some place)6. access: the opportunity or right to use or see sth. 7. cobble: put together quickly or roughly 8. lingua franca: language or way of communicating which is used by people do not speak the same native language 9. quintessential: the most typical10. unconventionally: doing things not in the accepted way 11. Compromise: sth. That is midway between two different things12. cash in on: profit from; turn to ones advantage Unit 6 Predators, Parasites and Other RelationshipsVocabulary (A)1. affect: cause some change, influence2. consumer: an animal that eats something3. creature: an animal of any kind4. carnivore: a flesh-eating animal5. prey upon: hunt an animal and eat it6. capture: catch7. superb: excellent8. host: an animal or plant on which some lower form of life is living as a parasites9. naturalist: a person who studies plants or animals10. dramatically: very noticeably11. importation: bringing in goods from a foreign country12. pore: tiny opening13. trunk: the main wood stem of a tree (constrasted with branches)14. colony: a group of the same kind of animals or plants living or growing togetherVocabulary (B)1. array: a collection2. opportunist: a person who frequently takes advantages of situation for personal success3. prime: of the very best quality or kind4. species: a group of plants or animals of the same kind, which are alike in all important ways and which breed together to produce young of the same kind5. detection: the act of discovering the existence or presence of sb. or sth.6. reverse: the opposite7. organism: a living being8. ad infinitum: (Latin)without end, forever9. deliberately: on purpose, intentionally10. abandon: give up11. eliminate: remove or get rid of completely12. association: connection, relationship13. scrap: small piece14. cell: a very small division of living matterUnit 7 A Sunrise on the VeldVocabulary (A)1. scurry: move in haste (at a low level, e.g. on /near the ground)2. peer: look carefully , perhaps with some difficulty 3. jerk: move suddenly (here) 4. twitch: a repeated short small sudden movement of the muscles made without conscious contrl 5. protest: objection6. anguish: great physical and mental suffering 7. ebbing: going back ( as a group ) 8. pincers: hand-like parts of the head of an ant , used for seizing and holding food 9. socket: an opening , or a hollow place , here “ hole “ 10. skull: the bone of the head in which is enclosed the brain 11. frisk: run or jump about playfully , here , move quickly from side to side and up and down 12. sniff: draw air into the nose with a sound Vocabulary (B)1. glistening: shining 2. rustling: making slight sounds when moving together3. writhe: twist (the body)4. convulsively: in the way that the body twists when in great pain 5. interfere: get in the way of another 6. trickle: flow in small drops or in a thin stream 7. skeleton: the famework of all the bones in a human or animal body 8. glittering: shining brightly, showing tiny flashes 9. incredulously: showing disbelief , unbelieveingly 10. exhilarated: in very high spiritsUnit 8 AntarcticaVocabulary (A)1. radiate: send out (lights) in all directions2. appreciate: understand fully3. outweigh: are greater than 4. hemmed in :surrounded 5. habitation: a place to live in6. obscure: make difficult to see7. shatter: break suddenly into small pieces8. haul up: pull up with some effort9. pore: very small opening in the skin through which sweat may pass10. unveiling: discovering, learning aboutVocabulary (B)1. distinctive: clearly marking a person or thing different from others2. spectacular: striking, out of the ordinary, amazing to see3. phenomenon: thing in nature as it appears or is experienced by the senses4. tenure: right of holding (land)5. tempestuous: very rough, stormy6. inclined: likely, tending to, accustomed to7. precipitation: (the amount of) rainfall, snow etc. which has fallen onto the ground8. disintegrate: break up into small particles or pieces, come apart9. granules: small pices like fine grains10. mercury: a heavy silver-white metal which is liquid at ordinary temperature and is used in scientific instruments such as thermometers 11. disrupt: upset, disturb12. cushion: paddingUnit 9 The PearlVocabulary (A)1. (f) brush house: house made of small branches2. (i) pulsing and vibrating: beating steadily (as the heart does) and moving rapidly, here “active”, “alert”3. (b) strangle out: get the words out with difficulty in their