英语四级淘金词汇第14课

1、英语四级淘金词汇第14课Lesso n_14serious a严肃的，庄重的；严重的，危急的；认真的;重大的The mad cow disease ;疯牛病has become a serious problem threatening the world as well as Europe.;已成为一个不仅威胁欧洲且威胁全世界的严重问 题.heavy a.重的;沉重的；大量的;繁重的；笨重的My head was heavy after a whole days exams；考试考了一 整天，我的头脑都变迟钝了.severe a.严厉的，严格的；严重的，剧烈的；严峻的，艰难的Dont be

2、too severe with your children nor should you spoil them.;不要对孩子要求过于严厉 也不要宠坏他们.expose vt暴露,显露;（t。）使处于作用（或影响）之下,使接触 揭露，袒露Dont expose your skin to the sun for too long at high noon,;正午的时候不要让皮肤在阳光下暴晒过久，or it will easily get burnt.;否则很容易晒伤.A teacher should expose his students to real life situations.;教师应当

3、使学生接触到真实的生活环境.exhibition n.展览,展览会To hold art exhibiti ons is something every pain ter dreams of.;举办画展是每个画家的梦想.acquire vt取得,获得;学到To acquire great success,you must work hard.;要获彳昙成功， 必须努力.inquire v.询问，打听Its the secretarys job to inquire about the flights for the manager.;为经理查询有关航班的 情况是秘书的职责.request vt

4、& n.要求,请求You are requested not to smoke.;请不要吸烟.We shall give your request our careful con sideration.;我们 将仔细考虑你的要求.require vt.需要,要求;规定The room requires cleaning (=to be cleaned).;房间该打扫 了.furnish vt布置，为酉己备家具提供，装备The new house is not furnished yet.;新房子还没有酉己置家具.Many university career offices furnish st

5、udents with resource materials ;许多大学职业介绍机构向学生提代资料，to help them in their searches.;帮助他们找工作.propose v.提议,建议;提名，推荐;未婚;计划Has anyone proposed Hilary as a can didate for the presidency?;有人提名希拉里作为总统候选人吗？Must a man give a girl roses and a diamond ring when he proposes marriage to her?;一个男人向一个姑娘求 婚时一定要给 她玫瑰花

6、和钻戒吗？pull v拉拖,拔移动n.拉施;拉力，牵引力Most dentists suggest that wisdom teeth should be pulled out ;大多数牙医都会建议把牙拔掉because they often cause inflammation.;因为它们经常引起 发炎.pick pi ;v挑选，选择;采摘n镐,鶴嘴锄Dont pick those colorful mushrooms; they are poisonous.; 不要采那些色彩鲜艳的蘑菇，它们有毒.dense den ;a.稠密的，密集的；密集的;密度大的An area with a den

7、se population (A densely populated area);人口密集的地区is a breeding place for infectious disease.;是彳专染病发生的地 方.vast a.广阔的，辽阔的；巨大的，大量的Echo found her inspiration from the vast Sahara desert.;三 毛从茫茫的撒哈拉沙漠中获得了灵感.plan n计划,安排;规划；平面图，设计图vt计划打算;给订计划 vi订计划Do you have any plans for you summer vacation?;暑假有什 么安排?I pl

8、an to get a part-time job at the McDonalds.;我打算到麦 当劳做兼职.device n.装置,设备；手段，策略The sun dial is the oldest known device for the measurement of time.;日曇是已知的最古老的一种测算时间的装 置.Silence is a device to avoid disputes.;沉默是避免争吵的一 个策略.trap n陷阱;圈套,诡计;困境vt.设陷阱捕捉,诱捕；使陷入困境We can trap the mice by putting candies in the

9、rat-bane.; 我们可以把糖果放进灭鼠药里，以此诱捕老鼠.limit n限度;p范围;极限vt.限制，限定Liberty,too,must be limited in order to be possessed. （Edmund Burke）为了维护自由，自由同样要受到限制.“（埃德蒙伯 克）There is a limit to everything.;凡事皆有限度.field n田地,田野;运动场；领域,范围；（电,磁等）场In the field of cultural study,;在文化研究领域，some say that Hollywood movies reflect Am

10、erican culture.; 有人说好菜坞电影反映美国文化.special a.特殊的，特别的;专门的n.特价,特刊，（电视）特别节目The developer wanted to ;发展商想为create a special place called Urban Shangri-la for city-dwellers.人创造一个名叫”城中香格里拉”的 特别地方.constant a.连续不断的；稳定不变的;忠实的n.常数，恒量In South China,the constant rain in spring is disgusting.;春 天细雨连绵是华南地区一件令人讨厌的事.Go

11、od friends keep constantly encouraging each other.;好 朋友总是经常互相鼓励trick n.诡计，花招，骗术；窍门诀窍把戏vt欺骗，哄骗The misleading advertisement is a trick to draw customers.; 误导的广告就是诱骗消费者的花招.reduce vt.减少,缩小；使降级迫使When stores have an oversupply of goods,;当商店供给过多 时，they will reduce prices to encourage sales.;他彳门会减彳介以鼓 励销售.T

12、he great Depression from 1929 to the early 1930s ;1929 年到20世纪30年代 初的（世界性经济）大萧条reduced many to begging on street comers；使许多人沦落到街头乞讨备注说明,非正文,实际使用可删除如下部分。本内容仅给予阅读编辑指点：1、本文件由微软OFFICE办公软件编辑而成，同时支持WPS。2、文件可重新编辑整理。3、建议结合本公司和个人的实际情况逬行修正编辑。4、因编辑原因，部分文件文字有些微错误的，请自行修正,并不影响本文阅读。Note: it is not the text. The following parts can be deleted for actual use. This content only gives reading and editing instructions:1. This document is edited by Microsoft office office software and supports WPS.2 The files can be edited and reorganized3. It is suggested to revise and edit according to the