大学实用英语 第二册 unit1text A 单词

1、 Unit 1 Misunderstanding misunderstand vt. understand wrongly 误解误解 e.g. Im sorry, I misunderstood you. 真对不起，我误解你了。真对不起，我误解你了。 It seems that you have misunderstood what I said at the meeting. 看来你误解了我在会上所说的话了。看来你误解了我在会上所说的话了。 mis- mislead mistake misuse misfortune misjudgemisunderstanding n.(an exampl

2、e of ) wrong understanding 误解，误会 e.g. Her poor French often leads to misunderstandings when she visits France. 她的法语很差 ，因而她访问法国时常引起误会。comb 1.n. 梳子 2.vt. tidy, arrange or straighten (the hair, etc.)with a comb 梳(头发等) e.g. Sally combed her hair carefully. 塞丽仔细地梳了头发.uncombed a. 未梳理过的;蓬乱的 e.g. Marys hair

3、 was uncombed and her face unwashed as she hurried to the hospital this morning. 今天早晨玛丽匆匆赶去医院时,头发没梳,脸没有洗.tap (尤指为吸引注意尤指为吸引注意)轻拍，轻敲（某人或某物）轻拍，轻敲（某人或某物） e.g. 1. Grace tapped on the door and went in. 格雷斯轻轻地敲了一下门就进去了。格雷斯轻轻地敲了一下门就进去了。2. He turned as someone tapped him on the shoulder. 有人拍了拍他的肩膀，他转过身来。有人拍了

4、拍他的肩膀，他转过身来。 英语中讲击打某人身上某一部位时，通常总是用介词引出英语中讲击打某人身上某一部位时，通常总是用介词引出那个部位。那个部位。bomb n.炸弹 e.g. 1. Fortunately the house was empty when the bomb exploded 炸弹爆炸时，幸好房子里没有人。2. Terrorists had planted a bomb somewhere in the station. 恐怖分子在火车站的某个地方放置了一枚炸弹。immediate a. 立即的，即刻的；紧迫的 e.g. 1. Mr. Smith wants immediate

5、answer from his boss 史密斯先生要他的老板立即答复。 2.Immediate action must be taken to prevent further problems。 必须马上采取行动来防止更多的问题。 immediately adv.traffic n. 交通；通行，往来e.g. 1. There was heavy traffic on the road this morning 今天早晨路上的交通很拥挤。2. By the time we reached the city we had hit a traffic 我们到达那个城市时，正碰上交通堵塞。jam

6、n果酱 n. 拥挤；堵塞 e.g. About 1000 cars sat in a jam for two hours waiting to cross the bridge yesterday. 昨天大约有1000辆汽车等候过桥，堵了两个小时。 vt. 把挤进； 把塞满，使挤紧； Hundreds of departing motorists jammed the roads. 数百名打算驾车离开的司机堵住了道路。 vi. 挤满，拥挤； 堵塞； 发生故障 similar adj. 相像的，相仿的，类似的，相似的 e.g. 1.These two words are similar in p

7、ronunciation, but different in spelling. 这两个词发音相似，但是拼写不同。2. His view about the situation is quite similar to ours. 他对形势的看法和我们差不多。airport n. 机场，航空港 e.g. Her family went to see her off at the airport. 她的家人前往机场给她送行。flight n. 飞行，飞翔，航班 e.g. We need to hurry or well miss our flight. 我们得赶紧了否则会误机了。gasp vi.

8、(尤其指由于惊讶等而)喘气，喘息；倒抽气 e.g. I gasped when I heard the money had been lost. 听到钱丢了，我倒抽了一口气。common a. 常见的，普通的 通常的 e.g. Jones is a very common name in Britain。 琼斯是英国很常见的名字。 uncommon: a. rare or unusual罕见的；不平常的；异乎寻常的 e.g. 20 years ago，supermarkets were not uncommon in china. 20年前，超市在中国很少见。continent n. (地球上

9、的）洲，大洲；大陆 wonder v. express a wish to know sth., silently or in words 对感到疑惑；想知道 e.g. 1. I was wondering if you are free for lunch. 不知道你是否有空一起吃午饭。2. I wondered what his words meant. 我想知道他的话是什么意思。embarrass v. 使窘迫,使尴尬 e.g. 1. I hope I didnt embarrass you in front of your friends. 我希望没有让你在朋友面前感到难堪。2. On

10、e woman was trying to embarrass me by asking me questions I couldnt answer. 一个女人问了我一些无法回答的问题，企图使我下不了台。embarrassed adj. 窘迫的，尴尬的 e.g. 1. Tom looked embarrassed when he found that he had no money with him at all. 发现自己一点钱都没带时，汤姆看上去很尴尬。2. I got very drunk at the party, and I feel really embarrassed about

11、 it. 在聚会时我喝得烂醉，我真地感到不好意思。get on 登上(公共汽车,火车等) e.g. 1. When I got on the bus, I found all the seats were occupied. 我登上公共汽车时,发现所有的座位都有人了. 2. They felt worried when they realized that they had got on the wrong train. 当他们意识到乘错火车时,他们感到担心起来.head for 向.走去; 朝行进 e.g. 1. The ship was heading for Britain. 这艘船正驶

12、向英国.2. He headed for the bus stop. 他向公共汽车站走去.pull over 把车开到路边 e.g. The policeman asked the driver to pull over.警察叫驾驶员靠边停车。in the world (用于疑问词who, why, what等后以加强语气)究竟，到底 e.g.1. What in the world is he doing? 他究竟在干什么？2. Where in the world were you when I was in need of your help? 在我需要你帮忙时你到底在哪里？instead of 代替；而不是 e.g. 1. Can I have tea instead of coffee? 我能不喝咖啡而喝茶吗？2. Lets play cards instead of watching television. 我们不看电视，来打牌吧。 feel like 有的感觉；想要 e.g.1. When my best friend left me alone in the street, I feel like a hurt animal. 当我最好的朋友把我抛在街上的时候，我感觉自己像一只受伤的动物。2. Do you feel like another drink?