现代大学英语精读4词汇与词组

1、Unit 11.aspire aspiring aspiration aspirantaspire to sth. /doing2.anguish （ n./v ） anguished3.atheist 无神论者4.bitterly 极度地5.bulge 向外鼓起激增 be bulging with6.Catholic7.costly8.counter 反驳9.deficiency10.delinquent 有违法倾向的11.detestation 憎恨 detest12.devise 设计13.disintegrated integrated integrity14.disintereste

2、d15.draught 一阵风16.exalt 兴奋 增强 exaltation exalted17.fault18.file19.flag 偃旗息鼓20.fuss 无事自扰21.heady 鲁莽的22.hideous 丑恶的23.high-minded 高尚的24.hindquarters （四足动物的）臀部及后腿25.hustle 催促hustle to do26.hypocrisy 伪善 hypocrite 伪君子hypocritical虚伪的27.impediment 阻碍 口吃 impediment to sth28.immense 巨大的immensity29.league30.l

3、eopard31.lest +should belibertine 浪荡子majestymasterpieceMethodistmonologue 一个人滔滔不绝地讲话mock mockerymuscular （ adj. ） musclenavyoratory 演讲技巧oration 演讲oratorical雄辩的outnumberpenal 刑罚的penaltypious 虔诚的proficient 熟练的prominent 显著的reel 蹒跚remorselessly 无同情心地，无休止地restively 不安地，难以控制地rotten （ adj. ）rug 小地毯，垫子51.ru

4、inous52.Solidarity 团结， 齐心协力 solidarityintosthsolidify53.spectacles 眼镜，场面，奇观54.spring 弹簧55.statuette56.symbolize57.trifle 琐事 trivialunaccustomedundeservedwrithe 翻腾，蠕动withdraw withdrawalcontempt 鄙视 contemptuouscontemplate 凝视，端详contemplativeendow 捐赠 endowmentprotrude突出project（ v. ）突出acquaintance acquai

5、nt withconfer 授予，协商stampede 惊跑Unit 2assert assert oneself assertive assertioncluster a cluster of cluster together clustereddepressedgruff 粗暴地说，生硬的 （ adj./v. ）imminence imminent （ adj. ）overpower 征服numbrevel 沉醉 revel instreak 划出条纹，一丝a streak of 有 . 气质streakersubjugate 使臣服 subjugate A to B subjugatio

6、nthrob 悸动tremor 小地震 tremulous a tremor down my spinegleamsecure 通过努力获得hearty heartilymechanic 机械师 mechanical mechanism mechanize mechanistic 机械的bad-humored 无精打采的breed 物种bundle 捆，束cock 倾斜commence（ v. ） commencementcoop 笼子crunch 嘎吱嘎吱响dejecteddottedfeltflannelfowl 家禽freckled 有雀斑的furrowedgrumble 发牢骚 gru

7、mble about/athamlet 小村庄hearth 壁炉henceforth 从现在开始hobble 跛行homespun 土布hopknoll 土墩limestonelow 哞哞叫manurematingmercilessmitten 手套peg 桩pore 毛孔pretendprimeval 处于原始天性的rake 梳理rasping 刺耳的rawhide 生皮rimrod 棒seaweedshawl 围巾shrewd 精明的sideways 向一旁地skullsod 带草的土块sowspottedstripedswear swear at sb./sthtriangulartur

8、f 泥煤Unit 3afreshanecdote 轶事antagonism 敌意antagonist 敌人 antagonize 激怒antagonisticattribute attributableallowancebelittlebrain-centerbungle冒冒失失地做bunglercompel compel sb. to do sth.feel compelled to doconceive conceive of/that conceive aplancowardicecuedisposedispose sb. to/towards sth 使某人倾向于做某事be dispo

9、sed to do well-disposed to sbdogmaenergeticextendFogeyism 落伍的 fogeygladiatorial 角斗士的gramophonegrudge 怨恨grudge to bear a grudge against sbheadhuntingimprovident 没有长远打算的inheritance inherit heritagelegitimate legitimacy legitimizemerit 优点 demeritoriginate originate form/inrecollection 回忆staunch 坚定的（ ad

10、j. ）stock 普通的strikingtediouskeenwicked 邪恶的prestige prestigious earn prestigeconsist consist of consist in consist withjustice justifiable justify justificationclassify classified classificationUnit 6amidbustling bustling with忙于chickenpoxchime chime in withcongregate congregation congregationalcrank

11、曲柄cursedeli 熟食店desolate 荒芜的 desolationdevout 虔诚的divine 神圣的drill sergeant 负责新兵训练的中士droppingsescalate 升级 escalator escalationfish-bearingflare 闪耀 flare upforcefullyforsaken 被抛弃的full-blowngrapple 扭打 grapple withhailstormheelhide-and-seekhomeyincorporate 包含 incorporationIraqi Iraqjet-blackknockdown-drag

12、out 暴怒的Lebanese Lebanonlocust 蝗虫maimed 使残废marble-sizedoutshoutpantypiasterraspyravine 峡谷rumorshooshun 避免sinewy 精瘦的sticky 粘粘的tagterracedtimepiecetingle 刺痛，使激动troubleshooterTurkish Turkeyvineyardwhirlpool 漩涡whirlwind 旋风whoopwhorewriggle 蜿蜒wring 拧 wringer wring outrip 撕坏Unit 91. allegiance allegiance t

13、o sb/sth2.anaconda43.trait3.ancestor44.turban 包头巾4.appease appeasement45.vulgarity 粗俗 vulgar （ adj. ）5.ascent ascent to heaven46.wantonly 恣意地wanton6.atrocious 邪恶的 atrocity47.inflict7.avaricious 贪婪的 avarice48.prior priority prioritize8.bloodshed 杀戮49.grace be in one s grace9.brood brooding broody bro

14、od over50.loose a loose woman10.brute 蛮力的，残忍的 brutality51.assassin（n.） assassinate11.captive52.heresy heretic 异教徒12.colonel13.concubine 妾14.15.conjecture 猜想 conjecture that crucial词组16.degenerate 堕落 degenerationUnit 117.descent descendant18.disposition1.the virtue of19.exterminate extermination2.be

15、given to 习惯20.gory 血淋淋的3.be exalted by21.gouge gouge out4.turn of oneself22.harem 妻妾e to a settled detestation23.humiliating humiliate humiliation6.confront sb （about/with） sthhumility7.best of times24.incurably8.stand to 可能25.indecency9.if anything26.jackass 蠢货10.catch the light反光27.microscopic11.t

16、hink well of = think highly of28.miserly 吝啬的12.lecture sb about sth批评29.mutilation 致残，损毁mutilate13.set sb doing30.oblige be obliged to14.set out to do着手做31.obscenity 淫秽 obscene （ adj. ） 冒犯的15.lag behind32.postulate （ n. ）假设16.put in the place of33.rabid 狂热的 rabies 狂犬病17.for the money 不管怎样34.reptile

17、爬行动物18.too much for sb 对某人来说太过了35.salvation19.be deficient in36.Scotch20.make for 导致37.scruple 顾虑 scrupulous 谨慎的 scruple to21.out of one s depth 超过某人能力do22.tumble down 轰然倒下38.sketch23.do away with = get rid of39.soiled 肮脏的24.be trifled with不能轻视40.sordid 污秽的25.猛然敲门 bang the door41.speculate 猜测 specul

18、ation speculate26.向国王陛下欢呼cheer His Majestyon/that27.凝视那雕像contemplate the statute42.tame28.设计一种新方法devise a new method获得一种名声 gain an reputation鼓舞人民 inspire the people低下头 sink one s head代表国家 symbolize the nation暖和双手 warm one s hands扮演重要角色play an important role解决这个问题settle the issuethe eternal truth 永恒的

19、真理a filing cabinet 文件柜utter nonsense 无稽之谈delinquent behavior 违规行为a frequent visitor 常客fresh air 新鲜空气high-minded monologue一个人唱高调asettled view 一种固定的观点aspeech impediment言语障碍ahideous wind 可怕的风heady patriotism 使人兴奋冲动的爱国热情the remorseless invaders 无情的侵入者the Prime Minister 首相a mental process 思维过程the League

20、of Nations 国际联盟a coherent article 一篇条理清晰的文章a proficient interpreter一位口译好手an irresistible trend 一种不可阻挡的潮流rotten apples 烂苹果a nodding acquaintance 点头之交Unit 2on fire with= be excited withbe fixed onbe worthy of sth./doing sth.be worth doinga well-off society 小康社会be better off doing.thancross with 生气embr

21、ace a change/idea/system 接受take complete hold oftake forgaze atdrive out清除draw back回收be chained toin the opena draught of windbe weary ofrob ofrevel inmutter in oneself 喃喃自语pay no heed to = pay no attention tohobble away 蹒跚vanish from/into sthstraighten upbend one s back表现自己男子汉大丈夫的气概assert one s man

22、hood25.在头脑中掠过cross one s mind26.丈量土地measure the ground27.设法弄到食物 secure one s food28.驱散黑暗scatter the darkness29.揉揉他的眼睛rub his eyes30.大声咀嚼她的面包和黄油munch her bread and butter抑制住了恐惧的感觉overpower that feeling of dread声音传得很远carry a long way弯下他们的腰bend their backslive coals 燃烧着的煤his freckled face他那张长着雀斑的脸a fai

23、r mustache 淡淡的八字须the imminence of the event 事情的紧迫性a shrewd woman 一位精明的妇女the head of the family 一家之主a throbbing heart一颗怦怦直跳的心a cluster of cabins 一群山间小屋a strip of ground一块狭长的地a fierce and hard look 一副严厉凶狠的表情Unit 3as a rule=usually, generallymake allowance for 把 . 考虑在内（不好）in fashionin the light of sthr

24、un out of sthrun sb/sth out 去除建立一种新理论establish a new theory放弃他的信念abandon his conviction把这个过程颠倒过来reverse the process珍惜他们的尊敬value their respect质疑它的真理性question its truth轻视他们的意见belittle their views接受一种新的思路adopt a new thoughtpattern怀有种种乌托邦思想entertain all kinds of Utopian ideas鹦鹉学舌 parrot other peoplenon-

25、rational factors social position the good old days thought patterns room for doubt stock anecdotes a dogmatic view a striking contrast age-long struggle conflicting ideas a bitter quarrel非理性因素社会地位过去的好日子思维方式怀疑的余地老掉牙的轶事趣闻一个教条的观点一个鲜明的对照长期的斗争矛盾冲突的想法一场恶吵deeply-rooted convictionsgroundless opinions 毫无根据的意

26、见bare assertion 仅仅是断言Unit 6call sb names call sb by namechime inescalate into骂人升级到incorporate into/withkeep sb out of one扰keep track of sthtalk sb out of sth talk sb into doingtrail off 逐渐减弱on track 走上正轨on the track of 找某物信息have need ofcave in 凹陷be packed with根深蒂固的观点吸收，合并 s hair 使某人不被烦追踪，看清楚说服不做某事说服

27、做某事on the ground that因为a shadow of 某事的证据without a shadow of doubt 毫无疑问at all costs 无论如何be astonished atrest upon=base onclass sth as sthbe consistent with=fit in withestablish a convictionbe true ofother thanbring up tocease to do/sthat a timebe on guard 对 . 警惕guard againstcatch sb off guard 突然袭击ent

28、ertain an opinion 持有观点enquire intofind sth doingbe tempted to = would like tobreak down = collapsebeyond question 毫无疑问conceive of sth/doingconceive as = regard asshake off = get rid ofcredit the fact = believe the factdemonstrate the opposite 证明结果完全相反leave no room forattribute toextend the termcling

29、 tostand for 支持play a big partbear a grudge againstdispose sb to dobe it true or notstamp in 嵌进去a stock argument 老套回答tell sb straightget at sth = find sth将这些动物归类 classify these animals持不同看法hold a different view引申该词的意思 extend the meaning of this word13.at the elbows of = very close to54.hand-rolled c

30、igarettes手卷香烟14.wriggle one s way through 费力穿过55.lucrative business有利可图15.attend to = deal with56.a butcher-shop 一家肉铺16.be bustling at/with忙于57.a skeleton of its former self 它原来的空17.object to sth oppose sth架子18.toss back and forth扔来扔去58.a missionary school一所教会学校toss and turn辗转反侧deliver from = free f

31、romin it for有报酬Unit 921.congregate at1.oblige sb to22.使墙体开裂crack the walls2.in proceeding = in the process of23.拯救灵魂save souls3.subject . to24.玩捉迷藏 play hide-and-seek4.present itself to = existing25.减慢速度成涓涓细流slow to a trickle5.in the course of26.抓住某人的头发grab sb by the hair6.for the entertainment of宴请

32、某人27.撕破她的衬衫 rip her shirt7.be descended from28.泄露秘密reveal the secret8.a disposition to do29.拒绝进步resist progresshave no disposition to30.进入视野come into view9.cause sb to do31.捡柴火gather firewoodcause sb/sth to be done32.说服某人放弃做某事talk sb out of doing sth10.facts stand proven33.慢慢挤出人群 wriggle one s way o

33、ut of the11.scruple tocrowd12.appease that appetite34.跑腿 run an errand/errands for13.furnish sb sth/ with sth提供35.救某人于水火deliver sb from suffering14.brood over36.确保稳定供应assure a steady supply15.offer oneself37.减轻某人压力 take the pressure off sb16.take revenge38.让他不至于添乱 keep him out of one s hairrevenge s

34、b为 . 复仇39.terraced fields梯田revenge oneself on sb 向某人复仇40.rocky mountains 多岩石的群山17.be unknown to41.whooping cough 百日咳18.by consent of42.surrounding villages周围的村庄19.be allowed no hand in doing43.a clearing in the wood林中一块空地20.loose in44.fine dust 粉尘21.the saving grace 仅剩的45.goat droppings 羊粪22.excuse sb46.sticky hands 黏糊糊的手23.be alive to = be aware of47.sinewy women 精瘦强健的妇女24.have occasion to = have the necessity to48.a forest of flags旌旗如林25.gouge out49.firsthand information第一手资料26.a multitude of50.jet-b