大学英语单词总结

Unitl.UsefulExpressions

1.骄兵必败pridecomesbeforeafall

2.战无不胜nothingcouldstandintheirway

3.奋勇抵抗fierceresistance

4.阴冷凄苦的俄罗斯寒冬araw,bitter,bleakRussianwinter

5.堪称无敌beunequaled

6.向…发动进攻launchanattackagainst...

7.痛苦的教训apainfullesson

8.速决速胜aquick,decisivevictory

9.让某人吃惊的是tosb.'ssurprise

10.面临着一个重要抉择befacedwithacrucialdecision

11.孤注一掷takethegamble

12.激战fiercebattle

13.向…提出停战offeratruceto

14.等待时机bideone'stime

15.成为一场噩梦turnintoanightmare

16.拖着脚步行进dragon

17.溃不成军的幸存者thetatteredsurvivors

18.不宣而战withoutadeclarationofwar

19.闪电式战略lightningwar

20.“焦土”政策"scorchtheearth^^

21.处境变得危急thesituationbecomesdesperate

22.食品匮乏foodrunsout

23.死于饥饿与疾病diefromhungeranddisease

24.食品利补给的匮乏alackoffoodandsupplies

Unit2UsefulExpressions

计算机革命thecomputerrevolution

制造业manufacturingindustry

长途司机long-distancedriver

被严重低估begrosslyunderestimated

威胁生命的重大隐患life-threateninghazard

解决问题curetheproblem

积极的影响apositiveimpact

与无线电信号调谐betunedtoradiosignals

在任何一个特定时间atanygiventime

量子理论法则thelawsofthequantumtheory

精确的频率precisefrequency

发出无线电信号sendoutaradiosignal

换算出beconvertedinto

导航能力navigationalcapability

几乎无限virtuallylimitless

手杖walkingsticks

遥控remotecontrol

潜在的应用potentialuse/application

要求callfor

完全控制takecompletecontrolof

被编成组bebunchedintogroups

一齐行驶travelinunion

对环保有利environmentalboon

第二单元

WordsandExpressions

lucrative:ducingmuchmoney;profitable

(=Thisisalucrativebusiness.)

我们和一家美国公司做大米进口的生意，赚了些钱。

(=WemadealucrativebusinesswiththeAmericancompanyonriceimports.)

manufacture:vt.

1)makegoodsonalargescaleusingmachinery

*Thisfirmmanufacturescars.

在工厂制造产品

(=tomanufacturegoodsinafactory)

2)invent;makeup

*Ybullhavetomanufacturesomekindofexcuse.

她编了一段谎话来掩盖事实。

(=Shemanufacturedafalsestorytohidethefacts.)

CF:manufacture&make

这两个词都是动词，都有制造之意。

manufacture使用范围较窄，既可指通过使用工业机械，亦指粗制滥造以•种机械的方式

创作、制作或完成。例如：

*Hisbooksseemtohavebeenmanufacturedratherthancomposed.他

的作品像是被机器加工出的，而不是创作的。

make通用且非正式，可用于所有的制造过程。例如：

*Hemadeamodelplaneoutofwood.他用木头做了一架模型飞机。

approximately:adv.moreorlessexactly

(=Thecaraccidenthappenedatapproximately7:45a.m.)

approximate:adj.fairlycorrectoraccuratebutnotcompletelyso

*Theapproximatenumberofdemonstratorsinfrontofthemunicipalofficebuilding

was900.

大概的时间是三点钟。

(=Theapproximatetimeisthreeo'clock.)

eliminate:vt.remove,esp.sb./sth.thatisnotwantedorneeded;getridof

*Thepolicehaveeliminatedalltheothersuspects.

她已被取消了参加游泳比赛。

(=Shehasbeeneliminatedfromtheswimmingrace.)

Pattern:eliminatesth.fromsth.

*Canweevereliminatehungerfromtheworldoneday?

intheair:intheearth'satmosphere;uncertain,notyetdecided

*Thereisastrangesmellintheair.

(=Hundredsofbirdssuddenlyroseintheair.)

我们的计划尚未确定。

(=Ourplansarestillintheair.)

startup:beginorbeginworking,running,happening,etc.

*Putthekeyintheignitionandturnittostartthecarup.

玛丽发动引擎，向她的家乡驶去。

(=Marystarteduptheengineanddroveforherhometown.)

alert:

1.vt.warnsb.thattheremaybedanger,trouble,etc.

Pattern:alertsb.tosth.

*Thedoctoralertedmetothedangersofsmoking.

警察警告我有危险。

(=Thepolicemanalertedmetothedanger.)

2.adj.attentive;watchful

Pattern:bealerttodanger

*Thesquirrelsarequitealerttodangers.

CF:alert&attentive

alert指思维敏捷而高度集中，注视着可能发生的事件，尤其是危险的、恐怖的事件，并迅

速做出反应。例如：

*Ahunting-dogmustbealert.猎犬必须很机警。

*Theguardswerealerttoanydanger.哨兵警惕着一切危险的情况。

attentive强调能够把注意力集中于某事上而不分心、不走神。例如：

*lwishyouwouldbemoreattentivetowhatyourteacherhastoldyou.希望你能

多注意老师对你说的话。

*Hewasabsolutelyattentivetoresearchintothecauseofcancer.他专心致志研

究癌症的起因。

3.n.aconditionorperiodofheightenedwatchfulnessorpreparationforaction

Pattern:onthealert

*Thehuntersareonthealertforwolves.

prototype:n.thefirstmodelordesignofsth.fromwhichotherformsarecopiedor

developed

*prototypeequipment

*prototypemachine

*prototypemodel

NB:proto-前缀，表示“最初的，原始的”

例：protocluster原星团(cluster丛)

protogalaxy原星系(galaxy星系，银河)

protovirus原始病毒(virus病毒)

monotonous:adj.dullandneverchangingorvarying;constantandboring

(=Theteacher'svoicewassomonotonousthatitsentmetosleep.)

我在汽车工厂的工作颇为单调乏味。

(=Myjobinthecarfactoryisrathermonotonous.)

hazard:n.athingthatcanbedangerousorcausedamage;adangerorrisk

*Therearemanyserioushazardsassociatedwithsmoking.

穿越非洲的旅行有许多危险。

(=TherearemanyhazardsinajourneyacrossAfrica.)

Collocation:atallhazards不顾一切风险；在任何情况下

inhazard在危险中，受到威胁

byhazard偶然，碰运气

beonthehazard在危险中

vibrate:v.(causesth.to)moverapidlyandcontinuouslybackwardsandforwards;

shake

(=Tom'sheavyfootstepsupstairsmadetheoldhousevibrate.)

*Thehammersstrikethepianostringsandvibratethem.

当司机发动了发动机时，公共汽车颤动着。

(=Thebusvibratedwhenthedriverstarteduptheengine.)

frequency:n.therateatwhichsth.happensorisrepeated,usu.measuredovera

particularperiodoftime

*Accidentsarehappeningwithincreasingfrequency.

*Thisradiosignalhasafrequencyof800,000cyclespersecond.

科学家正试图计算出这个地区地震发生的频率。

(=Thescientistsaretryingtocalculatethefrequencyofearthquakeinthisdistrict.)

convert:v.changefromoneformorusetoanother

Pattern:convertsth.to/intosth.

*1wanttoconvertsomeHongKongdollarsintoAmericandollars.

(=Coalcanbeconvertedtogas.)

那座楼房改成学校了。

(=Thatbuildinghasbeenconvertedintoaschool.)

correlate:vt.haveamutualrelationshiporconnection,inwhichonethingaffectsor

dependsonanother

*Researchworkersfindithardtocorrelatethetwosetsoffigures.

*Smokingandlungcancerarecloselycorrelated.

Pattern:correlatesth.withsth.

*Theyaretryingtofindoutifthesebehaviorpatternscorrelatewithparticularchangesin

diet.

把理论与实践联系起来

(=correlatethetheorywithpractice)

drastically:adv.inadrasticway

drastic:adj.havingastrongorviolenteffect

*Drasticmeasuresareneededtoimprovetheperformanceofthecompany.

法国革命带来剧烈的社会变动。

(=TheFrenchRevolutionbroughtaboutdrasticsocialchanges.)

application:n.theactionoraninstanceofputtingatheory,discovery,etcto

practicaluse

*Theapplicationofnewscientificdiscoveriestoindustrialproductionmethodsusually

increasesefficiency.

这项新发明的应用将给公司带来巨大的利润。

(=Theapplicationofthenewinventionwillbringgreatprofitstothecompany.)

bepoisedtodo:bereadytotakeactionatanymoment

(=ItisreportedthatU.S.forcesarepoisedtoattackIraq.)

*Theautomobilecompanyispoisedtolaunchitsnewadvertisingcampaign.

mount:v.fix(sth.)inpositionforuse,displayorstudy;put(sth.)intoplaceona

support

*Mountingtheengineinthiswaywasinimprovement.

*Shemountedthephotographonthebackofherdiarybook.

她把照片裱贴在她的日记本上。

magnetic:adj.

1)havingthepropertiesofamagnet

(=Theironhaslostitsmagneticforce.)

*Cottonisnotmagnetic.

2)havinganunusualpowerorabilitytoattract

*Hehasmagneticpersonality.

他有吸引人的个性。

takecontrolof:control

*Thenewmanagerdidn'tknowhowtotakecontrolofhiscompany.

(=Thegovernmenthastakencontrolofallthenewspapers.)

bunch:

1.v.grouptogether(bothactiveandpassive)

*Thecaptaintoldtheplayersnottobunchtogether.

*Thechildrenwereallbunchedtogetherinthecorneroftheroom.

我们聚在火炉周围取暖。

(=Webunchedaroundthefireforwarmth.)

2.n.agroupofitemsorindividualsgatheredorplacedtogether

*abunchofgrapes

*abunchofkeys

*abunchofflowers

incorporate:vt.make(sth.)partofawhole

*Hisnewlypublishedbookincorporateshisearlieressay.

他成为该大学的一员。

(=Hewasincorporatedamemberofthecollege.)

我们将把你的建议编到新计划中去O

(=Wewillincorporateyoursuggestioninthenewplan.)

decrease:v.becomeormakesth.smallerorfewer

(=Theyaremakingfurthereffortstodecreasemilitaryspending.)

今年在校的儿童人数减少了。

(=Thenumberofchildrenintheschoolhasdecreasedthisyear.)

Opposite:increase

CF:decrease,reduce&lessen

这几个词都是动词，都有“减少”之意。

decrease一词使用广泛，特指数量的减少。例如：

*Thenumberoftrafficaccidentsdecreasedlastyear.去年交通事故的数量

减少了。

*Waterconsumptionhadtodecreasetoavoidadrought.水的消费量必须减

少，以避免水荒。

reduce词义很广。既可指大小、数量、范围或程度的缩小，也可指等级、地位或经济状况

的下降。例如：

*Theyreducedthesizeoftheapparatusbytwo-thirds,他们把该装置的体积

缩小了三分之二。

*Thishasgreatlyreducedthethreatpresentedbytyphoons.这大大减少了

台风造成的威胁。(插入图片reduce)

lessen是比较正式的用词，用于客观地表示程度、价值或数量的减少，而不带任何偏见。

例如：

*Productioninthetextileindustryhasalsolessenedsharply.纺织工业的产量也

已急剧下降。

*Thevalueofmoneylessensduringinflation.通货膨胀时货币贬值。

24.(L.80)expansion:n.theprocessofbecominggreaterinsize,extentor

importance

*Underheat,themetalundergoesconsiderableexpansion.

*Hisbookisanexpansionoftheplayhewrotebefore.

这些是扩大我们学校建筑的计划。

(=Theseareplansfortheexpansionofourschoolbuilding.)

第三单元

WordsandExpressions:

interview:

1.n.

1)ameetingwhereapersonisaskedquestionstodecidewhetherhecan

takeupajob

*Whenshewasstillatschool,shehadherfirstinterview,forapart-timejobin

arestaurant.

2)ameetingwhereapersonisaskedquestionstofindouthis/heractions,

opinions,etc.

*Thefilmstaragreedwillinglytogiveaninterviewimmediatelyafterhiswedding.

2.v.

1)holdaninterviewwith(someone)

*他正在接受一地方电视台对他关于失业率的采访。

(=HewasbeinginterviewedbyalocalTVstationabouttherateof

unemployment.)

2)question(someone)todiscovertheiropinionsorexperience

在一次调查研究中，被调查的女性中超过一半的人都讨厌“家庭妇女”这一称呼。

(=lnasurveymorethanhalfthewomeninterviewedhatedthelabel(housewife')

grill:vt.

1)cookunderoroverdirectheat

*Wecouldgrillthechopsonthebarbecue.

2)(infml)questionintenselyandseverely(esp.ofthepolice)

*他被拷问了三小时后，警察才让他走。

(=Hewasgrilledfortwohoursbeforethepolicelethimgo.)

*Theseniordetectivegrilledtheyoungsuspectabouttherobberycase.

followup:takeadditionstepstofurther(apreviousaction)

让我们担心的是恐怖分子在威胁之后会进行炸弹攻击。

(=Weareworriedthatterroristswillfollowuptheirthreatswithbombattacks.)

(插入图像bomb)

*Ifyoumakeahotelbookingbyphone,followitupwithwrittenconfirmation.

Collocation:

1)asfollows如下

*Theresultwereasfollows.

2)tofollow下一个

*Tilhavefish,withfruittofollow.

inone'shands:inone'spossession

*我的律师有了所有相关的证据。

(=AIItherelevantfactsareinmysolicitor'shands.)

*Hisfather'scompanyhasbeeninhishandsformanyyears.

prospective:adj.expected;probable;intended

*Thechieffunctionofdirect-mailadvertisingistofamiliarizeprospectivebuyers

withaproduct.

*这个世界闻名的大学收到近200名学生的申请表。

(=Thisuniversityofworldfamehadapplicationsfromnearly200

prospectivestudents.)

asIseeit:inmyopinion

*在我看来，这些钱足够他在国外生活一年了。

(=AsIseeit,themoneyissufficientforseeinghimthroughayear

abroad.)

*AsIseeit,thispressconferenceisthemostsuccessfulonewehaveever

had.

Collocation:

seeabout安排；采取行动

seeout送出门，送到门口

seeto负责，照料

*Ifstimeformetoseeaboutcookingdinner.

*111seeyouout.

*IfIcooklunch,willyouseetothechildren?

(as)thesayinggoes:usedtointroduceaparticularphrasethatpeopleoftensay

*AsanoldEnglishsayinggoes,ulfyouwanttoliveandthrive,letaspiderrun

alive!"

*正如谚语所说，“无风不起浪:

(=Asthesayinggoes,uThere'snosmokewithoutfire.”)

(L.29)apply:v.

1)requestsomething,esp.inwriting

*Anyonewhohasacollegedegreecanapplyforthejob.

*WithadmissioncriteriarankingamongthemostselectiveintheUnited

States,Harvardacceptedlessthan20percentoffallwhoapplied.

2)bringorputintouse

*Applyasmuchforceasisnecessary.

(=需要用多少力量就用多少。)

3)tohaveaneffect;bedirectlyrelated

*这项规则不适用。

(=Thisregulationdoesn'tapply.)

endeavor:

1.vt.(fml)try

*Youmustendeavortoimproveyourwork.

*这个跨国公司一直尽力在最短的时间内处理顾客的投诉。

(=Themultinationalcompanyalwaysendeavorstodealwithclients9

complaintsaspromptlyaspossible.)

*Thegovernmenthasendeavoredtoforbidtheemploymentofchildren

undertheageof16.

2.n.effort

*她尽可能地帮助我们。

(=Shemadeeveryendeavortohelpus.)

•TheclimbingofMountQomolangmawasanoutstandingexampleof

humanendeavor.

CF:endeavor,try&attempt

这三个词都可作动词，有“尝试”，“企图”，“努力”之意。

endeavor:意思是“努力”，“尽力”，无“尝试”之意，指为完成某事需付出的巨大努力，

是书面语。例如：

Galileoendeavoredtoprovethattheearthrotatesaroundthesun.伽利略尽力证明

地球是绕着太阳转的。

try:意思是“尝试”，“打算"，比"endeavor"意思轻，指多次企图去做某事。例如：

shetriedthelittlegoldenkeyinthelock.她试着用那把小小的金钥匙开那把锁。

attempt:意思是“尝试”，“努力”，“试图(做某事)”，侧重有某种动机并开始做，常有冒

险性和失败的可能性，多用作书面语。例如：

TheswimmerattemptedtocrosstheEnglishChannelbutfailed.那个游泳选手试图

横渡英吉利海峡，但没有成功。

employment:n.

1)aperson'stradeorprofession

*Thestudents,whoareapproachingtheschool-leavingage,endeavortolook

foremployment.

(=快要毕业的学生都尽力找工作。)

2)theconditionofhavingpaidwork

*Theeconomicdepressioncausedafallinthenumbersinfull-time

employment.

*未受过高等教育的人在就业问题上常遇到阻碍。

(=Peoplewithouthigheducationoftenfacebarriersinemployment.)

doone'shomework:makepreparationsbeforehand

*Hehadevidentlydonehishomeworkandreadhispredecessor^reports.

*在演讲之前，他做了充分的准备工作。

(=Hehaddonehishomeworkbeforehedeliveredthespeech.)

goafter:tryhardtoobtain;chase

*在英语演讲比赛中，他去争取得奖。

(=HewentafteraprizeintheEnglishspeechcontest.)

*你会不会去这个公司找工作？

(=Areyouplanningtogoafterapositioninthiscompany?)

Collocation:

goabout从事

goagainst违背；对...不利

goahead开始

1)Thecasemay(=goagainst)you.

2)Thecouncilgaveuspermissionto(=goahead)withour

buildingplans.

3)Howdoyou(=goabout)repairingthisclock?

incidentally:bytheway

*Ireallygottogonow.Incidentally,don'tforgettopayavisittoyourmother

tomorrow.Sheisexpectingyou.

chuckle:laughquietly

*看到她的惊讶，我轻轻一笑。(插入图像Chuckle)

(=Ichuckledattheastonishmentonherface.)

*“That'sabitheavy,isnJtit?”hechuckled.

rank:

1.n.apositioninthehierarchyofthearmedforceorsociety

*HewasatlastpromotedtotherankofCaptain.

*社会各阶层的人都很关心这个案件。

(=Peopleofallranksareveryattentivetothiscase.)

2.v.beorput(inacertainclass)

*ThistownrankshighamongNewEnglandbeautyspots.

(=这座城镇在新英格兰风景区中名列前茅。)(插入图像NewEngland)

physical:adj.

1)oforconcerningthebody

*人类在肤色、眼睛颜色、体型及其它身体特征上都有所不同。

(=Humanpopulationsdifferintheirskincolor,eyecolor,shapeandother

physicalcharacteristics.)

*Regularexerciseenhancespeople'ssenseofmentalwellbeingalongwiththe

generalphysicalhealth.

2)oforaccordingtothelawsofnature

*Isthereaphysicalexplanationforthesestrangehappenings?

(=对这些怪现象有科学上的解释吗？)

*Itisaphysicalimpossibilitytobeintwoplacesatonce.

structure:n.

1)thewayinwhichpartsareformedintoawhole

*Morphologyisconcernedwiththestructureofwords,syntaxwiththestructure

ofphrasesandsentences.

*不同的社会有不同的家庭构造。

(=Thestructureofthefamilyvariesfromsocietytosociety.)

2.n.anythingformedofmanyparts,esp.abuilding

*Thehousewasahandsomefour-storybrickstructure.

(in)adequate:adj.

1)enoughforthepurpose,andnomore

*Thecity'swatersupplyisnolongeradequate.

2)havingthenecessaryabilityorqualities

*我希望他能胜任这分工作。

(=Ihopehewillbeadequatetothejob.)

CF:adequate,ample&sufficient

adequate:意为“刚好够或合适”，着重指在数量或质量上合适某种情

场合，或符合一个客观要求，标准。例如：

Thebookisadequatefortheuseofbeginners.这本书适合初学者使用。

Mysalaryisnotadequatetosupportmyfamily.我的薪水不足以养家。

ample:指不单能达到应有的程度或能满足需要的程度，而且充足有余。例如：

Thereisabundantlyamplefoodforall.有丰裕的食物供大家吃。

Sufficient:通常用来表示数量之多能满足或达到某种特殊的需求和目的。例如：

Haveyoumadesufficientinvestigationinthiscase?这个案件你作过充分的

调查了吗？

Hehassufficientknowledgeandexperienceforthework.他具备足够的知识

和经验应付这件工作。

deadline:n.atimelimitbywhichsomethingmustbedone

*Tomorrowisthedeadlineforthestudentstohandintheirtermpaper.

*由于种种原因，她错过了交税的最后期限。

(=Foronereasonoranother,shemissedthedeadlineforincometaxtobe

handedin.)

makeadifference:changethesituationoroutlook;haveaneffect

*在异国旅行会不会讲该国语言大不相同。

(=Speakingthelanguagemakesalotofdifferencewhenyoutravelto

anothercountry.)

*你干什么对我没有丝毫影响。

(=ltdoesn'tmaketheleastdifferencetomewhatyouaredoing.)

Collocation:

makeallthedifference大不相同

settleadifference消除分歧

blurt:v.say(somethingwhichshouldnotbesaid)suddenlyandwithoutthing

*他没有考虑后果就脱口说出了那消息。

(=Heblurtedoutthenewsbeforeheconsidereditseffect.)

*Assoonastheteacherputforwardthequestion,heblurtedtheanswerout.

pry:

1.vt.forcesth.openorawayfromasurface

*Canyouhelpmeprythecoveroffthiswoodenboxwithoutbreakingit?

(二你能不能帮我不打破这个木箱盖而撬开它？)(插入图像pry)

*Hercartrunkhadbeenpriedopenandallherequipmentwasgone.

2.vi.lookorinquirecloselyandcuriously

Don'tpryintotheaffairsofothers.

Collocation:

pryabout到处窥探

pryinto窥探，打听

21.(L.95)odds:(pl.)theprobabilitythatsomethingwillorwillnothappen

*她的马只有10%的可能性会赢。

(=Theoddsare10to1thatherhorsewillnotwintherace.)

*Theoddsarethathewillfailhisexam.

Collocation:

atoddswith与…不一致

oddsandends零碎的事情

intheneighborhoodof:about

*Hehasanannualsalaryintheneighborhoodof$50,000.

*Iamhopingtobuyanapartmentintheneighborhoodof$12,000.

beyondanyone's/one'swildestdreams:morethananyone/onecaneverimagine

.在10年前，我做梦也没想到今天我会拥有自己的汽车。(插入图像car)

(=TenyearsagoitwasbeyondmywildestdreamsthatIcouldaffordacar.)

*Scientistshavemadeaninventionwhichistochangeourlivesbeyondour

wildestdreams.

sparkle:toshineinsmallflashes

*Thediamondringsparkledinthesunlight.

*Thestonesparkleswhenproperlycut.

CF:gleam,flicker,shimmer&sparkle

gleam:指通过模糊的媒介或在黑暗的背景上所看到稳定的光。例如：

Afewscatteredbarsoflightgleamedintherainthroughthecottagewindows.

在雨中，几道分散的光柱透过农舍的窗户照射出来。

Flicker:表示分散的或不规则的闪动，多用于来形容火光。例如：

Thelogsflickeredinthegrate.（插入图像flicker）木材在壁炉中燃烧发光。

shimmer:指水面在亮光的映照之下所发出柔和的光。例如：

Velvetcurtainswithgoldembroideryshimmered.（插入图像shimmer）天鹅绒窗

帘的金丝刺绣熠熠生辉。

sparkle:指吸收物体反射出来的不稳定，但明亮的光。有时可以glitter和互换。例如：

Thesunsparkleswetgrass.（插入图像sparkle）草叶上的露水在阳光下闪闪发光。

AfterReading

UsefulExpressions

1.模拟面试mockinterview

2.采取进一步行动followup

3.在某人手中，为某人所拥有insb'shands

4.亲手送交的hand-delivered

5.可能的客户prospectivecustomers

6.在我看来asIseeit

7.俗话说(as)thesayinggoes

8.极有可能theoddsaregoodthat

9.一生中仅有一次的经历aonce-in-a-lifetimeexperience

10.事先做好准备doone'shomework

11.努力争取，追求goafter

12.交换场地switchsides

13.发扬长处developone'sstrengths

14.尝试take/haveacrack(at)

15.奇迹中的奇迹miracleofmiracles

16.实现你的目标accomplishyourgoals

17.改变现状或观点；产生影响makeadifference

18.大约intheneighborhoodof

19.做梦也想不到的beyondone's/anyone'swildestdreams

20.从……的观点来看fromone's/thestandpoint(of)

第四单元

WordsandExpressions

globalization:n.freeflowsofcapital,labor,technology,andpersonalcontact

acrossnationalborders

*SomeseethespreadofEnglishasaninternationallanguageasjustanother

consequenceofglobalization.

(=Thankstoglobalization,theburgeryoubuyinMoscowisexactlythesameastheone

youbuyinNewYork.)

sweepaside:clearawayorgetridofsuddenlyorforcefully;refusetopay

attentiontosth./sb.says

*Anyway,bythenshewassurethatJuliuswouldsimplyhavesweptany

curbsaside.

他们对所有的反对意见不予理睬。

(=Theysweptalltheobjectionsaside.)

Pattern:

sweepaway扫清，迅速消灭

sweepout扫掉；清除

sweepover眺望，环视

sweepup打扫干净，收拾干净

strengthen:vt.becomestrongerormakesth.stronger

Wemuststrengthentheweaklinks.

(=ThePresident'sfirstprioritywastostrengthentheeconomy.)

asset:n.

1)(usu.pl)moneyorpropertythatapersonorcompanyowns

*Copyrights,patents,trademarks,brandnames,andtradesecretsareallpartofa

company'sintangibleassets.

目前，他们的资产有623万美元。

(=Currently,theyhave$6,230,000inassets.)

2)anadvantageoraresource

*Themostpowerfulassetwehaveisourskilled,dedicatedworkforce.

(=Asenseofhumorisanimportantassetforanyteacher.)

Collocation:

capital/fixedassets资本/固定资产

cashassets现金资产

liquid/circulating/currentassets流动资产

netassets净资产

makeno/littledifference:haveno/littleeffect(on),beofno/littleimportance(to)

*Thatdoesnotmeanitmakesnodifferencetosocialwelfarewhichruleswesettleupon.

姚明的缺席似乎对休斯顿火箭队没有太大的影响。

(=TheabsenceofYaoMingseemedtomakelittledifferencetotheperformanceofthe

HoustonRockets.)

identify...as:recognizeandcorrectlynamesomeoneorsth.

*HisaccentidentifiedhimasaFrenchman.

(=Thepolicemanidentifiedhimasthethief.)

elite:n.agroupofpeoplewhohavealotofpowerandinfluencebecausetheyhave

money,knowledge,orspecialskills

*Onlyasmallelitecanaffordtosendtheirchildrentothisschool.

这些人构成了有决定权的精英集团。

(=Thesepeopleformanelitewhohavethepowertomakedecisions.)

Collocation:

political/social/economicelite政治/社会/经济精英

ahandfulof:averysmallnumberofpeopleorthings:

*Thatplacewasoflittleinterest.Ionlytookahandfulofpictures.

(=Whatcountsishavingahandfulofyoungthatareexceptional.)

earnest:adj.markedbyorshowingdeepsincerityorseriousness

*FriendsdescribedJacksonasanearnest,hard-workingyoungman.

你可以笑，但我绝对是认真的。

(=YoumaylaughbutTmindeadlyearnest.)

Collocation:

inearnest郑重地；严肃认真

CF:earnest,serious,severe

这三个形容词均有“严肃的”之意。

earnest指严肃，认真，含诚恳和热情意味。例如：

*Icouldtellshewasspeakinginearnest.我看得出来她的话是当真的。

serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。例如：

*Wegiveseriousconsiderationtosafetyrecommendations.我们认真考

虑安全建议。

severe指面孔的严肃，法律的严厉，伤病的严重。着重严厉性，无丝毫温情。

例如：

*Manypeoplefeelthepunishmentshouldhavebeenmoresevere.许多

人认为惩罚本应该更加严厉些。

considerable:adj.fairlylarge,especiallylargeenoughtohaveaneffectorbe

important

*Attractingtouriststotheareaisgoingtotakeconsiderableeffort.

(=Aconside