高等院校英语专业综合教程第三册

Unit1square

v.tosetstraightoratapproximaterightangles使成方形

discreetly

ad.carefully谨慎地,小心地

reserve

n.self-restraintinexpression;thehabitofnotshowingone'sfeelingsorthoughts矜持,拘谨;寡言

whereabouts

n.theplacewheresomebodyorsomethingis下落,去向

anthology

n.acollectionofliterarypieces,suchaspoems,shortstories,orplays(诗、文等的)选集

grope

v.tosearchblindlyoruncertainly暗中摸,摸索

tipoff

togiveanadvancewarningorhintto暗示,警告，因倾斜而使掉下来

goody

n.somethingattractiveordelectable,especiallysomethingsweettoeat特别吸引人的东西,美味的食品

puddle

n.asmallpoolofliquid水坑;(尤指道路上的)雨水坑

ketchup

n.athickcoldredsaucemadefromtomatoes,usedforgivingapleasanttastetofood番茄酱

flail

v.to(causesomethingto)waveorswingaboutwildly鞭打;抽打

maneuver

n.skillfulorcarefulmovement策略

rear

a.ofthebackpart后面的；后部的

sandal

n.alightopen-sidedshoeworninwarmweather凉鞋brigade

n.agroupofpersonsorganizedforaspecificpurpose旅

sneak

v.togoormoveinaquiet,stealthyway偷偷溜走

junkfood

(informalandderogative)food(e.g.,potatocrisps)eatenasasnackandusuallythoughttobenotgoodforone'shealth垃圾食品

crunchy

a.makingacrunchingorcrackingsound,aswhenchewed;crisp发嘎吱嘎吱声的,易碎的

spaghetti

n.atypeofpastainlongstrings意大利面条

somebody'sheartgoesouttosomebody

usedtosaythatsomeonefeelsalotofsympathytowardsanotherperson十分同情，怜悯

clasp

n.agrasporgripofthehand紧握；紧攥；紧抱

slink

v.tomoveasifonefeelsguiltyorashamed,ordoesnotwanttobeseen;tosneak偷偷溜走

malicious

a.havingthewishtohurtothers恶意的,恶毒的

shackle

n.ametalfastening,usuallyoneofapair,forencirclingandconfiningtheankleorwristofaprisonerorcaptive;(figurative)arestraintorchecktoactionorprogress,oftenusedinthepluralform手铐,脚镣,镣铐,束缚Unit2tyranny

n.undueharshness暴虐;专横

haunt

v.tobepersistentlyanddisturbinglypresent,especiallyinsomebody'smind缠绕,萦绕,经常出没于

allotment

n.anamountofshareofsomethingsuchasmoneyortimethatisgiventosomeoneorsomething分配,份额

dilemma

n.asituationinwhichonehastomakeadifficultchoicebetweentwocoursesofaction,bothperhapsequallyundesirable左右为难,窘境

weariness

n.tiredness,especiallyasaresultofeffortorendurance疲倦;困乏

misgiving

n.(afeelingof)doubt,distrust,orfear,especiallyaboutafutureevent疑虑,担心

reef

n.alineofrocksorsandjustaboveorjustbelowthesurfaceofthesea,oftendangeroustoships礁,暗礁

confess

v.tosayoradmit,oftenformally(thatonehasdonewrong,committedacrime,etc.)承认,供认（错误或罪行）

maxim

n.ashortsayingthatexpressesageneraltruthoraruleforgoodandsensiblebehavior格言;座右铭

rebuke

v.tospeakangrilyto(somebody)becauseonedisapprovesofwhattheyhavesaidordone责难或指责

breach

v.tomakeanopeninginawallorfence攻破，违反

imperious

a.(too)commanding;expectingobediencefromothers专横的；蛮横的

devour

v.touseupallofsomething耗尽

perspective

n.thewayinwhichasituationorproblemisjudged,sothat(proper)considerationandimportanceisgiventoeachpart观点,想法,

deceptive

a.givinganappearanceorimpressiondifferentfromthetrueone;misleading骗人的，虚伪的

prominence

n.thefactorqualityofbeingwell-knownandimportant.声望,杰出

fade

v.todisappeargradually(使)褪去Unit3attendto

todealwith,takecareof,lookafter处理,照顾

gourmet

n.apersonwhoknowsalotaboutfoodandcooking,andwhoenjoyseatinghigh-qualityfood讲究吃喝的人,美食家

glutton

n.apersonwhoregularlyeatsanddrinksmorethanisneeded贪吃者；饕餮

derivefrom

tocomefromasourceororigin由…起源

sage

n.averywiseman圣人,智者,哲人

primal

a.chief,main,primary原始的;最初的,首要的,

ecstasy

n.suddenintensefeelingorexcitement狂喜

smother

v.tocovercloselyorthickly(使)窒息,闷

lavish

v.togivealot,ortoomuchofsomething过分给予；滥施

cuisine

n.astyleofcooking烹饪艺术,风味

bedeck

v.tohangdecorations,jewels,flowers,etc.on装饰，打扮某物/某人

exotica

n.pl.thingsthatareunusualandexciting,especiallybecausetheycomefromforeigncountries异族事物,新奇事物

aubergine

n.egg-plant;alarge(almostegg-shaped)darkpurplefruit,usedasavegetable茄子

infamous

a.deservingoforcausinganevilreputation丑恶的,臭名昭著的

joint

n.alargepieceofmeat,usuallycontainingabone一块烤肉

sensuality

n.preoccupationwith,orindulgencein,sensualpleasures喜爱感官享受，淫荡

sensual

a.ofthefeelingsofthebodyratherthanthemind肉体上享乐的

texture

n.thewaythataparticulartypeoffoodfeelsinyourmouth口感

partandparcel

anessentialpartthatmustnotbeignored重要的部分

fastidiously

ad.withexcessivecareordelicacy过分讲究地

braise

v.tocook(meat,fishorvegetables)slowlyinalittlefatandliquidinaclosedcontainer炖

batter

n.amixtureofflour,eggsandmilk,usedtomakepancakesortocoverfoodbeforefryingit面糊

contrive

v.tomakeorinventsomethinginaskillfulway巧妙地策划

palate

n.thesenseoftaste味觉

buffet

n.amealwherepeopleservethemselvesfromavarietyoftypesofusuallycoldfood自助餐fowl

n.abird,suchasachicken,thatiskeptforitsmeatoreggs鸟,家禽

elusive

a.difficulttoexpress,define,orremember难以捉摸的;不易记住的

piquant

a.havingapleasantlysharporstrongtaste开胃的,刺激的

enterprise

n.readinesstoembarkonwhatisnew;initiative事业心,进取心Unit4nurturinga.providingphysicalandemotionalnourishmentandcare培育attendantn.apersonwhosejobistoserveorhelppeople,especiallyinapublicplace服务人员,侍者peern.anequalinrank,age,quality,etc.同龄人，身分（或地位）相同的人ramblinga.(ofaspeech,essay,etc.)notkeepingtothesubject;disconnected漫无边际的entertainv.togivepeoplefoodandhospitality,forexamplebyinvitingthemtoyourhouse款待ashtrayn.asmalldishorcontainer,sometimesdecorative,inwhichsmokersleaveashandcigaretteends烟灰缸replensihv.tofillupagain重新装满，补充adherencen.theactorqualityofbindingoneselftoobservance;faithfulattachment遵守monogamyn.thecustomorpracticeofhavingonlyonewifeorhusbandatonetime一夫一妻制libertyn.freedomtoliveone'slifeinthewaythatonewants,withoutinterferencefromotherpeopleortheauthorities自由solelyad.notincludingothers;only唯一地；仅仅Unit5obituaryn.apublishednoticeofadeath,sometimeswithabriefaccountofthedeadperson'slife讣告，讣闻coronarythrombosisn.blockingofacoronaryarterybyaclotofblood,damagingtheheartandpossiblycausingdeath;heartattack冠状动脉血栓形成workaholicn.apersonwhoworksobsessivelyandfindsitdifficulttostop工作狂conceivablyad.inamannerthatcanbeimaginedorbelieved可想像地，有理由相信地executiven.apersonorgrouphavingadministrativeormanagerialauthorityinanorganization主管领导，管理人员，行政领导survivev.tolivelongerthan;tooutlive比…活得长，幸存boardv.topaytosleepandeatmealsinsomebody'shouse搭伙(并寄宿)widown.awomanwhosehusbandhasdied,andwhohasnotmarriedagain寡妇deceasedn.somebodywhohasdied,especiallyrecently已故的人lineupn.alineofpeoplethatisformedforinspectionoridentification列队Unit6correlative

a.havingorshowingarelationtosomethingelse相关的

cease

v.tocometoanend停止，结束

promote

v.tohelptheprocessof(something);toencourageorsupport促成，促进，推动

contributeto

tohelptocauseorbringabout有助于…，促成

proportion

n.thecorrectrelationinsize,degree,etc.betweenonethingandanotherorbetweenthepartsofawhole比例；均衡

due

a.proper,adequate适当的，充分的

populous

a.(ofaplace)havingalargepopulation,especiallywhencomparedwithsize人口稠密的

spectacular

a.strikinglylargeandobvious壮观的，引人入胜的

atom

n.thesmallestpartofanelementthatcanexistchemically原子

lunatic

n.apersonwhoismad,foolish,orwild疯子，狂人

eminent

a.(ofpeople)famousandadmired出众的，卓越的

inculcate

v.tofix(ideasandprinciples,etc.)inthemindof(somebody)反复灌输

emancipation

n.theactionorstateofsettingorbeingfreefrompolitical,moral,intellectualorsocialrestrictions释放，解放

prejudice

n.anunfairandoftenunfavorablefeelingoropinionnotbasedonreasonorenoughknowledge偏见，成见

elixir

n.animaginarysubstancewithwhichmedievalscientistshopedtomakepeopleliveforever长生不老药

confer

v.togiveorgrant授予，赋予

appalling

a.horrifying,shocking骇人的，可怕的

vice

n.(a)moralfaultorweaknessinsomebody'scharacter缺点，恶习

admixture

n.athingadded,especiallyasaminoringredient混合物，附加剂

egoism

n.thestateofmindinwhichoneisalwaysthinkingaboutoneselfandwhatisbestforoneself自我主义，利己主义

horizon

n.thelimitofaperson'sknowledge,experience,interest,etc.见识，眼界

impartiality

n.theconditionoftreatingallrivalsordisputantsequally不偏不倚，公平Unit7chasern.amilderdrinktakenafterastrongdrinkofliquor(饮烈酒后喝的)淡酒creakya.ofaharsh,scrapingsound嘎吱作响的peerv.tolookcarefullyorwithdifficulty凝视,盯着看,端详,仔细看buffn.apaleyellowish-browncolor浅黄褐色makesomebody'sacquaintance与某人初次相见；结识某人tomeetsomebodyforthefirsttime与某人初次相见；结识某人laxativen.medicine,foodordrinkthatcausesorhelpsthebowelstoempty轻泻药imperceptiblea.verydifficulttonoticeorfeel感觉不到的,细微的,难以察觉的autopsyn.theexaminationofadeadbodytodeterminethecauseofdeath;postmortem验尸apprehensivelyad.withuneasinessorfearfulness(aboutthefuture)担心地potionn.adrinksupposedtohavemagicpower魔力药水obligev.todoafavororservicefor（根据要求或需要）帮忙，效劳,迫使做;使负义务，confidentiala.trustedwithprivatematters;showingfulltrust受信任的，委以机密的bountifullyad.generously;inlargequantities慷慨地,大量地substitutev.toputsomethingorsomebodyinplaceofanother以...代替，取代scornn.strongandsometimesangrydisrespecttowardsapersonorthingthatisregardedasworthless;contempt鄙视;轻蔑giddya.notserious;toointerestedinamusement眩晕的,轻浮的,不稳重的rapturen.greatjoyanddelight极度欢喜draughtn.acurrentofairblowingthrougharoom通风overwhelmv.tocausetofeelsuddenstrongemotion覆盖,淹没;使某人不知所措ferventlya.withdeepsincerefeelings热情地phialn.(alsovial)asmallbottle,especiallyforliquidmedicines小药瓶betteroffhaving