大学英语综合教程1词汇表

大学英语综合教程1词汇表 ○1○1○1○1○1○1 New Words and Expressions off and on from time to time; sometimes 断断续续地;有时possibility n. 可能(性) take hold become established 生根,确立 bore vt. make (sb.) become tired and lose interest 使(人)厌烦associate vt. join or connect together; bring in the mind 使联系起来;使联想 assignment n. a piece of work that is given to a particular person(分配的)工作,任务,作业 turn out produce 编写;生产,制造 agony▲ n. very great pain or suffering of mind or body (身心的)极度痛苦 assign vt. give as a share or duty 分配,分派 anticipate vt. expect 预期,期望 tedious a. boring and lasting for a long time 乏味的;冗长的reputation n. 名声;名誉 inability n. lack of power, skill or ability 无能,无力 inspire vt. fill (sb.) with confidence, eagerness, etc. 激励,鼓舞formal a. (too) serious and careful in manner and behavior; based on correct or accepted rules 刻板的,拘谨的;正式的,正规的 rigid a. (often disapproving) fixed in behavior, views or methods; strict 一成不变的;严格的 hopelessly ad. very much; without hope 十分,极度;绝望地excessively ad. 过分地 out of date old-fashioned 过时的 prim a. (usu. disapproving) (of a person) too formal or correct in behavior and showing a dislike of anything rude; neat 古板的,拘谨的;循规蹈矩的;整洁的 primly ad. severe a. completely plain; causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, etc. 朴素的;严重的,剧烈的 necktie n. tie 领带 jaw n. 颌,颚 comic▲ a. 滑稽的;喜剧的 n. 连环漫画(册) antique n. 古物,古玩 tackle vt. try to deal with 处理,应付 essay n. 散文,小品文;论说文 distribute vt. divide and give out among people, places, etc. 分发,分配,分送 finally ad. at last 最终,终于 face up to be brave enough to accept or deal with 勇敢地接受或对付scan v. look through quickly 浏览,粗略地看 spaghetti n. 意大利式细面条 title n. a name given to a book, film, etc. 标题,题目 vt. give a name to 给…加标题,加题目于 extraordinary a. very unusual or strange 不同寻常的;奇特的 sequence n. 一连串相关的事物;次序,顺序 image n. a picture formed in the mind 形象;印象;(图)像 adult n. a fully grown person or animal 成年人;成年动物 humor n. 心情;幽默,诙谐 recall vt. bring back to the mind; remember 回想起,回忆起 argument n. 论据,论点;争论 1 respectable a. (of behavior, appearance, etc.) socially acceptable 可敬的;体面的;文雅的 put down write down 写下 recapture vt. (lit) bring back into the mind; experience again 再现;再次经历 relive vt. experience again, esp. in one's imagination 再体验,重温violate vt. act against 违背,违反 compose vt. write or create (music, poetry, etc.) 创作 turn in hand in (work that one has done) 交(作业) command n.,v.命令,指令 discipline n. punishment; order kept (among school-children, soldiers, etc.) 惩罚,处分;纪律 what's more in addition, more importantly 而且,此外;更有甚者contempt▲ n. 轻视,轻蔑 ridicule n. making or being made fun of 嘲笑,嘲弄;被戏弄 open-hearted a. sincere, frank 诚挚的 hold back prevent the expression of (feelings, tears, etc.) 控制(感情、眼泪等) avoid vt. keep or get away from 避免 demonstration n. act of showing or proving sth. 表明;证明 career n. 生涯,事业;职业 seal n. 印,图章 essence▲ n. the most important quality of a thing 本质;精髓congratulation n. (usu. pl) expression of joy for sb.'s success, luck, etc. 祝贺,恭喜 Proper Names Russell Baker 拉赛尔·贝克 Belleville 贝尔维尔(美国地名) Fleagle 弗利格尔(姓氏) Allen 艾伦(男子名) Charlie 查理(男子名) Doris 多丽丝(女子名) Hal 哈尔(男子名,Henry, Harold的昵称) Pat 帕特(女子名,Patricia的昵称) ◇2◇2◇2◇2◇2◇2◇2◇2 New Words and Expressions cabbie n. (infml) a taxi driver be lost in/lose oneself in be absorbed in, be fully occupied with 专心致志于 windshield n. (AmE) the glass window in the front of a car, truck, etc. (汽车的)挡风玻璃 cab n. a taxi 出租车 available a. able to be used, had or reached 可用的;可得到的 apologetically ad. showing or saying that one is sorry for some fault or wrong 道歉地,带着歉意地 or something (infml)(used when you are not very sure about what you have just said) 诸如此类的事 go ahead continue; begin know/learn by heart memorize, remember exactly 记住,能背出 estimate vt. form a judgement about 估计 might/may(just) as well 不妨,(也)无妨 not much of a not a good 不太好的 keep up continue without stopping 保持 correspondence n. the act of writing, receiving or sending letters; letters 通信(联系);信件 practically 2 ad. almost kid n. (infml) a child all the way 自始至终,一直 neighborhood n. 街坊;四邻 kind/sort of (infml) a little bit, in some way or degree 有几分,有点儿lose touch 失去联系 a couple of 几个;一对,一双 guy n. 家伙;伙计 tough a. (infml) unfortunate; difficult; strong 不幸的;困难的;坚固的;坚强的 on one's mind 挂记在心头 keep in touch (with) (与…)保持联系,保持接触 come up happen, occur, esp. unexpectedly (尤指意想不到地)发生,出现 shrug v. lift (the shoulders) slightly 耸(肩) urge v. try very hard to persuade 力劝,催促 postpone vt. delay 推迟,使延期 reference n. 提及,谈到;参考,查阅 absolutely ad. completely 完全地,极其 absolute a. reunion▲ n. (家人、朋友、同事等久别后的)重聚 go by (of time) pass (时间)逝去 hang out (infml) stay in or near a place, not doing very much 闲荡;徘徊 every now and then sometimes, at times mostly ad. almost all; generally 几乎全部;多半,大体 awful a. (infml) (used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant 非常的,极大的;可怕的,糟糕的 choke v. (使)窒息,堵塞 choke up become too upset to speak (因激动等)哽得说不出话;堵塞 destination n. 目的地 skip▲ v. 略过,跳过;跳跃 sorrowful a. showing or causing sadness 伤心的,悲伤的 sorrow n. in the distance far away unpack v. take out (things) from (a suitcase, etc.) 打开 right away at once Proper Names Foster Furcolo 福斯特·弗克洛 Ed 埃德(男子名) Tim Shea 蒂姆·谢 Parker 帕克(姓氏或男子名) Culver 卡尔弗(姓氏) Tom 汤姆(男子名) ◇3◇3◇3◇3◇3◇3 attitude n. 看法;态度 likely a. probable 可能的 ad. probably 可能 privileged a. having a special advantage 有特权的 privilege n. 特权 minority n. 少数 do without 没有…而设法对付过去 highly ad. very 很,非常 3 risky a. full of danger; full of the possibility of failure, loss, etc. 危险的;有风险的 nasty a. very unpleasant 令人难受的 brutish a. 野兽般的,野蛮的 anyway ad. (used to change the subject of a conversation or to support an idea or argument) anyhow 不管怎么说 put/turn the clock back 倒退,开倒车 cut off stop providing (sth.); remove (sth.) by cutting 切断,中断;切下,剪下 competition n. 竞争;比赛 bring about make (sth.) happen 引起,导致 technology n. 技术 moreover ad. 而且,再者 inquiring a. showing an interest in knowing about things 好问的,爱探索的 inquire v. 询问 global a. worldwide, of the whole earth 世界的,全球的suppress▲ vt. keep from appearing 抑制;压制 initiative n. 首创精神;主动 inventiveness n. 发明才能,创造力 slow down make slower 减慢 rate n. 速度;比率 ensure vt. make sure 保证,确保 democratic a. 民主的 informed a. 有知识的,了解情况的;明智的 inform vt. 告诉,通知 expert n. 专家 at the moment now 此刻,目前 in two minds 犹豫不决;三心二意 steady a. constant; firm 平稳的;稳定的 evident a. clear, obvious 明显的 cartoon n. 漫画;动画片 element n. 成分;元素 astronomy▲ n. 天文学 audience n. 观众;听众;读者 series n. 连续;系列;系列节目 fiction n. 小说;虚构 harness vt. control and make use of 驾驭;利用 background n. 背景 acid a., n. 酸(性的);酸味的(物质) greenhouse n. 温室 nuclear a. 原子核的;核心的 weapon n. 武器 genetic▲ a. 基因的;遗传(学)的 engineering n. 工程;工程学 basis n. 基础 lie in exist or be found in 在于 rote n. 死记硬背 learn by rote 死记硬背地学习 relevance n. 相关,关联 in terms of 从…方面(或角度)来说;按照,根据 4 equation n. 等式,方程(式) brief a. short; quick 简洁的;短暂的 accurate a. exact 准确的,精确的 mathematical a. 数学的 halve vt. 将…减半 tend vi. be likely to happen or have a particular characteristic or effect 倾向,趋向 in the form of having the shape of; existing in a particular form 呈…的形状;以…形式 precise a. exact 精确的 qualitative a. 定性的;性质上的 grasp n. understanding 掌握,了解 concept n. 概念 sufficient a. as much as is needed, enough 充分的,足够的 convey vt. make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another 传达;表达diagram n. 图表;图解 framework n. 框架;结构 molecular a. 分子的 biology n. 生物学 transistor n. 晶体管;晶体管收音机 put across cause to be understood 解释清楚,使被理解 proportion n. 比例;部分 truly ad. 真正地;确实地 magic n. 魔术;魔力 fit into be part of a situation, system, etc.;be part of a group of people or things 适合;符合;属于 responsibility n. 责任 educate vt. teach or train 教育 entertain vt. give pleasure to; have as a guest 给…以欢乐;招待 hence ad. as a result, therefore; from this time 因此;从此 contact vt. get in touch with 与…接触 alien▲ a. foreign; strange 外国的;陌生的 civilization n. 文明 Proper Names Stephen Hawking 斯蒂芬·霍金 Einstein 爱因斯坦(1879—1955,美籍德国理论物理学家) ◇4◇4◇4◇4 driveway n. 宅旁私家车道 mow v. 修剪(草坪),刈(草) comprehend vt. understand fully lawn n. 草地,草坪 turn away refuse to help (sb.) or to allow (sb.) to enter a place 拒绝帮助;不让…进入 weed v. 除去…的杂草;除草 n. 杂草,野草 assume vt. suppose 假设;以为 compliment▲ vt. praise 赞扬 n. 赞美的言辞或行为 work out plan; solve; calculate 制定出;解决;算出 weekly a. happening once a week or every week 每周的;一周一次 的 clean up make clean and tidy 打扫,清除 helpful a. giving help; useful 有帮助的;有用的 5