英語(yǔ)讀寫(xiě)教程Unit4詞匯詳解

1、1. classic a.經(jīng)典的；典型的，標(biāo)準(zhǔn)的n.文學(xué)著作；杰作 classical a.古典的；經(jīng)典的區(qū)別： classic用作形容詞表示“經(jīng)典的；精彩的；一流的”。例如：death on the niles is one of the classic works of agatha christie.尼羅河上的 慘案是阿加莎克里斯蒂的經(jīng)典作品之一?？谡Z(yǔ)中也會(huì)用到classic這個(gè)詞。當(dāng)你看到一場(chǎng)精彩的演出時(shí),就可以說(shuō)“thahs classic!"來(lái)表達(dá)贊美。classic也可以用作名詞，表示“文學(xué)名著；經(jīng)典作品；杰作”。例如：we have all the standard

2、classics of hayao miyazaki at home.我們家有宮崎駿 的所有的經(jīng)典作品。 classical不能用作名詞，只能用作形容詞，表示“古典的，經(jīng)典的”。例 如：classical music is music written by composers such as mozart and beethoven. 像莫扎特和貝多芬所創(chuàng)作的音樂(lè)成為古典音樂(lè)。2. cautious a.小心的；謹(jǐn)慎的；慎重的3. dynamic a.精力充沛的；有創(chuàng)新思想的；志在成功的。例如：he seemed a dynamic and energetic leader.他似乎是一個(gè)充滿(mǎn)朝

3、氣和活力的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者。不斷移動(dòng)的；不斷變化的。例如：markets are dynamic and companies must learn to adapt to the constant economic changes.市場(chǎng)是動(dòng)態(tài)的，公司必須學(xué) 會(huì)適應(yīng)持續(xù)不斷的經(jīng)濟(jì)變化。4. temptvt.慫恿；利誘。例如：they tempted him to join their company by offering him a large salary and a company car.他們?yōu)樗峁└咝胶鸵惠v公司的汽車(chē)來(lái)利誘他加入他們的公 司。5. tempting a.誘人的；吸引人的。例如：

4、at first glan ce, the contract was tempti ng; however, upon closer exami nation it became clear that the con tract had many problems. 乍一看，合同是誘人的， 但仔細(xì)檢查后發(fā)現(xiàn)該合同有許多問(wèn)題。note： tempting is a present participle of the verb tempt, used as an adjective to describe the effect that somethi ng has on some one'

5、;s feeli ngs. for example,訐 you find something tempting/charming/disgusting/frightening, it means it tempts/charms/disgusts/frightens you. in english there are a group of words describing an effect that something has on your feelings and ideas. for example: a tempting job offer 一個(gè)誘人的工作機(jī)會(huì)an alarming

6、increase in racial hostility 種族仇視的驚人增長(zhǎng)a welcoming smile熱情的微笑a surprising number of 數(shù)量驚人的6. superior a.更好的；更強(qiáng)的；更有效的。例如：she got the job because shewas the superior candidate. 她得到了此工作，因?yàn)樗歉玫暮蜻x人。7. stalea.不再有趣的；沒(méi)有新意的；乏味的。例女口： many marriages mightgo stale, but not the marriage of her parents.很多婚姻可能會(huì)變得乏味

7、。但他 們父母的婚姻不會(huì)。 不新鮮的。例如：french breads goes stales（=became stale） very quickly. 法 式面包很快會(huì)變得不新鮮。8. ambitious a.有抱負(fù)的；有雄心大志的；野心勃勃的。例如：she is a very ambitious woman and plans to expand her business as soon as possible. 她是 一個(gè)很有野心的女人，并計(jì)劃盡快擴(kuò)大自己的生意。9. immune a.不受影響的。例如i： few women were immune to his charm. 很 少有

8、女人對(duì)他的魅力無(wú)動(dòng)于衷。免疫的；有免疫力的。be immune to對(duì)免疫的；無(wú)動(dòng)于衷 例女n： most people who've had chickenpox once are immune to it for the rest of their lives.大多數(shù)曾經(jīng)出過(guò)水痘的人都會(huì)終生對(duì)誰(shuí)都有免疫力。10. disgust n.厭惡;氣憤；反感 disgust toi threw the book aside in disgust.我氣憤地把書(shū)扔在一邊。11. proceed vi.繼續(xù)進(jìn)行；繼續(xù)做。例如：the city government was running out

9、 of money but was determined to proceed with repairing all of the roads as planned.市政府的錢(qián)快用完了，但政府決定繼續(xù)按計(jì)劃修復(fù)所有該修的道路。 （向某一方向）前進(jìn)，移動(dòng)。例如：when the airplane from san francisco ianded in new york, passengers for madrid were instructed to proceed to gate 26 for boarding.當(dāng)從舊金山來(lái)的飛機(jī)在紐約降落后，去馬德里的乘客被要求 繼續(xù)前往26號(hào)登機(jī)口登機(jī)。

10、proceed to/to do sth.進(jìn)而做（參加）某事（活動(dòng)）。例如：he accepted my in vitati on and the n proceeded to the comme nt that people should n't own cars because they damage the environment.他接受了我的邀請(qǐng)，然后繼續(xù)他的評(píng) 論：人們不應(yīng)該擁有汽車(chē)，因?yàn)槠?chē)會(huì)破壞環(huán)境。12. behalf n.代表某人on one's behalf/on behalf of sb.例如：on behalf of the entire company

11、, i would like to thank you for all of your excellent contribution.我代表整個(gè)公司對(duì)您所做的卓越貢獻(xiàn)表示感謝。 coordinate vt.協(xié)調(diào)；調(diào)節(jié)。例如：a senior embassy official is coordinating efforts to free the captives. 人使館的 一位高級(jí)官員正在協(xié)調(diào)各方為釋放俘序所作的努力。13. deserve vt.應(yīng)得，應(yīng)受到（獎(jiǎng)賞或懲罰）。例如：people who confront their difficulties bravely are peopl

12、e who deserve respect.勇于面對(duì)困難的人是值得 尊敬的人。（建議、觀(guān)點(diǎn)或計(jì)劃）值得考慮、注意等。例如：the suggestion that you have put forward deserve serious consideration.你提d_l 的建議值得認(rèn)真考慮。14. liberty n.擅自的行為；冒犯的舉動(dòng);放肆的行為。例如：it would be taking too much of a liberty if one of my friends used my house while i was away.女口果 我不在時(shí)，我的一個(gè)朋友用了我的房子，那就

13、太過(guò)分了。 自由；自由權(quán)。例如：he firmly believes that liberty is inseparable from social justice.他堅(jiān)定地認(rèn)為，自由與社會(huì)公平是分不開(kāi)的。15. display vt.顯示，顯露（某種情感、態(tài)度或特質(zhì)）n.展覽；陳歹u；展示 例如：she displayed no emotion on the witness stand.她在證人席上面無(wú)表 情。16. disapprove vi.不贊同;反對(duì)disapprove of sth. 例女n： he was certain that she would disapprove of

14、his plan to spend the summer doing research at the north pole.他很肯定她會(huì)反對(duì)利用暑 假在北極做研究的計(jì)劃。17. weave v.編造（故事等）weave dreams/a story.例如：the author weaves a complicated plot of romanee and intrigue in her new novel. 作者在女也的新小說(shuō) 里編造了復(fù)雜的故事情節(jié)，充滿(mǎn)浪漫和陰謀。 織；編織。例如：this type of wool id woven into a fabric which will ma

15、ke jackets.這種類(lèi)型的羊毛被織成 了做夾克的面料。18. confess v.承認(rèn)（使自己尷尬的事情）例女 口： i have to con fess when i first met ian i didn't think he was very bright. 我 必須承認(rèn)，當(dāng)我第一次見(jiàn)到伊恩時(shí)，我并不認(rèn)為他非常聰明。19. commenee v.開(kāi)始；著手。例女口： construction of the new bridge will commenee as soon as our company receives the down payment for this l

16、arge project 我彳門(mén) 公司一收到這歌大項(xiàng)目的首期付款，就會(huì)馬上開(kāi)始新橋梁的建設(shè)。20. gaze vi.（常指無(wú)意識(shí)地）凝視，盯著看。例如：he spent hours gazing out of the window when he was supposed to be working. 在應(yīng)該工作的時(shí)候，他卻茫然地凝視窗外好幾個(gè)小時(shí)。21. gaze at:（常指無(wú)意識(shí)地）凝視，盯著看。例如：he was standing on the bridge gazing down at the river beneath. 彳也站在橋上， 雙眼凝視著橋下的河。stare at:凝視，

17、盯著看。例如:in many cultures, it's rude to stare at people.在許多文化中，直愣愣地盯著人 看是粗魯?shù)男袨?。note： both gaze at and stare at mean "look at something fixedly for a long time because of being attracted, surprised, or thinking, etc." stare at usually has the additional meaning of "with ayes widely o

18、pen". also, it usually implies "with great attention" gaze at usually implies "in a dreamy and unaware state of mind22. come over sb:（某種感情）突然攫住，突然影響。例如：a wave of sleepiness came over me. 一陣倦意向我襲來(lái)。23. head for:（朝）前進(jìn)；（向）去。例如：the ship was head for cuba, an island country in the caribbean. 船只正航向古 巴，他是一個(gè)位于加勒比海的島國(guó)。24. go along with sb./sth.同意；支持。 例如：kate's a