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高級英語課文重點單詞第二冊Unit 1 Face to Face with Hurricane Camille lash (v.): move quickly or violently猛烈沖擊；拍打 pummel (n.): beat or hit with repeated blows，espwith the fist(尤指用拳頭)連續(xù)地打 course (n.): a way of behaving；mode 0f conduct行為；品行；做法 demolish (v.): pull downtear down，or smash to pieces (a building，etc)，destroy：ruin拉倒；打碎；拆毀；破壞；毀滅 motel (n.):a hotel intended primarily for those traveling by car, usually with direct access from each room to an area for cars汽車游客旅館 gruff (adj.): rough or surly in manner or speech；harsh and throaty；hoarse粗暴的，粗魯?shù)模淮謫〉?。嘶啞?batten (n.): fasten with battens用壓條釘住(或固定) methodically (adv.): orderly，systematically有秩序地；有條理地 main (n.): a principal pipe, or line in a distributing system for water, gas, electricity, etc(自來水，煤氣，電等的)總管 bathtub (n.): a tub，now usually a bathroom fixture，in which to take a bath浴盆，浴缸 generator (n.): a machine for changing mechanical energy into electrical energy；dynamo發(fā)電機，發(fā)動機 scud (v.): run or move swiftly；glide or skim along easily疾行，飛馳；掠過 mattress (n.): a casing of strong cloth or other fabric filled with cotton，hair，foam rubber，etc床墊；褥子 pane (n.):a single division of a window，etc.，consisting of a sheet of glass in a frame；such a sheet of glass窗格；窗格玻璃 disintegrate (v.): separate into parts or fragments; break up；disunite分裂，分解，裂成碎塊 blast (n.): a strong rush of(air or wind)一股(氣流)；一陣(風(fēng)) douse (n.): plunge or thrust suddenly into liquid；drench; pour liquid over把浸入液體里；使浸透；潑液體在上 brigade (n.): a group of people organized to function?！皍nit in some work(組織起來執(zhí)行某種任務(wù)的)隊 scramble (v.): climb，crawl，or clamber hurriedly爬行；攀(登) litter (n.): the young borne at one time by a dog，cat or other animal which normally bears several young at a delivery(狗、貓等多產(chǎn)動物)一胎生下的小動物 shudder (n.): shake or tremble suddenly and violently，as in horror or extreme disgust震顫，戰(zhàn)栗 ferocity (n.): wild force or cruelty；ferociousness兇猛；兇惡，殘忍；暴行 swipe (n.):a hard，sweeping blow口猛擊，重擊 maroon (av.): leave abandoned，isolated，or helpless使處于孤立無援的處境 devastate (nv.): destroy；lay waste；make desolate毀壞,摧毀；使荒蕪 swath (n.): the space or width covered with one cut of a scythe or other mowing device刈幅(揮動鐮刀所及的面積) huddle (v.): crowd，push，or nestle close together。as cows do in a storm(如風(fēng)暴中的牛群)擠成一團；擁擠；互相緊貼 slashing (a.): severe；merciless；violent嚴(yán)厲的；猛烈的 implore (v.): ask or beg earnestly; beseech懇求，哀求，乞 bar (v.): a vertical line across a staff，dividing it into measures；a measure小節(jié)線(五線譜上的縱線把五線譜分成小節(jié)); 小節(jié) trail (v.):grow gradually weaker，dimmer，less direct，etc漸弱；漸?。粷u暗 debri (復(fù)：debris )(n.): a rough，broken bit and piece of a stone，wood，glass，etc，as after destruction：rubble碎片，瓦礫 sanctuary (n.): a place of refuge or protection：asylum 避難所，庇護所 cedar (n.): any of a genus of widespreading coniferous trees of the pine family，having clusters of needlelike leaves，cones, and durable wood with a characteristic fragrance雪松(屬) extinguish (v.): put out(a fire，etc)；quench；smother熄滅(火等)，滅(火)；撲滅 waver v. swing or sway to and fro；flutter搖擺；搖晃；搖曳 topple (v.): fall top forward；lean forward as if on the point of falling向前倒；搖搖欲墜 leanto (n.): a roof with a single slope，its upper edge abutting a wall or building；a shed with a oneslope roof單坡 屋頂；單坡屋頂?shù)呐?prop (v.): hold up，support or hold in place with or as with a prop支撐；維持；支持 tilt (v.): aslope；incline；slant；tip傾斜；傾側(cè)；翹起 cower (v.): crouch or huddle up，as from fear or cold(因害怕或寒冷而)蜷縮；退縮 slant (v.):incline or turn from a direct line or course, esp, one that is perpendicular or level；slope(使)傾斜；(使)變歪 hinge (v.): equip with or attach by a hinge靠鉸鏈轉(zhuǎn)動(或附著) diminish (v.): reduce in size. degree，importance, etc.；lessen使變小；減少，縮減 thrust (n.): a sudden，forceful push or shove猛推 strew (v.): spread about here and there by or as by sprinkling：scatterbe scattered or dispersed over(a surface)撒(布)；散播；被撒滿(表面) festoon (v.): adorn or hang with flowers, leave, paper, etc飾以(或懸掛)花彩，結(jié)彩于 coil (v.): wind around and around成卷狀；盤繞卷 spaghetti (n.): paste in the form。f long，thin strings, cooked by boiling or steaming and served with a sauce細條實心面 salvation (n.): a saving 0r being saved from danger, evil，difficulty，destruction。etc；rescue救助拯救；援救 canteen (n.):a place where cooked food is dispensed to people in distress，as in a disaster area(在災(zāi)區(qū)給災(zāi)民分配熟食的)賑災(zāi)處 staffer (n.): a member of a staff職員 rake (v.): scrape or sweep；move forward swiftly掠過；急速穿過；迅速向前移動 rampage (v.): rush violently or wildly about橫沖直撞 pitch (v.): colloq set to work energetically口拼命干起來，開始大干特干 wreckage (n.): the remains of something that has been wrecked殘骸；漂浮物 salvage (v.): save or rescue from shipwreck, fire，flood, etc雷救搶救；打撈 wrath (n.): intense anger；rage；fury憤怒；暴怒；勃然大怒 the blues: colloqa depressedunhappy feeling口沮喪；憂郁 afflict (v.):cause pain or suffering to；distress very much 使痛苦，使苦惱折磨 weld (v.): unite(pieces of metal，etc)by heating until molten and fused or until soft enough to hammer or press together焊接；熔接 reflect (v.): think seriously；contemplate認真思考；沉思 reason out: to find out an explanation or solution to a problem，by thinking of all the possibilities尋找解決途徑 例：Lets reason this out instead of quarrelling讓我們不要爭吵，商量出事情的解決方案 a good: at least，full至少，最少 例：They waited a good eight hours他們等了至少8個小時。 sit out: stay until the end of坐到結(jié)束 例：We forced ourselves to sit the play out我們強迫自己坐到演出結(jié)束。 come by: to make a short visit to a place on ones way順便拜訪 例：Ill come by the house and get my stufflater，OK?我會順便過來取材料，好嗎? by the minute: every minute，minute by minute一分鐘一分鐘地 例：Im feeling better by the minute我每分鐘都感覺好多了。 on the verge of: on the edge of，on the brink of接近于，瀕臨于 例：Scientists are on the verge of a major breakthrou曲科學(xué)家們即將取得一項重大突破。 break apart: break up into piecesdisintegrate裂開，分裂解散 例：The grounds broke apart in earthquake地面在地震時裂開了。 break up: to break or make sth break into many small pieces分裂 例：The ice will break up when the warm weather comes. 天氣轉(zhuǎn)暖，冰層就會破裂。 come through: to continue to live，exist，be strong，or succeed after a difficuh or dangerous time經(jīng)歷過仍活著，經(jīng)歷，脫險 例：John was so iu but he was lucky to come through約翰病得很厲害，依然活著算是很幸運的了。 pitch in: to set to work energetically拼命于起來，開始大干特干 例：If we pitch in，we will have it finished in no time我們?nèi)绻疵苫?，就會馬上做完 Unit 3 Pub Talk and the Kings English intricate (adj) : hard to follow or understand because full of puzzling parts，details，or relationships錯綜復(fù)雜的；難以理解的，難懂的 indulge (v.) : give way to ones own desire盡情享受；從事于 meander (v.) : wander aimlessly or idly；ramble漫步；閑逛 conversationalist (n.) : a person who converses；esp，one who enjoys and is skilled at conversation交談?wù)撸?尤指)健談?wù)?anecdote (n.) : a short，entertaining account of some happening，usually personal or biographical軼事，逸事 intimate (n.) : a close friend or companion密友，知己 on the rockscolloq : in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe (婚姻)破壞的；失敗的 musketeer (n.) : (formerly)a soldier armed with a musket火槍手 delve (v.) : investigate for information；search發(fā)掘；調(diào)查(研究) recess (n.) : a secluded，withdrawn，or inner place幽深處 desultorily (adv.) : aimlessly；at random隨意地；無目的地 alchemy (n.) : an early form of chemistry，whose chief aims were to change baser metals into gold：a method or power of transmutation; esp. the seemingly miraculous change of a thing into something better煉金術(shù)；變化物質(zhì)的方法或魔力 tart (adj.) : sharp in taste；sour；acid辛辣的；尖酸的；刻薄的 convict (n.) : a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court罪犯 churl (n.) : a farm laborer；peasant農(nóng)民；莊稼人，鄉(xiāng)下人 rift (n.) : an open break in a previously friendly relationship分裂；失和 scamper (v.) : run or go hurriedly or quickly急馳，快跑 rendering (n.) : a translation翻譯 bilingual (adj.) : of，in or using two languages(用)兩種語言的 intercept (v.) : seize or stop on the way，before arrival at the intended place攔截；截斷；截擊。 abuse (v.) : use wrongly；use insulting，coarse or bad language；scold harshly濫用；辱罵，口出惡言 coin (v.) : make up；devise；invent(a new word，phrase，etc)編造；杜撰(新詞、新等) tussle (v.) : fight，struggle，contend，etcvigorously or vehemently斗爭，搏斗；競爭 dandelion (n.) : any of several plants of the composite family，common lawn weeds with jagged leaves，often used as greens，and yellow flowers蒲公英(屬) pejorative (adj.) : disparaging or derogatory輕蔑的；貶低的 facetious (adj.) : joking or trying to be jocular，espat an imappropriate time滑稽的；詼諧的；(尤指在不適當(dāng)?shù)臅r候)開玩笑的 underling (n.) : a person in a subordinate position；inferior disparaging(通常作蔑詞)下屬； edict (n.) : an official public proclamation or order issued by authority；decree法令；命令；布告 immune (adj.) : exempt from or protected against something disagreeable or harmful不受影響的；可避免的 ultimatum (n.) : a final offer or demand，espby one of the parties engaged in negotiations，the rejection of which usually leads to a break in relations and unilateral action，the use of force etcby the party issuing the ultimatum最后通牒 chimpanzee (n.) anthropoid ape of Africa，with black hair and large，outstanding ears(非洲)黑猩猩 make a point: explain fully what one is proposing充分解釋 例： All fight，youve made your point；now keep quiet and let the others say what they think好啦，你已經(jīng)把話說清楚了；那就別說了，讓別人談?wù)効捶ā?in a flash: suddenly，very quickly轉(zhuǎn)瞬間，立刻 例： Just wait hereIu be back in a flash就在這兒等我，我馬上就回來。 on the rocks : (colloq)in or into a condition of ruin or catastrophe(婚姻)破壞的，失敗的 例： Tims marriage is on the rocks提姆的婚姻亮起了紅燈。 get out the bed on the wrong side: to be cross or grouchy早晨起來便心情不好 lay down : to assert or declare聲明，頒布 例： The regulations lay down a rigid procedure for checking safety equipment法令規(guī)定了一套嚴(yán)格的安檢程序。 on wings : in flight；continually moving about像飛一樣地，飄飄然 例： The birds are on wings in the sky鳥兒在空中展翅高飛。 turn up ones nose at : to sneer at，scorn嘲笑，輕蔑 例： The children turned up their noses at my home cooking孩子們嘲笑我的廚藝。 in the shoes of : in anothers position站在別人的立場上，設(shè)身處地 例： Im glad Im not in his shoes with all those debts to pay off我慶幸不用像他那樣去償還所有的債務(wù)。 come into ones own : to receive what properly belongs to one，espacclaim or recognition得到自己該得的東西，如榮譽或世人的口碑 sit up : (colloq)to。become suddenly alert；be surprised or startled吃驚，警覺 例： I called her a damned hypocrite and that made her sit up我罵她惺惺作態(tài)，她馬上警覺起來。Unit 4 Inaugural Address inaugural (adj.) : of an inauguration就職(典禮)的 signify (v.) : be a sign or indication of；mean表明；意味 almighty (adj.) : having unlimited power；allpowerful有無限權(quán)力的；全能的 forebear (n.) : an ancester 祖先，祖宗 prescribe (v.) : set down as a rule or direction；order；ordain；direct命令；指示；規(guī)定，訂立 generosity (n.) : the quality of being generous慷慨；寬宏大量 heir (n.) : person who appears to get some trait from a predecessor or seems to carry on in his tradition繼承者；后嗣 foe (n.) : enemy；opponent敵人 undoing (n.) : the act of bringing to ruin，disgrace，or destruction毀滅；破壞 at odds : in disagreement；quarreling意見不一致；有爭執(zhí) asunder (adv.) : into parts or pieces分成碎片；分散 prey (n.) : a person or thing that falls victim to someone or something犧牲品；掠奪品 subversion (n.) : a subverting or being subvertedruin 顛覆(活動)；破壞 sovereign (adj.) : independent of all others獨立自主的 outpace (v.) : surpass；exceed在速度上超過；勝過 invective (n.) : a violent verbal attackstrong criticism，insults, curses, etc.; vituperation 抨擊；辱罵，謾罵 shield (n.) : any person or thing that guards，protects，or defends; protection保護人；防護物；保護 writ (n.) : a formal legal document ordering or prohibiting some action命令；律令；文書；傳票 adversary (n.) : a person who opposes or fights against another; opponent；enemy對手，反對者；敵手，敵方 anew (adv.) : again重新，再 unleash (v.) : release from or as from a leash(解開皮帶以)釋放 engulf (v.) : swallow up；overwhelm 吞沒，淹沒，壓倒 civility (n.) : politenessesp. in a merely formal way 禮貌，客氣 belabor (v.) : talk about at unnecessary length嘮嘮叨叨地反復(fù)講 formulate (v.) : put together and express (a theoryplan ,etc.)a systematic way系統(tǒng)地闡述(或提出)(理論、計劃等) tap (v.) : draw upon；make use of開發(fā)、發(fā)掘 heed (v.) : pay close attention to；take careful notice of注意, 留神，留心 beachhead (n.) : a position established by invading troops on an enemy shore；a position gained as a secare starting point for any action；foothold灘頭堡，登陸場；立足點 endeavor (n.) : an earnest attempt or effort努力，盡力 testimony (n.) : any form of evidence，indication. etc.；proof證明，證據(jù) embattle (v.) : 常用于被動語態(tài)prepare，array，or set in line for battle使準(zhǔn)備戰(zhàn)斗，使嚴(yán)陣以待 tribulation (n.) : great misery or distress, as from oppression；deep sorrow苦難；困苦；憂傷 forge (v.) : move forward steadily，as if against difficulties; form；produce(似乎迎著困難)穩(wěn)步前進；形成；結(jié)成 alliance (n.) : a close association for a common objective as of nations，political parties，etc聯(lián)盟，聯(lián)合，同盟 at issue : in dispute；to be decided；at variance；in disagreement意見不一致 例： What is at issue is the extent to which exam results reflect a students ability.意見的分歧之處在于考試對于學(xué)生能力的影響程度。 at odds : in disagreement；quarrelling；antagonistic意見不一致，有爭執(zhí) 例： IHe was at odds with his colleagues他與同事意見不合。 east off : to discard；abandon；disown丟棄，擺脫 例： A haven of tranquility where you can cast off the strains and stress of life一個可以擺脫生活重負的寧靜港灣 beyond doubt : certainly毫無疑問 例： She was beyond doubt one of the finest swimmers in the school毫無疑問，她在學(xué)校里游泳游得最棒。Unit 7 The Libido for the Ugly libido (n.) : psychic energy generally；specifically，a basic form of psychic energy，comprising the positive。loving instincts manifested variously at different stages of personality development欲望 lucrative (adj.) : producing wealth or profit；profitable；remunerative有利可圖的；賺錢的 hideous (adj.) : horrible to see,hear,etc.;very ugly or revolting;dreadful駭人聽聞的;非常丑陋的;可怕的 forlorn (adj.) : in pitiful condition；wretched；miserable可憐的；悲慘的；不幸的 macabre (adj.) : gruesome；grim and horrible；ghastly可怕的；令人毛骨悚然的；恐怖的 computation (n.) : the act of computing；calculation 計算 abominable (adj.) : nasty and disgusting；vile；loathsome討厭的，可惡的 alley (n.) : a narrow street or walk；specifically，a lane behind a row of buildings or between two rows of buildings that face on adjacent streets胡同；小巷；小街 filth (n.) : disgustingly offensive dirt，garbage，etc污穢，污物；垃圾 allude (v.) : refer in a casual or indirect way(隨便或間接)提到，涉及；暗指 monstrousness (n.) : strange shape奇形怪狀 lacerate (v.) : tear jaggedly；mangle(something soft，as flesh)；wound or hurt(ones feelings，etc)deeply；distress撕裂；割碎(肉等軟組織)；傷害(感情等)；使傷心 pretentious (adj.) : making claims，explicit or implicit，to some distinction，importance，dignity，or excellence自負的；自命不凡的；自大的 linger (v.) : continue to stay，espthrough reluctance to leave逗留(尤指不愿離開) downright (adv.) : thoroughly；utterly；really徹底地，完全地；真正地 dormer (n.) : a window set upright in a sloping roof屋頂窗 leprous (adj.) : of or like leprosy；having leprosy麻風(fēng)的；似麻風(fēng)的；患麻風(fēng)病的 rattrap (n.) : a trap for catching rats捕鼠夾(子) misshapen (adj.) : badly shaped；deformed奇形怪狀的；畸形的 uncomely (adj.) : having unpleasant appearance不美觀的，不好看的 grime (n.) : dirt，espsooty dirt，rubbed into or covering a surface，as of the skin(尤指經(jīng)摩擦而深入或覆蓋皮膚等表面的)積垢；污穢 gully (n.) : a channel or hollow worn by running water; small，narrow ravine溝壑，狹溝，沖溝 chalet (n.) : a type of Swiss house，built of wood with balconies and overhanging eaves(瑞士的木造)農(nóng)舍，山上小舍 highpitched (adj.) : steep in slope said of roofs)(屋頂)坡度陡的 dingy (adj.) : dirty-colored；not bright or clean；grimy不干凈的；不明亮的；弄臟的 clapboard (n.) : a thin，narrow board with one edge thicker than the other，used as siding護墻板，隔板 preposterous (adj.) : so contrary to nature，reason， or common sense as to be laughable；absurd；ridiculous反常的；乖戾的；十分荒謬的；愚蠢的 pier (n.) : a heavy column，usually square. used to support weight，as at the end of an arch角柱；支柱 cemetery (n.) : a place for the burial of the dead；graveyard公墓，墓地；墳場 swinish (adj.) : of or like a swine；beastly；piggish；coarse，etc豬(似)的；鄙賤的；粗俗的 perpendicular (adj.) : exactly upright；vertical. straight up or down垂直的；矗立的 precarious (adj.) : uncertain；insecure；risky不穩(wěn)定的；不安全的；危險的 eczematous (adj.) : of itching skin disease濕疹的 patina (n.) : a fine crust or film on bronze or copperusually green or greenishblue，formed by natural oxidation and often valued as being ornamental(青銅器上的)綠銹 uremia (n.) : a toxic condition caused by the presence in the blood of waste produts normally eliminated in the urine and resulting from a failure of the kidneys to secrete urine尿毒癥 loathsome (adj.) : causing loathing；disgusting；abhorrent；detestable討厭的；厭惡的；令人作嘔的 laborious (adj.) : involving much hard work；difficult. industrious；hardworking費力的；困難的；勤勞的；辛苦的 incessant (adj.) : never ceasing；continuing or being repeated without stopping or in a way that seems endless：constant不停的，連續(xù)的；不間斷的 decompose (v.) : break up or separate into basic components or parts；rot分解；(使)腐爛，(使)腐敗 forsake (v.) : give up；renounce(a habit，idea，etc)；leave；abandon拋棄，放棄(思想、習(xí)慣等)；遺棄；背棄 malarious (adj.) : of fever conveyed by mosquitoes瘧疾的；空氣污濁的 hamlet (n.) : a very small village小村莊 incomparable (adj.) : no beyond comparison；unequalled；matchless無與倫比的，舉世無雙的；無敵的，無比的 titanic (adj.) : of great size，strength，or power巨大的；力大無比的；有極大權(quán)力的 aberrant (adj.) : turning away from what is right，true，etc：deviating from what is normal or typical與正確或真實情況相背的；偏離常規(guī)的；反常的 uncompromising (adj.) : not compromising or yielding；firm；inflexiable；determined不妥協(xié)的；堅定的；不讓步的；堅決的 inimical (adj.) : 1ike an enemy；hostile；unfriendly；adverse；unfavorable敵人似的；敵對的；不友好的；相反的；不利的 ingenuity (n.) : cleverness，originality，skill，etc機智；創(chuàng)造力，獨創(chuàng)性；熟練 grotesquery (n.) : the quality or state of being grotesque奇形怪狀；怪誕 retrospect (n.) : a looking back on or thinking about things past；contemplation or survey of the past回顧，