新視野大學(xué)英語第三冊(cè)u(píng)nit5 new words

1、 graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beautygraceful dancer graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beautygraceful tulip graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beautygraceful bridge graceful adj. attractive; full of grace and beauty 她動(dòng)作優(yōu)雅。 That chair is a very graceful piece of furni

2、ture. She has a graceful way of moving. 那把椅子十分雅致。 preceding ing or going earlier in time, order, etc. the preceding winter 去年冬天 the preceding page 前一頁 the preceding chapter 前一章 Practice: 昨天晚上我們?nèi)タ戳藞?chǎng)電影。 We went to see a film in the preceding night.Compare: preceding: 指在時(shí)間或位置上緊接于前的 e.g.: the preceding

3、night 前一晚 previous：指時(shí)間上順序上較早的 e.g.: previous edition 上一版 former:指以前的，前任的 e.g.: the former president 前總體 decay n. the action or state of gradually going badDental decay in children is a commonphenomenon all over the world. 兒童齲齒在全世界都是一個(gè)普遍現(xiàn)象。 這些卷心菜已經(jīng)開始腐爛。 The cabbages had already started to decay. deca

4、y vi. rot; become bad decay vi. lose power, influence, etc. At that time, Rome Empire had already decayed. As people grow old, they will decay mentally as well as physically. 那時(shí)，羅馬帝國(guó)已經(jīng)衰敗。 人們年老時(shí)腦力和體力都會(huì)衰退。 switch n. a small button or sth. similar that you press up or down in order to turn on or off el

5、ectricity（電路）開關(guān)（電路）開關(guān) Tom pressed the switch, but nothing happened. 湯姆按了一下開關(guān)，可什么動(dòng)靜也沒有。 switch n. a sudden change a switch in emphasis 重點(diǎn)轉(zhuǎn)移 a switch in policy 政策驟變 the switch from agriculture to industry 從農(nóng)業(yè)轉(zhuǎn)向工業(yè) switch v. change or be changed from one thing to another等交通燈變?yōu)榫G燈再走。Wait until the lights

6、have switched to green. loose a. not firmly or tightly fixed The older you become, the looser your skin will be. 年紀(jì)越大，皮膚就會(huì)越松弛。 Wear loose clothes as theyre more comfortable. 穿穿寬松的寬松的衣服，這樣會(huì)更舒服。衣服，這樣會(huì)更舒服。 loosely ad. loosen v. secure vt. make safe; protect; fasten The patients broken leg was secured w

7、ith plaster bandage.病人的斷腿用石膏繃帶固定著。 secure vt. make safe; protect; fasten 他們加強(qiáng)了防洪堤，使城市免于洪水之患。By strengthening the embankments, they secured the city against/from floods.secure sth. against/from secure adj. safe; firm/tight; having no doubt/anxietyAre we secure against/from attack?我們無受攻擊之虞嗎？be secure

8、against/from slide v. (slid-slid) 1) move smoothly over a surface e.g. sliding door 推拉門，滑門 Children like sliding on the ice. 孩子們喜歡滑冰。 2) move quietly Tom slid out of the house without being noticed. 沒人注意時(shí)，湯姆偷偷地溜出了屋子。 slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻燈片；If you shine light through a slide using a projector, you can ma

9、ke the photograph appear on a screen.用幻燈機(jī)放映幻燈片可將圖像投射到幕布上。 slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻燈片；滑行；滑梯；幻燈片；hair-slide 發(fā)夾 slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻燈片；land slide 山崩；塌方playground slidewater slide slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻燈片； slide n. 滑行；滑梯；幻燈片；slide phone 滑蓋手機(jī) thirst n. the feeling of wanting to drink They lost their way in the desert and

10、died of thirst. 他們?cè)谏衬忻粤寺?，渴死了?These children have a thirst for education. 這些孩子們渴望獲得教育。 vi. thirst for The young men thirst for adventure. hint n. 1) a sign that something exists There is a hint of impatience in his voice. 他的聲音里多少有一絲不耐煩。 2）sth. that suggests sth. Give me a hint and I can solve the r

11、iddle. 給我一點(diǎn)提示我就可以猜出這個(gè)謎語。 ounce n. 1) a small amount of sth. She hasnt an ounce of common sense. 她一點(diǎn)常識(shí)也沒有。 There is an ounce of truth in what he said. 他說的話有點(diǎn)兒道理。 2) a unit of weight 1 ounce = 28.35 grams 4 ounces of sugar interval n. a period of time between two events 中間休息時(shí)提供咖啡。 從上海到南京的火車，每隔20分鐘發(fā)一趟。

12、 Coffee is available during intervals. Trains will run from Shanghai to Nanjing at 20-minute intervals. shallow a. 1) not taking much air into the lung shallow breathing 2) having only a short distance The lake is quite shallow. 湖很淺。 3）not showing serious or careful thought His arguments seemed shal

13、low and tedious. 他的論點(diǎn)顯得淺薄乏味。 privilege n. a special advantage that is given only to a particular person or group It was a time when education was a privilege. 能與如此偉大的科學(xué)家一起工作是一種榮幸。 在那個(gè)時(shí)代，受教育是一種特權(quán)。 It was a privilege to work with such a great scientist. episode n. one separate event in sbs life, a nov

14、el, etc.Thats an episode in my life Id rather forget.那段人生經(jīng)歷，我情愿忘記它。 episode n. a part of a TV or radio story這部電視劇的最后幾集將于下周播出。The rest episodes of this TV play will be broadcastnext week. association n. a group of people join together for a common purpose; an organization a housing associationthe British Medical Association association of industry and commerce房屋協(xié)會(huì)英國(guó)醫(yī)學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)工商聯(lián)合會(huì) association n. a group of people join together for a common purpose; an organization NBANational Basketball Association(美國(guó))全國(guó)籃球協(xié)會(huì)Nationa