新視野大學(xué)英語4第二單元單詞詞組詳解

UnitTwoSectionACharlieChaplinWords.coarse:a.rudeandoffensive粗魯?shù)?粗俗的e.g.l)Icouldn'tunderstandhiscoarsespeech.我聽不懂他粗俗的講話。e.g.2)Shewasverypoliteandneverlaughedifanoutsidersaidsomethingcoarse.她很有禮貌,聽到外人說粗話時,從來不笑。.postpone:vt.delaysomethingtoalaterdateortime推遲,延遲e.g.l)Thegamehasbeenpostponeduntilnextweek.比賽被推遲至リ下——周。e.g.2)Shewantstopostponemakingadecision.她想推遲做出決定。.extraordinary:a.veryunusualorsurprising不尋常的;令人驚奇的e.g.l)Thepresidenttooktheextraordinarystepofapologizingpubliclyforhisbehavior!總統(tǒng)走出了出人意料的ー步,公開對其行為表示歉意!e.g.2)Ourcurrenttaskrequiresextraordinarycourage,determination,patienceandendurance.當(dāng)前的任務(wù)要求我們有非凡的勇氣、決心、耐心和毅カ。.collision:n.[C,U]astrongdisagreementorconflict沖突e.g.l)Theargumentarosefromacollisionoftwodifferenttraditions.這爭論源于兩種不同傳統(tǒng)之間的沖突。e.g.2)Theplayrepresentsthecollisionofthreegenerations.這出戲表現(xiàn)J三代人之間的矛盾沖突。.relief:n.[U]afeelingofcomfortwhensomethingfrightening,painful,etc.hasendedorhasnothappened欣慰e.g.l)Weallbreathedasighofreliefwhenheleft.他離開的時候,我們都松了一口氣。e.g.2)Muchtomyrelief,thecarwasnotdamaged,讓我欣慰的是,汽車沒有受損。[U](?from,?of)thereductionofpain,anxiety,etc.(痛苦、焦慮等的)減輕e.g.l)Freezingspraysgiveimmediaterelieffrompain.冷凍噴霧可以迅逐緩解疼痛。e.g.2)Massagecanbringsomerelieffromtension.按摩可以緩解壓カ0.clumsy:a.awkwardinmovementormanner笨拙的;不靈活的e.g.1)1wasfatandclumsy我那時長得胖,行動笨拙。e.g.2)Shemadeaclumsyattempttoapologize.她笨嘴笨舌地試圖道歉。ncident:n.[C]somethingthathappends,especiallyasingleevent事件e.g.l)Hisbadbehaviorwasjustanisolatedincident.他的不良行為只是ー次孤立的事件。e.g.2)Shewasbroughthereseveraldaysagofollowingamysteriousincidentatherhome.她是幾天前家里發(fā)生了神秘事件以后被帶到這里來的。Phrasescutdown:reducethesizeofsomethingsuchasclothing,writing,etc.改小;縮短e.g.1)1couldcutyourfather'strousersdownfortheboy.我可以把你父親的褲子改短給這男孩穿。e.g.2)Yourarticlewillhavetobecutdowntofitintothebook.你的文章得刪ー些,以便能收到這本書里。forgood:forever永久地e.g.1)1hardlyrealizedshewasleavingmeforever.我沒有意識到她將永遠(yuǎn)離開我了。e.g.2)Afewshotsofthisdrugclearedupthediseaseforever.這藥只注射了幾針,病就徹底治愈了。comedownintheworld:becomepoorerorlesssuccessfulthanusedtobe潦倒;失勢e.g.l)Hehasreallycomedownintheworld.他真的過著窮困落魄的生活。e.g.2)Fancyhertakingajoblikethat一she'scertainlycomedownintheworld.真想不到她會做那樣的工作,她肯定是窮困潦倒了。toa/somedegree:partly有些;在某種程度上e.g.l)Theusemadeofthisresourcebyteachersistoadegreeunpredictable.某種程度上,教師會如何利用該資源難以預(yù)料。e.g.2)Thesestatementsare,tosomedegree,allcorrect.這些說法一定程度上都是正確的。goalong:advance;movefurtherwithsomething繼續(xù)，進(jìn)行e.g.l)You'llgetmoreusedtothejobasyougoalong.你繼續(xù)干下去就會習(xí)慣這個工作的。e.g.2)Worklikethisbecomeslessinterestingasyougoalong.像這樣的工作你做著做著就變得乏味了。find...insomeone:discoverthatsomeonehascertainqual