大學(xué)英語閱讀進階(第四版)講義

2013哈爾濱工業(yè)大學(xué)大二英語拓展補充教材（講義）

大學(xué)英語閱讀進階（第四版）

PartITenStepsToImprovingCollegeReadingSkills

1VocabularyinContext

P19example3

Ainterestingsentence:

Iprefertheoccasionaldisturbanceofear-splittingthunder震耳欲聾的totheincessantdripping

ofourkitchensink.

P20Line10:Workingvocabulary:

working/'w3：.klg//'w3>I-/adjective[beforenoun]USEFUL

describesaplan,ideaorknowledgethatisnotcompletebutisgoodenoughtobeuseful

基本夠用的：尚可應(yīng)付工作的

Wehaveaworkingtheory/hypothesisaboutwhatcausedthecrash,whichweshalltest.

ShetsfluentinFrenchandEnglishandhasaworkingknowledgeofSpanish.

Line12:shade/Jeld/noun

Slightdifferenceinsth細微的差別

I.ExamplesP21(Thenumbersindicatethenumberofthesentencesoftheexercises)

1.nocturnalnok't3：.nal//naik'ty：-/adjectiveFORMAL夜間活動的

happeninginoractiveduringthenight,orrelatingtothenight

nocturnalwanderings/nocturna11ight/Mostbatsarenocturnal

2.feathery/'fed.or.i//-?.i/adjective輕而軟的；長有語羽毛的

softordelicate,ormadeofmanyverysmallanddelicatepieces

featheryclouds/foliage/leaves

2.adverse:/'^d.v3：s/,/aed'vyis/adjective[beforenoun]

helvinganegativeorharmfuleffectonsomething

Thematchhasbeencancelledduetoadverseweatherconditions.

3.nausea:/'no:,zi.o/,/-3a//'no：-/noun[U]惡心；作嘔

whenyoufeelasifyouaregoingtovomit

Signsoftheillnessincludefever,nauseaandvomiting.

4.euphemism:ju：.fa.ml.z0m/noun[CorU]委婉語

awordorphraseusedtoavoidsayinganunpleasantoroffensiveword

JSeniorcitizen'isaeuphemismfor'oldperson,.

offensive/o'fent.slv/adjectiveUPSETTING

1.causingoffence冒犯的；使人惱怒的;得罪人的

Thisprogrammecontainslanguagethatsomeviewersmightfindoffensive.

Oppositeinoffonsivo

2.unpleasant使人反感的

offensivesmells

5.intoxicated:/in'tDk.si.kel.tld//-'talk.si.kel.tid/adjective

1.FORMALdrunk

Shewascharged\vithdrivingwhi1eintoxicated.

2.excited,happyandslightlyoutofcontrolbecauseofanexperiencesuchaslove,success,

etc陶醉的；極度興奮的；忘乎所以的

Shewasunderstandablyintoxicatedbyhersuccessinthenationalcompetition.

Practice1:examplesP22

1.mundane:/mAn'dcin/adjective

veryordinaryandthereforenotinteresting單調(diào)的；平凡的

Mundanematterssuchaspayingbillsandshoppingforfooddonotinteresther.

2.turmoil:/'t3i.mDil//"：-/noun騷動；混亂

astateofconfusion,uncertaintyordisorder

Thewho1eregionisinturmoil.

3.longevity:/lon'd3ev.a.ti//lain'djev.a.ti/noun[U]FORMAL

[U]FORMALlivingforalongtime長壽；長命

Towhatdoyouattributeyourlongevity?

4.diversion/dai'v3i.fon//di'v3＞：-/noun

(1)[C]somethingthattakesyourattentionawayfromsomethingelse轉(zhuǎn)向；轉(zhuǎn)移

Shopliftersoftenworkinpairs,withonecreatingadiversiontodistracttheshop

assistantswhiletheotherstealsthegoods.

(2)(FORMAL)anactivitythatisdoneforpleasure,especiallybecauseittakesyourattention

formsthelse消遣；娛樂

Readingisapleasantdiversion.

5.avocation興趣;愛好；副業(yè);職業(yè)

6.adapt/o'deept/verb

[I]tobecomefamiliarwithanewsituation

ThegoodthingaboutchiIdrenisthattheyadap二veryeasi1ytonewenvironments.

Ittookmeawhiletoadapttothenewjob.

[T]lochangesomethinglosuildiffexeulcoudilionsoiuses

[+toinfinitive]WehadtoadaptourplanstofitJack*stimetable.

Theplayhadbeenadaptedfor(=changedtomakeitsuitablefor)children.

7.distraught:di'strDit//-'strait/adjective

extremelyworried,nervousorupset心煩意亂的；憂心如焚的

Themissingchild,sdistraughtparentsmadeanemotionalappealforinformationonTV.

mugging/'niAg.Ig/noun[CorU]行兇搶劫

anactofattackingsomeoneandstealingtheirmoney

Policeareconcernedthatmuggingisontheincrease.

8.cognitive/'kDg.mtK7/ko：g.nitv/adjective[beforenoun]SPECIALIZED

connectedwiththinkingorconsciousmentalprocesses認知的

Someofhercognitivefunctionshavebeenimpaired.受損的

cognitivebehaviour/deve1opment

9.bizarre/bi'za：r//-'za：r/adjective

verystrangeandunusual

abizarresituation/bizarrebehaviour

10.white-collar:relatingtopeoplewhoworkinoffices,doingworkthatneedsmentalrather

thanphysicaleffort

white-co11arworkers/unions

Synonyms同義詞P23

1.enhance/n'ha：nts//-hants/verb[T]

toimprovethequality,amountorstrengthofsomething增強;美化；使…更好

Thesescandalswillnotenhancetheorganization*sreputation.

garlic/iga:.Ik//'ga:r-/noun[U]蒜

aplantoftheonionfamilythathasastrongtasteandsmellandisusedincookingto

addflavour

spaghetti/spa'get.i//~lge~/noun[U]意大利面條

pastamadeintheformoflong,thinthreads

2.flippant:/'flp.9nt/adjective(UKINFORMALflip)

notseriousaboutaserioussubject,inanattempttobefunnyortoappearclever輕率

的；輕浮的

aflippantremark/attitude

IthinkshejustthoughtIwasbeingflippant.

3.assuage:/a'sweri3/verb[T]FORMAL緩和；減輕

tomakeunpleasantfeelingslessstrong

Thegovernmenthastriedtoassuagethepublic*sfears.

soothe/su:d/verb[T]ANGER

1.tomakesomeonefeelcalmorlessworried

________tosootheacryingbaby

Practice2Synonyms]P23

1.disconcert:/ids.konIs3：t/verb

[IorT]tomakesomeonefeelsuddenlyuncertainandworriedn使不安、困惑、尷尬

Thewholeexperiencehaddisconcertedhim.

2.scrutinize:/'skru:.tinaE//-t0n.ae/verb[T]徹底仔細檢查

toexaminesomethingverycarefullyinordertodiscoverinformation

Hescrutinizedthemen*sfacescarefully/closely,tryingtoworkoutwhowaslying,

lease/li：s/noun[C]租約;租契

alegalagreementinwhichyoupaymoneyinordertouseabuilding,pieceofland,vehicle,

etc.foraperiod

Hehastheflatonalonglease.

fineprint:inconspicuousdetailsorconditionsprintedinanagreementorcontract,esp.

onesthatmayproveunfavorable:

readthefineprintofwhateverloandocumentisshovedunderyournose.極/卜的字體；（契

約中）難懂的條文

3.pragmatic:/praeg^naet.k//-片加1-/adjectiveMAINLYAPPROVING務(wù)實的;實事求是的;注重實效的

solvingproblemsinarealisticwaywhichsuitsthepresentconditionsratherthanobeying

fixedtheories,ideasorrules

Inbusiness,thepragmaticapproachtoproblemsisoftenmoresuccessfulthananidealistic

one.

4.obscure:/sbskjoar//-'skjor/adjectiveNOTKNOWN表述不清楚，晦澀難懂的；費解的

1.notknowntomanypeople

anobscureislandinthePacific/anobscure12th-centurymystic

2.notclearanddifficulttounderstandorsee

Officialpolicyhaschanged,forreasonsthatremainobscure.

Hisanswerswereobscureandconfusing.

5.condone：/kon'doon//-'doon/verb[T]

toacceptorallowbehaviourthatiswrong縱容；寬??；原諒

Ifthegovernmentisseentocondoneviolence,thebloodshedwillneverstop.

6.indispensable:/in.di'spent.so.bl/adjective

Somethingorsomeonethatisindispensableissogoodorimportantthatyoucouldnotmanage

withoutthem

Thisbookisanindispensableresourceforresearchers.

HislongexperienceattheUnitedNationsmakeshimindispensabletothetalks.

7.adversary:/加d.vo.sar.i//加d.va.ser-/noun[C]I-OKMAL對于；敵手

apersonthatsbisopposedandcompetingwithinanaugumentorabattle

Hesawherashismainadversarywithinthecompany.

8.advent:/fed.vent/,/-vont/noun[S]重要人物、事物、事件的）出現(xiàn)，到來

thearrivalofanimportantevent,invcntion_orperson

LifeinBritainwastransformedbytheadventofthesteamengine.

9.benvolent:/bi'nev.o1.ant/adjective行善的;慈善的;與人為善的;助人為樂的

（especiallyofapersoninauthority）kindandhelpful

Hewasabenevolentoldman,hewouldn*thurtafly.

Doinggoodratherthanmakingprofit;charitable

publicity/p.4）4s.1ti//a.ti/noun[U]（媒體的）美注；宣傳；報道

theactivityofmakingcertainthatsomeoneorsomethingattractsalotofinterestor

attentionfrommanypeople,ortheattentionreceivedasaresultofthisactivity

Heattractedalotofadverse/badpublicitywithhisspeechaboutunmarriedmothers.

10.prevalent:/'prev.01.ant/adjective

existingverycommonlyorhappeningoftenataparticulartimeorinaparticularplace

普遍存在的；盛行的；流行的

Thesediseasesaremoreprevalentamongyoungchildren.

Treesaredyinginareaswhereacidrainismostprevalent.

patriarchy/beitri.a:,ki//-ar-/noun[CorU]父權(quán)制(的社會或國家)

asocietyinwhichtheoldestmaleistheleaderofthefami1y,orasocietycontrolledby

meninwhichtheyusetheirpowertotheirownadvantage

Patriarchyhasnotdisappeared-ithasmerelychangedform.

Sherailsagainstpatriarchyandhierarchy.

matriarchy/'incitri.a：,ki//-a：r-/noun[CorU]母權(quán)制(的社會或國家)

atypeofsocietyinwhichwomenhavemostoftheauthorityandpower,orasocietyinwhich

propertybelongstowomenandisgiventochildrenbywomenratherthanmen

Antonyms反義詞P24

1.salutary:/'ssel.jo.tri//-ter.i/adjectiveFORMAL有益的

Cciusingimprovementofbehaviourorcharacter

asalutaryexperience/asalutaryreminderofthedangersofmountainclimbing

2.impede:/m'pi：d/verb[T]FORMAL阻礙；妨礙；阻止

tos1owdownorcauseproblemsfortheachievementorfinishingofsomething

Althoughhe'sshy,itcertainlyhasn'timpededhiscareerinanyway.

3.simulate:/'sm.jo.let/verb[T]模擬的；假的

todoormakesomethingwhichlooksrealbutisnotreal

Incheapfurniture,plasticisoftenusedtosimulatewood.

Somedrivingteachersusecomputerstosimulate(=represent)differentroadconditionsfor

learnerstopractiseon.

practice3Antonyms]P25

1succinct:/sak*sgkt/adjectiveAPPROVING簡明的;簡潔的;簡要的

saidinaclearandshortway;expressingwhatneedstobesaidwithoutunnecessarywords

Keepyourlettersuccinctandtothepoint.

2.lucrative:/'lu：.kro.tR7/-tw/adjective賺錢的;可獲利的

(especiallyofabusiness,joboractivity)producingalotofmoney

Themerger合并provedtobeverylucrativeforbothcompanies.

3.surreptious:/ISAT.ap*tifas//iss-：-/adjective偷偷的；暗中進行的

donesecretly,withoutanyoneseeingorknowing

ShoseemedtobelisteningtowhatIwassaying,butIcouldn*thelpnoticinghersurreptitious

glancesattheclock.

4.flamboyant:/fl斷1boiont/adjective

Brightlycolouredordecorated艷麗的：裝飾華麗的

Hisclotheswereratherflamboyantforsuchaseriousoccasion.

veryconfidentinbehaviour,orintendedtobenoticed,especiallybybeingbrightly

coloured炫耀的；賣弄的

aflamboyantgesture/Thewriter'sflamboyantlifestylewaswellknown.

flashy/'fUJi/adjectiveDISAPPROVING華麗而俗氣的；炫耀的

lookingtoobright,bigandexpensiveinawaythatisintendedtogetattentionand

admiration

flashyclothes/aflashycar

Plainly:1.clearlyorobviously

Thisisplainlywrong./Everyfootstepcouldbeplainlyheard.

2.simplyandwiihoulalolofdecoration樸素地,筒樸地

aplainlyfurnishedroom

5.stagnant:/'stJeg.nont/adjectiveNOTFLOWING

1.(ofwaterorair)notflowingormoving,andsmellingunpleasant不流動而污濁的

astagnantpond

2.notgrowingordeveloping不變化的

astagnanteconomy

6.ambiguous:/紀(jì)nibg.ju.os/cdjective

havingorexpressingmorethanonepossiblemeaning,sometimesintentionally

Hisreplytomyquestionwassomewhatambiguous.

Thewoi'dingoftheagreementisambiguous.

Thegovernmenthasbeenambiguousonthisissue.

7.detriment/'det.rimoot/noun[U]FORMAL傷害；損害

harmordamage

AreyousurethatIcanfollowthisdietwithoutdetrimenttomyhealth?

Shewasveryinvolvedwithsportsatcollege,tothedetrimentof(=harming)h3rstudies.

8.depreciate/ditri：.Ji.eit/verb[IorT]

to(causesomethingto)losevalue,especiallyovertime貶值、跌價

Ourcardepreciated(by)￡1500inthefirstyearweownedit.

Sincetheysetupabuilder'syardnextdoor,ourhousehasdepreciatedinvalue.

appreciate/9,pi'i：.Ji.eit/verbINCREASE增值；升值

toincreaseinvalue

Thevalueofourhousehasappreciatedby50%inthelasttwoyears.

Ourhousehasappreciated(invalue)by50%inthelasttwoyears.

9.meticulous/mo'tk.jo.los/adjectiveAPPROVING十分注意細節(jié)的;一絲不茍的

verycarefulandwithgreatattentiontoeverydetail

Manyhoursofmeticulouspreparationhavegoneintowritingthebook.

10stringent/'strn.dgDnt/adjectiveSEVERE

1.havingaverysevereeffect,orbeingextremelylimiting嚴格的；嚴厲的

Themoststringentlawsintheworldareuselessunlessthereisthewilltoenforcethem.

Weneedtointroducemorestringentsecuritymeasuressuchasidentitycards.

Stringentsafetyregulationswereintroducedaftertheaccident.

2.SPECIALIZEDinvolvingnotenoughmoneybeingavailableforborrowingasaresultoffirm

controlsontheamountofmoneyinaneconomy緊縮的；緊缺的；銀根緊的

Alreadylowlivingstandardshavebeenworsenedbystringenteconomicreforms.

4.GeneralSenseoftheSentenceorPassage語句或語篇的大意P27

1.irate/ailreit/adjective發(fā)怒的；憤怒的;被激怒的

veryangry/Wchavereceivedsomeiratephonecallsfromcustomers.

wreck/rek/verb[T]

1.todestroyorbadlydamagesomething

Theexplosionshatterednearbywindowsandwreckedtwocars.

Ourgreenhousewaswreckedinlastnight*sstorm.

2.INFORMALtospoilsoncthingcompletely

Hehasbeenwarnedthathisbehaviourmightwreckhischancesofpromotion.

2.proximity/prnk'sm.iti//pra:k'sm.a.ti/noun[U'FORMAL接近，附近

thestateofbeingnearinspaceortime

Thebestthingaboutthelocationofthehouseisitsproximitytothetowncentre.

3.fiascofites.kau//-kou/noun[C]pluralfiascosorMAINLYUSfiascoes

somethingplannedthatgoeswrongandisacompletefailure,usuallyinanembarrassing

way徹底的失敗；慘敗；大出丑

Theshowwasafiasco-thelightswouldn*twork,cneactorforgothislinesandanother

______felloffthestage._____________________________

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1.lelhaigiu/I/Ou：.djk/adjective無精打采的；沒有熱情的；冷漠的

havinglittleenergy;feelingunwillingandunabletodoanything

Iwasfeelingtiredandlethargic.

lethargyle0.Q.dsi//-①-/noun[U]

thestateofnothavinganyenergyorenthusiasmfordoingthings

2.thegist/da'dsEt/noun[S]

themostimportantpiecesofinformationaboutsomething,orgeneralinformationwithout

details

Thatwasthegistofwhathesaid.

IthinkIgot(=understood)thegistofwhatshewassaying.

3.fabrication/ifzeb.rikcifan/noun[CorU]編造、虛構(gòu)、偽造

Theevidencehegaveincourtwasacompletefabrication.

fabricate/'fieb.rikeit/verb[T]

toinventorproducesomethingfalseinordertodeceive

Hewaslate,sohefabricatedanexcusetoavoidtrouble.

Heclaimsthatthepolicefabricatedevidenceagainst

beatfault

tohavedonesomethingwrong

Herdoctorwasatfaultfor/innotsendingherstraighttoaspecialist.

confession/kan'fejan/noun[CorU]

1.whenyouadmitthatyouhavedonesomethingwrongorillegal供認；承認

I*vegotabitofaconfessiontomake-I'velostthatbookyoulentme.

Ican'taskforhelp.Itfeelslikeaconfessionoffailure.

2.whenaChristiantellsGodor,especiallyintheRomanCatholicChurch,tellsapriest

formallyandprivately,whattheyhavedonewrongsothattheycanbeforgiven向神

父懺悔

Haveyoubeentoconfessionrecently?

4.covert/koo.vj:t/,/-L/adjective

hiddenorsecret/covertactions隱蔽的：秘密的；不公開的

Thegovernmentwasaccusedofcovertmilitaryoperationsagainsttheregime.

overt/au1V3：t/,/ouW：t/adjective公開的；不隱秘的

doneorshownpubliclyorinanobviousway;notsecret

overtcriticism/overtracism

Heshowsnoovertsignsofhisunhappiness.

5.enigma/ihg.ma/noun[C]難以理解的問題、人、物、情況等

somethingthatismysteriousandseemsimpossibletounderstandcompletely

Sheisabitofanenigma.

ThenewspaperswerefullofstoriesabouttheenigmaofLordLucan'sdisappearance

alien

1.LEGALaforeigner,usuallysomeonewholivesinacountryofwhichtheyarenotalegal

citizen外國人、外僑、

Whenwarbrokeoutthegovernmentroundedupthousandsofaliensandputthemintemporary

camps.

2.acreaturefiomadifferentplanel從另世界來的生物

6.fluctuate/tju.eit/verb[I]fluctuation/|fL\k.tju'eiJan/noun[CorU]波動

tochange,especiallycontinuouslyandbetweenonelevelorthingandanother

Vegetablepricesfluctuateaccordingtotheseason.

Herweightfluctuateswildly/fluctuatingprices

7.resilient/ri'zil.i.ont/adjectiveresilience/ri'zi.i.onts/noun[U](FORMALresiliency)

有彈性的；可迅速回復(fù)的；有適應(yīng)力的

abletoquicklyreturntoapreviousgoodcondition

Thisrubberbal1isveryresilientandimmediatelyspringsbackintoshape.

She*saresilientgirl-shewon'Ibeunhappyforlong.

8.dispel/dI'SPCI/verb[T]-11-驅(qū)散；消除

toremovefears,doubtsandfalseideas,usuallybyprovingthemwrongorunnecessary

I*dliketostartthespeechbydispellingafewrumcursthathavebeenspreadingrecently.

9.culminate/'RAI.mineit/verb

culminatein/withsth(以某種結(jié)果)告終，(在某一點)結(jié)束

Ifaneventorseriesofeventsculminatesinsomething,itendswithit,havingdeveloped

unti1itreachesthispoint

Mycirgumentswiththebossgotworseandworse,anditallculminatedinmydecidingtochange

jobs.

Monthsofhardworkculminatedinsuccess.幾個月的艱辛工作終于取得了成功

mantis/^n.tB//-tB/noun[C](ALSOprayingmantis)螳螂

alargegreeninsectthatholdsitsfrontlegsinawaythatmakesitlookasifitispraying

whenitiswaitingtocatchanotherinsect

10unabated/iAn.a'beitri//-tri/adjective[usuallyafterverb]FORMAL

不減的；仍然強烈、猛烈、嚴重等

withoutbecomingweakerinstrengthorforce

Th。fightingcontinuedunabatedthroughoutthenight.

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2.prerequisite/ipri:'rek.wi2t/noun[C]FORMAL先決條件；前提；必備條件

somethingwhichmustexistorhappenbeforesomethingelsecanexistorhappen

Passingawrittenexamisaprerequisitefortakingtheadvancedcourse.

Publicsupportisaprerequisitefor/tothesuccessofthisproject.

3.sparse/specs//spa：rs/adjective稀少的；零落的

smallinnumbersoramount,oftenscatteredovera1argearea

asparsepopulation/audienceInformationcomingou：ofthedisasterareaissparse.

4.aptitude/tep.111ju:d//-tj：d/noun[CorU]

anaturalabilityorskill

Mysonhasno/littleaptitudeforsport.

Wewilltakeyourpersonalaptitudesandabilitiesintoaccount.

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A.1.nepotism/hep.atizam/noun[1)]DISAPPROVING裙帶關(guān)系；任人唯親

usingyourpowerorinfluencetogetgoodjobsorunfairadvantagesformembersofyourown

family

Hewasguiltyofnepotismandcorruption.

managerial/昨en.Jdgri.al//-'dsr.i-/adjective

relatingtoamanagerormanagement管理的；經(jīng)營的

managerialresponsibilities/decisions/skills

A2.nebulous/'neb.ju.los/adjective

(especiallyofideas)notclearandhavingnoform模糊的；不清楚的

Shehasafewnebulousideasaboutwhatshemightliketodointhefuture,butnothing

definite.

A3.nondescript/'nun.diskrpt//lna：n-/adjective無特征的；毫無個性的;平庸的

veryordinary,orhavingnointerestingorexcitingfeaturesorqualities

Themeteorological氣象bureauisinanondescriptbuildingontheoutskirts3ftown.

A4.murky/'ma：,ki//它-/adjectiveDARK/DIRTY

1.darkanddirtyordifficulttoseethrough渾濁的;污濁的

Theriverwasbrownandmurkyafterthestorm.

2.describesasituationthatiscomplicatedandunpleasant,andaboutwhichmanyfacts

arenotclear

Hebecameinvolvedinthemurkyworldofinternationaldrug-dealing.

Idon'twanttogetintothemurkywatersoffamilyarguments.

A5.mercenary/*m3：.san.ri//W：-/adjectiveDISAPPROVING只為金錢的;圖利的

interestedonlyintheamountofmoneythatyoucangetfromasituation

HehadsomeniercenaiyschemeLumarryaweallliywidow.

mercenary/hi3：.san.ri//^3*：-/noun[C]雇傭兵

asoldierwhofightsforanycountryorgroupthatpaysthem

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B6ecstatic/k'steet.k//-'stst-/adjective

extremelyhappy

Thenewpresidentwasgreetedbyanecstaticcrowd.

B7.endow/n'dau/verb[T]

togivealargeamountofmoneytopayforcreatingacollegeorhospital,etc.ortoprovide

anincomeforit資助、捐助

ThestateofMichiganhasendowedthreeinstitutestodoresearchforindustry.

beendowedwithsth使天生具有

tohaveaparticularqualityorfeature

Someluckypeopleareendowedwithbothbrainsandbeauty.

Sardiniaisgenerouslyendowedwithprehistoricsites.

B8.deter/di't3：r//-"：/verb[T]-rr-

topreventfromdoingsomethingortomakesomeonelessenthusiasticaboutdoingsomething

bymakingitdifficultforthemtodoitorbythreateningbadresultsiftheydoit

Thesemeasuresaredesignedtodeteranenemyattack.

Highpricesaredeterringmanyyoungpeoplefrombuyinghouses.

B9.badger/bzeds，sr//-?/verb[T]

topersuadesomeonebytellingthemrepeatedlytodosomething,ortoquestionsomeone

repeatedly糾纏

Stopbadgeringme-V11doitwhenI'mready.

[+into+-ingverb]She*sbeenbadgeringmeintodoingsomeexercise.

[+toinfinitive]Everytimewegointoashop,thekidsbadgermetobuythemsweets.

Nag:keepcomplainingtosbabouttheirbehaviourcrkeepaskingthemtodosth嘮叨；不

'停地抱怨

Shehadbeennagginghimtopaintthefence.

B10.dubious/'dju：.bi.as//'du：-/adjective

1.thoughtnottobecompletelytrueornotabletobetrusted不大可靠的

Theseclaimsaredubiousandnotscientificallyproven.

Hehasbeenassociatedwithsomedubiouscharacters.

RuthEllishasthedubious(=bad)distinctionofbeingthelastwomantobehangedinBritain.

2.feelingdoubtornotfeelingcertain可.疑的

I'mdubiousabouthispromisestochangehisways.

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Al.feasibleze.bl/adjectiveSLIGHTLYFORMAL

1.abletobemade,doneorachieved

Withtheextraresources,theschemenowseemsfeasible.

[+toinfinitive]Itmaybefeasibletoclonehumanbeings,butisitethical?

2.possibleorreasonable

It'squitefeasible(that)wc*11getthemoney.

holddownajob

tomanagetokeepajobforaperiodoftime

A2.immaculate/tek.jo.lot/adjectiveAPPROVING

1.perfectlycleanortidy整潔的；無污跡的

dressedinanimmaculatewhitesuit

animmaculategarden

2.perfectandwithoutanymistakes精確的；無誤的

Hegaveanimmaculateperformanceastheaginghero.

A3.divulge/dai*vAldMverb[T]泄露

tomakesomethingsecretknown

Journalistsdonotdivulgetheirsources.

[+questionword]Themanagingdirectorrefusedtodivulgehowmuchsheearned.

A4.alleviate/oli：.vi.eit/verb[T]FORMAL減輕;緩和

tomakesomethingbadsuchaspainorproblemslesssevere

Thedrugsdidnothingtoalleviateherpain/suffering.

A5.simultaneous/ism.a1't31ni.as//isaima1-/adjective

happeningorbeingdoneatexactlythesametime