书城外语《新编大学英语①》词汇突破记忆
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第13章 Unit T hree Culture(4)

[ 例句] 1 ) I cannot take the insult any longer.

2 ) He consider ed it a deliberate insult.

interpret* [ in..t....prit ] v.解释;说明;口译

[ 同义] explain,define,tr anslate

[ 考点] interpret.as 把.理解为.

interpret for sb.为.翻译,为.当译员

[ 例句] 1 ) We interpreted his silence as disagreement.

2 ) He interpreted for the chairman of the group.

leap* [ li..p] n.跳;跃v.跳;跳跃

[ 同义] n.bound,jump v.jump,hasten,rush

[ 考点] a leap in the da rk 冒险举动

by/in leaps and bounds 非常迅速而成功地

leap at 赶紧抓住(机会等)

[ 例句] 1 ) Since she had known him for only a month,her

marriage to John was a leap in the dark.

2 ) Her English is improving by leaps and bounds.

maintain* [ mein..tein] v.①保养;维修②供养;扶养

[ 同义] ① keep,continue,preserve ② support,provide for

[ 考点] maintain law and order 维持治安

maintain one’s family 养家

maintain the lead/silence 保持领先/沉默

[ 例句] 1 ) His r esponsibility is to maintain law and orde r.

2 ) The only thing that we can do is to maintain the silence.

male* [ meil ] n.男人,雄性动物

miscommunicate* [..misk....mju..nikeit ] v.无法传达;错误传达

offense [....fens ] n.① 犯法;罪过② 冒犯,触怒③ 引起反感的事物

[ 同义] ①cr ime,wrong②insult③displeasure

[ 考点] give/cause offense 惹怒,使不愉快take offense 见怪,生气

[ 例句] 1 ) The play is liable to give offense to many people.

2 ) I hope you won’t take offense if I ask you not to smoke.

on-looking [....nluki..] ad j.旁观的

potential * [ p..u..ten....l] n.①潜在性;可能性②潜力

[ 反义] ①possibility②capability

[ 考点] achieve/develop one’s potential 发掘/发挥潜能hold a potential for 有.的潜在可能

[ 例句] 1 ) Many children do not achieve their potential.

2 ) He held the potential for being the leader of our political pa rty.

privacy * [..praiv..si,..priv..si] n.个人自由,隐私权

prolong* [ pr..u..l....] v.延长;拉长

[ 同义] lengthen,extend

[ 考点] prolong one’s stay 多呆,多停留prolong one’s life 延长生命

[ 例句] 1 ) He prolonged his stay for 5 days.

2 ) Good ca re may prolong a sick person’s life.

racial * [..rei....l] adj.人种的;种族的

rarely* [..r....li] adv.不常地

ridicule [..ridikju..l] n.①嘲笑;嘲弄②戏弄

[ 考点] draw/incur/invite ridicule 惹人嘲笑

ignore ridicule 不理睬他人的嘲笑

hold sb./sth.up to ridicule 嘲笑某人/某物

lay/expose oneself open to r idicule 使自己成为笑柄

[ 例句] 1 ) He r paintings,which we re held up to ridicule,a re now wider ly acknowleged as masterpieces.

2 ) He did not want to risk being exposed to public ridicule.

signify * [..si..nifai ] v.①表示.的意思②表明;表示

[ 同义] ①indicate,suggest②show,denote

[ 考点] signify a shift in 表明在某方面的改变

clear ly/plainly/concretely signify 清楚地/明白地/具体地表明

[ 例句] 1) His r ecent speech may signify a shift in his foreign policy.

2) Bowing his head clea rly signified his disapproval.

spoil * [ sp..il] v.①损坏;破坏②惯坏;溺爱

[ 同义] ①ruin②t reat too well

trappings [..t r .. pi..z] n.外部标志

unaware [....n....w....] ad j.未觉察;不知道

violate* [..vai..leit ] v.①违反②侵犯③妨碍;打扰

[ 反义] ①disobey②invade③interrupt

[ 考点] violate a count ry 侵犯一个国家

violate the peace of count ryside 打破乡村的宁静

violate inte rna tional agr eements 违背国际协议

violate one’s privacy 侵犯个人隐私

[ 例句] 1 ) The explosion violated the peace of countryside.

2 ) He violated the gir l’s privacy by overhear ing he r pr ivate conversation.see.as 把.看做

[ 例句] I see my father as my close fr iend.take offense 被.惹恼

[ 例句] Do you think he took offense at what I said about his hair?

be unware of 未觉察,不知道

[ 例句] He was unwa re that the police we re watching him.

Passage Ⅲ Specific Taboos

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accordance [....k....d..ns] n.①一致;和谐②给予;授予

[ 同义] ①agr eement② gr ant

[ 考点] in accordance with 与.一致,按照,根据

[ 例句] 1 ) What he did was in accordance with what he said.

2 ) This is in exact accordance with the fact.

blunt* [bl..nt ] v.减弱

booth* [bu....,bu....] 小(房) 间,公共电话亭

carving [..k....vi..] n.雕刻品

confessional [k..n..fe....n..l] n.告解室,忏悔

connotation [..k..n..u..tei....n] n.内涵意义

conscious * [..k..n....s ] ad j.①感觉到的② 神志清醒的③ 有觉悟的;注重.的

[ 同义] ①awa re②sensitive③or iented

[ 反义] ignorant,unconscious

[ 考点] be conscious of 对.有感觉;感觉到

make sb.conscious 使某人意识到

a bargain-conscious shopper 喜欢讨价还价的顾客

[ 例句] 1 ) I am profoundly conscious of my responsibility as a teache r.