书城外语《新编大学英语①》词汇突破记忆
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第20章 Unit Five Money (2)

[ 考点] thirst for/af ter sth.渴望得到某物

have a thirst for 渴望.

[ 例句] Since his defeat,he has been thirsting af ter r evenge.

vacation* [ v....kei....n] n.假日

[ 同义] holiday

[ 考点] on vacation 度假

[ 例句] She was away on vacation.

wagon* [..w ......n] n.旅行车,小型客车

wealthy * [..wel..i ] ad j.富有的

[ 同义] rich

[ 反义] penniles s

all but 几乎

[ 例句] The work is all but done.

cut back on 减少

[ 例句] You have to cut back on s pending.

do.good 对.有利

[ 例句] Eat more fruit,and it will do you good.

for that matter/for the matter of that (用于补充或语气递进的陈述) 而且

[ 例句] Your mother would never allow it,and for that matte r,neithe r would I.

have.to do wi th 与.有关

[ 例句] It has nothing to do with wha t my son does.

in (the) light of 鉴于,由于

[ 例句] In the light of his age,he has done well.

keep.up 使无法入睡

[ 例句] We do hope we’re not keeping you up.

plow back 把(利润) 再投资

[ 例句] They plowed their profits back into fur the r invest - ment.

point out 指出,使注意

[ 例句] I pointed out to him whe re I used to live.

Par t Two After class Reading

Passage Ⅰ Elias: A Parable

词汇精解

afterwards* [......f t..w..dz] adv.后来aside* [....said] adv..一边

[ 同义] sideways

[ 考点] aside from 除了.以外

[ 例句] 1 ) Everything was quiet,aside from the occasional sound of a car in the distance.

2 ) Aside from being fun and good exercise,swimming is a ve ry useful skill.

calf* [ k....f] n.(calves ) 小牛

cease* [ si..s ] v./n.停止

[ 同义] end,stop

[ 反义] sta rt,begin

[ 考点] cease doing/to do 结束,中止without cease 不停地,不断地

[ 例句] The old empire has ceased to exist.concerning* [ k..n..s....nin..] p rep.关于

[ 同义] about consist * [ k..n..sist ] v.①由.组成②在于③一致,符合

[ 同义] ①compr ise,be composed of ②lie in ③accord with

[ 考点] consist of 组成consist in 在于consist with 与.符合

[ 例句] 1 ) This club consists of more than 200 membe rs.

2 ) The beauty of this picture consists in its balance of colors.diminish* [ di..mini..] v.①减少②降低

[ 同义] ①reduce ②devalue disobey* [..dis....bei] v.违背,不遵从drought* [ draut ] n.干旱duly [..dju..li ] adv.正当地,恰当地entertain* [..ent....tein] v.①招待②使娱乐

[ 同义] ①tr eat②amuse

[ 反义] ②bore

[ 考点] enter tain sb.to/at dinner 请某人吃饭enter tain sb.with 使娱乐

[ 例句] The magician enter tained us with a va riety of t ricks.eventually * [ i..vent..u..li] adv.最终exceed* [ ik..si..d] v.超过

[ 同义] surpass,excel

[ 考点] exceed in 胜过

[ 例句] Does Tokyo exceed London in population?excess* [ ik..ses,..ek-] n.过多,过剩,超过

[ 同义] overabundance,surplus

[ 反义] deficiency

[ 考点] in excess of 超过to exces s 过度;过多

[ 例句] Don’t ca rry your grief to exces s.fodder [..f..d..] n.饲料folk* [f..uk] n.人们former* [..f....m..] adj.以前的fowl [ faul ] n.家禽grieve* [..ri..v] v.使伤心

[ 同义] suffer,sadden

[ 反义] delight,gladden

[ 考点] grieve about/at /for/over 伤心

[ 例句] The nation grieved for its wa r dead.harmony * [..h....m..ni ] n.①和谐②一致

[ 同义] ①accord ②agreement,unity

[ 反义] ①conflict ②disunity,disagreement

[ 考点] in ha rmony (with) 与.一致(和睦融洽) out of harmony (with ) 与.不一致

[ 例句] The singers sang in harmony.hay * [ hei] n.干草(用作饲料)

[ 考点] hit the hay 上床睡觉make hay of 扰乱;彻底击败

[ 例句] How you ar e making hay of my things!humble* [..h..mbl ] ad j.地位低贱的

[ 同义] lowly,insignificant

[ 反义] high,significant

[ 考点] of humble bi rth 出身低微

[ 例句] He is a man of humble bir th but gr eat ability.indulge* [ in..d..ld..] v.放纵自己(或某人)

[ 同义] satisfy,spoil,swallow

[ 反义] deny

[ 考点] indulge in 沉溺于

[ 例句] The young gir l indulges herself in pleasing fancies.infect* [ in..fekt ] v.①感染②影响

[ 同义] ①affect②influence

[ 考点] be infected with 感染;感化

[ 例句] I was infected with a bad cold.mare [ m....] n.牝马misery* [..miz..r i] n.痛苦

[ 同义] dist ress,suffering

[ 反义] happiness

[ 考点] live in mise ry and wlant 过穷苦日子

[ 例句] The old couple live in mise ry and want.moreover* [ m......r..uv..] adv.而且,除此之外occupy* [....kjupai ] v.①占领②忙于

[ 同义] ①seize,capture ②involve,engage,absorb

[ 考点] be occupied in/with 忙于.

[ 例句] His a ttention was occupied with other matte rs.parable [..p .. r..bl ] n.寓言plainly * [..pleinli ] adv.俭朴地poverty* [..p..v..ti] n.①贫穷②缺乏

[ 同义] ①ha rdship ②lack,insufficiency

[ 反义] ①richness,luxury ② sufficiency

[ 考点] live in pover ty 生活贫困中a pover ty of 缺乏

[ 例句] He is a pove rty of acting talent.profit * [..pr..fit ] v.①有益②获利

[ 同义] ①benefit②ea rn,gain

[ 考点] profit by/from 得益

[ 例句] They profited by put ting their money in his business.property * [..pr..p..ti] n.财产proportion* [ pr....p........n] n.①比例,部分②相称

[ 同义] ①percentage,ratio ② balance,harmony par t

[ 反义] ②dispropor tion

[ 考点] in propor tion to/with 与.成比例(相称) in the propor tion of 按.的比例

[ 例句] Babies have big heads in propor tion to their bodies.province* [..pr..vins] n.省respectable* [ ri..spekt..bl] adj.值得尊敬的retire* [ ri..tai..] v.①退休②离开,退下

[ 同义] ①resign②withdraw,ret reat

[ 反义] ①join

[ 考点] retir e from 退出retir e to 退到.

[ 例句] The troops retir ed to safer positions.reveal * [ ri..vi..l] v.①显示②披露

[ 同义] ①display,show,expose②disclose

[ 反义] ②hide,conceal

[ 考点] reveal that/.as/to be 显示. reveal sth.to sb.泄露

[ 例句] 1 ) The fact revealed him as/to be an honest man.

2 ) She revealed the secr et to her brother.wolf* [wulf] n.(wolves) 狼break/burst out laughing 突然笑了起来

[ 例句] They all burst out laughing at the expr es sion on his face.in authority 有权

[ 例句] Who is in authority he re?in part icular 尤其

[ 例句] I noticed his eyes in pa rticula r,because they wer e such an unusual color.