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现代大学英语精读2单词
现代大学英语精读2
Unit1
Accomplishment
n.
theactoffinishingsth.completelyandsuccessfully;achievement
Acquire
v.
togain;togetforoneselfbyone'sownwork
Arrogantly
adv.
behavinginaproudandself-importantway
Art
n.
art,music,theatre,literature,etc.whenyouthinkofthemasagroup（统称）艺术;fine~美术
Aspirin
n.
阿司匹林（解热镇痛药）
Assume
v.
totakeasafact;tosuppose
Available
adj.
abletobeusedoreasilyfound
Average
v.
tocalculatetheaverageofsth.;~out其平均数为
Beanpole
n.
（infml）averytallandthinperson
Bull
n.
amalecow
Certify
v.
tostatethatsth.istrueorcorrect,esp.aftersomekindoftest
Civilized
adj.
educatedandrefined;havinganadvancedculture
Client
n.
apersonwhopaysforhelporadvicefromapersonororganization
Contain
v.
tohavesth.Insideoraspartofit
Continuity
n.
thestateofbeingcontinuous
Cyanide
n.
氰化物
Democratic
adj.
basedontheideathateveryoneshouldhaveequalrightsandshouldbeinvolvedinmakingimportantdecisions民主的
Disaster
n.
asuddeneventsuchasaflood,storm,oraccidentwhichcausesgreatdamageorsuffering.Here:
acompletefailure
Drugstore
n.
（AmE）ashopwhichsellsmedicine（andavarietyofotherthings）
Employ
v.
（here）tospendtimedoingsth.
Enroll
v.
toofficiallyarrangetojoinaschooloruniversity
Essence
n.
themostimportantqualityorfeatureofsth.;in~本质上
Expertise
n.
skillinaparticularfield
Expose
v.
toenablesb.toseeorexperiencenewthingsorlearnaboutnewbeliefs,ideas,etc.
Faculty
n.
（AmE）alltheteachersofauniversityorcollege
Fragment
n.
asmallpieceofsth.
Generate
v.
toproduce
Grind
v.
tocrushintosmallpiecesorpowderbypressingbetweenhardsurfaces
Hip
n.
thefleshypartofeithersideofthehumanbodyabovethelegs
Humanity
n.
thequalitiesofbeinghuman
Implicitly
adv.
inanimpliedway含蓄地
Incompetence
n.
lackoftheskillorabilitytodoyourjoborataskasitshouldbedone无能
Inevitable
adj.
certaintohappenandimpossibletoavoid
Intellect
n.
powerofthought思维能力
Invent
v.
toproduceordesignsth.thathasnotexistedbefore
Literal
adj.
inthebasicmeaningofaword
Maintain
v.
tocontinuetohaveasbefore
Neanderthal
n.
anearlytypeofhumanbeingwholivedinEuropeduringtheStoneAge
Nevertheless
adv.
inspiteofthat;yet
Peculiar
adj.
belongingonlytoaparticularperson;special;odd
Penetrating
adj.
showingtheabilitytounderstandthingsclearlyanddeeply
Pest
n.
（infml）anannoyingperson
Pharmacy
n.
ashopwheremedicinesarepreparedandsold.Here:
thestudyofpreparingdrugsormedicines
Philosophy
n.
thestudyofthenatureandmeaningofexistenee,reality,etc哲学
Physicist
n.
ascientistwhostudiesphysics物理学家
Pill
n.
asmallsolidpieceofmedicinethatyouswallowwhole;~grinding药剂碾磨
Preside
v.
tolead;tobeincharge;~over主持
Professional
adj.
relatingtotheworkthatapersondoesforanoccupation,esp.workthatrequiresspecialtraining
Pursuit
n.
theactoftryingtoachievesth.inadeterminedway
push-button
adj.
usingcomputersorelectronicequipmentratherthantraditionalmethods
qualified
adj.
havingsuitableknowledgeorexperieneeforaparticularjob
raise
v.
（AmE）tocareforachildoryounganimaluntilitisabletotakecareofitself
rear
v.
tocareforapersonorananimaluntiltheyarefullygrown
resources
n.
possessionsintheformofwealth,property,skills,etc.thatyouhav资源
savage
n.
anuncivilizedhumanbeing
scroll
n.
Here:
acertificateofanacademicdegree
semester
n.
oneofthetwoperiodsintowhichtheyearisdividedinAmericanhighschoolsanduniversities（=terminBrE）
sensitive
adj.
abletounderstandorappreciateart,musicorliterature
shudder
v.
toshakeuncontrollablyforamoment
skill
n.
particularabilityortypeofability
specialize
v.
tolimitallormostofone'sstudytoparticularsubjectsspecialist专家
species
n.
（infml）atype;asort
specimen
n.
（here）apersonwhoisunusualinsomewayandhasaqualityofaparticularkind
spiritual
adj.
relatedtoyourspiritratherthantoyourbodyormind
store
v.
tokeep
stuck
adj.
notknowingwhattodoinaparticularsituation;be~for因为而不知所措
suffice
v.
tobeenough
unaided
adj.withouthelpfromanyoneoranything独立的
Unit5
Advocate
v.
tosupportanideaoraplanpublicly
Amusement
n.
enjoyment
Antique
adj.
beingoldandthereforevaluable
Automatic
adj.
AutomaticTellerMachine（ATM）自动取款机
Battlefield
n.
aplacewhereabattleisbeingfoughtorhasbeenfought战场
Bicentennial
n.
thedayoryearexactly200yearsafteraparticularevent
Briefing
n.
ameetingordocumentinwhichpeoplereceiveinformationorinstructions;news~
新闻发布会
Burst
n.
ashortperiodofaparticularactivityorstrongemotionthatoftenstartssuddenly
Cabinet
n.
apieceoffurniturewithdoors,shelvesordrawersforstoringthings;medicine~
药橱
Carriage
n.
awheeledvehicle,especiallyaprivatehorse-drawnvehicle
CD
n.
abbr.for“compactdisk,”dksmawdhsoundorinformationisrecorded
Checkerboard
n.
aboardonwhichchessandcheckersareplayed,dividedinto64squaresoftwo
alternatingcolors棋盘，方格图案
Classic
adj.
acceptedordeservingtobeacceptedasoneofthebestormostimportantofitskind
经典的
Compress
v.
toforceintolessspace压缩
Condense
v.
toputintoasmallerorshortenedform紧缩;缩小
Confederate
adj.
belongingtoapoliticalunionofstates;theConfederatearmy
美国内战时期的南方军队
Consist
v.
~of:
tobeformedfromthethingsorpeoplementioned由组成
Constantly
adv.
（AmE）allthetime;repeatedly始终;一直地
Convenience
n.
theconditionofbeingsuitabletoone'sneedsandeasytoreach
Credit
n.
~card:
asmallplasticcardthatyoucanusetobuygoodsorservicesandpayfor
themlater信用卡
Current
adj.
（AmE）ofthepresenttime;~events日寸事
Defer
v.
todelayuntilalaterdate
Diet
n.
alimitedrangeandamountoffoodyoueatwhenyouwanttogetthinner
Digest
n.
ashortpieceofwritingthatgivesthemostimportantfactsfromabook,report,etc.
文摘
Dots
n.
（pl.）smallroundmarks小点
Excerpt
n.
ashortpieceofwriting,music,film,etc.takenfromaIongerwhole
Exit
n.
awayoutofapublicbuildingorvehicle
Explore
v.
totraveltooraroundanareainordertolearnaboutit
Eyewitness
n.
apersonwhohasseenacrime,accident,etc.andcandescribeitafterwards击证人
Fax
v.
totransmit（printedmatteroranimage）byelectronicmeans发传真
Featureless
adj.
uninteresting,withoutnoticeablefeatures
Fix
n.
（imfml）asolutiontoaproblemesp.aneasyortemporaryone;quick~
即时解决方案
Flash
v.
topassveryquickly
Gorgeous
adj.
（infml）verybeautifulorattravtive
Gratification
n.
satisfaction
Gratify
v.
topleaseorsatisfy
Guaranteed
adj.
be~to:
tobecertainto
Herd
n.
agroupofanimalsofonekindwhichlivesandfeedstogether
Iceberg
n.
alargepieceoficefloatinginthesea,mostofwhichisbelowthesurface
Ignore
v.
nottotakenoticeof
Infect
v.
topassonadiseasetosb.;tocorrupt
Interstate
n.
averywideroadforlongdistaneebetweenUSstates
Lakeside
n.
theareaaroundtheedgeofalake
Lane
n.
thetwoorthreeparallelareasonamainroadwhicharedividedbypaintedlinestokeepfastandslowtrafficapart;thefast~快车道
Latest
adj.
themostrecentornewest最新的
Lifestyle
n.
thewayapersonoragroupofpeoplelivesandworks
Linger
v.
tostayalittleIongerbecauseyoudonotwanttoleave;~over徘徊于
Liposuction
n.
theremovaloffatfromsb'sbodybymeansofsuction脂肪抽吸（术）
Microwave
n.
ahigh-frequencyelectromagneticwave微波（炉）
Miracle
n.
（infml）aneventthatcannotbeexplainedaccordingtothelawsofnature;~diet
速效减肥食谱
Mph
n.
abbr.formilesperhour
Outlet
n.
ashopthroughwhichproductsaresold;here:
（工厂附设的）门市部
Overnight
adv.
duringthenight;（hereinfml）suddenly
Pastoral
adj.
typicalofthesimplepeacefullifeinthecountry田园风光的
Paycheck
n.
asalarycheck
Pennsylvania
n.
astateoftheeasternUnitedStata宾夕法尼亚州
Polaroid
n.
atrademark宝丽来（一次成像的照相机）
predigested
adj.
（ofinformation）putinasimpleform经过简化、压缩的
quality
adj.
ofahighstandard;~time尤指和孩子一起度过的）玉贵时光；优质时间
rack
n.
货架;offthe~（AmE）现成的
rear
n.
~-viewmirror:
amirrorinwhichadrivercanseethetrafficbehind后视镜
reduce
v.
tomakesth.lessorsmallerinsize;be~dto缩小成
refresh
v.
tomakesb.feellesstiredorlesshot
revitalize
v.
toputnewstrengthandpowerinto
route
n.
thewayfromoneplacetoanotheronamap
salad
n.
amixtureofrawvegetablesorfruit
scale
n.
aninstrumentforweightingpeopleorthings秤
scenery
n.
naturalsurroundingsinbeautifulandopencountry
screen
n.
thesurfaceofacomputerdisplay电脑屏幕
skim
v.
tomovethrough（life）quickly,hardlytouchingthesurface
slide
v.
topassbyquietlywithoutbeingnoticed;~by溜过去
speed
v.
tomakesth.moveorhappenfaster;~outofcontro疯狂加速至U失去控希9
spicy
adj.
（food）havingapleasantlystrongtaste辛辣的
stuff
v.
（infml）tofillacontainerorspacewithsth.;（here）toeatalotoffoodortoomuchfood
subtle
adj.
hardlynoticeableuniessyoupaycarefulattentior微妙的
superficially
adv.
onthesurface;notdeeplyorthoroughly
supermarket
n.
alargeshopwhereacustomercanchoosefromalargenumberofdifferentkind
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