大学英语第二册14单元单词.docx

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大学英语第二册14单元单词

Glossary

Unit1—Unit4,BookII

Unit1WaysofLearning

TextA

1.attach:

fastenorjoinonethingtoanother（usedinthepattern:

attachAtoB）

e.g.attachapicturetotheletter/attachalabeltoeachpieceofluggage

Attachedtothisletteryouwillfindacopyofthedocumentyouaskedfor.

（fig.）attachgreat/little…importancetosth

e.g.attachgreatimportancetolanguagelearning/…middleschoolattachedto…University

2.notintheleast:

notatall,notinthesmallestdegree

e.g.--“Wouldyoumindmysmokinghere?

”--“No,notintheleast.”

Shewasnotintheleasttouchedbyhislove-letter.

3.findone’sway:

reachadestinationnaturally;arriveat

e.g.Shanghaiisnotaneasycitytofindyourwayaround.

Someofthecharity’smoneyfounditswayintohisprivatebankaccount.

Drunkashewas,Peterstillfoundhiswayhome.

4.phenomenon:

（pl.phenomena）sth.thathappensorexistsandthatcanbeseenorexperienced

e.g.Stress-relatedillnessisacommonphenomenoninbigcities.

Thunderandlighteningarenaturalphenomena.

5.initial:

oforatthebeginning,first（adj.,usedonlybeforen.）

e.g.theinitialreaction/capitalizetheinitialletterofaword

Theirinitialburstofenthusiasmdieddownwhentheyrealizedhowmuchworkthejobinvolved.

6.assist:

help（assistsb.todosth;assistsb.withsth.）

e.g.Theprofessorwasassistinghisstudentstopreparetheirproject.

Thecollegestudentdecidedtoassisttheboywithhisstudy.

7.insert:

put,fit,place（insertsthin,into,between…）

e.g.insertthekeyinthelock/insertanadvertisementinanewspaper

Thebookwouldbeimprovedbyinsertinganotherchapter.

8.somewhat:

tosomedegree,alittle

e.g.Theideasomewhatalarmedhismother.

Shewassomewhatsurprised.

Thismatterwasasomewhatdifficultonetodecide.

9.await:

（fml）waitfor

Awaitisafairlycommonwordinformalwriting,butyoudonotusuallyuseitinconversation.Insteadyouuse"waitfor."

e.g.Wemustawaitdieresultsoffieldstudiesyettocome.

After1sentdieletteraskingforajob,Ihadnothingtodobutawaittheanswer.

10.onoccasion:

nowandthen

e.g.Wenolongerkeepuptheclosefriendshipofafewyearsago,thoughwestillvisiteachotheronoccasion.

WegotoNewYorkonoccasion.

11.neglect:

givetoolittleattentionorcareto（neglecttodosth/neglectdoingsth）

e.g.You’veneglectedtocleanyourshoesthismorning.

Don’tneglectwritingtoyourmother.

Cf.:

ignore:

paynoattentiontosb./sth.onpurpose,orasifsth.hasnothappened

Isaid“Goodmorning”toher,butshejustignoredmeandwalkedon.

12.relevant:

directlyconnectedwiththesubject（berelevantto）

e.g.Onlyafewpeoplefeelthedebateaboutthecloningofhumanbeingsisrelevanttotheirdailylives.

13.investigate:

trytofindoutinformationabout（investigatesth./investigate+wh-clause）

e.g.Thepoliceareinvestigatingthemurder.

ThegovernmentoftheUSbeganatoncetoinvestigatethecase.

investigationFBI=federalbureauofinvestigation

14.exception:

sb./sth.thatacommentorstatementdoesnotapplyto

e.g.Thiscaseisanexceptiontotherule.

AllthepupilspassedtheexamwiththeexceptionofWilliam.

Allmenbetween18and45withoutexceptionareexpectedtoserveinthearmyduringawar.

15.onone’sown:

（1）withoutanyone’shelp

e.g.Hegotthejobonhisown.

Ican’tcarryitonmyown;it’stooheavy.

（2）alone

e.g.Helikestobeonhisown./I’m（all）onmyowntoday.

16.accomplish:

managetodosth.

e.g.Heaccomplishedagreatdealduringhisfirstyearincollege.

Itistheworkerswhowillaccomplishthetask.

Theydidn’taccomplishthepurposedesired.

17.induecourse:

atthepropertime;eventually

e.g.Aftertheywereengaged,theweddingfollowedinduecourse.

Iwillconsiderthematterandletyouknowmyanswerinduecourse.

18.critical:

1）veryimportant

e.g.Environmentalistssayacriticalfactorinthecity'spollutionisitspopulation.

Howwellyouaccomplishthistaskwillbecriticaltothesuccessofyourcareer.

2）veryseriousordangerous

e.g.Inyesterday'scaraccident,tenpeoplewerekilledandfivepeoplearestillinacriticalcondition.

19.principal:

adj.（ratherfml）main,chief

e.g.Thecouple’sprincipalconcernistoearnenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentoschool.

Herprincipalinterestinlifewastobeaworld-renownedpianist.

n.Theprincipalofaschoolorcollegeisthepersoninchargeofit.

e.g.Complaintsfromthestudentsbeganarrivingattheprincipal'soffice.

Cf.:

principle（seeConfusableWords）

20.makeupfor:

repaywithsth.good,compensatefor

e.g.Hardworkcanoftenmakeupforalackofintelligence.

21.inretrospect:

onevaluatingthepast;uponreflection

e.g.Inretrospect,Ishouldhavegonetoabettercollege.

22.extreme:

1）verygreat

e.g.Ileftamessage,sayingthatIneededhimwithextremeurgency.

2）anextremedegree（gotoextremes）

e.g.Jimwenttosuchextremestogethispromotionthathiscolleagueshatehimnow.

23.performance:

1）thestandardachievedbyapersonorgroupofpeopleincarryingoutaparticularjoboractivity

e.g.Theathletewasawarded$10,000forhisgoodperformanceintheOlympics.

Afterseveralbadperformances,diesoccerteamfoundtheirformagain.

2）sth.performedinfrontofanaudience,e.g,aplay,adanceorotherentertainment

e.g.StevieWonderfoughtbackfromtheshadowofdeathandwentontogivemoreperformances.

HisperformanceindienewproductionofHamletreceivedmuchpraise.

24.somuchsothat:

tosuchanextentthat

e.g.Someparentsspoiltheirchildren,somuchsothattheyneveraskthemtodoanyhousework.

25.continual:

happeningagainandagain,repeated

e.g.Howcanwepreventthesecontinualbreakdowns?

Theshortageofmoneywasacontinualworry.

Cf.:

continuous

e.g.Afterthreedaysofcontinuousflight,theyarrivedinEdinburgh.

26.apply:

（1）berelevantto;haveaneffect（applytosb./sth.）

e.g.Therulesofsafedrivingapplytoeveryone.

（2）writealetterorfillinaforminordertoaskformallyforsth.（applyforsth./applytodosth.）

e.g.Ihaveappliedforapassport.

27.workon/at:

tryhardtoachieveorimprove（sth.）

e.g.Sophianeedstoworkat/onhertypingspeed.

Johncamebackaheadoftimetocontinueworkingonhisthesis.

28.priority:

1）sth.thatonemustdobeforeanythingelse

e.g.Findingadecentjobishisfirst[top]priority.

2）sththatholdsahighplaceamongcompetingclaims

e.g.MostschoolsgiveprioritytoEnglishandcomputerstudies.

29.evolve:

（causeto）developgradually（evolveinto…/evolvefrom…）

e.g.Thewholeideaevolvedfromacasualremark.

Thesimpleplanevolvedintoacomplicatedscheme.

Manypopularsongsevolvefromfolksongs.

30.summarize:

makeashortaccountofthemainpointsof（sth,）

e.g.Basically,thearticlecanbesummarizedinthreesentences.

Theworkers'demandscanbesummarizedasfollows:

shorterhoursandmorepay.

31.contrast:

1）v.compare（twopeopleorthings）sothatdifferencesaremadeclear（contrastAand/withB）

e.g.contrastthepresident’soptimisticpromiseswithhispoorachievements

2）n.actionofcontrasting（incontrast/incontrastto…）

e.g.Thewifewasbusywithcooking,butthehusband,incontrast,justwatchesTVallday.

Incontrasttothecountrylife,thecitylifeseemstobefast-paced.

32.ontheonehand...ontheotherhand…:

tointroducetwocontrastingcircumstances

e.g.Ontheonehandhertemperwaslikelytocausetrouble,butontheotherhandweneededherexpertise.

Ontheonehand,wehavegoodreasontofeelpleasedwithourprogress.Ontheotherhand,wemustn'tgetcomplacent.

33.promote:

helptogrowordevelop

e.g.Youdon'thavetosacrificeenvironmentalprotectiontopromoteeconomicgrowth.

Regularexercisewillhelppromotephysicalandmentalhealth.

34.emerge:

comeout（followedbyfrom）

e.g.Thepostmanemergedfromhisvansoakedtotheskin.

Themagicianemergedfrombehindthecurtain.

n.emergence

35.pickup:

gain,learn

e.g.HepickedupquitealotofEnglishduringhisone-yearstayinAmerica.

Ihadpickedupabitofdata-processingfrommyson.

36.enormous:

extremelylarge（sameashuge,immense）

e.g.Catherineinheritedanenormousfortunefromherparents.

TheNewYear'sconcertwasanenormoussuccess.

37.exaggerate:

make（sth.）seemlarger,better,etc.thanitreallyis

e.g.Inherresume,shehasclearlyexaggeratedhertalentsalittle.

Petersayshe'sseen"Titanic"atleast20timesbutIthinkhe'sexaggerating.

38.assuming（that）:

Youuseassumingthatwhenyouareconsideringapossiblesituationorevent,sothatyoucanthinkabouttheconsequences.

e.g.AssumingthatthispaintingreallyisaVanGogh,howmuchdoyouthinkit’sworth?

39.valid:

basedontruthorsoundreasoning

e.g.Theyputforwardmanyvalidreasonsfornotbuildingtheskyscraper.

Itisvalidtoconsidermemorytheoldestmenialskill.

Scientifictheoriesmustbebackedupwithvalidevidence.

40.worthwhile:

worthdoing,worththetroubletaken

e.g.ThevisittoPariswasworthwhile.

Iwouldn’tthinkitworthwhiletoaskhimtojointheclub--he’llonlyrefuse.

Here’ssomeworthwhileadvicetoanyyoungbusinessman.

Cf.worth/worthy

41.superior:

betterthanaverageorthanothersofthesametype（followedbyto）

e.g.Long-termstockmarketinvestmentshaveproducedsuperiorreturnscomparedwithcashdeposits.

Thewomanwasgreatlysuperiortoherhusbandineducation.

Thiswineisfarsuperiortotheonewehadlastweek.

Unit2Values

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1.remote:

f