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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

Accomplishmentn.theactoffinishingsth.completelyandsuccessfully;achievement

Acquirev.togain;togetforoneselfbyone'sownwork

Arrogantlyadv.behavinginaproudandself-importantway

Artn.art,music,theatre,literature,etc.whenyouthinkofthemasagroup（统称）艺术;fine~美术

Aspirinn.阿司匹林（解热镇痛药）

Assumev.totakeasafact;tosuppose

Availableadj.abletobeusedoreasilyfound

Averagev.tocalculatetheaverageofsth.;~out其平均数为

Beanpolen.（infml）averytallandthinperson

Bulln.amalecow

Certifyv.tostatethatsth.istrueorcorrect,esp.aftersomekindoftest

Civilizedadj.educatedandrefined;havinganadvancedculture

Clientn.apersonwhopaysforhelporadvicefromapersonororganization

Containv.tohavesth.Insideoraspartofit

Continuityn.thestateofbeingcontinuous

Cyaniden.氰化物

Democraticadj.basedontheideathateveryoneshouldhaveequalrightsandshouldbeinvolvedinmakingimportantdecisions民主的

Disastern.asuddeneventsuchasaflood,storm,oraccidentwhichcausesgreatdamageorsuffering.Here:

acompletefailure

Drugstoren.（AmE）ashopwhichsellsmedicine（andavarietyofotherthings）

Employv.（here）tospendtimedoingsth.

Enrollv.toofficiallyarrangetojoinaschooloruniversity

Essencen.themostimportantqualityorfeatureofsth.;in~本质上

Expertisen.skillinaparticularfield

Exposev.toenablesb.toseeorexperiencenewthingsorlearnaboutnewbeliefs,ideas,etc.

Facultyn.（AmE）alltheteachersofauniversityorcollege

Fragmentn.asmallpieceofsth.

Generatev.toproduce

Grindv.tocrushintosmallpiecesorpowderbypressingbetweenhardsurfaces

Hipn.thefleshypartofeithersideofthehumanbodyabovethelegs

Humanityn.thequalitiesofbeinghuman

Implicitlyadv.inanimpliedway含蓄地

Incompetencen.lackoftheskillorabilitytodoyourjoborataskasitshouldbedone无能

Inevitableadj.certaintohappenandimpossibletoavoid

Intellectn.powerofthought思维能力

Inventv.toproduceordesignsth.thathasnotexistedbefore

Literaladj.inthebasicmeaningofaword

Maintainv.tocontinuetohaveasbefore

Neanderthaln.anearlytypeofhumanbeingwholivedinEuropeduringtheStoneAge

Neverthelessadv.inspiteofthat;yet

Peculiaradj.belongingonlytoaparticularperson;special;odd

Penetratingadj.showingtheabilitytounderstandthingsclearlyanddeeply

Pestn.（infml）anannoyingperson

Pharmacyn.ashopwheremedicinesarepreparedandsold.Here:

thestudyofpreparingdrugsormedicines

Philosophyn.thestudyofthenatureandmeaningofexistence,reality,etc.哲学

Physicistn.ascientistwhostudiesphysics物理学家

Pilln.asmallsolidpieceofmedicinethatyouswallowwhole;~grinding药剂碾磨

Presidev.tolead;tobeincharge;~over主持

Professionaladj.relatingtotheworkthatapersondoesforanoccupation,esp.workthatrequiresspecialtraining

Pursuitn.theactoftryingtoachievesth.inadeterminedway

push-buttonadj.usingcomputersorelectronicequipmentratherthantraditionalmethods

qualifiedadj.havingsuitableknowledgeorexperienceforaparticularjob

raisev.（AmE）tocareforachildoryounganimaluntilitisabletotakecareofitself

rearv.tocareforapersonorananimaluntiltheyarefullygrown

resourcesn.possessionsintheformofwealth,property,skills,etc.thatyouhave资源

savagen.anuncivilizedhumanbeing

scrolln.Here:

acertificateofanacademicdegree

semestern.oneofthetwoperiodsintowhichtheyearisdividedinAmericanhighschoolsanduniversities（=terminBrE）

sensitiveadj.abletounderstandorappreciateart,musicorliterature

shudderv.toshakeuncontrollablyforamoment

skilln.particularabilityortypeofability

specializev.tolimitallormostofone'sstudytoparticularsubjectsspecialist专家

speciesn.（infml）atype;asort

specimenn.（here）apersonwhoisunusualinsomewayandhasaqualityofaparticularkind

spiritualadj.relatedtoyourspiritratherthantoyourbodyormind

storev.tokeep

stuckadj.notknowingwhattodoinaparticularsituation;be~for因为……而不知所措

sufficev.tobeenough

unaidedadj.withouthelpfromanyoneoranything独立的

Unit5

Advocatev.tosupportanideaoraplanpublicly

Amusementn.enjoyment

Antiqueadj.beingoldandthereforevaluable

Automaticadj.AutomaticTellerMachine（ATM）自动取款机

Battlefieldn.aplacewhereabattleisbeingfoughtorhasbeenfought战场

Bicentennialn.thedayoryearexactly200yearsafteraparticularevent

Briefingn.ameetingordocumentinwhichpeoplereceiveinformationorinstructions;news~新闻发布会

Burstn.ashortperiodofaparticularactivityorstrongemotionthatoftenstartssuddenly

Cabinetn.apieceoffurniturewithdoors,shelvesordrawersforstoringthings;medicine~药橱

Carriagen.awheeledvehicle,especiallyaprivatehorse-drawnvehicle

CDn.abbr.for“compactdisk,”asmalldiskonwhichsoundorinformationisrecorded

Checkerboardn.aboardonwhichchessandcheckersareplayed,dividedinto64squaresoftwoalternatingcolors棋盘，方格图案

Classicadj.acceptedordeservingtobeacceptedasoneofthebestormostimportantofitskind经典的

Compressv.toforceintolessspace压缩

Condensev.toputintoasmallerorshortenedform紧缩;缩小

Confederateadj.belongingtoapoliticalunionofstates;theConfederatearmy美国内战时期的南方军队

Consistv.~of:

tobeformedfromthethingsorpeoplementioned由……组成

Constantlyadv.（AmE）allthetime;repeatedly始终;一直地

Conveniencen.theconditionofbeingsuitabletoone'sneedsandeasytoreach

Creditn.~card:

asmallplasticcardthatyoucanusetobuygoodsorservicesandpayforthemlater信用卡

Currentadj.（AmE）ofthepresenttime;~events时事

Deferv.todelayuntilalaterdate

Dietn.alimitedrangeandamountoffoodyoueatwhenyouwanttogetthinner

Digestn.ashortpieceofwritingthatgivesthemostimportantfactsfromabook,report,etc.文摘

Dotsn.（pl.）smallroundmarks小点

Excerptn.ashortpieceofwriting,music,film,etc.takenfromalongerwhole

Exitn.awayoutofapublicbuildingorvehicle

Explorev.totraveltooraroundanareainordertolearnaboutit

Eyewitnessn.apersonwhohasseenacrime,accident,etc.andcandescribeitafterwards目击证人

Faxv.totransmit（printedmatteroranimage）byelectronicmeans发传真

Featurelessadj.uninteresting,withoutnoticeablefeatures

Fixn.（imfml）asolutiontoaproblemesp.aneasyortemporaryone;quick~即时解决方案

Flashv.topassveryquickly

Gorgeousadj.（infml）verybeautifulorattravtive

Gratificationn.satisfaction

Gratifyv.topleaseorsatisfy

Guaranteedadj.be~to:

tobecertainto

Herdn.agroupofanimalsofonekindwhichlivesandfeedstogether

Icebergn.alargepieceoficefloatinginthesea,mostofwhichisbelowthesurface

Ignorev.nottotakenoticeof

Infectv.topassonadiseasetosb.;tocorrupt

Interstaten.averywideroadforlongdistancebetweenUSstates

Lakesiden.theareaaroundtheedgeofalake

Lanen.thetwoorthreeparallelareasonamainroadwhicharedividedbypaintedlinestokeepfastandslowtrafficapart;thefast~快车道

Latestadj.themostrecentornewest最新的

Lifestylen.thewayapersonoragroupofpeoplelivesandworks

Lingerv.tostayalittlelongerbecauseyoudonotwanttoleave;~over徘徊于……

Liposuctionn.theremovaloffatfromsb'sbodybymeansofsuction脂肪抽吸（术）

Microwaven.ahigh-frequencyelectromagneticwave微波（炉）

Miraclen.（infml）aneventthatcannotbeexplainedaccordingtothelawsofnature;~diet速效减肥食谱

Mphn.abbr.formilesperhour

Outletn.ashopthroughwhichproductsaresold;here:

（工厂附设的）门市部

Overnightadv.duringthenight;（hereinfml）suddenly

Pastoraladj.typicalofthesimplepeacefullifeinthecountry田园风光的

Paycheckn.asalarycheck

Pennsylvanian.astateoftheeasternUnitedStatas宾夕法尼亚州

Polaroidn.atrademark宝丽来（一次成像的照相机）

predigestedadj.（ofinformation）putinasimpleform经过简化、压缩的

qualityadj.ofahighstandard;~time（尤指和孩子一起度过的）宝贵时光;优质时间

rackn.货架;offthe~（AmE）现成的

rearn.~-viewmirror:

amirrorinwhichadrivercanseethetrafficbehind后视镜

reducev.tomakesth.lessorsmallerinsize;be~dto缩小成……

refreshv.tomakesb.feellesstiredorlesshot

revitalizev.toputnewstrengthandpowerinto

routen.thewayfromoneplacetoanotheronamap

saladn.amixtureofrawvegetablesorfruit

scalen.aninstrumentforweightingpeopleorthings秤

sceneryn.naturalsurroundingsinbeautifulandopencountry

screenn.thesurfaceofacomputerdisplay电脑屏幕

skimv.tomovethrough（life）quickly,hardlytouchingthesurface

slidev.topassbyquietlywithoutbeingnoticed;~by溜过去

speedv.tomakesth.moveorhappenfaster;~outofcontrol疯狂加速到失去控制

spicyadj.（food）havingapleasantlystrongtaste辛辣的

stuffv.（infml）tofillacontainerorspacewithsth.;（here）toeatalotoffoodortoomuchfood

subtleadj.hardlynoticeableunlessyoupaycarefulattention微妙的

superficiallyadv.onthesurface;notdeeplyorthoroughly

supermarketn.alargeshopwhereacustomercanchoosefromalargenumberofdifferentkindsoffoodorothergoods

symbolicallyadv.Relatingto,orexpressedbymeansofsymbols象征性地

symphonyn.amusicalworkforalargegroupofinstruments交响乐

themen.ashortsimpletunethatisrepeatedanddevelopedinapieceofmusic乐曲主题

tourv.tovisitforpleasure

turnpiken.（AmE）alargeroadfo