高级英语词汇.docx

1、高级英语词汇Lesson1preschool /priskul/ n. a school for children between the ages of about two and five幼稚园；幼儿园例句：While a handful of U-S schools have incorporated the teaching method, Peterson felt it was a bit too drastic a change for their publicpreschool.curricula /krkjl/ n.all the subjects that are incl

2、uded in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc . (学校等的)全部课程词组：the school curricula 学校课程例句：Spanish is on the curriculaexclusively /ksklusvl/ adv. without any others being included or involved 唯一地；专有地；排外地例句：a charity that relies almost exclusively on voluntary contributions.strategy /st

3、rtidi/ n. a plan that is intended to achieve a particular purpose 策略；计策词组： development strategy发展战略 control strategy 控制策略marketing strategy 行销策略；市场战略 business strategy 经营策略；商业策略； 例句：Its all part of an overall strategy to gain position /kmpz()n/ n.1 the different parts which sth is made of; the way w

4、hich the different parts are organized 成分；构成；组合方式2.a piece of music or art ;or a poem(音乐、艺术、诗歌的)作品rebellion /rbeljn/ n. 1. refusal to accept some authority or code or convention造反；反叛；叛乱 2. organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another反抗；不服从例句：

5、Brown said God meant for him to begin this rebellion by invading Virginia with a military force he already was organizingstraitjacket /stretdkt/ n. anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines紧身衣 vt. a garment similar to a jacket that is used to bind the arms tightly against the body as a m

6、eans of restraining a violent person 约束；限制authoritarianism / ,rtrnzm/ n. a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc. 独裁主义；权力主义例句：As Suhartos presidential term approaches its end, Indonesia waxes and wanes between openne

7、ss andauthoritarianisminstitutionalized /,nsttjunlazd/ adj. officially placed in or committed to a specialized institution or given the character of an institution or incorporated into a structured and usually well-established system 使成惯例的；有组织的；遭受收容机构所产生的不良影响的watchwords /wtwd/ n. a slogan used to ra

8、lly support for a cause or a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group口号；标语；口令例句：Delivering the second report to the assembly government, commission chairman Gerald Holtham said itswatchwordswere fairness and accountability.emerge /md/ v. come out into view, as from concealment or happe

9、n or occur as a result of something浮现；摆脱；暴露例句：There are high hopes that the press will emerge from the economic crisis more professionideology /,adld/ v. an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation; imaginary or visionary theorization意识形态；思想意识；观念学词组：political ideology 政治意识形态d

10、ecolonization /di,klnazen/ n. the action of changing from colonial to independent status非殖民地化，殖民地自治化例句：Our organization was established in the wake of decolonizationunrest / nrest/ n. a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; a feeling of restless agitation不安；动荡的局面；不安的状态词组：social unre

11、st 社会动荡；社会不安例句: For more than four months, news of theunrestwas blacked out in the official presspremature /premtj/ n. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time早产儿；过早发生的事物 adj. uncommonly early or before the expected time早产的；不成熟的；比预期早的enrollment / nrlmnt/ n. the act of enrolling or

12、the body of people (such as students) who register or enroll at the same time登记；入伍ghetto /get / n. a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions犹太人区；贫民区 例句：The south coast of Spain has become something of a tou

13、rist ghetto.integration /ntgre()n/ n. the act of combining into an integral whole集成；综合词组：economic integration 经济一体化 system integration 系统综合autonomy / tnm/ n. immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence 自治，自治权例句：Morrell quoted Gates as telling President Barzani the United St

14、ates has a long-term commitment to Kurdish security, prosperity andautonomywithin a united Iraqplow /pla/ n. a farm tool having one or more heavy blades to break the soil and cut a furrow prior to sowing犁；似犁的工具 v. deal with verbally or in some form of artistic expression破浪前进；开路syllabus / slbs/ n. an

15、 integrated course of academic studies教学大纲，摘要；课程表substantial / sbstn()l/ adj . having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable大量的；实质的；内容充实的词组：substantial savings 巨额储蓄 substantial connection 实质联系；密切关系prerogative / prrgtv/ n. a right reserved exclusively by a

16、particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right) 特权Lesson 2Precede: prisi:did V To happen before sth or come before sth/sb in order在之前发生（或出现），先于； 走在前面 开始前；前先；在之前的；Precedence（over sb/sth） n . 优先，优先权Precedent n. 实例，范例precede vt 在 precede effects 先前效应 Precede Over 优先于例句：Agricultur

17、al development simply must precede economic development农业的发展必须在整个经济发展中处于领先地位Ingenious：ndinjs adj Very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas灵巧的； 精巧的； 设计独特的； 有天才的，聪明的 智谋棋；有独创性的；巧妙的；机灵的Ingeniously adv. 有才能地，贤明地Ingeniousness n 善于创造发明的例句：ingenious ways of saving energy节约能源

18、的巧妙方法Unanimous (in sth) jnnms adj in complete agreement;全体一致的； 一致同意的，无异议的Unanimity n. 一致同意，全体一致Unanimously adv. 无异议地，全体一致地例句：In the end, the decision to scrap the project was unanimous最后, 大家一致决定放弃这一项目.jim crow 对黑人的蔑称jim-crow 歧视黑人的 Jim Crow 黑人 Jim Crow Law 黑人法 ; 吉姆克劳法 Jim Crow South 种族歧视的南方 Jim Crow

19、system 黑人种族蔑视制度 例句：This was an era of lynchings, Jim Crow, and economic depression. 那是一个充满私刑、黑人歧视和经济萧条的时代。enact nkt vt to pass a law ; act out; represent or perform as if in a play制定法律； 规定； 颁布，颁布； 担任角色Enaction n. 设定，制定enact plan 制订计划 enact statute 颁布法令 enact laws 制定法律 例句：The king could not enact law

20、s without the sanction of Parliament未经议会批准，国王不能制定法律。alley li n a narrow street with walls on both sides胡同，小巷； 小径； 球道blind alley 死胡同；没有前途的职业 bowling alley 保龄球馆；球戏场；滚球槽 back alley 单打端线和双打端线之间的细长地带 例句：The centre of the city is full of tiny intersecting alley-ways市中心到处是纵横交错的小巷道。imprecation mprken n. 诅咒t

21、he act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult);Imprecatory adj. 诅咒的I imprecation 坚定不移 Our Imprecation Success 我们祈求成功 impetrate imprecate imprecation invoke 祈求 例句：Let I not imprecation I of pain and sufferings will stop.让我不祈求我的痛苦会停止notorious(for sth/for doing sth/a

22、s sth) not:ris adj having an exceedingly bad reputation;臭名昭著的； 臭名远扬的； 声名狼藉的； 恶名昭著notoriety n. 恶名，丑名； 臭名昭著，声名狼藉notoriously adv. 恶名昭彰地； 声名狼藉地； 著名地； 众所周知地Notorious Conduct 丑行例句：He is notorious for making unexpected, often self-contradictory, comments. 他发表的那些出人意料而且经常自相矛盾的评论令他臭名昭著Compensate(for sth/sb fo

23、r sth) k:mpenset vt adjust or make up for; make amends for; pay compensation for;补偿，赔偿； 报酬； 抵消compensative adj. 偿还的，补充的compensator n. 补偿者compensate for 赔偿，补偿例句：He did not have the means to compensate her. 他没有钱来补偿她acrobatic krbtk adj involving or performing difficult acts or movements with the body杂技

24、的，杂技般的，杂技演员的acrobatically adv. acrobatic（杂技的）的变形例句：He performed a sensational acrobatic feat. 他表演了一套惊人的杂技功夫。payroll perol n a list of employees and their salaries; the total amount of money paid in wages;工资名单； 工资总支出，工薪总额Payroll payable 应付工资 ; 应付职工薪酬 ; 应付关饷 Accrued payroll 应付工资 ; 应付薪工 ; 应付关饷 ; 应计工资 p

25、repaid payroll 预付薪资 ; 预支薪资payroll tax 工资税例句：All told there were 104 people on the payroll 在职的总共有104人。predilection(for sth) pri:dlekn n a strong liking;偏爱，偏好，嗜好例句：Predilection towards children is conniving them, which is adverse for their growth 回护孩子等于纵容孩子, 这样做不利于孩子的成长.Nightmare(for sb) natmer n a si

26、tuation resembling a terrifying dream噩梦；可怕的事情，无法摆脱的恐惧； 泛滥成灾； 紧张nightmarish adj. 恶梦似的，不愉快的worst nightmare 梦魇例句：They began to recover slowly from their nightmare of pain and suffering. 他们开始从痛苦的梦魇中慢慢恢复过来。sensation snsen n a feeling that you get when sth affects your body感觉； 直觉； 知觉； 轰动sensational adj. 轰

27、动的； 耸人听闻的； 极好的； 绝妙的sensationalism n. （指行文或报道）耸人听闻，哗众取宠； 煽情主义sensationalize vt. 使引起轰动，以耸人听闻的手法处理sensationalist n. 感觉论者pleasant sensation 快感 visual sensation 视觉 tactile sensation 触觉；质感 auditory sensation 听觉 例句：The pain was so bad that she lost all sensation太疼了，疼得她都失去了知觉fury fjri n. a feeling of intens

28、e anger; state of violent mental agitation狂怒； 罗神复仇三女神之一； 暴怒； 激怒者sound and fury 大吵大闹；喧嚣与愤怒like fury 拼命，猛烈例句：He was working himself up to a fury, his face reddening. 他勃然大怒，脸涨得通红incongruous nk:grus adj. lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness; 不协调的，不一致的； 不和谐的； 不相称的； 异向incongruously adv.

29、不调和地incongruity n. 不协调； 不一致； 不适合； 不协调的东西例句：She was small and fragile and looked incongruous in an army uniform. 她又小又弱，穿一身军装看起来很不协调。formula （for sth /for doing sth）f:rmjl n. something regarded as a normative example;公式，准则； 客套话； 方案； 婴儿食品empirical formula 经验式；实验式 infant formula 婴儿配方；婴儿配方食品 formula one

30、一级方程式赛车 general formula 通式；一般公式 mathematical formula 数学公式 例句：The foreign ministers have thrashed out a suitable compromise formula. 外交部长们经过反复讨论，已经制订出合适的折中方案。shatter(into sth) t vt. break into many pieces;使破碎，使碎裂，砸碎； 使成为泡影； 使痛不欲生； 使散开Shatteringly adv.破碎地（shatter现在分词的副词形式）； 令人震惊地shatterproof adj. 防碎的t

31、haw(out/in sth) v .become or cause to become soft or liquid; 使融化n. a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile; 放松to thaw 融化 ; 解冻 thaw out 融化，解冻例句：A failure would shatter the hopes of many people. 一次失败会使很多人希望破灭。odd :d adj. extraordinary , temporary古怪的； 奇数的； 剩余的； 临时的oddish adj. 有点怪的oddly adv. 奇怪地，古怪地； 奇妙地； 额外地，附加地； 零碎地，单数地oddness n. 奇怪，奇妙 odd number 奇数 odd couple 出人意料互不相配的一对 at odd 争执；奇数 odd one o