综合英语4Unit 9 VocabularyWord文档下载推荐.docx

1、Comparison: newscaster, host/hostessParagraphs 3-223. snicker 窃笑verb intransitive snicker at 嘲笑某人/事to laugh in a quiet unpleasant way, especially at sth rude or at sbs problems or mistakes e.g. Although his friends snickered, they were till impressed.SYN titter 偷笑noun4. in public：If you do sth. in p

2、ublic, people in general will hear about it or see it.e.g. She was too proud to show her grief in public. On this occasion, we departed from our normal practice of holding the meetings in public.Antonym: in privatee.g. Cecil can be very rude in private, though in public he is usually polite.5. traum

3、atic: a. 不顺心的,受创伤的,外伤的AmE / traemtik / adjective （1） extremely unpleasant and causing you to feel upset and/or anxious; distressing; emotionally disturbing e.g. a traumatic experience Divorce can be traumatic for everyone involved. （2） only before noun （ psychology or medical ） connected with or cau

4、sed by trauma traumatic amnesia （外伤性健忘症）e.g. The onset of depression often follows a traumatic event. 抑郁症发作常常发生在遭受创伤之后。see also post-traumatic stress disorder 受创伤后精神紊乱traumatically / AmE traemtikli / adverb trauma: n. 创伤,外伤any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture or

5、 an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effectse.g. Counseling is helping him work through this trauma. 心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦。 The phobia may have its root in a childhood trauma. 恐惧症可能源于童年的创伤。6. prodigious: a. 巨大的,惊人的,奇异的adjective usually before noun （ formal ）very large or powerful and causin

6、g surprise or admiration SYN colossal , enormous e.g. a prodigious achievement/memory/talent DVDs can store prodigious amounts of information. prodigiously adverb e.g. a prodigiously talented musician 7. fervent 热情的,强烈的,热心的adjective usually before noun having or showing very strong and sincere feeli

7、ngs about sth SYN ardent a fervent admirer/believer/supporter a fervent belief/hope/desire fervently adverb e.g. She prayed fervently for his complete recovery. We fervently hope they will succeed. 8. come close to: v. 接近become almost the same as, or very near to e.g. His performance has not yet com

8、e close to winning the award. 他的表演离获奖水平差远了。 get close to nature leave sb. close to tears 使某人几乎掉泪 Translate the novel close to the original. The speakers remark hit close to home. 发言人的话很中肯。9. assess: v. 评估consider or judge the quality or worth of sth. e.g. They say they can assess intelligence from t

9、hese tests.The test was designed to assess the students level of language proficiency rather than what they have achieved from the course. 10. round up: v. 赶拢,使集中gather together animals or people, often when they do not want to be gathered together; arrest a number of people e.g. The cows are rounde

10、d up twice a day for milking. The dog helps the shepherd in rounding up the sheep. The police had to round up some football hooligans as the situation seemed to be getting out of hand.11. vent: v. 发泄,表达give free expression to e.g. I dont see why you should vent your anger like this. It wont do anyon

11、e any good.The rioters vented their indignation by burning a number of police cars when they learned about the brutal murder of a young black African American. Collocation: give vent to ones anger/feelings 发泄某人（情感） vent sth. on 向发泄e.g. Most people did not air their views at the meeting; rather, they

12、 took it to be an opportunity to give vent to their strong feelings.12. retreat: n. a quiet or private place that one goes to in order to rest or concentrate on a particular problem or task 隐居处,撤退e.g. The platoon was forced to retreat under heavy enemy gunfire.After he retired from his public positi

13、on, the former politician retreated to a quiet life in the countryside.13. associate: n. sb. you work with, esp. in business 同事e.g. a business associate Comparison: acquaintance: n. sb. you know a little, who is not a close friend 相识,熟人 e.g. Mr. Shell is only an acquaintance in the neighborhood.14.

14、savor: v. enjoy and appreciate sth. like food, or drink, or an experience, as much and for as long as one cane.g. I savored every mouthful of breakfast, reluctant to let it end. He savored the word as he said it.15. floodnoun 1 countable , uncountable 洪水a large amount of water covering an area that

15、is usually dry e.g. The heavy rain has caused floods in many parts of the country. flood damage Police have issued flood warnings for Nevada. an appeal to help flood victims the Thames flood barrier The river is in flood （= has more water in it than normal and has caused a flood） . see also flash fl

16、ood 山洪爆发2 countable flood of sth. 大量的 a very large number of things or people that appear at the same time a flood of complaints a flood of refugees The child was in floods of tears （= crying a lot） . 3 the Flood singular 大洪水 the great flood that covered the world in the Bible story before the Flood

17、 （= a very long time ago） 1 vt.&vi. 淹没 if a place floods or sth floods it, it becomes filled or covered with water Collocations: sth. flood（s） 被淹没了 A floods B A淹没B e.g. The cellar floods whenever it rains heavily. flood sth If the pipe bursts it could flood the whole house. 2 vt.&vi. 同上 to become so

18、 full that it spreads out onto the land around it When the Ganges floods, it causes considerable damage. flood sth The river flooded the valley. 3 vi. to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers SYN pour flood in/into/out of sth 大量涌入/涌出 e.g. Refugees continue to flood into neighbouring countries. Tel

19、ephone calls came flooding in from all over the country. 4 vt. passive to send sth somewhere in large numbers Collocations: sb./sth. be flooded with充满 flood sb./sth with sth e.g. The office was flooded with applications for the job. Weve been flooded with complaints. 5 vt. to become or make sth beco

20、me available in a place in large numbers flood sth Cheap imported goods are flooding the market . flood sth with sth 用淹没 A man who planned to flood Britain with cocaine was jailed for 15 years. 6 vt.&vi. to affect sb. suddenly and strongly + adv./prep. A great sense of relief flooded over him. Memor

21、ies of her childhood came flooding back. flood sb with sth The words flooded him with self-pity. flooded 充满的,充斥的,淹没的adjective flooded fields flooding 泛滥,产后出血noun uncountable There will be heavy rain with flooding in some areas. flood sb. out usually passive to force sb to leave their home because of

22、 a flood recite: v. 背诵say aloud, esp. a poem from memory e.g. He recited the poem in front of the whole school. The mayor recited to the queen a long and tedious speech of welcome.16. smirk: v. & n. 幸灾乐祸地笑，得意地笑，嘲笑（to） smile in an unpleasant way because sth. bad has happened to sb. else or because yo

23、u think you have achieved an advantage over others e.g. Come on, Professor, dont smirk at me like that.A smirk flickered at the corner of his mouth as he watched my struggle.They might be forgiven for a small smirk at the troubles of their old rivals.17. in a daze: 茫然地unable to think clearly or unde

24、rstand what is happening because of surprise, upset, fatigue or a hit on the head e.g. She wandered in a daze through the hundreds of brilliant butterflies. He was in a daze and could not understand what was happening.daze: v. stun, as with a heavy blow or shock; stupefy 使茫然,使炫目 e.g. They can also u

25、se their knowledge to daze, harm, or hinder their enemies. 18. dubious 可疑的,怀疑的（1） dubious about （doing） sth. （ of a person ） not certain and slightly suspicious about sth; not knowing whether sth is good or bad SYN doubtful e.g. I was rather dubious about the whole idea. （2） （ disapproving ） probabl

26、y not honest SYN suspicious e.g. They indulged in some highly dubious business practices to obtain their current position in the market. dubiously adverb cadence 节奏,抑扬顿挫,韵律,降调句noun （1） （ formal ） the rise and fall of the voice in speaking; rhythm in sounde.g. He delivered his words in slow, measured

27、 cadences. （2） the end of a musical phrase tutelage 监护,指导,托管U （ formal ） （1） the teaching and instruction that one person gives to another; instruction; tuition SYN tuition 教诲,学费e.g. Under his tutelage , she started reading widely again. （2） the state of being protected or controlled by another person, organization or country e.g. parental tutelage A new regime was installed under French tutelage. oratorical 演说的,雄辩的（ formal , sometimes disapproving ） connected with the art of public speaking e.g. oratorical skills 19. vibrant with: a. 充满lively and exciting with e