新视野大学英语第二册unit1单词.docx

1、新视野大学英语第二册unit1单词budget v. （为.）作出安排 has learned how to budget her time carefully. |她已学会了怎么精心安排自己的时间。 government has budgeted 10 million dollars for education spending. |政府在预算中拨款一千万美元作为教育经费。vi.制定预算 As a student, you have to learn how to budget. |作为学生，你得学会如何制定开支计划。n. |C预算 is important to balance ones

2、budget. |使收支平衡十分重要。 are preparing the companys advertising budget for 2007. |他们正在制定公司2007年的广告预算。charge v. 向.收费，要价 do not charge for delivery. |我们免费送货上门。 doctor charged us 400 dollars for a five-minute examination. 医生做一次5分钟的检查要了我们400美元。acute a. 敏感的；敏锐的 have an acute sense of smell. |狗有灵敏的嗅觉。 critical

3、 professional requires unusually acute observation. |评论家需要非常敏锐的观察力。2.严重的 president suffered acute embarrassment from this news. |这一新闻使总统十分难堪。 felt acute pain on his back. |他感到背部很疼。hourglass n. |C |（计时用的）沙漏The use of the hourglass dates back to almost two thousand years ago in China. 沙漏的使用在中国可追溯到差不多2

4、千年前。restless a. 烦躁的；不安静的 one month in the job, he felt restless and decided to leave. |这工作他干了一个月就感到厌倦，于是决定不干了。 children grew restless with the long wait. |等的时间一长，孩子们就逐渐躁动不安起来。restlessly ad. 烦躁地；不安静地 walked back and forth restlessly in her room. |她焦躁不安地在房间里走来走去。 moved about restlessly, lighting a cig

5、arette. |他焦躁不安地走来走去，点燃了一支烟。elbow vt.用肘推（或撞）人 elbowed me out of the way. |他用肘把我推开了。 elbowed her way forward. |她用胳膊肘推挤着向前走。n. 肘 sat with his elbows on the table. |他坐着，双肘架在桌上。 arm was wrapped from the elbow to the fingers. |他的胳膊从肘部一直包扎到手指。abrupt a.粗鲁的，无礼的 manager was offended by his abrupt reply. |经理被他

6、的粗鲁的回答激怒了。 head teacher is very abrupt with parents. |主任老师对家长们的态度很粗鲁。2.突然的，意外的 road is full of many abrupt turns. |这条路有许多急转弯。 abrupt departure surprised everyone. |他突然离去，使大家都很吃惊。opening a. 开始的 left after the opening speech of the debate. |辩论会的开场白之后他就走了。 queen attended the opening night of the theatr

7、e. |女王观看了这家剧院的首夜演出。n. 1. C开业典礼；落成典礼 opening of a new highway |一条新公路的通车典礼2Many attended the opening of the new sports center. |很多人参加了新体育中心的落成典礼。C 空缺职位 are few openings in publishing for new graduates. |出版行业能为新毕业的大学生提供的空缺职位极少。m trying to apply for an opening in an advertising firm. |我正在申请广告公司的一个空缺职位。r

8、itual a. 例行的；惯常的 day the work begins with the ritual greetings. |每天的工作以例行的问候开始。 made ritual apology and left. |他们做了程式化的道歉，然后就离开了。n.惯例 make a ritual of their household duties. |家庭主妇每天都是一成不变地操持家务。ve wound up the clock so many times that it has become a ritual. |我经常给钟上发条，以致这已成了我的习惯。interaction n. 交流 in

9、teraction of the two groups produced many good ideas. |两个组通过相互交流提出了许多不错的见解。 there was more interaction between the two, their problems would be solved. |如果双方有更多的沟通，他们的问题会得到解决。. C, U 相互作用；相互影响 interaction of two medicines |两种药之间的相互作用 interaction between different police forces would improve the rate

10、of solving crimes. |警方相互合作可以提高破案率。 convention n. C, U习俗；惯例 convention, the leader is always a man. 按照惯例，领导总是由男性担任。 a coat and tie is an accepted convention on such an occasion. |在那种场合，穿外套系领带是约定俗成的穿着要求。 C会议；大会 hold the annual convention in July.他们每年7月召开年度会议。 convention decided on a new rule. |大会就一项新规

11、定作出决议。leisure |n. 空闲，闲暇 ve been working all week without a moments leisure. |我们已整整干了一周，无一刻闲暇。 has some leisure from his studies. |他在学习之余有些空闲时间。 U悠闲，安逸 life of easy leisure makes a man less adventurous. |安逸的生活会使人变得不思进取。 she retired, she lived in leisure at home. |她退休后闲居在家。leisurelya. 从容的；不匆忙的 at a le

12、isurely pace |迈着从容的步伐行进 walked at a more leisurely pace. |他慢悠悠地走着。assess vt.评价，评估 assessed the value of the house at $600,000. |他们估算这幢房子值60万美元。 say they can assess intelligence from these tests. |他们声称通过这些测试能对智力进行评估。surroundingsn. 周围的事物；环境 surroundings |令人愉快的环境 new surroundings made the children very

13、 happy. |新的环境让孩子们很开心。probe v. 调查；探究 matter must be probed to the bottom. |这件事必须彻底调查。 tried to probe his mind to find out what he was thinking. |她试图探究他的心思，以便知道他在想些什么。n. 探针（医生检查伤口用的钝头细长工具） The doctor lost the probe during the operation. |手术过程中，医生弄丢了探针。social 社会的 Governments have made efforts to improv

14、e womens social and economic status. 政府已作出努力以提高妇女的社会地位和经济地位。Not least important, marriage is a great social stabilizer of men. |很重要的是，婚姻是促使男子稳定的一大社会因素。2.社交的She often attends social gatherings. |她常出席社交聚会。His reasons for calling were purely social. |他来访的原因纯粹是为了社交。sociallyad. 与社会 (或社交) 相关地 We have know

15、n each other socially for a long time. |我们相交已久。For socially ambitious couples this is a problem. |对社交上雄心勃勃的夫妇来说，这是一个问题。tick vi. （钟、表等）滴答响The old clock ticked noisily. 那口老钟的滴答声很响。My watch doesnt tick because its electronic. |我的表不滴嗒作响，因为它是电子表。n. （钟、表的）滴答声The continual tick of the clock got on my nerve

16、s. |钟不断地作响，令我心烦。The ticks seem to be coming from that bag over there. |滴答声似乎是从那边的袋子里发出的。consequently |ad. 因此，所以 My car broke down and consequently I was late. |我的汽车半路上出了毛病，所以来晚了。I spent most of my money in the first week and consequently had very little to spend on food during the last few days of t

17、he holidays. |我在假期第一周就用掉了大部分钱，因此最后几天几乎没什么钱买吃的了。device n. |1. C器械，装置 He made a device to make the door shut by itself. |他制作了一种能使门自动关闭的装置。A computer is a device for processing information. |计算机是一种处理信息的装置。2. C方法，手段Her illness is only a device to escape seeing him. 她所谓生病只是回避见他的一种策略。By various devices he

18、 was able to make a huge fortune. |他通过各种手段赚了一大笔钱。fax n. |C |传真；传真机Ill send you a fax with the details of the meeting. |我会把会议的细节用传真发给你。|Ill send you the agreement by fax. |我会把合同用传真发给你。email n. |C, U电子邮件 Nowadays people send far more emails than letters by post. |现今人们发送的电子邮件远多于信件。They keep in touch by

19、 email. |他们通过电子邮件保持联系。givenprep. 如果考虑到Given the uncertainty over my husbands future I was left with little other choice. |鉴于我丈夫前途的不确定性，我别无选择。Given the circumstances, youve done really well. |考虑到环境因素，你做得已经很出色了。gathering n. |C集会，聚会I met him once or twice at family gatherings. |我在家庭聚会上遇到过他一两次。Soon afte

20、rwards, the gathering broke up and the guests took their leave. |不多久，聚会结束，客人告辞。impersonality n. 不牵涉个人感情；无人情味It was a system of impersonality; it made no difference who you were, so long as you could master its rules. |这是一项不牵涉个人感情的制度，只要你掌握规则，你是谁都无关紧要。electronica. 使用电子设备的 This dictionary is available

21、in electronic form. |这部词典有电子版本。Ive only now become familiar with the benefits of electronic banking. |我现在才熟悉电子银行的优点。2.电子的an electronic address book |电子地址簿 an electronic game |电子游戏 significance n.重要性；重要意义Could you explain to me the significance of this part of the agreement? |请把合同中这部分的含义给我解释一下好吗？Few

22、people realized the significance of the discovery. |几乎没人意识到这一发现的重要性。conduct |vt. |进行；实施 conduct an experiment |做实验 We have been conducting a survey of the region. |我们对该地区进行了调查。2.传导（电或热）Copper conducts electricity well. |铜具有良好的导电性能。He wasnt sure if rubber conducted electricity. |他不能肯定橡胶是否导电。n.行为，举止Th

23、e prisoner was set free early because of good conduct. |那个囚犯因表现好而被提前释放。|Nobody can stand such shameless conduct. |没有人能容忍如此不知羞耻的行为。|increasinglyad. 日益；愈加Increasingly, people are realizing that our basic problems are not economic ones. 人们逐渐认识到我们的根本问题并不是经济问题。The country became increasingly rich and suc

24、cessful. |这个国家日趋富足昌盛。conferencen. （正式）会议The Institute of Accountants is holding its conference in Edinburgh this year. |会计师协会正在爱丁堡举行今年的会议。Shes an organizer of the International Conference on AIDS that the university has every year. |她是大学每年召开的爱滋病国际会议的组织者。teleconferencen. |C远程会议Holding a teleconferenc

25、e can save time and money. |召开远程会议既省时又省钱。The technicians were busy preparing for todays teleconference. |技术人员正忙着为今天的远程会议做准备工作。obtain|vt. 获得，得到He always manages to obtain what he wants. |他想要的他总能弄到。Further information can be obtained from our head office. |可以从我们的总部获得更多的资料。|superb a. 极好的The sports cent

26、er is superb. |这个体育中心是一流的。The view from my window is superb. |从窗外看去，景色壮丽。whereas conj. 然而；但是He earns $8,000 whereas she gets at least $20,000 every year. |他一年只挣八千美元；而她却至少挣两万美元。She is hard-working, whereas he is lazy. |她很勤快，而他却懒惰。postala. 邮政的；邮寄的Domestic postal services will be reviewed this year. |今

27、年将对国内邮政系统进行评估。efficient a. 效率高的a very efficient secretary |办事效率高的秘书Lighting is now more energy efficient. |现在的照明更节能。impolitea. 无礼的，失礼的 It would be impolite to leave in the middle of the meeting. |在会议中途离开会是失礼的。She had no wish to appear impolite but there was something about the man that made her so.

28、|她并不想表现出有失礼仪，但那个男子的举止使她不得不如此。elapsevi.（时间）过去，逝去Three years have elapsed since we last met. |自我们上次见面以来，已经过去三年了。Four years had elapsed since he left college and still he hadnt found a job. |他大学毕业已四年了，却仍未找到工作。skillful a. 熟练的；有技巧的He is skillful at inventing excuses. |他善于编造借口。Soon they became very skillf

29、ul in answering such questions. |他们很快变得善于回答这类问题。skillfulnessn. 熟练；技巧He was admired by all for his skillfulness. |他技术精湛，赢得众人交口His performance tonight speaks volumes for his skillfulness. |他今晚的表现充分说明他技巧之熟练。competent a. 有能力的；能干的；胜任的Hes not competent to look after young children. |他不太会照管孩子。My secretary

30、is perfectly competent, but she doesnt have much patience.我的秘书完全能够胜任工作，只是耐心不够。fulfill vt. 履行；执行fulfill an obligation |履行义务|A nurse has many duties to fulfill in caring for the sick. |护士在护理病人时要履行许多职责。实现；完成I have fulfilled many of my youthful aims. |我已实现了我年轻时的许多目标。Visiting Disneyland has fulfilled a boyhood dream. |游玩迪斯尼实现了他儿时的梦想。capital n. 资本；资金Our return on capital has more than doubled since 2000. |2000年以来, 我们的投资收益翻了一番还多。Since the stock market crash, companies have been trying to raise capital by selling new stock. |股市崩溃以来，不少公司一直在设法通过销售新股筹集资金。fall behind落在.后面She hurt her