新视野大学英语单元二词汇.docx

1、新视野大学英语单元二词汇 Unit 2Section A:|pat |vt. |touch sb. or sth. lightly and repeatedly with a flat hand |轻拍| | | |The teacher patted the student on his shoulder, encouraging him to try harder next time. |老师在学生的肩膀上拍了拍，鼓励他下次更加努力些。| | | |The little boy felt uncomfortable whenever people patted him on the hea

2、d. |每次人们拍他的头时，小男孩总是感到不舒服。| | |n. |C a friendly act of touching sb. or sth. with a flat hand |轻拍| | | |Jim used to give his dog a pat before he left for work in the morning. |吉姆以前常常在早上离家上班前拍拍他的狗。| | | |My boss gave me a pat on the back to show his satisfaction with my work. |老板在我背上拍了一下，以示对我的工作很满意。| |

3、presence |n. |U the fact or state of being present |在场；出席| | | |Your presence is requested. |敬请光临。| | | |I should have dressed myself more formally tonight. I wish nobody would notice my presence! |今晚我本该穿得更正式些的。真希望没有人会注意到我的存在！| |promising |a. |showing signs of being successful in the future |有前途的；有希

4、望的| | | |The promising student couldnt go on with his studies because his family was too poor to afford it. |因为家境贫穷无法供他求学，这个本来很有前途的学生无法继续读书了。| | | |I would like to work in a promising company like yours. |我希望在如贵公司一样有前途的公司里就职。| |amateur |a. |doing sth. just for pleasure; not professional |业余的| | | |M

5、y elder brother is an amateur photographer, but he really takes very nice pictures. |我哥哥是个业余摄影师，但他拍的照片真的很棒。| | | |The amateur football players meet twice a week for practice. |这些业余足球运动员每周集训两次。| | |n. |C sb. who does sth. just for pleasure |业余爱好者| | | |Only amateurs will be allowed to participate in

6、this match. |只有业余爱好者才能参加此项比赛。| | | |Some amateurs can perform at such a high level that even professionals sing high praise for them. |有些业余爱好者表现得非常好，即使那些专业人员都对他们大加赞叹。| |skier |n. |C a person who skis |滑雪者| | | |an amateur skier |业余滑雪运动员 | |session |n. |1. C a period of time used for a particular pur

7、pose |（从事某项活动的）一段时间| | | |There will be a question-and-answer session before the final examination. |期末考试前会有一堂答疑课。| | | |Can you get two tickets for the guitar session? |你能弄到两张吉它演奏会的门票吗？| | | |2. C a formal meeting |会议| | | |This years session of Congress was unusually long. |今年国会的会期特别长。| | | |Can y

8、ou tell me when the next session of Parliament will begin? |你能告诉我议会下一次会议何时召开吗？| |amusing |a. |able to make people laugh or smile; interesting |有趣的| | | |His amusing answer made all of us laugh. |他有趣的回答把我们大家都逗笑了。| | | |I didnt even smile after he told his joke. I didnt find it amusing at all. |他讲完笑话后

9、我甚至都没微笑一下。我觉得那一点都不有趣。| |lower |vt. |1. reduce sth. in amount, price, degree, strength, etc. |减少；降低| | | |The price will be lowered from $150 to $100 to attract more customers. |为了吸引更多的顾客，价格将从150 美元降到100美元。| | | |The baby has just fallen asleep. Would you please lower your voice? |宝宝刚入睡，你能声音轻些吗？| | |

10、 |2. move sb. or sth. down from a higher position |降下 | | | |National flags were lowered to half-mast in memory of this great man. |国旗下半旗以纪念这位伟人。| | | |The old man lowered his hand so that the pigeons could eat the corn out of his palm. |老人把手放低了些，让鸽子能吃到他掌心的玉米粒。| |anniversary |n. |C a date on which s

11、th. special or important happened in a previous year |周年纪念日| | | |The couple were thinking of a romantic dinner for their wedding anniversary. |夫妇俩正考虑去吃一顿浪漫的晚餐来庆祝结婚周年纪念日。| | | |It will be the 50th anniversary of the foundation of this nation tomorrow. |明天将是这个国家建立五十周年纪念日。| |woolen |a. |(BrE woollen)

12、made of wool |羊毛的 | | | |a woolen scarf |羊毛围巾 | | | |a woolen coat |羊毛外套 | |romantic |a. |relating to feelings of love or a loving relationship |浪漫的| | | |The woman writer is famous for her romantic love stories. |这为女作家因她所著的浪漫爱情小说而闻名。| | | |Everything looked quite romantic under the night sky dotted

13、 with thousands of stars. |在繁星点点的夜空下，一切都显得很浪漫。| |gratitude |n. |U the feeling of being grateful |感激；谢意 | | | |I showed my gratitude to Susan by sending her a box of chocolate. |我给苏珊送了盒巧克力以示谢意。| | | |I owe a debt of gratitude to you. I couldnt have achieved anything without your support. |我真得感谢你们。没有你

14、们的支持，我不可能做成任何事情。| |perceptivity |n. |U the ability of being quick to notice and understand |知觉；理解力| | | |You can always sense her perceptivity whenever she makes comments on something. |每次她就某事发表评论时，你总能感觉到她敏锐的洞察力。| | | |The writer is worth admiring for his outstanding perceptivity and memory. |这位作家因其

15、超群的洞察力和记忆力而值得钦佩。| |ski |vi. |slide over snow on skis, as a sport or a way of traveling |滑雪| | | |Salt Lake City will be a good choice if you want to go skiing. |如果你们想去滑雪，盐湖城会是个不错的选择。| | | |We had a great time skiing in the mountains last weekend. |上周末我们在山上滑雪，玩得十分开心。| |massive |a. |large in size, qua

16、ntity, degree, etc. |大的；严重的| | | |They made massive efforts to carry out the research with limited budget. |他们作了大量的努力，用有限的预算进行着研究。| | | |I was impressed by the massive walls surrounding that ancient city. |环绕古城四周的高大的围墙给我留下了深刻的印象。| |fatigue |vt. |make sb. tired |使疲劳| | | |Having been climbing the mou

17、ntain for two hours, we all felt fatigued. |我们已经连续爬了两小时的山，都感到很疲惫。| | | |Whenever he felt fatigued, he got angry easily. |他每次感觉疲惫时都很容易发怒。| | |n. |U great tiredness |疲乏，疲劳| | | |The girl looked pale with fatigue after the long journey. |长途跋涉之后，那女孩因疲惫而脸色苍白。| | | |I ran for another two kilometers before

18、 I stopped because of fatigue. |我在感觉疲惫而停下来之前，又跑了两千米。| |clearing |n. |C a small area where there are no trees, esp. in a forest |（林中）空地| | | |They found a clearing in the forest and took a rest there. |他们发现了一小块空地，在那里休息了一下。| |approximately |ad. |about; nearly |大约，大概 | | | |She has lost approximately 1

19、0 pounds since I met her last time. |从我上次遇见她后，她已经减了大约十磅体重。| | | |The train will arrive in approximately five minutes. |火车大概五分钟后到达。| |breeze |n. |C a light wind |微风，和风 | | | |Colorful flags danced in the breeze. |微风中彩旗飘舞。| | | |The warm spring breeze kisses the earth and the green grass grows. |和煦的春风

20、亲吻大地，绿草儿长了出来。| |powder |n. |C, U a kind of substance in the form of very fine dry grains |粉末；粉状物| | | |baby powder |婴儿爽身粉| | | |milk powder |奶粉 | |fuss |v. |(about, over) complain over small matters |（因小事）抱怨；小题大做| | | |Im afraid youre fussing too much about your health. Just follow the doctors advic

21、e and youll be fine. |恐怕你过于关注你的健康了。听从医生的建议, 你的身体就不会有问题的。| | | |Dont fuss; we will solve this problem for you immediately. |不要大惊小怪的，我们会马上替你解决这个问题。| | |n. |sing., U a lot of unnecessary worry or excitement about sth. |小题大做；大惊小怪| | | |Why are you making so much fuss over losing 100 yuan? |你为什么对丢了100元钱如

22、此小题大做呢？ | | | |Why is she so excited? She must be making a fuss about nothing again. |她为什么这么激动？肯定又是在为一些无谓的事情大惊小怪。| |indifferent |a. |(to) not interested in; not caring |漠不关心的；冷漠的| | | |Seeing his sick mother lying on the bed, his manner was rather indifferent. |看到他生病的母亲躺在床上，他的态度十分冷漠。| | | |Many girl

23、s wear skirts in the winter, seeming indifferent to the cold. |很多女孩在冬天穿着裙子，看上去对寒冷毫不在意。| |rebel |vi. |(against) fight against sb. in authority or against an idea or situation |造反；反叛；反抗| | | |The poor rebelled against the emperor but were defeated quite soon. |穷人起来反抗皇帝，但很快就被镇压了。| | | |Her parents want

24、ed her to become a doctor, but she rebelled and went to study in a normal university. |她父母希望她能当一名医生，但她却不听从他们的意见上了一所师范大学。| | |n. |C a person who rebels |造反者，反叛者，反抗者| | | |No one would believe that the priest was one of the anti-government rebels. |没有人会相信神父是反政府分子的一员。| | | |Duke is kind of a rebel; he

25、never does a thing the way most people do it. |杜克是个叛逆者；他从来不以大多数人的方式做事。| |rebellious |a. |opposing people in authority or rules of behavior |反叛的；反抗的| | | |The experienced teacher knew how to deal with some students rebellious behavior. |这个经验丰富的老师知道怎样处理有些学生叛逆性的行为。| | | |If you just swear at your boy w

26、henever he does something wrong, he might become more and more rebellious. |如果你儿子每次做了错事后你只是对他加以责骂，他可能变得越来越叛逆。| |bachelor |n. |1. C an unmarried man |未婚男子| | | |I dont like the idea of getting married, so I will remain a bachelor all my life. |我不喜欢结婚，所以我会一辈子单身。| | | |She rented a bachelor flat and se

27、ttled down. |她租了套单身公寓，安顿了下来。| | | |2. C a first university degree |学士（学位）| | | |a Bachelor of Science |理学士 | | | |a Bachelor of Arts |文学士 | |low-budget |a. |not spending much money |预算低的；花费不多的| | | |Lucy is planning for a low-budget trip around Europe this summer holiday. |露西正计划今年暑假花不多的钱去欧洲旅游一趟。| |

28、| |Though they are not rich, Lesley set aside some money every month for a low-budget dinner outside, which was a great pleasure for the whole family. |虽然他们并不富裕，莱斯莉每月都留出一点钱大家出去吃一顿花费不太大的晚餐，这对全家人来说都是一件开心的事。| |shift |v. |change position or direction; move from one place to another |转移；移动；变换| | | |Julie

29、 shifted her position slightly and smiled. |朱莉稍微换了一下姿势，笑了。| | | |The emphasis has shifted in recent years. |最近几年重点发生了变化。| |makeshift |a. |used at the time because there is nothing better |权宜的；暂时的| | | |He couldnt find his way before it got dark, so he decided to find a makeshift shelter for the nigh

30、t. |他无法在天黑前找到路，所以决定先找个临时的过夜之处。| | | |This is just a makeshift plan for the moment; we may work out a better one. |这只是个临时计划，我们可能还会制订更好的。| |stack |vt. |put things so that they stand one on top of another |堆放| | | |The postman was stacking the packages up against the wall. |邮递员正把包裹靠墙堆放起来。| | | |We just

31、 moved in, so the floor is still stacked with boxes.|我们刚搬进来，所以地板上还到处堆放着箱子。| |sticky |a. |made of or containing material which can stick to sth. else |黏的；黏性的| | | |The mother asked her boy not to touch her skirt with his sticky fingers. |妈妈让儿子别用黏糊糊的手指碰她的裙子。| | | |Your hand will get sticky if you hold chocolate in it. |如果你把巧克力拿在手里，手会发黏的。| |mate |n. |C a fellow workman or friend |伙伴，同伴 | | | |workmate |同事 | | | |schoolmate |同校同学；