21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册单词.docx

1、21世纪大学英语读写教程第二册单词amidprep.in the middle of, among 在之中* disastrousa. extremely bad; terrible 灾难性的，糟透的lordn. (in Britain) title of some officials of very high rank（英）大臣；大人，阁下admiraltyn. (the A)(in Britain) government department in charge of the navy （英）海军部campaignn. 1. a series of planned military act

2、ions 战役2. a planned series of activities, esp. in politics and business 运动bloodya. 1. very violent, with a lot of wounding and killing 血腥的2. covered with blood 血污的missionn. 1. (usu. military) duty or purpose for which people are sent somewhere 常指军事任务2. 天职，使命privatelyad. 1. not publicly 非公开地2. person

3、ally; secretly 在涉及私（个）人方面；秘密地privatea. 1. personal; secret 私（个）人的；秘密的2. not public 非公开的disastern. (a)sudden great misfortune 灾难，天灾；祸患* griefn. a feeling of extreme sadness 悲哀* grievev. suffer from grief or great sadness （为而）悲伤；伤心retreatn. 1. a place into which one can go for peace and safety 隐居处2. 撤

4、退；避难vi. move back or leave a center of fighting or other activity 撤退；退避muse, Musen. 1. (in Greek mythology) one of the nine goddesses of poetry, music, etc. 缪斯（希腊神话中司文艺的九位女神之一）2. a force or person that inspires sb. to write, paint, etc. 创作灵感rescuen. help which gets sb. out of a dangerous or unpleasa

5、nt situation 救助；救援vt. 救助；救援sister-in-lawn. sister of ones husband or wife 姑子；姨子；嫂子；弟媳sketchv. make a quick, rough drawing (of sth.) 素描，速写n. 素描，速写watercolo(u)rn. 水彩（颜料）；水彩画magicn. 魔法，法术a. 有魔力的* distractvt. (from) take (ones mind, sb.) off sth. 转移（注意力）; 使转移注意力* canvasn. 1. a piece of strong heavy clot

6、h used for an oil painting 帆布画布2. a completed oil painting 油画* contemplatevt. look at in a serious or quiet way, often for some time （默默地）注视，凝视blanka. 1. without writing, print or other marks 空白的2. expressionless；without understanding 无表情的；茫然的unaccustomeda. not used (to sth.); not usual （对某物）不习惯的；不寻

7、常的accustomeda. regular; usual 惯常的，通常的hesitantlyad. not doing sth. quickly or immediately for ones uncertainty or worry about it 犹豫不决地infinitea. extremely great in degree or amount; without limits or end 无限的；极大的precautionn. 1. carefulness 防备，预防2. an action taken to avoid sth. dangerous or unpleasant

8、预防措施beann. 豆；蚕豆motorcarn. a car 汽车alarmvt. excite with sudden fear or anxiety 使惊恐；使忧虑n. 1. a sudden feeling of fear or anxiety 惊恐；忧虑2. a warning of danger 警报plungevi. (into, in) 1. rush suddenly and deeply into sth. 投身于2. suddenly fall in a particular direction 纵身投入；一头扎入fiercea. 1. angry, violent an

9、d cruel 暴怒的；凶猛的；残酷的2. (of heat, strong feelings) very great 强烈的* slashn. a long sweeping cut or blow 砍；挥击vt. cut with long sweeping forceful strokes；move or force with this kind of cutting movement 砍，砍击；猛挥absolutelyad. completely；without conditions 完全地；绝对地* terrifyvt. fill with terror or fear 恐吓，使惊吓

10、* wretcheda. very unhappy or unfortunate 不幸的；可怜的victimn. sb. or sth. hurt or killed as a result of other peoples actions, or of illness, bad luck, etc. 牺牲者，受害者；牺牲品* furyn. 1. a wildly excited state (of feeling or activity) 狂热；激烈2. (a state of) very great anger 狂怒artistica. 1. of. concerning art or a

11、rtists 艺术的；艺术家的2. made with inventive skill or imagination 富有艺术性的companionn. mate; one who associates with or accompanies another 同伴；伴侣beloveda. much loved; darling 深爱的；亲爱的overcomevt. 1. (often pass.) (by, with) (of feelings) take control and influence ones behavior 常被动（感情等）压倒，使受不了2. win a victory o

12、ver; defeat 克服；战胜* refugen. (a place that provides) protection or shelter from harm, danger or unhappiness 避难（所）；庇护（所）alasint. a cry expressing grief, sorrow or fear 唉（表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等）* revivev. 1. regain strength, consciousness, life, etc.；bring (sb. or sth.) back to strength, consciousness, life, etc.

13、 （使）复苏；（使）重振活力2. become active, popular, or successful again 恢复生机；复兴；重新流行glown. a feeling of warmth or pleasure 热烈vi. emit a soft light 发光amateura. & n. (a person who is) not professional 业余（水平）的（运动员、艺术家等）entryn. 1. a person or thing taking part in a competition, race, etc. 参赛一员2. entrance; the act

14、of entering or the right to enter 进入；进入权* anonymousa. (of a person) with name unknown；(of a letter, painting, etc.) written or created by an unidentified person 名字不详的；匿名的disqualifyvt. make or declare unfit, unsuitable, or unable to do sth. 取消的资格；使不适合；使不能relyvi. (on, upon) 1. have trust or confidence

15、 (in) 信任；信赖2. depend with full trust or confidence 依赖* historiann. a person who studies history and/or writes about it 历史学家* barrena. (of land) unproductive （土地等）贫瘠的，荒芜的awakenvt. 1. (to) cause to become conscious of 使意识到2. cause to wake up 唤醒* menacen. a threat or danger 威胁abundanta. plentiful; more

16、 than enough 丰富的；充足的abundancen. a great quantity; plenty 丰富；充裕；大量odda. 1. (infml.) (after numbers) a little more than the stated number 常用以构成复合词以上的；出头的2. strange or unusual 奇特的；古怪的3. 奇数的，单数的existencen. the state of existing 存在；实有* pastimen. hobby；sth. done to pass time in a pleasant way 消遣，娱乐Phrases

17、 and Expressionspay the priceexperience sth. unpleasant because one has done sth. wrong, made a mistake, etc. 付出代价come to sb.s rescuehelp sb. when he/she is in danger or difficulty 解救某人，救助某人chance uponmeet by chance; find by chance 偶然碰见；偶然发现try ones handattempt (to do sth.), esp. for the first time

18、尝试plunge intobegin to do sth. suddenly; enter without hesitation 突然或仓促地开始某事；突然冲入before one knows itbefore one has time to consider the course of events 转眼之间，瞬息之间fall uponattack fiercely 猛攻，猛扑take refugeseek protection from danger or unhappiness 避难rely ontrust, or confidently depend on 依赖，依靠fall from

19、 officelose a position of authority to which sb. was elected or appointed 离位，下台awaken tocause to become conscious of 使意识到bear fruitproduce successful results 结果实；有成果date fromhave existed since 始自keep sb. companystay with sb. so that he/she is not alone 陪伴某人第二单元excelv. (at) be the beat or better othe

20、rs (at sth.) 胜过他人savingsn. money saved, esp. in a bank 积蓄；存款heartbreakinga. which causes great sorrow 令人悲痛的，令人心碎的costlya. expensive, costing a lot of money 代价高昂的；昂贵的sacrificen. loss or giving up of sth. of value, esp. for what is believed to be a good purpose 牺牲vt. 牺牲riskn. (of) a danger；sth. that m

21、ight have undesirable results 危险；风险vt. place in a dangerous situation 使遭受危险；冒的风险copevi. (with) deal successfully (with a difficult situation) （妥善地）应付或处理successionn. a series or the act of following one after the other （前后相接的）一系列，一连串；连续successivea. following each other closely 接连的，连续的，相继的*fostera. 收养

22、孩子的；寄养的vt. 收养；照料scholarshipn. 1. 奖学金2. 学识；学术成就owevt. (to) 1. have sth. (usually sth. good) because of 把归功于2. have to pay, for sth. already done or given 欠owinga. (to) still to be paid 未付的，欠着的motivatevt. (often pass.) 1. provide (sb.) with a (strong) need, purpose or reason for doing sth. 常被动 激发的积极性2

23、. 使有动机*surgevi. move, esp. forward, in or like powerful waves （如浪潮般） 汹涌；奔腾n. （感情等的）洋溢或奔放constitutevt. 1. form or make up 形成；构成2. formally establish or appoint 组建；选派constitutionn. 1. the act of establishing, making, or setting up；constituting 制定；设立；组成2. (often cap.) 常大写 宪法；法规；章程*constitutionala. allo

24、wed or limited by a political constitution 宪法规定的；合乎宪法的grindn. (AmE, often derog.) a student who is always working （美）常贬义用功的学生，书呆子vt. 磨；磨碎*stereotypen. a fixed pattern which is believed to represent a type of person or event 固定形式，老套misplacevt. 1. lose (sth.),usu. for only a limited time （暂时）丢弃2. put

25、in an unsuitable or wrong place 把放错地方refugeen. sb. who has been forced to leave their country for political reason or during a war 难民；流亡者*resentvt. feel anger and dislike about sth. 对表示愤恨labelvt. 1. describe as belonging to a particular kind or class 把称为；把列为2. 加标签于；用标签标明n. 标签minorityn. 1. a small pa

26、rt of a population which is different from others in race, religion, etc. 少数民族；少数派2. the small number or part；less than half 少数minora. 较少的，较小的*discriminationn. 1. the practice of unfairly treating sb. or sth. 区别对待；歧视2. the ability to recognize the difference between two things 识别力；辨别力reverse discrim

27、inationthe making of distinctions in favour of groups considered disadvantaged or underprivileged 逆向歧视，反其道而行之的歧视*discriminatev. 1. (against, in favor of) unfairly treat one person or group worse or better than others 有差别地对待2. see or make a difference between things or people 区别，辨别，区分contrastn. (to,

28、with) a strong difference between two people, objects or situations 对比；对照v. examine (two things) in order to find or show differences 对比；对照excludevt. keep out from a place or an activity 阻止进入；把排斥在外exclusionn. the act of excluding or fact of being excluded 拒绝；排斥exclusivea. (of) not taking into accoun

29、t；without；excluding 不算；不包括；把排斥在外exclusivelyad. only；and nothing/no one else 排斥其他地；专有地；单独地immigrantn. a person who has come to live in a country from abroad 移民；侨民prejudicen. unfair and usually unfavorable feeling or opinion about a groupe.g.a nationality or race 歧视；偏见；成见seriesn. 1. (of) a set or grou

30、p of things of the same kind or related in some way, coming one after another or in order 系列；连接2. 丛书；广播（或电视）系列节目fascinatinga. having great attraction or charm 吸引人的；迷人的*fascinatevt. (with) charm powerfully；be very interesting to 强烈地吸引；迷住disturbinga. causing worry or fright 令人不安的；令人烦恼的disturbvt. 1. br

31、eak the peace or order of 扰乱；打扰2. cause to become anxious or upset 使心神不安；使烦恼*disturbancen. 1. an act of disturbing or the state of being disturbed 打扰；扰乱2. sth. that disturbs 造成干扰的事物kindergartenn. a school or class for young children, usu. between the ages of four and six 幼儿园*counterpartn. a person or thing that has the same purpose or does the same job as another in a different syste