现代大学英语精读四第四课词汇讲解.pptVIP

* Key words and phrases abreast: side by side keep abreast of /with (the time): to make sure that you know all the most recent facts about a subject 与时俱进 、紧跟时势 e.g.: even this arrangement did not keep wages abreast of/with the rising living coast. 即使这样的安排也不能使工资水平赶上日益上涨的生活费用。 avert: to prevent; to avoid; to turn away (esp. danger) e.g.: he swerved sharply to the right and narrowly averted a collision. Compare: avert/prevent/avoid Complimentary n: praising; admiring; flattering 称赞的，问候的 Complementary adj. : forming or serving as a complement; completing 互补的 confidentially: in a very private or secret way adj. confidential 机密的；表示信任的；获信任的 expel: to force air, water, etc. out of your body; to make sb. leave school/organization/country e.g.: Two girls were expelled from school for taking drugs. Olympic athletics expelled for drug-taking. herald: messenger (old time); one that gives a sign or indication of something to come; a harbinger e.g. The primrose（报春花） is a herald of spring. jubilee: (celebration of) a special anniversary of an event e.g. diamond jubilee 60th anniversary golden jubilee 50th anniversary silver jubilee 25th anniversary Hold a jubilee over 举行庆祝……的狂欢 Hold a jubilee to celebrate 举行盛大的活动以庆祝…… wedding: diamond wedding (60 years) golden wedding (50 years) ruby wedding (40 years) silver wedding (25 years) oversight: the fact of making a mistake because you forget to do sth. or you do not notice sth.; (fml.) the state of being in charge of e.g. many errors are caused by oversight. personage: a person of distinction, VIP Compare: person/personage/personnel/personality polish: n. a substance to make a surface smooth and shiny; a high quality of performance with great skill e.g. furniture polish, shoe polish She played the cello with the polish of a much older musician. She thought that her husband’s family lacked polish. polish: v. to make sth. smooth and shiny by rubbing it with a piece of fabric; to m