新视野大学英语第五册 第六单元词汇分析.pptVIP

Unit 6 new words 基础医学院2010级临床五班 梁思靓 A100100149 2012.11.19 Avert vt. 1. prevent; avoid防止，避免He couldnt do anything to avert the crash.他无法防止冲突。Had they known of it, the course of events might have been different and a tragedy averted.如果他们知道这事的话，事情的发展就不会这样，悲剧也就能够避免。2. (from) turn away (ones eyes, thoughts, etc. )移开She averted her eyes from the photograph abruptly.她突然把目光从照片上移开。Martin waved, but Louise averted her face, pretending not to see them.马丁挥了挥手，但是路易丝把脸转过去，假装没看见他们。 Minimize vt. (BrE minimise) 1. reduce to the smallest amount or degree减至最小量或最低程度Our aim is always to guide students to understanding and thereby to help them minimize errors.我们的目标一直是引导学生理解并以此帮助他们尽量减少错误。Research will never eliminate risk, but it minimizes it.研究工作不能消除风险，但能尽量减少风险。2. cause to seem little; treat as not serious轻视；不认真对待We must not minimize the consequences of this disaster.我们不能轻视这场灾难的后果。He minimized Marys contribution to the program.他轻视了玛丽对这一项目所做出的贡献。 Identification n. 1. [C] sth. (such as an official paper) which is proof or a sign of identity身份证明（文件）Have you any identification? 你有身份证明吗？2. [U] identifying or being identified验明，鉴别 The identification of the air crash victims took a long time.验明飞机失事遇难者身份的工作费了很长时间。identification of friend or foe分清敌我 Fraud n. 1. [C, U] deceiving sb. illegally (usu. in order to make money or obtain goods)欺骗，诈骗Credit card fraud is at its highest level since credit cards were introduced 20 years ago.自从20年前信用卡问世以来，信用卡诈骗已达到了顶峰。Thousands of frauds are committed every year.每年都有数千起诈骗案。2. [C] a person who deceives others by pretending to have the abilities, skills, etc. that he/she does not have骗子He appeared to be honest and reliable, but he was really a fraud.他看起来诚实可靠，但实际上是个骗子。He said he was a famous musician, but later she discovered he was a fraud.他说自己是一位著名的音乐家，但后来她发现他是一个骗子。 Gauge vt.make an estimate of估计I tried to gauge how many people were there.我想