新视野大学英语第一单元单词讲解.doc

Unit 1 Text A 1chase | vt. |run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them |追逐；追赶 My dog likes chasing rabbits. |我的那条狗喜欢追逐兔子。 |We were chased by a bull while crossing the field. |我们穿过田哦地时，有一条公牛追逐着我们。 2cruelty |n. |[C, U] behavior that makes people or animals suffer |残酷；残忍 The book tells readers the cruelty of the slave trade at that time. |这本书告诉了读者在那个时候奴隶买卖的残忍。 The farmer was accused of cruelty to animals. |这个农民被指控残酷虐待动物。 3pessimistic |a. |expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result |悲观的 The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic. |该会议的气氛非常悲观。 The doctors are pessimistic about his chances of recovery. |医生们对他康复的可能很悲观。 4conquest |n. |1. [U] the process of gaining control over sth. through great effort |征服；控制 The conquest of inflation has been the Governments economic priority. |征服通货膨胀一直是政府经济上首要考虑做的事。 He finally made the conquest of the disease come true. |他最后战胜了那疾病。 2. [sing., U] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force |征服；攻占 After the Norman Conquest the forest became a royal hunting preserve. |在诺曼征服之后，这片森林就成了皇家狩猎地。 The empire had expanded largely through military conquest. |帝国的扩张主要是通过军事占领。 |5bankrupt a. |without enough money to pay what one owes |破产的 The company was declared bankrupt. |这家公司被宣布破产。 Five years ago she was a successful actress, but now she is bankrupt. |五年前她是一个成功的演员，可是现在她一贫如洗了。 6motive |n. |[C] a reason for doing sth. |动机 Why would she have killed him? She has no motive. |她为什么会杀他呢？她没有任何动机。 What is the motive behind the bombing? |爆炸背后有什么动机？ 7worship |vt. |admire and love sb. very much |崇拜；敬重；仰慕 He worshipped his wife. |他很崇拜妻子。 He was amused by the way younger actors worshipped and copied him. |年青演员崇拜他、模仿他的方式使他感到很有意思。 8spur | vt. |encourage sb. or make them want to do sth. |鼓励；刺激 Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed. |她艰难的童年激励她去取得成功。 My trainer spurred me to keep up a pace of four miles an hour. |我的教练鼓励我保持每小时4英里的节奏。 |9lure | n. |[C] sth. tha