新视野大学英语第三册4A单词课文知识点.ppt

29. settlement n. the settlement of immigrants 移民的拓居 The management has reached a settlement with the union over the pay. 资方与工会就工资问题达成了协议。 30. frontier n. a frontier zone 边境地带 frontier disputes 边界争端 2. [C] (usu. pl.) the border between what is known and what is not known 前沿，新领域 advance the frontiers of science 拓展科学的领域 border 和frontier 均指两国之间的边界线和边界地区．有天然分界线（如河流）时多用border the border/frontier between Spain and Portugal 西班牙和葡萄牙之间的边界 frontier 可作比喻用词，而border不能 the frontiers of knowledge, science, etc 知识，科学等有待开发的领域 31. herd n. v. a herd of cattle 一大群牛 The farmer herded the cows over to