新视野大学英语听说教程4第一单元单词.docVIP

New Words ? @ chase vt.? run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them?追逐；追赶 @ cruelty n.? [C, U] behavior that makes people or animals suffer?残酷；残忍 @ pessimistic a.? expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result?悲观的 @ conquest n.? 1. [U] the process of gaining control over sth. through great effort?征服；控制 @ ? 2. [sing., U] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force?征服；攻占 @ bankrupt a.? without enough money to pay what one owes?破产的 @ motive n.? [C] a reason for doing sth.?动机 @ worship vt.? admire and love sb. very much?崇拜；敬重；仰慕 @ spur vt.? encourage sb. or make them want to do sth.?鼓励；刺激 lure n.? [C] sth. that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this?诱惑 @ drown v.? 1. have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is dificult to deal with?沉浸于 @ ? 2. die from being under water for too long, or to kill sb. in this way?（使）淹死 @ imperial a.? 1. great and magnificent?壮丽的；宏大的 @ ? 2. relating to an empire or to the person who rules it?帝国的；皇帝的 @ agent n.? 1. [C] sb. whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc. find work?经纪人 @ ? 2. [C] a person or company that represents another person or company, esp. in business?代理人；代理商 @ 　hasten vt.? make sth. happen sooner or more quickly?加快；加速 @ elevator n.? [C] a machine that carries people or goods up and down in a building?电梯 @ blur n.? [C] sth. that one cannot remember or see clearly?模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物 @ idle a.? not working or producing anything?不工作的；闲着的 @ bore vt.? make sb. lose interest and become tired and impatient?使厌烦 @ bored a.? tired and impatient?厌烦的 @ continuity n.? [U] the state of continuing for a period of time?连贯（性）；连续（性） @ sustain vt.? make sth. continue to exist for a period of time?维持；使...持续 @ minute a.? very small?极小的 @ discount vt.? 1. regard sth. as unlikely to be true or important?忽视；低估 @ ? 2. reduce the price of sth.?降低价格；打折 @ n.? [C] a reduction in the usual price of sth.?折扣 @ plot n.? 1. [C] the story of a book, film, play, etc.?（小说、电影