新编英语教程5(词汇Unit1-10).docVIP

Unit One Hit the Nail on the Head 1. drive sth home: force (the nail) into the right place; make sth unmistakably clear. 2. scrupulous: painstaking, meticulous 3. far afield: very far away 4. rife:1) widespread, common 2)full of 5. leader: British English for newspaper editorial 6. coercion: pressure, compulsion 7. epitomize: be typical of; serve as the typical example of 8. disprove: prove to be contrary; refute 9. expire: die, pass away; come to an end 10. indigent: poverty-stricken, penniless Unit Two Beware the dirty seas 1. sluice: (v.) to pour as if from a sluice(水闸 )，