大学英语精读2 unit9.docVIP

精读二 Unit9 1. quitter n.轻易停止的人, 懦夫 Ex. quit v. 放弃quit smoking. 离开;退出He quitted Paris 2. standpoint n. 立场,观点,看法tender flowers 柔弱的花朵 a tender expression on her face 她脸上温柔的表情 My finger is tender because I cut it yesterday. 我的手指一碰就疼，因为我昨天割破了 Ex. tender-hearted adj.心肠软的; 富于同情心的tender-nosed adj.嗅觉灵敏的tender-eyed adj.视力不佳的;目光和善的 4. equivalent n. e.g. Some American words have no British equivalent.美国英语的一些用法在英国英语中没有对等的词 adj. *be equivalent to/of相等于a wish that was equivalent to a command相当于命令的请求 5. bamboo n. Ex. bamboo shoot n.笋, 竹笋 bamboo grove [thicket]竹林bamboo ware精致竹器 6. torture n. e.g. suffer torture from因...受痛苦the tortures of jealousy妒忌的折磨 vt.拷问[打]; 使受 折磨; 曲解 out of; into ; 扭弯e.g. torture a rule to make it fit a case把尺子弄弯使其能够量箱子 7. Christ interjection感叹词 n. Ex. Before Christ公元前 缩写为 B.C. AD abbr.公元[拉] Anno Domini 8. utter vt. e.g. Those ideas are so dishonest they will not utter.那些想法卑鄙得说不出口utter the truth说真话 adj. e.g. I was at an utter loss what to do.我完全不懂该怎做才好an utter stranger完全不认识的人an utter refusal断然拒绝 9. scatter vt. e.g. Leaves are scattered by the wind.树叶被风吹散 vi. e.g. The flock of birds scattered when a shot was fired.枪响鸟散 Ex. scattered adj. e.g. a few scattered fishing villages一些疏疏落落的渔村 ant. gather v. 10. insane adj. e.g. He must be insane to drive his car so fast. 他把车开得这么快，一定是疯了 ant. sane adj.健全的e.g. Jim is not mad; he is as sane as any other normal person.他的神智跟任何其他正常人一样清醒 11. institutionalize vt. Ex. institute n.学会, 学院institution n.公共机构, 协会, 制度institutional adj.制度上的 12. grocer n. Ex. groceries n. 食品；杂货 13. deceive vt. e.g. He deceived her into thinking he could drive a car. 他骗她，使她相信他会开汽车 *deceive sb. into doing sth.骗某人做某事 *be deceived in sb.看错了某人, 对某人感到失望 Ex. undeceive vt. 使醒悟e.g. undeceive sb. of his mistakes使某人明白自己的错误 deceiver n.欺骗者 14. missile n. 15. ambitious adj. 1 有抱负的They are ambitious although they are poor.他们虽穷却很有志气 2 （of, to）热望的e.g. be ambitious of success渴望成功be ambitious to serve the people一心想为人民服务 Ex. ambition n.野心, 雄心 e.g. He