现代大学英语精读3第二单元知识点归纳.docxVIP

Unit 2Word Studybitter: adj. 1) not sweet, tasting like beereg:Good medicine tastes bitter. 2) hard to bear; causing sorrow eg:That failure was a bitter experience for him. 3) filled with or showing envy, hatred, remorse or disappointment eg:bitter quarrels/words/enemies/tears4) piercing cold eg:a bitter win(Antonyms:gratefulthankful)fight to the bitter end 战斗到底 take the bitter with the sweet接受顺境也接受逆境broke:adj. without any money eg: He went broke.Synonyms:pennilessimpoverishedbankruptbrokena broken home破裂的家庭a broken promise背弃的诺言a broken spirit消沉的意志broken English蹩脚的英语cover: (coverageuncover) v. 1) to place or hide sth. over in order to hide or protect eg: He had to cover his ears when the noise became really unbearable. 2) to have… in size eg: This national park covers roughly 400 square miles of beautiful land. 3) to travel a certain distance eg: By sunset they had covered 30 miles. 4) to include eg: The 700-dollar rent does not cover water, electricityand telephone service.5) to protect sb. by aiming a gun at the enemyeg:He began to move towards the house carefully, and Bob covered him.6) (of money) to be enough foreg:$1,000 will cover his needs for the journey.credit: n.(adj. creditable) 1) delayed payment 赊账；信贷He bought this car on credit.eg:The bank refused further credits to the company.2) praise 光荣；功劳eg: We must give her credit for our discovery. I think that he deserves all the credit for lifting the villagers out of poverty.3) sth. that can bring honor or pride to sb. eg: These Olympic gold medalists are no doubt a great credit to our country.4) recognition for a successfully completed course at the universityeg:The professor decided to give him full credit for the exam.5) money shown as owned by a person, company in a bank accounteg:You have a credit balance of $500.6) belief; trust; confidenceeg:The rumor is gaining credit.Dripv. to fall or let sth. fall in very small drops n. the drop-by-drop falling of a liquideg:The tap is dr