大学英语第九课点词汇总结.docVIP

1. idyll: n. a short description of a simple scene of country life 田园诗 idyllic: adj. like an idyll; simple and pleasant 田园诗般的；简单而美妙的 e.g.: an idyllic holiday/journey 恬静愉快的假日/旅途 2. cruise: n. a sea voyage for pleasure 巡游，巡航 e.g.: go on a round-the-world cruise 进行一次环球航行 3. cynical: seeing little or no good in anything and not believing in human progress 愤世嫉俗的，玩世不恭的 e.g.: They have grown rather cynical about democracy. 他们逐渐感到民主制度也不过如此而已。 4. obsess: v. (of fear or idea) preoccupy the mind of, continually distress 使困扰 e.g.: He is obsessed with the fear of unemployment. 他被失业的恐惧所困扰。 The