高级英语2 lesson4 词汇.docVIP

Lesson 4 Love is a Fallacy 词汇(Vocabulary) fallacy (n.) : a false or mistaken idea,opinion,etc.;error谬论,谬见;错误 enterprising (adj.):full of energy and initiative;willing to undertake new projects有进取心;有胆量(首创精神)的 unfetter (v.) : free from fetters;free from restraint of any kind;liberate除掉…的脚镣;解放;使获得自由 limp (adj.) :1acking or having lost stiffness;flaccid;drooping,wilted柔软的 flaccid (adj.) : hanging in loose folds or wrinkles:soft and limp;flabby不结实的;松驰的;松软的 spongy (adj.) :of or like a sponge;soft and porous海绵(状)的;柔软有弹性的 pedantic (adj.) : of or like a pedant迂腐的,书呆子气的 trauma (n.) :a painful emotional experience,or shock．often producing a lasting psychic effect and sometimes a neurosis(精神)心灵创伤 calculating (adj.) : shrewd or cunning. esp. in a selfish way;scheming精明的;(尤指)专为自己打算的;有算计的 perspicacious (adj.) :having keen judgement or understanding;acutely perceptive聪颖的;敏锐的 astute (adj.) : having or showing a clever or shrewd mind:cunning;crafty;wily 聪明的;精明的;狡猾的 dynamo (n.) :generator发动机 scale (n.) : either of the shallow dishes or pans of a balance秤盘;天平盘 penetrating (adj.) :sharp;piercing锐利的 scalpel (n.) : a small,light,straight knife with a very sharp blade,used by surgeons and m anatomical dissections解剖刀,手术刀 faddist (n.) :a person who follows fads赶时髦的人 fad (n.) : a custom,style,etc．that many people are interested in for a short time;passing fashion;craze一度时髦的风尚,风行一时的东西;一时的狂热 craze (n.) :something that is currently the fashion;fad一时的风尚;风行一时的东西;时髦 acme (n.) : the highest point;point of culmination顶点,极点 appendicitis (n.) :inflammation of the vermiform appendix阑尾炎 laxative (n.) : any laxative medicine;mild cathartic轻泻药;通便剂 raccoon (n.) :a small,tree—climbing, chiefly flesh—eating mammal浣熊 mumble (v.) : speak or say indistinctly and in a low voice;mutter喃喃地说;含糊地说 temple (n.) :either of the flat surfaces alongside the forehead,in front of each ear太阳穴,鬓角 incredulous (adj.) : unwilling or unable to believe; doubting;skeptical不相信的;怀疑的 unsanitary (adj.) :not cle