新视野大学英语第三册5A单词课文知识点概要.ppt

Graceful Hands 优雅的双手 1. graceful a. 1. 优美的，优雅的 She has a graceful way of moving. 她的动作十分优雅。 2. 得体的 He made a graceful speech accepting the award. 他作了一个得体的获奖演说。 grace [greis] n. ?优雅, 风度, 体面 2. chart n. [C] information given in the form of a picture, graph, etc. 图，图表 a flight/statistical/weather chart 航空/统计/气象图 vt. make a map or chart of 制图表 They charted the sea area between France and Britain. 他们绘制了法国和英国之间的海域图。 3. preceding a. 在前的，在先的，前面的 The author deals with the problem of violence among teenagers in the preceding chapters. 在前几章，作者讨论了青少年中的暴力问题。 precede ?[,pri:si:d] vt. ?在...之前, 优于, 较...优先 4. decay n.[U] the action or state of gradually going bad; rotting 变坏，腐烂，衰败 tooth decay 蛀牙 The empire is in decay. 帝国在衰亡. vi.1. become bad; rot 腐烂，变坏 Sugar decays your teeth. 糖能腐蚀牙齿. 2. lose power, influence, etc. 衰退，衰落，衰败 Our powers decay (ie We become less strong, alert, etc) in old age. 我们的体力﹑ 精力在老年时就衰退. 5. vinegar n.[U] a sharp-tasting liquid, made esp. from sour wine, used for flavoring or preserving food 醋 6. pit n. 1. [C] a large hole in the ground, or a hollow in any surface 坑 Theyd dug a shallow pit and left the rubbish in it. 他们挖了一个浅坑把垃圾扔在了里面。 2. [C] a coal mine 矿井，煤矿 The miners were told that three pits would be closed. 矿工们获悉有三个矿井要被关闭。 switch ?n 1. device for completing or breaking an electric circuit （电路的）开关, 电门, 转换器, 闸: a light switch 灯的电门 2.(infml 口) (esp sudden) shift or change （尤指突然的）转变, 改变: Polls showed a switch to Labour. 民意测验表明形势转而对工党有利. a switch in policy政策的改变.  switch v [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (over) (to sth) (cause sth to) shift or change, esp suddenly （使某事物）转变或改变（尤指突然）: Many voters switched to Labour. 许多选举人改投工党的票. 7. skeleton n. 1. [C] the frame of bones supporting a human or animal body 骨骼，骨架 2. [C] the outline to which details are to be added 梗概，提要 我已写好了报告的纲要，但还得补充细节。 Ive written the skeleton of my report, but I have to fill in the details. 8. loosea.1. not tense; not tight 宽松的，不紧的 a loose tooth, thread 松动的牙齿﹑ 线