全新版大学英语综合教程Book4unit1词汇详解.doc

Unit 1 Text A 1.raw: adj. cold and wet; not cooked, refined, processed, organized or analyzed The event took place on a raw February morning. This cutting board is only used to cut raw meat. Raw materials are the natural substances from which industrial products are made. 2.launch: vt. 1) start Beginning in the early 1960s, humans launched probes to explore other planets. This computer company launches a new product this year. send (sth.) on its course On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists launched the world’s first artificial satellite Collocation: launch an attack 发动战争 launch a massive campaign 发动一场大规模的运动 launch a company 开一家公司 launch threats at sb. 向某人发出威胁 launch into （积极有力地）开始 launch out （精力充沛或戏剧性地）开始 He launched into a long speech about the danger of taking drugs. She wants to be more than a singer and is launching out into films. 3.campaign: n. a series of military operations or planned activities with a particular aim The government is launching a massive campaign against corruption. The campaign against rats in our city got off to a good start. campaign, battle war 这三个词都是名词，均含有“战斗，战争”之意 campaign 通常指在一场大的战争中，某一地区进行的一连 串有既定目的的军事行动，也可作引申用。 battle 强调指战争中的一次较全面、时间较长的战斗，也指 陆军或海军在某一特定地区进行的战斗，或个人之间 的争斗。 war 是战争的总称，一般指包括多个战役的大规模战争。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. Many war criminals were proceeded against following World War II. 2. The American presidential campaign lasts for eighteen months. 3. It was a decisive battle — we won the war because of it. 4. The Philippines had suffered grievously under the Japanese occupation. A highly effective guerilla campaign controlled sixty percent of the islands, mostly jungle and mountain areas. 4.efficient: adj. working well, quickly and without waste To cut back on fossil fuels, we should build more efficient cars. It is not efficie