大学英语综合教程4课后答案及复习资料.docVIP

（book）Unit The icy defender 冰雪卫士 Words and Expressions 1. raw: adj. cold and wet; not cooked, refined, processed, organized or analyzed *The event took place on a raw February morning. 这块砧板是专门用来切生肉raw meat.） 2. launch: vt. 1) start Beginning in the early 1960s, humans launched probes （探查，研究）to explore other planets. 2) send (sth.) on its course 发射 *On October 4, 1957, Soviet scientists launched the world’s first artificial satellite, called Sputnik. Collocation: launch an attack (against) 发动进攻 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 3. efficient: adj. working well, quickly and without waste 雇佣未受良好训练的工人效果是不会好的。 （It is not efficient to hire poorly trained workers. ） 4conquest: n. conquering, defeat Hitler badly miscalculated when he assumed the conquest of the USSR would be simple. 1939年德国征服了波兰。（The year 1939 had witnessed the conquest of Poland by Germany.） retreat: v. move back or withdraw when faced with danger or difficulty 我们采取如下策略：敌进我退，敌退我追。 （ We adopted the following strategies: When the enemy advances, we retreat: when they retreat, we pursue.） 6. engage: vt. 1) begin fighting with sb. 他们与敌人交战。（They engaged the enemy.） 2) draw into; involve *We tried to engage him in our conversation, but in vain. 3) attract sb.’s interest *We failed to engage any active support for our project. 他善良的性情吸引每个人。(His good nature engages everyone.) 工作占去她很多时间。(Work engages much of her time.) engage (sb.) in sth. : (cause to) take part in sth. * They are currently engaged in lengthy trade negotiations. * The teacher tried to engage the shy boy in conversation. 7.crucial: adj. very important (followed by to) *Amazingly, our soccer team won the victory in the crucial final game. 增强消费者信心是经济复苏的关键。 (Improved consumer confidence is crucial to economic recovery.) CF: crucial, critical decisive 这三个词都是形容词,都有紧要的, 紧迫的,重要的之意crucial意为决定性的、极重要的，指对关键性事物不断增长的缺乏或需求，或需求紧急情况或危急转折关头。例如：