【2017年整理】现代与大学英语一册精读单词.doc

大学英语精读第一册 across adv. take sb. ～: take sb. to the other side alongside adv. side by side; next to balcony n. 阳台 band n. a group of musicians, especially a group that plays popular music 乐队 beneficial adj. useful border v. 与……接界；与……相邻 circus n. 马戏团 cling to v. to hold closely; rfuse to let go clown n. a person who dresses funnily and tries to make people laugh by his jokes or actions 小丑 conjurer n. a magician 魔术师 convince v. to make sb. believe; to persuade 说服 creator n. one who makes sth. for the first time 创造者；the Creator（宗教）造物主 crossroads n. a place where two or more roads cross 交叉路口 curiosity n. the desire to learn and know 好奇心 daze n. a condition of beginning unable to think or feel clearly 晕眩 exertion n. effort 努力；尽力 glance n. a quick look at sth. globe n. 地球；地球仪 halt n. a stop or pause hatred n. strong feelings of dislike hesitate v. to pause 犹豫不决 intricate adj. very complicated introduction n. present for the first time 介绍 irritated adj. annoyed joyfully adv. very happily lift v. 抬；举；weight lifters: those who compete in contests of strength by lifting heavy objects misgiving n. （常用复数）feelings of doubt and fear 顾虑 nap n. a short sleep during the day observant adj. careful to observe (rules)遵守规则的 opportunity n. a chance overlook v. to see a place from a building or window 俯视 palm n. 棕榈树；date ～ : 椰枣树 paradise n. heaven 天堂 perseverance n. to keep trying to do sth. in spite of the difficulties 顽强拼搏 physical adj. of material substance; often refers to human body 肉体的；身体的 rank n. a line (of people) revolve v. to move or turn in a circle around a central point rivalry n. 竞争 scold v. to angrily criticize sb. , especially a child single adj. only one sort n. , v. The noun means a kind or a type; the verb means to put things in a particular order spin v. to turn round and round startled adj. surprised and often slightly frightened stream n. a natural flow of water; anything that moves on continuously; a ～ of: 一连串的 stretch v. 伸展；