新视野大学英语读写教程第二版第四册单词.doc

第二版 新视野大学英语4读写教程 词汇 NUIT1 A chase vt. run after sb. or sth. in order to catch them 追逐；追赶 cruelty n. [C, U] behavior that makes people or animals suffer 残酷；残忍 pessimistic a. expecting that bad things will happen in the future or that sth. will have a bad result 悲观的 conquest n. 1. [U] the process of gaining control over sth. through great effort 征服；控制 2. [sing., U] the act of taking control of a country, city, etc. by force 征服；攻占 bankrupt a. without enough money to pay what one owes 破产的 motive n. [C] a reason for doing sth. 动机 worship vt. admire and love sb. very much 崇拜；敬重；仰慕 spur vt. encourage sb. or make them want to do sth. 鼓励；刺激 9lure n. [C] sth. that attracts people, or the quality of being able to do this 诱惑 10drown v. 1. have a very strong feeling or a serious problem that is dificult to deal with 沉浸于 2. die from being under water for too long, or to kill sb. in this way （使）淹死 11imperial a. 1. great and magniicent 壮丽的；宏大的 2. relating to an empire or to the person who rules it 帝国的；皇帝的 12agent n. 1. [C] sb. whose job is to help an actor, artist, etc. ind work 经纪人 2. [C] a person or company that represents another person or company, esp. in business 代理人；代理商 13hasten vt. make sth. happen sooner or more quickly 加快；加速 14elevator n. [C] a machine that carries people or goods up and down in a building 电梯 15blur n. [C] sth. that one cannot remember or see clearly 模糊的记忆；模糊不清的事物 16idle a. not working or producing anything 不工作的；闲着的 17bore vt. make sb. lose interest and become tired and impatient 使厌烦 18bored a. tired and impatient 厌烦的 19continuity n. [U] the state of continuing for a period of time 连贯（性）；连续（性） 20sustain vt. make sth. continue to exist for a period of time 维持；使...持续 21minute a. very small 极小的 22discount vt. 1. regard sth. as unlikely to be true or