Vocabulary大学高级英语 6.docVIP

Vocabulary Unit 1 1. psychiatrist: (从医学角度治疗) 精神病医生 psychologist: 心理学家 2. rewarding: worth doing; satisfying 3. change for the better: improve something that already exists 向着较好的情况转变；为了取得更好的结果 E.g.: His health has changed for the better. 他的健康状况已有好转。 make alterations for the better in the design of a house 修改房屋的设计使之更趋完善 c.f.: change for the worse: make worse something that already exists or that has gone before 向着较坏的情况转变，更不好 E.g.: He bought a new car but it turned out to be for the worse. 他买了一辆新汽车，但结果比原来的还不好。 for better (or) for worse (或 for better or worse): in both good and bad fortune; whether the result is good or bad 同甘共苦, 祸福与共; 不管是好是歹, 不论是祸是福; 不管结果怎样 E.g.: He has resolved to take her for better or for worse. 不论是福是祸，他决心娶她为妻。 Most leave-taking for better or worse are temporary affairs. 不管怎样，大多数的告别只是暂别。 4. wintry: of or like winter; cold, snowy (似) 冬天的；寒冷的；多雪的 E.g.: a wintry smile 冷若冰雪的微笑 5. frustrated: feeling annoyed or disappointed because of the prevention of the fulfillment of or defeat of someone or someone’s effort, hopes, etc. 表示作出的某种努力受阻而失望或沮丧 E.g.: 1 ) I’m feeling rather frustrated in my present job; I need a change. 2 ) I feel frustrated; I can’t go after all! 我感到很失望；我终归还是去不成了。 6. depressed: sad; low in spirits 沮丧的；抑郁的；（意志）消沉的 E.g.: I feel really depressed today, nothing went right. 今天我真倒霉，什么都不顺利 7. on one’s part: made or done by one 某人所做的，某人有责任的；就某人而言，在某人一方；代表某人 E.g.: 1) I consider this a gross oversight on your part. 我认为这是你的严重疏忽。 2) It was the lapse on the part of my wife. 这是我妻子出的差错。 There are still some doubts on the part of the employers. 雇主方面仍心存怀疑。 A frank question on his part led to a frank answer on mine. 他问题提得直率，因此我也回答得坦诚。 He expressed appreciation on the part of himself and his colleagues. 他代表自己以及同事们表示感谢。 8. fall through: fail to be successfully completed; come to nothing 失败，成为泡影；不能践约，失约 E.g.: To his disappointment, his plan to do further studies in the university fell through. I have made an appointment wi