新视野大学英语(第三版)Unit 3_单词解释+例句.pdf

Unit 3 TEXT A New words campus n. [C, U] the land and buildings of a university or college （大学或学院的）校园 All freshman students live on campus. When they are in their second year at college, they may live off campus. 所有大学一年级的学生都住在校园里。大学二年级时，他们可以住在校外。 transform vt. completely change the appearance, form, or character of sth. or sb., esp. in a way that improves it 使改观；使变形；使转化 The president of the university said that they were trying their best to transform their university into a top school in the country. 这个大学的校长表示，他们正竭尽全力把他们的学校建设成为全国的一 流大学。 fleet n. [C] a group of vehicles, planes, boats, or trains, esp. when they are owned by one organization or person 车队；机群；船队 Survivors were taken to a hospital in a fleet of ambulances. 幸存者被救护车队送往医院。 FedEx has a fleet of trucks. 联邦快递有卡车车队。 typical a. like most things of the same type 典型的；有代表性的 Notice the sentences in the text that are relatively long, which is typical of a news report. 注意这篇 文章中的句子比较长，这在新闻报道中是很典型的。 access n. [U] the right or opportunity to have or use sth. that will bring you benefits 享用权；享用机会 Students and faculty in the university have free access to the computer lab. 大学的学生和教职员工 可以免费使用那个机房。 Access to up-to-date information is essential to our research. 利用最新信息对我们的研究至关重 要。 accessible a. easy to obtain or use 易得到的；易使用的 He has made some attempts to make opera accessible to a wider public. 他作了一些尝试，想让歌 剧能有更多的受众。 response n. 1 [C] sth. that is said or written as a reply 回答；答复 We wrote to the manager to complain about the poor service, but received no response yet. 我们 给经理写信投诉服务差，但还没得到回复。 2 [C, U] sth. that is done as a reaction to sth. that has happened or been said 反应；响应 When he heard the news, his response was just a slight shake of the head. 当他听到这个消息的时 候，他的反应只是微微地摇了摇头。 1 enginee