淘金巧攻大学英语词汇六级分册.doc

Lesson 1 alert a.警觉的,留神的,注意的 vt.向报警,使警惕;使认识 n.警戒(状态), 戒备(状态);报警 Sirens sounded the alert for an air raid. 空袭报警的警笛响起来. Nuclear-armed bombers were put on the alert during the crisis. 核武装轰炸机在危机期间进入高度警备状态. arbitrary a.随意的,任意的; 专断的,武断的,专制的 The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary. 食谱规定了总的热量限 制,但每天的菜单可据喜好自定. behalf [bi'ha:f] n.利益,方面 Mother Teresa's efforts on behalf of Calutta's poor eventually brought her the Nobel Peace Prize. 德兰修女为加尔各答穷人所做的一切努力最终为她赢得了诺贝尔和平奖. bulk n.大小,体积;主体,绝大部分;大量 vt.显得大,显得重要 The great bulk of necessary work can never be anything but painful. 大量必须做的工作真令人痛苦. Safety considerations bulked large during the development of the new spacecraft. 在建造新的宇宙飞船时, 安全考虑占了很大比重. chip v.削(或凿)下(屑片或碎片)n.屑片,碎片 [pl]炸土豆条(或片); 集成电路片,集成块; 缺口,瑕疵 "Fish and chips"is a typical English food. “炸鱼土豆条”是典型的英国食品. The paint has chipped off where the table touches the wall. 桌子接触墙壁的地方漆皮已剥落. collapse vi/n.倒塌,塌下;崩溃,突然失败 The enterprose collapsed through lack of support. 该企业因无力支持而倒闭. competition n.竞争,竞赛 Because there is so much unemployment, the competition for jobs is very fierce. 由于失业人员众多,求职的竞争十分激烈. Five candidate cities including Beijing participated in the competition to host the 28th Olympic Games. 共有包括北京在内的五个城市参加了争夺第28届奥运会主办权的角逐. decline[di'klain] n.下降,减少,衰退 The arts of China have not declined in spit of the Western influence.虽有西方影响,中国的艺术并未因此而衰落. The price of mobile telephones has declined sharply. 手机的价格下降得非常厉害. The United Kingdom is now no more than an empire that has declined.大英帝国如今只是一个业已衰落的帝国. develop vi.生长,发育,形成;发展,扩展 vt.发展,开发;制定,研制,成长;逐步产生,发挥 A good teacher is surely an instructor who can develop the capabilities of each student. 一个好老师一定是一个能激发每个学生潜能的导师. Juliet Wu's ambition is to develop a national corporation into a worldwide business. 吴士宏的抱负是要把一个国内企业扩展成世界性的企业. elaborate a.精心计划的,详尽的;复杂的 vt.详述,详细制订vi.详述 I just want the facts in brief; you don't need to elaborate. 我只想简单了解事实, 你不必作详细说明. I d