刘毅词汇5000词汇.doc

词汇在英语的学习中我觉得还是很重要的，虽然刘老师的5000听起来好象少了点，但是学过的朋友都要知道，这其中还是有很多的东西值得学的。而且先打好基础，慢慢来，学完5000再来10000也不迟啊。每天学一点，还是很有帮助的。我会加上一些我所认为是重要的东西在里面。　　Lesson 1 part 1　　1. barren: unable to produce young; unproductive; sterile （形）贫瘠的　　The barren land could produce little food. 这块贫瘠的土地只能生产些微的粮食。　　2. bump: come with a blow or knock; collide （动） 碰撞　　The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door. 房间里很暗，所以我才撞上门。　　3. devise: think out; plan or contrive; invent （动） 设计，发明 　　He devised a new method for teaching the blind. 他设计出一种教导盲人的新方法。　　4. exert: put into use; exercise （动） 使用　　My wife’s been exerting a lot of pressure on me to change my job. 我太太一直对我施加很多压力，要我换工作。　　5. intrigue: (1). a secret plan or activity; plot; scheme; conspiracy（名） 阴谋 　　The king’s younger brother took part in the intrigue to make himself king. 国王的弟弟为夺取王位而加入阴谋。　　 (2). excite the interest and curiosity of （动）引起。。。的兴趣　　The book’s unusual title intrigued me into reading it. 这本书奇特的书名引起我的阅读兴趣。　　6. oath: a solemn promise, often calling upon God; pledge （名）宣誓，誓言　　He placed his right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of office. 当他宣读就任宣誓时，把他的右手放在圣经上。　　7. postpone: delay action until a later time; defer; delay; adjourn （动）延期　　They had to postpone their trip because of rain. 他们因下雨必须将旅行延期。　　8. refuge: a protected, safe place; protection from danger; shelter （名）避难所； 避难　　The cat took refuge from the dog behind a tree. 那只猫躲在一棵树后以逃避那只狗。 　　9. regain: get possession of again; recover （动）恢复　　It took her a long time to regain her health. 她花了很长一段时间才恢复了健康。　　10. shatter: destroy completely; break suddenly into small pieces; smash （动）破灭 　　Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found. 他的尸体被发现时，他们对他还活着所抱的希望破灭。 　　11. tease: make fun of a person playfully or unkindly; harass; vex （动）嘲弄　　At school, the other children always teased me because I was fat.在学校里，其他的小孩老是因为我胖而嘲弄。　　12. tilt: (cause to) slope or slant; lean; incline （动）倾斜　　He tilted his chair back too far and fell on the flo