英语专业泛读第五单元词汇unit5 vocabulary.doc

Vocabulary 一．Text 第一段mutter [m?t?]v.speak or say (sth) in a low voice that is hard to hear eg:Dont mutter! I cant hear you. 第二段第四行: weed [wi:d] v.take out weeds from (the ground) eg:Ive been busy weeding (in) the garden. 第二段第七行： tractor [tr?kt?]n. powerful motor vehicleused for pulling farm machinery or other heavy equipment eg:The tractor took up the slack and pulled the trailer out of the mud. 第三段第二行： downpour [daunp?:] n. heavy, usu sudden, fall of rain egThere was a heavy downpour. 第三段第三行：barn / bɑ?n; bɑrn/ n building for sheltering farm animals, eg cows or horses egOwls visited the barn to rest. 第四段第三行：patch [p?t?] n. small piece of land, esp one used for growing vegetables eg:The ground is wet in patches. 第四段第三行：fallow / ?f?l?u; ˋf?lo/ adj(of land) ploughed but left unplanted to restore its fertility eg:The field was lying fallow. 第四段第四行：stumped /st?mpt/adj unable to find an answer or think of a reply eg:The question had me completely stumped 第五段第三行：Trojan / ?tr?ud??n; ˋtrod??n/ n, (inhabitant) of Troy, eg:(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who has killed by Achilles during the Trojan War. 第五段第四行：relinquish/ r??l??kw??; r?ˋl??kw?? / v. give up or cease to practise, feel, etc (sth); abandon eg:He had relinquished all hope that she was alive. 第七段第四行：surrender/ s??rend?(r); s?ˋr?nd?/ v. stop resisting an enemy, etc; yield; give up eg: We shall never surrender. 第七段第六行：shift / ??ft; ??ft/ n (period of time worked by a) group of workers which starts work as another group finishes eg：The shift times are usually the day shift, from 7 am to 3 pm. 第九段第一行：murmur / ?m??m?(r); ˋm?m?/ n low continuous indistinct sound 低沉﹑ 持续而不清的声音The girl murmured something polite, and smiled. 第九段第二行: iceberg / ?a?sb??g; ˋa?s?b?ɡ/ n huge mass of ice floating in the sea eg:The ship struck an iceberg. 第十二段第一行：redundant / r??d?nd?nt; r?ˋd?nd?nt/ adj (usu of language or art) not needed; superfluous; unnecessary eg: he illustration had too much redu