英语专业大四精度第3单元单词.docVIP

第三课词汇(Vocabulary) intricate (adj.) : hard to follow or understand because full of puzzling parts，details， or relationships 错综复杂的；难以理解的，难懂的 indulge (v.) : give way to one’s own desire 尽情享受；从事于 meander (v.) : wander aimlessly or idly；ramble 漫步；闲逛 conversationalist (n.) : a person who converses；esp．，one who enjoys and is skilled at conversation 交谈者；(尤指)健谈者 anecdote (n.) : a short，entertaining account of some happening，usually personal or biographical 轶事，逸事 upbringing (n.) : 养育 培养 moral upbringing musketeer (n.) : a soldier armed with a musket the ~ of the 17th century 火枪手 delve (v.) : investigate for information；search 发掘；调查(研究) recess (n.) : a secluded withdrawn or inner place. the ~es of one’s thoughts幽深处 desultorily (adv.) : aimlessly；at random （talk ~ 漫谈） 随意地；无目的地 commonplace (adj.) : 平凡的 普通的 alchemy (n.) : an early form of chemistry，whose chief aims were to change baser metals into gold：a method or power of transmutation; esp. the seemingly miraculous change of a thing into something better 炼金术；变化物质的方法或魔力 tart (adj.) : sharp in taste；sour；acid 辛辣的；尖酸的；刻薄的descendant (n.) : 子孙 后裔 后代 convict (n.) : a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court 罪犯 churl (n.) : a farm laborer；peasant 农民；庄稼人，乡下人 poultry (n.) : 家禽 veal (n.) : 小牛肉 snobbery (n.) : 势利 rift (n.) : an open break in a previously friendly relationship 分裂；失和 scamper (v.) : run or go hurriedly or quickly 急驰，快跑 rendering (n.) : a translation to ~ into Chinese 翻译 humiliation (n.) : 羞辱，蒙羞 revolt (v.) : The people ~ed against their king. 反抗，起义 heir (n.) : 继承人，后嗣 bilingual (a