新视野大学英语(第三版)Book3-Unit2-知识点总结.docxVIP

Book 3 Unit 2 教材总结Text A一、单词waterproof a.? 防水的；不透水的n.?[C, usu. pl.] 防水衣物；雨衣jettyn.?[C]栈桥；突堤；登岸码头notorious a.?臭名昭著的；声名狼藉的hop vi.?快速行走；弹跳oust vt.?（尤指为取而代之而）迫使（某人）放弃职位；把…撵走feeble a.?1 非常虚弱的；无力的 2蹩脚的；无效的；站不住脚的recede vi.?1减弱，减小（可能性）2（从高处）后退deem vt.?认为pathetic a.?1招人怜悯的；可怜的2 没用的；无效的mob n.?[C] 同类的一群人gasp vi.?1（因惊讶、惊吓或痛苦而）倒抽气，喘气，喘息 2 急促地喘气；猛地吸气catastrophe n.?1 [C]麻烦；困境；不利的局面The attempt to expand the business during this time of recession was a catastrophe for the firm. 在这种萧条时期尝试扩展业务使这家公司陷入了困境。2 [C, U] 灾难；大祸；严重的不幸Flooding is a major catastrophe, which tends to cause a heavy loss of life. 洪水是重大灾难，容易引发大量伤亡。tide n.? 潮；潮汐bleak a.? 1没有希望的；令人沮丧的 2阴冷的；阴郁的tow n.?（车辆的）拖，拉 vt.?拖，拉，牵引（车辆或船只）intervene vi.?干预；介入；插手 v.?打岔；插话appraise vt.? 评定；鉴定；估价symptom n. [C]? 1症状 2（严重问题存在的）征兆，征候You need to see a doctor at the first sign of symptoms of the flu. 一旦发现有流感症状，你就要去看医生。underestimate v.?（对…）估计不足；低估；看轻 vt.?轻视，小看（某人）One should not underestimate the consequences of the worlds population explosion. 我们不应低估世界人口爆炸的后果。midst n.?[U]当某事发生的时候paralyze vt. 1（尤指通过恐吓）使丧失思考能力，使丧失正常行为能力，使呆若木鸡2 使瘫痪；使麻痹impromptu a.?未计划的；即兴的；即席的；无准备的ridge n. [C]?1 脊；垄；棱纹 2 山脊whirl v.?（使）急转；（使）迅速旋转athletic a.?1强壮的；擅长运动的 2 (only before noun)运动的dismay n.?[U]忧虑；失望；沮丧 To his dismay, she left him. 令他失望的是，她离开了他。vt.?使担心；使失望；使忧虑He was dismayed at the change in his old friend. 他对于老朋友所发生的变化深感忧虑。batter v.?殴打；连续猛击；撞击During the war, the city was battered by bombs. 战争期间，这座城市遭受了轰炸。vicious a.?1凶险的；会造成伤害的2剧烈的；恶劣的clarity n.?[U]1清晰度 2清晰；清楚；明确His additional explanation simply promoted confusion rather than clarity. 他进一步的解释只是添乱而非澄清。derail vt.?使离开正常进程；扰乱Hopefully, those territorial disputes wont derail the ongoing peace process between the two countries. 希望领土上的争端不会扰乱两国间的和平进程。v.?（使）（火车）出轨The train derailed in heavy snow. 火车在大雪中脱轨了。perishvi.? 死亡（尤指惨死或猝死）A large number of people perished from hunger and thirst. 很多人死于饥渴。forcibly ad.?1用强力；用武力 2 清楚有力地escort vt.?1 护送；护卫 2陪同（某人）游览；给（某人）当导游He escorted me to the library upstairs. 他陪同我去了楼上的图书馆。practicable a.?可行