新视野大学英语第三版读写教程Book3-unit8-单词和词组讲解.docxVIP

New wordsBafflevt.?confuse sb. completely; be too difficult or strange for sb. to understand or explain 使困惑；难住The mystery that baffled him most was Jos sudden disappearance from the lakeside cottage. 最让他困惑的谜团是乔斯在湖边小屋的突然失踪。?Provocativea.?intended to make people angry or upset; intended to make people argue about sth. 挑衅的；煽动的；引起争端的For our conservative small town, sexual harassment at the workplace was a particularly provocative topic. 对我们这个风气比较保守的小镇来说，“工作场所的性骚扰”是特别令人义愤填膺的话题。Opinionateda.?having very strong opinions that you are not willing to change 固执己见的；顽固的Ever since Ive known Betty, she has been very opinionated, and she thinks that she is right about everything. 自从我认识贝蒂起，她一直都十分固执，认为自己每件事都是对的。Dispensevt. (fml.)?1 (~ with) not use or do sth. that people usu. use or do, because it is not necessary （因无必要而）摒弃；不用（做）You can apply for a license from your local council, which means that you can dispense with the formality. 你可以向当地委员会申请一个许可证，从而就可以省掉正式手续。2 give sth. to people, esp. in fixed amounts （尤指以固定数额）分发，分配（某物）A soup kitchen was set up by the Red Cross which dispensed food to over a thousand refugees. 红十字会设立了施舍处，为一千多难民分发食物。Courtesyn.?1 [C] sth. you do or say to be polite 礼貌的行为（言语）When hiking in the hills, we met a young man, exchanged courtesies, and talked for a while. 当我们在山中徒步游玩的时候，碰见了一个年轻人，我们互致问候，并聊了一会儿。2 [U] polite behavior and respect for other people 有礼的举止；礼貌Im upset because you didnt even have the courtesy to inform me that I might not be giving the lecture which Ive prepared for next week. 我很难过，因为你甚至都没有礼节性地通知我：我为下周准备好的演讲不能做了。Obesea.?(fml. or medical) (of people) very fat, in a way that is not healthy 臃肿的；虚胖的；病态肥胖的We often find that teenage girls who are just slightly overweight see themselves as massively obese. 我们常常发现十几岁的小女孩稍微超重就认为自己极其肥胖了。Gorgev.?eat or drink so much of sth. that you cannot eat or drink any more 拼命吃喝；塞饱Luke doesnt eat much in the presence of his mother; yet, every time she is away, he gorges himself with pizza, ice cream, candies and other junk